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Delusion

by Enoch Root

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TheJayJay Where do I even start with this album? Great narrative, lots of raw emotion coming from Reese's vocals, the music itself is masterfully crafted. I cannot think of a single thing about this album that I dislike.

Great work Enoch Root!
jaypedia.xyz/prog/2023 Favorite track: Grey.
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1.
You will have no ordinary son He will bring misfortune unto all And all he'll make them do is suffer All he'd ever done was waste around Now it was the time to stand his ground Takes what he wants without mind of consequence Does all he can to protect what he scavenges Delusional because he loves her Lost within the cobwebs of his mind (Like a fly, he is stuck in a web, so entangled in his machinations) Carved a notch each day to pass the time (he did now know what he was or what he was longing after) Locked inside a room without a key (And to us it may seem like a day, but to him it's been a thousand lifetimes) He only knew but one sweet melody Hidden away from the sight of society All that he does he believes will set you free Delusional because he lost her Our lonesome Scavenger Wanders the earth Looking for someone to call home When will he ever see A moment of peace and tranquility Only when walking down The Row Look in his eyes The light, it has died He's trying to find Somewhere to hide Keep her inside Away from the light Save her tonight From everything outside Delusional because Our lonesome Scavenger Wanders the earth Looking for someone to call home (Looking for someone to call home) When will he ever see A moment of peace and tranquility Only when walking down The Row
2.
Reach out beyond the light Look to the world for the very first time Witness the sight of a heavenly being That beckons you forward to break yourself free The wandering scavenger Finally free from his keyless cage (Out of the dark) Now he embarks Searching the earth For his sweet seraphim All that he knows is that He's on top of the world Finally able to look up and see The sun set and rise He's still searching for the melody the one from his childhood dreams He keeps pressing on But struggles to find The godly guardian angel that will bring him peace of mind With nowhere to go, and nowhere to hide He quickly learns that everything is dangerous outside Lurking around Avoid the light Only night gives temporary solace Stay underground There's no one to fear But you know you'll never find her hiding here Hidden away Keep on searching for the one who set you free, Free from your cage Tread the earth until you cross her path again And bask in her grace Crumble to your knees and pray Don't come near me Don't revere me Pray to someone else Cause I am Not your savior Or salvation Leave me be Please have you lost your mind Our lonesome scavenger is turned away He lost the chance to thank his savior Never will he face the girl again Wandering far to find his way back home He takes a long solemn look at the sky Where the sun wake from sleeping in And the moon goes to bed with the stars He was at the top The top of the world Had his heart Entirely unfurled Determined now to see her once again To make his amends He will save her from the unforgiving world That he had to bear (bear on his own) He won't rest until he saves the angel he's been searching for
3.
Never lost, never found, never gained Never took, never borrowed, never blamed He never learned to speak, or eat what the others eat They locked him away A curse of fate brought about by a prophet A tragic end before it had begun Well he hopes to find the melody Cause he's sure that it's the remedy To all the malice none of which he is to blame But while it's night We seek the light Shying away from what we know is in the shadows And while it's day We hide away From the world we've never known forever "Hey, Hey" Why are you hiding? "Stay, Stay" Sitting here idly Will you sit around and decompose Or will you stand up to the world "Hey, Hey" Don't come back till you find her "Pray, Pray" Pray that nobody else has taken her away from you I think it's time to come up for some air But while it's night We seek the light Shying away from what we know is in the shadows And while it's day We hide away From the world we've never know Don't come near me Don't revere me Pray to someone else Cause I am Not your savior Or salvation Leave me be Please have you lost your mind There's nothing left I gave you all I had to give But in no time You threw me to the side Let me be the one to set us free from life Don't come near me Don't revere me Pain is not the end I fear I'm not your savior Do you favor Those who died Before the ones alive
4.
Duplicity 06:51
I walk alone forever waiting To find the one who has escaped me Though I've gone through every trial and tribulation I'll keep on searching for the one who set me free Don't peek into the looking glass That is not me I'm not what you can see This time I hope that you will pass and we'll lock eyes I could have sworn I saw you in another life Our paths will cross and I'll be different you'll see Why do you wanna live for me This being that I become at inconvenient times I struggle sometimes to find some simple peace of mind Is there anyone who might be free from the gripping pain of life So spare me your apathy and bring me sweet divine Come with me and we'll be Free from all the death that life brings Show me greed, show me silent suffering and All that blood you bleed I need someone near me I need you to hear me through the walls Our deaths are identical but our lives are never the same I won't let go Stay with me darling I need somebody dear you see Can you send me off to sleep? But why are you crying I thought that you would send me first but now I know your selfishness and I, oh I I have to to turn the clock and stop you from falling asleep without me I need someone near me I need you to hear me through the walls Our deaths are identical but our lives are never the same why did you go without me I need someone near me I need you to hear me through the walls Our deaths are identical but our lives are never the same I won't let go
5.
Delusion 04:31
Come to me Don't look behind you, all has turned to gray A fear you once were wary to believe Has reared its ugly head and shown it's teeth Throw away that water You must become our martyr Lambs led to the slaughter Violent fits of laughter Look inside Welcome your delusion Don't deny, your idiosyncratic way of life A sinner stands out on the ledge Waiting to fall, for he can't take the extra step A saint sits in confessional Bending belief, so he won't be the one to fall Follow me You looked behind and saw that it all fades away And everything you were taught to believe Has turned to dust and landed at your feet Look inside Welcome your delusion Don't deny, your idiosyncratic way of life Heart, watch it fade away Sight, led the heart astray Mind, locked in its own cage Self, none of it remains Heart, watch it fade away Sight, led the heart astray Mind, locked in its own cage Self, none of it remains Cause you're delusional
6.
Domino 06:30
