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All These Valentines
05:15
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All These Valentines
Well the lights outside are like beacons
While the live music cuts through the heat
My buddy and me split a pitcher
At the place down the street
He tells me bout these lady troubles
As we order 'nother shot or two
"You've got a big heart, but I can tell she didn't give hers to you"
And I think of how far that I've come
Since I chose to live my life as one
For this to change I'd have to meet some goddess
Straight from the sun
(Chrous)
I'm gonna throw out all of these Valentines
Make some tracks out the door
Tell you "get your broke-ass downtown
Cause I know you're bored, I know the score"
I don't care if I see no one pretty
Besides I didn't make up my bed
Well I'm not gonna share it tonight
I think instead, I wanna be with my friends
The jokes I tell him cheer his face up
Cause I'm the funniest guy that he knows
Except when I heckle at him
When I show up at his shows (learn the words!)
We play the same local bar scene
And I've got his back in between
I never have question that he does the same thing for me
And I think of how far that I've come
Since I chose to live life as one
And my friends still send my heart
Straight to the Sun
(Chorus)
There are nights that don't come so easy
Even August can feel cold
No ones nerves are made of steel
Not every brick road is gold
Then she comes to me in my dreams
Though don't know her name or her face
And I say I'd love to meet you
But this isn't quite the time or the place
It's not a race
Okay, maybe just a taste
(Sax Solo, Chorus)
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Bowl 'n' Pin
03:35
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Bowl 'n' Pin
She's known well, West Van down to Rosedale
Her dialect change in every hotel
My swish stash, lap it 'til we stumble
My Charger take us to the rumble
Oh my my Caleigh Mariska
Give it to me on the chin
Won't be late cause it doesn't take a long time
You can keep my bowl 'n' pin
She take the p!$$ out wordy-feely singer
Up until the daybreak laughing with the slinger
She flip her finger to ugly bitter yamming
Her daddy he looks like Burton Cummings
Oh my my Caleigh Mariska
Picking me up with a spin
Got your imported green bottles for your skirt fly
Don't forget my bowl 'n' pin
Whoa
Whoa
My favourite when her hair's my ascot
She get away with it 'cause she know she's so hot
I think I love her, bet you that she'll let me
But if you catch her spark up her Rosetti
Oh my my Caleigh Mariska
Give it to me on the chin
Won't be late cause it doesn't take a long time
You can keep my bowl 'n' pin
Oh my my Caleigh Mariska
Picking me up with a spin
Got your imported green bottles for your skirt fly
Don't forget my bowl 'n' pin
Caleigh Mariska
Caleigh Mariska
Caleigh Mariska
Caleigh Mariska
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Ready to Be Written
04:16
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Ready to Be Written
People say a heart can't bleed forever
It's either heals or stops in time
But then they say "the choice is yours to make now"
As if it's all just black or white
I've had my share of hurt and disappointment
I used to drink till I turned blue
I told myself, "you gotta make this life better"
Is that why i came across you
So do I wait to send you this song
Do I hold my feelings back
Tame the words like brakes on my bike
Downhill on a rainy track
Do I stop myself from a head-on crush
That makes me lose my cool
And tell you things I might regret like...
I wanna be the one who holds you when you need him
I wanna walk with you and kiss you like I mean it
I wanna make you laugh so your nose scrunches like a kitten
It think it's time I must admit you're a song ready to be written
I had my share of dead-end one-way crushes
Already have a ton of friends
But there something about your company
I can't quite get enough of
So here's my heart for you to mend
So do I wait to send you this song
Do I hold my feelings back
Tame the words like brakes on my bike
Downhill on a rainy track
Do I stop myself from a head-on crush
That makes me lose my cool
And tell you things I might regret like...
I wanna be the one who holds you when you need him
I wanna walk with you and kiss you like I mean it
I wanna make you laugh so your nose scrunches like a kitten
It think it's time I must admit you're a song ready to be written
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Northern Air
04:00
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Northern Air
The shield of the crackling fire spits red into the sky
And the moon spreading on the water changes colours in her eyes
And you want to tell her how you want to live up in the stars
You don't know how she'll take it knowing who you really are
When it's hard to rein your love inside, so you laugh it off like some old friend
And it kills you just to be honest, because this moment just might end
But you finally tell her how you want to take her to the stars
She laughs and takes another sip knowing who you really are
In the northern air, of ideal dreams
You stop yourself to question where tomorrow lies
In the cooler air of what life seems
You try to win her heart so you will never say goodbye
And the coals flicker with the echo of the flourishing breeze
When you're lying so close her but you don't know what she sees
And you make a millions ways of how you're going to make it to the stars
She sheds a tear for you knowing who you really are
In the northern air, of ideal dreams
She breaks your heart to tell you where tomorrow lies
In the cooler air of what life seems
At least you never promised to never say goodbye
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5. |
Follow a Dream
05:27
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Follow a Dream
You blanket me with a sparkle that gives me what I need to dream
And I know when it's over, I'm back to everyday anyway it seems
But I'm just a boy to you, a situation that can feel cruel
How can I give you what you want when a boy can only stumble like a fool?
