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Takin' the High Road
04:13
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Takin' the High Road
I’ll rise above again
And be the better person in the end
Or so I’m always told
Pinchin’ pennies with a heart of gold
I do it all for you
I mean it to be true
But takin’ the high road is leaving me low
Takin’ the high road is leaving me low
Takin’ the high road is leaving me low
I can’t take it
But I will
I guess it’s no surprise
These lowdown blues I’m feelin’ on the rise
But there’s no going back
To just play dumb or maybe cut some slack
I do it all for you
I mean it to be true
But takin’ the high road is leaving me low
Takin’ the high road is leaving me low
Takin’ the high road is leaving me low
I can’t take it
But I will
I know you’re meaning well
But it’s a little hard to tell
It seems this road is paved
To lead straight to my grave
Takin’ the high road is leaving me low
Takin’ the high road is leaving me low
Takin’ the high road is leaving me low
I can’t take it
But I will
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2. |
Nothing I Wouldn't Do
03:40
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Nothing I Wouldn't Do
Had me a notion in my mind
It came out of the shadows from behind
Like a specter from the past
Crying out to me at last
That it's time to do or die
So if you catch my eye
Chorus:
There ain't nothing that I wouldn't do
To qualify for your love
If you're half of the dream that I'm dreaming of
Roses red, violets of blue
And so it's always told
But that's never how it seems to unfold
No stormy ocean you can swim
To make the light between us more than dim
Because...
I've been down
In the dumps where the sorrow sirens sing
Spinning 'round
Waiting for you to bring me
One reason
My reason
Reason to love
I may be broken but I'll stand
And hold out hope and shake your mojo hand
From the cradle to the grave
Got no love I mean to save
All alone until the end
But if you need a friend
Chorus
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3. |
Matter of Time
03:55
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Matter of Time
It's only a matter of time
Until your good name goes up in flames
Don't you play no games
When your time has come it's through
You ran out of people to climb
Better heed the call 'cause after all
You've been due to fall
They'll be coming soon for you
The levies are breaking in the heat of confession
The people are waking up to teach you a lesson
But before they clip his claws
Remind them of their applause
Have mercy on his unworthy soul again
It's not like it was in your prime
See the setting sun you're overrun
When you thought you'd won
And your friends are far too few
Away from the glitter and grime
Better watch your step 'cause you forget
All the bills you left
Are coming up past due
The palace is burning with the bells loudly ringing
The tables are turning but the spells you were bringing
Are as old as day and night
So all together recite
“Have mercy on my unworthy soul” again
Have mercy, babe
Have mercy on me
I tried so hard
I tried so hard
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4. |
Written In Stone
03:40
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Written In Stone
It's written in stone
That I'll be walkin' lonely forever
Forever is such a long time
To gather no moss
But incur the cost of a tether
A tether to a life that ain't mine
I keep running from the thought
That I was born to take a vow
Halfway in the grave
My head up in the clouds...well
Now I've had my fill
No more standing still
Ooh..I'm never going back
There's no home to make
Just my leave to take
There goes another life I tried to live
But it just ain't mine
It's not what it seems
When you sell your dreams down the river
The river flows only one way
A glimmer of light
Going out of sight with a shiver
A shiver of thoughts turned to grey
There can be no denying
How I fell for a shady deal
Now I'm paying through the nose
Wondering if I'll ever heal
I keep running from the thought
That I was born to take a vow
Halfway in the grave
My head up in the clouds...well
Now I've had my fill
No more standing still
Ooh..I'm never going back
There's no home to make
Just my leave to take
Who knows if the night will forgive
All those pretty lies in the ditch
There goes another life I tried to live
But it just ain't mine
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Feeding My Death to Strangers
Vote me off the island
It's too much to take
See the Devil smilin'
Knowin' the crutch will break
And you're gonna sound the alarm
Tell us all to sell off the farm
Till you've been cruel and we've been fooled again
I've been in the crosshairs
Bidin' time to flee
You've been casting off prayers
Beggin' the blind to see
But there's never blood from a stone
Gonna have to go it alone
To find my place where the open space extends
Chorus:
From the basement alley slum
