🟧Phoenix Ash - (1982) TMWWoA - More Than Meets The Eye [v7bS01]

[Intro: (extended sci fi soundscape with swirling analog synth noise, jet-plane-like filter sweeps and distant guitar harmonics slowly building into a tight arena-rock groove)]

[Guitar Solo: (solo pushes higher with playful bends, fast runs and a slightly crazed edge while drums and bass slam forward)]

[Verse 1: (steady driving mid-tempo beat, chugging guitars and bright Oberheim-style synth stabs under a sly, slightly edgy low vocal)]
you walk through the glare down a tinsel street
arms full of bargains dropped at your feet
every window selling little borrowed dreams
while the truth laughs quiet in the in between

[Verse 2: (drums hit harder, rhythm guitars bite more, synth lines curl around a sharper, teasing vocal)]
you swear you can read every billboard line
but you miss the wires holding up the sign
you keep betting hard on a painted side
while the floor drops out, i'm on the quiet ride

[Chorus: (huge singalong chorus, stacked backing vocals and soaring guitar-synth unison hooks over a pounding beat)]
you run in circles for a little taste
buying back seconds that you let go to waste
you cheer for shadows on the painted wall
swear they're the kingdom when they're barely a stall
i grin and tell you it's all MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE

[Guitar Solo: (short melodic lead guitar break weaving around the main riff and bright analog synth hook over the same driving groove)]

[Guitar Solo: (solo pushes higher with playful bends, fast runs and a slightly crazed edge while drums and bass slam forward)]

[Verse 3: (groove stays solid and forward, bass and drums a bit more open while guitars and keys leave space for a tense vocal)]
you pray to the clock like it sets you free
chasing down numbers like a destiny
but behind the ticking in that plastic face
something is laughing at your frantic pace

[Verse 4: (band surges, guitars brighter and synths more active, vocal attacks lines with a wilder spark)]
you dress up your fear in a brand new name
call it good living, call it winning the game
but every trophy that you hold so tight
turns into sawdust when you kill the light

[Chorus: (chorus returns with extra harmonies, higher guitar voicings and more insistent keys, with quick ad-libbed shouts between phrases)]
you trade your questions for a louder cheer
hoping the feedback will drown out the fear
you kiss the curtain and forget the play
lie to your mirror just to get through the day
i keep on humming it's all MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE

[Bridge: (half-time groove with tom-heavy drums, ringing guitars and wide synth pads, vocal drops out to tense instrumental build)]

[Bridge: (beat swells back to full tempo, keys and guitars climbing under an intense, slightly unhinged vocal that feels like a revelation pushing through)]
you want revelation like a fire from above
but it slips in sideways like a stranger's love
it's not in the skyline or the money you stack
it's the space in the heartbeat where the world folds back

[Synth Solo: (melodic analog lead synth takes over the main riff, gliding above the driving rhythm section with smooth portamento lines)]

[Synth Solo: (solo pushes higher into a busier pattern of fast runs and arpeggios, bright Oberheim-style tone cutting through the mix)]

[Synth Solo: (climactic flurry of high-register synth phrases with aggressive filter sweeps and echoing stabs, band pounding underneath)]

[Chorus: (full-band blast with guitar and synth trading fills between vocal lines, backing vocals thick and urgent, occasional brief ad-libbed shouts)]
you spin your stories like a lucky charm
tie them like ribbons all around your arm
you shout for fortune in a crowded hall
but the joke keeps waiting at the back of it all
i shout it with you, it's all MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE

[Break: (riff-driven instrumental vamp, drums and bass locked tight while guitars and synth add paranoid-sounding fills and distant wordless chants)]

[Break: (drums drop to a tom-and-kick pattern, bass riff circles while guitars stab on off-beats and synths swell with tense sci fi textures)]

[Break: (full band crashes back in on the main riff with aggressive stop-start hits and climbing synth lines, tension rising toward the finale)]

[Chorus: (final soaring chorus, choir-like backing vocals, guitar and synth in high register, lead vocal throwing in short exclamations and ad-libs)]
you dance on edges that you swear are safe
smiling like someone who outran the wave
you raise your glass to every sweet disguise
but the room keeps turning when you look away
i throw my head back, it's all MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE

