1. |
Falling Down
02:46
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Hey. Hi. It’s me Ego, and I had
Something I wanted to bring up
It’s kind of been on my mind
I can be proud of what I’ve been through
But there aren’t any more miles left on my shoes
I should put it down where I have to
But doesn’t anybody want to know what it was that I knew?
My life was never supposed to be like this
I’m not pissed - I just never saw it coming around
Hey look at me! I just got kicked in the teeth
In the dictionary under smooth recovery is me
Eyes wide open, best foot forward
Always did the best I could at falling down
{Refrain}
You’ll find who your friends are
Some won’t stick around
And never look at how far you fall
Or at the approaching ground
And don’t ever give credence
To those who cause you pain
Because they’ll get back the same
And it gives you standing ground
When you’re falling down
I’ve been jiped and I’ve been screwed
I’ve been subjected to the unbelieveably rude
I’ve learned my lessons and the thing is
You always gotta come back swinging
Come on take something away
Get over the wall
Next time catch yourself
Stumble instead of fall
That’s all
{Refrain}
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2. |
Eight Years Late
03:08
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monday's blurry, tuesday's smiling
wednesday's harsher with white styling
thursday hurts and friday's leading
saturday's blues and sunday's seething
i know that i'll be alright
but i'm just glad you were there tonight
'cause conversation's really good
when sleep's in short supply
summer started, fall revealing
winter climbs and spring's a ceiling
we moved right through making passes
bullshit guesswork of the masses
you may prove my theory right
but i'm just glad you were there tonight
'cause conversation's really good
when sleep's in short supply
talk of life and love and dances
disappointment and missed chances
lending time, speak and listen
don't waste days we're power driven
and don't mistake the words i write
i'm just glad you were there tonight
'cause conversation's really good
when sleep's in short supply
and this is as close as i can get
to sincere poetry
sorry it comes to you 8 years late
on an all night drive from me
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3. |
Roach Hotel
03:28
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Walk away and remember
Here you see yourself
Walk away and take a while
Toss it up on the shelf
Walk away and remember
Don't forget to shine
Walk away and grin inside...
So long for now - not farewell
And thanks for stopping
At the roach hotel
Walk away and remember
I'm easy to warm up to
Walk away if you think
I didn't hear you
Walk away and remember
Don't forget to shine
Walk away and grin inside...
So long for now - not farewell
And thanks for stopping
At the roach hotel
With my orange couch so beat that it
Is not even nice to sit on it
And what holds up the walls I presume
Are the sounds I make that fill this room
But you don't mind spending time
In this roach hotel of mine
The nights grow old and hours stretch
With the outlines of the lives we sketch
Walk away and remember
Here you see yourself
Walk away and take a while
Toss it up on the shelf
Walk away and remember
Don't forget to shine
Walk away and grin inside...
So long for now - not farewell
And thanks for stopping
At the roach hotel
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4. |
Gone And Lost Again
03:12
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I heard the news today
Different from yesterday
If you read my mind, you'll see
It's great to be lost again
In this perfect state of zen
I lived here yesterday
But I died at the news today
And I feel just fine
Now that I'm gone
And I'm lost again
In this perfect state of…
Open your eyes
And what they tell you
I'm not who I was
And I'm glad I'm gone
'Cause you're the same today
As you were yesterday
And should feel just fine
Now that I'm gone
And I'm lost again
In this perfect state of zen
Open your eyes
And what they tell you
I'm not who I was
And I'm glad I'm gone
'Cause you're the same today
As you were yesterday
And I see you just fine
Now that I'm gone
And I'm lost again
In this perfect state of zen
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5. |
Winter In July
03:02
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did you think I'd wave and leave and only say goodbye?
just like when you wish you weren't drawn to my reply
but that's the spot you got by lurking in the fast lane
and at this point letting go is nothing but a damn shame
[refrain]
but isn't it a situation?
does it squeeze you dry?
do you find it holds you back
exactly as you try to slip by?
it's a simple riddle
where the answer never lies
when you get over last October
I bet you'll find it's winter in July
honest to a fault where lying is an easy option
dependable like barren parents waiting for adoption
content in swapping parts between the standard daily costume
a psychopath that lives and gives and dies inside the same room
[refrain]
pleased to meet you, thanks for asking, and for all the headroom
it's better than the dirty wetter leather in the bedroom
and yeah, I used that last line because it rhymes
so read between the lines
[refrain]
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6. |
Marinicajuanafine
02:34
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Jeff Marshall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Songwriter, recording artist, lyricist, performing bassist, music lover.
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