1. |
Inverse Deja Vu
03:37
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The future should be here by now
Balanced population
I can hardly wait
Resource conservation
Future scenes in magazines
Terran federation
They all looked so great
The future should be here by now
Festival of nations
I can hardly wait
Orbit keeping stations
Future scenes in magazines
Digital physicians
They all looked so great
We should have seen this coming
I’ve got inverse déjà vu
We should have seen this coming
I’ve got inverse déjà vu
The future should be here by now
Endless electricity
I can hardly wait
Digital immortality
Future scenes in magazines
Virtual reality
They all looked so great
The future should be here by now
Hunger-free society
I can hardly wait
Living free in harmony
Future scenes in magazines
Overnight delivery?
They all looked so great
We should have seen this coming
I’ve got inverse déjà vu
We should have seen this coming
I’ve got inverse déjà vu
The future should be here by now
Knowing all the answers
I can hardly wait
Bitcoin-flush financers
Future scenes in magazines
Finding cures for cancers
They all looked so great
The future should be here by now
Expert robo-bankers
I can hardly wait
Asteroid transformers
Future scenes in magazines
Enterprise transporters
They all looked so great
We should have seen this coming
I’ve got inverse déjà vu
We should have seen this coming
I’ve got inverse déjà vu
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2. |
Leap Year Cocktail
03:28
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The club was dark, except for strobes
Lasers assault our frontal lobes
Do I look nice? She smiled and said
I could not lie – she did I said
Can you help me find her?
Can you help me, please?
Can you help me find her, sir?
Tell me when you see her
Eyes that spark in xenon flash
Heavy makeup and gold lame
Argon smile bright touch of lash
Wait – she’s midnight black today
The club was small, except inside
Drinking marnier with gin beside
You look so nice – I think I said
I felt the buzz within my head
Can you help me find her?
Can you help me, please?
Can you help me find her, sir?
Tell me when you see her
Eyes that spark in xenon flash
Heavy makeup and gold lame
Argon smile bright touch of lash
Wait – she’s midnight black today The club was loud, she left me there
I’ll be right back and tossed her hair
At least that’s what I thought she said
I watched her climb the stairs ahead
Can you help me find her?
Can you help me, please?
Can you help me find her, sir?
Tell me when you see her
Eyes that spark in xenon flash
Heavy makeup and gold lame
Argon smile bright touch of lash
Wait – she’s midnight black today The club declines week after week
I still go there for what I seek
Marnier with gin to buzz my head
And hope to see the girl who fled
Can you help me find her?
Can you help me, please?
Can you help me find her, sir?
Tell me when you see her
Eyes that spark in xenon flash
Heavy makeup and gold lame
Argon smile bright touch of lash
Wait – she’s midnight black today
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3. |
Drifting Seas
03:01
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Aimless drifting seas of love
Pointless shifting teasing love
Don’t know why we rise and fall
Don’t know why I’d give it all
Apathy or lethargy
I’m trying to decide
Is it time?
Is it time?
To cross that bridge?
We try and try and try again
Nothing’s ever new
On and off and on again
Breaking my back in two
Aimless drifting seas of love
Pointless shifting teasing love
Don’t know why we rise and fall
Don’t know why I’d give it all
Apathy or lethargy
I’m trying to decide
Is it time?
Is it time?
To burn that bridge?
