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Unnecessary.wav
04:42
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Lyrics:
Been kept silent long enough
It’s time I stepped out and showed my stuff
Though I might wreck my health
I’ll prove to myself just what I think I’m made of
No longer can I think, can I say
“It can’t be done,” and then shrink away
The foot’s coming down, I’m not playing around
It’s high time for my time today. Hooray.
I’m gonna break on through
Climb up and enjoy the view
Nothing to it. How do you do?
We’ll get into something new that’s
Undersold but it’s overdue
Don’t you know you can go out a winner
as long as you lose? ...those
Can’t do it, you know that’s not true,
Wretched, stubborn, unnecessary blues
If you can’t get along then move along
I’m rolling face up from now on
If you can’t take the heat
I’ll be out in the streets turning failures into bygones
Bygones to pass and let me be
If you can’t reach the notes then change the key
You’ll be staring at the wall regretting it all
If you don’t get free
Not much to say when it’s over
Oh, by the way, have you heard the latest news?
Turns out two and two really do make three
You hammer in screws and the flame loves the sea
Ain’t it queer how this straight racketeer’s gotta slave to be free?
But I’m gonna break on through
Climb up and enjoy the view
Welcome to it. It’s all for you
We’ll paint it a different hue
It isn’t hard at all once you
Lose all the stress that’s been keeping you wrapped in a noose
Get a hold of that good old time feeling
should have always been used...
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2. |
Lift Your Spirit
05:31
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Lyrics:
Laying here in the grass
Thinking about all the time that’s passed
Stay warm tonight
What we have is what we fought
What we don’t is whose fault?
They don’t even try
Lift your spirit to the sky
Let the world pass you by
We don’t need anybody, anybody at all
Check your faith to the world let them hear your call
Her prayers to the stars
Watch them burn as they fall
Why do I even try
Dreams as clear as night
Find the guiding light
Seems we’re on a roll
Don’t know how we got so far
Press forward with all my heart
Spread your wings and fly. Fly!
Lift your spirit to the sky
Let this world pass you by
We don’t need anybody, anybody at all
We could be somebody, somebody tall
Anybody...anybody...
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3. |
Cabin Fever
04:02
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Lyrics:
Come closer, honey. Don’t be shy
Now the cold’s setting in, but we’ve got a fire
It’s not hard to explain, yet I can’t seem to find the right
words
It’s always better when you’re around
When you open your arms, you’re my solid ground
Since we’re stuck here together, you might as well endeavor to talk to me
Because if you think that I’ll just move along
Then you must think that I’m not very strong
Come take another load off, why
Surely you’re not surprised by the gleam in my eye
It’s still my signature method of keeping my
cheeks dry
Okay, okay, so maybe it hasn’t gone well
In the past but at least I’m here to tell
That we don’t have to fight stay in here stay the night and
Walk out the next morning
Now don’t you frown and don’t you fret
I know my place and I won’t forget
We’re not an item anymore. I’d just
still like to know more about you
So don’t you leave me here to freeze alone, no
Stay and talk a while so I’ll be warm
Come take another load off, dear
If you feel like it’s right then come sit near
We may be broken, but we can still
Socialize
So if you think that I’ll be marching on
Then you’ve not talked to me in far too long
Say...you’ve not talked to me in far too long
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4. |
Da-Na Na Na
03:34
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Lyrics:
Pick it up. Listen.
I still remember everything you told me
Taking the long road never was so lonely
Every echo, every word reminds us
Of all of the sayings and stories you used to guide us
And now we’re left to figure out
How to sort through all this madness,
chaos, rage, and doubt
Da-Na Na Na!
I can see you high above the rest
Even though you’ve sunken down
Da-Na Na Na!
I can feel you lifting my load
From your tiny patch of ground
I have heard tall tales reverently constructed
All for the legend locally known, loved, and trusted
As strange as it felt to live next door to a hero
It’s stranger still to have outlived the days where
you were near and clear, oh
Why have you gone into the dark?
I was the only one who knew you
and you’ve broken me apart.
The pain that feeds on me
is all that’s left of you
Is standing in your shadow the only legacy
that I’ve resigned to?
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5. |
Cloud Cover
04:20
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Lyrics:
Ladies and gentlemen: Cloud Cover!
