1. |
Shinyplasticpeople
05:40
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You can lead a horse to water
But you cannot make it drink
You can educate your brother
But you cannot make him think
You can gather every penny
You find lying on the ground
But you're sure to miss what's coming
When you're always looking down
Get your name on the evening news
'Til everybody wants to be like you
Take it all 'til you get your fill
Get your face on the dollar bill
Shiny Plastic People
Shiny Plastic People
Never quite as real as you'd like them to be
You can vie for every virtue
In your quest to be adored
Let the truth of love elude you
'Til you're broken on the floor
You could be worshipped by the masses
Decree with every whim
Until you're staring down the barrel
Of one who'll never fill within
Still you want to
Get your name on the evening news
'Til everybody wants to be like you
Take it all 'til you get your fill
Get your face on the dollar bill
Shiny Plastic People
Shiny Plastic People
Never quite as real as seen on TV
I am more than a voice
More than these words
More than this very moment
Yet I am less than a person
More like an image on your television
Shiny Plastic People
Never as real as you and me
Shiny Plastic People
Never quite as real as they'd have you believe
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2. |
Old School
04:52
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My old school had broken windows
My old school had yellowed walls
Radiators that would clang so loudly
You could hear them up and down the halls
My old school had cracks in the pavement
Of a concrete playing ground
Couldn't help but fall every time you'd play ball
And everybody else would gather 'round
As the tears came falling down
Old School
My old school had all kinds of children
I saw my friends for the people they were
Not just some color or race or religion
Or the price of their shoes and shirt
My old school had hardcore teachers
Make you work all day and night
Wouldn't give up on you even when you wanted them to
Keep on trying 'til you got it right
Saw in each of us a burning light
Old School
They tore it down last season
To put the land to "better use"
When money is the rhyme and reason
Don't care about what you lose
Bring back the Old School
Bring back the Old School
Bring back the Old School
Bring back the Old School
Old School
You can blame it on the golden hue of memory
That old school held the best of you
And the best of me
And the people we were yet to be
Then there's the governor
Taking money from the schools
So much easier to raise a nation of fools
Reminds me of something my teacher once said
Without an EDUCATION
We're all ENSLAVED
Bring back the Old School
Bring back the Old School
Bring back the Old School
Old School
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3. |
The Tide is Rising
04:24
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Mama said it'd be okay
If you mind your own business.
But it seems business is to blame
When we're stuck with all its mess.
People been crying 'bout it so long
That we can no longer hear them.
They just blend in to the endless din
Of the preachin’ of fear, yeah.
They say,
The tide is rising
There's no longer a high ground
No more denying
It's way over my head now
The tide is rising
Oh,
Police driving tanks,
Still they can't lose the shakes
On their itchy trigger finger.
I wonder if they sense
That we can't pay the rent,
While the rich getting richer.
They got to detect
All the thoughts that infect,
When there's barely a flicker.
Because they need to protect
All the wealthy elect,
While the mob's getting thicker.
And
The tide is rising
There's no longer a high ground
No more denying
It's way over my head now
The tide is rising
You can't stop the wheels from turning
Rolling down the highway to our dreams
But when the sign says there's a curve approaching
Make me wonder,
Who's driving this thing?
Can you tell me?
Who is driving?
SOLO
Papa said the ones you can never trust
Are the ones that look so in control
For you ain’t never known war
And you ain’t never known peace:
You only want to know what's comfortable.
The common extortion:
They offer a fortune
To just sell your soul, babe.
But, living your life like a TV show,
You don't even know what's real.
And
The tide is rising
There's no longer a high ground
No more denying
It's way over my head now
The tide is rising
The Tide is Rising
Can you tell me
Who is driving?
Because
The Tide is Rising
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4. |
Queen of Belle la Vie
05:07
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The queen of belle la vie
They say when you walk by
With all your coterie
So hard to see what's
Right behind their smiles...
All your dreams are coming true
They hang on every word
And hope for every sigh
And why should it be wrong?
