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An Inconvenience
03:20
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Think of a time...the last time your plans fell through
I'll help you out and I'll think of my last time, too
As I recall, man, I was really feelin' blue
'Cause when the blizzard hit we had to call off the east coast tour
An inconvenience
Kind of a bummer, yeah
Disappointing to be sure
But not the end of the world
Think of the cavemen, cavewomen and children, too
What if your dinner was a hairy one hundred times bigger than you
What if your handmade bone shaped club had snapped in two
Well, you'd be hungry until you found another tool that you could use
An inconvenience
Kind of a bummer, yeah
Disappointing to be sure
But not the end of the world
We all have times when we struggle with one thing or another
But it's very important to remember that not all of these struggles will last forever
And you never know the next day the sun might rise and you'll be feeling fine
So when your power's out or you're stuck on your commute
When you just can't do what you really really really want to
You must remember that life is full of jumping through hoops
It's a mess but don't let the stress get the best of you
An inconvenience
Kind of a bummer, yeah
Disappointing to be sure
But not the end of the world
An inconvenience
Kind of a bummer, yeah
But it's not no it's not
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2. |
Get Ready To Run
03:10
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Rolled out of bed
With an ache in my heart and a bump on my head
I went down to breakfast
Couldn’t eat a thing my subconscious said
Get ready to run
Light on your feet and under the gun
Get ready to run
I moped around all day
With a feeling that I just couldn’t explain
Been expecting rain now
For so long did I hear the weatherman say
Get ready to run
Light on your feet and under the gun
Get ready to run
Now the shadows are long at the end of the day
And I’m out of breath trying to keep up the pace
I set the bar too high and now
I’m just trying to hard to keep myself in this race
Get ready to run
Light on your feet and under the gun
Get ready to run
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The Grid
05:17
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Invisible signal that never goes away
You drive a thousand miles and silently it waits
That hidden frequency that ringing in you ears
It's only getting stronger year after year
Unplug me from the grid
Release me from your grip
Before it gets too late
Oh God, did we miss our chance to escape
Made too big a shift and now this is our fate
All too ready and too willing to embrace
The blind convenience of a shiny modern age
Your public library a lifeless web domain
Maybe what we've lost isn't worth what we've gained
Unplug me from the grid
Release me from your grip
Before it gets too late
Oh God, did we miss our chance to escape
Made too big a shift and now this is our fate
Holding out
For what's the use
Wiser men have traded old for the new
I recall quite clearly a very different time
Before the ones and zeros started ruling all our lives
I try to fight it and I try not to engage
But, before I know what's happening it sucks me in again
Unplug me from the grid
Release me from your grip
Before it gets too late
Oh God, did we miss our chance to escape
Made too big a shift and now this is our fate
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Father Gives
03:44
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Father gives me the keys to the cottage
Father says not to stay too late
Father pays for the cars and the mortgage
Father gives and takes away
Brother left me a bag on the table
Brother says not to take too much
Brother sleeps with the golden angels
Bother's had some real bad luck
(Father brother mother sister daughter daughter daughter)
Just the roles and the way we're brought up
Another day with the ties that bind us
Mother's hand on the edge of the cradle
Mother breath my life today
Mother serve from your silver ladle
Mother gives and takes away
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Matthew Davies Wisconsin
Songwriter, singer, swimmer and father of four, Matthew Davies is a busy man. For the past decade he’s been fronting Milwaukee based band of ringers, Thriftones, as well as releasing solo work and performing regularly in multiple capacities.
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