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LYRICS
FOR *POPFIZZ* (2004)
All
Lyrics By Scott Cooper except "Camino" by Al Sutherland &
Scott Cooper
© Bananafish Music Publishing (SOCAN)
Camino
Hey there, I've
been spoonfed and so revered
And it's not fair, your sense of direction got me nowhere
A life lived, a lesson passed
An individual at last
Mature by action, not by age
It's my life to live and I'm not afraid 'cos I'm
So lame, so bored
Feet to the dash, knees to the floor
I push and shove
With all my might but it's not enough for you
It's all I got but it's not enough for you
Hey there, I've been placated and shut down
And it's not fair, your tough love left me a little worse for wear
But it's over, I'm under-sexed and over-bored
And no longer, will I be silenced or ignored
CHORUS
BRIDGE - SPOKEN WORD THING
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We scream, shout
Stuck in this box c'mon and let us out for good
I'm stuck in this box c'mon and let me out for good
C'mon and let us out for good
Let us out for good
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Centre Of The
Universe
Seems the square and the circle both fit in the corner of my mind
Laugh it up and stick your toes into the sand
Why did you tell me that you couldn't be the bright star in my life?
Leave it up to you I'll get left behind
And if you want to
save me, you gotta speak the truth
Don't deny it baby, you never see things through
You're looking straight into my eyes and then you
Say how you want it to be
My mind it wanders while you're spilling your soul because
All I can think of is me
I am the centre of the universe...
Life to me is just a riddle I won't ever try to solve
Laugh it up and hit another shopping mall
So if my bliss is simply ignorance, then why am I on top of the world?
I sure like the view from here
And if you want to blame me, you gotta show me proof
If I could reach the stars above, I'd probably take them too
CHORUS
They're telling us there's no hope in the future for
The ocean, forest, and trees
So I hit the gas and throw my trash out the window 'cos
All I can think of is me
I am the centre of the universe
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Who You Were
If this is everything you wanted
How come you're so broken-hearted?
A camera cuts to your picture in a frame
I miss the who you were in the who you are today
There's a girl who counts her blessings
Sings with Spanish radio while dressing
Even on the mornings when it rains
What I'm trying to say
She keeps the who she was in the who she is today
Because the who you were made the who you are
I know everything is
changing
But ain't life all about the learning
And bettering ourselves from past mistakes?
This ain't for the weak of heart now
To keep yourself just one shade apart now
So many people lose their past these days
Why, oh why? Must be the times
He used to be such a simple person
His records suck now but I liked the first one
Now he spends his days up on the world's stage
I guess he's getting paid...
But where's the who he was in the who he is today
Without the who you were, there'd be no who you are
If it's not about
myself I'll make it
If it's anything but real I'll fake it
If it's not nailed to the floor I'll take it home
And this ain't for the weak of heart now
To keep yourself just one shade apart now
Not many people walk their path alone
Never alone
If this is everything you wanted
How come you're so broken-hearted?
The camera cuts from your picture in a frame...
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Intolerant
He hates the band on your t-shirt
It bugs him that they're one of your faves
It's making no sense why he would care about the music they make
You've got a cross in your hands
Hold it to your heart as you pray
He condescends your beliefs, bemoans the world's difference in faith
He tries to change the outlook
Intolerant to your ways
I guess he likes how boring it'd be when we're all the same
He's saddened by the outcome
Intolerant to change
Your comfort isn't threatened when someone's not the same
He thought he was on
his way to feeling comfortable and safe
I won't let the sound of his voice impact the decisions I make
'Cos what a year that we've had
What with the loss and the shifting of weight
He's so intolerant to you, so intolerant to all of us
Intolerant to you, makes no difference to me
Intolerant
CHORUS
And I'm tired of feeling outdone
The apathetic truth
I can't tolerate your ignorance so I'm no better than you
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My Last Whine
Another social catastrophe
I'm the right guy for the job
Without a hint of irony
I hop up on my soapbox
And manufacture pointless pain
To catch the latest trend
'Cos everytime I turn around
White boy blues are hip again
I can't believe it happened to me
You made a cliche out of a dream
I'm sick of all the whining, why aren't you now?
Sick of all the whining
So stop you're playing pretend, why don't you now
Go live it up with your friends
It's a flat-out
mystery
Why anyone would care
What some primadonna thinks
They're just wasting our fresh air
The double standard was lost on you
It's all that you want to hear
Just flip on your big screen TV, and crack another beer.
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CHORUS
BRIDGE
Please do not despair,
'cos it's almost over
Please don't change the station, I promise this time
I've seen the big picture now
This will be my last whine
CHORUS
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Shorty
This is the shortest song in the world!
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The Summer Song
I love the way my
eyes feel after swimming in the pool
A light sting from the chlorine
Now all I can think of is you
I love the way the sand feels under my shoes
And the sweet smell of coconut
Now all I can think of is you
The memories, they run through me
Like a screen door to a summer day
And the thought always comforts me
Like a cool night breeze on a sun-burnt face
I love the way the sky looked - the epitome of blue
Not a cloud for a thousand miles
Now all I can think of is you
CHORUS
I want to be so close to you
Like four best friends, one umbrella, in the rain
Now I'm caught in the rain
On a summer day
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Steve Winwood
So how do you express yourself
When every line has been used?
By someone smarter than myself
And probably better looking too
So if Steve Winwood says "You gotta roll with it"
Then just roll with it
So how do you measure up
To the people on TV?
Stay what you are and don't give up
One day you'll make a fantastic little movie
CHORUS
BRIDGE
Yeah, the world is big and round
And no matter how you look at it
Something will always be upside down
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Real Fake
The beauty of another day, just sitting, wasting time away
No meetings and no power lunch, no stand-ins do all your own stunts
But it's not the same and it's not that simple
So just give up the front and be someone real
I can't believe the way we're living today
All this talk to "keep it real" yeah man, it's easy to
say
But all these plastic people are wearing me down
All I want is some real not a real fake
Thirty years and I don't feel much
Keeping up with the Jones, what a boring rut
I used to get so tightly wound, I used to scream my voice right out!
But I'm not the same and it's now so simple
I gave up everything just for someone real
She's got passion like a Pinto when it's hit from behind
Yeah she shines like a diamond 'cos she's beautiful inside
Show the world your colours, wear your heart on your sleeve
Is another pseudo-human something we really need?
CHORUS
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Gave It All
I know you always feel for me, but I don't need your sympathy
I'm proud of this, the life I live, the friends I've made and lost along
the way
And I'm not trying to make you sad, like it's something you should've
had
I just want to do the things I love, they'll lift my heart up high when
I look back
So just let me be, I want to figure it out for me
I won't hold back, to just know that...
I gave it all that I had
With all that I am
No matter if things turn out bad
I gave it all that I had
How could we ask for more than this, the freedom to do as we wish
And the courage to chase down a dream and stoke the fire that burns
inside of you
So I won't let it slip from me, these obstacles are never real
Like the time you asked a friend for help, they turned their back so you
did it by yourself
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SOLO
I know you always feel for me, but I don't need your sympathy
No, I don't need your sympathy
I don't want your sympathy |
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