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Status quo
03:50
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you wait too long
its a missed opportunity
to play along
forge your own destiny
are you satisfied with the status quo
if I am out of line
would you let me know
are you satisfied with the status quo
you never liked
uncertainty
you live your life
out of necessity
are you satisfied with the status quo
if I am out of line
would you let me know
are you satisfied with the status quo
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2. |
Carmanah
04:11
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how many trees have to fall
before we hear the sound of “progress”
amidst the protest
you're welcome here in paradise
its been standing for a 1000 years
thus far upstream in the pacific rim
it might well be the last frontier
when its land you clear
Carmanah
how many seeds must be planted
before we manage to replace the forest
that stood before us
you're welcome here in paradise
its been standing for a 1000 years
thus far upstream in the pacific rim
it might well be the last frontier
when its land you clear
Carmanah
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3. |
Puckered lips
03:19
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sitting under moonlight
no other love in sight
you catch yourself pacing the cage
just a broken shell
there was no kiss and tell
only time to make the same mistakes
your eyes glisten
but no one listens
to anything you say
all attention is directed
to the puckered lips you perfected
hiding from the glare
lonely people’s lonely stares
you keep your eyes fixed on the page
where you wrote your prose
all the things that no one knows
and no one cares it hurts all the same
your eyes glisten
but no one listens
to anything you say
all attention is directed
to the puckered lips you perfected
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4. |
Better
03:53
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what do we do with ourselves
having been through the hard sell
are we too compelled
to have the truth upheld
that we lose ourselves
better you than me
better out of touch
better leave me be
better off without much
better luck next time
better off for a change
better yours than mine
better not be strange
are we through with this nonsense
is it too intense
to sit on the fence so bitterly
here are my two cents
in my own defense
better you than me
better out of touch
better leave me be
better off without much
better luck next time
better off for a change
better yours than mine
better not be strange
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5. |
Five tastes
03:57
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its better than it was before
when I got played
on the killing floor
its better than it was before
but you don’t have to like it
if it isn’t for you
five tastes so many flavours
but none of them will do
what do you take me for
I’m not dumb
I know the score
what do you take me for
you don’t have to like me
If I’m not likeable to you
I will look to the horizon
when its the better view
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6. |
Fall to pieces
03:09
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hey you were something else
couldn’t disguise your shame
and your disappointment
your disappointment
are you over it (x2)
are you over it yet (x2)
are you over it
are you over it yet
its true you have got to love yourself
or be willing to accept
you are a disappointment
a disappointment
are you over it (x2)
are you over it yet (x2)
are you over it
are you over it yet
you are freaking
we all fall to pieces
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7. |
Souls on offer
03:57
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we’ve made it this far
do you know how lucky you are
to be so loved
you are taken
don’t be misled
into believing that every
rose has a thorn
take what’s needed
sometimes we have to bleed
its worth repeating
sometimes we have to bleed
why must we suffer
our souls on offer
lower your voice down
I can read the look on your face
you are so mad
you are reeling
don’t be misled
into believing that every
rose has a thorn
take what is needed
sometimes we have to bleed
its worth repeating
sometimes we have to bleed
why must we suffer
our souls on offer
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8. |
The inner me
03:20
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I’m not holding my breath
we make a clean break
I’m not holding my breath
we come through clean
I believe when I don’t know for sure
what is real
I conceal the inner me
there’s not much to see
when there is nothing left
that has meaning
we are bereft
of all feeling
I believe when I don’t know for sure
what is real
I conceal the inner me
there’s not much to see
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9. |
Overinvested
03:33
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its an emotional ride not a fairy tale
when you’re old enough to fail
and should have known better
to let it break down
these are life’s lessons
no happy ending
so don’t be over-invested
better to be well rested
not immune to lies but you wear them well
when you’re bold enough to tell
the truth is indifferent
to any break down
these are life’s lessons
no happy ending
so don’t be over-invested
better to be well rested
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10. |
The precipice
03:02
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I’m higher
higher than I’ve ever been
just a bird on a wire
resting my wings
inordinate worry
won’t help you get over it
the precipice
I am a fighter
fighting for anything
I desire
I’m playing to win
inordinate worry
won’t help you get over it
the precipice
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11. |
Polarized
04:28
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you like to ask
but sometimes it isn’t about you
as much as it isnt about you it is
polarized
your poetry is worn as your disguise
it doesn’t always come as advertised
looks can be deceiving
the same as words
why can’t we just get along
why can’t there just be love
why is it always about you
polarized
your poetry is worn as your disguise
it doesn’t always come as advertised
looks can be deceiving
the same as words
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12. |
The happening
03:29
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the past will find me
no appointment is necessary
its cash and carry
who’s out of line
karma is maddening
anxiously awaiting
the happening
it could happen to me
it could happen to you
the past reminds me
that disappointment
comes pushing and shoving
all or nothing
who’s out of line
karma is maddening
anxiously awaiting
the happening
it could happen to me
it could happen to you
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13. |
Riptide
04:00
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is it true you are
caught up in the past
remembering good times
that were never meant to last
if memories bring back the hurt
please don’t say a word
emotion is like the ocean
its deep and wide
devotion has left you open
caught in a rip tide
you’ll never get too far
when the current is too strong
gloating when your right
forgetting when you’re wrong
if memories bring back the hurt
please don’t say a word
emotion is like the ocean
its deep and wide
devotion has left you open
caught in a rip tide
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14. |
Warning signs
03:30
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moving forward
but are we on the right track
knowing we can never turn back
honestly I’m hoping it doesn’t come to that
the warning signs always find me
this morning I just want to be free
go west if you want to chase light
its foreign
but I guess that’s life’s currency
I’m open to be your satellite
the warning signs always find me
this morning I just want to be free
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15. |
Rocking horse winner
04:37
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when you poked the bear
you awakened him
don’t you know the danger
inherent with such things
you made a rocking horse winner
out of me again
luck, money and success
you want it all
when you place your bets
you roll the dice
looking for an easy way out
you play nice but we both know
that’s not what you’re about
worked up in a frenzy
you had winners on the brain
having visions of calling everything
you made a rocking horse winner
out of me again
luck, money or success
you can’t have it all
there will be regrets
you roll the dice
looking for an easy way out
you play nice but we both know
that’s not what you’re about
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16. |
Suspect motives
04:02
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I don’t really know why
some things work some don’t fly
but I’m willing to try to get through
I don’t really know why
she always has to cry
or if she’s coming back
suspect motives and your past
open up don’t make me ask
suspect motives and the truth
there’s always conflict with you
its just a moment in time
I don’t really know why
or if it was meant to last
its just a matter of time
before we unwind
and things begin to unravel
suspect motives and your past
open up don’t make me ask
suspect motives and the truth
there’s always conflict with you
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Arjen Ordeman Surrey, British Columbia
Singer-Songwriter, DIY recording artist, one man ensemble, strummer, plunker, groove maker.
Guitar driven melancholy and contempt; just mood and music...
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