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Breeze on through
03:55
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Breeze on through
I’m the wreckage in your wake
As you breezed on through your day
No second thought or double take
No need to question in the rear view
Because everything that matters
Is in your precious head
Don’t ever reconsider
what might be lying ahead
This world is simply yours, seize the day
Don’t mind me, I’m just taking up space
The oyster shell that you’ll need to crack
No reason to stop, no looking back
Because when everyone and everything
Is fodder and scenery
Your path is set, the course is mapped
For your trajectory
It’s all predetermined
No reason will be needed
you’ll breeze on through
unimpeded
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Unrealistic expectations
02:23
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Unrealistic Expectations
You’ve had such realistic expectations
you assumed the worst every single time
Your hardened heart jarred from the frustration
And the weight of the world always on your mind
What’s on your mind?
Is it killing time
Is there ways to climb over these walls?
In your mind what will you find?
Is the grass greener on the other side?
You lost all hope in negotiation
To a losing cause you’ve become resigned
You toss the pennies in with no expectation
Just out of habit, things passed over time
What’s on your mind?
Is it killing time
Is it a waste to climb over these walls
In your mind, what will you find
The grass is the same on the other side
Such unrealistic expectations
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3. |
Blood in the water
02:33
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Blood in the Water
There’s blood in the water & sharks circle the floor
There’s blood in the water & there’s no hope for shore
Your Leaking vessel is sinking in the distance
And there’s no hope for rescue or any assistance
Is it better to drown or be pulled under, sucked into the sound or left to plunder.
There’s blood in the water & healthy appetites
Predators & easy prey that won’t put up a fight
The natural order is all that’s recognized
A demand to fill & unwitting supply
Is it better to drown, or be lost at sea
Plucked from the ground
a faded memory
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Lost in Space
03:08
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Lost in Space
I felt you in the distance
Unraveling again
I heard the shattered mirrors
Saw the clouds rolling in
The alcoholic fixes
The slurred promises broken
The hits and near misses
And over compensation
And the good times are simply memories
In a shoebox collecting dust
The good times are simply memories
Of us....
I sensed you were slipping beneath the radar again
That you were losing your grip and desire to pretend.
That this life is worth living without any meaning, I sensed you were slipping and lost in space again
And the good times are simply memories in a shoebox collecting dust
And the good times are never coming back for us.
You’re lost in space
Slipping from the orbit of my embrace
You’re lost in space
Slipping out of place & drifting away
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5. |
Good as gold
02:24
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Good as Gold
You’ll always be 10 years old
& I will always be 16
That’s just the way it’ll always feel to me
You’ll go where ever I go,
See all I needed to see
There’s just somethings
That are simply meant to be
Don’t ever outgrow your smile
Because it’s as good as gold
You’ve still got that devilish chagrin
You had so long ago
The truth will outlive family lies
Our youth will never lose it’s hold
Even as life’s winds pick up
And the air gets cold
I found out sleeping underneath our maple trees
You’d grow up to be the man I know
In my dreams
I found you crying underneath
An apple tree
You looked up to tell me that I was lost
In your dream....
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6. |
Trick up your sleeve
03:17
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Trick up your sleeve
You held it together
No one would believe
All the tricks you were hiding
up your sleeve
You kept it together
And hidden even from me
But your charms lost their magic
Eventually
And all that time & energy spent
Keeping up appearances
Wasn’t really worth it in the end
The tighter the tether
The less you could be free
But harnessed by pleasure
Oh the irony
You kept it together
Nobody could believe
All the tricks you were hiding
Up your sleeve
And all that time & energy spent
Keeping up appearances
A lifelong lie, a balancing act
On a trapeze up above the audience
A lifelong lie, a lifelong lie
A lifelong lie, a lifelong lie
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7. |
Root of all evil
02:39
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Root of Evil
I’m sickened by the constant thought
That I cannot imagine anything else
It’s set in motion until I get caught
In the light all by myself
And I’ll repeat all the steps
And then make promises
Only to be broken again
I’m stricken by the nausea
The seasickness of my existence
In turbulent waters overwrought
With safe shores nowhere in the distance
And I’ll complete all the steps
Of this imposed process
Only to be broken again
It’s not a mystery
It’s the root of all evil
It’s become clear to see
It’s the root of all evil
It’s not a mystery
It’s internal how I bleed
It’s become clear to see
the root of all evil is in me
I’m sickened by the constant thought
That I cannot imagine anything else
It’s set in motion until I get caught
In the light all by myself
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8. |
Beauty as inspiration
02:51
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Beauty as Inspiration
It registered in his mind
He’d seen this smile before
Her catalogued lifeless stare
Was something he knew quite for sure
Buildings are raised, paintings are painted
Ambulance sent out to save
Near hits, near misses
And close calls to escape
It registered in their minds
This was a market to explore
Her cold life like expression
Was something could sell for sure
Shedding skin, coming of age
Little bodies spread into a page
Little furry animals in a cage
When giving in is all the rage
When you’ve been sold the right to say
Exactly what is written
It’s incomplete
The proof of purchase stamped onto
Every resource to deplete
Beauty inspires us to compete
Beauty inspires our self defeat
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9. |
Scraping through the day
02:46
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Scraping through the day
Saw your silhouette
Make its escape
Toiling down the avenue
Scraping through the day
Debris of bad decisions in your wake
On the tracks your pushing through
A fix for your pain
A wind up bird
Digging in the dirt
Scratching on an itch
Until it’s raw
Worn down your nerves
So it never hurts
A sight for sore eyes never seen before
There’s no comfort found
In this dismal place
Watching you go around
Scraping through the days
The unsteady ground
Beneath you shakes
As you’re tumbling down
One bad hit’s all it takes
(Chorus)
You’ve become an anecdote
An example of what happens to lost souls
The punchline to a killing joke
A drowning man losing hope
in the undertow, nowhere else to go
Going under ...
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10. |
Wait up for me
04:09
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Wait up for me
Instant gratification
Somehow became all you’d need
I’m sure that this inspiration
Will leave just as quickly
Will you wait up for me?
I’m lost and I’m full of worry
Lost without a roadmap
I’m lost and I’m feeling hurried
Not sure if you’ll make it back
Yeah you gave up on me
These damages speak volumes to me
Your shell is cracked
Not sure if you’re coming back.
When words become meaningless
And gestures start to lose effect
What’s left for you and me to protect
But an empty shell of contempt
That you gave up on me
Instant gratification
A life full of easy access
Drowning in misinformation
And revel in excess
Yeah you wasted yourself from me
Chorus
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Nothing’s going to stop you
Teen age angst ain’t what it used to be
Remote control and phone in hand
Distorted imagery, divorced reality
From a bedroom in the promised-land
Beyond repair and beyond any reach
Adrift in hostile demands
Cosplaying militant, pretending police
Defended by white Christians
Outrage fatigue
Outpaced by belief
Outrage fatigue
Qualified immunity
Teen age angst co-opted by conspiracy
Soft minds are easily programmed
Indoctrination from earliest memory
The kid never stood a chance
Outrage fatigue
Outpaced by belief
Outrage fatigue
Crippled mentality
Nothing’s going to stop you
No one will ever try
You’re entitled existence
Predicated on a lie
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Vic Lazar Los Angeles, California
Since Fall of 1994, I have been playing music in Buffalo, NY. Albeit a wide range of styles, I feel that at the core of all my musical endeavors there is unwavering honesty. The songs under the moniker "Vox Humana" reflect this idea, I am planning on releasing a lot of new material in the next 2 years, some of it will show up on this bandcamp page in one form or another. ... more
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