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III: The Sparrow & The Architect

by The Circle Of Wonders

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1.
Gentle Giant [intro] 02:01
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A Killer Return!! 03:32
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At one time I was quite the famous man, indeed And now things are changing, but there was no change in me And I’ll never tell, if you promise not to ask You’d better run like hell because I’m back You’d better run and hide Cause it’s starting up again And I can’t decide If I want you to be my friend And I don’t know Why it’s so much fun for me So run and hide, I’ll count to three As a faceless killer, for years I was at large But the coppers picked me up on some tax evasion charge Survived five years at White Warden, took my bow Was bad back then, you should see me now You’d better run and hide Cause it’s starting up again Made up my mind That you’ll never be my friend And I don’t know Why I do these fucked up things So run and hide.... Baby he's back Baby he's back now Now and for good Baby he's back Baby he's back now Now and for good You know, the anarchy It really calls to me Showing empathy I really should (Baby he’s back Baby he’s back now Now and for good Baby he’s back Baby he’s back now Now and for good) I’m gonna watch you bleed You can beg and plead Having sympathy I never could So run and hide Cause it’s starting up again And you can’t deny The same shit from way back when And I don’t care Whether you and I agree So run, run far away from me Run, run far away from me...
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Slaughterhouse 04:39
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Baby, he's back The sun had gone down and he shouldn't have gone out alone But years had gone by and the killer had hung up the phone So out in the dark he would walk to his car in the cold And out of the shadows a figure in black took ahold Foster worker, parking lot Late at night, no light, got shot The Architect, he tied him down And faced his face toward the ground Baby, he's back The thunder and rain only muffled his pain from his friends They couldn't have known til the movie had shown til the end And when they discovered his organs uncovered they knew The killer's returned and he's probably coming for you ....oh fuck.... Foster worker, parking lot Late at night, no light, got shot The Architect, he tied him down And faced his face toward the ground Dragged inside alive, you see Thoughts of his bride to be Next he knew he couldn't scream His throat was slit for kill 13 In the flash of an eye You'll see the light In the flash of an eye You'll see the light My slaughterhouse set him free Now he'll pray down to me Orphanage full of kids I'll get him, he'll get his Foster worker, parking lot Late at night, no light, got shot The Architect, he tied him down And faced his face toward the ground Dragged inside alive you see Thinking of his bride to be One more breath then he lay still His throat was slit, the 13th kill
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Memory Of Mother 03:07
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My mother left me to fend on my own She hadn't a choice in the matter, I know I was sent to a slaughter for unwanted lambs Trapped underwater and I've never swam Here at the end, I'm in over my head Laying in silence, and dying for death My memory of mother is slowing my fall But I can't remember it all They tell me that I'll be set free at 18 They don't treat me nice if you know what I mean They're constantly bullying me in the halls But my memory of mother is slowing my fall It seems like the end, I'm in over my head Dying in silence cause nothing is said My memory of mother is slowing my fall But I can't remember it all I wish I remembered it all Her eyes and her smile are silently slipping away It's been quite a while since I heard her voice singing my name But I can't pretend I remember it all I'll hold on to what I recall It feels like the end, I'm in over my head I'm bleeding while they act like they've never bled My memory of mother is slowing my fall But I can't remember it all Here at the end, I'm in over my head I’m dying but I never find myself dead My memory of mother is slowing my fall But I can't remember it all I wish I remembered it all I'll hold on to what I recall Cause the memories are slowing my fall 
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The Elsewhere Hotel 06:23
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At the elsewhere hotel Some say you’re living in hell But I am not afraid They’ve the worst clientele And they know it damn well But they are not ashamed I had no where to go Elsewhere made it so Not as kind as me Would rather not be seen I can't even imagine how it all goes down I can't even imagine how it all goes down I can't even imagine how it all goes down When the detectives come around Just pay first months and last And not a question gets asked That is understood So I’ll never complain Because I never feel strange In here I never could It’s weird to believe The things that you see But it’s alright with me I’d rather not be seen I can’t even imagine how it all goes down I can’t even imagine how it all goes down I can’t even imagine how it all goes down When the detectives come around I can’t even imagine how it all goes down I can’t even imagine how it all goes down I can’t even imagine