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1. |
What's Going On
02:28
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Verse 1
Hello
How are you doing?
How do you feel?
What's the deal?
Can you tell me what's going on?
Nice weather that we're having
If it don't rain
can't complain
Who would listen anyway?
If I can't complain then what can I say?
Well, enough about me
Can you tell me what's going on?
Verse 2
Hello
What have you been doing?
How’s the job?
Talk to Bob?
Can you tell me what’s going on?
It’s late but we can keep going
Have a drink
Don’t you think?
What’s the harm in that?
We’re just two friends having a nice little chat
Well, enough about that
Just tell me what’s going on
Chorus 1
Talk to me
Tell me your fears
I’ll never give them up
Never in a million years
Verse 2
Hello
How are you doing?
How do you feel?
What's the deal?
Can you tell me what's going on?
Bridge
We talk
We converse
We exchange
But there is no change
We have nothing to say
All those feelings inside
that we hide
are denied
If we keep going on this way
Chorus 3
I’ll tell you my secrets
if you tell me your fears
We’ll never give them up
Never in a million years
We’ll give our trust
Show each other we’re real
I can teach you to open up
and you can teach me to feel
Verse 3
Hello
How are you doing?
We could make small talk if that’s what you’d like
Take a light stroll or a nice long hike
Take in a movie
watch your favorite show
We can go anywhere you want to go
Stay up all night
Watch the sun rise high
Or stay in all day
let the hours fly by
We can take a trip to Europe
all those sights to see
nothing is stopping you or me
Doesn’t matter what we do
just tell me what’s going on
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2. |
Market Square
03:38
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Verse1
Let’s take a trip out to the Market Square
You and me – Just like old times
We’ll make the rounds – all the same routines
We’ll stop for tea if you’re so inclined
All the time spent screaming and yelling
All those lies that we are both telling
All that’s been lost and won’t return
All that time in each other’s face
Never willing to change the pace
Just passing time to the perfect burn
Chorus
And I don’t have enough left to love you
and I don’t have enough left to care
But I want to assure you
that I have enough loneliness to spare
Verse2
We’ll pass the time in the coffee shop
To the outside world we’re so refined
The subtext thick as syrup – piping hot
With cutting edge subtly defined
Outside the temperature rises
Inside witty conversation disguises
Our strained smiles barely hide the lie
See each other through a coffee filter
I’m all hopped up and slightly off kilter
And the words like bullets start to fly
Chorus
And I don’t have enough left to love you
and I don’t have enough left to care
But I want to assure you
that I have enough loneliness to spare
Solo
Break
See each other through a coffee filter
I’m all hopped up and slightly off kilter
And the words like bullets start to fly
Chorus
And I don’t have enough left to love you
and I don’t have enough left to care
But I want to assure you
that I have enough loneliness to spare
End
Let’s take a trip out to the Market Square
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3. |
Rainy Day
04:18
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Verse 1
Sitting on a hillside
watching the world go by
It’s easy if you try to see all the masquerades
People sad and lonely
Their faces long
trying to remember some old song
they’ve heard
Going through those same routines
They recall the tune
but they don’t remember what it means
Daily grind
Check the time
When will today ever end?
Chorus 1
You’ve got a lot to give
Don’t save it for a rainy day
Don’t let it slip away from you
So give it all you’ve got to give
Don’t save it for a rainy day
You’re running out of time
you’ve got to make up your mind
Verse 2
Standing at a party
your white face on
trying to juggle conversations
(You)see someone you recognize
from across the room
staring back at you
The mirror behind those eyes
discerns the truth from all of the lies
Same old line
check the time
When will this party ever end?
Chorus 2
You’ve got a lot to give
Don’t save it for a rainy day
Don’t let it slip away from you
So give it all you’ve got to give
Don’t save it for a rainy day
You’re running out of time
you’ve got to make up your mind
Bridge
(You) find yourself sitting on the sofa
so many thought to mull over
and you tell yourself to come out of this shell
this self-made hell
is all very well
but there’s got to be another way
Chorus 3
You’ve got a lot to give
Don’t save it for a rainy day
Don’t let it slip away from you
So give it all you’ve got to give
Don’t save it for a rainy day
Don’t let it slip away from you
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4. |
Round and Round
04:22
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Verse 1
Too many people spend their time just trying to survive
instead of living
Existence is persistence
See what they can take
instead of giving
Sometimes I wonder what they think of me
and then sometimes I don’t care at all
Chorus 1
It keeps going round and round
Round and round
Round and round
Verse 2
Often times we think we know just what to expect
so full of explanations
One twist of fate can aggravate this illusionary state
time to change our expectations
Though unprepared I plan to stand my ground
no time to think about the fall
Chorus 2
It keeps going round and round
Round and round
Round and round
Verse 3
One single day can change the way
we look at ourselves
and the way we see each other
It’s not too late to instigate a conscious change of fate
from an enemy to a brother
from an enemy to a brother
Solo
Sometimes I wonder what they think of me
and then sometimes I don’t care at all
though unprepared I plan to stand my ground
no time to think about the fall
Chorus 3
It keeps going round and round
Round and round
Round and round
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5. |
Hard For Me To Let Go
03:50
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Verse 1
It seemed so strange
One single moment
And then everything changed
You came into view
And I was lost
There was nothing I could do
Half-Chorus
And on that day a brand new miracle
Standing on the doorstep to my soul
Verse 2
You grew so fast
Every precious moment
Only the memory will last
From childhood days
To adolescent fears
An emotional maze
Chorus
And every day a brand new miracle
Standing on the doorstep to my soul
Yet at the same time, a passing oh so sad
It’s so hard for me to let go
Verse 3
Now the child is gone
And in your place
A woman stands so strong
Familiar sites
Seen through new eyes
Bathed in a brand new light
Chorus
And every day a brand new miracle
Standing on the doorstep to my soul
Yet at the same time, a passing oh so sad
It’s so hard for me to let go
Verse 4
So here I stay
Afraid to close my eyes
Afraid to look away
Just when a new person appears
One disappears
And it’s hard for me - hard to let go
Chorus
And every day a brand new miracle
Standing on the doorstep to my soul
Yet at the same time, a passing oh so sad
It’s so hard for me to let go
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6. |
Face Ourselves
04:21
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Verse 1
Sitting down just the other day
Looking at my life in the same old way
(I)had to wonder about my mental health
All at once a thought came to me
and I felt myself floating free
“Just a silly dream” I told myself
Would I know the truth inside?
