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high noon
not a moment 2 soon
waitin’ 4 that som1
out of the blu
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by the window
searchin’ 4 that sign
transients on their way
batin’ an i
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a quick pace
2 slow down the daze
takin’ in the time
without a draft
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thru tinted windows
touchin’ up the frame
within’ con-txt
stuck in place
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driftin’ grifter
play’d by the hand
from here 2 there
always out of range
2022_State of Denial songs - ASCAP.
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in2 mediation
followin’ steps
conflictin’ interest
blockin’ the way
takin’ sides
guessin’ the outcome
unabl 2 make a choice
silence…remains
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here we stand,
tryin’ not 2 lose faith
stiff upper lip,
thru more of the same
picked on and preyed upon
now & again
why won’t we quit?
foolin’ around the bend !
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remov’d from the issue
headin’ on 2 ded end st’s
prowlin’ behind a cloud
wonderin’ without a doubt
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anything it seems
like any other spin
practicin’ what they preach
hardly gettin’ by
movin’ str8 ahead
just 2 b left behind
scratchin’ up my chin
endurin’ the daze,
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1 more broom
sweepin’ undr the rug…
2022_State of Denial songs - ASCAP.
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inconsistent 2 a fault
undr the influence
more often than not
averse 2 change
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flippin’ the switch
flowin’ in2 the mood
left with a scar
driftin’ 2 a full stop
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changin’ colors
suitin’ the occassion
human 2 err
on the side of caution
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lookin’ 4 a escape
stuck in a hard place
behind the glass
a changed mind
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whatever u do
by any means
there’s always som’thin’
along the way
2022_State of Denial songs - ASCAP.
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down the wrong lane,
past the red lights
in cold indifference,
drained out of sight
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tryin’ hard 2 4get
feelin’ stuck here
lookin’ 4 somethin’ 2 do
with som1 who pays no mind.
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always searchin’ 4 a clu
wishin’ not 2 overdo it
thru tinted glass
sideshow @ a glance
what could possibly go wrong
gettin’ while the catch is on
right b4 dry season
cuttin’ it close 2 curtain call
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waitin’ 4 that punch line
yet, this is no a joke…
taken as it comes
old things can only turn 2 rust
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keenly aware,
of what not 2 know
still of the night,
with nothin’ left, 2 care 4
2022_State of Denial songs - ASCAP.
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1 of the perks
of walkin’ the park
undr the sun
things dry over ez
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it’s been awhile
& all seems good
but got 2 tell u
there’s a swing…in the mood
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don’t know y…
feels like the moment’s now
there should be a way
2 figure this out…
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here the grass
looks greener than there
what more can b said
2 give meanin’ with less
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not lookin’ 2 escape
just wishin’ a different cage
time nvr stands still
so…the mind drifts…
2022_State of Denial songs - ASCAP.
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@ the 11th hour
should know by now
@ the 11th hour
just another round
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betr 2 let go
since there’s nothin’
left 2 hold on
ez’r said than done…
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watchin’ & waitin’
@ the 11th hour
wishin’ & hopin’
until the 11th hour
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early evening
didn’t want 2 c it thru
like many things b4
y bear it anymore?
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time 2 get a grip
& move on
2 take a chance
som’where els…
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2022_State of Denial songs - ASCAP.
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won’t b lyin’
if i said
these turn of events
took me by surprise
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shaken in my cage
not sure y
ev’ry rhyme 4 a reason
as things come 2 pass
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taken 4 granted
quite a fixture
no fissure on display, then…
gone in a blink
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2 tell the truth
didn’t know the script
few times we had
color my impressed
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gettin’ a sense
unassumin’ presence
this state of affairs
br8kin’ @ the bend
2022_State of Denial songs - ASCAP.
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still tryin’ 2 make the grade
sick feelin’ growin’ dense
@ a glance,
2nd rate
no big deal,
just 2nd rate
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blinded by
som lack of perspective
starin’ @…
the vanishin’ point
careless
with the in-crowd
then losin’ it
down to the pound
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past prime time
about 2 crash & burn
workin’ it out
undr nu micro-mgmt
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2022_State of Denial songs - ASCAP.
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restless nite
reality bites
tossin’ & turnin’
no end in sight
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silent witless
willfull on-demand
makin’ a point
of wondrin’ y?
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memories driftin’
flashbacks in the dark
shadows shiftin’
as the flow streams by
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outside the window
critters run wild
makin’ som noiz
while we’re seethin’ inside
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2022_State of Denial songs - ASCAP.
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u may close ur i’s, without missin’ 1 bit
un-ez feelin’ & knowin’ smiles
hard 2 stay in ur cloud, with gravity pullin’ down
un-ez feelin’ & knowin’ smiles
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comin’ 2 realize,
evry1 always lookin’ aftr # 1
comin’ 2 terms @ last,
measurin’ the weight undr the thumb
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lookin’ the other way, sure 2 miss ur stop
un-ez feelin’ & knowin’ smiles
when u can do no wrong, y doesn’t seem right?
un-ez feelin’ & knowin’ smiles
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just about 2 set … the record str8
only 2 find another twist along the way
@ a glance 2 good 2 b thru…
once again u lost the spoon 2 get the scoop
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starin’ at the canvas, 1 more blank slate
un-ez feelin’ & knowin’ smiles
b-hind the tinted glass, what u don’t c is what u guess
un-ez feelin’ & knowin’ smiles
2022_State of Denial songs - ASCAP.
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bettr 2 get ahead of urself
rather than b left b-hind
time is nvr kind
2 those who wait
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comin’ up with xcuses
goin’ thru the motions
mane attraction
prone 2 distraction
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not 2 ways about it
from here 2 there…
legs 2 short 2 take shortcuts
leadin’ 2 a lot in the end
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not here 2 tell
what’s already known
just 2 remind u
sometimes it pays 2 take a loan
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down the str8 line
2 narrow the distance
things get lost or found
as u happen 2 b around
2022_State of Denial songs - ASCAP.
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lettin’ u go
i’m lettin’ u go
no reason 2 keep…
nothin’ left 2 hold
tired of tryin’
seethin’ in silence
we may find a way
som’day with som1 els
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in this type of situation
always 2gether , yet so alone
in this type of situation
that’s just…how it goes
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2 many ?’s
in keepin’ with bad company
out 4 a stroll
2 chk what side u r on
can’t really say
without a hint
mindin’ the script
feels good, not 2 know
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stayin’ put, b-hind closed doors
thinkin’ ‘bout things, said & done
out of place, past the 2nd chances
barely keepin’ pace, with the flow inside 1’s head
2022_State of Denial songs - ASCAP.
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zuper zero,
lookin’ in the mirror
y …
can’t u c?
1 more shadow,
lost inside
the smog,
off the screen
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tryin’ not
2 make a d-frence
givin’ up
all that you’ve got
yet som’times
still not enuff
2 tie dye,
just b-cause
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dawn daze
& cryin’ shame
wishin’ 4 the sun,
after the rain
it always pours
b4 the drizzle
but nothin’ really gets
washed away
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irksome itchin’;
undr the skin
almost caught,
by nxt of kin
on the move,
from here 2 there
only 2 begin,
right @ the end
2022_State of Denial songs - ASCAP
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