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Life like a song
04:27
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we'll make a deal with the devil babe,
make it so it never ends-
sign away our future on the dotted line,
live again and again-
sun is shining everywhere,
party rolling on,
how can we go wrong-
don't say it,
nothing lasts forever,
in this place,
the sun on your face,
life like a song---this life is a song-
we can ride forever on a perfect wave,
they'll never bring us down,
we'll never worry and we'll never age,
never burning out-
sun is shining everywhere,
party rolling on,
how can we go wrong-
don't say it,
nothing lasts forever,
in this place,
the sun on your face,
life like a song---this life is a song-
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2. |
Perfectly happy
04:18
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don't need the paper or the t.v. news,
or talking heads always singing the blues,
don't need the magazine tips on how to run my life,
I'm okay, behind my eyes-
I can be happy, perfectly happy,
without all that-
enough with the politics, I already know,
don't wanna hear about reality shows,
I don't believe in what a teleprompter has to say,
keep it outta my head, I like it that way-
I can be happy, perfectly happy,
without all that...x2-
heaven might be all around you,
but all you wanna see is hell....oh well-
don't need an avatar who doesn't exist,
won't add religion to my bucket list,
don't need to follow all the followers around the bend,
I'm okay, inside my skin-
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3. |
Sail on
04:01
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caught in the shallows while you wait for the tide,
to take you back out where you belong,
hitting rock bottom put a hole in your side,
you wanna be gone, long gone-
sail on, sail on-
sail on, sail on-
sail on, sail on-
sail away from trouble, 'til you're gone,
sail on-
it's hard to stay balanced when the earth doesn't move,
now your horizon has no pitch,
patching that hole, the ocean calling to you,
again-
sail on, sail on-
sail on, sail on-
sail on, sail on-
sail away from trouble, 'til you're gone,
sail on-
hitting rock bottom put a hole in you-
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4. |
Everybody does that
03:50
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Fool yourself, it's all so crystal clear,
you only say the things you want to hear,
off to trash another house of glass,
'cuz everybody does that-
I know you think we locked you out somehow,
hands up in the air only bring you down,
life looks shattered through a broken lens,
'cuz everybody does that-
now you're ready when the clouds roll in,
to block the sun and bring the rain to your skin,
open up the door and let the twister in,
'cuz everybody does that-
tell yourself it's all a game of chance,
someone else's fault you can't advance,
you see the problem and it's all out there,
'cuz everybody does that-
now you're ready when the clouds roll in,
to block the sun and bring the rain to your skin,
open up the door and let the twister in,
'cuz everybody does that-
years go by, you tell yourself the same,
mistakes were made but they're not yours to claim,
egyptian river flood the pattern plain,
'cuz everybody does that-
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5. |
Go 'round again
02:32
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Lately, I feel another life is waiting,
wonder if I'm wrong or right,
yesterday, I looked around and saw the ghost-
of someone who is still alive,
maybe we all go around again>
I slow down, while the other ants are mobilizing,
off to build another hill,
these days, I'm pulled away to places in my head-
that make the ants stand still>
maybe we all go around again,
maybe we all go around again>
maybe this ride is all there is,
maybe the end is not the end>
maybe we all go around again,
lastnight, I dreamt of all the people in my life-
who have all passed on,
woke up, thought about their smiling faces,
sitting down to write this song,
maybe we all go around again,
maybe we all go around again>
maybe we all go around again,
maybe we all go around again>
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6. |
All in you
03:11
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hiding from a madhouse maze,
fall into your eyes,
absoloution for my soul-
calmer now on restless days,
fall into my life,
heal me over, make me whole-
I see it all in you,
hear it in your voice,
feel it in the way you are,
I see it all in you,
all I need is there.....all in you-
funny what my life was like,
another squeaky wheel,
grease was all I needed-
trying hard to make things right,
I fixed it 'till it broke,
you found me in the pieces-
I see it all in you,
hear it in your voice,
feel it in the way you are,
I see it all in you,
all I need is there.....all in you-
I know it's all been said to much,
and there are things that words can't touch......all in you-
I see it all in you,
hear it in your voice,
feel it in the way you are,
I see it all in you,
all I need is there.....all in you-
funny what my life was like,
another squeaky wheel,
grease was all I needed-
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7. |
Fall together now
04:07
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that old connection wearing thin,
because you finally got some distance now-
I doubt you'll feel the pull again,
when I can see where you were pushed around-
it used to be strong,
now it's been too long-
so you found a place to land,
turned your back on narrow minded plans,
watch the pieces fall,together now-
I know what negatives can do,
I can see the way they held you back-
found something good and followed through,
It's who you are and not how much you have-
it used to be strong,
now it's been too long-
so you found a place to land,
turned your back on narrow minded plans,
see the pieces fall,together now-
that old connection wearing thin,
because you finally got some distance now-jm
it used to be strong,
now it's been too long-
so you found a place to land,
turned your back on narrow minded plans,
see the pieces fall,together now-
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8. |
All roads lead to love
04:04
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thousands of years,
though the voices have faded,
whispering words,
to the lonely and jaded,
love never ends,
no matter the flesh be gone-
here in this place,
and the breath that was stolen,
one last embrace,
and an endless devotion,
leaving a trace,
for the witness to gaze upon-
higher than any king,
symbol or ring,
gold or silver thing,
all roads lead to love-
together alone,
with a kiss they surrendered,
long before rome,
in the blink of forever,
leaving for home,
in the dark, they slipped through the gate-
higher than any king,
symbol or ring,
gold or silver thing,
all roads lead to love-
thousands of years,
though the voices have faded,
whispering words,
to the lonely and jaded,
love never ends,
no matter the flesh be gone-
higher than any king,
symbol or ring,
gold or silver thing,
all roads lead to love-
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9. |
Rule by fire
05:00
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cold crank, then toggery and shoe,
lead the horse to glue,
rolling when a piston isn't firing,
grind the gears and force it through-
droning, the whine above the rust,
ash and ash and dust,
snapping out the wrench of daily motion,
throttle over pain and move-
rule by fire,
building and spire,
guilded, wire the magic mouse-
life is longer,
tell yourself you're strong until,
mother reclaims your house-
flint and spark, dogmatic in your ways,
numbered are your days,
invent the clock and measure all the distance,
run along the ticking tape-
sunset, mortality will loom,
the universal broom,
clear away the slowly fading failure,
running from the tick and boom-
rule by fire,
building and spire,
guilded, wire the magic mouse-
life is longer,
tell yourself you're strong until,
mother reclaims your house-
droning, the whine above the rust,
ash and ash and dust,
snapping out the wrench of daily motion,
throttle over pain and move-
rule by fire,
building and spire,
guilded, wire the magic mouse-
life is longer,
tell yourself you're strong until,
mother reclaims your house-
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10. |
Everybody bleeds
05:00
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you're so disappointed you can't save the world,
broke down again,
where even atlas couldn't win-
there's no delilah here to cut your curls,
you're mortal then,
with very little to defend-
nobody, nobody's invincible.....
notice how everybody bleeds-
get yourself fitted for a thorny crown,
it cuts you up,
to be another martyr down-
hide your humanity and lose your ground,
let bruises fade,
when no one is around-
nobody, nobody's invincible.....
notice how everybody bleeds-
nobody, nobody's invincible.....
notice how everybody bleeds-
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mac charles Seattle, Washington
Singer/songwriter from the pacific northwest.
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