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Breach

by Cedar Pyrus

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1.
Cedar's Introduction Song 01:47
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(I don't know what I'm doing, but I guess I made a song. Yay! Well, I guess there's no better time for me to introduce myself, right? Alright. Let's go!) My name is Cedar and I'm a nature sprite. Or mischievous nature entity? (I don't know what y'all call me anymore... um... embodiment?) Just so ya know I like to change it up a lot That's a part of nature's identity (Or maybe like "earth spirit"? I think I've heard that before.) Been part of the forest, part of the desert, part of the river, and even of the mountain top Cause I'll take the form of anything up to the trees down to the season's crop I've lived a real long time ya know, so I've watched the humans grow I've also watched them throw Nature into dIsArRaY though they're a part of it So inconsiderate Human beings are a comedy except they sure cause much tragedy Watching that's kinda hard for me But we can all live in harmony!~ <3 Just kidding Humans await your demise From its slumber nature will rise Too long have you had your way (Hm, then again, humans ARE kinda fun. Eh. I guess I'll deal with it for now. Peace!)
2.
Distant Kin 02:40
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Long ago, long ago As one we were Hand in hand Feed together Breathe together Feel together eternal wish Grow beside Grow beyond Left behind A wall of fear Stone by stone the distance increases Building a world around Without the kin Reject the kin Yet use the kin To hide Ohhh The rupturing Without repair A slight though thought now out of sight Yet hidden eyes see all Let there be a twine Meant to unite us once more Until that day So far away Our hearts will be from healing whole Long ago, long ago All were one For now we wait
3.
I'm Not Cute 03:48
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“Oh no way,” they all say Not many give me the time of day What a world this has turned out to be… I'm not cute, I'm not cool I'm not pretty, and I'm not handsome... But that's okay I'll keep going for my dreams! When I was just a sapling I saw all that was happening People would fall in love For money, looks, and other fluff Like puppies in a box they'd pick the nicest flock And guess who'd be left over That's me the unwanted Rover I felt a little lost because the world's whole cause seemed to be to find someone to love. They said "it's nature" WELL, guess what: I'm nature Who creates the rules? Make some I can corroborate I said don't worry 'bout it It's really not important High time I found another quest to take on my own Something that gives me purpose and brings me more happiness I won't be playing by the rules everyone else sets I'm just doing my own thing It's satisfactory to me A pace of my liking to enjoy in solitary If you find this appealing then This life's open to you too So what? You are alone now? Set a goal and go go go! I'm not cute I'm not cool I'm not pretty and I'm not handsome... But that's okay I'll keep going for my dreams! It's okay Go or stay I'm gonna still do it all my way So either or I'll keep going for my dreams! But hey don't get me wrong now One day I might take a vow The only difference is it's not something that I chase. That life's just not my focus So many other problems that I have I prioritize to face You think I'm bitter? Oh, you think I'm bitter? I'm just a little bitter but I don't dwell on that My dreams are better YOU SAY I should try harder Well I've just got to say I'm not cute I'm not cool I'm not pretty and I'm not handsome... But that's okay I'll keep going for my dreams! It's okay Go or stay I still choose to love me anyway I'll still give it my best Though I might throw in a jest So that's okay I'll keep going for my dreams!
4.
Stone of Life 03:54
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Once nestled within the woods Laid a stone One said to grant humans life eternal Yet I'd watch them come and go Typically, instead the stone would petrify those who held it Why do they try to escape their end? An inevitability they cannot mend For a grueling journey that's bound to fail I can't imagine it'd be worth it all Then one day a traveler came Like the rest He grabbed the stone, all white it shone Soon the traveler crumbled slow From afar, I asked Aren't you afraid now, but he said calmly It's not the end that I did fear Nor death that threatened to grow near Weakly he Beckoned me Come hither And he whispered I know that we can't escape our fate I wandered for so long not to extend my date Perhaps you won't understand human trials Just the journey was my aim all along (And that was just wild to me that he came for the journey and not the stone itself…)
5.
Four Fair Maidens 01:27
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How many fair maidens are sitting under this oak tree? How many fair maidens are sitting under this oak tree? There are four There are four There are four There are four There are four fair maidens sitting under this oak tree How many fair maidens are sitting under this oak tree? How many fair maidens are sitting under this oak tree? There are three There are three There are three There are three There are three fair maidens sitting under this oak tree How many fair maidens are sitting under this oak tree? How many fair maidens are sitting under this oak tree? There are two There are two There are two There are two There are two fair maidens sitting under this oak tree How many fair maidens are sitting under this oak tree? How many fair maidens are sitting under this oak tree? There are none The last one has Run away With the gun There are no fair maidens sitting under this oak tree
