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Closer to the Light

by Ricochets

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    Release date 03.02.2023

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    Tracklist:

    01. Time to Go

    02. Backseat Drivers

    03. Shooting Star

    04. Closer to the Light

    05. Galaxies (Dead End Street)

    06. That’s How It Goes

    07. Figure It Out

    08. See Me Change

    09. Instincts

    10. True to Love

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    Release date 03.02.2023

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    Tracklist:

    01. Time to Go

    02. Backseat Drivers

    03. Shooting Star

    04. Closer to the Light

    05. Galaxies (Dead End Street)

    06. That’s How It Goes

    07. Figure It Out

    08. See Me Change

    09. Instincts

    10. True to Love

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    Release date 03.02.2023

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    Tracklist:

    01. Time to Go

    02. Backseat Drivers

    03. Shooting Star

    04. Closer to the Light

    05. Galaxies (Dead End Street)

    06. That’s How It Goes

    07. Figure It Out

    08. See Me Change

    09. Instincts

    10. True to Love

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1.
Time to Go 05:07
Lyrics: I got the call We can't stay any longer It's too late to lay low Come on it's time to go Go get the bags We're travelling light Nothing but the essentials Just say your goodbyes Remember the feel remember the flavour Remember the turns that took us here If we get lucky we got time for all of that later But we gotta move on So come on Just leave the keys in the door None of us gonna need 'em We won't be back here no more It's now or never Or we ain't getting out We got gas we got money Come on we're leaving right now Remember the feel remember the flavour Remember the turns that took us here If we get lucky we got time for all of that later But we gotta move on We gotta move on Don't know where we're going We'll figure it out as we go I just know we can't stay here Come on we gotta move on Somebody is coming Somebody's gonna knock on the door Any time any moment Come on we gotta move on Remember the feel remember the flavour Remember the turns that took us here If we get lucky we got time for all of that later But right now we gotta move on We gotta move on Time to go Time to go Time to go And we go
2.
Lyrics: Who the hell is driving Don't care, don't know We're stuffed in the backseat Shouting go go go Screaming down the highway In the darkest night Screeching tires Dead headlights Missed the exit to the mountains Missed the exit to the plains Missed the exit to the ocean We're going And we're going Straight on to hell Backseat drivers In and out of control We'll never be arriving And we'll never grow old It's a neverending joyride Going up in smoke And the wreck by the roadside Is a goddamn joke Missed the exit to the mountains Missed the exit to the plains Missed the exit to the ocean We're going And we're going Straight on to hell Who the hell is driving No-body knows We're stuck in the backseat Shouting no no no Screaming down the highway In the darkest night Screeching tires Dead headlights
3.
Lyrics: Look out everybody you better look up That shooting star has made the cut It's been a million years of spinning around Now the weight of the world is finally pulling it down Shooting star hits the atmosphere Look out everybody right up there Blazing down through the burning air If it's gonna end it might as well be here Shooting star's been far and wide And going for uncountable miles It's been a fucking eternity Now it's here and it's all worthwhile Shooting star's putting on a show It's the greatest thing it's done Going out in a blaze of glory If you blink it's already gone Look out everybody you better look up Look out everybody you better look up Look out everybody you better look up Look out everybody you better look up Shooting star in the thick of it Coming down like a ton of bricks No turning back so to hell with it Gonna stick the landing and be done with it Shooting star's been far and wide And going for uncountable miles It's been a fucking eternity Now it's here and it's all worthwhile Shooting star's putting on a show It's the greatest anybody's seen Coming down like a million megatons Burning Shooting star's gonna take a hit The ground is coming up to meet with it Shooting star's gonna take a hit Hit the ground, that's end of it Shooting star's gonna take a hit The ground is coming up to meet with it Shooting star's gonna take a hit
4.
Lyrics: I was stuck I was standing in between a rock and a hard place and the gears of a machine Wore me down into stardust and sand A gust of wind blew me out of your hands Got to wonder why we bother First it's one thing then another Up into thin air and over the moon I saw the world gone upside down reflected in a spoon I drifted on the breeze till I came down with the rain The sewers were overflowing still I went straight down the drain Got to wonder why we bother First it's one thing then another Got to wonder what keeps us going and keeps us growing and moving closer to the light I stumbled down a hole thru the center of the earth I crawled out with my pockets full of radioactive dirt And the sunlight is blinding but I'm glowing in the dark Now I'm striking rocks together baby just to see the sparks Got to wonder why we bother First it's one thing then another Got to wonder what keeps us going and keeps us growing and moving closer to the light
5.
Lyrics: Galaxies will fall apart The stars will all burn out The night sky will go dark With nobody around to see And no one to remember Anything about me Or anything I ever loved Anyone I'll ever love So you drift off into sleep And if you dream I hope you're somewhere better Than you've been I've been watching over you Holding on and hoping is all I can do And in the end it's all we got Comforting each other in the dark Just a point of light In a pointless night On a dead end street I'll awake in the middle of night Feeling in my bones That something isn't right And never gonna be again It just keeps going on and on As time is stretching thin It's kind of funny when people say Everything is gonna be alright in the end But in the end it's all we got Comforting each other in the dark Just a point of light In a pointless night On a dead end street In the end it's all we got Comforting each other in the dark Just a point of light In a pointless night On a dead end street I wish I could do somethingbout my bad behavior.....
6.
