They say you can fly with this.

It's currently Christmas Eve at the time of uploading, so i both followed the theme, while also adding a touch of X-Mas sparkle, because you know, i'm big into Christmas and all that. It's both festive, relaxing and also high energy, it's quite unique too, since everything except the pads, are in 3/4. I wanted to explore beautiful sounds in the most unique of places. I also added some voices from YouTube to sort of seal the deal in the land of Crystals. All in all, i really love what i've done here, very beautiful stuff, hope you do too.

Tried to channel aivi & surasshu's work on the Steven Universe soundtrack, using noise drums, piano, chirpy arps, and lots of 9ths and such.

This could have been better if I had actually been prepared for this style instead of trying to do it from memory on the spot! Maybe next time...

Yes. It's that song.

I don't know why seeing crystal formations make me think of twinkly high notes, but that's what we got here.

Wanted to write a piece with a limited number of generators and aimed to use the Dorian mode (didn't keep to that too hard). Got some nice feel changes in there, kept it pretty grounded. Spent too much time to write the bridge I wanted, ah well.

[Verse]

Life is full of crystals unworked

For jewelry needs a hand to take form

In the end, a piece to show off

Requires skill, a beauty is born

Many facets, sides to the story

Shining like the sun, sparkle on

Tougher than the most of its brethren

Lasts long after we are all gone

[Chorus]

Precious gems, diamonds are forever

Yes my friend, catch your eye, the light

and don't pretend, it won't dazzle

cuz it can impress, the shine can raise your smile again

[Verse]

Once my love had offered her hand

She showed to me a precious gold band

On its top the blinding white sheen

A gem that represents what we have

I said yes, and off to the races

It seemed quite unorthodox then

On her knee proposing for marriage

Me accepting right when she asked

Dex and Dex Mere reunion tour! (Created in frustration in Renoise on a nearly obsolete laptop.)

(Cover song of Answers by Nobuo Uematsu because crystals, also this is hard to sing and I'm sorry it's also not finished I couldn't get through the song)

I close my eyes, tell us why must we suffer

Release your hands, for your will drags us under

My legs grow tired, tell us where must we wander

How can we carry on if redemption's beyond us?

To all of my children in whom Life flows abundant

To all of my children to whom Death hath passed his judgement

The soul yearns for honor, and the flesh the hereafter

Look to those who walked before to lead those who walk after

Shining is the Land's light of justice

Ever flows the Land's well of purpose

Walk free, walk free, walk free, believe...

The Land is alive, so believe...

Suffer (Feel) Promise (Think) Witness (Teach) Reason

(Hear) Follow (Feel) Wander (Think) Stumble (Teach) Listen

(Speak) Honor (Speak) Value (Tell) Whisper (Tell) Mention

(Hope) Ponder (Hope) Warrant (Wish) Cherish (Wish) Welcome

(Roam) Witness (Roam) Listen (Roam) Suffer (Roam) Sanction

(Sleep) Weather (Sleep) Wander (Sleep) Answer

Sleep on

Now open your eyes while our plight is repeated

Still deaf to our cries, lost in hope we lie defeated

Our souls have been torn, and our bodies forsaken

Bearing sins of the past, for our future is taken

War born of strife, these trials persuade us not

(Feel what? Learn what?)

Words without sound, these lies betray our thoughts

Mired by a plague of doubt, the Land, she mourns

(See what? Hear what?)

Judgement binds all we hold to a memory of scorn

Tell us why, given Life, we are meant to die, helpless in our cries?

Witness (Feel) Suffer (Think) Borrow (Teach) Reason

(Hear) Follow (Feel) Stumble (Think) Wander (Teach) Listen

(Blink) Whisper (Blink) Shoulder (Blink) Ponder (Blink) Weather

(Hear) Answer (Look) Answer (Think) Answer together

Thy Life is a riddle, to bear rapture and sorrow

To listen, to suffer, to entrust unto tomorrow

In one fleeting moment, from the Land doth life flow

Yet in one fleeting moment, for anew it doth grow

In the same fleeting moment

Thou must live

Die

And know