1. |
Rock & Roll
06:24
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I'm sending this one out to you
Even though you're never here
Somehow all the songs I wrote
Have fallen on deaf ears
Wish I had something to give you
But all I've got is this guitar
Wish you'd hear it in my voice
Where words fail, songs reach the heart
You look so cute in your show dress
All dolled up in red
Visions of me and you
Have been running through my head
They keep me awake at night
Keep me turning in my bed
Burns so much I wish I had
Dreams of loneliness instead
Is the sun rising for tomorrow
Or setting for today?
I swear I'd play guitar for a living
If I thought that I could really play
But I can't keep on fighting
If I can't have your soul
Sun's coming up, I'm still awake
I start to dream of you
Not sure if I should say a thing
Since I don't know if it's true
I tried so hard to be kind
I tried so hard to care
But we talk and never listen
And it doesn't seem too fair
You tell me that I hurt you
My dear, you've hurt me, too
And I must better the instruction
Or I'm bound to lose
When you gamble with your future
You gamble your whole life
I wagered it all on your love
And it vanished from my sight
Do you think our world is ending?
You know it hurts to fall from grace?
Did you give your heart and lose your soul?
Have you forgotten faith?
Did you tear your heart out
'Cause you couldn't handle the pain?
Did you try to seal yourself away
But lose your love in vain?
I'll give you something to remember
And though my voice is going cold
I swear someday I'll get your name
On the radio
Keep listening and keep waiting
Long after I'm gone
I'll forever remember you
'Cause who made me write these songs
Is the sun rising for tomorrow
Or setting for today?
I swear I'd play guitar for a living
If I thought that I could really play
But I can't keep on fighting
If I don't have your soul
So I'll be your rock if you be my roll
I'll be your rock if you be my roll
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2. |
You Can't Go Home
03:53
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My apartment's heat cut out again
So tonight I won't sleep
My friends are drunk and screaming
It's a moment I can't keep
Take a walk to clear my head
And stare at all the girls
Some people seem to think
This is the best place in the world
Well I can't go home
I can't go home
I can't go home
Not yet
I can't go home
I can't go home
But all roads lead to Rome
I'll bet
Sometimes you might get it right
Sometimes you make mistakes
Keep hanging on and don't regret
The chances you had to take
Tonight I feel alive on stage
I hope she's watching in the crowd
This one's for you if your out there
Stay where you are for now
You can't go home
You can't go home
You can't go home
Not yet
You can't go home
You can't go home
But all roads lead to Rome
I'll bet
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Early in the mornin' 'bout brink of dawn
Band's just playin' one more song
Had a few drinks, I'm just about gone
Early in the mornin' bout the brink of dawn
Last call for alcohol, here we go
My sixteenth or something, I don't know
Upstairs the band's still goin' strong
Early in the mornin' 'bout the brink of dawn
Someone's got a problem with our noise
And everybody's got a problem with my voice
Those guys makin' threats they sure got balls
Early in the mornin' 'bout the brink of dawn
Head hurtin' and the room's spinnin' round
I'm so high I'm bound to come down
Hangin' from the ceiling, jumpin' off the walls
Early in the mornin' bout the brink of dawn
Sirens outside man now I'm scared
They've come to strip us all clean and bare
Upstairs the band is still going strong
Early in the mornin' bout the brink of dawn
So gimme a beat man
And give me rock
I'm gonna play guitar 'till they call the cops
Gimme a beat
Give me rock
And I'm gonna play guitar 'till the neighbors call the cops
Early in the mornin' 'bout the brink of dawn
I been been drinkin' just a little too long
In a cell lineup at the prison hall
Early in the mornin' 'bout the brink of dawn
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4. |
Raining In Paris
04:49
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I can't make you feel like I feel
And I wouldn't want you to
But when you left across the world
It just hurt losing you
I always loved to watch the rain
And make love to the chill
It made me feel just so alive
When the night was cold and still
So when it's raining in Paris
I hope you'll think of me
When it's raining in Paris
I hope you'll think of me
When days grow short and I grow weak
I think back to times we shared
I dream of thunder, dream of rain
But the sky is cold and bare
I picture you in orange leaves
Framed by the autumn wind
You traded countries, traded hearts
And that's such an ugly sin
So when it's raining in Paris
I hope you'll think of me
When it's raining in Paris
I hope you'll think of me
