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A Minute Or Two
03:18
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Well it’s been so long
There was a time I once got through to you
There’s no control
Too many premonitions are misused
Got sick of your side view
I’ve since rendered each said thought I wish to clone
My insight’s path unknown
Once again, entrapped by a riddle
Every memory bent about you
A settled score passed you by
Need a minute or two?
When every standing force is belittled
The mind is sore each time through
You’re never wrong
Now faced with the bitter end
Why does this feel wrong?
With every wasted breath exhales the proof
The some ol song
You run your mouth as if you have a clue
Won’t play along
You seek it, you want it, already daunt it
Come down crashing, awakening’s on hold
Can’t paint our rising sun
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2. |
Best Worst Enemy
02:12
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Well look who’s back
Here to watch me burn, I guess it’s your turn again
You didn't waste your time or mince your words
to make you whole again
Things you do to get through the day
It doesn’t faze me anyway
You’re waiting for another chance
Whatever comes around
Your fairy tale’s a plagued romance
It will never end
Pleasure to befriend you
My best worst enemy
Caged in here with nothing left but liabilities
What good are all those memories?
It's turned to shit now anyway
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3. |
The Way You Are
03:37
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You make it such concern, about whom you’re turning to
It doesn’t raise the bar, it’s just the way you are
Play that same ol song, a daily sonic therapy
Spend hours on the phone, as if you’re miles from home
Onwards, all things considering
Wishful of guided views
Each day’s a prelude, a million times through
It’s driving me insane
Can never look back, hate being on the run
A need to leap in, I’m lit up, debating on and on
It all depends, how it’s played out
But somehow we touch the ground again
You are the keeper of this self-inflicted doom
You’ll simply fall apart, it’s just the way you are
Cradling what’s within may forge few hints of clout
It’s up to you to turn the page
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4. |
Bus Stop Bullies
03:28
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You’re taking the dive, no easing the blow
Your lame tales spell anything but value
Aren’t you needed somewhere? Just go
Claiming what is mine and I’m makin this right
Hit below the belt but this time you’ll feel it
Let me rip into what haunts you
Now I just gotta ask you this
Whaddya got kid?
Not worth a try, just give it up
Whaddya got kid?
Your one chance is close to burning up
Live in the real world
Whaddya got kid?
Face first, beet red, just give it up
You’re so sublime, tell me how high to jump
No one would pick up on your mind’s view
No rules apply, love to break up the flow
Now I’m shifting gears and I’ll barrel the spite
Such an epic fail and you’ll never lose it
Let me take away what taunts you
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5. |
The Goods
02:46
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Well look at that, step up to the bat
Ain't got all day, so slow
Now let's start this
We just need to wake you
Got the goods to break you
Yeah we'll just wait outside
Ready to snap, intentions are made clear
In no way have we not come prepared
And all we want is more
Go all day, never need to refuel
How do you want it?
Gloves off, let's go
Don't think about it
Give them a show
We know the wrongs, we'll read you the rights
Stand back we'll blast the doors
Now let's start this
Swim in it, living it, building around it
It's on, there's nothing we will undo
New batons, be alarmed, we're making room
Scam slam, on all degrees
Join the fun
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6. |
Dashboard & Dials
03:15
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Dial lights the radio
Sun finally sets
We hit the road
Sing our songs all night
Feel right at home here
Just lead the way
Yeah it gets me every time
This is where we belong, I’m in
It’s been our way out
Like you would not believe
Take a look at ourselves now
Our worries left the door
Heading towards the unknown
What were we waiting for?
Soak in the moonlight
It never gets old
Couldn’t hate this if we tried
No better high
Feel right at home here
Best vibes are alive
Doesn't matter where we go
How we’ve missed it so
Lead the way
Been too long
Could do this every day
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7. |
Stupid Little Secrets
03:47
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Should have read all the signs, thought we had best of times
That had made me the fool, living it through and through
Now this soul's running free, did you know?
Don't feel the need to persuade you, Surfacing from this lie
I don't wanna free us, I don't wanna heal us
I will never cave in, I will never break
No bribe, you may be so bold
Just how low will you go?
Make it so, let’s just break it down
Enough with your stupid little secrets
Who do you think you are?
