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Winged Messenger
03:52
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Here I come to save the day
Whether it needs saving or not
I’m swooping in like a murder of crows
Moving like a train of thought
I will love you like nobody loves you
Come rain or come shine
I will love you like nobody loves you
I will make you mine
I’m here to restore your peace of mind
And build back your confidence
Listen close and I won’t steer you wrong
Even if I don’t quite make sense
Here I come to fix your world
Even if it don't need fixing
I'll listen close and mix your tracks
Even if they don't need mixing
You say you don't need me but I say you do
You say things are good as they are
But I say it could be much, much better
And I will raise the bar
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True to Life
05:03
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It's In your face
Everywhere and every place
It cannot be Ignored
It reels you
In as sick as sin
As you join in the horde
you have no voice, you have no choice
Might as well just go along
It is reality
The truth won't set you free
This Is where you belong
Don't you bother to fight
True to life
It comes on fast then It don't last
you beg It for a little bit more
If you're too slow then down you go
Crash through the bottom floor
Best be Clever with your endeavor
Or you'll be In the dust
Try as you will
You the skill and your dreams will combust
Don't you bother to fight
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Whisper Now
04:06
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Tired of all the noise, tired of all the blare
Can't cut it out no matter how I try
Sick of all the shrieks, sick of all the shouts
Just want to kiss it all goodbye
No need to shout, take it down a notch
I would prefer if you whisper now
There's too much volume
Way too much noise
I would prefer if you whisper now
People talk, talk, talk but they say nothing at all
And they say it right out loud
Well it hurts my ears and it hurts my head
Just want to get away from the teaming crowd
Fed up with the clatter
Fed up with the chatter
Mouths are moving but nothing is said
Pick a little, talk a little
Pick a little, talk a little
It's like you only got air in your head
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All the Livelong Day
04:11
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What am I doing, why am I doing it
Well I can’t say I know for sure
Used to have a reason
Used to have a cause
Used to think that I would find a cure
I am older but no wiser
Think I need a spiritual adviser
Where will that take me
Most likely break me
Gabba-gabba-hey
All the livelong day, all the livelong day
Gabba-gabba-hey
All the livelong day, all the livelong day
What is this journey, what are these signs
Shouldn’t I know where I am going
I'm wide awake
Not slept a wink
Up ahead a black wind’s blowing
I am dumb and getting dumber
My whole shit is a bummer
The tires scrape and squeal
I bang my glockenspiel
I’ve been working on the railroad
All the livelong day, just to pass the time away
We may be married, we may have Astrid
We may have a brownstone in NYC
I may have angina
I may have a hernia
A doctor may just have to look and see
Don’t want no operation
Got a negative vibration
But maybe in a month or two
I will feel brand-new
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It Ain't Over Just Yet
04:18
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I can feel it coming
Like a black cloud in the distance
It’s about swallow me whole
Take me out of existence
It don’t care who I am or about the shit I’ve won
It don’t feel nothing at all
Just wants the job done
The sun is setting and night is coming on
But it ain’t over just yet
My bones are aching, my body’s broken down
But it ain’t over just yet
No it ain’t over, it ain’t over
It ain’t over just yet
It don’t wanna know my name
Don’t mean nothing at all
It don’t care if I were a king
Or if I were a screwball
It comes in two guns blazing
Shoots up everything in sight
Don’t ask if it feels bad
It ain’t never gonna be contrite
It’s all whooped up like a typhoon
As it bears down on its prey
If you see it a-coming
Get right out of it’s way
It may think it’s got me
It may pose a real threat
But I’m here to tell you
It ain’t over just yet
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You may think really you know all the answers
You may think that you have your God on your side
You may think you are the captain of your ship
And everyone else is just along for the ride
But despite what you think
It's not the short and the long
'Cause everything you know
Everything you know
Everything that you know is wrong
You may think that you are in control
And you may think you are the number one boss
And you may think that nothing ever will stop you
And you will never suffer any great loss
But despite what you think
It's not the short and the long
'Cause everything you know
Everything you know
One sunny day something will take you by surprise
One sunny day it will come right out of the blue
One day when you least expect it
And what then, what then will you do
You may think you got the world on a string
You may think that you got your money in the bank
You may think you are invincible
And there ain't no one but you to thank
But despite what you think
It's not the short and the long
'Cause everything you know
Everything you know
Everything you know is wrong
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You say that I get what I want
Even when it's unfair
