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PixelDust

by Dana Jean Phoenix

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YOU'RE FIGHTING IN A WAR AND IT'S AGAINST YOURSELF YOU'RE FIGHTING ALL ALONE, LOOK, THERE'S NOBODY ELSE WHY CONTINUE TYPING AGAINST AN ENEMY UNSEEN DISCONNECT YOUR DIGITAL AND FREE YOUR HUMAN BEING YOUR VIRTUAL REALITY'S BECOME YOUR LIFE YOU'VE LOST YOUR SIGHT AND THOUGHTS TO YOUR COMPUTER'S LIGHT WRAPPED UP IN THIS SPACE, NOW YOU'VE FORGOTTEN WHO YOU ARE DANGEROUSLY REPLACING YOURSELF WITH YOUR AVATAR CHORUS: WE'RE LOSING THE CONNECTION WHY WON'T YOU COME BACK TO ME WE'RE LOSING OUR CONNECTION DID YOU FORGET HOW TO FEEL? WE'RE LOSING THE CONNECTION WHY WON'T YOU COME BACK TO ME WE'RE LOSING OUR CONNECTION DON'T YOU GIVE UP WHAT IS REAL! THIS STRUGGLE THAT YOU HAVE, BABY I CAN HELP YOU WITH YOU'RE DRIVING YOUR EMOTIONS OFF AN EMPTY CLIFF FALLING FOR FOREVER INTO A WEB BEYOND CONTROL LOSING TOUCH CUZ YOU CAN'T TOUCH A SIMULATED SOUL CHORUS DON'T YOU GIVE UP DON'T YOU GIVE UP THIS IS REAL
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Far And Away 03:44
I KNOW I TOLD YOU THAT IT WOULD BE COOL TO GO YOU ASKED IF I WAS SURE AND I PUSHED YOU THROUGH THE DOOR I THOUGHT "WHAT THE HELL?" WE JUST E-MAIL EVERYDAY I NEVER KNEW HOW MUCH I'D MISS YOU 'TIL YOU WERE... CHORUS: FAR AND AWAY I CAN'T FEEL YOU SO FAR AND AWAY I DON'T WANNA HAVE TO GO THROUGH LIFE SPEAKING TO YOU ON A SCREEN - YOU'RE TOO FAR AND AWAY I WANT YOU HERE WITH ME I'M NOT SOME BABY WHO CAN'T STAND UP ON MY OWN BUT I ONLY GET MORE LONELY FACE TIMING ON THE PHONE DAMN THESE FEELS ARE REAL AND I CAN'T HELP BUT SAY THE REASON FOR THIS CALL IS TO TELL YOU DON'T BE SO... CHORUS I KNOW YOU'RE HUSTLIN OUT THERE MAKIN' MOVES BUT MONEY DON'T MATTER TONIGHT IF I DON'T HAVE YOU CHORUS
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Red Line 03:52
CHORUS: THERE YOU GO CROSSING THAT RED LINE THERE YOU GO AGAIN YOU SHOULD KNOW BETTER THAN CROSSING THAT RED LINE OR YOU’LL SOON BE DEAD THERE YOU GO CROSSING THAT RED LINE THERE YOU GO AGAIN YOU SHOULD KNOW BETTER THAN CROSSING THAT RED LINE OR YOU’LL SOON BE DEAD THERE'S A THIN RED LINE DRAWN IN THE SAND YOU CAME UP TO IT BUT UNDERSTAND IT'S THERE FOR YOUR PROTECTION OOO-WE YOU MAKE ANOTHER FALSE MOVE AND YOU'RE GONNA DEAL WITH ME CHORUS YOU THINKIN' MAYBE YOU CAN INFILTRATE NOBODY'D NOTICE THAT YOU'RE ON THE TAKE YOU CAN SMASH AND GRAB AND GET AWAY OH YOU'VE DONE THIS BEFORE, HUH? WELL NOT TODAY CHORUS
4.
