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Too Young To Die

by John Londay

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1.
Black and Blue 03:07
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Hey! You're looking good, whatcha doin' in my 'hood? Have you wandered off and gone astray? You're just a little girl, and it's a big old world But maybe I can help you find your way Black top, blue jeans, that's the type I like to see So take a seat and show me what you got You can squirm and laugh, and take a polygraph Interrogation's never been so hot I'm a troubled man today And hope to one day feel OK You see I'm out of luck And I don't give a f*ck Chorus: It's the same ol' story with these people trying to bore me But I think I finally found a way 'Cause I'm a big bad man with a gun in my hand And I'm gonna take my shot today Sweet face, warm embrace, take me to another place This spot has never seemed so f*ckin' lost The truth will set us free, and probably endlessly This life is sweet, but tell me what's the cost Lost, confused, and hopelessly bruised Your black and blue facade will fade away But you will never lose your existential blues And blackness still awaits your final day I'm a troubled man today And hope to one day feel OK You see I'm out of luck And I don't give a f*ck Chorus: It's the same ol' story with these people trying to bore me But I think I finally found a way 'Cause I'm a big bad man with a gun in my hand And I'm gonna take my shot today Talk about a story, you could have just ignored me But you figured you would rather play With a big bad man with a gun in your hand And you'd like to take a shot today - Guitar Solo - Chorus: It's the same ol' story with these people trying to bore me But I think I finally found a way 'Cause I'm a big bad man with a gun in my hand And I'm gonna take my shot today Talk about a story, you could have just ignored me But you figured you would rather play With a big bad man with a gun in your hand And you'd like to take a shot today
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I Can't Stop Them 03:31
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They just wanna put their hands on me I can't stop them if they love me They wander 'round my way and make small talk all day I can't stop them if they love me Chorus: It's just that's there's so many Sometimes I don't know what to do So I guess I'll start at the top And when I'm finished, come back to you They bum rush me at shows They wanna tear off all my clothes I can't stop them if they love me They get real nervous and laugh And they get that look in their eyes I can't stop them if they love me Chorus: It's just that's there's so many Sometimes I think I love them all But tell me what's gonna happen If they all pray for my downfall Sometimes I like to be alone But then I'm followed home And I can't stop them - Guitar Solo 1 - Chorus: It's just that's there's so many Sometimes I don't know what to do So I guess I'll start at the top And when I'm finished, come back to you - Guitar Solo 2 -
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It's A Sham 04:17
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Leather faced crooks You can find them in the phone books It's a sham, It's a sham Have you got these symptoms Then you've got this sickness It's a sham, It's a sham Just like your father Now it's running like water It's a sham, It's a sham Chorus: Death and misery What's the cost? People are hopeless The plot's been lost Dissent is lame But I'm saying it anyway It's a sham, It's a sham If you tear yourself away You'll feel better every day 'Cause it's a sham, It's a sham But it's your lifeline? You watch it at night time? It's a sham! It's a sham! Chorus: Death and misery What's the cost? People are hopeless The plot's been lost - Guitar Solo - Chorus: Death and misery What's the cost? People are hopeless The plot's been lost Concern for others is minimal We're convinced our brothers are criminals! It's a sham! It's a sham! People feast on others' tragedies? They resemble a f*cking tragedy! It's a sham! It's a sham! You say that nothing matters But just don't fall into a pattern 'Cause it's a sham, it's a sham Chorus: Death and misery What's the cost? People are hopeless The plot's been lost
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The Time Has Come 02:39
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Languishing in this awful place My time is eaten, it's such a waste And I have to find a way to leave The things I see make it hard to breath Pure love is better to Put your time and heart into But you don't see it, you can't understand You're in a spinning world, and you've got the f*ckin' man Is my love good enough for you? Or do you need the drama too? Sitting here, it's such a disgrace To have a petty lie blow up in your face A pretty life, so big and so bold Is something that I'll never get to behold Drama, drama, ain't it a bitch? Enough to make you wanna jump in a ditch But you don't see it, you can't understand You're in a crumbling world, and you haven't got a plan I am telling you right now I need you to stop f*cking around - Guitar Solo 1 - Actors good enough to trick the fans Can last awhile but never trick the man I can see you, I know it's a farce You're hollow inside and you're shooting off sparks Real emotion is better to Put your time and heart into But I don't get it, I can't see it through How you're so with it, but you don't have a clue Isn't love good enough for you? Or do you need the drama too? - Guitar Solo 2 -
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Lightning Baby 04:47
