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Dead End
04:22
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Doing time, my nine to five, Slaving everyday
Breaking a sweat now just to get, a little bit of that pay
He's the man and don't understand that this life ain't free
He don't care to god I swear-
A good goddamned for me (X2)
Don't cut me no slack as I'm breaking my back
Don't you dare tell me twice
How many before me, how many to come
Give the job their whole lives
Its living hell waiting for that bell
To ring out and set me free
I'm so tired I wanna get fired
But I ain't that lucky
If I'm late again there's no promotion
I cant afford to lose it now
Curse you under my breath as you work me to death
I got to get out somehow (X2)
The only way out without a doubt
Is to hang me up to swing
Its no lie when I tell you I tried
But it didn't change a thing
The harder I worked the harder they jerked
And bent me until I snapped
Like a good dog gone bad, I gave all I had
And I chewed my way out of this trap (X2)
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Eve of 35
03:09
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Past life remembered just like fading photographs
Just think of all the good times we had
Sometimes I cant believe it, so all I do is laugh
How did I make it here alive?
Please tell my mother that I tried
Understand that I'm a man, I don't always get it right
And tell my children its no lie
You will never reach the stars without learning how to fly
And so I sit here on the eve of thirty five
Wondering where have all the good times gone
Born to run, my fathers son, been running most my life
A few regrets but man did I have fun
Truth be told I'm feeling old and now its time for me to slow down
My heart is pure my mind is sure that this is the road I go down
I only hope that this will get easier for me to hold down
'cause it will hurt twice as hard than before if I fall down
Please tell my love that its OK
That was then and this is now, its better off that way
A life half lived and yet I know the best is yet to come
Will life be that different after today?
As the sun sets on my youth, I find that its all good
I lived it hard and I have lived it right, alright
Too many lost befor
Lets look ahead to all the good times we'll havee their time I feel I'm here to wait on my own
Lamenting on the eve of thirty five
Remember the past but don't dwell
Look to the future and know that all is well
Its not like we get a second chance
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Pieces of Myself
02:35
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Why don't you take my hand
Follow me and one day you will understand
How these things came to be together
Pieces of myself
And if we get lost, we'll follow breadcrumbs back
Until we find ourselves
Because that's the cost of putting things neatly
Back upon the shelf
Promise that you'll leave things, better than you found them
Before you go
And I promise to give answers to your questions
Before I go
And if you're still here, waiting on my return
Then I'll know for sure
That there is more to this than I have ever dreamed of
And I hope its real
I will take your hand, follow you anywhere
You want to be
Because the choice I make, and the chance you take
Will set us free
Promise you'll forgive me for everything I leave with
Before I go
If I promise to leave you all of my best pieces
Before you go
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Unamused
04:56
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Carry on playing like a gypsy queen swaying
For nickles and dimes I get used
Hear the song in your head and I'm already dead
Though I'm under your spell, I'm left unamused
Fancies and comforts, head games and pain
Everything is for sale
You've given me everything I've ever dreamed of
But I know dreams can never be real
The way that you hurt me, push me out the door
That way that you love me, keeps me coming back for more
Ill never know the reason, why I take the abuse
Head full of confusion, I'm lost in love and still unamused
Pleasin' and squeezin', the noose getting tighter
The noise is becoming a roar
A lovely disaster, that thing that I'm after
But I only crave more than before
Day after day and year after year
We tangle ourselves in this noose
My only hope when I reach the end of my rope
I've paid my way, you cut me loose
The way that you hurt me, push me out the door
That way that you love me, keeps me coming back for more
Ill never know the reason, why I take the abuse
Head full of confusion, I'm lost in love and still unamused
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5. |
One Track Mind
04:05
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My obsession is alive
In fact it carries through my veins
A total attraction is no lie
In fact you might say I have a one track mind
Its you- The only one in my head
Its you- The only thing I need
Its you- Take up all of my time
Its you..