You gave Paris all your beauty
My dear, that's treachery
To turn your back on all the love
In the land of the free
Perhaps I may be selfish
But the pain has grown too much
I feel there's nothing I can do
Your goodbye was not enough
And years from now
I know you won't remember
Just don't forget
Who won World War Two
For you -
Don't forget my face
I know I won't lose yours
Don't forget my voice
It's yours I fell in love for
Don't forget my name
That's where faith resides
Don't forget our dreams
They're where passion still survives
Don't forget my lust
I love to lose control
Don't forget my eyes
And I won't forget your soul
Don't forget the rain
And all the times I kissed you
Don't forget
We lived and died in fire
And when it's raining in Paris
I hope you'll think of me
She dropped her graduation cap
And left for Istanbul
She spent some time in India
And a semester in Brazil
She lived in Scotland for a month
And Israel for a year
I know it's wrong but I still wish
I could keep her with me here
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5. |
Neverland Nightmare
07:20
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The days are getting shorter
With the hours passing by
And the world is getting colder
As it does time after time
I don't feel all the sensations
As when I was young and bold
And I say that I'm just tired
But could it be I'm growing old?
Why should I get up next morning?
Why should I get out of bed?
For love, for soul, for memories?
For alcohol, for the past instead
And I really can't go home this time
I really can't go home this time
The city, she calls me
Get off the bus, into the night
Sit at Ambadi, all alone
Wishing I could do something right
Wishing I could write new music
Like the way I did before
I used to write a song a day
But I don't feel much anymore
So I try to strike a balance
But there's too much left to do
Time is long, and getting longer
And I'll be up the whole night through
And I really can't go home this time
I really can't go home this time
Off the bus, into the night
With a bag of Japanese candy
Find my way across the town
Drunk and stumbling to the party
At the dance she bears her secrets
The DJ stops one last time
And she shakes, sweats profusely
She looks at me, we exchange eyes
She walks to the piano
Weighed down by shots and beer
Asks from me a symphony
But I'm weighed down by shots and fear
Says she wants to make some music
So that she can tell for sure
I can't believe that she wants me
It's never been true before
I don't ask for a number
I don't ask even a name
I just take my leave in silence
To contemplate on all my shame
I have visions, I have feelings
I have my own insular world
And she says she really knows me
But I am more than just a word
And I really can't go home this time
I really can't go home this time
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6. |
Channeling Ghosts
06:45
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I'm traveling this dark road tonight
Hope nobody stops me, asks for my ID
If they were in my shoes they couldn't blame me
But they're not, so they can't understand
Time is flying by like grains of sand
And should I die tomorrow, would I die a man?
Can you tell me my friend?
I'm channeling ghosts tonight
I'm channeling, I'm channeling
I'm channeling ghosts tonight
Singing "Goodbye, reality"
"I hope that she remembers me"
My world is gone and I'm alone
To face a life I've never known
Left to channel ghosts of our lonely souls
I'm channeling ghosts tonight
And I wonder if you're out there in that sky somewhere
But you're just another part of this universe my friend
Just another part of this universe my friend
Surrendered your soul up to God on what seemed like a whim
Memories floating in the ether, voices whispering in the wind
And in the cold dead of the night, we could not escape these sins
Thoughts are poison of the mind, my friend
I'm channeling ghosts tonight
I'm channeling, I'm channeling
I'm channeling ghosts tonight
Singing "Goodbye, reality"
"I hope that she remembers me"
My world is gone and I'm alone
To face a life I've never known
Left to channel ghosts of our lonely souls
I'm channeling ghosts tonight
And I'm laying in the darkness
Bashed my skull against a wall
Smashed my car against a rock
In memory of the fall
Trying so hard not to scream
Now that what I know is gone
I'm taking out my anger
On those I love the most
And it hurts sometimes to admit
That I've become a lonely ghost
With nothing left to dream on
I've lost every ounce of hope
The future looks so bleak to me
And I've got no way to cope
My reflection has no face
It's such a waste of time
Burning up my memories
And burning down the line
Whatever we had, it's all over now
Whatever we had, it's all over now
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7. |
Love Always
05:04
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Where have all my memories gone?