But I don't really care what you say
You say that I should feel so bad
For all the wrong I done
But just how do you think I get my way
You say I act like a child
And I never grew up
Well, it's written in my DNA
I can hear you call my name
And I hear you try to place the blame
And that's when I start forgetting
You want from me something more
You say I've lots to answer for
And that's when I start forgetting
You accuse me of atrocities
You say I'm a selfish pig
But I do what I must to survive
You tell me that I have no heart
That's it's always all about me
But that's how I stay alive
You tell me that I hurt you bad
That all I ever do is lie
But I can't help that I contrive
Who am I, who are you
Well I don't know
What else is new
Who am I, who are you
Well I don't know what is true
You say that I'm a son of a bitch
And I stole your stuff
And I got no one to answer to
I've lived alone all my life
With few bumps in the road
What else do you expect me to do
I'm the boy who never grew up
Just like Peter Pan
Only difference is I never flew
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From the Cheap Seats
04:07
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Is that smoke out on the horizon
It's hard to tell from where we sit
One thing's for sure it's not a good sign
Crowds are scattering and the cops have split
Sit back, take it all in
From the cheap seats, from the cheap seats
Have a drink, enjoy the view
From the cheap seats, from the cheap seats
People are shouting, Why did this happen
No seems to get why or how
You turn your back for just a second
Next thing you know, ka-pow
Oh Father who art in heaven
Hallowed be thy name
Can you give us a little of your attention
Can you please explain
As for those who may be suffering
Sorry for all the fuss
We gave our tithing at the office
What more do you want from us
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The Painted Bird
03:29
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Nobody knows me
Not even my mom and dad
They've ostracized me
And that just makes me sad
But here I am
I am your baby boy
Here is my birthmark
Here is my favorite toy
Fly, fly, fly you painted bird
I've lived with cruelty
I've lived with bullies
I've been tortured
With their chains and pullys
They don't hear me
They won't let me speak
They just mock me
And treat me like a freak
You paint my face
You tear my fragile wing
You crack my beak so I can barely sing
But I'm still here
I'm gonna tell my tale
Ain't got no glory
Ain't got no epic scale
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Heaven Help the Girl
03:55
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She lived a rough life
One no one would ever want
But she lived it the best she could
She lost her right leg
In a skiing accident
Her new one was made out of wood
She would limp and lag down the street
You could hear a click-clack on the concrete
Oh, just to have two left feet
Let's pray for her, heaven help the girl
Save her from a life of sin
Let's pray for her, heaven help the girl
Lift her up from the hole that she's in
She hobbled along
It was no fun to watch
Sometimes she fell in a ditch
Guys called her names like lame-o and gimpy
And, "Look at that there one-legged bitch"
She used to be pretty, she used to be witty
Then she had to get down to the real nitty gritty
Once I lived the life of a millionaire
Spending my money, I didn't care
I carried my friends out for a good time
Buying bootleg liquor, champagne and wine
It's mighty strange without a doubt
Nobody loves you when you're down and down
She didn't deserve this
But then who does
It was all the luck of the draw
Sometimes you get roses
Sometimes you get weeds
There is no hard and fast law
Why did she get a crummy deal
She used to brush after every meal
Now none of her wounds will ever heal
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Dead Inside
03:57
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You gave up so long ago
So many years I can't recall
You left me there so far behind
And you built a giant wall
You say you gone dead inside
Somewhere it all went black
You say you’ve gone dead inside
And nothing will ever bring you back
You wiped your tender hands of me
And filed me in a box
The day that that deed was done and done
For me it stopped the clocks
How can I ever bring you back
Ever bring you back to me
What can I do to put it right
How can I change our history
I'm standing here before you now
On the cusp of the abyss
Should I step back or should I jump
What part of me you will miss
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12. |
Turtles All the Way Down
05:07
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We all have our big ideas we like to cling to
They help believe it'll be all right
What does it matter if they are true or false
If they help us through our good night
I so want to believe
That all my good ideas are safe and sound
I so want to believe
That it's turtles all the way down
We like to think we understand mother nature
At least in terms of why we're here
We like to think we're standing on firm ground
But what's underneath the second or third tier
Does it make any sense
Does it really matter
We believe what we're gonna believe
All our philosophies and all our Gods
They're there for us to cleave
We think we're so smart
The top of our class
But there's so little we actually know
We make our laws
We tear down countries
Everything is quid pro quo
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"It was hell," recalls former child.
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