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The More I See You
02:39
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VENETIAN BLINDS AND CURTAINS
I've been tryin'..
So hard to spend this money
I've been dyin' to spend it all on you
But clearly you don't like me
I can see that in your eyes
The window to your soul has got Venetian blinds and curtains
That's a sign...
YOU CAN WEAR A MASK
You can cry girl
You can lie girl
You can make your demands
But the end result will get you nowhere
You can spy girl
You can hide girl
You can keep on your mask
But either way the world isn’t fair
Jaime said she loved you
Then she found a man
She had a change of heart
On the day you made a plan
To sweep her off her feet
And -a- take her far away
To some romantic plastic sexy hideaway
Fooled again by your emotions
A messy situation as deep as the ocean
You can cry girl
You can lie girl
You can make your demands
But the end result will get you nowhere
You can spy girl
You can hide girl
You can keep on your mask
But either way the world isn’t fair
Far be it for me to tell you how to live your life
No one has that right but some might believe they might
How your story goes is a mystery to me
And frankly I don’t care - to feed your misery
Swept away by deep emotions
A sink trap in your mind as deep as the ocean
You can cry girl
You can lie girl
You can make your demands
But the end result will get you nowhere
You can spy girl
You can hide girl
You can keep on your mask
But either way the world isn’t fair
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Misery
02:09
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She Is A Painscape
04:32
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SHE IS A PAINSCAPE
Well she hides how she’s feeling
But her feelings can not hide
In dreams they all come out swinging
Makes her cry
When she awakes she is beat up
Yeah, you can see it in her eyes
No rest for the weary - she’ll tell you
But not why
‘Cause she is a painscape
A sponge for your tears
She’ll soak up all of your sorrows
And feed you the love you’ve been missing for years
There’s a place deep in her memories
Of a time when she was free
When the love that she gave came back two fold
Unconditionally
No burden to bear for another
At one with nature’s design
The blissfulness that ran her motor
kept her safe and aligned
Now she is a painscape
A sponge for your tears
She’ll soak up all of your sorrows
And feed you the love you’ve been missing for years
Now she is a painscape
A sponge for your tears
She’ll soak up all of your sorrows
And feed you the love you’ve been missing for year
But why?
You may ask why?
Well she came back..
Made a deal with the light
To help all the lost souls who arrive here
And don’t understand the reason for all the pain and suffering
And what you need to know when it’s time to go (again)…
Now she is a painscape
A sponge for your tears
She’ll soak up all of your sorrows
And feed you the love you’ve been missing for years
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Words Of Wisdom
01:18
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WORDS OF WISDOM
Meet her - it all depends on how you treat her
You see, the pressure points are sensitive and sore
Eat her - you’d be so lucky just to greet her
The moment that you open up her door
Words of wisdom - hide ya feelings
Keep your comments toward the ceiling
Never let her see the cards you hold
Speeder he used to run just like a cheetah
He'd slide down the hall until he hit the chair with his head
Mother - she told’em sliding’s gonna bleed ya
And it’s worse than pulling staples from your hand
Words of wisdom - listen slowly
The message here is more than holy
Never look a gift horse in the eye
And here's why...
