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Deck is Stacked

from Stay for the Ending by District 97

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    Bill Bruford: Quality, expertise and passion - Stay for the Ending is a massive piece, of which District ’97 should feel justly proud

    • The culmination of everything this Chicago-based prog rock ensemble has worked toward in its 15 years of existence.

    • Recorded, mixed and mastered by Noam Wallenberg (Alan Parsons, Mac Miller).

    This new release sees the band significantly upping their game in the areas of composition, performance, arrangement, production and sonics.

    Running the gamut from the relentless thrill ride of the title track to the tender, dynamic ballad ‘Life Cycle’, the album traverses a vast array of themes and musical influences. The songs explore the human experience: unity, division, deceit, obsession, detachment, resilience and transcendence.

    Track Listing:

    1 Stay For The Ending
    2 Mirror
    3 Many New Things
    4 Crossover
    5 Divided We Fall
    6 Life Cycle
    7 X
    8 X-Faded
    9 Deck Is Stacked
    10 The Watcher

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Deck is Stacked (Seisser)

- Pedal down, smoke up, gas stop, full cup, soundcheck, backstage, opener’s a buddy
- Van sleep, lost keys, trailer latch, CD’s, GPS, backtrack, tour life’s cutty
- Encore, VIP, march table, meet n’ greet, hotel, BNB, it’s a lil’ nutty
- Hangover, lobby call, long line, bathroom stall, train-car-airport, always in the running
Limping along, Can’t do no wrong, Singing our song

(The) Deck is stacked, Sweat equity won’t buy your break
(The) Game is rigged, Stream away no cents (sense) to make
(The) Fix is in, The dream in grasp we’ll never wake
(The) Deck is stacked, but we’ll still play

- Fast food, long lines, rest stop, no time, chug down, post up, crashin’ in the study
- Label rep, contract, dotted line, first act, last call, half stack, sound’s kinda fuzzy
- Interview, Q&A, radio, travel day, room key, sneak away, beat down and bloody
- Plug and play, everyday, other way, still the same, sticking’ out, never fade, rock n’ roll
n’ party

Songs overlong, never belong, struggle so strong

(The) Deck is stacked, Sweat equity won’t buy your break
(The) Game is rigged, Stream away no cents (sense) to make
(The) Fix is in, The dream in grasp we’ll never wake
(The) Deck is stacked, but we’ll still play

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from Stay for the Ending, released October 20, 2023

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