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FILM FLICKERS ON THE SCREEN
AN IMAGE OF YOU AND ME
SHADOWS MADE OF DARKNESS AND LIGHT
DESPERATE WORDS I’M TRYING TO SAY
BUT YOU’RE PUSHING ME AWAY
THERE’S SOMETHING ‘BOUT THIS SCENE THAT ISN’T RIGHT
SO I REWIND, RE-CUT
FIND THE FOOTAGE WHERE I LIFT YOU UP
AND YOU LAUGH AS WE SPIN ROUND AND ROUND
I EDIT OUT THE TEARS
ANGRY WORDS, BORN OF FEAR
’TIL THEY’RE CELLULOID SLIVERS ON THE GROUND
AND THAT’S HOW WE GOT TO RIGHT NOW
I FOUND THE DAYS WHEN THE SUN DID SHINE
THE MOMENTS WITH YOUR HAND IN MINE
WHEN YOU WEREN’T SCARED OF HOLDING ON TOO TIGHT
I MIXEDIN PIECES OF PRETEND
GLUED IT ALL TOGETHER THEN
EVERYTHING I SAW, I LIKED
YEAG I REWIND, RE-CUT
FIND THE FOOTAGE WHERE I LIFT YOU UP
AND YOU LAUGH AS WE SPIN ROUND AND ROUND
I EDIT OUT THE TEARS
ANGRY WORDS, BORN OF FEAR
’TIL THEY’RE CELLULOID SLIVERS ON THE GROUND
AND THAT’S HOW WE GOT TO RIGHT NOW
SOMEWHERE IN THE SECOND REEL
THE COLORS CHANGED, I COULD FEEL
SOMETHING WAS JUST DIFFERENT ABOUT YOU
I COULDN’T PUT MY FINGER ON
WHAT WAS STRANGE, WHAT WENT WRONG
BUT DEEP DOWN I KNEW WHAT I HAD TO DO
SO I REWIND, RE-CUT
FIND THE FOOTAGE WHERE I LIFT YOU UP
AND YOU LAUGH AS WE SPIN ROUND AND ROUND AND ROUND AND ROUND
I EDIT OUT THE TEARS
ANGRY WORDS, BORN OF FEAR
’TIL THEY’RE CELLULOID SLIVERS ON THE GROUND
AND THAT’S HOW WE GOT TO RIGHT NOW
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Thought I saw you in the parking lot
Wasn't sure if you was you or not
Till the sun shined in your eyes
Called your name as you were leaving
Maybe you just didn't see me
Ten nine eight seven six five four
That's as far as we got
I was ready for more but
You weren't countin’ on three two one
But my heart can't close that door
Ten nine eight seven six five four
I came running after you
but you did what you always do
You sure know how to disappear
Wish I could just say whatever
And then move on but I know better
Ten nine eight seven six five four
That's as far as we got
I was ready for more but
You weren't countin’ on three two one
But my heart can't close that door
Ten nine eight seven six five four
Arms wide open
Praying hoping
Ten nine eight seven six five four
That's as far as we got
I was ready for more but
You weren't countin’ on three two one
But my heart can't close that door
Ten nine eight seven six five four
I’m still looking for you
But I don’t know where
Cuz you’re never there
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ALL OF A SUDDEN SHE SAID SIT DOWN
I WANNA TELL YOU THE TRUTH ABOUT ME
SO I WAS TRYING TO GET MY FEET ON THE GROUND
AND THEN I SAID GO ON AND GIVE IT TO ME
BUT BE TRUTHFUL
NOT SKILLFUL
BE MINDFUL
NOT WILLFUL
DON’T YOU KNOW SECRETS
ARE THERE FOR A REASON?
DON’T YOU KNOW LIES
WERE INVENTED TO PROTECT YOU FROM TREASON?