How would I know unless I tried?
I had to find my fear and look it in the eye
Chorus 1
When we can learn to face ourselves
Accept the truth within us all
Living in the present tense
sounds so simple
It all makes sense
When we can learn to face ourselves
Verse 2
Looking in the mirror
sometimes I see
my own worst enemy
trying to trip me up with past mistakes
so I close my eyes and start over again
Open up to my new best friend
telling me I have just what it takes
It all comes down to me
and the way I choose to be
I have to find my fear and look it in the eye
Chorus 2
When we can learn to face ourselves
Accept the truth within us all
Living in the present tense
sounds so simple
it all makes sense
When we can learn to face ourselves
Solo
Chorus 2
When we can learn to face ourselves
Accept the truth within us all
Living in the present tense
sounds so simple
it all makes sense
When we can learn to face ourselves
Living in the present tense
sounds so simple
it all makes sense
When we can learn to face ourselves
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7. |
Love That I Have Found
03:18
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Verse 1
There it is again
that something in the air
And everywhere I go
people seem to know
They stop and stare
Hmm….
And still it seems so strange
that a feeling such as this
It’s so hard to explain
this lack of pain
What have I missed?
And late at night
while I’m used to a sleepless dread
these brand new thoughts they fill my head
Chorus 1
Confusion all around me
Oh it so astounds me
when happiness is just within my grasp!
Every time it comes my way
a voice deep within me says
that it’s just not meant to last
“There’s safety in the past”
I guess there is no other way
Verse 2
And still I won’t give up
No, there’s something to this blissful state
I’ve wished for this so long
Would it be so wrong to call it fate?
A skeptic, don’t you see?
Well, that’s what I’ve always been
ignoring my own heart
Maybe I should start to live again
And when I see her face my inner voices dare not make a sound
Could this be love that I have found?
Chorus 2
What’s this all around me?
Oh it so astounds me!
Happiness just within my grasp!
It’s finally come my way
I don’t know what to say
but I know it’s meant to last
No more living in the past
She crept in without a sound
and never fails to astound
Could this be love that I have found?
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8. |
New Idea
03:52
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Verse 1
Got an email from a friend
with the story of a man
whose son was kicked right out of school
It seems he couldn’t understand
why the finger on his hand
was classified as a “deadly tool”
It didn’t seem so long ago
that the story being told
involved spitballs or skipping class
(But) we’ve seen the error of our ways
and we’re singing our own praise
Those old ideas are changing fast
Chorus 1
People come along and let’s embrace this new idea
No complaints, no regrets, come on by – we hope to see ya!
Gone are silly notions of original thought
No more wasted time with old battles fought
Nothing’s really changed - only rearranged in our new idea
Verse 2
Politicians in the day
used to tell us not to stray
from the teachings of the church
while they secretly pounce
on all the vices they denounce
A solemn oath that they besmirch
but now it’s earth they preach about
and famous faces lend them clout
“Keep those footprints nice and small”
But when the sun is finally set
they fly out in their private jet
to their homes so nice and tall
Chorus 2
People come along and let’s embrace this new idea
No complaints, no regrets, come on by – we hope to see ya!
Gone are silly notions of original thought
No more wasted time with old battles fought
Nothing’s really changed - only rearranged –That’s our new idea
Bridge
Chorus 3
People come along and let’s embrace this new idea
No complaints, no regrets, come on by – we hope to see ya!
