City – VISIØN

ABOUT THE ALBUM

Welcome to the pulse of the metropolis. City is a high-speed urban symphony dedicated to the “buzz” of kinetic motion and the flickering electricity of the grid. This is an exploration of the glass skylines we build and the human hearts that beat within them—from the solitary wanderings of “The Stranger” to the vulnerable realization of “Everyone Knows.” It is a cinematic journey through the canyon-like streets where the neon never fades and the momentum never stops.

Lyrics: RC
Musical Arrangement: RC
Mixing & Engineering: Trystan

ABOUT THE STORY

The original working title for the artwork for this album was ‘Electri-city’, which went along with the design of the buildings, towering like batteries in the distance. The feel of the album follows along with this original concept, embodying not just urban energy, but the electric pulse that goes along with it.

The journey into the City starts in a familiar way… taking the train into town. High speed subways and monorails weave beneath and among the steel towers of the shimmering skyline. A constantly humming grid of electric energy powers everything, bringing light and sound, and maintaining connection throughout. It’s a beautiful place to see from a distance, a man-made wonder. However, the view changes once among the buildings. The zoomed-in view shows the true City to be about the vibrant lives of the people who live and work there. Boom-boxes fill the streets with rhythm, people meet and connect with one another, and stories pass from person to person warning about criminal activity and trading urban legends. As night falls, the neon lights guide the way to the dance clubs and social hubs where music fills the air late into the night. As the nightlife begins to fade, a gentle rainfall brings a sense of serenity, and quiet claims the once-busy streets, allowing time for introspection during the walk back to the train station for the journey home.

LYRICS

Transit
[Instrumental]

Glass Canvas
A glass canvas…
Reflecting stars and satellites,
A glass canvas…
A skyline cast in neon lights.

I draw the lines that pierce the heavy azure sky.
I watch the crane as steel and iron start to fly.
My hands are drafting out a world of stone and glass,
A mirrored mountain landscape that will come to pass.

Spires in the haze,
A kingdom within a neon maze.
As the builder says,
It’s a monument to future days.

A glass canvas…
Reflecting stars and satellites,
A glass canvas…
A skyline cast in neon lights.

Skeleton of beams, of steel and of heavy plates-
Oh, they will cast aside the dark and heavy fates.
I bring the rooms where every person works and thrives,
A sanctuary for all these promising lives.

Spires in the haze,
A kingdom within a neon maze.
As the builder says,
It’s a monument to future days.

A glass canvas…
Reflecting stars and satellites,
A glass canvas…
A skyline cast in neon lights.

[Instrumental Break]

A flawless mountain range of incandescent stone,
The pouring rain cascading down a mirrored throne,
A place for every heart to beat and safely be,
A place of absolute and epic symmetry.

Spires in the haze,
A kingdom within a neon maze.
As the builder says,
It’s a monument to future days.

A glass canvas…
Reflecting stars and satellites,
A glass canvas…
A skyline cast in neon lights.

A glass canvas…
(Glass canvas)
A glass canvas…
(Glass canvas)

Electric Pulse
Substation, vibration, a high-voltage situation,
Copper wired, inspired, and boosts the power higher.
The transformer, performer, hear it humming and hear it purr.
Race megawatts, never stops, ticking like a fine-tuned clock
Through the mainframe, city veins, manifesting a pulse arcane.
Relay delay, past gateway, moving on, it cannot stay.
Capacitor, predator, tracking every monitor,
The circuits blow, here we go, feel the current as it flows!

Insulator, generator, total system integrator,
Ohm’s law, no flaw, jumping like a chainsaw.
Amperage, leverage, crossing every contact bridge.
Steel tower, peak hour, feeling all the surging power,
Gridlocked, over stocked, energy is never blocked.
Phase shift, mind drift, giving me a heavy lift.
Go direct, reconnect, every system service checked.
Blackout, wow- no doubt now… hear the city start to shout!

[Instrumental Break]

Oh, I can feel the pulse tonight!
Streaming through the neon light,
The grid is buzzing- it’s a part of me,
A high-speed urban symphony,
Upbeat heartbeat, syncopated energy…
Electric pulse, set me free!

Oh, I can feel the pulse tonight!
Streaming through the neon light,
The grid is buzzing- it’s a part of me,
A high-speed urban symphony,
Upbeat heartbeat, syncopated energy…
Electric pulse, set me free!

City
[Instrumental]

The Stranger
To the streets of Starlight City
Rode a stranger on his way
Past the glowing neon towers
On a steel horse silver-gray.
Hardly spoke to those he passed by
As the people stepped aside.
They feared the stranger’s quiet pace,
And the heat strapped to his side…
Heat strapped to his side.

It was whispered in the sectors,
From the docks to central park,
That this man was just a drifter
Looking for a precious mark.
A hunter in a weathered coat
Moving softly out of sight,
With a predatory focus,
Just a shadow in the night…
Shadow in the night.