how it all goes down When the detectives come around (Elsewhere hotel I hope you're well Hell paralleled In a nutshell) Well have you ever seen a thing that made you lock your doors? Well tell me what you think would make them want to enter yours They’re the worst of us all With the shit that they sell They come here to dispel When the coppers get called Because they’ve emptied the well It’s not my place to tell But how could you know The crimes that they own? If no one is told And nothing is shown The monsters they are Says nothing of me Because I'm true in my heart I’m the best I can be Can't you just imagine how it all goes down? Can't you just imagine how it all goes down? Can't you just imagine how it all goes down? When the detectives come around Can't you just imagine how it all goes down? Can't you just imagine how it all goes down? Can't you just imagine how it all goes down? When those detectives come to town Blurry eyes and cigarettes, there's nothing on TV This one in a lifetime cheap thrill, you see? If you and I could rearrange the letters on the marquee Then would you come closer and spill with me?
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Man Misunderstood 02:53
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I’m not a villain in this world They're mostly average Joes, and I'm surrounded by them Each day they make me wonder how they get up out of bed And hold their heads up high Look their loved ones in the eye So who's the bad guy in this tale? The question’s easy if you pay attention to the People hoping that you'll fail and keep on falling This is our society But it sure is failing me Hold me down Bleed me out Hold me now Save me, but how? Won't allow Save me now I'm just a man misunderstood I'm just a man misunderstood And I'm never standing where you've stood And you'll get no apologies Not a god damn one from me
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[Interlude] The Detective Tapes: I 01:13
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A Massacre At Patterson Park 05:23
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A massacre at Patterson Park Tabloid glory A man was found dead in the dark Same old story But then I stopped to think about my only friend And frantically waited for a name My jaw, it dropped and then the story, it came to an end Goodbye sunrise, I'll be waiting eternally A blood moon rises When death inspires you After all, who'd look the other way? A blood moon rises Hypnotizes truth And in a flash he stole those years away A blueprint found there at the scene Reasons blurry The cops at once all know what it means In a hurry The Architect is back, so everyone go lock your doors Don't want to be caught up in his aim So many lives were lost, the next one it just might be yours Goodbye sunrise You'll be sleeping eternally A blood moon rises Death despises truth After all, who'd look the other way? A blood moon rises Hypnotizes you I know in time I'll wipe the tears away It's hard to feel now Those words, they knocked me out "No survivors" My circle is empty An unreal reality Am I alive enough for you now? Watch out If you leave me now Leave all those years in vain Do you want to? I can't lose you No one showed me how To carry all this pain I don't want to Let go of you Not today A blood moon rises A blood moon rises A blood moon rises A blood moon rises
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I Call Shotgun 04:39
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You're losing your mind this time Not me, not even a little Shotgun in the car is mine Must be, your seat's in the middle Oooh Can't even bring yourself to be Oooh Even a little bit like me Two pops from a shotgun Picked the praying man up off his knees Hands up til she caught one The filthy slug that's spreading his disease Ooooh Ooooh Just under the alter, me and she First made me a sinner Her key to my chastity shook me I was just a beginner Oooh But it was her job to seduce me Oooh Just couldn't bear to set me free Two pops from a shotgun Sent the mama sparrow to her knees Hands tied til he's all done Took all that’s left of her dignity Can't fly in the starlight Candles lit the way for you and me I smile cause I'm alright I should confess my urges to the priest Oooh She's tired of the fight His kingdom come Was fighting for her life But he has won He has won There's hope for another day She knows her boy will be okay He'll find his way Cause he knows mama is with him always He'll be okay She's gone either way He'll be okay She's gone either way Two pops from a shotgun Sent the mama sparrow to her knees Two pops from a shotgun Picked the praying man up off his knees Hands up til she caught one The filthy slug that's spreading his disease Two pops from a shotgun Sent the mama sparrow to her knees Hands tied til he's all done Took all that’s left of her dignity Two pops from a shotgun Picked the praying sparrow from her knees Hands up til she caught one Two pops from a shotgun Two pops from a shotgun
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Liar 05:23
