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Your Finest Hour

by Land Of Chocolate

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Movers, Shakers Makers of the scene Takers, Fakers Looking so serene Talent merchants Pawning off their wares Headless honchos Dealing with no cares I could see the writing on the wall And it spells the end If only we'd bend at all Movers, Shakers Makers of the scene Takers, Fakers Looking so serene I could see the writing on the wall And it spells our doom If only we knew of gloom But we cannot find the room Instead we take the path less traveled Never settle Strive to be less ordinary Fight and struggle Strive to be a luminating source Choices made are never wrong So long as they're your own Take a chance to make us stronger Keep on fighting strong Movers, Shakers Makers of the scene Takers, Fakers Looking so serene
2.
Sing to me a soft melody Something simple Right now I don't feel so strong Recall to me those fond memories The ones that matter Right now I just need an escape So help me To swallow this hollow Let it all in No sorrow tomorrow Let it begin anew Compromising It's a struggle Self-actualizing My mettle's not sinking in Sterilizing those who try to dream Was it always this way? I can't recall When did this beautiful world become so small? And I know there's something greater A utopia to call my own And I know that I can make it But I don't know if I have the hope and strength to go alone
3.
Walking in a daze I'm always so amazed at how much we forget to see Our lives are such a maze, a self-induced craze So caught up in the world of me that we forget Empty faces just passing all around Open spaces, just faces in a crowd Random places, amazed by all the sound Can we face it all? It's always tough to see the possibility that someone else may share our dreams So focused on our joys We're all just background noise To someone else's silent scream that we don't hear Try and take your finest hour And it will surely pale We always make a play for power And let the ship take sail Reflect and be Obtain the key that opens all our doors Can't you see it's all been done before? We are so naive To think that we're unique It's nothing personally Just my integrity that's slowly coming to the fore No matter what the tee, or handicap we bring We'll end up with the same old score Try and make us prouder than before Give and take, you're always taking score Try and take your finest hour And it will surely pale Reflect and be Obtain the key that opens up our doors Can't you see it's all been done before?
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Helpless 05:10
Looking for reasons when none will suffice A change in seasons has made me think twice I should feel like a temperate baby pool Don't take blame for what went wrong Feeling shameless all along All these years of hopes and fears Now just a song in my head Now I face the truth with a clearer heart All your moves revealed we were always apart I have been far too giving to you Drink it in, and piss it out like it was something new Don't take blame for what went wrong Feeling shameless all along All these years of hopes and fears Guess I was wrong And as customary, I must pick the pieces up again Taking love for granted I never seem to face the greater truth Your perspective's slanted I can't place the words to say I can only feel I had so much love to give But you just live Helpless Memory fading slow I need to walk away from all this pain Is this all I'll know? I wish that I could be like you Learning to always turn the screw But I'm afraid that I was made like very few Turning my back on life is something I refuse to do I ignored the warning signs planted everywhere I thought love could change your ways But you remain Helpless I hoped better from you
6.
An absolute perfection of Percepted respect, regard and love And all I ever seem to see is intolerance Wishing me the best Just so long as my success Doesn't match the currents of you Although we share the same pursuits While wearing vastly different suits It doesn't mean that I have tried to mimic you Wishing me the best Just so long as my success Doesn't match the currents of you Cause nothing else would ever do I've always believed Respect each other as if your brother I've only received A colder shoulder as we've grown older, it seems And it makes me wonder Why I continue to give When there's nothing left here for me My respect is won by taking the time to relate Instead of relating it all to yourself In the foundation of my dreams Your name is etched on several beams Without support, the whole damn thing Will crash and burn Wishing me the best Just so long as my success Doesn't match the currents of you Cause nothing else would ever do It's not like I haven't tried I recall that we once stood at the same place Searching for open ears Through it all, I cheered every step of the way And shared in the laughter and tears Or have you forgotten those days? And it makes me wonder Why I continue to give to the currents of you And it makes me wonder Why I continue to give to the currents of you
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Air 04:53
Another sunny day, say the voices in the hall If only I could tell from this fabricated stall Won't you please bring me some air I remember thinking that there was something more Promises unkept, stones left underturned Amazing lives unled Discarding what I've yearned Just a life of laissez-faire The wife and kids are well, according to her friends If only I could tell I'm too busy making ends to lift my head for air I remember knowing that there was something more Life is what we make A lesson long to learn So focused on an end Forgetting what I've yearned It's all so hazy Reach your dreams by making lots of bread Eat those greens Six figures worth will surely get you ahead I'm sorry, I'm sorry for what I haven't done I'm sorry, I'm sorry What have I become?
9.
The timing is great Let's celebrate a meaningless trip around the world Try not to be late Come celebrate our meaningless trip around the world The timing is great Come celebrate a meaningless trip around the world Try not to be late Come celebrate a meaningless trip around the world It's okay to avoid the truth and run Come escape now When life goes astray, we rush to pack our bags and fly away To avoid the pain Let me say, it's undoubtedly more fun in our playpen When life goes astray, just go pack up those bags and fly away We'll make things well Cause when life turns grey You'll find us all far away More time to play With lighthearted minds far away Enjoy your stay Unburden your heart far away The timing is great Come celebrate a meaningless trip around the world This way to escape Come celebrate our meaningless trip Cause when life turns grey You'll find us all far away Enjoy your stay Unburden your heart far away Far away
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We're dissolving and devolving - what to do? No resolving this revolving door that's loose I see the doubt inside us No hope for greater truth It's up to us to try and poison the root Stop conducting a destructive point of view Start deducting this production line won't do I see the doubt inside us No hope for greater truth It's up to us to try and poison the root The glass is overflowing - step inside Quench your thirst and swallow your pride The ceiling's upwards-growing, enjoy the ride Raise the roof and stay inside Let's find a way to fix this from inside And choose today to support a different side It's up to us now to find a better way If we don't, we'll be moving nowhere fast Just do the math, just do the math I'm requesting we invest in something new Less congestion is the best that we can surely do I see the doubt inside us No hope for greater truth It's up to us to try and poison the root
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I don't now how to say all the thoughts that haunt me They're better left untold But I don't want to stay on this road to nowhere So how do I control the unknown? And everywhere we turn There's a vivid memory of someone left behind The unappreciated become unforgiving It happens all the time I should know This vicious cycle is threatening to unwind All that I've learned   We speak of second tries and then close our minds off Before the first is done Pavlonging to be jaded Just a dash of cynic We pass along our wrongs like precious stones So write another verse and sing it loudly No need to use the same old refrain I hope that someone can change the way I feel Take all this longing and make it something real This vicious cycle is threatening to unwind I can't recall which feelings were unacquired This vicious cycle is threatening to unwind Why make reflections of shattered minds? I'll struggle on my own with these bitter memories They're no one's but my own

