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Songs for Today's Attention Span

by The Sound of Monday

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Songs For Today's Attention Span 00:41
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Songs For Today’s Attention Span Songs for today’s attention span I’ll keep it short, sweet and true to keep you here That’s all I can do before you disappear
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Art Official 03:20
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Art Official Gazed at a painting on his phone Then rang up Vincent Van Gogh Technology allowed him to do so Who needs Reality TV He feeds your hunger for modality Then does so Art Officially No one saw him coming Do you get the gist, man he doesn’t exist No one heard him strumming Now the role of the Art Official is to play therapist Optical illusion Leads to aural confusion He loves to catch you snoozin’ No one saw him coming Do you get his aim and do you feel the same No one heard him strumming Now the role of the Art Official is to reveal the game He’s not real He’s ten wishes come true He can heal the disbelief in you No one saw him coming Do you get the gist, man he puts you at risk No one heard him humming Now the role of the Art Official is to give you a twist Art Official, Art Official Art Official Art Official, Art Official Art Official Art Official, Art Official Art Official Art Official, Art Official Art Official Art Official
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Weathered 02:23
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Weathered No longer together Predictable as weather Her conversation dripped precipitation Though I feel fine In the dwell of her internal sunshine (ooh) I’m weathered Sent under the weather The sun and moon went nether It’s nary a question I barely had protection From my decline To the hell of her infernal sunshine (ooh) I’m weathered We far surpassed the forecast Though storms and warm weather can never last You know they come back in other forms I see the clouds are lifting as the sky is shifting And the earth turns another cheek to say You can weather the gift of a brand new day (hey!) Wake up trust the balance To Nature’s challenge The world keeps turning around my yearning For feelin’ fine (Though not so well) I’ll heal in time (Aw, what the hell) Or break the spell of her enchanted sunshine (ooh) Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
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Len's Good That Way 02:51
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Len’s Good That Way Len’s good that way Len’s good that way Len’s goo-oo-oo-oo- oo-oo-oo-oo-ood that way There’s a place in my soul that I never go Without a little bit of pest control ‘Cuz the sort of stuff I’m not apt to know Is the knowledge I now need to make me whole Though Len’s good that way Len’s good that way Len’s goo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-ood that way I’m a man in the middle of an afterthought But not the kind that makes you think a lot A pretty package can’t be store-bought Just to go from a have nothing to a pure have not Len’s good that way Len’s good that way Len’s goo-oo-oo-oooo-oo-oo-oo-ood that way And for a man who has it all at his fingertip Why can’t I learn from his example how to get a grip Len’s good that way Len’s good that way Len’s goo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-ood that way There’s a microphone in my hands But no one sitting in the stands The crowd you swore you heard was canned Just to keep the flames of my emotions fanned Len’s good that way Len’s good that way Len’s goo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-ood that way Good that way-ay-ay, good that way-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay Good that way-ay-ay, good that way-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay Good that way-ay-ay, hey-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay
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Diving Board 02:46
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Diving Board I go dancing off the diving board Leave me to sink or swim I’m so singular rising out of a hoard Believe me I’m me not him Even though with you I can’t win Skip the spin I live on a diving board And I’m dancing off the edge again Dove into your pool of question marks Mixed with exclamation As a rule I’d drown for shooting sparks Alone in a lane of my own destruction I must admit it’s fun at first Until the bubble bursts into an inflammation And I dance off the edge again Sometimes I leap before I look to see what’s there Reminds me of what’s in store if not for the power of prayer ‘Cuz you never think that you’re the one bad things will happen to, you fool Whether or not you’re the one who’s invited it to your pool Dancing off my diving board Faith in leaps of faith restored I go dancing off the diving board Leave me to sink or swim I put faith in the Universe, not a Lord Living life on a whim Humming an original hymn To give me strength out on my own limb
