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šŸ’æ Up My Alley

by MAX VANREMMERDEN

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1.
GOT TO FIND SOMETHING THAT MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD FIND SOMETHING THAT MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD YOU HAVE TO BE CREATIVE FEEL THE NEED TO EXPLORE ITā€™S OK TO WONDER WHAT IT IS YOUā€™RE LOOKING FOR TAKE A LOOK AROUND YOU AND FIND OUT WHAT YOU NEED AVOID GOING UNDER JUST TRY TO TAKE THE LEAD GOT TO FIND SOMETHING THAT MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD FIND SOMETHING THAT MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD KEEP ON SEARCHING AND DONā€™T FALL BEHIND TRY TO EMBRACE WHATEVER COMES TO MIND TO UNLOCK THE HAPPINESS YOU NEED TO HOLD THE KEY TRY TO EASE THE HUNGER WHILE YOU TRY TO SEE YOU WILL FIND THE PURPOSE THE PASSION AND THE THRIVE THE GOODIES AND THE FUN TO KEEP YOUR SPIRIT ALIVE GOT TO FIND SOMETHING THAT MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD FIND SOMETHING THAT MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD YOU HAVE THE POWER ITā€™S ALL IN YOUR HEART EVERYTHING YOUā€™LL MAKE WILL BE A WORK OF ART SURE YOU FEEL UNCERTAIN BUT NEVER LOSE HOPE TRY TO GIVE AND TAKE WHILE YOU LEARN HOW TO COPE GOT TO FIND SOMETHING THAT MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD FIND SOMETHING THAT MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD 3X KEEP ON SEARCHING AND DONā€™T FALL BEHIND TRY TO EMBRACE WHATEVER COMES TO MIND
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THE CURE, JOY DIVISION P.I.L. AND SIOUXSIE SIOUX VINYL TREASURES ON THE SHELF I WONDER WHAT TO DO SORTING THROUGH MY COLLECTION DUSTING OFF THE PAST A STACK OF RECORDS IN MY HAND A DECISION TO BE CAST TEMPTATION WHISPERS SOFTLY 'TIME TO LET SOME GO CASH THEM IN FOR SOMETHING ELSE THEREā€™S SPOTIFY YOU KNOW' BUT AS I GAZE UPON THESE GROOVES NOSTALGIA STARTS TO BLOOM THE TUNES THAT SHAPED MY YESTERYEARS PUNK, NEW WAVE AND DOOM THE PRICE THEY WANT TO PAY TODAY WOULD FILL MY POCKETS WELL BUT THE MEMORIES ARE WORTH MUCH MORE MORE THAN I COULD TELL OH, THE RECORDS TELL A TALE OF DAYS BOTH DARK AND BRIGHT THESE VINYL ALBUMS MEAN A LOT TO ME THEY ARE THE CHAPTERS IN MY LIFE THE CLASH, WIRE, THE DAMNED BUZZCOCKS AND THE SLITS THE SCRATCHES AND THE HISS, PART OF ME IT IS THROUGH LAUGHTER, TEARS AND ANGER THEY'VE NEVER LEFT MY SIDE MY YOUTH, MY GENERATION THEY'VE BEEN MY FAITHFUL GUIDE SHOULD I SELL MY COLLECTION NOW PRICES ARE SKY-HIGH? OR SHOULD I LET THE KIDS DECIDE THE DAY AFTER I DIE EACH PURCHASE MARKS A SPOT IN THE LIFE THAT I'VE EMBRACED A SENTIMENT TOO STRONG TO SELL AND NOT TO BE ERASED THE PRICE THEY