about

Some cakes take longer to bake, while most wines and whiskeys are meant to age longer before consumption. 

Whatever the culinary metaphor, it's been 19 years since Land of Chocolate released their second album "Regaining the Feel".  In that time, band mates have relocated around the world, Jonn Buzby has released three albums under the moniker Damn Fine Coffee and pivoted to years of weekly solo livestreams, but one unfinished project continued to be a sustained itch just waiting to be scratched.

After almost 20 years, "Your Finest Hour", Land of Chocolate's long-awaited third full length release, is slated to be released on October 6, 2023.

Containing 12 tracks of original material and clocking in at just under 58 minutes, YFH is both a testament to resilience and determination as well as a culmination of the bands' singular vision and sound.  

Featuring members of both previous iterations of the band's lineup, the newest Land of Chocolate remains just as relevant today as when the band first wrote the material two decades ago.

"I've always stated that I hoped to make timeless music, but this is absurd", jokes lead vocalist and keyboardist Jonn Buzby, when asked why this album took so long to complete.  

"Life has a way of spinning each and every one of us in different directions, but I always wanted to remain loyal to the incredible set of musicians who had a hand in bringing this music to life.  So the idea of working with anyone else to simply complete these tracks made no sense - it needed to be with the people that made Land of Chocolate what it is.  And so we chose to be meticulous and ensure that we took the extra time and energy to bring this album's vision to light".

Brian O'Neill (original LoC guitarist) was brought back into the fold to assist with completion of Your Finest Hour, serving as a cohesive yet divergent counterpoint to John Covach's guitar parts he laid down in 2005 before relocating to Rochester, NY.  

"Back in the early 2000's, we wrote a tune which was started off by a bit that I came up with. It loosely reminded me of 'My Favorite Things'", states O'Neill.

That song (now called 'Helpless') along with the melodic lead guitar line in the middle ended up being one of MY favorite things.

When Jonn asked me if I was interested in working on this stuff with him, I saw that Helpless was going to be one of the tracks... the chance to complete and mix it was something I simply couldn't say no to".

Utilizing tracks recorded in late 2004 by drummer Wesley Hare, bassist Gerald Wilson, Buzby and Covach, O'Neill was able to synthesize, streamline and elevate decades-old contributions remotely with newer performances into a seamless musical thesis.

"There were early issues to work through since the basic drum, bass and synth tracking was done almost 20 years ago.  Some of those issues included audio software versions being obsolete, file types having been changed etc", states O'Neill.  But despite those significant hurdles, O'Neill was able to help shape these disparate parts into a finished product that is fresh, powerful, and vibrant, and redefines the band's sound.

Land of Chocolate plans to continue writing and recording, with several more albums to come and far less lag between releases..  But right now, they're just excited to finally pop the cork and pour everyone a full glass.  

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released October 6, 2023

"if one looks a little closer at this beautiful world, there are always red ants underneath" - David Lynch

All music by Land of Chocolate
Lyrics written by Jonn Buzby

Jonn Buzby - Keyboards, Vocals, Percussion
John Covach - Guitars (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 12)
Brian O'Neill - Guitars (Tracks 2, 5, 7-11)
Gerald Wilson - Bass
Wesley Hare - Drums

Engineered by Land of Chocolate
Mixed and Mastered by Brian O'Neill at Red Rack Recording

Ant Design: Joseph Irizarry
Album Layout: Jonn Buzby

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