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PERFECT ONEI
DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS LIFE WE
HAVE BUDDAH, JESUS, ALLAH, WHEN
IT COMES TO LIFE
PER-FECT PER-FECT PER-FECT PER-FECT |
FRIEND
AGAIN for Juliann
NEW
LIFE, NEW REASON FOR LIVING
I GOT MY FRIEND TODAY, I CAN BEGIN TODAY,
WHAT IS JOY? WHAT IS GLADNESS?
I GOT MY FRIEND TODAY, I CAN BEGIN TODAY,
I LEARNED, BY ALMOST LOSING, I
GOT MY FRIEND TODAY, I CAN BEGIN TODAY, |
MICKEY
I
GIVE HIM A RIDE, BUT WE MUST STOP ON THE WAY
refrain:
HE KEEPS SAYING TOMORROW, LIKE THE WEATHER HE WILL CHANGE |
SCHEME
OF THINGS WHAT DOES IT MEAN: OLD AND YOUNG PEOPLE HOMELESS?
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| WHY AND I THOUGHT I’D SEEK THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTIONS WE LIVE IT NEVER CAME TO ME ALL AROUND I’D GO AND RIGHT BACK IT THREW ME TO: DO WE EVER KNOW WHAT’S IN STORE? DO WE EVER KNOW WHAT IT’S FOR? AND THE CHANGES KEPT COMING AT ME AS I WHIRLED AROUND SEE A CAT ROLLING IN THE DIRT EATING GRASS CONTENTEDLY NO THOUGHT OR EMOTION FOR TIME TO COME OR PAST JUST BEING IN MOTION HE DOESN’T WANT TO KNOW WHY HE DOES ‘CAUSE HE BARELY KNOWS THAT HE DOES AND THE CHANGES KEEP COMING AT HIM AS HE TWIRLS AROUND chorus I: OH, OH, OH, WHY……..WHY WHY……..WHY WHY……..WHY WHY……..WHY DO THE CHANGES KEEP ON COMING AS THE PLANET’S HURLED AROUND? LIFE IS FUN AND RICH AT TIMES YET AT TIME’S LIFE’S LIGHT AND AIRY IT CAN BE A BITCH (speak: “Then you die.”) LIFE CAN BE REAL SCARY IT’S ALL THAT AND IT’S A CRIPPLING FRIGHT TO A POINTLESS BORE IT’S EVERYTHING BETWEEN, YET WE REACH FOR MORE AND THE CHANGES WILL KEEP COMING AT US AS WE SWIRL AROUND chorus II: OH, OH, OH, WHY……..WHY WHY……..WHY WHY……..WHY WHY……..WHY DO THE CHANGES KEEP ON COMING AS THE COSMOS CURLS AROUND? |
CONSUMED
BY YOU for Jackie YOU DON’T KNOW ME LIKE YOU THINK YOU DO OR LIKE I THOUGHT SO TOO…WELL, OKAY IF YOU WANT TO, YOU CAN LOOK AND FIND SOME NEW PART OF MY MIND EVERY DAY WHY GUESS MY THOUGHTS AND DEEDS? THAT’S WHAT YOU’LL EXPECT JUST LET ME GIVE THEM, LET THEM BE WHAT THEY ARE, LEAVE THEM TO REST WHEN MY PRESENCE YOU NO LONGER NEED, WHEN YOU KNOW WHAT I’M GOING TO DO, WHEN MY EVERY MOVEMENT’S GUARANTEED I’VE BEEN TOTALLY CONSUMED BY YOU YOU DON’T HEAR ME WHEN I TALK TO YOU THE STYLE WITHOUT THE STUFF HITS YOUR EAR TOO MUCH PASSION, YOU SAY, IS IN MY VOICE ALTHOUGH MY WORDS OF CHOICE ARE ALL CLEAR THERE’S A TIME TO BE TENDER, A TIME TO BE TOUGH I DECIDE WHEN I AM REASONABLE, I CHOOSE WHEN I’M ROUGH! WHEN MY VOICE YOU CAN NO LONGER HEAR, WHEN I’VE NOTHING TO SAY THAT’S NEW, WHEN I MUST WALK AND TALK ON EGGS WITH FEAR, I’VE BEEN TOTALLY CONSUMED BY YOU YOU DON’T SEE ME TILL I MAKE MISTAKES THEN, ONCE AGAIN, MY FACE DISAPPEARS I’M A GHOST NOW, HAUNTING YOU DAY AND NIGHT NO OTHER WAY, NOT FRIGHT, TO BREAK CLEAR TRAPPED IN A MOTAL COIL, I EAT AND I SLEEP, SCREAM, SHOUT, KICK, FLAIL, JUMP UP AND DOWN YOU LOOK THROUGH ME AND CAN’T HEAR A PEEP! WHEN MY FACE YOU CAN NO LONGER SEE, WHEN THERE’S NO MORE OF ME THAT’S NEW, WHEN YOU CAN HAVE TIME WITH ME ABSENTEE, I’VE BEEN TOTALLY CONSUMED BY YOU |
ONE
FIFTEEN for
