MONOLOGUE

by Groove Therapist

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1.
Doctor: Hello Kassandros, how do you feel today? Kassandros: Hi doc, you know… same shit… different day… Doctor: Mmm… yes, I see… please have a sit! I ‘ve got the results of your latest exams… and… Kassandros: So… Doctor: Unfortunately, based on the results, you have what your father had… but… Kassandros: How long? Doctor: You know… with the appropriate treatment we… Kassandros: How long? Doc! …doc!! Doctor: I’m afraid less than a year… Kassandros: …Fuck …fuck!
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Denial 08:11
ΜΗΣΥΓΕΘΝΗΤΟΣΕΩΝΩΣΑΘΑΝΑΤΟΣΤΙΛΟΓΙΖΟΥ ΟΥΔΕΝΓΑΡΒΙΟΤΟΥΠΙΣΤΟΝΕΦΗΜΕΡΙΟΙΣ ΕΙΚΑΙΤΟΝΔΕΚΑΣΑΝΔΡΟΝΕΧΕΙΣΟΡΟΣΗΔΕΘΑΝΟΝΤΑ ΑΝΘΡΩΠΟΝΦΥΣΕΩΣΑΞΙΟΝΑΘΑΝΑΤΟΥ No, no, this isn’t me, This isn’t my destiny I know that it’s a mistake, A bad dream, though I’ m awake This doesn’t make sense to me, I tell you, this can’t be real My time is running out, Now I need to break out Please no, don’t shed a tear, I won’t let my life grow drear Take back these words you said, Confess now, I know that you’re a… Liar, you’re a liar I’m not dying, I know you’re lying... Speak now, I need to hear you say it, Don’t try to hide from me Please, don’t lose your grit, just tell me, Don’t keep me waiting How long until I fade, Until all my hopes are gone? Stop now, don’t play this joke on me Cause I know you’re wrong So hollow the words you’re saying, My life will begin to wane But I know this isn’t true, confess now, I know that you’re a… Liar, you’re a liar I’m not dying, I know you’re lying… Alone, I need to be on my own, No words will comfort this pain I don’t need you taking pity on me Your efforts are all made in vain No matter how you say you can, You know you’ll never understand I hate this sorrow in your eyes Don’t need you to hold my hand
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Mother, why did you lie? You told me I cannot die You said that I’ll grow old and thrive Father, now… I need your guidance To comprehend this morbid alliance That life unfolds in sole reliance to death You said your God is merciful and kind You said a greater reason lies behind And I should pray in my sickness I should ask him for forgiveness You should die… die! Friends? They all disappeared And lovers shed no tear Despite their vows of eternal love, oh! I fleer! Hopes and dreams are all torn down All my beliefs were phony scenes In a grotesque show that you never break out I renounce your demons and your Gods I refuse to stand here overawed Who deserves to die in vain? Why should I accept this fate? You should die… die! Our Father who art in heaven I live in Hell Hallowed be thy name Forgotten will be mine Thy kingdom come Mine will be gone On earth as it is in heaven That is ashes to ashes and dust to dust Give us this day our daily bread Please take away my final breath And forgive my trespasses Though I will never forgive you For trespassing against us And lead me not into temptation But deliver me from evil Amen Die in vain…
5.
Tell me What is the price I have to pay To spare me with another day? There is no time to waste I fade away Now that I’ve began to see… Pray, they say that it’s the only way But I feel that I have been betrayed There is no God, no heaven to wait for me And now I feel I’m in despair If I could have a new life A second chance to start again I would not make the same mistakes I’d choose a better way to live Save me Help me forget and give me hope again As my whole life sinks into darkness Come sit beside me and hold my hand While I watch my sun go down If I could have a new life A second chance to start again I would not make the same mistakes I’d choose a better way to live If I could have a new life A second chance to start again A life is not a thing to waste Everything old feels new again
6.
I can tell you time stands for no man Life for me has come and gone I’ve spend my days pretending I am strong And did not see how frail I’ve become All I have to hold on to now are my memories There’s no hope, nor remembrance left from my broken dreams So, let me remind you this fate awaits us all Delusions will not keep you strong No matter how you try to disregard this pain A closure is drawn for us every day All I have to hold on to now are my memories There’s no hope, nor remembrance left from my broken dreams
7.
Time To Bow 05:32
Stand in the forest Raindrops are easy to catch Back on the old path Days getting hard to fill up A face so familiar Like an everyday laugh Hard to remember Hard to remember Looking in your eyes Nothing else could be so hard Those are the same eyes That judge me for my past Both soon rejected Both were accepted at last Right, wrong, don’t know So long we bow Waving my tears off You, you are a happy thought A sun, filling my heart with hope It’s time for me to walk on my own I won’t forget you, I’ll never be alone I know, this is my stepping stone Time, my heart to feel at home So, now we bow
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Now my time has come To say farewell my friend No tears, no pain, No grief will hold me back My thoughts, my acts, Like footprints on the sand Erased by time No sign of me left… In this time of doom I lay bare all my fears How void, how shallow Have I lived through my years… As I haul my carrion My stiffen heart resigns I dread no more my death I fear not for my life… My hopes are broken, my tears betrayed me Dive into nothing, I feel no pain My hopes betrayed me, my tears are broken Dive into nothing, I feel no fear My hopes are broken, my tears betrayed me Dive into nothing, my soul is relieved My hopes betrayed me, my tears are broken Dive into nothing, I am no more
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Epekeina 03:07

