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Apollo Down

by The Vistanauts

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1.
Missing You 03:22
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(music/lyrics: Tom Larsen) Once I had a vision, living in an ashram You'd be here coming soon There was some grand fate, a voice had told me I wrote some poems and a tune. Gave my apologies, sanyassin libertine I told her I'm not that man And thus I sailed on, wrote them some letters Sent some cards, I had a plan. Wandering alone, nobody to guide me through. Elders said run, I didn't know what to do. Know that I've been missing you. In my scheme of things, I owned some mansions I toured the world and set aside A golden chest brimming with treasure I'd make it up to you in style. But as the days wore on, I got dissipated My demons, they were running wild. That time you spoke to me, I couldn't find the words All was lost, intentions filed. Of all the things that make me feel wrong and blue Glaring is one that stands out among the slew. Know that I've been missing you. Run, gonna run, gonna have to run away Run, gonna run, why'd you have to run away And now you pay, that's what they say. There's no time, just fleeting rhyme. Know that I've been missing you.
2.
Trials Of The Demisphere 03:38
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(Words/Music: Tom Larsen) Oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh oooh oooh oooh oooh yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah Strangeland strangers grieving Quicksand meme believing Vessels of wrath seething Not my home I'm leaving Day I landed I looked around Saw monster puppets with lying sound Vipers leading who rule by fear, it was the Trials of the Demisphere Swirling divas with nightmare's bold Tried to kill me before I'm old Run for cover and keeping clear, it was the Trials of the Demisphere Oh yeah Oh yeah Trauma-based mind-wash is in control Spiritual circuit is blasted whole Conscience-sensing is what they sear, it was the Trials of the Demisphere Borders crashing release the hounds Durga rising in all the towns Walk right through it my Ghost is here, it was the Trials of the Demisphere Oooh oooh oooh oooh Oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh oooh oooh oooh oh oh yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah Oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh oooh oooh oooh oooh yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah Let's go!
3.
Apollo Down 06:50
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(Words: Tom Larsen/Music: Jerod Stutsman,Tom Larsen) I'll just be here, picking up the pieces, after my tumble down I lost you in the crowd and left you to wallow there I could mingle with Bedouins and sultans Ravage and dine with Queens I pondered & knelt at steps of monastery These were my favorite things Please forgive me, I never knew, or expected Someone would follow me We all make mistakes, you and I, everyone, human in underground Looked into the pond, saw my reflection Couldn't turn away, there were stars and a lightning-bolt election Doors and locks start opening--a strange magnetic play Millions kneel with laurels, tossed along my way Please release me, never mind, no regrets I've done all I wanted to With my eyes I untied the Gordian knot, slipped the sword from the stone My wings though they burned from the fire I have but ever flown Scattered and torn to pieces, then put back together, red skies I sailed I vanquished all horizons, there was no one left to beat And yet still I failed And now I'm falling, spinning round and round Can't grab a side, my Lord I'm going down Just cold and darkness, freezing no sound Can't find reflection, there's no hands, someone give me a hand My name's Apollo--remember me Never did good or bad Just took the Crossroads ride, and I shattered the door And I broke on through to the other side I'm Apollo--remember me Huh, God too--woo-hoo I'm Apollo I'm going down Where are my lands, where's my god? Just spiraling cold Icarus darkness, Xander the Great Power to work, power to charm Legions to harm I'm Apollo, I'm going down, down, down, down, down, down, down I'm going down, oh yeah I'm Apollo, remember me Never did good or bad Just took the cross-roads ride And I shattered the door and I broke on through To the other side
4.
Shhh 04:02
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(Words-Music: Tom Larsen) I saw you walking up the street the other day Terror on your face, aimed at me I'd say Lasers on your shoulders, something I must've said Speaking out of program It's vapors for the dead Shhh--fragile eyes meet the blades of light Shhh--children huddle at the awful sight I remember strolling free and un-allowed I remember feeling joy and grace among the crowd Then Agent Manners flipped a wig shrieking, "I'm the boss and you're a pig" Simon say don't but when I say do I've got a straight-jacket brain and a heart in the loo I got your message, it was silence in the cold Apparently you've not met a man who isn't rolled Yes I've got compassion and I suffer fools But I'm freaking bored with fascist mental rules Shhh--tender ears meet the sound of life Shhh--bullies hide in the justice strife Forty-million warriors crest upon the hill Crying like wounded banshees mad enough to kill Waiting for their leader, voices in the head But now they all fall down 'Cause of something someone said Shhh--now they're marching straight off the cliff Shhh--please don't tell them about this riff....
