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In The Clear
03:48
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it's a puzzle to be made
a synaptic cascade
when the sun beats down ruthlessly
i got to find some shade
it's a mystery to solve
while the facts quickly dissolve
and if it all goes down the drain again
i need to try to evolve
ch
but when it finally lights me up
and the sparks of clarity appear
i know i'm on the right path home
i know i'm in the clear
it's a challenge I must face
a difficulty to embrace
the goal just goes so fast sometimes
so i'll take part in the chase
it's an unavoidable fact
a choice to add or subtract
and whichever way i end up going
i'll eventually have to act
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Saving Me
04:41
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you... flipped the switch in my mind
to... help me feel a bit less confined
you... showed me roads that weren't there
to... find the way to be aware
saving me from the darkness
saving me from certain pain
saving me from myself
saving me from going down the drain
you... made me see the one thing
that... kept my thinking in a sling
you... brought me back from harm's way
that... let me be what i am today
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a-there's a doot to be done and i gotta do a doot
i gotta do the doot in the doot yard
a-when i gotta do the doot and the doot's gotta be done
i gotta do the doot in the doot yard, doot yard
a-when there's doot, there's a doot to be done
doot to be done, doot to be done
well i'm gonna be the luckiest lucky one
lucky one, lucky one
it's a great big chunk of my daily plan
daily plan, daily plan
cause everybody knows
that the doot waits for no man
it hangs over me like a tree every day
every day, every day
impossible for me to get away
get away, get away
so tighten the belt, it's the hand i was dealt
i was dealt, i was dealt
my cool head is starting to melt
starting to melt, starting to melt
when ya gotta do a doot, ya gotta do a doot
do a doot, do a doot
then the only thing that is left
is to put on your big boy doot suit
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Put My Feet Up
03:40
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battling has left me weary and tired
i'm all out of gas and uninspired
it's hard to play ball when you're in this league
without feeling some degree of fatigue
pch
so maybe it's time
to find the peace that i've misplaced
so maybe it's time
to put a stop to all that senseless haste
ch
think i'll put my feet up
and enjoy what's left in my cup
quit acting like I'm some kind of nut
think i'll put my feet up
think i'll put my feet up
perhaps i'm just now beginning to see
that it doesn't need to be a luxury
to sit yourself down and just relax
before exhaustion stops you dead in your tracks
br
making my troubles small
let me forget it all
time to leave the base
and fly off into space
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i had another idea
it could be brilliant or completely whacked
but i'm gonna try it out soon
i wonder how you'll react
historically i'm no good
at pleasing the masses at large
pleasing you is different though
it always gives me a charge
ch
of all the hints that i may take
of all the sights i could ever see
of all the faces you might make
that's not the look i thought i'd see
i planned it all in my head
the details are ready to go
mapping out all my defenses
but unnecessarily so
have i miscalculated
somehow i guess i missed the mark
cause a dolphin suddenly appeared
when i was expecting a shark
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I'm Not So Easily Sold
04:23
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no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
no, no, no, no, i'm not so easily sold
so many chances tumble my way
many of them appear every day
looking at me like i'm some kind of prey
but i'm not so easily sold
trophies dangled in a moral test
waiting for me to make the request
somebody thinks that they know what's best
but i'm not so easily sold
ch
once again the answer is no
it's nothing but trouble i know
i don't care how low you can go
once again the answer is no
so your roving eyes have settled on me
it doesn't mean i'm going to agree
you think you can get everything that you see
but i'm not so easily sold
i think i truly know my own mind
with the opportunities that i find
and even the wolves might appear so kind
but i'm not so easily sold
i'm not so easily sold
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Electric Sifu
03:28
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somebody's done this before
time and time again
experience after experience
so plugged in to zen
teacher, will you please teach me
i'm just a little punk
who seeks liberation from the world
like a shaolin monk
electric sifu, electric sifu
my mind goes astray
electric sifu, electric sifu
showing me the way
answering my every question
with a riddle to solve
i might need to put in the work
if I am to evolve
if my kung fu isn't good enough
then I must continue to train
and if i haven't reached enlightenment
i need to open up my brain
sweeping the steps of the mind
complexity starts to unwind
sweeping the steps of the mind
complexity starts to unwind
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Hungry Beasts
03:44
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starving critters
pacing the floor
they've had their breakfast
but now they want more
they're all in my way
as i fill up the bowls
reminding me of their needs
and their nutritional goals
it's time once again to feed the hungry
BEEEASTS! BEEEASTS!
and satisfy all the whims of the hungry
BEEEASTS! BEEEASTS!
cause the beasts must have their feast
or the backlash will be increased
the beasts must have their feast
or the kraken will be released
they think i'm taking pleasure
in denying them their food
but i'm just doing my human's job
their vengeance is misconstrued
they glare at me
in this chaotic state
anticipating kibble
with the look of subtle hate
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such polite relations
such accommodations
such long winded explanations
they didn't live up to my expectations
such approximations
such hopeful evaluations
such thorough interrogations
they didn't live up to my expectations
if i lived for disappointment
with this abundance of misery
then nothing would be wrong at all
everything would be hunky-dory
hunky-dory
hunky-dory
such big celebrations
such formal presentations
such exotic destinations
they didn't live up to my expectations
please don't get me wrong
i'm not that hard to satisfy
if all you see is rain
then you just want to be dry
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chris hardy world Edgefield, South Carolina
I write songs myself. I record them all myself. I play all the instruments (including real actual drums) myself. I sound
like a band yet I am just one little guy. I do everything myself - the only job you have is to listen and enjoy! Isn't that easy?
Check out my Spotify page: open.spotify.com/artist/2IdeoH1kMPQFcTJssWlHGQ
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