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Old Brown Shoe
03:15
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Lemmings Are Beautiful
04:08
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LEMMINGS ARE BEAUTIFUL
Now that you know what you are
You don't have to go it alone
You won't need a mind of your own
True believers adrift on the tide
Hook line and sinker
we swallow with pride
We’re on cruise control
That’s how we roll
Lemmings are beautiful
(Bursting with pride)
Lemmings are beautiful
(We won't be denied)
Lemmings are beautiful
Beautiful
Beautiful now
Now that we know who we are
We don’t give a damn what you say
We’re perfect in every way
True believers, we’re primed for a fight
Follow our leader - that crude troglodyte
As we promenade
A peacock parade
Lemmings are beautiful
(Bursting with pride)
Lemmings are beautiful
(We won't be denied)
Lemmings are beautiful
Beautiful
Beautiful now
Marching in circles with God on our side
Scorching the earth, well the lord will provide
Our time has come now we won’t be denied
Now that we know who you are
We're playing a zero sum game
We're finally free of the shame
True believers are never in doubt
Get with the program
Or get the hell out
Yeah it's clear to see - a stone guarantee
Lemmings are beautiful
(Bursting with pride)
Lemmings are beautiful
(We won't be denied)
Lemmings are beautiful
Beautiful
Beautiful now
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Through With Buzz
01:38
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ELLIOT NESS (He's The Man)
Elliot Ness
Elliot Ness
Elliot Ness
He's The Man
Elliot Ness
Elliot Ness
Elliot Ness
In command
Elliot Ness
Elliot Ness
Elliot Ness
He's The Man!
Elliot Ness
Elliot Ness
He's The Man!
I've seen him on the TV
All black and white
Yeah, he's the man
He gets things done
(Yes, he does)
He'll lock your ass up buddy boy!
He's untouchable
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Monikka Brawn In Tandem
01:39
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MONICA BRAUN
Monica Braun
Monica Braun
She was a girl who twirled her baton
Monica Braun
Monica Braun
She never knew what side she was on
Should I beholden to women or men?
My feelings keep changing again and again
Life is unfair
Why should I pretend?
I hate all humans including my friends!
Monica Braun
Monica Braun
Pleasured herself with her silver baton
Monica Braun
Monica Braun
Lived out her days on an animal farm
Simpler times
Long been gone
Long been gone
Long been gone
For sad little lonely Monica Braun
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ONES & ZEROES
Ones & zeroes
In the batter
A.I. heroes
‘Round The Bend
When the consciousness
starts appearing
Then we’re out of a job my friend
Ones & zeroes
Taming matter
It all starts from whence we rise
We know nothing but still we tinker
Making sure of our own demise
Like the giants
Who once lived here
Soul compliance
Now they’re gone
And like the dinosaurs
We are kings now
But soon all Dinosaurs get dethroned
It’s a big trap!
Until you jump snap dimensions!
It’s just routine
evolution
The Arrogance of greedy genes
The cosmic dominance of ego belching
Sparking cosmic curiosity
Tear down the old stage
We’re in a new age of….
Ones & zeroes
In the batter
Looks real good but tastes so bad
Soulless consciousness starts controlling
Human future looks pretty sad
Ones & zeroes
Matrix matter
It all starts from whence we came
It’s a cycle of quantum digits
Replicating what’s in our brain
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The Panic Agenda
04:47
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THE PANIC AGENDA
Stare — I only stare at the stair
Where — Where I will choose what to wear
Bare — I'm barely able to bear . . . . . this Heavy fare ain't fair.
There—When I was able to care
Dare—What I was willing to share
My despair—I’m all alone in this chair It scares my heart, I swear.
So when will it be better than? And Friend, when will I see you again?
Welcome to The Panic Agenda
Welcome to the start of the end
There won't be a way to defend ya
ALL YOU SEE -- IS MEANINGLESS . . .
Welcome to The Panic Agenda
Welcome to the start of the end
There won't be a way to defend ya
ALL YOU SEE IS MEANINGLESS . . . on that you can depend.
Pain – a window without a pane
Rain – a kingdom without a reign
Vain – a needle missing the vein It’s something in my brain.
Stain – a mark that always remains
Slain – a building struck by a crane
Disdain – like Abel talking to Cain
Everyone complains.
So when will it be better than? And Friend, when will I see you again?
Welcome to The Panic Agenda
Welcome to the start of the end
There won't be a way to defend ya
ALL YOU SEE -- IS MEANINGLESS . . .
Welcome to The Panic Agenda
Welcome to the start of the end
There won't be a way to defend ya
ALL YOU SEE IS MEANINGLESS . . . on that you can depend.
