1. |
Venetian Mask
02:36
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Fall into the world
Crawl out of the void
Take off the mask, there’s no venetian masquerade
I’ll cut you slack if you’d just give up this charade
Love and aggression got no business being weapons
One or the other it’s misleading your perceptions
Hey! It’s time we rain on this parade
Fly into the sun
Pray that you’ll become
Think for yourself if you want substance over style
Quit lashin’ out if you expect to live a while
Love and aggression got no business being weapons
One or the other it’s misleading your perceptions
Hey! It’s time we rain on this parade
Hey, I’ve got a fever from the gluttony of love
Can’t get enough
Hey, I’ve got a headache from apocalyptic fuss
Can’t get enough
Hey, I got a meeting with the man who sits above
I got a feeling that he won’t like what I’ve done
Wait for it to come
Leave before it’s done
Take off the mask, there’s no venetian masquerade
I’ll cut you slack if you’d just give up this charade
Love and aggression got no business being weapons
One or the other it’s misleading your perceptions
Hey! It’s time we rain on this parade
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2. |
No Better End
02:59
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it breaks my heart, passion denied you
From the start, tomorrow never deals
Wheels will turn, living the changes
We got a lot of nice things to wear
We got the fresh and the foul air
We got to come and go one step ahead
Shake the doubt from your mind
The sooner you'll be fine
I'm not leaving anymore
The closed sign's on the door
Standing here wide open
My heart's got nothing more
We got a lot of nice things to wear
We got the fresh and the foul air
We got to come and go one step ahead
We got to pry our eyes from sleep
We got a vacancy to meet
We got the ebb and flow, no better end
We savor each drop that we spill
Burn our regrets with a thrill
Say to each other, we'll never part
Live for the moment as if it's the start
I can't wait
We got a lot of nice things to wear
We got the fresh and the foul air
We got the come and go, one step ahead
We got to pry our eyes from sleep
We got a vacancy to meet
We got the ebb and flow, one step ahead
One step ahead
No better end
No better end
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3. |
Before and After
04:14
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Warm wind, baking sun
drying out your pink eyes
Black rain, carpet bombs
blanketing your mind
Drunk sailors holding back the sails
Old bodies beaching just like whales
Cold hearts, bravado
Chipping at your pride
Stereos and mono glows
nipping at the lies
Drunk sailors holding back the sails
Old bodies beaching just like whales
Before and after sent you packing
Before and after left you cracking
Lakefront views and desert raptures
Step into the ever-after
Beat red suns and burning pastures
Step into the morning after
Bright lights, blinding some
Long nights on the run
Short days all the craze
Searching for the fun
Warm wind, setting sun
Warm wind, mother tongue
Warm wind, baking sun
drying out your pink eyes
Black rain, carpet bombs
blanketing your mind, honey
Drunk sailors holding back the sails
Blue bodies beaching just like whales
Before and after, tears and laughter
Pick your poison, face your capture
Lakefront vistas, desert capture
Step into the ever-after
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4. |
On The Fly
03:31
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This could work, a single string
Is keeping up from everything
In my defence, I’m much too proud
To get the point, step out of the crowd
We could wrap it in a flame, or we could cool it in the rain
Life begins before a bow
Take it in and let it down
It never ceases to amaze
Until you’re lost and caught up in the haze
We could wrap it in a flame
Or we could cool it in the rain
Sing to me, sing to me tonight
This could hurt, and this could sting
It isn’t hard falling in the ring
Get up fast, or just play dead
Get up now, or wait the months for spring
We could wrap it in a flame
Or we could cool it in the rain
Sing to me, sing to me
If you won’t just mouth the words and that’s enough for me
Sing to me, sing to me tonight
Little bits go missing
Even when it’s thrilling
Turnin’ up in every step when you’re not seeing right
Thoughts are ever driftin’
Catch ‘em if you’re missing
Even if your running with eyes closed in the night
You don’t have to give up the fight
We could wrap it in a flame or we could cool it in the rain
Sing to me, sing to me tonight
Sing to me, sing to me
If you won’t just mouth the words and that’s enough for me
Sing to me, set if free tonight
