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Broken Record
02:41
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This sounds like a bad dream
But it's the way things are
They haven't changed throughout the years
Like all the discarded cars
Piled in a corner of my grassy home
Rusting in the wilderness, alone
Like a broken record
She repeats herself
No one seems to listen
And no one tries to help
I did what I could but I must go
To find a place for me in this world, alone
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Expecting Rain
03:05
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Well I guess I'm expecting rain
'Cause I know I'm not making love
And though I'm not in pain
You're still the one I'm thinking of
Tonight, we could be together
But you're miles away
And I'm just sitting here,
Expecting rain
I may have lost my will
But I never lost my dream
I was just trying to fill
That empty space between us
Tonight, we could be together
But you're miles away
And I'm just sitting here,
Expecting rain
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3. |
My Friend
03:27
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What's that glimmer in your eye?
What have you said that wasn't a lie?
How much longer til you fly
Again
And leave me here, alone
What do you see in your sleep?
What do you find that you can't keep?
It all seems so out of reach
But it's right
In front of you
INSTRUMENTAL
Try to find your way back home
Listen to me when I'm on the phone
You're bound to wind up on your own
My friend
You'll get the message, someday
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You're Here Again
04:00
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I remember holding your hand
While the moon lit our way
I would have stayed by your side, night or day
We never stopped, but that didn't matter anyway
We found our way home
Even though the road was long
The stars may have lied
But I know I'm not wrong
'Cause you're here again
Here again
You're here again
Here again
Alone in the woods while the fire burned high
There was nothing more that I could have hoped for
In my mind
I watched that feeling burn up in the sky
It's been gone before
But I feel it again
You'll know when you see it
Though I don't know when
But you're here again
Here again
You're here again
Here again
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5. |
Red vs. Blues
03:55
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I see these pictures
but what do they mean?
A field of flowers, a girl on her knees
Don't know what she's on
but she's alright to me
'Cause red's a color I know I can see
Black and white moonlight
Painting the snow
Drugstore love letters, all in a row
His lungs are coated
but she doesn't know
But red's a color that I've come to show
Telephone line lightning
breaking the Sun
A million spaceships, flying as one
Your rooftop gunshots
taste like electronic drugs
But red's a color that I'm a part of
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Goldmine
05:02
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Sometimes I don't know if I'm wrong
Or if I'm writing the right song
Or if I'm getting thru at all
At all
If at first you don't succeed
Pick another path to lead
Just be sure that you don't fall
No, no, don't fall
The sun won't stay up all night
But you know that I might
I just don't know what I'm looking for
No
My eyes can't say what they've seen
Or if they know what that means
But she just walked out my door
My door
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Ottawa
03:11
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Some days I feel like I'm living a lie
Other days, I feel left behind
But on the sidewalk, the faces don't change
You can't escape it, but you're not to blame
And then it hits you why you're here again
Under the high rise, without any friends
"The money's worth it," you say with a smile
Sometimes it's worth it to be gone for a while
The TV talks, but you don't hear a thing
You'd better make sure you're alone when you sing
You're not different here, and that makes you grin
You're an outsider, led out but let in
And then it hits you why you're here again
Under the high rise, without any friends
"The money's worth it," you say with a smile
Sometimes it's worth it to be gone for a while
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8. |
Hippie Kid
04:09
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Hippie Kid walkin' with snow flying in his face
Hasn't got a problem with the human race
He needs somebody to love, somebody to hold
But he ain't getting nothin', he's been left out in the cold
The Dealer spends his weekends on the green
Gets you what you want, if you give him what he needs
Made sure he went to school, learned all that he could learn
But he'll only be happy if he's got cash to burn
The shy Girl sits, with something on her mind
Carefully studying the scene of the crime
She knows what she's looking at, but her eyes just won't believe
She can't take the pressure, so she decides to leave
The Drummer keeps a beat, but can't keep a job
Doesn't have time for friends, or time for any god
They both left him behind, and he pretended not to care
How can he go out at night, knowing nobody's there?