Gone are silly notions of original thought
No more wasted time with old battles fought
Take a look ahead and tell me what you see
Whichever side you choose
The future is never free
Come and join the crowd – never speak out loud against our new idea
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9. |
Hold Your Head Up
04:45
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Verse 1
It seems so tough to choose
You feel the fear because you never want to lose
stand to the side or strut your stuff
So hard to tell when enough is enough
I guess we don’t know how far to go
So just keep going until there’s no place to go…
Verse 2
It’s too easy to play it safe
too many people tryin’ to put you in your place
They just want what’s best for you
as they see it from their own point of view
Just smile politely and give em’ a shrug
and do your own thing…just do your own thing…..
Chorus 1
Just hold your head up
When you are fed up
with all that is around
Keep holding your head up
Hold your head up
and no one can bring you down
Verse 3
It doesn’t matter what they say
It’s your decision at the end of the day
so square your shoulders and take the stance
You won’t be getting what you want by chance
One more fight and another day
it’s up to you to make it your own way
Win or lose, only you decide
whether to stand your ground
or whether to run and hide
Round and round and round you go
and where you stop nobody knows
Chorus 2
Just hold your head up
When you are fed up
with all that is around
Keep holding your head up
Hold your head up
and no one can bring you down
Solo
Chorus 2
Just hold your head up
When you are fed up
with all that is around
Keep holding your head up
Hold your head up
and no one can bring you down
Just hold your head up
no one can bring you down
Keep holding your head up
If you are fed up
with all that is around
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10. |
Testify
04:39
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Verse 1
I wake each day
and I see
that you’re lying next to me
that you’re lying next to me
I look to you
and in your eyes I see
all my hopes and all my dreams
all my hopes and all my dreams
Chorus 1
And I will tell you why
‘Cause I need you by my side
this I testify
Verse 2
I try so hard
I go to work each day
yet those skies they seem so gray
Yes, those skies seem so gray
Then I hear your voice
You’re calling me
and It’s the sun that I see
shining down all over me
Chorus 2
And I will tell you why
‘Cause I have you by my side
No tellin’ lies
No alibis
No compromise
this I testify
Verse 3
I stand in front of you
all my faults to see
Not sure what you see in me
Not sure what you see in me
You don’t give up
You count on me
That’s all I need to set me free
All I need to set me free
Chorus 3
And I will always try
to keep you by my side
No tellin’ lies
No alibis
No compromise
No big surprise
you might surmise
this I testify
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11. |
Since She's Been Gone
04:32
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Verse1
Since she’s been gone
A piece of my heart has just moved on
I can still see her fallen tears
I dream of her face
for hours on end I can’t replace
All of those wasted years
She stood in the door
and I just let her go….
Chorus
All that she had to give
and I just kept taking
All of her life to live
and I just kept walking away…
Verse2
Mornings she’d find
an empty pillow by her side
Not even a note to read
Why couldn’t I see
just what her love would mean to me
I guess I had my frail ego to feed
She just stood in the door
and I let her go away…
Chorus
All that she had to give
and I just kept taking
All of her life to live
and I just kept walking away…
Bridge
Jump back
Take a slap
Tell me where the hurtin’s at
right from the start
Heel, toe,
Take it slow
Tell her what she wants to know
Who needs a heart when you’re playing a part?
Break
Since she’s been gone
(Since she’s been gone)
Since she’s been gone
(Since she’s been gone)
Chorus
All that she had to give
and I just kept taking
All of her life to live
and I just kept walking away…
All that she had to give
and I just kept taking
All of my life to live
And she just kept walking away…
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12. |
Look The Other Way
04:28
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Verse 1
When I feel the world crushing me
I won’t join in the fight so easily
I look the other way
Look the other way
Everything we’re shown on the TV screen
Selling us the ends despite the means
So I look the other way
Look the other way
Chorus 1
Look the other way
Look the other way
Verse 2
Captains of industry
telling us what they think we should see
as we look the other way
Look the other way
Public servants in a public trust
Free exchange of greed and lust
But we look the other way
Look the other way
Chorus 2
Look the other way
Look the other way
Bridge
Out of the blue
they call on you
and you don’t know what to say
A case of denial
avoid the trial
and it will go away
You take the chance
choose the dance
and leave your hope to fate
and you don’t know what you’re looking for
Verse 3
Partners in a shadow dance
moving in this game of chance
just to look the other way
Look the other way
Time lapse photography
Showing me age so plain to see
So I look the other way
Look the other way
Chorus 3
(Look the other way)
(Look the other way) Out of the blue
they call on you
(Look the other way) and you don’t know what to say
A case of denial
(Look the other way) avoid the trial
and it will go away
(Look the other way) and you don’t know what you’re looking for
and you don’t know what you’re looking for
(Look the other way)
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N/A
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14. |
What's Going On Reprise
00:21
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Verse 1
Goodbye
I have to be going
It was fun
Gotta run!
Have I told you what's going on
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Void Contact Nashville, Tennessee
Void Contact is a studio band founded in the mid to late 80's by David McHenry on vocals, keyboards, and drums, and Carter
Scott on vocals, keyboards, and guitars.
They featured a keyboard and vocal rich progressive pop sound.
in 2015 they released “Many Happy Returns”.
and in 2018, “Secrets and Alibis”
Some Musicians who have contributed:
Rick Vito
Dale Russell
John Catchings
Jim Hoke
... more
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