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Oshi Mama
02:58
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Right from the startup we paid to make 'em shut up
Oh where do they keep running to? Where are they running to?
I'm getting fed up, this whole thing was a setup
And if they ask you never saw me and I never saw...
You don't want to be king, but I can offer you control
And I need someone dangerous like...
Would you look the other way?
Would you turn the other cheek?
Would you walk towards the flame?
Would you burn for me?
Would you look the other way?
Would you love me while you do?
Would you stand inside my cage?
Would you let me corrupt you?
We're gonna head out, it's time to bust the lead out
Oh wherever they're running to; where are they running to?
They'll all be stuck in the pages we keep plucking
And if they ask you never saw me and I never saw...
You don't need to be afraid
But it tastes better when you are
And I need someone crazy just like...
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Here's an introduction
A misdirection, a distraction
While my nerves get the better of me and all my grand ideas unravel and come undone
Some believe the catalyst, the very reason we exist, is little more than suffering just to prove we can
That we might earn eternal bliss
Lately I've been lost in thought when thinking is a last resort
Tuning out is easier; I don't think I can
No consequence if never caught
Staring down the spotlight
Challenging the author
Heading toward a past life
Keeps on getting shorter
I feel it coming on
I feel it smother me
I feel the meaninglessness of it all
And I feel, I feel...
If there's something waiting worse
If there's a god, he'll find me first
There's no need to pray for me, better save your breath
But I really, really hope you like me
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Famous
02:54
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We were seventeen
And it was clear as day to see
We had what you need
To break out of the scene
We were seventeen
With wild hearts and wild dreams
It was destiny
We were gonna break the scene
Billboards, movies, radio
A name that everybody knows
Appears in all your favourite shows
The centre of attention
The biggest brand ambassadors
Top models and influencers
The queens of social media
Did we forget to mention...
We're gonna be famous
We're gonna be superstars
We're gonna be bigger than The Beatles
Yeah, look out, here we come
When we get famous
Just a matter of time
We're gonna be famous, baby
Or we're gonna die trying
We were seventeen
And it was clear as day to see
We had what you need
To break out of the scene
I was seventeen
And not yet jaded by the sea
Of people just like me
Who just couldn't break the scene
A two-star motel, gambling man
A dead-end, dive bar cover band
Appeared in porno in Japan
Just desperate for attention
A face that no one recognises
Talentless and full of vices
Not once did we think twice
'Cos we forgot to mention...
We're gonna be famous
We're gonna be superstars
We're gonna be bigger than Marilyn Monroe, honey
Look out, here we come
When we get famous
Just a matter of time
We're gonna be famous, baby
Or we're gonna die trying
We're gonna be bigger than the whole Kardashian family
Look out, here we come
When we get famous
Just a matter of time
We're gonna be famous, baby
Or we're gonna die trying
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The moon was speaking to the evening
He asked when night was due to come
‘The day’, he said, ‘must soon be leaving…
…And so must you’, he told the sun
The sun began to glow more brightly
Precisely as she’d always planned
She then explained herself politely
So that the moon might understand
For when love stories seem to end so long before they can start
And the ones that do wind up with lovers breaking apart
Remember you and I have something more incredible than any old spark
Together, we illuminate the dark
‘The bird can’t soar with one wing only
The hand can’t grasp without the thumb
And without my light cast warm upon thee
The moon can’t shine without the sun’
’Although the day may nearly be done,
I’ll never leave you’, said the sun
Night belongs to the loftiest dreams
and the frivolous hopes on which everyone leans
A kiss to the morning
A bruise to the heart
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Glass House
03:17
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You kept picking me up just to put me down
Kept pulling me together so that you could throw me around
It was far too late, we were far too high from the ground
Won't you take a look at us now
Just play along play along lick your boots
Hold it together and pretend I understand you
As you throw another tantrum, break another plate or two
Why is it that you can't hear the truth?