I need my fix and I want it now
Don't make a proud boy beg for his sugar
Now I'll find a way to make you want me somehow
Now you know why they call me the big bad wolf
Its you- The only thing in my head
Its you- The only one I need
Its you- Takes up all of my time
Its you...
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Dizzy Queen
04:54
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Well her head spins around and she lands on the ground every time
Well shes on the floor and I'm out the door but its fine
Dizzy queen you're so mean that you chase me away
But the sweetness in your eyes beg me to stay
I cant decide on whether I'm through
Dizzy queen of my dreams, you're making me dizzy too
You're spinning out of control...
Spinning so fast that the mood cant last for good
Sit still for me dear I am here and I care more than I should
Dizzy queen you're so fine all the time you blow my mind
I never would have guessed that you would be mine
But its hard to keep up as you're moving away
Dizzy queen will you please just slow down, and wait
I just cant keep up with you...
Whirlwind heart and a wild soul, its true
Spitting out destruction like a tornado ripping through
I never ever thought id be treated this way
Roaring through life but I'm in your way
Its too easy when your breezy if you know what I mean
Maybe Ill see you again, my dizzy queen
Maybe you'll spin 'round this way..
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7. |
Got It Now
06:48
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It took all this time to make up our minds
Was it wasted years or just for fun?
If I'd known that we'd be here together still
I'd trade it all for your true love
Slow down, keep it steady
Hold on tight I think were ready now
Our lives made complete
Were so close I think we've got it now
Here we are- coast faster toward our future
Don't have the time to waste hanging around no more
Life is precious yet often short of what we need it to be
So now's the time we're trying to live so desperately
Don't cling to hope without some rope or we might slip
Or suffocate the sparkle from our day dreams
Despite the odds we found each other,
So now we make new life together
We only need things to go our way
Slow down, keep it steady
Hold on tight I think were ready now
Our lives made complete
Were so close I think we've got it now
To carry on alone now would be suicide
For I have more to give in life and love
And though it seems the life we want escapes us
So we rally, push forth and rise above
One day soon we'll get the gift life brings us
Nothing short of struggle wrapped in joy
The journey here has made me weary
Mostly bliss and sometimes scary
But its been worth the heartache to be here with you
Slow down, keep it steady
Hold on tight I think were ready now
Our lives made complete
Were so close I think we've got it now
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Stone Mother
06:00
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Lone stone mother, like no other
Sadness of a thousand years
If there's still sorrow, after tomorrow
May you flood the earth with tears
Here the whole time, with life on your mind
You found you're better off alone
Been at it so long, no one knows if you're wrong
Though your feelings turned to stone
You bare the weight of your children's pain
While listening for the heartbeat of man
You lost more than most, but your still at your post
Waiting for your love to come back
All alone, on your own
Its far too long
All your life, passed you by
You're still strong
Cry for your tribe, and watch as they die
Frozen to your place on the earth
For the ones that left, and fled to the west
You'll be here when they return
If only you'd chose to follow that road
And find your place among the stars
Instead you sit still perched upon a hill
Forever bearing all your scars
All alone, on your own
Its far too long
All your life, passed you by
You're still strong
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9. |
All For You
04:40
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If I open myself up to you
I can only hope you choose
To accept my only truth
… Id give it all for you
Every fallen angel was promised the world
Yet no one sings for broken wings
But I swear I will give it all for you
As I self destruct,
I can see it in your eyes
And I didn't realize
You needed better from me this time
… Damn these faults of mine
As I cry out
To the heavens I shout
What is this life all about?
I only know-
And we die at the end
It ends the same, this one way game
But while I'm here my only friend,
I swear, I will give it all for you
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10. |
The Great Divide
07:54
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Its in these strange times, we find our truths
Which we cling to tight, too afraid to lose....
Left or right, its all the same
We all need someone else to take the blame
Place your ideals with the ones who lie
Echo the anger that's buried inside
Look inside yourself and come with me
Trample anyone that disagrees
While we are busy splitting hairs
Our freedom is pillaged without care
You revere your fool, your fearless pig
How can you tell me that were great again?
