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Modern Life
03:34
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Verse:
Life can wear you down
It can steal your crown
You do what's expected of you
You do what they tell you to do
Chorus:
Sometimes it feels like
It just ain't enough
Sometimes feels like
They're ain't no love
Modern life is unforgiving
It's so hard to make a living
You sweat and slave just to make your pay
The government takes half away
Chorus:
Solo: (verse + chorus)
Bridge:
Some guys just push on through
Other's don't quite know what to do
There's a mask we wear
A face we hide behind
Just grin and bare it
Don't break your mind …. trying to change things, trying to make sense of it all
There must be more to life
Than working 8 to 5
Give your soul to the company
What's left for you and me
Chorus:
And don't it just feel like
Your best is never enough
Don't you wish
There was a little more love?
Don't you just wish there was a little more love?
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Johnny
04:36
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You died as you lived; anonymously
And I never knew your name so I call you “Johnny”
And I must have walked on past, A thousand guys like you
On the streets of Toronto, or back home in the Sault
Johnny on a park bench
Johnny in the street
Johnny at the shopping mall
with borrowed shoes on his feet
And did it ever occur to me to say “Johnny How you doing today?”
Oh Johnny, I hope that everything's OK
Well you let a sigh with your hands to the sky
As you went to meet your fate
Now they're pounding your chest and there's a crowd gathered 'round
But I fear it's too late
To save you now, we've missed our chance
by 20 odd years it seems
We should've reached out to that younger man
Who still had hopes and dreams
Johnny on a park bench
Johnny in the street
Johnny at the shopping mall
with borrowed shoes on his feet
And did it ever occur to me to say “Johnny How you doing today?”
Oh Johnny, I hope that everything's OK
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3. |
It Got Dark
04:41
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It got dark there for a while
Seems I'd rather cry than smile
Empyt feeling pulling on my soul
A feeling I could not explain, nor could I control
It got dark there for a while
Though I've so many reasons to smile
There's never been a shortage of love or people who care for me
My eyes were cloudy, and I could not see
Sometimes it can get dark for a while
Sometimes you just can't find your smile
We all need each other, to pull each other through
Sometimes you need me like I need you
Bridge:
Sometimes you must look over the edge to know what you're leaving behind
Sometimes you got to stop yourself and pull yourself out of your mind
Sometimes all you need is love to get you to the other side
But please be careful because it can still get dark sometimes
Things got dark there for a while
Things got dark there for a while
Empty feeling pulling on my soul
Spinning, spiral out of control
Turning tumblin' twisting out of control
Spinning spiral out of control
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Yesterday when I was young
I wondered if all my songs would be sung
I wondered if they'd be heard by someone
Yesterday when I was young
I wrote a letter yesterday
I tried to write down things I thought I'd never say
I walked to the corner, and I mailed it to no one
Yesterday when I was young
CHORUS:
Yesterday when I was young
I never thought I needed any one
I stood alone facing the sun
Yesterday when I was young
Solo:
Lately I fear I'm getting old
And that maybe all my stories have been told
What if they never been heard by anyone?
Like Yesterday when I was young
CHORUS:
Yesterday when I was young
Did I really think I needed no one?
Would I stand alone facing the sun?
Yesterday when I was young
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5. |
Automaton
05:32
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You think some billionaire's gonna catch you when you fall?
Well you don't know the world, no you don't know it at all
You think he's got the answers? Well I think You're naïve
There ain't no magic pill, Hiding up the big man's sleeve
You gotta Work (work work)
For the Automaton
You gotta Work (work work)
For the Automaton
Button up your suit (work work)
Put your blinders on
Go on and Work
For the Automaton
Solo: Eric (16 Bars) + Ken (16 Bars)
You got a brand new car, You're gonna make the scene
You're just a slave, To the big machine
You gotta work
16 hours … From dusk til dawn
Working the night shift, Yeah you're working the night shift
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6. |
Obey
06:07
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We must obey
We must do what they say
After all they only want what's best for you
You must do as you should
It's only for your own good
Do what they say
We must obey
Don't talk too loud
Don't stand out in a crowd
Don't you want to make your mama proud?
