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I put it all in my music, I put it all in my lines
You can't find a truth I haven't even realized
Life is all an era of self discovery
Confusion is the only thing that's a guarantee
I laugh when I don't know, how I'm suppose to feel
I laugh because it's easy, what does that reveal?
Life is all an era of self discovery
Illusion is the easy thing to find for free
I can't make a grand statement, if I'm always learning
Don't want to say something that tomorrow I'll be burning
Huh - my philosophy
Huh - my philosophy
Huh - my philosophy
It's a brand new fallacy!
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The Great Dodge Caravan
02:43
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You can't dodge this ram
The Great Dodge Caravan
Casino Grandma's are wheeling to kill
You
Kids in the back, the family pack
A challenge you would lack the nerve
It's gonna be a long ride to the glory we deserve
Unbeatable
Means you cannot win
Defeatable
That's you my friend
Impossible
To even make a stand
'Cuz in no single way can you beat the Dodge Caravan
Ice cream stains, enemy blood remains
You shoulda planted my tomatoes better
It's nothing personal, business makes the wheels roll
Storage space for pop
Knife and cheese like a wop
Just make that glovebox drop
When the sun awakes we make the highway quake
Unbelievable
The sheer Majesty
Irredeemable
Your tragedy
Unbeatable
You cannot make a stand
'Cuz in no fricking way can you beat the Dodge Caravan
It makes you a bum
A second away from none
This is my life it's not fun
Because I'm, on the run
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Contingency Plan
02:52
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If I asked you out and you said no I'd say "I expected that"
and if you asked why I did I'd say "it was a joke"
You gotta make yourself seem cool, unaffected
and if it ever goes your way, unexpected
You gotta be chill and have the will
You're gonna lose
But what if you win? - Well I never planned for that
If I showed you my song and you hated it, well, so do I
and if you asked why I showed it I'd say "just for a laugh"
You gotta make yourself seem cool, unaffected
and if it ever goes your way, unexpected
You gotta be chill and have the will
You're gonna lose
But what if you win? - Well I didn't expected that
Oh ya expect to lose, but I don't want to lose
I hate it for security, for the joke I cast on me
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Cyclonus Bolognus
03:02
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You came to me in the midst of this operation
and now I feel clouds lift on yesterday's frustration
We don't change our lives, the universe does
One moment to the next, what is now was
Cyclonus Bolognus, moving with great slowness
Cyclonus Bolognus, what will today show us
I have worried so much, sometimes it doesn't come true
There is so much random chance, so what can you do
We don't change our lives, the universe does
One moment to the next, what is now was
Cyclonus Bolognus, put the moment in focus
Cyclonus Bolognus, overthinking is bogus
If you had an issue, that required 2 ply-tissue
Someone might go and say, "I'm happy I ain't you"
So now it's day by day and that's alright
Let's not worry too much about things not in sight
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Who Rules The Knight?
04:37
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I'm the Daredevil the man in red so just thank yourself I can't see you in your dread
In the courthouse I'm closing the case, and in the city streets I'm punching your face
Boom a Bull's Eye right between your lie, you're a, big pig in the concrete sty
Oooh, Elektracute the circuits in the night, live wires skipping as we fight
I'm jumping through a tunnel, I got your brain in a puddle
To all the scum I pummel, to your Frenzy I Rumble
I am the man the world needs, the justice heart of Earth bleeds
I am a man who does not exist, I am the gambler with all the risk
I'm the ruler of the Knight in the Gothic caves, you're in for a fright if you don't behave
One touch from death with lungs full of meth, oh, look in fear and watch me disappear
I'm jumping through a tunnel, I got your brain in a funnel
To all the scum I pummel, to your Frenzy I Rumble
I am no hero just what we need, to champion the cause we all believe
A lone man on a shadowy flight, a flight landing deep in the deepest night
"One man can make a difference, Michael"
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Misunderstandable
03:01
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Our words, easy to hide
Meanings, that lie inside
Our words, easily bent
Losing, what was truly meant
What I got in my head, stumbles to my mouth
Can't you read my mind, the real intent is all you'd find
Our words, only go so far
Talk yourself into the stars
Silence, can be all we need
Just your presence is fine indeed
What I got in my head, stumbles to my mouth
Can't you read my mind, the real intent is all you'd find
Sometimes I don't know what to feel
So I keep on feeling feeling (that's real)
Oh ya I got words to say (say 'em)
To everyone and you today
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A Couple Of Weird Quirks
03:07
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You're a bunch of weirdos, you like to munch on Cheerios
Atleast you don't do it alone
A partner in crime, in a time of dying
We call it living everyday
We can be, you and me
A Couple Of Weird Quirks
My secrets aren't well hidden, once the line is ridden
They all come out so quickly
A buddy cop, make sure you stop
and don't roll through life
We can be, you and me
A Couple Of Weird Quirks
Opposites are such, but I'll say as much
It might hide on the inside, but it's still there
The common trait of human, weirdness, what are you doing?