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5. |
Self Portrait
03:12
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Feel a little loose, feel a little tight
Feel a little dark and a little light
Little bit confusing
Know what you’ve been doing
Down here where the wrong is right
Got to loosen up, got to get a grip
Ain’t missing out on the mess I’m in
Talk about it plenty, trade you for a penny
Down here where the sun is bright
So bright
If I wait too long, they’ll lay a slick
I better move quick (don’t be a stranger)
If I move to fast, you know it won’t last
Better play it safe
Here for a time, here to follow suit
Here to make a living, here to bury you
Here to be forgetful, here to make you think
Here to buy a weapon, here to make you drink
We could be the next
We could be the same
We could trade hands, be alright again
We could be the change, we could be the change
So bright
They come again
They’re what they need
If I wait too long, they’ll lay a slick
I better move quick (don’t be a stranger)
If I move too fast, you know it won’t last
Better play it safe (don’t be a stranger)
If I wait too long, they’ll lay a slick
I better move quick (don’t be a stranger)
If I move too fast, you know it won’t last
Better play it safe (don’t be a stranger)
Don’t be a stranger
Don’t be a stranger
Don’t be a stranger
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6. |
Fine Lines
03:39
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Fine lines again, what can I say?
Either we’re close or we’re far away
Fine lines can bend, break or be had
Carry that weight through the good and the bad
Be your show
Be your own
Ain’t no shame, losing control
Ain’t no game, letting people go
Blinking lights, highway patrol
Speeding nights crashing into hope
Ain’t no game
Fine lines decide
Under your eyes
So hot and cold in the blink of time
Fine lines will end, start up again
Follow that road till you reach the end
Ain’t no shame, losing control
Ain’t no game, letting people go
Blinking lights, highway patrol
Speeding nights crashing into hope
Ain’t no shame, when you’re up
When I’m down, out of touch
Ain’t no place like the start
Every breath was strong enough
Every move was tough enough
Together we can stare into the sun
Ain’t no shame, losing control
Ain’t no game, letting people go
Blinking lights, highway patrol
Speeding nights crashing into poles
Ain’t no shame, losing control
Ain’t no game, letting people
Blinking lights, highway patrol
Speeding nights
Every breath was strong enough
Every move was tough enough
Together we can stare into the sun!
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7. |
Today's Weather
03:39
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It’s all so uncertain and why are we here
It’s best to be curious and live for the cheer
There’s hard truths and cold truths and lukewarm beer
So be open minded and dance with the fear
There are so many ways that you can achieve it
Inspire your mind so you can make peace
Know what to wear when it’s pissing on your shoulders
And what to take off when you’re sick of it here
Fall back on me
Sooner than it’s ever been, want to feel the earth spin?
Fall back on me
Take the time to understand
Use the fear to make the man
Look up and see
Throughout all my years there’s been good ones and bad ones
And even the worst there were moments so clear
Despite all the hope that you’ll learn from the big ones
it might take a while and you might close your ears
Perhaps at the end we’ll be sharing a cold one
I’ll be on repeat and you’ll nod and smile
Or maybe you’ll tell me I’ve already said it
Have I made myself perfectly clear?
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8. |
Beautiful Beast
01:01
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Time is the next best thing
We can be anything
Style is the way you swing
moving to everything
I’ve got electric fire racing through an empire
I’ve got a mortal coil running thought a memoir
It’s time I shook that thing
Why do I feel like an applicant?
Why do I feel like a sycophant?
Why do I scream like an ambulance that’s taking me home?
Why do I feel your judgement?
Why do you got to be pungent?
Why do you got to see me beg down on my knees?
Life is the biggest thing
Unless you are the bigger thing
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9. |
Beyond the Cove
08:34
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The finest of the country loves
Where we all get away
And we were lying, and breathing out
The brightest of the country lights
Our own milky way
Floored, feeling this way before
It’s like an ocean of minds
Pushing us further out beyond the cove
The finest of the new age ways
Haven’t you been saved?