Faded away like the summer rain
Yeah when I was young
I never thought the day would come
When things could never
Be the same
All the faces I used to know
Have left this little world behind
And all the old haunts we used to love
Now seem worn-out and unkind
Sometimes the streets seem empty and bare
And the skies are just a shade of grey
But I'll never stop calling this place my home
'Cause I remember just like yesterday
Congregated after dark
Always seemed to find a way
Hanging' in the school yard
Listening to the bands play
Oh, oh
You don't have to make it on your own
No, oh
Love always finds its way home
You hear that Tom, he lost his job
'Cause they didn't like the way he liked to think
Yeah, the poets sang songs
The kids wore their faces long
Sometimes things fade away
As quick as just a little blink
An old friend keeps on calling me
She was always barely hanging on
Once she had someone of her own
But like old dreams, those days were gone
Man, she couldn't stand those days
Her life became a living hell
These days I guess she's doing alright
She just can't seem to get away from herself
And if you're still around
You know I'd love to see you
And if you're not, I guess it's fine
As long as you've got your freedom
Oh, oh
You don't have to make it on your own
No, oh
Love always finds its way home
I still see my old friends
From time to time
But there ain't too many left 'round here
And some people believe
In time and miles
But how long and how far I don't really care
You can't stop life from coming
And things always won't stay the same
But where you're from will stick with you
The past is something you can't change
And even if friends forget you
You can't get rid of memories
And no one would let go of things
So pure and at peace
And the scenes will change
But the spirit will remain
You don't lose your home
It just gets a little rearranged
Why just the other day
We were hiding from the summer rain
Hanging in the basement
Listening to the bands play
Oh, oh
You don't have to make it on your own
No, oh
Love always finds its way home
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8. |
Beyond Belief
06:47
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Have you ever been so lonely
That your heart gave way to fear
I know I've got some stories
So come on, draw me near
Some things are just beyond belief
I was lost in the darkness
Without a hope to find my way
Then the land around me shifted
And next thing I knew I was saved
Some things are just beyond belief
There the mountains trembled
Thought I'd never come around
I saw the great city rise up
Then I watched it all break down
Some things are just beyond belief
Once the angels questioned language
For man's words had caused distress
But for the sake of songs and stories
They let us live and we were blessed
And as we stood by the water
Passed defeat had broken strength
The brave of heart stepped forward
For in the soul there lies true faith
And as we cast away possessions
A young girl shook a tambourine
That she may dance in the wild
To music sweet beyond belief
Through the night, through the pain
It ain't enough, these empty words
Here I am, drenched in pouring rain
And here is my world
Here is my world
I was tired, I was weary
I collapsed upon the ground
And I heard someone screaming
The great kingdom's falling down
The great kingdom's falling down
And there were people crying
As they fell, caught in chains
We whispered for the dying
I heard a voice and it called my name
I heard a voice and it called my name
And in the midst of the ruins
Was a light burst through the night
It said keep your faith alive
Just stay strong, and you'll survive
Some things are just beyond belief
Tonight things, they feel alright
And I feel at peace in bliss
So come on, baby, show me
Could it get better than this?
