1. |
Begin Again
04:22
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Verse 1
Caught my eye, took my breath
Now I’m stranded here with nothing left
Morning sun is blinding me
But you’re setting sale on a different sea
Bridge 1
I see the tide is turning
But the fire’s still burning
Chorus
It’s cold without your pretty face
Lighting up this empty place
That’s nothing more than crumbling walls
Broken glass and dirty floors
It seems to me you’ve gone for good
I’d turn it ‘round if I could
I’d do anything
To undo everything
Verse 2
Storm has passed, blown away
Now I close my eyes to the light of day
And everywhere dreams are sinking
Tell me baby what were you thinking
Bridge 2
Too much time to wonder
Turning time into thunder
Chorus
Middle 8
Yeah, yeah
Chorus
Outro
And end it and begin again
I’d end it and begin again
I’d end it and begin again
I’d end it and begin again
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2. |
Bad Times Ahead
03:46
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Verse 1
Bad times ahead
Arrows with a warning aiming for my head
Cool, calm is your touch
Soothing every open nerve I need to still so much
B1
But I won't pretend
That I won't break or I won't bend
And I won't deny
That this place I'm in is opening the water in my eye
V2
And it's all around
Fear of slowly sinking into foreign ground
Lifeline it seems
Throw your rope to rescue me from these broken dreams
B2
And I know you're there
To see me through when they won't dare
And I understand
When there's nothing else but emptiness
You're offering your hand
C1
When it's all said and done
But I'm still chasing lights that fade away
Like the setting of the sun
And when I'm lost along the way
Is there something you could say
B3
And I won't pretend
That I won't break or I won't bend
And I understand
When there's nothing else but emptiness
You're offering your hand
C2 +
Something you could say
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3. |
Spider
05:02
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Verse 1
You forgot your make-up, you forgot your clothes
You forgot to wash your face and powder from your nose
Another neon sunrise washes you away
Another end to another night that fades your world to grey
Chorus 1
But the spider on your wall is getting closer
The monkey on your back begins to smile
The spider on your wall is getting closer
It’s a crazy kind of day but no surprise
Verse 2
Heavy breathing sleeper with the smell of fear
Close your eyes you’re wishing now that you could disappear
You say it’s not forever, you say tonight’s the last
You say you’ll leave it all behind and leave it in the past
Chorus 2
But the spider on your wall is getting closer
The monkey on your back begins to smile
The spider on your wall is getting closer
It’s a crazy kind of day but no surprise
Mid8
You forgot the daydream, a picture-perfect view
Everything you left behind will never follow you
Chorus 3
But the spider on your wall is getting closer
The monkey on your back begins to smile
The spider on your wall is getting closer
It’s a crazy kind of day but no surprise
You know it’s no surprise
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4. |
Those Were The Days
04:45
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V1
It’s never been the same
I guess it never will
But the images remain
Faded now and still
B1
But what if all this disappears
And scatters in the air
What will take it’s place I fear
Good-bye my friend, good-bye
C1
But those were the days I remember so fondly with a smile
Those were the days I recall too well
Those were the days I believed in everything I saw
And all I saw could change with the wind
What I would give to live those days again
V2
Every year I gain
Is trading in this cold
But I feel summer rain
Like the memories of old
B2
It’s too late now to turn around
It’s too hard not to stare
But it hurts too much to walk away
Good-bye little boy, good-bye
C2
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C3
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5. |
Driving
03:26
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Verse 1
An endless road, the white lines in my eyes
Nothing but shapeless clouds on my horizon
Radio fades away into the distance
Lost beyond the shimmer of a heatwave
But in the quiet I see your face
Chorus
One by one I remember every time you smiled
Every time you laughed
Every time you cried
There’re not enough numbers in the world
I’d need to count the ways
I miss you every day
Like I’m missing you today
Verse 2
Another day away and again I’m thinking of you
I try to stay awake but the black top’s filling my view
Eyes are getting heavy to send a warning
But I’m pushing on to beat the sunset dawning
‘Coz there’s somewhere I need to be
Chorus
Middle 8
Driving through the night I’m getting nowhere
But if I can I’ll get to you again
Radio fades away into the distance
But in the quiet I see your face
Chorus
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6. |
Once Again
02:43
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Verse 1
Once again I fall from grace
Once again I’ve wasted my space
Once again I fell too soon
Once again I traded all my stars for the moon
Verse 2
Once again I see where I went wrong
Once again I’ve taken far too long
Once again I’ve left it all too late
Once again I think that I’ve just sealed my fate
Mid8/Outro
Once again I don’t know where to turn
Once again I stumble but never learn
Once again is more than I need
Once again I’m learning how to bleed
Once again
I’m learning how to bleed
Once again
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7. |
All You Leave Behind
03:36
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Verse 1
Hear her calling, temperature is falling
I melt away
Watch me bleeding, on your touch I’m feeding
She walks away
See them and their simple minds they don’t care
They turn away
But I know there’re so many more to go
So I run away
Chorus
Now it’s colder than the ice forming on your face
Rearrange the world just to suit your taste
Taking every chance just to re-erase
All you leave behind
Verse 2
Tempt me, taunt me with your darkest sin
I won’t look away
But somehow, somewhere treading if you dare
I’m here to stay
Chorus
Middle 8