Take a courtesy, take a bow
You’ve made it so far
Down the hill, down the hill we run
Into our mother’s arms
Down the hill, down the hill we run
Into our mother’s arms
We talked about the finest lines
Crossed them once or twice
But who’s really counting anymore?
We’re positively chuffed at our own demise
Down the hill, down the hill we run
Into our mother’s arms
Down the hill, down the hill we run
Into our mother’s arms
She has the wind in her hair, nothing to wear
That will keep her out of sight
She has the love in her voice, nothing but choice
That keeps her standing there
And now, it’s hard to concentrate
Days go by, we separate
Mother’s all alone, father’s on the throne
For now, it’s so hard to concentrate
Days go by, we separate
Mother comes alone, father’s on the throne
The child’s all alone, down the hill it goes
Sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth
Dona Eis Requiem
Lexicon and lexis meet
For another speech
On a frequency
Images of you and me
Pacifying freeze
Caught in the breeze
Dona Eis Requiem
Where are you?
Where are you?
The finest on an empty stage
Haven’t you been craved
But who’s really dancing anymore?
We are positively beaten, with nothing left in store
Down the hill, down the hill we run
Into our mother’s arms
Down the hill, down the hill we run
Into our mother’s arms
Darkest of the longest days
Our own work at play
Numb, feeling this way before
It’s like an ocean of minds
Pushing us further out beyond the cove
Pushing us out beyond, beyond the cove
Pushing us out.
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10. |
Strong Enough
04:12
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Finally gonna get that dance with Rose and Thom
Never gonna miss a step again
You don’t gotta break your back for know-it-alls
All you gotta do is keep on checking in
I know that you will, ‘cause I’m
Strong enough, bold enough
See you in the sweet sunrise
Feel you in the changing tides
Bringing that foreign car back to life
Working on the wheels that took us out to sea
Reading between the lines of heart and soul
Probably never knew how much it meant to me
So I’m telling you now, ‘cause I’m
Strong enough, bold enough
See you in the sweet sunrise
Feel you in the changing tides
Don’t mind me
I’m not ready to let you go
Stay with me
Through a voicemail on the phone
But I’m right here
Tell me where I oughta go so I’ll know
Which star to find to lead me home
So many things unsaid when the pressure’s on
Now this letter brings me hope and love
I’m proud of you for following your dreams
I know that you will, ‘cause you’re
Strong enough, bold enough
See you in the sweet sunrise
Feel you in the changing tides
Strong enough, bold enough
See you in the sweet sunrise
To feel you behind my eyes
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11. |
Slow Decline
03:41
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We could, look to the wonder of space
Everting leaving a face, smack in the face of this heartless heart
What happens, happens to me and to you
Blacks out the sky when it’s through
Sounds so absurd, but you know it’s true
I would never leave you alone
I’d leave something on
Face to face
The dreams that you make
I would never greet you alone
I’d make you’d a home
Price we pay, knowing that we’ll go someday
We should, do what we said we would
Because wasting time can’t be good
It may not be real but it’s laughter
The face of disaster is long
There aren’t any roads where we’re going
There’s only a great big beyond
We’re in it together so don’t you go
I would never leave you alone
I’d leave something on
Face to face
The dreams that you make
I would never greet you alone
I’d make you’d a home
Price we pay, knowing that we’ll go someday
I would never leave you alone
I’d leave something on
Face to face
The dreams that you make
I would never greet you alone
I’d make you’d a home
Price we pay, knowing that we’ll go someday
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12. |
So Many Moves
03:56
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Sit tight, don’t move, it’s all right
I can’t help thinking we all got stage fright
Stand tall, work with what you got in your hands
Till you’re dead
Stay strong, you fought for too long
I know you’re waiting till all is gone and forgiven the great escape
Sometimes nobody’s home
But you know we never forget
No, we don’t forget
We started out on our own
But we’ve got the ghosts on our side
They’ve passed on, but I can still feel them
I’d like to think that they’re leaving crumbs in the distance
Before long, I’m gonna get to join ‘em
But not before I raise a toast and salute them, salute them
Sometimes nobody’s home
But you know we never forget
No, we don’t forget
We started out on our own
But we’ve got the ghosts on our side
Leave your light on, leave your light on, leave your light on for me….
