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THE SCREAM (dear Greta)
I know we all seen it
the figure on the bridge
‘bove a river in Norway
what will happen to our kids?
the sky fell in
Down Under is destroyed
it was far too late
to pull the rains in, boy
win it
lose it
Greta tell the truth
the last time we were stuck here
Titanic hit the iceberg
i know we all feel it
when the sun go dark
never catch a break
til the bullet hits the mark
we all gotta do it
w our hands on r face
tell it like it is
for the whole human race
win it
lose it
Greta tell the truth
the last time we were stuck here
Titanic hit the iceberg
the rivers are rising
California is on fire
the ocean’s in a fever
t deny it is t lie about it
all on the brink
Mother Nature holds the Ace
we all in this together
we will swim r we will sink
win it
lose it
Greta tell the truth
the last time we were stuck here
Titanic hit the iceberg
wake up, wake up
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FRAGILE
04:23
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FRAGILE
my body’s strong
my brain don’t fool around
i think like a real man
i do
my heart is fragile
my heart can break
without you i am nothing, baby
obsession is a player
i am good at the game
but i never win anything
+ love slips away
my heart is fragile
my heart can break
without you i am nothing, baby
just one look
just one word
ya keep me sane…
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bowery bums
well we didn't fit in but hilly liked us
so we played his club a lot
everybody there was all punked out
n we could hardly rock, yeah
n patti sat in the back of the bar
she gonna steal a drummer
n joey hid the shadows
like james dean's long lost lover
n seymor signed one crazy band
one right after the other
n fame was droolin' at th' door
he looked jes' like
joe strummer, yeah
n lou showed up he looked so cool
his scratchy shades in wonder
cuz nothin's hotter then standin' near
the cusp of the undiscovered, oh yeah
+ they were there a lot at night
drinkin' at hilly's bar
television, heads n mumps n blondie
n ramones shootin' bullets at th' stars
n danny caught it all
n hilly made it happen
guitar, a flash, a photograph
n lyrics written
on a bloody napkin, yeah
hipsters n dopers they all the same
like the slime behind th' stares
a bathroom stuck w/ needles
n love jes' like
despair, yeah
you always hope the scenes you love
would someday have a place for you
paris in the 20's or hippies in the haight
n cbgb's made us new
but we were most peripheral
n danced a awkward dance
somebody hold the hair outa my eyes
n give me ah, a 2nd chance, yeah
a pair o' tits, a switchblade
a pretty krishna boy
a piece o the rock i spit it out
black stars become white noise, yeah
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WHO WOULD YA BE W/OUT YR FRIENDS!?
who would ya be
without yr friends?
you’d be lost
w/out a clue
buried in a hole
(don’t ya know it?)
yr head down low
(don’t ya know it?)
carrying it all alone
who would ya be
without yr friends?
you’d have no soul
be black n blue
they know ya in their heart
(don’t ya know it?)
they meet ya more than 1/2 way
(don’t ya know it?)
love as light as a feather
who would ya be
who would ya be
without yr friends?
remember when that
first time ever?
(you remember)
ya called on that Stand By Me
friends forever
(you remember)
n everything ya did
n every joke was funny
(you remember)
n no one in yr life was
half as close r on the money
(don’t ya know it?)
(don’t ya know it?)
who would ya be
without yr friends?
who would ya be
y’d be nobody…
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CARNIVAL (SHOUT OUT TO ALL THE GRLS AT JACQUES CABARET)
yeah yeah yeah
oh oh oh oh
let’s go
to the carnival
w the sideshow
n the ladyboys
n the popsicles
n the sugarcane
n the candyman
show me
show me
show me
all the colored lights
n the spotlight
show me
show me
show me
all the happiness
take me
to the carnival
w the sideshow
n the ladyboys
n the popsicles
n the sugarcane
n the candyman
show me
show me
show me
all the glitter kids
n the dirty talk
show me
show me
show me
all the happiness
take me
to the carnival
w the sideshow
n the ladyboys
n the popsicles
n the sugarcane
n the candyman
it’s a bit like Heaven
w angles in tattered wigs
n laughter from yr toes
to yr tits
take me
to the carnival
w the sideshow
n the ladyboys
n the popsicles
n the sugarcane
n the candyman
n you
n me
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WHAT R YA WAITIN’ FOR?
grab a beer
roll a joint
get on yr bike
head on out
look at the ocean
bird in the sky
spreadin’ yr wings
here’s mud in yr eye
what r you waiting’ for?
open that door
what r you waiting’ for?
baby, oh baby
wind in yr hair
a path thru the trees
buildin’ a fire
no one t please, hey
what r you waiting’ for?
freedom!
nobody’s talkin’
it’s just yourself
like a tree in the forest
ya can scream ya can yell
what r you waiting’ for?
freedom!
ok
you got this
jump!
take off yr clothes
run around naked
nobody knows you
like you do
ya can’t fake it
piss in the river
turn off yr phone
take a pretty picture
n delete it
what r you waiting’ for?
freedom!
ok
you got this
jump!
remember
when you were 10
ya slammed thru the screen door
ran outside
never had a worry
never had a doubt
throwin’ a grapefruit
quiet as a mouse
grab a beer
roll a joint
get on yr bike
head on out
look at the ocean
bird in the sky
spreadin’ yr wings
here’s mud in yr eye
what r you waiting’ for?
ride
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WALK YOU HOME
i just might have another beer
i just might do a shot
You just might have a smoke outside
why not?
i’m gonna walk you
home
i’m gonna walk you
the gummies
have taken their toll
n the miller lites r talkin
i’d say you have
el greco hands
my friend
yr eyes have spoken
i’m gonna walk you
home
i’m gonna walk you
i look like an Eskimo
in my big fat coat
ya made it just in time
from Longwood
14 mark r OVT
2 blokes laughing
on centre street
Brendan Behan
he’s got r number
he waits for us
every night
we like the end
of this corner bar
where the talk spools out
just right
yr head bangs funny
when yr words come out
like a poem
like a redwood tree
its just brand new
man, this thing we got
the way you laugh
when you look at me
i’m gonna walk you
home
i’m gonna walk you
n then we gonna hug
n say good night
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Rick Berlin (now playing w/ THE NICKEL & DIME BAND) Jamaica Plain
A giant on the Boston music scene. His colorful songwriting + strong stage presence have influenced countless other artists since the early 1970s. He continues to make music w/ intelligence + integrity, building an international reputation around his knotty, singular piano playing, straight-from-the-heart singing and a style of character-based songwriting that's drawn comparisons to Waits + Cohen ... more
Rick Berlin (now playing w/ THE NICKEL & DIME BAND) recommends:
i don't understand a word, but it hits hard regardless (the bears alone)
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Whitehaus Family Sampler #4
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love everything these guys's do. multiple artists making it happen always
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2 women harmonizing as one voice always knocks me out
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