Riverboy WE TALKED AND TALKED AND TALKED AND TALKED AND TALKED AND TALKED AND TALKED ON THE PHONE BEFORE THEN WE MET AND TALKED AND TALKED AND TALKED AND TALKED AND TALKED AND TALKED AND TALKED SOME MORE THEN HE CAME! DAMN! ALL THAT FOR THIS DEAD GUN? SHOULDA QUIT WHILE I WAS BORED, HO HUM… NOW HE WAITS, I TAKE MY TURN, I COME BUT IT’S NOT CLEAR WHERE I’M COMING FROM THEN HE GETS UP, WASHES, ZIPS AND TIES, AND DRESSED, HE SAYS, “YOU’VE GOT MY INFO" “I MIGHT BE COMING BACK TO YOUR TOWN SOON” THEN HE LEAVES (LA LA LA LA LA-LA… LA LA LA-LA LA LA LA LA LAAAA) THEN I SLEEP (LA LA LA LA LA-LA…) NO ONE EATS (LA LA LA LA LA-LA…) LA-LA LA LA LA LA LA LA-LA… LA LA LA-LA LA LA LA LA LAAAA |
TOO
BAD I LET YOU LET ME DOWN I WATCHED MYSELF GO DOWN NOW I DON’T EXPECT TO EVER SEE YOU COME BACK AROUND WE DID THE PRELIMINARIES WE PLAYED THE GAME EXTRA HARD AND THEN ENDED UP WHERE YOU WANTED ALL ALONG YOUR BACK YARD WE ATE AT A RESTAURANT WE WALKED THROUGHT THE OLD TOWN AND WHEN WE GOT HERE IT WAS CLEAR WHAT WAS GONNA GO DOWN ANOTHER BIG MISTAKE ANOTHER FAILED MOMENT TAKING WHAT I DIDN’T WANT GOING WHERE I NEVER MEANT chorus: TOO BAD, TOO BAD YOU DON’T WANT LOVE TOO BAD TOO BAD, TOO BAD THAT I WANT LOVE TOO BAD YOUR FACE IS SO BEAUTIFUL BUT PAST THAT I’M MYSTIFIED WHAT’S DOWN BELOW? I NEED TO KNOW IF THERE’S SOMETHING INSIDE IT’S MONEY AND THINGS YOU LOVE THIS LITTLE I CAN SEE AND HAVING YOUR WAY WITH SIMPLE, LOVE-SICK SUCKERS LIKE ME YOU TURNED ON SO STRONG, SO FAST I WANTED TO RUN AWAY YOU’RE LIKE A VAMPIRE OR THE DEVIL HIMSELF OUT TO PLAY YOU’RE NOT THE LONELY MODEL THAT NO ONE THINKS THEY CAN APPROACH YOU’RE JUST SOMEONE WHO HAS A CHOICE AND CHOOSES NOT TO GET CLOSE (repeat chorus) |
HOPE
FOR THE WORLD NO GOOD NEWS, NOTHING BAD CAN SHOCK HIM ANYMORE ANYONE NOT JUST ON THE TAKE TO WAKE HIS OLD FAITH FOR ALL THE KINGS WHO’VE COME AND GONE PLEDGES BREACHED ONCE ON THE THRONE AND THE ONES WHO CARED ARE SILENT, SCARED, DEAD OR ALONE HE HAS NO HOPE NO HOPE FOR THE WORLD, NO BELIEF IN ANY OTHER TO COME NO HOPE FOR THE WORLD, NO RELIEF TILL DEATH’S OBLIVION HE’S A CHAMPION OF MAN’S PEACE AND ENLIGHTENMENT IF WE’VE GONE TO THE MOON, HE SAYS, WE CAN DISARM ARMAMENTS CATCH OUR HEARTS UP WITH OUR BRAINS SO OUR THOUGHTS AND WORKS WAX SANE BUILD A BRIDGE OF TRUST TO “THEM” WHO ARE “US” WITH DIFFERENT NAMES HE STILL HAS HOPE STILL HOPE FOR THE WORLD, STILL BELIEF IN THE GOOD IN EVERYONE STILL HOPE FOR THE WORLD, THAT ONE DAY WE’LL COME TOGETHER AS ONE OVER THERE, ‘CROSS THE RIVER STYX AWAITS HIS GOAL OUT OF SPACE, OUT OF CHRONOS, KYROS, HOMELAND OF THE SOUL BUT FOR NOW CHANT, MEDITATE, PRAY AND PLOD THROUGH THIS WORLD’S WEIGHT HE’S DEFERRED HIS BLISS ‘CAUSE HOPE FOR THIS WORLD IS TOO LATE HE HAS NO HOPE NO HOPE FOR THE WORLD, YET BELIEF IN A NEW ONE TO COME WHOSE INHABITANTS WILL BE SALVAGED FROM THE PRESENT ONE HOPE FOR THE WORLD, YET BELIEF IN A NEW ONE TO COME WHOSE INHABITANTS WILL BE SALVED FROM THE PRESENT ONE HOPE FOR THE WORLD, YET BELIEF IN A NEW ONE TO COME WHOSE INHABITANTS WILL BE SALVAGED FROM THE PRESENT ONE... |
All songs written by Michael Mishaw. ©2008 MichaeLedon Music
(BMI).
