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Strange Release

by Equisa

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1.
Faces 05:03
Come look at the faces Stare them right into the eyes Waiting for answers and battle cries Let’s hope this resolution will keep things down Keep us in the fog and out of sight Speak not for we don’t speak Be silent for we shall obey mother earth’s decisions Hello world - we are your leaders You may not hear, you may not know Hello world - you won’t see us But we lean on your shoulders Faces (lyrics by Sebas Honing) Come look at the faces Stare them right into the eyes Waiting for painful pleasures and beautiful lies Let’s hope this pact will keep them far away Keep us underwater and in the woods Hello world - we are your prophets You may not hear, you may not know Hello world - we are silent But we spit in your eye Heaven’s a lie - Heaven is nigh Heaven’s a fear - Heaven is near Mother earth, we’re here to heal you You will not hear, you will not know
2.
Loop 03:59
Loop (lyrics by Petra Honing) Laid back - I’m here Slow down A loop in time Be - for eternity Right here Hold my fears Slow down A loop in time All is quiet here I won’t leave Slow this world down So I can take some time To notice all that’s going on Slow my head down So I can take some time To notice all that’s going on
3.
Headrush 03:37
Headrush (lyrics by Joost Maglev) I used to be able to fly along the sky Hovering over mighty lands But I can’t fly no more, I have to keep the ground I look into the sun, my wings are tucked away There is nothing more left to say When you rush through my head Leaving me dead Breaking my heart in symphony When you rush through my mind Leaving me blind You are the reason I can’t feel my life It’s hard to keep my feet, I lie and taste the dirt I am awake but I dream on I seem to feel the heat, I seem to feel the cold My world is spinning ‘round a roller coaster ride Is there anywhere left to hide? Up, left, down, right, faint Bringing you down Tearing you down again Do you wanna feel the weightlessness For just one second, second Fall down, break down, go Feeling the pain, feeling nothing again Do you wanna feel your brain and say Yes you can, yes you can, yes you can! There is nothing more left When you rush through my head Leaving me dead Breaking my heart in symphony When you rush through my mind Leaving me blind Freezing my blood in industry When I rush to the ground Bringing me down Feeling the pain in weightlessness The rush of flying so high - the rush of passing you by What a way, what a way to go, oh no The rush of flying so high - the rush of passing you by What a way, what a way To die
4.
Strange Release (lyrics by Petra Honing) Old fears still hide within A taste of the past deep inside me Memories are being confirmed Maybe my eyes don’t deceive me But when your heart’s in all this trouble You just deny the facts And there’s no other way to cry for help, except... A strange release of your anger In denial of yourself Leaving for worlds unknown A taste of the future within me Memories are being reversed With half closed eyes I see clearly But when your heart’s in all this trouble You just deny yourself And there’s no other way to cry for help again... Strange You take for granted all this trouble You take for granted all you’re not You take for granted all you shouldn’t But where have all your dreams gone now?
5.
Goodbye 04:26
Goodbye (lyrics by Petra Honing) This silence numbed Questions are circling without solid ground This time I’m stunned Whispering silence, no sound My better self will try to break free My better self will come to save me In all those days Footsteps have faded away And time goes by Whispering silence, cliches My better self will come to break free My better self will try to save me This world will turn as always And I’ll accept this sting in all its violence Time should heal as always And I’ll accept this sting in silence These moments will return I’ll leave in silence These moments I will run away In moments I will hear my silence And try to say goodbye I’ll say goodbye
6.
Panic 04:33
Panic (lyrics by Petra Honing) You’re seeping away.... Walls are closing in - I feel my memories are fading It all keeps slipping through my hands I feel I have the key but it’s so hard to find the answers No questions asked The sound of your voice soothes my mind I’ll cling to the faith I have in you returning alive Panic is luring - grabbing my throat My eyes on the door; the door remains closed I thought I knew you well but now my memories are fading I can’t recall the things you said The mystery keeps growing and it’s driving me insane Oh please come back! You’re seeping away from my mind I’m losing the faith I have in you returning alive Panic keeps luring - grabbing my throat My eyes on the door You’ll never come home
7.
Capital 06:11
Capital (lyrics by Petra Honing) Myriads of history Combining in a scent of time Existing within fine, intwined And vaguely seen borderlines But will this lead to anything The future wrecks it all A purpose we will never find Are we all blind? We’ll fall We’ll forget our blindness And see the light that once was strong Existing between soft traces That still are here to be found Darkness lures and sucks you back, you’ll see I see your face Catching a glimpse here - seeing what could have been Then I feel your ways have always been clear here The essence of my being Myriads of victory Can still be found within traces of time Existing between fine intwined And vaguely seen borderlines I see your face Catching a glimpse here - seeing what could have been and should have been Then I feel your ways have always been clear, dear The essence of my being I see your face The future wrecks it all I feel your ways I’ll suck you back, you’ll see
8.
Air 05:36
Air (lyrics by Petra Honing) I can hardly breath - no air I’m dreaming wide awake There’s a tightening snake around me Hold still - I need more air - Slowly I sink This monster’s wide awake today A grip that’s firm and strong Translation to a minor song Illuminating thoughts I have Just no control of fears Creation is still miles away Hold still - I gasp for air - Slowly I sink and fade The lights go out Water’s cold and I sink - breathing is impossible Soft dark surrounds me I am sinking further, dwelling further into nothingness With a loss for words in my dream Wake me up Hold still - I gasp for air - Slowly I fade away
9.
Summers 05:29
Summers (lyrics by Petra Honing) Heavenly wind caresses me And I sink in silence Thoughts are slipping throughout the scene Heavenly That place Suspended scenes just come to mind This unintended dream will last Oblivious of all but this I feel the breeze of summers here An invitation Come - sense the time here in slow-motion Drowsiness in circles Intwined like threads of smoke A fragrant reminder of the days When all was peace and warm and tender and slow Just heavenly I know the tide will change I cannot stand this heat But now lasts always and nothing ever changes really It’s heavenly
10.
For All The Others (lyrics by Petra Honing) This can only mean goodbye - my friend For a short amount of time - my friend Since the universe is endless - my friend Time has no meaning in the end - my friend For all the others who will keep us hoping For all the silence that will keep us longing For all the energy that’s been exchanged For all the memories that we created We need only compromise - my friend In this short amount of time - my friend Synchronicity’s the guide - my friend Continuity remains - my friend Everything we ever had Evaporates and always lasts The energy we shared my friend The songs that come around again The common ground we shared Are past and future all together Meaningless and universal Infinite - my friend