You'll hear the beat of an angry drum
I'll know it just like before
I'm not feeding my death to strangers
No more
No more
But there's never blood from a stone
Gonna have to go it alone
To find my place where the open space extends
Chorus
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Welcome to Swellsville Pass
Welcome down to Swellsville Pass
Been so long you're here at last
Drop your breadcrumbs there into the trash
Go see cook and fetch a meal
Head upstairs and cop a feel
Fortunes turn just like the wagon wheel
Come one and all
Come one and all
Not a soul for miles around
Unless you count underground
Rest assured you never will be found
Come one and all
Come one and all
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7. |
Be One of Us
04:20
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Be One of Us
Why don't you come and be one of us
It might just suit you better
Either you're on or off the bus
Better than your bed sleeping with the dead
And you'll see the sun keeps coming up
Either you're on or off the bus
This time
I found a coat of many colors
It shines
Just like a clover to discover
I won't be making you pay to bathe in the glow that it brings
And if you're breaking away I won't be pulling the strings
Why don't you come and be one of us
It might just suit you better
Either you're on or off the bus
Never looking back
When the deck is stacked
Against you
To fill your broken cup
Either you're on or off the bus
If you think of leaving
All your hoping and believing
Will be down the drain
Give it up with trying
‘Cause you might as well be drying
Up the pouring rain
Thunder clouds are swelling
And there really is no telling
If it’s all in vain
But it’s plain
You want something more
And you’ve got one foot out of the door
This fire
That has been kindled for the ages
Inspires
Even the sinful as it rages
You might reduce it to embers
But it will always return
And though there may be contenders
See how brightly it burns
Why don't you come and be one of us
It might just suit you better
Either you're on or off the bus
If you feel alone
Like a sinking stone
In the sea
Get out from your rut
Either you're on or off the bus
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8. |
Princes In the Tower
03:26
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Princes In the Tower
Chorus:
The princes in the tower
Expire in the hour
When cruel Uncle Richard says so
And the crying of the ladies
And the poor souls down in Hades
Can be heard as the cold wind blows
It comes like awaking from slumber
The drums won't be beating no more
Don't let it tear you asunder
And don't leave your soul at the door
You'll see that the majesty vested
In me but mostly in you
Is just like a faith that's been tested
Reborn to be shining like new
Chorus
Goodnight to the weight that you carried
In spite of the things that went wrong
All of the loves that you buried
Return and it will not be long
Chorus
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9. |
The Soul of Machines
04:15
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The Soul of Machines
The soul of machines
Will awaken in you
When your hopes and dreams
Are forsaken anew
The break of the day
Won't be dawning tomorrow
When you dream in grey
And you hum with sorrow
Oh.. oh... oh... oh
Chorus:
Whoa baby
There's no pleading with you
Tonight, tonight, tonight
Whoa baby
What more can I do
I'm hoping that you will be kind
I've seen you before
With a cloak and a dagger
A wolf at the door
When I've woken after
A night on the town
When my heart was a feather
You soon brought me down
Torn apart forever
Oh.. oh... oh... oh
Chorus
Kind in the morning
Kind in the evening
Kind in the middle of love
Kind in the morning
Kind in the evening
Believing
You're deceiving me
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10. |
Givin' Up the Ghost
02:28
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Givin' Up the Ghost
Chorus:
I'm givin' up the ghost that I love so well, but
I'm givin' up the ghost that I love so well
Givin' up the ghost that I love so well, but
I'm givin' up the ghost that I love so well
Once I chose to be closed
Off in my heart
To survive in the hive
And play my part
But you see that won't do
'Cause I'll never control all the push and the pull
From the dark to the morning dew
Every life has it's strife
Wrapped up in joy
But it seems both have teamed
Up to destroy
What remains of my will
To be done with the past, but I'm hoping at last
That I've finally paid my bill
Chorus
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11. |
If You Think-A-Leavin'
00:36
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(Instrumental)
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Matt Rhodes Rochester, New York
Matt Rhodes is a singer/songwriter whose music can be described as a synthesis of The Rolling Stones, The Byrds, and early Neil Diamond.
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