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Good Night Chet
02:47
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This world is such a stage for tragedy
Careening in a vast expanse
We bounce from high to low
Thrown by a sudden glance
Curtails our own slow dance
In darkness we advance
We carry on we take a chance
When I was young
I heard an old man
talking in a mournful voice
Didn't understand the news
The world just paused
Why do we have to keep repeating
all the hateful things we do?
It escalates until we break
As we descend into the darkest times
A ray of hope begins to pierce
the darkness surrounding us
Saving us, from ourselves
When I was young
I heard an old man
talking in a mournful voice
Didn't understand the news
The world just paused
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2. |
Way Out Here
03:01
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What was I thinking
when I pushed on that slide rule?
Was it the magic wand that led me here?
Ever since I was very small,
telescope in my hand,
That demon called my name
Through renewal in the fall,
watching the leaves blow
A little snow begins to swirl
Equations that mystify
hold all the worldly truths
Except how to fill the void.
Christmas comes and then it goes
HP made the slide rule obsolete
April, May, June, Pomp and Circumstance
It's suddenly not so clear.
All the aces in my squad
vied for the chance to get there first
Noone had thought
that honor would be mine
Out 100 million miles
and out of books to read.
What was I thinking?
Christmas comes and then it goes
AI lacks that gentle human touch
April, May, June Cognitive Decline
It's suddenly very clear
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3. |
Bounce
02:19
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We've come a long time from the Citadel
Been watching since that asteroid
Disengaged your moon.
We prepared and embarked upon
A journey through entangled space
And time, warped by speed.
We were here before your Trinity
Before He lived and died
Before diluvial times
when progress deviated.
Devolution threatened all
That was good, and right, and just.
We flipped some bits and then we took our leave.
Through quantum entanglement
Our telescopes saw what you did in Asia.
We made plans to come again,
To adjust the ebb and flow.
Environmental engineering -
It's been done for us
We know it works.
Order will return.
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4. |
End of Days
03:39
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We hold it in our hand
Salvation is attainable
No need to beat a dead horse down
All that we need is faith
Hope and charity
If you treat others well
Lend them a timely helping hand
In desperate times of need
You hold it in your hand
Don't listen to that shite
You know I'm ultimately right
Don't let them foil your plans
Remember who is number one
Keep your eyes on the prize
The spoils are yours to take.
The choice is yours to make
free will's a bitch
no matter how your path diverges
Will you be on the rise
as others burn
You hold the answer in your hand
No matter what life hands you
Someone else has a heavier cross to bear
You know it's true so ...
Let kindness be your shining guiding light
The darkness, will tempt us
the choices are shaded and obscured by
forces that are hard to fight
The choice is up to you.
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5. |
A Minuet to Three
03:39
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6. |
Jericho Valley
03:36
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What if I told you I know a place
where the city lights fail to *reach* the sky
The constellations reappear, they're always there.
On a country road, you can breathe and be human.
Release the white noise clouding up your *judgement*.
Jericho Valley calls to me
Lightens our life and sets us free
Reconnect to nature, breathe it
in and enjoy all that life has and will give you freely
Watching the flames of the fire shoot sparks
out into the night, all our cares take flight,
through the night, up into the star filled heavens.
Jericho Valley calls to me
Lightens our life and set us free
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7. |
Shine, Shine
03:26
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I see the future, in all its glory
My droid has green eyes, his name is Henry
If I had a buffalo Nickel for every time
My dreams collided with stark reality
I'd buy a super yacht and sail it
Around the seven seas then right back home.
I'd take a breath and try to calculate my fate.
And hope I don't end up like Sharon Tate
Shine when others tell you
that the world we know
is a ball of confusion
Shine
Maybe I will ponder, calculate and scheme
I'll find a way to capture joy
synthesize it in a jar
and maybe I'll get Henry to do all the work.
In case of failure or despair
Take a generous spoonful from my jar
And keep on dancing
with great abandon
Don't let them see you
Just keep on tapping
(Mommas little baby will never cry
Mommas little baby would rather die)
Just keep on shining
There's a silver lining
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8. |
Last Stop Willoughby
03:06
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After a night of panic and a tossed up bed
The alarm clock starts
a fruitless commute to the office
I throw down a coffee to start me up.
And when I get to my cubicle
of course a little late, my boss is there
to present his theory of push and drive.