SO WE’RE BETTER OFF TO LEAVE IT
TO THE SECRET LIFE OF SECRETS
BEFORE WE FIND OURSELVES CRYING FOR HELP
CRY
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I don't mind when the stars don't shine
cuz she let's me know tomorrow's gonna be ok
When I'm down she can turn my world around
Make my troubles seem like they're a million miles away
She's got a smile that wakes up the sun
The world comes alive, put your shades on
That's how I know the day has begun
She's got a smile that wakes up the sun
Birds won't fly when the rain falls from the sky
oh but with her wings I know she can take me there
And all is right when I drift off to sleep at night
When she's in my arm she can take me anywhere
She's got a smile that wakes up the sun
The world comes alive, put your shades on
That's how I know the day has begun
She's got a smile that wakes up the sun
Tell me how, how does she know just what to do
How to do what she did just now
Cause everything seems much better somehow
When she comes around
She's got a smile that wakes up the sun
The world comes alive, put your shades on
That's how I know the day has begun
She's got a smile that wakes up the sun
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For The Hard Days Ahead
02:55
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OKAY SO I DON'T KNOW YOU
BUT I KNOW ENOUGH
TO BE SURE YOUR HEART IS SO FULL OF LOVE
THAT SOMETIMES IT CAN SCARE YOU 'CAUSE YOU FEAR THE WORST
IT'S TOO MUCH LOVE FOR ONE HEART
AND IT JUST MIGHT BURST
BUT YOU'RE GONNA NEED THAT LOVE
YOU'RE GONNA NEED THAT LOVE
YEAH YOU'RE GONNA NEED THAT LOVE
FOR THE HARD DAYS AHEAD
THE WORLD IS SO DAMN HEAVY
BUT ALL WE CAN DO
IS JUST LOVE ONE ANOTHER, AND YOU KNOW THAT'S THE TRUTH
BUT NOTHING REALLY MATTERS EXCEPT WHAT YOU FEEL
SO HOLD ON TO THE ONE THING
THAT YOU KNOW IS REAL
'CAUSE YOU'RE GONNA NEED THAT LOVE
YOU'RE GONNA NEED THAT LOVE
YEAH YOU'RE GONNA NEED THAT LOVE
FOR THE HARD DAYS AHEAD
YOU'RE ONE OF THOSE
MOST BEAUTIFUL SOULS
WHO CARRY THE WEIGHT DAY AFTER DAY
FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW
THAT IT'S ANGELS LIKE YOU
WHO DO WHAT THEY DO
WHO HAVE KEPT THIS WORLD SPINNING
FROM THE VERY BEGINNING
AND WE'RE GONNA NEED YOUR LOVE
WE'RE GONNA NEED YOUR LOVE
YEAH WE'RE GONNA NEED THAT LOVE
FOR THE HARD DAYS AHEAD
YOU'RE GONNA NEED THAT LOVE
YOU'RE GONNA NEED THAT LOVE
YEAH YOU'RE GONNA NEED THAT LOVE
FOR THE HARD DAYS AHEAD
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The Tropics
04:06
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Do you really want to hurt me
Baby baby, can't you see
I can't even let you near me
Listen to me carefully
I don't wanna make you walk away
I can only give you so much of my time today
It is getting past what I need to ask you
What you mean when you say no, no, no
We just turn away and I always said
You couldn't follow me away, oh whoa
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You All
02:57
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YOU ALL GOT YOUR TRAILERS TO TOW
YOU ALL WATCH THE WILD THINGS GROW
YOU ALL ARE HANGING (JUST) A LITTLE BIT LOW
YOU ALL ARE LEAVING RIGHT NOW LET’S GO
WHEN YOU ALL PLAY BALL YOU STALL
AND YOU CRAWL THE WALL AND
YOU ALL YOU CALL ME TALL
TOO TALL TO FALL (ON YOU ALL)
YOU ALL GOT YOUR HAND IN THE TILL
SO YOU ALL ARE SHAKING WHEN YOU’RE STANDING STILL
BUT YOU ALL CAN SHAKE THE SHIVERS WITH A SHOT AND A PILL
BUT YOU ALL BELIEVE WHERE THERE’S A WAY THERE’S A WILL
WHEN YOU ALL PLAY BALL YOU STALL
AND YOU CRAWL THE WALL AND
YOU ALL YOU CALL ME TALL
TOO TALL TO FALL (ON YOU ALL)
YOU ALL KNOW THE DEVILS WAYS
YOU ALL SHOULD SEE THE LOOK ON YOUR FACE
YOU ALL CAN MOVE INTO MY PLACE
BUT YOU ALL NEED A PLAN B JUST IN CASE
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Stupid
03:46
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NOW I WANNA BE AS STUPID AS YOU
AND I WON’T EVEN CARE ABOUT THE THINGS THAT I DO
IF I’M ALWAYS THINKING OF NO ONE BUT MYSELF
THEN WHY SHOULD I BE WORRIED ABOUT ANYONE ELSE?
