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Onterrible
04:15
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Build it up or tear it down
That doesn’t make it common ground
We’re just trying to level out
The landscape but for who?
If you’re so proud of everything that you’ve been up to
Don’t say that it’s about the
People or the places that you mess with each night?
Why you keep coming at us if you’re so satisfied?
I think that we’ve got it made and don’t care if you understand
All the things we’ve sacrificed to master how we thrive on what we’ve
Always had within our hearts but never quite inside our hands
Cuz I’ve been called a lot of things but honest to god
They’re not all that bad
Aw, you poor sap
What’s so Onterrible about that?
So let it go or reel it in
You’ll never catch that one again
There’ll always be a bigger one
And who couldn’t use more rest?
It’s never been a contest
If it was we all know who’d win
All the people and the places messed with each night
Why you keep coming at us if you’re so damn content and so satisfied
With everything that you think we lack
Cuz I don’t think it’s all that bad
Aw, you poor sap
What’s so Onterrible about that?
It’s not the best
But we’ve got lots of things you can’t find in the west
Not so Onterrible
Not so bad
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Rush
02:34
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These days everything feels like too much
Although we’ve never got enough
We’re bound to crash so buckle up
This matters more than a parking spot
I can hardly stand the thought of staying put or moving on
And yet I idol where I stopped
As if the race we’re in has not begun
The road is long and rough
And consumes all of us
A slow and steady push
Is the only way to beat the rush
So if you need a place to rest your weary eyes
Don’t be too proud to turn the wheel and pull over to the side
Or better yet
To ask for help from someone in whom you confide
We all see trouble in the mirror and have traffic backed up inside our minds
The road is long and rough
Abused by all of us
A slow and steady push
Is the only way to beat the
The road is long and rough
Abused by all of us
A slow and steady push
Is the only way to beat
The endless and relentless rush
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Years
04:33
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So strong for so long trying to get it right
I don’t see what is so wrong or impolite
About admitting defeat when you’ve been beaten
Not to say that I had a better reason
Than anyone else who walks in these shoes
Or rides their bike
Or chooses to stay in bed all day and count on both hands
How often life don’t go as planned
I won’t forget
Please forgive me, my motherland
And tell our kid
Why I did everything that I did
Tell her what I was thinking about back
When we agreed to disagree
Some things are better off deceased
For fuck sakes
Those feelings lingered on for days
and days and days
And if that’s that
Allow me to show you what is what
Alright
To tell my son
Why I did everything that I have done
Show him what ran through my head
When we agreed to disagree
Some things are better off deceased
For fuck sakes
Those feelings lingered on for days
And days and days and months and weeks and seasons and years
And years
And years
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4. |
Hell Of A Life
04:26
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Call
Call it whatever you choose
Call from on top of your roof
Call until your cheeks turn blue
It's not up to you
Drag
Drag my likeness through the streets
Drag nose bleeds to front row seats
Drag the company you keep
It's not up to me
Whenever I arrive
I'll let someone else decide
If my soul's seen it's share of fire
It's been that kind of a night
Let
Let it underneath your skin
Let it haunt you from within
Let it rid you of your sin
It's not up to anyone but them
No
It's not up to any of us
Waiting for something from somewhere beyond
Whenever I arrive
I'll let someone else decide
If my soul's seen it's share of fire
It's been that kind of a night
A dizzying ride
A hell of a life
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5. |
Only Human
03:29
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I know it feels like you never get anything done
I know it feels like you’re never gonna touch that sun
But don’t forget that you’ve gotta walk before you run
And if you trip it could end so try to have some fun
Because there’s never been a worse critic it’s true
No one needs convincing accept you
There’s only so much time in a day
And only so much you can say
And I know just how hard it was getting to this show
I know you’ve got more to do than anyone I know
But if you spread it too thin it will not taste at all
Savor that flavor and don’t bite off more than you can chew unless you are ready to choke
Because there’s never been a worse critic it’s true
No one needs convincing accept you
There’s only so much time in a day
And only so much you can say
There’s only so much time in a day
And only so much we can say
There’s only so much we can bend before we break
And only so much we can mend
Cuz we’re only human
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Search Party
03:08
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Timbuktu
Mountains of Peru
Middle of the desert and every arctic igloo
I combed the forests, fields and the ocean blue
Greasy spoons
Public swimming pools
Hotels, homes and hospitals, abandoned middle schools
I went to church and scanned every pew
