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A silent morn, I wake to nothing but the sound of my own sighs
Wondering where you are again
Stalking room to room, I pick the trail of what you've left behind
Breadcrumbs come to an end...
Oh, come back to me
I hope you didn't mean to leave
Come back to me
I want you here with me
So take me back
Oh, baby take me back
So what you think about that?
Come on and cut me some slack
Oh babe, I'm gonna get you back
And now my world is spinning out of any sense of control
All I feel's a sense a shame
Oh, come back to me
I know you didn't mean to leave
Come back to me
Oh babe you must believe
I'm gonna gotcha back
Yeah, I'm gonna get you back
So what you think about that?
Come on and cut me some slack
Yeah baby take me back
A silent night, I stare at nothing but the void within my mind
Pondering if it's the end
Retracing womb to tomb all the things that I have done wrong
I went and lost my only friend
So come back to me
Why was I so naive?
Come back
Oh baby take me back
So what you think about that?
Come on and cut me some slack
Yeah baby take me back
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2. |
A Walk In the Park
05:04
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We took a long walk after our past, in the dark
A secluded little section in the back of the park
I spied you smiling at the birds and the bees amidst the trees (and I flew)
Cuz it was high-time we returned to what made me me and you you
You can't catch me
So coy... Don't be
Come and get me
Warmer, baby
I'll always let you catch me
You're gettin' warmer, baby
I'll always let you catch me
Gettin' hotter, baby
Chasing you around makes me feel just like a little boy, overjoyed
I have run this circuit, learned to work it, never once gettin' annoyed
Pursuit and not the prize is what they say it's all about; well, I have some doubt
Dissatisfied, we decide to flip the script, score our own route
You can't catch me
So coy... Don't be
Come and get me
So close... baby
I'll always let you catch me
You're gettin' warmer, baby
I'll always let you catch me
Gettin' hotter, baby
Games between the lines keep us on our toes, those ebbs and flows
They pitch and groan about out of bounds-rules they should know-well, that's how it goes
You don't want someone telling you what you should do, so why do you?
There's not a spar that we can get ourselves into that we'll lose
You can't catch me
So coy... Don't be
Come and get me
Warmer, baby
You're never catch me, come, baby, catch me
You're never gonna get me
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Du-Du-Du-DuhDuh
Du-Du-Du-DuhDuh-Duh-Duh-Duh-Duh
Three cars, two lanes, one night
One Candy-Red, one Gold, and one Titanium White
The road stretches on, impossibly long
Ahead to the right and then off to the wrong
And out of the cloud of dust the trio goes boom
The hero, the zero, and the harbinger of doom
Hell Raisers (Road Raiders)
Road Raiders (Surveyors)
Surveyors (Speed Racers)
Speed Racers (Hell Raisers)
Sky-kissed chrome, a wanderlust syndrome
The three they roam along the unchartered zone
The asphalt screams as the engines burn clean
So obscene: their dystopian dream
Their dystopian dream
Du-Du-Du-DuhDuh
Du-Du-Du-DuhDuh-Duh-Duh-Duh-Duh
Oh Candy-Red
Just then the van in black came creepin' from the back
On the verge of an urge to surge ahead and attack
With a squeal, the tires churn and turn and shred
Hot on the pipes of our hero, Candy-Red
Hell Raisers (Road Raiders)
Road Raiders (Surveyors)
Surveyors (Speed Racers)
Speed Racers (Hell Raisers)
Gold switches lanes with minimal gains
Sidles alongside the van in the rains
White hydroplanes, a strain against the grain
He fails to contain and all that's left are his remains
As the sheets confound and pound on the ground
The sound and the rage of the engines are drowned
The future's bound by all they've found and crowned
As the Van in Black hunts our hero, Candy, down
Hell Raisers (Road Raiders)
Road Raiders (Surveyors)
Surveyors (Speed Racers)
Speed Racers (Hell Raisers)Hell Raisers (Road Raiders)
Road Raiders (Surveyors)
Surveyors (Speed Racers)
Speed Racers (Hell Raisers)
Oh Candy-Red
Du-Du-Du-DuhDuh
Du-Du-Du-DuhDuh-Duh-Duh-Duh-Duh
Oh Candy-Red
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I Love You
02:56
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Calls me back to that time when
You stole my van
Well, borrowed it, was what you said
And I remember frownin' hard
When the impound yard
Called... and I was all confused and daft
You told me, I gotta believe
It was necessity
I paid the bill, and we both just laughed
Oh, no matter what you do
Mmm, baby, I love you
Ah, you know it's true
Baby, I love you
And if I recall right, in response
Our dalliance
Kicked up a notch or seven that day
I ate you up like a birthday cake
Oh, make no mistake
I couldn't... get enough of you
You kept things light, like your attitude
And that's no platitude
Just the honest truth from someone who cares about you
