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Somewhere in Between
02:09
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Cardboard cardboard life and lifeline
burn everything you know to the ground
I went in through the back of the building I tripped over the chair
looking for the light it is just my luck
so when you address me
could you call me
Mr pretty mr pretty please
sounds so sweetly
Mr pretty Mr please
Cause I don't want to wake up in the morning
and I don't want to wake up in the evening
I just want to live somewhere in between
no I don't want to wake up in the morning
and I don't want to wake up in the evening
I just want to live somewhere in between
Cardboard cardboard life and lifeline
burn everything you know to the ground
I went upstairs to find you missing
turned around hear someone singing peaked my head in
two were loving song was on the radio bad luck
so when you address me
could you call me
Mr pretty mr pretty please
sounds so sweetly
Mr pretty Mr please
Cause I don't want to wake up in the morning
and I don't want to wake up in the evening
I just want to live somewhere in between
no I don't want to wake up in the morning
and I don't want to wake up in the evening
I just want to live somewhere in between
Cardboard cardboard life and lifeline
burn everything you know to the ground
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2. |
Growing On
02:14
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Setting begetting the comparison mind
my mind knows the sugar and the chocolates all right
been growing on longer than I thought I'd won
and the wager is ebbing when I hear the dogs come
and I'm growing on
yes I'm growing on
guess I'll keep going on
guess I'll keep going
Body's in the water and my heads on fire
body's in the water and my heads on fire
Body's in the water and my heads on fire
I always compare always compare and I take away the heart of the matter
I always compare always compare it away
I guess that I just my nature
I'll keep on going see you later
I can not stay here forever
but maybe one more day
Setting begetting the comparison mind
my mind knows the story but the endings not right.
been growing on longer than I thought I'd won
and the wager is ebbing when I hear the dogs come
and I'm growing on
yes I'm growing on
guess I'll keep going on
guess I'll keep going
Body's in the water and my heads on fire
body's in the water and my heads on fire
Body's in the water and my heads on fire
I always compare always compare and I take away the heart of the matter
Setting begetting the comparison mind
my mind knows the sugar and the chocolates all right
been growing on longer than I thought I'd won
and the wager is ebbing when I hear the dogs come
and I'm growing on
yes I'm growing on
guess I'll keep going on
guess I'll keep going
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Hurricane
02:11
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Went out in a torrent
came back in a hurricane
went out in a torrent
came back in a hurricane
and I've lost my will to repent oh no
I was sorry all the time
and I got my feet stuck in cement
it dried while I was taking my sweet time
Got lost in the banter
caught up in the rude awakening
got lost in the banter
caught up in the rude awakening.
and I've got no regrets at this time oh no
whats done is done is dead
and I laugh when it all comes around oh no
that joke is funny once again
Went out in a torrent
came back in a hurricane
went out in a torrent
came back in a hurricane
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4. |
Star Stuff
02:06
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A fishing trip for compliments
I'll never be be good enough
of course you will you're made of star stuff
A bone to pick or maybe two
I'm grossly complicated so
it's simple we'll just get right back to you
oh pampered living thats the place to be
unless you have nothing the enjoy your dreams
and if I get back in time
I'll tell you the reason for my rhyme
but for now I'm happy to be out of head
free to swim in the calm still waters before bed
to sleep on changing times awake to find the old worlds dead
so now I'm happy to be out of my head
out of my head
a glossy film thats misconstrued
the bottom dwellers checked out too
no problem we can make make shift water canoes
oh pampered living thats the place to be
unless you have nothing the enjoy your dreams
and if I get back in time
I'll tell you the reason for my rhyme
but for now I'm happy to be out of head
free to swim in the calm still waters before bed
to sleep on changing times awake to find the old worlds dead
so now I'm happy to be out of my head
out of my head
A fishing trip for compliments
I'll never be be good enough
of course you will you're made of star stuff
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5. |
A Real Star
02:12
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saving all my tears for a rainy day so I can rest assured
that they'll dry in the rays of a REAL STAR
Writing the lines that get erased looking for answers still stuck
in the race I keep pace with jealousy but even that fades with a real star
with a real a real star
A true benefit benevolent
a non sinister mr non sinister sister
brother controller contorted no more
a kindness that comes from a true heart adored
a lover of the mothers the fighters the whole lot
people in arms come out come out of harms way
the worlds your oyster and you're the pearl
you're the real star
Speak up speak up speak up your mind
be the kindness that you need to find
anyone can be hard
but not everyone can plant the seeds so our souls don't starve
like a REAL STAR
Like a real like a real star
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6. |
The Right Person
01:51
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am I the wrong person for this task
no you're the right person for this task
am I too high energy I don't want you to be afraid of me.
I can come off as off putting or
thank you no please just shut the door
I can come off as super confident
sorely insecure
would you like a breath mint
We love your enthusiasm momentum
am I the wrong person for this task
no you're the right person for this task
am I too high energy I don't want you to be afraid of me.
I can come off as impatient or
gruff or rough shot can't take anymore
I can come off as super serious
left to my own device maybe delirious
We love your enthusiasm momentum
am I the wrong person for this task
no you're the right person for this task
am I too high energy I don't want you to be afraid of me.
