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Envelope - That's Nice
09:59
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2. |
Same Old Fears
04:58
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SAME OLD FEARS
VERSE I
You say you want to get away
You need a change of scene
Maybe move to the island
Where it's tropical and green
So you maxed out all your credit cards
To find some piece of mind
But guess who will be waiting
When you finally arrive
CHORUS
You and all your problems
You thought you'd left behind
The same old fears have been trailing you all these years
VERSE II
Wrapped up in a particular notion
Of who you're supposed to be
Feeling life's frustrations
Always fail so easily
And where is it you're going to?
And what cost it will be worth?
Ya know everyday is another day
So treat it just like the first
CHORUS
You are not the same as
You were yesterday
But the same old fears have been trailing you all these years
***
VERSE III
All the forces that surround us
Will swallow us in the end
We all live in the same world
No matter how much we pretend
Freedom can only be achieved
In moments of vulnerability
So let it go let it flow
Let it go let it flow
And realize there's no room inside
To leave all of these fears inside
So let it go let it flow
Let it go let it flow
CHORUS
You and all your problems
You thought you'd left behind
The same old fears have been trailing you all these years
You and all your problems
You thought you'd left behind
The same old fears have been trailing you all these years
You and all your problems
You thought you'd left behind
The same old fears have been trailing you all these years
You and all your problems
You thought you'd left behind
The same old fears have been trailing you all these years
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John McGee
06:46
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JOHN MCGEE
My name is John McGee,
and I live on the south side of town.
Across the wrong side of the tracks,
is were you'll find me hanging around.
It's a very long story, longer than most.
Listen up and I'll try and be a good host.
Don't believe what they say about stories.
Stickin' to it, I don't know how they do it.
Old ladies they give advice,
little tidbits, they don't think twice.
Goin' down to the store for coffee and smokes,
check out the corner, who's got the jokes?
Non-Euclidean geometry,
used to mean so much to me.
Fantastic photography, a world of mystery.
The cycles may be caused,
by what I don't know.
Producing the shadows.
Such experience may show,
by what I don't know.
By what I know.
By what I know.
By what I know.
By what I know.
Newton and his friends,
could hardly comprehend,
The best of what their reason,
could not ignore.
Beady little eyes,
make a good disguise.
Tracing lines back to the beginning. Cigarettes burning, down to the knuckles.
For now the story's over,
can't let the Village lay it's claim on me.
I sought security in country living,
the way to be.
Inventions, calculation,
guides my way through this investigation.
It's a new sensation,
my crusade against mathematic equations.
I can see through all these fools,
slack jaw trolls and needless rules.
My cities are full of space and air,
these fellas, they just don't care.
I depart from life unnoticed,
I just want to keep focused.
I don't know why I'm trying to save,
this living race dead in there graves.
The cycles may be caused,
by what I don't know.
Producing the shadows.
Such experience may show,
by what I don't know.
By what I know.
By what I know.
By what I know.
By what I know.
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4. |
In The Lab - Village
20:47
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THE VILLAGE
There's a place, I'd like you to know,
'Round the corner, here we go.
Village from another place in time,
People who live there, they like it just fine.
Past the hill, and by the brook,
Everybody take a look.
Once there what little time you spend,
Will keep you coming back again and again.
Some come to visit but decide to stay,
The story is they like the easier pace.
A slowing down most aren't accustomed too,
Where it's easier to be just like yourself.
A crazy guy, you know he can see,
Into the future through you and me.
He's got questions, he's asking them twice,
He wants to know who's been naughty or nice.
A genius/madman ahead of his time,
The renaissance, boy it passed you by.
Into his crystal ball he did gaze,
What he saw spinned him out of phase.
TV screens and laser beams,
Aimed down on his poor head.
Super freaks and computer geeks,
Drove this boy to his wits end...
They know him.
He tells them.
You feel me.
You feel pain.
A crazy guy, named John McGee,
Into the future he can see.
Don't ask no questions,
don't tell no lies,
The stories completed in my eyes.
That's my story, I'm sticking to it,
There's nothing to it but to do it.
That's my story, I'm sticking to it,
There's nothing to it but to do it.
That's my story, I'm sticking to it,
There's nothing to it but to do it.
***
Come on down to the village.
They treat you right down there.
In Village they take it slow,
They know that's the way to go.
They know that's the way to be,
Country living philosophy.
That's my story, I'm sticking to it,
There's nothing to it but to do it.
That's my story, I'm sticking to it,
There's nothing to it but to do it.
That's my story, (a crazy guy)
I'm sticking to it, (named John McGee)
There's nothing to it but to do it.
That's my story, (into the future)
I'm sticking to it, (he can see)
There's nothing to it but to do it.
That's my story, (don't ask no questions)
I'm sticking to it, (don't tell no lies)
There's nothing to it but to do it.
