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Middleman
02:18
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They say youʼre not trying hard enough to the middleman
and they donʼt want me to try so hard, only to give it in
I just wanted to be all the things i could pretend to be
and I just want you to know, never here or there, never letting go
I guess iʼm not trying hard enough to see the bitter end
got such a hard time controlling thoughts 'n then expressing them
I wouldnʼt want you to read useless words that donʼt mean anything because both of us know, itʼs so much easier when you let things go...
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2. |
Division
03:17
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For all that I know, Iʼm never stopping
She feels me grow, I feel her drop me
The more I sit, think it out, in longing for the good times
reminding me itʼs all ok thereʼs hope in wondering
when iʼm gonna settle down though
the noise i hear inside is comforting...
For all that we hear, and all we can see
Sing your songs, but sing without me
with all this time to think it out, and ponder on the old times
reminding me, itʼs not ok ʻcause the past is gone for good
Though I feel like laying down, well
I still hear the chorus sing inside of me...
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3. |
Clout
02:36
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I work for the company the company never works for me
middle class tradition got me itching for a different scene
and since i know this must be true, shouldnʼt try so hard to prove
after everything is through, it comes from inside of me
They say you donʼt see it, well that doesnʼt mean it isnʼt there
You can tell me otherwise, but frankly I donʼt fucking care
i guess if all and all is true, i wonʼt speak the same for you
Iʼm not scared to follow through, and see whatʼs inside of me
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4. |
Kickball
02:38
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I used to kick the ball
Sometimes iʼd try and fall but in thinking about my problems
i would realize their itʼs not just mine
I just got to think it through
Itʼs something you have but you let it slip the rug out from underneath
i guess you couldnʼt even fake it...
Youʼre unpredictable
sometimes I watch you fall You should try to resolve your problems, instead of hiding it all inside
itʼs something we chose to do, itʼs something weʼll have till I choose to slip the rug out from underneath
but nothing else is gonna take it from me...
"this is what it takes to get ones heart to break...
find it hard to think straight when something else is looking over your shoulder..."
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5. |
Gueros
02:00
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I tried to kiss you, tried but i missed you
youʼre all above my head
i know what i want, but i cringe as you flaunt
ʻcause itʼs all just a front instead
i know what i know, get where i go
what iʼve come from, and what iʼm going through
donʼt speak, donʼt move, rely on the groove
and i promise that youʼll feel it even if it takes some time
i donʼt know, what iʼm singin
but i promise baby iʼm alright, and i'd like to, maybe try you,
maybe try to, oh maybe, oh baby, iʼd like to...
i try to hit you, swing and i miss you
itʼs all inside my head
bitch on a string, iʼd believe anything
iʼm a book iʼm sure that sheʼs read
Know what i know, go where she goʼs
What weʼve come from, and when iʼm going through
Donʼt speak, donʼt move, rely on the groove
and i promise you wonʼt feel it, just a minute... of youʼre time...
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6. |
Rosemarie
02:44
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Rosemarie, what you trying to be?
It seems youʼre not the girl i used to know
Every night, itʼs you iʼm missinʼ and it isnʼt right
I can see youʼre not the girl i used to know, oh no, where'd you go?
She says “i like to get what i want...
maybe tonight i can make it up to you...”
So i know now, to get what i want, i wonʼt need much time...
Rosemarie, thingʼs are different since weʼre 17...
It seems youʼre not the girl i used to know
All those nights, i dreamed i had you, such a waste of time
and i know thatʼs not the girl i used to know, oh no, where'd you go?
You say “I always get what i want”
but i know the night wouldnʼt mean that much to you
So you know now, to get what i want, I just need tonight, all night...
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7. |
Ribbons
03:09
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I want to be one who puts ribbons in Her hair
and if I promised not to lie, do you think Sheʼd stay with me tonight?
I long to be the one that Sheʼs calling where... where to go ...
too bad iʼm frozen in my seat
and time is moving way too slow...
I think Sheʼs hip, Sheʼs lookin' pretty cool...
And I... Iʼd play Her games, but i donʼt know the rules...
Every now and then I seem to second guess myself
and as I try to make a move, iʼll put my Keys back on the shelf
I want to be the one, but iʼm feeling way too old...
spent so much time stuck to my seat, now iʼve got nowhere else to go...
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8. |
Swoon
02:41
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Sheʼs stands by the stairway glare...
A Comet, A Care...
I want her to notice me...
I just have to breathe...
You know how iʼd like to, iʼve always wanted to try to...
A Wonder that it's been taking from me
Though I know itʼs not right, now i want just to glide on through
Donʼt care for me
i guess, for you itʼs the same...
Falling down, a Face in the Crowd
Thereʼs nothing to say to You this time
it cutʼs like a knife...
"just calm down...
you tried so hard...
and i saw it spark...
a time now gone..."
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9. |
Sleep
04:27
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Now You know the things that iʼve kept inside
Iʼve got You so scared... it seems like iʼve got something to hide...
and You canʼt figure out whatʼs wrong
Is it me? or is it This?
How could This be right... how do I sleep at night?
Every time that You try to get me to talk or tell You whatʼs wrong
I say "I could use a walk..."
but i think You should take yours first
'cause when iʼm ready, i know weʼll be worse...
How could this be right... how do You sleep at night?
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10. |
Runaround
01:55
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I wrote a song without the words yesterday
I suppose that happens when thereʼs nothing to say and
some people think I should, and maybe i ought a but
iʼm told itʼs somthing that could never be taught and
the music that iʼve made has changed over time and
it almost feels as if itʼs no longer mine and
i think about what these things should mean to you but
canʼt wonder too long, thereʼs new things to do...
I know that somthingʼs left inside from me
but i know, that thereʼs other things thatʼll try
and since iʼm holding out, iʼll never have to feel the Drought
Thought you should know, iʼm just giving you the runaround...
i wrote some songs about myself yesterday all
about the problems that had headed my way and
Itʼs been awhile and it feels like its through cus
alot has changed and i donʼt know what to do see
Itʼs been an issue and itʼs broken my mind how
the past is past when theres no such thing as time guess...
"...the lesson learned thereʼs no beginning or end,
just flip the record over, start it again..."
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The Delay New York, New York
nick noto
aj parascandola
john biscuti
dave stagno
mike parascandola
Staten Island, NY 2005-2012
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