1. |
Either/Or
04:40
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Well, here goes
Get up on your toes
It’s time you read the writing on the door
We’re to blame
And if it’s all the same
It’s the consequence of thinking either/or
Hell bent
Or heaven sent
I wish that we were smarter than we’re sure
Black, white
Left or right
You show your colors thinking either/or
Face plant
Like an elephant
You crashed a hole right into the dance floor
Jackass
Got your hall pass
But they tricked you into thinking either/or
We keep ourselves down
With this false middle ground
Well, we bought the greatest story ever sold
Oh, but here’s a plan
How ‘bout both/and?
And we kick this idiot logic either/or
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2. |
The Last Laugh Track
03:31
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A holiday today
We finally got away
A different point of view
And some time to spend with you
Well, I’ve always been optimistic
I thought I could make your dreams come true
Oh, but I am just a dreamer goofball
Would you have chosen different if you knew?
The hit parade du jour
Mama’s out on tour
While baby sits and plays
His bass guitar all day
Oh, I go reaching for my headphones
But it’s no use, he keeps on cutting through
And he has got that walking thing down
But mostly we’re a different kind of blue
Well, Roger’s had enough
He says the world is too fucked up
But I think it’s okay
Because it’s always been this way
Oh, I’ve always been optimistic
I thought I could make my dreams come true
But the universe will have the last laugh
Good luck, it’s been sure nice knowing you
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3. |
The Answer is Yes
05:15
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I know you’re not the kind to lose your head
Maybe just lose your heart instead
You’ve taken this road down to where it’s led
And now you feel you’re next to nowhere
I don’t have much to give you, I confess
Still I can help to fill the emptiness
If you are asking me
The answer’s yes
Yes, yes, yes
You feel this ache that you cannot name
These tangled thoughts you try to tame
Oh, you’ve longed for these things for so long, but they never came
Oh, but love
Maybe love is in the small things
I can’t stand by and watch you stand for less
And I wish it all came down to me, I guess
Whatever you ask for
The answer’s yes
Yes, yes, yes
And when your black cloud resolves to gray
Like the night reveals into the day
Oh, these things you wish for are gonna come your way
The waiting is over
I know you think your whole world is a mes
But it’s time to put on that sweet black dress
Tonight the world is yours
And the answer’s yes
Yes, yes, yes
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4. |
Staring into the Sun
04:28
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Like streams of consciousness that flow into a river
A well of feeling overflows in a flood
I’m left here thinking about these things I have left behind
The difference between what is and what was
I lost my way
Staring into the sun
Sometimes we’re pulled to do the things that we do
Lost my bearings
Staring into the sun
Now yesterday couldn’t come too soon
I was not looking where I was not supposed to
When suddenly there came this light in my eyes
I saw a face, a balcony, and a blue door
Explode away the other sun in the sky
Don’t tell me about moments frozen in time
They ignite then burn right out and they’re gone
And I am still waiting for my world to re-turn
And I don’t need you to tell me that I’m wrong
It all fell down on me
And it all comes back to you
And the sun does not stay set
I had a vision
Staring into the sun
Sometimes we just cannot escape from the pull
Double vision
Staring into the sun
Now yesterday couldn’t come too soon
Too soon
No, it can’t come soon enough, no no
But it won’t come at all
It’ll never come again
It’s gone
Gone for good, but not for good
It’s gone
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5. |
Secrets of the World
06:30
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Today was just another day
A lot like the day before
I can’t believe all of the things that happened
My car broke down
It rained again
You spoke my name while you were sleeping
I wouldn’t have missed it for the world
And tomorrow is magic because it comes
Ringing its promises
Though bad things sometime come to everybody
So take a chance now
Breathe the air
And think of things you’ve never dared
And offer up this simple prayer
It’s right there
You can’t keep it from getting dark outside
But you might as well give it a whirl
‘Cause you never know where you’re going to find
All the secrets of the world
I can’t believe the things I see
And I don’t believe what I don’t
I try to separate the facts from faction
When reason, logic leave you cold
And lock you in their strangle hold
Just set your heart to overload
Some things will
Remain untold
You can’t keep it from getting dark outside
And I know that it sounds absurd
But it’s getting so there’s no place to hide
All the secrets of the world
Today was just another day
Maybe you fell in love
Maybe you learned something you thought you knew
Maybe the sky fell to the ground
Maybe you stared the bastard down
With all that’s waiting to be found
It’s your time
Look around
You can’t keep it from getting dark outside
But you might as well give it a whirl
‘Cause you never know where you’re going to find
All the secrets of the world
You can’t keep it from getting dark outside
And I know that it sounds absurd
But it’s getting so there’s no place to hide
All the secrets of the world
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6. |
Stop My Heart
05:26
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Come let me dry all your tears tonight
Let’s put them to bed
Silence those voices inside your head
I am here, I’m in your life
And this is my charge
To make sure you know what a gift you are
You stop my heart
Every time
I think of you
You hold my breath
You make me weak
My strength is you
I know it’s a miracle I found you
A miracle that you would want me, too
I never had a choice
Right from the start
You stop my heart
I’ve watched you glide through this world
I’ve followed your eyes
I don’t know if you even realize
How you draw in people with your grace
And I am just one
I am in orbit around your sun
You stop my heart
Every time
I think of you
You take my breath
You turn my world
My world is you
I know you’re a miracle
I found you
A miracle
And you wanted me, too
I never had a chance
Right from the start
You stop my heart
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7. |
Shutdown
05:40
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Music taught me how to listen
And I’ve heard all you said
But when it’s time to turn the tables
You turn off instead
On the edge of all this beauty
You just shutdown
Auto fade to black
Why do you shutdown?
