1. |
Once Upon A Time
00:42
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Narrator: Once upon a time,
there was a small cloudy town,
with beautiful houses and chimneys
that smoked from day to night.
The narrow tiled roads echoed
from the voices of the outdoor
market every evening.
The people of the town lived
happily and peacefully,
despite the Mayor’s presence
that darkened their lives.
Still they kept on going about their
business, with their heads down
until night fall.
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2. |
Overture
03:02
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Narrator: Everything seemed calm
and in order. The only neglected building
was the old Orphanage in the furthest
point of the town.
Some may still recall the image
of a young girl with sad eyes,
in a rusty wheel chair, sitting by the big
attic window, observing life outside
of the Orphanage walls.
They even say, she used to sing
a sad tune going something like this…
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4. |
Little Annie
04:12
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-Annie: Fading light
Frozen feelings lying in this room
Awakening all my memories
All I see
Are all the things I know that
I can’t do
My desires are now my enemies
I’m flying away,
These walls can’t hold me back
from my dreams
’Cause I know
freedom is what my heart needs
I wait for the day
that my dreams will set me free
from my chains
But I know
there are so many things I’ll have to change
Silence cries
Those bleeding shadows in my soul
Are trying to burn my wings again
Though I know
I’ll find a way to break through
In the end
My deepest fears still hold me back
I’m flying away,
these walls can’t hold me back
from my dreams
’Cause I know
freedom is what my heart needs
I wait for the day,
that my dreams will set me free
from my chains
But I know
there’re so many things I’ll have to change
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5. |
In A Dark Alley
01:07
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Narrator: The Orphanage barely
covered its expenses.
The town’s Mayor, Drop D,
was very cunning indeed.
He made sure all the money intended
for the Orphanage ended up
in his pockets. Everyone in town
was aware that he and
the Orphanage’s Director
embezzled the money intended for food
and heating for the Institution.
Yet they still silently paid the unfair
taxes imposed by the Mayor,
supposedly for the needs
of the Orphanage.
Due to the poor living conditions
inside the Orphanage, the most
courageous boys would sneak out
and plunder the market stalls,
in an effort to ease their hunger.
One rainy afternoon, the police officer
on patrol of the market, managed to corner
the young boys in an alley.
This time, they were in big trouble…
when suddenly a shadowy figure
appeared behind the boys…
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6. |
Mr. Funker
04:26
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Mr. Funker: Do you see me?
Can you hear me?
What do you think?
Am I a freak?
Kind of creepy,
A little tricky
But if you cheat on me
I’ll steal your dreams
So come on,
You think you’re strong
You think you’re the only one
Who knows what’s right and wrong
But when you come around,
you’ d better not be found
‘Cause I will punish you
for what you’ve done
My name is Funker, Mr. Funker
Mirror of reality, power of will
Mr. Funker, my name is Funker
Everything you need
is hiding in your dreams
Under the moonlight
My shadow’s outline
Brings your sins to light,
Betraying who you truly are
If you’re righteous
No one can touch you
I’ve trained my self to live
in this insanity
Breaking away now
Of my fragile cage
I’m standing in front of you,
Now tell me what you see
My eyes are full of blood,
My heart is full of tears,
What a tragic circumstance
Awakens now your fears
Policeman: You know
you can’t fight the law
You know you
can’t mess with D.
Mr. Funker: I just know
I can fight you! So… Run!
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7. |
Terrified And Ashamed
00:33
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Narrator: The boys didn’t realize
what had happened. The only thing
they recall was the terrified look
of the Policeman when he came
face to face with the mysterious shadow.
And his terror was such, that
when the boys walked right past him
to escape, he didn’t move a muscle
to stop them. Next morning,
the policeman went to the Mayor
numbed, nervous and ashamed.
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8. |
Drop D.
05:19
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Policeman: I’ve chased the children
And I was close
I’m not a liar
I’ve seen the ghost
But in the alley
I couldn’t speak
As he condemned me
For all of my sins
I still remember his burning eyes
Drop D: Don’t tell me lies
I fear no heroes falling from the skies
Policeman: This shadow haunts me
Day and night
Fear is growing
Blurs my mind
He said he’ll find you
He feels no fear
But in the darkness
He disappeared
I can’t escape his raging sight
Drop D: Don’t tell me lies
I fear no heroes falling from the skies
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9. |
The Punishment
01:13
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Narrator: Drop D was now
one hundred percent certain that
the only way to get rid of these
young punks of the Orphanage,
pillaging the market and spoiling
his image and reputation,
was to keep them locked inside
no matter the cost.
