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Sphere

by Michael Rider

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1.
The beauty of your smile Is in the beauty of your eyes Its in the way you make me laugh And you make me cry And you’ve made me cry Its in the way you look so free You’ll be who you want to be Its in the way you look at me You see who you want me to see When I play these battles of heart 
I go like a dynamite through your arms of steel The beauty of your lies Is how I can never tell Its in the way I make you laugh But I’ll make you cry And I’ve made you cry Its in the way you look so free You’ll be who you want to be Its in the way you look at me You see who you want me to see When I play these battles of heart 
I go like a dynamite through your arms of steel We battle, we battle, we battle We fight till the end of it We’re fighting, we’re fighting, we’re fighting We’ll fight till the end of it Try to push me in the middle of the road Try to push my hands tied behind my back I’ll skip a beat, skip a step yeah, Skip a beat, skip a step yeah When I play these battles of heart 
I go like a dynamite through your arms of steel We battle, we battle, we battle We fight till the end of it We’re fighting, we’re fighting, we’re fighting We’ll fight till the end of it
2.
Whisper softly in my ear Tell me things I don’t want to hear Give it me nicely, give it to me slow Tell me things I ought to know Are we gonna start this again? Are we gonna start this process all over again? Tell me how to be and please you and me Are we gonna start this again? Tell me your lies, tell me truths Tell me how you’d thought it ought to be Give it me nicely, give it to me slow Tell me things that I already know Are we gonna start this again? Are we gonna start this process all over again? Tell me how to be and please you and me Are we gonna start this again? Tell me how to, tell me how to How to be me, how to be me Tell me how to, tell me how to How do be mean, how do be mean Are we gonna start this again? Are we gonna start this process all over again? Tell me how to be and please you and me Are we gonna start this again?
3.
We love drinking together So we can be and lay on each other The truth is on the surface Waiting to bind us in the cold air Libra season boy Keep it together, please Libra season boy Keeping it cool, whenever I’m around you One time, alone, All we did was stare at it Love in the air Unsure of how to handle it The truth is on the surface Waiting to bind us in the cold air Libra season boy Keep it together, please Libra season boy Keeping it cool, whenever I’m around you Look at all the damage Look at all the damage Coming my way Coming my way Look at all the damage Look at all the damage Coming my way Making me stay Libra season boy Libra season boy Keeping it cool, whenever I’m around you
4.
You gave a little bit, I gave a lot You gave a little bit, I gave a lot I gave a lot, I gave a lot, then you put me on the spot I gave a lot, I gave a lot, then you said you couldn’t talk What did it matter throwing this love away? What did it matter throwing me away? I think its best for me to go a little sooner than I expected I think its best for me to go a little sooner than I expected What does it matter throwing me away? What does it matter throwing me away? Throw me away You gave a little bit, I gave a lot You gave a little bit, I gave a lot I gave a lot, I gave a lot, then you put me on the spot I gave a lot, I gave a lot, then you said you couldn’t talk What did it matter throwing this love away? What did it matter throwing me away? I think its best for me to go a little sooner than I expected I think its best for me to go a little sooner than I expected What does it matter throwing me away? What does it matter throwing me away? Throw me away My trust can’t keep lingering on, lingering on My trust can’t keep lingering on, lingering on My trust can’t keep lingering on, lingering on My trust can’t keep lingering on, lingering on I think its best for me to go a little sooner than I expected I think its best for me to go a little sooner than I expected What does it matter throwing me away? What does it matter throwing me away? Throw me away
5.
I’ve reached my limit Quicker than I’ve ever tried Arrest by stillness Angels keep my eyes dry And I gotta tell my self so That I gotta let my self cry In the middle of the night In the night, rest me tight Tell me no, Tell me no, Tell me that you’re there Tell me no, Tell me no, Tell me that you there, that you’re there 
When I’m alone Then you’re there, alone Then I’m there Lets all go inward Bird tired of the sky Suppressed by freedom Flag keep my freedom right And I gotta tell my self so That I gotta let myself cry In the middle of the night In the night rest me tight Tell me no, Tell me no, Tell me that you’ll care Tell me no, Tell me no, Tell me that you there, that you’re there 
When I’m alone Then you’re there, alone Then I’m there And you’re running up that mountain but you’re running out of air And you’re running up that mountain but you’re running out of air
6.
You can’t trust no shadow of a doubt, cause I read whats looking at me Safety will always warn me, I know damage comes for free Unconsciously whistling your single name As ecstasy has engulfed all of my swollen keen My water wants your flame right underneath of me This boil coils you to slip right into me Ecstasy rising over on things that I don’t really know Things better be changing over things that exist before Ecstasy rise in me, in me, oh Things better be changing for me, for me Following these physical temptations, feeling the wind around me I fall into these heartfelt stimulations, tell me when you’re ready for it Unconsciously whistling your single name As ecstasy has engulfed all of my swallow keen My water wants your flame right underneath of me This boil coils you to slip right into me Ecstasy rising over on things that I don’t really know Things better be changing over things that exist Ecstasy rise in me, in me, oh Things better be changing for me, for me I am the kiss of death, I’ll set you free, I’ll make you believe, what you couldn’t be I am the kiss of death, I’ll be the one to set you free I am the kiss of death, I’ll be the one to set you free Follow me Ecstasy rising over on things that I don’t really know Things better be changing over things that exist Ecstasy rise in me, in me, oh Things better be changing for me, for me