Never thought it would be so hard to follow a dream
Never thought it would be so hard
Never thought it would be so hard to follow a dream
Never thought it would be so hard
Maybe I should take a walk to someplace that feels good
Just a couple hours for me to hold my head up like I know I should
Cause day by day I hung on to the hope that you would one day open up yourself to me
We could haved shared a love so fine and set our souls free
Never thought it would be so hard to follow a dream
Never thought it would be so hard
Never thought it would be so hard to follow a dream
Never thought it would be so hard
(solos)
Been a while since we spoke, a heart needs time to heel
I guess we could catch up, somewhere for a drink if you feel
And I could tell you how my heart's set up again just like a bowling pin
Just promise you won't try to knock it down before we even begin
Never thought it would be so hard to follow a dream
Never thought it would be so hard
Never thought it would be so hard to follow a dream
Never thought it would be so hard
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Halloween Love
04:05
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Halloween Love
Juiced Jackie pretty and pale
Inked from her temple to tail
Purring down the street for a sympathetic daddy
Gonna bleed his green like hell
Jackie slices through the mass
She said "come on baby, make your pass"
Giving him a taste of her black nail polish
Now the trucker's kissing glass
And if she meets you with those glowing eyes
You better call your god from above
Because she'll get you in a voodoo trance
Wrap up your soul up tight as a glove
She calls it Halloween Love
She all over the sweaty dives
She wills it in her mind to get some
One gaze outta them rhinestone shades
Paralyse you til you've come
DJ Forte trying hard
Chatting Jackie on the yard
Trouble in the wind, smell of fear and gin
Too late before it got too far
And if she meets you with those glowing eyes
You better call your guard from above
Because she'll get you in a voodoo trance
Wrap up your soul tight as a glove
She calls it Halloween Love
She ain't never been the same since she hitched hiked back from Bat Lake
But if you wanna see the dawn again you'd better pack a wooden stake
Gilles' first time in town
Slowing all the traffic own
Trouble with the language on the neon sign
Laughing Jackie almost drowned
Juiced Jackie smell the down
Her last one left on the lawn
The address written on a pack of smokes
Will justify it all
And if she meets you with those glowing eyes
You better call your guard from above
Because she'll get you in a voodoo trance
Wrap up your soul tight as a glove
She calls it Halloween Love
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7. |
Talking to My Drugs
04:10
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Talking to My Drugs
Before we do it let me know
Am I gonna smell a friend or foe
Will it take me to the fire in weightless freakness
Tell me it was all a show, I know
Just talkin' to my drugs
Just talkin' to my drugs
Well it's right by my fingers to reach it
Is it gonna feel just like they say
Can it rockabye away my monkey
The one who burned away my shame, I know
Just talkin' to my drugs
Just talkin' to my drugs
And they said "Oh-ooh-oh, I'll make thunder on your body
I was made for you!"
And they said "Oh-ooh-oh, I'll make thunder on your body
Spend your whole life with you!"
My friends if they could only see me
But my teeth can't grind anymore
I don't think I took what they say I took
Sure, we've all been burned before, I know
Just talkin' to my drugs
Just talkin' to my drugs
And they said "Oh-ooh-oh, I'll make thunder on your body
I was made for you!"
And they said "Oh-ooh-oh, I'll make thunder on your body
Spend your whole life with you!"
(solos)
And I feel like I can take the whole city
Never felt so much power before
But I know I can't be looking too pretty
Something shouting out of every pore, I know
Just talkin' to my drugs
Just talkin' to my drugs
And they said "Oh-ooh-oh, I'll make thunder on your body
I was made for you!"
And they said "Oh-ooh-oh, I'll make thunder on your body
Spend your whole life with you!"
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8. |
Nineteen Stitches
03:57
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Nineteen Stitches
Is it true you tear through fools to numb your pain
If my blood meets your bamboo sheets do you think it will stain?