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Breach 03:10
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Are you ready for a breach? AaaaaAAAAAAaaaaaAAAAAaaaaaAAAAAAaaaaahh… AAAAAaaaaaaAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAaaaaahh. Come along my leafy kin Today’s the day we’re breaking in Past the walls our dear cousins put up (Past the walls, yeah!) Thought that they could shut us out While tossing us all about Using us only for their own gain (That's not cool!) How silly of them they forgot we’re sharing a space We’ve only been silent since we have a bit of grace But now we’ve grown tired, it’s time to make a move So take notice as we breach! Since you don’t know how to act We’ll teach you a little tact Here we come up from the cracks Now you know that nature’s back (Breach!) To be clear here, it’s not like we ever left at all For many years we stood here gawking since you had the gall (Sure did!) To take over and wash over the pretty place we had And all the while you never thought that we’d ever get mad Well here is a question for you, little human being When you see the world is it the same image we’re seeing? Don’t you worry about cleaning up what you have done. When you’re gone that’s just our cue to re-begin the fun without you! (Byeee!) (See ya!) Since you don’t know how to act We’ll teach you a little tact Here we come up from the cracks Now you know that nature’s back (Ha!) (Yeah they just like messed up everything--) (Yeah!) (Now they're trying to find "salvation in the forest"!) (YOU WON'T FIND IT HERE!) (YEAH!) (They're coming over here trying to find a new life and stuff.) (Ahhh, they'll get what's coming to them.) (Yeah.) You can’t wait until we’re gone Like always we’re pushing on If you think we’ll quit you’re wrong Like a tree’s trunk we’ll stay strong
7.
Be Careful What You Eat in the Forest 02:48
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Be careful what you eat in the forest Not every meal is meant for you If you take a wrong bite in the forest It might be the last thing you do Morels and chanterelles Black trumpets and fairy bells Wood sorrel, hemlock seeds Foxglove and nettle leaves Holly and brugmansia Buckeye and wisteria Which of these sweet little beasts might cause your final feast? Be careful what you eat in the forest Not every meal is meant for you If you take a wrong bite in the forest It might be the last thing you do Be careful what you eat in the forest So many things they can harm you Not all is edible in the forest A few things might change your skin's hue Dogwood berries and hogweed Castor beans and ivy green Amanita phalloides Marasmius rotula yet maple trees Be careful what you eat in the forest Not every meal is meant for you If you take a wrong bite in the forest It might be the last thing you do Be careful what you eat in the forest Not every meal is meant for you If you take a wrong bite in the forest It might be the last thing you chew Be careful what you eat in the forest Many by mushrooms have been slew But if you do fall ill in the forest Well maybe I might help you!
8.
Rooted 02:17
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Yearning to be within the sky Coveting wings so that I can fly The airy grasp allures my soul It’s teeming with ardor Outstretch my reach, grab emptiness Fruitless is my attempt at soaring high My heart it aches of hopeless dreams Eternal I’m rooted Wingless/Graceless here I go crashing crashing Face onto the floor mashing mashing Here I wish for Unobtainable flight Right Or that's what I say A new excuse to hide the shame All in good fun That same old worn out game Laugh now, yell later coast is clear Don't let them catch on now Working for wings in shadowed view Spouting falsehoods that "only hurt you" Realize, retract, but don't take jack Rooted even further Now Scathing truth Now I could break loose What's The problem? Have I even gathered feathers for this This pair of wings that have no base Commit or this will only be a waste Hide behind chuckles if I dare A shielding of humor Yearning to be within the sky Coveting wings so that I can fly Was all the vigor just a lie Forever rooted unless I try
9.
Cedar’s Nightmare 02:20
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I can see corrosion of the world around me Spiraling to ash ruins of humanity Greenery in decay every plant is thirsty But the rivers are dried up the oceans empty A thick layer of smog blocks a sun now humbled Watching every avian in flight take tumble See the whole world fall, how could you let us crumble? And some time does pass and from the grounds we then begin to sprout once more The trees start growing The rivers flowing all across the land After rain will come the gain Let us prosper Our resilience paid off Without you we can start again/And now we can grow once again Birds are singing Newborn life resumes their quiddities Normalcy returns, may the past be our conversation piece for days But yes I know that all I sing Is only but a dream Bring the nightmare so my dream can come to me again