In the city hid a Ripper
Who was known as Zero-Chrome.
In the canyons of carbon glass
He had made himself a home.
He had left a trail of victims,
Kept a tally of his slain,
Killed everyone who stood before,
Oh, and he would kill again…
He would kill again.

But the stranger was no drifter,
Seeking pleasure or a thrill.
The stranger had a job to do,
A bounty he came to fill.
He said he came for Zero-Chrome,
A warning to all he told.
He was coming for the monster,
And he’d take him warm or cold…
Take him warm or cold.

Zero-Chrome looked from his tower
At the neon streets below.
He would kill this stranger tonight,
And he let the city know.
He just laughed at the arrival
Of the stranger near his home.
His reflexes were wired hard-
None could out-draw Zero-Chrome…
Out-draw Zero-Chrome.

Oh, and midnight came too quickly
When the two met in the street,
And the crowd held every breath now
In the heavy urban heat.
Zero-Chrome was ready to kill.
The locals were terrified.
Every eye was on the stranger
They knew was about to die…
Was about to die.

Only thirty feet between them
As they met each other’s stare,
And neither of them seemed to move…
Like two statues were the pair.
The stranger’s draw was lightning fast!
Zero died where he did stand,
And the stranger stood still and sound
With the heat now in his hand…
Heat now in his hand.

A legend is the stranger now,
Although no one learned his name.
The stranger took his bounty
Warm or cold… it’s all the same.
The man who took down Zero-Chrome
Left the same as he arrived-
He rode out of Starlight City
With the heat strapped to his side!

Concrete Rhythm
Concrete rhythm…
Algorithm.
Concrete rhythm…
Algorithm!

[Instrumental]

Concrete rhythm…
Algorithm.
Concrete rhythm…
Algorithm!

[Instrumental]

Concrete rhythm…
Algorithm.
Concrete rhythm…
Algorithm!

[Instrumental]

Peak Fidelity
I hit the power and the black is absolute,
A QD-OLED soul in a human jumpsuit.
The static’s gone, the signal is coming in strong…
I’m upgraded, been in lo-def for too long.

Now everyone behold my ultra-luminance.
I no longer need to prove my significance.
Every shadow has a depth and every light glows.
I’m in the highest resolution, start the show!

I’m plug-’n’-play, let’s breakaway…
My whole life is a holiday!

Oh, I’m living in Peak Fidelity…
Zero latency, in total control.
High performance tuned to the Nth degree,
Image of a high contrast 8K soul.
Peak Fidelity, high definition,
Radiating a light so bright and sheer,
Shimmering, luminous transposition
Into a future that is crystal clear.

I’ve got the deepest color depth, I’m diving in.
Oh, yeah, I’m reflecting light off my shining skin.
Unlimited FPS and in overdrive,
I’m large, in charge and unstoppably alive!

It’s pivotal, I’m digital…
Living life superliminal!

Rebuild this version of myself-
Me, myself, and I, no one else!
No compression, endless session,
My nature is not in question!

I’m living in Peak Fidelity…
Zero latency, in total control.
High performance tuned to the Nth degree,
Image of a high contrast 8K soul.
Peak Fidelity, high definition,
Radiating a light so bright and sheer,
Shimmering, luminous transposition
Into a future that is crystal clear.

Everyone Knows
You always find the seat right next to mine
In the neon light,
And you hold my gaze as our eyes align
In the humid night.
You’ve memorized all my favorite things…
All of me you see,
And when I smile, it seems your heart sings,
Smiling back at me.

Oh, you have a warmth I can’t explain,
(It’s so obvious)
Yet it’s passing straight through me.
It seems that everyone knows… everyone knows but me.

Maybe I’m out of phase… I’m missing every sign.
I’m lost inside of me, though I’m looking straight at you.
I sense something is there, something I can’t define,
But I’m waiting for a clue (Waiting for a clue)
That you love me too.

You wore that vintage jacket ‘cause you know
I love the style,
And when you touch my shoulder, eyes aglow,
And when you smile.
You always choose to go the long way round
When you walk me home.
You always seem so happy when I’m around,
While I’m safe in the known.

Oh, you have a warmth I can’t explain,
(It’s so obvious)
Yet it’s passing straight through me.
It seems that everyone knows… everyone knows but me.

Just give me a sign, a light in the dark,
A literal word to ignite the spark!
Don’t make me guess, don’t leave it to fate..
I’m standing right here at the open gate!

[Instrumental Break]

Oh, you have a warmth I can’t explain,
(It’s so obvious)
Yet it’s passing straight through me.
It seems that everyone knows… everyone knows but me.

Dancing On The Edge
Our focus gone, time to regroup.
We are living in a time loop.
The sun is going down, it’s time to hit the town,
Tonight we take a break, oh, before we meltdown!

