Stockholm, by Hanlon's Razor

Stockholm

by Hanlon's Razor

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1.	Soul Turns To Sand 07:16	lyrics
Soul Turns To Sand You seem so fair inside the bubble you created You seem untouchable, and always full of life Is there a dream to touch, a thought that’s just your own In the illusion you are where nothing is what it seems Is there a story to the stories you created Is there reality more far away than this Is there a truth you hold more dear than what you tell me You seem so certain in your very doubtful way Inside the nightmare Soul turns to sand Inside the dreamscape Alive in what you fear Inside the nothingness Touching on life Your dream of emptiness Feels something like this “Sleep, hide here you restless soul Put your dreams aside For a little while Trust can’t touch the other you All the fears inside Just stay here to hide” Is it yourself you trust alone with what may break you Is it uncertainty that keeps you well at bay Just face away from all the haunting thoughts inside It’s just the dream you are, the image you portray
2.	Mantissa 08:18	lyrics
Mantissa Did you merely shake the world To see what would come tumbling The walls and the foundations That have been there everlong No ill-intent or cruelty Yet a destroyer of worlds With wilful shame about the pain inflicted Dealing hurt and hope alike It was never a game although worth playing I have no regrets for the pain received Just a glimmer of hope for one more of your kisses Is enough to bind me forever to you You seem amazed at the power you wield To change the course of life itself Gaze with increasing disbelief At the soul that falls at your feet No heralding or warning Yet a danger all the same You took my heart although you did not wish it Bound me with bonds I cannot break It was never a game although worth playing I have no regrets for the pain received Just a glimmer of hope for one more of your kisses Is enough to bind me forever to you
3.	Stockholm Syndrome 08:26	lyrics
Stockholm Syndrome The safety of a cage With twisted rules you made The shackles of insanity To confirm my insecurity Close my eyes just to see your face A tender moment turns to rage Run away to turn to you again The dark of my confinement Brightened by the hurt you bring The mystery of this silence You at the core of everything I hurt and bruise and hurt again The pain a thing I’m used to Afraid and empty, weak within Can’t seem to function like I want to Close my eyes just to see your face A tender moment turns to rage Run away to turn to you again Is it the hurt I seek Or the joy you give A death within Or your will to live The rage directed turns to fear The fear consuming all I am Alone and helpless, thoughts unclear Until you turn from me again
4.	Wide Awake Sleeping 10:19	lyrics
Wide Awake Sleeping Bright light of day Shines through the bedroom curtains In a daze between sleep and wake I can clearly see your face The tension high now the play has ended Innocent merriment lost its pace Pretend to sleep but carefully sensing Every movement, each detail We hide from a truth that we don’t know Running from places where we should be But running brings us even closer; hiding away just draws it near Can words, deeds, feelings turn against us Now all contrasts fade away I can’t tell right from wrong anymore Don’t want to feel the hurt anymore The doubt has torn me up before Will it ever let me go? I was just merely acting Overseeing not the consequence Knowing all too well but oppressing Now we don’t succeed the other way around Never to forget; never to recall Hard to feel the truth if it was ever there at all I wish the memory were clearer I wish my heart was yearning less...
5.	Contrasts 10:22	lyrics
Contrasts Envious glances at the everyday life of careless individuals Breathing the scent of happiness with a jealous thought inside An aching emptiness fills the holes that you’re left with Thoughts become dark and dampened Drown in the misty air of night Who you are will never leave you However hard you try Provoke your own emotions to extract a reaction Suffer physically to grieve the soul The Flame does not burn, but it’s lacking consumes me Never extinguished, never burning bright enough So how does it taste when all this is inside you How can you love when your sense’s so numb Too sensitive to feel the brightness about Digging too deep to find what you seek It’s in the sky and in your eyes It’s in your tears and in your fears The strings touched, but never tuned The melody written but never played In black and white the contrasts are clearer When subtleties fade there’s just one thing to say The shortest way home won’t bring you any nearer Until it’s time for you to bloom... Provoke your own emotions to extract a reaction Suffer physically to grieve the soul The Flame does not burn, but it’s lacking consumes me Never extinguished, never burning bright enough

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Stockholm is the sophomore album by Hanlon's Razor. With a unique blend of 70s symphonic rock, alternative, pop, prog and art rock, folk, metal and doom, Hanlon's Razor manages to create a coherent and timeless album. Not only are the sounds and soundscape expansive, Stockholm has a fluid dynamic throughout the five tracks and the album’s 44:33 minutes.

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released July 7, 2023

Louis de Roo - guitars, vocals, keys, recording, mixing and mastering
Frank Maarsen - keys, acoustic guitars, vocals, orchestrations
Arco van Dam - basses
Vincent Frijdal - drums and percussion

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Hanlon's Razor Maasdijk, Netherlands

Hanlon's Razor was founded when songwriters Frank Maarsen and Louis de Roo decided to record the songs they had written over their many years of playing music together. Their debut album, 'Paradigm' was released in 2021. With the permanent addition of Vincent Frijdal and Arco van Dam, Hanlon's Razor raised the bar in recording their second album, 'Stockholm'. ... more