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The Smoke Clears

by I.An.Eye

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1.
Prisoner 03:19
Music and lyrics by Chris Assaad & Andrew Hanna These walls They hold me inside They try to tell me that I'm not free But even inside these walls I can see that to be free You must escape your mind And live outside the confines they define Time is just a paradigm I can see myself from the outside My will is my way out I wish I wish I could be free Prisoner of time Always behind Can't keep up with the race in my mind Can't remember what's gonna happen next Well I can't rest I'm always thinking about What hasn't happened yet My mind is bound by time Can't see through my own disguise My will won't ever be I wish I wish I could be free Time is just a paradigm/My mind is bound by time I can see myself from the outside/Can't see through my own disguise My will is my way out/My will won't ever be I wish I/Wish I Could be free
2.
Music and lyrics by Chris Assaad & Andrew Hanna A long drive On the countryside It's the middle of July And the air is dry I don't know why but I just keep on driving One mile at a time, that's how I'm surviving So good to get away from the everyday The 9 to 5 habits And all these people in my face I need to get away Need to get away for a while So I'll just drive on for one more mile Oh, one more mile Just drive on for one more mile Oh, oh one more mile But I'll drive on For one more mile A long drive Just need a place to hide Cause these days I find The gap has grown too wide Been on this bridge for more than a while But I'll drive on for one more mile Oh, one more mile Just drive on for one more mile Oh, oh one more mile But I'll drive on For one more mile
3.
Music and lyrics by Chris Assaad & Andrew Hanna Come to my side Show me a sign Cause all I ever needed Was something to believe in I... Oh I... Once upon a time On a cold dark night What started as a warm breeze Brought me to my knees I... Oh I... I saw an angel (I saw an angel) Flying down from above (Flying down on me) I saw an angel (I saw an angel) She touched me with love I... Oh I... Came to my side Showed me a sign Cause all I ever needed Was someone who believed in I... Oh I... The clouds are parting Now I see the sky The moon is shining bright tonight In the moon I see her eyes And in her eyes I saw the light I... Oh I... Now I'm on the other side My eyes wide open and I Can't even recognize my life Since that night I saw an angel (I saw an angel) Flying down from above (Flying down on me) I saw an angel (I saw an angel) She touched me with love
4.
Old Cafe 03:57
Music and lyrics by Chris Assaad & Andrew Hanna It all started about a year ago In an old cafe in Toronto I met the woman of my dreams Dressed in blue and high heel shoes She spoke to me like angels do In a voice so sweet I couldn't help but feel complete Cause when she smiled at me I finally Felt alive Why do we run away from the best parts of ourselves? Just cause it's easier that way And why do we procrastinate the best parts of our lives? Just cause it's easier that way So I started thinking about mortality And quality of life And how it's shorter than we think Fell in love, fell out love, fell back again And well since then my love Never seems to sink Cause when she smiles at me I finally Feel alive Why do we run away from the best parts of ourselves? Just cause it's easier that way And why do we procrastinate the best parts of our lives? Just cause it's easier that way The story ends in the same cafe I met the girl, one year ago today Seems like only yesterday Hand in hand, we stand tall Cause we understand exactly what we are No games are left to play Cause when she smiles at me I finally Feel alive Why do we run away from the best parts of ourselves? Just cause it's easier that way And why do we procrastinate the best parts of our lives? Just cause it's easier that way
5.
Music and lyrics by Chris Assaad & Andrew Hanna Out on the water Everything is calm and quiet Out on the water You can't help but reach down into This point of view The world is new I'm drowning, I'm drowning From this point of view The world is new And I'm drowning, drowning Drowning The moon shows its face and then looks away Hiding behind a wall of clouds It screams out loud but still somehow No one hears it say This point of view The world is new I'm drowning, I'm drowning From this point of view The world is new And I'm drowning, drowning From this point of view I'm drowning Out on the water Everything is calm and quiet

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Chris Assaad and Andrew Hanna were born connected by family bonds and were always together. They played and travelled and grew like brothers. It was twenty-two years later that these Toronto, Canada-born cousins discovered their musical connection and creative chemistry. In 2002 a simple, earnest musical duo called I.An.Eye emerged onto the eclectic Toronto music scene.

The early days were a frenzy of song-writing and exploration of music from the likes of Ben Harper, The Chili Peppers, Jack Johnson and, the Legend himself, Bob Marley. The boys started playing acoustic sets around their hometown and realized they were on to something. They traveled a long way from their humble beginnings as an acoustic duo welcoming to the family classically trained cellist Riaz Hassan, Dave McMillan’s funk-rock fusion on bass, and the dead-on, laid-back beats of Kevin Mendes on drums.

I.An.Eye, the Rastafarian concept of God and self being indistinguishable, provides both a name and an ideology for the band, with their reflective lyrics and spiritual performances. The music is a mix of inspiring, soulful folk-rock, reggae, funk and blues with infectious hooks and dynamic emotions. This all crystallizes on stage where the music is free to transform and elevate. They captured a piece of that magic on their 2004 EP The Smoke Clears and followed it up a year later with their first LP We Are One.

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released October 1, 2004

All songs written by Chris Assaad & Andrew Hanna

Produced by Brian Pickett and I.An.Eye

Mixed & Mastered by Brian Pickett
Artwork by Antonella Gagliardi

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I.An.Eye Toronto, Ontario

I.AN.EYE is a folk rock reggae band that creates honest music that is as meaningful as it is catchy. Combining smooth vocals, harmony and infectious grooves.

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