1. |
Yankin' This Chain
04:07
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You’re always takin your sweet time
Forever holdin' my breath
Your cold shoulder company lines
That no longer impress
Oh I've hit my limit, yeah you're killin my buzz
Stop yankin' this chain o' mine
It only takes you a minute til I'm under that bus
Stop yankin' this chain o' mine
Can we try a different game?
You've beaten me to my senses
Yet somehow I'll take all the blame
You've worn down my defenses
Oh I've hit my limit, yeah you're killin my buzz
Stop yankin' this chain o' mine
It only takes you a minute til I'm under that bus
Quit hangin’ me out to dry
Yankin' this chain o' mine
Yeah I've hit my limit, and you're killin my buzz
Stop yankin' this chain o' mine
It only takes you a minute til I'm under that bus
Stop yankin' this chain o' mine
You must have played this scene a million times (million times)
Too well rehearsed, we both walk through our lines (not this time)
Oh I'm ripping up this script, I'm improvising
A plot twist to this drama we've been writing
Through the years just one belief:
Focus on what's best
And all you've done is lie through your teeth
And now there's nothin left
Oh I've hit my limit, and you're killin my buzz
Stop yankin' this chain o' mine
It only takes you a minute til I'm under that bus, quit
Hangin me out to dry
Yankin' this chain o' mine
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2. |
Skin Deep
03:56
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I think I know the way you’re feelin’
When I catch you staring in the mirror
Think your youth is gone
But I want you to know
that wouldn’t make you less appealing to me
And I might not have the perfect words but I wanna help you see....that
You…. You got that something special
Well I can’t put my finger on it
Soul or mystique, a star that
Shines a warming light
Yet I see beyond any line in your face
To a heart that’s always there to embrace
Beauty more than skin deep
I can’t believe all the signs you’re missing
All those things you won’t pay attention to
Would you please for a moment stop and listen to me
To a man who’s got no clever words but he knows he’s got it good
Hey You…. got that something special
I can’t put my finger on it
Soul or mystique, a star that
Shines a warming light
And I see beyond any line in your face
To a heart that’s always there to embrace
Beauty more than skin deep
Vogue, Elle, Vanity Fair
They don’t show real looks me
I’d wouldn’t trade the life that we have, ma
It’s just too good…a deal to me
Yet I see beyond any line in your face
To a heart that’s always there to embrace
Beauty more than skin deep
You got beauty more than skin deep
You got beauty more than skin deep
Skin Deep!
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3. |
Type A
03:44
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Impressed by your efficiency
Thinkin' you're the one on top
But I see that bulging vein in your neck about to pop
You struggle every day
Self respect: there's not alot
Why won't you let those voices in your head ever stop?
You say you're a Type A personality
But do you know what the A even stands for?
Well I've had a few ideas, I'm gonna keep em to myself
Cuz I don't wanna be
A Type A Personality
You're always on the move
You got so much that's left to do
But I won't let myself get caught-up in your topsy-turvy world
Why can't you just enjoy the gifts
Your life's work has brought?
Oh must you let the fruits of your labor go to rot?
No don't say you're a Type A personality
Until you know what the A even stands for
Well I've had a few ideas, I'm gonna keep em to myself
Cuz I don't wanna be
A Type A Personality
Well you say you're a Type A personality
But do you know what the A even stands for?
I'm happily Type B, do wanna be nobody else
No I don't wanna be
-a Type A Personality
-a Type A Personality
-a Type A Personality (No I don't wanna be a Type a personality)
-a Type A Personality (I'd rather be Type B)
-a Type A Personality (No I don't wanna be a Type a personality)
-a Type A Personalityyyyyyyyy
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4. |
Ten Paces
04:35
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Air hot and dusty dry
Burns so bad it'll make you cry
Hey gunslinger at the end of the bar
Got carried away and we took it too far
Dear sweet precious love of mine
Lost your faith in a blink of an eye
To this young stinger who's ready to fight
I never should let you outta my sight
It'll be all over in ten paces, turn and shoot
And I don't want to die today and I'm shakin' in my boots
If she knew what I was up to, she'd have my head for sure
No time to think it through, ten paces all for you
Smoke flash and a glint of steel
Spun around on the back of my heels
Was it luck or instinct that gave me the drop
And left my rival dead on the spot?
Oh I stand accused of so many crimes
and sundown marks the end of the line
Life's been nuthin' but a reckless trail
Defending an old code of honor to no avail
And it'll be all over in ten paces, hangman's noose
And I don't want to die today and I'm shakin' in my boots
Three more steps until it's over and they'll have my head for sure
Now it's time to pay my dues, ten paces, plus a few more
More
All this time I feel...
The seconds slippin' by and I
Know there's nothin' left….
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5. |
Last Sacrifice
04:57
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When I was younger, you filled this head with ideas
But all you said had been written in stone
When I knelt down each day I pestered you as I prayed
But I never knew my words were not my own
Now I look up in the sky, I see your face among the clouds
Fading as the day turns night
And if you were looking down
Oh, I'd be sure to stand my ground
Cuz your last lamb been sacrificed
When you were with me, I felt so out of place
All you noticed was the smile upon my face
When I tried to take a stand, I felt the back of your hand
So I learned about the law but not the grace
So now I look up in the sky, I see your face among the clouds
Forbidding as the day turns night
And if you were looking down
Not so sure that you'd be proud,
But your last lamb been sacrificed
All the times that I thought I needed someone
Begging me to stay, I should have taken leave
Will I ever be free of the demons that you conjured up for me?
Sometimes I still hear echoes of your voice
Pullin’ me back to mistakes I have made
But I finally found a way
To take it day by day,
Every moment of my life reclaimed!
Now I look up in the sky, find only peace among the clouds
Settled as the day turns night
If you could be here now you'd know I'd made it through somehow
The past has finally come to light (last lamb’s been sacrificed)
I’m on a path to finally make things right (last lamb’s been sacrificed)
Oh the last lamb been sacrificed
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Shotgun Waltz Boston, Massachusetts
Shotgun Waltz is an alternative roots rock band with hints of 80s and 90s vibe. Fresh songwriting without the cliches, and guitar oriented music.
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