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Applied Sciences EP

by Pulse State

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1.
You look away in violent skies With your sad and lovely eyes You wonder how your life could be Fraught with pain and misery You are too young for this You must not surrender You are too young for this You must never surrender *My little strangeling So lovely, dancing in the night My little strangeling So beautiful, moving through black light My little strangeling There's so much that you have to learn My little strangeling Before the world lets you crash and burn The night is coming to break your heart Fractured fractals posing as art It's not the way, the method's unsound Like tears in rain to bring you down But deep inside you have a will Chaotic good, subversive still Can you feel love? Do you have worth? Experience the next rebirth You are too young for this You must not surrender You are too young for this You must never surrender *My little strangeling So lovely, dancing in the night My little strangeling So beautiful, moving through black light My little strangeling There's so much that you have to learn My little strangeling Before the world lets you crash and burn Don't crash and burn!
2.
Wake up in the morning to see the burning sun Terror in the skies, destroying everyone We're the victims of illusion, society collapse Sinking in the shadows, the coldest relapse Take your anger to the streets, hear the people shout and cry We exist to live our lives and we're not afraid to die The thunderstorm is rising and it cannot stay sedate Kill the emptiness inside... life accelerate! *We will look up at the light within the sky As the wind comes down and wants to take us high Through the changing atmosphere Where we shall have no fear Where the frozen ground is far beneath our feet We will move along towards a brighter beat 'Till the day that we all die We look into the sky See the darkness rising, the world is growing cold But we light the flames of change, take arms and start revolt The enemy is strong but we'll overcome somehow Hear the rallying cry... revolution now! There is fear within our hearts that we have to set aside Give remembrance to the cause and the ones who have died The thunderstorm is rising and it cannot stay sedate Kill the emptiness inside... life accelerate! *We will look up at the light within the sky As the wind comes down and wants to take us high Through the changing atmosphere Where we shall have no fear Where the frozen ground is far beneath our feet We will move along towards a brighter beat 'Till the day that we all die We look into the sky
3.
Divergence 04:05
Reaching to the void Searching for the truth Trying to fill the emptiness in you Reading through that book As if it would be your guide But still, you never really learn what's true *And I watch you fall And I watch you fail And I know I'll find my way alone And your ship sinks down Never to set sail And I know I'll find my way alone Listening to those words You're hearing all the time Don't you know that they are all a lie? You're taken off course Your life falls apart But still, you cling to it - please tell me why? *And I watch you fall And I watch you fail And I know I'll find my way alone And your ship sinks down Never to set sail And I know I'll find my way alone
4.
From birth until we all will die We never find the reason why We all live alone We go through partners, loves and friends And still we cannot comprehend Do we live alone? Souls without a home? Hearts as cold as stone? *Faith loss No cost Faith loss No cost What is the reason we were placed Upon this vast green planet's face? Was it just to be alone? Or do we share the universe With others that have lived here first? Or are we still alone? Souls without a home? Hearts as cold as stone? *Faith loss No cost Faith loss No cost
5.
I am alone So far away from warmth and light Illumination is so weak I move on course So many entities will bind me In this cold and distant place *Give me the light I'm calling, I'm calling out I need to believe That one day it comes about Sometimes I feel that the sun avoids me Sometimes I feel that there's nothing left to see This is my destiny Although I'm strong I'm feeling weaker every day The warmth just passes me on by I move on course So slowly, nothing seems to change In this cold and distant place *Give me the light I'm calling, I'm calling out I need to believe That one day it comes about Give me the light I'm falling, I'm falling here I need to believe That one day I will be near Sometimes I feel that the sun avoids me Sometimes I feel that there's nothing left to see Sometimes I feel that the sun avoids me Sometimes I feel that there's nothing left to see This is my destiny I feel that the sun avoids me I feel there's nothing left to see I feel that the sun avoids me I feel there's nothing left to see
6.
You go out to face the world An anti-angel, wings unfurled You found what you think's a toy Oh, the games you shall employ She's beautiful in the dark You dance with her, create a spark She's so young and innocent It's got to be, she's heaven-sent *You want to dance forever To have your fun together But this is not enough We all will die someday You think you'll last forever To be in love together But this is not enough We all will die someday You wake up on Sunday morn' To partake in bitter scorn You rail against what you find odd In the name of your God Paying back your misery 'Cause absolution is never free But now you're saved, so you can do The awful things that you want to This should not be all there is in your life It is only illusion You only have so many years in your life Stop the holy confusion *You want to live forever To have your peace together But this is not enough We all will die someday You think you'll last forever To raise your souls together But this is not enough We all will die someday
7.
You look away in violent skies With your sad and lovely eyes You wonder how your life could be Fraught with pain and misery You are too young for this You must not surrender You are too young for this You must never surrender *My little strangeling So lovely, dancing in the night My little strangeling So beautiful, moving through black light My little strangeling There's so much that you have to learn My little strangeling Before the world lets you crash and burn The night is coming to break your heart Fractured fractals posing as art It's not the way, the method's unsound Like tears in rain to bring you down But deep inside you have a will Chaotic good, subversive still Can you feel love? Do you have worth? Experience the next rebirth You are too young for this You must not surrender You are too young for this You must never surrender *My little strangeling So lovely, dancing in the night My little strangeling So beautiful, moving through black light My little strangeling There's so much that you have to learn My little strangeling Before the world lets you crash and burn Don't crash and burn!
8.
Regression The act of letting go When the quality of your life fades away Regression I've done this many times It's the old familiar crutch on which I lay *Loneliness never felt so right before Self inflicting, dismantling Exposing my core It's so cathartic, living solitary life It's given me the time I need Away from sadness Sadness and strife Regression The time of my despair But sometimes I want pain to set me free Regression No one will understand But their opinions matter not to me Not to me... *Loneliness never felt so right before Self inflicting, dismantling Exposing my core It's so cathartic, living solitary life It's given me the time I need Away from sadness and strife *Loneliness never felt so right before Self inflicting, dismantling Exposing my core It's so cathartic, living solitary life It's given me the time I need Away from sadness Sadness and strife

