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Upper Hand
04:28
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I won't tell you that I'm one of a kind, oh no!
I'm one step ahead, and two behind
Ain't nothing special in my petty life, I know
But could you see me with an open mind?
I don't care about the Ritz and the glitz, oh no!
Don't care about the fame and the game
I don't mind you said "Let's call it quits", oh well
I'd like to think that I cared about you
You clearly thought that I was a fool
You took me for granted, now that is so uncool
I've tried my best to keep the upper hand
Now tell me what is so hard to understand?
And you believe that I've been holding you back, have I?
You're looking forward, I'm looking around
I took a while to really get back on track, oh well
I couldn't keep my feet so firm on the ground.
You clearly thought that I was a fool
You took me for granted, now that is so uncool
I've tried my best to keep the upper hand
Now tell me what is so hard to understand?
We've been together for a million years, it seems
All this time was not a walk in the park
Now that our worlds have such a disconnect, ah well
Let's turn the page and forget about that...
You clearly thought that I was a fool
You took me for granted, now that is so uncool
I've tried my best to keep the upper hand
Just tell me why it's so hard to understand?
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2. |
Set Me Free
04:49
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Do you remember the power in our hands?
The fire in our veins...
Running together, and there would be no end
to the spirit and the flame.
Born in a fever, the music in our heads
was stronger than a chain.
As we grew older, how much of that remained?
How much has passed away?
Over and over, we've looked for something else,
We fell and rose again...
Deeper and deeper, there really was no end
in that far away land.
And I still remember, what all this means to me
is everything, you see.
It's now or never, back where I used to be,
this time you have to set me free...
Set me free
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How can I?
04:54
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I can feel you in my arms again
When I close my eyes at night
I just dream you're on my side again
Even you would understand
But whatever happened to me?
I'm rushing ahead, unlikely
I can't comprehend, now really
How can I?
I've been spinning like a weather vane
Going circles in the light
I've lost my bearings on the other lane
Trying to keep up with your lies
But whatever happened, really?
I feel like a loner, lately
I can't comprehend, now honey
How can I?
And as I stand there weary
Time has turned so dreary
My life suspended in mid air
And if you were to see me
Don't despair and tell me
How we came to ever care?
We've been fighting to the bitter end
Words more hurtful than a bite
I don't think that I will ever mend
Nothing seems so black and white, why?
Whatever happened to me?
I'm rushing ahead, unlikely
I can't comprehend, now really
How can I?
But whatever happened, really?
I feel like a loner, lately
I can't comprehend, now honey
How can I?
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4. |
A Reason to Leave
04:18
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The way you're moving, babe
The way you hold my hand
That sparkle in your smile
I really cannot stand it
I love to love you, I love you much
(It's) such a fever
This aching in my heart
Is more than I can bear
So, give me a reason to leave, babe...
Just give me a reason to leave
I don't remember, I don't recall
The first time, first sight
It wasn't long before I stumbled
Now I'm falling down
I love to love you, I love you much
(It's) such a fever
This feeling in my heart
Is more than I can bear
Now give me a reason to leave, babe...
Just give me a reason to leave
Give me a reason to leave, babe...
Just give me a reason to leave
I gotta move on, gotta get out
Of your loving arms
I need a break, I need some air
Will you help me now?
I love to love you, I love you much
(It's) such a fever
This aching in my heart
Is more than I can bear
So give me a reason to leave, babe...
Just give me a reason to leave
Give me a reason to leave, babe...
Just give me a reason to leave
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5. |
Blue
04:33
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Scarlet dress and lavender hair
A coral carpet in her lair
Shades of green, a purple chair
She wants more colours everywhere
Dancing her way through life and none of it really matters
You could say she floats around all day
Living her fantasy world
Bright as light and soft as a feather
Embracing life like there's no other
Silly jokes, running around
She wants more treasures to be found
Dancing her way through life and none of it really matters
You would see her laughing all the way
Me, I see her in
Blue... my little girl's blue... My little girl's blue...
Flat heel shoes made for dancing
Spotlight, sunlight, angel's wings
Hide and seek and skipping stones
She wants me singing on the phone
Dancing her way through life and none of it really matters
You would find her writing secret plays
Acting her fantasy world
I'm wrapped around her little finger
Summer warming a cold winter
A ray of sunshine, my melted heart
I wonder how she's doing that
Dancing her way through life and none of it really matters
You could hear her singing everyday
Me, I see her in
Blue... my little girl's blue... My little girl's blue...
