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Summer Almanac
03:38
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From the New York Bay blows a breeze into the city
Well, and the dawn begins to crack
It’s all part of my Summer Almanac
When the L train makes its way into the station
I put some beers in my sack
Yes, yes, yes it’s my summer almanac
Friday evenings people get together lying in the weather
Cheese and eggs benedict for brunch
And talk about the love of sun
Because the winter’s all gone
Well, and the Brooklyn Nets are back
Yes, yes, yes it’s my summer almanac
Well, on the rooftop we all met
Yes, yes, yes it’s my summer almanac
I like my football on a Saturday
Rooftop Sundays, alright
Let’s go to Stone Street, we’ll take the subway
Sit in the open sunlight
This is my city and I’m never gonna leave it
I’m always gonna stay till I live to be ninety-nine
And all the people I meet want to come to my city
And I can’t get away
Because it’s calling me…
Come on home, come on home
Well, my New York almanac
Yes, yes, yes it’s my summer almanac
We are urban life
Yes, yes, yes it’s my summer almanac
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2. |
Sky Paint
05:10
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you pollute the air
and inhale me
conjure up some luck
and melt it in mash
what a shit show
what a low blow
ya nemesis
just a bit harsh, yeah ya know?
should ride along the edge
and take the promise path
you say, simple debutante i am
hollowed out the tree
to house the bumble bee
to pollinate you,
a distant sparrow,
despite the sting of what you been sayin with ya
aw aws,
gall galls,
ya withdrawals
sayin with ya
gall galls, withdrawals
it's me, beneath skies painted in you
where i fly solo
in a photo
'ya nemisis
still framed, pressed into glass
polish my heart, no?
in a catharsis disco
sing along, songs who i am
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3. |
Measuring Time
04:15
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What a wonder life could be
In a dream with you and me
Hear the thunder in your mystery
What an enigma you can be
But for what it’s worth, let it be known
I’m not gonna let the peace be the rain
I’m not gonna let our song sound the same
Well it’s your battled bore of the fickle me
Well you’ve got to come on, carry the tune before we forget the key
Does it bother?
She’s coming on to me
Wishful thinking
Well that’s me
Spark the lighter
I drink gasoline
Fuel a fire
For you and me
You and me
They say the only sight to be seen is in yourself
I’m not gonna let the peace be the rain
I’m not gonna let our song sound the same
The battled bore, the fickle me
Just give me a chance, I’ll carry the tune, before you forget the key
I ain’t waitin on nuthin
The measure it takes to measure your time
Crashed the course but I’m aimed higher
I just want some kind of taste... of you…
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4. |
West Side
04:22
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Must put to the test, I must insist, live and hide out west
Become someone, dream a dream, live like flies… in vaseline
The hour is getting late, must seal my fate, under lavender skies… a daylight haze
Don’t need to twist my arm, to be adorned, a cool bay breeze… in melody
No no, I can feel it in my veins, the thought preys on me, swimming in my head, like a cyst
No hill too high to climb,
Sweet home, invade my life,
And I’ll never need to pretend
Just you and I, my friend
Start anew all over again
A change is good as a rest
Get out of the way of yourself!
Live in memory of your future self...
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5. |
Paper Moon (preamble)
02:03
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6. |
Paper Moon
03:02
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Paper moon over a cardboard sea,
Believing this is your kingdom
Crash the night, drinkin’
Hurry up, I’m leaving
Through the cracks in the ceiling
Force of the night, drive me
Well who am I? I’ll find
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7. |
Nova Nights
01:25
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8. |
Doors of the City
03:27
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Suzie's got some spice,
she'll spice it all up for ya alright,
Dale's got some club,
Suzie's in it and it's open all night.
