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The Joint
03:48
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I guess that’s gonna be the new norm
Spinning out in the midst of a storm
And cuz I can’t remember feeling a change
I guess that’s gonna be the new norm
Please don’t listen to that noise
Think about a sunny day
Close your eyes
Maybe you won’t have to think about today
I guess I’m not escaping this joint
And I had plans, but what is the point?
It isn’t fair. I am going nowhere
I guess I’m not escaping this joint
Please don’t listen to that noise
Think about a sunny day
Close your eyes
Maybe you won’t have to think about today
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2. |
You Want It All
02:25
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You've got a secret, don't want to know
I got no interest, I should just go
Why did you call me? Why did I come?
I should know better, I should be gone.
You never wondered what I'm up to
You never thought to give a call
And now you want my full attention
Yeah now you want it, yeah now you want it all.
You could do better, you wished me dead
Still got your letter, that's what you said
Do me a favor, it's only fair
And lose my number, cause I don't care
You never wondered what I'm up to
You never thought to give a call
And now you want my full attention
Yeah now you want it, yeah now you want it all.
Now you want it all
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3. |
Don't Break My Phone
02:55
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No, I don't deny it
So please don't try
I can't be swayed
No, I'm self reliant
not so compliant
or unafraid
I can't stand your heavy hand,
don't break my phone
There's too many of us out here,
all on our own
So please don't start
I really don't mind being locked up
All alone
No, I won't accept it
I will reject it
Your vertigo
You ain't got a prayer
You don't play fair
I oughta know
I can't stand your heavy hand,
don't break my phone
There's too many of us out here,
all on our own
So please don't start
I really don't mind being locked up
All alone
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4. |
Blue
03:22
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Sometimes everything gets me down
Sometimes I wonder why I'm still around
Nobody passing me seems to care
Sometimes I feel like I'm going nowhere
But then
Just when I'm feeling blue
I come home to you
Whatever you want to do
I'll do it with you
The world can be an unfriendly place
I see indifference on every face
A crowd can feel like a desert isle
When no one ever returns a smile
But then
Just when I'm feeling blue
I come home to you
Whatever you want to do
I'll do it with you
Well I suppose that I can't complain
I know tomorrow will be the same
I know that something will make me mad
And I'll be thinking that everything’s bad
But then
Just when I'm feeling blue
I come home to you
Whatever you want to do
I'll do it with you
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Bored stupid and depressed
Most of the time that's how you felt
You never noticed what was best
No one could know
That's how it goes, sometimes
Yes I suppose
That's how it goes, sometimes
Well I guess you never had control
That's too often how it was
And now your memory's growing cold
No one could know
Cuz that's how it goes, sometimes
Well I suppose
That's how it goes, sometimes
I know that you can't hear me now
But I still want to say goodbye
I kid myself that you were strong
That I'd beat you to the grave
Who knew that I would live this long
Nobody could know
But that's how it goes, sometimes
Yes I suppose
That's how it goes, sometimes
Yes I'd trade places if I could
I don't like being here alone
But now I'm here once where you stood
And no one will know
That's how it goes, sometimes
Yes I suppose
That's how it goes, sometimes
I know that you can't hear me now
But I still want to say goodbye
Goodbye to you
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6. |
Fly
05:33
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Wish I could fly
Wish i could raise my arms and leap to the sky
When I was 5
In my imagination you'd never know
How high I'd go
Well whatever, why should I stay?
I'd rather try, to just fly
Fly away
Don't care about what you will say
No reason why I can't fly
Fly away
My troubles all would be gone
Are you confused?
You seem so tense and fretful
I'm not concerned
Now you will scoff
Like I should care but tell me
I'd like to know
Where you get off
Well whatever, why should I stay?
I'd rather try, to just fly
Fly away
Don't care about what you will say
No reason why I can't fly
Fly away
My troubles all will be gone
This is goodbye
I'd like to say I'm sorry
But that's a lie
Yes I am sad, this is the life I've lived for
So very long, Now its all gone.
Well whatever, why should I stay?
I'd rather try, to just fly
Fly away
Don't care about what you will say
No reason why I can't fly
Fly away
My troubles all will be gone
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7. |
What Would You Do?
