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White Noise

by Kyle Schieffer

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Witch Hunt 03:06
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Chardonnay 03:11
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Could it be true? Fits me like a glove 17 years old Drunk on puppy love Your passing glance Sends shivers down my spine I think I'd follow you 'Til the end of time Leaving me behind Your siren song Reject and rewind Treatin' me cold An icy porcupine I waited at your door To wither on the vine Rusting on the shelf Atop a dusty tray I ruminate in stealth And drown in chardonnay Further down the road 31 years old I understand the mold Recurring words A voice I can’t define Still wondering if she chose The bottle or the wine The story always rhymes The characters may change Sends ripples through my mind Into my chardonnay A stripe on my lapel Glistening with jade A memory down a well It fits within a frame I’m toasting to her health But now she's just a name I'm singing for myself Into my chardonnay
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Diffidence 03:03
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Rainfall is filling my shoes As my six strings fall out of tune Invisible scars of diffidence in my guitar I should have studied bassoon… I mastered scales in twelve keys Burnt on jazz school and minimum wage My tawdry display of academic accolades Don’t mean too much on the stage The muse can hide away Asphyxiate And fade to gray I draw a blank onto the page Cathartic suffocation Euphonious verse Dressing up my platitudes In tattered rags of self reflection Wearing tuxedo tattoos It’s only a charade Arpeggiate And play the phrase Deviate from the refrain Compelled improvisation I know it’s not a race It’s art I make, not a campaign Reanimate Get up and play Melodic sublimation is not in vain
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Alternative Facts 04:12
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The king burnt down his garden of olive trees Smothered by his golden fleece Declaring it a masterpiece Emblazoned with his name Such unlettered bluster and diatribe Pandering and apple pie And surprise, opinions rarely change Why even try? No consolation is my prize That bird has flown His words ring through my head on repeat My heart skips a beat As dissension grows Let it overflow And I won’t debate You would never relate If you grabbed my boots and walked a mile Propaganda in my face The information all debased Can you ever reconcile alternative facts? An angry man still shouts from the TV screen About the wardrobe of the queen Seen in public wearing jeans What has this world become? All for sale, influence and merchandise Lip service for battle cries And the lies are feeding the machine Hard to deny Sheer dereliction crossed with pride Cold like a stone His words ring through my head on repeat My heart skips a beat Tip the domino The walls of Jericho His hand’s been overplayed The defenses decay And surely mutiny is in store Ensnared by his own weight Pawn d7, checkmate Can’t hide anymore behind alternative facts
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Flyblown Web 03:26
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How do I paint this picture any clearer? I’m just a handsome man I ride the breeze Maybe, if I stayed around, it could have worked out In that flyblown web I tried to weave That flyblown web I tried to weave What can I say? I wish I didn’t have to hurt you when I say I’m moving on It's not my intention to cause you any sorrow But I can’t compromise I’ve only got one life to live Everything is backwards from the rear view mirror Wide awake at night, tried counting sheep... 1 2 3 4 5 My mind renders simulations of that timeline In that flyblown web I tried to weave Did I miss what else was up my sleeve? What can I say? I wish I didn’t have to hurt you when I say I’m moving on It’s not my intention to cause you any sorrow But I can’t compromise I’ve only got one life to live What can I say? I wish I didn’t have to see that melancholy in your eye But I would hardly mean it if I said I was sorry So change your state of mind I’ve only got one life It’s mine.
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Struggle 02:32
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Staring at the ceiling, been counting tiles I’ve traced along the lines by candlelight They seem so misaligned, unreconciled I haven’t slept in days now I feel encumbered The knick-knacks on the shelf flash beady eyes The struggle’s with myself, yet I’m outnumbered I’m running from a phantom It permeates my cage It’s holding me for ransom No time to renegotiate Anything I’d pay Hidden in the chorus, avoid the stigma Swallowing the key, break down the door Ignore my humble plea What an enigma I’m running from a phantom Such effervescent rage This seems to be my anthem I’m choosing to emancipate Doing it my way
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The Hangover 03:43
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Mind-bending potion infused with flakes of glitter Green tinted glass Missing label no distiller Thick like a lotion It's heady and unfiltered Unpry the latch Down the escape hatch I'm floundering through the dark A Sisyphean climb a vagrant mind in want of a spark A sanguine tapestry of springtime Try to ease my mind or don't say anything Been strung out on caffeine With gin in my canteen Always calculating, rolling dice Been doing it for free I'm fueled by my vice The gears revolve Reaching false conclusions I'm made of gasoline and craving nicotine Time fluctuations They set me up to stumble Rose-colored glass Sneakers and a foggy punch bowl Self-flagellation for every time I mumble Now strike the match They're calling dispatch I'm floundering through the dark A Sisyphean climb a vagrant mind in want of a spark A sanguine tapestry of springtime Try to ease my mind or don't say anything Been strung out on caffeine With gin in my canteen Always calculating, rolling dice Been doing it for free I'm fueled by my vice The gears revolve Reaching false conclusions I'm made of gasoline and craving nicotine
