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On Cue
02:31
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Did I Miss My Cue?
©Stephen K. Donnelly
Verse: D G G/F# G/E
Just like Kurt Cobain
I proceed in shame
Although unlike he
I’ve got no apologies
Thought I had no use
For the self-abuse
The rat is in the trap
And I can’t bring it back
Chorus G A
Coming in on cue
Is all I want to do
Coming in on cue
Did I miss my cue?
You say it’s all timing
I should quit my whining
It’s all in who you know
Maybe who you blow
I’m so pessimistic
Nothing automatic
Where is the horizon
Where the hell have I been?
Chorus
Solo
I spiral down the drain
And bubble up again
I'm hopping on the wagon
And falling off the train
I'm 20 dollars short
I'm 20 seconds late
I can't write it off to another twist of fate
Chorus Chorus End
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2. |
Back To The Eighties
03:03
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3. |
Whole
02:31
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Whole ©2017 Stephen K. Donnelly SOCAN/ASCAP
G Em
Walking round with a hole in the picture
A hole in the picture you see
Walking round with a piece of the puzzle
A piece of the puzzle missing
C Em
And I thought it could be you
But it turned out be untrue
G Em
Walking round with the glass half empty
The glass half empty of me
Walking round trying to fill a vessel
A vessel that’s full of leaks
C Em
Tried to fill that cup
Could not top it up
C D
I tried and tried, what else can I do?
C Em 3x
I tried to make you whole
D
But I just couldn't do it
G Em 2x instrumental
Verse
Walking round thinking you’re too negative
You’re too negative to me
Started thinking if you’re two negative
I should be positive three
C Em 3x
And it's sitting on my shoulder
As I get a little older
C D
I try to think it could be something better than it is
Chorus
Solo
Chorus
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4. |
Suddenly It's Summer
03:19
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5. |
Maybe I Should
04:06
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I've seen a lot of things; I haven't seen a lot of things
The places that I've been don't mean that much to me
I think I've had enough of people claiming that they've got it rough
When they're OK, they've got their life and they're still sane
Time just passes by, sometimes grab it sometimes let it slide
You would say I let the minutes rule my day
Situation's worse when the feelings are reversed
So you'd have me believe, so you'd have me leave...
CH You might cry a lot; and maybe you should
I don't cry a lot; maybe I should
(Short solo)
As I hold you in my arms, try to shelter you from all harm
It's the cause that occupies my every thought
Keep you here with me, hide you from the misery
The world outside, keep you from the joy that died
As I leave you here, hit the road yet another year
I take a piece of you with me and hold it near
The corner in my mind where I put it now is where I hide
As I sit here alone, so far from home...
Chorus, solo, chorus
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6. |
Princess Long Heart
03:26
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7. |
Black Hooded Sweatshirt
02:52
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8. |
Exes In Duplexes
03:39
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Exes In Duplexes
She said: we'll only fall in love
I said isn’t that good enough
She said i want to make a lot of babies
I said ... that’s a big maybe
i said i'm all about the possibilities
She said i’m all about spontaneity
Never thought i could have what i already have
Never thought i’d be where i already am
Could we be more than just exes in duplexes
Could we have more than just complexes in complexes
Could we feel more than just repeated punches in the solar plexus?
Or just… exes in duplexes
She said let’s go for a swim
I took a plunge I dove right in
She said that I’m in love
Problem is, it’s with someone else
Chorus
She said I’m tired of rollercoasters
It’s like taking baths with a toaster
I can’t believe what people are capable of
Or what I did in the name of love
Chorus
Chorus
Chorus
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9. |
Turn Me Down
02:51
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Do I whistle along to your favorite song on the radio?
Do I snore at night when you're trying to get some shut-eye?
Do I tell you things that you don’t want to hear, or do I?
If I had a volume control and could shut myself off would I?
Turn me down
I'm automatic
Turn me down
You're unsympathetic
To my unrequited sound
So turn me down.
If I offer you a compromise or affection, (just) turn me down.
Don't cover your ears you know it's no solution
Instead of walking away in rejection, turn me down
All you need is a little isolation... to dull my sound.
Chorus
Instrumental Break
Is Stairway to Heaven playing at the high-school dance?
Should I work up the nerve to ask you, should I take a chance?
Am I the freshly bleached set of sheets on your hotel bed?
Am I the annoying earworm that's stuck in your head?
Chorus
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10. |
Beg To Disagree
02:50
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Jubilation - is in my brain
Isolation - it's gone again
Situation - is so insane
Repetition - is getting lame
And I would like to think you know what you're talking about
But for now, I beg to disagree (I disagree)
Beg to disagree (I disagree)
Your point, I see, but I beg to disagree
Repetition - we're at square one
Demolition - it's all undone
Redirection - of what I'll
Predilection - to anarchy
And I would like to believe what you say is true
But for now, I beg to disagree
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11. |
Bravest Chords
02:43
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12. |
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Not necessarily in this order:
friendship is not a light
you can't turn it off
when you've had enough
friendship is not a bulb
you can't flick a switch
to light it back up
not black and white
not binary you see
what you mean means
so much more to me
you manipulate it freely
to serve your purposes
expect me to follow
provide my services
you cut me off
i'm on then off
wanted then not
i've had enough
get away from that switch
stop pushing me in the ditch
i'm not a piece of work
you can crumple and pitch
friendship is not a light
you put out when it
becomes a chore
friendship is not a switch
that you can flick
when you get bored
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13. |
See You Fall
02:50
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See You Fall
D A G D
D A G
I lived through some rock and roll days...
Hope I die in a rock and roll way
If I do then at least you can say
That you knew me
You could say that we had a thing
A couple of kids and a couple of rings
I didn't wear mine for very long...
So sue me.
If you've got one claim to fame
Even if it's somewhat lame
You're immortalized in song
I guess that's something...
As days turn to years, maybe
Things won't seem so weird
Maybe I won't be so mean, but
For now there's just one thing...
I'd really like to see you fall
I really want to see you fall
Doesn't make much sense at all
I want to see you fall...
I’m glad you saved yourself
At the expense of everyone else
Or maybe it was me who
Should have run
Never thought I’d get to say in my life
( Expletive deleted )
Stir up trouble when you stir with a knife...
Wish I had one
And I really want to see you fall
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Laguna Ottawa, Ontario
Formed in Ottawa, Canada in the late 90's, Laguna has gone through a few lineup changes but soldiered on with the goal of delivering, poppy, punky tunes with some edge and some words.
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