04:21
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What's this?
This is new.
I don't remember leaving this here.
Damn.
Well imagine my surprise
This thing here popped up on my lawn
Right before my eyes
I could tell something was very wrong
Well the moment that I stepped outside
I had a notion deep inside
And it was clear, this wasn't here
That cannot be denied
So what do I do?
What would you do to renovate your pride?
Well I guess I could just leave it
Turn around and simply walk away
Pretend it didn't happen
That would work on any normal day
Well the moment that I stepped outside
I had a notion deep inside
And it was clear, this wasn't here
That cannot be denied
So what do I do?
What would you do to renovate your pride?
Well soon the neighbors gathered
Everyone had something to say
Some said it was awesome
Others said to throw it away
Well the moment that I stepped outside
I had a notion deep inside
And it was clear, this wasn't here
That cannot be denied
So what do I do?
What would you do to renovate your pride?
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8. |
As It Is
03:07
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Don't speak, don't move
Don't whine that life is unfair
Don't call, just to tell me
You're so bored, cause i couldn't care
Everyone's got stories to tell
Everyone's got their personal hell
Everyone's got trouble so
Please stop and deal with life as it is
Don't tell me that you're holed up
You know that I'm holed up too
But I'm doing all that I can
Not to whine the way that you do
Everyone's got stories to tell
Everyone's got their personal hell
Everyone's got trouble so
Please shut up and deal with life as it is
I know, you're lonely, oh
You know, I'm lonely too
No one wants to deal with this hassle but
There's not a lot we can do
Everyone's got stories to tell
Everyone's got their personal hell
Everyone's got trouble so
Please stop and deal with life as it is
One day both you and me
One day , what can I say
One day we will be free but
That day isn't today
Everybody's got stories to tell
Everybody's got their personal hell
Everyone's got troubles so
Please stop and deal with life as it is
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9. |
Victim
03:45
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Listen
I'm not the victim
Trust me
I really can't complain
Listen
I know what you're thinking
You think
I must have gone insane
You must want an explanation
(Wish that I could see)
But how can I make you see?
(Wish that I could see)
You might be a hero
But I'll always just be me
I know
I really pushed your buttons
Hey man
That took so much restraint
Listen
I wish that things were different
I know
That I'm not a saint
You must want an explanation
(Wish that I could see)
Oh how can I make you see?
(Wish that I could see)
You could be a hero
But I'll always just be me
Wish I had an explanation
I know that would set you free
Then you'd be a hero
And I still would just be me
I will always just be me
I will always just be me
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10. |
Save the Day
03:19
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Wave your flag, you always liked to brag
Every time you had the chance
You made a fuss
You always justified
You did it all for us
Well I never asked you to be brave
I never needed you to save the day
Can't you see, I waited patiently
It only took a cry for help
and you'd be gone
I thought maybe you'd change
But I was wrong
And you wouldn't have it any other way
You always had to run so
You could save the day
Now you're free, what do you need from me?
I was content to be the one
who loved you so
And i would do most anything
To let you know
But that never was enough
To make you stay
There’s nothing left for you to do
But save the day
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11. |
Disaster
03:17
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Things are getting quiet, quiet's never good
Quiet leads to comfort and malaise
You can never know, there might be a disaster
Headed in a couple of days
Everyone's gonna be there
Everyone's gonna be there
To watch the city fall
There's nowhere to hide from the disaster
Its coming for us all.
It's always there, axiety,
Like an itch I just can't scratch
Knowing a villian will turn this city
Right into a wrestling match
Everyone's gonna be there
Everyone's gonna be there
To watch the city fall
There's nowhere to hide cuz the disaster
Its coming for us all.
So make a plan to keep your head down
Until the damage can subside
I'm telling you now, it's gonna be the big one
I feel it way down deep inside
Everyone's gonna be there
Everyone's gonna be there
To watch the city fall
There's nowhere to hide from the disaster
Its coming for us all.
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Todd Gilbert Davison, Michigan
Singer-Songwriter born in Burton, MI. Todd Gilbert has been a music lover his whole life and finds joy in discovery of sound
and the emotions they can trigger. Please feel free to enjoy.
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