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by NDSO

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1.
NDSO, Aaron Olson - SIMULATIONS 04:03
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It’s hard to know what defines reality When simulations seem just fine to me And simulations are so easy to see What’s real life when you can be Something else completely Escapism hiding the grief Of a world losing reality But not here And not now We’re here So let’s go out With a blaze of glory Pour the sun on those still growing We may not have many days But we have now To break away Let’s burn these dimming days away The candles with the brightest flame It’s hard to know what defines reality When simulations seem just fine to me And simulations are so easy to see What’s real life when you can be Something else completely But not here And not now We’re here So let’s go So let’s go So let’s go So let’s go
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NDSO, Derek Olson - OUT OF YOURSELF 04:52
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Get out of yourself tonight Don’t worry what’s wrong or right Figure it out some other time It’ll be alright You have tonight Get out of yourself tonight Get out of yourself tonight Doesn’t matter if you’re wrong or right Get out of yourself alright Worry about it some other time ‘Cause tonight It’ll be alright It’ll be alright It’ll be alright Get out of yourself tonight Doesn’t matter if you’re wrong or right Get out of yourself alright Worry about it some other time ‘Cause tonight It’ll be alright It’ll be alright It’ll be alright It’ll be alright It’ll be alright Get out of yourself tonight Figure it out some other time It’ll be alright It’ll be alright Right Right You have tonight It’ll be alright Get out of yourself tonight Don’t worry what’s wrong or right You have tonight You have tonight You have tonight Night Night Night Night Night Night Night Get out of yourself tonight Don’t worry what’s wrong or right Figure it out some other time It’ll be alright It’ll be alright You have tonight You have tonight We have tonight You have tonight We have tonight Get out of yourself tonight Get out of yourself tonight Get out of yourself tonight Get out of yourself tonight
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NDSO, Michelle - AMIREAL 04:12
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Every day I wake up I'm still tired Crawl out of bed See myself In the mirror I close my eyes Take a breath And I wonder Am I real Am I real Am I real Am I real Am I real Am I real Am I real Am I real Am I real Am I real Am I real Am I real Every night I stay up I don’t feel tired Lay down in bed Open eyes And my mind wanders Am I real Am I real Am I real Am I real Am I real Am I real Am I real Am I real Am I real
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EVERYTHING YOU SEE 03:20
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You trust your eyes to tell you what you see You trust you’re hearing sound waves as I sing You trust your fingertips to tell when you touch the flame So you can pull your hand back before your skin burns away No one knows what they haven’t seen No one knows what the day will bring No one feels what they haven’t dreamed No one sees what the night will bring No one knows what they haven’t seen No one knows what the day will bring No one feels what they haven’t dreamed No one sees what the night will bring Do you believe in everything you see When waking When dreaming Do you believe in anything In sonder In strangers’ dreams Would you trust your eyes in the dark Where nothing can be seen Deep in the chambers Would you hear the spirits sing Sure you’re awake Only to awake from the dream Does it make you question anything Do you believe in everything you see When waking When dreaming Do you believe in anything In sonder In strangers’ dreams Do you believe in everything you see When waking When dreaming Do you believe in anything In sonder In strangers’ dreams No one knows what they haven’t seen No one knows what the day will bring No one feels what they haven’t dreamed No one sees what tonight will bring
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WHAT LIES BENEATH 03:15
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Have you dreamed it Cold in your sheets When darkest corners Come alive it seems What lies beneath What lies beneath Is it what you hoped for Just out of sight What lies beneath The laborious fruits Soured with time What lies beneath The sunken shallows Of drunken delight What lies beneath The droning hum Filling the streets The droning hum Filling the streets What lies beneath the black dog Baring white shining teeth White shining teeth What lies beneath What lies beneath
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NDSO, Aaron Olson - KING CAT 03:23