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Can't see beyond my eyes Can't read my writing Can't live with all these lies Can't stop the fighting As long as I can breathe I’ll make him fall Can't spend a life together Can't live your life forever Liar, yeah! Liar, yeah! I'll find the mind that took you Behind the eyes that lit the fire Yeah! Liar, yeah! Won't taste a single word you say No way I'll play He is mine now to find, come to me Now it's his turn to run and hide and count to three Silly me, I'm enraged and suffering Not a good thing for you Can't spend a life together Can't live your life forever Liar, yeah! Liar, yeah! I'll find the mind that took you Behind the eyes that lit the fire Yeah! Liar, yeah! Forever learning to be free But now I've lost a part of me He stepped into my house and pulled you out You're missing now And now my world is crumbling Won’t live my life forever But he won’t suffocate my fire Yeah! Liar, yeah! I'll find the mind that took you I’ll find the eyes that lit my fire Yeah! Liar, yeah! Can’t spend a life together Farewell to you forever Liar Liar It’s hard for me, living like a liar Yeah! Liar, yeah! It's hard for me, living like a liar Yeah! Liar, yeah!
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The Autopsy Of Itchy Foot 06:56
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Scalpel nurse, we cannot hurt him He’s not the first to bear this burden Now returning murder to our town Haven Hill damn sure remembers Cautious still of burning embers, How? The Architect was never found Pulling, stretching, cutting Isn't fun, your empathy can't let you down You'll get accustomed to the sounds Bones, they snap and crack And blood will run until you're done, but don't you frown Just keep your sanity around If it rains, take a raincoat Cause he'll take aim anyway If it's all the same, I think I'll go And take my chance with the rain Bloody Mary’s scary if you Cross her bridge before you mean to now Don't let her put you in the ground Organs in my hand, dispose of them We mustn’t mind the smell and sounds Just let your panic settle down If it rains, take a raincoat Cause he'll take aim anyway If it's the same, I think I'll go And take my chance with the rain Cause I won’t play in his game Well it's too early now to lay around with me It's not my job to doubt, but to figure out, you see He deserved to live He deserved to live He deserved to live We deserve to live If it rains, take a raincoat Cause he'll take aim anyway If it's the same, I think I'll go And take my chance with the rain If it rains, if it rains - you'll take a raincoat And what remains of the rainbow Will lay disgrace on his name I'm done with playing his game
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Like A Dog 04:12
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Cover it, cover it up I've been watching you Can't tell if it was enough And there's no time to lose Ooooh Well I can't believe what you did Ooooh Mistakes they were made, is this it? Leave it, well leave it to me In actuality, I can help you to get free From your anxieties Ooooh Can you believe what he did? Ooooh Disguise I advise, I forbid If you feel you're not good enough For your lover's love You hope and pray another day will keep you growling Like a dog at play Humanity Is down on it's knees So hope and pray for one more day to keep you howling Like a hound that bays Well, what do they think that I am? Because I walked away Am I anything less than a man? Because I killed today? Ooooh Well can you believe what I did? Ooooh A side I won’t hide, that I hid Cause I’ve never been good enough For my lovers love I hoped and prayed another day would keep me growling Like a dog at play All of humanity Is down on its knees But they all say another day will keep you howling Like a hound that bays You need a God now One that won't just shut you out He could show you His ways Maybe you can be saved Not lonely like now Reflected in His eyes You show your God what you despise Tomorrow is a new day It isn't too late For me, I'm praying To me, you’re fading I said, humanity Cut down to it's knees Just say you’ll stay for one more day, just one more blessing Like a God that preys
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On and On (...and on and on) 03:28
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Who should we point our fingers at? We'll pull them from their habitat And make them immortal The audience loves to adore All the blood and all the gore Remember to keep cordial And it goes on and on and on and on and on To put this to bed, it has to be me, it has to be me To clear my head, it has to be me, it has to be me Excuse me suspect number 1 Step forward once the clock's begun And say "pray to me" Okay now suspect number 2 Step up and start to tie your shoe From down on your knees And it goes on and on and on and on and on To put this to bed, it has to be me, it has to be me To clear my head, it has to be me, it has to be me To wake the dead, it has to be me, it has to be me Hear what I said, it has to be me, it has to be me And it goes on and on and on and on and on
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[Interlude] The Detective Tapes: II 01:22
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Pinned To The Coat Of A Deadman 07:35
