Sleeper

by Vortex Afternoon

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A song that took about 6 years from tracking the initial instruments and the original arpeggio you hear in the intro, to the final thing!

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Sleeper – Vortex Afternoon
Music and Lyrics: Daniel J. Nel © 2019

We need a telescope, strong enough to see
Through the fog that blinds us, we are ships lost at sea

We look at maps of stars, we don’t know where we are
The sand of time is running out, the end is nigh if it doesn’t stop

Chorus:
Wake up, oh Sleeper, here is the Truth
Wake up, oh Sleeper, lest the Son, come destroy you

If I could walk all the continents, with a sign that said
There’s two sides to a story, one side you’re ignoring

Repeat Chorus
Guitar solo
Repeat Chorus x2

It could all be within our reach, if we would only try
The tragedy is our opinion of our own opinions.

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released May 31, 2023
Music & Lyrics: Daniel J. Nel / Vortex Afternoon
All instruments, vocals and production: Daniel J. Nel / Vortex Afternoon

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Vortex Afternoon Cape Town, South Africa

Vortex Afternoon is a one man rock project. It draws influences from many styles and distills it into a post-punk-meets-folk- meets-metal-meets-rock-meets-whatever- soundscape with thought provoking lyrics and strong melodies. Acoustic songs and instrumental music is also part of the repertoire and styles can change at any given moment.. ... more

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