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Pray For Him
04:39
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Her black eyes felt the pain
The tears made her cheeks lame
So scared to cry like you
So scare what I might do
Without You, without you
She cried for most the day
Till her midnight eyes turned gray
And joy is just for fools
I sink into the blue with you, with you
So pray for him, without him I'd be dead
For so long my hand's been painted red
And if you pray for him
You've cried so many years
Some angels bound to hear your song an scare away your fears
But leave me at the corner of the street
Yeah, leave em at the corner of the street.
She held me through the night
Till we glowed like candle light
And like a swaying tree
I'd cry if I could see what I'd be
Without you
So pray for me
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Failing she fought off the tears
As I watched the clowns crack open beers
Gaily they finished the day as we sat on the hay.
The carousel music played on
But she drowned out the words of the song
When she looked in my eyes and she told me
It all felt so wrong.
Then banners cam down from the stands
And she let go of my hands.
She stood up with the wind in her skirt
As popcorn bags littered the dirt
One got stuck on my shoe
I'd be damned if I could get it off.
She said that she'd still be my friend
As the carnys moved signs made of tin
And they shut down the magic
The music and lights ushered in.
Then she turned her face away,
I wondered if that meant goodbye,
The workers they all said goodnight.
Then she left me in the carnival light.
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Countless times I have died
Countless times I've been born
Countless nights I have cried, just looking back,
At the countless days I have sworn-
To come back and love you, pretty Baby
But I get lost looking for myself
But now it's time to grab that old self esteem
I've got to take it back off the shelf
(chorus)
I am a Man of Many Faces
There's always part of me you miss
I am a Man of Many Faces
Make sure you know which one you kiss
I walked around and I wore a mask
To help me navigate the times
Until it made me loose the task at hand
But now I'm ready to read the signs
And dimly through a mirror
I was gazing in your eyes
And my reflection's getting clearer now
And I can see through my disguise
(chorus)
And you might find yourself out there
But your lives count like the stars you see
There's a "you" right here-
No longer lost but free
I am a Man of Many Faces
There's always part of me you miss
I am a Man of Many Faces
Make sure you know…
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See My Smile
03:40
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I walk the streets to try and make sense of the day
But in the night it seems so futile when you say
"If you could wait for the fall we'd get away from it all"
But I see my smile's just slipping away
My smile's wet with perspiration in the night
It goes from green to red with every traffic light
And though they lit up the sky
It still remains a dark night
And I see my smile's just slipping away
So come away with me to the other side of town
I know a friendly dive the only way is down
And if it looks like I'll cry, you don't need to ask why
You'll just see my smile's just slipping away
You'll just see my smile
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He tried to say how he felt
But to the child he was unusual
He said my mind keeps shifting
It's never black or white
It keeps shifting all the time.
His face would tighten with a frown
They called him kind but he kept looking down
He said my mind keeps shifting
It's never black or white
It's never day or night
I've been a love sick dope
Walking on a tight rope
Loosing your balance can kill you
Trying to get stable you learn a funny fable
You've got to have a full deck of cards
Every time I smile I'm hiding something vile
And it's the same thing vice versa
I'm trying to get balance
Up against the challenge of extremes
Were you in love with me, Girl
and whatever I am?
I took the bus home form your place
I looked at the moon
It had a painted face
See it's face was painted
Balanced black and white
You're in love with Jesus and the Devil
Yeah, you're in love with Jesus and the Devil
cause you're in love with me.
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Standing in a cafe around noon and the line's not moving
The radio plays this odd familiar tune as the sun sneaks by
Then all at once it's dejavu and I feel so high
There's no more doubt. I'll never die.
Days like these they seldom finish well because of expectations
Thoughts like these they must be written down so they can be saved
But I don't want to talk about it, it's too sweet for words
It makes so much sense it sounds absurd
It's just a sensation, it's not likely to change the nation
It's just a sensation when two worlds are one
Let me stay a little longer in your grace to make a resolution
Give me one more minute studying your face and I can show the world
Then once again I lose my cool and I can't drive
I'm too scared of death to feel alive
It's just a sensation, it's not likely to change the nation
It's just a sensation when two worlds are one
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7. |
Love You After All
04:16
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My mind
It frightens you too much
You think I need a softer touch
But then again my mind
It's out of control
The signs were saying we were over
But now you're coming back home
And I can finally rest my head
I guess I love you after all
I guess I love you after all
I've lost some sleep
We cut too deep
I went to tell you we were over
But by the time I reached your house
I only want to kiss your face
If I could only stop by my crying
Perhaps I could pretend
If we said goodbye, I'd be okay
I guess I love you after all
Yes, I love you after all
I've lost some sleep
We cut too deep
And if I lied to you tonight
And claimed you never loved me right
When I'd get home, and hit the light,
I'd bight the sheets and I would cry
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Why? Despite all my pains,
I can't change the way I am.
