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Truth Comes Down
02:37
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Truth Comes Down
Verse 1 :
Everything is not what it seems
So many pretty pretty things
Sometimes what you see is all you get
No future Shangri-La
Just compromise
With thoughts and lies
All your life –
Chorus:
When the truth comes down
The truth comes down
We better put our faith in something
When the truth comes
The truth comes down
It’s a miracle
lost and found
Verse 2
when reality starts to cave in
the mindless mob will suck you in
civility is thrown aside
where will you reside?
Chorus:
When the truth comes down
The truth comes down
We better put our faith in something
When the truth comes down
The truth comes down
It’s a miracle
Bridge:
Can you handle it when the voices come to you and they tell you something crazy like it’s all up to you
Can you handle it when a fish starts talkin’ to you sayin’
You are chosen
You are chosen
You are chosen
You are chosen
Chorus/Outro:
cause the truth is coming down
the truth is coming down
we better put our faith in something
When the truth is coming down
The truth is coming down
It’s a miracle lost and found
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2. |
Falling Sideways
03:13
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Sitting at a café wondering why
The countertop is awfully high
How did I get here
How did I get here
Waiting at the station counting sheep
(Willoughby, next stop, Willoughby)
They are so tired they haven’t made a peep
How did I get here
How did I get here
Once upon a time I had a dream
Once upon a time I had a dream
Had a dream
Had a dream
Had
A
Dream
Hold my breath until my face turns blue
Don’t diagnose me it’s something I do
(are you comfortable in that chair?)
How did I get here
How did I get here
He said: A miracle is an event not explicable by natural or scientific laws
Why? Because
A miracle is an event not explicable by natural or scientific laws,
he said
A miracle is an event not explicable by natural or scientific laws
Falling sideways at the movie show
(so far so good)
That’s Ok I was in the first row
How did I get here
How did I get here
Laughing at our screaming every day
I don’t mind it, I just slip away
How did we get here
How did we get here
(how did we get here)
Once upon a time I had a dream
Once upon a time I had a dream
Had a dream
Had a dream
Had
A
Dream
Had a dream
(repeat)
hold my face until my breath turns blue
happy ever after
how ‘bout you?
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3. |
Dreamland
03:28
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I love you
You don’t know me
and here we are
On the pinnacle of fading away
Just like yesterday
Why don’t we hold hands through the night
Pretend it’s all alright
Like we’re livin’ in a dreamland
Livin’ in a dream land
I went to see my mom
She’s not doing too well
Or should I say
Time is taking its toll ol ol
She said,
‘what’s it all for
I’m still hungering for more
And after all is done
you think I’ve learned something to take away
do you think it’s too late”
for us
to hold hands through the night
pretend it’s all alright
like we’re livin’ in a dreamland
livin’ in a dream land
dreamland
she’s livin’ in a dream land
I don’t have any answers that you want to hear
dealing with my own life
dealing with my own fears
Making it all up as I go along
Don’t know where I’m headed to
Don’t know if I’m strong
but somewhere out in limbo between right and wrong
Dreamland
livin’ in a dreamland
Dreamland
I’m livin’ in a dreamland
Why don’t we hold hands through the night
Pretend it’s all alright
Like we’re livin’ in a dreamland
Livin’ in a dream land
dreamland
she’s livin’ in a dream land
Why don’t we hold hands through the night
Pretend it’s all alright
Like we’re livin’ in a dreamland
dreamland
I’ll pretend it’s all alright
I’ll pretend it’s all alright
In our dreamland
Let’s pretend it’s all alright
Let’s pretend it’s all alright
In our dream dream dream dream dream dream dream dream
Oh oh oh….
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4. |
A Gun
03:23
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There’s a boy over there he’s holding a gun
A boy over there he’s holding a gun
He’s holdin’ a gun and he’s told to run
Run and have some fun
He’s 8 yrs old he’s given a gun
He’s 10 yrs old he’s given a gun
He’s given some drugs and he’s told to run
…and so he runs…
There’s a boy right here he’s holding a gun
A boy right here he’s holdin’ a gun
He wants to be in a gang
So he’s got to go bang
he wants to be someone be someone
One Down Two Down Three Down Four
Invisible No More
There’s a girl in her bed she’s hiding a gun
She’s got it under her pillow she’s hiding a gun
The next time he comes It will be done
It will be done
There’s a boy in a school he’s holding a gun
He’s holding a gun and he’ll show everyone
The next time they laugh they gonna get some
Gonna get some gonna get some
One Down Two Down Three Down Four
One Down Two Down Three Down Four
Invisible No More
Invisible No More
No More
Inivisible No More
No more
No more no more no more no more
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5. |
Hold You
03:30
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When she was two she’d stand at my feet
She’d hold up her arms she’d look so sweet
She’d say Hold You, Mommy Hold You
I couldn’t help but laugh
And so I’d ask
Do you want me to hold you, hold you
Two years went by she’d tug at my thigh
I’d shake my head no
I’d tell her like so
You’re a big girl now, you’re a big girl now
The years had passed
She was growing so fast
And time keeps moving on
Eleven years old was when she told me
There are strangers in my brain
I think I’m going insane
Can you hold me,
can you hold me
Mommy has a lot of work to get done
Why don’t you go outside and have some fun
You’ll be ok, you’ll be okay
Her hopes and dreams she shared with me
Playing games watching TV
but still she was so sad
still she was so sad
(still she was so sad)
my baby, my baby, my baby
A handful of pills, a razor blade
My heart exploded on that day
On that day
Time keeps moving on
Still she was so sad
On that day
Time keeps moving on
Still she was so sad
On that day
Time keeps moving on
Still she was so sad
On that day
Time keeps moving on
Still she was so dad
my baby, my baby, my baby
my baby…..