WANT TO PAY TODAY WOULD FILL MY POCKETS WELL BUT THE MEMORIES ARE WORTH MUCH MORE MORE THAN I COULD TELL OH, THE RECORDS TELL A TALE OF DAYS BOTH DARK AND BRIGHT THESE VINYL ALBUMS MEAN A LOT TO ME THEY ARE THE CHAPTERS IN MY LIFE FAD GADGET, COLIN NEWMAN JONATHAN RICHMAN, BILLY BRAGG SHOULD I PART WITH THESE OLD FRIENDS WHILE Iā€™M SURE I WANT THEM BACK THE MARKET IS TEMPTING BUT MY HEART WON'T LET THEM GO THE SLEEVES, THE COVER- ART JUST HOLDING THEM FEELS GOOD YOU KNOW THE PRICE THEY WANT TO PAY TODAY WOULD FILL MY POCKETS WELL BUT THE MEMORIES ARE WORTH MUCH MORE MORE THAN I COULD TELL OH, THE RECORDS TELL A TALE OF DAYS BOTH DARK AND BRIGHT THESE VINYL ALBUMS MEAN A LOT TO ME THEY ARE THE CHAPTERS IN MY LIFE I'LL HOLD ONTO THESE RECORDS THE MEMORIES THEY HAVE MADE AND WHEN THE NEEDLE FINDS THE END EVERYTHING WILL FADE
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I DONā€™T CARE I DONā€™T MIND BUT IT BOTHERS ME YOUā€™VE BEEN UNKIND TO THE ONES I LOVE THOSE I HOLD CLOSE ITā€™S NOT TOO LATE NOW TURN THE TIDE Iā€™M ASKING YOU DONā€™T PUSH ASIDE THE ONES I LOVE THOSE I HOLD CLOSE (TO MY HEART) THOSE I HOLD CLOSE HEAL THE WOUNDS DRY THE TEARS LET THEM GO TAKE AWAY THE FEARS FROM THE ONES I LOVE THOSE I HOLD CLOSE YOU CAN PUT AN END TO IT PLEASE FORGET THE DIFFERENCES I KNOW HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO CHOOSE KINDNESS OVER BITTERNESS BREAK THE CYCLE STEP ASIDE DONā€™T BUILD WALLS BUT BE THE LIGHT TO THE ONES I LOVE THOSE I HOLD CLOSE THEREā€™S NO WRONG THEREā€™S NO RIGHT Iā€™M ASKING YOU TO END THE FIGHT WITH THE ONES I LOVE THOSE I HOLD CLOSE (TO MY HEART) THOSE I HOLD CLOSE BUILD A BRIDGE DONā€™T LET THEM FALL USE YOUR POWER TO END IT ALL FOR THE ONES I LOVE THOSE I HOLD CLOSE YOU CAN PUT AN END TO IT PLEASE FORGET THE DIFFERENCES I KNOW HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO CHOOSE KINDNESS OVER BITTERNESS BUILD A BRIDGE DONā€™T LET THEM FALL USE YOUR POWER TO END IT ALL FOR THE ONES I LOVE THOSE I HOLD CLOSE (TO MY HEART) THOSE I HOLD CLOSE (TO MY HEART) THOSE I HOLD CLOSE (TO MY HEART) THOSE I HOLD CLOSE (TO MY HEART) THOSE I HOLD CLOSE (TO MY HEART) (TO MY HEART) (TO MY HEART)
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A Relief 02:58
THERE WERE TIMES I SOUGHT BALANCE CONSIDERING EVERY SITUATION STUDIED ALL THE OPTIONS THAT I HAD CAREFUL IN MY PLANNING CAUTIOUS OF WHAT COULD HAPPEN MADE SURE WHAT'S GOOD AND WHAT'S BAD BUT IT DOESNā€™T MATTER IT DOESNā€™T MATTER ANYMORE NO IT DOESNā€™T MATTER IT DOESNā€™T MATTER ANYMORE QUITE A RELIEF IT IS QUITE A RELIEF IT IS I NEED TO LEARN TO TRUST MY LIFE LET THE MUSIC GUIDE ME FREE FALLING INTO THE UNKNOWN NOT STRIVING FOR PERFECTION BREAK THE