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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. |
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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3. |
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 we are 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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4. |
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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5. |
Up To You
03:43
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Same mess, no sign or trace
Seems I’m losing sight too soon
Made the same mistakes without a flaw
Inhabiting this space
Once sought to share it all
And travel lengths to reach you
Rising proof is laid out
What do I have to do?
Far from anything I need
I Just can’t break it down
This fate divided as I’m coming in too steep
I just can’t break it down
Wounds now widen, they prove to last
A hell I can’t let go
Time won’t make it up to you
I sometimes miss the chase
Yearn the need to leap to that moment without strain
Look up in awe
With everything in me, am bettering myself
Not knowing how to reach you
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6. |
Save It
03:38
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So, what do you have to lose?
I know that I could force you into it, mold you into it
Made into a suckered fool
Seems to be a tad vicarious
One look at those eyes
Hey you, all-star tragedy
Engulfed by things you can’t undo
Hey you, a real fantasy
Your living lie is well
Save it
And point your finger out at the world
You’re going under
Save your soul if you come through
Somebody knows your tricks aren’t any better
So, which life will you then choose?
I know what I could take away from it, make you part of it
Trade your valued golden rules
They have been obscenely frivolous
Lean on each side
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7. |
On The Fence
03:37
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The sake of argument
Another subject trap will form a fake alibi
Broken and appalled, will not give in to straining bribes
So there’s the door, say anything
Well I don’t recall what was misread
Deep thoughts seem to loll as I tilt my head
Meddling into my own despair
Why so frail?
Adverse to each side, just one more thing to loath
Break the silence
Dropped tone, you fold
Having tons to say ain’t gonna get you nothing
Scroll read aloud, lets refine the rules
Won’t disavow what hands your claim to something
Seek out your prize, dive in
Well I don’t recall a thing you said
Your gestures speak out loud for all instead
Elude yourself while no one cares
Hide the veil
Your real self arrives, secure your every code
On the fence about new measures
Led to the abyss
Phasing out, it settles in somehow
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8. |
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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9. |
Shake The Tree
03:26
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No way to teach you
So mindless where you tread
Your methods unfold, should take the time to mull them through
Stature praised as such, what represents you now
A bad start gets reused, stretched to distant miles
Bind the ties, materialize
Newborn prophecies transpose
Live to try, won't let this will decline
Truly unbruised, turn one's loss to stone
Hold the line, all actions pay the fine
Third strike is due, should have seen this coming
I've been this portrait's gloom
Will fate fall through?
Nowhere to seat you
Old patterns up ahead
Your choices are bold, can't reach them right on cue
Put up such a fuss, the mirror's image falls
A kind heart gets abused, dragged to distant miles
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10. |
Find The Formula
03:18
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Guided misfortunes
The one thing that we really know
Access a screening someway
Once you’ve hit the wall
It’s a matter of time before it closes in on you
Should be mindful, this life will bleed you dry
We confide to our pride
Find the formula, the know-how
Unprepared for one’s view
Set traps to sneak your way through
I can’t play this game
I’d sure like to help you
But it seems I work best on my own
You’ll catch the meaning someday
If you grasp it all
Head direct to the climb before it freezes up on you
Can be frightful, we are the passers-by
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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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