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We Are Open
03:16
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Crowd is gettin’ angry
A little too much to eat
Guts are gettin’ cranky
New spec’s hard to meet
Big man’s little secret
The word is gettin’ out
Washed up on the beaches
As if to leave no doubt
Yes we are open Business is good
God knows as your dog knows sounds somewhat insane
It blackens all your marbles and throws you off the train
Follow in the footsteps of those you never knew
Asking easy questions you’re paid so well to do
Yes we are open Business is good
Starry flicker ceiling
Turn off like a light
Light years in the future won’t be day or night
That man’s got some demons
Its hard to look away
Listen to him screamin’as if he’s tryin’ to say
Yes we are open Business is good
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How’d we do it
All I’d like to know is
Nothin’ to it when you know what it is
How’d they do that
In our face behind our back
As requested locked the doors for the attack
Must’ve been temptation
How’d we get here
The driver must be doin’ crack
Left us standing with a no-way ticket back
Up and at ‘em
There’s so many things to do
Times-a wastin’ on the chosen few
Must’ve been temptation
Revolution shoot the gun and blow the horn
Evolution way before you were born
Misdirection over here or over there
The infection making sure that you don’t care
Must’ve been temptation
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3. |
As You Are
03:52
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Said come as you are so I went as I was
But I couldn’t stay long cuz I had somewhere to go
Said sit in the back so I stood in the front
Then I fell to my knees Then went toe to toe
I couldn’t be wrong could I?
I couldn’t be wrong could I?
I coulda been wrong cuz there’s way too much to know
I shoulda been called for draggin’ the balls
But I couldn’t be bothered answering the call
To come as you are
To come as you oughta be
To come as you better be
Laughing at everything
Always along for the ride in the wrong
I was always along when I had nowhere to go
I shoulda been called for wanting it all
But I couldn’t be bothered taking on the glow
To come as you are
To come as you oughta be
To come as you better be
Laughing at everything
Everything you want is on the shelf
Won’t you take it down and give it to yourself
When the crowd is thin you’ll come out of your shell
When there’s no one left you’ll do it by yourself
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4. |
At the End of the Day
04:51
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Something is calling
Get outta bed
Wash off the dreaming
That's filling your head
Make it a new day
Starting off easy
Get back in the game
It gets pretty easy because it’s the same
Make it a new day
You got it made
Don’t hesitate
Take it away
Back in the dark
Its harder to see
Try to imagine letting it be
Don't try to stop it
Never return to the scenes of the crimes
No accusations
The choices were mine
How do you stop it
You got it made
Don’t hesitate
Take it away
A golden age waits for you now
at the end of the day
Capricorn Elvis and dogs in the yard
Anything goes here
Its not very hard
Don't try to stop it
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5. |
Immortalize
02:52
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When did you realize you take to your grave
Nothing you save for the rainy day
All you epitomize is lost along the way
No need to fantasize the hand you could have played
Then you immortalize the places you play
Get carried away alone
All that you’re taking on takes you on too
So why are your sparkling eyes not seeing things through
I’m always coming up with what I should have said
You can sleep in every day after you’re dead
Down in the soil alone
So how are you gonna spend your long afterlife
History repeating itself morning noon and night
If you only reminisce then you can’t deny
Ain’t it good to be alive
So what do you strategize as you wander through the day
How do you testify and while away
What do you legitimize down on your knee
Somebody’s waiting list is waiting to see
If you’re gonna be alone
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6. |
Lean Away
02:26
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I know there’s still a lot to talk about
I know we’ve heard it all before
I heard there’s nothing to depend upon
Not anymore
I know there’s nothing to be worried about
I know its better than before
I don’t ask too many easy questions
Not anymore
One day at the bottom of the basement
I went down to look and see
I stood and smiled at my replacement
I shook hands with me
I answered all the doors that you were pounding
I quit just before the bell
I wandered a path that offered no resistance
None I could tell
I know there’s nothing to be worried about
I know it happens all the time
I took no offense at greedy habits
Grabbed what was mine
I know there’s nothing gonna be around
I know its what they never say
I’m holdin’ on for some ransom wine
I know you’re gonna lean away
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7. |
Listening For You
03:32
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I’m not trying to sleep now
although my eyes are closed
Lost to me Not today Not today
Wish and go away A long way
Not today
