Steam Powered Giraffe - Lyin’ Awake

The song "Lyin’ Awake" by Steam Powered Giraffe
From the band’s “1896” album.

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We’ve been hard at work on new music, but we found time to film this music video for Lyin’ Awake from our 1896 album! It’s been three long years, but we finally have a music video for this song, as promised. Thank you for hanging in there fans! The pandemic delayed a bunch of stuff for us and moving onto new projects made sense at the time. We’ve got more promised 1896 music videos on the way though…and of course new music too...stay turned!

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-Music Video Credits
Bryan Barbarin as Zer0
Isabella Bunny Bennet as voice of Rabbit
David Michael Bennett as voice of The Spine
Directed/Filmed/Edited by David Michael Bennett
Additional editing input by Bryan Barbarin
Thumbnail by Isabella Bunny Bennett

Special thanks to the Lamb's Players Theatre in Coronado California for letting us make use of their space!

-Song Credits & Lyrics-
Lyin’ Awake by Steam Powered Giraffe
Written by Bryan Barbarin
Copyright 2020 Steam Powered Giraffe LLC.
Lead Vocals: Bryan Barbarin
Harmonies: David Michael Bennett & Isabella Bunny Bennett

Oh...Hey...Yeah....

Lyin’ awake like I’ve been before
But I’m miles away I can’t see straight no more
Right in your space I just walked through your door
But I’m still so far away

Ooo...Ooo...Oh...Yeah

My eyes don’t glow like they did before
Reflecting the light of day, hey!
Ravelling softly while you speak in time
But I’m still so far away

Lyin’ awake like I’ve been before
But I’m miles away I can’t see straight no more
Right in your space I just walked through your door
But I’m still so far away

Ground slips away while the earth decays
Tired of breakin’ day, hey
Turnin’ around at the speed of sound
But I’m still so far away

Lyin’ awake like I’ve been before
But I’m miles away I can’t see straight no more
Right in your space I just walked through your door
But I’m still so far away

Day after day I dissipate away
It seems to me okay is the only word I say today
Lies that grind right through your hollow mind
To find that time itself has always been on your side
Rewind pass reverse, same lines that you rehearse
Same lies when you've been hurt, tryin’ to swallow your worth
Matter of mind, matter fact stay on your grind
And come back to recognize in a lucid state of mind

Time disagrees with the roots and trees
Dyin’ to glimpse the day, hey!
I’ve tasted gravel and watched it unwind
But I’m still so far away, okay!

Lyin’ awake like I’ve been before
But I’m miles away I can’t see straight no more
Right in your space I just walked through your door
But I’m still so far away
They left me!

Lyin’ awake like I’ve been before
But I’m miles away I can’t see straight no more
Right in your space I just walked through your door
But I’m still so far away

(Round)
Lyin’ awake like I’ve been before
But I’m miles away I can’t see straight no more
Right in your space I just walked through your door
But I’m still so far away
But I’m still so far away
But I’m still so far away

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[krisdoesart]

Rabbit: "I can't drive!! Legally"
Flashback to Overdrive: *"I drive my car straight through the wall into the ballroom"*
Disregarding that they don't hand out driver's licenses to robots… that tracks

[laplor]

Yay, Zero is so mellow, even when trapped in the horror tunnels of the back room

[eleutheros]

As they say, prepare your ears for the grinding gears!

[vonriel]

Man, I really love the sound Zer0 brings to the group. It's distinctly different but every bit as good as the other members, and makes songs where he has the lead such a treat.

[iggykidd]

Zero's voice is heavenly. I'm always nervous when people are coming in and out of the band, but as soon as I hear this one, I knew it was a good decision. A different vibe from other SPG tracks, but just as powerful and evocative as their best songs.

Edit: Just wanted to add, I would classify this as "smoldering disco" /gen

[raennocturne]

“Time disagrees with the roots and trees” no matter how many times I listen to this song, that poetry gets me every time. Thank you so much for sharing this song with the world 💚

[d.shermandesantos]

Found your group a few months ago, sent a link to my son and he responded with, "I see you found SPG - yeah, they're good." It seems he and his friends have been fans for years. Ah well, better late than never - right? Zero has such a magical voice. Thanks to all of you for the beauty you bring to this world - it's sorely needed.

[TonberryShuffle]

And they say robots have no soul. Zero really showing us that ghost in the machine.

[Mnemonforempress]

You can't just hit me with that voice out of nowhere.

[RandomCivilians]

I heard this song for the first time at one of their concerts and it gave me chills. Nice to finally see it getting the video treatment. It's a gift when a band can highlight each of it's members equally with different songs and that they can cover such an array of music genres. No two songs of theirs have the same feel but are all astounding. People say they have a favorite band or favorite songs from said band, but can only cherry-pick like the 2 most popular songs on their flagship album. But SPG is one of the bands where it will be an actual list spanning multiple albums.

[byray]

Ok I have read through all the previous comments here, and I’m a little surprised that I’m the first to comment on the clever use of aspect ratio & how it changes from shot to shot. In fact, sometimes it even moves while viewing a shot. (For those unaware of what that means, Aspect Ratio is a proportional relationship between an image's width and height. Essentially, it describes an image's shape. Old tv is 4:3, 4 wide by 3 height. Modern TV & smartphones are 16:9) In this video, director David Michael Bennett has ‘those black borders’ frame some shots and are completely gone in others. And in the bridge of the song they move in and out creating a feeling of ‘the walls coming in’ on you. It is subtle at first but once you see it, you can’t unsee it. And the colorful ‘video noise’ is also used brilliantly! Kudos David & the rest of SPG. Y’all knocked it out of the park with this one! Thanks for the song Bryan!

[ChrisM-tnhx]

SPG - your music helped me get through some tough times. In the past 3 years, I've experienced several deep losses, including my son last summer.

In a world that felt pretty dark, you have been one of the small rays of light that helped me make it through. You and my cats. :) I know each of you has also had to persevere through some things, and yet, still, here you are, still going. Thanks for all you do. The world is a better place for having you in it.

[Meipmeep]

This sent me on a full 24 hour SPG deep dive yesterday lol. I think this is my new hyper focus song. Love my autism brain.

[Mr.Ncro]

He's so soulful. I'd buy his solo album.

[KittenRaptor]

When he sings this live, its like he was born with it hardwired into his brain.

[jennatull]

It's pretty great never being disappointed by a band. And pretty fucking rare.

[Tyelkormoko]

I remember hearing the very early versions of this when Zer0 just joined and I already thought that this is one of the greatest songs of all time, but now this blows the previous version out of the water!

[HatchedGeneration]

One of my favorite songs from 1896, so happy to see it has a music video now. Thank you SPG.

[prettyhalogirl]

Yessss! This was so good!

The Camera work, the effects everything! This is one of my favorite Zero songs. ITS SO GOOD!

Thank you SPG for your hard work! We apperciate everything you guys create for us!

[arielfeblowitz]

Okay so I listened to it yesterday and I was like, idk, I miss their old stuff, then today it was stuck in my head all morning so I played it again and it gave me chills. Took me a sec to acclimate but now I absolutely love it