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Rock The Next World
02:51
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Rock The Next World
we gonna rock the next world
this one doesn’t look so great
we’re gonna cash in all our chips
and schedule the date
we gonna rock the next world
all those graveyards can’t be wrong
dancing on the zombie shift
the love vibe growing strong
oh hey hey and na na na
slipping through a hole in space
oh na na and hey hey hey
heading for a better place
we gonna rock the next world
ain’t gonna study war no more
we’re gonna party for a year
and never mind the store
we gonna rock the next world
this one’s such a bloody mess
maybe they will buy a clue
and learn from our success
oh hey hey and na na na
slipping through a hole in space
oh na na and hey hey hey
heading for a better place
we gonna rock the next world
this one could get so much worse
time to take our chances gang
and try to slip the curse
we gonna rock the next world
no more bottom line to fear
bugaloo for president
the time is drawing near
oh hey hey and na na na
slipping through a hole in space
oh na na and hey hey hey
heading for a better place
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2. |
Traces
02:36
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Traces
there was almost nothing left
but mannequins with cash
scurrying like hamsters
through fields of golden trash
and all my friends had vanished
down caverns of the night
i kept searching for a sign
to make the madness right
just some faded traces
i could still recall
perfume in the alley
where the years of sunsets fall
i walked on in silence
the river boatman rose
and beckoned me to follow
to the fountain where he goes
but you still seemed to flourish
in the frenzy here below
i kept chanting verses
please let my yearnings go
chorus
now we float together
past broken shards of peace
trembling near the threshold
i’m waiting on release
just some faded traces
i could still recall
perfume in the alley
where the years of sunsets fall
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3. |
The Bright Abyss
03:27
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The Bright Abyss
i saw diamonds in her eyes
every kiss a wild surprise
there was no way to resist
how could such a force exist
even agony felt good
undergone not understood
the movie camera never stopped
big tent til the curtain dropped
there’s a light show you can’t miss
tumbling down the bright abyss 2X
chased that figment through the snow
grasping where the moonbeams go
and everything felt so alive
i thought i heard my train arrive
and she was like a matador
with every cut i wanted more
if this is love then how love bled
i followed blindly where she led
there’s a light show you can’t miss
tumbling down the bright abyss 2X
when at last the scabs had healed
she had long renounced the field
i saw glory in the pain
and pretty soon i’d start again
there’s a light show you can’t miss
tumbling down the bright abyss 2X
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4. |
Simple World
02:20
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Simple World
everyone was primitive
and not so long ago
in harmony with fish and fowl
all caught up in the flow
when there came a surplus
a priestly killer caste
raised above the common folk
the demon stirred at last
streaming fields of consequence
then down to hades hurled
we hallowed exploitation
it’s a simple world
next the germ of capital
the making to amass
soon the iron bottom line
and manacles of class
now the earth’s a prison
where profit rules us all
poisoning our habitat
and headed for the wall
streaming fields of consequence
then down to hades hurled
we hallowed exploitation
it’s a simple world
despite our techno savvy
we’re easy marks to fool
drowning in a sea of lies
where only numbers rule
the demon straddles everywhere
its savage edict: more
we kneel before the temple
an open bleeding sore
streaming fields of consequence
then down to hades hurled
we hallowed exploitation
it’s a simple world 2X
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5. |
Fixing Cars
02:45
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Fixing Cars
i felt so inspired
you just tagged along
but it was the moment
to try a brand new song
you had been my best friend
but maybe that was done
i looked for epiphany
you just wanted fun
god made us all different
or maybe its the stars
some go seeking spirit world
while some love fixing cars
yeah i like quixote
and you’re more in the stuff
soaring after stardust
when bread is rich enough
sometimes we can help each other
balance out the poles
sometimes there’s a synergy
playing out the roles
chorus
i went by to see you
and you laid down some bass
that day nothing could wipe off
the smile upon my face
god made us all different
or maybe its the stars
some go seeking spirit world
while some love fixing cars 2X
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6. |
Who Loves Me
03:27
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Who Loves Me
who loves me in the gentle rain
who loves me in the darkest night
i came here and can’t say why
or what would make it right
who loves me as the empire folds
who loves me in the final doubt
i only feel the ragged wind
which blows me all about
what a childish longing
such a deep lament
praying for a mother’s kiss
her final testament
who loves me in the yellow leaves
who loves me in the market square
i saw you heading into fog
you said you’d meet me there
who loves me in the space between
who loves me in the rosy dawn
i am here and everywhere
but soon that light is gone
chorus
who loves me on the pyre of tongues
who loves me when i lie alone
no one will remember soon
the fallen flesh and bone
what a childish longing
such a deep lament
praying for a mother’s kiss
her final testament
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7. |
Tumbling Years
02:24
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Tumbling Years
we are marching through the streets
but no one makes a sound
the only place for us right now
is back there underground
still there’s something beautiful
on this thanksgiving day
life demands its tribute
we’re born to feel that way
yes i caught your eye that time
a thousand hidden tears
and i have held the memory
through all the tumbling years
we are watching our tv
in homes now lit and warm
we are taking a deep breath
a respite from the storm
and we feel the gratitude
despite our little woes
the simple rumbling miracle
that holds us as it goes
chorus
we are laughing as we eat
so far behind the glass
now the light is fading
and soon the decades pass
yes i caught your eye that time
a thousand hidden tears
and i have held the memory
through all the tumbling years
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8. |
All The Little Egos
02:49
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All The Little Egos
all the little egos
barking in the night
canines aiming for revenge
and each one’s always right
all the little egos
with so much to defend
waving claws with angry words
we’d rather die than bend
yeah you see it clearly
but still you can’t let go
slipping deeper down the hole