SINCE I’VE BEEN TALKING TO YOU
YOU’VE JUST BEEN WASTING MY TIME
BUT STILL I FIND
YOU SEEM TO BE HAPPY WITH YOURSELF
SINCE I’VE BEEN WATCHING YOU
IT’S MADE ME REALIZE
THAT I’M A FOOL
I’M WRONG AND YOU ARE RIGHT
SO I WANNA BE AS STUPID AS YOU
AND I WON’T EVEN CARE ABOUT THE THINGS THAT I DO
AND IF I’M ALWAYS THINKING OF NO ONE BUT MYSELF
THEN WHY SHOULD I BE WORRIED ABOUT ANYONE ELSE?
SINCE I’VE BEEN TALKING TO YOU
WELL I’VE BEEN TRYING TO WORK IT OUT
WHAT YOU’RE SAYING
AND WHY YOU NEED TO SAY IT TO ME
IT’S ONLY YOU ABOUT YOU
DON’T REALLY NEED SOMEBODY ELSE LOOKING IN
BUT STILL IT MAKES YOU SMILE
SO I WANNA BE AS STUPID AS YOU
AND I WON’T EVEN CARE ABOUT THE THINGS THAT I DO
AND IF I’M ALWAYS THINKING OF NO ONE BUT MYSELF
THEN WHY SHOULD I BE WORRIED ABOUT ANYONE ELSE?
BUT IT’S ALL LIES, IT’S ALL LIES
AND IT’S ALL LIES, AND IT’S ALL LIES
WELL I’VE BEEN WATCHING YOU
AND NOW I THINK I’M DOING EVERYTHING WRONG
AND MAYBE I SHOULD DO WHAT YOU DO
SINCE I’VE BEEN TALKING TO YOU
I SEE IT’S VACANT IN YOUR EYES
AND THAT’S WHY YOU DON’T NEED ANYONE
SO I WANNA BE AS STUPID AS YOU
AND I WON’T EVEN CARE ABOUT THE THINGS THAT I DO
AND I’M ALWAYS THINKING OF NO ONE BUT MYSELF
THEN WHY SHOULD I BE WORRIED ABOUT ANYONE ELSE?
SO I WANNA BE AS STUPID AS YOU
AND I WON’T EVEN CARE ABOUT THE THINGS THAT I DO
AND IF I’M ALWAYS THINKING OF NO ONE BUT MYSELF
THEN WHY SHOULD I BE WORRIED ABOUT ANYONE ELSE?