I sit like a stone and watch the sparks fly
As the fire goes out and the rain falls from the sky
Where do I go now, what's left for me to do?
I don't want to be alone now, I want to be with you
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Bone True
05:37
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The night can hit you pretty hard
Like a hammer to the nail
Sometimes I can't tell if you love me
Or if you'd love to see me fail
It leaves you hanging on a ledge
Where the words just won't come
And crashing hard can have its high points
But you're not one of them
Why can't you see me now?
You're not the girl I knew
This isn't what I'd found
These words are ringing true
And hitting the road jsut loses all meaning
When you're along for the ride
Sometimes I can't tell if I'm losing my grip
Or just losing my pride
And I'm glad that I can see you again
I'm happy that you're doing well
But a watched pot never boils
Is what I keep telling myself
Why can't you see me now?
You're not the girl I knew
This isn't what I'd found
These words are ringing true
Bone True
Bone True
Bone True
Bone True
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People were always surprised to see me
But I couldn't figure out why
When I stared them in the face they looked at me
Like I was going to die
For a while I thought I was running
From the demons in my back woods
But in the end it turned out I'd gone
Farther than any man should
No one tried to stop me
when I balanced on a ledge
But by that time I couldn't make sense
of what I, myself had said
1000 years is a long long time
But it's not tomorrow
My head was full of questions still
And what I had borrowed
From the communal knife on my table
Looking me in the eye
But I never knew how fast
He could drive
I thought I'd found an answer
Within the hexagons of my mind
Before the future was laid upon me
On colored sheets of paper, bright & lined
Video screens had a hold on me
Til I took them by surprise
"Meaning business means not wearing a suit,"
A drunken hobo cried
I saw my love in reflection once
Beneath a starry sky
"But here is not real when you've come & gone enough"
I lied as I lied
And I saw a young girl crying
As his mouth told the sad tale
Of how he worked so hard, just to see
His deep-rooted lover fail
A haze had filled the barroom,
Led by a flourescent blue
That tried to hide the facts beneath
A well-placed layer of glue
So hold on to your lover
Hold on for the son
Hold the woolen covers over your concealed gun
A paved path led up the hillside
Through a doorway in my mind
Standing at a sea of Nightfall
I couldn't see with my own eyes
He said "Drink this now & quickly,
then get ready to watch the show"
As he slept behind his eyelids
which stayed open while they were closed
He sometimes had to end things
when he needed a bit of rest
But he would've felt much better
If he'd got those things off of his chest
Then why is it 'round April
I would feel rarely fooled
Til the wind drops on the overpass
So low, and cool
And I felt the ink stain the paper
as I signed it with my pen
Knowing that it would be filed in a box
Labelled "This was Then"
To be read by a city girl
Who'd come to visit, for a while
Serving drinks and magic tricks
Without any hint of style
I didn't want to leave her,
But my thoughts had been severely stressed
By bits of piano an' movie clips
That played out at her behest
But her face was kept out of focus
By my own concerned eye
So as a serenade played on a guitar hand-made
I kissed my nerves goodbye
A dedicated Jukebox
Played out on the carpeted stage
While the band sang "Happy Birthday"
for those who'd just come of age
Like a reanimated Corpse
Who's seen too much, too soon
I was happy to play a number
To a quickly-emptying room
An eternal voice came calling
Unsure of what I'd said
I couldn't turn down the comfort
Of my own empty bed
There's something on my mind today
I can't put my finger on
A pain in my head that won't fade away
Words to an unwritten song
Don't replace the things you thought
Were never gonna come for you
You stretch out beyond all sight, you're forever
You
You felt the sun rise on yah
But I couldn't comprehend
I only felt it appropriate
To finish to the end
Where were you when the fun stopped
And when it all broke down?
Were you crossing a bridge on a moonless night
Oon the dark side of town?
As I wandered through a forest
With my guitar in hand
Knee-deep in emotions
Too thick to understand
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Liam King Ontario
I want to be Buckaroo Banzai when I grow up.
In the meantime, I make a variety of
weirdly personal & experimental music, and enjoy doing so. I hope you enjoy it too! :)
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