Citizen Regen

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Remix as of 24 Dec 2023

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NOTE: Remix on 24 Dec 2023 (C) 2023 Citizen Regen Vocals - Ken "Zargg" Nilsen Guitars - Kai Steines Keys - Dave "Bitflipper" Townsend Bass, Producer - Ed "Bapu" Kocol Drums - Hugo Ribeiro V1: A self proclaimed king, who knows nothing Decides what is right or maybe wrong A judgement by their peers, is never really their fears Looking back, it's been this way for so very long Chorus: No reason, no rhyme, just out of time We can't continue, with our human crime We may never fall in line Equal balance we'll never find Not with all this human crime Not with all this human crime V2: In the city streets, where shadows creep A tale of human nature, both wicked and sly There's a darkness that lingers, secrets we keep Where crime takes its toll, under a midnight sky Repeat Chorus Bridge: But amidst the chaos, heroes rise, Defending the weak, with courage in their eyes. They fight against the darkness, refusing to yield, Bringing hope to a world, that's been concealed Guitar Solo v3: In the city's underbelly, a drug lord reigns, Destroying lives, leaving sorrow and stains. The innocent fall victim to a world gone wrong, As the sirens wail, a heart's final song. Repeat Chorus Synth Solo Repeat Chorus

I've always liked Mountain's cover of this Jack Bruce/Peter Brown song. So, I decided why not have both? We added a piano in the styling of Jack's version on his "Songs For A Tailor " album. The only cover The Who ever did was Summertime Blues so maybe this will be the only Citizen Regen cover. Vocals, Acoustic and Electric Rhythm Guitars - Ken "Zargg" Nilsen Organ, Nylon String Guitar Solos - Dave "Bitflipper" Townsend Piano - Qoqol Lead Guitar Solo - Kai Steines Bass, Producer - Ed "Bapu" Kocol Drums - Hugo Ribeiro

See "The Opera Story" below the lyrics the basis for the song. Amfortas (c) 2023 Citizen Regen Verse 1: The prince would be heir to the throne Become the sacred defender One day he surely will atone No longer the foolish pretender PreChorus 1: Out to destroy evil Klingsor's hell He was persuaded by Kundry's spell Chorus 1: The evil one takes Christ's Holy Spear The Grail King's wound does appear "Kings Wunde erscheint" Only pain and fear in his head Amfortas waits upon his death bed "Auf seinem Sterbebett " Verse 2: While he lives each day in agony awake He's relieved only by the lake His nephew is to be his savior knight And set all the wrongs right PreChorus 2: Parsifal searches for the sacred thing To heal his uncle the Holy Grail King Chorus 2: Amfortas lies upon his death bed "auf seinem Sterbebett " Only pain and fear are in his head Waiting for the hero knight to appear "Heldenritter zu erscheinen" And return unto him the Holy Spear Bridge: The grail was uncovered only for Amfortas Now it's uncovered for any with cause Verse 3. Parsifal places the spear to his king "zu seinem König" Power restored the knights will sing "Ritter werden singen" PreChorus 3: Parsifal searched for the sacred thing "heilige Sache" And healed his uncle the Holy Grail King "Heiliger gral könig" Chorus 3. Amfortas rises to greet the new day Healed mind and body in every way "in jeder Weise" No longer the foolish pretender "Dummer Vorwand" He is the true holy defender "Heiliger Verteidiger" ==================================== "The Opera Story" Parsifal. Son of Titurel, who was the first ruler of the Kingdom of the Grail. When Titurel became too old to care for the Grail and Spear, his son succeeded him. After inheriting the crown, Amfortas decided that it was his responsibility to destroy the power of the evil Klingsor who threatened the Grail and he went to Klingsor's nearby castle, armed with the Holy Spear which had pierced Christ's side on the Cross. But he fell under the spell of Kundry and while she seduced him, Klingsor stole the Spear and used it to stab Amfortas. His wound will not heal and Amfortas is in constant agony, relieved a little only by his daily bath in the lake. When the opera opens, Amfortas has had a vision that only an ‘innocent fool’ who has been ‘made wise by compassion’ will be able to relieve his suffering by regaining the Spear from Klingsor and using it to heal the wound. The Knights of the Grail await the coming of this youth while Kundry brings Amfortas some balm to put on the wound (which she has allowed to be inflicted on him). Titurel tells Amfortas to uncover the Grail, but weakened by his wound he cannot find the strength to do this and begs his father to carry out the sacred office himself, and leave him to die. Titurel refuses, pleading old age, and Amfortas suggests leaving the Grail uncovered, to avoid the agony of having to move repeatedly to do it daily. The young knights place the Grail in front of Amfortas, who with great difficulty and pain, raises it and blesses the bread and wine before these are shared among the Knights. Amfortas is too weak himself to partake of the ritual and is carried out on his litter. After Titurel has died, Amfortas feels responsible for his father's death. His own refusal to uncover the Grail each day has deprived Titurel of the nourishment he needed. Amfortas wants only to die and asks the dead Titurel to plead for him with the Lord. The Knights urge Amfortas to carry out his office at his father's funeral. He jumps up and rips the bandages from his bleeding wound, begging them all to kill him. Parsifal appears, the Holy Spear in his hand, and with this he touches Amfortas's wound which is at once healed. Amfortas kneels before Parsifal, the new King of the Grail. Amfortas is, from the beginning of the opera, in the most holy of positions, responsible for caring for the Grail and offering the Knights Holy Communion. But he knows that he has sinned and that this is the reason he has a wound which will not heal. His physical agony and despair are matched by his guilt, which is further felt when he feels responsible for the death of his father.