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Imagine that going back to the beginning
all the way back to where you first began
I have lived my life before
many times
many variations different settings
somewhere along the way I always make a mistake
and so it’s all the way back to go
Yep. Back to where I started.
I was cruising along fine
living my life
Playing by the rules
when suddenly
I veered off, went in another direction
And so have to go back and do it all over again.
No Heaven for me this time around
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7. |
Everyone Dies
03:17
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Yeah, I used to believe in eternity
You know, Life after death and serenity
I thought it would last a long long time
But then I went online.
Everyone dies
Everyone dies
What a surprise
Everyone dies
… on Facebook.
People I knew way back in High School
People that I met that I thought were cool
Politicians Musicians Movie Stars
We’re all the same
We’re all fair game
Everyone dies
Everyone dies
What a surprise
Everyone dies
… on Facebook.
… on Facebook.
So we might as well dance
Put on the red shoes Boogie ooogie oogie Shake your booty
Do the hump di hump
And make a little love
Cuz we all gotta hustle
Bum diddy bum diddy bum diddy bum
Bum diddy bum diddy bum diddy bum
Used to believe in eternity
Life after death and serenity
I thought it would last a long long time
But then I went online.
Everyone dies
Everyone dies
Everyone dies
What a surprise
Everyone dies
… on Facebook.
….on Facebook.
So we might as well dance
Put on the red shoes Boogie ooogie oogie Shake your booty
Do the hump di hump
And make a little love
Cuz we all gotta hustle
Bum diddy bum diddy
we might as well dance (dance dance dance)
Put on the red shoes Boogie ooogie oogie Shake your booty
Do the hump di hump
And make a little love
Cuz we all gotta hustle
Bum diddy bum diddy bum diddy
Everyone dies (everyone dies)
Everyone dies (everyone dies)
Everyone dies (everyone dies)
Everyone dies (everyone dies)
Everyone dies (everyone dies)
…and then how am I supposed to react? (everyone dies)
How do I feel about this? (everyone dies, what a surprise))
No comment
On Facebook on facebook on facebook on facebook on facebook
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I come awake with a gift for all mankind
You're still asleep but the gift don't seem to mind
Rise on this occasion, halfway up your back
Sliding down your body, touching your behind
You look so self-possessed
I won't disturb your rest
It's lovely when you're sleeping
But wide awake is best
Wake up and make love with me
Wake up and make love
Wake up and make love with me
I don't wanna make you
I'll let the fancy take you
Won’t you wake up and make love
You come awake in a horny morning mood
we'll have a proper wriggle in the naughty, naked nude
Roll against my body, get me where you want me
What happens next is private it's also very rude
I'll go and get the post
And make some tea and toast
You have another sleep love
It's me that needs it most
Wake up and make love with me
Wake up and make love
Wake up and make love with me
I don't wanna make you
I'll let the fancy take you
Won’t you wake up (wake up)
Wake up (wake up)
Wake up (wake up)
Make love (
Wake up (wake up)
Love
Sex isn’t a puddle to me. Somewhere where you just splash around and have some auto-tuned fun – well sometimes it is. And other times it’s like this vast void where I can throw all my anger, love, hate, passion and fear and disappointment and it’s all so tumultuous and calming – where – it has nothing to do with anything and maybe you’ll feel that way too but in some great miraculous moment of synchronicity it all comes together.
(make love)
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9. |
56 Trees
04:37
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56 Trees were removed today
to make room for the tents
on fashion week
56 trees were removed today
to make room for the tents
on fashion week
never want to read the news
I’m an idiot
It’s what I choose
Couldn’t avoid it this time
Saw the headline
56 Trees were removed today
to make room for the tents
on fashion week
56 Trees were removed today
56 trees
No wonder it’s so hard to breathe
No wonder it’s so hard
No proof no proof
Were they ever here at all
Displaced removed
In the middle of the night
Where’d they go?
Were they taken by some sanitation truck
And thrown into a massive grave
No sign no sign no sign Disappeared into thin air
Limbs trunks roots strewn everywhere
Limbs trunks roots strewn everywhere
Just like at least 56 people and their families are taken
Each and every day
Never heard from again
Never heard from again
Never heard from again
56 Trees were removed today
to make room for the tents
on fashion week
56 Trees were removed today
56 trees
no wonder it’s so hard to breathe
no wonder it’s so hard
no wonder it’s so hard to breathe
no wonder it’s so hard
no wonder it’s so hard to breathe
no wonder
no wonder
no wonder it’s so hard
no wonder
no wonder
no wonder it’s so hard
no wonder
no wonder
no wonder
no wonder
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10. |
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There’s always this point during my life
When I hear something
When I see something
it makes me want to jump outside of myself
And do things in a different way
Could be just a refrain of music, a passage in a book, a look in someone’s eye
That makes me want to
step out - - Slide -- dance --- scream
and I have no choice but to step over the line
And you know what happens if you don’t play by the rules
You don’t get where you’re going
That’s right - If you don’t play by the rules you don’t get where you’re going --where they told you to go
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Marla Mase New York, New York
Marla Mase is a writer/performer from New York City. She writes songs, plays, erotica, blogs, & poems. She is known for her provocative performance style, intelligent lyrics & is regarded as a musical pioneer by her peers. Her songs are a fusion of rock-n-roll, spoken word, funk, punk, and Global Soul. Marla is backed by the True Groove All-Stars and is signed to True Groove Records. ... more
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