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Valentine 02:49
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Valentine The signs are clear My Valentine is here It would appear I’m grinning ear to ear That’s because I’m in love with my Valentine Candy hearts and exotic flowers And the showers of little things that life brings When you’re mine I know that you Are who I value And it’s true My passion’s never through That’s because I’m in love with my Valentine Candy hearts and exotic flowers And the showers of little things that life brings When you’re mine I boldly propose to have and to hold The truth be told I want to grow old with you (ooh) With you ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh The signs are clear My Valentine is here It would appear I’m grinning ear to ear That’s because I’m in love with my Valentine Candy hearts and exotic flowers And the showers of little things that life brings When you’re mine Mi-i-i-i-i-i-ine, mi-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-ine I love I love my Valentine, Valentine I love I love my Valentine I love I love my Valentine, Valentine I love I love my Valentine I love love love love love love love love love love love love love love love love love love love love
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Hairtrigger 02:58
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Hairtrigger I have no fear of telling you Just what I feel you put me through Befall a wall of concrete make Made me your last mistake Song to say good bye Deported from my nuclei Though I may rely on a hairtrigger I move on from this ennui You’re out of line, more paranoid Than all the friendships you’ve destroyed To get intimately devoid Escape pods you’ve deployed Song to say good bye You’re smooth-n-cool as a cacti Though I may rely on a hairtrigger You know where I stand do-or-die This is a different position now that I’m on a mission It requires discipline and grace Get the pliers apply to my past waste, baby you’ve been replaced Trace one step at a time to keep my pace The eye has closed, don’t look again You cartoon haunt of estrogen The mixed messages regimen Thwarted with my pen Song to say good bye You’re smooth-n-cool as a cacti Though I may rely on a hairtrigger You know where I stand do-or-die This is a different position now that I’m on a mission It requires discipline and grace Get the pliers apply to my past waste, baby you’ve been replaced Trace one step at a time to keep my pace So as I sit here wishin’ and I start the ignition Feel the tires unmire and roll along I’m rewired to say so long in song Song to say good bye Deported from my nuclei Though I may rely on a hairtrigger I move on from this ennui
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The Ebb & Flow Of Your Mixed Messages 04:02
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The Ebb & Flow Of Your Mixed Messages The ebb and flow, the ebb and flow The ebb and flow you know of her mixed messages Reflected in what she says Can you understand a word Decipher phrases bordering absurd Don’t be deceived by what you’ve heard She’s just speaking with her meaning blurred The ebb and flow, the ebb and flow The ebb and flow you know of your mixed messages Confusion built a fortress Can’t you hear the whistle blow Though it’s quittin’ time straight to work you go It’s a verbal dos-a’-dos But your body language speaking pure scarecrow Where did plain and clear go It remains a mystery I don’t know yet But ‘til I do I won’t be free The ebb and flow, the ebb and flow You have to know the ebb and flow of your mixed messages I’m glad my intuition’s here Taking each half-meaning from opaque to sheer Maintain a well-trained inner ear That softly whispers to me “been that, done there” The ebb and flow, you ebb and flow She ebbs and flows and there she gooooo-o-o-oes Back and forth, to and fro, back and forth, to and fro (gooooo-o-o-oes) Back and forth, to and fro, back and forth, to and fro Back and forth, to and fro, back and forth, to and fro (gooooo-o-o-oes) Mixed messages, mixed messages, mixed messages, mixed messages Back and forth, to and fro, back and forth, to and fro (gooooo-o-o-oes) Back and forth, to and fro, back and forth, to and fro Back and forth, to and fro, back and forth, to and fro Back and forth, to and fro, back and forth, to and fro (gooooo-o-o-oes) Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
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I'll Face Reality at 5 O'Clock 02:48
