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Time
04:44
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Why does it always feel like I had it but I lost it
When I know full well that it's still here
It's too easy to blame everything on something
It's been such a long year for all of us
I don't have that kind of time, anymore.
What exactly is it that you think you are waiting for
Or do you believe that it's waiting for you
It's so easy to blame everything on someone
Whose voice echo's like the truth
We're not all like you though.
I don't have that kind of time.
Anymore than I did or than I ever will
No, I don't have that kind of time
To throw away, anymore.
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Down By The Bay
04:22
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Drift with me
Oh, I could float for days
If it's not scary, it's not worth it
So, be very afraid of how you know it's going to end
Because every Captain worth knowing goes down with his ship
And there's blood in the water
It's too thick to see
How many men there are
Who swim much faster than me
Out in the open water
Where the fish will be
There lurks a predator
Who swims much faster
She's so much faster than me
Oh, it's every man for himself out here
It's a miracle we've lasted this many years
So, say goodbye like you mean it
Right before you disappear
And I'll meet you at the salt mines
Where we can get a taste for dried up tears
But there's blood in the water
It's too thick to see
How many men there are
Who swim much faster than me
Out in the open water
Where the fish will be
There lurks a predator
Who swims much faster
She's so much faster than me
I don't even know how long I can hold my breath for
One lost limb and I'd sink like a stone
No, I don't even know how long I can hold my breath for
These days I just flounder around, and try to make it look cool
Ya, there's blood in the water
It's too thick to see
How many men there are
Who swim much faster than me
Out in the open water
Where the fish will be
There lurks a predator
Who swims much faster
She's so much faster
She's so much stronger
She's so much smarter
She's got her shit together
Ya, she's doing so much better than me.
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Clean Freak
03:57
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At the start there is always someone who thinks they know best
All I know is that the loser always speaks first
So, if you're dying to know how much it hurts
Just grab a hold of my sleeve, twist my arm and drag me through the dirt
Because I don't want to become a clean freak
Just so you can see that I have everything I need
Ya, I know what I need
When it comes time for seconds there is always someone who wants more
But if I said no the first time don't you dare ask me again
Unless you want to know how sick I really am
In which case I'll take a stack of potatoes that reach to the sun
Because I don't have to eat whatever you put in front of me
Just to keep you pleased
My stomach will speak when it's empty
Because it knows what it needs
Yes, I know what I need
And I'm tired of filling myself with whatever nonsense is on the shelf at the convenience store located 15 minutes out of town
No, I don't want to become a clean freak
Just so you can see that I have everything I need
Ya, I know what I need
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Bounce
07:37
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The world turns and I
Turn as well inside my mind
For those, who will soon die
But still haven't found the will to try
To try and understand
It's not their fault
Understand
It's not your fault
These things happen all the time
It's not your fault
No
It's mine.
You don't have to love yourself
To go out and give your heart to someone else
Trouble is it doesn't help
You're the only one who knows how it felt.
No, you don't have to love yourself
To go out and give your heart to someone else
Trouble is it doesn't help
That I'm the only one who knows how it felt.
How it felt when you pulled me
Side to side like the moon
Pulls the tide.
Please try to
Understand
It's not your fault
These things happen all the time
It's not your fault
It's mine.
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Pet Names
05:07
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A stray, born and raised inside a good family
A hand that feeds just enough to keep the diamonds from slipping
To weaken hearts that don't belong in the captive
I know, something beautiful when I see it
You have everything nothing isn't
It's caged inside of your home and drowning in your tub
Darling, sweet heart, baby,
It's who you are.
Evolve, adapt, adjust, it's what we do best as humans
But not always what's best for us, under these conditions
It drains the hearts that don't belong in the captive
I know the sound of trouble when I hear it
You have everything nothing isn't
It's caged inside of your bones and drowning in your blood
Darling, sweet heart, baby,
It's who you are
As hard to find as God, it seems
The teeth that were once fangs and fingernails that were once claws are not tame and never were
So why pretend to be confused about which side of the glass you are on?
You are not tame and never were so why pretend to be lost or be leading when all you've got is the scent?
You've got it
It breaks the hearts that belong in the wild
I know
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Hard Work
06:40
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We miss our homes
We miss our beds
There were other options
We came here instead
To act like machines
Ya, we act like machines
And the money could be better
As with the morale
We had our chance to leave and we missed it
It's too late to turn back now
So we act like animals
Ya, mechanical animals
It's hard work but someone's gotta do it
Ya, It's hard work
It's hard work but someone's gotta do it
Ya, It's hard work for us
But someone's gotta do it
Will enough ever be enough?
Will enough ever be enough?
Will enough ever be enough?
Will enough ever be enough?
No.
It's hard work but someone's gotta do it
Ya, It's hard work
It's hard work but someone's gotta do it
Ya, It's hard work for us
But someone's gotta do it
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The Kids Table
04:25
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There are so many things I wish that I could take back
I could take back so many things
I gave up on those things a long time ago
By now they've given up on me
So it's too late now
For those kinds of thoughts
Everybody is getting older
But none of us are growing up
No, none of us are growing up
If there is such thing as comfort in your skin
I wonder when I'll fit in
Or was I really only put here to destroy
Every single thing that I enjoy
Oh, it's too late now
For that kind of talk
Everybody is getting older
But none of us are growing up
No, none of us are growing up
No, none of us are growing up
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David Dino White North Bay, Ontario
With roots planted in ska and punk, branches that extend through pop and jazz, and leafs that fall any way the wind blows, David Dino White's unique style is as hard to define as it is to forget.
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