with every jab you throw
all the little egos
since every man’s a king
all the other selves should bow
to magic gifts they bring
all the little egos
so battered and alert
limping through this life cut off
and feeding on the hurt
yeah you see it clearly
but still you can’t let go
slipping deeper down the hole
with every jab you throw
all the little egos
some twist the daggers in
poking at the weakest points
so proud to never win
all the little egos
now how could they exist
just a bunch of fool ideas
so sure they’re the gist
yeah you see it clearly
but still you can’t let go
slipping deeper down the hole
with every jab you throw
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9. |
Mortar
02:27
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Mortar
even i am not protected
even i the earth will claim
we have struggled here forever
even so we fall the same
yes of course you will be different
you’re the one to break the mold
far above the laws of nature
like the rest your end foretold
who is god to drain my freedom
who are men to mock my need
i am pounded by a mortar
soon enough the spirit freed
i am seething at the punctures
my proud fortress overrun
every breath could be finale
in a flash my story done
life so blind until it’s threatened
all the piggies in the mud
with a grunt the butcher grabs you
bacon boys and streams of blood
chorus
we contest the iron endgame
though there’s little we can do
pushing back with prayers and potions
til the darkness covers you
who is god to drain my freedom
who are men to mock my need
i am pounded by a mortar
soon enough the spirit freed
repeat 1st verse
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10. |
Anger
03:25
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Anger
such a world of irritants
rubbed raw every day
wanting to instruct them all
or blast those fools away
but raging in the belly
will just consume the host
quick it flares and i let go
since i need peace the most
once i loved my anger
though it sure brought regret
now i try to talk me down
haven’t got there yet
there is much frustration
so little you effect
inside you’re the king of kings
the knaves must genuflect
but you’re just one of billions
an ant among the rest
so better equanimity
strength put to the test
chorus
still at times i detonate
my being like a bomb
i could blow up everything
then the final calm
once i loved my anger
though it sure brought regret
now i try to talk me down
haven’t got there yet
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11. |
The Thought Of Tears
04:08
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The Thought Of Tears
where did the last humans go
i saw them trudging through the snow
there were maybe twenty five
they looked half sick and half alive
after their first global tour
it seemed the species might endure
new critics raving so impressed
to hear their makers’ dreams professed
we tried to end with dignity
to sing the ancient songs
our age on earth was over
no use for right and wrong
they would play and then show slides
who knew about their peaceful sides
and they sold samples of cuisine
and told us what the stars might mean
still they could fall at any time
not suited to the altered clime
they needed air and air was gone
few thought that they would last this long
we tried to end with dignity
to sing the ancient songs
our age on earth was over
no use for right and wrong
there seemed little to be done
we clapped and gawked and had such fun
and no promoter dared report
the human days were running short
sad to track their failing state
last rescue efforts way too late
and when i saw them stumble by
the thought of tears dripped from my eyes
we tried to end with dignity
to sing the ancient songs
our age on earth was over
no use for right and wrong
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12. |
Bad News
03:07
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Bad News
once they brought the orange man
the center could not hold
all the hateful messages
all the lies they told
you could feel it in the air
the chaos and the fear
the end of an experiment
more random violence near
hard to quite envision
when progress seemed in play
now the tablets crumble
bad news on the way
the gated took so openly
from people on the street
cops put down resistance
and covered the elite
no more care from government
a splintered civic whole
the only thing that mattered now
was what you grabbed or stole
hard to quite envision
when progress seemed in play
now the tablets crumble
bad news on the way
empathy and capital
an oxymoron there
a coup de grace for culture
the savagery laid bare
you and me in horror
still leading little lives
as we stagger through the shock
that eagle beast arrives
hard to quite envision
when progress seemed in play
now the tablets crumble
bad news on the way 2X
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13. |
Everything Is Falling
03:30
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Everything Is Falling
everything is falling
a gravity of faith
the landing strip so crowded
we had to stand and wait
everything is falling
the highway full of holes
now they look the other way
while i box what they stole
and yes i like to savor
the endless changing show
there’s still time to close your eyes
and let the movie go
everything is falling
a kingdom in the dark
then the geese flew overhead
silence gripped the park
everything is falling
the stars sink into dawn
we fled from the predators
and rutted on the lawn
chorus
everything is falling
the reservoir bone dry
tear drops when you came for me
so hard to say goodbye
and yes i like to savor
the endless changing show
there’s still time to close your eyes
and let the movie go 2X
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14. |
Private Tales
03:59
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Private Tales
i walked home way after midnight
i walked home in pouring rain
foolish me to let them matter
swore i never would again
family was no tender haven
romance could not quell the ache
when you leave your heart unguarded
you can bet it’s gonna break
we will find a face remembered
comrades as we ride the rails
and we pray someone can hear us
wrapped inside our private tales
so we yearn for some sweet angel
not to walk this earth alone
then we sacrifice protection
will our teeming fields be known
we require the touch of others
though some bleeding’s guaranteed
teeth and elbows ever flaring
so much love the dry stalks need
chorus
no one’s going to fully get you
misty heart trails wind unseen
i walked home way after midnight
no one knew where i had been
we will find a face remembered
comrades as we ride the rails
and we pray someone can hear us
wrapped inside our private tales
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Kito Peters Santa Fe, New Mexico
Kito Peters has released (like doves!) quite a few CDs, has garnered his share of esoteric radio airplay, and has won a baker's dozen of New Mexico Music Awards, including twice for Best CD of the Year and four times for Best Pop CD. He is a big fan of Harry Bosch, Al Kaline, and Laura Nyro. ... more
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