I’m away again and hearing what I say
Not today
Don’t believe it anyway and its not real
Just the same Not today
You cannot really say
I liked the way it used to be
I’m listening for you
Blown away and trying to rain on anyone’s parade
No one doing well
I’m keeping my ear down to the ground
But I can’t hear the slightest sound
And if it seems I’m digging down
I’m listening for you
But today broken words a breath away
But don’t stop breathing
Same to me
What I’m tryin’ to say
They’ll talk you down with words that say
I’m listening for you
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8. |
Not On Your Life
03:21
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Are you sitting down Have you seen
How everything’s coming apart at the dream
Are you alone Have you heard
All that you said was put into words
You thought that you said it so no one would hear
So many actions speak louder with beer
Not on your life
Who’s that living your life
They pick and they choose what they think you oughta do
Hard to believe You made up your mind
Couldn’t see it coming while looking behind
all the doors straight into your soul
All the places you never go
They’re all looking at you now
Here we go now with the long and the short of it
Not too much to say when we got word of it
How long will it take to find out what we make
Not enough to cry
They’re all looking at you now
Are you alone Have you seen
All of the pieces picked from the dream
You’re never lonely with nothing to do
The right and the wrong mean nothing to you
You’re not the only one around
But you’d never know it by what you turn down
Why are they looking at me now?
Not on your life
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9. |
Someone Else's Skin
03:51
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I know where you been
In someone else’s skin
Wearing it quite well
Because its not your own it comes so easily to you
Because you just stopped growing up and acting like you do
How you doing so well
I know where you been
Committing someone’s sin
Like it was your own
Because you felt your little world should grow a size or two
I know where you been
Outside looking in
To see if you’re alone
Because you’re wondering what it was and how it came to be
You’re opening your eyes to check out what there is to see
How’re you doing so well
I know where you been
Writing on your skin
Lines that go away
Because they’re now your own you’ll do what
someone else would do
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10. |
Private Infinity
04:32
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What a day
The sun seemed to rise and shine
Then all that day
everything was on your mind
It didn't feel like
there was anything that you couldn't do
It was another year then
Still it looks a lot like you
Another circle hurtling around in space
Vibrating endless in every conceivable place
The suns keep shining
It really doesn't last that long
With perfect timing everything passes on
Swirl around through what’s left behind
Take a spin through some other time
Fall apart
Gather up again
Brand new start
How many has it been
And all the people
feeling what they thought couldn’t be
Its all right here now
A private little infinity
Every vibration ripples ever after through space
Causing something at some impossibly distant place
Spin around
Another billion years
Take it in
Quite a view from here
Blow apart
Gather up again
Brand new start
How long has it been
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11. |
Above The Water
06:05
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How would you know with all things possible
Oh no Go with the flow
You’re not responsible oh no
You never know
Nevermind the self-control
Where’d it go
Never ever set in stone
And on and on it goes and falls away
Another heavy load just falls away
You almost start to float
Gettin’ harder to row
Nose just above the water
You just go on
Everything and more is out there
And on and on
Something’s always happening somewhere
Oh no
How were you supposed to know
You didn't care
You’re not responsible
Oh no it wasn't me
Collecting alibis and pleas
A consequence of pointing fingers planting seeds
And on and on it goes and falls away
Another heavy load just falls away
You almost start to float
But its harder to row
Nose just above the water
You just go on
Everything and more is out there
And on and on
Something’s always happening somewhere
You just go on
Still everything and more is out there
And on and on
Happiness is just to be here
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Never’s a long time
Worth hardly the wait
It will never get here
There is no debate
So why are we waiting here
Leaving a trace
Mistakes in the rituals
That we’ll never face
Do you ever think you’re going
Do you ever think you’re gone
Forever’s a long time we will find
If you ever think you’re doing
What never will be done
Never’s a long time
But you try
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Michael Starks Tampa, Florida
Actually Dade City, not Tampa, but close enough in the cosmic scheme of things. In fact, one might argue that outer space is closer than Tampa is. Still trying to save the world, whether it wants to be or not. These records should help with that, at least a little bit... ... more
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