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Sun, across the horizon Feel it shine Setting on all of your worries Just feeling fine King cat Climb up Climb up Climb up Everyone wants to be the king cat Laying in the sun Warming his back But the citizens below all want what he has Waiting for their chance To sink their teeth in his back King cat Keep your people happy and they'll love you back King cat Your throne's gotten too tall And your heart's gone cold And you look so old Almost like Someone else should take control Of the savanna we all love so Someone fair and bold 'Cause it's been two dozen years Since you sold your soul For more power and gold Power and gold Climb up Climb up Climb up *cats fighting* Nobody wants to be the king cat Laying in the rubble with a mob at his back Taking control is easy But it's harder to build it all back King cats King cats Every one of them thinks they're on track To take their stand When will it all end Fighting to do what no one can With perfection's hand But I guess cats will fight over anything But I guess cats will fight over anything King cat Climb up Climb up Climb up Climb up King cat Climb up Climb up Climb up
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NDSO, Derek Olson - HATE HIGH 01:50
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Everyone wants to feel seen And it’s real easy to be seen If you’re being mean People like to be mad And people like to see people mad So people like to be mad To feel seen People like to be mad And people like to see people mad So people like to be mad To feel seen People like to be mad And people like to see people mad So people like to be mad To feel seen People like to be mad And people like to see people mad So people like to be mad To feel seen People like to be mad And people like to see people mad So people like to be mad They feel seen People like to be mad And people like to see people mad So people like to be mad ‘Cause people like to be ‘Cause people like to be Being mad for attention is so toxic People don’t care that you’re shouting your problems Anger’s a deep pit and you just stepped right in Hate is a drug and now you are addicted A hate high On a hate high On a hate high You’re on a hate high Hate high On a hate high A hate high On a hate high On a hate high You’re on a hate high Hate high On a hate high A hate high On a hate high On a hate high You’re on a hate high Hate high On a hate high A hate high On a hate high On a hate high You’re on a hate high Maybe you should cool it
8.
NDSO, Milc - IT GETS BETTER 03:21
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Sometimes it feels like it’s too much But it’s just enough for you Sometimes it might feel like it’s too much to bear But you’re bearing it now Aren’t you, yeah This is your time now This is your time now And it gets better And it gets better This is your time now This is your time now And it gets better And it gets better This too shall pass Sadness doesn’t last Get off that ledge or Get out that mindset Happiness is coming You just have to find it Stop hiding and running Stuck in a rut but Luck is a shortcut away Stay, it’s worth it You’re perfect Be certain No need to close the curtain Trying over dying No lying, crying, and sighing Finding and climbing To the top of that hill Just feel what you feel Just feel what you feel Head to head to the end Find a friend to extend A hand; a talk Don’t be stuck between a hard place and a rock You’ll end up on top Enjoy the weather Find your pleasure Don’t quit never It gets better Yeah It gets better This is your time now This is your time now And it gets better And it gets better It gets better This is your time now This is your time now And it gets better And it gets better It gets better Sometimes it’s hard to hold on But we still try Even when times are tough We fight This is your time now This is your time now And it gets better And it gets better It gets better This is your time now This is your time now And it gets better And it gets better This is your time now This is your time now And it gets better And it gets better It gets better This is your time now This is your time now And it gets better And it gets better
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REAR VIEW MIRROR 03:42
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If we could lay down In memory’s frames Would we ever get up again So safe in the same Those lively paintings Peeling and cracking Frame by frame The sun set was always the most beautiful In the rear view mirror Every etch in the glass Catching light on its edge A one-of-one disharmony We are colorful windblown expressions on land Mandalas in each of us Sketches in sand Drawn in the chaos Of entropy The sun set was always the most beautiful in the rear view mirror Every etch in the glass Catching light on its edge A one of one disharmony These days can be beautiful now too The hourglass sands growing brighter as they shrink Into the frame of the Rearview
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CELESTIAL BEINGS 04:17