Push and drive will save the day.
Sometimes I think I will lose my mind
Just Kill Me Now Please
Coming home on the evening train
The snow is falling down and I drift to sleep
When the train slows down I'm jarred awake
The PA says we're in Willoughby
The sweet smell of warm summer air flows in
A band is playing
Bridge (In willoughby)
The doppler bells and the station stop
invade my brief relief and they bring me back
to the tragic facts of our modern lives
when all that remains is to push and drive.
Arriving home at my domicile I drag myself inside
Then the tie comes off.
The decanter calls from across the room.
destroys my insides but it numbs the pain.
Sometimes I think I will lose my mind
Just Kill Me Now Please
When I try to reason with an angry spouse
and her diamond ring<She's grown accustomed
to the lifestyle.
Anything less is a fait acomplit.
Another soul sucking day and now
I'm on the evening train
When the sandman strikes
And relieves my shriveled confidence.
I'll live my life in Willoughby
The sweet smell of warm summer air flows in
A band is playing
(Bridge to end.)
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9. |
Final Remainder
03:40
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She writes the words in her journal,
fastens the photos
where they'll wait for her
A daily reminder of the love I hold for her.
To illuminate the darkness along the way.
Each Week, the Mind Thief
He creeps, She Weeps
Each Day he excavates
I wait, it escalates
He shows her no mercy.
She stays while she goes.
The 4th of October, we will be married
Again like the first time before
She will wear white
and our friends will wear flowers.
Each Week, the Mind Thief
He creeps, She Weeps
Each Day he excavates
I wait, it escalates
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10. |
Please Saint Peter
03:52
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I wonder when I go, will I beg, will I plead for mercy
or just accept my fate?
Over the hill the pearly gates await, And there I'll stand
my hat in hand
Hey Peter
Please, St Peter put a good word in for me.
Please, have mercy, don't deny my woeful plea .
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I'll stoop and wash your feet,
anoint your toes
with the finest oil,
or my tears if you prefer.
I'd walk on water for you if I could
I'd fill your fishing nets
with bountiful rewards and even more
Please, St Peter put a good word in for me.
Don't deny my final plea
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I've tried to be a rock that rolls with temptations
and the trials and tribulations, that He sees fit.
But the road to Heaven is filled with potholes
Can I have another chance?
Please kind sir can you give me one more chance?
Peter one more - only one more chance?
Only one more chance I beg of you.
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Lead Guitar Verse
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I've tried to be a rock that rolls with temptations
and the trials and tribulations, that He sees fit.
But the road to Heaven is filled with potholes
Can I have another chance?
Please St Peter can you give me one more chance?
Only one more chance I beg of you.
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11. |
Lies and Consequences
04:39
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Cultures come and cultures go
The world still turns
It's a miracle that we're still here
When anybody anytime anywhere
Sets the world on fire
It winds up on a viral video
Insanity strikes and it hits us so quick
We give voice to the crazy, the fringe lunatic
And when the truth comes out
and the suppression begins
We've got to crank up the engine
and roll down that rocky hill again.
Desert fox and poison pills
The monkey swings
And his par-amour earns her wings
The chambermaid makes up the bed
and plays for time
She prays that he will sleep in town tonight
There's a book on the nightstand
that the powers neglect
with a gold plated emblem
that the night lamps reflect
and when the truth comes out
and the suppression begins
We've got to crank up the engine
and roll down that rocky hill again.
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12. |
Arrow of Time
03:11
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Arrow of Time
Hit me right through the heart
When you said you were done
it tore my body apart
The heavens have opened
and pain fills this guy
and you know I see your face
every time I close my eyes.
Never ever thought I would lose your love
Every where I look it's shades of gray
I'd do anything to turn around
The arrow of time my way
Day after day
I walk through the haze
All my friends keep on saying
It's only a phase
A phase that I'm going through
But it's a Calvary climb
I'm just a hologram
Hanging round and killing time
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Steve Keith Boston, Massachusetts
Steve was trained on piano before switching to bass guitar. He was a founding member of Private Lightning, a band that
played for 8 years and signed with A&M records.
Private Lightning eventually broke up, and Steve played in several other bands. Currently the president of Baselines Designs he offers production at reasonable rates.
You can find out more at www.baselines.com.
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