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released October 21, 2013

Equisa:

Petra Honing: Vocals
Sebas Honing: Guitars, keyboards, programming, vocals
Joost Maglev: Bass, keyboards, vocals
Raymond Otterspeer: Drums

All lyrics and vocal melodies by Petra Honing, except ‘Faces’ by Sebas Honing and ‘Headrush’ by Joost Maglev. All music by Sebas Honing except ‘Air’ by Petra and Sebas Honing, ‘Summers’ and ‘Superman’ by Sebas Honing and Joost Maglev. All arrangements by Equisa.

Recorded at Hummer Studios Epe, Martian Street Studios Zeist and A Different Tune Studios Roosendaal between February 2011 and July 2013. Mixed and mastered by Sebas Honing at A Different Tune Studios, June-August 2013. Produced by Equisa.

Artwork by Bas Hoebink. Concept by Bas Hoebink and Equisa.

Thank you: Tessa, Robin, Marie, Patrizia, Stein, René Heimans, Rien van Ginneken, Bogdan Khromov, Huib van Keulen, George van Olffen, Roel van Helden.

Equisa uses: SGH, Bo-el, Ibanez, RBC, Rickenbacker, Sonor, Tama, DDrum, Marshall, R&R, Line6, Box of Doom, Engl, Shure, Superlux, PreSonus, Focusrite, Avid, IK Multimedia, Fractal Audio, Zoom, T.C Electronic, In-Tune, Planet Waves, Digitech, Black Cat, d’ Addario and Elixir.

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Equisa Roosendaal, Netherlands

Heavy riffs topped with precious melodies and dreamlike scapes best describe Equisa’s signature sound. With small journeys in each ±5 minute song this dutch band tells stories that will attract various fans of heavy, gothic, progressive, pop or symphonic music lovers. ... more

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