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(I do believe he's lost his mind) Well listen up now, or should I talk loud? Do you even wanna know who I am now You better try now or you'll never find out You know it's a shame if no one knows your name Because of my game the whole world knows his name They have nothing to say because I set them on fire Decipher away and then you'll quench my desire Someday I'll be tied to your name Someday I'll set your world on fire You're in denial, you don't have a clue The source of the fire is just blocks away from you Watch how the pigs they oink around They don't care if I am ever found Watch how the pigs they oink around and round now You know it's a shame that you think I'm insane You all know my name cause you're pawns in my game They have nothing to say because I set them on fire Decipher the pain and you'll then you'll quench my desire Someday I'll be tied to your name Someday I will set you aflame I'll set your world on fire I'll set your world on fire I'll set your world on fire I'll set your world on fire And though today we say goodbye There'll be no regrets from me either way My brother touched so many lives I know he's looking down on me so I'll be brave
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Framed 04:07
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My client has his rights, he can fight for his life or take flight from your questioning Oooh, you can't hold him here against his will The cops were biding their time to charge him with a crime, but the silence was deafening Case closed, another innocent to spill Well, is he guilty? Or will the truth soon set him free? Am I alive or have I died? A living hell before my eyes Wrong guy, goodbye, they're framing me I'll leave it all to fate, my friends His master plans, they never end Wrong guy, goodbye, they're framing me A witness singled him out from a lineup, no doubt I assure you it’s been confirmed Oooh, your client’s alibi is weak He says that his whereabouts when the flames were put out Were far from the victim’s burns But the witness placed him at the scene How can this be? All the murders pinned on me? Am I alive or have I died? I’ll burn in hell for someone's crimes Wrong guy, goodbye, they're framing me My god, please make this madness mend Your words are with me til the end Goodbye, goodbye they’re framing me Goodbye, goodbye Goodbye, goodbye No judge or jury can reassure me That I will be coming home No judge or jury can reassure me That I won’t be all alone
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[Interlude] The Detective Tapes: III 01:20
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Potter's Field 02:59
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Last night A mother buried her son Put gun to head Now momma's dead Sleep tight Well what the hell has she done? Her fate revealed A Potter's field Hold your child... I can't believe how this paper reads All they need is to feed off the in between All they know is the show, man they flock in droves You cannot slow down the flow now you're in the know Last night Our killer murdered someone And once again We'll tell them when Dim light He creeped and pulled out the gun Shot a round Was never found Hold your child Hold your child Hold your child Hold your child Hold your child while you may Hold your child Hold your child Hold your child Hold your child Hold your child while you may
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Apartment C3 04:19
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Home again Ink from pen Doorbell, when? His shadow A loose end Makes no sense Innocent The gallows What he said I reread He wants me To see him Full of dread But I’ve finally got you Take the bait or chase his shadow It's too late for a new battle You had me at hello, now where do I go? A map for a crime The wrong man's doing time Can't leave you behind Our lives are aligned Now that you've got your man Celebrate, clap your hands Your prize, it awaits Take the bait or chase his shadow It's too late for a new battle You had me at hello, now where do I go? If you say so, I'll go below Apartment C3 That's where I'll be No counting to three, Just come straight to me Don't run, don't hide, don't cry, just come and waste me away No need to clarify, just call the cops and then pray You and I are the same in the head but you Can never know someone's heart til they're dead, and I Do believe that your heart, it will give you away You and I are the same in the end, cause the Killer killed what was left of our friends, so we Can eat the weak or become just a predator's prey Take the bait or chase his shadow It's too late for a new battle Choose your fate or face the gallows It’s too late for a new battle You had me at hello I know where to go
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The Sparrow And The Architect 06:24
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Never in my life have I lied Well maybe once or twice, let it slide Given all the give that I take You won’t believe the sound that it makes I know the answers aren’t whole, they’re in pieces I watched the sparrow fly away that day And if the sorrow that you hold increases Relax cause help is on the way, okay? Think of all of those who have died Their friends and families left behind And tell me, Architect, what you gain? There must be something more than your name You can't hide The evil that's inside Walk away You can, but can they? I know the answers aren't whole, they're in pieces I watched the sparrow fly away that day And if the sorrow that you hold increases Relax cause help is on the way, okay? Here you stand to rescue me I've killed your friends And your family Foolish man barking up my tree Ball your hands And dance with me I know the answers aren't whole, they're in pieces I watched the sparrow fly away that day The sorrow waiting for parole releases But now the cops are on their way Run and hide They think the innocent died Fly far away The Sparrow must die today