(there’s only so many moves you can make)
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13. |
Oh, How I Scare!
03:00
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Most lives are many days
Day after day after day after day after day
We walk past the sounds
Meeting liars, cheats, players, chiefs
Brothers, thieves, mothers and maids
What if they never knew ya?
Well, they couldn’t see through ya
What if they’ll only serve ya
National nervous breakdowns by the dime?
What if you didn’t feel them?
Entertain or believe them?
Tied up by their own lies
Fat (modern thinker) rain drops (ancient healer)
Some wrapped on the door
others knocked on down to the floor (knock on the door goes on)
Escaped (backyard dealer) through the holes (Mona Lisa)
The longest way down is the shortest way you get home (knock from another sign)
What if they never knew ya?
Well, they couldn’t see through ya
What if they’ll only serve ya
National nervous breakdowns by the dime?
What if you didn’t feel them?
Entertain or believe them
Tied up by their own lies
I can’t see the man if I don’t say something
I can’t fear the man if I just keep pumping
I can’t fear the man if I don’t change something inside
What if they never knew ya?
Well, they couldn’t see through ya
What if they’ll only serve ya
National nervous breakdowns by the dime?
What if you didn’t feel them?
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14. |
Old Keys
03:34
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Fear, don’t wake the night
Fear, don’t scare the light
It’s not afraid of you
No matter what you do
Joy, don’t set the traps
Joy, don’t fall through the cracks
We are in need of you
No matter what we do
Tonight, I’m falling from the sky
Today, I’m wondering if I’ll die
Right now, I’m holding my own air
Next time, maybe I’ll want to share
With you
Pain, don’t pass the blame
Pain, please don’t be vane
If I’ve been needing you
Show me what I’m to do
Tonight, I’m falling from the sky
Today, I’m wondering if I’ll die
Right now, I’m holding my own air
Next time, maybe I’ll want to share
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15. |
A Lost Boy
04:04
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In my blood I can find the answer
Pass the luck to a lost boy
In my grudge I can find the answer
Pass the pain to a lost boy
Know what you’re doing, when you’re doing it, doing it
Know what you want to feel
In my thoughts I can hide from strangers
Pass the light for a dark noise
In my face I can show disaster
Cast a gaze beyond the toys
Know what you’re doing, when you’re doing it, doing it
Know what you want to feel
If one child can fix it, we’ll make some more
If one man can break it, we’ll fight some more
If one love can solve it, we’ll make some more
If one word would convince you, we’ll write some more
In my blood I can hide the answer
Pass the heart to a lost boy
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16. |
Nocturnal Daylight
03:41
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Nocturnal daylight in my eyes
Diurnal twilight takes me by the hand
No intermission, just interim
I’m ready for this
I hear the sirens telling me to scram
I feel my heart beating my mind again
Discontinuation’s a special sin
I’m ready for this (I’m ready for this), cause you know
Sometimes I’ll push you around, but you know it always leaves
Sometimes it’ll make you feel down, but knowing sets your free
(Turn up the stereo)
(Wake up Ontario)
(Enjoy the laser show)
Time is the strangest game you’ll never
You’ll feel the facts and fiction setting in
Tempus fugit, I’ll ring it in
I’m ready for this (I’m ready for this)
Sometimes I’ll push you around, but you know it always leaves
Sometimes it’ll make you feel down, but knowing sets your free, you can see
(Turn up the stereo)
(Wake up Ontario)
(Enjoy the laser show)
Back and forth again
And so we begin
Never ending circles round the sun
Such a heavy stone, grinding to the bone
But you have to let it in
This crooked road will set you straight again
All the narrow misses, adrenaline, I’m ready for this
Sometimes I’ll push you around, but you know it always leaves
Sometimes it’ll make you feel down, but knowing sets your free, you can see
(Turn up the stereo)
(Wake up Ontario)
(Enjoy the laser show)
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17. |
Ringing in My Ears
03:46
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I find you here, you found me there
