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Suicide Star
05:54
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You could have been a someone, but you took all of this too far
You're playing with razor blades, dancing on glass in the back of your car
And the world is running you down
And the world is running you down
Into the ground
Cause you're a Suicide Star
In your neon drive
There's no fame in alive
Cause you're a Suicide Star
You're such a pretty suicide, doped up with your hand latched to the door
Everyone can be famous, 15 minutes for leaving a beautiful corpse
And the world is running you down
And the world is running you down
Into the ground
Cause you're a Suicide Star
In your neon drive
There's no fame in alive
Cause you're a Suicide Star
You're such a pretty suicide, Andy Warhol would be so proud
Neon drug ride into success, Andy Warhol would be so goddamn proud
And the world is running you down
And the world is running you down
Into the ground
Cause you're a Suicide Star
In your neon drive
There's no fame in alive
Cause you're a Suicide Star
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No More
06:30
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You don't have a reason to keep loving
You don't have a reason to be loved
You don't understand your own misgivings
You've only had to live with push and shove
Ahhhh
You didn't need a reason to walk out
You didn't need a reason to scream and shout
You had every reason to fear the shadows
But instead you're just waiting for the sun
Ahhh
Bridge:
Can you kindly put your hands up against the wall?
Could you come out and step out into the light?
I'm sorry Officer you'll have to repeat the questions...
Don't you know that I've had one hell of a night...
SOLO
I swear to you, babe, this is the last time...
I swear that I won't do this anymore...
Cause I'm not sure what I'll do if I see that window
It would be my loss if I saw you no more
Ahhh
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3. |
Fuck It All
03:34
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Remember that time when you had it all?
Then everything crashed like a wrecking ball
They said that pride goes before the fall
You turned your back and said “Fuck it all”
Look at you all with your whithered pale faces
Just zombie-ing round to your old routine places
With something to say and with something to hide
Afraid of the change and of what you may find
There's dreams you've forgotten and whispers unheard
Opportunities fleeting like slight startled birds
Maybe you should have held on to it more
Instead of just watching it walk out the door
Remember that time when you had it all?
Then everything crashed like a wrecking ball
They said that pride goes before the fall
You turned your back and said “Fuck it all”
Tell me a joke, story, sing me a tune
Just make me believe that this life you won't ruin
We've all seen the mirror upon that stained wall
Sometimes we look smaller, sometimes we stand tall
Sometimes we wear emperor's clothes on our host
We're naked to some, while gold threaded to most
We walk down the streets thinking we've hit the top
When we should glance kindly but never quite stop
Remember that time when you had it all?
Then everything crashed like a wrecking ball
They said that pride goes before the fall
You turned your back and said “Fuck it all”
There's always a heart that escaped the yard
And nobody said it won't be this hard
Some scars remind us that we have fucked up
And some are reminders we've drank the cup
Remember that time when you had it all?
Then everything crashed like a wrecking ball
They said that pride goes before the fall
You turned your back and said “Fuck it all”
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4. |
Till She Said
03:53
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Thirty years ago they came
The storm clouds bringing all the rain
Hanging over me like burdened beasts
Sharing all their wounded pain
I didn't know which way to turn
Couldn't differentiate what hadn't burned
The scars ran deep, the rivers dry
Each lesson lost instead of learned
And the reasons became treason
And the tears justified each fear
And the drink justified how this broken mind would think
Till she said...
I'll follow you until the end of the earth
But I'm not going to follow you over
The edge
But I've got a hand to hold when ever you need
I will be there to pull you up over
That ledge
Sometimes we run from what we fear
When help was closer than we feel
There's easier ways to numb the pain
Sometimes it's easier not to heal
But then that bright light starts to shine
No matter how far on down the line
A simple smile out in the rain
To let you you know that now's the time
And the reasons became treason
And the tears justified each fear
And the drink justified how this broken mind would think
Till she said...
I'll follow you until the end of the earth
But I'm not going to follow you over
The edge
But I've got a hand to hold when ever you need
I will be there to pull you up over
That ledge
I ran for years to escape it all
I watch the bridges burn and fall
Hoping the shadows would just leave
But darkness just surrounds it all
Her voice rang clearly from the dell
As clear as any ringing bell
A chance to live, a chance to sire
A chance to turn my back on hell
And the treason turned to reason
And the tears turned to joy from fear
And the drink became no way that this broken man could think
And she said
I'll follow you until the end of the earth
But I'm not going to follow you over
The edge
But I've got a hand to hold when ever you need
I will be there to pull you up over
That ledge
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5. |
The Wail
03:44
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Through the rain I can hear the wail,
Silent cries behind a hunger sailed.
Every turn carries it's own brave tale,
Every sigh another cloth in the veil.
You couldn't run, couldn't bend your knee,
Even in sunlight you can barely see,
But we raise sail into this oceans arms
Soothe the wail from inherent harm
Strike me down if I break this vow,
I'm going to catch you at the break of the bough,
I'll hear your heart beat in the here and now,
You know I'll never leave you anyhow
From the darkness I can hear you scream
Some kind of panic from bewildered dream
The skies darken to a violent green
The sun comes up a blood tangerine
Strike me down if I break this vow,
I'm going to catch you at the break of the bough,
I'll hear your heart beat in the here and now,
You know I'll never leave you anyhow
A mouth opens yet no sound is heard
Eyes open from the slumber stirred
Emotive song sung without true words
The dawn is brighter when the darkness blurs
Strike me down if I break this vow,
I'm going to catch you at the break of the bough,
I'll hear your heart beat in the here and now,
You know I'll never leave you anyhow
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I've been a sinner
O I have sinned
I've been a loser but I know how to win
The white noise
And white lines
I've skipped the tolls but avoided the fines
Never remembered one single day
Until the day I heard you cry
What's wrong with baby blue?