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Cacophony 04:21
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I try to ignore The shrill lamentations I cram in the drawer With old magazines I pray but it don’t mean a thing I lose my credence the sharper it stings Dug a hole through the floor I reek of cologne Composing sad songs while fermenting alone The things I fantasize Leave me contorting my eyes Clashing tones A cacophony Misled by a title page My places of refuge all feel like a stage I keep on getting stoned To mute my inner spies I’m wearing a disguise I’m lost in my home I’m spinning my wheels Doing things I regret just to see how it feels I know sometimes I lash out I lose control when I’m shrouded in doubt I spit in the well And I need a drink I can recalibrate Shed my cocoon Discard the dead weight I’ll face my vertigo And tumble down the slide Emerging on the other side
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Moving On 04:16
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Draining a clogged up sink Burdened by my sins and doublethink Like a loyal worker ant A righteous troubadour Marching off to war Abandoning the masquerade A moralistic indignation among the people How sanctimoniously thrilling What they do ordain But I don’t play that game Rotten to the core Deeply imbued, a sticky residue Padlock on the door Selective ears for fantasies and folklore I’m moving on from yesterday The things I wish I could unsay And I would mean it Take out the garbage always steeping in my head As the quilt the foundation starts to fray Unraveled thread by thread Mothballs in the bank A mine clogged in the sceptic tank An indigestion that keeps churning A little bluebird tweets A rumble in the streets I’ve been here before My point of view A brand new shade and hue Defected from the war No profiteer is gonna settle my score I’m moving on from yesterday The things I wish I could unsay And I would mean it Take out the garbage always steeping in my head As the quilt the foundation starts to fray Unraveled thread by thread
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Sadie 03:13
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Another day, got me thinkin’ of bills A lazy shake, an empty bottle of pills Walk the dog, take a shower and shave Stale leftovers in my microwave Got a career, got that job and home I wear a tie and I use a comb I’m making green, but it’s monochrome But she’s the one that keeps me steady She keeps me steady Her name is Sadie I love her daily She sings melodies for only my ears She gives me solace when I’m living in fear Dreaming of our day in the sunshine Entwined, her voice is sweeter than wine With all we’ve shared, it still feels the same She’s always there to numb my pain With brand new strings and a coffee stain She’s the one that keeps me steady She keeps me steady Her name is Sadie I love her daily Sadie She keeps me steady Until we're eighty I'm feeling ready Her name is Sadie I love her daily I said it plainly I love you Sadie
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Love Song 03:18
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It sends me to the moon Every time I sing our tune So I'm here at your door Might be inopportune But you know I can stay all afternoon I brought some some wine from the store I'm Styrofoam But you soften me like clay I want to see you every day Wherever I roam When I'm with you I feel home I'll never lead you astray It feels like brand new shoes Like a year without watching the news I took your mother's cues Learned all her recipes for you The years fly by and there's been no intermission I hope to love you when we're gray Wherever we roam, when I'm with you I feel home You know I'm going to stay You keep on pressing snooze I'll wake up to ensure your coffee brews
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Flying 03:27
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I'm floating away from here Fly into the atmosphere I'd hide anywhere No ties tether me to the ground Grey dreaming of deep azure Halfway, no room to feel unsure With open arms spread like wings I'd soar out into the sea
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Roquenrol 03:32
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White Noise is Kyle Schieffer's second full album release. Following his previous release, Unsung, White Noise showcases a more mature songwriting style and lyrical voice as well as electronic music production skills. An eclectic collage of styles and themes, this album juxtaposes funky instrumental jams with emotional ballads and danceable pop tracks to a diverse backdrop of topics from love, loss, joy and pain, to insecurity, vanity, and social commentary, all shrouded in metaphor, harmony, and sweet guitar licks.

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released February 7, 2021

All vocals, guitars, bass, ukulele, violin, synthesizers, songwriting and production by Kyle Schieffer
Drums by Luke Angle
Album Artwork by Cristina Bidagor

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Kyle Schieffer is a Los Angeles based multi-instrumentalist, composer, and music producer. Originally from Austin, Texas, he studied music at the University of North Texas, before living several years in Spain where he absorbed the influences of the local scene and beyond. He creates music both as a solo artist as well as a composer for film and video games, then writes about it in third person. ... more

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