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My priority list
04:36
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the future can wait
I’ve got too much on my plate now
there’s no escape
from the pressure we face everyday
but you while away
you’re miles away
you make it difficult
to keep you high on my priority list
when you don’t want to give
and you don’t want to give in
you make it difficult
to let you into my affairs
when you’re either hot or cold
and I never know which
I’ll never try to take you down
you take care of that yourself
I will never try to take you down
impatience can wait
rushing things won’t get us to that place
little mistakes often get in the way
like losing control
like losing hope
you make it difficult
to keep you high on my priority list
when you don’t want to give
and you don’t want to give in
you make it difficult
to let you into my affairs
when you’re either hot or cold
and I never know which
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2. |
Start it up
04:42
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a cone of silence is a curious thing
I’m reading lips if I’m not listening
this spirited conversation has gone too far
are we ourselves when we come to play
we learn our lessons either way
and have reservations about what we are
it doesn’t take long for you start it up
you’re a big shot of hostility
it doesn’t take long to see things as they are
the world is full of possibility
and I’m up for it
are you up for it
words are violence when used to sting
let’s take a step back and try again
this heated conversation is off the wall
we got backs up tired of the shtick
it got serious really quick
guess that’s what happens when you take your eye off the ball
it doesn’t take long for you start it up
you’re a big shot of hostility
it doesn’t take long to see things as they are
the world is full of possibility
and I’m up for it
are you up for it
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3. |
Dark days
04:11
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I want to know
where should we begin
the original sin
or something else since
cause life is too precious
to someone like me
who’s seen a few things
when the dark days are over
we’ll emerge from the abyss
we will all be glad its over
if it ever is
I want to know
where have you been
who put you in this tailspin
and when will it end
cause life is too precious
to just let you win
and get under my skin
when the dark days are over
we’ll emerge from the abyss
we will all be glad its over
if it ever is
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4. |
Twin lions
04:18
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bursting at the seams
bent out of shape
you’re gonna get out of here
make your escape
they both look down
the twin lions
they both look down
on everything that happens
turning the tables
settling the score
you’re gonna get even
and over it for sure
they both look down
the twin lions
they both look down
on everything that happens
the twin lions watching over the city
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5. |
Calibrate
03:20
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the weak of mind
will become conspiracy theorists
disinclined to trust
in fear of the futurist
I’m about to break
can’t calibrate
while I’m on the spin cycle
been here before
I can’t take anymore
of you being frightful
its not hard to find the misaligned
borne out of discontent
but there’s a thin divide
between disgruntled and dissident
I’m about to break
can’t calibrate
while I’m on the spin cycle
been here before
I can’t take anymore
of your being spiteful
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6. |
Just for fun
03:29
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where you better off before
or are you better off now
there are no sacred cows
we are all fair game
every one of us is fraught
and caught up in the pain
running down the city
running down the city just for fun
its low pressure time again
the skies are getting dark
and about to fall apart
it isn’t my fault
you get caught out in the rain
when you ignore the weather vane
running down the city
running down the city just for fun
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7. |
A footnote
03:22
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how can you make me a believer
you never look me in the eye
maybe its best we take a breather
when emotions are running high
I never told
you never asked
about the lump in my throat
i want to hold on
it never lasts
we are just a footnote
there’s no use keeping secrets
when consequences are defined
the farther out we are reaching
the further we fall behind
I never told
you never asked
about the lump in my throat
i want to hold on
it never lasts
we are just a footnote
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8. |
No longer longing
03:27
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knew all along, fully aware
but I won’t meddle with your affairs
its just not in my personality
to interfer with your morality
I am no longer longing
I am no longer longing
I’m getting stronger
I no longer need your approval
I no longer need you
rushing along tripping up stairs
what could go wrong putting on airs
are we done with congeniality
why is this not bothering me
I am no longer longing
I am no longer longing
I’m getting stronger
I no longer need your approval
I no longer need you
