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A New Song
03:40
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There was once a time
When I was still believing in the song I was singing
And I thought that it was mine
But the truth was never ringing even from the beginning
And then there came a sign
And I finally discovered I was singing a cover
And the song I thought was mine
Would never be worth singing when it’s saying nothing
Now all this old song means to me
Is everything that I never want to be
This is a new song
Cause I’m moving on
Been the same old tune for too long
And all I want is a brand new melody
I’ll sing a new song
Even a sad song
But I know my voice will be strong
And I have faith that I will find the key
For the new song I will be
Well, it took a little time
But now I can’t stop strumming to the tune I’ve been humming
And the words begin to rhyme
And I’ve never heard nothing like the thing it’s becoming
And old familiar harmonies
No longer sing in tune with me
This is a new song
Cause I’m moving on
Been the same old tune for too long
And all I want is a brand new melody
I’ll sing a new song
Even a sad song
But I know my voice will be strong
And I have faith that I will find the key
For the new song I will be
for the new song I will be
For the new song I will be
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I Need You
04:30
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I needed you to make me feel alright
I needed you to help me get through the night
I needed you to make me stronger with all of your might
I needed you keep me safe and sound
I needed you to pick me up off the ground
I needed you to show me what had been lost was found
I needed you like a crop needs rain
Even though you’ve brought me nothing but pain
Cause you use my love like recreational drugs
And I’m fed up, and I say that I don’t need you
I needed you to be my biggest fan
I needed you to make me feel like a man
I needed you to be the one who would understand
I needed you like a heart needs a beat
Until you turned and knocked me off of my feet
Cause you used my love like you were playing a drum
And I’ve had enough, and I say that I don’t need you
Oh, some days I still think of you
Oh, some days I think you’re right
Oh, some days I still wish for you
Then I remember how you told me that my love was never good enough
And I give up, and say that I don’t need you
I needed you to be my only girl
I needed you to be my perfect pearl
I needed you to make everything right with the world
I needed you until that one fine day
When you broke me, and you threw me away
Now I can see it plain that it’s never gonna change
So, I stand up, and I say
That I don’t need you
I don’t need you
I don’t need you
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3. |
Good Girls Are Easy
04:23
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Just Being Alive
05:15
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When you face another turn of the sun, but there are no reasons for celebration
There’s nothing any better to come, and good days are behind you
When it feels like the enemy’s won, and wise words no longer a consolation
There’s nothing any better to come, no matter what you do
Well, it’s alright, you’re doing fine
Every long and cold winter night has to end
With a sunrise
If you need a sign, just a little reminder now
Every single terrible storm has to end
With a blue sky
It’s all part of the joyride
Of just being alive
When you think that you’ve got nothing to say, and nothing to add to the conversation
You think that you should be on your way, before you get found out
When you really need to find a new way, and you’re looking around for a revelation
Now you’re spending every day looking for your way out
You’ll be alright, just give it time
Even an impassible fog will burn off
In the sunlight
Keep in mind, if you need a sign
Rainbows come out just to say that it can’t
Rain all the time
That’s the ebb and the tide
And the sun is on your side
For just being alive
It’s gonna be alright, we’re gonna survive
The smallest seed can grow to a tree if lives in
In the sunshine
No matter the times, there’s a reason and rhyme
Every question’s answer already resides
In your own mind
As you seek, so you’ll find
And that’s the mountain that you’ll climb
And you know that the grand prize
Is just being alive
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5. |
Another Day
04:03
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When you can’t wake up ‘til the afternoon
And you know the reason why
When nothing seems worthwhile that’s outside your room
‘Cause it only makes you cry
When you’re past the point of no return
And you feel you’re lost at sea
I’ll be there, in the night to burn
A light to show you things that you are yet to be
So, hold on just for another day
And I know that we can find a way4
To hold on another year
Now, I know the words I say to you
Are the words I need to hear
‘Cause I’ve been there, and I know it’s true
The world’s a better place with you around, my dear
But hold on just for another day
And I know that we can find a way
To hold on another year
So, hold on just for another day
And I know that we can find a way
To hold on another year
And hold on just for another day
I know that we can find a way
To hold on another year
To hold on another year
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Open The Door
05:11
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Turn It Around
03:32
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The world we make up
When we wake up
Is the world that we carry inside
And while we stay up
We can raise up
That new world so we can see it outside
Like a breakup
Is just the shakeup
That it takes to make the changes we need
We have to face up
So we can brace up
And live up to all the books that we read
It’s not enough to carry dreams while we’re walking around
Dreams come true, but only when we fight and never back down
We’re gonna turn it around
It’s time we shape up
So we can take up
The burdens others had to carry before
And what it takes us
Is gonna make us
So much stronger than ever before
It’s hard to hold on when the world’s turning upside down
But we can make it right no matter who is wearing the crown
We’re gonna turn it around
Remember how it felt when the world was shiny and new?
We’re gonna get that back if it’s the very last thing we do
No more waiting here, it’s time for us to take it downtown
The world will hear our voice but only if we shout it out loud
We’re gonna turn it around
We’re gonna turn it around
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8. |
Starting From The End
04:19
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Today is the day
That I’ll just go away
And I’ll dream up my whole life again
I played the game
But this place is a frame
That it’s clear now I’ll never fit in
I have held on too long to my love
For a future I’ve only dreamed of
And I don’t know where new life begins
So, I’m starting from the end
I think you should know
Before I go
That I think it’s a shame and a crime
How it all fell apart
And I have to restart
While I think that I still have the time
It’s the same here as it’s always been
Just over and over again
And it may be too late to begin
So, I’m starting from the end
I’ll never be free of the thought that I shouldn’t go
But I should have already gone so long ago
It is time that I have to be true
To the same man that you never knew
And I have no time left to pretend
I’m not starting from the end
I’ll no longer be blown on the wind
And the obstacles I must transcend
Are too big to start over again
So, I’m starting from the end
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Tony Meade Denver, Colorado
Tony Meade’s music is as contradictory as its creator… Romance and cynicism. Hope and longing. Beauty and grit. These are the things that define the music and the musician. A contradiction that somehow makes sense.
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