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after a awhile,
a little release 2 bring some relief
all over the place,
density sucks the air …
more often than not,
it gets 2 b complicated
intensity grows,
looking 4 a way 2 skate
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big shoes to fill…
takin’ small steps
once cut down 2 size…
just as well get over it
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reachin’ 4 rags,
pressing on regardless
bearin’ witless,
dragged away without a will
unabl 2 stop,
bettin’ off track
thru picket fences,
on a bender quite a sight
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stickin’ 2 the point,
br8kin’ it down
repeating the tagline,
rhetorical question ?’s
a different perspective,
behind the glass
2 stand alone,
couldn’t really b that bad…
2018_State of Denial songs - ASCAP.
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loop's qool - This Place
03:32
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seemed like a winning hand,
@ the time
turn out…a losing wager,
as the future passed
there is something else,
convolving these events
2 unsure 2 venture,
another guess
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crackin’ like a bad joke
under pressure, don’t we all?
tying the knot, 2 nothingness
sure 2 get u, 2 this place
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deem 2 check,
b-tween the layers
c what’s hidden,
on the out side
care 2 glean,
from the fine print
there’s always more 2 dig,
once u get the hint
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thriving with the tribe
fully engaged in a trivial task
no quest needs a destination
in a world of menial dislocations
2018_State of Denial songs - ASCAP.
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EM3W - A Gal So Unlike
03:38
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bidding the time, as we wait 2 c
days in2 nights, swipe the screen
2 early 2 tell, what it’ll b
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all bad deeds, seem 2 go unnoticed
leaning on the wall once more
2 far away 2 tip u off
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a gal so unlike, takes a awhile 2 get around ( wear u down)
up & about ’til the moon goes out
a gal so unlike, will wear u down ( get around)
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gainin’ xperience, on beck & call
when giving all u have, is not enuff
letting loose, won’t do no wrong
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quick fill, can’t fix the fit
agaisnt the wall once more
2 far away 2 push… when it comes the shove
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2 argue these things, is kind of surreal
isn’t there a trick, behind each treat?
2 b aware …doesn’t need feel like this
unless u persist on gettin’ taken 4 another spin
2018_State of Denial songs - ASCAP
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sweatin’ in the shade,
i wish i could make it rain
simmering inside,
just 1 of these days…
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u seem quite taken,
floating the hint
so willing 2 share,
it’s getting under my skin
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that guy,
let’s not talk about that guy
that guy,
something the matter with that guy…
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nothing left 2 claim,
chewin’ the pill
soured after bait,
shaken 2 tilt
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counting the change,
feeling cross & off the set
what more could i ask 4?
while hanging by a thread…
2018_State of Denial songs - ASCAP.
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plotting down,
a little storyline
steady as it goes,
sure 2 find u under the spotlight
playing hard 2 get,
doesn’t have 2 b
the thing in itself,
just a means to fill the need
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memories take shape,
with every step along the way
through hi-end lows,
connecting the dots.
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within the scheme,
2 chance upon a choice
best laid plans can only happen,
riding a smooth slope
i shudder 2 think,
will the structure hold?
stacking the odds,
chiping at the bits of self control
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never ending con-versations
2 paint a different picture,
many shades of grey
beginning @ the end, b4 is 2 late
missing the link,
2 that sense of place
2018_State of Denial songs - ASCAP.
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why preach, what u practice?
what’s the fun of that?
with 3 sides 2 every story
better off playing any given part
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telling tail lies
buying up some time
in due course, of course
bare knocking agaisnt the wall
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fluid xchange of fluids
xperience in a rush
coming through wishing 4 a way…
vested in the process, of blind trust
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2 stressed, 2 argue the case
looking @ the moon,
pale shades, added 4 effect
blending in & out of the blu
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n-tranced 4 a spell
how 2 br8k the link in the chain?
2 snap out of this
a thin veil hint, waiting in the wings
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don’t waste ur turn
getting 2 know me
after all is done, got nothing left 2 say…
if i only could, guess who i am!
2018_State of Denial songs - ASCAP.
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loop's qool - All Wrong
03:35
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sitting down here
got me thinking
seldom a quiet moment
up 2 this fork down the road
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some say, choose ur words
others…not 2 bother
that’s in the delivery,
when it counts the most
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i really thought what matters
is 2 drive the point across
from a different perspective
seems i got it, all wrong
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turning 2 the screen
quite a sight 2 catch a glimpse
someone asking 2 take
something 4 which there’s no need
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2 find a way out
might not appear so evident
as u won’t c the trap
with ur head, pinned 2 the mat
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reading thru the script, way over my head
coming 2 terms, the conditions overwhelm
nothing left 2 give, running out of reserves
a fly on the wall, witless witness b4 the crush
2018_State of Denial songs - ASCAP
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grass growing green,
sun shining through,
sittin’ in the shade
waiting 4 the evening’s cool
keepin’ an i on things
br8kin’ a in cold sweat
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in dreamland, wide awake
br8kin’ in a cold sweat
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scanning thru the park,
spotting the lost, finding out
x-ing fingers, xpecting not
2 b bothered again
discomfited with the crowd
looking 4 a way 2 get away
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scent of burnin’ grass
melting in the sun
searchin’ behind the shades
trying 2 keep it chill…
wondering when 2 tell
the time 2 make urself scarce
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why awake in dreamland?
why awake in dreamland?
why awake?
