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Becoming
01:02
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2. |
(She's Not) The One
04:11
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So what - she said hello to you
So what - she walks right next to you
So what - how do you know she thinks you’re cool
So what - I’ve seen your kind before
So what - she knows you’re keeping score
So what - and she’s walked right out the door
Don’t waste your time, she’s not the one
She’s just a girl, she’s no one else
Don’t be a fool
Don’t think about what she could do for you
There is no proof
She’s more fantasy than truth
No way - she knows what’s going on
No way - you’ve never let her on
No way - it’s gonna matter anyway
No way - she gets your subtle hints
No way - she even gets the gist
You’re lucky to get the time of day
Don’t waste your time, she’s not the one
She’s just a girl, she’s no one else
Don’t be a fool
Don’t think about what she could do for you
There is no proof
She’s more fantasy than truth
So what - she said hello to you
So what - she walks right next to you
So what - how do you know she thinks you’re cool
Thanks to her - you gave your youth away
Thanks to her - your mother thinks you’re gay
Thanks to her - you will be happier someday
Don’t waste your time, she’s not the one
She’s just a girl, she’s no one else
Don’t be a fool
Don’t think about what she could do for you
There is no proof
She’s more fantasy than truth
So what
So what
So what
(Repeat 3x)
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3. |
The Sum (2023 Remaster)
05:15
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Treading...the same path again
Soles are worn, the grass is brown
Slow down and start again
Circling…’round inside your head
If thoughts turn black, just turn you back
Remember where you’ve been
Pre-chorus:
Don’t go looking for those dreams you left behind
Cause all they were in your mind
Chorus:
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
Verse:
Counting...all the 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
Pre-chorus:
I know it seems like wasted years, too many tears
Well nothing’s gonna change that now.
Chorus:
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
Bridge:
It’s not too late
Never too late
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4. |
2B Alive
04:28
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Verse:
It’s not like you were best friends
It’s not like you didn’t try
Sometimes all you can do
Is smile and say goodbye
Verse 2:
When you leave your bedroom
You leave your fears behind
Sometimes all you need to do
Is find the space to cry
Pre-chorus:
So don’t call me tonight
I’ll be thinking of you
Don’t worry, don’t follow
You and I will have another
Good time tomorrow
Verse 3:
And you might not move heaven
Or even touch the sky
But then you’ll realize
You were always meant to fly
Chorus:
Take nothing for granted
Follow your joy
There won’t be a tomorrow
If today passes you by
If this ended by morning
Would you smile or would you cry
Take nothing for granted
‘Cause it’s great to be alive
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5. |
Twilight (2023 Remaster)
04:12
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Yesterday, I fell down a rabbit hole
Of spinning discs and liner notes
Wondering who is who and who got chose
Today I heard, Charlie Watts no longer plays
Though no one took his drums away
Was it covid or just everyone gets old?
Who will be the last to go?
Chorus:
I don’t want to be there when the music dies
In the twilight of the the gods
They’ll be no warning sign
No one wants to live forever
Or admit the dream may die
When the music fades
Our time has passed us by…
Yesterday, everything made sense to me
We knew who was the enemy
And all our childhood dreams were still alive
But now I see
The life I knew is leaving me
When all I ever hoped to be
Was just a fleeting fantasy
I thought immortality was mine
Why was I the last to know?
Chorus
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6. |
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Can’t stand staying home
I’m going out of my skin
It feels like fifteen years
Not fifteen minutes more
What has become of me?
Only seconds to decide
Can’t take fifteen minutes
Fifteen minutes more
Chorus:
Pull your head through and tuck the reminders away
Of what you were before and let your guard down
Keep an eye on the clock and keep you hand on the lock and pray
Cause you might get caught if you let your guard down
Look myself in the eye
Before the moment is passed
Shore up your soul
These fifteen minutes won’t last
Feeling more like me than you
Fifteen minutes before
This may not last forever
Is fifteen minutes all?
Chorus:
Pull your head through and tuck the reminders away
Of what you were before and let your guard down
Keep an eye on the clock and keep you hand on the lock and pray
Cause you might get caught if you let your guard down
Bridge:
And the clock is ticking down
And I’m basking in the glow
Looking for a pot of gold
For when time is not my own
And I’m peeling back the layers
And I’m packing up my joy
And I’m praying the next time there might be
Fifteen minutes more!
Chorus:
Pull your head through and tuck the reminders away
Of what you were before and let your guard down
Keep an eye on the clock and keep you hand on the lock and pray
Cause you might get caught if you let your guard down
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7. |
Nikki
04:37
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When I close my eyes, I see a blinding light
All of my worries were gone overnight
What did I really do? What have I truly seen?
Is this real and not just a dream
I am not that guy
I left it all behind
I’ve never felt so high
I will never be
A public enemy
My life's a fantasy
When I look back on how things used to be
Maybe it wasn’t as bad as it seems
Turns out I really did everything
You’ve made by dreams into reality
I am not that guy
I left it all behind
I’ve never felt so high
I will never be
A public enemy
My life's a fantasy
Someday - I’m going to finally see
Yesterday - is going to leave me be
Every day - there’s no one left to please
‘Cause now I see, you’ve always been the key
When I close my eyes, I see you bathed in light
Heart is yearning, so real it’s burning
I am not that guy
I left it all behind
I’ve never felt so high
I will never be
A public enemy
My life's a fantasy
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8. |
Jazz
04:54
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9. |
Adore
03:08
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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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