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Better Than Ever

by IYAM

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1.
All Is Well 05:22
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A tall & ancient tale We drank the poisoned ale Played the lower scale Forgetting All Is Well All Is Well, All Is Well You look a little pale You want to scream & yell All seems rank & stale You doubt that All Is Well All Is Well, All Is Well Nothing more that I can tell Death has left a putrid smell Nothing more that I can tell Just remember...All Is well All Is Well A sinking boat we sail Together we must bail What does it intail? A prayer or a pail? All Is Well, All Is Well Locked inside a cell A holographic jail Lift the cloudy vail To see that All Is Well All Is Well, All Is Well Nothing more that I can tell Death has left a putrid smell Nothing more that I can tell Just remember...All Is Well All Is Well The bills are due, can't pay the rent Might just get me a cardboard tent My hair's too thin, keeps falling out My lovelife sucks without a doubt My friends all say that I can't sing I don't care cause I still bring The riddle of the Holy Grail Goes like this...All Is Well Leave a living hell Break the fragile shell The tolling of the bell Reminds us All Is Well All Is Well, All Is Well Wounded when we fell The cut will bleed and swell In time it will conjel And finally All Is Well All Is well, All Is Well Nothing more that I can tell Death has left a putrid smell Nothing more that I can tell Just remember...All Is Well All Is Well
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Witches And Warlocks 04:29
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A wicked smelling potion A dab behind each ear A colorful lip lotion She gazed into her mirror She tried everything from a charm to a bell To the foot of a poor white dove But the witch had forgotten one thing That's the magical power of love Cause the answer was... Love love love, love love love love Yes the answer was Love love love, love love love love Critical and angry The warlock in this tale Bad thoughts about his neighbor Unaware he was casting his spell When his brother came with his hand held out He just gave him a hateful shove When the spell had returned to haunt him He feared from his lacking of love Cause the answer was... Love love love, love love love love Yes the answer was Love love love, love love love love The witches and the warlocks Could not find the answer they need A voice inside was calling A call they still would not heed So they looked for it here And they looked for it there And they looked for it up above But when they closed their eyes And bowed thier heads They found that the answer was love Cause the answer was... Love love love, love love love love Yes the answer was Love love love, love love love love The answer was... Love love love, love love love love Yes the answer was Love love love, love love love love
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Musical Chairs 05:22
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Long ago was Endless music We were free to Dance the scale Came a time we Failed to hear it We were forced to Forced to take our Musical chairs Musical chairs Musical chairs Musical chairs Take your seat Sis You too Brother Dad has planned this Him and Mother Music stops now Hear the silence When our heads bow We can see it's Musical chairs Musical chairs Musical chairs Musical chairs We grow tired now Tired and weary Waiting for the Voice of One We are all things We are floating Now the end sings Now we leave our Musical chairs
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Dreams In Progress 04:30
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It's been said that life's a dream Light in flight what could it mean You will see the light in you Dreams in progress help us through It's imagination This reincarnation The dreams that I see The dreams hold the key Seems right when you stop it There's one that will top it Dreams in progress to learn and to feel Dreams in progress lead us to what's real Dreams in progress show us to the way Dreams in progress they're changing each day Dreams in progress which one is best Dreams in progress which ones a test Dreams in progress which one do I want Dreams in progress which dream is the one that will Haunt me day and night Dreamer dreamer won't you wake No more nightmares for Christ's sake No more dreams to haunt your mind Time is now to rise and shine It's imagination Start incineration The dreams that I see The dreams hold the key Seems right when you stop it There's one that will top it Dreams in progress to learn and to feel Dreams in progress lead us to whats real Dreams in progress show us to the way Dreams in progress they're changing each day Dreams in progress which one is best Dreams in progress which ones a test Dreams in progress which one do I want Dreams in progress which dream is the one that will Haunt me till I die
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Majestic Union 06:00
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A battlecry is calling you The trumpheteers are sounding too A gathering of queens and kings Majestic Union freedom brings Come on now won't you walk this way The mote no longer blocks your way Just cross the bridge and come inside Where there's no hate nor fear nor pride The knights in armor get their call The prince of darkness takes his fall We'll slay the dragon of discord When truth becomes our sharpest sword Escaped the dungeon in the night The psychic soldier wins the fight His shield of love to keep him free He now stands watch for you and me Majestic Union Just for you The crown is placed on your brow Majestic Union Coming true The kingdom waits for you now And me So please excuse and pardon me While I sing your majesty This jester's song that I was shown To help you back upon your thrown Never mind that dragon's roar Just step into the palace door You need no scepter, staff or rod To join the kingdom of our God The knights in armor get their call The prince of darkness takes his fall We'll slay the dragon of discord When truth becomes our sharpest sword Escaped the dungeon in the night The psychic soldier wins the fight His shield of love to keep him free He now stands watch for you and me Majestic Union Just for you The crown is placed on your brow Majestic Union Coming true The kingdom waits for you now And me
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Going Through The Motions 07:13
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What is it that were looking for What was seen on the island shore Before the land of the dinosaur What's the universe hold in store In a time when our wounds are sore Do we know who runs the store When the world becomes a constant bore We'll arrive at the old ninth floor the People try to tell themselves they know what there doing But time has a way of showing them who they're fooling How much longer must we run through this darkness Will we hide, Will we hide, till the truth we harness What's the reason for this life that were living Is it true it's a school and the course is giving How do we choose what gets our devotion Chance controls nothing we're just going through the motions Going, going through the motions Were going, going through the motions Were just going, going through the motions Were going, going through the motions Were going, going through the motions Were going, going through the motions Were just going, going through the motions Were going, going through the motions A three dimensional parking place For the people of the human race An illusion of time and space When ourself meets face to face Can't we see that its a damn disgrace To ride the spiral of the endless chase Then disappear without a single trace Then we wind up at the old home base the People try to tell themselves they know what there doing But time has a way of showing them who they're fooling How much longer must we run through this darkness Will we hide, Will we hide, till the truth we harness What's the reason for this life that were living Is it true it's a school and the course is giving How do we choose what gets our devotion Chance controls nothing we're just going through the motions Going going through the motions Were going, going through the motions Were just going, going through the motions Were going, going through the motions
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The Legacy 05:27
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Freedoms gates For you and me The Legacy Clean the slate State of mind Search and find Sitting in the eagles nest Display our best Cock crows loud To spread our wings Soar past kings On the edge Of the stream Natures gift Still unseen . . . The Legacy House on fire Children burn 'Till they learn Cheap desires Kill and lame Feed the flame Thoughts that blind Grip our brain Now insane Safe and sound Is the bus That waits for us On the edge Of the stream Natures gift Still unseen . . . The Legacy Sail a sea Dreams golore Rich and poor Strange success What we feel As we kneel Heed a call All in one One in all One we'll be Execpt will we The Legacy On the edge Of the stream Natures gift Now we've seen . . . The Legacy
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Clarity Of Vision 04:24
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System's dead Time is right to see that Won't be long Pain and fear no more Eat the bread, that gives you life and meaning Pay the price, to open up the door Don't know, can't see Why we have to bleed so Must be preplanned A dream to help our minds grow Can't be fooled by the things that tempt you Hold your ground, desires they come and go Be your own ruler and your master Self control, sure to help you grow Don't know, can't see Why we have to bleed so Must be preplanned A dream to help our minds grow Take the time find out who you are Things are not what they seem to be Like the man who spent his lifetime dreaming Now we find the man is you and me Don't know, can't see Why we have to bleed so Must be preplanned A dream to help our minds grow
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Climbing The Walls 03:46
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The eagle has landed But the sparrows are stranded Caught in the wind of the storm They've lost thier direction Thier inner conection The flock flies with no shape or form Watching the clock Picking the lock When sanity falls We'll be climbing the walls What is the matter Can the lamb get any fatter The table's set it waits for us to feast Why do we linger I can't put my finger On why we must put up with the beast Watching the clock Picking the lock When sanity falls We'll be climbing the walls An age with an answer A cure for the cancer Unveiling the gift known as life The knowlege of knowing The vision is showing us End of all pain and all strife Watching the clock Picking the lock When sanity falls We'll be climbing the walls
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It's All A Show 04:54
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Out of the dark into the light Drop your guns and end the fight And then you will know It's all a show Clean or dirty rich or poor Find the key and open the door And then you will know It's all a show Hocas pocas abbracadab Earth is your mother, God your dad And soon you will know It's all a show Red and yellow black or white Love them all with all your might And then you will know It's all a show So . . . Why did you kill your brother boy How could you stoop so low And why do you hate your sister girl When your love could change the world then we would know It's all a show It's all a show Sinister minister open your eyes Soon you'll have a big suprise And then you will know It's all a show And when you wish upon a star Take your love and you'll go far And then you will know It's all a show So . . . Why do you hate your sister girl How can your garden grow And why did you kill your brother boy When your love could save the world then we could go And stop the show And stop the show And stop the show And stop the show