I'M NOT THE ONE WHO'S FAKIN' MOVES I'M NOT THE ONE WHO'S PLAYIN FOOLS SO YEAH, SOMETIMES I BREAK THE RULES WHEN I GO LEFT OF SOCIAL CUES - I'VE... NEVER CLAIMED TO BE A PERFECT ANGEL IN DISGUISE SO I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU WOULD PAINT ME SO INTO YOUR LIFE I ENTERTAIN YOUR TIRED BRAIN AND BRING TEARS TO YOUR EYES BUT DON'T ASSUME YOU KNOW ME, OR I'M GONE... CHORUS: TOGETHER IS THE ULTIMATE DREAM YOU AND ME, WE'D BE THE ULTIMATE TEAM TOGETHER IT'S THE ULTIMATE DREAM - YEAH RIGHT! WE BOTH KNOW IT'S ONLY FOR ONE NIGHT I'M NOT A PERSON WHO'S BAD I'M NOT INTO PERSONS WHO ARE BAD HEY YO LET'S NEVER FIGHT AGAIN SO PUT 'ER THERE AND LET'S BE FRIEND - I'VE... NEVER CLAIMED TO BE A PERFECT ANGEL IN DISGUISE SO I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU WOULD PAINT ME SO INTO YOUR LIFE I ENTERTAIN YOUR TIRED BRAIN AND BRING TEARS TO YOUR EYES BUT DON'T ASSUME YOU KNOW ME, OR I'M GONE... CHORUS FOR ONE NIGHT TONIGHT ONE NIGHT CHORUS
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THERE'S NO ROMANCE ANYMORE WE'VE BECOME SO BORED WITH EVERYTHING EVEN WHEN WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING JUST LOOK AROUND AT THE PEOPLE OUTRAGED AT EACH OTHER FOR THE LITTLE THINGS EVERY LITTLE THING BUT I'VE SEEN THE WORLD FROM OUTER SPACE AND EVEN THOUGH WE'RE FIGHTING IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PLACE CHORUS: 1,2 1,2 RESCUE ME AND I'LL RESCUE YOU LET'S SHOW AND PROVE WHAT WE CAN DO WHEN WE COME TOGETHER 1,2 1,2 COME ON AND RESCUE ME AND I'LL RESCUE YOU LET'S SHOW AND PROVE WHAT WE CAN DO TOGETHER NOW WHAT WE'VE LEARNED FROM THE PAST IS UNDERSTANDING THE FUTURE'S ACCEPTING CHANGE SO DON'T MAKE IT STRANGE LET'S DO IT BETTER FOR TOMORROW THERE'S NO PROBLEM THAT WE CAN'T RE-ARRANGE LOVE CAN RE-ARRANGE 'CAUSE I'VE SEEN THE WORLD FROM OUTER SPACE AND EVEN THOUGH WE'RE FIGHTING IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PLACE CHORUS LET'S SHOW THE WORLD WHAT WE CAN DO TO GETHER TOGETHER - YEAH!! CHORUS
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Lost Touch 04:18
OOOH! SUMTHING’S WRONG I CAN'T GET TO FEELIN' IN THE ZONE ALL ALONE IT'S LIKE I'VE GOT THIS WEIGHT ON MY DOME MY HEAD KEEPS POUNDING MY HEART KEEPS BOUNDING AND I CAN'T EXPLAIN WHAT'S GOIN’ ON CHORUS: IT’S LIKE I LOST TOUCH WITH REALITY TRYNA HANG TOUGH BUT I STILL DIDN'T FEEL CONNECTED UNTIL YOU (x 2) AND THAT'S THE REASON WHY WE CAN'T BE TOGETHER CAUSE ON A VISCERAL LEVEL I KNOW YOU KEEP DRIVING ME CRAY (x7) YEAH! MMM HM! FLIP THE SCRIPT MY MIND JUST CAN'T HANDLE ALL'A THIS WOW, WHAT A TWIST LOSIN’ MY GRIP GOT ME IN DISTRESS MY HEAD KEEPS POUNDING MY HEART KEEPS BOUNDING AND I CAN'T EXPLAIN WHAT'S GOIN' ON CHORUS PLAY SOMETIMES YOU'VE GOT TO LOSE YOUR SELF CONTROL YEAH SOMETIMES YOU'VE GOT TO LOSE YOUR SELF CONTROL CHORUS IT'S LIKE I'VE LOST TOUCH IT'S LIKE I'VE LOST TOUCH WHEN I'M NOT CONNECTED TO YOU BUT IN MY MIND HEART BODY AND SOUL I'M THE ONE WHO'S IN CONTROL