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I’ll Face Reality At 5O’Clock I’ll face reality at five o’clock Veracity’s survived amidst a total crock Got all day to escape maybe delay my hark May not have hit rock bottom but the depths are stark I want to feel more free and open Write and sing more melodies than Chopin My haunting memories try copin’ Well, as far as that goes, I’m still hopin’ I’ll face reality at five o’clock If I arrive a bit past five it’s no real shock I’ve got a track record that clearly shows What I’ll do at 5 for certain no one knows, but I want to feel more free and open Write and sing more melodies than Chopin My haunting memories try copin’ Well, as far as that goes, I’m still hopin’ That I’ll choose to overcome my fear That I’ll start to listen when I hear When I say that at five today I’ll actively handle me with care I still want all life has to offer I want to win one in a laugher I want to fall in love forever Well as far as they go may be never, ‘til I face reality square in the eye Complacency can’t keep me from my truthful try One step at a time I’ll climb each building block When I face reality at five o’clock
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Conflict 02:53
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Conflict I’m in conflict Both living in the moment and the past Can’t resolve it Wonder how long will this present last And when I saw you standing there I knew it was over I’m in conflict Imagination shuffling the facts I’m at odds with Success each time you’re giving me the axe And when I saw you standing there I knew it was over And it’s not over ‘Cuz I’m not over you Even though we have been through For more than a year or two Still you’re my soul mate come true And all I know how to do Is play my heartstring solo for you Ooh-sha da da, ooh-sha da da, ooh-sha da da, ooh-sha da da, Ooh-sha da da, ooh-sha da da, ooh-sha da da-ooooh But not to worry baby because I’m invention Creativity everywhere I go I’m in conflict Though I know innately deep down we both know Look at us sitting right there It’s clear we’re not over
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Pushing Karma's Envelope 02:43
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Pushing Karma’s Envelope (Aah aaaaah) Pushing Karma’s Envelope Pushing Karma’s Envelope Hindsight like a telescope Pushing Karma’s Envelope There was a time when I felt free ‘Cause no one was looking at me Back then I couldn’t see That I would saw in two The soul that became me and you Too good (too good) to be (to be) forgotten (forgotten) That we (that we) forgot what we once knew Pushing Karma’s Envelope Pushing Karma’s Envelope Without denial I’d never cope Pushing Karma’s Envelope (Aah na na na na na na na na na) Stretched the truth far as it could go ‘Til yes snapped back as no Maybe when I’m all for show It’s ‘cause I forgot The things I used to take to heart Too good (too good) to be (to be) forgotten (forgotten) That we (that we) forgot what we once knew Pushing Karma’s Envelope Pushing Karma’s Envelope With every breath a gasp of hope Pushing Karma’s Envelope
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Marisela 02:22
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Marisela (Maripos) Marisela imagine me And you are truly meant to be Float through love mutually Like a butterfly I’m fluttering La mariposa flotando Bajo el viento agradable Mi Corazon alzar el vuelo Como una mariposa volante Flapping her gentle wings Changing the world for all things Playing true love on six strings Marisela marry me Though we go deeper than matrimony Still I’m down upon one knee Humbled by the butterfly set free
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One Community 02:45
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One Community Why can’t we be one community Why we always breaking in three Why can’t we be one community I am talkin’ ‘bout you and me Put down your dukes and pick up the pieces of your life Put down the nukes and the gun, rope, tongue, missile, bullet, knife Why can’t we be one community Why we always breaking in three Why can’t we be one community I am talkin’ ‘bout you and me Tell me the truth; there’s harm in beatings ‘round the bush Don’t turn me to sleuth, ‘cuz I detect bullshit when shove comes to push So why can’t we be one community Why we always breaking in three Why can’t we be one community I am talkin’ ‘bout you and me ‘Cuz anyone is someone when there’s someone there to need you When you’re the one who freed you all the while Why can’t we be one community Why we always breaking in three Why can’t we be one community I am talkin’ ‘bout you and me Why can’t we be one community Why can’t we be one community Why can’t we be one community One community

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released December 17, 2021

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