All
Rights Reserved. |
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PRODUCED BY MICHAEL MISHAW, BY NATE MORTON FOR LOUD NEIGHBOR PRODUCTIONS, AND BY SCOTT BLOCKLAND RECORDED BY NATE MORTON, MIXED BY SCOTT BLOCKLAND AT LOUD NEIGHBOR STUDIOS, LOS ANGELES, OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER 2004 PIANO AND RHODES RECORDED AT MICHAEL’S LIVING ROOM "TOO BAD (MILLENNIUM ARR.)" PRODUCED BY JOHN NOONEY, BURBANK MASTERED BY CHRIS HUDEC AT DIGITAL SUNSPOT, VANCOUVER PAINTING BY JULIE PALOMBI THANK YOU: MY BEAUTIFUL MOTHER, I LEARNED TO LOVE LEARNING, WORDS, AND MUSIC FROM YOU. DORIS, YOU ARE THE FIRST STAR I EVER KNEW. I AM A PRACTICING MUSICIAN BECAUSE OF YOU. NATE, THIS RECORD EXISTS BECAUSE OF YOU. SCOTT, THIS RECORD SOUNDS LIKE IT DOES BECAUSE OF YOU. YOU ALL WENT THE EXTRA MILE, ESPECIALLY WHEN I WAS SNORING. ERNEST FOR ENCOURAGING ME AND HELPING ME TO FORM THIS BAND. SINGERS AND PLAYERS FOR LENDING YOUR AMAZING TALENTS AND MAKING ME SOUND GOOD. TRISH FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND WARM HOSPITALITY. MILES FOR THE WARNING! JACKIE FOR LOVING ME, INSPIRING ME, AND KEEPING ME WITHOUT TAKING A BREAK. RICK AND PEYCE FOR YOUR UNENDING FRIENDSHIP AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL. INNER VOICES FOR GIVING ME BACK MY EARS AND READING CHOPS. HELEN McCOMAS FOR GIVING ME BACK MY VOICE. MS. GRAY FOR SAYING TO ME, “YOU OUGHT TO MAKE A RECORD SOMEDAY.” GILES FOR DEMANDING EXCELLENCE. CARL ANDERSON, TERENCE BLANCHARD, KATE BUSH, BRUCE COCKBURN, NATALIE COLE, FAIRUZ, ELLA FITZGERALD, ROBERTA FLACK, ARETHA FRANKLIN, DONNY HATHAWAY, JON HENDRICKS (LAMBERT AND ROSS TOO), DON HENLEY, BILLIE HOLIDAY, AL JARREAU, CHAKA KHAN, NANCY KING, BOB MARLEY, BOBBY MCFERRIN, JONI MITCHELL, MILTON NASCIMENTO, RANDY NEWMAN, ANDY PARTRIDGE, BRENDA RUSSELL, WAYNE SHORTER, CARLY SIMON, NINA SIMONE, FRANK SINATRA, BARBRA STREISAND, JAMES TAYLOR, SARAH VAUGHAN, DIONNE WARWICK, DENIECE WILLIAMS, AND STEVIE WONDER FOR KEEPING SUCH ENGAGING MUSICAL CAREERS. A FRIEND SAID THAT IT’S TAKEN A LIFETIME FOR ME TO MAKE THIS RECORD. I HOPE IT’S ACTUALLY ONLY BEEN HALF A LIFETIME, BECAUSE I CAN’T WAIT TILL WE DO IT AGAIN! ENJOY. |
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