Some things are just beyond belief
Some things are just beyond belief
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9. |
You
08:50
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You don't know what's on my mind
To the ways of my heart, you are blind
But I don't mind, and I'm out of time, anyways
It's hard to read me sometimes
You have to do it between the lines
You don't know if what I'm saying, if my words are true
But I swear, I would do
So much
For you
The lonely cannot understand
They clip your wings and bind your hands
And tell you not to make a stand, it's true
You know I've had my share of shame
But I know only I'm to blame
It's 'cause I love the feel of your name, guess I'm insane
Since I would do
So much
For you
You are my hopes
You are my dreams
You are my limerent fantasies
And I could never have you
But I don’t deserve to
If perfection had a name
You’d have a namesake
And I’m afraid I don’t exist
Without you
You kicked me down, gave me a hit
Then built me back up, bit-by-bit
Because you knew I needed it, and that's just enough
I wanted to save you
But you didn't need me you
And I made my life a living hell
'Cause I would do
So much
For you
I would stand at the edge of the Earth
Lying naked in the dirt
I can't brush the dust off without you
Take everything I'd ever own
It doesn't matter, since I can't go home
And I'm just a king without a throne without you
And I would do
So much
For you
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It was nice when I got here
But paradise is lost
Satisfaction my desire
Enlightenment the cost
I need the juice
Of the forbidden fruit
I've got the fever
I've got the fever
You're crawling in my brain
Snakes crawling in my veins
I've got the fever
I've got the fever
I need the juice
Of the forbidden fruit
I've got the fever
I've got the fever
From Adam and Eve
To the Ming Dynasty
Like Selim the Sot
And Ibrahim the crazy
Satisfaction makes you weak
So the world can knock you down
What do you say?
What do you say?
What do you say?
My love?
What do you say?
What do you say?
What do you say?
My love?
You are my fruit
Let me lick the juice
You are my spoils
Of the war
A virgin heart
Spared for a thought
If I can stain your pretty soul
And make it dark
You are my queen
I'll be your fool
A jester at your side
Your loyal tool
Yè·yač
Aθʔuę
Yè·yač
Heθʔru
Wakʔrewa
Wahahakʔsę
Wakaneʔθweke·nede·we
Wakaneʔθweke·nede·we
Uwe·sę
Yekwaʔne·st
Ye·nénęh
Yuθatʔhe
Yawakʔyat
Warekʔweh, Warekʔweh
Wakaneʔθweke·nede·we
Wakaneʔθweke·nede·we
Ani ra'ev limtzo' hasod shelach
Add nekem titkotok azzonal
Chan eil aon chànan gu leòr
Dieser teil klingt etwas gruselig
Gan Eden azov
Kol ha'chayot azuvot
Hamalachim lo metaplim bishvilanu
Kol ha'olam sheket
Tamid, tamid boded
Eich ani yachol lachayot et-chai'ai biladaich?
Tamid, tamid boded
Kol ha'olam sheket
Hamalachim lo metaplim bishvilanu
Kol ha'chayot azuvot
Hakol nisraf saviv otanu
Hasa'ar nisraf
Nisraf, nisraf, nisraf
C'mo haguf sheli
Ba'zman she'avar
Sin is looking for me
Crouching at my door
Lost in this broken paradise
I can't go home no more
Searching for the road back out of Eden
Searching for the road back out of Eden
Paradise is always lost to excess
Paradise is always lost to excess
Yo-ee-so-reh, yo-ee-so-reh
Gan Eden azov bishvilanu
Searching for my forbidden fruit
Baby I'm searching for you
Searching for the road back out of Eden
Searching for the road back out of Eden
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11. |
Normal II
05:59
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The flags were waving, people marching
Outside campus center south
The banners bore the Star of David
But the Philistines were out
There was a standoff out by Starbucks
The boycott in fullswing
No one wanted trouble, just some peace
But no one could do a thing
Josh poured Kidushin in the basement
We all sang hymns of praise
The year was ending, Jordan went ascending
Soon we'd all be on our way
We had Christmas trees next to menorahs
Still all the goyim stared
They're fine with us if we act like them
But if we're different, they get scared
We just wanna be normal
But we don't wanna be like you
We just wanna be normal
But we don't wanna be like you
Rabbi Velyvl came to campus
10 days from Yom Kippur
He came each Yom Tov to preach to sinners
So I'd seen him before
He said it's time we all shape up
There's not a moment left to waste
Elul is ending, Elija's coming
So we all best behave
He went on speaking and it seemed so wise
But it all fell on deaf ears
His dissertation couldn't hold us
We all had our own fears
He couldn't trust us, in his opinion
I said he wasn't right
Your purebred genes ain't what they seem
You know David wasn't white
We just wanna be normal
But we don't wanna be like you