We try and try and try again
Nothing’s ever new
On and off and on again
Breaking my back in two
Aimless drifting seas of love
Pointless shifting teasing love
Don’t know why we rise and fall
Don’t know why I’d give it all
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4. |
Missing Elise
03:06
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N/A
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5. |
Haulin My Baby
03:35
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I wanna tell you how I feel – this is my story
I’m haulin’ my baby, haulin’ her all around town
I’m haulin’ my baby, it don’t get me down
She still lives with her mother, you know I live alone
Baby ain’t like no other, nights I take her home
Now way over yonder New Brighton’s all dark
I’m drivin’ from Shoreview, and I’ll sleep in the park
I nibble on No-Doze, drink a cup of Joe
Smoked my last cigarette now, a half hour ago
I don’t wanna sleep now, gotta get through the night
Took the long way downtown, don’t wanna make that flight
Just thinkin’ ‘bout baby, is makin’ my head spin
Or is it the aspirin? I think I took ten…
I’m haulin’ my baby, haulin’ her all around town
I’m haulin’ my baby, it don’t get me down
She still lives with her mother, you know I live alone
Baby ain’t like no other, nights I take her home
Now ’way over yonder – New Brighton’s all dark
I’m drivin’ from Shoreview, and I’ll sleep in the park
Aw baby, you know just how I feel about you
You know what I want to do to you too
Sometimes late at night I start thinkin’ about you
It makes me want to cry – once I start cryin’, I can never stop
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6. |
The Favor
03:46
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The give and take can fade your smile
But take and take is more your style
The absolutes are relative
My principles are dispensable
The spoils make it worth your while
A favor petite is all you ask
A mere trifle compared to the need
To prosecute if culpable
Unthinkable to the sensible
The gains make it worth my while
The choice I made led to one more
A slope of need to even the score
Incarcerate those criminal
And implicate men integral
The ends make it worth their while
To walk away but live in fear
That’s the trade, it’s simply clear
A camouflage impenetrable
And hopefully effectual
Each day makes it worth my while
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7. |
Pinpoint Light
05:31
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Dare a dream that you’ll go far
Wish upon a shooting star
You can have the life you chose
But tonight I’ll keep you close
Oh starstruck see the brilliant pinpoint lights
Oh starstruck guided through a crystal night
Oh starstruck dancing dancing laser bright
Oh starstruck dazzled by the neon sight
See your breath in frozen air
Watching on a moonlit stair
Ah see the frost on auburn hair
Dare a dream that you’ll go far
Wish upon a shooting star
You can have the life you chose
But tonight I’ll keep you close
Oh starstruck see the brilliant pinpoint lights
Oh starstruck guided through a crystal night
Oh starstruck see the crescent moon so white
Oh starstruck won’t you be with me tonight?
Shining moonlit auburn hair
Rapture gently sleeping there
Ah Lips to form a soundless prayer
Dare a dream that you’ll go far
Wish upon a shooting star
You can have the life you chose
But tonight I’ll keep you close
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8. |
Here
03:44
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Lonely days and sleepless nights, I’ve had a few
Loner ways and backyard fights, I’ve lost a few
Roaring blaze for civil rights, I’ve set a few
This town is too small, I’m calling your bluff
Twelve is too many, but one bar ain’t enough
Gotta leave, gotta leave, gotta leave here
Chevrolets with parking cites, I’ve swiped a few
Lousy pay on redeye flights, I’ve hitched a few
Navy grays and sailor whites, I’ve worn them too
This job is too hard, I’m calling your bluff
The days are too long, and the pay ain’t enough
Gotta leave, gotta leave, gotta leave here
Whether it’s long and winding, or straight and short
It’s still a stretch of dirt under four wheels
I keep my eyes focused and my hands steady
Do I keep on moving? Or give it a rest?
Ride the night through? Or lay down my head?
