1. |
What Kind Of Man Am I
03:36
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BABE, YOU GOTTA BELIEVE
THAT I DIDN'T DO IT
WHILE YOU HAD TO LEAVE
I HAD TO LIVE THRU IT
KEEP THE FAITH
OUR MISTAKES CAN ONLY GET BETTER
I CAN LIVE THRU THE PAIN
AND THE RAIN CAN'T GET ANY WETTER
THE TABLES WERE TURNED
WE WERE SPINNING OUR WHEELS
NO LESSONS WERE LEARNED
WE'LL NEVER KNOW JUST HOW IT FEELS
UNTIL WE FINALLY GET
THAT WE'RE ALL IN IT TOGETHER
SUCH A SIMPLE PLAN
COUNTING GRAINS OF SAND FOREVER
ONE MAN'S SONG IS ANOTHER ONE'S PRAYER
ONE MAN'S PRAYER IS ANOTHER ONE'S FEAR
I SENSE SOMETHING IS WRONG
BABY, TAKE MY HAND
I'LL JUST FOLLOW ALONG
TO ANOTHER PLANET
WHERE NOTHING'S TOO BIG TOO FAIL
IT'S ALL SUBJECTIVE
I'LL LEAD YOU TO THE LAND
OF THE LOST PERSPECTIVE
ONE MAN'S HOPE IS ANOTHER ONE'S HURT
ONE MAN'S GOLD IS ANOTHER ONE'S DIRT
I STOLE MY OWN IDENTITY
BUT IT WAS NO LONGER ME
JUST LIKE A FRIEND
I SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE SELECTIVE
ONE MAN'S HOPE IS ANOTHER ONE'S HURT
ONE MAN'S GOLD IS ANOTHER ONE'S DIRT
EVERYDAY YOU KNOW I COUNT MY BLESSINGS
SO OUT OF SIGHT, SO OUT OF SIGHT
EVERYDAY YOU KNOW I ASK THIS QUESTION
WHAT KIND OF MAN AM I
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2. |
I Feel Stupid
05:27
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I FEEL STUPID
JUST WALKING AROUND
I LOOK STUPID
GOING UP OR DOWNTOWN
FEELING STUPID
TALKING ON THE TELEPHONE
PROBABLY SEEMING PRETTY STUPID
TO THE SURVEILLANCE DRONE
I LAUGHED LIKE A LIAR
AND I CRIED LIKE A CLOWN
WHILE I JUST STOOD BY
AND WATCHED MYSELF DROWN
I'M SO DUMB
LIKE SOME YANKEE
PRETENDING TO BE FROM DOWN SOUTH
AND I HEAR ALL THEM THINGS THAT I SAY
COMING OUT OF
MY BIG DUMB MOUTH
I'VE BEEN SO DUMB
IN EVERY POSSIBLE WAY
OF COURSE IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE
FOR YOU TO STAY
I'LL GO BACK TO EATING MY CAKE
SPENDING ALL OF MY TIME
MAKING THE WRONG MISTAKES
I'M SO THICK
SO THICK THAT
IT MAKES ME SICK
AND I CAN'T COMPREHEND A CRUMB
I'M NUMB
CAN YOU TEACH ME THE TRICK
IS THERE AN EASY WAY OUT
OR A BACK DOOR IN
CUZ I'M BEGINNING TO DOUBT
IF I'M CHOOSING TO WIN
I'M NOT EVEN HERE
BUT I STILL CAN'T ESCAPE
I'VE BEEN GIVIN EVERY CHANCE
BUT I STILL CAN'T RELATE
I TRY AND I TRY BUT I DON'T TRY THAT HARD
ASHAMED OF THE LIGHT AND BLAMING THE DARK
ASHAMED OF THE LIGHT AND BLAMING THE DARK
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3. |
Good Ol' Days
04:02
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GRABBED MY BUCKET
AND I WENT TO THE WELL
THE WATER IN HEAVEN
COMING STRAIGHT FROM HELL
I GOT SECRETS TO KEEP
AND I'M KEEPING THEM WELL
MEMORY CAN BE
A PRISON CELL
IF YOU'RE THE JUDGE
AND THE JURY AND SUCH
I GUESS THAT'S WHY
YOU'RE TALKING SO MUCH
YOU MAY HAVE FOUND YOUR VOICE
BUT YOU LOST YOUR TOUCH
STUMBLING AROUND
ON A BROKEN CRUTCH
BOMBS GOING OFF WITHOUT A SOUND
THE DEVASTATION WAS SO PROFOUND
EVERYTHING'S DIFFERENT BUT NOTHING HAS CHANGED
BUT I MADE SOME ARRANGEMENTS
