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Door Open
02:44
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Who left the door open? (Who left the door open?)
Who left the door open? (Who left the door open?)
Well, it surely wasn't me!
Who left the door open? (Who left the door open?)
Who left the door open? (Who left the door open?)
Well, it surely wasn't me!
I thought that you were a friend,
but avoiding me at all costs can't make amends.
I know you're jealous,
but of what?
I know you're jealous,
but of whom?
Who left the door open? (Who left the door open?)
Who left the door open? (Who left the door open?)
Well, it surely wasn't me!
Who left the door open? (Who left the door open?)
Who left the door open? (Who left the door open?)
Well, it surely wasn't me!
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Baltimore Air
03:29
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I was taken to the cemetery in my own hearse,
all the ladies were clutching their purses,
I can't remember if my own mama cried,
It didn't matter, cuz I'd already died.
I remember a time when things were going so smooth,
I never anticipated that move,
gettin' evicted couldn't have been part of the ride,
it didn't matter, cuz I'd already died.
Don't complain to me,
it's one less mouth to feed,
your sorrow is covered by your greed,
I just thank God I'm not down there,
breathing that Baltimore air.
We moved on to a better city,
and my papa a woman more pretty,
no matter how hard she tried,
she just couldn't help but die.
Don't complain to me, she said,
it's one less mouth to feed,
your sorrow is covered by your greed,
I just thank God I'm not down there,
breathing that Baltimore air.
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Ann Arbor
05:54
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Red Leaves On The Sun
05:37
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Tears In Heaven
04:03
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Head First Into Winter
02:16
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The sun it sets at five,
The sun it sets at five,
into a pool of darkness we dive,
head first into winter.
At this hour it gets darn cold,
at this hour it gets darn cold,
I want to be the one who warms you,
as we head first into winter.
You know all my lies all from before,
when I told you that the winter wouldn't
get passed our door.
The air it gets so dry,
the air it gets so dry,
no matter how or what we try,
we always head first into winter.
The sun it sets at five,
the sun it sets at five,
into a pool of darkness we dive,
head first into winter.
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Heaven's Favorite Son
03:25
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Waiting my hours to come see you,
Heaven awaits you,
my favorite son.
Eyes like a child,
but the mind of a thief,
he can do no wrong,
he's the son of God's chief.
He had it all,
but not for long, not for long,
because I saw him fall,
And now I can sleep at night.
Revenge is sweet for a man like me,
I see my dreams become reality,
and when his mind is gone in the night,
I scream out loud that I won the fight!
He had it all,
but not for long, not for long,
because I saw him fall,
And now I can sleep at night.
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Girl Of Fortune
03:16
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He was a man of the working trade sales,
she wasn't a good who could marry.
He wanted her yet the heavens forbade,
she wanted nothing to his fancy.
So she kissed him off.
Now he's left all alone,
she wanders around so freely.
He wanted the best for her and the best she received,
I can't believe!
That she hasn't grown up at all.
She's a girl of fortune,
getting what she wants, but not deserves,
She dampens the torch in,
his heart into quiet reserve.
Now he's all gone,
not a thought, not a tear, not a frown.
She has a heart of stone,
certainly to die alone!
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Document 27
13:07
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A Place Is A Place
02:04
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All Slips To Grey
06:24
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You and I have had our struggles,
you and I have have had our affair.
Even the clowns and the jugglers,
scream irately that it's not fair,
that you walk that mile,
to the break of day.
When all your dreams slip to grey.
In their last moments,
people tell you who they really are,
take the word from the joker,
not the man holding the saw,
when you walk that mile,
to the break of day.
When all your dreams slip to grey.
Jealousy consumes you,
even when everything is fine.
That girl was completely see-through,
I could tell her heart wasn't mine.
When she walked that mile,
to the break of day,
when all her dreams slipped to grey.
Haven't you any mercy?
You saw the last of them fall.
The great legends of Jersey,
all painted on the bathroom stall
When you walked that mile,
to the break of day,
When all their dreams slipped to grey.
Hey there man in the suit and tie,
please listen to my case,
the tension in this room could kill a guy,
you can see it etched on his face,
when he walks that mile,
to the break of day,
when all his dreams slip to grey.
Shaman of the land,
doctor of your fair people,
the pilgrims can't seem to stand,
the concept of a church without a steeple,
when they walked that mile,
to the break of day,
when all your dreams slip to grey.
Live a life of deception,
hide like a deviant,
you can't run forever,
not when the government's not lenient.
When they walk that mile,
to the break of day,
when all your dreams slip to grey,
Isn't there nothing good for you?
Can't this ballad soothe your soul?
You always have to win the fight to
anything you want to control,
when you walk that mile,
to the break of day,
when all your dreams slip to grey.
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12. |
What You Speak
03:07
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The Beatles were playing when I entered the room,
so entangled in my thoughts.
The thoughts so jumbled, in the darkness I tumbled to my cot.
The time for thinking is not now.
The Doors had their say as I sat down to pray
in my room,
though to not last very long, their force was still strong,
I ignored the Bible and listened to Jim croon.
The time to listen is not now.
It's now you do without thinking,
it's now you speak,
it's now you do without inkling,
God favors the meek.
The Stones had their show as I sat in the tub running a bath,
I missed their show and boy did that blow,
but I remember how the words,
On Aftermath go,
The time for memory is not now.
It's now you do without thinking,
it's now you speak,
it's now you do without inkling,
God favors the meek.
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John Vieira Damascus, Maryland
I am a solo artist that currently lives in Damascus, Maryland. I graduated from the University of Maryland in December 2013 with a degree with in Jazz Piano Performance. I have recorded 4 solo albums--one of them is a double album--two albums with a band named J&M Blues Co, and I am currently in a band called Sonic Circus. ... more
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