2018_State of Denial songs - ASCAP.
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hardly noticed,
lust in line
malice without restraint,
lightheaded as a kite
quiet, blending in;
barely making it clip
180 dgrees,
turning tables @ the scene
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dceptive dtails,
sticking out @ a glance
meaner moods,
would u do it , given the chance?
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no time 2 slow down,
& nothing 2 show
as far as the flash goes back,
fading in2 the pan
tracin’ steps,
on the run; such a drag
reachin’ thru the wire,
closing in 2 bridge the gap,
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playin’ down ur part,
just enuff 2 avoid a scratch
passive agent,
taking notes 4 a draft
trail of errors,
shifting the view 2 get by
when the tricks won’t do,
switch around & flip the hat
2018_State of Denial songs - ASCAP.
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EM3W - You Are Welcome
03:29
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uneven fit, missing piece 2 the link
lame old songs, noise in the background
br8kin’ commitments, 4 argument’s sake
won’t xcuse myself, little devil may care
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lesson 2 learn, quick on the take
up 2 the neck, x-tra ordinary
losing that bet, handfull of lint
what u won’t remember, i’m not 2 4get
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u r welcome, u r welcome 2 stay
i’ll take my chance & walk away
u r welcome, u r welcome 2 stay
take this chance, 2 find ur self
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wasted minutes, stressin’ about it
keepin’ 2 myself, 2 avoid confrontation
draggin’ like a flat tire, will it ever end?
not 2 mention, some1 else
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lesson learned, quick on the pace
up 2 the neck, x-tra ordinary
what’s left 2 lose, but a handful of rain?
will u remember, not 2 4get
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it takes awhile, 2 sit down & notice
refusing 2 grow, just thickens the plot
once we’re thru, there’s no turning back
nothing ever happens, 2 fix broken glass
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there’s more 2 learn, takin’ steps
pain in the neck, x-tra ordinary
i was lost, but i’m getting a grip
2 look around, so many hints
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take this chance…
2 find urself,
i’ll take my chance…
2 walk away
2018_State of Denial songs - ASCAP.
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i can see u,
sizing me up
from top 2 bottom,
doing the math
plain 2 sea…
trying 2 look disinterested
settin’ 4 something
2 go awry
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absent minded 2 urself
keepin’ busy with the screen
increased productivity?
burstin’ @ the seams
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out in2 night,
cruisin’ 4 some
once in a while,
wishin’ there’s more
2 take a unicorn,
on a joyride…
won’t u like?…,
2 give it a try?
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runnin’ in2 u,
everywhere i go
incidental coincidence?…
making do with chance?
2018_State of Denial songs - ASCAP.
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goin’ thru the motions, evr’y singl day,
trying 2 loosen up,
just a little bit
since I can’t stand,
when u won’t keep the pace
goin’ thru the motions, evr’y singl day
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i wish u could 4get,
may as well
clouds fill the sky,
under a sunny daze
without xpectations,
what 2 believe?
giving up,
all that’s not urs 2 keep
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goin’ thru the motions, evr’y singl day
since I can’t stand,
when u won’t keep the pace
2 late 2 stop,
got 2 get a grip
goin’ thru the motions, like any other day.
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goin’ thru the motions, like any other day.
2 late 2 stop,
got 2 get a grip
trying 2 loosen up,
just a little bit
goin’ thru the motions, evr’y singl day
2018_State of Denial songs - ASCAP.
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as instructed,
counterintuitive approach
nixed 2 match,
gatekeepers checking @ the door
falling in with the crowd,
looking after # 1
2 draw the line…
chances?…slim 2 none
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what’s the benefit,
of this methodical nonsense
unabl 2 xtricate urself,
tell me who cares?
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not the time,
2 change ur mind
4 those who did…
wondr where r they now?
u’d like 2 think,
it’s under control
2 many factors,
can always alter the outcome
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always on edge,
playin’ both sides of the fence
no room left 4 improvement…
when going against the grain
the thrill of the trick…
limited choice in-btween
better snap out of it!…
b4 sinkin’ with the ship!
2018_State of Denial songs - ASCAP.
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