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When The City Sleeps (Pt. 1)

by The Mona Passage

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1.
Camisado 05:20
we never saw you coming we never saw you there no explanations or things to prepare we don't believe in myths or fairy tales there were no symbols or signs to beware but you, you came at night you, all dressed in light offering us safety offering us free when you were the ones who wanted to invade me you wear no faces you bear burning flames imperial take over try to take our name & we stand to defend where are feet are placed we refuse eradication of race but you, you have no fear you think everyone will lay down here rumbling machine thunder aloud pistols are drawn firing at crowds CAMI-SADO! CAMI-SADO! you never saw us coming you never saw us there we're not invisible we claim our rights to bare we believe in defending our right to exist there were no symbols or signs to resist & we, we fought at night we, defend our rights defending our safety defending our free defending ourselves from the ones who wanted to invade me CAMI-SADO CAMI-SADO
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we run wild until our feet bleed we bomb your streets we grow up quickly to survive we ride trains from low to high we walk until the sun wakes up we hang on the corners & run from cops we leave our fingerprints on the granite we find our purpose in the mission we break tradition on cornerstones we yell for the gloaming (mama im coming) when the city sleeps, we will be watching when the city sleeps, we will be watching when the city sleeps, we will be watching when the city sleeps... we grow in numbers as the hours pass we spread like wildfire & plan your downfall we are the last ones standing after the collapse of the walls we embrace night like an armor our fathers look like our fathers we stand to defend our honor we never find any of the answers we break tradition on cornerstones we yell for the gloaming (papa im coming) when the city sleeps, we will be watching when the city sleeps, we will be watching when the city sleeps, we will be watching when the city sleeps... when the city sleeps, we will be watching when the city sleeps, we will be watching when the city sleeps, we will be watching when the city sleeps, we will be watching
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throw your cares into the sea throw your fears into me throw your weight to your feet throw the earths to the meeks throw your love to your friends throw your start to the end throw your doubt to the night throw your mouth to the might throw your strength to your fate throw your check to the mate throw your black to the light throw your force to the fight throw your wisdom to the weak throw your goals to the peaks throw your heart off your sleeve throw your blood off your knees where is your will to live where is your will to love cross out the pain cross out the sign this is the moment we all escape we're still here still loud as the young still bright as the sun an army of one still perfectly broken still nervously spoken still damaged & frantic still a hopeful romantic still poetic as the moon still five in the afternoon still shaping our heads still loving the dead still lamenting our lives still sharpening our knives still painting our face still feeling displaced still erratic as our breath still accepting all of our deaths still stealing your hearts still bleeding our art where is your will to live where is your will to love cross out the pain cross out the sign this is the moment we all escape we all escape freedom freedom take my hand take my hand follow me home follow me home freedom freedom take my hand take my hand follow me home follow me home follow me home follow me home
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Oh No 05:22
blood drying as they go from door to door have you seen them before? eyes are two slits only painters can paint do i need your permission to faint? in the shadows of giants, stars explode the skin is tearing to the bone walk down the road with your name when I cease to exist, who will you blame? disguise your memories as happiness escape in the thought of nothingness i can see men marching in your eyes taking your heart by surprise, by surprise weep in holy places oh no, oh no! weep in holy places oh no! the riot squad is restless they beat the daylight out of the sun, out of the sun no one wants to know what's in the pockets of thieves only the night can hear your pleas watch every corner & every sign christ & kerosene watch them shine, watch them shine disguise your memories as happiness escape in the thought of nothingness i can see men marching in your eyes taking your heart by surprise weep in holy places weep in holy places oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no! weep in holy places

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When The City Sleeps (Pt. 1) is the first installment of a trilogy of EP's about how the human condition is affected while living in a megalopolis. How living through tactics such as invasion, war, & oppression can affect our humanity, our sanity & our optimism.

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released August 8, 2016

All Songs Written By The Mona Passage
Mixed By Cliff Notez & The Mona Passage
Produced By The Mona Passage

The Mona Passage is
Bonafide Rojas - Vocals/Guitar
Vincent Ramirez - Guitar
Pete Sustarsic - Drums

When The City Sleeps (Pt. 1) features
Emmanuel A. Mendoza - Bass

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The Mona Passage are a rock band from NYC. Operating with a rotating roster of oddballs. They've performed at Brooklyn Museum, Lincoln Center, TV Eye, Arlene's Grocery, Nuyorican Poets Cafe, Pete's Candy Store, El Cortez, Paperbox, Pharmacy (PHI), Bakers Bakery (PR), La Tertulia (PR), El Local (PR), Konvent Zero (Spain), Fabrica Chocolate (Spain), & Buchhändlerkeller (Germany). ... more

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