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First Contact

by AXLS

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The Magnificent Emptiness of Space 00:58
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Alone 03:40
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Intro Ahhh (x2) Verse 1 They come at night They’re not who we thought they would be They are more than us Chorus All humanity every wanted Was to know we’re not all alone In this infinite cosmos we call home And now we wish we were alone Verse 2 How do we stop them? How do we make them go home? Please go, go home Leave us alone Chorus All humanity every wanted Was to know we’re not all alone In this infinite cosmos we call home And now we wish Wish we were alone Bridge Ahh (x2) They will take over They will take over Our reality, our whole society Just say goodbye To what you knew, goodbye Alternative Chorus All humanity wants now Is to be alone again In this infinite cosmos we used to call home Oh God we wish we were alone Outro Speech This is an emergency broadcast We are receiving reports of unidentified flying objects entering the Earth's atmosphere The military has been mobilised Remain indoors Turn off your lights And await further instruction
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Snowblind 03:16
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Verse 1 Sit down and shut up What we’re always told when we grow up Born to follow the rules But now is our time To make up our own mind Our own mind Chorus Gonna listen to what they promise Don’t give a damn if it’s dangerous All the lies, all the hidden motives Gonna follow the lights that blind us That blind us, they blind us But we love what they show us I can see a better world For you and me Bridge This way of living is so Much more than we ever hoped for How could we live in the dark? This is just the start Verse 2 Sit down if you want What we’ve all been told since we got here Live each day as we wanna No one above We get on with our own lives Our own lives Chorus Gonna listen to what they promise Don’t give a damn if it’s dangerous All the lies, all the hidden motives Gonna follow the lights that blind us That blind us, they blind us But we love what they show us I can see a better world For you and me Bridge 2 Ahhh (x12) I can see a better world For you and me
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Integration 05:00
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Verse 1 The warmth of your body The touch of your hand A meeting of minds Now I understand A beautiful connection Where two beings meet I’m losing my head I’m losing my feet Chorus Integration (x3) Isolation Verse 2 The cold in my heart The fog in my brain A loss of a soul I don’t feel any pain A heavenly connection Where all beings meet Joining the collective Resetting my beliefs Chorus Integration (x3) Isolation Bridge I feel in a dream Like nothing is real Sensory overload Our new reality Help me I can’t breathe We need A grip On reality (x4) Verse 3 Data and signals Send thoughts to my mind A virtual world Is coming online Electrical connection Our lives obsolete Plugged into the hive Upload complete Chorus Integration (x3) Isolation
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Heaven 05:05
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Verse 1 Come rain or hail I’ll stay No one can take away This high Chorus When they said come on board I was sceptical If only I knew What was in store I would jump out of the atmosphere Just to feel this again This euphoria was worth all the pain Verse 2 There’s no end approaching This is it Words don’t describe The peace that brings Chorus When they said come on board I was sceptical If only I knew What was in store I would jump out of the atmosphere Just to feel this again This euphoria was worth all the pain Bridge And I can’t see a light at the end of the tunnel ‘Cause there’s nothing there Not even my troubles This peace I’ve found like nothing else No one can take away Why don’t I feel the same? (x3) I don’t feel the same Chorus When they said come on board I was sceptical If only I knew What was in store I would jump out of the atmosphere Just to feel this again This euphoria was worth all the pain
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I.C.B.M. 04:41
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Verse 1 Listen to me closely I know you wanna run for it But if we stick together We may just beat this thing This thing This thing Chorus Slow Down Catch your breath Make your move Don't be scared You're in control You want it all You got this You got this Floating, Watching, Waiting, Dying, Fighting, Running, Dying Verse 2 We've done some damage to it But we can't give up just yet Running low on stamina Running high off mind control Control Mind control Chorus Slow Down Catch your breath Make your move Don't be scared You're in control You want it all You got this You got this Floating, Watching, Waiting, Dying, Fighting, Running, Dying Verse 3 It's nearly time to celebrate We have it on its last legs But it's getting stronger And we can't fight much more Much more Much more It has regenerated Us humans we are fading How can we beat anything If we can't trust ourselves? We're gone It’s done Alternative Chorus Slowed down Caught our breath Made our move We were scared Out of control Wanted it all We lost this We lost this Hanging, Rotting, Crumbling, Dying, Fading, Wasting, Dying Dying Dying
