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To Ever Be Made Whole

by grey

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1.
Emerald 01:09
2.
Cinders 03:43
Shift between landscapes from the out to within To not know yourself the most cardinal sin Forest to desert, do you feel the heat of intense introspection that leaves these cinders so sweet All these masks that I've crafted have a new one I need to learn Shed this skin, with nothing left Are you finally ready to burn? Walking a thin line between blame and guilt Truth asks for destruction of all of those structures you've built Without these four walls, I soon forget my name Casting golden torchlight to keep all my beasts contained All these masks that I've crafted have a new one I need to learn Stripped to bone, with nothing left Are you finally ready to burn? All these masks that I've crafted have a new one I need to learn Say goodbye to all your lies Are you finally ready to burn? Copyright 2012 Jeremy Webb
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High to low it's all I've ever known Wax to wane it's always been the same Hunting David seeking the ideal Unable to sift perfection from the crudity of the real When will I be enough? When will I say the right thing? to find my person loved and not just be the background music Read my face the scars they tell my story Leave no trace as you dig below my quarry Heart placed on sleeve begging for attention Can't stay, won't leave a walking contradiction When will I be enough? When will I look the right way? to find my person loved and not just be the background music Growing up I heard a lot of names One was mine the rest, weapons to maim Porous, thin skin will catch up with you one day When hazy reminders of you are all that remain Copyright 2012 Jeremy Webb
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Mercury 04:15
Where I used to see the grey now there is only black and white How I used to see myself suddenly, I have no sight Place myself upon the altar take which pieces what you will Hopes and dreams remain broken potentiality unfulfilled Fell out of touch with Mercury was trying so hard to appease Cutting, twisting, hiding just to suit your needs and somehow, I lost me Where I'd take to mountains for company now I'm living in my head How I used to talk to a god who lately wouldn't know were I alive or dead Seem to have lost my Mercury was trying so hard to appease Cutting, twisting, hiding just to suit your needs and somehow, I lost me Where did I go? Iron casing with little spirit contained within Winged boy, is there a reason you don't visit at night? Where did I go, and was this renunciation worth it? To set the queen so safely aside Touch me with caduceus seeking out this double thing Moon's reflection guide me towards that neverending ring I have lost my Mercury was trying so hard to appease Cutting, twisting, hiding just to suit your needs Do I finally suit your needs? 'cause somehow, I lost me Copyright 2012 Jeremy Webb
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Clockwork 04:00
Compass points me east Journey to begin again The shadows do not frighten any longer the darkest, now my kin He shows up early to save my soul same position, different face Somehow you seem to me familiar start to realize when it's far too late I am clockwork, right on time A geometric pattern, I am following a line I am clockwork, switching sides Disintegration by the hour, in a minute at this second Sharp turn ahead let go your hand Apollo he tempts me with lyre still I know I'm no match So abandon your ivory key it's time to face the North again Niobe's lonely up on Sipylus so I share in her inner stillness and rain Hear the bells of olde now read Akashic thoughts The Furies wind me up again The Fates, they turn me South Compass points me east Journey to begin again Copyright 2012 Jeremy Webb
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Another day, I hide away my hide Me and silence, walking side by side So much to say, so little fight Trepidation remains my finest blight Another week down, I'm unfulfilled Tendency to dodge my dreams distilled Made a choice: found my voice But what of the naysayers? Those rabble rousers Will they break this fragile need? Stone these words to watch them bleed Another month, I decide to decide Quill and parchment, my soul bared line by line So much to give, so little time Consternation thwarts my pint-sized pride Another year gone, constrict my range Too afraid to chance the choice to change Made a choice: raise my voice But what of the naysayers? Those rabble rousers Muckraking mudslingers Will they break this fragile need? Stone these words to watch them bleed Make no sound - neither will they Refusal now to live that way Copyright 2012 Jeremy Webb
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Source 04:54
Step into my solitude Don't worry - I won't hurt a bit Surrounding you with arms wide open when the loneliness ceases to quit Slowly seep into your cracks the world has left behind Sift into your mind and soul until we can't unbind Like mother's milk Like wild foxglove I'll be your source of light and love Take a seat and rest your head Transform emotion into lead As the darkness persists in its descent it warrants the compassion of a true friend I will take the place of that when you are overcome Fill you with a sense of escape just until you succumb Like mother's milk Like wild foxglove I'll be your source of light and love All that I ask of you in return: Abandon the entirety of your self-concern Is there a little bit of you left in there? (You are mine) The world so cold and it don't care (Take my hand) Can still feel the layers of your soul (I am your comfort) One piece too many missing to ever be made whole Copyright 2012 Jeremy Webb
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Rescued 04:31
There's something you should know: I tend to fail at love For reference, ask those hereinabove Copper calls in November To fill a hole as old as I can remember So I try to comply with a heart that always feels so sure But as day softly fades to night my heart is reaching for a new cure Floating across a hilltop snow falling at my feet Been in the habit of forgetting love is a two-way street So I collect and store each history like books upon a shelf Guess I'm not too good at giving the love I won't give myself So I try to comply with a heart that always feels so sure But as day softly fades to night my heart is reaching for a new cure And I swear with each time the story this go-round will be new And I pray each and every night that I will be rescued Fall into me, for as long as you can take it Make me complete, long enough for me to break it Thought I was over this by now Won't go away somehow Copper calls in November To hunt down promise, to dismember Not one more time will this mistake be attached to my name Copyright 2012 Jeremy Webb
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Him 02:56
He is the spitting image of dissonance He travels down on his cloudy grey cloud to a place he knows too well He is the mirror reflection of fragmentation He finds the night in the brightest of lights so many holes he can't shine through He is the echo of self-enmity He runs away on his speedway to flay so many means to scorn the self He travels down on his cloudy grey cloud to a place he knows too well Copyright 2012 Jeremy Webb
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Last Days 04:52
You taught me compassion was key to never let judgment control me You proved love was more than a concept and you hugged me at every misstep But when your transition began, I ran I let down the person I most wanted to become like My heart gives way whenever I reflect on your last days Your head broke in two when he slapped and your heart broke in four when she left Our hearts broke in eight million pieces when you inferred that you were to leave us Farewell I just couldn't bid so I hid I let down the person I most wanted to become like My heart gives way whenever I reflect on your last days More than a father More than the sun Gold's worth less than copper In the light of unconditional love Copyright 2012 Jeremy Webb
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Phoenix 04:32
Water falls Passion disenthralled Earth dissolves Revealing creation Vitriol, proclaim my soul Black to white, warm red night Dragon sighs No longer can you deny what you've descried Free mind's eye Phoenix fly There's no saving a heart when no heart is left Air ascends Persipience bends Fire amends Transforming creation Peacock's tail, countervail Black to white, warm red night Dragon sighs Watch those colors multiply before your eyes Wave goodbye Phoenix die There's no saving a heart when no heart is left Change. Emerald, lead to gold Black to white, warm red night Dragon sighs Find yourself amidst these lies One more time Black to white, warm red night Dragon sighs Reborn whole on this great night Spirit revived See you shine The dross held the light Phoenix rise There's no saving a heart when no heart is left Copyright 2012 Jeremy Webb
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Only Me 04:25
Tell me again What would you have changed? Ugly head-to-toe, inside and out The things our minds will say This frame may not be a lot to see the subject of no one's fantasy But these arms will keep you warm amidst the snow This body may not be stunning as far as bodies go Yes, it could be harder but it's the only one I know Let me avoid my life a little longer Let me fill that void with something stronger How could I ever make a difference? Oh, the truths we live each day This song may not be the best you've heard no classic poem found in these few words But these hymns will comfort wounds you can't outgrow This voice may not be enchanting as far as voices go Can only hope you'll listen 'cause it's the only voice I know All this time trusting in the ultimate lie: that I would only rise to fall Somehow forgot to summon into mind the power of the small Tried so hard to be more fighting in a war against me night and day Convinced sufficiency could only result from resistance But that is not the way Too long have I been surrounded by thoughts borne out of fear Concluding pure gold existed somewhere outside of here Slowly realize the truth discovering the stone No, I may not be perfect But I'm the only me I know Copyright 2012 Jeremy Webb

