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Beauty for Ashes
03:23
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Beauty for Ashes
c. '20
Lyric: Lisa Respers France
Music: Vlayman
We give the world beauty for ashes
on the daily
We give the world beauty for ashes
on the daily
We dance a little harder
We sing a little louder
We love a little deeper
Because we know life is fleeting
And has always been
Our food is more flavorful because salt seasons
and what's saltier than tears?
Our food is more flavorful because salt seasons
and what's saltier than tears?
We dance a little harder
We sing a little louder
We love a little deeper
Because we know life is fleeting
And has always been
Solo verse
Covid kils us more
Racism kils us more
Life kilss us more
And has always done
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2. |
Mean Bird
03:14
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The Mean Bird
c. '20 Vlayman
You gotsa certain way of walkin
like yer walkin' into the wind
But I'm gonna tell yer story
It's time to begin
You got them elevator lifts
And you wear them Fancy Chinese ties
And yer so full of shit
With them red-rimmed eyes
You praise the doctors and scientists
Now they saved yer life
And yer so full of shit
tellin' all them lies
Hey everybody have you heard
Infection is the word
For the mean bird
You gotsa certain way of standin'
like yer leanin' into the wind
But I'm gonna tell yer story
It's time for it to end
You got them crazy ideas
And yer daughter's yer fantasy
And yer so full of shit
Lyin' to the whole country
You praise the things you did
Say ya did 'em all yer life
And yer so full of shit
Dribblin' out them lies
Hey everybody have you heard
Infection is the word
For the mean bird
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3. |
Broken Road
03:24
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Broken Road
c. '20 Vlayman
Drivin' down this winding trail
Piece of history
I can picture who I loved
And why they don't wanna be with me
Crossin' over this fractured range
Thru the wind and the snow
I can picture who I loved
And why I'm the guy they don't wanna know
CH: I'm the guy they dont wanna know
I travel onna broken road
See a red light but I still go
On down the broken road
Hop a freight train movin' fast
No one ever sees me
Bum a ride on passin' truck
I'm not surprised they don't wanna be with me
Hd 2x
Work a freighter, loadin' bales
In the humid hot sun
Wortk my way to the next ort of cal
It's obvious I was never gonna be the one
CH: I'm the guy they dont wanna know
I travel onna broken road
See a red light but I still go
On down the broken road
CH
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4. |
The Truth of It
03:34
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The Truth of It
c. '20 Vlayman
2
Let's talk about the truth of it
Protests
Let's talk about the truth of it
Violence
Let's talk about the truth of it
In the streets
Let's talk about the truth of it
Can't you see?
CH:
It is
what it is because
you are
who you are
4
Let's talk about the truth of it
Investigations
Let's talk about the truth of it
Communations
Let's talk about the truth of it
In the streets
Let's talk about the truth of it
Can't you see?
CH:
It is
what it is because
you are
who you are
4
4
Let's talk about the truth of it
Defections
Let's talk about the truth of it
Elections
Let's talk about the truth of it
In the streets
Let's talk about the truth of it
Can't you see?
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5. |
The Projection Artist
03:06
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The Projection Artist
c. '20 Vlayman
You are not entitled to your own facts
You are not allowed to draw the line
You are not entitled to your own truth
We're gonna use mine
I don't care about the fake news
I don't care about reporting facts
I don't care about the true truth
I ain't never gonna take nothin' back
CH: Gonna, gonna put it on you
Gonna try my hardest
What else can I do?
I'm the projection artist
Bridge:
Sean the dancing swan and Huckleberry
Scaresyamooch and mcIdjit
Grisham and Kellyanne scary
All of them got withit
with the program
ho about you? STOP
You are not entitled to the actual facts
You are not allowed to know where is the line
You are not entitled to the actual truth
We're gonna use mine
CH: Gonna, gonna put it on you
Gonna try my hardest
What else can I do?
I'm the projection artist
CH: Gonna, gonna put it on you
Gonna try my hardest
What else can I do?
I'm the projection artist
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Vlayman Chicago, Illinois
Fat, bald and old - could I be anymo' rock-n-roll?
I play guitar, bass, some keys and percussion, and I try to
vocalize. I write and record, and I do so obsessively. Also, I like martoonies, a lot, and I raise my kids, whom I also like, a lot.
Look for me at the TapeOp and TalkBass forums, where I'm vvv, or in various bars in the Loop.
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