I only have so much pity for the blind
Its not all your we've fallen behind
I harbor the hope that there's still time
Were forever divided down the line
Now if I could just change your mind
Here we are just fighting for our ways
The great divide in our lives here to stay
Red or blue, why all the fuss
When in the end its them and us
Am I supposed to play along?
When I know in my heart that you are wrong
I just cant hate the ones I love
But its hard to love what I mistrust
Why the hell are we choosing between two sides?
Furthering the fracture of the great divide
With only separation in our lives
I fear we may never see eye to eye... across this divide
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Cant Let It Go
05:20
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You may find my feelings for you buried down below
Underneath the ruins that you made
And I find if funny how you act like you don't know
The reason I wont hear the things you say
(CH)
I know it was long ago
I don't want your time no more
And it just goes to show
I just cant let it go
Ill never forget the way you called yourself my friend
Silk filled tongue just spittin' out those lies
I thought that I could trust you but I was wrong again
And something made me open up my eyes
I caught you rotting and your devil made you whole
And you think the world is blind
But I could tell you that I wont be your fool
You called yourself my friend for the last time
(CH)
Now that I've tasted freedom, so long far away
Pulled that thorn out from my side
Burning off the leaches that are trying to suck me dry
Never more content to say goodbye
(CH)
Now its been so long that I've forgotten and
I find myself thinking of you
I know that ill find regret if I take that road
Whats a foolish man to do?
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12. |
Taxman
04:54
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Let me tell you how it will be
Theres one for you, nineteen for me
Because Im the taxman. Taxman
Should five percent appear too small
Be thankful I dont take it all
'Cuz im the tax man. Taxman
Drive a car, I'll tax the street
Try to sit, I'll tax your seat
Get too cold, I'll tax the heat
Take a walk, I'll tax your feat
Taxman!!
Dont ask me what I want it for
If you dont want to pay some more
Because im the taxman. Taxman
My advice for those who die
Declare the pennies on your eyes
'Cuz im the tax man. Taxman.
Drive a car, I'll tax the street
Try to sit, I'll tax your seat
Get too cold, I'll tax the heat
Take a walk, I'll tax your feat
Taxman!!
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Hopeless Plea
02:20
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My pockets are empty
Just like my soul
I follow tracks left in the dust
I'm just a wandering fool
I left my baby in Tucson
I left my salvation at home
All my friends are dead or jailed
Spare some hope my cup gets filled
White mans blues have taken hold
The saddest story ever told
All I wanted was a chance
But I couldn't get it
So here I am
Down on my knees
I told my baby shes stuck
Eastbound on foot, without any luck
What could I do?
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So Low
11:40
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Darkness surrounds me, so I cant find the light
Feeling lost and helpless like something isn't right
Just how long have I been gone?
How did it all go wrong?
Feeling desperation, how do I get out?
Searching for the answers to what its all about
Finding only memories of sadness
There's got to be an end to this madness
I never meant to show this side
I never wanted to make you cry
How you stood by as I fell
Wish I could tell you that all is well
…. So low
Thrashing and gnashing, my mind wants its peace
Nothing but excuses, and the pain never ceased
Onward down the spiral I go
Is there an end? Ill never know
Only death is final in its eternal embrace
Line up all my fears and I will surely turn away
I cant leave you here on your own
I cant be the reason your alone
Never wanted it this way
I never wanted needing saved
But there you were holding my hand
Pulling me back onto dry land
…. So low
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Christopher Shaw Portland, Oregon
I'm a multi-instrumentalist, and I began playing music at age 10, writing and recording solo work since age 16. Ive put in time with a handful of bands over the past couple decades but Ive always maintained a loner musical personality. My range in style is broad, and id rather remain undefined as a musician. This is my art/therapy. I hope its enjoyed, and I really appreciate feedback. Cheers. ... more
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