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Drive By
02:59
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Just before I go to leave
There's you tugging at my sleeve
Hold me close, I feel the heat
Tell me I'm gorgeous, your kiss so sweet
Say you'll call, you never do
Is it me or is it you
Drive-by (3x)
Dance with me I hear you say
Seconds later you're away
Someone else has caught your eye
So you leave me high and dry
First I stay and then I run
The night has lost all of its fun
Drive-by (3x)
You can't hurt me if I don't let you so I won't let you hurt me anymore (2x)
Baby, it could be so good
If you would treat me like you should
My giving heart would love you well
Your pain I'd soothe, your fears I'd quell
Don't know why you act this way
When I ask, nothing to say
You've opened up, I've heard you share
But now you will not let me care
Drive-by (7x)
© 2015 Véronique Noelle, SOCAN
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2. |
If We Pretend
03:20
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Take me with you where you're going
I will be your navigator
Sit beside you, read a compass
Never mind the GPS
That's for wimps
Stop to see a fortune teller
She pretends to know the future
Watch her palm the Five of Cups
Making sure we get the Lovers
What a rip
(Chorus:)
We're no lovers / Maybe friends
Bound together / Till the end
We're no lovers / But it's okay if we pretend
Trust you as far as I can throw you
Still I always let you drive
Night time at a cheap motel
Bed's too small our backs are touching
Electric
Hit the drive-thru for some breakfast
Coffee keeps our dreams alive
Cream and sugar make a meal
Teeth marks on the Styrofoam®
So tasty
(Chorus)
Think this heap will climb the mountains
Flashers on at 45
Doesn't matter where we're going
Long as it's the other side
Not the same (Not the same)
We're no lovers / Maybe friends
But it's okay if we pretend
If we pretend
© 2012 Véronique Noelle, SOCAN
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3. |
Hunting Season
03:26
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Started out with freedom's call
Your people's backs against the wall
But that was all so long ago
And how you got here you don't know
(Chorus):
Pledged to fight until you die
Too bad you can't remember why
Once, you're sure, there was a reason
Now it's only hunting season
Now it's only hunting season
Your father told you what to do
Passed the fire along to you
But there's no end, there's only means
And nothing's as simple as it seems
(Chorus)
(instrumental)
Shoot the ducks and shoot the geese
Shoot them all, you'll have your peace
When there's no enemy left to kill
Shoot each other for the thrill
(Chorus)
Now it’s only hunting season
© 1995 Véronique Noelle, SOCAN
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4. |
Normal Day
03:26
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The fragments that are left behind will crumble into dust
The polyvinyl twisted and the oxide only rust
Rain will smear the image but leave a trace behind
Scrape a little deeper, there is something there to find
The sky's the limit in a hagiography
Drive away one demon, there'll be several more to flee
Will you measure up before you rage into the night
Or will it be I wanted to, I should have, or I might
(Chorus:)
You missed the boat, you dropped the ball
You were not there to take the call
You saw the heavens far away
And settled for a normal day
Going for a breakthrough but mundanity prevails
They say that if you never quit then you can never fail
But affirmation bullshit can't face down reality
And there are truly none so blind as those who will not see
(Chorus)
(Stretched-out chorus)
© 2016 Véronique Noelle, SOCAN
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Veroluna Music Vancouver, British Columbia
The home of all things Vero B, maker of music since her wasted youth. Formerly Lisa's Hotcakes (early 2010s Vancouver), the Underachievers (mid-1980s Boston).
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