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SOME PEOPLE LOVE THE DRAMA CUZ THEIR LIFE IS TOO SLOW THEY TRY TO COMANDEER YOUR MIND AND THERE YOU GO THEY WANT YOU HOOKED ON ALL THE PROBLEMS THAT THEY MAKE FOR THEMSELVES BUT MISERY AND COMPANY IS BAD FOR YOUR HEALTH YOU’VE GOT THAT VIBE – DON’T STOP THAT JE NE C’EST QUOIS THE SUN AND MOON ALIGN AND YOU LIKE ‘OOH LA LA LA' CHORUS: YOU JUST GOTTA BELIEVE STAY FUNKY, FLY, AND FREE THE WORLD IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE IF YOU REALLY WANT IT TO BE OH, IN YOURSELF BELIEVE STAY FUNKY, FLY AND FREE TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE THINGS BETTER FOR YOU AND ME SOME OTHERS’LL TRY TO STRESS SO YOU’LL GET DEPRESSED THEY WANNA SEE YOU SAD AND LONELY SO THAT THEY FEEL BEST THEY’LL TRY TO PUSH AND PROD AND WEAR YOU DOWN TILL NOTHIN’S LEFT BUT THEY CAN NEVER BREAK YOUR STRIDE IF YOU DON’T LET THEM WITH YOUR VIBE – DON’T STOP THAT JE NE C’EST QUOIS THE SUN AND MOON ALIGN AND YOU LIKE ‘OOH LA LA LA' CHORUS WHOO! YEAH! STAY FUNKY, FUNKY, FLY, N’ FREE STAY FUNKY, FUNKY, FLY, N’ FREE CHORUS
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Be Alright 03:30
INNOCENSE I GUESS WE'RE LOSING IT IN A SENSE I HOLD MY BREATH BECAUSE I'M FEELING TENSE CLOSE MY EYES I CAN'T STAND SUSPENSE NO! ‘CAUSE THE WAY WE USED TO LAUGH WITH EACH OTHER THE WORLD BEING UP TO US TO DISCOVER GONE ARE THOSE SUMMER DAYS WHEN WE KNEW NO BETTER CHORUS: EVEN THOUGH WE MADE A VOW EVERYTHING IS TURNED AROUND I DON'T WANNA FIGHT I DON'T WANNA HATE YOU - I JUST WANT EVERYTHING TO BE ALRIGHT MMM THAT OLD REFRAIN A SECOND LOOK AND LET'S BEGIN AGAIN I'M OUTSIDE DANCIN' PRAYIN' FOR THE RAIN TO HIDE THE TEARS STREAMIN' DOWN MY FACE WHOA! 'CAUSE I TOOK YOUR PICTURES OFF OF MY PHONE CHANGED MY NUMBER, NOBODY'S HOME LOOKED AT THE MESSAGE YOU LEFT- AND NOW IT'S GONE CHORUS YESTERDAY CAN'T BEAT TOMORROW BUT I GUESS - I GUESS I'll MISS YOUUU, OOH YOUUU, OOH CHORUS YOUUU, OOH YOUUU, OOH
9.
Iron Fist 03:34
WANDERING THROUGH THE CITY TONIGHT LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO SLEEP YOU DON'T HAVE MONEY TO PAY FOR A BED YOU DON'T HAVE FOOD TO EAT BUT YOU'VE GOT HEART YOU'VE GOT PASSION YOU'VE GOT FIRE IN YOUR EYES UNDERESTIMATED BY EVERYONE YOU'RE A DRAGON IN DISGUISE CHORUS FIGHT DON'T LET 'EM EVER TAKE YOU FIGHT DON'T LET 'EM EVER BREAK YOU DOWN FIGHT DON'T LET 'EM EVER TELL YOU WHO THE HELL YOU ARE FEELIN' WOUND UP LIKE YOU’RE LOSING YOUR MIND AND LIFE'S GOING 'ROUND THE BEND YOU TRY TO EXPLAIN TO EVERYBODY THIS FEELS LIKE IT'S THE END BUT YOU'VE GOT HEART YOU'VE GOT PASSION YOU'VE GOT FIRE IN YOUR EYES UNDERESTIMATED BY EVERYONE YOU'RE A DRAGON IN DISGUISE CHORUS YOU'RE A DRAGON ON THE WIND YOU CAN FLY WHEN YOU WANT TO DON'T LET NOBODY HOLD YOU DOWN AND THEY'll TRY- THEY'll TRY TO HOLD YOUR SOUL CHORUS YOU JUST DO YOU HOO HOO YOU JUST DO YOU HOOOO YOU JUST DO, YOU JUST DO YOU
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PixelDust 03:31
