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Intro
01:00
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2. |
Not Anymore
03:18
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I don’t know
And I cant go home
I don’t wanna hurt
No I don’t wanna hurt you anymore
No I don’t wanna hurt
I don’t wanna hurt you anymore
Not Anymore
I love you
And I wont do
I don’t wanna hurt
I don’t wanna hurt you anymore
I don’t wanna hurt
I don’t wanna hurt you anymore
Not anymore
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I was asked the other day
What I do when I’m unhappy
Well I’ve never been any other way
So I just do the same old things
Strum my guitar and sing my songs
A coping mechanism for the lonely
I can’t do much I’m not that strong
Any more and I will break
I will break
The Nashville skyline does nothing for me
Cause I don’t belong in this city
I’ve got black wool in the city of sheep
A depressed loner wretched and empty
So I’ll just strum my guitar and sing my songs
Distance myself from the Broadway
I can’t do much I’m not that strong
Any more and I will break
I will break
I’ll strum my guitar and sing my songs
Use music to kill the sad in me
I’ll just keep singin’ ‘till it’s all gone
That’s what I do when I’m unhappy
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4. |
Ghosts
03:10
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How many times must I remind
You the past is the past
What’s done is done now it’s time to move on
But you’ll forget just as fast
So there you go you’re off chasing ghosts
Footprints washed from the sand
And there you are with a broken heart
Damaged by your own hand
You are a man I love and admire
For many reasons and so
It breaks my heart truly pains me to see
You cannot bear to be alone
So there you go you’re off chasing ghosts
Smoke from smoldering ash
And there you are with a broken heart
Unwilling to accept
Reality is a hard pill to swallow
Scream at me and save it ‘till tomorrow
Godly men always haunted by their demons
Learn to let go or you’ll join them in the end
So there you go you’re off chasing ghosts
Footprints washed from the sand
And here I am watching again
A man haunted by his ghosts
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5. |
Interlude I (5/4)
02:23
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6. |
Joie de Vivre
03:04
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Le printemps est ma favorite
Et j’ai perdu ma joie de vivre
Il pleut dans mon immeuble
Et il me fait tout mouille
Si j’etais beaucoup plus riche
Je t’acheterais beaucoup de bijoux
Est-ce que tu sors avec moi
Par-ce que tu es ma joie de vivre
Ma joie vivre
J’ai pleure j’ai pleure j’ai pleure
Quands tu m’a casse le Coeur
Tu m’a dit non non non jamais jamais jamais
Es j’ai demande pourquoi jamais
Et j’ai dit donne-moi une chance
Donne-moi une chance a te faire heureux
Donne-moi une chance donne l’amour une chance
Par-ce que tu es ma joie de vivre
(Donne-moi une chance) Spring is my favorite season
And I have lost my joie de vivre
(Ma joie de vivre) It’s raining in my apartment building
And it is making me all wet
(Vive l’amour) If I was much much richer
I would buy you lots of jewelry
(Ma joie de vivre) Will you go out with me
Because you’re my joie de vivre
(Ma joie de vivre) My joie de vivre
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Worry About Me
03:32
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Darling sweet darling I know it’s for the best
But I will miss you when you are gone
I promise I promise that this is not the end
Just another beginning as friends
I know I know now you are home
And you can finally be free
In time in time yes I will be fine
Now you don’t have to worry about me
Darling yes darling we did all that we could
To keep from falling apart
But no matter no matter how hard we tried
This key could not open that lock
I know I know now you are home
And you can finally be free
In time in time yes I will be fine
Now you don’t have to worry about me
No you don’t have to worry about me
No you don’t have to worry
About me
I know I know now you are home
And you can finally be free
In time in time yes I will be fine
Now you don’t have to worry about me
No you don’t have to worry about me
No you don’t have to worry
About me
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Semicolon
03:22
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I have a semicolon blackened on my rib
For all the times I could have given up but never did
And I won’t
Betray the meaning of the ink
But the water’s looking nice this evening
I could go out for a swim and lie down for a dream
But I won’t
Cause my rib was hurting this morning
Don’t you give up on me just quite yet
I am still in this fight I have not forfeited
And I won’t
Tap out until I’m dead
Play with fate or play with luck
But roulette’s not as fun without a bullet and a gun
But I won’t
Throw my life to chase a rush
No I am nothing
No we are everything
No I am dying
No but I’m not dead
Not dead yet
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9. |
Interlude II (Totality)
01:34
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10. |
Poison On My Teeth
03:50
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11. |
Let's Sing
01:54
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12. |
Samsara, Samsara
02:17
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An American Tale Milwaukee, Wisconsin
A self-produced, one-man band from the small town of Beloit, WI. With the dream of being a big musician in mind, James has worked and will work extremely hard to get to the top! Inspired by such bands as The Decemberists and The Lumineers, James has developed his own indie style. Listen and enjoy! ... more
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