Passive Ambition, by Dreams in Stereo

Passive Ambition

by Dreams in Stereo

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1.	Passage 04:02	lyrics	buy track
I am just a stranger Staring at my own reflection / Hard to comprehend what I see My destination Always knew I would escape / But I’m running late Have I gone too far? Step into my world / Leave it all behind Look inside Step into my world / Leave it all behind Open your eyes It Isn't complicated Don't want to waste my time anymore / I can see it now, you know it's all just So overrated Always knew that I would find a way / Things will never be the same Nothing but my name Have I gone too far? Step into my world / Leave it all behind Look inside Step into my world / Leave it all behind Open your eyes
2.	Passive Ambition 03:27	lyrics	buy track
Oh that I could see What is to become of me Floating through a dream Still discovering Fade into my mind And fall away I wander all through my life What am I to be See right through my eyes Nothing is ever as it seems to be To me What am I to be..
3.	Abandoned Ideals 03:34	lyrics	buy track
I would have crawled inside your head / and changed the words you said The things we never meant / So let me I can breathe again Fading with the world, as we contemplate / It all will fall away I can't go back in time / Can't take back all my lies Still I tried so hard to build you up / Just to fall apart / And start a new life over I could have crawled inside your head / And laid the fears to rest They're all I ever had / So, let me breathe again Now I'm aching for a view / of this new horizon The flowers all in bloom / We were suffocating for so long / So let it fall away I can't go back in time / Can't take back all my lies Still I tried so hard to build you up / Just to fall apart / And start a new life over I'm ready to begin again / So wake me up I'm ready to begin again / So wake me up I can't go back in time Can’t go Can’t go back again
4.	Collateral 04:59	lyrics	buy track
Out of the fire / Out of the past that we've returned to again and again We'll escape this suffering and pain Are you listening / I need to know, are you listening now I wanna tell you all my sins / But still I bite my tongue Time is running out For what was lost / Was the fear itself, conflicted, trickling down to us For what was lost / Finally pulled me from myself Now I have say goodbye Out of the cold / Just take my little soul and break it down I am ready to receive it all / Because there's so much more Are you even listening / I need to know, are you listening now So tell me all your sins / Don't you bite your tongue Our time is running out So tell me all your sins / Don't you bite your tongue Our time is running out (We must fall) For what was lost / Was the fear itself, just like liquid, spilling down For what was lost / Finally pulled me from myself Am I still alive? Give me my collateral

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Memory (the act of storing) and nostalgia (the act of recounting) are one of the defining characteristics of a human, yet they often haunt us. Frankly, they only haunt us when we look back at different times with intense sentiment: whether that is contrition, doubt, or euphoria--which may seldom be the case—heavy emotional footprint in your memory draws us to each other while they also simultaneously repel us.

Most anybody knows about the future and how uncertain it is. From the right path you chose, you may look at what is left, and wonder where that would have led. Certainly, there are more than two pathways at these points of intersections where time is the only compass you lean on. Nevertheless, it is important to look closely at one’s existence, and strive for experiencing the moment of perceiving that existence. After examining what worlds you can navigate by yourself alone, then examining how that world feels like, we are pleased to present Passive Ambition.

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released April 9, 2021

Music: Dreams in Stereo and Josh Quat
Lyrics & Vocals: Josh Quat

Recorded at Dreams in Studio in Brooklyn and Gravity Studios in Chicago
Mix by Kevin Dye
Master by Mike Kalajian

Special thanks to Deeya Mitra for cover photo

Special thanks to Ari Chersky for his mentorship and guidance throughout, without which this EP would not have been possible

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Dreams in Stereo New York, New York

An experimental, progressive rock duo formed in Ithaca, NY. The rhythmically minded musicians composed their initial jams in a damp college basement, but have since evolved to create a unique and diverse array of sounds, textures, and atmospheres. They now spend their time sending tracks to each other from opposite sides of the world. ... more

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