You're a night time hunter like a feral cat in the rain
Armed with lipstick lust and daddy issues again
I wanna try, I wanna try, I wanna try, I wanna try to break ya
And you're alive, and you're alive, and you're alive, so I don't care if you cry
Is it a waste of time to go through this again
To expect something new even when I know you won't ever change
Cocaine love scene, endless blood stream
Nineteen stitches gotta care and keep them clean
You never can tell where a kitten's mouth has been
I wanna try, I wanna try, I wanna try, I wanna try to break ya
And you're alive, and you're alive, and you're alive, so I don't care if you cry
I wanna try, I wanna try, I wanna try, I wanna try to break ya
And you're alive, and you're alive, and you're alive, so I don't care if you cry
I wanna try, I wanna try, I wanna try, I wanna try to break ya
And you're alive, and you're alive, and you're alive, so I don't care if you cry
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9. |
Happytown
04:15
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Happytown
Taking steps when the dust lifts up
Not many cars on the way
In the distance I hear the spring run
From a once-forgotten bay
The yellow sun nearly sets down on the pine coats
Of the rolling shields of land
With a backpack on my shoulder
Trudging down the stones and sand
I was once so free and happy
And I could love to pass the time
No one else could reach us
We were living our own lives
When you are young you
Just don't see it coming
No matter what they tell you
Pin every sunset you see to the walls of your mind
Being who we always were
The hours were merely whiles
Tripping down to Happy Town
And Trading different smiles
Stopping once to twist a little cigarette
Waiting for someone else to cry
I might think a while and wonder
How much longer before I die
I was once so free and happy
And I could love to pass the time
No one else could reach us
We were living our own lives
When you are young you
Just don't see it coming
No matter what they tell you
Pin every sunset you see to the walls of your mind
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10. |
Feeling Grateful
06:24
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Feeling Grateful
I know when die it will be
The same as before I was born
Until then we'll share us some stories
To keep our thoughts warm
You ask me to find higher power
Something so good and so true
I already found me my stardust
And that babe is you
The vastness of space terrifies me
Suspended on our pale dot of blue
I am but a fleeting existence
Feeling grateful with you
I know you believe in your heaven
And all those you've loved will be there
You say it'll be like a party
Or some flying country fair
The fact that for you I'm among them
Makes my heart stop my brain for a while
And I tell you of course that I'll be there
Dancing with you in style
The vastness of space terrifies me
Suspended on our pale dot of blue
I am but a fleeting existence
Feeling grateful with you
The vastness of space fascinates me
Suspended on our pale dot of blue
I am but a fleeting existence
Feeling grateful with you
The vastness of space fascinates me
Suspended on our pale dot of blue
I am but a fleeting existence
Feeling grateful with you
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All These Valentines
Well the lights outside are like beacons
While the live music cuts through the heat
My buddy and me split a pitcher
At the place down the street
He tells me bout these lady troubles
As we order 'nother shot or two
"You've got a big heart, but I can tell she didn't give hers to you"
And I think of how far that I've come
Since I chose to live my life as one
For this to change I'd have to meet some goddess
Straight from the sun
(Chrous)
I'm gonna throw out all of these Valentines
Make some tracks out the door
Tell you "get your broke-*** downtown
Cause I know you're bored, I know the score"
I don't care if I see no one pretty
Besides I didn't make up my bed
Well I'm not gonna share it tonight
I think instead, I wanna be with my friends
The jokes I tell him cheer his face up
Cause I'm the funniest guy that he knows
Except when I heckle at him
When I show up at his shows (learn the words!)
We play the same local bar scene
And I've got his back in between
I never have question that he does the same thing for me
And I think of how far that I've come
Since I chose to live life as one
And my friends still send my heart
Straight to the Sun
(Chorus)
There are nights that don't come so easy
Even August can feel cold
No ones nerves are made of steel
Not every brick road is gold
Then she comes to me in my dreams
Though don't know her name or her face
And I say I'd love to meet you
But this isn't quite the time or the place
It's not a race
Okay, maybe just a taste
(Sax Solo, Chorus)
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The Powergoats Ottawa, Ontario
The Powergoats are an Ottawa rock outfit delivering a strong range of musical dynamics and live shows entertaining thousands of people in Ontario and Quebec since they emerged on the scene in 2009. Led by singer-songwriter Jamie Douglas, the sounds of this sizable band have been described as "retro rock pre-soaked in blues, with a hint of folk". ... more
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