MY HEAD IS A-SWIMMING
WITH COLOURS AND SHAPES
FORMS OF THE UNKNOWN
THEY RISE UP AND FADE
I SEE WHERE THEY´RE GOING
I SEE WHERE THEY´VE BEEN
CAN´T SEE NO DIRECTION
WHERE DID THEY COME IN
MY MIND IS A LABYRINTH
ALL CIRCLES AND SQUARES
I CAN´T FIND THE EXIT
IT MUST BE SOMEWHERE
WELL, NOW I AM GOING
SLIGHTLY INSANE
NO WAY OF TURNING
CAN´T GET OUT OF MY BRAIN
INTO THE MAZE OF MY MIND
OUT OF THE LIGHT THAT TURNS YOU BLIND
INTO THE FIRE OF INSTANT BURN
OUT OF THE WAY OF NO RETURN
I ASKED FOR DIRECTION
TO WHERE I SHOULD GO
I GOT NO STRAIGHT ANSWERS
SO HOW WILL I KNOW
I OPENED ALL DOORS
THAT I COULD FIND
I FOUND ONLY DEAD-ENDS
BACK TO MY MIND
EVERYWHERE I TURN
SEEMS OUT TO BE WRONG
I HAVE NO SENSE OF PURPOSE
WHERE DO I BELONG
THE JOURNEY I MADE
TO WHERE I BEGUN
EVERY CORNER I TURNED
GOT ME BACK TO SQUARE ONE
credits
from Ozone Mantra,
released May 1, 2020
music & lyrics by Juha Nurmenniemi
Big, clanging psych-rock from this Arizona outfit fuses monk-like vocals with slow-winding guitars for songs that feel like strange hymns. Bandcamp New & Notable May 2, 2016