Take my wings and run They will lead you home Don't look back I'm right behind you I won't let you go Take my hands and hold Don't let go of me Take the words right from my lips I will never leave without you Sands fall through your fingertips You try to pick them up, grain by grain Your heart is like an hourglass, It's filled up to be poured out once again Keep your head up high There's nothing past the sky The stars burn out at night It'll leave you asking why We all have to fade Sleep inside a grave Can you feel the rain? Walk among the ivory and Marvel at the marble white as snow Go through the light in front of you and Ask them which direction you should go The things you did that led you here, They're causing an effect like dominoes I wish that you would come back home, Why did you have to go? I found you while you were alone, I took you home with me You're mine whether you want to be or not, It's up to me, I need you I kept you in my cellar and I fed you twice a day You tried to break your chains and leave But your not as strong as me, I broke you Keep your head up high There's nothing past the sky The stars burn out at night It'll leave you asking why We all have to fade Sleep inside a grave Can you feel the rain? Feel the rope break my fall Silence your calls While your tied to the wall You lost it all Hold onto me You said you'd never leave Fly on my wings above the earth Take it in, for what it's worth Walk among the ivory and marvel at the marble white as snow Go through the light in front of you and ask them which direction you should go You walk among the ivory and Marvel at the marble white as snow The things you did that led you here, They're causing an effect like dominoes Walk among the ivory and Marvel at the marble white as snow The things you did that led you here, They're causing an effect like dominoes
7.
Sanctuary 04:40
Trying to sleep Hearing taps upon my window I shouldn't be alarmed I live alone on the 22nd floor Did I remember to check that I locked the door After running upstairs when I thought that I saw him I'm so paranoid, worried if I forgot If I lost the spare key after I changed the locks Are you forgetting what you had said to me I said "hang on a moment I'm not sure that I can see you again After what had went over" The things that you did I need to get far away from You Don't be scared, I'm simply here to harm you Be afraid, there's no way I could hurt you Come with me, we'll hide in sanctuary What do you mean you'll stay, you have no choices any more Just keep your head up high Reach out and touch the sky We'll watch the stars at night We all have to fade Dance upon your grave As you feel your final rain I loved you But you started crying out For someone to save you Your heroes here You found him It's me, the one who'll save you Don't be scared, I'm simply here to harm you Be afraid, there's no way I could hurt you Come with me, we'll hide in sanctuary What do you mean you'll stay, you have no choices any more Take a walk with me and you will see the path laid out before you You saw the signs and let your spirit die I saved you in end
8.
Grey 08:02
Living through a life in monochrome Am I really here, or am I just a ghost? I don't think a soul knows I'm alive (Will he fade away?) Waiting for the rain to run its course It'll wash me away and take me far from shore Let my mind and body drift away What could I have done? When love turns to loss and broken promises You're tearing down the towers we made Are you still here or did you run away? Was there something I said that made you want to stay? Colors of the world begin to fade The cogs in the machine are coming to a grinding halt Wasting away, in leprotic sanctimonium (what have we become?) Days are lost with all the burning bridges crossed A religion of thieves, The division that leaves its Acolytes in bitter shock Why won't you save me from this? Impossible hypocrisy (You tried but you can never leave) You stole my sight and truth revealed itself to me Cause it all turns grey Don't try to fight it Watch the colors fade away Out of sight, devoid of life Cause it all turns grey Embrace the silence just to find that it All turns back to grey Can I withstand the force of entropy? Cause everytime that I wake the less that I believe I deserve a second chance at all (will he fade away?) Too scared to go but too afraid to stay And now I'm stuck somewhere between the tithe I have to pay Bear the burden or just take the fall What have I become? When lies turn to the leverage of the little things To keep the truth from ever really happening Is there a winner when all's said and done? Cause neither got the better of the other one Give it up or give into the sun Will this ever end? (Will this ever end?) When did it begin? (When did it begin?) Who is there to blame? (Who is there to blame?) For giving in to circumstance How will he move on? (How will he move on?) After murdering the one (After murdering the one) He swore himself to save (He swore himself to save) How does one live through this fate? His hands have been raised Today is the day To face a world he's never known What will everyone say? "Does the sinner think he can atone?" (We all know that the answer's no) He'll have to wait until he faces judgment day Cause it all turns grey Don't try to fight it Watch the colors fade away Out of sight, devoid of life Cause it all turns grey Embrace the silence just to find that it All turns back to grey I won't try to fight it I have recognized that I am but a reject Just an earthly defect I was no one's savior I was never able I have finally found that I'm just a delusion I won't try to fight it I have realized that I am but a heathen Just an lowly demon I am no one's martyr I'll just fall apart cause I have finally found that I'm just a delusion Cause it all turns grey Don't try to fight it Watch the colors fade away Out of sight, devoid of life Cause it all turns grey Tried to break the silence just to find that it All turns back to grey Cause it all turns grey Cause it all turns grey Cause it all turns grey Cause it all turns grey Cause it all turns grey Cause it all turns grey
9.
Repose 05:34
I was always told that the world was a dangerous place You should never let your true colors show Unless you want them to know your real face Still I want to believe All hope has left me While I wallow in self pity And curse at those more fortunate than me In my final days, I find Truth in destined isolation and yet (Nothing makes a difference) But it's far too late to save All the broken and forsaken, and yet I will fight until my dying breath They all sit on a throne Made of rubble and bone While the rest of us scavenge Just imagine, if they were thrown to the action But what would it take To erase their mistakes Of a boy left alone With nothing but all of his sins to atone Now he waits on the Row To be sent down below As he's strapped to the chair Not knowing that he should be feeling despair For the hour has arrived And the sinner must die Just a tooth for a tooth And a lie for a lie In my final days, I find Truth in destined isolation, and yet (Nothing makes a difference) But it's far too late to save All the broken and forsaken, and yet And I believe I've found Nothing sacred lasts forever, and yet Forced into the light, despite All attempts to be her savior Get me out of here Bring me back to my beloved Before I'm lost in the fade Now everything is clear I was cursed from the start Always apathetic They had ostracized you Never stated why Letting the tides of life wash over you Remove the sins you never had at all In my final days, I find Truth in destined isolation and yet (Nothing makes a difference) But it's far too late to save All the broken and forsaken, and yet I will fight until my dying breath
10.
Foreward 02:21