Ah, you know it's true
make me crazy, baby, I love you
Mmm, all the things that you do
Mmmmm
I think it's time I wrapped up this song
It's gone on too long
Besides, it's just a... love-letter to you
And no one wants to hear me swoon away
Over my only Lady
But, what the hell, I'm the one writing this song
Oh baby, I love you
Mmmm hhhhmm
Oh you know it's true
Baby, I love you
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It's been a minute, let's get back in it
Cuz this has taken too long
I'm never next, constantly vexed
Can't you see where you're wrong
Straight slayin', no doubt the pred's preyin'
Stackin' 'em up like a tower
So cavalier, now come and see here
Catch less with swords than a flower
Cuz I have witnessed it third hand
And that was one three many times
You don't know what you want, you don't know what you need
Well, I know what you want, babe you want me
So take a chance on me
Satisfaction's guaranteed
Mmmm, beak's cluckin', blood suckin'
You've made an art of your craft
Keep 'em guessin' as you're undressin'
Leave 'em just short of an autograph
And as I hone in, full aware knowin'
That you don't stand a chance once you're in my grasp
Cuz I have witnessed it third hand
And that was one three many times
You don't know what you want, you don't know what you need
Well, I know what you want, babe you want me
So take it from me
Your satisfaction's guaranteed
Plain playin', no use in explainin'
Wishin' your regrets away
That's the ticket, tell 'em just where to stick it
And turn your 'tention my way - my way
Cuz I have witnessed it third hand
And that was one three many times
You don't know what you want, you don't know what you need
Well, I know what you want, babe you want me
So take a chance on me
Satisfaction's guaranteed
Your satisfaction's guaranteed
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6. |
Give It Back
04:26
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Bottle of whiskey lies down on my nightstand by my bed
First thing I woke drinking, was man, I'll never think again
And of all of the noons to rise and shine so miserably
When I need to make peace- oh, man, that's so like me
So I moan and I groan in your face
But, you're not here and I can't fill this empty space
You wanna believe that it was me who took everything we had
And threw it away, so casually, baby give it back to me
Locked in a prison where the warden took the key and up and split
Next thing I knew sulking (drinking) was the best thing for my benefit
Out of the moonlight, the sunlight, and back around again
There's no time in my mind, just one, long, terrible weekend
You wanna believe that it was me who took everything we had
And threw it away, so casually, baby give it back to me
Give it back, give it back, baby, give your love back to me
Give it back, give it back baby, give your love back to me
Give it back, give it back, baby, give your love back to me
Give it back, give it back baby, give it all back to me
Bottle of tablets, promises broken by a pill
If the sleep or the pain don't get me, well, the worries will
Out of the darkness a memory it blooms just like the spring
Oh, we had it all once, but baby you took everything
You wanna believe that it was me who took everything we had
And threw it away, so casually, baby give it back to me
Pile of embers, regret and rage they war to find who's won
And as a darkhorse, isolation and fear ain't done
Houseful of phantoms, they linger with the scent of your perfume
Oh I cling to the good times, once all we knew
You wanna believe that it was me who took everything we had
And threw it away, so casually, baby give it back to me
Give it back, give it back, baby, give your love back to me
Give it back, give it back baby, give your love back to me
Give it back, give it back, baby, give your love back to me
Give it back, give it back baby, give it all back to me
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7. |
Okay, Baby
04:24
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You been makin' a mark around town, babe
You been leavin' some scars
At least the battle lines are laid out
Please accept my regards
And through all of the attrition
You shrunk down and out
Allowing lesser men to hang around
Of that there's no doubt
Me...oh, to me, it's plain to see
Oh, that you were meant for me
Oh, baby, can't you agree
That you were meant for me
Okay, baby, I hear you
Okay, baby, I feel you
Okay, baby, we know it's not the way it's supposed to be
Me...oh, to me, it's plain to see
Oh, that you were meant for me
Oh, baby, can't you agree
That you were meant for me
So I carve myself a new path
One straight to your door
You may have wondered what I'm about
Well, wonder no more
Me...oh, to me, it's plain to see
Oh, that you were meant for me
Oh, baby, can't you agree
That you were meant for me
Okay, baby, I hear you
Okay, baby, I feel you
Okay, baby, we know it's not the way it's supposed to be
Cuz I see a timeless future
Do you feel that spark?
