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Memory Is Fleeting

by Nick Bufalino

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1.
Calliope 02:24
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I know that it hurts you I know that you tried to find a better way Sweet Calliope I know that they ripped off your wings So you couldn’t fly away and face the day But you know that I have come with the key I’ll unlock the door and set your free Don’t you know how much you mean to me? Sweet Calliope Merger of the sea You used to be the voice still appearing Now you don’t even try I know now that you speak to me I know that you want to tell your message Let this be the word Speak to me, pretty thing And I will sing it from the roof I’ll sing for you
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Puppet 04:45
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Against my will I’m stuffed into this old box that you labeled “new” (Why would you?) If I don’t see your face Then I’ll know the word has been erased This hole I call home Is all I’ve ever known I thought I was done asking for approval But here I’m on my knees again Decades worth of pouring out it all Was I even here? Wounds conceal these interstitial hooks That pull and tug my limbs Strings recoil like snakes And tighten every time I stray Try… Try to move on with my days But I feel like something’s always waiting This hole I call home Is all I’ve ever known I thought I was done asking for approval But here I’m on my knees again Decades worth of pouring out it all Was I even here? Try to move on with my days But I feel like something’s always waiting
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Claw Your Own Way 04:02
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Sometimes I wonder if you’re on my side We’ve stood with our backs to the storm Splinters and wind Pummeling relentless Eyes squints as our hearts are forlorn Tremors and ice Disabling and endless Looking through the windows of your soul I’m searching for the strength to carry on Still I know that you would claw your own way Long after I’ve gone Sometimes I wonder if you’re on my side Is there a way to really know someone? To cut through the weeds of ones mind Melt away years of pain and faded dreams To see the spirit pining to survive Looking through the wore ways of your strain I’m searching for a way to heal your wounds Still I see that you would claw your own way Long after the ones that you have wronged
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Roots Become Me 03:33
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In my head I have it made I know just what’s been ailing me “Only one thing to displace” Said the face deep in a dream Feel it rise up from the pit of my core How you’ve hurt me Every step of the way Stand back, watch me grow How you’ve hurt me Every step of the way Branches weathering the snow Images in my head so beautiful All life has the choice to fly Forces grasping at my roots Poising my soil to defy Feel it rise up from the pit of my core In my head I have it made I know just what’s been ailing me Spend my whole life waiting for the chance Now the colors of hate have bled through How you’ve hurt me every step of the way
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Words (ft. Sam Edwards) 03:36
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Face like stone But don’t you know I’m bleeding inside Falling snow Blankets everything In a glacial tomb I hide Once in a while You say the right things Chip away the ice (Numb this pain) Once in a while You say the right thing Your saving eyes gleam You go away And I’m left here Staring at the mirror again Dark thoughts resist Your words in my mind They help to numb the pain Once in a while You say the right things Chip away the ice (Numb this pain) Once in a while You say the right thing Your saving eyes gleam Cherish Cherish each day to the fullest Help me cherish Cherish Cherish each day to the fullest Help me see
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Drifting Alone 04:40
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The final act is long behind me I never felt deserving of this life Spoiled by your warmth Jaded by the loss of it Now I’m grasping in the void Don’t fall asleep This may be the image you keep And don’t stop thinking my name I might never come up here again I’m drifting alone once again For a short time that all turned on its head Don’t know what I did to catch you To catch your sweet wandering attention Can’t recall a blessed hand nudging my shoulder At that time I was so astray You were a ray of light on my face And don’t stop thinking my name I might never come up here again I’m drifting alone once again For a short time that all turned on its head I was given the world Now I watch it unfurl I’ve returned to the cold quiet Once more With your song Keep me from moving on Don’t fall asleep This may be the image you keep I’m drifting alone once again For a short time that all turned on its head I was given the world Now I watch it unfurl I’ve returned to the cold quiet
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Thunderchasm 05:27
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Laying here Clutching the sacred words you wrote (Enveloping me now) Laying here Clutching the sacred words you wrote (Unraveling) When I saw it start to fall No hand could stop it all Faces pressed against the glass Thought the end arrived at last No…
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I Don't Wanna Wake 03:55
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I don’t wanna wake up and face this cold night Without you by my side Please just say you’ll never leave I don’t need to know Each and every secret you withhold That’s okay Tell me on a brighter day I don’t wanna know Every single lie that you once told That’s okay Catch me on another day I don’t wanna wake up and face this cold night Without you by my side Please just say you’ll never leave me I don’t wanna wake up and face this dying life Without you by my side Please just say you’ll never leave You don’t have to dream That my love’s not what it seems I wish that I could take that version of myself in your head And send him straight to Hell
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Spirited One 04:10
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You want me to say you’ve changed the world I lie to save face… save you You drove everyone you know away It’s okay You’re not all there I ask for answers before the worst comes for her All exhausted Is there nowhere left to turn? You give to ghosts who do not need They take and leave you hopeless Inside is where you need to reach Because it’s so cold out there I ask for answers before the worst comes for her All exhausted Is there nowhere left to turn? I feel something telling me to move on How stubborn I am Keep talking I like to know the sun will rise I ask for answers before the worst comes for her All exhausted Is there nowhere left to turn?
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Put Aside 05:33
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Here in twlight in the fire’s gleam I see myself White eyes staring back at me I hope you out there fighting Breathing, dying But I feel you’re not At last they’ve come Brandishing the torch And light the pyre Sever the ties unto the old Our mourning parents never wanted this for us But circumstances took that all away It’s sad to think our nation would have lied to us You think I’m free to leave You know I would if I could I’m drawn to find you breathing But it never really was of any use We know you did this all for us I hope you out there fighting Breathing, dying But I feel you’re not At last they’ve come Brandishing the torch And light the pyre Sever the ties unto the old Our mourning parents never wanted this for us But circumstances took that all away It’s sad to think our nation would have lied to us You think I’m free to leave You know I would if I could I’m drawn to find you breathing But it never really was of any use You know as I sit here with all the other souls in the dark And watch the falling rain and feel it upon my forehead I can’t help but think of the last decision I ever made
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Shadows 02:11
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(Instrumental)

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released June 9, 2023

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Nick Bufalino New York, New York

NICK BUFALINO is a guitarist, singer-songwriter, producer, and author. From his work in the metal & indie scenes to his wide array of experimental solo albums, Nick has made a unique name for himself while staying true to his artistic vision. For more music, search for PRECINCT AFLAME and THE RISE OF APOLLO. You can also find the Amazon link to his first fiction book "An Arrow for Luna" below. ... more

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