[Outro: (band rides the main riff with locked-in drums and guitars, synth effects flickering at the edges before a last ringing chord and fading sci fi noise)]

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[Intro: (extended sci fi soundscape with swirling analog synth noise, jet-plane-like filter sweeps and distant guitar harmonics slowly building into a tight arena-rock groove)] [Guitar Solo: (solo pushes higher with playful bends, fast runs and a slightly crazed edge while drums and bass slam forward)] [Verse 1: (steady driving mid-tempo beat, chugging guitars and bright Oberheim-style synth stabs under a sly, slightly edgy low vocal)] you walk through the glare down a tinsel street arms full of bargains dropped at your feet every window selling little borrowed dreams while the truth laughs quiet in the in between [Verse 2: (drums hit harder, rhythm guitars bite more, synth lines curl around a sharper, teasing vocal)] you swear you can read every billboard line but you miss the wires holding up the sign you keep betting hard on a painted side while the floor drops out, i'm on the quiet ride [Chorus: (huge singalong chorus, stacked backing vocals and soaring guitar-synth unison hooks over a pounding beat)] you run in circles for a little taste buying back seconds that you let go to waste you cheer for shadows on the painted wall swear they're the kingdom when they're barely a stall i grin and tell you it's all MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE [Guitar Solo: (short melodic lead guitar break weaving around the main riff and bright analog synth hook over the same driving groove)] [Guitar Solo: (solo pushes higher with playful bends, fast runs and a slightly crazed edge while drums and bass slam forward)] [Verse 3: (groove stays solid and forward, bass and drums a bit more open while guitars and keys leave space for a tense vocal)] you pray to the clock like it sets you free chasing down numbers like a destiny but behind the ticking in that plastic face something is laughing at your frantic pace [Verse 4: (band surges, guitars brighter and synths more active, vocal attacks lines with a wilder spark)] you dress up your fear in a brand new name call it good living, call it winning the game but every trophy that you hold so tight turns into sawdust when you kill the light [Chorus: (chorus returns with extra harmonies, higher guitar voicings and more insistent keys, with quick ad-libbed shouts between phrases)] you trade your questions for a louder cheer hoping the feedback will drown out the fear you kiss the curtain and forget the play lie to your mirror just to get through the day i keep on humming it's all MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE [Bridge: (half-time groove with tom-heavy drums, ringing guitars and wide synth pads, vocal drops out to tense instrumental build)] [Bridge: (beat swells back to full tempo, keys and guitars climbing under an intense, slightly unhinged vocal that feels like a revelation pushing through)] you want revelation like a fire from above but it slips in sideways like a stranger's love it's not in the skyline or the money you stack it's the space in the heartbeat where the world folds back [Synth Solo: (melodic analog lead synth takes over the main riff, gliding above the driving rhythm section with smooth portamento lines)] [Synth Solo: (solo pushes higher into a busier pattern of fast runs and arpeggios, bright Oberheim-style tone cutting through the mix)] [Synth Solo: (climactic flurry of high-register synth phrases with aggressive filter sweeps and echoing stabs, band pounding underneath)] [Chorus: (full-band blast with guitar and synth trading fills between vocal lines, backing vocals thick and urgent, occasional brief ad-libbed shouts)] you spin your stories like a lucky charm tie them like ribbons all around your arm you shout for fortune in a crowded hall but the joke keeps waiting at the back of it all i shout it with you, it's all MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE [Break: (riff-driven instrumental vamp, drums and bass locked tight while guitars and synth add paranoid-sounding fills and distant wordless chants)] [Break: (drums drop to a tom-and-kick pattern, bass riff circles while guitars stab on off-beats and synths swell with tense sci fi textures)] [Break: (full band crashes back in on the main riff with aggressive stop-start hits and climbing synth lines, tension rising toward the finale)] [Chorus: (final soaring chorus, choir-like backing vocals, guitar and synth in high register, lead vocal throwing in short exclamations and ad-libs)] you dance on edges that you swear are safe smiling like someone who outran the wave you raise your glass to every sweet disguise but the room keeps turning when you look away i throw my head back, it's all MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE [Outro: (band rides the main riff with locked-in drums and guitars, synth effects flickering at the edges before a last ringing chord and fading sci fi noise)]

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