You are so different, but you're still weird
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Safety Vest Squad
02:50
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My Best Buds Of All Time
02:52
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What are friends, but people who make you angry
What are friends, but people who make you realize when you are crazy
You drive me insane, but you're my best buds of all time
The good people remain, and my mood flips on a dime
I get mad at you, and then I don't care anymore
I hope you'll always be, here with uptight me
What are friends, but people who make you angry
What are friends, but people who are more okay than the rest
You drive me insane, but you're my best buds of all time
The good people remain, and my mood flips on a dime
I get mad at you, and then I don't care anymore
I hope you'll always be, here with uptight me
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Fender Of Feeling
03:01
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She moves alone in tattered rags
With a shopping cart full of Metro bags
Wheeling and dealing every stop
Selling gemstones for smokes and pop
She had a story to tell
But it's gone
She's seen and been to Hell
She got bored
She went to Winnipeg for a dream
Couldn't make it past Kenora it seems
She might be a crackhead, might be a Nun
Maybe she's begging just for fun
No one really cares
Not even her
and no one ever dares
To even wonder why
Illusion painted on her eyes
Mystery up to the skies
A fender of feeling and distraction
Avoiding every interaction
One day it's all gonna burst
All your fragments will disperse
You'll only be a memory
To the last conscious of the galaxy
One day it's all gonna burst
All your fragments will disperse
You'll only be a memory
To the last conscious of the galaxy
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Prepare For Rain
03:56
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In a good time it's easy to feel good
To make changes you never thought you could
In a good time your brain can rest
To work out all the thoughts that stress
I'm gonna make it good this time, it's gonna be fine, gonna be fine
I'm gonna fix it good this time, it's gonna be fine, gonna be fine
and than the rain comes, it's pouring down
You're feeling weaker, you're on the ground
In a bad time it's easy to feel bad
To fall in the pits and dwell in the sad
In a bad time the brain wants misery
The logical side of you is history
That wave has gone again, it's over, it's over
That wave is far away, goodbye, goodbye
and than the sun comes, it's beaming down
You're feeling better, you're off the ground
Prepare For Rain
and realize you're gonna feel pain
Prepare For Rain
Sometimes things can't be the same
You're gonna smile and you might cry
Some days you're alive other days you wanna die
Plan for the mood of gloomy gray
and when the times come you can seize the day
It's difficult to follow along
You step on a crack and lose the song
and then something shines up ahead
Reach for it and we'll get out of this dread
Together
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Your Insured Doomsday
03:15
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Death, I died a hundred, a hundred deaths, and still a shallow breath
Breaks, from my face, my face breaks, and my oatmeal quakes
Another day is another way to just find myself back home in bed
It's a race to the place that gets me away and yet back into my dread
Gravestones in my eyes, ticking time passes by
Reasons don't know why, I don't care
Graveyards in my sight, dark clouds on my flight
Here is the white light, I don't care
Cherries, Floro Dery, Richard Scarry, and Kanttila
Brain, has thoughts, random thoughts, are bound to claw
The dread wears on me at size 11 and I can't exchange for new shoes to step-in
I tried to kill it dead with distraction, it barely works after the first reaction
Gravestones in my eyes, ticking time passes by
Reasons don't know why, I don't care
Graveyards in my sight, dark clouds on my flight
Here is the white light, I don't care
You're the owner of the graveyard, break the gates and let me in
You're the owner of the bravest heart, rattle my bones and spin to win
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Ayaka
01:10
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In Your Darkest Hour
02:38
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Every ounce of this is real
Every moment we feel
It seems no matter what I do
I always think about you
In your darkest hour I know
I could never let you go
I'll be a light so you can see
How beautiful this life can be
All I want's to hold you tight
Safe from demons of the night
There are times we stand on our own
and even then we are not alone
In your darkest hour I know
I could never let you go
I'll be a light so you can see
How beautiful this life can be
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Shout out, this is all about
The dude working at the grocery store
Packing bags and changing tags
Wants to walk out the door
Employee deals make the meals
Enough cheque to pay the rent
Sitting on the can eating ramen noodles
The only peace in this place of grease
Beats the crooks, in comic books
Rob his till and he might kill
Owns a sword, and when he's bored
He's in the back cutting cans in half
Metal songs, his morning alarm
Skips the shower for deodorant power
Where's the cat, where's she at
Doesn't matter now he has to go
We're just normal parts
Of our world inside the world
We all play a part
In our world inside the world
In the morning, what is dawning?
He takes two buses and he never rushes
In this town, drive 15 minutes down
You'll be wherever you gotta be
We're just normal parts
Of our world inside the world
We all play a part
In our world inside the world
I look at you and try to find
Where you are in the world of mine and yours
You are the weirdo kind
You have a place in some world
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Kurtis Kanttila
The Rock 'n Roll stylings of instinct.
Kurtis Kanttila is a guitarist, drummer, songwriter and singer from Northern Ontario who makes music to express his personality, longings and mundane fascinations.
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