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Alias 03:31
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Verse 1 See you've never met nobody like me I'm gonna make all of you see My name is Ali-Ali-Alias Try your best to hypnotise me Didn't work my mind is free I'll beat you ali-ali-aliens Chorus While no one Is watching I'll sneak to The hive No one ex- Pects the girl With green eyes to rise Verse 2 I'ma take you by surprise that’s me Go down in history-y As the one who ended war on humanity Grab your guns you'll need them While I'm saving all of my friends Anyone getting in the way will die tonight Chorus While no one Is watching I'll sneak to The hive No one ex- Pects the girl With green eyes to rise Verse 3 See I warned you not to get in my way How many more do I need to slay? To save my live my race my sanity Stop trying to get into my head Did you not hear when I said? My name is Ali-Ali-Alias Chorus While no one Is watching I'll sneak to The hive No one ex- Pects the girl With green eyes to rise Verse 4 See you've never met nobody like me I'm gonna make all of you see My name is Ali-Ali-Alias Try your best to hypnotise me Didn't work my mind is free I'll beat you ali-ali-aliens
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Battle Song 07:02
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Verse 1 Flaming Boneships crash into the sea Running footsteps making it to safety Disconnected from their reality Our chance at freedom Where we’re going where we’ve been How we got here, what we’ve seen How we lost reality How we lost reality Memories have disappeared Were they loved or were they feared? Were they feared, were they feared? Explosions of colour never seen before Bombs falling, hive striped to the core Distant echoes of how life used to be Used to be They will take over, they will take over Already winning this fight Our reality, our whole society They were safe in their minds They will erase us Verse 2 Left to wonder if this is gonna work (gonna work) Are we too weak to give them all what they deserve? Will we give up on what we really need? Our chance at freedom What the plan is if we’re seen Do we hide, do we come clean? Have I lost reality Tryna save humanity? Memories are coming back Everyone wants to go back To go back, to go back Expression of panic among everyone Bombs stopping, how long until we’re gone? Barely remember how life used to be Used to be They abandoned us, they abandoned us Leaving us in the dark Our reality, what was society Left forever to rot This was our last act Verse 3 And we’re running round in circles And I wonder whether this is it Is the battle really over? Have we really abandoned ship? When all that’s left is The ghosts of what used to be Will we ever be the same again? Now we’re free Now we’re free
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Ripples 03:42
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Intro Ahh (x4) Verse 1 How would we even stop it? All of the moves we made were shot down Every night we wait for them They’re not there Left us in a living nightmare Tried so hard and still they leave us hanging on Far from home Chorus We fought hard but we learnt That is not how it works They just came and they showed us our fate But one day when the rain comes their way They will see How it felt to be me Verse 2 Why did we try to find them? How did they not see what we had here? We had everything we ever wished for Set for life but we just wanted more If only we could go back and be alone Bridge Come back For us We don’t deserve This Chorus We fought hard but we learnt That is not how it works They just came and they showed us our fate But one day when the rain comes their way They will see How it felt to be me

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"First Contact" is a progressive electronica which tells the story of Earth's first contact with a supposed friendly alien race. It could be Earth's last contact. The newcomers enslave humanity with their addictive immersive virtual reality. Will humane survive?

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released January 29, 2020

Victoria Owsnett
Chris Simmons
Conrad McQueen
Produced by Kyle Martin @ The Garage Studios, South Shields

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AXLS are an electronic trio formed in 2018 in Newcastle Upon Tyne. Their music is an odyssey of electronica, cool synths, heavenly vocals and low-slung bass. They take influence from old school electro like Kraftwerk and The Human League, mixed with modern bands like CHVRCHES and LCD Soundsystem. ... more

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