Been caught up in the clouds so long
I couldn’t even touch the ground
Taking every chance I’ve got to get a grip but there’s
No one else around
The air is thin, no oxygen,
and all the wind is colder here
Been so caught up with riding high that I just
Disappeared, yeah
Ain’t it familiar? My life is similar
To how it was but I won’t lay and take my lot
Ain’t it peculiar? I was the ruler
But the rain is mighty lonely from the top
If daylight’s so important am I dead
until I’ve hit the sun?
Or am I lost until I’m hand in hand
with everyone
The funny thing about the light is it can
Make a body blind
I’m reaching for the ground yet
I still take to the sky
It must be all that cloud cover
My heart is nowhere near me, it’s sheltered
From the lies
Protected from the cloudburst, it looks up
To the sky
It’s grounded and it tears away from the
Shell I occupy
Bound to what I remember as my
Heavenly body dies
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6. |
Broken Toys
03:56
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Lyrics:
Tape my whore mouth shut
Because you don’t wanna hear it
Scream and cry all night
From behind a pillowcase
Take it all outside
Count to ten and try to breathe
But stress is a killer
That stalks you in your sleep
Keep it bottled up
Go on and try to blame yourself
But it’ll always go down like the first time
So let loose and scream and yell
Because life is what I make it
and I’m making my own grave because I
Always flat refuse to see the
Graces that you save
Shut down all the tears
So you won’t think I’ve lost it
But all I think I really need is to
Open up at last
Push you all away
So I don’t have to watch
The frustration rising from rewriting
My inconsolable heart of glass
Life is what I make it
and I’m making my own grave because I
Always flat refuse to see the
Graces that you save
Now I’m standing all alone
My pity party sacred throne
Will overrule the parts of me that are
Trying so hard to get free
Keep it bottled up
Go on and try to blame yourself
But it’ll always go down like the first time
So let loose and give ‘em Hell
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7. |
Twister
04:00
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Lyrics:
You’ve got me in your whirlwind
I find I’ll start and can’t stop again
You broke when no one could break me
Two weather fronts meet at high speeds
Come on baby. Let’s do the twist
Until we’re both on the floor
Come on baby. It goes like this
Stay with me…now stay a little more
I said stay with me and I’ll make you see
The wind is picking up some speed
Hide in bitter company
Because only I could help you see
Yeah, yeah, yeah, stay with me
Let’s see you twist
The way you lock me in the air
Contributes greatly to the problem where
I’m wide awake and in my bed
Thunderstorms and rain clouds in my head
The wind is picking up some speed
Hide in bitter company
Because only God could help you see
Yeah, yeah, yeah, stay with me
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8. |
Lounge Act
03:23
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Lyrics:
Now listen to me, lads and lasses
Still chasing after amore
For I have found a magic spell that will
Overhaul your dull love story
Kick your feet up, smirk, and snarl
The confidence is key
They’ll never bite unless you wiggle
But hook them quick, or they’ll leave
Play it cool, don’t play it smart
Attracting lovers is an art
Don’t be hasty, keep your tact,
or they’ll see through your lounge act
Now back to me
Luck ain’t got a thing to do with
The nature of the beast
And if you’re playing all your cards right
You’ll get one night at the least
Lean on every wall in sight and
Order them a drink
Just keep yourself at arm’s length make them
Think they’ll lose you if they blink
Intelligence, discernment, or wisdom
Won’t get you very far
The lounge lizards only care about
How cool you think you are
It’s unbecoming to be boastful
Don’t exaggerate or brag, that’s dull
Just talk about the things you've done in a
Way that makes you seem infallible
You’ll lose ‘em if you look too desperate
Stop caring or you’ll lose your chance
Believe me, I’m an expert on this
It worked wonders at my high school dance
They’ll see through you
Your lounge act
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9. |
I Suppose
04:17
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Lyrics:
Hey now
Now, when you left, I bet you didn’t think that
You left me no scars
But take a look here -- your heart is tattooed
all over my skin
It sure ain’t pretty, but it’s here and it’s
here to stay
Poison on the surface, but I’ll never
let you in
Now it’s painful peeling off every
cancerous muscle you let me build
But I’m living, dealing and squealing
the way I have and I always will
I suppose you’re walking out, and
It’s sad to watch you go
But at least you’re taking that
Nasty baggage with you
So here I am and there you are and
The world continues moving
Shoot an arrow
into the gray
Maybe you’ll hit another poor fool who’ll learn
he can’t live without you
Make a lonely, starving heart
your prey
But me, I’ll be standing taller than
I ever knew I could
And me, and me, I’ll be soaring up
Past the places you told me I should
I suppose it’ll all be over
once you’ve latched onto someone else
Here’s my advice: get better at finding a man who don’t love himself
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10. |
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Lyrics:
Outgoing transmission
Send my call out to the stars
I’m phoning Mars from my basement as I
Wonder how you got out so far
I am calling
Sing, but no one’s listening
My voice it gleams from a landscape where I
Write from my desk under the sea
Making waves
But the story is smeared
Beating on the drums of your ears
It’s right there, but you’ll never hear
At least I can say I’m always near
Even though you’re losing the message
Writing out a telegram
A letter banned from the open door
Jumbled words I put in this jam
All tuned out
Try to write you in a song
You sing along but avoid the frequency
I tried just to reach you on
Weaving words
But the story is smeared
Beating on the drums of your ears
It’s right there, but you’ll never hear
At least I can say I’m always near
Even though you’ve lost the message
End of transmission
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11. |
My Choice
05:22
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Lyrics:
Oh no. Oh yeah.