We just wanna be normal
But we don't wanna be like you
A couple Karaites came to Rabbi
To ask him for advice
He said sorry, but he couldn't help them
They had their mother's eyes
He gave the Mishnah from Kiddushin
But it was a falsity
So against my judgement, I had to speak up
Against his philosophy
I said "If you turn families away
They'll just be goyim anyways
So what's the point, just let them stay
And they'll show you a thing or two"
And I understand assimilation
Hell, I'm part Native American
But about your armageddon -
It happens everyday
You look for model children
But you're looking in the face
See your pious child has grown real wild
And he can never be the same
He feels the fever, his body shivers
He lays teffilin and snorts cocaine
He cuts himself under the darkness
And recites the holy name
We just wanna be normal
But we don't wanna be like you
We just wanna be normal
But we don't wanna be like you
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12. |
Whispering Wind
05:56
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Summer left so quickly
Lost to the falling leaves
I could feel it slipping
So I grasped the Autumn breeze
I wandered through the darkness
To hold onto the fall
I heard music in the distance
That I could not recall
I took a walk
In the whispering wind
I walked
In the whispering wind
An organ's sounding somewhere
Off in the mountainside
I've got memories of summer
That I hold onto so tight
Like a child to a tiger
Like a father to his wife
It's all that remains forever
Since I can't hold onto time
I took a walk
In the whispering wind
In the midst
In the whispering wind
The legends used to say
That God lived on the whispering wind
And if you listened real close
You could feel your heart beat within
And I walked
In the hallowed woods
I walked
In the hallowed woods
I hear cop cars in the distance
Of the golden autumn night
Couples shuffling to apartments
Couples turning off their lights
I can still hear music
Where the old piano sounds
In the hills of the holy mountain
In the midst of sacred ground
In the midst of the whispering wind
In the midst of the whispering wind
Mi'chamocha ba'alim Adonai?
U'mi domeh lach?
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13. |
Magical World (For Bill)
07:02
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I was thinking about God
And the world he made
And it struck me kind of funny
All the things we say
Looking at how time flies by
And how all the children play
The world’s a canvas for them all
They write on it every day
As I lay under the thunder of a dark grey sky
I wonder if I’m still a child inside
And if I grow old will my spirit die
Or just hide away in the back of my mind?
I wonder if there’s tigers in heaven
Or if we just fade away?
What will come of our past loves
Standing in a cabaret?
If this is all there is
I’ll take it anyway
It's a magical world
It's a magical world
To all of God's creatures
Even those who never learn
It's a magical world
It's really not funny
I'm so paranoid
I'm so afraid of losing you
To some vast eternal void
Lost in a moment where your eyes
Fill with a blinding light
And the angels take your soul away
Gone without a fight
Well some believe in love
And some belief in hate
Some people just resign themselves
To abstract eternal fate
As I stood above the darkness
I felt my fate was all in vain
I tried to think of you my friend
But I could only think of shame
Just waiting on a memory
To rush and keep me sane
It's a magical world
It's a magical world
To all of God's creatures
Even those who never learn
It's a magical world
Some believe in heaven
And some believe in hell
Some don’t know what they believe
But it’s too hard to sell
Some don’t believe in anything
But it’s all just as well
It’s a miracle we’re even born
Though someday from this world we’re torn
So if I believe in love
I’ll try not to believe in hate
And I’ll go exploring
As the winter fades away
I’ll sing my songs and stories
And that’s how I’ll escape
I’ll let this world unfold
And like a child with a crayon
I’m going to leave my mark
That someday we might start again
It's a magical world
It's a magical world
To all of God's creatures
Even those who never learn
It's a magical world
I dream of you...
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Roske New York, New York
Roske is an NYC-based singer-songwriter who writes lyrics inspired by his Autism Spectrum Disorder and OCD. Roske explores
themes of religion, social issues, anxiety and, like all good rock stars, love and sex.
A big fan of classic rock, music theory and seeming smart, Roske aims to write complex, intricate music that sounds simple and catchy.
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