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I heard you whispering secrets Through the window in my room I didn't think you'd act that way I guess I spoke too soon Now I'm the soft breath on your lips The ink that stains your fingertips All the signs of happiness Are gone, that's why we ended it Chorus: Lightning baby, won't you rescue me? Sound of thunder tells me that you're near The wind will shake the cold and barren trees And wipe away my deep and endless fear The winter never suited you But still you'd come around We'd wrap ourselves in blankets It didn't keep you in my town When you left, to no avail The empty rooms did truly wail Darkness laid its weary head Upon your vacant place in bed Chorus: Lightning baby, won't you rescue me? Sound of thunder tells me that you're near The wind will shake the cold and barren trees And wipe away my deep and endless fear
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Lonely Hearts 04:13
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It's been a long and lonely time Since you were hanging 'round and I'm Feeling the same With no one to blame I tried to reach inside my soul To share the pain that makes you whole But nothing would take These feelings won't shake You think the blame belongs to you You think that you're to blame You didn't know what to do (Your broken heart deceives you) (Remember love's the way) (And simple songs can heal you) I never thought that it would end like this And I don't think I'll ever find the fix The path we've tread has been confused And littered with unspoken truths There's no looking back No time to relax And now the brave and hopeful souls Have given up, they've lost control And nothing has changed We're still playing games You think the blame belongs to you You think that you're to blame You didn't know what to do (Forget the lies they feed you) (Remember love's the way) (And simple truths can heal you) I never thought the world would go insane And I don't know if it will ever change - Guitar Solo -
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Sunlight Falls 04:01
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I told her that I'm gonna write her a song And we can sing together all night long But now my love has up and gone A still bed forever I will rest upon Now the sun is shining on my face Through the windows, the satin, lace Things you said, your stately grace Won't disappear through time and space, oh no... Chorus: Sunlight falls, night arrives Face down in another dive And I'm drowning In a lonely sea of you You'll always haunt me Memories taunt me And I can't seem to loose my grasp on you You said you're never coming back my way And sometimes baby, that can be OK But when I'm tired, it's time to rest Wanna be laying on your pretty chest Try not to think about you anymore Or the way that you walked out the door Try to forget you like I did before But I just can't stop coming back for more Chorus: Sunlight falls, night arrives Face down in another dive And I'm drowning In a lonely sea of you You'll always haunt me Memories taunt me And I can't seem to loose my grasp on you - Guitar Solo - - Sax Solo -
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Alarms 03:52
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When she melted and she stained my sheets She had me feeling like the hard concrete Baked in the summer sun Those days were lots of fun And now I sit around and reminisce Thinking 'bout the way that I used to wish That another lonely day Was just a memory And that a million days with you were ahead of me She said she likes the way her baby tastes And if we're lucky then we'll maybe break A bottle too On the streets of Chicago, son That sounds like lots of fun We'll have a lot of fun We'll drink too much and we'll ride the train We'll make the crazy people think that we're insane And you'll fall into my arms We'll never need alarms Now I won't even clean my sheets I'm smashing beer bottles when I walk the streets
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Rubicon 01:30
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Too Young To Die 03:49
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I can't believe I'm wasting time People say I need to play But they don't know I'm making time Pushing back the slow decay The end is certain, this I know Afraid to walk that darkened road 'Cause I don't know what's waiting there I won't believe what I've been told Chorus: The path I've taken may seem insane Walked many miles in the pouring rain And I'd like to think it's not in vain But I haven't found the answer's name When morning comes, the fog is gone My subtle lies all come undone The horror creeps, then soon retreats Along the weary path I beat 'Cause time's unleashed a bitter scrawl Upon the notepad of my life Filled with cruel and taunting jeers And lined with scars from sharpened knives Chorus: The path I've taken may seem insane Walked many miles in the pouring rain And I'd like to think it's not in vain But I haven't found the answer's name Had time to think and lots of dreams And I know nothing's what it seems Dreams will fade and still remain To sting my thoughts like acid rain With sunken dreams and bills to pay I'll settle for another way There's always hope but still some black The clock is wound, can't turn it back Chorus: The path I've taken may seem insane Walked many miles in the pouring rain And I'd like to think it's not in vain But I haven't found the answer's name Does life mean anything to you? We're too young to die, too much to do The truth eludes me, still I know I don't wanna walk that darkened road The truth eludes me, still I know I don't wanna walk that darkened road I don't wanna walk that darkened road I don't wanna walk that darkened road

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released February 1, 2011

All Songs Written by John Londay
Produced by John Londay
Co-Produced and Engineered by Jamie Carter
Mixed by Manny Sanchez
Mastered by Dominick Maita
Photography by Doug McGoldrick
Art Direction by Ezra Claytan Daniels, John Londay, and Jessica Lowery Londay

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