CHAINS THAT BIND ME LETTING GO OF THE NEED TO CONTROL CAUSE IT DOESNā€™T MATTER IT DOESNā€™T MATTER ANYMORE NO IT DOESNā€™T MATTER IT DOESNā€™T MATTER ANYMORE QUITE A RELIEF IT IS QUITE A RELIEF IT IS NO LONGER BOUND BY FEAR DANCING IN THE MOMENT CAUSE IT DOESNā€™T MATTER ANYMORE IT DOESNā€™T MATTER IT DOESNā€™T MATTER ANYMORE IT DOESNā€™T MATTER IT DOESNā€™T MATTER ANYMORE IT DOESNā€™T MATTER IT DOESNā€™T MATTER ANYMORE IT DOESNā€™T MATTER IT DOESNā€™T MATTER ANYMORE
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BUSY, YOUā€™RE ALWAYS BUSY OH SO BUSY, AINā€™T GOT NO TIME BUSY, YOUā€™RE ALWAYS BUSY OH SO BUSY, AINā€™T GOT NO TIME NO TIME TO SEE WHATā€™S GOING ON NO TIME TO FEEL THE VIBE NO TIME TO LISTEN TO THE BIRDS NO TIME TO FEEL ALIVE NO TIME TO DANCE AND SWAY NO TIME TO UNWIND NO TIME TO ENJOY THE RIDE GOT NO TIME TO SHINE NEED TO TAKE A BREAK DONā€™T WORRY THE WORLD IT CAN WAIT A WHILE NEED TO FIND AN EASY RHYTHM TAKE A CHANCE WHY DONā€™T YOU TRY IT NOW BUSY, YOUā€™RE ALWAYS BUSY OH SO BUSY, AINā€™T GOT NO TIME BUSY, YOUā€™RE ALWAYS BUSY OH SO BUSY, AINā€™T GOT NO TIME NO TIME TO ESCAPE THE RUSH NO TIME TO CLEAR YOUR MIND NO TIME TO BREATH, TO BE AT EASE NO TIME TO STOP AND CRY NO TIME TO LIVE THE DAY NO TIME TO BE KIND NO TIME TO ENJOY YOUR LIFE GOT NO TIME TO SHINE NEED TO TAKE A BREAK DONā€™T WORRY THE WORLD IT CAN WAIT A WHILE NEED TO FIND AN EASY RHYTHM TAKE A CHANCE WHY DONā€™T YOU TRY IT NOW
6.
My Bad 03:57
LETā€™S GET OUT FOR A STROLL TRY TO FORGET WHAT HAPPENED HERE CLEAR OUR MINDS GET SOME AIR AND FIND A WAY TO START AGAIN CAUSE I REGRET THE THINGS I HAVE SAID SO YES MY BAD NO WAY TO TURN IT BACK ITā€™S NOT YOU NO ITā€™S NOT I AM THE ONE ACTING STUPID HERE I ADMIT ITā€™S MY FAULT CAN I PLEASE TRY TO REPAIR CAUSE I REGRET THE THINGS I HAVE SAID SO YES MY BAD NO WAY TO TURN IT BACK OF COURSE ITā€™S NOT THAT SIMPLE Iā€™M NOT TRYING TO PLAY DOWN BUT A WALK COULD BE A START TO REDUCE THE PAIN SOMEHOW I TAKE THE BLAME FOR ALL THAT WENT WRONG FROM HERE I AM SURE WE CAN GROW STRONG LET US WALK HAND IN HAND WITH OPEN HEARTS AND CLEAR INTENT OUR LOVE IS STRONG ENOUGH DONā€™T LET THIS MOMENT RUIN US I TAKE THE BLAME FOR ALL THAT WENT WRONG FROM HERE I AM SURE WE CAN GROW STRONG YES I STILL HOPE YOU WILL FIND A WAY TO FORGIVE ME DEAR WITH EACH STEP THAT WE TAKE LETS REBUILD EVERYTHING WE HAD CAUSE I REGRET THE THINGS I HAVE SAID SO YES MY BAD NO WAY TO TURN IT BACK OF COURSE ITā€™S NOT THAT SIMPLE Iā€™M NOT TRYING TO PLAY DOWN BUT A WALK COULD BE A START TO REDUCE THE PAIN SOMEHOW I TAKE THE BLAME FOR ALL THAT WENT WRONG FROM HERE I AM SURE WE CAN GROW STRONG FROM HERE I AM SURE WE CAN GROW STRONG FROM HERE I AM SURE WE CAN GROW STRONG
7.
