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My Estranged Mind
04:04
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Tell you what
I’ve been low and you’re here
I see your well
But I’ve been weavin’ through my fears
Of a time, of you and I in my head
Never thought you could walk away
And you’re inclined to be in line with my fears
Hand in hand, so we stand out here
Near but far, a faded star in a night so clear
Close the door before we catch a chill
Of a time, of you and I in my head
And you’re inclined to be in line with my fears
Helping me to change
My estranged mind
My estranged mind
Tell you what
I’ve been low and you’re here.
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My Engine
03:32
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Handcuffed eyes, momentary sighs
Thought’s come alive
Conscience bends on passed friends
You’ll never regret
You’re my engine.
Claims posted, fragment souvenirs
Pictures left, framed on a shelf
A windows glance.
You’re my engine
I’ll drive, I’ll drive, you’ll steer
You’re my engine
I’ll drive, I’ll drive, you’ll steer
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The Cards In My Hand
04:03
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I believe that love is in laughter
Never seen the cause for disaster
And all the pain that you killed
She believed in an ideal that wasn’t true
I couldn’t find the will to cross the wound
I was lost but now I’m found
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Cause the dream slips
It’s not a sweet trip
I’m not a stranger to the cards in my hand.|
Pause to dream, looking for the answers
Then you find what you’ve been after
And all the world is asleep
I saw her face and I tried to get through
The questions of she and I that had been true
She saw my hand, as I waved goodbye
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It Will Do You Some Good
04:33
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Do you have the time
It doesn’t cost a dime
As long as you try
To love as you should
Promise that you would
It will do you some good
It will do you some good|
So you think you’ve got your life in the palm of your hands
And it all just turns to sand
Shifting through your fingers like an hour glass
You try to pick it up and make it last
But now it’s a mess at your feet
That everyone just wants to see
You try to cover it up
So you’re layin’ on the ground
Rolling in the muck, that bogs you down
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Do’s and don’ts, just try
Stop looking for a reason why
Should you stay or should you go
Look out boy for the undertow
It will pull you back down then you’re up again
You take a breath it’s not a sin
Open your eyes and get your grip
Cause your mind, just played on all that shit
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Plant your feet firm on the ground
Take a minute to look around
The minute now seems like days
Cause you stopped runnin’ in the maze
Shake it off and put it all down,
You leave it there on the ground
Now is the place where you live
Your heart just made that shift
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The Calm
04:07
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THE CALM
Feel the calm of your words
Ignite, the witness that you’ve born
Untethered from, familiar wanes
And sighs and lies that dampen your soul
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And the world isn’t easy to tame
And the sky doesn’t see it the same
And the light, oh the light, that you’ve thrown.|
And the cause that you hold
Is all you want in this world
A safe refrain that sustains
Time and prize that open as you go.
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Not A Whim
04:26
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It’s not a whim that you chose this path
You never had a choice in that
Still your mind it tries to doubt
As your heart figures it out.
It’s what you need
As life’s battle knocks you around
It never takes you down
You find the words that will make you strong
And the music always pushes on.
It’s what you need
As sure as you breathe
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Followin’ your heart, followin’ your heart,
Followin’ your heart, followin’ your heart
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If I Could Be Your Man
04:54
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Tossed on a shelf was our lot
Didn’t know if we could ever talk
You’ve got your ghosts and I’ve got mine
Will we mend
In time, in time.
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If I could be your man
If I could understand
Would you hold my hand
If I could be your man.|
Lost in a thought that no one saved
Truth of it all was it ever braved
Why do we repeat the same traps and lines
Can we make a difference
This time, this time.
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Another
04:57
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On the way to your place
Never saw a trace
A thought crossed my mind
Am I truly blind
For another, for another
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On the way to your gate
On the way to your gate
To your gate.|
I try to speak
Words never seem to reach
Do I write it down
The words of a clown
Not another, not another
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Brad Mac Arthur Warkworth, Ontario
Brad Mac Arthur is a Canadian singer/songwriter
In 2002 he put together a studio (The Red Room) in his home
in Orono ON.15 records were recorded there with friends in the Durham music scene from 2002 to 2016. Tracks steeped in Country/Blues.
His latest album “3 times 2“
Recorded at Port William Sound, home studio of old Orono friend Jonas Bonnetta. The album is a testimony of a 7 day visit.
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