Portrait Of An Apology

Look what I’ve doneThis picture I’ve paintedIt looks like my heartOr what still remains Convinced of the weightYour interpretationsAre not what I seeI wish they could be I remember it much redderI remember it much brighter [Chorus:] Can you stay for a whileTry to imagine thisCould you be for a whileI can’t remember itCould you […]


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Circle Of Life

From the day we arrive on the planetAnd blinking, step into the sunThere’s more to be seen than can ever be seenMore to do than can ever be done Some say eat or be eatenSome say live and let liveBut all are agreed as they join the stampedeYou should never take more than you give […]


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I Can’t Control Myself

I can’t stand still cause you’ve got me goin’ Your slacks are low and your hips are showin’ I take you girl as you’re standin’ there Your low cut slacks and your long black hair Don’t want you goin’ round with no one else ’cause when I’m with you I can’t control myself Defenses down […]


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Pessimistic Lines

So here we are again to experience the bitter, scalding endAnd we’re the only ones who can perceive it.But others sing of beauty and the story that’s unfoldedAs one that deserves praise and ritual. My pessimistic lines, Your superstitious lives, And the modern age’s lies won’t absolve you. And the professorial truth, And the dear […]


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Hour Of Need

You know that I’m foolishPlaying king for a dayI hang with my peopleWhenever I can You say that I’m scruffyMisguided and blueLike a fly on a stringThere’s a web that surrounds youBut I will find a way in In you hour of needI’ll be thereYes I will You lay a place at your tableLet me […]


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P.L.O. Style

Chorus: P.L.O. style, Buddha monks with the OwlsP.L.O. style, Buddha monks with the OwlsP.L.O. style, Buddha monks with the OwlsP.L.O. style… Verse One: Method Man Here comes the ruckus, the motherfuckin ruckusThousands of cut-throats and purse-snatchin fucksStraight from the brain, I’ll be givin you the pain, angerComin from the 36th Chamber, Bang! Tical, hittin with […]


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Chains

Chains, my baby’s got me locked up in chainsAnd the ain’t the kindthat you can seeWoh, it’s chains of lovegot a hold on me, yeahpa-lum-pa-lum-pa-lum-pa Chains, well I can’t break away from there chainsCan’t run around’cause I’m not freeWoh, these chains of loveWon’t let me be, yeah I wanna tell you pretty babyI think you’re […]


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All By Myself

When I was youngI never needed anyoneAnd making love was just for funThose days are goneLivin’ aloneI think of all the friends I’ve knownWhen I dial the telephoneNobody’s home All by myselfDon’t wanna beAll by myselfAnymore Hard to be sureSometimes I feel so insecureAnd loves so distant and obscureRemains the cure All by myselfDon’t wanna […]


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Always The Same

Always the same and that’s a shame.The only change is the name of the game.I know it sucks, cause times are tuffand it’s ruff but you gotta keep your head up. What do you want?I want a shot to follow my dreams, they’re all I got.What do you need?I need a chance to go for […]


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Call The Man

Close the doorShut the world awayAll the fight’s gone from this wounded heartAcross the floorDreams and shadows playLike wind blown refugees Call the manWho deals in love beyond repairHe can heal the worldOf hearts in need of careShine a light aheadWhen the next step is unclearCall the manHe’s needed here I close my eyesI remember […]


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