Trade out the day for the cool night.
Time to thrive under laser light.
I need this time to heal, tonight I’m gonna feel
Every heartbeat pulse and every dream become real!

Clock-out, checked out, time to break out…
Good-bye, let’s fly, everybody shout!

A glitch in the system, we see cracks in the code.
We’re dancing on the edge-
The edge of overload.
We can forget the day, exception is the rule!
We’re dancing on the edge!
The music is our fuel!
We’re dancing on the edge! (Dancing on the edge)
Dancing on the edge! (Dancing on the edge)

Zero credit, but the music’s free.
I’m dancing where I’m meant to be.
Time to become unbound, no longer lost but found,
Hear every heartbeat pulse!
Oh, can you hear the sound?

We’re dancing on the edge! (Dancing on the edge)
Dancing on the edge! (Dancing on the edge)
We’re dancing on the edge! (Dancing on the edge)
Dancing on the edge!

Clock-out, checked out, time to break out…
Good-bye, let’s fly, everybody shout!

A glitch in the system, we see cracks in the code.
We’re dancing on the edge-
The edge of overload.
We can forget the day, exception is the rule!
We’re dancing on the edge! (Dancing on the edge)
Dancing on the edge! (Dancing on the edge)
We’re dancing on the edge! (Dancing on the edge)
Dancing on the edge!

Momentum
[Instrumental]

Petrichor
Droplets on the glass,
Static in the air,
The city light is fading
Through a heavy mist out there.
Concrete cooling down,
The pressure starts to break.
The first drops hit the ground,
Soothing in the evening’s ache.

Inhale the heavy gray
Before it washes all away.

Petrichor…
Rising through the neon light!
Petrichor…
Waking up the sleeping night!
The scent of ozone, scent of stone,
A memory I’ve always known.
Petrichor…

The rhythm patters on the street,
A steady, sprinkling sound,
Washing out the tired heat
From the dry and dusty ground.
Close your eyes and let it settle
In the heart and in the soul,
Every drop on flower petals
Making every fragment whole.

Petrichor…
Rising through the neon light!
Petrichor…
Waking up the sleeping night!
The scent of ozone, scent of stone,
A memory I’ve always known.
Petrichor…

[Instrumental Break]

Petrichor…
Petrichor!

Petrichor…
Rising through the neon light!
Petrichor…
Waking up the sleeping night!
The scent of ozone, scent of stone,
A memory I’ve always known.
Petrichor…
Petrichor…
Petrichor…
Petrichor…

Petrichor…

Silhouette
I’m staring at the ceiling and I’m tracing out a face I’ve never seen.
Oh… I’m thinking ‘bout the places that you’ve been, an outline on the screen.
You’re the one who loves a story and the heartbeat of a midnight song,
Then finding all the magic in the moments where we both finally belong,
And I… and I love the way you’d look at me and see a shining light,
Though you’d burn just as brilliant in the deepest darkest night.

Waiting for sunrise,
I can feel you reaching for me.
Purest emotion,
My sweet Silhouette.
Love in your soft eyes,
Writing out our future, so real,
Deep as the ocean…
A distant Silhouette.

I imagine how you’d laugh at all of my jokes though they’re the worst,
Oh yeah… and how you impatiently jump into things headfirst.
You’re the independent spirit that doesn’t need a hand to hold,
But you’d choose to walk beside me even when the world is cold,
And I… and I love the way your imperfections make you so complete,
And how you’ll argue your point until I’m admitting defeat.

Waiting for sunrise,
I can feel you reaching for me.
Purest emotion,
My sweet Silhouette.
Love in your soft eyes,
Writing out our future, so real,}
Deep as the ocean…
A stunning Silhouette.

[Instrumental Break]

My sweet Silhouette…
(Silhouette)

Waiting for sunrise,
I can feel you reaching for me.
Purest emotion,
My sweet Silhouette.
Love in your soft eyes,
Writing out our future, so real,
Deep as the ocean…
A stunning Silhouette.

My sweet Silhouette…
(Silhouette) Silhouette…
(Silhouette) My sweet Silhouette…

Lamplight Haze
Static in the overhead light,
Neon blue in the concrete night.
Two a.m. holds an urban ghost,
The empty streets a welcome host.

Humming wires, electric veins,
Glass reflecting the falling rain.
Heartbeats echo in vacant streets
Where silence and the sleepless meet.

Light barely bleeding through thick fog…
Heavy silence a thin facade…
Hypnotic quiet out of phase…
Walking slowly through the lamplight haze,
I’m alone, living outside time,
I’m alone, and the streets are mine,
My footfalls seeming out of place
As I’m walking in the lamplight haze.
(In the lamplight haze)

[Instrumental Break]

As lamplight feeds the somber air,
A gentle breeze runs through my hair,
The indigo and violet beams
Reminding me of all my dreams.

Return
[Instrumental]