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The Sum
05:15
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Treading - the same path again
Soles are worn, the grass is brown
Slow down and start again
Circling - around inside your head
If thoughts turn black just turn your back
Remember where you've been
Don't go looking for those dreams you've left behind
'Cause all they meant were in your mind
You are not the sum of all the things you didn't do
You're so much more, open the door
Find out who is you
You're not the same, you always change
Go out and find a better view
The die's not cast to live in the past
To be what isn't true
Counting - all those stones unturned
Don't waste the day, it's a fool's game
There's better things to do
Leaving - all those memories
They weigh you down, you're lost not found
The way is not behind
I know it seems like wasted years, too many tears
Well nothing's gonna change that now.
You are not the sum of all the things you didn't do
You're so much more, open the door
Find out who is you
You're not the same, you always change
Go out and find a better view
The die's not cast to live in the past
To be what isn't true
It's not too late - never too late
It's not too late - never too late
You are not the sum of all the things you didn't do
You're so much more, open the door
Find out who is you
You're not the same, you always change
Go out and find a better view
The die's not cast to live in the past
To be what isn't true
It's not too late - never too late
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Mask '21
05:42
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Trapped here inside my mind
My soul fights to be free
I can't feel the passage of time
Why can't I just be me?
My mind is filled with confusion
My heart's a constant strain
Should I try to fill your illusion
Or hide my self away again?
I can hear your cry, and I can help you try
Try to see that there's more to life, then just your history
You shape me into who you want to be
The absence of personality
Can't see beyond your judging gaze
You've trapped me til my dying day - no!
Acoustic solo: Gino
As the last days of youth fade away
I search deep inside
Will I find the strength to become
The man inside my mind?
I can hear your cry, and I can help you try
Try to see that there's more to life, then just your history
You shape me into who you want to be
The absence of personality
Can't see beyond your judging gaze
You've trapped me til my dying day - no!
This mask is suffocating me
Can't see myself, I cannot breathe
My life's become dedicated to
Living the way that you want me to - no!
First solo: Gino
Second solo: Pete
Not gonna live your life no more
I am myself, I'm on my own
No longer what you want to see
Living the life that was meant for me - no!
Outro solo: Pete
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The Sum Chicago, Illinois
The Sum - a garage-power prog project from Chicago - is the brainchild of guitarist/songwriter Gino Sigismondi. Inspired by the raw power pop of Big Star, Cheap Trick, and Weezer, along with the majestic crunch of King's X and Styx, it represents "the sum" total of his musical passions, Except where noted, everything you hear is written, played, sung, or programmed by Gino alone. ... more
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