Lyrics
In Parallel I
Two branches sprung out of our lives
They have been split in half
With every year that passes by
There’s even more to come
Places unknown
Worlds to be told
You can see them
Every time you dream
When history will repeat itself
Who will drown and who will live?
In the tunnel of your old mistakes
They’re always the same
Worlds to be told
Places unknown
When you wake up
They start owning you
That Evening
In this warm evening
Something feels clearly not right
Who would know why?
Floating in silence
City of cold dimmed lights
One would run in fear
This day caught me by surprise
Shroud my head in comfort
And guide me where it’s safe
In this mid-summer
This could be a new love
But now ain’t the time
Turn off the lights now
Let’s go to sleep, good night
Tomorrow I’ll be fine
This day caught me by surprise
Shroud my head in comfort
And guide me where it’s safe
Watch out for rainy summer nights
Some Dawn
Here I am standing
In the warm rain
Call me innocent lust
Here I am crying
No tears could save us from drowning
There she is dying
Kisses are for nothing
Who put you in your grave
Young man
Are you denying?
Here I am standing
Here I am crying
There she is dying
Look, this is my heaven
Night is done
I’m just an innocent lust
Lunatic Pandora
It’s been a few years since the last rays of light
Buried alive deep beneath the heavy ground
Dozens of weeks have passed now the roots are strong
Still no hope was seen to grow on this sad soil
Everything that walks by will quickly die
In this land of horror there’s no place for a laugh
If you dig deep enough then you will surely find
The twisted body of a man with a crooked smile
Since I have been gone too long
My eyes can’t remember
A friendly face under a peaceful sky
Seasons come and go
Earth above is heavier by the day
He used to smile and laugh, be happy, make love
This was about to be over when one day he met
Deceptive Pandora who showed him the joy
Of wry remarks, bitterness and regrets
Since I have been gone too long
My eyes can’t remember
A friendly face under a peaceful sky
Seasons come and go
Earth above is heavier by the day
Another tear another sigh
For a faded reflection of a place once well known
In disappointment, sanity’s demise
The facade tears down
Yet still in denial
As feedback grows stronger
Confused he is struggling so close to the edge
Deceiving voices
That never stop
Are bad dreams numbered?
Another tear another sigh
For a faded reflection of a place once well known
In disappointment, sanity’s demise
The facade tears down
It’s time to rest now
Confused we are shouting her name
Biased we are facing each day
Whole years are drowning in waste
There’s hope at the bottom
But it can’t escape
Now Here Comes the Tide
When your night’s too long day may never come
Worlds around are now calmly drifting free
Some are loud
Some bleak
There are times when a few interlace
These common points still wander within ourselves
Who would like to take a swim?
Here comes the tide
Some of us like to drown
Underneath the dead starry sky
Now here comes the tide
In Parallel II
Time and sanity dispersed
This is a place called emptiness
Lost in never ending maze
I am crawling in the past
All senses have failed
This is myself
In Parallel
Building castles made of sand
We are wandering through the past
The Wheel
Just before the warm midnight came
A deadly threat lurks around the corner
Lost in sweet oblivion
With every step it’s getting closer
Who will drown?
Who will live?
Get to know
The Wheel
Wasted lives
Tales untold
Wheel of fortune
In your dreams
Beautiful yet greedy minds
Living in addicted world
When they thrive in chaos
Many lives can be lost
Who will drown?
Who will live?
Get to know
The Wheel
Wasted lives
Tales untold
Wheel of fortune
Now it’s real
Letting go..
Letting go…
Letting go…
Letting go…
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Patterns In Parallel
In March 2019 Pale Mannequin released their debut album “Patterns In Parallel”. Its main theme revolves around the idea of predestination. History often turns full circle, and some patterns repeat endlessly, regardless of the context. If day after day, we are defined by our own patterns and habits – do all our decisions really matter in the end?
1. In Parallel I
2. That Evening
3. Some Dawn
4. Lunatic Pandora
5. Now Here Comes The Tide
6. In Parallel II
7. The Wheel
Patterns in Parallel was recorded, mixed and mastered between February and October 2018.
Drums Recorded at Quality Studio, Warsaw, Poland.
Guitars Recorded at Mustache Ministry Studio, Warsaw, Poland.
Mixed and Mastered by Magda & Robert Srzedniccy at Serakos Studio, Warsaw, Poland.
Illustration, design and layout by Piotr Leszczyński.
All songs and lyrics written by Tomasz Izdebski.
Drums for tracks 3, 4, 5 and 7 performed by Jakub Łukowski,
Drums for tracks 1, 2 and 6 performed by Amek Krebs,
Guitars and vocals performed by Tomasz Izdebski except track 4 performed by Grzegorz Mazur and Tomasz Izdebski,
Bass guitars and keyboards performed by Tomasz Izdebski.
Special thanks to:
Katarzyna Kowalczyk, Alicja Relidzyńska, Dominika Holcer, Piotr Kłoś, Tomasz Kłoś, Patryk Walczak, Anne-Christine Gasc and everyone who contributed to making of this album.