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Misconception EP

by The Path Is Clear

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1.
Verse 1 When I force a smile A little piece of me dies When I force a smile It cuts me deep inside To tell a lie When the truth would kill you To tell a lie It cuts me deep inside Chorus But then I walk the line Feel the fear and taste the danger I must step outside The cage that’s held me far to long Verse 2 They speak their thoughts Opinions, voices have no meaning They speak their thoughts Fears illusion blinds their eyes The hammer falls Judgement comes in many faces The hammer falls Fears illusion blinds their eyes Repeat Chorus Verse 3 I walk a path Many see as dark and narrow I walk a path Each step a fear unknown Within the fear Comes a strength to conquer Within the fear Lies the answers yet unknown Repeat Chorus
2.
Verse 1 Watching for a sign Waiting for a spark A spark to start a fire A fire to light the dark Verse 2 The image in my mind If I could just believe Yet all the time I dream Waiting to receive Chorus And I hoped my dreams would take me there But I guess that I was wrong If you’re feeling lost, roll the dice, roll the dice If you dream all day, roll the dice, roll the dice If you never win, roll the dice, roll the dice If all hope is lost, roll the dice, roll the dice And surrender your soul, surrender your soul, surrender your soul Surrender. Chorus 2 And I hoped my dreams would take me there But I guess that I was wrong The price of faith is uncertainty When your will to act's not strong Verse 3 With trust I roll the dice And beg the God of chance To listen to my prayer My fate rests in his hands
3.
Verse 1 I walk into the room The people turn my way They gather ‘round to hear The things I have to say Verse 2 The conversation runs dry The people turn away And I am left alone With nothing more to say Chorus 1 The fear of silence fills my mind The situation left behind Intoxication, a mask to hide The empty spaces that so divide Chorus 2 The fear of silence fills my mind The situation left behind Intoxication, a mask to hide The empty spaces that so divide The precious moments, the choice we made Connections broken and friendships fade What did I teach them, what did I learn I turn to leave now, never return
4.
Verse 1 Higher than reason Can one man change the truth? Liar deceived you Now you bow in servitude Chorus And in a moment your whole world can change This is something that I can’t deny The truths we cling to can be re-arranged Verse 2 Dying of treason So clear you cannot see Crying for freedom It is taken so easily Repeat Chorus Verse 3 Terror in season Sacrifice that few foresaw Error of reason Now we march to endless war Repeat Chorus

about

10 years ago The Path Is Clear released a demo through John Brenner's internet label Blandhand Records. As far as I know the label and website is not active and therefore the demo is no longer available.

I decided to revisit the original session files and breathe some new life into these old songs that were the starting point of this project and close that particular chapter before moving onto newer material.

I have gone back to the original drum session files recorded at Amp Studios in Wrexham and recompiled the takes myself. They are now closer to the feel that I was trying to capture and a more solid foundation for the songs.

The guitars and bass recordings from the original session were rushed and the amps used were sub-optimal, so the guitars were re-recorded through my Hi-Watt High Gain 100 and a Marshall Plexi, and the bass through an Ampeg SVT, all done at Helium Records in Basel.

The keyboard parts which I recorded at my home studio in London (when I lived there) were kept, as were the majority of the vocals recorded at FX in London. There were one or two vocals parts that were rerecorded a 8020 Recording Studio in Basel.

Finally I mixed and mastered the EP myself at 8020 Recording Studio in Basel.

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released June 12, 2020

Drums recorded by Nino Ericco at Autumn Road Studios, Wrexham, Wales.

Keyboards recorded by Gareth Millsted at home in London.

Guitars and bass recorded by Ramon Vaca and André Champaloux at Helium Records, Basel, Switzerland.

Vocals recorded by Richard Whittaker at FX, London.

Additional vocals recorded by Gareth Millsted at 8020 Recording Studio, Basel, Switzerland.

Mixed and Mastered by Gareth Millsted at 8020 Recording Studio, Basel, Switzerland.

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Taking influence from all musicians who tread their own path, regardless of genre, THE PATH IS CLEAR is the musical project of Gareth Millsted, drummer of Doom legends Lord Vicar.

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