You lost me a long, long time ago
Before the bruises began to show
You lit the fire and I let it grow
You lost me a long, long time ago
You kept chewing me up just to spit me out
You kept pummelling a rhythm that was miles from the beat, but loud
Never have I heard such an ugly pitiful sound
Soon you'll see what I have found
While you're running me over and bringing me down to some peculiar level where if anyone speaks, they don't speak, they shout
Always throwing stones when it was you living in a glass house
And with one crack it all came crashing down
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TRIPPING WIRE
02:34
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Fighting Dirty
04:06
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There's so much to tell you
I don't have the time so there is only one thing left
I don't want to burden you before the curtain falls on this suggestive set
There's nothing in between these desperate urges that we need to satisfy
As you're standing shoulders bare and slowly letting down your hair, I hear you sigh
We have eternity
Together, endless lovers, we cannot help but drown in all the ecstasy
It's in the way we fight
It's in that sweet surrender
I'm drinking in your poison every time I breathe
Now you're smiling to me
Shy but seeing through me
Nothing's ever felt so good
Eyes that won't be stationed too long in one place, exploring what is understood to be in this moment ours to share alone
Although, I'm hardly there, it seems
And your dress it slides straight off your skin, a beacon for the best that sin can be
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The Old Road
02:54
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I’ve walked this road and I’ve walked alone
I know every single corner, every stone
And all the sleepy little towns that it goes winding through
It’s the same old road that led to you
I’ve walked this road through joy and tears
I’ve stumbled blindly on so many years
And although the pavement up ahead is plagued with holes and cracks
On this old road there’s no turning back
Every step is a dare that I choose to take
Weary though my legs may be
Oh I’ll keep marching on and on
As long as you are here beside me
I’ve wandered and I’ve gotten lost
And for every journey I must wear the cost
But wherever I might go from here, however long I’m gone
You and I will walk together from now own
We will walk this road together from now on
There’ll be days when the horizon’s calling out to us
And others when it’s hard to see
But I’ll keep marching on and on
As long as you are here beside me
I’ve learned and I have loved so well
I’ve a thousand stories yet to write or tell
There are many miles left and there’s a lifetime we can spend
While we walk this road through to the end
I will walk this road with my best friend
We will walk this road together till the end
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Golden Days
04:14
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Will you take me now?
Don't make me stay
I'm a prisoner of a golden age
Will you fix me now?
Before I break
I'm the damage done
I'm a great mistake
I want to start believing that I can be the same
I want to start believing in all the golden days
Will you keep me now?
Don't let me fade
I'm a vessel of love
I'm the final page
Will you know me now?
Before I change
I'm in camouflage
I'm on parade
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Got back to town yesterday
And there's no one here who can recall my name
But I remembered that old phrase
They say 'love can conquer anything'
So why, oh why
Why can't love conquer this?
Just like home but not the same
And the voices in the hall keep me awake
Something's new but nothing's changed
Except love can conquer anything
So why, oh why
Why can't love conquer this?
I've done my time
I've come up empty
But still I try to forget
But something just won't let me
I knew a girl who changed my mind
She was happy she was fearless she was mine
One day I left that girl behind
Thinking love will conquer anything
Love will conquer anything
So why, oh why
Why can't love conquer this?
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Hit Me Like You Mean It
03:22
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You broke the skin
You stood so tough
You knocked me down
Now I can't get up
You cursed my name
Forced me to crawl
With my busted lip, I kissed your clenching jaw
Because beyond all explanation, there's nothing I want more
Your knuckles cracked
You bared your teeth
Tore me to shreds
It's hard to believe
I keep coming back
I keep pressing on
With my busted lip, my mind, it must be gone
But with that uppercut foundation, I'm begging you to...
Hit me like you mean it
Beat me down, beat til I break
It's a cold enough stare, I don't know the reason
Still I crave, still I thirst, I cannot wait, do your worst
I love the way it hurts
And as I sway
And as I bleed
You pull the rug out under my feet
Controlled delusion
Perfect retreat
With my busted lip, it's such a grand defeat
And exceeds all expectation
Oh what the fuck is wrong with me
I'm your slave, do your worst
I love the way it hurts
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Not a Young Man Anymore
04:17
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I used to notice when my parents woke up early
To give the early hours a chance
We learned in school that nothing is impossible
And never thought to question if it was
I used to notice when the streets outside were empty
Just begging us to ride and play
You could depend on any kid to be your friend
Oh where is it that we became so lost
All my life led to this
Often gone, seldom missed
Colours fade, love grows blind
Brighter days, I’m yet to find
Oh but now I’m sure I’m not a young man anymore
Looking back it’s like there was always inspiration
And no idea would go to waste
I’d write, I’d sing, I never doubted anything
But now I hate the sound of my own voice
After all’s said and done
Time makes fools of everyone
Endlessly young hearts will stray
And gently steal our minds away
All my life led to this
Often gone, seldom missed
Colours fade, love grows blind
Brighter days, I’m yet to find
Oh but now I’m sure I’m not a young man anymore
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Gabriel Lynch Melbourne, Australia
"...a million sales await” (Inpress, April 2009).
"really lovely, really honest music
with a buoyant heart" - BEAT Magazine (July, 2011).
"sweet, darling, sensitive and emotionally charged" - www.thegrapevinemusic.com (July, 2011).
For more information about Gabriel Lynch, as well as upcoming tour dates, please visit: thegabriellynchband.com
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