Oh tell me what'd I do
What's wrong with baby blue now?
Feels like the weight of the world tonight
Must be why I fell for you
You got me racing
You got me turned
Dancing with fire, trying not to get burned
A few tears
A few mistakes
But I ain't perfect man, and those are the breaks
Never remembered one single day
Until the day I heard you cry
What's wrong with baby blue?
Oh tell me what'd I do
What's wrong with baby blue now?
Feels like the weight of the world tonight
Must be why I fell for you
I've dined with kings
I've danced with queens
I've slept in alleys eating pork and beans
So hear me baby
And listen good
You gotta go for it 'cause life tastes good
Never remembered one single day
Until the day I heard you cry
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7. |
Great Trains in the Sky
05:38
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Talk about the passion
Think about the pain
I'd been so jaded for so long
Taken for granted right from wrong
Drowned in drink and soiled in song
Until the day you came along
And then you opened up my eyes
I saw the truth behind those lies
How every moment is another wonder
Just like great trains in the sky
Like great big trains in the sky
Like sparkles on a butterfly
Like all the tears you cry
That fall like rain
Amidst those trains in the sky
Talk about tomorrow
Think about today
There's magic each and every day
If you can look beyond the grey
There's symphonies in every sigh
There's even hope in a good bye
You remind me nothing's as it seems
Only thing worth holding is your dreams
And waking up don't mean those dreams are over
Just like great trains in the sky
Talk about the future
Talk about my past
I sit and watch you from afar
Dancing to moonlight under stars
The breath of air your only fuel
In happiness there is no fool
And then you opened up my eyes
I saw the truth behind those lies
How every moment is another wonder
Just like great trains in the sky
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You can drag me through the paper, that don't mean that much to me
You can drag me through the headlines, but I can do that myself for free
You can drag me through the tabloids, not like I haven't been there before
You can drag me through your TMZ, it doesn't bug me anymore
Cause a rose is a rose is a rose is a rose is a rose
Doing well doing well doing well doing well? Yeah it shows
Telling lies telling lies telling lies telling lies I can tell by your nose
That's the way that's the way that's the way that's the way that it goes
You can drag me on the sidewalks, I can live with two skinned knees
You can drag me through the blood stains, there'll be far more after me
You can drag me to the bathroom, whichever one that you assign
You can drag me through the darkness, but I warn you that's where I shine
Cause a rose is a rose is a rose is a rose is a rose
Doing well doing well doing well doing well? Yeah it shows
Telling lies telling lies telling lies telling lies I can tell by your nose
That's the way that's the way that's the way that's the way that it goes
You can drag me through the ringer, I'm done crying myself dry
You can drag me over broken glass, but baby I refuse to die
You can drag me over hot coals, but my skin no longer burns
You can drag me from the altar, but love is finished taking turns
Bridge:
I'm sure there will come a time when I am ready to forgive you
But I can't give you dates or even times
Even though I really want to I don't think that I would like to
I need to take some time to find what's mine
I need to take some time to love what's...
Cause a rose is a rose is a rose is a rose is a rose
Doing well doing well doing well doing well? Yeah it shows
Telling lies telling lies telling lies telling lies I can tell by your nose
That's the way that's the way that's the way that's the way that it goes
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9. |
EMMO
06:36
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There's a little red boy
Sitting on a shelf
He's always there to remind you
When you got nobody else
He lives in his own world
With all the love to be had
(Just) cause he looks like a monster
Doesn't mean he's all bad
Don't lose that smile, boy
Don't run and hide
Don't let your childhood escape you
And don't let it die
Wax poetic with goldfish
Dream the biggest dream
Keep asking all of your questions
And challenge all that it seems
Keep chasing stars in pyjamas
Keep counting cars by twos
Just never lose that wonders
Never lose sight of you
CHORUS
As the days become night time
The hours into days
Remember love and the laughter
As blue skies drone into grey
There's a little red boy
Sitting on a shelf
He's always there to remind you
When you got nobody else
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This looks familiar, vaguely familiar,
Almost unreal, yet, it's too soon to feel yet.
Close to my soul, and yet so far away.
I'm going to go back there someday.
Sun rises, night falls, sometimes the sky calls.
Is that a song there, and do I belong there?
I've never been there, but I know the way.
I'm going to go back there someday.
Come and go with me, it's more fun to share,
We'll both be completely at home in midair.
We're flyin', not walkin', on featherless wings.
We can hold onto love like invisible strings.
There's not a word yet for old friends who've just met.
Part heaven, part space, or have I found my place?
You can just visit, but I plan to stay.
I'm going to go back there someday.
I'm going to go back there someday.
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Jamie Greer Windsor, Ontario
Solo material by Jamie Greer, member of Vaudevillianaires, Golden Hands Before God, the unquiet dead, Magic Hall of Mirrors, Hung Jury. From Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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