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Cynical Believers
04:34
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Cynical Believers s.tagliere
Verse 1
Every witness is gone, you should be out of the woods
It’s too soon to gloat, it’s still under your foot
The crunch of dry leaves, now they know where you are
You need to get back, to who you used to be
When the good news was good, and the truth set you free
It’s only a threat, ‘cause you’ve pulled it apart
Chorus
You’re not gonna take a side
Just might be the biggest lie
Next to saying you really tried
Why would you believe what they say
Why would you believe
Verse 2
Shoes you can’t fill, so why would you try
You hope they get theirs, you want some of mine
But you’ll never accept, that none of it’s “ours”
Called to be kind, clearly don’t understand
It starts in your heart, and it flows through your plans
Suspicion’s your gift or the plank in your eye
Chorus
Bridge
Don’t know what you don’t know
Don’t know what you don’t know
Don’t care that you don’t care
If you don’t see the problems you wont have to solve ‘em
If you don’t see the problems you wont have to solve ‘em
If you don’t see the problems Nothing has to change
Verse 3
Every witness is gone, you can reshape the light
You’re changing the plot, and you look better each time
Some of the 10, maybe only 9
You need to get back, to who you thought you’d become
It’s never too late, but you might have to run
So much to make right, and it’s gotta ring true
Chorus
Tag - why would you believe, what you don’t want to hear
What you don’t understand , what you don’t want to accept
You don’t want to believe, you don’t want to believe
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Ready To Go
03:02
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Ready To Go s.tagliere
Verse 1
You think you’ll use the pieces
I don’t think you’ll ever find ‘em
They’re fading out so quickly
You’ll never recognize ‘em
Chorus 1
They’re rolling their eyes but they want us to stay and fake it
It makes ‘em feel good but what they don’t know,
that it’s gonna explode and they’re not ready
Calling us out but I don’t think they’ve paid attention
You can’t trust a word I’m ready to go, are you ready to go are you ready
Verse 2
I thought I saw the problem
Now I see what was behind it
Now I know they had your blessing
But you never choose a side
Chorus 2
They’re dishing it out but they want us to stay and take it
Year over year what they don’t know,
Is that it’s gonna explode, they’re not ready
Tying a knot rollup the blinds so petty
Here for a job now I’m ready to go, are you ready to go
Are you ready
Chorus 3
They’re starting a war whisper so loud so foolish
I guess they feel right but what they don’t know,
is that I’m gonna unload and they’re not ready
There’s never regret there’s nothing but blame and
I’ve waited too long now I’m ready to go, are you ready to go are you ready
Tag
It’s never made sense now I’m ready to go, you’ve been ready to go,
we’re finally ready
It’s over line and I’m ready to go and you’ve ready to go, we’re finally ready
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Never Again, Never The Same s.tagliere
Verse 1
Separated by a voice so confusing so polite
We’re both staring at the knot that we know we can’t untie
The whispers never leave they sit on my window sill
I thought there’d be a light or some warmth to hold us still
Chorus 1
We wont find it here at the edge of forgiveness
I know that we’ll have to jump in
We wont find the cure if we watch from a distance
Still takin’ more than we give
We saw it then….never again… never the same
Verse 2
Separated by a dream or the hope I held too tight
We both see it as a threat but it’s mostly out of sight
It’s not what I would choose for the record to be clear
It’s not what you expect and you’ll regret it when it’s here
Chorus 2
We wont find ourselves at the end of the journey
We’re probably closer to home
I wont find my voice in the trail of your echo
We might need to leave it alone
We saw it then….never again… never the same
Verse 3
Thrown together to provide a picture of relief
My anger brought your tears and your tears forced my retreat
The whispers stick around I wish I had understood
The damage in feeling right, in just knowing that I could
Chorus 3
We wont find the clues while we stare at the ceiling
We have to be willing to try
I wont see your heart or know what you’re feeling
till I let you look into mine
Chorus 4
Helping ourselves helping each other
We know where we need to arrive
Pulling the thread will it unravel
Is it worth keeping alive
We saw it then….never again… never again… never the same
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Pray So Loud (It's All For Show) s.tagliere
Verse 1
Set apart
make the same mistake
You know it’s wrong
but you never turn away
You pray so loud
You want them all to see
The role you play
and who you wanna be
Chorus
When you cry you got them thinkin’ that you’re someone else
I see you’re calling back
and it can only mean one thing
You ran out of your lightning
Verse 2
You pray so loud
You hope they hear it all
They take the bait
You take the late night call
What you give away
What you bring back in
Gonna heal the sick
And let ‘em hurt your kids
Chorus
Verse 3
You leave the kids
To do it on their own
Dance all night
Take another loan
You pray so loud
Still not making sense
It’s what you want
But it’s not what you get
Chorus
It's all for show
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Doesn't Check Out
03:13
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Doesn’t Check Out s.tagliere
Verse 1
Something is missing
It’s still too vague
The terms were settled
Signed and saved
She keeps it blurry
Helps her spin
The shapes and sizes
Who gives and gets
Chorus
Wait for the static to reach you
Holes that she can’t explain
her story doesn’t check out
We’ll be told it was just a mistake
Wait for a separate accounting
her weakness will go all the way
Her story doesn’t check out
We’ll be told it was just a mistake
Verse 2
Something is missing
It’s all too vague
We’ve been lied to
We’ve been played
Tensions building
What goes around
It always comes back
She knows the sound
Bridge
A suitcase on the floor of our closet
Storm drain turned on a faucet
Anxious to secure the profit
She cares as long as she’s paid
But we were only 3 hours away
Chorus
Wait for a separate accounting
Weakness will go all the way
Her story doesn't check out
