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Degrees of Freedom

by Clash Valian

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1.
Cyrus 04:59
Your ideas stay Wake up Cyrus oh you fell down Your kingdom crumbled oh your frown Your back in pain the mound Mathematically fell down Away Your ideas stay Wake up Cyrus oh you fell down Your kingdom crumbled oh your crown Your mathematical mind Snuck in there right on time To save Your ideas stay Wake up Your life is all around The butterflies and they’re singing about their Sorrow Your life is all around Dead posies and they’re talking about Tomorrow Cyrus won’t you take my wrist Persephone has been waiting for oh so long Subtle twist and fate it missed Persephone has been in charge for oh so long Cyrus won’t you faithfully miss That arrow was swift But it’s oh so wrong And in my mind wondering why this time It’s all gone awry, it’s all gone And in my mind wondering why its all gone awry And its not for nothing oh so wrong
2.
Here I am Caught in the middle A Dragon’s scale On this here trail Up on this peak Knees feeling weak I’m lost up here I’ve disappeared In the clouds I need some help I’ve never felt This off course 我饿死了 在山上 有一个人 开她窗户 “请你吃饭 在我家里面“ 你骗我吧 你很热情 我很高兴 在山上 见到你 就是你 Here I am Caught in the middle A Dragon’s scale On this here trail Up on this peak Knees feeling weak
3.
Stars are in the air Floating while they die Nova Aliens saying hi People wondering why Nova Feeling short of breath Fear and Emptiness Oh now Feeling scared Sirius
4.
Moonlander 05:49
Stars in your eyes See the future Mars in your gaze Bloodshot sandstorm Comets strike twice Entropic force Nature pulls us To the unknown Moonlander Desperate for the sound of water Trying to remember shades like red and blue Can’t put it all together You’re out there all alone Wish that you were home Wish you hadn’t left Scared us half to death Moonlander Moonlander Biting your tongue to remember Because it’s what you planned since you left earth Playing with hexes and wires You’re out there all alone Wish that you were home Wish you hadn’t left Scared us half to death Moonlander Moonlander No one can speak of your splendor Watching the lightning surrender You turn the flames of your rockets blazing speed You’re out there all alone Wish that you were home Wish you hadn’t left Scared us half to death Moonlander Moonlander Ready for your slumber Into the ice back to Mother Earth Passing through asteroids and comets and beautiful dreams Wish you hadn’t left Scared us half to death It’s been a second home You’re out there all alone Moonlander Stars in your eyes See the future Mars in your gaze Bloodshot sandstorm Comets strike twice Entropic force Nature pulls us To the unknown
5.
Glamwow 04:51
Another dog in its day Lashing around no one cares Another boy running away Don’t bring it up Another boy running away Where’s he going no one knows Another dog in its day So don’t bring it up And the truths in the air Hidden lingering waiting to be found it’s there And the moonlight so fare Shining lifting mystic our souls to bare Another dog in its day Lashing around no one cares Another boy running away Don’t bring it up Another boy running away Where’s he going no one knows Another dog in its day So don’t bring it up From this roof I will stare At stars at lights at echoes of what was once there Im feeling chills I’m so scared Never really knowing echoes of what was there
6.
Empty Riot 02:51
Flurries of blue and white Glory eternal might Hold on to every sight Again
7.
Arrival 03:08
I don’t know how I got here Carry me to where I want to be Just tell me why I’m here I don’t know how I’m going to feel Laughter and music And chaos and dancing and midnight like feels
8.
I cannot promise you this sacrifice And I’m holding onto you But you’re holding on to somebody else I cannot promise you anymore That I’ll be there for you When you’re not ever there for me And I never thought I’d say this I would never ever feel my everything is never enough I cannot promise you this sacrifice And I’m holding onto you But you’re holding on to somebody else and I feel I remember the days of the sparks they flew And I feel that I’m not feeling that way but blue And I’m never there to judge you girl And I’m thinking about you babe But you’re thinking about someone else And I never thought I’d say this You’re a liar baby I’m tired baby tired baby I cannot promise best behavior Cause you never behave Not worth saving never saving I have not followed you through thick and thin To hear you say you win When it’s not a game now not a game now I remember days thinking back so swell Feelings intertwined and this feels like hell Oh no oh lord Break this pain take feelings away from me We’re in the dark Stumbling through this maze at night again Rewind memories Broken glass and broken dreams again Spiral staircase wind me up and Let me down again Darker spiral let me go down Let me go now let me go oh no Oh no oh lord Break this pain take feelings away from me We’re in the dark Stumbling through this maze at night again I cannot promise you this sacrifice And I’m holding onto you But you’re holding on to somebody else I cannot promise you this sacrifice And I’m holding onto you But you’re holding on to somebody else
9.
When you’re wandering you’re on your own The day is done And I’m feeling like I’m not on board No I’m not I’m not And you’re beating up yourself again Try your luck What the fuck You run Take it easier on yourself Don’t give me that shit I don’t care It’s all a bore why are you scared You’re a fake fraud I don’t know what to say You’re a bore a bore You run Shut your mouth
10.
Brokkr 02:57
Place a bet Upon my head Upon the hellfire Trace my steps Blacksmith my fate Weapon ornate Fears be met By mischief gods And all their treachery Molten melt My faithful steel My grateful fear (Thunder strike metal Burn down fields War blood ashen spire Turn hearts and ears) Your words - you said that you meant that you said that Your life - you said that you meant that you said that (to gaze upon horizon Transfixed in a daze Horror beget each thought frozen A curse eternal maze) Hammer blade with Valkyrie steel Bet on my head Ancient metal blood will taint it Honor mjolnir Fear my fate The clock it ticks I know what’s coming Swift the blow Strike down my neck Let gravity down Do it’s job The weight I feel The weight it’s gone now Pay my debt It cost my head I fear I’ll disappear (Molten metal pouring Fill holy shapes Free of lattice and trouble Not yet slain) Your words - you said that you meant that you said that Your life - you said that you meant that you said that (Loose neck coming judgement Hellfire from Tyr Moonlit execution Swift swing of blade) To break spirit undignified Betting everything Lost my head slain for the glory Mjolnirs painful sting Deceit of Lokis torment
11.