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released December 25, 2023

All music written, arranged, recorded, and produced by Cody McKenna at STAR COMMAND STUDIOS in Burbank, CA

All instruments played and programmed by Cody McKenna, except where noted

Story, lyrics, and art design by Cody McKenna

Vocals by Cody McKenna, except where noted

Lekholm DM48X played by Jason Keene on “The Detective Tapes: III” and “The Detective Tapes: IV”
(www.jasonkeeneharmonica.com)

Jasmin Corinne - dispatcher on “Police Radio Interlude”, additional backing vocals on “I Call Shotgun”, “Framed”, and “The Sparrow And The Architect”

Ryan Curran - additional backing vocals on “Framed” and “The Sparrow And The Architect”

Aaron Zepeda - additional backing vocals on “Slaughterhouse”, “A Massacre At Patterson Park”, “I Call Shotgun”, “The Autopsy Of Itchy Foot”, “Pinned To The Coat Of A Deadman”, “Potter’s Field”, and “The Sparrow And The Architect”

Marcus Munguia - responding officer on “Police Radio Interlude”, and cop on “The Detective Tapes: IV”


Mixed/Mastered by Cody McKenna

Kiesel, Ibanez, Fender, Schecter, and OLP/Music Man electric guitars, Taylor and Alvarez acoustic guitars, Sterling by Music Man basses, Monster, and Mogami cables, Audio-Technica, Focusrite, Kali Audio, Bias by Positive Grid, Neural, Spectrasonics, Toontrack, Metropolis Ark 1 & 2 by Orchestral Tools, Fab Filter, Joey Sturgis Tones, Waves, Kontakt, Fluffy Audio, Apple, Logic Pro X, MXL, Neumann, Ernie Ball strings, DiMarzio pickups, Dunlop picks, Captain Faucet beard oils, and EQLEF no-static beard combs were used in the making of this album.

Thanks to:
Pop, Ma, Briana, Kevin, Candace, Megan, Melissa, Edward, Kris, Ryan, Jasmin, Wolfgang, Aaron, Justin, Jon, Mike, Bronson, Kathy, Zeppers Man, Mr. Floyd, Cutie Queen, Crazy Zap, Bandit, and the Hendrix Boy.


My performance and effort in making this album is dedicated to the Godfather of my son, Kris Pancani. I love you more than you know, dude.


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Born and raised in Burbank CA, Cody McKenna picked up the guitar at age 14 and never put it down. Self taught, he began to immerse himself in the music of bands such as System of a Down, Coheed & Cambria, Van Halen, and Dream Theater, as well as many others who have influenced his playing and writing style. He is a member of the prog bands ALL HAIL, Bloodhound, and The Circle of Wonders. ... more

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