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You gave your heart
I gave mine too
Right from the start
We grew askew
But we were
Just having so much fun
To call it off when then night was done
You took control
I took some pills
You wanted more
I wanted thrills
I kept my mouth shut
You looked for signs from above
But darling this ain’t no revolutionary love
cause
I do not love you
& I do not want to
be
On the marquee
I must be free
We ran around
You hacked my phone
You ran a credit check on me
I hid upstairs all night alone
And so
I decided right then
It was time for our story to end
I flew to Spain
You followed me
I changed my name
We’ll wait and see
If you can find and take me
You look for signs above
But darling this ain’t no revolutionary love
cause
I do not love you
& I do not want to
be
On the marquee
I must be free
This is bizarre
She has gone too far
She’s tracking my car
And i think she hid a camera in my bathroom
I do not love you
& I do not want to
be
On the marquee
I’m so sorry
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Temnere - Revolution
03:24
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a fearsome and virtuous knight
fought for the crown and his king
now finding himself on the wrong side
invited to come kiss the ring
keeping his people in line
taming the forthcoming storm
justice and freedom
the time's now, we need them
not by the way of a war
why would you go
when you're aware that they will never back down
they will betray you
in a heartbeat they don't need a reason
i'm asking you to
save yourself from certain death by sundown
they'll see you jailed alive
brought out in chains and killed for treason
pride and honor
fight your order
no oppression
no concessions
imprisoned and destined for death
the execution drawing near
let his death be an icon, a symbol
that we can be free of tyrannical fear
a hero, a martyr for all
a legacy born of his pride
respectability
now no concern to me
sturm und drang our battle cry
[prechorus]
[chorus]
take our freedom
never beaten
our solution
revolution
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Megalodon - Magpie
03:35
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Verse 1
I’m going to find a diamond in the rough
I’ll search through the piles of trinkets and guff
I’ll make some art for there’s never enough
One man’s junk is another man’s stuff
I found treasure, it was all covered in fluff
I called into work, but they’re calling my bluff
By any measure this hobby is tough
the core is ruptured and roughly corrupt
Chorus 1
Collected hordes of morbid forms
Inspected piles of magazines
Finding comfort in the storm
With Action figure figurines
Verse 2
I’m going to dine in a divine dining room
Dust all the cracks, sweep with a broom
We can smell all the flowers in bloom
I will assume the beauty will loom
I made a habit ungluing the gloom
And chasing a rabbit down a hole to my doom
I’m in exactly the right part of the room
If I were to die from a perfect perfume
Chorus 2
Rejected thoughts with thoughtful scorn
And silly fears from fearful facts
It seems the warning has outworn
Increasing creases on my slacks
Chorus 3
Collected dolls with missing heads
And rusty bells that will not ring
Twisty ties from bags of bread
3 legged chairs and guitar strings
Chorus 4
Rejected thoughts with thoughtful scorn
And silly fears from fearful facts
I’ve been in mourning all the morn
From the way my wife reacts
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I sing for Clara
The finest mind of her era
And the melodies she harbored
As she sat in the shadow of Robert
Robert the genius
The composer, and Clara the pianist
He the tortured brooding artist
She the wife, and guess whose job was hardest
Oh how she loved him
Asked nothing of him
Kept his house
While she played his tunes
With no time for her own
Think of what we lost
The melodies forgotten, tossed
The music we will never hear,
The songs unsung
For there was women’s work to be done
I sing for Clara
And her sisters through every era
In the shadows, incidental
To the man monumental
I sing for the millions
Possessing that uncommon brilliance
Never polished to the finest
By a world that would rather think them mindless
I sing for Clara
This tune she taught to me
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Edric Haleen - With You
03:01
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Long ago,
You were born --
Small and bare and new.
Since that day,
I have sworn,
“I will be with you.”
Here I’ve stayed,
Proud and scared,
Onward through the years.
Here I’ve stood
While we’ve shared
Love and joy and tears.
All your life,
I’ve been here,
Watching as you grew.
Through it all,
Far or near,
I’ve been here with you.
Life moves on.
Seasons change.
Years flow ‘round the bend.
Friends move on.
Times turn strange.
All things reach their end.
Soon, some day,
I will see
My last moments too.
When I’m gone,
Think of me --
I’ll be here with you.
Come that day,
It may be
Hard to muddle through.
When it is,
Think of me --
I’ll be here . . .
With you.