Put the keys in the car And I’m feeling off and on again Threw the keys in the yard And I’m feeling slightly off again Feeling on again Feeling off again On again Off again Feeling free kinda feels odd to me Kinda feels like flying Put the keys in the car And I’m feeling off and on again Threw the keys in the yard And I’m feeling slightly off again Feeling free kinda feels empty to me Kinda feels like dying Feeling free kinda feels empty to me Kinda feels like dying
12.
Quarantine 04:40
Feel your design unravel We all rewind we’re troubled Feel your own mind unravel Hear your own kind they’re troubled Peel your own mind away from Fear that you find yourself in Feel your design unravel Fear your own mind it’s troubled We all never felt this way before We fall straight into the circumstance We stall forever in these moments and We call for help to end this pain and bore Feel your design unravel We all rewind we’re troubled Feel your own mind unravel Hear your own kind they’re troubled We all never felt this way before We fall straight into the circumstance We stall forever in these moments and We call for help to end this pain and bore We all never felt this way before We fall straight into the circumstance We stall forever in these moments and We call for help to end this pain and bore
13.
Terry 04:28
You say you heard it all a different way As you stood atop his shoulders But hey if you really listen here today You might just help the world out You say you heard it all a different way But it’s washed out in its own message But hey if you really listen here today You might just help the world I’ve been given leeway on the rent and spent the money on clouds To lend a hand in happiness for those who wish to browse What life has to offer thats not a thrifty dumpster diving scheme An abstract dream You say you heard it all a different way But it blindly led you astray But hey if you really listen here today You might just help the world out You say you heard it all a different way But it’s lost out in the tides But hey if you really listen here today You might just help the world I’ve been seeing rags and quilt for those who can’t afford to buy clothes Gathering books and fancy cooks for those that want know What life has to offer that’s not a thrifty dumpster diving scheme An abstract dream You say you heard it all a different way As you stood atop his shoulders But hey if you really listen here today You won’t be lost in the tides You say you heard it all a different way But it’s washed out in its own message But hey if you heard it at all today… And you’re washed out in your own universe
14.
Warplane 03:27
Feeling horror looking over his shoulder At the Sun over horizon Scared of the land of rising Sun War makes us value everything that matters in our lives And feel fearful That well never see our friends and family Stalling crawling And it’s my life and my love Are over Whelming Spiraling out of control so I just say Oooooh Always on the edge of the axis His gold wings of luck have flown away Technicolor photos of his family Arrange themselves around the cockpit Station control do you hear me I’m spiraling out of control Need someone to save me Stalling crawling And it’s my life and my love Are over Whelming Spiraling out of control so I just say Oooooh
15.
Giving In 00:16
16.
Heady 03:50
Oyster shucking crusty urine Feels like someone longing yearning Lofty goals are obsolete Lacking feeling in my feet Lost in fabric worlds envy Horizontal launch me end me Intrinsic web of long malaise Save me from my wasted days Your goals trying to attain Your goals feels like I’m going insane Rooms of screens and ping pong tables Cult like Kool aid corporate fables Climb the ladder climb so high Forget the fact we all die Status quo and lemonade Birthday cards and stael old cake Move the needle internal sync Feels as though we’re on the brink Your goals trying to attain Your goals feels like i’m going insane Oyster shucking crusty urine Feels like someone longing yearning Lofty goals are obsolete Lacking feeling in my feet
17.
Someone Else 02:13
Your family are somewhere else Your family’s someone else And they are a new fad on the shelf Everyone in disguises Your friends are rich not wiser And they’re all cursed by themselves They are by themselves They are someone else You are someone else Everyone is someone else Your mind is somewhere else You’re a good person somewhere else And somewhere inside you your soul belts You’re a danger to yourself Your janky neurons felt That you would go crazy and Your mind it melts It’s fucked
18.
Double dopamine adenosine tri phosphate Running swift with sweat The chemicals of my construct I’m running wild I’m running till I die Hydrolysis Atomic bliss Ocean sun bring me power and energy Break my waves like a drowning eagle Auditory cortex break my pain Disgruntled Hippocampus retrieve my files Pheromones set the tone Magnetically charged all alone Hydrolysis Atomic bliss Run
19.
Not feeling scared Cause everyone here cares About the same damn thing Diamond rings A lawn well kempt Whose dollars spent No rain just shine Sonoma wine Skin so fare Everyone here cares That you abide Play golf, reside Stick to thyself Don’t touch my wealth Fuck mental health Don’t touch my wealth Does anyone see Or anyone care About the resources they’re wasting Just turn a blind eye and don’t ask why You’ll be late for your wine tasting Luxury devine Jump on in the waters just fine In a climate arid Check out my diamond carat So where’s the drought Dry drains and spouts They’re running out No there’s no drought Its in the air The sun blazes glare As fires run high Aquaducts dry A cross devine Water to wine We’re out of time God damned the wine Does anyone see Or anyone care About the resources they’re wasting Just turn a blind eye and don’t ask why You’ll be late for your wine tasting Does anyone see Or anyone care About the resources they’re wasting Does anyone see Or anyone care
20.
Wasted Days 02:59
Lost intrinsic thought Feeling so distraught Sloth like mood delay Active not today Lay in bed all day Order take away Stare at backlit screens Zombie lost his dreams Wasted days are haunting me Furtive non-reply Conflict alibi Ignore all the world Couch bound fully furled What was i to do Forgot feeling blue Doorbell ringing hey Go the fuck away Wasted days are haunting me
21.
Cashed 04:02
I will ride forever along the dusty trail A stable course A black strong horse And rusty water pail On through ol’ sacramento The cashed out folsom block A nickel dime, just don’t waste my time Cause you’re a laughing stock I will ride forever along the dusty trail A stable course A black strong horse And rusty water pail On through ol’ el dorado The one that’s claimed as gold A pistol shot, a heart goes stop Greed makes bodies cold I will ride forever along the dusty trail A stable course A black strong horse And rusty water pail These towns they are so fragile So ghostly and so bleak Some dynamite, a stick just might Weed out all the weak I will ride forever along the dusty trail A stable course A black strong horse And rusty water pail ~ I will ride forever along the dusty trail A stable course A black strong horse And rusty water pail

