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a story, a lesson
03:40
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Found her in a fairy tale
I was the frog prince
Never had the luxury of something like this
We both needed saving
And life was a pill
That was hard to swallow
At the time that we fell
In love with one another
At least that's what I thought
She probably planned our demise
Shortly after the start
When she felt it wasn't working
(She) never uttered a word
She said that I used her
At least that's what I heard
She never said a word
It was a surprise to me
I didn't have a clue
I thought that we had something here
But she gave up on us
Made a joke out of me
I hope she had her fun
'cause all if this made me think
When we last left our hero
I was just getting home
Add insult to injury
Via telephone
Her dogs relayed her message
And had some words of their own
I listened in denile
Til all was left was a dial tone
From there I was in limbo
While she's having a laugh
I wondered why she didn't speak
On her own behalf
It's probably 'cause she's full of shit
And might be afraid
That she would question all her motives
And the choices she made
She never said a word
It was a surprise to me
I didn't have a clue
I thought that we had something here
But she gave up on us
Made a joke out of me
I hope she had her fun
'cause all of this made me think that
I'm glad she cut me loose
She was a waste of time
It took a little bit
To let it sink into my mind
That anyone can change
In the blink of an eye
Even someone you love
And that's a lesson to be applied
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tin man
03:48
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Lost in the pages, you found me
And you knew right away
That something was missing when you listened
With your ear to my chest and heard
A silent song that sings
Of a missing heart it seems and
Among the more peculiar things
You found a hero in need of saving
It's been a while since a smile
Has ever graced this beaten path
I've mostly met my share of thieves
And what you see is all that's left
Of a man or something less
With this echo in my chest
Just this hollow shell precedes me
Makes me wonder what you see in me when
There are kings and there are castles
And champions for miles
And there are fairy tales
That will make it worth your while
But you see something in me
That in faith deserves a chance
And you filled the spot of the missing heart
Of this tin man
She took my hand when it was cold
But she never did let go
Now every day this beat grows stronger
It took her heart to make me whole
And as I shed my armored skin
You start to see the man within
The man she always knew was there
That no disguise could keep her eyes from seeing
There are kings and there are castles
And champions for miles
And there are fairy tales
That will make it worth her while
But not all happy ever afters
Are found in the stories that you know
Sometimes they're in the ones
You make your own
When so many empty seasons changed
I never thought I'd see the day
When someone would consider me
More than what I appear to be
And in that time I spent alone
That was long enough to call it home
Just when I seemed content
You show up and prove me wrong
Now I'm standing here before you
With all my confessions in my eyes
And there are things that they may show you
That my words fail to describe
You're the light beyond the trees
That was always out of reach
And with one little twist of fate
You became the better part of me
There are kings and there are castles
And champions for miles
And there are fairy tales
That will make it worth you're while
But not all happy ever afters
Are found in the stories that you know
Sometimes they're in the ones
You make your own
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chapter
04:50
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Sitting there just staring into space
With a cold cup of coffee resting on the table
She's preoccupied with everything that's going on
Or not in her life
She may have a lot to say
But right now her mind
Is as blank as the page
Of her attempt to document
All that she may wanna change
('cause she feels)
Like she's stranded
On a deserted island
And the only message in the bottle she found
Was not meant for her
And she prays for some better days
With hopes that they're only a sunrise away
'cause she's doing all that can be done
To make her world change
She walks like she's in
A losing battle with gravity
Like it weighs on her so much
It even keeps her eyes fixed onto the street
Now the sky may be the limit but it seems that her present
Has clipped her wings
And since her fall from grace
It appears that she
Doesn't have much faith in anything
('cause she feels)
Like she's stranded
On a deserted island
And the only message in the bottle she found
Was not meant for her
And she prays for some better days
With hopes that they're only a sunrise away
'cause she's doing all that can be done
To make her world change
She would say that her world was flat
'cause she swears she's seen the edge so many times
She looks for places that may have some trace
Of a memory more heartfelt and kind
To set the tone to get her out of the cold
And help put the ease back in her mind
To be free of this chapter, to look back and laugh
at the moment when she was feeling..
Like she's stranded
On a deserted island
And the only message in the bottle she found
Was not meant for her
And she prays for some better days
With hopes that they're only a sunrise away
'cause she's doing all that can be done
To make her world not feel
Like she's stranded
On a deserted island
And the only message in the bottle she found
Was not meant for her
And she prays for some better days
With hopes that they're only a sunrise away
'cause she's doing all that can be done
To make her world change
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4. |
the genius in youth
03:39
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The genius in youth
The universe of their minds
Spans farther than the eyes can see
It's overlooked as a dream
The senses become limiting
When we build walls around our being
Building labyrinths
Breeding distance
Keeping us from our true meaning
I close my eyes to see
Pride is a curse we breathe
The true lesson is buried deep
Within humility
We don't grow up from the ground
We grow from the center out
Making all that is out of reach
A little closer
No direction eluding
We rise.. we fall
And we rise and we fall
And we rise and we fall
But when will we.. when will we
When will we rise
..and rise..and rise ..and rise?
The genius in youth
The universe of their minds
Spans farther than the eyes can see
It's overlooked as a dream
We rise.. we fall
And we rise and we fall
And we rise and we fall
But when will we.. when will we
When will we rise
..and rise..and rise ..and rise
..and rise..and rise..and rise..and rise?
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canvas radio Staten Island, New York
Canvas Radio, a name born by combining the idea that both the canvas and radio are two mediums that allow an artist of sorts to share their works with the masses; and in the Spring of 2010, the native Staten Island band that bares it's name was founded by drummer Greg Schwab, bassist Mike Diamantopoulos and singer/songwriter Charlie Toro to put together a collection of cleverly crafted songs! ... more
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