And when you're ready to go, I will have simply moved on
Now it's my turn to play, I’ve got nothing to prove
But it's not like you would know
Shielded from remarks you throw, you're just too late
My own butterfly has armed wings to testify
You, you're sensational, irreplaceable
I'm infected with your heart's gold
You, quite phenomenal, had me hooked right from the start
You, you're insatiable, unexplainable
I'm injected with this lie's cold
Here, I'm disposable
You never played your part, yet I’m still loathed
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8. |
Long Way
02:52
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It always seems to take control
Spark recollections to get through
Where's this said bright ray of sunshine?
Hitting peaks to an all-time low
It's a long way, a long ride
Took a lot to filter in you know
Soon just isn't quick enough
It's a long way, a long ride
I sure have nothing left to lose
I've reached the bend, where to go?
On par with what should be
Should rest my mind on smoother tides
With full intent to start anew
This said trial has been a rough guide
Stretch the roof, digress somehow
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9. |
Never Coming Back
02:26
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Now I see who you really are
not a thing about you to like, bar set low
Stand tall, think all eyes are on you
But you ain't much when you cower
We're on my time and you don't get to choose
Don't go throwing a fit, dropped the ball
Your caring face has pulled the trigger
Here's what you can do
I'm never coming back
About had enough now, yeah I've had enough now
I'm never coming back
Can bet on your life now
I'm so done here, nothing left to say
Had quite enough with these probabilities
It comes to fail, just like that, any day
Every minute here going sour
Simple fix but you don't have the power
Fessing up doesn't make things better
Starts with a quick trip to the door
Before off alone, now you're on your own
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10. |
Living Through Yesterday
03:28
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Best seats to my own show
It’s running out of time
Doomed, I've worn it to the bone
Compromise, it's what it's for
Things I've yet to prove
Internal radar will set my cue
Such desire marching onto to my doorstep
I don’t want it
Can’t let go
What’s in the past still fuels the fire
Here I am now caught in the middle
Don’t seem right
Bail out now, it’s worth the score
Living through one’s yesterday
Crave a chance to grow but fearing how
Slave to my role
And it gets worse by month
The tide has shifted, silent dome
A road to prayers found
Freedom, it comes with a cost
The hidden lie, it will unfold
The million hearts it stole
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11. |
Steadfast
03:15
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Another taste of our vitality
The endless search for so much more
Ground’s shaking as we shout
We've got to get it out
Always needing one more day
This is your anthem, give it a go
Don't let it pass you by
Nothing left but clarity/strategy
Now the rest is up to you
Time’s right, just move right on through
We’ve past the point of what’s limitless
Talk is cheap, the whole thing’s just a game
What is this all about?
Just simply make it count
Got to try to find a way
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12. |
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Screwed it up in just so many ways
No excuse
Ya so what? why not now?
I live it every day
I won’t imitate you
Clear the smoke, let you make your cameo
Make each sole thing troubling
Your life in stereo
That time has come for you
No matter what it takes, you'll see this through
So get up now like you’re the rock show
So get up now and let yourself go
Just get up
Tore it up, always a price to pay
So obtuse
Ya so what? You learn somehow
A complex protégé
Constantly the accused
Wore the cloak, but still the problems unfroze
Disaster is forthcoming
Your life in stereo
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13. |
The Hoax
03:33
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My time is on loan
Too many sad revues
Can't make a dent with all that's true, it seems
Wouldn’t have to try, induce a mess for two
We merely left ourselves aglow
Subject to change
What can I say about you?
You waved a plight that concerns me too
The foe
So then, what's it to ya?
You can cut this loose
Real live paranoia
Something to replace me, retrace me, erase me
It's all a hoax you know
Same rival
Choices overthrown
A million vows reused
An incident that fueled a truce, it seems
Took it in stride to paint a lighter hue
Were at our best sometime ago
Couldn’t rearrange
Worries are far too clingy now
Can’t repeat and apply
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14. |
Point Finale
04:21
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All of us stomping the floor
Moving like a train, everyone’s insane
Move up, the crowd’s on alert
Cannot believe this wave of energy
Right from the start, tore it apart
You made it feel right
With each song, you showed us how
This is where we bid you goodnight
It has been the best of hours
So long, farewell
This is where we bid you goodnight
Hope you have enjoyed your stay
You took our breath away
Eat it up, we just play
The need is in you, you’ll have it first hand
Adrenaline will move through your veins
Now wet your appetite
It’s loud and plain in sight
Electrified, intensified
We wrap it up but you’ve reached the heights
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Butch Gerald Ottawa, Ontario
Hi. I'm Butch. I play stuff. I write tunes. I record. Yay. The end.
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