It seems in the middle of your dreams
It’s hard to even comprehend pain
But one slip and your luck takes a dip and
Suddenly you’re out in the rain
Between the worry, the hurry, and the scurry,
It’s easy to assume that you’ll drown
Just take a breath. It ain’t over yet
In fact, we’ve barely even started the round
Though some would call it foolishness
And some would simply say I’m naïve
I don’t let the garbage pull me down
The silver lining’s what I intend to perceive
And I know that it’s hard
I’ve seen my share of torture and strife
But you can dig your way out
Just as long as you’re still alive
And yeah, I know how it is
When you feel like you’re addicted to sorrow
Have faith -- take an inch, not a mile
And trust that time will heal you come tomorrow
Oh no. Oh yeah.
Take heart, now you’re just at the start
Of the road that runs the rest of your life
And you sneer because you’ve been fighting for years
Burning up from both ends, burning hard and bright
There aren’t words that describe how it hurts
When you give it all and still miss your shot
Don’t shy away! You’ll hit it one day if you
Continue to give it all you’ve got
Oh no. Oh yeah.
I will choose to persevere
Break the chains of reluctance and fear
It’s my choice to be happy
Or I can choose to be sad
I have the will to make a change for good
When things get real bad
Oh no. Oh yeah.
I know the struggle, yeah, I’ve seen the trouble
Honey, trouble’s my nom de plume
Now keep it up! You haven’t run out of luck
Until you let it walk all over you
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12. |
Showtime!
04:07
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Lyrics:
Coming live to a studio near you. It’s Showtime!
Something big is coming
The guitar meets the drumming
It’s velvet ropes and lofty hopes
It’s go time!
Lights and fog and music
Let’s hit ‘em hard, let’s do this
It’s bang your head and clap and tap your
Toe time!
Rolling our way from the bottom up
We don’t gather moss, don’t collect no dust
Once we start out, get ready to blow
We gotta pedal to the metal, gotta rock and roll
Looking ahead so we won’t look down
Thrilled by the music and charmed by the sound
Making up words to put the inside out
It’s big, it’s loud, it’s here, it’s now,
It’s showtime!
That’s right
Stage names, big fame, politics, from
Jazz scenes, rock dreams, pop hits
Don’t tell me to slow down, I don’t got
No time!
Smoky lounges, fingers moving
Pool halls shaking, bass is grooving
Keys and vocals, hopping to and
Fro time!
You’ll hear it wherever you are
Let’s rock and roll!
You can’t stop this rhythm
A top-notch musical system
Blowing through with brilliant style
So the bandstand stretches for miles and miles
Load us up and watch us burn
We put a lot of road behind us and we’ve come to learn
That the best plans are the ones you ain’t got because
You can’t stop the rock
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13. |
Here We Go
04:00
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Lyrics:
Moonlighting on the town
I’m going round and round
Bright lights, fancy cars
I’m checking all the bars
To see a pretty face because
Up my sleeve is an ace
So come on home with me
Not for a cup of tea
But when you see the night sky
Will you open up to me?
And tell me what it is you want
and what you need?
Here we are, there you go
Do you know how to tango?
Because I really want to dance
Here we go, there you are
How do you know how to fly so far?
Because I’m on cloud nine tonight
I’m driving down the street
A guy pulls up next to me
He revs his engine
He’s ready for a race
Got nothing better to do, whoa
So, so one, two, three, four, go!
Here we are
There you go
Here we go
There you are
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