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In a polished life, you’re warned never to wane
Hope the great stain, leads down a road called shame
Like a wicked child, you grow beard on your face
Your cheeks were rosy once, then you aged

You pray to kings of carnivores
You say“God please explain!”
Why you built something sane
Is so strange, it’s so strange

You hope for something different so you look the other way
But hope’s a rotten village, up a mountain made of hate
You’re coddled or else abused, given love or else confused.
You were called pretty once, then you grew

You pray to kings of carnivores
You say“God please explain!”
Why you built something sane
Is so strange, it’s so strange

When you rise in the morning
Getting up before dawn
And the sun also rises
Ever on and on and on
When you rise in the morning
Getting up before dawn
And the sun also rises
Ever on and on and on
Ever on and on and on
Ever on and on and on
Ever on and on and on
Ever on and on and on
Ever on and on and on
Ever on and on and on
Ever on and on and on
Ever on and on and on

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from Congratulations To Those Who Move Onwards And Excel​!​/​In Support Of Healthy Structure, released February 9, 2013
Recorded, mixed and Mastered by Emilio Guim

Joseph Landau - Vocals, Nylon String Guitar
Will Hunter - Electric Guitar, Keyboard
Sean Traczyk - Bass, Vocals
Daniel Korn - Drums, Vocals

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Formalists Toronto, Ontario

Based in Toronto, Formalists are a progressive quartet with ties to the city’s classical and jazz communities. Their music combines alt-folk, indie, and western art influences, with a dual ambition to thrill and discomfort. At once elegant, and self-indulgent, Formalists share more then just a love of supine-grape eating with the hedonists of yore. ... more

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