THERE WAS SOMETHING SAID OR WAS IT IN MY HEAD TODAY?
I AM ON FIRE
AND MY HEART HAS TRIED AND IT NEARLY FINDS THE WAY
MY DESIRE
IS TO COME OF AGE IN A TIME OF RAGE
AND THE CURTAIN'S DRAWN WE HAVE SET THE STAGE
THE MORE YOU LEARN
THE LESS YOU KNOW, THE LESS YOU KNOW NOW
CRASH AND BURN, BUT YOU KNOW TOO MUCH
THEY WON'T LET YOU GO
THE MORE YOU LEARN
THE LESS YOU KNOW, THE LESS YOU KNOW NOW
EVERY NIGHT
I WALK THE FLOOR AND I CONJURE MORE DENIAL
SHOOT ON SIGHT
SUCH A SIMPLE PHRASE PUTS THE HUMAN RACE ON TRIAL
SHED SOME LIGHT
FROM AN ARMCHAIR WORLD EPITHETS ARE HURLED
WE ARE DEAF AND DUMB IN A DERVISH WHIRL
THE MORE YOU LEARN
THE LESS YOU KNOW, THE LESS YOU KNOW NOW
CRASH AND BURN, BUT YOU KNOW TOO MUCH
THEY WON'T LET YOU GO
THE MORE YOU LEARN
THE LESS YOU KNOW, THE LESS YOU KNOW NOW
AND TIME WILL TELL WHEN TRUTH CAN BE REALLY SAID
OR DOOMED TO REPEAT OURSELVES AGAIN, AGAIN, AGAIN AND AGAIN.
THE MORE YOU LEARN
OH THE LESS YOU KNOW, THE LESS YOU KNOW
CRASH AND BURN, BUT YOU KNOW TOO MUCH
THEY WON'T LET YOU GO
THE MORE YOU LEARN
OH THE LESS YOU KNOW, THE LESS YOU KNOW NOW
CRASH AND BURN, BUT YOU KNOW TOO MUCH
THEY WON'T LET YOU GO
THE MORE YOU LEARN
OH THE LESS YOU KNOW, THE LESS YOU KNOW NOW
CRASH AND BURN, BUT YOU KNOW TOO MUCH
THEY WON'T LET YOU GO
THE MORE YOU LEARN
THE LESS YOU KNOW, THE LESS YOU KNOW NOW
Published by Zen Archer (ASCAP).
Acoustic 6-string guitar, Electric 12-string guitars, bass, synths, piano, harmonica and vocals performed by D.L. Byron.
Drums performed by Thommy Price.
Electric guitars and mandolin by Tony Bruno.
Hammond B3 organ by C. Bruce Ost.
Sitar by Peter Baron.
Synth on track 1 by Arthur Steuer.
Produced and Mixed by Arthur Steuer and D.L. Byron.
Mixed at Kampo Audio/Video, NYC.
Engineered by Arthur Steuer at Kampo Audio/Video, NYC and Snap, Crackle, Pop, Forest Hills, NY.
Additional Engineering by Dave Robbins, Jim McNamara and Kenji Shimoda.
Digital Editing by Jim McNamara.
Mastered by Tim Giles at Surgical Sound, Hackensack, NJ.
Photography by Philip Wong.
Graphic Design by Yalitza Ferreras.