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7. |
Palm Bay
02:11
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Sometimes I wish I was in palm bay
but its kind of like a swamp
I can afford rent rent for a house there
and play songs and not be heard
I'm probably not heard here In know
but there it seems less likely so
so so so
sometimes I wish I was in Palm Bay
Palm Bay Florida it's true, I know
maybe it's more similar or familiar
in a world that feels more cold
sometimes I wish I was in Palm Bay
Palm Bay Florida yes I know
da da da da da
Sometimes you need some kind of comfort
something that will grind your whacked wires out and down
and down and out
so
sometime I wish I was in Palm Bay
Florida yes I know
I know
I feel like I could sing my songs in an empty room and not be heard
I do not think I am hear here but there it seems less likely so
so so so
sometimes I wish I was in Palm Bay
Palm Bay florida yes I know
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8. |
I Forgot Your Drugs
02:00
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I'm dense I forgot your drugs
thats right I forgot your drugs
I'm dense I forgot your drugs
my bad I forgot your drugs
Cause I can see
you fight with every fiber of your being
your mind is free
your mind is free but your body's paining
I'm dense I forgot your drugs
thats high I forgot your drugs
I see
please come in be still no eating
I feel like laughing won't kill you but you might get lucky
I'm dense I forgot your drugs
thats right I forgot your drugs
I'm dense I forgot your drugs
my bad I forgot your drugs
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9. |
Fall Color
02:18
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at the bar won’t go far looking for meaning at the bottom of a jar
glass cage promises to wipe away all bad memories
from earlier that day
sit back and let time do the ticking while you take all the licking
bask in the rays of defeat and kind
claim your prize tonight
leaves blow by you observe the fall
many colors surround us all
takes a lifetime to breathe again
surely worth it in the end
cold calls leave you lonely gasp
a new low to unwrap your head last
sitting by yourself with beer and lights
no longer a salve theres no one to fight
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10. |
Shine
01:46
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The sky's my favorite shade of grey it won't let the sun come out to play
not even for a little while
Oh I feel calm cool exciting balm of kindness kindle comfort forward fun not threatening and it makes me feel so fine
but thats just for today
tomorrow you can bet your hay
it will shine shine shine down for you
yes it will shine shine shine shine shine
it will shine right through
The sky's my favorite shade of grey
rolling rolls of wondrous rain
it makes me want to smile
Oh I feel calm cool exciting balm of kindness kindle comfort forward fun not threatening and it makes me feel so fine
but thats just for today
tomorrow you can bet your hay
it will shine shine shine down for you
yes it will shine shine shine shine shine
it will shine right through
Sky's my favorite shade of grey it won't let the sun come out to play
not even for a little while
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11. |
Rhetoric
02:08
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Bye plane the baby says
to the flying machine up above our heads
Hi rain we adapt and Fled
but he waved of course as we went and we went
Ramped up the rhetoric
got in the car
Ramped up the Rhetoric
Didn't get far
Thought about you thinking about me
How things have been going lately and
how you'd die a little inside if you found us gone
I know you'd cry and cry and cry
so I turned around and headed home
Bye bye to the housey house
the baby smiles as we pull out
in the middle of the day we go out on a drive
might just last the rest of my life
Ramped up the rhetoric
got in the car
Ramped up the Rhetoric
Didn't get far
Thought about you thinking about me
How things have been going lately and
how you'd die a little inside if you found us gone
I know you'd cry and cry and cry
so I turned around and headed home
Sound sound you're sound asleep
everything is fine everything is sweet
Shadows play across the streets as we cross
state lines what will be Will be we'll see
Bye plane the baby says
to the flying machine up above our heads
Hi rain we adapt and Fled
but he waved of course as we went and we went
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12. |
Grasshopper
01:59
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Grasshopper grasshopper
I haven't seen one in forever
I mean I remember but why have I been away
How could it have been this long since I've heard
the grasshoppers song
Everything is nature in someway
There's a grasshopper on the window ledge I'll stay back
to watch without interfering
of all the things in life that I got wrong
how could it have been so long since I've heard the grasshoppers song
Everything is nature in someway
Grasshopper dear firefly where have those evenings gone?
these days it's just news and feuds and I can not sing along
of all the things in life that I got wrong
how could it have been so long since I've heard the grasshoppers song
Everything is nature in some way
Grasshopper grasshopper
I haven't seen one in forever
I mean I remember but why have I been away
How could it have been this long since I've heard
the grasshoppers song
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13. |
Simple Answer
02:03
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Got home to find a mess like
why is this happening now like
like how can I deal but I deal like hey
things need to get done so I do'em
see yes like hey I got no business
complaining like right time to move
this body isn't going to take care of itself
like this alcoholic body might like
Now I drink more. or less compared to the sum of the game
like a horse to water but only after the work gets done again
See I like to see some light come in
but only after the work gets done again
yes yes everyday is the same this charity isn't going to feed itself
I rest my vase on the mantel shelf
"is that all that remains of him?"
Give me the SIMPLE ANSWER
the distant figure that I've been missing
out on a put on for the real thing
to feel smooth operating on the table
to shun the stable minded
venus define oh yes I like the flow
Yes? no.
Now I drink more. or less compared to the sum of the game
like a horse to water but only after the work gets done again
See I like to see some light come in
but only after the work gets done again
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Shep Gold Portland, Oregon
A pop artist trapped in the body of a solo acoustic performer my aim is to lull the world onto a higher plane with punchy rhythms mixed with engaging lyrics and sweet melodies.
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