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You keep me down inside the basement
so I can't run away
I think I'll take my chances
and see this day in a whole new way
Find the key undo the lock
keep my head and be real cool
Soon I'll find the staircase
to find dominion soon
Make sure that no ones looking
scramble out the door
Light the fuse of freedom
and blow that house to kingdom come
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The Land of Cockaigne
03:08
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Passed out from excess on the grounds they rule
Undrunken wine, uneaten food
Watching bodies stripped of youth
Forgo compassion and the truth
You think the easy way to win
is more for you and less for him
but you'll find out
Take your sins and wash them in the rain
There's plenty more when you reach Cockaigne
Watching bodies stripped of youth
Forgo compassion and the truth
You think the easy way to win
is more for you and less for him
but you'll find out...
....in the end
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Here Comes History
03:11
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I heard them talk on the radio
about the way it used to be
Started thinking of the past
I guess I'm living history
I thought about my dreams
was I too young or did I give up
On the surface I am whole
but deep inside I'm full of doubt
I guess I'll find my way
through deserts filled with love
and oceans filled with hate
Everyday here comes history
telling me that I've got one more day to make
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Heaven on the 4th Fret
03:14
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All my dreams have come and gone
what went wrong with me
I just need to stay on track
don't look back
'cause I'm so far away from trouble
watch me stumble
rocks beneath my feet
See the clearing, feel the healing
deep inside of me
Legends sure are falling down
floating out to sea
Better love your heroes now
before they go away forever
Laughing sure does break the silence
singing sets us free
Take away the fear that blinds us
so we can start to see
I remember seeing you
walking towards the light
Where you went I'll never know
Unless I take the path you've taken
When that day comes keep a light on
help me on the way
Maybe we can find redemption
along the way
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Walking down that crowded street
Feeling like I just may not belong to me
Breathing air that turns the sky to bitter red
Time to turn this negative to positive
Lakes of silver, fields of green
People say I'm like no one they've ever seen
Clicking tracks beneath my feet
Makes the cadence helping me to fall asleep
Waking up another day
Can't believe I made it back from far away
You stirred me inside, you stirred me out
Learned a lot of things that life is all about
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I found some splatter on the road
don't think it's really all that old
I'll make some room inside the shed
ain't gonna leave me 'cause it's dead
I can see the subtleties in everyone of them
they talk to me in riddles everyday
this one's black and this one's white, a universal dream
and I never smell a hint of their decay
I'll search the highways for my friends
that's where I'll find my specimens
a burlap sack is all I need
soapy water if I clean
When I was young I found it hard to speak to anyone
people always making fun of me
now I found a way for this old broken heart to mend
an endless way to keep some company
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Hustle the Lonely
02:40
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Walking through the city
I wish it would have been OK
Feeling like I'm past it
Feeling like I've turned a page
You know I'm leaving when I said goodbye
no need to ask me why, I think I gave it a try
There was a time when we were someone else
you knew just how I felt and now I've figured it out
Speaking of that city
It didn't turn out quite the way I planned
People acting like they're feeling
Pretending like they give a damn
They always welcome you with open arms
acting as if they will do no harm
Stealing everything you care about
They'll suck you in and then they'll spit you out
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Circle of Confusion
03:11
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As you walk on by nothing really matters
everything revolves around you
Mind is like a sky, stormy in the morning
maybe it will clear up by noon
And you draw a circle around you
yes you put that circle around you
Marriage on the rocks, job is going nowhere
ruminating all that went wrong
walking on this path thoughts inside your bubble
wishing you could just get along
So you draw a circle around you
yes you put that circle around you
Time to settle down, time for acting friendly
time to masquerade it all
Barriers are up even though they have no meaning
just waiting for the curtain call
Still you draw a circle around you
yes you put that circle around you
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Neutral Threat
02:11
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I hop on in & take a spin
to a place where we had been
I'm taking it all on
Making it right again
Holding close what I love most
the altitude it brings me close
breathing it all in
making it right again
Wondrous solitude prevails
beauty finds me on this trail
eyes will see
when hearts are free
No city noise, no telephone
just the way when I was born
I'm bringing it all in
making it right again
Accepting things I've not done yet
regarded as a neutral threat
I'll be taking it all on
and making it right again
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Manhattan
03:27
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Once they took Manhattan the jig was up
Our mood began to change that day
Sheets once made of satin just turned to dust
Our sins would change the bed we made
The rats came by and took away our freedom
Bit by bit they chewed away
500 years are short for evolution
500 more might help some day
Thinking that you'd act with good intentions
Deserving all the things you stole
Your reputation really does precede you
Now you're reaping what you've sowed
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Rearranging the Furniture St. Cloud, Minnesota
After playing bass for Bacteria Lounge, Those Lamplighters and Grady, I thought I'd try and do some writing and recording.
Thanks for your time. Pete Domeier
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