Gotta move, gotta move, gotta move on
Longshot plays on Friday nights, I’ve made a few
Foggy days and city lights, I’ve seen a few
Lady Days with pearly whites, I’ve met a few
This place seems alright, I gotta get tough
The road is too long, I’m happy enough
Gotta stay, gotta stay, gotta stay here
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9. |
Laminar Flow
02:56
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A million tons of thrust go slicing through the sky
The aerodynamics must let the slipstream by
No blunt shape can stand the force, won’t live to tell the tale
Parting like a bad divorce, booster and bulkheads fail
Laminar flow, laminar flow, picture the moving air
Tufts of yarn and wisps of smoke, compressible transonic shear
It’s a jet stream day, biting cold but bright
See the beauty of laminar flow
See the beauty of laminar flow
The surgical suite is sparkling clean, infection is held at bay
Microns of dirt can’t get in, the filters work all day
Air flows through at breakneck speed, it whisks the germs away
All to give your bones a break, so they go home and play
Laminar flow, laminar flow, the future is sleek and clean
Cars will fly on scraps of cloud powered by electric beams
It’s a jet stream day, biting cold but bright
See the beauty of laminar flow
See the beauty of laminar flow
Show me the money, a singer says, flashing grills of gold
His shoes shine bright, his suit is sharp, a million copies sold
Adoring fans will stand in line, sheep brought to the fold
They flock to catch a fleeting view, hair slicked in laminar flow
[Laminar flow, laminar flow in proportion to aerodynamic pressure
At altitude growing to infinite asymptotic release]
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10. |
Pretty Grr
02:55
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Pretty Grr such a Pretty Grr
Look my way, let me see your face
I have something for you
Just give me a taste / All I want’s a taste
You don’t need to be mean
Naughty Grr what a Naughty Grr
Turn my way, let me see your shape
Give me something I need
Dirty Grr what a Dirty Grr
Walk my way, you can’t walk that way
Let’s see something of you
Just give me a piece / All I want’s a piece
You don’t need to be mean
Sexy Grr what a Sexy Grr
Dance my way, can’t you feel that bass
Show me something for free
Just give me your time / All I want’s your time
You don’t need to be mean
Angry Grr she’s an Angry Grr
Won’t you stay, you can’t leave our place
I’ve got something you need
Pretty Grr such a Pretty Grr
Look my way, let me see your face
I have something for you
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11. |
Coming Storm
05:28
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Streamers of rain descend from far clouds
A flash and a bang, sheets of rain coming down
A crack in the tree trunk, say fifty feet tall
Just give me a chance to dodge the tree’s fall
The horizon is dark, the wind moans and blows
The clouds block the sun, the leaves swirl and go
Up to the heavens, twisting in air
A chill you can see, like your breath in the air
You’re dry enough now – you’ll be wet to the bone
Can you see the coming storm?
Oh I see the coming storm
Yes I see the coming storm
The lemmings are all stylish at the divide
And jump ever higher, going over the side
There’s red and there’s blue, but nothing between
To cover the gap of this echoing scene
The horizon is dark, the wind moans and blows
The clouds block the sun, the leaves swirl and go
Up to the heavens, twisting in air
A chill you can hear, like the silence…
You’re dry enough now – you’ll be wet to the bone
Can you hear the coming storm?
Oh I hear the coming storm
Yes I hear the coming storm
Nothing in common, they swear and they shout
They dig up black dirt to be angry about
No balance, compassion, they’re mad as hell
Psychotic, neurotic, who can tell?
The horizon is dark, the wind moans and blows
The clouds block the sun, the leaves swirl and go
Up to the heavens, twisting in air
A chill you can taste, like steak that is rare
You’re dry enough now – you’ll be wet to the bone
Can you taste the coming storm?
Oh I taste the coming storm
Yes I taste the coming storm
She knows where I’ve gone, she sees through the lie
If looks could kill, then she’d make me die
We argue and fight then we make amends
Tomorrow at night the fight starts again
The horizon is dark, the wind moans and blows
The clouds block the sun, the leaves swirl and go
Up to the heavens, twisting in air
A chill you can feel, like the weight of her stare
You’re dry enough now – you’ll be wet to the bone
Can you feel the coming storm?
Oh I feel the coming storm
Yes I feel the coming storm
I bob and I weave to dodge what she throws
The couple next door surely must know
When someday I’m gone, my soul just won’t rest
I’ve wronged my poor love, as you can attest
The horizon is dark, the wind moans and blows
The clouds block the sun, the leaves swirl and go
Up to the heavens, twisting in air
A chill you can touch, like skin that is bare
You’re dry enough now – you’ll be wet to the bone
Can you touch the coming storm?