Lyrics: I got nothing to gain From sitting around and complaining Nobody does But here I am again Complaining to a friend And that's how it goes I'm not saying I'm in hell but I'm not feeling all that well Whoever does It's dawning on me now We're all in hell somehow And that's how it goes Stare down into the abyss Toss in a coin and make a wish It's gonna turn back kind of like it was It's not that it was perfect, no But it was pretty good And compared to this shit It's as good as it gets Like everyday we'd dance around Like Rogers and Astaire We'd dress up in our finest And just breathe the fucking air I got nothing to gain From sitting around and complaining Whoever does But what am I to do I'm lonely without you And that's how it goes Stare down into the abyss Toss in a coin and make a wish It's gonna turn back kind of like it was It's not that it was perfect, no But it was pretty good And compared to this shit It's as good as it gets Like everyday we'd dance around Like Rogers and Astaire We'd dress up in our finest And just breathe the fucking air
7.
Lyrics: Used to be so easy to figure out what's real Just go ahead and pinch yourself and trust in what you feel Then came the expectations and greed disguised as plans And all the justifications when things got out of hand Figure it out, figure it out Some day I'm gonna figure it out Figure it out, figure it out I guess I'm gonna figure it out Figure it out Too many strangers will sell you what they know How to put your best foot forward and how to weather the blows And there's tips and tricks and there's lottery picks and there's rituals you got to do And all those voices, loud and clear got it all figured out for you Until you figure it out, figure it out Somebody's got you figured all out Figure it out, figure it out I guess I'm gonna figure it out Figure it out If you look back you're bound to lose track Better keep your eyes on the road And if you look ahead far enough then we'll be dead Doesn't matter what you do or you don't It used to come so easy It used to feel so real I used to know for a certainty that all the broken bones would heal Figure it out, figure it out Lord I'm gonna figure it out Figure it out, figure it out I guess I'm gonna figure it out Figure it out
8.
Lyrics: I just want a little bit more of the same Of course I do, of course I do A little something to ease the pain Of course I do Ain't nothing new Take a look out the window Take a look out the window Take a look out the window It's gotta change I've had enough of darkness on my mind I've had enough of the cure making it worse I'm gonna go and leave that shit behind That's what I wanna do Of course I do Take a look out the window Take a look out the window Take a look out the window It's gotta change A fucked-up situation Ain't no justification I've told myself that lie before There really ain't no consolation Drowning out the sensation I've told myself that lie before I just want to feel like it's okay I'm done chasing the highs I just want to get by I just want to wake up to another day Without the blues Of course I do Take a look out the window Take a look out the window Take a look out the window And see me change Take a look out the window Take a look out the window Take a look out the window And see me change See me change
9.
Instincts 04:59
Lyrics: Well okay It's been a magical hour Been buzzing round flowers Dragging pollen around Check out my wings Just look at me go I know freedom In a way you won't ever get to know But hey! Something's blocking my way This is insane I'm crashing into a gigantic windowpane And now you wanna swat me right down Crush me into the ground Well guess what I found I found my instincts My fucking instincts I got my instincts baby I'm gonna sting if you get in my way Alright? You stole my honey Now you wanna take my life What the hell you think is giving you the right Well I ain't going down without a fight I got my instincts Oh instincts Yeah instincts I'm gonna sting if you get in my way I ain't going down without a fight I got my instincts I got my instincts baby Yeah instincts I'm gonna sting if you get in my way Alright?
10.
True to Love 05:03
Lyrics: I'd give anything, I would sacrifice Everything, I would have paid the price Anything for this to be something else But I'm still here crying I can't let go, I can't break the spell I curse the clouds but I can't stop the rain I'm crying my heart out but I can't stop the pain All I see right now are heavy skies Hanging over me, hanging over me And there ain't no end in sight Here's the situation There ain't no salvation No, ain't no salvation for my soul Here's the situation You're the only thing on my mind My heart still breaks when I hear your name And all the pain, it's the same pain all over again I know, I know, I know I won't always be like this But memories hurt And I don't want to forget True to love, true to love I have to be true to love All I can give, all I can give All I can give is all of my love Here's the situation There ain't no salvation There ain't no salvation for my soul I hear your name Feels like I'm going insane You're on mind Here's the situation There ain't no salvation There ain't no salvation for my soul I hear your name Feels like I'm going insane You're still on my mind On my mind Still on my mind On my mind Still on my mind You're on my mind

about

Two-time Norwegian Grammy nominated rock legends Ricochets makes a highly-anticipated comeback with a brand-new album “Closer to the Light”! Fans can expect an album that showcases the band's signature raw and edgy sound, while also delving into the exploration of big emotions, examining both the light and the darkness, death and hope, and the constant fear of everything that can go wrong.

About the upcoming album the band states;
"Earlier, we wrote songs that reflected our lives. We created a myth, a fantasy where we didn't have a clear beginning or end.
We had no plan and didn't truly understand what we were getting ourselves into. Now, as we gather at the rehearsals, we have no aspirations to become rockstars, but rather a desire to create great music."

"What truly matters to us now is the joy of creating together, the unity within the band, the ability to generate unexpected ideas and to be challenged by our bandmates.
The music itself holds more importance to us than living out the rockstar fantasy.”

The album is a testament to the unity and performances within the band, with a raw sound that is also warm and soft.

credits

released February 3, 2023

Ricochets: Trond Andreassen, Knut-Øyvind Olsen, Svenn Poppe, Fredrik Gretland, Johan Edvardsson
Songwriters: Christian Bloom, Trond Andreassen
Producer: Chips Kiesbye

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