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A cloak of treason, your stolen season
You have your reasons
For letting the world burn
Choose who you forgive, choose who gets to live
Who knows your motives
Everyone is gonna learn
We’re too big to fail, dogs are on the trail
The truth is for sale
Talking up your latest stunt
This wound’s infected, treatment’s rejected
Play disaffected
Sneering it’s all a witch hunt
And it tasted oh so sweet
Now your victory lap’s headed south
When your enemy’s defeat
Turns to ashes in your lying mouth
We came apart just like you planned
A house divided makes no demands
No going forward, you’re out of track
So few left willing to watch your back
Your castle’s crumbling, your soldiers stumbling
The end is coming
The end is coming
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I learned from a movie genre
Pacifism’s not the way
When bad guys are problematic
Good guys have to save the day
If you weren’t alive in the 80s
You might not know what it’s about
When you watch this kind of movie
There will be a body count
Way back in the 1980s
Action heroes held the light
Sly Stallone and Schwarzenegger
Wiped out bad guys left and right
If you love the films of that era
There is a format you should know:
Serving up the grand explosions
With a side of mistletoe
(Of mistletoe - it’s christmastime - add a side of mistletoe)
It's a lovely winter party
Poor Bruce Willis shows up late
Scaling Nakatomi Tower
Bad guys to defenestrate
It’s too bad he didn’t have cell phones
Or any other way to call
When you go against Bruce Willis
From a window you will fall
Now it happens every Christmas
Action movies fill our view
you should probably have a favorite
Even if you are a Jew
It’s a lovely holiday feature
Even for those who lack a tree
So invite the neighbors home for
Your _Die Hard_ anthology
(Anthology - defenestrate - with a side of mistletoe)
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Finally, all of the things I need to say have
Come to me, and I can’t wait another day
You thought I would believe, you thought I’d never leave
But now I’m burning you down
Yesterday, I gotta get away
I gotta get away from you
Yesterday, I gotta get away
I gotta get away from you
Fantasy, nothing but stories in my mind, you
Lie to me, like I could turn back the time, and
So there was a girl, and so there was a guy,
Goodbye, goodbye
Yesterday, I gotta get away
I gotta get away from you
Yesterday, I gotta get away
I gotta get away from you
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Haters, listen up
We're about to blow your minds
Hit it
Meet me at the club
Grinding up the floor
Shakin ass and takin’ numbers and I’m getting more
Cause this booty’s got more cheddar than you broke ass skanky hos
I’m a VIP
Let me in the door
You buying me a drink cause I ain’t payin for my own
Getting started we excited to be blowing up the scene
Every weekend night I’m up in here
I’m the puppet and the puppeteer
Burning up this smoky atmosphere
Someone better bring another beer
Get a load of this
Don’t you want some more
Haters aren’t invited but they’re pounding at the door
Best you mash out fore I send someone to murk y’all ugly mugs
Treat me like a queen
Imma flash some green
Buy another round of drinks for erryone but me
It’s just started it’s not over til they say to ghost the scene
Haters tell me why you gotta hate
My mad swagger isn’t a debate
Because None of y’all can imitate
Take one look, your minds evaporate
Whatcha lookin at
Got a problem man
I'm about to cut a bitch who dissin on my tan
I ain't coolin it Im losing it No time for disrespect
All y’all ignorance ain't innocent you best had come correct
Yeah, it's like that.
You know who you are
You know we're gonna work it
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Everyday lately
I see you smiling
But every day's gray
When you are gone
Love's in the way
When I try to find you
It's so easy to say
When alone
And you seem far away.
A kiss was so pleasing
Early this morning
It changes the season
From cloudy to sun
Whatever the reason
I've never stopped soaring
And I'll never be leaving
As one
To lose you far away.
[chorus]
Far away
You've taken me
So far away
And if I had the choice today
I'd still choose reality
Far away
You've taken me
So far away
And I'll always stay
With you
So far away.
All of my time
Is spent trying to tell you
All that these rhymes
Just can't convey
The place isn't mine
You say to surround you
Still I can't find the line
That will say
Don't be too far away.
You try to believe
There's something about this
That will not deceive
Our open hearts
I've tried to relieve
All of your doubts with
A soft touch and ease
But there are scars
On our hearts from far away.
[chorus x2]
Yes, I will always stay
With you
So far away.
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Sirens
by Boffo Yux Dudes
I may be your captain, but I am still but a man
We are facing danger and I’ll do all that I can
So gather all around me and I will tell you all what I have planned
Grab the thickest ropes, boys, and tie me to the mast
Do not listen to my pleas until the danger’s past
If we cannot sail away there is not a chance left that we can last
Surrounded by the water but this is a trial by fire
I cannot sing so well and I will not become a lyre
So I must guide us home while I resist the thing that most I do desire
Chorus:
Grab the thickest ropes, boys, and tie me to the mast
Do not listen to my pleas until the danger’s past
If we cannot sail away there is not a chance left that we can last
Close your eyes and plug your ears, you must ignore my screams
Even though the sounds you hear will haunt you in your dreams
Or hopes will dash against the rocks; paradise is never what it seems
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What a day! Sky is blue, sun is warm, the winter’s past
Trees in bloom, hear the birds, singing out
Spring’s here at last!
Walking out, I shed my coat, take a breath
And thank the Lord for such a day to live
Life’s beautiful!
Oh what a day, breeze is soft, like a kiss
Caressing me
I’m filled with joy, loving nature
On this blessed day
In the woods, through the trees
Smell the spring upon the breeze
Take my hand, come with me
Sing the season’s melody
What a day! I can’t count, all the shades, of the green round me
Hear the brook, as it laughs, joining in
With the harmony!
Sharing this, we know our love, take a breath
And thank the Lord for such a day to live
Life’s beautiful!
Oh what a day, any day, I’m with you
You’re loving me
I’m filled with joy, loving you too
On this blessed day
Holding hands, any time
Feels like spring when you’re with me
I am yours, you are mine
Sing the season’s melody
Thank you!
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