Artwork for Bumpy Road — Burst of LifeTrack 11

Burst of Life · VIRTUAL ARTIST

The Shadow Architect

Bumpy Road · 3:37 · Pop rock

Play the official video and continue through the album in the same player.

Watch on YouTube ↗

WITHIN THE ALBUM

The departure does not have to be perfect.

In the fiction of Burst of Life, Bumpy Road is the map unfolded on the dashboard. From childhood memories to the desire to leave, the titles trace a road traveled with hesitation. Plastic Dinosaurs and Paper Airplane Dreams place small things beside big dreams.

The journey then opens onto Wildflower Road, Mountain Song, and Passport Dreams. This editorial route connects the stages without imposing a plot on the lyrics: listeners can find their own departures, detours, and places they would like to return to.

Begin with the first track to follow the album’s order; Paper Airplane Dreams also offers an immediate way into its world.

Explore the full album ↗

Original lyrics

Text supplied in the project files. The original language is preserved.

She builds her cities out of silence
With blueprints drawn in shades of grey
The shadow architect is working
While the rest of us are fast asleep
Her tools are made of whispered secrets
Her foundation built on doubt
She constructs cathedrals of confusion
That we can't figure out

In the space between the light and dark
Where the impossible takes form
She's designing our tomorrow
From the fragments of our scorn

The shadow architect
Building dreams we can't forget
In the corners of our mind
Where the lost things go to hide
Shadow architect
Every line is perfect yet
In the blueprints of our souls
She's filling in the holes

She measures distance between heartbeats
Calculates the weight of tears
Every structure that she's building
Is designed to last a thousand years
The windows face the wrong direction
But they let the darkness in
And the doors lead to places
Where we've never been

In the space between the real and false
Where the mysteries unfold
She's constructing our identity
From the stories we've been told

The shadow architect
Building dreams we can't forget
In the corners of our mind
Where the lost things go to hide
Shadow architect
Every line is perfect yet
In the blueprints of our souls
She's filling in the holes

They say she used to build in daylight
With materials you could touch
But something happened to her vision
And now she works with so much more
She builds bridges out of longing
And towers made of fear
Staircases that spiral inward
To places we don't dare
But every shadow has a purpose
Every darkness has its place
In the architecture of existence
She's designing inner space

The shadow architect
Building dreams we can't forget
In the corners of our mind
Where the lost things go to hide
Shadow architect
Every line is perfect yet
In the blueprints of our souls
She's filling in the holes
The shadow architect
Her masterpiece isn't finished yet
In the gallery of night
She's painting without light

Continue in the journal

Where to start with Snow Tiger Records?

Guitars and grand stories: four ways to hit the road

Your next discovery.Choose a track. Turn it up.Available tracks · no account needed
0:00

SNOW TIGER / LISTENING ROOM

Sound takes shape.

YOUR LISTENING SPACE

Find your frequency.

Play an album to see the music come to life.

0:000:00
YouTube · video settingsChoose quality in the video settings.

VISUAL JOURNAL · AI CREATION

Inside the setting.

A fictional world created with AI.

MUSIC IS FOR SHARING

Pass the sound on.

Does a track speak to you? Share the discovery.

ALBUM

Choose your recipient and review your message in the app.

YOUR LISTENING SPACE

Your listening.

READY TO PLAY

Choose your next track.

Your queue and settings, all in one place.

Choose quality for your connection.

THIS TRACK, YOUR WAY

Track options

Explore the album and its story ↗

Listening, made simple.

Listen to the music right here, without an account or a download option.

Vos favoris et votre volume restent dans le stockage local du navigateur. Si vous activez la reprise, le dernier morceau et sa position sont également mémorisés pendant 30 jours au maximum. La mesure d’audience est facultative et désactivée tant qu’aucun service n’est configuré.

Fonts, images and site files are hosted with the site. After you select a track, the official player contacts YouTube, which applies its own rules, including those concerning cookies and advertising.

Ending the session stops playback and closes the video. Your favourites and settings remain available until you clear them.