I still can’t find a good excuse
My bedroom
My head and heart too
The cushions on my couch and in my jeep and in my shoes
I followed every sign and every clue to everywhere except the dark side of the moon
I still don’t have a good excuse
For everything that I put you through
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7. |
Pay Off
03:33
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Going day in and day out
You know what it’s all about
So much I’d rather do instead
Hard to do it well when I am exhausted
Yet I keep showing up at that job
Clocking in too early and clocking out whenever I get cut
Wishing I could make money doing something I really love and holding on
To hope that one day this will all payoff
Now I’ve got a stack of bills so high
If it tips I’ll drown and die
And I’ve got mouths I’ve gotta feed
Gotta make sure everyone eats
Though I’m not convinced we would end up on the street
And yet I keep showing up at that job
Clocking in too early and clocking out whenever I get cut
Wishing I could make money doing something I really love and holding on
To hope that one day this will all payoff
Yeah, I keep showing up at that job
Clocking in too early and clocking out whenever I get cut
Wishing I could make money doing something I really love and holding on
Yes, I'm holding on
Just holding on
I'm holding on
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Heatwave
04:13
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I always knew I wanted to line up and ride
I knew I’d rather risk it all out in the sunlight
Than waste one day
Trying to prevent the inevitable end
Hiding in a patch of shade
Waiting for that sun to set
And as the tide begins to rise, I realize
There has never been such thing as the right place or the right time
To clear my head or head back into the universe
As far from perfect as it is, I’m sure it could be much worse
Melting like a snowman who got no say in what he was made out of
Trying to enjoy it though it’s hard to have fun when it is so hot
It’s hot
Now everywhere I find myself, someone was once lost
If it looks too good to be true it is more than likely just another mirage
That's ok, if we stay balanced and we behave
Guaranteed we will escape, on this vision bending, sweat bead vending, smokin’ heatwave
Melting like the snowmen who got no say in what they were made out of
Trying to enjoy it though it’s hard to have fun when the pressure’s on
It’s hot
Game on
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Uncertain
04:35
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You’ve been given
You’ve been given so many chances
Chances to take it back to the top
Or to wherever you want
But you’re a victim of
Everything that you love
It’s time to rinse that off
Dry out and rise above
And do it without compromising just to keep them on your good side
My friend you should never apologize for something that you are not sorry for
We expect much more
You are too uncertain about everything you know
It’s in there somewhere you just have to find a way to break the spell
So set yourself free
Whatever you think freedom might mean
Set yourself a new standard to meet
Chill out, put up your feet
And do it without compromising just to keep them on your good side
My friend you should never apologize for something that you are not sorry for
We expect much more
You are too uncertain about everything you know
It’s in there somewhere you just have to find a way to break the trends and habits
That they built around you while you slept
And dreamt of the men you never actually met
When you were young
Lord knows you were so impressionable back then
Time could tell you just have to find a way to break the spell
You are too uncertain about everything you know
It’s in there somewhere you just haven’t found a way to break the spell
Yet
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The Silent Treatment
02:05
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11. |
Memories
05:54
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In your hometown everything gets around
There’s so much you cannot control
Birthday gifts, even Everest will shift
So don’t get too comfortable
And when you do, consider yourself warned
I’ve seen rainbows form and fade to gray
When the sun finally came to play
I’ve heard what they
What they say about all good things
Whoever they is
I don’t give a shit
Cuz I know that
Nothing is ever gonna be the same
And that’s the way it’s always going to be
Ya, every single thing will change
Except our memories but I already forget
So, grab a glass and fill it as high as you must
There ain’t no rug too small to cover up the dust
We’ve created since big guns left us
Here to rust
Under the bus
What’s the fuss?
We’re just symptoms
Not the cause
And we heard what
What they say about all good things
Whoever they is
We don’t give a shit
Cuz we know that nothing
No, nothing is ever going to be the same
And that’s the way it’s always going to be
Ya, every single little thing will change
Except our memories but I already forget
Why I came down here in the first place
Oh no, all alone
Maybe I was looking for some hope?
Oh no, all alone
But if it’s always in the last place you look
All alone
Maybe I’m not that far off after all
Yeah, everything will change
Then it will again
And again and again
Your family and your friends
Heroes and villains
You better start getting used to it
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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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