My mind it seldom is my friend.
And now inside a blinding light,
I'm finally where I want to be,
But it's so bright and can you see?
I'll try to pay the bills and rent.
I hope not all my money's spent.
Life's a chaos cloud.
Tomorrow I'll try to see the light.
By now I'm just too tired tonight to figure it out.
But You, You give me something to live for now.
Yeah You, You give me something to live for now.
My friend, was that the way I looked?
The way I looked from here?
Within the light it wasn't clear.
Forgive my self righteous pursuits
But keep an open mind.
The light's so bright that I went blind.
The woman that I call my own,
She's patient with this prodigal son
She's a god send now.
Thank you, my friend, you cut me slack
Because in life there's things you can't take back
and I don't know how.
But You, You give me something to live for now.
Yeah You, You give me something to live for now.
And we all want to scream and shout
Close all the blinds blot out the day
But then one day I figured it out,
to see the sun, stand in the shade
So now you know, and give it away.
You, You give me something to live for
Something to live for now.
Yeah You, You give me something to live for
Something to live for now...
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9. |
Summer Daze
03:51
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On a Summer day
I threw all my pennies down the well
Let's make a wish for these Summer days
And at seventeen
He was everything she'd ever dreamed
It's like a drug these Summer days
"I said that I don't want you a thousand times before."
"Don't want your cards and flowers. Stop knocking at my door."
And how can I explain it? I can't fight it anymore
He spent the day
Just writing poetry to himself
It was a lovely Summer day
And she spent the day
Just weeping softly to herself
Closed all the blinds. Blot-out the day
Then looking in the mirror he thought:
"Oh my! Can it be?"
"The most extraordinary man, he was looking back at me!"
And how can I explain it when no one else can see?
Then on her gate
I saw she left a note for me
I saw my name in pink and green
And she wrote to me:
"No longer need your apathy."
"Enjoy your lonely Summer daze."
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So now the day is done and I am spent
The outside smells like cigarettes
Like malt liquor spilled on the cement
It's like a cheap perfume that's in my head
And you insist that I should spend the night
You wont let me walk back home in alley light
I'm trying to change the subject desperately
and we'll discuss Buddhist philosophy
Because I never think with my head
No I never think with my head
You think it's hot I look like Paul Dano?
I wasn't trying to cause your heart to stir.
I'm not he kind of guy you want to know...
I've got the cultural taste of a dot commer!
No I never think with my head
No I never think with my head
And does it come to you so easily?
For me it's always been a mystery
Thinking... But not with my head
Stay the night
I've got to find some way out of here
because I've got a feeling that this won't end right
What seems wrong?
Damn these trends of the twenty tens!
I can't fish out my car keys!
These skinny jeans are too tight!
No I never think with my head
No I never think with my head
And does it come to you so easily?
For me it's always been a mystery
Thinking... But not with my head.
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A vintage lens, it captured you
And made me believe that it was true
Don't ask me how long I've felt this way
And now we're alone, I still can't say
I sit in a chair, I sit on the ground
I tear out my hair, I jump up and down
But words can't explain, so I'll make no sound
I look through green glass that litters the shore
I take off my mask, I'm outside your door
And in the dead of the night, and in a desolate place
We're covered in fright, I'm gonna show you my face
A vintage lens, it captured you
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I dreamt that I had wrote you a song
To bid you farewell, to say it's okay.
And I noticed that you left me a note
To make it alright, but hey it's okay
And your number's all that's left of you now
It's scribbled in ink on a dirty receipt
And the note you left
It's under a stone at the bottom of a lake
'Cause there's nothing to say
"Nothing's really over" you would say
"Only you can feel that there's a difference in the day"
And then oh… oh… what would you say?
And your number's all that's left of you now
It's scribbled in ink on a dirty receipt
And the note you left, it's under a stone
At the bottom of a lake
'Cause there's nothing to say
"Nothings really over you would say" you would say
"Only you can feel that there's a difference in the day"
And then oh… oh… what would you say?
Now I know
"It's okay".
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marc maynon Richmond, California
Marc Maynon is a Bay Area Singer/Songwriter who self produces all of his releases. Each LP Marc releases has a different genre. You can never be sure what you'll get, but you can be certain it will be imbued with Marc's unique sound.
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