IT'S A PIXELATED LIFE SOME DO NOT GET ZONING OUT AND STREAMING DR. DISRESPECT THEN IN THE AFTER TASTE OF DAYDREAMS IT’S CALLING OUT YOUR NAME I CAN FEEL YOUR FEAR HOLDING BACK YOUR FOOTSTEPS AGAIN AND AGAIN CHORUS YOU CAN RUN BUT YOU CAN’T HIDE FROM THE WHOLE WORLD TO DISCOVER WHAT YOU'VE GOT INSIDE WHEN YOU WAKE UP AND YOU'RE SMILING CAUSE YOU COULD FLY AGAIN IN A DREAM- WHERE NOTHING THERE COULD HURT YOU EVEN IF FALLING AND THE MONSTER'S OUT TO GET YOU CHASING YOUNG YOU ALL ACROSS A FIELD THE MAGIC THAT YOU HOLD WITHIN LETS YOU WAKE UP IN CONTROL KNOWING WHAT'S REAL SO… CHORUS THIS PIXEL DUST IS JUST REMEMBERING THE DREAM YOUR PSYCHE'S SPEAKING TO YOU HOPING YOU KNOW WHAT IT MEANS DON'T BE AFRAID TO WAKE UP IN THE NEON GLOW LOOK DEEP INTO YOUR HEART AND YOU WIILL KNOW, YEAH... CHORUS
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Written 05:17
IF YOU ASK ME THE QUESTION I WON'T GIVE YOU THE ANSWER BABY I'LL MAKE YOU WAIT WHAT RUSHING WON'T GET YOU A SLOW HAND MAY LET YOU SEE THE GOLDEN GATES CHORUS: SO PLEASE DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME TRYING TO READ MY MIND WHEN ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS WRITTEN ON MY FACE WORDS ARE HARD TO FIND IF YOU'RE TRYING TO READ MY MIND CAUSE WHAT I HAVE TO SAY IS WRITTEN ON MY FACE IF YOU RUN OUT OF PATIENCE WHILE IMPATIENTLY WAITING THEN BABY THAT'S ALL ON YOU WE'RE NOT PUT HERE FOREVER SO I WON'T TAKE FOREVER ONE DAY I MAY WAIT FOR YOU CHORUS TIME DOES ITS OWN THING NO NEED FOR RUSHING TAKE IT EASY, YEAH LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS NEXT SO DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME TRYING TO READ MY MIND ( X3) WHEN All I HAVE TO SAY-MMM IS WRITTEN ON MY FACE READ MY FACE

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The fourth full-length Synthwave album by Dana Jean Phoenix created to take you to a time before life was complicated by all of the knowledge, stress, and hard won experience that you have now. Back when possibilities seemed endless because your world was colorfully enigmatic and very few doorways were shut to you. A time when you were in love, or just about to be. A time you can share today together, in the PixelDust.

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released September 7, 2018

www.danajphoenix.com

Written by: Dana Jean Phoenix
Produced by:
1, 4 - PowerNerd
2, 10 - Till Wild
3 - Favorit89
5 - MikeGyver & Till Wild
6 - The Amazing Mr S.*
7 - Dana Jean Phoenix
8 - Mecha Maiko
9 - Straplocked
11 - Patrick Gill

Artwork by Lee Occleshaw.
Logo by Reno Msad.
© New EmPire Entertainment 2018

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Dana Jean Phoenix Toronto, Ontario

"The much beloved synth siren Dana Jean Phoenix is back with her third, long-awaited full length album, 'Synth City'."
-New Retro Wave

"She has a beautiful voice, powerful beats, and she has the flare and attitude that made the 80s everlasting."

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