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Tilt-A-Whirl
04:08
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Tilt-A-Whirl
Could this be the dream that lasts forever?
Are you my wish that’s coming true?
Could this be the dream that lasts forever?
Did my universe just contract and expand?
On a tilt-a-whirl of thoughts
Up and down, I spin around
Will this be the way things go forever
Could this be the dream that lasts forever?
Are your light step and tone for my amusement?
Could this be the dream that lasts forever?
I hear a pop then a fizz then clinking glasses.
On a tilt-a-whirl of thoughts
Up and down, I spin around
Will this be the way things go forever
Can you hear a tune in the spray of water droplets?
Toss another coin into the fountain
We fan the fire of each other’s hidden talents
An unforeseen road with colorful side streets
Could this be the dream that lasts forever?
Your eyes become a spiral of stars
Could this be the dream that lasts forever?
Our lips meet to create a phosphorus glow
On a tilt-a-whirl of thoughts
Up and down, I spin around
Will this be the way things go forever
Can you hear a tune in the spray of water droplets?
Toss another coin into the fountain
We fan the fire of each other’s hidden talents
An unforeseen road with colorful side streets
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Monsters In My Head
04:25
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Monsters In My Head
A little boy learns early to tuck away his thoughts
Growing up’s not easy even with a magic dragon
And I didn’t know that boy could actually sing
Why won’t those monsters leave my head, my head alone!
Why won’t those monsters leave my head, my head alone!
Mother’s in the garden pulling out the weeds
Father’s working late nights. He’ll get home well past bedtime
And I didn’t know that boy could actually sing
Why won’t those monsters leave my head, my head alone!
Why won’t those monsters leave my head, my head alone!
Lost in your books and records, sing-a-long and make believe
A quirky imagination means eating alone in the lunchroom
And I didn’t know that boy could actually sing
Why won’t those monsters leave my head, my head alone!
Why won’t those monsters leave my head, my head alone!
I don’t hate you, I can’t relate to the things you say and do
There’s momentum in the creation of the fantasies no longer locked in my room
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Blue Ocean
04:28
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Blue Ocean
Summer’s in the rear view mirror
The sun is sparkling on the water
If your house is in order
Then come to the beach with me
Come to the beach with me
Blue ocean stretching for miles
Blue, blue ocean stretching for miles
I couldn’t believe my eyes
I couldn’t believe my eyes
Late September’s invitation
No need for screens in the porches
Pack a cooler. Bring your guitar
And come to the beach with me
Come to the beach with me
Blue ocean stretching for miles
Blue, blue ocean stretching for miles
I couldn’t believe my eyes
I couldn’t believe my eyes
After a swim’s invigorating tonic
We’ll gather driftwood for the bonfire
Come to the beach with me
Come to the beach with me
Blue ocean stretching for miles
Blue, blue ocean stretching for miles
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Lawrence Of Arabia
04:19
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Lawrence Of Arabia
On approach by the sea the heat of Arabia
Comes out swiftly like a drawn sword.
With piercing blue eyes and grand reverence
He mastered the native language and customs
Dressed in flowing robes of an Arab sheik
He fought side by side with the Bedouin
One would have to be crazed to trek in this sun
Yet he claimed the cruel desert cleansed his soul
Lawrence of Arabia Lawrence of Arabia
He rallied more clans to cast off the Turks
Knowing the pledged kingdom was a lie
Lawrence on camel back, blowing up railways,
While his loyalty to Britain tortured his mind
Dressed in flowing robes of an Arab sheik
He fought side by side with the Bedouin
One would have to be crazed to trek in this sun
Yet he claimed the cruel desert cleansed his soul
Lawrence of Arabia Lawrence of Arabia
What if the world had listened to Lawrence?
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Last Time
03:23
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LAST TIME
Comes a time with everything when we get left behind.
Moving through with some sanity-
try to hold on to our minds.
She’s going to plow right through me.
I’m gonna do my duty again.
Every time we’ve wound up here we’ve worked to reconcile the past.
Wondering while the worries linger with the happiness amassed
This is the last time
This is the last time
This is the last time I’ll say goodbye to you
Walking away is what we do today.
How things went so far astray
Mmmm, Falling from you means falling for you again
Falling from you means falling for you
With a sense of finality we step closer to the end.
Knowing with all certainty there’s nothing left to mend.
It’s gonna cut right to me
and you’re never gonna see me again
This is the last time
This is the last time
This is the last time I’ll say goodbye to you
Walking away is what we do today.
How things went so far astray
Falling from you means falling for you again
Falling from you means falling for you
This is the last time
This is the last time
This is the last time I’ll say goodbye to you
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Beauty In The 21st Century
Beauty in the 21st century
And I’m, so ashamed of myself
Beauty in the 21st century
And I’m tearing myself apart
This gives you reason to scream at the top of your lungs!
