About Me
Shambhala (noun) 1. A Sanskrit word meaning "place of peace, tranquility, and happiness". 2. A mythical kingdom in Tibetan Buddhist tradition, said to be located somewhere beyond the Himalayan mountains. 3. The music project of some weird guy by the name of Chad Pikschus.
The Ever-Becoming (2008)
Tracklist:
1. Dawn Of The Equinox (11:16)
2. Inner Sun (8:59)
3. Aurora Divinorum (6:33)
4. Radiance (7:12)
Total time: 34 minutes
The Ever-Becoming is a fitting title in more ways than one, because it’s been a long time coming, and I was starting to wonder if it would ever become done! This was quite possibly the most ambitious project I have ever undertaken in my life. It’s been a long learning process for me in the time-consuming art of sound engineering, but I finally got the songs to sound the way I wanted.
All the tracks are now available for download. You’re welcome to download the mp3's from this site , or you can get the original .aiff files from me on a CD. Either way, it’s free!
I hope you enjoy the album. It is my gift to you, my fellow humans!
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A lyrical transcript of The Ever-Becoming
By Chad Pikschus
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Dawn Of The Equinox
Once again we find that there is more to life that still remains unknown...
It's time for a change,
As we approach the end of an age,
Do you know what I speak of,
So many ancient secrets have been forgotten,
It's time to remember,
Let us embrace human nature,
Cast off each and every negative view,
Of what it means to be human,
Let it be as it once was,
The symmetry in all of us,
Dawn of the equinox, look to the sky,
And see the reborn sun ascending,
Dawn of the equinox, march of time,
The length of the day is the length of the night,
Dawn of the equinox, bring new life,
The cosmic dance is never-ending,
Dawn of the equinox, Earth aligns,
To embark on another celestial flight,
For each grain of sand in the hourglass,
There's another chance to make things right again,
For no such imbalance can ever last,
Beyond the boundaries of this illusion,
All is eternal,
Infinite cycle of time,
All is eternal,
The length of the day is the length of the night,
All is eternal,
Infinite ocean of life,
All is eternal,
Absolute darkness is absolute light,
In the midst of the chaos,
I can see beyond,
To a new horizon,
A vision of what's to come,
Let it be as it once was,
The symmetry in all of us,
Dawn of the equinox, look to the sky,
And see the reborn sun ascending,
Dawn of the equinox, march of time,
The length of the day is the length of the night,
Dawn of the equinox, bring new life,
The cosmic dance is never-ending,
Dawn of the equinox, Earth aligns,
To embark on another celestial flight.
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Inner Sun
Will we ever find a way to recover,
What we've lost,
Will we ever have the chance to discover,
What we've caused,
Will we ever recognize the true nature,
Of the aether,
Can we ever bring ourselves to remember,
What we are,
When the shadows fall upon us,
Manifesting distorted forms,
We cannot believe what we see anymore,
We're heading straight into the age of disillusion,
It's not too late to change the course of civilization,
Another way for you to find your inner sun,
To light the way for you when all the illusions have gone,
What became of the fire inside,
Have our powers been denied,
What became of the world we made,
Long before the forgotten age,
What became of the gods of old,
All the legends have been retold,
Yet the stories remain the same,
It is only the names that have changed,
We all have reasons for being here today,
We all have reasons to question this reality,
We all must challenge the origins of humanity,
And ask ourselves if things are really what they seem to be,
Separated from our true nature,
Forced to be at odds with each other,
Empty actions without compassion,
Egotistically distracted,
It's a lesson we have yet to learn,
All that we have done, cannot be undone,
Forever destined to return,
Until we can live as one, until we can live as one,
To reach the center of the circle,
One must recognize the circle as the edge of a spiral...
We will always find a way to recover,
What we've lost,
We have always had the chance to discover,
What we've caused,
When we finally recognize the true nature,
Of the aether,
We can finally bring ourselves to remember,
What we are,
When the shadows fall upon us,
Manifesting distorted forms,
We cannot believe what we see anymore,
We're heading straight into the age of disillusion,
It's not too late to change the course of civilization,
Another way for you to find your inner sun,
To light the way for you when all the illusions have gone,
We don't need light to see that life is just symbolic solid energy,
The flesh expression of a hidden infinity,
And when this phase is through,
You'll find the answers to your questions proven true,
In the circular continuum of the absolute,
When the shadows fall upon us,
Manifesting distorted forms,
We cannot believe what we see anymore.
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Aurora Divinorum (instrumental)
'Aurora Divinorum' roughly translates to 'dawn of divine sight'.
It is intended to symbolize inner awakening.
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Radiance
You are so pure, so free,
So full of life,
A source of radiant energy,
Impossible to describe,
You are wise beyond your words,
So much inner beauty and strength,
Divine child of the Earth,
The future is yours to create,
When the time comes, I know,
That your wings will carry you,
Higher than ever before,
Life can be so much more,
And you are that force,
We'll face this together,
No matter what happens,
There's a balance to all of this,
There's a purpose to all that exists,
We are forever,
Two separate currents that flow into one,
A lifetime is never enough time,
To say what I want to say to everyone,
Just know that I'll always remember,
The essence of what really matters,
The forces that brought us together,
Can never be lost,
Long after these forms have turned to dust,
Our hope will live on,
I will find you again, my love,
Out among the stars...
Thanks for listening, and may you one day
find Shambhala for yourself.
