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armchair activist.
04:14
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don’t want to be an armchair activist.
gotta get out into the world.
don’t want to see what holds your Pinterest.
gotta get out into the world.
you can’t rely on a YouTube feed
to give you all you think you need.
you can’t believe you’ve done it all
by sharing on your Facebook wall.
(chorus)
I - you - me
just a little bit
more, you’ll see
just a little bit
or you’ll be
just a little bit more
I - you - we
must keep fighting!
don’t want to be an armchair activist.
got to get out in to the world.
don’t want to only tweet my Bitly best.
gotta get out into the world.
you can’t just hope to StumbleUpon
the meaning of right and the meaning of wrong.
you can’t know ‘bout the rest of us
by hanging out on Google+.
(chorus)
and all who came before,
and all who’ve followed since
keep breaking down the doors
to find the next one to convince
we think we have it all,
we’re just running in place
we have to spread a hope
to the entire human race!
(chorus)
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alibi.
03:44
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lay down our history,
you’ve got nothing on me.
there’s so much more behind your illusion.
why do we disagree?
sometimes I don’t believe
why you always end up deep in delusion.
I am not your alibi!
the barriers you see
are not falling down on me.
you really think you’ve got the upper hand.
I know this game you play.
I win it every day
with the belief that I am the better man.
I am not your alibi
no matter how hard you try
I’ll never be your alibi
so give up your fight.
I’m not concerned with your plight.
no matter how hard you try
I’ll never be your alibi.
lay down our history,
you’ve got my sympathy...
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denied.
04:43
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you know my life has changed
it’s really changed
I feel so strange but I am not deranged
what is love for?
can there be nothing more?
an empty core of lies and closing doors.
(chorus)
I open my eyes to cry
but to my surprise they’re dry.
you know my world has changed
it’s really changed
a complex chain that can’t be rearranged
what is love for?
can there be nothing more?
I’ve loved before but now I’m not so sure.
(chorus)
denied my right to hope
denied my right to heal
denied my right to laugh
denied my right to feel
(chorus)
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4. |
everybody.
04:01
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everybody
wants it
everybody
needs it
everybody
fakes it
everybody
fronts it
think I can take it.
I’m gonna make it.
you are a witness to the new #1.
think I can take it.
I’m gonna make it.
and if I don’t well, I’m just having some fun.
(chorus)
look at me doing it anyway
look at me having some fun today
everybody
lives it
everybody
loves
everybody
craves it
everybody
is it
think I can take it.
I’m gonna make it.
you are a witness to the new #1.
think I can take it.
I’m gonna make it.
and if I don’t well, I’m just having some fun.
(chorus)
everybody
has it
everybody
owns it
everybody
rocks it
everybody
rolls it
think we can take it
we’re gonna make it
all have potential to be number ones
think we can take
and if we don’t well, we’re just having some fun!
(chorus)
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ourselves.
03:24
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we keep moving
we’re aiming in the wrong directions
trying to just make connections
subconscious of our first impressions
we keep flying
flying at the speed of light
working every day and night
just trying to get it right
we just keep moving
moving forward moving
we don’t take the time out of our busy days
to enjoy ourselves and the prices we pay
are we improving?
let’s hope we are improving
we’ve got to keep our heads up high
with the constant changes that will soon arrive
(chorus)
and we’ve got to slow down
take a breath and think about ourselves
let’s slow down to get it right
to help evolve ourselves
we are walking
we’re heading towards a false salvation
crawling ‘til we’ve found elation
subconscious of our situations
we are running
we’re speeding towards our destiny
stumbling towards false ecstasy
unaware of our fallacy
we can’t stop moving
moving forward moving
why are we so afraid to take a moment
to slow our lives down just for a little bit?
are we improving?
let’s hope we are improving
you might think you found your place in heaven
but then you realize that you were never a part of it.
(chorus)
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a casualty.
04:16
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cold as the linen in a winter’s closet
cold as the snow in january
cold as emotions that don’t exist
cold as the open sea
(chorus)
oh, why am I so taken by your cold way of life?
why am I such a casualty of your cold eyes?
cold as an emerald stream of greed
cold as a dead animal
cold as the rain on a winter’s day
cold as mountain air
(chorus)
I want to melt your heart
but you freeze me up when I touch you
can’t you let get of your hate
let me melt the ice when I touch you
I want to melt your soul
on this glacial plain I wait for you
to give in to the heat in my heart
this is warmth that will always surround you
(chorus)
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all or nothing.
04:51
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coming down, coming down
and falling into line
reaching out, reaching out
to put your hands in mine
this is love, this is love
this is a super high
rise above, rise above
the deep blue sky
(chorus)
it’s all or nothing
or so it seems
it’s all or nothing
my hopes and dreams
calling out, calling out
I love to hear your name
scream and shout, scream and shout
I know you feel the same
it won’t be long, it won’t be long
before we get it right
in the glow, in the glow
of this most perfect night
(chorus)
...and when you’re near me
it’s so extreme
and when you touch me
I’m trembling
feeling fine, feeling fine
my dream has come alive
you are mine, you are mine
as I look in your eyes.
(chorus)
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8. |
get up.
04:42
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you take for granted
the world around you
and I can’t stand it
you have no direction
adrift in the moment
please make a connection
you gave up trying
and still want comfort
please stop your crying
make an effort to change
we all have purpose
you are no different
(chorus)
get up
and take it
don’t wait ‘cause it won’t come to you
get up
and live it
don’t worry, you’ll know what to do
get up
and fight it
your right will conquer all the wrong
get up and live (give) it
good things will always come along
engage your senses
let the world astound you
the magic of being
let loose your inner child
never stop learning
never stop laughing
(chorus)
young hearts
stay young
old hearts
beat strong
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universal doctrine Houston, Texas
80s inspired synthpop from Houston, TX. frank. has been writing electronic music since the age of 13. he is also a member of
the electronic outfit paul lynde is dead.
his solo project consists of more personal and introspective songs that he likens to "deep thoughts with a disco beat."
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