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lost
with the passing of time
the scenery and safety of our youth
gone
with a passionate crime
made to accept all they say as truth
drifting
on uncertain waves
sifting
through the dirt and graves
of our land
hope
only gets in the way
it’s better if we never have that spark
fear
wake up with it each day
and wear it like a blanket in the dark
drifting
on uncertain waves
sifting
through the dirt and graves
of our land
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couldn't brace this chill alone again
I couldn't open these petals to the stars again
I couldn't fevered fury drop my heart in acid
and watch it melt away
couldn't tear the ropes although they were thin
I couldn't open combinations to the dens of sin
I couldn't fevered fury pull your heart in acid
and watch it while I played
it was all an aberration to me
I found delusion in a puddle what I dared to not see
I touched the depth, the seeds, the evil deeds
the demons that I could not set free
now I feel the chill embracing me
I feel the specter of a friend the hot sweet sigh of relief
all the doors are open, hearts are broken, ties are frayed
and in my fevered fury acid melts my cares away
it was all an aberration to me
I found delusion in a puddle what I dared to not see
I touched the depth, the seeds, the evil deeds
the demons that I could not set free
now I am the chill embracing you
the hot sweet breath upon your neck of what you're scared to view
as I pull you near, the things you hear, you words you can't say
in your fevered fury acid melts your cares away
It was all an aberration to see
you found delusion in a puddle what you dared to not be
you touched the depth, the seeds, the evil deeds
the demons that you cannot set free
cannot set free
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I’m so underexposed
I need the best with a camera
I want to be on film
I need the best - I, I need
Roberta Bayley to take a picture of me
help me pick out my clothes
and teach me how to pose
Oh Roberta, can’t you see?
there’s no one else
who can see the real me
is the lighting right?
I don’t think the lighting’s right
I could look good if the lighting’s right
should I bring the whole band?
or do you want only me?
just tell me where to be tonight
Roberta Bayley, take a picture of me
help me pick out my clothes
and teach me how to pose
Oh Roberta, can’t you see?
there’s no one else
who can see the real me
I can’t let more time lapse
(I can’t let time lapse)
I can’t let more time lapse
(take off your lens caps)
I make an amateur overture
to your aperture
Mick Rock, Herb Ritts
Mapplethorpe and Leibovitz
to have them shoot me you can’t pay me
I only trust
Roberta Bayley to take a picture of me
help me pick out my clothes
and teach me how to pose
Oh Roberta, can’t you see?
there’s no one else
who can see the real me
Roberta Bayley...
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yeah, huh
when I came out of the record store
‘bout 3 in the afternoon
I saw you there
dressed to a ‘t’
perhaps even inappropriately
and questions were raised…
I say damn, girl
is you a working girl?
I say damn, girl
is you a working girl?
as I reach for my wallet
not sure how much I got
but I give you some of it
if you put it on the market
pretty damn sure
that there’ll be demand for it
with that outfit you’re sportin’
bet your bottom dollar
that it’s me who’s hollerin’ towards ya
it's me you should be escorting
I won’t objectify
but you’re fly
and you got me asking
damn, girl
is you a working girl?
I say damn, girl
is you a working girl?
hey now, what’s that style?
ambiguous look that makes me go ‘blaw!’
forget the white sneakers of Melanie Griffith
naw you’re in the black stilettos of a mid-range lovesmith
much respect for a lady’s choice in how to dress
it’s a mess out there tryin’ to make your mark
and yet while you shouldn’t judge books by the cover
still I’m asking do I gots to pay to be your lover?
