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How can we keep our brothers
From dying alone in the street
We’ve always had the answer
But we’re locked in a battle with greed
Fighting for no man’s land in our trench
Cause a truce would be worse than the blood and the stench
We can’t seem to recognize heaven from hell
How can we see what the future will bring
How can we see what the future will bring
How can we see what the future will bring
If we can’t look past ourselves
We light our own world on fire
Then we’re surprised when it all starts to burn
Striking the same matches again and again
You think that we’d all start to learn
Following fools who make us dig our own graves
Falling for lies and expecting a change
And we all wonder why it never ends well
How can we see what the future will bring
How can we see what the future will bring
How can we see what the future will bring
If we can’t look past ourselves
Sometimes it seems like kindness
Is becoming a fading antique
In a world that's consumed by fire
We’d rather yell at each other than think
It’s no surprise that’s were in such a mess
Where this all leads is anyone’s guess
We’ll never get by til we put all our fears on the shelf
How can we see what the future will bring
How can we see what the future will bring
How can we see what the future will bring
If we can’t look past ourselves
What if we all stood together
Helping each other succeed
Above all all else, trying to be good,
where do you think that would lead
Closing our eyes is not an excuse
And yelling is only verbal abuse
We’ll never get by until we put our fears on the shelf
How can we see what the future will bring
How can we see what the future will bring
How can we see what the future will bring
If we can’t look past ourselves
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Ricochet
04:02
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I was all broke down when you pulled into my lane
This stop and go traffic is driving me insane
You brushed me off, pushed me back into the street
And showed me I can stand on my own two feet
Ahhhh can you feel the fire, can you feel the heat
Ahhhh baby let’s jump right in, take the leap
Ahhhh don’t want to kill the engine before we even start
Baby, don’t slow down or you’ll ricochet right off of my heart
Right off my heart,
Right off my heart,
Ricochet right off my heart
My love life feels like I’m driving on ice
Baby don’t you know I’ve been burned once or twice
But I’m not afraid to give you a kiss
Cause underneath all that naughty, I can see that you’re nice
Ahhh wanna feel the fire, wanna feel the heat
Ahhhh let’s jump right in, baby take the leap
Ahhhh Don’t want to kill the feeling before we even start
Baby, don’t slow down or you’ll ricochet right off of my heart
Right off my heart,
Right off my heart,
Ricochet right off my heart
With love there’s always some give and some take
Worst thing you can do is slam on the brakes
Keep your hands on the wheel and your foot on the gas
And always remember just what’s at stake
Lying in the dirt, calling your name
Missed opportunities gone up in flames
Another wrong turn, another fiery crash
Don’t think Iâm cut out to even play this game
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Quarantine all by myself, barely any groceries left on my shelf
I’m terrified to go outside,
cause I don’t want to catch if from someone else
Tried to make a mask from a cotton rag,
feel safer with my head in a plastic bag
Just doin’ my part to flatten the curve,
until Dr. Fauci can find the cure
Gotta stay six feet away
Shelter in place
Self isolate
Dr. Fauci’s tryin’ to keep us all safe,
That’s why Dr. Say
Don’t touch your face (3x)
Coronavirus kicked the world right in the ass,
now we all wish we could get back to the past
I’m stuck at home, livin’ in fear,
and hoarding toilet paper like a psychopath
They say a vaccine is just around the bend,
but I’m starting to think that this will never end
It’s like mother nature sent us all to our room,
and now we gotta live our lives on Zoom
Gotta stay six feet away
Shelter in place
Self isolate
Dr. Fauci’s tryin’ to keep us all safe,
That’s why Dr. Say
Don’t touch your face (3x)
Crazy to think how fast that life has changed,
Looks like curbside pickup is here to stay
No more movies, no more school
I hope that someday, I’m immune
Dr. Fauci help me, I’m going insane
Tell me when we’ll get back to normal again
When will it be ok for me to see my friends.
People dying in the east and in the west,
where are the ventilators, where are the tests
Global pandemic and we’re stuck with Trump,
Please Dr. Fauci get us out of this slump!
Gotta stay six feet away
Shelter in place
Self isolate
Dr. Fauci’s tryin’ to keep us all safe,
That’s why Dr. Say
Don’t touch your face (3x)
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What Will Remain
05:57
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We marvel (enthralled by our) at society
And hurtle through our lives
Entrenched in our complacency
It caught us by surprise
Events that changed the world
There wasn’t time to stop and think
Things we couldn’t fathom
They brought us to the brink
Plunged into darkness
Tomorrow never came
We all became strangers
Trying not to be afraid
We fell asleep with our book
And woke up on a brand new page
We saw the change
We saw the change
We saw the change
When the sun comes up
What will remain ((x3))
Always pushing towards the boundaries
Doing thing that don’t make sense
We must live with our decisions
And face the consequence
We ally ourselves with power
That hastens our decline
We get yanked into into the future
But we never go without a fight
The story of humanity
Is filled with things that we regret
Despite our ingenuity
We often lose our bet
Change ensures survival
And makes us who we are
We fight against adversity
And always forge ahead
Out of the darkness
With our souls still intact
We all come together
With the wind at our backs
We’re writing our book
And now we start a brand new page
We saw the change
We saw the change
We saw the change
When the sun comes up
What will remain ((x3))
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Get Off Your Ass
03:49
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Get Off Your Ass
Well we like to complain
About this and that
About the price of gas
About who makes us mad
When the day is done
We just hide in our glass
We don’t make a fuss we just let it all pass
We don't make a fuss we just let it all pass
‘Cause it's easier to complain and to get off your ass
When the going gets tough
We just buy more stuff
We heard to the mall
And fill our lives with fluff
When the day is done
We just hide in our glass
We don’t make a fuss we just let it all pass
We don't make a fuss we just let it all pass
‘Cause it's easier to complain and to get off your ass
When the guy at the top
He lies like a rug
Messes things up
It really starts to bug
But when the day is done
We just hide in our glass
We don’t make a fuss we just let it all pass
We don't make a fuss we just let it all pass
‘Cause it's easier to complain and to get off your ass
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Angel Oak Rag
01:36
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Dan Bailey Anchorage, Alaska
I'm an outdoor photographer and guitar player based in Anchorage, Alaska. I went to Berklee College of Music and continue to pursue writing, recording and playing music as often as I can.
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