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Side Show
03:40
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Come to the tents and see the chaos of society
Come to the tents and hear their strange songs tiptoe to your ear
This one, has horns on her head
This one, antennae instead
This one, has too many legs but they work quite well for dancing,
La dah dah deee dah dah dah dah dah dah.......
Come to the tents and look their teeth are shaped like grappling hooks
Come to the tents and peek there's fairy moss growing on their cheek
You might think they look pretty strange
But think twice if you want them to change
Come closer lift up the veil
And see who meets your gaze
Come to the tents and stare a face that's most familiar there
Come to the tents alas, it's nothing but a looking glass.
La dee da dut dah duh duh dah dah dah.....
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Slash and Burn
04:45
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Burn your crops with herbicides and ethylene
Cut the tops off the plants that look deformed and mean
An ounce of prevention beats a milligram of cure
You'll never burn enough to make things better than they were
All you do is slash and burn
Then you throw our thoughts away
All you do is slash and burn
While you take away our days
Pink ribbons in my hair to hide the lanthionization and dye
Charge it on my new pink Visa I can use the receipt to wipe my eyes
An ounce of prevention beats a milligram of cure
You'll never burn enough to make things better than they were
All you do is slash and burn
Then you throw our thoughts away
All you do is slash and burn
While you take away our days
Look up from your DSM hears another point of reference:
Treat my circumstances with belief and trust and deference
Because an ounce of respect beats a pound of sympathy
You'll never burn enough to bring me back to purity
All you do is slash and burn
Then you throw our thoughts away
All you do is slash and burn
While you take away our days
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Tough Guy
04:12
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Out on the town
I avert my eyes
But you're still gonna try and get me to believe your smarmy lies
You take what you want
To heck with being nice
And you barked at the barista when he botched your pumpkin spice
You're a tough guy, aren't ya?
You're a tough guy, aren't ya?
You went to school at fancy places
But all that education couldn't buy you humble graces
You wink at girls
That are half your age
And you run down your employees who you pay the minimum wage.
You're a tough guy, aren't ya?
You're a tough guy, aren't ya?
You're a tough guy, aren't ya? Aren't ya? Aren't ya?
And all that you've got is a hot silver spoon
But the new moon is waxing and it's all ending soon...
You're not sexy.
You're not sexy.
You're not sexy to me.
You're not sexy.
You're not sexy.
You're not sexy to me.
You're not sexy.
You're not sexy.
You're not sexy to me.
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Dion duMaurier
04:38
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Oh I wish I were Dion duMaurier
I'd win women's hearts all day
And if I were Dion duMaurier
I'd have such charming things to say
And all my dreams,
And all my fears would come true.
Oh how I'd love to strut down the sidewalk
And lead with my hips and my heart
I'd turn women's heads on the sidewalk
And they'd tell me I'm funny and smart
And all my dreams
And all my fears would come true.
(whistling solo)
I'd get up on stage and the women would rage
And tear at my jeans and guitar
And when I was done and I'd stopped having fun
I'd buy you a drink at the bar
And tell you your eyes are like opals
And they shine of the fire in your soul
My intentions are honourable and noble,
And the scent of your hair makes me whole
Then all my dreams, and all my fears would come true
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Open your eyes to the morning light
And let your sun shine down on me
Moving faster than a comet's light
Sparkle down on this world
And let your radiant light shine
And let your radiant light shine
Open the door to the noisy world
And sing a song for us to hear
Run so fast and jump and skip and twirl
You could almost fly away
And let your radiant light shine
And let your radiant light shine
So throw a little light to the soft dark corners
Cuz no one has the right to tame you or set you right
Shine your radiant light
Now lay your curls upon the pillow dear,
Your body finally stops to breathe
Let your dreams roll in on rainbow stars
And shine your radiant light
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A Singer All Alone
03:34
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She's singing outside the auditorium
She hasn't got an orchestra or band
She hasn't a guitar or an accordion
She hasn't got a smartphone in her hand
A singer all alone is insane
A singer all alone is insane
You've got to hear the things that people say
There's a million of you and only one of me
Why can't we find our way to some strange harmony?
Little children sing themselves to peace
When they're happiest.
A singer all alone is insane
A singer all alone is insane
You've got to hear the things that people say
I don't know what else I want to say.....
I haven't got the words to change your mind....
A singer all alone is insane
A singer all alone is insane
You've got to hear the things that people say
OPEN YOUR EYES
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I Hear Voices
04:58
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When you glare and you stare and your sneer
At me in the morning
When you push me and crowd me away
When I'm mad or I'm sad or I'm bad
Or I'm just not compliant
But you're too nice to tell me to my face
To get in place
I hear voices and they tell me you're not alone
I hear voices and they tell me you're not alone
So it's alright if you don't want me around
But it sucks and it stings and hurts
Every time I'm rejected
Because it feels like it happens all the time
It's not in my mind
Square my shoulders stiff my lip and stick my chin out
That's just not my style
Still I know that my whining won't change your mind.
I know cuz I tried
I hear voices and they tell me you're not alone
I hear voices and they tell me you're not alone
We all want to belong
We all want to belong
We all want to belong
We all want to belong
But it's alright if you don't want me around
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8. |
Empty Streets
03:26
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The empty streets in wintertime
Are colder without snow
The coloured lights are stashed away
And wicked winds do blow
The spring will come
The winter will end
But now it's cold
And it feels like nothing ever will be bright or warm again
The lonely streets in wintertime
When dawn begins to glow
Have promises of daylight
And fresh soft falling snow
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Springtime Carol
04:26
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It's been a wicked winter baby
But there are skies of blue maybe
In the future
The city's cold and lonely
But oh my one and only I'm telling you
It's coming soon,
It always feels like this in winter
The freezing night just seems to linger
On and on and on
But the day's are growing longer
And we are growing stronger every day
In every way
In the springtime of the year
When the sun shines warm and clear
We will shake the dust off and open our windows
And hope we'll be okay
When winter comes back in December
It might be hard but just remember
That you're not alone
Because we have each other
And we will run for cover where it's warm
And then we'll love that storm
In the springtime of the year
When the sun shines warm and clear
We will shake the dust off and open our windows
And hope we'll be okay
In the springtime of the year
We will raise our voices clear
We will shake the pain off and open our hearts
And we know we'll be okay.
Hold on.
Hold on.
Hold on.
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Donna Linklater Winnipeg, Manitoba
She writes songs about madness and the wild world that rejects it.
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