A premium placed on a look that no one can achieve!
Is the mirror lying or are you fooling yourself?
Marketers conspiring- time to confront and to question
I see in you what I don’t see when I see myself
Bridge
Beauty in the 21st century
And I’m, so ashamed of myself
Beauty in the 21st century
And I’ve never made peace with my flaws
This gives you reason to scream at the top of your lungs!
A premium placed on a look that no one can achieve!
Is the mirror lying or are you fooling yourself?
Marketers conspiring- time to confront and to question
I see in you what I don’t see when I see myself
Bridge: Ideals that propel me, starving my body and soul
Ideals that confuse me, starving my body and soul
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Silencing The City
02:46
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Silencing The City
In the city sirens go chasing
Hear the bang of connecting train cars
What happens next, not always certain
There’s a pulse that’s hard to ignore
Days that drag corner me
There’s so much to explore
A photo from a walkabout
Reborn in pastels
All of my senses have expanded
The city’s silenced when I’m in this trance
In the city, lives in motion
Gears are cranking- now I’ve finally found
Like minded spirits with burning interests
Who notice beauty in the ordinary
Conversations overheard
Shifts in architecture
Pen to paper, words to chords
Surroundings that offer meaning
All of my senses have expanded
The city’s silenced when I’m in this trance
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Unorthodox
03:13
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Unorthodox
Take the sand paper to my nerves
I’m waiting for your “I told you so”
My floundering so attractive
Lifts you to a higher station
Sometimes i’m dodging contentment
Agitation has so much more appeal
It’s not so bad
It’s not that bad being me!
Try to work it out. I try to work it out. It’ll all work out in the end!
Why the surprise? I see through a child’s eyes
Why the surprise? Never doubt my passion
I’m naive but you are trained in
An ordered system based theory
All the wonderful combinations
Your structured mind could never see
Sometimes I’m enchanted by a dissonance
Then a melodious movement tickles my ear
It’s not so bad
It’s not that bad being me!
Try to work it out. I try to work it out. It’ll all work out in the end!
Why the surprise? I see through a child’s eyes
Why the surprise? Never doubt my passion
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City Of Toppled Monuments
Robert E Lee was no hero to me
He fought to preserve the system of slavery
You cry it’s not right to erase history
Under your concrete lies sacred sites of the black man
I want to ride down the avenue of monuments
With my wrecking ball
Reconstruction outlawed rebel statues
When the North looked away Jim Crow reared his ugly head
Disenfranchisement, lynchings, and oppression
In this climate of terror, traitors would be cast in bronze
I want to ride down the avenue of monuments
With my wrecking ball
City of the toppled monuments
City of the toppled monuments
A truth hard to swallow spit up as delusion
The South and its “noble” cause-a false retelling of history
This city was built on the backs of black men
Grim symbols of hatred still cast their shadow upon this land!
I want to ride down the avenue of monuments
With my wrecking ball
City of the toppled monuments
City of the toppled monuments
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Simplicity
05:05
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Simplicity
Simplicity’s appeal in this age of complexity
Carrying on with no second thoughts
The illusion of fulfillment. Eternal riches cast aside
Tantalized by the bright and the shiny
And it happens the same as before
The thrill of acquiring
The reprieve from sadness
The bounce back to passivity
Is this my gateway to sanity?
Bop-bop-ba-da-ba-bop-bop-ba Bop-bop-ba-da-bop-ba
If heaven’s in the here and now
Where do you find yourself?
Find a star and claim it for own
If hell exists in the present
Where do you find yourself?
When possessions take ownership of you
An abundance of wasted motion. Use, abuse, and throw away
The cultivated habits of our lives
Lines so clearly defined. Laid out from our time of birth
Blurring with a newly found vision
And it happens the same as before
The thrill of acquiring
The reprieve from sadness
The bounce back to passivity
Is this the gateway to sanity?
Bop-bop-ba-da-ba-bop-bop-ba Bop-bop-ba-da-bop-ba
If heaven’s in the here and now
Where do you find yourself?
Find a star and claim it for own
If hell exists in the present
Where do you find yourself?
When possessions take ownership of you
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the Silent Boys Richmond, Virginia
The Silent Boys is an indie-pop band that has been silently playing and recording music for the past three
decades.
Prior to their debut "Beauty Tips" CD, the Silent Boys released songs on various compilations including: Will There be Time for Tea (Morgan Leah), Seven Summers (Kindercore/Tweenet), and You Thought It Was the End of the World When the Rain Ruined Your Hair (Firestation Tower).
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