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Street Life

by BANNISTER VOID

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1.
Eagle Eye Firefly 03:31
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1. I just don't know - If I can make it in the sun I just don't know - I see a spider with a tiger tongue It seems to me - You lost the river in the rain It seems to be - Sold your story to the man CHORUS: I guess that must be why They call me Eagle Eye Firefly I guess that must be why They call me Eagle Eye Firefly Flyin' so high...up in the sky Bout two hundred thousand eyes, combined but still I'm blind 2. So obvious - Like a tack upon the floor So ovvious - Like a voice behind the door It seems to me - You were walkin' with the fat man At twelve fifteen - that's when you stabbed him in the back man CHORUS 3. This howlin' wind - Feelin' silence and the frost I'm here again - at the start where I left off These endless fields - seem to follow far behind (my mind) Don't wanna feel - I just watched the angel die CHORUS
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Grain of Salt 04:19
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1. I travel down along the ground, black dirt in my eyes I grovel down before the mouse, grey heart is beating wise I crumble off your humble face, real feelings cannot hide I never knew your rat-faced race, was a lie, til I tried I fry a thousand eggshell wires To relieve the unborn child Of masses tired and uninspired Like a Child who's runnin' wild He got no mind he got no style He got a frown he got a smile CHORUS: So don't be mad, cuz it ain't my fault All I had, was a grain of salt Don't be mad, cuz it ain't my fault this time, no no, not this time 2. I told so many voices off, that never rang true I did not see no characters, who remind me of you On cotton napkins raven ink, has bleeded in ruin With foul habits hidden deep, I'm leavin' a clue in, for you (here it is) No triumph kills the will of death We know we see but still we step On danger dads and monster moms Who whisper calm in the dawn They know they don't belong They know it won't be long CHORUS 3. You're predictable and then, you found a scene (obscene) I should have figured out your friends, would send you to sea (eventually) I barely know you anymore, your clover has grown, alone You make it kinda hazy for, feelings I've shown, for you CHORUS
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Shiny Red Pennies 03:59
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1. You're pickin' on pennies and pawns, You tell me it's wrong, call me a liar You're silently trying me out, I feel like a mouse, you eat me alive Too bad you're really sad too, Too bad you, self sacrifice You're glad I got the maddest eye Like the maddest child, just how you like all right all right. just how you like CHORUS Pick up those, shiny red pennies you found perfectly good, perfectly round - but you put 'em down Pick up those, shiny red pennies you found perfectly good, perfectly round - but you put 'em down man 2. Wasted in tasteless greyest dawn, Goes on and on, outta my head Your broken heart stake, arrived too late Late for the grave, tore me to shreds Your love never budges at all, Feels like a wall, drives me insane The world is burning down, My girl she's learnin' how, I ain't gonna change No way no way, ain't gonna change CHORUS Why'd ya do it man, said you're too good for them, but ain't that a sin Why'd ya do it man, said you're too good for them... ain't that a sin 3. Now aces are blown, I'm all alone Out on the road, dead in the dust Sailors are floatin' along, hear 'em moan and groan, over the crust Love light's fadin' away And it's haunting my days, breakin' my will Namelessly toil, foes unfoiled Blood still boils, ready to spill. . . ready to kill CHORUS
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Street Life 04:37
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1. Nobody could stand you as you were You heard the fan I felt the blur Don't tell me you forever knew You played the victim and the fool You took me in you let me live You let me win what did you give? You made a home on solid ground Your hand was led Fred, from all around Your hand was led Fred, from all around Your hand was led Fred, from underground CHORUS You're talkin' that head jive...every night You live the street life...but you know it ain't right You're talkin' that head jive ...every night You love the street life ... but you know it ain't right But it's a drag Yeah it's a drag... draggin' me down 2. I kicked a brick just outta sight I knew you'd trip I told 'em right The plaster chips they flutter slow Leaves gather quick in fright of snow I clawed my way out of this maze I put 'em down I made 'em pay When I came to you'd gone away All I've been through Lou, I feel delayed All I've been through Lou, I feel decayed All I've been through Lou, I feel dismayed CHORUS 3. To let you think I was alone Would miss the point I'll stay at home I feel the needles and pins I hear the leather lepers when they sing Don't wanna fall upon a slur Don't wanna wonder what occurred I'm goin' under I deserve Don't wanna blunder out upon on a curve Don't wanna blunder now, upon a verb Don't wanna blunder now, upon a word CHORUS
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I'll Be Allright 02:35
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I find it hard to find the truth, to find the way To find myself, that's a-what I say I see in squares, I hear in waves, I feel so bad, your beating little heart Was all I had CHORUS I'll be allright I'll be allright I'll be allright I'll be allright I'll be allright I'll be allright I'll be allright I'll be all right I fall on nails, I stomp on minds I wave the flag, to warn the good of somethin' bad I'm circlebound, I drop the task, I watch it smash, no questions asked, No takin' it back. CHORUS I died in rooms, I tried in vain To free my soul, from your control I went insane I sold your time once mine was gone It took so long, to raise that barn From burning straw CHORUS
