RYO OKUMOTO - Chrysalis (Official Video)

The second single from Ryo Okumoto’s new solo album “The Myth Of The Mostrophus“ Now available worldwide on InsideOut Music and Sony Music Entertainment with exclusive bundles on Ryo’s website: Album and Video Release! Progressive rock legend Ryo Okumoto’s long-awaited solo album, The Myth Of The Mostrophus, is finally available for purchase! A star-studded follow-up to 2002’s Coming Through, The Myth Of The Mostrophus is already garnering rave reviews for its stellar musical performances, artful songwriting, and pristine production. All of these qualities are on display here in “Chrysalis”, the second video release from the album. As with the rest of the album, “Chrysalis“ is a collaboration between Ryo and Michael Whiteman [I Am The Manic Whale], and is brought to glorious life by Jonathan Mover’s deep foundation of rock-solid drumming, Doug Wimbish’s fluid and melodic bass playing, Ryo’s evocative keyboard and piano wizardry, and the soaring vocals and searing guitar lead of Randy McStine, accompanied by strings and flute, and set to the compelling visual artistry of the video, directed, produced and edited by Christian Rios. See and hear for yourself why critics are calling this album: “great new modern prog,” and an album that: “fans of progressive rock will return to time and time again!” This is more than a collection of songs, this is a labor of love, imbued with passion–the chrysalis that has truly become the butterfly. Get your copy TODAY! Available on CD and vinyl directly from Ryo’s store: As one enthusiastic reviewer said, “Don’t sleep on this one!” * Keyboards: Ryo Okumoto * Guitar: Randy McStine * Acoustic Guitar: Michael Whiteman * Flute: Andy Suzuki * Violin: Toshihiro Nakanishi * Cello: Raphael Weinroth-Browne * Bass: Doug Wimbish * Drums and Percussion: Jonathan Mover * Lead Vocals: Randy McStine * Background Vocals: Randy McStine and Michael Whiteman Video directed, produced and edited by Christian Rios. ➡️ OFFICIAL WEBSITE: ➡️ FACEBOOK: ➡️ TWITTER: ➡️ INSTAGRAM: ➡️ PATREON : #ProgRock #Prog LYRICS Verse 1 We loved the world we used to know But nothing can stay the same forever We have to let it go Finding the safest place we can And be prepared to climb inside You’d best get comfortable, you could be there a while And you might say what has it all come to? Lament the loss of this fine place we knew And you might ask how did it come to this? At least it’s quiet here in my chrysalis Chorus 1 Will the world be changed as we finally emerge? Will we face the strange? Will we remember what we’ve learned? How will we observe the place we left behind? What will it be like, rebuilt in time? Can we be there again? Can we be there again? Verse 2 We’re hoping life will be the same What has now gone and what remains? Everything forever changed (eclosing from our chrysalis) And as I blink and look around Suddenly overwhelmed with sound The biggest change that I can see is here in me And you might ask what has the world come to? I liked the quiet and the darkness too And you might say how has it come to this? Is it safe to leave my chrysalis? Chorus 2 How have I been changed as I finally emerge? (we’re turning the corner) Can I face the strange? Will I remember what I’ve learned? (we stand a bit taller) Who will recognise the people we’ve become? (just look at the difference) Will we take the chance and build on what we’ve grown? Will it stand? (now we have to know if it will stand) Will we stand? (now we have to know if it will stand) Chorus 3 We’ll embrace the change as we finally emerge (we welcome the new world) We’ll welcome the strange, we will remember what we’ve learned (we’re leaving the darkness) They won’t recognise the people we’ve become (there’s no going back now) We shall take the chance and build on what we’ve grown It will stand (now we know that we are going to stand) We will stand (it’s okay that you don’t understand) I will stand (we could never know until we tried) I will fly! Yes I will fly (can we fly?)