You tell me to face the facts
Then you choose the ones you need
And you call your sympathetic army
To bring me to my knees
On the verge of all this beauty
I won’t be shutdown
I will sing my mind
I will not be shutdown
All this artful indignation
I see through your veil
But if you ever lift it
I will be there without fail
In the realm of all this beauty
We won’t be shutdown
Turn the power off
We will not be shutdown
Yes, in the thrall of all this beauty
We won’t be shutdown
It’s your power
But we will not be shutdown
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8. |
More Than I Love
05:14
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All covered in blankets of stars
That keep us from being afraid of the dark
And the distance and emptiness and
Where sometimes
A little light is gonna find its mark
With all that you are
Can you be
More than I love?
Counting the stars
They’ll never be
More than my love
Look to a star
Are you sure
That it’s still there
Or maybe just an illusion of light?
‘Cause the stars are all ancient
And we’re just a heartbeat in time
That’s why we’ve got to love with all our might
With all that you are
Can you be
More than I love?
Counting the stars
They’ll never be
More than my love
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9. |
All I Have Forgotten
03:54
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Across this twilight’s radiant distance
I am a time-worn traveler
And looking back on all I have been given
Oh, all that I have forgotten and left behind
It hovers over all the things I carry along
Into this song
I’ve left a trail of love and damage
But not an empty moment still
How could I lose these things that I have been granted?
Oh, all that I have forgotten and left behind
It hovers over all the thoughts I carry along
Into this song
Can you help me to remember?
Through the shadows and the scars
‘Cause all I need is to remember
All the faces
And the places
And the moments
Oh, and what it feels like...
All that I have forgotten and left behind
It hovers over all the dreams I carry along
Into this song
Oh, all that I have forgotten and left behind
It hovers over all the love I carry along
Into this song
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10. |
Mistral
07:16
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The coda comes before the overture is over
The storm it comes before the calm
And it’s so peculiar when it’s not what you expected
And I know you’re not among the ones who don’t expect too much
It’s not your fault
California
It’s manifest
Destiny
City’s son, I tried to warn you
Now I’m staring off to see
The mistral
The code it comes before the resuscitation
Oh, I am breathing in your mouth
And we could hide here in this bed and save each other
While the world outside is rumbling
And crumbling all around
<All fall down>
Silicon
California
Manifest destiny
Must be something in the water
I am setting out to see
Oh, the mistral
They say what goes around
It comes around, too
But what if one day it just...
...stopped?
Who’s the king of California?
Just another B movie
I am sailing
Cross that water
I am sailing off to sea
Kingdom come
California
Just another B movie
I am surfing
On your water
I am surfing
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11. |
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The night nestles into this room
Tiptoeing light on the floor
Oh, I’ve been away
But I’ve come back
For more
And I won’t leave these gifts I bear at your door
You sleep with your arms stretched high
Your mouth is open and moving
Oh, I am awake
I can’t be dreaming
And I want to make you feel everything
We choose
And we are chosen
We’re blessed
And we are what we are
So don’t ever change a thing
About you
‘Cause in this world where we slide and glide along the surface
I have plundered your secret depths and found no end
And I want to make you feel everything
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bluerace
bluerace is a four-piece contemporary music ensemble from the New York metropolitan area. They have independently released three album-length works, "World is Ready" (2009), "Beautiful Sky" (2013), and "Mistral," found here, in 2019. They characterize themselves as a small factory or workshop of songwriters, and their sound is characterized by the interplay of the two guitarists distinct styles. ... more
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