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Another city, another village
Are they the same in his eyes?
He always asks the important questions
"What are you eating tonight?"
To learn about someone you share their table
The mantra that he lives by
But he can't stop now, he's always moving
The change helps him to survive
Another sunrise, another sunset
He moves on to a new place
The hair is whiter, the lines are deeper
There's still a smile on his face
But in each city he leaves a token
It takes a piece of his soul
He is the traveler but he's so tired
He leaves it all on the road
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There's a highway in Wisconsin
That I drove on one winter night
And there was something in the road so strange
I couldn't believe my eyes
There were thousands of ruby pebbles
Spilled on the icy road
And even in my car the smell
Of strawberry reached my nose
And in the distance I heard cattle lowing
Keeping everyone awake
It seems their only food supply
Had been severely delayed
But the skittles help with the traction
And make it easier to drive
And if my burgers don't taste like candy
Well, that would be just fine
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Armchair Activist
03:10
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I woke up this morning and looked at my phone
And boy did I see some depressing news
There were thousands of children who were stuck in Aleppo
The post that I saw had a million views
It said if I did not address these bad tidings
The plight of the children would all be for nought
So I gave it a like, and put my phone in my pocket
But then by the evening, I had forgot
I looked at my Facebook in one of my classes
And my friends had found a brand new cause
A two minute movie with dozens of puppies
With sad little faces and cute little paws
And they needed donations or maybe adoption
Or else the bad kennel would leave them all dead
But I had no money so I did something better
I poured a large bucket of ice on my head
There are thousands of causes that I find important
So many ideas that people die for
And I feel compelled to always voice my opinion
So I will type loudly from behind my door
Oh I wanna be out there in the fight with comrades
But there's so much danger, there's fear and there's gloom
So I am an activist who sits in my armchair
Cause I feel much safer from inside my room
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Masturcation
03:38
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I walk up to my seat and ask for another table
One that is underneath the picture of swimming sable
I need the wifi code, though it my be a secret
I can't enjoy my food if my followers don't see it
The waiter brings me grits under a mountain of cheddar
Next to some collard greens speckled with flakes of red pepper
I will take out my phone and take a couple photos
Wonder how many likes they will have by tomorrow
I post a video of my hot fudge brownie sundae
Watch the ice cream flow down then watch it again on replay
Pictures of smoked whole hog and pictures of cheesy fondue
Nobody has more likes on their Instagram than I do
I wake up in the morn and my phone is all a-twitter
Everyone seems to love what I had last night for dinner
None of them have the time to dine at a 3-star venue
They'd rather salivate as they look over the menu
Does anyone still care about the taste of food or
Do they just want to watch all of my tasty food porn
I love to watch you moan at pictures of my tonkatsu
Nobody has more likes on their Instagram than I do
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Driving 95 on 95
03:50
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Driving 95 on 95, tryna keep the dream alive
Do you know that I love you? Do you know that I love you?
I wanna do whatever I need to do to make things right
I will try to be there soon, I will try to race the moon
I didn't mean to upset you, I hope I didn't upset you
And you know I'd drive 200 miles to make it home tonight
All the laughs and all the tears, all the hopes and all the fears
And we faced them together, will we still be together?
You gave me the greatest feeling I have ever known
You showed me what love's about, but now the feeling is in doubt
I think I can do better, I know I can do better
And after all this time I know I can't face this life alone
Try to keep myself alert, Try to push back all the hurt
But you're stuck in my head now, you won't get out of my head know
I hope you know that I will try to do the best I can
I am flying down the road, cannot wait to get back home
Do you know that I love you? Do you know that I love you?
And when you open the door I know you'll see a better man
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Web Nostalgia
02:52
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Mirror mirror, I go to my wall
Cause I want to see what my ex did this fall
Is she just as bored and depressed as I am
Or is she living life just as happy as a clam
Oh I know my seconds are slipping away
But I spend them online just to forget my days
Nostalgia's the only thing I still possess
So into the internet, I will regress
Mirror mirror, oh I want to see
If my crush from high school's still following me
I wonder what she's up to or where she has been
And I hope that some day I'll see her again
Oh I know my seconds are slipping away
But I spend them online just to forget my days
I've got nothin ahead I can look forward to
So I surf the web to see people I knew
Mirror mirror, where has the time gone?
A new day has ended, has it been that long?
Another day wasted in front of the screen
Another day wonderin what my life could be
Oh I know my seconds are slipping away
But I spend them online just to forget my days
Nostalgia's cold comfort but comfort that lasts
And the internet helps me to live in the past
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7. |
Love
05:39
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I thought I had it
The first time it came around
And I gazed in wonder,
And marveled at what I found
Never had I known this feeling,
It felt so vast and extreme
In the reflection of the cool autumn lake,
I saw all my hopes and dreams
But wait a minute! Where had the time gone?
I can't have been here that long
But my reflection, it looks so different
Had I done something wrong?
Spent too much time drenched in wonder
The sun had passed many times
The lake was still an unending beauty
But it had left me dry
Then I thought I had it
The second time it came through
I thought I was less naive then
That I could handle this too
Many miles I walked the shoreline
I watched the waves come and go
The ocean breeze kissed me all over
It's all I wanted to know
One day my thoughts had wandered
My feelings started to wane
Should have remembered the weather changes
I tried to sneak away
But I moved too slowly, high tide grabbed me
And I got caught in the storm
Oh how could I have tamed the ocean?
I almost drowned in her scorn
Now I know I have it,
I know the third time's the charm
I found it dancing deep in the forest
A fire safe and warm
All its splendor filled my senses
I never felt so alive
This flame is my greatest treasure
Without it I won't survive
What if the fire starts to wither?
Will I last in the cold?
