The Band Quest Demo


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Release Date:

TBA

Producer:

Bryce Kalal

Recording Location:

Flaming Eye Records, Lakeville, MN


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The Band Quest Demo is a 5-song EP designed to attract musicians into joining the band. It highlights 4 of the best new Midnight Notion songs, and one brand new instrumental. Originally, Kalal was going to release the entire 14-song demo version of Somewhere in Dreamworld, but he decided that a short preview of it would be best, instead of putting too much time and effort into something that will be recorded again at a later date anyway.

After coming up with the title for the album, it was no question that the cover would have to be most epic. After finding a cape and a lightsaber, Kalal went searching for the nearest pile of dirt, climbed it, and the rest is history. What you may not have realized, however, is that The Dragonfly is missing its second string.


Track List


  1. The Journey Begins (Instrumental)
  2. Prove Myself
  3. Last Breath
  4. Somewhere in Dreamworld
  5. Off-Road

Credits


Bryce Kalal - Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Keys, MIDI

Produced, recorded, edited, & mixed by Bryce Kalal
Recorded and Mixed at Flaming Eye Records, Lakeville, MN from October 2011 to December 2011

Cover art by Bryce Kalal
Cover picture taken by Tristyn Hanson

All songs written and performed by Bryce Kalal

© 2012 Midnight Notion


Song Info


The Journey Begins (Instrumental)

Lyrics

 

(N/A)

 

 

 


Prove Myself

Lyrics

 

All my life I was the silent one
I never spoke up, never stood out
I followed orders; always knew the plan

I saw the world—got scared, but I survived
I grew up strong and stood my ground
I come before you now a different man

I will stand up and go against anything
Take it all in stride
I'll show the world that what they need
Is what I've got inside

I can see that you don't believe what I say
I'm just another one in the way
Let me prove myself with all that I can do
I'll change the world when I break through
Give me the chance

Future bright don't shine on everyone
So many try, so many fail
Sayonara man, your luck is out

I won't give up, I won't stand down
I'll never stop 'til I prevail
I'll show you what success is all about

I will stand up and go against anything
Take it all in stride
I'll show the world that what they need
Is what I've got inside

I can see that you don't believe what I say
I'm just another one in the way
Let me prove myself with all that I can do
I'll change the world when I break through
Give me the chance

I… I know you don't believe
I know you just can't see
The victory in me
But I want this
And I will try and try again
I'll fight until the end
In time, you'll see my friend
That I need this tonight

Yeah!

Bring on all your problems
Take me on, I'll still be standing
Because it's me, I'm here, and now is my time

I've been dreaming, and now it's reality
Time to make a stand
I'll show the world that what they need
Is all within my hands

Yeah!

I can see that you don't believe what I say
I'm just another one in the way
Let me prove myself with all that I can do
I'll change the world when I break through
I can do it
There's nothing to it
Just give me the chance,
I'll show you a hell of a time

 

 

 


Last Breath

Lyrics

 

We used to fly
And fly with ease
We crossed the roads
But not the wicked seas
Our ship went down
And it went down hard
Will we sink together
Or apart?

Washed away
Treasure this one last breath

You can take it out on me
But you cannot change
I don't feel this pain you're speaking of
The page is turning
The water is churning
We just got stranded on the sea of love
And we sank

Yeah, and we sank

Our trip was long
But not long enough
We sailed so smooth
But then we ended rough
Just a failed attempt
Just a failed connection
All because we lost
Affection

Washed away
Treasure this one last breath
It might be your last
Until death do us part

You can take it out on me
But you cannot change
I don't feel this pain you're speaking of
The page is turning
The water is churning
We just got stranded on the sea of love
And we sank

To think I had feelings for you
You blamed me for those things you'd do
I tried to warn you all along
Just see how you feel when I'm gone

You can take it out on me
But you cannot change
I don't feel this pain you're speaking of
The page is turning
The water is churning
We just got stranded on the sea of love
And we sank
And we sank
And we sank!

 

 

 


Somewhere in Dreamworld

Lyrics

 

Where does your mind go
At the end of your final day?
Does it all just disappear
Or does it find somewhere to stay?

Please tell me I'm dreaming
This world I know just can't be real
My body is limp, and my tongue is tied
I'm nothing but the way I feel

So gone
Gone in a memory
Stranded in this nightmare for so long
Lost in a dream
I cannot be saved by anyone
Nothing is just what it seems
I cannot be saved

Feels like forever
My memory is such a blur
I feel you by me, and I hear you speak
But I can't remember who we were

I wanna stop dreaming
This nightmare is so unreal
I struggle, I fight, I kick and I scream!

So gone
Gone in a memory
Stranded in this nightmare for so long
Lost in a dream
I cannot be saved by anyone
Nothing is just what it seems
I cannot be saved

So save me!

 

 

 


Off-Road

Lyrics

 

I don't want you here
I don't want you there
I don't want you anywhere around me
'Cause you don't know
You know that I'm not sure
If I could change, I would give you more

But you don't know me now
We've gone off-road and we're lost somehow
We hope, and we pray
That we'll be fine sometime, someday
So we just keep moving along
Yeah, we just keep moving along
Until we find our way

You don't want to say
Well, I don't want to know
But secrets get us feeling low and down now
So you give in
You know I'm bad with words
But so are you, and it really hurts

'Cause I don't know you now
I'm inside-out and I'm upside-down
We hope, and we pray
That we'll be fine sometime, someday
So we just keep moving along
Yeah, we just keep moving along
Until we find our way

Yeah!

You blame me for
What I cannot give
I blame you more
'Cause I cannot live without you
I think that being wrong
Means that you don't want me here
Or there, or anywhere around you

Because you don't know me now
It seems I know you less somehow
We hope, and we pray
We'll find our road and we'll drive away
So we just keep moving on
Yeah, we just keep moving on
You know we just keep moving
On and on and on

We just keep moving on and on and on
We just keep moving on and on and on
Woah-oh, ho-oh
We just keep moving on and on and on