I remember then, when everything was fine
Before the time grew short, before the bottom line
When kids would run and play, and pay phones cost a dime
Before this anxious age, before the end of time . . . (yeah, yeah, yeah!)
Welcome to The Panic Agenda
Welcome to the start of the end
There won't be a way to defend ya
ALL YOU SEE -- IS MEANINGLESS . . .
Welcome to The Panic Agenda
Welcome to the start of the end
There won't be a way to defend ya
ALL YOU SEE IS MEANINGLESS . . . on that you can depend.
Welcome to The Panic Agenda!
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Who Am I?
03:12
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WHO AM I?
Who am I to know the reason I am here
Who am I to tell myself the purpose of why I live in fear
It’s not my business apparently to see the truth
Forced to wear the blinders since my youth
Fed a diet of doubts sugar coated in lies
How am I to know when or not to cry
How am I to know the darkest secrets that I try to hide
are not another scripted line of code that someone else designed
How am I to know - what I can’t define
Spinning endlessly in downtime conspiracies
A needle groove that skips so erratically
Enough to keep the pain from losing it’s sleep
Sleeping
Sleeping
When did I become - so irrelevant and numb
When did everything I hold so sacred burn up in the sun
Am I heading for a cold and lonely place
an abyss for a pointless human race
Do I really have a soul who sees through my eyes
I really wanna know
I really wanna know
Who am I today
Who am I tomorrow
Who am I is one big stupid question
I may not ever know
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You Are A Bird
02:39
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YOU ARE A BIRD
You are a bird limping down the street
You will curse anyone who tries to help you
You are a bird ignoring your defeat
You don’t want anyone to tell you it’s over
You are the strangest bird the world has ever seen
And that’s the truth
But now it’s time to let go of your ego
And feel the bruise
You are the strangest bird the world has ever seen
And that’s the truth
But now it’s time to let go of your ego
And heal the bruise
Fly to where it’s free
Where limits have no boundaries
Where you can see all things for what they truly are
More real than anything you can sense on this Earth
The rainbow maker
The aether shaker
You’ll be as one on their turf
‘Cause you are a bird flying in the breeze
You can calm anyone who tries to hurt you
You are a bird free of all disease
You are a shining star
A five leaf clover
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Sorry
02:49
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SORRY
You say I’m sorry,
I’m just waiting for my time
Yeah, you repeat that depressing line
When I bring your pills and cup of coffee Night and Day
You’re sorry
You’re so depressed about your life
You want to die but no end in sight
You feel so hopeless but your will to fight is still in the air
Why struggle, when will you see that when it’s time to give up you will be ready to take that final step with ease
And you’ll ascend from all this doubt and misery
So sorry
Those crippling stings that run through your hands
That prevents you from creative plans
Can only be felt by us when you're crying
Oh so sorry
That you think I hate you being around
When all I wanna do is make you feel sound
And able to free yourself from these chains that bind you
Forgive me
Sometimes I’m harsh
You make me repeat myself – it’s so annoying
You’re shutting down
It’s hard for me to face that it’s come down to this tortured reality
I’m sorry I can’t help you - you are on your own
But soon you’ll find your way back home
And if you don’t go into the light that’s ok
I wouldn’t blame you
I mean how many times do you have to come back here and suffer?
Time to move on…
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SHOULD SOMETHING HAPPEN TO ME
There's a time when my dreams must fade
When they're washed away - all the plans I made
I will never see them anymore
And should something happen to me -
Who's gonna care?
I'll be nowhere
And that's a hard pill to swallow
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John Tabacco Stony Brook, New York
John Tabacco is a composer, singer-songwriter, producer, recording engineer, and visual
artist.
Like an unfolding musical diary / puzzle, Tabacco’s music and art are constantly being re-worked, juxtaposed and intertwined.
For more info : www.johntabacco.net
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