As for the “scary shadow”
that the Policeman described so vividly,
he was almost certain that it was
nothing more than a cheap trick
from the boys in order to escape.
Maybe it was some other local crook
who was helping them out
in order to share their loot.
So he started out, angry
and determined to find the Principal
of the Orphanage.
If she still wanted to keep her position
in the Institution and share some
of the donation money with him,
she would have to at least teach
these young boys a lesson.
When he entered her office,
she knew she had it coming…
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10. |
Orphanrage
04:58
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Drop D: This place is mine,
belongs to me
I won’t allow this anarchy
I’ve spent all of my life
My sleep and my pride
I’m so deep in the ocean of my mind
and I can’t escape
I found the children’s trace
Down in the marketplace
They are breaking, teasing, stealing
Running, hiding, trying to win this game
In total isolation
all these children should be kept
Come on lock them down,
lock them down
And never let them go to town
Now that all is done,
we better have some fun
Here is what we’ll do,
just let them miss their food
Now that all is done,
let’s make them miss the sun
That’s the price they’ll pay,
so don’t you hesitate
Damn, what else could I do?
They have to see I am no fool
I’ll never set them free
until they learn to obey me
And if you don’t do as I say
Then you know I’ll come your way
I won’t put up with this
misbehavior for another day
Now let’s have some fun
That’s the price they’ll pay
Let them miss their sun
Miss the sun…
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11. |
A Strange Dream
01:38
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Narrator: When he was reassured
that the kids would stay locked in their rooms
and that the Principal would abide
by the strict punishment he enforced,
Drop D rushed off to his mansion.
His sole desire was to lay
on his soft comfortable bed and forget
all this nuisance caused by the little devils.
So he closed his eyes and
surrendered to sleep. As he drifted off,
a weird dream started to form in his mind.
He found himself in an empty room
standing in front of a mirror.
Yet he looked different.
All of a sudden he felt that the image
he was looking at, this ugly, miserable
and cold face was his own soul
staring back at him.
He reached out his hand to touch
his reflection, but instead of being able
to touch the hard glass surface,
Drop D started sinking and getting pulled
inside the mirror. He screamed for help,
but strangely no sound came out.
Then, all of a sudden, a shadow
approached him. When Mr. Funker
grabbed his arm, Drop D wondered
whether he was there to help him,
or punish him for the ugliness
of his soul. Inside his mind,
the weird voice of Funker
started echoing...
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12. |
Dreams To Nightmares
04:38
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Mr. Funker: When you close your eyes
Feel devoid of your ambitions
When your walls will crumble and fall
You will be shaken to the core
So tell me how it feels
Standing there in front of me
When your power and greed
Don’t mean a thing to me
I am the punishment
I am the mirror
Now you’re under control
I’ll reveal your soul
There’s no one to hear your prayers
Dreams are turning into nightmares
And all that you possess
All these goods and wealth
All the power you wield
Has no effect on me
Now is the time to
Give back all that you stole
To let go all you should never own
Now your kingdom fades away
There’s no one to hear your prayers
Dreams are turning into nightmares
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13. |
An Unexpected Morning
00:52
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Narrator: The rise of the next morning
found the whole town in awe.
Almost every shop in the market
had received orders from the Mayor
for food and candy to be delivered
to the Orphanage by noon.
Most of the people could not believe
the sudden generosity of the Mayor,
but his personal stamp
was an indisputable proof that
it was all his doing.
Others joked that it was
the weird shadow that had spared
the kids the other day,
which had caused Drop D
to become so generous.
Maybe Mr. Funker had magical powers
and could make people change after all.
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14. |
The Myth
03:56
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Narrator: Come up to the roof
to see the freak
He’s running like a shadow,
like a thief
He’s as fast as a lion when he hunts
He always gets what he wants
from you.
But if he ever comes across your way
Don’t try to hide, or even run away
‘Cause he will find you,
and he will reveal
Your worst nightmares,
your inmost fear
He’s the mocking voice
inside your head
So while you sleep
he lies under your bed
He reads the deepest thoughts
in your mind
In that respect he is one of a kind.
And when you look deep into his eyes
There’s no mercy, there’s no disguise
With him your secrets may be safe
But in the end
it’s yourself you cannot escape.
If you’re playing hide and seek
Just remember
he’s a freak, a freak!
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15. |
Cautious Thoughts
01:08
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Narrator: As far as the children
in the Orphanage were concerned,
their joy was beyond measure
when they gazed upon
the dining hall tables filled
with delicious edibles and
the Principal waiting for them
with a smile on her face
and a cheerful mood.
