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Fine Old World

by Eric Bettencourt

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Fine Old World Pt.1 01:13
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Fine Old World Pt.1 The old man, he is cleaning off his boots, he intends to walk to a place of new, we can’t run from the people that we are, if you’re in my head well you’ve gone too far She tried to peel her shadow off the floor but somebody else wanted it more, her eyes have faded into milky gray, she walks on her problems but she’s followed anyway It’s such a strange, such a funny, such a crazy old world, such an ugly, such a lovely, such a dead old world, it’s such a dirty, such a lazy, such a mean old world, it’s such a very, very, very, very fine world
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Delaney 04:54
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Delaney Delaney, hold your face up to the sun, spread all of your light on everyone, believe me when I say that you are love Delaney let the wind tangle your hair, rest assured we will always be here, what you hold shall be true, I’m holding you Oh, what a pleasant surprise in time you’ll think so too, yet to open your eyes the world she waits for you What can I say? You’ve got a family that will die for you, anyway, we’ll call the angels down for you, Delaney, someday you will see it too, what can I say? I am just a part of you Delaney hold your head up to the sky, the future will come to you in time, you’ll wonder what she’s waiting for, I can say no more
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No Show 03:20
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No Show The play has ended, the curtain shredded, everyone went home, we found a reason, to keep believing, we found it on our own It’s time to let the circus fade it’s time to exit the stage and though the maps we held were lost I was so sure our paths would cross No use in hiding, while I’m confiding, there’s no one to ignore, now I’m leaving, waited all evening, staring at the door, - It’s time to let the dead one sleep, it’s time to choose who you should keep, and though the train you rode was lost, I was so sure our paths would cross But it’s a no show, no show, no show, won’t ever come back again? She’s driving the train, she rides on the train She’s driving the train, I’m under the train This indecision, you keep on living, it won’t wear off on me, you’ll get a stand up, you’ll hear the door shut, but you will not see, me no, It’s time to pretend that you are real it’s time to accept just what you feel and though the maps we held were tossed, could we both be a little lost?
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Sweet Elise 03:29
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Sweet Elise Sweet Elise, please come back to me, my Sweet Elise, oh my Sweet Elise, where is your home? - Your sadness penetrates, my useless open gates, my sweet release, you are my sweet release, where is your home? Stay, won’t you set your worries down and stay with me? Lay, won’t you rest your body down and lay with me? Don’t go back to sleep, for you’re in far too deep, my Sweet Elise, you are my Sweet Elise, where is your home? You could stay with me; won’t you rest your worries down and stay with me? You could stay with me won’t you rest your body down and lay with me?
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I Wish I Could Change Your Mind 03:07
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I wish I could change your mind I Wish I could change your mind But you’re gonna go leaving me behind Wish I could change your mind Everyday I’m feeling oh so lonesome When I look into the mirror Wishing that she’d could be oh so close And maybe just a little nearer If you got a hand to hold Hold on buddy don’t let it go \Cause it’s your heart when your love turns cold You’ve got to change her mind, yes I wish I could change your plan I Wish I could change your plan But you got your arms around another man Wish I could change your plan I Wish I Could Change Your Mind
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Burning Up 03:49
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It’s not that you’ve had trouble flying, it’s your landings that’s holding you down, and though you are no longer hiding, your future remains to be found, this time don’t look away - So many years of pretending can leave your spirit in chains and in the message you’re sending the truth it goes up in flames, no one can put you out You’re burning up Stay the fire will subside, still we are on your side, lift your spirit to the light, you’re strong, this time do it right - One life, one try, one last goodbye, hold on and take control You’ve tried to grow beneath the thunder but you closed your ears to the sound of the train that your heart has been under and the thought of you breaking down leaves me by your side I’m burning up
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Fine Old World Pt.2 01:06
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So easy to pull apart sweet lace, as easy to remove the smile from her face, but you feel you need a little more, see what you hold before it’s thrown to the floor Politicians all are saving face the tiger of the year has just kept his place now the jungle is under siege you are the prey and I’m above the leaves It’s such a strange, such a funny, such a crazy old world, such an ugly, such a lovely, such a dead old world, it’s such a dirty, such a lazy, such a mean old world, it’s such a very, very, very, very fine world
