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Skipping Stones
04:34
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the southside skyline
the city's gold tonight
the parade we made is marching down the line
you came too late
with the story already told
the truth you proved
was truth could just be sold
did you hear what's going on down here?
down here, we're sinking stones
did you head what's going on down here?
down here,
we're sinking stones
the blue-eyed white lies
rise from the cement
your only fortune was you could be spent
you came too late
with the story already sent
the truth you proved
was truth could just be bent
did you hear what's going on down here?
down here, we're sinking stones
did you hear what's going on down here?
down here, we're sinking stones
did you hear what's giong on down here
down here
we're skipping stones/
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2. |
Talented Type
03:02
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I don’t trust anymore in fact I don’t trust myself
so I can’t give my trust to anyone else
no one trusts me in fact they call me a creep
I’ve got unflinching eyes that just look over coffee
no one cares anymore cause caring ain’t corporate
caring ain’t cool so don’t say youre for it
no one listens to me my best thoughts go unheard
they slip into graveyards where they bury our words
the waitress is mad cause i fucked with the order
I wanted a beer but I ordered a soda
so I changed my mind but it wasn’t in time
so the drain pipes are draining my poured coca cola
she’s a talented type with a gamblers tongue
she speaks her mindand she knows where’s she from
she’s a talented type with deepest conviction
and she speaks her mind when i’m losing mine
I can’t run from the world though I thought that I could
but the world it keeps coming if its bad or its good
she don’t hold a grudge but she always remembers
though I miss her touch still I think its for better
well if I lose my mind then honey don’t worry
the show still goes on though the curtains are drawn
my kingdom ain’t here this much is clear
my horse isn’t stopping til’ heaven appears
if you want to come with then we’d better
cause with waiting around you never do know
from the mouth of a whore it might not mean much
but she said my shyness was what gave me her trust
she touched my heart when she told me her story
she’d had it bad so I said I was sorry
so I got up and left it was all just the same
I didn’t know why but I felt to blame
she’s a talented type with a gambler’s tongue
she speaks her mind and she knows where she’s from
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Perfect Fool
03:21
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The Perfect Fool
Verse: Am F G
Am F G C C/B
they’re pulling, pulling, pulling me apart
if it’s in my face or if it’s in my heart
I was the perfect fit
I played the perfect fool
I let them use me up
I was glad to be a tool
pre-chorus
RIFF: AA EFG G F
chords: Am G G F
now the time has come
to leave it all behind
to let it go
to get back to my life
Chorus:
Riff: A F A F C G B
Chords: Am F Am F C GG
and come clean from it all
out of the scene
clean from it all
come clean
verse 2
they’re pushing pushing pushing me around
if they want me in or if they want me out
they’re telling me white lies
as the cracks begin to show
and like a hungry dog
I do just what I’m told
pre-chorus
chorus
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4. |
To Let Down
03:22
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I let you down
If you're burned
by the flame
I got carried away
I never knew my own strength
now I feel so ashamed
I let you down
I let you go
I broke your trust
I gave up
on love
You want truth
I can't speak
you want strength
when I'm weak
you want courage
but pardon me
I'm afraid to be free
I'll let you down
I'll let you go
I'll break your heart
I'll give up
I'm a rat
in a cage
spinning round
on a stage
don't waste tears
don't waste time
don't get your heart
tied up with mine
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Sneaky Death Souvenir
02:49
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to love a dream
like a sneaky death souvenir
let it linger
on the backs
crawling down like ants
the heat of your decision on your neck
to love the mad ones
you love the mad ones don't you?
but buildings
aren't built from the sky to the ground
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6. |
Nothing Man
02:12
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7. |
Are You Happier Now?
05:56
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Shadows
03:25
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your shadow follows you
where ever the light shines down
and people see your shadow
and say "I thought I knew you well"
well, I guess you didn't know me all too well
or perhaps you didn't show me your true self
or perhaps I didn't show you my true self
or perhaps we didn't know
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Cup of Bitterness
05:00
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oh my brother,
betrayer
I try so hard for forgiveness
I guess that's what this is
I can't keep drinking from this cup of bitterness
without this anger
all that is left is sadness
which I share with my woman
which I share with you
there isn't a song I could sing that would ring more true
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C.D. Onofrio Niagara Falls, Ontario
"troubadour wearing a crown of fire".
Imperfect music for imperfect
people
Award winnning songwriter and published poet. Songs for dreamers, contemplative dancers, broken romantics, laughing lunatics, seekers, souls with hard spots to reach, and anyone else who can give these songs a home.
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