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"I didn't see, I didn't hear, I didn't say..."
Come on, you simply don't care about everything but yourself. Do you think this is the right way of living?
Note: Sarcasm alert! It is everywhere ;-)

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Life is hard. I know you know that
life is but reality we have to bear.
When your neighbours annoy you with their daily problems
and you want to hit them,
lock the door and close the windows,
filter and clean up your social media right now.
Don’t worry – nobody will dare to find you hidden there,
behind the wall of multimedia.

“I didn’t see!”
Oh yes, oh sure.
How could you? You were completely unaware.

“I didn’t hear!”
Oh, that’s ok.
You were searching there for something in your underwear.

“I didn’t say!”
Of course, you didn’t.
If you did, your lungs would burst and your nose grow long.

I tell you what: you’re not alone.
And for the likes of you I sing my song.

Ignorance is practical,
useful and didactical,
its manoeuvres are tactical.
So practical!

Ignorance frees you from pain.
You will never have to pay,
you will never be supposed
to say anything.

Just stay away from others’ problems!

Life is hard. I know you know that.
We cannot escape from this reality (alas).
Sooner, maybe later, it will surely
want to test your vitality,
like the Moon, eclipsing the Sun
on a peaceful morning in a treacherous way.
Would you then be happy to get back
all that you have given us the other day?

Do you remember what you said to us?

Ignorance is practical,
blissful and didactical,
its manoeuvres are tactical.
So practical!

Ignorance frees you from pain.
You will never have to pay,
you will never be supposed
to say anything.

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from Sketches from the Passing Years, released February 28, 2021
Mikayel Abazyan - guitars, MIDI controller, vocals and bass
Levon Hakhverdyan - drums, percussion and related exclamations

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Mikayel Abazyan Yerevan, Armenia

Born on July 9, 1971.
Self-trained playing piano, guitar and later - bass, which allowed me playing and making a few recordings with various bands in Yerevan.
In 2014, joined a special project dedicated to the music of Peter Hammill and Van der Graaf Generator, which brought me back to studio work. Having released yet another successful solo tribute, started producing my own music.
And I like it! ... more

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