Here is our latest track: Vocals - Ken "Zargg" Nilsen Guitars - Kai Steins Keys - Dave "Bitflipper" Townsend Bass - Ed "Bapu" Kocol Drums - Hugo Ribeiro The Simple Truth (c) 2022 Citizen Regen Verse 1. The opiate of the masses Are the rose colored glasses, we wear They say they keep us safe and sane Hoping we will never complain PreChorus. Something doesn’t seem quite right As they rob us blind like thieves in the night Like thieves in the night Chorus: The simple truth is hidden by magicians All dressed up like caring politicians They act as they know what we need All the while feeding their greed The politicians are feeding their greed The politicians are feeding their greed The politicians are Verse 2. Deny, deny and lie once more It's what's at the core, of them The talking heads talking all day Hoping things will stay that way repeat PreChorus and Chorus The politicians are feeding their greed The politicians are Bridge: Long after we are dust on the plains And they have squandered all their gains A new breed will be tightening their reins And will keep the world forever in chains Synth Solo Guitar Solo Verse 3. Smoke and mirrors are child's play A new scheme today, is hatched Misdirection makes us look away From all they do and all they say repeat PreChorus repeat Chorus The politicians are feeding their greed The politicians are like thieves in the night repeat Chorus The politicians are feeding their greed The politicians are like thieves in the night The simple truth

Another song by Citizen Regen Ken "Zargg" Nilsen - Vocals, Guitar Dave "bitflipper" Townsend - Keys Kai Steines - Guitars Ed "Bapu" Kocol - Bass Hugo Ribeiro - Drums Verse 1: The walking dead roam the earth free Alone in my head is all I can be Pre Chorus: Everything is out of control Nothing feels whole Chorus: The feeling is chronic Everyone is catatonic Disruption in the human harmonic With this dread of being catatonic Verse 2: Will I ever run or jump again Or is this darkness the beginning of the end Bridge: My eyes are closed can't see a thing My legs won't move to this bed they cling My arms are heavy and dead to me It's as if I've ceased to be Verse 3: Everyone says "you need to be strong" I've not been that for so very long

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Before Kai Steines joined the band we asked Ryan Pearce to help us out on a song. Lyrics and credits are below. Ken Nilsen - Vocals Dave Townsend - Keys Ed Kocol - Bass Ryan Pearce - Guitars Hugo Ribeiro - Drums Death Spiral © 2022 Citizen Regen Verse 1: Trash in the streets was our first crime That formed a long line, of our behavior Pre Chorus 1: Now we're running out of time To diffuse this global land mine Chorus 2: Our planet is on a death spiral Our abuses went totally viral What will it take to become sterile And back away from our death spiral Verse 2: Never forget the pain of the past Small victories may be the last of our lifetime Repeat Pre Chorus Repeat Chorus Bridge: Never turn away, never give up the day Whatever comes our way, we'll make light from the grey Verse 3: Old guard leaders haven't a clue They don't know what to do about the future Repeat Pre Chorus Repeat Chorus Verse 4: Time will tell if we survive If we will be alive, to see all our tomorrows Repeat Pre Chorus Repeat Chorus Repeat Chorus

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We welcome Kai Steines permanently to the fold taking over the guitar duties. As always Hugo Ribeiro joins us on drums. Storm The Gates © 2022 Citizen Regen Ken Nilsen - Vocals Kai Steines - Guitars Dave Townsend - Keyboards Ed Kocol - Bass Hugo Ribeiro - Drums Verse 1 Let the enemy think we're sleeping All the while in the night we're creeping in on them PreChorus Take them by surprise And see the fear in their eyes Chorus Storm the gates of hell And we'll be free again Storm the gates, go and tell Our Brothers and Sisters this is the end of tyranny Verse 2 Our numbers are growing every day We will take our fight all the way to the very end PreChorus 2 Chorus 2 Solo 1 Verse 3 Tomorrow will be a new beginning We will have much more than just winning the battle PreChorus 3 Chorus 3 Chorus 4 Solo 2 Chorus 5 Outtro

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Citizen Regen (formerly BJZ) core members are now: Ken Nilsen (Zargg) , Dave Townsend (bitflipper)and Ed Kocol (bapu), Kai Steines & Hugo Ribeiro Remix - 24 Dec 2023 Ken Nilsen - Vocals, Verse Lead Guitar Dave Townsend - Keys Kai Steines - Guitars Ed Kocol - Bass Hugo Ribiero - Drums Babylon Is Rising (c) 2021 Citizen Regen Verse 1: One world one people was always the goal Chasing the dream straight down the rabbit hole PreChorus: It won't take long For things to go wrong Chorus: Babylon is rising it's clear to me Critical thinking has been cancelled today It doesn't matter what we think or see There's a crowd that will spin it their way Babylon is rising I'm here to say Verse 2: False idols and theories on the fringe Are the recipes to become unhinged Repeat PreChorus: Repeat Chorus: Bridge: We need to find common ground Before we utter another sound of dissent We need to find common ground Before we utter another sound of dissent Before we utter another sound of dissent Solo Synth Solo Guitar Short PreChorus: It won't take long Repeat Choruses: Outro Guitar Solo