"The Thirteenth Hour" is an illustrated fairy tale fantasy novel inspired by fantasy and sci-fi movies from the 1980s. This is the original music written for the book that was inspired by the new wave songs and movie scores from that era. Thirteen tracks with a range of musical styles (synthwave, new wave, acoustic) and instruments (acoustic and electric guitars, keyboards) digitally mastered onto an approximately 47 minute shrink wrapped CD with full color insert containing illustrations and lyrics.
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Cassette + Digital Album
Made for the truly old school at heart, this double sided cassette has thirteen tracks with a range of musical styles (synthwave, new wave, acoustic) and instruments (acoustic and electric guitars, keyboards) digitally mastered onto an approximately 47 minute shrink wrapped tape. Comes with full color J card insert.
Includes unlimited streaming of Long Ago Not So Far Away
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
ships out within 2 days
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The first completed song with vocals from the fairy tale fantasy book, "The Thirteenth Hour," about dreams, wishes, and flying free. The main character of the book, Logan, is a reluctant hero on a quest with the odds stacked against him until equipped with a magical hoverboard that allows him to soar through the skies. Originally released May 2, 2015.
The music video, accompanied by an 8 bit pixelart Logan playing the piano, can be found at youtu.be/aKYmB4xZaMY.
lyrics
I'll Fly Away
I wonder, sometimes
Sometimes -
Where do the dreams go,
When the day breaks?
Breaks -
When I am awake.
Do they fly away,
Away -
Like a bird on the wing.
If a dream's just a wish,
Wish -
Do they find their way home?
If I had wings, I'd fly far away from here,
If I had wings -
If I had wings.
If I had wings, weighing nothing at all,
A dream and a prayer
Is all I would need.
But these are four walls,
Four walls -
Closing in every day
And I feel so alone
Alone -
Is this all that there is?
Can I fly away,
Away -
Far away from here,
Where nothing at all can hurt anymore.
I'll swallow my pride
My pride -
Swallow it whole,
Give up the reins.
If I had wings.
So l wish for wings,
For wings -
To fly away from here,
If I had wings
If I had wings.
If I had wings, weighing nothing at all,
A dream and a prayer
Is all I would need.
But if you would fly
With me
Fly far away -
So much better it'd be
So much better it'd be.
And we would have wings to fly,
Far away from here,
We would have wings -
We would have wings.
If we had wings, weighing nothing at all,
A dream and a prayer
Is all we would need.
All we would need.
That's all we would need.
credits
from Long Ago Not So Far Away,
released November 13, 2016
lyrics, keyboards, acoustic / electric guitar, vocals, and mixing - Joshua Blum
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