LAY YOUR MIND TO REST FOR MANY YEARS YOU GAVE THEM YOUR BEST ALL YOU HAD IN STORE RIDICULOUS THEY TRY TO ASK FOR MORE THEREā€™S A LIMIT, A LIMIT TO LOYALTY HERE IT ENDS, ITā€™S PLAIN TO SEE YOU GAVE THEM YOUR HEART IT FELT GOOD PLAYING YOUR PART NOTHING LEFT TO WIN YOU STOOD TALL THROUGH THICK AND THIN HEY WHAT IT SHOULD BE TRUST AND RESPECT A TWO WAY STREET IT IS SAD ALL GONE EVERYTHING ACHIEVED AND DONE THEREā€™S A LIMIT, A LIMIT TO LOYALTY HERE IT ENDS THE HARMONY OUT OF THE BLUE THEY CHANGED THE RULES PLAY DIFFERENT GAMES USING DIRTY TOOLS SO THATā€™S IT HERE IT ENDS YOU ARE STRONG, YOU WILL NOT BEND PICK UP THE PIECES LET IT BEGIN FEEL THE STRENGTH THE POWER WITHIN DO NOT LOOK BACK TIME TO MOVE ON LET GO AND RUN YOUā€™RE THE SMART ONE IT IS HARD TO SAY GOODBYE YOU DO NOT LOSE TRYING TO SURVIVE THE LOYALTY HAS GONE THERE'S TOO MUCH DAMAGE DONE THEREā€™S A LIMIT, LIMIT TO LOYALTY THEREā€™S A LIMIT TO LOYALTY PICK UP THE PIECES LET IT BEGIN FEEL THE STRENGTH THE POWER WITHIN DO NOT LOOK BACK TIME TO MOVE ON LET GO AND RUN YOUā€™RE THE SMART ONE
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Up My Alley 03:10
I LIKE TO BE CREATIVE BUT NOT ALL YEAR LONG SO ONLY DURING FAWM I WRITE MY SONGS AND IT WORKS FOR ME PRETTY WELL (HEAR HEAR) RIGHT UP MY ALLEY HOSTED AN OPEN MIC FOR FIVE YEARS IN STYLE DONE THE WEEKLY EVENT BUT ITā€™S BEEN A WHILE WHAT WEā€™RE DOING NOW IS REUNION NIGHTS (TWICE A YEAR) RIGHT UP MY ALLEY RIGHT UP MY ALLEY RECORDED MY SONGS IN ALL KINDS OF WAYS LIKE TO KEEP IT SIMPLE AND UNPLUGGED THESE DAYS ONE MICROPHONE, ONE TAKE THATā€™S ALL (NO HIGH-END GEAR) RIGHT UP MY ALLEY WHEN Iā€™M ON STAGE GUITAR IN MY HAND I PLAY SIMPLE TUNES I KNOW WHERE I STAND I DO NOT PRETEND TO BE A STAR Iā€™M HAVING FUN (QUITE CLEAR) RIGHT UP MY ALLEY RIGHT UP MY ALLEY I LIKE TO DO MY THING BUT IT HAS TO BE MY CUP OF TEA RIGHT UP MY ALLEY RIGHT UP MY ALLEY SEEING A BAND PLAY I PREFER IT SMALL THESE GIANT VENUES I DONā€™T LIKE AT ALL THREE LIVE ACTS FOR A TENNER SURPRISE ME (Iā€™M ALL EARS) RIGHT UP MY ALLEY I LISTEN TO YOUR MUSIC IT NEEDS TO BE REAL MAKE ME CRY, MAKE ME LAUGH THAT IS THE DEAL DOESNā€™T HAVE TO BE PERFECT AS LONG AS IT MOVES ME (THATā€™S WHY Iā€™M HERE) RIGHT UP MY ALLEY RIGHT UP MY ALLEY I LIKE TO DO MY THING BUT IT HAS TO BE MY CUP OF TEA RIGHT UP MY ALLEY RIGHT UP MY ALLEY
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YOU DONā€™T WANT TO FEEL THE WAY I FELT YOU DON'T WANT TO GO THROUGH WHAT I'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH YOU DONā€™T WANT TO CRY THE TEARS Iā€™VE CRIED YOU DONā€™T WANT TO KNOW EVERYTHING I KNOW LETS HOLD EACH OTHER TIGHT AND BE EACH OTHER'S GUIDE ACCEPT THE SILENCE NOW AND THEN THERE IS A CHANCE TO HEAL I DONā€™T SHARE EVERYTHING I FEEL WHEN WORDS ARE LOST PLEASE UNDERSTAND TOGETHER WE