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Bang Bang Bang
04:20
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Bang Bang Bang
by Patrick Ames ©2020 All Rights Reserved.
1.
Evolution is now influenced by shooters
Darwin gets shot at an NRA debate
Hate is now endorsed by politicians
If they can tax it they can make America great
*Have you practiced "There's a shooter on the street?"
Practiced with your kids, your family?
Guns kill more than whomever they could ever teach
Schools aren’t suppose to make students bleed
There's something wrong here
And that's what you Tweet
Bang Bang Bang they just shot your meme
2.
Do Homeless people have homeless dreams
That can't be woken by this society?
So who better to strafe by rifle ricochet
Than the homeless who clutter the streets?
*Shoot migrants in the legs" our president says
His hate loaded like ammo magazines
Bang Bang Bang he foams at the mouth
And Bang Bang Bang becomes me, me, me
Now this dude is really wrong here
So You do declare
Bang Bang Bang they just shot your meme
3.
If you’re invisible can democracy be indivisible
If you don't vote then what exactly is your role
If you're silent about how this country is now
Bang bang bang wins at the polls
Disgust doesn’t get rid of the shooters
Hope by itself can’t change society
But the right to life overrides the right to rifle
Bang Bang Bang, they just shot your meme
Bang bang bang
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2. |
Slow Dancing
03:42
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Slow Dancing by Patrick Ames ©2020 All Rights Reserved.
1.
One night when I was seven / I couldn't sleep
As I hid and watched my parents they were /slow dancing
They had made a space in the crowded living room
And I watched from up above like / some kind of moon
Some music played softly I think it was / motown gold
My father laughed and smiled at my / mother's jokes
His large hands were firmly / upon her hips
As she moved her body and slowly kissed
I never knew my father could / move that well
They were so close it was like some / kind of spell
A few more minutes and I was / oh so bored
I went back to bed and dreamed for hours
I can so clearly, I can so Clearly see this / night in time
When my parents were happy, and they were / very much alive
And I hold it in my heart so that I can / always sing:
My parents were slow dancing
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3. |
Want to Believe 2020
03:12
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Want to Believe
© 2016/2020 by Patrick Ames, All Rights Reserved
1.
Everywhere you look / there's extreme poverty
Take that man in the new Mercedes / driving down the street
He work in Silicon Valley/ he own nice cars and clothes
But every night he lie awake / Am I just a drone?
He wants to believe
In something other than technology
Assembly get harder / the older she get
Herr boss shout louder / when her quota ain’t met
Human machines in China / they can’t break down
Make those shiny gadgets you can’t put down
She wants to believe
In something other than technology
Everybod bod wants to believe?
In something other than technology
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4. |
Just Before I Said I Do
03:14
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Just Before I Said I Do
© 2020 by Patrick Ames. All Rights Reserved.
- tango
1.
Just before we said those vows
Just before the tears
Just before we smiled somehow
I whispered in your ear...
I really love you
No, I mean, I really do
I really really love you
Just Before I Said I DO
2
Just before we held hands
Just before your fears
Just before we dressed in white
I whispered in your ear...
I really love you
No I mean I really do
I really really love you
Just Before I Said I DO
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5. |
I Want You
03:39
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I Want You
© 2019 by Patrick Ames. All Rights Reserved.
I want / what we had / when we had / what we did
and we did / what we wanted / and we wanted / one another…I want you
I said / what I mean / and mean / what I see
when you said / you were free / but all I do / is bleed…I want you
I lost / my disguise / when I figured / you reply
but I never / heard a thing / its drivng me / insane…I want you
I thought / love would last / until / we were past
seconds before you crash…I want you
I want you
to help me find
a way to try
to start all over, over again
2.
I think /when you age/you sink /from the weight
of those/ you can’t replace / even / in final days…I want you
I’m scared/ to my core / that someday / you’ll divorce
my / sacred / inner / source / …I want you
I want you
to help me find
a way to try
to start all over … all over, over again
\I want you
to help me find
a way to try
to start all over again
3.
I think /when you age/you sink /from the weight
of those/ you can’t replace / even in / their final days…I want you
I said / what I mean / and mean / what I see
when you said / you were free / but all I do / is bleed…I want you
I want / what we had / when we had / what we did
and we did / what we wanted / and we wanted / one another…I want you
I Want you
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6. |
Te Amaba Locamente
04:19
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Te Amaba Locamente
© 2019 by Patrick Ames. All Rights Reserved.
1.
Te amaba locamente
Hace mucho tiempo
Te amaba locamente
Tu di jiste que no
Te bese rapidamente
Pero te resistes
Tu di jiste que no, no
No mas en los labios
Te amaba, te amaba, hace mucho tiempo
2.