I say damn, girl
is you a working girl?
damn, girl
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romantic affection - should flow in two directions
I want you near - you’re never here
romantic affection - we need a course correction
I want you close - but then you ghost
hey girl you’re never what you seem
you look like you stepped from a dream
so why d’you treat me oh so mean
I guess there’s something ‘bout relationships you never learned
there’s more to matches than the risk of getting fingers burned
romantic affection - should flow in two directions
I want you near - you’re never here
romantic affection - we need a course correction
I want you close - but then you ghost
I come ‘round to see if you’re free
it seems like you’re avoiding me
am I barking up the wrong damn tree
I’m hearing things from all my friends that only make me cringe
this purge of yours is feeling more and more like it’s a binge
romantic affection - should flow in two directions
I want you near - you’re never here
romantic affection - we need a course correction
I want you close - but then you ghost
it’s been a long, long time since I felt the sun shine
it’s been a long, long time since it felt like you were mine
I guess there’s something ‘bout relationships you never learned
there’s more to matches than the risk of fingers getting burned
romantic affection - should flow in two directions
I want you near - you’re never here
romantic affection - we need a course correction
I want you close - but then you ghost
romantic affection - should flow in two directions
I want you near - you’re never here
romantic affection - we need a course correction
I want you close - but then you ghost
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there’s a feeling coming over
that I know I’ve felt before
when you say you’re coming over
but you’re never at my door
you could say I’m feeling lonely
but your inaction makes me sore
so I guess I’m not your only…
you never cared
you never dared
you never loved me
or were you just too scared
to say you're sorry
you’re the lady and the tramp
you’re the beauty and the beast
you’re the first and the foremost
you’re the last and the least
I can’t seem to exorcise you
so don’t bother with a priest
but I cannot quite despise you…
you never cared
you never dared
you never loved me
or were you just too scared
to say you're sorry
you’re always running round and digging up dirt
are you filling the hole in your life?
I need a vacation from your excavations tonight
which of us is the more wicked
who’s the calm and who’s the storm
when your standard deviations
get mistaken for the norm
so I balk at the injustice
in the acts that you perform
and you still don’t know what trust is…
you never cared
you never dared
you never loved me
or were you just too scared
to say you're sorry
sorry
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her promises scatter like the leaves on the breeze
her touch both excites you and makes you ill at ease
a cold-hearted love affair – you’ve gone where no angels dare
she barely leaves a trace – but you can’t forget her face
sapphire – my one true desire
cold blue emotion
that burns me like fire
sapphire – my heart’s on a wire
eyes like the ocean
the soul of a liar
you warm up to her but then she’ll let you freeze
she’s the jewel in the crown that leaves you weak in the knees
a corundum conundrum – but you still want to get you some
when the setting’s turned to rust – ooh there’s one thing we can trust
sapphire – you always inspire
love lives are lifted
then left in the mire
sapphire – you’re all I admire
eyes like the ocean
the soul of a liar
there goes my pride – here comes my fall
but I won’t hide – I’m still standing tall
sapphire – my one true desire
cold blue emotion
that burns me like fire
sapphire – you always inspire
love lives are lifted
then left in the mire
sapphire – it’s you I admire
perfectly fitted
and neatly attired
sapphire – my heart’s on a wire
eyes like the ocean
the soul of a liar
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I don't know how I ever got to her
I’ve got a temperature but I got no degrees
people ever say that it'll never last
they know about the past but not my destiny
we're both still breathing so I guess it makes us stronger
we just can't beat it so let’s join a little longer
we've got a love that's not quite cliché
with a debt to each other, but no interest we'll pay
to whatever wrong word wanders in the way
it’s gettin’ stronger every day
I’ve got a piece of mind that doesn't worry
'cos there's no flurry of shoes about to drop
if love is blind I’ll look the best I can
a bigshot in japan stuck in a china shop
if there's a question of our love I’ll never ask it
we count our blessings and we put them in one basket
we've got a love that's not quite cliché
