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Long Live The Lie

by Big Phony

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1.
"A CHARGE TO THE BLOOD" Same time next week I'll need to recover with the same kind of relief Turning the wheel on constant repeat I'll spring for another... Charge to the blood Electric pulse through my veins A skip in my step, a lack in the armory With a forecast - ill regret Start it again for one last retreat Signs of the times... And a charge to the blood A chain reacted pulse runs through my veins
2.
"ALL BETS ARE OFF" All, all bets are off Now, ready or not You coming or what? Get it, give it your all At last, you shakedown what's in the past Now on to the next one All, all bets are off Now, ready or not You coming or what? Get it, give it your all At last, you shakedown what's in the past Now on to the next one
3.
"THE GREAT I AM" Lay your cares to rest Don't forget the voices in your head What you need to know, you already know And everything you need, and planned, and all that you wanted Raise the bar to interfere with all ends Heed the words beyond our years What you've already known To each his own un-called-unique behavior You are underexposed I Am… I Am… I believe in The Great I Am Heed the cost, we are not the lost, no To each his own un-called - unique behavior You are underexposed Under a heavy fire Over a great divide Under a grand design
4.
"NO NEED TO HANG YOUR HEAD" To all who are lost, to all who are poor and are weary No need to hang your head The hour is near, you were not left alone I thought I told you that I won't let go, no I won't Won't let you out of my sight Won't let you out of my sight The eye of the storm Breaking down walls uncontended I kept you safe from all the fire and flame I kept you away from it all I thought I told you that I won't let go, no I won't Won't let you out of my sight Won't let you out of my life
5.
The Hours 03:37
"THE HOURS" A view of the courtyard from your hospital bed I waited the hours, while you talked to the dead And watered the flowers, held on to your hand I don't want it to end this way I'm not ready to lose you I'm not ready for what you came here to do Without putting up a fight At least for another day We walked through the alley to get to the car That's where you stopped me to tell me what you knew all along That our love was a lot like, singing a song and you don't want it to end this way, today Without sense of reason, without you I'm not ready to lose you I'm not ready for what you came here to do Without putting up a fight At least for another day
6.
Bedford Stop 03:21
"BEDFORD STOP" I'll meet you in the afternoon Don't worry, I can come to you I'll meet you at the Bedford stop Won't matter what you say I only need to see your face and I'll know what you're going through So how you doing now, sister? Call it what you want to call it No need to lie to me Take only what you need I'll never let you down Always gonna be around Even when you want me gone So how about it now, sister? One look is all I need Sister, don't cry It's only when you fall apart Then you really recognize where you started And it's the same for me Seeing you will comfort me Just thought I'd let you know...
7.
"LONG LIVE THE LIE" All the kids want it, long live the lie All the kids want it, long live the lie All the kids want it, long live the lie All the kids want it, long live the lie How bad do you want it What's gone in a matter of time Everyone's talking about it But what's to know… I gotta have it I can't believe it's starting again I can't believe it's starting again I can't believe it's starting again I can't believe it's starting again All the kids want it, long live the lie All the kids want it, long live the lie All the kids want it, long live the lie All the kids want it, long live the lie
8.
"HELP OF A GHOST" I wrote a note on your window today With the help of a ghost who could feel my pain I should have known, not to stake it all on you There in a room full of shallow reviews You bound, me still, by the way you moved I caught a break as time stood still, that day But when did I go wrong? and where did I go wrong - with you? It was all, all too good to be true Moving on is a cost, is to lose So I'll go find a place on the road to losing you But what have I become? And when did I go wrong? I'll leave to make things right by you For you
9.
"EMPTY BOTTLES" I know you feel it I know you can't deny it And all I'm saying is Hell, why not It's worth a shot Inch your feet in Eyes ahead Make a move and follow through And I know it ain't easy But time can make your level align So do me a favor Can I erase your worries / mistakes we've made? You notice the ceiling You wait for a moment of truth But it's not coming at all to you You're holding too tight You won't get it right, till you You need to let go of the pest
10.
"WAITING ON A BREEZE (WITHOUT A WORD)" Was waiting on a breeze to knock me off my feet When you came through, and took me out They could tell us where to go, but I don't want to know How bodies break, I rather look the other way Without a word or even a lead I can't figure it out, why'd you leave? Now I look in places we once talked about Anywhere you might be, you might be... Most would walk away, but I can hardly wait My body aches, but I like the pain Only one thing left unsaid "너를 사랑해" I look for you now Without a word or even a lead I can't figure it out, why'd you leave? Now I look in places we once talked about Anywhere you might be, you might be...

about

This album "LONG LIVE THE LIE" is a bit of a departure from what people might be used to from Big Phony and his singer-songwriter acoustic sound. (If that's what you're looking for I've simultaneously released an album titled "BOBBY" to uphold that tradition and familiarity (if any). Please check that album out too, thanks!)

My older brothers listened heavily to 80's new wave and that sound/genre really made an impression on me during my formative years. In early 2013, a friend of mine asked me if I could write a song in that style for a scene in an independent movie of his ("Chu & Blossom") and so I made the song "All Bets Are Off". I had so much fun with it that I decided I wanted to try more. I really didn't have a set plan to attempt an album but I was having so much fun that things kind of just unfolded the way it did. That's why I really made this album, because it was fun. I enjoyed taking a break from my normal routine of building songs mainly around lyrics and an acoustic guitar.

I started out writing all the "Long Live The Lie" songs on my laptop, really with limited knowledge of making electronic music. I asked my producer/artist friend Enik Lin (of electro pop band IAMMEDIC) for his help. He graciously agreed so I flew out to Taiwan and also Los Angeles to work with him. We transferred what I had (or what was useful) to his system and he helped bring this vision to life. For most of the songs he took the crappy beats I made and switched them out with better sounds. He also helped with making the beats and synths I had more dynamic in the arrangements by taking apart, stripping away, adding on to, and so on. On top of all that, he mixed the album as well. It was incredibly educational working with him. Such an incredible talent and true friend.

There are literally countless people I need to thank from the bottom of my heart for helping to make these albums possible. You all know who you are and I hope to repay you in being just as great to you as you've been to me over the years. Can't wait to see you all. God bless you and keep you.

~bobby

credits

released February 4, 2014

PRODUCED, ARRANGED, AND MIXED BY ENIK LIN (EXCEPT TRACK 9 "EMPTY BOTTLES")
RECORDED AT IAMMEDIC STUDIOS IN TAIPEI, TAIWAN & BUENA PARK, CA
MASTERED BY SOUND BITES DOG, USA (EXCEPT TRACK 2 "ALL BETS ARE OFF" MASTERED BY JFS MASTERING, KOREA)

ALL SONGS WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY ROBERT CHOY (BIG PHONY)
℗ & © 2014 ROBERT CHOY / BIG PHONY
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

ART BY 1,000 + 1
PHOTOGRAPH BY ROBERT JOE

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