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9. |
Guilty pleasure
03:47
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to be a fly on the wall
when everyone is talking about me
I don’t know why I care at all
its not as if I hold them highly
its not as if I give a shit
desperate times
call for desperate measures
the lack of self control
is a guilty pleasure
to be confined within these walls
is enough to drive anyone crazy
to be denied or be made small
has got to be so frustrating
do not comply its not your fault
desperate times
call for desperate measures
the lack of self control
is a guilty pleasure
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10. |
More from life
04:21
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I think there is more to life
than meets the eye
bonafide desire
burning like a funeral pyre
time to move the pacifier
from the pan to the fire
are you done soul searching
have you found meaning to life
I want more from life
than you can give
at least emotionally
reluctant to confess
I’ll hold back the rest
inadequate woefully
are you done soul searching
have you found meaning to life
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11. |
Ouroboros
03:34
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straight up no hyperbole
here it is honestly
would you ever tire of me
saying I love you
do you believe
that anything’s eternal
do you believe in the
transmigration of the soul
when its meant to be
let the serpent eat its tail
in perpetuity
never let that feeling go
I love you more now than I ever have
forever doesn’t sound so bad
one thing you’ll never have to ask
is how much I love you
do you believe
that anything’s eternal
do you believe in the
transmigration of the soul
when its meant to be
let the serpent eat its tail
in perpetuity
never let that feeling go
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12. |
Shadows
03:51
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boredom is oblivion
when there are no hooks to hang your hat on
you speak your own lexicon
if no one knows does it hurt anyone
in the backrooms of life
in the back of your mind
the shadows are cast aside
in the backrooms of life
in the back of your mind
the shadows are cast
failure is an art form
paint outside the lines to break free from the norm
don’t doubt yourself, don’t conform
does being different do any harm
in the backrooms of life
in the back of your mind
the shadows are cast aside
in the backrooms of life
in the back of your mind
the shadows are cast
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13. |
If left untreated
04:22
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counting down the days
when will this be over
constant delays
seems we are getting nowhere
we are getting nowhere
you don’t like to talk about it
but it won’t just disappear
without an eye on it
it only gets more severe
there is something about
living your life care free
but is it too good to be true
we all face challenges
the strongest ones make it through
getting tired of always
looking over my shoulder
reflecting on better days
but beauty is in the eye of the beholder
beauty’s in the eye of the beholder
you don’t like to talk about it
but it won’t just disappear
without an eye on it
it only gets more severe
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14. |
High enough
03:30
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I’d like to know
how your garden grows without light
born out of necessity
you transform energy in the dead of night
if you reach high enough
you’ll look down on everyone
on the ground
if your high enough you’ll see
I’d like to show
you a place where I feel at home
where natural tendencies
are in high fidelity and polychrome
if you reach high enough
you’ll look down on everyone
on the ground
if your high enough you’ll see
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15. |
My assignment
04:05
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here’s some simple math for you
doesn’t one and one make two
doesn’t honesty and truth
hurt your heart less
I know my assignment
be the world for you
not a disappointment
like all the others who came before me
with anger and aggression
and negative emotion
weighing down on you
when I’m wrong I’ll make it right
I won’t deny you a better life
I promise to be your light
in the darkness
I know my assignment
be the world for you
not a disappointment
like all the others who came before me
with anger and aggression
and negative emotion
weighing down on you
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16. |
Things you don't know
03:50
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do what you want in life
take a chance
take the fight
you can’t always play it safe
or hide away
you’ve got to face your fright
the things you don’t know
will only hurt you if you let them
take control
the people you don’t know you know
can only hurt if you let them
steal your soul
here’s to never letting go
there’s always hope
the seeds can grow
remember life is a bumpy road
its give and take
there’s back and forth
the things you don’t know
will only hurt you if you let them
take control
the people you don’t know you know
can only hurt if you let them
steal your soul
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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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