WILL CONQUER TOGETHER WE WILL FACE THE DARKNESS, THE UNKNOWN WE WILL MOVE ON YOU DONā€™T WANT TO FEAR THE THINGS I FEARED YOU DON'T WANT TO BRAKE LIKE I HAVE BEEN BROKEN YOU DON'T WANT TO WORRY LIKE I WAS WORRIED YOU DONā€™T WANT TO LOSE THE THINGS I HAVE LOST LETS HOLD EACH OTHER TIGHT AND BE EACH OTHER'S GUIDE ACCEPT THE SILENCE NOW AND THEN THERE IS A CHANCE TO HEAL I DONā€™T SHARE EVERYTHING I FEEL WHEN WORDS ARE LOST PLEASE UNDERSTAND TOGETHER WE WILL CONQUER TOGETHER WE WILL FACE THE DARKNESS, THE UNKNOWN WE WILL MOVE ON I LOVE YOU, WEā€™RE STEADY I NEED YOU AND Iā€™M PROUD BUT THERE WILL ALWAYS BE A PART OF ME I WONā€™T TALK ABOUT LETS HOLD EACH OTHER TIGHT AND BE EACH OTHER'S GUIDE ACCEPT THE SILENCE NOW AND THEN THERE IS A CHANCE TO HEAL I DONā€™T SHARE EVERYTHING I FEEL WHEN WORDS ARE LOST PLEASE UNDERSTAND TOGETHER WE WILL CONQUER TOGETHER WE WILL FACE THE DARKNESS, THE UNKNOWN WE WILL MOVE ON WE WILL MOVE ON WE WILL MOVE ON WE WILL MOVE ON
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DONā€™T GET ME STARTED FOR Iā€™M GOING MAD DONā€™T GET ME STARTED OR Iā€™LL END UP FULL OF REGRET TOO MUCH TO TAKE NEED A LITTLE BREAK CUZ IF WE WILL CONTINUE NOW OUR FRIENDSHIP IS AT STAKE I NEED TO SHUT UP PLEASE MAKE ME STOP KEEP AN EYE ON ME RIGHT NOW DONā€™T WANNA LET IT DROP WHAT IS GOING ON IT FEELS SO WRONG SILENCE IS THE BEST FOR NOW SO WE CAN GET OUT STRONG DONā€™T GET ME STARTED FOR Iā€™M GOING MAD DONā€™T GET ME STARTED OR Iā€™LL END UP FULL OF REGRET FOR ME ITā€™S BETTER NOW NOT TO SAY ANYTHING FOR YOU ITā€™S HARD AND IT RUINS EVERYTHING STILL Iā€™M ASKING YOU TO PAUSE A LITTLE WHILE SO I CAN CATCH SOME BREATH AND TALK TO YOU LATER WITH A SMILE GIVE ME A CHANCE TO TALK SOME SENSE IT'S NOT HAPPENING NOW PLEASE DONā€™T TAKE OFFENSE CUT ME SOME SLACK I WILL BE BACK IF YOU COULD HELP ME NOW TO GET ON THE RIGHT TRACK DONā€™T CHALLENGE ME PLEASE LET ME BE IF YOU LET IT REST FOR NOW THEREā€™S REASON, YOU WILL SEE DONā€™T GET ME STARTED FOR Iā€™M GOING MAD DONā€™T GET ME STARTED OR Iā€™LL END UP FULL OF REGRET
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Iā€™M STANDING IN LINE LONGING FOR YOUR LOVE Iā€™M KILLING TIME LONGING FOR YOUR LOVE I KNOW I HAVE TO SHARE YOUR LOVE WITH OTHER PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE I KNOW I HAVE TO SHARE YOUR LOVE WITH OTHER PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE YOUā€™RE SO GENEROUS SO SWEET THE BUS OF LOVE YOU DRIVE HAS GOT SO MANY SEATS Iā€™M WILLING TO GIVE MY PLACE TO THE ONES WHO ARE IN NEED BUT SOMETIMES I FEEL THAT ONE IS ME AWAITING MY TURN LONGING FOR YOUR LOVE DREAM AND YEARN LONGING FOR YOUR LOVE I KNOW I HAVE TO SHARE YOUR LOVE WITH OTHER PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE I KNOW I HAVE TO SHARE YOUR LOVE WITH OTHER PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE YOUā€™RE SO GENEROUS SO SWEET THE BUS OF LOVE YOU DRIVE HAS GOT SO MANY SEATS Iā€™M WILLING TO GIVE MY PLACE TO THE ONES WHO ARE IN NEED BUT SOMETIMES I FEEL THAT ONE IS ME I HATE THE FEELING LONGING FOR YOUR LOVE THE WAY OF DEALING LONGING FOR YOUR LOVE I KNOW I HAVE TO SHARE YOUR LOVE WITH OTHER PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE I KNOW I HAVE TO SHARE YOUR LOVE WITH OTHER PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE
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CANā€™T AVOID YOU HAVE TO DO IT ANYWAY DONā€™T LOOK BACK YOU NEED TO MOVE ON CANā€™T ESCAPE THEREā€™S NO CHANCE TO RUN AWAY DONā€™T GIVE UP CONFRONT IT ALL HEAD-ON FACE IT THERE'S NO STOPPING NOW FACE IT GET ON WITH IT FACE IT YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO FACE IT HURRY UP AND GO TAKE A CHANCE TELL US WHAT YOUā€™RE WAITING FOR YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SUCCEED TAKE THE RISK OPEN UP A DIFFERENT DOOR YOU WILL FIND EVERYTHING YOU NEED DO IT THERE'S NO STOPPING NOW DO IT GET ON WITH IT DO IT YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO DO IT HURRY UP AND GO NO DELAY DONā€™T HESITATE GET ON WITH IT YOUā€™RE ON YOUR WAY NO DELAY DONā€™T HESITATE GET ON WITH IT YOUā€™RE ON YOUR WAY TO VICTORY
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THE THINGS WE USED TO SAY WITHOUT A CARE NOW THEY'RE "NOT DONE" WE ARE ALL AWARE TRYING TO BE DELICATE NOT TO OFFEND LINES ARE BLURRED AND SHIFTING DONā€™T WANT TO SHOCK A FRIEND IN MY YOUNGER DAYS WE LEARNED TO BE KIND STILL WE COULD SAY ANYTHING WHAT CAME TO OUR MIND TODAY IS GOOD I THINK TO THINK BEFORE WE SPEAK IN THIS NEW ERA WHERE RESPECT IS WHAT WE SEEK WE ALL BELONG HERE DONā€™T GET ME WRONG DEAR BUT ITā€™S QUITE A CHALLENGE TO FIND THE RIGHT BALANCE WE ALL BELONG HERE DONā€™T GET ME WRONG DEAR BUT ITā€™S QUITE A CHALLENGE TO FIND THE RIGHT BALANCE I'M ALL FOR PROGRESS, Iā€™M TRYING TO FIND THE LINE WHERE YOU AND ME AND HIM AND HER ALL FEEL FINE SO PLEASE CORRECT ME AND SHOW ME THE WAY ME TOO WOULD LIKE A WORLD WHERE ALL VOICES HAVE THEIR SAY I WILL EMBRACE THE CHANGE IT MAKES US ALL STRONG BUT UNDERSTAND MY MISTAKES THE TIMES THAT I AM WRONG LAUGH ABOUT THE FACT Iā€™M FROM A DIFFERENT TIME SHOW SOME RESPECT MY INTENTIONS ARE KIND WE ALL BELONG HERE DONā€™T GET ME WRONG DEAR BUT ITā€™S QUITE A CHALLENGE TO FIND THE RIGHT BALANCE ā€˜FUCK THEM IF THEY CANā€™T TAKE A JOKEā€™ BUT THEN AGAIN ME TOO LIKE TO BE WOKE SO WITH FUNNY REMARKS OR A CLEVER JEST I HOPE I DONā€™T HURT ANYONE Iā€™LL TRY TO DO MY BEST WE ALL BELONG HERE DONā€™T GET ME WRONG DEAR BUT ITā€™S QUITE A CHALLENGE TO FIND THE RIGHT BALANCE WE ALL BELONG HERE DONā€™T GET ME WRONG DEAR BUT ITā€™S QUITE A CHALLENGE TO FIND THE RIGHT BALANCE
14.
