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The Great Disillusion

by The D/A Method

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Naphicus
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Naphicus These guys know how to do prog-rock with a sound wholly their own, coherent and refreshing all through the album.
They can go from a laid back rhythm with solid vocal arrangements and slowly turn it upside down with distorted bass lines and up-tempo beating.
Usama Siddiq's vocal qualities stand on their own merit, strong and determined. No other vocal timbre could feel so appropriate for such lyrics & melodies.
One of my favourite musical discoveries in quite some time. Favorite track: Janissaries.
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Judy Humphries This is, quite simply, one of the most refreshing and exciting prog albums around- beautifully composed, arranged and recorded; distinctive sound; and thoroughly engaging from start to finish.
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Hey, I heard you call my name I heard you went insane Life is not a game Wish you were here to stay In your messed up way I heard you call my name Won’t you take a ride? Won’t you kill some time? Can you find a way to me? I don’t have a lot of time The whole world is mine Give me a sign Let me know you’re mine Maybe just a smile Let me in a while Won’t you take a ride? Won’t you kill some time? Can you find a way, to me? Won’t you take a ride? Won’t you kill some time? Can you find a way to me?
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tran-scend-ence existence or experience beyond the normal or physical level
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Sirens cry into the night When darkness falls Violent days are up ahead We live with no hope There’s a darkness all around These hearts of stone Fires rage, the city breaks We need a hero There’s still time to change it all A brand new start Colours fade to green and white The flags of fathers Throw your chains, stand on your own A dream not far Turning back the clock again A brand new heart Walk away, don’t look back There is nothing in the black Running through the world unknown Will we ever find our home?
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Felt a chill down my spine Wait a minute there it’s my delusional state of mind I heard a beat in my head Tellin’ me "boy go chase your dreams before they’re dead" This time I’m not holdin’ back You know I never meant to leave this world intact There’s a voice in my head Won’t shut up, it won’t shut up, I gotta go and put it to bed I got a six-string, a sick mind, body parts frankensteined And not a lot of time Gotta run through the day Burn through the night you know I never ever miss a fight No one knows my sorrow I am the Illusionist Will I see tomorrow? Or is this just another twist? Why am I so hollow? I am the Illusionist Bitter pill to swallow Man I just couldn’t resist No more chills down my spine Wait a minute where is my delusional state of mind? No more beats in my head Wonderin’ now if all of this is real, or am I dead? So this time I’m just holdin’ back Guess I’ll wait until I hear the track There’s no voice in my head Feel so alone I think I’d rather just stay in bed No one knows my sorrow I am the Illusionist Will I see tomorrow? Or is this just another twist? I can’t see what’s real I am the Illusionist Lost in my own hell Man I just couldn’t resist
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Darvaish 06:53
Ghoom darvaish ghoom Paani kay hazaron boondh Aur aatish ki noor Mein mil kar ghoom Ghoom darvaish ghoom Tera ishq zamanay mein mushhoor Tera imaan mazboot Mere sapnon mein… Ghoom Mere mann mein Ghoom Mullah kee nazar Noor-e-firasat se khalee hai Darvaish to… Rooh-e-nafasat par jhoomta hai Is kaum mein magar Muddat se who darvaish nayaab hai Dhoondun to milay Mere dil mein… Ghoom Mere mann mein Ghoom Mere tann mein ghoom Translation: Whirl darvaish whirl In thousands of drops of water And the light of fire Merge and whirl Whirl darvaish whirl Your love – legendary through the ages Your faith – strong In my dreams… Whirl In my mind Whirl The Mullah’s sight Has lost the light of penetrative vision But the darvaish… Dances to a refined frequency In this nation For ages the darvaish has been scarce If I search I’ll find him In my heart… Whirl In my mind Whirl In my body, whirl
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Alvida 03:48
Goodbye
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A wicked smile Kept in a vile Sewn on his face Disguise He stands in a room So full of light Behind the curtain There is evil inside Packed hopes and dreams Sent in exile A familiar place The sky His time will come So full of lies Now I am certain He dies This place is worth so much More than you'll ever know So leave us be and take your place The wax museum
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Disillusion 04:46
I can’t see the forest for the trees I don’t know what it all means for me There is no evidence No reason to defend This life ain’t good enough for me I used to hold my head up high I used to walk with kings, look through their eyes But then a day came When something changed inside I don’t know what’s become of my life I can’t see the light Only darkness I can’t hear the beat Any longer I just feel the pain When everything falls away Everything falls away I heard a voice calling from the trees Didn’t know what it all meant for me A stranger needing help I did just what I felt And that changed everything for me And I see the light Burning brighter And I hear the songs So much clearer And I feel alive And I feel the hope
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Janissaries 09:04
I walk into the setting sun My head is held high I don't know where I've come but I'm marching forward Into the void I pull my boot straps tight My pack is set I am the jannisary of today I'm off to war but You're in my way And I will come back But would you stay? So far away... Believe me when I say... See a field of endless green I can't explain the Space beyond this hate and ignorance Are these illusions? What have I done? Space between my fear and love My soul is aching Have to find my way back up to you My disillusion Has nearly killed me My retribution Nearly... Jan nissar hai tujh pe jannisaarie Ke kal hum sar utha ke chalain Jan nissar hai tujh pe jannisaarie Apne khuda ki janib Koi to jawab le ke chalain Wasn't meant to be this way Deluding myself another day A walked a path that was set for me But, didn't realise that my soul is free I must confess now that it's all over I'm just left with doubt. You don't believe me? Well, can't you see my mind is almost as foggy as the clouds? That hover over, to cast a shadow right across the mountains and the rivers of my land. And then she tells me Just who I am The light within is already gone I don't feel It's pull any more How much further do you want me to go? And now I see the sky open up right in front of me The rain falls down and... Washes away all of the pain that I feel I hear your voice and... It's calling me as I run forward through the fields I was a janissary But having seen the light I just know that I am free I am free
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Karakoram 06:06
And I've reached these dizzy heights A thousand miles away The echoes are all I hear and I'm Standing on my own Where do I start When the sky looks down on me With miles to go There is no end that I see I take a step And the rocks crumble beneath But I take a breath And begin this climb I carry my weight up to the sun It's hard to let go of all I've said and done Despite the harshness of the cold I won't surrender until I've found my home Lord, just give me the strength to climb this peak And I will gladly face what awaits for me
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Aitzaz 01:48
A song for the martyr
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Hope Lives 08:55
Here we stand Beneath this orange glow So far away from home No my love Don't hang your head now There's still hope I gave it all For your abode Still I died alone You took my heart Ripped my soul apart Pushed me into the void This hope lives upon all my broken dreams I carry it in my heart, can't you see? I've made my peace with all my pieces of pain You know I just took them all and rearranged This fire has burnt away my self delusion And I am left with my soul's reflection This hope lives upon all our broken dreams We carry it in our hearts, endlessly

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The Great Disillusion is the debut full-length album by Pakistani progressive rock band The D/A Method.

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released December 27, 2015

Written, produced, and performed by The D/A Method.

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The D/A Method Karachi, Pakistan

The D/A Method was a progressive rock band from Pakistan. Over their ten year career, the band released three full-length albums 'The Great Disillusion' (2015), 'The Desert Road' (2017), and 'Sanctuary' (2022) along with several EPs and singles.

All sales on Bandcamp will be donated to charities in Pakistan.
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