TO GO HOME TODAY
I HAD TO HIDE MY HEART
SO THE MOON WOULD'NT STEAL IT
I KNOW THE SUN BURNS HOT
BUT I CAN HARDLY FEEL IT
I CLOSE MY EYES TO HUMANITY
WHAT I BELIEVE IN
DON'T BELIEVE IN ME
THEY SAID THERE'D BE
A WASHING OF THE BLOOD
THE BRIDGE COULD NOT WITHSTAND THAT FLOOD
BOW YOUR HEAD AND PRETEND TO PRAY
BUT I MADE SOME ARRANGEMENTS
TO GO HOME TODAY
I DON'T DESERVE THE ELECTRIC CHAIR
BUT I KNOW THAT IT'S TRUE
THAT WHAT I FEEL DON'T NECESSARILY SQUARE
WITH WHAT I SAY OR DO
WE'VE ALL FAKED CONTRITION
JUST TO GET OUR WISH
IT'S THE HUMAN CONDITION
AIN'T THAT A BITCH
NO NEED TO OVERCOMPLICATE IT
THE SIMPLEST THINGS
ARE ALWAYS UNDERRATED
FIGURE IT ALL OUT IF YOU STAY
BUT I MADE SOME ARRANGEMENTS
TO GO HOME TODAY
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4. |
This Information
03:13
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1'S AND 0'S
BLACK OR WHITE
AIN'T NO ROOM FOR THEM OTHER SHADES
THE WINDOW'S BROKEN
AND IT'S COLD TONIGHT
BE A LITTLE LAMB
AND THROW ANOTHER BOOK ON THE FIRE
THIS INFORMATION WILL NOT HELP YOU
NO, IT WON'T HELP YOU AT ALL
SWALLOWING SILVER
WON'T MAKE YOU ANY CLEANER
WON'T MAKE YOU ANY LEANER
IT JUST MAKES YOU MEANER
THIS INFORMATION WILL NOT HELP YOU
GUNNA DONATE MY BODY TO SCIENCE FICTION
A PECULIAR DEVIL
ON THE MOLECULAR LEVEL
CHAMPAGNE, COCAINE, A DEAD BRAIN
WHOLE LOTTA LOTTA CHEST PAIN
THIS INFORMATION WILL NOT HELP YOU
GUNNA DONATE MY BODY TO SCIENCE FICTION
YOU SEND OUT YOUR SIGNALS
YOU SEND OUT YOUR SIGNALS
HIDE IN CATHEDRALS
BUT HERE COME THE MISSILES GUNNA BLOW US AWAY
THIS INFORMATION WILL NOT HELP YOU
NO IT WON'T HELP YOU AT ALL
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5. |
Light In The Darkness
05:56
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THERE IS A LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS
IT KEEPS GETTING FURTHER AWAY
IT FEELS SO RIGHT IN THE DARKNESS
ALLOWING YOURSELF TO DECAY
BUT WE'RE STILL HERE
AND WE ARE TOGETHER
I MAY BE LOST BUT I WILL NEVER DEPART
SEE THRU THE FEAR
AND FOLLOW THE TETHER
TO THE FLAME BURNING INSIDE MY HEART
I'LL BE THE LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS FOR YOU
THERE IS A PLACE WHERE I GO TO
WHEN I FORGET HOW TO BREATHE
THERE AIN'T NO GRACE THAT CAN FLOW THRU
WHEN I BEGIN TO CHURN AND SEETHE
YOU ALWAYS FIND ME
AND YOU TRY TO REMIND ME
THAT THERE AIN'T NOTHING STRONGER THAN LOVE
SO HARD TO BELIEVE
WHEN WE LOOK AROUND TO SEE
HOW GOOD PEOPLE ARE TREATING ONE ANOTHER
BE THE LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS FOR ME
DON'T LET JEALOUSY HATRED AND FEAR STEER YOU BLIND
WHAT'S GETTING YOU DOWN
NOT LETTING YOU IN
WHAT'S GETTING YOU DOWN
I'M LYING TO MYSELF
WHAT'S GETTING YOU DOWN
GOD DEVIL AND MAN
WHAT'S GETTING YOU DOWN
CAN'T YOU SEE THAT I ONLY WANT TO BE YOUR FRIEND
I'M LIGHTER THAN AIR
IF YOU LOSE YOUR HEART IN THE DARKNESS
AND NO ONE CAN SEE WHERE YOU ARE
BY THE STATE OF THE ART CHEAP BLAZING MADNESS
