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It's Another Day
02:42
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It's another day
Awash in shades of grey
Everywhere is shade
Faces seem to fade
Fading of the light
Bracing for the fight
Yet another day
Awash in shades in gray
Soaked in constant rain
And I wrack my brain
Don't know where I'm goin'
Don't know what to say
Don't know what to think
But this time I won't sink
Into the abyss
I'm overcoming this
I will overcome
The stupid things I've done
It's another day
Stuck in some display
A sense of deja vu
I'm not sure what to do
But I will sail on
Tomorrow a new dawn
Just another day
Trying to find a way
Maybe new mistakes
Well, we'll see what it takes
To finally break free
Of the sabotage in me
Wonderin' when I'll find
A path that may unwind
Through people and their dreams
Turned into songs and schemes
And I'm wondering when
And where to begin
There's so much to say
It's another day
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2. |
New Song
03:23
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This is a new day
Time to sing a new song
Did inspiration die?
It surely should have come
Another day gone by
And still nothing done
This is a new day
Time to sing a new song
What is there to do
What have I done?
Is there nothing new
Under this hidden sun?
This is a new day
Time to sing a new song
Caught up in the middle
Of being stuck in patterns
Continuing to fiddle
As a planet burns
This is a new day
Time to sing a new song
But no new words
And no new tune will come
And it's dawning on me
This is no longer fun
By the light of the rising sun
Soon I'll have to move on
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3. |
Decent Humans
02:52
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This is a new day
Time to sing a new song
Did inspiration die?
It surely should have come
Another day gone by
And still nothing done
This is a new day
Time to sing a new song
What is there to do
What have I done?
Is there nothing new
Under this hidden sun?
This is a new day
Time to sing a new song
Caught up in the middle
Of being stuck in patterns
Continuing to fiddle
As a planet burns
This is a new day
Time to sing a new song
But no new words
And no new tune will come
And it's dawning on me
This is no longer fun
By the light of the rising sun
Soon I'll have to move on
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4. |
Ride in Freedom
02:29
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'Let'er rip', but there's many a slip,
here's a tip, don't lose your grip
Fresh success or a flesh wound mess
where I'm enmeshed, I must confess
Can't be denied it's a bumpy ride,
we slip and slide, somebody lied
All hands on deck, at somebody's beck and
call, a wreck, about to fall
Down and out but not beaten yet
What they're doin's got me upset
They're sayin' that's the way it goes
But why it has to no one knows
Each one trying to build their kingdom
It's time for us to ride in freedom
And justice for all
Before we fall
Break down and build up again
that's the way it goes my friend
round and round without an end,
every rumour 'round the bend,
what will rise will then descend,
one thing that you can depend
on, have you get a hand to lend?
Long's the time it takes to mend
Down and out but not beaten yet...
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Let's Face It
03:20
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You can bite the bullet
But don't you swallow it
Sometimes fate has to be faced
It's best not to wallow in it
Trapped in a cruel town
Where there's nowhere to go but down
And out, to get out of the trap
A sinking feeling now on tap
Hold on, let me catch my breath
They threaten a fate that's worse than death
But don't panic, let me think
Although my mind is on the blink
You can bite the bullet...
I had a narrow scrape
Then I made good my escape
After hanging by a thread
A stroke of luck, that being said
How did it come to this
Attacked for daring to persist
In existing in the open
They say we must be broken
You can bite the bullet...
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Ode to the Road
03:45
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When I was younger I had a hunger
Growling deep within my core
Somewhere yonder beyond my pond, I
Always needed something more
Moving onward
The road got longer
Sliding side to side
And back and forth
Sometimes no traction,
couldn't get no satisfaction
What the hell was I looking for?
I got knocked around, my friend
Then I got knocked around again
You know I paid the dues I owed
So I could get back on the road
That long strange trip through failure
Makes success seem all the sweeter
I won't be getting stranded
Like I was before
I got a stronger stride
Along the way
Arriving and leaving
Through each wall's door
Looking back over bridges
I once burned
Lessons learned that I won't ignore
I got knocked around, my friend...
Now, what’s down the road, beyond
This horizon, and this dawn's
A new day and I just keep on
Just keep on keeping on
I got knocked around, my friend...
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7. |
Hang On
02:28
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Hang on...