Oh I’ve touched the coming storm
Yes I’ve touched the coming storm
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12. |
Beggars Crawl
04:22
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You walk around
Like you don’t know
Bitter angst can’t be seen
There is the sound
You’ll never show
Quiet ache of hollow dreams
And I have found
Somehow you know
Of an arc that lies between us
I’ll plead and beg
And crawl so low
If it will get you back
I’ll kneel and scrape
And crawl so low
I’ve got what you lack
On every roof the cameras
Watch the public squares
The mikes can pick up gunshots
They triangulate by air
You may be in the public eye
I feel safe, don’t you?
Just thieves and fools need privacy
Which of those are you?
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13. |
Shelter
02:49
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You are my shelter
You are my home
You are my shelter
You are my home
Under the covers, nice and warm
We drift off to sleep
Under the covers, safe from harm
Pray my soul to keep
You are my shelter
You are my home
You are my shelter
You are my home
Give me your hand, it feels warm
Walking in the park
Snuggle together, arm in arm
Roaming in the dark
You are my shelter
You are my home
You are my shelter
You are my home
Warm glowing sunset, gentle waves
We get a seaside camp
Warm glowing embers, by the waves
Safe from cold and damp
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14. |
Can Eye Kiss You?
04:07
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Backwards on a swing
You gave me a push
You say it’s my thing
I’ll give you a push
Can I kiss you? Can I kiss you? Can I kiss you?
You say no, You say no, You say no, then maybe
It hurts to look at the sun
I’m blinded, you are the one maybe
Ice cream on my lips
Kiss it all away
Give me double dips
More and more you say
Can I kiss you? Can I kiss you? Can I kiss you?
You say no, You say no, You say no, then maybe
It hurts to look at the sun
I’m blinded, you are the one maybe
Us and no one else
No games/jealousy
Do what no one tells
Touching patiently
Can I kiss you? Can I kiss you? Can I kiss you?
You say no, You say no, You say no, then maybe
It hurts to look at the sun
I’m blinded, you are the one maybe
Sneaking up behind
Don’t look at my mess
You say you don’t mind
I forgot to dress
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15. |
Santa Claus Rumble
05:13
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I wanna tell you a story about Santa and his elves
It happened late one night, with no toys on the shelves
They’d gone out for some shoppin’, almost didn’t come back
Right there in the mall Santa came under attack
All at once he’s surrounded by eight bad lookin’ boys
Looked like to get pounded, then there’d be no toys
Them boys were real mad now, and they looked pretty mean
They were the nastiest children that I’ve ever seen
They said to dear Santa: keep your hands on your shirt
Call off your reindeer and the elves won’t get hurt
These bullies got nothin’ for Christmas last year
And now they trapped Santa, who trembled in fear
The McCallum’s were done shoppin’, they brought along family Jans
For a moment they had been stoppin’, with bags in their hands
When Derek saw the bullies, he gave out a yell
Look! I see Santa, along with his elves!
At that very moment, the bad boys closed in
Santa thought he was finished, it looked pretty grim
Natalie knew in a second that things were not right
She ran to a big kid and gave his leg a bite
Lauren grabbed another one, she pulled out his feet
Tyler used his snow pants to tie his legs real neat
Nathan yelled “My Santa!” and cut them with some paper receipts
Lindsay dropped on the floor now and just rolled around
Got under their feet now, knockin’ bad guys down
While Derek and Tyler were swingin’ with bats
Nathan and Natalie undid the bad boys’ pants
Together they scared off eight big husky boys
So Santa and his elves could bring us more toys
You know Santa was grateful, and so were his elves
They went back to the North Pole and filled up all the shelves
Remember that night now, Christmas almost didn’t come
Because of poor polar security and eight nasty lookin’ bums
So to all a Merry Christmas and to all a good night
Just watch out for Natalie, she has one nasty bite
[Yeah one nasty bite, the girl has one nasty bite]
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RayonBase Saint Paul, Minnesota
RayonBase covers a lot of ground, musically, from Bach and Beethoven to Depeche Mode and hip-hop beats. Throw in a big-band jazz ensemble and garage quartet, while you are at it. He is a songwriter first, but owning the sound from front to back is important to him - so for these songs he is the producer, recording engineer, mixer, composer, keyboardist, guitarist, vocalist, and everything else. ... more
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