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Revolution Blues
07:24
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If you're looking for the revolution
Come on down
If you want to turn the heat up
Paint the town
If you don't want to start alone
Follow the crowd
Strike a match and pour the gasoline
Set your words ablaze and leave the scene
Practice all your alibis and names
If you start the riot, you might be famous
If you're looking for the revolution
Come on down
If you want to turn the heat up
Paint the town
If you don't want to start alone
Follow the crowd
If you want to change the world a little
Come on down
If you want to get the word out
Paint the town
If you want change that you can see
Lead the crowd
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Say You Love Me
07:49
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You faded long ago
Into the background of the scene
Audible when speaking
But not saying what you mean
I've been building you a palace
Where the two of us could stay
But the ground is never stable
And the walls are giving way
You can pick up all the pieces
Or just choose to walk away
But when you leave
Say you love me
I echo through the hall
Like the chorus of a dream
Right beyond your memory
And never what I seem
We wander through the space
Commit to tired, aching lies
Going through the motions
When we should have said goodbye
In the remnants of a castle
You can find your broken heart
Take the pieces of your love
And set the shards of mine apart
I thought I'd be hurt forever
But I turned you into art
So when you see
Say you love me
In the remnants of a castle
You can find your broken heart
Take the pieces of your love
And set the shards of mine apart
I thought I'd be hurt forever
But I turned you into art
So when you see
Say you love me
Say you love me
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Ballad of the Arboghast
08:07
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The stars were better off without us
The stars were better off without us
The stars were better off without us
The stars were better off without us
The stars were better off without us
The stars were better off without
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5. |
House On Fire
08:22
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Mother Nature, what do you owe me?
I've been trying hard to set you free
I can take your dirt and make it gold
Turn your trees to goods that can be sold
If I sell for a profit
I can return this money to you
In the form of a long term loan
That's just gone overdue
Now that you are in our land
We have a duty to you
It's already decided
That this is what's best for you
If I sell for a profit
I can return this money to you
Donate it to your causes
And say it's worthless to you
You lose out if we don't succeed
You can't win if we do
But it's already decided
That this is what's best for you
House on fire won't be coming back
I sure thought we'd win in this attack
With the god of business on our side
You should thank us for the easy ride
If I sell for a profit
I can return this money to you
Donate it to your causes
And say it's worthless to you
You lose out if we don't succeed
You can't win if we do
But it's already decided
That this is what's best for you
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6. |
The Void Becomes You
08:48
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Why, me, why now?
Underneath the tides
Breathing in the light
The void becomes you
The void welcomes you
Pay up all you owe
Buy your ticket home
And leave with what you sow
The void becomes you
Wrong place, wrong time
Why me now, why?
It chases all the time
Leaves no one behind
The void becomes you
The void welcomes you
Regardless of your life
You must return to night
Where all your love resides
The void becomes you
So close, so far
So close, so far
Wrong place, wrong time
Why me now, why?
When all the stars align
To turn you into light
The void becomes you
The void welcomes you
And somewhere in the space
They won't forget your face
Or anything you do
The void becomes you
The void becomes you
Becomes you
Becomes you
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Fly By Night
07:58
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Oh, Mama, I cannot be alone with this
I'm making bad decisions with a kiss
If you get me out alive, I'll sell you what I bought and sold
Dreams of ordinary white and twenty karat gold
I'm not scared of my reflection in the mirror
But I act like hell on wheels
And I try to give myself a chance to spin it
But you don't know how this feels
Oh, the lightning strikes through every single synapse
And I know that I'm alive
But the crash is coming for me in a minute
And I just want another chance to live it
Shining in the light
Flying through the night
Oh, Papa, I cannot be alone with this
I'm making bad decisions with my fists
If you get me out alive, I'll tell you what you need to hear
I've been working on the cure so you don't need to fear
I'm not scared of my reflection in the mirror
But I act like hell on wheels
And if you want a ride then you can have it
Overwhelming what you feel
Oh, the lightning strikes through every single synapse
And I know that I'm alive
Shining in the light
I might be all right
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Niagara
06:18
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At night, we begin
Counting sheep and tracing comets
Chasing sunrise and sleep
Building a life inside a dream
I reach for your hand
But I'm far too codependent now
To stand on my own
Oh, Niagara
Fall on me
Run to the distant sea
Roll over all of me
You taste ephemeral
I felt untouchable
Save for you
Save for you
We end at the start
Drawing circles with our fingers
Idle time, passing by
Taking with it our relief
I reach for your hand
But I'm far too codependent now
To breathe when alone
Oh, Niagara
Fall on me
Run to the distant sea
Roll over all of me
You taste ephemeral
I felt untouchable
Save for you
Save for you
If the sky is canvas, how is the air so cold?
If our world is ageless, why do we fear getting old?
If there is an after, why make us wait?
If this is the be all, then I want to end all
And find it, under the tide
Oh, Niagara
Fall for me
Wrap me in harmony
Float with the melody
Oh, with the chemical
I am untouchable
Save for you
Save for you
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Porcelain
05:24
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Too outlandish in a dress
Too conservative in vests
Hard enough to play it cool
It ain't enough to say “me too”
I dressed to kill with looks that turn you into stone and
I don't make promises that don't return you home and
I won't tell your wife that you don't get it
I'm not made of porcelain so you can break me
I'm so much stronger than I look to be
I never wanted you this close to me
So instead of moving in, just let me be
Say too much to fill the air
Keep your eyes from drifting elsewhere
Didn't come here wanting trouble
So I'll be leaving on the double
I dressed to kill with looks that turn you into stone and
I promise all your indiscretions will be known and
I don't have to tell your wife that you don't get it
I'm not made of porcelain so you can break me
I'm so much stronger than I look to be
I never wanted you this close to me
So instead of moving in, just let me be
I don't pay rent in this world with lovers I have caught
I don't gain success by being something that I'm not
I deserve to have a peaceful drink
I don't care what it is you think you do
I'm not here for you
I'm not made of porcelain so you can break me
I keep on saying no 'til you believe me
I'm so much stronger than I look to be
So just take the opening and
Let me be
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10. |
Love Is On The Line
09:41
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In a slow time, I loved you
With a fire like the distant sun
And I never thought to leave you
When the day was done
So as our lives pick up around us
And we rush through every day
All I want to know is: Will you stay?
As our paths ahead grow clearer
And we change along the way
All I want to know is
All I have to say
All my love is on the line
All my love is on the line
If your heart was only mine
All my love is on the line
All my love is on the line
On a high ride, you caught me
Just as sure as the moon will rise
And my doubts all deserted me
When I looked into your eyes
All my love is on the line
All my love is on the line
If your heart was only mine
All my love is on the line
All my love is on the line
All my love is on the line
All my love is on the line
Say your heart will just be mine
All my love is on the line
All my love is on the line
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Chelsea McBride Toronto, Ontario
woodwinds + vocals + composer/arranger + educator
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