5.
The Symphony Above 03:51
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(Words: Tom Larsen/Music: Jackson Larsen) When you fear who's holding Watch the honest truth in shreds Lies and jaded mystery I want you to stay for a little while Comes the fire and tempests Comes the body counts--no more We're gonna hang for a little while Running, running, running to the far off Peaks I see Waves washing over me I wanna come down right now And meet you at the symphony a--bove Little dead soldiers melting in the shadows Can't get an order right except for when its gallows Don't say this or that and don't be looking wrong way Humans don't follow so it's time to shut the doors And why don't we jam for a little while Running, running, running to the Shambala I seek Ghost has come over me I wanna come out right now And meet you at the symphony of love Running, running, running to the far off Peaks I see Life's just a mystery I wanna come down right now And touch off a second cloud Running, running, running to the far off Peaks I see Waves washing over me I wanna come down right now And meet you at the symphony of love Hold your heart, hold your head Times aren't changing, it's you instead Bring me back the King and the Queen's Gonna party alright now, yeah Symphony above
6.
Friend 04:39
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(Words-Music: Tom Larsen) On the edge of Hammersmith and Energy Hill That bullet out of nowhere shot between us And we laughed--and went on frying Then that day we saw the film When Alex said, "that happened" We laughed--until we cried Almost had to take it outside In Milligans' yard down in the grass We saw a spaceship floating by And not very high Jammin' in The Bog on a Saturday night Nagle's surfing tables and I'm lookin' for a light Gene Gene dance machine is riffing so I sing My punk girl's a hippy now And strolling with my ring Big wheels, Hammersmith, fjording in the hills Trench-coat Vespa-riding Desert morning chills California Frisbee tossing In a sunny park Road trip warrior, it's gonna leave a mark (say) Friend--we go on and on Friend--let nothing come between us My friend--oh yeah Friend--we go on and on (never stop talking, never stop rolling) Friend--let nothing come between us (no matter what they say) Friend--you're there when all's undone (forgive and forget) Friend--it's always real between us (yes you are) My friend--oh yeah
7.
Rock & Flow 02:05
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(Words-Music: Tom Larsen) Graham got stuck on the horn at the top of the gable Nonsense ripping rhymes ready, willing and able You're gonna wanna rock You're gonna flow--that's what I know You're gonna wanna rock You don't spend the time, you ain't ready to roll Can't take one more whine, dumb is taking it's toll Batman-Robin surge all cards on the table Nonsense ripping rhymes ready, willing and able You're gonna wanna rock You're gonna flow--that's what I know You're gonna wanna rock Oooh oooh oooh .... when you were young I bought you television, I bought you bars of gold You know what to do when you are young
8.
Maestro's Landing 03:04
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(Poem: Maestro Riddelz/Soundscape: Jackson Larsen, Tom Larsen) Only Mortal A legacy on leaves behind, a dimming light yet so sad, as life is so short, so short, A light so beautiful but yet so dark. A time to think, a flickering light, quickly disperses. We'll descend into the abyss of sorrow. Until it breaks apart, a bond between friends, but mends through hardship. Don't push the people you know and have away, hiding behind a wall of suffocation and anguish. Thinking you have no one, but people reach out toward the darkness, it creeps. When you don't answer the moment to reflect, it's a moment lost in time.
9.
Pay The Price 06:42
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(Words-Music: Tom Larsen) I'm just watching, bordering time I'm just watching you and you Raging In Mime Going through the motions Standing in line Damage in the central No need for signs I've seen this B-grade a thousand times I'm just watching, I ain't no square I'm just watching you and you Chameleon hair Here we go again Stick in the spinning wheel Dagger in the heart Ruled by your virus-fear I've seen this B-grade a million times I'm just watching, bordering time I'm just watching you and you Raging In mime Going through the motions Standing in line Damage in the cell No need for signs I've seen this B-grade a thousand times I'll pay the price Children are marching, Queensman rule I'll pay the price New Jinn are slinky after school He's heavier than heavy water Eyes in the back, Einstein in brain Glitter in the mule attack Nez Perce heart With a foreign feel Child of revolt He ain't what you think a thousand times I'll pay the price Children are marching, Queensman rule I'll pay the price New Jinn are slinky after school