7.
You’ve never been so wrong Seeing the world through your favorite song You’ve never taken the time To understand yourself, to question why Past is prelude History repeating herself Take it all upon yourself Declare war on the world Its just human condition We’re not conditioned to listen It’s just the human condition We’re just committed to hurting ourselves All the hate in your heart Doesn’t count for anything It just weighs you down You hurt yourself I know it true, cause I’m feeling it too Past is prelude History repeating herself Take it all upon yourself Declare war on the world Its just human condition We’re not conditioned to listen It’s just the human condition We’re just committed to hurting ourselves Row across the river Move Row across the river Move Running into the water and into your faith Running into the water and into your faith Running into the water and into your faith Running into the water and into your faith
8.
He stared at him in the middle of the dark, he stared at him in the middle of a room He still seemed like, like a thousand miles away, no reason to why he stayed He thinks these things burn He thinks these things run out quickly Maybe he’s scared Baby he’s scared Cause I’m trying to make sense of it all I’m trying to make sense of it all Had I known you don’t act on feeling, gauging as if I even do Thinking it with zodiac things, that I’m your crave and I’m the only one you want Mistaken cause you got another lover But you still hold all of the power Maybe he’s scared Baby he’s scared Cause I’m trying to make sense of it all I’m trying to make sense of it all Do you believe in doing things twice Love at the first sight, oh, love at the first sight Kicking the case, cause you’ve run out of space, you’ve run out of race, you will not erase Kicking the case, cause you’ve run out of space, you’ve run out of race, you will not erase Kicking the case, cause you’ve run out of space, you’ve run out of race, you will not erase Kicking the case, cause you’ve run out of space, you’ve run out of race, you will not erase Kicking the case, cause you’ve run out of space, you’ve run out of race, you will not erase Kicking the case, cause you’ve run out of space, you’ve run out of race, and you will not erase Maybe I’m scared Baby I’m scared Cause I’m trying to make sense of it all I’m trying to make sense of it all
9.
I met you in an unlikely place Your face was looking off You wanted something cheaper than The things I’m capable of But you smiled with your eyes wide open And I smiled back with my eyes wide open So call me Oh find me Oh call me Oh find me Before I disappear Cause I’ll disappear If you don’t, if you don’t find me So call me You say your wasting all your precious time I seem to idealize things caught up in my mind But you smiled with your eyes wide open And I smiled back with my eyes wide open So call me Oh find me Oh call me Oh find me Before I disappear Cause I’ll disappear If you don’t, if you don’t find me So call me God, do remember me fondly? God, do you remember me thrown? God, do you remember fondly? God, do you remember me thrown? God, do remember us fondly? God, do you remember us thrown? God, do you remember us fondly? God, do you remember us thrown? Oh find me Oh call me Oh find me Oh call me Before I disappear Cause I’ll disappear If you don’t, if you don’t find me So call me
10.
If you talk to me, I’ll give you my best, I’ll even give my help and all But I am aloof, this world has made you pay, it’s made me talk a little less Come reach for me and I’ll reach for you too I’m in a tall tower Come reach for your dreams Come reach for your dreams I’m in a tall tower Come reach for your dreams Come reach for me The times getting late, I’m losing all interest, I don’t come with a price tag Just before dawn, you had called me nice, behind a computer screen But if you want my love, you gotta get a hold onto me If you want my love, you gotta talk to me I’m in a tall tower Come reach for your dreams I said Come reach for your dreams I said I’m in a tall tower Come reach for your dreams I said Come reach for me Stop with your mouth wide open Come reach for your dreams I said Come reach for me Stop with your mouth wide open Come reach for your dreams I said Come reach for me I’m in a tall tower Come reach for your dreams Come reach for your dreams I’m in a tall tower Come reach for your dreams Come reach for me

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"Sphere," the acoustic, companion piece to Michael's fourth studio album "Cycle" (May, 2022) is set to release on January 6, 2023. The album features the tracks from "Cycle," stripped to only piano and a vocal, usually of a single take, in reverse order from the original record's track listing. The album was recorded in New York City in Michael's home studio during the fall of 2022. The recordings were produced, mixed and mastered by collaborator M The Myth (producer, music artist) from their studio in Fresno, California.

75% of digital proceeds goes to the artist. 25% helps Grimalkin sustain our work.

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released January 6, 2023

Vocals/piano performed by Michael Rider
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Produced/mixed/mastered by M The Myth
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Cover photograph taken by Lacy Wood
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Written/composed by Michael Rider

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Thanks to Bandcamp Diaries for covering the track Sooner Than I Expected: thebandcampdiaries.com/post/705438540637552640/michael-rider-has-recently-dropped-a-brand-new

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