We'll be told it's just a mistake
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Yeah, But What If You’re Wrong s.tagliere
Verse 1
Yeah, but what if you’re wrong
Are willing to hear an uncomfortable song
It’s true you might need to change
The things that you build and the way that they break
Yeah, but what if they’re right
How far will you go are you willing to fight
Chorus 1
Wanna talk about a civil war
History depends where you were born
All you ever had to do was ask
It’s even on a map
Verse 2
Yeah, but what if you’re wrong
Are you willing to sing an uncomfortable song
It’s true you might have to run
The rule’s gonna change to include everyone
Yeah, but what if they’re right
It’s not what you have when you run out of time
Chorus 2
Wanna talk about what isn’t fair
More than what you need and none to spare
All you ever had to do was care
But you wouldn’t take it there
Chorus 3
Wanna talk about walking by faith
Brushing off the finer points of grace
All you ever had to do was watch
And you don’t like admitting that you’re caught
What if you’re wrong
And what if they’re right
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Something Lost
04:47
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Something Lost S.Tagliere
Verse 1
A beautiful heart
Open all the way
All there was to give
We assumed that it was safe
I took you on your word, you took everything that you could get
You always find a way denying what you just stepped in
Try to make it right
And you dig a bigger hole
Hearing from the past
But you didn’t need to know
I guess you need to change the truth to get out of bed
I guess you need to disconnect to live with what was said
Chorus
I think you might remember why every time your numbers shift
Every time you taste your words on your bloody lips
Every time you end up short with it closing in
It’s never gonna feel that way again
Verse 2
All of my life
Hearing what was wrong
Count the money first
Then decide not to sing along
I know you had to find a way to keep your conscience clean
But it didn’t make true and it doesn’t give us what we need
Try to make it right
But it’s deeper than you thought
They’re calling it a tie
But everything is gone
Magnify the dream minimize reality
The screws are getting’ turned but it never costs you anything
Chorus
Verse 3
Changing my tune
But it wont ever find a voice
Count the money fist
Then justify your choice
It’s easy when you hide the part that you can’t keep straight
It’s harder when I’m out of rope and when I’m out of faith
Chorus
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When You Reach the Bottom s.tagliere
Verse 1
That was the last time I’d fall for those words
It was a promise even if just a whisper
We took the long way with precious cargo
A future blind spot we’ll regret tomorrow
Chorus
When You’re ready you’ll want it back
You’ll find an escape
When you’re ready you’ll make the call
And you’ll know what to say
Verse 2
The things you can’t have and what’s expected
Too many rules for the shame you’re collecting
Manic fever rising around us
Stop yelling timber start pulling your pants up
Chorus
Bridge –
What do you think about when you’re driving home
When the lights are off and you’re all alone
And who will you blame tonight and how will you start that fight
Will it help you to feel right
Verse 3
That was the last time I’d fall for that trick
It was dishonest it’s not why you called in
The broken branches that might not grow back
Half wit statement caused double whiplash
Chorus
When you reach the bottom
When you reach the bottom
You'll know what to say
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Close Enough
03:07
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Close Enough s.tagliere
Verse 1
If I hear the words you whisper, will it mean that I'm close enough
If I feel your arms around me does it mean you’ll lift me up
Chorus
It’s not covered up by fear, It’s not overcome by years
We can’t see now one day it will be clear
Verse 2
If I see the lights off in the distance, then I’ll know which way to run
If my path become uneven, If I fall you’ll pick me up
Chorus
It’s not covered up by fear, It’s not overcome by years
We can’t see now one day it will be clear
Wont let it have my hope, I’m gonna make it home
We don’t understand but one day we will know
If I hear the words you whisper will it mean that I’m close enough
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Getting it Wrong And Making it Right s. Tagliere
Verse 1
Hold your questions
We’ll answer at the end
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The weeks have piled up
And ya haven’t found a friend
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You tell the difference
everytime you sign the check
Chorus
Promise yourself and hold the line
or do what they say and change your side
Getting it wrong and Making it right
Verse 2
Disapointment
The only one around
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Ya can’t remember
What this is all about
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Say forever
Hold it in your mouth
Chorus 2
Folding it up set aside
Build what you can with the last of your pride
Getting it wrong and Making it right
And making it right and making it right
Chorus 3
Knocking it out but was it prescribed?
All by yourself and you still wanna fight
Getting it wrong and Making it right
And making it right and making it right
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Mission Accomplished
05:40
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Mission Accomplished s.tagliere
Verse 1
You grin as these stories are told
But there’s no cause to bring them around
Could be there’s guilt you wont show
Could be you like keeping us down
Chorus
Mission accomplished
You’re feelings are hurt
You followed your pattern
And you found a raw nerve
Still hit the bullseye
Still make it worse
And you feel justified
Verse 2
You grin as these stories grow old
No cause to keep them alive
All of these years and you’re still broke
Nobody’s buying the lies
Chorus
And you feel justified
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Steve Tagliere Texas
Former Gingersol, current Junebird and Steve + Mel, singer songwriter. Los Angeles, Houston, Brooklyn, now Fulshear,TX. Makes up songs and sings 'em. Records 'em at home, usually in the middle of the night while the house is quiet and the family sleeps. ... more
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