Lyrics:
chaos, the rule of the game
spinning as optimist fades
confusion becomed law
eclipsing hope, the pessimist said
if you want to change the world, forget it
the future's not in our hands
if you want to change the world, forget it
the pigs already set in
freedom has bee stripped away
change it the corrosion fades
slowly we turn
as the pessimist sets these pointed words
if you want to change the world, forget it
the future's n ot in our hands
if you want to change the world, forget it
the pigs already set in
the optimist understands why the world's gone down the drain
the pessimist never bends, constricting thoughts in vain
from the pessimist's point of view there's nothing we can do
as I paint this picture gray and taste the pain
I'll play the optimist
The only world I know is the world I cling to
It's a world that I'd want to save
optimist or pessimist, what am I suppose to be
if you want to change the world, forget it
the future's n ot in our hands
if you want to change the world, forget it
the pigs already set in
the optimist understands why the world's gone down the drain
the pessimist never bends, constricting thoughts in vain
from the pessimist's point of view there's nothing we can do
as I paint this picture gray and taste the pain
I'll play the optimist
Nevermore Optimist or Pessimist Track #1 of the EP album In Memory released July 23rd 1996 through Century Media Records
In Memory is Nevermore's only EP. It was recorded in April and May 1996 and released on July 23, 1996. It features a Bauhaus medley. It was re-issued in 2006 with 5 bonus tracks, which are all demos of songs from the next full-length album, The Politics of Ecstasy.
It was their first album to feature Pat O'Brien on rhythm guitars and also the first in which Van Williams played all drum tracks.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Nevermore.
No. Title Length
1. "Optimist or Pessimist" 3:38
2. "Matricide" 5:21
3. "In Memory" 7:05
4. "Silent Hedges/Double Dare" (P. Murphy/Bauhaus) (Bauhaus cover) 4:41
5. "The Sorrowed Man" 5:24
2006 bonus tracks
No. Title Length
6. "The Tiananmen Man" (Demo) 5:44
7. Untitled (Demo) 5:43
8. "Passenger" (Demo) 5:11
9. "This Sacrament" (Demo) 5:53
10. "42147" (Instrumental Demo) 4:37
[edit]Personnel
Nevermore
Warrel Dane - vocals
Jeff Loomis - guitar
Pat O'Brien - guitar
Jim Sheppard - bass
Van Williams - drums
Tracks 6-10 performances
Warrel Dane - vocals
Jeff Loomis - guitar, bass, drum programming
Production
Neil Kernon - recording and mixing
Perry Cunningham - remastering (2006 reissue)
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