Will I be cursed to always suffer?
To end up lonely and old?
This is the love I've always wanted
And I don't have any doubt
This lovely fire must keep burning
And I won't let it go out, no I won't!
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America 2500
04:55
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There's a place I dream of late at night when my mind plays with me
A place called Cape Canaveral, a jewel upon the sea
A symbol of our greatness, and image of our peak
Now it's just a place I wander to when I am sound asleep
Long ago at Cape Canaveral, we brought our greatest minds
To advance civilization, to better human kind
By the ocean where our ancestors first wandered onto land
We travelled to the heavens where before there was no man
Then there came to pass an era where our leaders did insist
That the Word of God and science couldn't ever coexist
So the scientists were silenced, the space race soon forgot
And the mighty Cape Canaveral was quickly left to rot
Now we live out in the desert under guidance of the seers
And nobody's seen a snowflake in a hundred twenty years
When I wake up from my slumber I cry out in misery
For I know that Cape Canaveral is lost beneath the sea
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Rock
03:56
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Far out in the wilderness I rise above the ground
One thousand feet of granite, an oasis for a crown
If you are a weary traveller or just passing through
I am a rock and I am here for you
If you're feeling broken, and you can't find your way
Climb up on my shoulders and rest a couple days
Stay until you're nourished for I have what you need
I am a rock, you can depend on me
After many footsteps the damage starts to show
Years of bitter weather has caused me to erode
But in my darkest hours everyone seems to be gone
I am a rock, but who can I lean on?
My serene oasis may some day disappear
There might come a time when I'm no longer here
But I'll be a solace up until the very end
I am a rock, just like I've always been
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Wrong Side of the Wall
04:14
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I'm on the wrong side of the wall
A terror of the world
Two thousand miles of concrete
Topped with barbed wire curls
I always longed to see the land
My parents spoke about
But now the wall is here to stay
And I cannot get out
I'm on the wrong side of the wall
I can't see the other side
But if I squeeze my eyelids hard enough
I can imagine what's behind
A land of opportunity
Whose values I hold dear
Much better than my sorry state
That's given into fear
I'm on the wrong side of the wall
And I cannot escape
I fear for my future children
And what could be their fate
For on one side there is freedom
And on the other side is hell
One side has hand made tacos
And the other, Taco Bell
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How Long Must I Wait?
04:20
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I think I'm growing up
But you fly a bit too close to the sun
And as I've gotten older, I've been more afraid to fall
But I still see you soaring above me, you haven't changed at all
But how long? How long must I wait?
Oh how long? How long must I wait for you?
I think I'm coming down
But you never want to touch the ground
Maybe I could find something better, something more like true romance
But in my heart there's still love for you, do I want to take that chance?
But how long? How long must I wait?
Oh how long? How long must I wait for you?
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Scared
03:57
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They told me when I woke it'd be just another day
But now that I've awoken it doesn't seem that way
The sky has torn asunder, it's flooding in the streets
Poor Mother Nature's crying with the pain of defeat
There are monsters out this morning, breathing down my neck
They're slithering behind me and making me a wreck
A chilly wind is blowing, there's something in the air
I feel a change is coming, and I don't know what to do cause I'm scared
They told me in the afternoon that things would turn out fine
Love will trump hate forever, all wounds will heal with time
But as I stroll the neighborhood to try and mask the shame
I notice that the looks on my neighbors look the same
They turn their faces down so no one sees their eyes
Contorted into grimaces, ashen like the sky
The fear is very palpable, we know a change is comin
And little shreds of dignity are what keeps us from runnin round scared
They told me in the evening to try and get some sleep
But my mind won't stop running, the bitter thoughts run deep
The monsters have my mind now, they're clawing at my head
And I can't seem to shake off the existential dread
Oh we've bathed in the sunrise for these last eight years
Our backs were all turned westward naive to all the fear
Now all that's left is unity to try and ease the pain
But it can't stop the change now just like I can't stop this rain
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Peak
03:14
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There's a room in my home with dozens of trophies
The proof of my conquests rests on the shelves
My most recent award is from ten years prior
What have I done lately with myself?
And when I am cleaning the dust off my prizes
An older reflection stares back at me
There's a thorn in my head and I'm starting to wonder
If maybe I've already reached my peak
When I wake up I go out on a bike ride
They tell you that exercise can make you feel great
But no matter my cardio I still can't forget that
My age is increasing and so is my weight
And before I shower I look in the mirror
An older reflection stares back at me
There's a cramp in my leg, and I'm starting to wonder
If maybe I've already reached my peak
I know I'm considered to still be a young man
I know that there's still time before it all ends
But it's sad to look back knowing time won't wait for me
I know I won't ever be this young again
And when I look forward to confront my future
An older reflection stares back at me
Am I looking uphill or staring down from it
Maybe I've already reached my peak
But I hope that I haven't yet reached my peak
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It happened on a sunny day
I bent my knees so I could pray
And that's when I heard the angels say
The end of time is drawing near
The Apocalypse would soon be here
And my purpose would be crystal clear
They told me I won't end up a pariah
I was truly the return of the Messiah
I begged them to spare me this fate
How did God think I could bear the weight
This is just too much to undertake
But the angels crooned that they were sure
That my mind and heart and soul were pure
And through the end times I'd endure
Humanity needs me to reach salvation
I'm the only hope to save us from damnation
I'm finding it quite hard to find
The strength to wrap around my mind
The fact that I must save mankind
Yes I must be the chosen son
To lead us all into the Sun
But I don't want to be The One
I don't want to be The One
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David White Franklin Township, New Jersey
Lifelong musician, former American Boychoir member, Swim Coach.
Combining my digital and acoustic instruments together to make a classic rock sound
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