with a debt to each other, but no interest we'll pay
to whatever wrong word wanders in the way
it’s gettin’ stronger every day
and it’s something from a dream
we’re two ships passing on the street
time is on my back
wearing me down until we meet
we've got a love that's not quite cliché
with a debt to each other, but no interest we'll pay
to whatever wrong word wanders in the way
it’s gettin’ stronger every day
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and now my life begins to fall apart in ways
I could never imagine
I can’t keep dwelling deep within the days
I wish had never happened
I’m not the kind to turn and run away
but here I am on my knees and calling…
saints and angels
I need you to watch over me
‘cos my life’s become too painful
the world will never leave me be
I walk the dark and lonely streets of town
with all the people staring
the weight of everything pulling me down
but I am just past caring
it’s getting where I can’t turn the other cheek
so here I am on my knees and calling out to…
saints and angels
I need you to watch over me
‘cos my life’s become too painful
the world will never leave me be
I’ve never been someone who wanted help
but here I am on my knees and calling
saints and angels
I need you to watch over me
‘cos my life’s become too painful
the world will never leave me be
calling saints and angels
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fountain square
fountain square
I want to meet you there
on the corner
of 5th and vine
that’s where I’ll make you mine
tell me when a minute's up
fountain square
fountain square
I want to meet you there
on the corner
of 5th and vine
that’s where I’ll make you mine
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so now we’ve bid goodbye to the 70s
and all the useless things we did and said
while race relations burned, we watched a river freeze
but surely only good times lie ahead
mt st helens blew, and disco did, too
so many died just trying to see the Who
don’t want to hear those moldies played
we’re at the dawn of another decade
a laughable election, life’s a comedy
I cannot tell the actor from monkey
he’s practicing voodoo with the economy
but why’d he have to make a doll of me?
Lennon was shot, tell me for what
our summer games were banned by boycott
they won’t police streets where we played
we’re at the dawn of another decade
a blizzard of snow, where did it go
all melted down in a three mile glow
Iran is not so far away
this is the dawn of another day
mayors paying for sex with personal checks
I’m not sure I want to know what happens next
adding up all the mistakes we made
we’re at the dawn of another decade
somebody cut me some slack
impossible to relax
so put me on SolarMax
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word on the street - they never will rest ‘til they’ve broken you
they bring the heat - for you to survive you must keep your cool
now you know there’s no run and no hide
there’s no piece that you cannot slide
you’re the best alive
you’re gonna rise to the top
and be the cream of the crop
don’t you stop
until you’ve beaten them all
they’ll never know how you overcame every obstacle
you feel it grow the need to succeed it’s insatiable
you’re a lion and you’ve got your pride
and you roar with a hunger inside
you’re the best alive
you’re gonna rise to the top
and be the cream of the crop
don’t you stop
until you’ve beaten them all
rise to the top
while all the others drop
you won’t stop
you’ll be standing so tall
all the preps and the jocks knock you down
they don’t understand
you’re the new kid on the blocks
but they don’t know the moves that you’ve got planned
you’ve got the steady hand
you’re gonna rise to the top
and be the cream of the crop
don’t you stop
until you’ve beaten them all
rise to the top
while all the others drop
you won’t stop
you’ll be standing so tall
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This compilation could not have been assembled without the inestimable talents of the following individuals:
Ben Baker
Mark Brasington
Howard Cohen
Dave Criddle
Sarah Daigneault
Mark Griffin
Sean P. Hafer
Warren Harrison
Declan Hayden
Rowan Hayden
Mike Kooris
Josh Parker
Mike Wagner
Michael Wilson
Remastering for this compilation by Dave Criddle at Planet of Sound Audio
All attempts were made to use the highest quality audio sources available; however, due to the historical nature and varying production methods of these recordings, the modern digital remastering process may reveal imitations of the source material.
released December 5, 2023
all songs by Jude Hayden except:
Acid Aberrations - lyrics/melody by Sarah Daigneault
Working Girl - song by Mike Kooris, music by Mike Kooris & Jude Hayden
Fountain Square - lyrics by Jude Hayden & Rowan Hayden
Rise To The Top - additional lyrics by Michael Wilson