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Degrees of Freedom is a wandering journey through the math, ideas, and emotions that come from eclectic musical influences.

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released March 1, 2024

Contact: Clash.valian@gmail.com
Recorded at the G4R4G3 by Greg Merrell and Tom Wade
Co-Produced by Tom Wade and Greg Merrell
Songs written and arranged by Greg Merrell*

*Moonlander co-written by Greg Merrell and Paul Wade, arranged by Greg Merrell

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Guitars - Greg Merrell all tracks, Tom Wade dive bombs on Warplane and guitar riffs on Somebody Else

Vocals - Greg Merrell on all tracks, Gretchen Swanson on Dragons Backbone, Tom Wade on backing vox on Warplane

Bass - Tom Wade on Glamwow, Arrival, Terry, Warplane,Keys in the car, Someone Else, and 606 Custom House, Greg Merrell on Cyrus, Dragons Backbone, Sirius at Twilight, Somebody Else, Knitting with Cat Hair, Brokkr, Quarantine, Heady, Endocanibinoids, Wasted Days, and Cashed

Drums - Greg Merrell on all tracks except Brokkr, Jake Berenbeim on Brokkr

Piano - Greg Merrell on Dragons Backbone, Sirius at Twilight, Moonlander, Empty Riot, Quarantine, Heady, and 606 Custom House

Synthesizer - Greg Merrell on Cyrus, Moonlander, Glamwow, Warplane, and Heady

Trumpet - Greg Merrell on Arrival, Cashed and Heady

Trombone - Greg Merrell on Heady, Cashed and Somebody Else

古筝 - Greg Merrell on Empty Riot

Flute - Greg Merrell on Endoccannibinoids

Kalimba, triangle, shaker, tambourine, slide whistle, melodica, Ukelele, mandolin, wine glasses, brake drum - Greg Merrell

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Clash Valian Seattle, Washington

Clash Valian is the brainchild of Greg Merrell, an amalgamation of contemporary compositions, ethereal soundscapes, and garage-forged rock songs . Compiled over the course of the last 20 years, his songs have been written in between his time playing with Pokemon Dad, The Friendly Cannons, and $2,000 Puma. ... more

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