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Half Dead 05:18
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1. Sorry you lost - a reason to Go rearrange, and chase on through The blinking eye ah ahh Ancient peasants waiting all in a line Some of them cryin' Some of them dyin' They're bringing you down- down to the ground With a sinister smile - sayin' some other time For fear of shock This block of ice and stone Is so alone, it's so alone CHORUS So if you're satisfied, with just holdin' on And if you been denied, you know it won't be long Go right ahead Because you're half dead Your half dead mama That's what I said said 2. Down alleys proud, so loud and soft In daylight's earliest moss, I'm feelin' so lost On neon shells You crack the backs of parallels Crack the shells CHORUS 3. So if you're underwired, so uninspired So un-admired, barely survive now They're draggin' you blind Frozen coals over fire Each Lie, is just a liar Incredulous wide, big goldfish eyes Recently fired, and then re-hired now Left your life behind Mover and a shaker, phony and a faker Cynthia Studebaker, you'll never break her CHORUS
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Mister Shivers 03:07
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1. I can't believe they even really see me I wonder if they even see at all I don't want no sympathy from blank slates I'd rather have insurance when I fall I'm steppin' at ya just like at the bullfight Cuz that's the way I learned it anyway I'm graceful and anemic at the same time Only she, knew what to say - hey hey CHORUS: They call me dead and gone today Ain't got nothin' left good to say Call me dead and gone today, oh oh ohh They call me Mister Shivers Oh Yeah I'm Mister Shivers Oh yeah 2. Just like every pilot with a heartbreak Shuffling down any old street Just like every teacher with a mean streak Wondering if they got her beat I feel like the wind is still against me I'm nervous all alone or in a crowd Nobody wants to hear my nightmares I'll stay in my cage, where I'm allowed CHORUS 3. I hide myself from every prying eyeball You can tell my story if you like On Friday night I love to hear the roll call Of anyone who had the balls to fight I feel like the wind is still against me Nobody knows which way to go I can't tell, who's really spring fed I'm easy to fool, at least I know CHORUS
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Zoner 03:45
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What do you know, what do you do What do you have left when it's all through They told you lies, go run and hide You'll meet the sun dripping down from the sky You wanna push, you wanna pull Askin' for more when you're already full CHORUS Only alive, on the dead street Zoner's all right, on his lead feet Only alive, in his mind, on the dead street all night Will he survive, will he die, by the morning light (he'll be allright he'll be allright) 2. When you were mine, I had to find A spot in your little eye that was not blind Where did you go, what did you do What do you think, happened to me? Oh no... I had to eat, berries and seeds Anything that fell down from the trees Beggars and thieves, left me to bleed Cut at the knees but you know I'll never leave CHORUS 3. All that you knew, never was true I wanna know, is that what makes you blue? Paper and words, easily burn up in the flames, truth is so absurd You had to run, said you had fun I just don't know now that it's done CHORUS
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Marnie Green 04:14
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1. Well the thing about old Marnie Green She never was around In and out and in-between, seen her walkin' on the town When I knew her back in school, she never had a friend I seen her sittin' on the stairs, a dollar in her hand CHORUS Hey Marnie Green Hey Marnie Green, yeah yeah Hey Marnie Green, you're turnin' mean on me again Thought you were my friend 2. I wanted her to stay the same But it wasn't meant to be You had to go and fly away You made a fool of me Marnie was so fun when she was young Bursting at the seams Now she's looking down upon the ground A victim of disease CHORUS 3. Remember when you told me how You left me in the cold I feel the same way even now Like scriptures on a scroll Did they put you down and call you names Put you to the test I tried to lend a helping hand But you shunned me like the rest CHORUS
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Chaos Queen 03:04
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1. Expectation for disaster Rarely disappoints the mother Such a strong and healthy bird now Pecked to death by his brother Tales of sorrow tales of joy Abound in timeless lonely towns The night I found it out Hate awakened lost and found. . . forgotten, I'm outta time CHORUS You're just a chaos queen makin' up make believe lies You're just a chaos queen makin' up make believe eyes You're just a chaos queen makin' up make believe lies 2. Decorated from the past Curling up beside the fire Feel your heart is beating fast Chalk it up to desire Everything is so familiar Walk into a room again No one, will ever find you Impossible to sin Said the gypsy to the sparrow A night like this when you were born Said they read it from the tarot I don't believe it was the morning. . . . outta my mind CHORUS

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Special thanks to Gavin Ross and Dave Collins

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released February 11, 2023

Benjamin Guzzetti - Vocals, guitar,
Alejandra Arellano - Drums
Gavin Ross - Engineer
Dave Collins - Mastering

All Words and Music written by B.Guzzetti

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