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We are not long for this earth No one ever was Take flight on our wings And nothing will bring you down Look around you people walking every side Within each of them generations Of struggle and triumph far back through time These earthly scenes beneath the clouds The ebb and flow of waking life Revolving on an iron ship day by day And night by night Celestial beings Look up high You don’t see them Between the stars ‘Cause they’re inside They’re in your mind Every being on the planet The pinnacle of their family line You are here in this moment A billion years led here And now you’re alive Now you’re alive Now you’re alive Now you’re alive You don’t see them You don’t see them You don’t see them You don’t see them Between the stars ‘Cause they’re inside It’s time to fly Your time is now It’s time to fly Your time is now We live on through you Three, two, one It’s time to fly Your time is now Your time is now Your time is now It’s time to fly Your time is now Your time is now It’s time to fly Your time is now It’s time to fly Your time is now
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LIVE YOUR LIFE 02:22
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What’s it mean to be alive To people, cattle, and maggots alike Breaking earth’s surface Searching for their perfect purpose What is the perfect purpose The thing that keeps us all alive What is the perfect illusion That thing that keeps us all in line Is it fear of death or passion bright The sound of the meat grinder behind The promise of sleep at night A tale of love at first sight A breath of fresh air in daylight The taste of blood in a fistfight The living soil’s warmth Is it winter cold’s first bite Your destiny is yours to find The web of fate is yours to break The end will come when your back’s turned So face the future and don’t blink Just live your life You’ll be alright And keep your fear inside its cage We all feel pain sometimes But without pain there is no strength Just live your life You’ll be alright Just live your life You’ll be alright I wish the best for you I wish you luck in life I hope you can survive We aren’t all meant to thrive Your destiny is yours to find The web of fate is yours to break The end will come when your back’s turned So face the future and don’t blink Just live your life You’ll be alright And keep your fear inside its cage We all feel pain sometimes We all feel pain sometimes
12.
NDSO, Michelle - BRANCHES 03:12
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Feel the sun Crashing down Feel the breeze Flow through me In the storm In the snow I stand tall I still grow I still grow I still grow I still grow Feel the soil With my roots Feel the sky Like branches Feel the soil With my roots Feel the sky Like branches Feel the sun Crashing down Feel the breeze Flow through me In the storm In the snow I stand tall I still grow Feel the soil With my roots Feel the sky Like branches Though I shake And I break I am here No mistake Feel the sun Crashing down Feel the breeze Flow through me Feel the sun Crashing down Feel the breeze Flow through me Feel the sun Crashing down Feel the breeze Flow through me Feel the sun Crashing down Feel the breeze Flow through me Feel the soil With my roots Feel the sky Like branches Feel the soil With my roots Feel the sky Like branches
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NDSO, Wild Zebra - ONE PUSH 04:34
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Do you believe in love Being for everyone What’s the point of all of this If you’re alone Would you die for a friend Would it kill you to make amends If you were a stranger To your friends Would you still care for them Pick them up when their heads are bent And give them just one push When they’re spent Would you pick them up when their heads are bent Or give them a push when they are spent What’s the point of all of this If someone’s all alone If you were a stranger To your friends Would you still care for them Pick them up when their heads are bent And give them just one push When they are spent Would you pick them up when their heads are bent Would you give them a push when they are spent ‘Cause sometimes that’s all it takes, And we’re back Do you believe in love Being for everyone What’s the point of all of this If someone’s all alone And would you die for a friend And would it kill you to make amends If you were a stranger would you still care for your friends Would you pick them up when their heads are bent Would you give them a push when they are spent This life is no one but yours These thoughts are none but your own But if you see another Remember that they Could be one step from descent One step away from the end You could push them up again Escaping things deep down beneath Through branches high ascend One push to get back up again One push to get back up again Would you still care for them Pick them up when their heads are bent And give them just one push When they’re spent When they’re spent

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The first album by multimedia artist Neil D. Saldana-O'Brien.

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released October 28, 2022

Vocals/songwriting/production/bass guitar: Neil Saldana-O'Brien
Vocals/songwriting/additional vocals: Michelle Saldana-O'Brien
Songwriting/production: Derek Olson
Vocals/songwriting: Marc Salomon
Guitar: Aaron Olson
Production/mixing/mastering: John Morin
Additional vocals: Joshua Morris

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NDSO Palm Desert, California

Channeling my soul into something more permanent than flesh

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