They kept wondering how
yesterday’s punishment was so easily
forgotten by the Mayor and why
would he offer them with such
a rich meal the day after?
Behind their smiles doubts crept in
that sooner or later they would pay
a big price for this plentiful table.
And even though their hunger
and deprivation for so many months
led them to rush to the food
with eagerness, their thoughts
remained clouded and their look
troubled.
Deep down they knew
that their hopes for the Mayor to change
and consequently for their own lives
to change, were false.
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16. |
False Hopes
03:39
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Narrator: You’re wishing
for a better luck
Hoping for a chance
to change your life
But you still know
that nothing good comes
Without giving your own fight
Don’t turn a blind eye
to all that’s wrong
Brighten up the world
that you belong
You’ve always wanted
so much more
But now you know
you’ll have to pay for
When you close your eyes
Then you choose to live in lies
Won’t you realize?
False hopes, all you have
Like a dream built on the sand
Don’t you realize?
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17. |
Storm Breaking
02:06
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Narrator: And so it was.
The storm quickly came. At night fall,
the first salesmen came knocking on
Drop D’s door demanding payments
for the orders he made.
Drop D’s eyes turned cold once he saw
the orders with his personal seal on them.
A seal he never recalled putting himself.
Suddenly the dream of Mr. Funker
pulling him by the hand
flashed before his eyes. But he soon
rejected the strange thoughts forming
in his mind. No one else could have put
his seal on these orders.
The ring was still on his finger
and always had been.
The wave of rage emerging
from his eyes was so frightening
that it drove the salesmen away
without saying a word.
Outraged, Drop D grabbed his coat
and set a course for the Orphanage.
By now he was certain that these brats
set him up and the only one who knew
how they planned the whole thing
including escaping from their rooms
was Annie. She was the only one
they confided in and came for advice
when they wanted to get away
from this hideous
and miserable Institution.
Firstly, he asked the Principal
to lock them up in their rooms
and let them starve unless they confess
their guilt. Then he started looking
for the cunning little girl.
When he opened the attic door
where she lived secluded
from the rest of the kids,
Annie gazed back at him coldly
without a glimpse of fear in her eyes…
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18. |
Inner Conflict
06:17
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Annie: Why did you come to me?
How can I make you see?
Drop D: There are secrets you hide,
these thoughts you keep inside
I feel it, I know, your eyes will never show
Annie: There’s nothing left to say
Drop D: Something is haunting me
in my dreams
There’s no place to hide from my fears
You are the only one to know
How could I be again free from pain
I think I’m insane
Pale reflections arise
All I’ve ever done was satisfying
my desires
Annie: Time to face your own lies
Drop D: For all the pain I have caused,
I feel ashamed
Still I stay the same...
Annie: You chose your own way
Drop D: Lost inside my mind’s games,
I never saw
That I could be so wrong…
Annie: You always knew
Drop D: Now I reach out to you,
I need your help
To show me the truth
Annie: You are the one to blame
You will never be the same
Drop D: For my mistakes and my rage
Now it’s time for me to pay
I hear you, now I see,
the blame is on me
Annie: There’s no way back from here
Drop D: Something is haunting me
in my dreams
There’s no place to hide from my fears
You are the only one to know
How could I be again free from pain
I think I’m insane
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19. |
Facing The Truth
01:17
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Narrator: Drop D came out of the attic
confused. Annie’s words,
the way she looked at him,
made him loose his mind and his temper.
He started to see himself for who
he truly was, all the ugliness of his soul.
He began to run through the hallways
of the building in desperation.
He was looking around him
without being able to truly see.
It felt as though he didn’t know
where he really was.
Suddenly he heard a familiar voice
calling him. He was almost certain
it was the voice of the shadow,
Mr. Funker talking to him from behind
a half open door. The room was dusty
and had mirrors everywhere,
mirrors forgotten from the time
when the building was used
as a mirror factory.
A shadow quickly
passed behind him and by the time
Drop D managed to recover
from the shock, he found himself
staring at his reflection in the mirror,
like it was in his dream. But this time,
Mr. Funker was standing behind him.
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20. |
Mirror Of Reality
06:52
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Drop D: Tell me, what’s inside this?
