Tempus Fugit, by Mars Water

Tempus Fugit

by Mars Water

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Kayla Rose A lovely album full of feelings of nostalgia :-) Thoroughly enjoyable! Favorite track: Stay.

ALEX STARSKI My new goal in life is to own their music on vinyl Favorite track: Stay.

Zachery Aaron Quale A warm welcome. Favorite track: Stay.

((small howl)) Great indie surf rock album! Part of the band lives in Eugene! Favorite track: I Couldn't Wait So Long.

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1.	Tempus Fugit 01:00	info	buy track
2.	Reckless Youth 03:29	lyrics	buy track
I’m getting older But thinking like I was younger Reckless in every way And acting like I got all the days I’m losing time But acting like I got it all Reckless in every way And acting like I got all the days When we’re young we take our time Making love and feeling alright When we’re young we risk our lives When we’re young we live to die
3.	I Couldn't Wait So Long 03:01	lyrics	buy track
Waiting around For too long Asking myself Will you ever show up I might have to leave You’re not gonna come If you show up I’ll be gone I Couldn’t Wait So Long
4.	Teen Dreams 03:10	lyrics	buy track
Mom said that Drugs are bad But she didn’t try them So how does she know Dad says that School is good But he didn’t go So how does he know My Friend says that I need a girl But he doesn’t have one How does he know Mom said that Drugs are bad But she didn’t try them So how does she know Whats good for my life Too bad they’re always right I’m tired of all this shit That sprung on me this instant Now I have to say goodbye To my dreams and hopes that were high But I will dream till I die
5.	Who Knows 03:49	lyrics	buy track
Waking up on rainy day But happy I’m alive I don’t have the common taste For the sun in my eyes Tired of the foggy haze That covers my life Waiting for the sunny day To clear up my mind Who Knows Whats wrong and right Who knows How long is there time Who Knows
6.	Forever 03:52	lyrics	buy track
Forever seems long, but not if you’re where you belong Time can go by fast, so hang on and make it last Forever seems long, but not if you’re where you belong Settle where you feel right, then sit back and enjoy life Don’t worry about What is forever?
7.	Stay 05:32	lyrics	buy track
I’ll miss you when you’re gone You set off tomorrow Could you at least not go too far Why leave when nothings wrong At least I got your number And you might not feel so far But you might be gone too long I’ll miss you when you’re gone You set off tomorrow Could you at least not go too far You might be gone too long Why go far away, can’t you stay Stay
8.	Dreams 03:57	lyrics	buy track
The sun is setting now Golden colors fill the town This means the day will end Soon to come, soon my friend You can rest your head You can dream instead The sun will rise again A new day up, a new trend Some days are the same again Over and over, it begins ’til You rest your head You dream instead Of our days, our time Our dreams, and our lives
9.	The Living 01:18	info	buy track
10.	The Sasha 01:50	info	buy track
11.	The Zamani 01:16	info	buy track
12.	A Way Back Home 04:02	lyrics	buy track
Leave me where I’ve gone to rest Walkin’ to the setting sun Headed through the desert west Headed with my gun Tried to find paradise But I never found one I got lost in a field of sand I died alone without anyone Thinking about where I’ll go, when my life is gone But I’ve already died, I’m trying to find Find A Way Back Home

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The third record and second full length from Mars Water is titled ‘Tempus Fugit’ meaning ‘Time Flies’ in Latin. Time is something I think about a lot. It’s something hard to describe as well, as there are many qualities accompanying a standard definition of time, such as nostalgia, impatience, deadlines, angst, etc.
‘Tempus Fugit’ is a concept album about time and its related qualities, and features a recurring time motif throughout the album’s course. The album includes an instrumental suite progressing from life to death each song. These songs are titled, “The Living,” “The Sasha,” and, “The Zamani.” Swahili culture is known to believe that stages of history or life progress through these stages, where you are either living, in the Sasha, or in the Zamani. The living stage is self explanatory. In the Sasha stage, you have died, but people still remember you and you live on through memory. This is an interesting stage to think about as you would imagine someone would want to leave a mark on the world to stay in the Sasha longer. In a sense, you are a living dead. One enters the Zamani when the last person who remembered them dies, and they have completely passed. Each song of the suite will try and capture the concept of each stage instrumentally.
The track order in ‘Tempus Fugit’ begins with the sound of children to symbolize the start of life, and continues to get more serious in instrumentation and lyrical content to symbolize the progression and maturation of life until death.
The album cover signifies ‘Time Flies’ by depicting an older man reflecting on his past and simpler times, while looking over the ever expanding suburbia. He may be thinking how much the time has changed and flown by in his life.
All components of the album, being the songs, track list, art, lyrics, etc., come together to create Tempus Fugit. I hope you enjoy the concept and all the components of the album!

Thank you for listening!
Ponny

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released July 31, 2012

Recording, editing, mastering, and concept by Ponny Kosmas

Art by Nikolai Carlson - dgtlgreens.tumblr.com

Ponny Kosmas - Guitars/Bass/Vocals/Piano
Peter Abraham - Guitar/Vocals
William Van Downey - Bass
Kiley Plass - Drums/Percussion

Saxophone on The Living - Eric Bennett
Ooos on 'Forever' and 'Dreams' - Jessica Ott

Recorded from February 2012 - July 2012

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Mars Water Portland, Oregon

Ponny Kosmas began writing a song a month as a solo project in 2011. The goal was to create 12 songs that he would enjoy listening to and could give to friends as a present at the end of the year. A couple months and a couple songs later, he came up with the name Mars Water, combining his interests and fears in both astronomy and the ocean. ... more

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