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Hostages
03:58
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We’ll never see what’s coming /
We’re blind to what’s ahead /
So what’s the point of rushing, babe? /
We’re bound to reach an end. /
If you’re not happy yet /
How you must regret walking into that café
Where we met, / Where you were... /
Holding me hostage in a dress and a pair of shades /
Negotiation was a mess in the first place /
Your demands were simple just as I might’ve guessed /
Once a promise was made you’d try to
walk away with everything /
The world is lit around you /
Your buried in your head /
And I thank my stars I found you, babe /
So they add it to my debt /
If you can’t see your weapon /
You better watch where you’re steppin’ /
Just remember every word that I said /
As you were… /
And why today? /
There were so many when I’d be ready to /
Find a way /
As shit got heavy you called a truce /
Should never have stayed so you could
walk away with everything /
But now just the same you’re gonna
walk away with everything /
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2. |
The Pest
04:32
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Trying to sleep, but I'm stuck in a song/
I've been counting your sheep, well it's taking too long/
But you said it yourself - I'll never rest/
If the lyrics aren't my best/
Flowing with hurt & your truth to confess/
Till i feel it, I'll be obsessed/
I'm stuck in a mess/
I've been up all night to clear the dust from my soul/
While faint sunlight rewards my need to let go/
I'm barely awake, well I'm warming my hands/
Still making mistakes so I'm warning my band/
But they'll call me a pest cuz I'll never rest/
Till they play it the way I demand/
And help me to pull this beat from my chest/
Till they feel it and understand/
That I'm stuck in a mess.../
Then when it hits the time escapes me/
Every word fits over the music like a dream/
And following a theme/
I know it's late and I'm up early/
Sometimes the trance can have the same effect as sleep/
Releasing hidden steam/
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3. |
Proof
04:15
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A summer day spent undercover /
In every way we know /
We take a hit, but we recover /
Slow it down /
Dig our roots into the road /
You are the one, yeah there’s no other /
You’re jumping off the row /
You try to split but soon discover /
Solid ground where the love outweighs the load /
So how do they deny it? /
Or bash us ‘til they try it /
If time would have it suffer /
It’s all we need to buffer the panic when imposed /
There it goes /
Alert the pages of your journal /
You’ll share a word or two /
After a trip out of the country /
We can prove that the fairy tales are true /
Here we are on the night I swore I’d never leave you /
On a star falling right out of the heavens mid June /
From afar they can jump on our uncertainty /
Just to stump when it climbs higher than the steam /
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4. |
Not I
04:35
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Hello, hello /
Who are all these people in my home? /
They need to go /
I think I’ll check the peephole from now on /
‘Cause they don’t believe this could be mine /
& They’d rather see a forfeit than a fight /
Who will help me find my way? /
“Not I,” said my girl /
Who will help me through the day /
“Not I,” said the world /
And then when I shine you’ll want my light in your direction like it’s protection /
When you had the nerve to say “Not I” /
It’s all right /
At last alone, filling up the emptiness with song /
The past I know has yet to suggest I could be wrong /
‘Cause all that I need is my mind /
And I’d rather lead a chorus than a life /
One day you’ll remember denying me the chance /
When all I had to offer was a warning in advance /
Foolish I seemed /
A boy with a dream /
The last remaining member of my team /
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5. |
Making a List
04:53
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When I was a kid I thought the world was gonna wait /
That I would never waste away looking for an answer /
It came to a point where I just had to compensate /
Knock the surplus from my plate make room for an anchor /
Would you believe that I’m afraid /
Every night when I close the light? /
Had me convinced I’d gone and waved my final right /
I’d sold my sight /
I’m making a list of my mistakes to send them your way /
See what you’ll say /
I wonder the difference it’ll make /
‘Cause I’ll never change /
I’ll never behave /
And now I’m of age but I’m still far from being a man /
Stuck in dreams of screaming fans begging for an encore /
And looking around you’ll know I’ve done the best I can /
Keeping confidence at hand, what better to hope for? /
‘Cause with your help I could escape the everyday /
In my head I see the world I can create /
With your courage, I could flourish /
But without it, I’ll remain /
Give me a life, a life on stage /
Give me the mic and I’ll be saved /
I don’t want to dream my nights away /
I’m turning the page /
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6. |
Start with a Name
03:54
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The courage it takes, it never returns /
There are minds you make and some that you turn /
And lives at stake that never concern someone like me /
I see you bleed a different shade /
A voice inside you'd never betray /
Whispers as you search for a way of keeping us clean with all that you've seen /
I once believed a rational thought /
It hid from me the truth that I sought /
Then sat beneath and started to rot and poison the days /
The worst was when I let it erupt /
I scraped it out and offered it up /
And kept you here holding my cup filled with decay /
Voiceless to say / (Give me your hand) /
Please if you may / (I’m ready to land) /
Build me again / (Real as you stand) /
Out of your way / (Into your plan) /
Don't be afraid / (Never my friend) /
Strange as we're made / (We’re easy to mend) /
Do what you can / (Model and bend) /
Where to begin? / (Back from the end) /
Start with a name /
Watching you, I feel it return /
I’m well aware there’s still much to learn /
But here, my fallen trees start to burn /
There's fewer each day /
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7. |
Refuge
03:56
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Fitting you with the futuristic blues /
May excuses that you choose keep you warm /
And I'm through with the bearing of bad news /
Gonna find my own refuge from the storm /
Meet harmony /
Was following so patiently /
Just waiting for her chance to lead /
Now finally she's everywhere she wants to be /
But miles away from what she needs /
Drifting out of reach /
Never to remember /
Meet Harrison /
Then crumble in comparison /
To how he's paved himself a way /
Be proud of him /
But never feel embarrassed ‘cause we’ll all be satisfied someday /
Racing to the grave /
Is bringing us together /
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8. |
Toolbox
03:00
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Dust in the atmosphere, the cool comes down /
I’d take you out of here, my rules are sound /
The cool comes down /
There’s been an accident, the fools are out /
They wonder where you went, my tools are found /
The cool comes down /
But my love, it rises /
Are you surprised as birth? /
What of your prizes? /
Can you deny their worth? /
Hold on, your slipping dear, your lens is bent /
Hope if you trip, you clear the cold cement /
And float ahead /
Let go, she said /
Can you deny your worth? /
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9. |
Tried to Say
02:24
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10. |
Hunters
04:28
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There's a time and a place that you'll always return to /
You'll learn to leave a sign on your face
so your mind can desert you and climb through /
Any little crack that's made on the surface /
Shaking off attacks, unscathed in your heart /
But where there's pain, there's more to say /
With every claim, our words betray /
You're boarding up /
I'll spend my days in your eyes, in your eyes /
A loaded tongue with its sights on a target it waits for /
It’s late for armored ears and the fear that your
Truth might escape me or hurt more /
How could every moment lost in each other
end up nearly torn and tossed by the way? /
And I don’t mean you harm, babe /
You hear the worst /
If I tripped your alarm, baby /
Maybe that’s my curse /
So let me start again /
Remember who I am and how it got this way
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Ben Alexander Montréal, Québec
Singer/Songwriter/Producer/Multi-instrumentalist, Ben Alexander is a veteran to the Montreal music scene. After years of playing, writing, and touring the country with noteworthy groups of varying genres, he’s honed his own unique harmonic blends and thought provoking lyrics to strike at the heart… same place they’re born. ... more
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