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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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  • Full Digital Discography

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lyrics

Mirror (Seisser/Hunt)

Turn to me, open to see
What once was will always be
Visions changing your insight
Refracted back in the light

The mirror’s in control
Streaming you your picture show
Reflecting truth you see
The inner workings laid to be

Blinded by this familiar light
You take up arms and fight the sight
Of your exposure vanity
The mirror will have its way, you’ll see

Turn to see, open to me
What is now can always be
Bathing your visions in light
Retracting your last insight

The mirror’s in control
Streaming you your picture show
Reflecting truth you see
The inner workings laid to be

Blinded by this familiar light
You take up arms and fight the sight
Of your exposure vanity
The mirror will have its way, you’ll see

Gaze in me, unlock your mind
When we’re intertwined
It’s hard to separate us from
What the mirror made us

Blur your eyes, remove the lines
Those are yours and these are mine
For just a minute ‘cause
None of this is infinite

The mirror always shows
The one who’s really in control

credits

from Stay for the Ending, released October 20, 2023

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