I REALLY TRIED TO UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING SHE LOVES BUT I DONā€™T GET IT I DID MY BEST TO READ HER MIND GET INTO HER WORLD I JUST DONā€™T GET IT DONā€™T THINK I SHOULD TRY ANY LONGER NO NEED TO FIND OUT WHY THIS DOESNā€™T DONā€™T THINK I SHOULD TRY ANY LONGER NO NEED TO FIND OUT WHY THIS DOESNā€™T WORK I WORKED HARD TO TRY AND FEEL HER PRIORITIES BUT I DONā€™T GET IT Iā€™M SECOND-GUESSING AND FEEL LOST IN HER MYSTERY I JUST DONā€™T GET IT DONā€™T THINK I SHOULD TRY ANY LONGER NO NEED TO FIND OUT WHY THIS DOESNā€™T DONā€™T THINK I SHOULD TRY ANY LONGER NO NEED TO FIND OUT WHY THIS DOESNā€™T WORK I REALLY HOPE SHE FINDS HER WAY Iā€™M NOT THE ONE TO STAY DONā€™T KNOW WHAT ELSE IS LEFT TO SAY Iā€™M NOT THE ONE THE ONE TO STAY I SPEND MY TIME FIGURING OUT WHAT IS DEAR TO HER BUT I DONā€™T GET IT I NEED TO LEAVE IT ALL BEHIND TIME TO LET HER GO CAUSE I DONā€™T GET IT I REALLY HOPE SHE FINDS HER WAY Iā€™M NOT THE ONE TO STAY DONā€™T KNOW WHAT ELSE IS LEFT TO SAY Iā€™M NOT THE ONE THE ONE TO STAY Iā€™M NOT THE ONE THE ONE TO STAY Iā€™M NOT THE ONE THE ONE TO STAY
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I WONDER WHAT IT IS THAT MAKES YOU WORRIED I WONDER WHAT IT IS THAT SCARES YOU OFF REMEMBER IT IS NOT ABOUT PERFECTION WITH EVERY STEP TRY TO BREAK THE CHAINS LIFEā€™S A DANCE A DANCE AROUND SHADOWS THROUGH THUNDER AND STORM TRY TO FEEL AT EASE DO NOT HIDE AWAY YOU WILL FIND A WAY TO MOVE ON I WONDER WHAT IT IS THAT MAKES YOU DOUBT I WONDER WHAT IT IS THAT HOLDS YOU BACK THE TIME HAS COME FOR YOU TO TAKE SOME ACTION FACE THOSE FEARS LET GO OF THE PAIN DONā€™T WANT YOU TO BE A SAD WALLFLOWER MAY I HAVE THIS DANCE FROM YOU WILL YOU PLEASE DO NOT HIDE AWAY YOU WILL FIND A WAY TO MOVE ON DO NOT HIDE AWAY YOU WILL FIND A WAY TO MOVE ON
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Let Me Be Me 02:04
I AM NOT A FOOL FOLLOWING THEIR RULES I AM WAY TOO PROUD TO BE PART OF A CROWD WILL NOT FIT IN NEED TO BREAK FREE WILL NOT PRETEND Iā€™M SIMPLY BEING ME EMBRACING ALL THATā€™S REAL WITHIN SOMETIMES I LOOSE SOMETIMES I WIN Iā€™LL TAKE THAT RISK SO DONā€™T MIND ME JUST LET ME BE ME ME ME I HOPE YOU DONā€™T MIND NOT ONE OF YOUR KIND I HOPE YOUā€™RE OKAY GOING MY OWN WAY WILL NOT GIVE IN NOW WATCH ME SHINE WILL NOT CONFORM THE WORLD IS MINE EMBRACING ALL THATā€™S REAL WITHIN SOMETIMES I LOOSE SOMETIMES I WIN Iā€™LL TAKE THAT RISK SO DONā€™T MIND ME JUST LET ME BE ME ME ME
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THE PAST IS A PATH WHERE I TRAVELED FROM THE FOOTPRINTS MADE OUTNUMBER THOSE YET TO COME LIFE IS A STROLL A JOURNEY THROUGH AGES PROUD OF WHATā€™S BEHIND ENTERING NEW STAGES HATCHING A PLAN FOR THE LIFE Iā€™VE STILL GOT SEEKING A WAY BEFORE MY TIME GETS LOCKED HATCHING A PLAN FOR THE LIFE Iā€™VE STILL GOT AHEAD OF ME SEEKING A WAY BEFORE MY TIME GETS LOCKED ETERNALLY NO DAYS TO WASTE NO DAYS TO WASTE LOOKING BACK EACH STEP HELD DEAR SETTING NEW GOALS AS THE HORIZON DRAWS NEAR THE FINAL LEG TWO-THIRDS BEHIND ME PREPARING FOR NEW GOALS I WONā€™T LET DEATH FIND ME HATCHING A PLAN FOR THE LIFE Iā€™VE STILL GOT SEEKING A WAY BEFORE MY TIME GETS LOCKED HATCHING A PLAN FOR THE LIFE Iā€™VE STILL GOT AHEAD OF ME SEEKING A WAY BEFORE MY TIME GETS LOCKED ETERNALLY NO DAYS TO WASTE NO DAYS TO WASTE

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