It's time to make that connection
After dark
Me...oh, to me, it's plain to see
Oh, that you were meant for me
Oh, baby, can't you agree
That you were meant for me
Okay, baby, I hear you
Okay, baby, I feel you
Okay, baby, we know it's not the way it's supposed to be
Okay, baby, I hear you
Okay, baby, I feel you
Okay, baby, we know it's not the way it's supposed to be
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Remember that time when I cried, babe? 'Member that year?
Well, I went and lied to you sweetheart, right in your ear
Piled atop of my ego was a mountain of fear
Reminiscin' ain't as much fun when you see it so clear
It's over... it's over
It's over I heard her say
As I was sayin'
A massif of fear on my ego, piled so high
And I'm not the same man I was then, so I can't tell you why
And it'll sound just like an old line to promise I'll try
I'm not sure I understand myself cuz that part of me died
It's over... it's over
It's over I heard her say
I keep gettin' sidetracked
I'm not the same man I was then; that part of me died
They'll claim convenient and clever, such malleable pride
Oh, they've all seen me at my worst; fit to be tied
And as I pick up all my pieces I wait for you to decide
It's over... it's over
It's over I heard her say
It's over I heard her say
And it'll sound just like an old line to swear that I'll try
So as I pick up all my pieces, I'll wait for you to decide
It's over... it's over
It's over I heard her say
It's over I heard her say
This whole thing's over today
It's over... it's over
It's over I heard her say
It's over I heard her say
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9. |
Wicked Are the Ways
03:29
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She came to me one, sunny day
Oh shit... she took my... breath away
It was a beautiful day
Not a care, not a cloud, I wished 'em all away
And in this opening act I'm talkin' aphrodisiac
But then the leaves they turned brown
And my whole world turned upside-down
Well, what was happiness for? I asked the very question before
She said you ain't gonna leave
Oh baby... you best believe
Cuz I've heard it told that wicked are the ways of the ones who are beautiful
Well the guy she was with looked to me as if to say
Hey, buddy, think about it this way
You saved a bit of heartbreak
Oh, man, she's even more than I can take
I thought about irony - it amounted to less than apathy
Cuz I ain't gonna leave
Oh yeah.... yeah
Cuz I've heard it told that wicked are the ways of the ones who are beautiful
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You told me that it was just a friend with you the other night
You said that car was parked outside of your place for just a sec, yeah right
And I drove by, I don't know why - somethin' in my mind
You were there, so unaware, but baby I'm the one blind
You claimed it was only family
Harmless as a viper in the weed
Why were your lights down low?
Why were your lights so low?
Oh babe... you left me lonely
Little clues ain't adding up, there's treason in the rhyme
Who was there? What did you wear? I'll ask you one more time
Why were your lights down low?
Why were your lights so low?
Oh babe... you left me lonely
It all began with washed out plans; the rain comes down in droves
Blurs my eyes, muddies my mind, are you there all alone?
I drove by, you could guess why- I knew just what I'd find
You were there, so unaware... but baby I'm the one blind
You claimed it was only family
Harmless as can be...
Harmless as a viper in the weed
Why were your lights down low?
Why were your lights so low?
Why were your lights down low?
Why were your lights so low?
Why were your lights down low?
Why were your lights so low?
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Justin Robben
On New Year's Day, 2021, I decided to finally take up singing/songwriting.
Here are my first 5 efforts.
I hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed writing and performing them.
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