Yo era tristemente
De tu esposa amiga
Yo estaba tristemente
Atrapada entre dos vidas
Me besaste rapidmente
?Acaco lo has olvidado?
Antes de casarte
Mi corazon te habia deseado
Te amaba, te amaba, hace mucho tiempo
3.
Te amaba locamente
Hace mucho tiempo
Te amaba locamente
Tu di jiste que no
Te bese rapidamente
Pero te resistes
Tu di jiste que no
No mas en los labios
Te amaba, te amaba, hace mucho tiempo
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
1.
I loved you madly
Long ago
I loved you madly
You said No
I kissed you rapidly
But you resist
You said No
No more on the lips
I loved you, I loved you, I loved you long ago
2.
I was sadly
A friend of your wife
I was sadly
Caught between lives
You kissed me rapidly
Did you forget
Before you Married
My heart for you wished
I loved you, I loved you, I loved you long ago
3. I loved you madly
Long ago
I loved you madly
You said No
I kissed you rapidly
But you resist
You said No
No more on the lips
I loved you, I loved you, I loved you long ago
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7. |
Queen Kae
03:14
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8. |
My Ad to You
04:08
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My Ad To You
@ 2018 by Patrick Ames, All Rights Reserved.
1.
It took a balmy breeze / on a winter’s afternoon
One end of your scarf fell loose / and into my face it flew
I followed to the other end / and fell in love with you
And all these years later / I still remember the smell of your perfume
The chords rise and take their turns / to make a hook that’s all about you
2.
The summer night was lit / with an effervescent moon
We slow danced with our hips adjoined / and hummed this gentle tune
your lips were dressed in rouge / and midnight came too soon
We slipped out between some songs / and went to find a room
Oh you know / how these memories flow
Soft edges with a Gaussian blur / lyrics that rhyme with two
The chords rise and take their turns / to make a hook that’s all about you
This is / my ad / to you
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9. |
While You Wait
04:17
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While You Wait
© 2018 by Patrick Ames. All Rights Reserved.
While you wait
For your life to abate
do you ever wonder why
you were made to wait
Help Fix this world
Help Remove the hate
Ohhh, While you wait
While you age
don’t be afraid
one morning you’ll wake up
and you’ll not be awake
Fix this world
Remove the hate
That’s why you were made
You were made to wait
And Work while you wait
While you rest
on your climb to be famous
only to realize
you don’t have those kind of jets
Help Fix this world
Help Remove the hate
While you wait
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10. |
Oh Penelope
03:25
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Oh Penelope
© 2018 by Patrick Ames. All Rights Reserved.
Oh Penelope
When you’re next to me
I want to be romantically
involved with you
Oh Penelope
You’re where I want to be
I’m overwhelmingly
in love with you
Oh, Penelope
I’m in love with you
I’ve lived my whole life
accidentally
And now you come along
So unexpectedly
>>>
Oh Penelope
when you’re close to me
You undeniably
take my breath away
Oh Penelope
I categorically
and therapeutically
want to say
Confidentially, exponentially, so emphatically, I’m in Love with you
Automatically, instantaneously, so adorably, I’m in love with you
I’ve lived my whole life
accidentally
And now you come along
So unexpectedly
>>>>
Oh Infectiously, energetically, even spectacularily I’m in love with you
Exponentially, so elaborately, even typographically, I’m in love with you
optimistically, so affectionately, so flippin’ amazingly, I’m in love with you
biologically, automatically, instantaneously, I’m in love with you)
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11. |
I Know What It's Like
03:57
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I know what it's like, by Patrick Ames, ©2018
I know what it's like / to be lonely
I know what it's like / to fight with family
I know what it's like / to be without money
I know what it's like / to have anxieties
You can
Always share
your darkest times with me
I know what it's like / not to have a job
I know what it's like / to be followed by the cops
I know what it's like / rough times constantly
I know what it's like / to buckle at the knees
I know what it's like / to be lost in love
I know the pain you get / when that love is not enough
I know what it's like / to wonder what’s above
And answers to simple questions /is the only thing you covet
I know what it’s like
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12. |
Robert Mondavi
03:40
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Robert Mondavi (Drinking Song #22)
I want to be like Robert Mondavi
Spend sunny days with friends and family
And everywhere I see, to the west and to the east
The vineyards are lush and they’re green
I want to be like Robert Mondavi
Remind the world that it’s time for company
Enjoy a glass of wine with friends and family,
Because to be alive is to be thirsty
Oh how she gave him style and that Italian salesman’s smile
How Magritte oh how she ran that family
She gave him the time to sell, “Drink wine for your health”
And the rest was bottled as a visit to wine country
I want to be like Robert Mondavi
Remind the world that it’s time for company
And everywhere I see, to the west and to the east
The vineyards are lush and they’re green
I want to be like Robert Mondavi
I want to be like Robert Mondavi
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13. |
Reawakened 2017
03:22
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Reawakened
© 2017 by Patrick Ames. All rights reserved.
