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Proper Disguise
05:09
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Just cut it out
It's getting old
Oh the stance I take
I'm asking for misery
What's it about?
This view I hold
Oh the choices I make
I'm dwelling on history
What can it bring?
This stubborn soul has it's grasp on me
Could it be that I welcome it?
The way I see
It's all I know
What I carry with me
I just might be tired of it
Should I bury what looms in the shadows
Disregard all I see with my eyes
To not reach for a friend in the shallows
Should I opt for the proper disguise?
In light of all this battered mess lies a golden key
So it's said by the gracious ones
I'd rather fall, take all duress, someone please stop me
From joining the rest who run
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2. |
Treacherous Roads
02:45
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I've been down some treacherous roads thinking
All this wisdom that I've heard's been dried cement
Despite stopping short of the edge
I'm feeling like a foolish gambler with his wages bet
Someone hold me 'til I've no urge to run
Stop the landslide, show me that it's no longer fun
Someone hold me 'fore it all comes undone
How can I aim steadfast and true if time won't stand still?
How can I reach for the stars by keeping my hand on the till?
The night always young and full of reasons for rite
Binding the remorse of a being once so bright
Someone hold me 'til I've no urge to run
Stop the landslide, show me that it's no longer fun
Someone hold me 'fore it all comes undone
Someone hold me before I come undone
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3. |
Troubled Man
03:38
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I found it hard to believe them
The things that I couldn't see
So cold so distant yet, nearly detrimental
Something's bothering me
I'm not looking for an answer but, simply a sense of direction
No compass could lead me to the place that I seek
Yeah a place that has all that I'm askin'
Oh babe I'm just a troubled man who's hoping for his worries to leave him, to be...
Gone
And I haven't much to say
There's nothing left to prove
Been dragged down this sound path for far too long
Just need to see my schemes through
Oh babe I'm just a troubled man who's hoping for his worries to leave him, to be...
Gone
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4. |
Unspoken
04:31
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Never does the wind blow at my back
A reasoning for fault I'll never lack
Complicating any situation
Hoping that the worst comes to fruition
Hovering's a cloud above my head
Leaving only when my dreams are dead
A product of my own imagination
The plot of my demise, my own creation
Oh, how i despise the whispering howls within
They're the faintest of cries
Begging me to let them in
None in which to confide
Oh, this burden is mine
There's never silence in the mind of a sinner
No peace for the weak and broken
Watch as the light shown fades to a glimmer
Due to what remains unspoken
Been troubled and tried
Consummate lies take me for rides that bring me back to the start of it all
'Cause once you've hit that floor there's nowhere left to fall
So handle with care, no feelings left to spare
C'mon the stage is set for you
For those who wish to endure
I hope we see it through
The whispering howls within...
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5. |
The Lucky Ones
03:57
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What have they ever done to you
Seems it's a sin to live a life
With your ever present hand and watchful crew
There's no place left to run and hide
Millions dead, others wounded
A small expense for saving lives
Yes the privileged untouched soldiers who have yet to truly use their eyes
But the brave and the bold will see it through
Only the ones who say they knew
An unfortunate event leaves them thanking you that it wasn't them
In the face of danger, faith runs deep
Funny how they find you then
They'll do whatever it takes to help them sleep
Just to see the sunrise again
But the brave and the bold will see it through
Only the ones who say they knew
An unfortunate event leaves them thanking you that it wasn't them
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6. |
Paper Hand
03:26
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Put it to rest when the innocence is gone and the consequences real
When it's not worth being found at fault for the guilt you feel
Set aside your sorrows and your cares
When it's just too much to bear
Throw it away and turn your back
It'll be okay
Do what you will...
But don't take away my pride
Let it leave me
A vacant conscience needs some time to deliver a worthy plea
Oh let it go I know, it's not easy
Your self remorse will surely eat away at the triumph and feats
If by chance you should recognize a void
Where you once were overwhelmed
Take what you need to be reassured
'til you get your fill
But when the weight of guilt persists
Lend out your paper hand
To make amends and justify what you feel should stand
Do what you will...
But don't take away my pride...
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7. |
Compassionless Hearts
03:40
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The road, you call it home
Another stranded soul sentenced by own will
Or is it a force unknown?
A search for your desired fix
A blissful nightmare's next
Without ever needing to lay a brick
A harsh unknown a seemingly tragic odyssey
Look around
The theme's a less than perfect opportunity
fixed upon fabricated grandeur and allure
When a band of thieves holds the wealth of the suffocating masses
To hell with the poor
You sit around and hope for a breakthrough, a change
Sympathy: the name of the game you play
And careful not to indulge in any possibilities that conflict your ways
But you refuse to join those who confront the day
Could you imagine the scene
Kept out and aloud to bleed
Our hearts, compassion they lack
Seems like there's no turning back
Well it's real, yes it's real
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8. |
What is and What Will Be
04:42
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As we grow old a picture presents the same young face
That I cherished as a naive young man
Bearing slight resemblance to what is and what will be
But I'm holding on to every memory I can
My dear, may your journeys put your fears to sleep
Don't forget about the one you wouldn't keep
As time passes on
How it seems every part of town marks a time when we
Shared a thought, or a laugh or some despair
And though the choices you have made sadden me
It's not for me to judge what is wrong or what is fair
My dear, may your journeys put your fears to sleep
I won't forget about the one I couldn't keep
As time passes on
Should you ever find yourself in a place where the light is bleak
Think of the one you know whose soul is faint
Left to sulk and revel in the thoughts that make him weak
Never once regretting how his time was spent
My dear, may our journeys put our fears to sleep
We won't forget about the one we didn't keep
As time passes on
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9. |
Revenant Mind
03:42
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Maybe I'm just mistaken
Thought I left that behind
Thought the whiskey and wine would help me make it
My head's on a swivel
Guess it's still deep inside
All this fear that I hide keeps me brittle
Always looking for birds in the sky
With my feet on the ground wondering why
Do my best to keep fakin'
Though my thoughts not alone
They're distinctly my own
Leave me shakin'
Never leaving my sight, thoughts unkind
The most beautiful fright
My revenant mind
All of the remnants left behind even after all the rain
Like unseen cracks breaking towers made of rusted foundations
Leaving me to crumble and fall
Now and then common faces conjure unwanted dreams
Tear me up at the seams
Can't embrace this
Gotta hold on before letting go
Of the beautiful things I used to know
All of the remnants...
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10. |
Dreamers and Fools
04:59
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Young men and women told the true test in life still remains
As if the present were an afterthought absent of strain
Go on allude to the mountains you've struggled to climb
Then from the top please remind me of what won't be mine
Rob us of will
Seize the dreams of a hopeful younger me
Hold up your frill
Show the dreamers and fools just what riches they won't have
Lost are the days of good will, joyful men
Lying there instead wondering what could've been
White picket fence, orchids out in the yard
So blissfully smug as you silently
Rob us of will
Seize the dreams of a hopeful younger me
Hold up your frill
Show the dreamers and fools just what riches they won't have
We're just dreamers and fools
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Mike Sanjuan Los Angeles, California
This music is about portraying the most honest of human emotions. Lyrically, the music is personal and from the heart. Its about the stuff that ails you when nobody is around. Currently in its folk rock form, the project uses melodies from blues and jazz roots, but adds a modern twist. ... more
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