NEVER LISTENING NEVER LEARNING HOW TO TALK
THERE ARE MANY KINDS OF TRUTH
BUT A LIE IS JUST A LIE
IT'S THE CONCEIT OF BUYING AND SELLING
THE STILLNESS GREW AND I OPENED MY EYES
AND STOPPED BELIEVING IN THE STORY THEY'RE TELLING
BE THE LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS FOR SOMEONE
BE THE LIGHT
BE THE LIGHT
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SOME DREAMS TURN TO MUD
BUT THAT'S HOW IT GOES
BACK TO SELLING MY BLOOD
WHILE DEEP IN THE THROES
YOU WERE HOLDING MY HAND
WHILE WE WALKED DOWN THE BOULEVARD
HOW I WISH YOU WERE HERE
TO KISS ME WITH DISREGARD
CONCEALING OUR TRAPS
BENEATH BLANKETS OF SNOW
LISTENING TO THE STARS COLLAPSE
THRU AN EXTINCT RADIO
HOW MANY WAYS
ARE THERE LEFT TO LIVE
BREATHING THE BREATH OF ALL
WHO HAD ONE TO GIVE
NO NAME NO SHAME
JUST SWALLOWING LIGHT
IN THE CORNER OF MY BRAIN
ALL DAY AND NIGHT
EXQUISITE PAIN
I CANT EXPLAIN THIS
GRAVITY
STARTED A FIRE
FORGOT TO PUT IT OUT
ALL THEM HONEST HOURS
ARE WHAT I'M LAUGHING ABOUT
I FOUND A FADED FACELESS PHOTOGRAPH
MEMORIES OF LIVING SLOW AND DYING FAST
NOW THE FIRE BURNS COLD
LIKE A VICIOUS JOKE
I'M TIRED AND IT'S GETTING OLD
EATING SMOKE
AND CHOKING ON THE BONES
DON'T WANNA OWN THIS
GRAVITY
SONGS FROM THE MOUNTAINS BELOW
AND RHYTHMS IN SPACE
HEARTS AND MINDS ARE NOT LOST
THEY'VE JUST BEEN MISPLACED
PRISONERS OF ESCAPING
THIS MOMENT IN TIME
WE TRY TO EXIST
IN THE SPACE BETWEEN PANTOMIME
IDENTITY
CANT COMPREHEND
CONTINUITY
A WORLD WITHOUT END
SINGULARITY
I BREAK FREE FROM THIS
GRAVITY
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7. |
Don't Forget About Love
04:39
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YOU TURNED ME OFF
WHEN I TURNED YOU ON
THAT'S THE COST
JUST TO BELONG
NOW THE FALLACY ARISES
WHILE WE ARE FALLING INTO THE SUN
WE ALL CRAWL
INTO THE SHADOWS
HAVE WE BECOME
SO SMALL AND SHALLOW
AND THE MALADY OF ILLUSION
MAKING US BELIEVE WHAT THEY NEED US TO
IN THE FACE OF CONTRIDICTION
AND EASY WAYS OUT
WE ARE LOST WITHOUT CONNECTION
AND LEFT ON THE BATTLEGROUND
WITH HATE RAINING DOWN
DON'T FORGET ABOUT LOVE
CHASING GHOSTS
AND THROWING TIME IN THE TRASH
A MINOR THING
HAS BECOME A MAJOR PAIN IN THE ASS
PLACE YOUR SACRIFICE ON THE ALTER
YOU SHOULD BE THANKFUL THAT YOU CAN SLEEP
AND THE FACE OF COLD INDIFFERENCE
IS A HEARTLESS DISGUISE
I REGRET MY OWN CONDITION
I REGRET THE LIES
BUT GOD KNOWS I TRY
DON'T FORGET ABOUT LOVE
NOT SEEING BEYOND
WHAT WE THINK WE KNOW
STILL WAITING ON YESTERDAY'S TOMORROW
CAN'T TRULY FORGIVE
UNTIL WE'VE BEEN FORGIVEN
IT'S SO HARD TO SEE BEYOND OUR OWN HYPOCRISY
BUT IT BREEDS IN YOU AND ME
AND WE CAN'T FORGET ABOUT LOVE
PLACE YOUR SACRIFICE ON THE ALTER
YOU SHOULD BE THANKFUL
THAT YOU CAN SLEEP
IN THE FACE OF OUR DESTRUCTION
IS THERE ANY WAY OUT
WE ALL FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTION
LEAVING SOMETHING OUT
BUT THERE AIN'T NO DOUBT
THAT YOU CAN'T BUILD ANYTHING WITHOUT LOVE
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8. |
