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A Fear of Falling

by Reanimation

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    Limited edition pressing on natural transparent vinyl, poly-lined sleeve, plus printed sleeve with lyrics. Includes free digital download code. Inserted in polybags and personally hand-packed for shipping with care.

    Purchasers of the vinyl format can use the included download card or this Bandcamp download to acquire the additional bonus track, "She Always Dreams Alone." This song is already available with the CDr and digital album order.

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    This limited-edition, 6-panel digi-lite CD-R arrives at your doorstep in resealable sleeve and ready to provide instant gratification

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  • A Fear of Falling 12" Test Pressing - signed w/ lyrics sheet and bio
    Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Smashed Plastic 12" test pressing, black vinyl, signed copy and includes printed lyric sheet and bio sheet. Includes digital download card.

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1.
A World Away 06:33
Turn all my darkness into light I won’t go quickly, not tonight I can’t shake my own shadow It’s not time to let you go There you are, a world away My hand’s unsteady, I drink one last drop A whisper triggers me to stop And lets the demons take the lead Learn to run from what I feel There you are, a world away Don’t let me fall Each day just means a little more I close my eyes, sink to the floor My words have nothing left to say There you are, a world away
2.
What I feel when I first wake Been too long since I missed your face The last words, unsaid and never explained I’d always live with my mistakes As you just turned away I can’t find the way Nothing said would make you stay No goodbyes for me to say She’s just gone away I’m falling backward Ambulance chasing every day If that’s all you have for me I can’t erase completely Your picture, as long as my eyes can see But when it hurts too much to breathe I drop down to my knees (I can’t find where you’re going)
3.
The air I breathe Too tight this space Too near my heart To ever erase Full and yet empty Hit head on, ready to fade Full and yet empty Two strangers pulling away This haunted place, I’m never afraid A razor’s blade, the gleam of day My tears could drown this world Ahh, that’s okay The doors that closed, there’s no escape Give back this life, I swear I won’t break Shrinking in the corner, pressed to the wall Between the inside and outside, baby When you go through the darkness, never to fall You’re never alone Midnight for the troubled souls, lose or win Pouring shattered pieces on you The day my world went black, full of sin Nothing else really counts at all Never counted at all
4.
Cruel Desire 06:32
The price of getting what you want Something inside me now just gone forever Things are sweeter when they’re lost I know now that I should have known better But it’s too late But it’s too late It’s much too late This cruel desire No smile, no sweet caress Without desire Don’t waste a single breath I’m just talking to myself Kiss me again, I get so drunk and foolish The gleaming of an empty heart The damage done and talk just seems so useless But it’s too late But it’s too late It’s much too late If only I could feel None of this is real So why can’t I let go? You drive a saint to madness Tell me that you hate me Tell me again so that I’ll know The thought of you tomorrow Something lost forever I have the marks for you to show They won’t let go
5.
Watching the world fall asleep As your mind sinks so deep Some day you’d come back After you take your hands away After you run Your name, the sweetest melody Your words, in perfect harmony Your eyes, a light that fades away Our tomorrow, our today You’ve been waiting so long The sober night fades at dawn Deep from the nightmares After you take your hands away After you’ve gone [She says she’s had enough] Tongue-tied and lost inside No more lullaby, this butterfly Any trace of you forever left behind (And it was) thrown aside, this angel cried The hours going by leave you wondering why Any trace of you was buried deep inside
6.
I didn’t expect to be here Your words still echo in my head The room is spinning, illusion shattered Childish dreams and still unwed Skin on skin and soul to soul My inhibitions lost control No one was ever like you My Juliet, your Romeo How will I sleep? This song once had some meaning This song once was ours An angel left behind forever This beast has slammed the door How will I sleep?
7.
Narrow streets are full of light She doesn’t move or speak Voices talk, she doesn’t hear Staring down, now it’s time to leave Never knowing where she’s going Arrives too late to say goodbye All her plans are disarranged On the rooftop, out of time She pens a letter never sent So many words which she’ll never say A sip of wine and she forgets Eyes squeezed tight and slips away Each day’s just like the last And sometimes disappoints her Yet she’s always known When the world goes back to sleep She clings to something more But she always dreams alone Wrapped up tight inside She holds her memories And all the hope she’s outgrown When the world goes back to sleep She clings to something more But she always dreams alone Missing someone never known Gives herself away so willingly Steps outside and trips the light If just this once they could see

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Michael Shanahan returns in 2021 with the first REANIMATION release in nearly four years. A FEAR OF FALLING is the most powerful and purposeful result yet. Themes delve deep into loss, inner struggles, memories and regret, attempting to exorcise those demons. Shanahan delivers reflective, introspective lyrics with power and emotion, while heavy, dark, hypnotic, cyclical arrangements dance and build beneath the surface.

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released December 10, 2021

REANIMATION IS MICHAEL SHANAHAN:
vocals, guitars, bass, drums, percussion, synths, piano, organ, treatments and assorted.

All songs written, performed and produced by Michael Shanahan

Recorded August 2018 - March 2021 at Shady Way Studio, Winfield, IL, USA

Audio mastering by James Scott/Populist Recording, Wheaton, IL, USA

Design and photography by Michael Shanahan

Back cover photo by Su Shanahan

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Reanimation Winfield, Illinois

REANIMATION is the vision of Michael Shanahan. Since 1985, the music of REANIMATION and its forebears has resisted easy categorization by combining elements of psychedelia with progressive, experimental, alternative, and pop rock. With REANIMATION, Shanahan melds these influences into a unique experience based on groove, space, atmospherics, and tension. ... more

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