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Everybody's Talking
05:28
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Everybody’s talking
Words and Music by Bruce Mahin
Everybody’s talking, Everybody’s talking
Everybody’s talking, Everybody’s talking
No one listens anymore Pay attention it’s a bore
There’s something new that’s coming ‘round.
Some greater truth that can be found
Too vapid to ignore
Every body’s talking, Every body’s talking
Every body’s talking, Every body’s talking
Talking can be so much fun.
Don’t stop me now I’ve just begun
To spin a tale that’s over blown.
It’s short on facts and quickly sown
And guaranteed to stun.
Every body’s talking, Every body’s talking
Every body’s talking, Every body’s talking
Words are sacred and profound,
their humble meanings twisted round
By those who wish to sway the crowd with crumbs of hope thrown on the ground to gain some sympathy
Everybody’s talking, Everybody’s talking
Everybody’s talking, Everybody’s talking
So what is truth if it’s not real?
So many words we can’t repeal
A wall of noise we can’t ignore
Just politicians on the floor.
So many facts that cannot be revealed
Every body’s talking, Every body’s talking
Every body’s talking, Every body’s talking
A marble tablet writ in stone,
‘tis nothing more than stories sown
Sweet justice casts her glance aside then throws her scales weighed down with liesfalls crashing on the floor
Every body’s talking, Everybody’s talking
Every body’s talking, Everybody’s talking
Everybody’s talking the words are very clear
A hundred words a minute brother lend me an ear
Everybody’s talking non-stop from nine to five
One thing we keep forgetting there’s no one left to hear
Everybody’s talking, Everybody’s talking
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Social Isolation
07:17
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“Social Isolation”
Words and Music © 2020 by Bruce Mahin
CHORUS
Spending too much time in my head,
Way too much time staying in bed
Gotta get up, gotta get out. Gotta get up, gotta get out.
Gotta get up, gotta get out of this
Social isolation, social isolation
Endless isolation, social trepidation
VERSE 1
I live out here - on Calhoun Street - next to the five & dime
It’s not much more - than a dead-end street right at the end of the line,
All I got is a cardboard box, gives me shelter from the storm
Now the streets are empty. They’re stuck inside their homes
The streets are strangely quiet, like I’ve never seen before
Nobody’s walkin’ passed the threshold of my door.
Spending too much time in my head,
Way too much time staying in bed
Gotta get up, gotta get out. Gotta get up, gotta get out.
Gotta get up, gotta get out of this
Social isolation, social isolation
Endless isolation, social trepidation
VERSE 2
The birds and the bees play in the trees, it’s a real wild animal jubilee
How could they know it’s the smallest of small put Samson in his place
Now they’re all stuck in cages like monkeys in a zoo
Staring at the walls, like they’re havin’ fun, an endless game of Clue
Every part of this big wide world, locked up tighter than a drum
Keeping watch on that front door, hoping for some fun.
Spending too much time in my head,
Way too much time staying in bed
Gotta get up, gotta get out. Gotta get up, gotta get out.
Gotta get up, gotta get out of this
Social isolation, social isolation
Endless isolation, social trepidation
VERSE 3
The world is now my oyster. I own all that I see
But walls are closing in on me, push me to the brink of insanity
I need someone I can be with, just for now, not for eternity
Someone who is not afraid to touch people that they see
I’ve got no one to talk to, just the sidewalk and the air
Will you come and talk to me? Will you dare?
Spending too much time in my head,
Way too much time staying in bed
Gotta get up, gotta get out. Gotta get up, gotta get out.
Gotta get up, gotta get out of this
Social isolation, social isolation
Endless isolation, social trepidation
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3. |
13 Hours
05:49
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Temptation on a Twisted Track
Words and Music © 2021 by Bruce Mahin
Some folks say I’m like a twisted track
Runnin’ this way and that
Can’t find time to settle down
See it as some kind of trap
Just when things start going right
I get messed up in a string of pearls
Caught in the eyes of a beautiful girl
It’s temptation on a twisted track
I took a wrong turn into Abilene
Closest bit of heaven that I’ve ever seen
Heart pure as gold, eyes bluer than blue
It was a love surely meant to be true
But just when things start going right
I get messed up in a string of pearls
Caught in the eyes of a beautiful girl
It’s temptation on a twisted track
I got swayed by a couple of jays
Down at the Melodyne
Where the music’s great, and the nights are late
It’s always a really fine time.
As the night wore on, and the crowd got thin
I helped myself to a little bit of gin
The room began to shake, walls were closing in
I gotta get back on my feet again
Just when things start going right
I get messed up in a string of pearls
Caught in the eyes of a beautiful girl
It’s temptation on a twisted track
Now I’m getting older and I’m losing steam
The track is getting harder and harder to see
Wheels are getting rusty, coming loose at the seams
Engine is getting heavy, moving slower it seems.
Just when things start going right
I get messed up in a string of pearls
Caught in the eyes of a beautiful girl
Temptation on a twisted track
Heading down a path unsure what it means
Striving for a vision on imaginary wings
Take a little success and a plate full of beans
You have what you need to live a simple dream
But just when things start going right
Don’t get messed up in a string of pearls
Caught in the eyes of a beautiful girl
It’s temptation on a twisted track, Temptation on a twisted track
It’s temptation on a twisted track
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5. |
Time Traveler
08:52
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6. |
I'm Free
05:09
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Bruce Mahin Roanoke, Virginia
A singer/songwriter living in Roanoke, Virginia, Bruce Mahin has been playing local venues for over 15 years, mostly with his band String Theory Trio. Now he's playing solo. Singing and playing guitar are always in the forefront of his performances, he loves improvised solos and lets the night decide where each song wants to go. ... more
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