Clover pasties garnish her spice rack
What these ways, why do their subjects do
There are doors in the city
The keys are awaiting, locked by fate
Shuffle the night, frisky girlies drinking malted barley
Breathe the lights, street crazies scrubbing carom hallways
Billboard's say the night eclipses your own reason
Your head sways as neon lights bring you home
The scrapers of the sky...
and the magic twinkle of your eye
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9. |
Soul Surrender
05:25
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Give in and give out what you will.
Enjoy the ride...
Must of been some kind of close,
by the skin of your teeth, to believe the sails are torn
So sow it up and live,
stitch the bitch and let low, and least not break the ties
Soul surrender to wind
Just enough to break the ties
Soul surrender to wind
Just enough to buy the ride
Tides of time ripens, everything and more
No man can deny
Sometimes the worst comes out when you come to realize what’s best
Sometimes the path chosen makes you wonder what’s down the road you left behind
Give in and give out what you will.
Enjoy the ride…
Sometimes the worst comes out when you come to realize what’s best
Sometimes the path chosen makes you wonder what’s down the road you left behind
Soul surrender to wind
Just enough to buy the ride
Soul surrender to wind
Just enough to break the ties
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10. |
Marvel
03:27
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11. |
Die In New York City
03:05
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I am gonna die in New York City
And when I die I’m gonna die singing
I am gonna die in New York City
They’ll find my body in an alley and my sole in a hole
They’ll say that I’m not worthy but I’m only dead and cold
Where, when and why, time will only tells
I ain’t saying I rushing anything
But when the bells toll, I’ll know the city I lie
Just to say that I in the womb of all treasures
Am reborn a daily life
But the days don’t last forever
They’ll sold to your heart
Bound by your redemptions
They’ll entrance urban minds
Because in the city on the island you won’t mind of your demise
Where, when and why, time will only tells
I ain’t saying I rushing anything
So when the bells toll, I’ll know the city I lie
Just to say that...
I am gonna die in New York City
And when I die I’m gonna die singing
I am gonna die in New York City
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Carpe diem yeah seize the day
I'm wide awake, but in bed I should of stayed
Ain't it funny how the world turns?
We live and learn yet so little gained is earned
Young people speaking their minds of peace,
it's a big release to paint your masterpiece
so save up now for a night on the town.
Take a look around what's holding you down
Seize the day
So break all your windows
Leave your inhibitions behind
As long as you've got love in your heart
Take a leap of new age
and seize the day
With these thoughts I could fill a book,
but don't overlook what you really wanna say.
Now things are brighter I am moving on up,
the birds chirp but a little love can't hurt.
Pay attention, read the signs...
you're feeling fine but you're gaining no time,
so they say that's the power of rhyme
don't pay it any mind, don't let your teeth grind
Seize the day
So break all your windows
Leave your inhibitions behind
As long as you've got love in your heart
Take a leap of new age and seize the day
Young girl has caught your eye,
she stirs you up inside what have you to hide?
So go ahead now, give her what you've got,
if she likes it or not at least you gave it a shot!
Ain't it a trouble to find the right one,
you'd rather be shunned
where has cupid gone?
I don't care what they say,
you've got your whole life ahead
Seize the day
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Laugh when I cry
Thrill when I sigh
I can’t sleep but in my own bed
I can’t weep but in my head
Laugh when I cry
Thrill when I sigh
Don’t look for what I might find
Don’t think for what’s in my mind
Don’t hear for what might sound
Don’t fear for I might frown
Woah, the therapist has gone insane
The blind man has lost his cane
The bird with the broken wing
It’s everything
It’s painted in the darkest colours
I wish it’d all just brighten up
Everything just falls apart
And I’m left only wondering why
I looked, for once in my life
I thought my mind was right
I heard once that horrible sound
I feared, but deluded my frown
Woah, the therapist has gone insane
The detective has been slain
No clouds but it’s pouring rain
It’s everything
Laugh when I cry, thrill when I sigh
I can’t sleep but in my own bed
I can’t weep but in my own head
Laugh when I cry
Laugh when I cry
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building the lock around the key
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