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Space
02:44
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I NEED SPACE, SHE SAID
AS SHE GOT OUT OF BED
AND HEADED FOR THE DOOR
LISTENING TO HIM SNORE, UNAWARE
THAT SHE COULD FEEL THE WORLD
CLOSING IN LIKE SHE WAS A PEARL
INSIDE AN OYSTERS SHELL
AS FAR AS HE COULD TELL
IT WAS THERE AND THEN
SHE CLIMBED ABOARD HER ROCKET SHIP
FLIPPED THE SWITCH AND THAT WAS IT
SHE FLEW OUT TO THE WEST COAST
AFTER SLEEPING AT THE AIRPORT
AND THE SUN WAS SHINING
LIKE IT WAS A STAR
'CAUSE WE ARE WHAT WE ARE
I NEED SPACE, SHE READ
THE MOMENT HER PENCIL LEAD
LEFT HER DIARY'S PAGE
SHE COULD FEEL HER CAGE DISAPPEAR
SO SHE KEPT WRITING DOWN
EVERYTHING THAT SHE WANTED NOW
BUT SHE RAN OUT OF ROOM
HER BOOK WAS FULL AND SOON
SHE WOULD HEAR HERSELF
SAY THE WORDS SHE ALWAYS SAID
THAT FILLED THE SPACES IN HER HEAD
SHE FLEW OUT TO THE EAST COAST
WITH A MAN WHO THOUGHT HE KNEW HER
AND THE SUN WAS SHINING
LIKE IT WAS A STAR
'CAUSE WE ARE WHAT WE ARE
WE ARE WHAT WE ARE
YEAH WE ARE WHAT WE ARE
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And You Were A Spaceship
04:27
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If I was a planet
And you were a spaceship
And you came to visit
Would you stay long?
If you were a mountain
And I was a snowfall
And I started melting
Would you stay strong?
If you looked around
And suddenly you found
That you were nowhere
You could close your eyes
Whisper something twice
And know that I would have to go there
Cause somewhere in time
Another life
I heard you cry
And I know I held you
There was a day
I heard you say
Take me away
And then I kissed you
That's how I know it's true
I must have loved you
If I were a raindrop
And you were the ocean
And I started drowning
Would you hold on?
If you were the answer
And I was the question
Would that be wrong?
Cause we walked through that door
A thousand times before
And counted falling stars
And every single one
Was smiling like the sun
And we could feel the wall dissolving
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Technicolor Girl
02:46
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SHE WAS NOT THE ANSWER TO MY PRAYERS
‘CAUSE I DIDN’T DARE PRAY FOR
SOMEONE WHO WAS BEYOND A MIRACLE
BUT THERE SHE WAS ONE DAY
AND WHAT CAN YOU SAY WHEN YOU’RE BLESSED THAT WAY?
SHE’S A RAY OF LIGHT IN THE DARK OF NIGHT
A KALEIDOSCOPE OF LOVE
IN A GREY SKY SHE’S A RAINBOW UP ABOVE
SHE’S A PEARL
SHE’S A TECHNICOLOR GIRL IN A BLACK AND WHITE WORLD
SHE WAS NEVER DANCING THROUGH MY DREAMS
‘CAUSE I COULDN’T IMAGINE
ANYONE WHO COULD BE SO BEAUTIFUL
BUT NOW I KNOW IT’S TRUE
AND WHAT CAN YOU DO WHEN SHE SMILES AT YOU?
SHE’S A RAY OF LIGHT IN THE DARK OF NIGHT
A KALEIDOSCOPE OF LOVE
IN A GREY SKY SHE’S A RAINBOW UP ABOVE
SHE’S A PEARL
SHE’S A TECHNICOLOR GIRL IN A BLACK AND WHITE WORLD
SHE REACHED OUT TO ME AND SHE CHANGED EVERYTHING
WITH ONE WAVE OF HER WAND ALL MY TROUBLES WERE GONE
SHE’S A RAY OF LIGHT IN THE DARK OF NIGHT
A KALEIDOSCOPE OF LOVE
IN A GREY SKY SHE’S A RAINBOW UP ABOVE
SHE’S A PEARL
SHE’S A TECHNICOLOR GIRL IN A BLACK AND WHITE WORLD
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Robert Ellis Orrall Boston, Massachusetts
REO started his music career in the 80's rock clubs of Boston. He's had over 300 songs cut, 5 #1 songs, and has produced
albums for WB, Sony, RCA etc, incl Taylor Swift’s 10X Platinum debut LP and “Beautiful Eyes”.
His albums include "Fixation", "Contain Yourself", "Special Pain", “Mistakes”, “Gravity”, and 2021’s “467 Surf and Gun Club”, as well as his 3 off-kilter pop albums with Monkey Bowl.
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