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6. |
Lazy (from Time to Time)
04:09
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I'm feeling lazy, feeling lazy
Look what you have done now
It's not so easy, not so easy
to waste so much of your life
Every night, I spend my time just waiting
for the love you give... from time to time
I'm going crazy, going crazy
I locked myself from the inside
Not even guilty, you think I should be?
I live my life as a slow ride
Every night, I spend my time just waiting
for the love you give... from time to time
I'm feeling lazy, feeling lazy
You proud of what you've done now?
It's not so easy, not so easy
to keep on such a lifestyle
Every night, I spend my time just waiting
for the love you give... from time to time
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7. |
The Odds of Our Lives
04:08
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I'm out of touch, I'm out of time
I'm not myself, I'm out of line
Whenever I try, you're giving up
Whenever I try...
I've been out-runned, I'm classified
I'm much, too much, too old to cry
Whenever I fall, you're rising up
Whenever I fall...
And in the end, we'll come to term
With the odds of our lives
I'm not the best, I'm medium sized
I've lost all faith, I'm mystified
Whatever I am, you don't approve
Whatever I am...
I need a rest, I need a dime
I'm much, too much, too faint to try
Whatever I say, you're hanging up
Whatever I say...
And in the end, we'll reconcile
All the odds of our lives
I don't say much, I'm rather shy
I hate myself, I can't deny
Whoever I am is not enough
Whoever I am...
I'm all washed-out, it's not a crime
I'm much, too much, too bored to lie
Whoever we are, we're breaking up
Whoever we are...
And in the end, we'll reconcile
All the odds of our lives
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I Dream of You
06:10
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I hear the distant voices, by the window down the street
My spirit's slowly sinking into the visions of my dream
A place where I can hold you in my arms again
And no one else can reach you now
Into the deep I'm falling, into the peace of mind
I close my eyes to see you, away beyond the stars
In this place where I can hold you in my arms again
And no one else can reach you now
I dream of you my babe
I dream that maybe you are here
It's much too far, now honey
This place you are without me
I dream of you my babe. I dream that maybe you are...
In this place where I can hold you in my arms again
And no one else can reach you now
I'm rolling in the waves of an ocean of your tenderness
I've tried to hide the pain but there's nothing left since you've been gone.
This place where I can hold you in my arms again
And no one else can reach you now
I can't be sure I'm living without the fire in your eyes
You won't die twice I promise, forever in my heart you are
This place where I can hold you in my arms again
And no one else can reach you now
I dream of you my babe
I dream that maybe you are here
It's much too far, now honey
This place you are without me
I dream of you my babe, I dream that maybe you are...
In this place where I can hold you in my arms again
And no one else can reach you now
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9. |
Along the Road
04:11
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I keep on running
Along the road
Just keep on running
Along the road
Well I keep on rock and rollin' on
No place where I belong.
I can't get ready
To roll you on
I can't get steady
To sing a song
And I keep on rock and rollin' on
No place where I belong.
I just can't take it, just can't keep it, just can't carry on...
I keep on running
Along the road
Just keep on running
Along the road
Well I keep on rock and rollin' on
No place where I belong.
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10. |
Fool
03:27
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I've blown out of proportion
Like a cinnamon bun
My clothes are out of fashion
And my zip is undone
I've tried to grow a beard
But it was no success
My face was just too weird
And my hair such a mess
I'm a fool... I'm singing the blues
I've tried to be a star
But it didn't work out
I bought the wrong guitar
And drank too much stout
I asked a lot of people
And they all said the same:
"Your brain is much too little
And your game just too lame"
I'm a fool... I'm singing the blues
I'm a fool... I'm singing the blues
There's not much you can do
With a nose like mine
Not to end up with the flu
And go to bed at nine
You think you're so much clever
And you laugh at my song
If you ever said never
You know where you belong
You're a fool... You're singing the blues
You're a fool... You're singing the blues
We're all fools... We're singing the blues
We're all fools... We're singing the blues
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11. |
Someday
04:22
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I'm breathing in
I'm saving for the run
I'd like to see
Thirty thousand suns
Rising on
The winter of my heart
Inside out
And music in my head
I don't know why
Think I'm losing my mind
No reason left behind
Nobody else around
It's so funny
Strange, almost crazy
How far have I travelled
to come back full circle?
But someday, I'll stay
Somewhere, you'll be there...
I cannot stop
I gotta be on the run
Across the sea
Under another sun
No time to lose,
I gotta move somehow
It's so funny
Strange, almost crazy
How far have I travelled
to come back full circle?
But someday, I'll stay
Somewhere, you'll be there...
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Ghostly Beard Montreal, Québec
Enigmatic visionary Ghostly Beard pens emotive prog-pop. From the vaults of his prismatic artistry he issues a clutch of albums.
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