The force of good it has been reawakened
The Force of good it has been it’s been reawakened
The hour has come for the power of belief
That the good in us all /is about to be released
The force of good has been reawakened
Don’t be fooled by the lies in the tweets
Don’t be cajoled by politicians on TV
Don’t be silent about dividing families
Because the good in us all / is about to be released
Reawakended, reawakened, reawakened
The force of good it has been reawakened
Don’t be shy about your equality
Don’t be quiet when they fence in the free
Don’t be violent when they interrupt the peace
Because the good in us all / is about to be released
Reawakended, reawakened, reawakened
The force of good it has been reawakened
The hour has come for the power of belief
That the good in us all / is about to be released
The hour has come for the power of belief
That the good in us all / is about to be released
The force of good it has been reawakened
The Force of good it has been reawakened
Are you reawoke?
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14. |
The Lonely Lie So Easily
05:24
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The Loney Lie So Easily
© 2017 by Patrick Ames. All Rights Reserved.
I talked to Michael
Just the other week
For hours he told me
He liked living in that city
His job he loved so
completely
The lonely lie so easily
I met with B ecca
Down at the bakery
All she wants is kids
Sips coffee, has a sweet
We talk about the past
She Smiles protectively
The lonely lie so easily
I mentioned Sally
In a conversation with Jane
That Martin had passed by here
And didn't get off the train
And Sally said quite out loud
Time to Celebrate
The lonely lie so easily
I asked the Bartender
For some paper and ink
So I could write these lyrics
hoe about another drink?
He looked me in the eyes
Can you get home tonight
The lonely lie so easily
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15. |
This Small Town
03:30
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This Small Town
by Patrick Ames
© 2016 by Patrick Ames, All Rights Reserved
This small town / has too few streets
When i walk down / everyone recognizes me
They all know / i’ve been going to your house
So tonight I decided, I’m gonna kiss you on your mouth
I walked in to town today
Just to buy these brand new clothes
And along the way I picked these
Each one’s a different rose
This small town, its what I like
This small town its gonna last us all our lives
I love you / I want you to know that
Cause it feels sooo natural / just, just like it’s fact
Like it was written in a book / then made into a movie
Like that one we saw last week, I held your hand and you squeezed
I walked in to town today
And I bought these brand new clothes
And along the way I picked these
Each one’s a different rose
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16. |
The Meaning of Life
02:53
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The Meaning of Life
© 2017by Patrick Ames. All Rights Reserved.
Can you help me
with you
help me
get through
Baby darling It's time to choose
Can you decide
In Your mind
That its time
And realize
You it’s time to choose
I don't understand why we have to sprint through life
But I comprehend we only have one chance to get it right
So darling please please won't you finally decide
On Me / with you / you know / we'll get through
The meaning of life
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You Can’t Hurt Me Anymore -
by Patrick Ames 2016 All rights reserved.
You can’t hit me / you can’t kick me
You can’t hurt me / anymore
I don't live through / those Dark depressions
In my head now / anymore
You can’t hurt me, Anymore
I don't hear you / I don’t see you
I don't think of you / anymore
I don’t have those / kind of breakdowns
I don’t shut down / Anymore
I don’t shut down
Anymore. Anymore. Anymore. Anymore.
All you want to do is come down on me
Somehow that makes your day complete
But I’m not going to play those games
I’m not going to co-pit-u-late
There’s other ways to die than under your smile
There’s other ways to live than to live like liars
I’m no longer going to participate
And live in your house, your house of hate
Anymore. Anymore. Anymore. Anymore.
extra
You can’t bruise me / you can’t use me
you can’t confuse me / anymore
I won’t go through / those self confessions
I won’t back down / anymore
F - E. You can’t hurt me
Am C. D. F Anymore. Anymore. Anymore. Anymore.
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18. |
Want to Believe 2016
04:16
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Want to Believe
© 2016/2020 by Patrick Ames, All Rights Reserved
1.
Everywhere you look / there's extreme poverty
Take that man in the new Mercedes / driving down the street
He work in Silicon Valley/ he own nice cars and clothes
But every night he lie awake / Am I just a drone?
He wants to believe
In something other than technology
Assembly get harder / the older she get
Herr boss shout louder / when her quota ain’t met
Human machines in China / they can’t break down
Make those shiny gadgets you can’t put down
She wants to believe
In something other than technology
Everybod bod wants to believe?
In something other than technology
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