Tell me, what I’m here for
Show me, what’s behind this
Fearless I feel no more
You were always hiding
Deep inside my mind’s thoughts
Time to take your mask off
I can’t believe that you’re real
Mr. Funker: You always believed
That’s easier to blame than to forgive
You’re a shadow in the sun
Just before it goes down
Mirror of reality…
Don’t live just for pleasure
Make your life a treasure
True lies always garbling
Damned is this reflection of you
Drop D: Get out of my sight
Get out of my mind and disappear
You’ve always been wrong
And now it’s so clear
I’m back in the dark
My greyhounds
are always there to bark
Get out of my way
Get out of my mind
I live in lies (I live in lies)
I have no hope (a man without a soul)
I live in lies (I live in lies)
I have no choice (vanity at all)
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21. |
Awareness
01:51
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Narrator: The Major’s voice echoed
no longer in the hallways of the Orphanage.
The children, who were hiding
in their rooms, started wondering
why Drop D wanted to find Annie
so desperately.
And they suddenly realized
that she might had gaped them.
And if so, if Annie had told Drop D
all of the boys’ cheatings,
then their punishment would be
even harder. Some of the children,
certain that she had gotten the part
of the Major so as to escape
her own punishment,
started talking against Annie.
After a while everyone got carried away,
and started heading to her room
full of rage, determined
to reveal her treason.
When they opened the door
of her dark room,
they saw the outline of a shadow
sitting on the wheel chair.
The children’s words were so harsh
and unfair. They were trying to express
their anger, the injustice they
were feeling deep inside.
As their accusations were becoming
more and more severe,
the shadow started budging.
But all of a sudden, the children
got frozen, when, instead of Annie,
they saw a weird figure getting up
of the wheel chair
and coming out of the dark.
Mr. Funkers’ eyes full of rage
and his spooky voice,
his words confused the children.
He started walking towards them,
in a more and more aggressive way,
until his angry mind got blurred
by all of these lies against Annie.
He grabbed a boy’s neck with fierce
and started squeezing.
The boy got paralyzed by fear…
But Mr. Funker wouldn’t let him
off his hands… until a voice
echoed in his head…
“Annie Stop!”
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22. |
Final Act
06:55
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Annie: Words once spoken
now drawn out
Silent blames, a growing doubt
Live in the shadows, all alone
As if you’ve always been disowned
Mr. Funker: I’m not the one
I used to be
I don’t know how
I’m supposed to feel
You watch me change
in front of your eyes
I take off my disguise
I tried so hard to be your hero
I’m not the law, I’m just a mirror
In Final Act your life’s reflection
Is all that’s left in your heart
Now you have
to see the world
through my eyes
Time to face
the truth in your own lies
I don’t know why I act this way
I must escape from my confusion
This lack of vision
is blurring my soul
Like a fever burning for more
I think it’s time
to make things right
and pay the price,
take back what’s mine
A world of justice,
without sins or lies
Now you have
to see the world
through my eyes
Time to face
the truth in your own lies
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23. |
Closure
02:10
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Narrator: When she heard
someone calling her name,
Annie stood petrified.
She looked around her confused
as she was and immediately let go
of the young boy who was
almost unconscious.
She could not believe it…
So, she was Funker…
She was the one sneaking out
every night, wandering on the roof tops.
She began to recall the events
of the past few days as images
formed in her mind.
She recalled the old broken window
in the attic from which she’d run out
to follow the boys to the market
every time they went stealing.
She remembered the frightened
policeman in the alley staring at
her in terror and surprise.
Drop D on his bed, and her hand
pulling his ring off of his finger.
Their confrontation in the mirror room
and the broken sight
of the broken Mayor,
after she had revealed to him
all the ugliness of his soul!
And then, at first hesitantly,
nd then more and more boldly,
she stood up!
The children stared confused,
as she started walking towards
the attic window.
Annie knew everything now.
Her love and will to help these children
was so big that it had made her overcome
all of her fears and weaknesses.
And Mr. Funker was no other
than her self…
For the last time she looked at the children.
Now they knew as well,
that nothing is impossible,
that no barrier was enough
to stop them.
That they could claim a better life
without feeling weak.
Their eyes followed her sight
as she faded through the trees
that spread beneath the old Orphanage,
while the sun was rising.
Her song, as well as Mr. Funker’s Myth
remained forever in the hearts
of the villagers in this small town…
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24. |
Whispers
02:49
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Annie: Years have passed
before my eyes but now
I see so clear
All you have to do
is close your eyes
and try to hear
The whispers in your heart
that tell you
You don’t have to go far to see
All you’ll ever need is here…
Days go by and though you try
it seems it’s all in vain
Don’t regret
for things you’ve never done
’cause what remains
Is the whisper in your heart
that tells you
You don’t have to go far to see
All you’ll ever need is here…
On and on, you keep on trying
for things you can’t achieve
Close your eyes,
and all you have to do
is just believe
The whispers in your heart
that tell you
You don’t have to go far to see
All you’ll ever need is here…
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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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