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Grey's debut, To Ever Be Made Whole follows one soul's alchemical path toward inner understanding, change and acceptance.

According to grey, “’To Ever Be Made Whole’ was inspired by the inner processes required of medieval alchemists to achieve their goals as spiritual proto-chemists. The idea of altering lead into gold takes on a higher level of symbolism and purpose when dealing with the self. Most of the problems I encountered in life – including my anxiety toward producing and releasing music – stem from deep-rooted definitions about myself and the patterns such foundations create over many years. Each song in this recording relates to steps of traditional alchemical practices as I both cathartically expose and delicately heal the wounds that have denied my emotional and spiritual evolution.”

Infused with melodic piano phrases and dreamy synthesized backgrounds, grey presents a textured sonic journey throughout the thirteen tracks of his first album. Closely examining and subsequently breaking down the ego in “Cinders”, the singer digs deeply to present a mixture of lyrically raw and metaphorical analyses of negative life events and beliefs. “Background Music” and “Mercury” explore both the power associated with thoughts of inferiority as well as the powerfully negative effects that result from adhering to them. In “Clockwork”, patterns of destructive and self-sabotaging behaviors are viewed amidst an undercurrent of Greek mythological motifs. “The Naysayers” playfully relays the musician’s fears of and efforts to overcome the cynical criticisms often launched towards anyone expressing their deepest selves through art. Next, a haunting instrumental leads into “Source”, which follows the birthing and process of addiction in the voice of the catalyst itself. “Rescued” serves as an honest and apologetic letter to previous loves, followed by the ethereally melancholic representation of depression offered by “Him”. Grey’s regret for his inability to handle his father's terminal illness – to whom the album is dedicated – is the central focus of the intricate and orchestral “Last Days”. Preceded by a dreamlike instrumental is “Phoenix”. Composed almost entirely of lyrics related to alchemical symbolism alongside an increasingly powerful chorus, the song acts as a culmination of the ideas explored and emotions pierced for the duration of the record. The much more stripped down “Only Me”, in which the revelation that gold was hidden all along in the unconditional acceptance of the self is made, ends the expressive and intense journey.

credits

released July 11, 2012

All songs written by grey
Piano, synthesizers, drum kits: grey
Recorded in Two Bedrooms and Two Closets, Tucson AZ
Mastered by Steve Carrao at Sage Audio - Nashville TN
Photography: Jamie Cieplinski and Clifford Daigler
Copyright 2012 Jeremy Webb

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grey Tucson, Arizona

Raised in the desert southwest amidst the juxtaposition of piercing sol and irrepressible monsoon, a small boy quickly realized his affinity toward music and spirituality. Realizing the inseparability of the two concepts and discovering the piano as an adolescent, he uncovered a means of expressing his perspective and experience via the audible world. ... more

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