These days who wants to be alone
When predators, frenzied, now hone in
On targets over which they can win?
They look like they'd have some fun
Picking us all off, one by one
Hang on, hang on
Hey now, how's it hanging?
How's everything
Been lately?
We'll hang together
Or hang separately
It's our choice
Let's raise our voices
Hang on, hang on
Things look bleak, I can't ignore
There's been setbacks, that's for sure
The way ahead is hard and long
Got to keep on keeping on
And someday we'll get beyond...
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8. |
The Questioning
04:26
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Is it a trick? Is it illusion?
Is it magic? Is that the wrong conclusion?
To be reaching, what's your teaching?
Is it anything like the I-ching?
Some angle, some profound position
Of genius, truly a magician
Of the mind where you will find
The questioning will take some time
What are these things that are holding me back?
What are these things that I seem to lack?
You can tell me, or maybe not
Try to sell me on what I haven't got
I've been getting mystified
I'm suspecting somebody lied
I'm tempted to skip to a future page
Look ahead in this book to a beckoning age
With science proceeding, it's casting spells
Here's hoping all will then be well
You understand the sleight of hand
That seems to meet a great demand
What are these things...
The attempt to live with things in perspective
Can be a tad slippery, for perspectives vary
How you look determines what you see
Sometimes I feel it
Most times I don't
What will reveal it?
I guess I won't
Whatever's beyond
What do I know?
Will I cling on
When it's time to go?
What are these things...
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9. |
Busy Bees
02:52
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Busy bees swarming round
The hive of the tree
Swarming bees busily buzzing
Making sweet sweet honey
Lively and thriving, building their hive in
Their customary way, day after day
I can't lie, gotta fly
Instinct's callin', gotta gather pollen
Ain't that the way, I hear somebody say
Busy bustling bees find that one day
Someone comes along
And takes their honey away
The frenzy and the buzzing
Sometimes you feel a sting
Hopefully our business
Will never lose its sweetness
But suddenly a storm
Surrounded by a swarm
Feeling some alarm
That you may come to harm
I can't lie, gotta fly...
Busy bees swarming round...
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10. |
Birds Fly Away
03:39
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They're flying in formation in the sky
I'm left far behind, they're soaring high
I am a speck down on the ground, beauty abounds
In so many scenes to see all the world around
Change is in the air once again
Stumbling in between the now and then
The wind is blowing the leaves around
Before they form a blanket for the ground
Looking at the sky, starry eyed
There's a need in me that can't be denied
And as the dusk falls at the end of the day
Honking birds are heard flying away
Let me fly away to warmer climes
Let changes lead us to find better times
Why would we add such heavy burdens to a life
With these games that bring unneeded strife?
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11. |
Some Kind of Sign
03:17
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Tell me who is being played
When they say "we don't invade
We're just coming to the aid
Of the good", but let's not wade
Into some semantic debate
And it's not all set by fate
What do these signals signify ?
In this time that tests us, testify
When it's time to draw the line
Some find it best that they align
With those whose motives are malign
I guess that counts as a kind of sign
You know it's not just there but here
That oligarchies can appear
And do, and trying to disguise
What's here before our very eyes
Spread lies that at their brazen style
We cannot help but grimly smile
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12. |
When The Light Changes
04:28
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I've run out of alcohol
So I'll get high on vitriol
But only for a little while
And hopefully with style
I don't believe in your religion
Why be another chess playing pigeon
I see the pieces start to fly
As you deceive, distract, deny
When the light changes
From red to green
We can move forward
This truth can be seen
It's difficult to not feel jaded
When you see your looks have faded
Time will have its way with you
In the end, what can you do?
It's difficult to not feel jaded
When you see your vision's faded
Trying to track what has occurred
What was clear and crisp is blurred
When the light changes
From red to green
We can move forward
Do you know what I mean?
Everyone dance, the DJ cried
The crowd then joyfully complied
It gets right under the skin
And the adrenaline kicks in
And I saw you in the crowd
And the music was too loud
For us to really get to talk
So we went out for a walk
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A Montreal Paul Burlington, Vermont
A Montreal Paul writes songs that skirt the borderline between dreamy art and harsh reality. Although the first couple of albums are more on psychedelic side of alternative rock, more recent albums tend to be more on the acoustic side, although there has been some experimentation with dance beats. ... more
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