Take only what's allowed
Or you'll reap what you've plowed
Just do what they say
You must obey
Chorus:
We must obey
We must obey
Don't let your foolish pride get in the way
Baby only the losers
Think they can do as they please
But their the ones who'll be standing on their knees
Verse:
Make sure that you fit in
To stand out is a mortal sin
Be good my sons & daughters, obey
Be a part of the majority
It's the righteous path for you and me
Be good my sons & daughters, obey
Chorus:
We must obey
Hear what I say
Don't let your silly dreams lead you astray
You and I we can walk talk
Let the losers grope and crawl
We can have our day if we only just obey
Be good my sons & daughters, obey
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I woke up this morning,
To an hallucination,
Of an apocalypse about to occur,
Sitting alone in my basement,
Wondering where the better days went,
Is this the end of our beautiful world?
Is there an apocalypse about to occur?
Dreaming of the aftermath,
Should we be taking a different path?
Is it too late for our little world?
We give our water away for free,
We pay too much for our energy,
We let bad religion rule the world,
Is there an apocalypse about to occur?
Desperate thoughts and ruminations,
As I examine my hallucinations,
Of an apocalypse about to occur
Divided people, divided nations
What is our truth, what is our destination?
Are we facing the end of our beautiful world?
Is there an apocalypse about to occur?
Now we stand on the precipice,
Oh my lord, how did it come to this?
Is there still hope for our little world?
Spread your wings and touch the sky
Close your eyes, let your spirit fly
Like a phoenix rising above the hurt
Is there an apocalypse about to occur? (or maybe)
Is there a beautiful future for our little world?
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which side will you be on
when the revolution comes?
which side will you be on
when the revolution comes?
You can follow your heart and mind,
Or you can follow the beat of the drums
Which side will you be on when the revolution comes?
You can talk of money, you can talk of success
while our streets are burning and the all the world's a mess
A rising tide lifts all ships and so does the rising sea
And it swallows all that we've built up, and it swallows our history
You can stand up and fight, you can take a knee,
And if they tell you that you can't, are you really free?
Freedom is for all the people, not just the ones we like ...
Not just for those who hold the key, or for those who have the might
When The Revolution comes
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9. |
Here I Am
02:39
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Here I am
I am here
I am now
I am clear
I am present
I am one
Join the movement
It has begun
Here I am
I am here
I am free
Without fear
We are present
We are we
You can join the movement
Just follow me
Solo:
We are here
Here we are
We seek our future
Among the stars
We are present
We are we
Come, join the movement
Our destiny
You can join the movement
Our destiny
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10. |
Time Travelers
04:51
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Time Travelers, Time travelers, Time Travelers
Time Travelers, Time travelers, Time travelers
Verse:
I am your captain, I guide this ship, through time and space
Sailing through an ocean of stars to save the human race
Yes, we’re the chosen ones, we are the last chance for human kind
I should feel lucky but I get so lonely I could almost lose my mind
Chorus:
Time Travelers, Time travelers, Time Travelers
Time Travelers, Time travelers, Time travelers
Ain’t seen the sun in almost 15 years, I think of Earth and it brings me tears
Why did we leave paradise behind? How could we be so blind?
Oh Mother Earth, we raped and abused her; left her battered and blue
So we built a ship to sail for a new world, What else could we do?
Chorus:
Time Travelers, Time travelers, Time Travelers
Time Travelers, Time travelers, Time travelers
Looking back through a tear in the fabric of space and time,
I see your present that is my past, we left behind
This is your future, but it’s not too late to find another way,
You’ve still got time to make a difference, make a change today.
Chorus:
Time Travelers, Time travelers, Time Travelers
Time Travelers, Time travelers, Time travelers
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11. |
Quantum Dystopia
01:49
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Welcome
Welcome
You Are Home
Welcome
Welcome
You Are Home
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Eric & The Soo Toronto, Ontario
While Eric & The Soo's debut album "Small Town Dreamer" saw Toronto-based songwriter Eric Brombacher looking inwards and
backwards to his past and his childhood in his hometown of Sault Ste. Marie, his follow-up "Modern Dystopia" sees him looking more outwards and forwards, at society as a whole and at our future on this beautiful planet we call Earth.
Is there still hope for our beautiful world?
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