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The Toys of War 01:05
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Uniform 04:41
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Blood rolls through the riverbeds of the lands we’ve come to claim we’re shedding all your dignity in vain Your futile hopes to hold a flame in the face of defeat, nothing will ever be the same We’re making room for the toys of war you’ll be happy and safe, we’re chasing down all that’s in our way Please, oh please let me follow the fade and float away, please, oh please I cannot take another day To be a uniform, a number before a name, GI Joes and yo-yos playing dead boy games One man’s hands can hold the world and still reach for your soul, cutting down all you’ve ever known Your sticks and stones won’t break my word our swords reach far and wide, the mushroom cloud will find you where you hide Please, oh please let my senses fall away so I can die, please, oh please I’ve lost the war inside To be a uniform a number before a name, destroying what we cannot create to win the greatest game To be a uniform a number before a name, I am you and you are me, we are all the same To be a uniform a number before a name, GI Joes and yo-yos playing dead boy games The stench of death hangs in the air you’ll be dying on your feet, the flag may fly but all will feel defeat
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Just Walk Away 05:05
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She’s love she’s power, flames climbing a tower, she’s everything out of reach She’s a mother a nymph from her soul to her skin she’s everything a promise can’t be She’s a blessing a curse, headlights on a hearse, she’s everything that terrifies me If you really love her, and you’re willing to pay, if you really love her, boy just walk away She’s chains in a field, she’s a rose made of steel, she’s everything a woman should be She flows like a mountain to the hole that I’m down in she’s everyone that’s ever owned me If you really love her, and you’re willing to pay If you really love her, boy just walk away
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The Plan 04:33
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You told me once, you told me twice I don’t need you to analyze the schemes and plans that blew up in my face I need no one to criticize, hold me down with heavy eyes, wave a wand and put me in my place What you see is what you get, there ain’t no point in changing it, perfection she’s a busted fairytale Do you really think that you can shake, The red apple out of the snake and build the world you visit in your dreams? It’s my life, it’s my time been too long since I’ve felt so fine I ain’t yours to rearrange, I ain’t a puzzle or a ball and chain, so come to me without your plan, there’s no way to mend what’s not broken If you told me once, you told me twice you can’t stare down a block of ice in the puddle floats a painful memory I’m holding on and counting sheep, forgetting how it feels to sleep, only to face another dreary day If you told me once you told me twice, you told me too many times, you count on me, to count on you, you’re speaking for two separate lives - You wanna keep me in the dark, keep me by your side, keep me guessing on,until there’s no more room for you to hide It’s my life, it’s my time been too long since I’ve felt so fine I ain’t yours to rearrange I ain’t a puzzle or a ball and chain, so come to me without your plan and I may even show you who I am
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Fine Old World Pt.3 01:44
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Tiny sapphires peeking through the sand, try to guess but not to understand the catchy song of a fool in love, hands will never feel the texture through the gloves Loneliness surrounds me like a disease, every place I go you know the people leave but there is something else I hear that they don’t know and they never will cause when I come they go It’s such a strange, such a funny, such a crazy old world, such an ugly, such a lovely, such a dead old world, it’s such a dirty, such a lazy, such a mean old world, it’s such a very, very, very, very fine world Darkness so pervasive then it’s gone, darting into space with an echoed song, the disappearing act of a child with chores you can have me if you want but don’t call me yours
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It's Over 04:43
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These memories undoubtedly will fade away and be replaced but I’ll carry with me everything I’ve learned from you, we grew and grew, as long as I’m alive I won’t regret a single moment I shared with you And though the flame burned out somewhere along the line, we walked in time, the winding road will separate the best of friends, eternal twins, as long as I’m alive I won’t regret a single mile I ran with you, I ran with you Don’t stop growing you have come so far, don’t stop growing the road is not so hard, your road is not so dark anymore Our laughter was like thunder it hit loud and hard and it haunts me now, these memories undoubtedly will fade away and be replaced, as long as I’m alive I won’t regret a single smile, shared with you Don’t stop growing you have come so far, don’t stop growing believe in who you are, don’t stop growing you have come so far, the road is not so hard your road is not so dark Well it’s over… Goodbye.

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released January 10, 2009

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