OK To Lose
02:37
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I DON'T THINK I CAN STAY
I CAN'T PAY FOR THE WAY
I'VE BEEN FEELING
AND SOMEONE'S BEEN STEALING MY BLUES
I DON'T WANT TO LOSE THIS IMPERMANENCE
YOUR GUESS IS AS GOOD AS MINE
I DON'T HAVE THE TIME OR SPACE
IN MY MIND TO REMEMBER
THE THINGS I'M SUPPOSED TO DO
A SIMPLE AND TRUE ABANDONING
OF ALL I THOUGHT I ONCE WAS
THERE EVER AN OPPORTUNITY
TO LEARN TO BREATHE TODAY
THE SUN STARES IN MY FACE
AND I FEEL OUT OF PLACE
DON'T WANNA GO BACK CUZ JACK
IT'S BEEN MANY A MOON
IT'S ALL IN RUIN AND SUFFERING
YOU KNOW IT'S OK TO LOSE
THE CLOUDS TO GAIN THE SKY
THE MORE WE'RE PROUD THE LESS WE FLY
TRYING NOT TO TRY
OH YES WE NO EACH OTHER SO WELL
I GUESS THAT'S WHY WE'VE OUTGROWN HELL
BUT I STILL MISS THAT HOT HOT FLAME
AWAKE OR ASLEEP
I TRY TO STAY DEEP IN THE POCKET
AND GOOD GOD I GOT IT TONIGHT
IT AIN'T ALWAYS RIGHT
BUT NOTHING IS AND THAT'S THE SOURCE OF THE FLOW
I'M TAKING WHAT'S LEFT
AND LEAVING THE REST DOWN AT THE DEPOT
AND I'M GUNNA KEEP MOVING ON
STRAIGHT THRU THE BEYOND
WITHOUT MYSELF
YOU KNOW IT'S OK TO LOSE
SOMETIMES THE ONLY WAY TO LEARN
IS TO LOSE AND BURN EVERYTHING YOU UNDERSTAND
AND YOU RISE UP AGAIN
MAKE AMENDS
LOSE WHO YOU WERE
AND FIND OUT WHO YOU ARE ALL OVER AGAIN
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9. |
Anchor Deep
06:10
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OUR ONLY HOPE IS TO ANCHOR DEEP
LET LOOSE OF THE ROPE WHILE YOU'RE GOING TO SLEEP
NOTHING IN THIS WORLD IS OURS TO KEEP
OUR ONLY HOPE IS TO ANCHOR DEEP
YOU MAKE EACH DAY A BRIGHT BRAND NEW ONE
ALWAYS REACHING FOR THE SUN
YOU TRIED TO CLIMB JUST TO MAKE YOUR STAND
BUT THE MOUNTAIN CRUMBLED INSIDE OF YOUR HAND
NO ONE COULD SAVE YOU
GOD DIDN'T TAKE YOU
BUT YOU TRULY WERE RECEIVED
WELCOME BACK TO ETERNITY
OUR ONLY HOPE IS TO ANCHOR DEEP
LET LOOSE OF THE ROPE WHILE YOU'RE GOING TO SLEEP
NOTHING IN THIS WORLD IS OURS TO KEEP
OUR ONLY HOPE IS TO ANCHOR DEEP
WE ARE BUT REFLECTIONS ON THE SURFACE OF A DREAM
WE GLIMPSE PERFECTION THRU THE ARTIFICE AND SCHEMES
OUR PURPOSE IS UNSEEN
BUT NOW YOU'RE GONE AND WE STILL WITNESS THE DAWN ARISING
AND ALL YOU WERE INSIDE IS LIGHTING
THE SKIES OF MIND AND THE OCEANS OF OUR SOUL
WE MAKE OUR WAY THRU THE DOLDRUMS
FINDING MEANING WHERE THERE'S NONE
STORMS WILL RAGE AND THE SKY MAY FALL
BUT THE STARS REVEAL WHAT MOVES US ALL
NO ONE COULD SAVE YOU
GOD DID NOT TAKE YOU
BUT YOU TRULY WERE RECEIVED
WELCOME BACK TO ETERNITY
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Boston Music Award winners,The Blue Ribbons was formed by singer/songwriter/keyboardist James Rohr. They have been building
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“Ray Charles and Tom Waits on a pirate ship with Sun Ra and Captain Beefheart,” they
combine “upbeat disillusionment and celebratory fatalism with musicianship” – Charan Devereux;Boston Globe.
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