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Released for ’09, IYAM’s “Better Than Ever” CD, a collection of Classic Rock with Heavy Metal theatrics, sounds as fresh and relevant as ever. Since the likes of Pink Floyd and Black Sabbath popularized grandiose, anthem like Hard Rock virtues back in the day, many other sub-genres of Rock have come and gone, but Hard Rock and Metal’s appeal has never waned. IYAM prove themselves accomplished purveyors in their own right, displaying said virtues on an album that hits all the right marks: songs built on riffs of unstoppable force, slashing lead guitar work worthy of Randy Rhodes, well-crafted and exemplary lyrics that get to the heart of what Metal is all about; and a singer with the rage, fire, and immediacy to bring it all home. Highlights include “Witches And Warlocks,” built on a thundering blues riff, CD-opener “All Is Well,” a rocker with soaring hooks, and “Going Through The Motions,” with its Gothic atmosphere. IYAM’s “Better Than Ever” CD is, simply, well-executed and powerful classic hard rock.

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released June 4, 2009

Kirk Layne - Vocals
Al Gollehon - Bass
Myke Starr - Guitar
Robert Cordray - Drums

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IYAM Houston, Texas

A Mind Expanding Musical Journey sure to Expose the Futility of the Perceptual Belief in Time and Space. Hold on to your to your Rock & Roll Hats with this one, People. You are Now Invited to Dive Deep into the Emerging Musical Realm of Eternity with IYAM ... more

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