10.
My Japanese Skills are Terrible 03:02
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If I sang in Japanese I feel like it would just be awful of me so that's why I sing in English It's not like I think that one language is better than the other And hey big surprise: I have a Japanese BA That's from years of forest living wanting knowledge to uncover So with someone's ID, to college I went away But woe Woe is me I can't speak fluently Grammar and vocab's wrong But maybe I can try it in this song! Oira no Nihongo ha totemo warui yo Demo oira ha ganbarimasu. Iie. Hidoi. Oira ha kono kotoba wo dainaishi ni shimasu yo. Hai hai. Eigo de utaimasu. If I sang in Japanese I feel like it would just be awful of me so that's why I sing in English It's all better this way Now I can't get cancelled for it So that's okay I'll keep singing in English But hey So ya know I took four years of French also Yet grammar and vocab's wrong How did I get by with English this long? If I sang in Japanese or French I feel like it'd be awful of me so I think I'll stick to English (Yeah, no. Not even gonna try to butcher French here. Not today.) I swear it's out of respect You heard how bad I sounded So I'll respectfully sing only in English (I mean, not that English is my native language either, but for now...) English (I mean look... you heard! I tried... so) English (x3)
11.
I Knew a Person 03:37
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I knew a person who liked the color red Didn't know why they liked the color red And then they showed me the color of apples And then I knew why they liked the color red I knew a person who really liked purple Didn't know why they really liked purple And then they showed me a field of lavender And then I knew why They really liked purple I knew a person who liked the color brown Didn't know why they liked the color brown And then they showed me the trunks of the trees And then I knew why they liked the color brown I knew a person who really liked the trees I didn't know why they really liked the trees And then they showed me trees swaying in the breeze And then I knew why they really liked the trees I knew a person who put pineapples on pizza Didn't know why they put pineapples on pizza They threw a party where that was all they served And so the whole time I didn't eat a thing I knew a person who liked the color orange Didn't know why they liked the color orange And then they showed me the orange evening sky And then I knew why they liked the color orange I knew a person who liked the color green Didn't know why they liked the color green And then they showed me the nature in between And then I knew why they liked the color green
12.
The Stars Will Guide You 04:29
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Night falls and you're lost in the vines and wish to return home Know, that you're not alone there in the darkness Look above you see your companions were always up there Always twinkling bright for you Be strong. The stars will guide you on your way... Be strong The stars will guide you on your way And then you can look back on this day as a past delay Hold on For now you might be in dismay But the stars can show you the path to melt your troubles away So look up Aimlessly wandering through shrubs through greenery high a human walked up slope Shaky legs and thorn mangled hands they traversed the shadows within the woodlands Gone astray and so far away from home they crumpled to the dirt with a sigh Wailing with their head tilted back they began to accept that there they might die And then, they looked up to the sky for the first time Realized they could follow the stars and resumed their climb Be strong The stars will guide you on your way And then you can look back on this day as a past delay Hold on For now you might be in dismay But the stars can show you the path to melt your troubles away So look up In the lake a human's heart quaked as their limbs outstretched as they drifted below Reaching reaching– but with their eyes shut A chaotic flail, but to no avail If they did shed tears Those did not appear Surrounded, submerged in the waters And without a light They thought not to fight As their strength did falter But then, they saw the stars above through the surface Floated to the top and took a saving breath Be strong The stars will guide you on your way And then you can look back on this day as a past delay Hold on For now you might be in dismay But the stars can show you the path to melt your troubles away So look up

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Cedar here! Breach reflects my skills at the very beginning of my idol journey. Well, maybe it doesn't always sound too idol-like, but I'll work on that for the future. This comes mostly before any music production or new singing classes, coaching, and so on. This album has been in the works for a few years now. Hopefully I can improve from here and hopefully you can enjoy this album in some way!

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released April 1, 2023

Music composition, vocals, mixing, mastering, lyrics, and so on: Cedar Pyrus and Chane Ree

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