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Five emotional steps, an anouncement, nine tracks of inner search. Monologue is a concept album for the only certainty in our lives...

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released February 15, 2024

GUEST MUSICIANS & ACTORS:

Jennifer Durrans: Doctor’s voice at “The Announcement”
Stephen Akehurst: Kassandro’s voice at “The Announcement”
Pantelis Paraskevopoulos: Narrator’s voice at “Denial”
Eva Lafka: Background Vocals at “Broken Dreams” & “A Second
Chance”
Xhody Lulati: Background Vocals at “Broken Dreams”

PRODUCED BY YIORGOS KALODOUKAS

RECORDINGS & MIXES, ATHENS 2023:

All voices, keyboards & pianos recorded at Paraktio Sound Studio
by George Simatos
All guitars recorded at Anadysis Sound Studio by Theodosis
Charakopis except “The Touch of Hades” & “Epekeina” that were
recorded at Paraktio Sound Studio by George Simatos
All basses recorded at Anadysis Sound Studio by Theodosis
Charakopis except “The Touch of Hades” & “Epekeina” that were
recorded at Paraktio Sound Studio by George Simatos
All drums recorded at Anadysis Sound Studio by Theodosis
Charakopis except “The Touch of Hades” & “Inner Turbulance” that
were recorded at Paraktio Sound Studio by George Simatos
Mixed at Paraktio Sound Studio by George Simatos
Mastering by Anestis Psaradakos at Athens Mastering Studio

TECHNICIANS:

Electric guitars: Panos Oikonomakis
Electric bass, acoustic and classical guitars: Achilleas Akritidis

ARTWORK:

Art Design by George Spinaris
3D Illustration by Keterina Valma
Photo by Elena Vasilaki

Groove Therapist would like to thank our families for their love
and support:
Aris Kalodoukas, Niki Kalodouka, Nikos Kalodoukas Jr., Aglaia
Koni, Dimitra Koni, Theofilos Konis, Alex Konstandinidis, Helen
Konstandinidi, Tasos Konstandinidis, Stavroula Mitzoli & Eleni
Papadaki

A very special thanks to Marouso Athanasiou, Angie Kontzoglou,
Dimitris Pantazopoulos, Vaso Toufekopoulou, Luke TD.

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Groove Therapist Athens, Greece

Groove Therapist is a progressive rock/metal band that formed in Athens, Greece, 2012. Their music combines rock, metal, funk and clasical music, with a high level of performance. Debut album "Mr. Funker, The Myth" was released on November 2015 and received excellent reviews in Europe and USA. They are currently working on their second album while giving limited shows in Greece and Europe. ... more

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