1. |
High Time
04:06
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Come a little closer
Let me be very clear
I’ve got something to tell you that you might not want to hear
It’s now or never
Do or die
Your kryptonite won’t work this time so go ahead and cry
It’s high time we get this right
And it’s high time if not tonight
Then it’s all been in vain and I’m losing this game
It’s high time
I’m tired of spinning in circles
To catch a glimpse of you
Just because you say it girl now that don’t make it true
Take yes for an answer
Take me at my word
Well that’s the sound of the clock ticking in case you haven’t heard
It’s high time we get this right
And it’s high time if not tonight
Then it’s all been in vain and I’m losing this game
It’s high time
Those three words
The ones you care so much about
Will cost you more
Than you can ever live without
If you don’t find
A way to make it all ring true
I will not
I cannot
Face another minute with you
So that’s my story
No more benefit of the doubt
It’s all up to you now
So tell me
How
It works out
It’s high time we get this right
And it’s high time if not tonight
Well it’s high time
It’s high time.
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2. |
Your Letter
04:56
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Staring as the credits roll
Knowing the music will take its toll
Thinking my mind should know better
And it takes me back
To the night
That I wrote
Your letter
Should have sent it on its way
Would have changed the world that day
Could have played it so much better
And it takes me back
To the night
That I wrote
Your letter
That I wrote
Your letter
Somewhere out in the afterglow
There’s a face that I’ll never know
Somewhere out in the afterglow
There’s a face that I’ll never know
Still staring but the words are gone
Reaching for a way to hold on
Wishing the stars lined up better
And it takes me back
To the night
That I wrote
Your letter
That I wrote your letter
That I wrote your letter
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3. |
Aftershocks
04:15
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Could you believe
In something you can’t see
Or in a time
Where the edges aren’t as sharp as they used to be
I’ve grown tired of this rusted armor
Worn down by the constant stain it leaves behind
Still the aftershocks take their toll long after the reason’s gone
They grab hold
Never let go
They taunt you
Then haunt you
Until the next comes along
Could you find a bridge
To the other side of the price you paid
Or to solid ground
Where the beginning doesn’t seem so far away
I’ve grown tired of this rusted armor
Worn down by the constant stain it leaves behind
Still the aftershocks take their toll long after the reason’s gone
They grab hold
Never let go
They taunt you
Then haunt you
And now it’s
Gas on fire
But the stakes are higher
Here’s that rainy day
Show me what you’ve saved
Here’s that rainy day
Show me what you’ve saved
Here’s that rainy day
Show me what you’ve saved
So here’s that rainy day
Come on now show me what you’ve saved
Still the aftershocks take their toll long after the reason’s gone
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4. |
The Messenger
03:35
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A know-it-all better with the dish than the take
Who only listens when it’s much too late
Been around enough I’ve seen a thing or two
You point one at me there’s three right back at you
Keep your powder dry
Look me in the eye
This may hurt so please remember
I’m just the messenger
You’re peddling snake oil to a party of one
With each headless nail you can’t see what you’ve done
Keep your powder dry
Look me in the eye
This may hurt so please remember
I’m just the messenger
Erased it all not how you planned
It’s the part you’ll find hard to understand
So let the light of the keyhole
Take your hand
You won’t think about it this day could be your best
But you won’t think about it and it could be worse than all the rest
All the rest
Keep your powder dry
Look me in the eye
This may hurt so please remember
I’m just the messenger
I’m just the messenger
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5. |
End Of The Lie
04:22
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It always starts with the
Best intentions
Until you find they’re just
Your inventions
Your white knuckles
Let slip on by
So you pretend
Now that you’ve come to the end of
The lie
You stir your cocktail of
Expectations
But now your head aches with
Resignation
To the bedrock
You sold but couldn’t buy
So you pretend
Now that you've come to the end of
The lie
The key
You hold
Wasn’t meant
For this place
Look around
Its written
All over
Your face
It’s written
All over
Your face
You turn the page on the
Next December
How many must pass ‘till
You can’t remember
All the things
That turned to waive goodbye
So you pretend
Now that you’ve come to the end of
The lie
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6. |
One In A Million
04:37
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Can you help me
I think I just woke up from a dream
She was there
But out of reach and not quite as she seems
One in a million
More like a million to one
Never mind it doesn’t matter she was never really here to be
Gone
All my hopes
Wilt with the flowers in her hand
And all those changes
Well I look around but I’m right back here where I stand
One in a million
More like a million to one
Never mind it doesn’t matter she was never really here to be
Gone
Well maybe I had it coming I put it her hands
Maybe I had it coming I believed again
Maybe I had it coming
I looked passed every warning
Maybe I had it coming to me
One in a million
More like a million to one
Well ever mind it doesn’t matter she was never really here to be
Gone
Can you help me
Can you help me please
Can you help me
I think I just woke up from a dream
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7. |
It's Not Over Yet
02:57
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Hello it’s me again
Hello it’s your long lost lonely friend
And I’ve come to see this to the end
I still see your face when you said I’d make you cry
Right before you turned around to say goodbye
Without the hint of a reason why
Do you remember
What I can’t seem to forget
Sometimes when it’s over
It’s not over yet
Am I throwing good time after bad
A devil’s bargain if ever one was had
Indecision it’s driving me mad
I hear it’s only brightest when it’s dark
Is the tunnel ending or is that the last vestige of a spark
It’s sure to leave a mark
Do you remember
What I can’t seem to forget
Sometimes when it’s over
It’s not over yet
Drunk on the lies that get me through the day
Keep telling myself I’ll find that place
Sixes and sevens I pray to the heavens but it just won’t go away
Do you remember
What I can’t seem to forget
Sometimes when it’s over
It’s not over yet
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alan zreczny/bluefront Chicago, Illinois
Alan Zreczny’s songs are narrative poems set to spirited melodies, which he performs on the guitar and piano, solo and with
his band bluefront.
Aftershocks is bluefront’s second release, a journey into the reverberation of emotional aftershocks in shimmering instrumentation.
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