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Let It Go
03:43
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I wanted to strip the engines away today
And get back to basics:
Blood & guts & brilliance
I was waiting for a playmate
To help make some sense of the violence
Hate & greed & ignorance
The layers of living that you must peel away
To get to the secret ingredients
May soon lose their flavor, color, & their relevance
Let it go, let it go, let it go!
I rode a brainwave to an unknown place
And picked up the pieces
Of shattered thoughts that made no sense
I tried to reassemble my dreams some way
And clean up my conscience
Stranded in the dark, defenseless
I tried to pick the clockwork apart
And salvage some of the wreckage
But the mechanism had been booby-trapped
Let it go, let it go, let it go!
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2. |
Existential Meltdown
02:09
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3. |
Bend Time
02:48
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Somewhere there's a feather falling in a puddle in a shady lane
Down in the gutter crawling, you will feel no pain
Somewhere there's a shadow falling across a face that has no name
There's a place somewhere that's calling, you escape the blame
Make time, take time, spend time, bend time
Send a line anytime, All the pieces fall in line
Send a message to your mother, send a postcard to your brother
Take a cake to your father, bring a pie for your daughter
Somewhere there an angel falling down to the burning lake
There's a devil that says "I'm sorry, you've made a mistake."
Sometimes when I'm feeling lonely and the world has gone insane
I can make believe it's only dreams gone down the drain
Make time, take time, spend time, bend time
Send a line anytime, All the pieces fall in line
Send a message to your mother, send a postcard to your brother
Take a cake to your father, bring a pie for your daughter
Make time, take time, spend time, bend time
Send a line anytime, All the pieces fall in line
Take a sample to the doctor, fake the damage to your chakras
Make examples of the others, bring the things that shake their feathers
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4. |
Niche
03:30
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There's too many faces I'll never know
Too many places I'll never go
Too many things I wanted to say
So many games I wanted to play
I'm not tryin' to be hip
I just can't find my niche
I'm not tryin' to be hip
I just can't find my niche
There's plenty of books I'll never read
Like so many mouths we'll never feed
So many emotions I'll never feel
Too many illusions, nothing seems real
I'm not tryin' to be sick
But I can't find my niche
I'm not tryin' to be a dick
But I can't find my niche
So many lessons I'll never learn
And too many bridges I've already burned
There's too little time to live with regrets
I ain't givin' up cuz I ain't dead yet
I'm just tryin' to make a switch
but I can't find my niche
I'm not tryin' to be a bitch
but I can't find my niche
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5. |
The Prize
05:28
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I'm a man without a name, I'm in a band with no acclaim
I've got fans but I ain't got fame
I ain't got no green and no limousine
Hey, but I think I'm gonna change that scene and grab the golden ring
And I'm gonna do anything, though I realize the prize has got a price
Now I'm living in a dream and nothing's quite the way it seems
And nobody's who they are but they treat you like a star
Hey, it's a supersonic jet flight that takes you 8 mile high
Hey, It's a mega roller coaster ride until you realize the prize has got a price
You may say that it's ok, but you're gonna have to pay someday
See your sister in a play, play the game that brought you fame some way
Hey, you know the price you've got to pay to keep up this charade
And you know the hour's getting late and you realize that you've sealed your fate
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6. |
Beyond Your Dreams
03:13
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The rain is falling in, my brain is spilling out
My mind is on the outside, but my soul is filled with doubt
There's something happening, happening inside
My head is full of lies, but I'm gonna set it right
If you wanna see something beyond your dreams
Look through my eyes, and you'll know what I mean
My head is in the clouds, my feet are on the ground
My spirit's out in space and it is never coming down
There's something happening right before your eyes
The people getting wise are gonna cut you down to size
If you wanna see something beyond your dreams
Look through my eyes, and you'll know what it means
High up in the sky, down below the dirt
Warning signs reverberate the pain of mother Earth
The hurt that's happening signifies a change
Consciousness expansion entails some growing pain
Gonna make a change
If you wanna make it to the promised land
Look inside my soul and take me by the hand
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7. |
Ready
03:03
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I've lived a life of such extremes
I took the party everywhere with me
Cuz I ain't ready to behave or act my age
You'll never see the other side of me
You'll never see the other side of me
I've always lived my life my way
I never tried to fit in with "the norm"
Cuz I ain't ready to conform
You'll never see me be no one but me
You'll never see me be no one but me
I never had to worry about
the things that other people thought about me
That's their tough luck
And I really don't give a fuck
You'll never make me be what you need
You'll never make me be a phony
I'm always ready with a smile
I always have a song in my heart or on my tounge
And when it's ready, my song gets sung
And if you hear me, join in with me
And if you sing with me, sing loudly
And if you wanna sing, sing out proudly
Yeah if you wanna sing, join in with me
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8. |
R.A.W.R.