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Superman
05:49
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SUPERMAN
They all try and tell me how I oughta live.
My ways are my own and I won't forgive.
Since I was a boy I've been out on my own.
Now I think it's time I try and find a home.
It's time I pack my bags
and leave all this behind.
They think they know who I am.
So don't you try and tell me,
And say that I don't have a clue.
Because I'm me and only I know who I am.
Where I put my feet is where I stand.
I'm a superman.
When you open up your mouth you better say
What's on your mind cause I ain't got time to play.
The words you say to me, you better try 'em on yourself.
I think your true feelings are home up on the shelf.
It's time I pack my bags
and leave all this behind.
On my two feet where I stand.
So don't you try and tell me,
And say that I don't have a clue.
Because I'm me and only I know who I am.
Where I put my feet is where I stand.
I'm a superman.
Now I'm on my own I remember all you gave.
Memories I'll treasure and I'll always save.
Maybe we could have been more honest with our selves.
You were only trying to save me from the fires of hell.
It's time I pack my bags
and leave all this behind.
On my two feet where I stand.
So don't you try and tell me,
And say that I don't have a clue.
Because I'm me and only I know who I am.
Where I put my feet is where I stand.
I'll hit the ground with both feet runnin'.
The dust I leave you won't see through.
There's a highway that's been calling me.
So don't you tell me what to do.
So don't you try and tell me,
And say that I don't have a clue.
Because I'm me and only I know who I am.
Where I put my feet is where I stand.
I'm a superman.
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7. |
The One Thing Is
01:17
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8. |
Resident Aliens
10:50
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RESIDENT ALIENS
VERSE I
Well looky here it's alright
We've barely time to fuss or fight
We're just pusillanimous entities in the overall scheme of life
It might sound like an absurdity
Well just hang on and you will see
The point that I am driving home
In this universe we're not alone
CHORUS
There's aliens from outer space
There's aliens disguised as the human race
VERSE II
The audacity of you and me
To think that we are all that be
What with all that time and space
There's no way we're the only race
Universe keeps on growing
Where it ends there's no way of knowing
Primordial ooze formed the human race
There's gotta be life in outer space
CHORUS
There's aliens from outer space
There's aliens disguised as the human race
There's aliens from outer space
There's aliens disguised as the human race
***
VERSE III
What can I say to make you believe
In extraterrestriality
Really can't wait another day
To break it all down and lay it out this way
Little green men or shinny creatures
Evil eyes and unusual features
Lurking in the shadows of the human race
Ready to attack and take over the place
CHORUS
There's aliens from outer space
There's aliens disguised as the human race
There's aliens from outer space
There's aliens disguised as the human race
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Can't Say
06:53
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10. |
Conversion
03:48
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11. |
Waiting For Life
08:27
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It's late at night,
she lights a candle to the dark.
She is waiting in vain,
she doesn't know he pain,
She doesn't know what it means to lose
Your best friend, lovers 'til the very end.
She thought they had a special thing,
now she's waiting for life to begin,
she's waiting for life to begin.
She's waiting for life to make a change,
to rearrange a frown to a smile.
And hold it for a while.
Come on and smile at me say hello,
Come on and smile, smile, smile.
Come on and smile at me say hello,
Come on and smile, smile, smile.
Come on and smile at me say hello,
Come on and smile, smile, smile.
The years have gone
She listens to her favorite song
An old familiar melody
She doesn't know how it will be
And that's as far as she can see
From now on
Many visions cloud her head
She never thought that it would end
Another reason to defend
And now it's time to make amends
She's waiting for life to make a change,
to rearrange a frown to a smile.
And hold it for a while.
Come on and smile at me say hello,
Come on and smile, smile, smile.
Come on and smile at me say hello,
Come on and smile, smile, smile.
Come on and smile at me say hello,
Come on and smile, smile, smile.
She's moving on,
in what direction she don't know.
She's got a long way to go,
so far away from your home.
She tries to find it in her own Inner child,
ride the wind and fly so wild.
Until those feet touch the ground,
look in the mirror there's a frown.
She's waiting for life to make a change,
to rearrange a frown to a smile.
And hold it for a while.
Come on and smile at me say hello,
Come on and smile, smile, smile.
Come on and smile at me say hello,
Come on and smile, smile, smile.
Come on and smile at me say hello,
Come on and smile, smile, smile.
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Brian O'Connell Massachusetts
Widely known for his inventive and kinetic bass and touch guitar playing with Arukah, Uncle Sammy, Gordon Stone, Gary Backstrom, Dave Brunyak, and Dead Man's Waltz. O'Connell also has a strong compositional approach that is featured in his rock opera and original bands. His most recent solo project is a podcast-rock opera about the Salem Witch Trials called Witch Hunt. www.brianvoconnell.com ... more
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