10.
Dartanion 03:14
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(Words: Tom Larsen/Music: Jerod Stutsman) They saw Dartanion calling and chopped up the lines Snowflakes and badgers bawling, a storm-troopers' delight Watch out, don't look now Dartanion's coming home We're up to the stars They're shining bright and bold--yeah Gatekeepers and tollmen lying In wait by the door Diamond trolls lie under the bridge vying To service the whore Watch out, don't look now Darantion's coming home We're up to the stars They're shining bright and bold--yeah Don't look back, don't look down Neither to the left or right He's got us dreaming 'bout what's in store Come the morning light--yeah Watch out, don't look now Dartanion's coming home We'll breathe much easier once it's overthrown Don't cry Milady but your plans are blown And the rats in your city gonna scurry And all your birds have flown--yeah Watch out, don't look now Dartanion's coming home We're up to the stars They're shining bright and bold Watch out, watch out (don't look back, don't look down) Dartanion's coming home
11.
Stealing Heaven 05:47
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(Words-Music: Tom Larsen) Jennifer use to be "Jenny and all her girls" Models in Aspen, ooh, they lit up the town She's still looking good in her Bimmer The pool-boy tells her so Tennis lessons at night (yeah right) When Steve's at convention She's done waiting for the man She's feeling quite alright Euphoric blasts of light She's thinking this time she'll take seven Lovely Jennifer's stealing heaven She can't wait, she's stealing heaven Christopher, now he is Chrissie to all her friends Walking the gang-plank Soon to be heading for the bends She's done waiting for the man Feeling outta sight "Amy" blasts of light There'll be no talk of amends Christopher is stealing heaven She won't wait, she's stealing heaven Heaven now, hell later Hell now, heaven then Boy genius slips out the door The prodigy has gotta have some more Gargoyles shadow to smooth out the way Searching for that rock that'll make him pay and pay and pay Boy wonder tried stealing heaven Everybody's storming heaven No wonder they're storming heaven Everybody's stealing heaven Heaven now, hell later Hell now, heaven then Heaven now, hell later Hell now, heaven then
12.
Holding Sway 04:29
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(Words-Music: Tom Larsen) I kept walking my heart away Never let it write a song Rome is burning at the end of the day I play along Is that so wrong The wave is breaking on tomorrow I've been keeping it at bay I became a man of sorrow Now I'm holding, holding sway Holding sway A man in saffron robes foretold it And a stylist in salon Sucking air she said the rest they would be When we turned on Getting strong Don't forget about tomorrow Blow the dross and webs away We'll be singing through the sorrow While we're holding, holding sway Sitting there drinking and making up rhyme Watching the water turn into fine wine--oh oh oh Couple ol' dogs at the end of the line Learning new tricks with a birdie of mine--oh oh oh Holding sway, and that's okay The wave is breaking on tomorrow I've been keeping it at bay I became a man of sorrow Now I'm holding, holding sway Holding sway
13.
Talkin' For 05:08
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(Words-Music: Tom Larsen) It's Rowen time, it's Rowen time It's rowin' time, it's rowin' time I was sailing on lightning, I saw you first I walked through the darkness, I am at thirst I saw you standing, at the wake of the door That's what we're talkin' for That's what we're talkin' for Ooh ooh ooh I was sailing the rapture, I saw the dog I lost all beholding I'm not that high I'm a frog and a hog Waiting for my Prince ooh ooh ooh ooh That's what we're talkin' for That's what we're talkin' for That's what we're talkin' for Ahh babe Walkin' through the street, walkin' through the yard I saw you watching, no I'm not all tarred, oh, hey That's what we're talkin' for That's what we're talkin' for That's what we're talkin' for That's what we're talkin' for Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no That's what we're talkin' for That's what we're talkin' for That's what we're talkin' for That's what we're talkin' for Ooh ooh ooh ooh Ooh ooh ooh ooh

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released April 12, 2018

Produced by Tom Larsen
Mixing//Rowan Stigner
Recording//Audio Inn Recording
Artwork//Cody Chamberlain
Graphics//Jack Larsen

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Songwriter, producer, performer Tom Larsen ("Major Tom") formed The Vistanauts in 2017.Tom blasted back into the music scene with 13 new songs. "Apollo Down" is a sort of sonic travelogue/compendium of Tom's wide and eclectic musical muses thru the years. (Major)Tom also leads lauded Bowie "cover" band Major Tom & The Moonboys The Vistanauts are currently working on new Ep Tri-Borg Monstrosity. ... more

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