03:31
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You were tired of bending, pretending, upending
De-friending your last possibilities taken from the shake-down
That sent your crew downtown, sucker
You tried to make history
But still you see that the people that lead you
Are the people that deceive you
And you know what I really mean
When you wake from the dream
And it shakes you up, screaming
About freedom and peace and equality
Cuz liberty ain't some trumped-up hippie ideal,
it's the real thing
And ideologies evolve progressively
We need to shake off the shroud of history
Before we strangle on our own hypocrisy
So the violence and greed and bigotry
That gets served on the plate of conformity
Needs to be washed clean, needs to be set free
We need to step up potentiality!
When I cut loose I throw the dice
I roll snake-eyes most every time
But I throw it hard and I keep it real
I'm a fucking gift card for a happy meal
So take the wheel while I take a break
Or you're gonna end up right in the lake
Where the garbage churns and the river burns
Watch out for those hairpin turns
If you lose control and spin off the road
The coppers gonna throw you in the hole
So step it up, don't be a chump
Don't wanna spill my drink, so don't hit that bump!
It's a travesty, a white-wash
Complete and utter hogwash
When fanatics malign a systematic decline
Your cultural integrity degraded to a fantasy
Integrated automation sets the scene for domination
Of the destitute multitudes with their outdated attitudes
Media misinformation masquerades as education
And you know their propaganda needs sneaky dissemination!
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9. |
Moldy Gray
04:09
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Moldy gray, it was thrown away
It was in the gutter in the rain
Human waste all over the place
It’s a disgrace, it’s a shame
Don’t close your eyes
Don’t close your eyes and look away
Shadows fall, curtain call
Fuck it all, who’s to blame?
Wreck my plans, crush my hands
Squeeze my brain like it’s a grape
Don’t close your eyes
Don’t close your eyes and look away
Pieces fall, shadows crawl
Shocked at all the hate and pain
The world’s a mess, it’s in distress
Apathy will seal its fate
Don’t close your eyes
Don’t close your eyes and look away
Moldy gray, it was thrown away
It was in the sewer in the rain
Vengeful man ruined my plan
Withered soul gets blown away
Don’t close your eyes
Don’t close your eyes and look away
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10. |
Desert Ecstasy
03:13
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11. |
A Minor Incident
04:27
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This is just a minor incident
It might even seem like a coincidence
I didn't even really wanna mention it
But if I didn't, I couldn't face the consequence
The events that lead to this are simple
But the butterfly effect has left a ripple
This is such a minor incident
So many other things take precedence
But if I didn't bring it up I would be negligent
So now you know, let's move on to whatever's next
The next step must be to proceed
And we need to be very careful
And we need to realize tiny things
Make a difference in our lives
So don't neglect the details when you look at the big picture
This is just a minor accident
You might chalk it up to inexperience
If you don't pay close attention, you won't notice it
But once you know, you'll always be distracted by the difference
The events that lead to this seem plain
But the distress it left made stains upon your brain
This isn't a major accident
But you're acting like they just shot the president
So relax and just let me handle this
Cuz if you don't stop freaking out it's gonna get me pissed
So sit down, take a deep breath, and count to 10
Close your eyes, everything will be alright when you open them
And we need to realize tiny things
Make a difference in our lives
So don't neglect the details when you look at the big picture
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12. |
I Need Help
03:37
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I have always been a stranger
My friends don't really know who I am
I'm living in a land of imagination
Like an ostrich with its head stuck in the sand
If you have a clue, please tell me what to do
Cuz I need help
I don't wanna be a loser
I wanna love, and I've got a lot to give
But my plans always seem to end up in failure
Is the purpose of my life just to live?
If you understand, won't you take my hand
Cuz I need help
Many times I feel like I'm a monster
And my life's a catastrophe
I wish there was a rock I could crawl under
And hide myself away so no one sees
My insecurities when they get the best of me
I need help
And I know that there's a way
To make it some day
I know that there's a way to be happy
But I need help
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J.P.B. Phoenix, Arizona
Hello Earthling, here are some of the samples of the lo-fi rock and musical endeavours which have oozed from the primal
morass of my fecund mind, channeled through the spirits. Lust for Life!!!
DONATIONS WELCOME! account.venmo.com/u/Joseph-Bartoleit
all songs written, arranged, performed, and produced by Joseph P. Bartoleit
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