But you’re taking such a long time in making up
Your mind’s anywhere but here
There’s nothing left of me but what your naked eye can see
I’m anywhere but here
Chorus
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8. |
This Is Real
03:47
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V1
I hear d the sound of closing doors
Of tearing paper from my walls
I saw a face I thought I knew
I watched it slowly turn into
An evil grin, a deadly sin
Of something darker than the night
So do you feel what I feel
‘Coz I know that
C2
This is real, this is real
This is real enough now I can taste it’s true
This is real, this is real
Is it real enough for you
V2
I dreamt of you in shades of blue
But your eyes were burning red
I felt your stare across the room
It left me frozen
It’s not for me, it’s not for you
It’s not for me to hold onto
It’s not a game or a song to sing
But it’s something
C2
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MID8
There’s something left unspoken
Or is it just a token gesture you could throw away
And burn the words i heard you say
Never meant to wave good-bye
Never meant to see you cry
Never meant to do you wrong
So long, so long, so long, so long
This is real
This is real
C3
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9. |
On & On
03:28
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Verse 1
On and on, it seems we’re still waiting
Daylight is fading and night’s on it’s way
Harmony seems so elusive
Your words so intrusive I’m sorry to say
Bridge 1
My sin is I’m always dreaming of you
But I’m wide awake
Verse 2
On and on, endless revolving
Doors I am holding open for you
Tenderly, I reach for your presence
And I feel your wave washing right over me
Bridge 2
My sin is I’m always thinking of you
They can say what they say, but I’ll believe it came from you
So tell me a lie of the praises that you sing
Too close to deny and everything else that brings
So maybe I’m blind
Outro
On and on I fall for every word you throw away
Chase the chance at déjà vu and do it all again
On and on I fall for every word you throw away
Chase the chance at déjà vu and do it all again
On and on, it seems we’re still waiting
Daylight is fading and night’s on it’s way
Harmony seems so elusive
Your words so intrusive I’m sorry to say
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10. |
Breathe
03:08
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Verse 1
And so it seems again
There’s never room for more than me
And solitude’s my friend
I wish this friend would let me be
Verse 2
One more smile for you
And maybe I’ll convince myself
That there’s something I can do
To awaken what it is I thought I felt
Bridge 2
But every time I see you falling
I break
Shattered pieces of a memory
I take away
Chorus
'Coz here and now I know I'll never know you like I should
But I'd cross this universe to tempt my fate if I could
Here and now it's just enough to breathe
I need to breathe
Middle 8
I need to breathe, I need to breathe
Chorus
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11. |
Treading Water
03:44
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V1
I’d like to take today
And change it for tomorrow
Or maybe I could stay
Sinking in my sorrow
Nothing left to do
But sit around here for hours
You could find me here
You could always find me here
B1
But now I seem to fade away
Further into every day
C1
Hold on, hold on
Can you throw yourself a lifeline
Hold on, hold on
We’re treading water in time
V2
I know every cloud
Changing shape above me
Whispers falling down
It’s raining rumours all around me
C2
MID8
Something’s gone astray this time
It was never meant to be this way
Thought I saw a different view
I thought that I could see it through
C3
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12. |
Tender Trap
04:29
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Verse 1
Slow is the hand that waits for my decision
Tender is the trap that springs to life for me again
Whispered were the words that warned me of the telling
Of fables told to a child who cried out for a friend
Bridge 1
Can you feel the moment flowing
I will wait for it’s return
Chorus 1
If I sleep ‘til the end this dream will last forever
So I close my eyes against unwelcome dawn
I remain in the safety of a haze that draws together
Every urge I feel for fight or flight again
Verse 2
Slow was the breath escaping this religion
Shallow was the gesture that offered me advice
Quicker now forgotten were the moods that tamed the temper
That tore apart the only heart that refused to fracture twice
Bridge 2
Can you feel the moment leaving
I will wait for it’s return
Chorus 2
Mid8
Compassion is a comfort that settles on your face
The passion of the promise will never be replaced
Chorus 3 +
This dream will last forever
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13. |
Interlude
00:40
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14. |
Strangest Dream
03:13
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V1
It’s the strangest dream I think I’ve ever known
Don’t know where I’ve been or the faces that I’ve shown
It’s like being torn by the hand that feeds your world
All my clothes are worn by the promise of a girl
C
But your timing is so perfect
Your clothes lay on my carpet
With no answers with no reason
Try to fight this bloodless treason
Why
Must I try
To ignore
When you’re beating down my door
V2
It’s a darker mood than the one you knew before
It’s a blacker sky chasing shadows from your floor
A single drop of rain and you’re falling to your knees
Without a word you’ll do anything to please
C
M8
You smile with subtle silence
Inside your head is violence
You crawl beside yourself
And drink a toast to your good health
C +
I think I’ve lived this dream before
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Jason Maynard Brisbane, Australia
Jason Maynard is an Australian Singer-Songwriter who has played throughout Australia and
overseas.
Jason has performed at the NEMO Music Festival and Conference in Boston USA, and to the FUSE Festival in Adelaide in 2004, and has supported Pete Murray, The Androids, Evermore and Dave Graney.
After 4 years, Jason has released his debut, self-titled Album, and lead single, “Begin Again”.
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