about

Delusion is a story of a man whose fate was decided for him before he ever had a chance to change it himself.

This album has been in the works since 2017. The majority of this record was recorded during the summer that I (under my solo project Reese Alexander) wrote 3 albums in 3 months, the other two albums being The Digression Theory parts 1 & 2 (released way back in 2018). This album has been a monstrous undertaking over the past year and a half, wherein I used my undergrad final project as an excuse to sink hundreds upon hundreds of hours into finishing this album.

I want to give special thanks to my lovely bandmates for learning this album top to bottom, and putting their faith in this music the same way I put my faith in them as friends and musicians.

I also want to thank my parents, who are endlessly supportive of me pursuing music as a passion, lifestyle, and career.

I’m endlessly excited that this record can finally see the light of day, and I hope you all enjoy the journey.

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released February 19, 2023

Written by: Reese Ortenberg
Drum Engineering: Alec Druth
Drums: Jack Dratch
Keys: Michael Golub
Mastered by Novro Studios

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Enoch Root New York, New York

Enoch Root is a NY based alternative-progressive rock band created by multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Reese Ortenberg. With influences from bands like The Dear Hunter, Haken, and Porcupine Tree, Enoch Root creates a surreal and intense listening experience with powerful melodies, overarching themes, and twisting riffs full of ear candy. ... more

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