Wake me up if you want to share
Beat my way into your heart
I don’t know where it starts and stops
The wind will blow, rain will fall
We’ll find peace below it all
Face the sun, look away
Soak it up, find some shade
Find a way to start again
Lay it down, walk away
When it’s nice, fly away
High above the ocean ways
Head on
With a new song
Pushing me to trust in something
Stay strong, even dark storms
Wash away the pain by morning
Take back the ringing in my ears
All the dissonance and fears
Face the silence, loud and clear
Before it all just disappears
Find a way to start again
Lay it down, walk away
Breathe it in, blow it out
Feel your heart, shout it out
When it’s nice, fly away
High above the ocean ways
Head on
With a new song
Pushing me to trust in something
Stay strong, even dark storms
Wash away the pain by morning
They wash away the pain by morning
Wash away the pain by morning
By morning
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18. |
Keep It
03:25
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Sunlight reaching underground
Through a hole in the forest floor
I’m swimming beneath the ground
Of the Mexican farmers
I don’t even know your name
Or the things you’ve been showing me
If I did it’d make no difference, I’d find deliverance in me
But I wait by your side
Until I know for sure
You’re done playing games
You’re ready for change
Darkness bleeding out the light
I can’t see what’s in front of me
I’ll just have to trust you’re right
And fight the flight
But I’ve run out of gas today on this highway
But I’ll wait by your side
Until I know for sure
Done playing games, You’re ready for change
I’ll wait by your side until I know for sure
You’re done playing games
And you’re ready for change
Hey there old habit, warmest of jackets
Meet me outside for a smoke
Hey there old habit, warmest of jackets
Meet me outside for a toke
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19. |
The Last Beatle
03:56
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I’ve seen it so many times
It’s like I’ve been there
So many moments to go
We all know, where to find
Love
It’s where we go to unwind
Starts from the highchair
So many evenings to go
We all know, where to find
Love
Animals scare
Lost in the fall fair
All the girls scream
Wish I had’ve been there
If all this space and this time
Is just a flight plan
So many feelings to flow
We all know, where to find
Love
Animals scare
Lost in the fall fair
All the girls scream
Wish I had’ve been there
The last Beatle
I saw him stand there
The last needle
To play the end
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20. |
Backtracking
04:21
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Just sit by the fire that you’re feeding
And stand by the low-lying feeling
And know that the heart can’t be beaten
If you’re dreamin’
She’s got a motorcycle man
Who’s riding her around the land
He’s a tool, but it don’t take much
To make her want what she doesn’t trust
The sounds of rats and lovesick men in time
She’s going to fall for the same old line
She gets along with the loss
Before the past was a teenage trip
The future held us in a steady grip
Boredom to fuss, no blurry glass
Just a devil with an angel’s past
The sounds of rats and lovesick men in time
She’s going to fall for the same old line
She gets along with the loss
Backtracking those thoughts from you
And I can’t be late
Backtracking those thoughts from you
And I know that it’s only fate
Just sit by the fire that you’re feeding
Stand by the low-lying feeling
He’s got a better answer now
For went it all went wrong in town
Begs for a chance to spill the beans
Hopes that the washing has all come clean
The sounds of rats and lovesick men in time
She’s going to fall for the same old line
She gets along with the loss
With the loss
With the loss
The loss
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Lee Rogers and Rough Seas Toronto, Ontario
Lee Rogers is a songwriter, recording engineer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist from Toronto who has been an active member of the Toronto music scene since 2001. He co-owns ProGold Studios with Canadian musician and record producer Ian Blurton. He is drummer and co-songwriter for The Mercy Now and is currently recording a double record with Ian Blurton as a follow up to 2013's Rough Seas.i ... more
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