about

The latest album, The Science of Despair, was released in October 2012, and quickly became the flagship of Pulse State's musical repertoire. However, the story wasn't finished yet. Mike Phipps, the sole studio member behind Pulse State, has endured several events in his life in the time that has passed since The Science of Despair's release, including the dissolution of several friendships and opportunities, as well as the creation of several new ones. Mike believes that these events must be documented in any life, for they continually shape who we truly are.

It stands to reason, therefore, that the story that was told on The Science of Despair should be continued on a follow-up release, and on October 4th, 2013, nearly exactly one year since the release of its parent album, the Applied Sciences EP will be made available to fans and friends, both old and new. The familiar mix of synthpop, melodic EBM, and darkwave has been exploited to maximum effect on this collection of songs. Three alternate mixes from the album, four remixes by other artists (Level 2.0, Forced Intention, Die With You, and Masoschizm), and one unreleased track saved especially for this new EP - it all makes for a fitting coda to the parent album, clocking in at just over 46 minutes while doing it!

The Applied Sciences EP will appeal both to DJs and casual listeners, finding its way through homes and clubs alike. Life has its ups and downs; this new EP can be considered as a soundtrack for those times. Released exclusively on the Pulse State Bandcamp page.

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released October 4, 2013

All songs originally written by Mike Phipps.

01, 03, 04, and 06 mixed and produced by Mike Phipps between September 2012 and October 2013.

02 remixed by Mike Hoffman of Level 2.0 in July 2013.

05 remixed by Chad Guimbellot a.k.a. Masoschizm in August 2013.

07 remixed by Jeremy Frey of Forced Intention in August 2013.

08 remixed by Die With You in September 2013.

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Pulse State Detroit, Michigan

Pulse State (active from 1997 until 2018) was a dark alternative music project from the Detroit area, consisting of producer/vocalist/songwriter Mike Phipps. Recent works are balanced between darkwave, Gothic rock, melodic EBM, synthpop, and new wave influences.

All Pulse State releases from 2012 and later can be found here.
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