1. |
Here We Go
04:23
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It is a high paid cost
I have become the prisoner
Regeneration is something I can use
Just end the fight and reconcile
You're guided by the theme, the code
Your will has to suffice, give it all that you've got, look alive
It's going to be out of this world
Now I’m counting days, climbing out of this hole
It's been a while since I could really see
Here we go
Released from this gridlock
Not just for the thrill
Won't live in the past
I've earned my choices, carried out and pulled through
Feel that confidence, it's all but irrelevant
Never a fine line
It's building up exactitude
The time is now
No imitator, nothing is greater
With each pulse you oversee the strategy
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2. |
Daresay
03:18
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Caught you off your guard, time's got you in a headlock
Take a step back to review
Find out which way to go
It fell through, can undo
Like nothing I've ever seen, the fine line
Out of reach to control, open your eyes
Slightly alarmed
But why let it show?
Just stick to the plan
Your conscience exposed
A break from everything invites you
Begin with the start
Let go for a while
However a world apart
You see it's all it took, you're off the hook
Dealing the wrong cards, it's turned into a trademark
Can't let it slide, defeat you
Less than you care to know
All on you, with no clue
Something must intervene, that one sign
Seems the harder the throw, the smaller the prize
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3. |
Atomic Disco
04:28
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So, it’s time, let’s head on out
We’re on our way
Speed it up, open the door
Simply cannot wait, in such a daze
Circle forms the shaking ground, move on our command
No question, caught up in the flow
This is all right, ode to the good ol days, ready to go
Oh what feeling, the perfect day
Care to follow?
Hall lights beaming, we’re in the groove
Can’t back away
Here is what it’s all about
Clear the runway
From the stands onto the floor, watch the show of hands
With every play
Yeah this is where it all began, clearly justified
Attention, we’re set to explore
Hold your goodbyes
There’s nothing here but praise, pass on what we know
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4. |
Dancing On Orion
03:47
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One way ticket, right this way
There’s the hook, you gotta go
Stop explaining yourself
What it takes, I’ll be my only friend
Crave it so
Can’t stop, I’m in full overdrive
Don’t have much of a window
Seems so far away
Hit replay, dancing on Orion
Take my hand
Just let go, answers surely out there
Open skies, don’t look back, you’re on your own
First steps to the time of your life
Be what’s left of the afterglow
For once be the protégé
I lose the fight under your spell
Was I kidding myself?
Well truly I don’t give a damn
It’s your show
Won’t back down as long as I’m still alive
Won’t go right back to zero
That price has been paid
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5. |
When The Music Starts
03:26
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You're doing fine, give it a go
Somehow gotta make it right
Not one thing here connects you
What's done is undone
3,2,1, countdown, get the facts
Yeah you better make the best of it
Wait on nothing, might as well grab it soon
Well you've gone this far
Don't look back, breathe a little
The desire's getting strong
Find what beats you up inside
Play it out cleverly when the music starts
Take a chance, don't break the flow
Never let it leave your sight
What you know will misdirect you
What's right is all wrong
Let it in, don't stop, interact
Hell, you better make the best of it
It’s a matter of time
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6. |
Heartbreak Blvd.
03:31
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Need to go at this alone
Cannot put up a fight
There was a time, read me like a book
And it's all it took for me to stay
Hanging on, slowly dragging on
Nothing realigned and it's all I could see
Simple days now foregone, same pressure
Synthesize better parts, overdue
It's just how it has to be
Heading straight forward towards the great unknown
Where do we start?
Get through this night while our minds still wander
Now the owners of more than a new scar
Things I can never condone
But chances might reunite
Was near sublime if you take a look
Seems that was the hook to pave the way
Locking on, it just can't go wrong
We can't undermine the potential, the leap
Won't hold back or it's gone forever
Level out what is blocking the view
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7. |
Bottom Of The Barrel
03:34
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Way too late, the damage done
Your mouth a loaded gun
Unaware you’re next to none overall
No one believes a word you say, it’s all show
The devil is inside you, but soon becoming frail
Now realize
We’ll play along with the flavorless game
Let’s simplify
Know that no one forgets when push comes to shove
Get your way while you still can
You love the fight, the guarantee
You can run but you can’t hide
Just walk away, so theatrical
Not that it matters
Give it time
One day real soon your act won’t deliver
Bottom of the barrel
Not so much the silver tongue
You can’t fool anyone
Your disguise is overdone, takes the fall
Facing a hefty price to pay, no control
Welcome you to the prelude of grand finale scale
Same guise sung, overrun
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8. |
My Life (This Is)
04:31
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On the rebound, leave minimal damage
Can't subdue the skeptic you are
Not led by this minor decay
Leader of a brand new world
Tail end of yet another rainbow
Made your mark, it's carved in stone
Focus deepens and all of the pieces are shown
It's live or die
So this is my life, this is the life I choose
Reason ignites, mind set on a different stage
What I've been waiting for
No time to flee, stay close as can be, endure
Tread on the plight, create a new light
Follow the road that takes me home
Won't wait around, nothing I can't manage
No regrets, I made it this far
There is not one thing I would trade
Have it straightened, firm and bold
The shape of things is set to follow
This reckoning has overgrown
Strain has weakened, resolve now has taken control
It's do or die
There's no wrong, can't prolong
Choice sits at the spout
So this is my life, this is the life I choose
This is my life, another just passing through
No time to flee, stay close as can be, endure
Tread on the plight, create a new light
I’m done waiting
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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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