They're all just drawn
Like moths into your light...
All your dreams are coming true
It's the least that they can do
With your glory raining down
An embarrassment of riches baby
A jewel set in your crown
The queen of belle la vie
You're the light that makes the day
So You know you can't be blamed
For all the hearts
You broke along the way...
All your dreams are coming true.
The camera loves your face
The people love your smile
The ratings will be great
Just so long as you keep them all the while
All your dreams are coming true
It's the least that we can do
To keep your feet off of the ground
Let the masters paint your visage, baby
While you're straightening your crown
...lest it fall down
Solo
When the crowds have all gone home,
the banners blown away,
when you're all alone,
You never dreamed
The price you'd have to pay...
All your dreams are coming true
All your dreams are coming true
All your dreams are coming true
All your dreams are coming true
Your Majesty...
The Queen of Belle La Vie
Yeah, yeah, yeah....
The Queen of Belle La Vie
-The whole town has been on the rebound ever since you came ‘round
The Queen of Belle La Vie
-Every woman every man would give up all they can just to get a chance with
The Queen of Belle La Vie
-In the mirror do you see when you drink your cup of tea her royal majesty
The Queen of Belle La Vie
-And in your head it all makes sense
The perfect defense of
The Queen...
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5. |
Reflections
05:26
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The sky reflects on murky water
So it seems a shade of blue
And paints a perfect rainbow
For when the summer shower is through
And just like the sky,
The sparkles light your eye,
And we share a glimpse or two
I will reflect it back to you...
And we pause...
For reflection.
...
You see my Ship is sailing
It harbors briefly on the shore
And I want you with me
‘Cause I got room for just one more
But realize that the sea
Will make it hard for you to see
Where you’re going
And what for
Ain’t nothing like it was before
Like When you were safe on shore
...oh yeah
Lord, Except for your reflection
So fragrant florals will fade
And wither as they do
So we cannot forget
Our time is fleeting too
We will learn to live each day
Like it all might blow away
While the wind, the wind that shakes the tree,
Is also spreading next year’s seed
Oh, you know it is.
The winds of change will blow you around and around.
Oh, babe,
And You might not get what you want, babe, but I guarantee, oh, you’re gonna get what you need.
The winds of change will blow you around and around,
Like the Earth around the Sun,
Like the Moon around the Earth,
Everything got to change. Oh,lord.
Even the Tide affects the Moon,
Even the-
Oh... yeah, yeah...
Oh, the winds of change...
You got to trust the winds of change.
Oh yeah…
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6. |
What is Real?
06:20
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Better watch what you do,
Watch what you say.
Hide the real you for another day.
Living terrified, you never will be free.
Trapped between who you are and who you're supposed to be.
But the world don't care how you feel.
got you chasin every little bit of happiness you can steal.
It's got you wondering,
What is real?
What is real?
What is real,
Anyway?
Everybody's going on with their little lives,
Looking for some roadmap to survival.
Gathering the little things
Up in piles so they can't see
That the wind will blow it all down eventually.
And ain't nobody gonna catch you when you fall.
So you surrounded every little bit of happiness behind a wall.
No wonder you're crying,
What is real?
What is real?
What is real anyway?
What is real?
What is real?
What is real anyway?
What is real anyway?
Seems everybody got the answer,
They can tell you what it's all about.
So you follow any shiny plastic prophet that say they got it figured out.
But you can't escape the feeling
You missed a rung somehow, oh yeah.
Always thought you'd see your
Name in lights
By now.
You can work your whole life to build a legacy,
Only to be squandered by those
Who disagree…
With what you took for,
What is real
What is real
What is real anyway?
What is real?
What is real?
What is real anyway?
What is real anyway?
...I can hear the clock ticking...
What is real anyway?
What is real anyway?
What is real anyway?
What is real anyway?
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An original Funk/Rock/Soul/R&B group from Lawrence, KS. A good time, every time. Working hard for your peace of mind.
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