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Awaken
02:25
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Awaken - By Russell Mark
I been listening to the talk in this town and it’s almost funny
All people think about here are dreams that ain’t never coming
We’re sleep walkers dear in a place that’s god forsaken
Let’s get outta town tonight, it’s time you and I awaken.
Well we done what we’re told and what has it really got us?
Just walkin the line, and the daily grind, and that’s not us
Well a heart can’t survive on givin’ and no takin’
Let’s get outta town tonight, it’s time you and I awaken
For every dream that we’ve let go let’s drive a hundred miles
And anywhere we land we’ll plant a new seed in that soil
They say that change happens slow, but I want change the fast way
They say yer runnin’ from your fears, but it’s not that way
Yeah to know you’re alive comes from livin’, not heart achin’,
Let’s get outta town tonight, it’s time you and I awaken
Let’s get outta town tonight it’s time you and I awaken
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2. |
Strangers
04:20
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Strangers – By Dave Davies, Recorded by the Kinks
Where are you going I don't mind
I've killed my world and I've killed my time
So where do I go what do I see
I see many people coming after me
So where are you going to I don't mind
If I live too long I'm afraid I'll die
So I will follow you wherever you go
If your offered hand is still open to me
Strangers on this road we are on
We are not two we are one
So you've been where I've just come
From the land that brings losers on
So we will share this road we walk
And mind our mouths and beware our talk
'Till peace we find tell you what I'll do
All the things that I own I will share with you
And, if I feel tomorrow, like, I feel today
We'll take what we want and give the rest away
Strangers on this road we are on
We are not two we are one
Holy man and holy priest
This love of life makes me weak at my knees
And when we get there make your play
'Cos soon I feel you're gonna carry us away
In a promised lie you made us believe
For many men there is so much grief
And my mind is proud but it aches with rage
And, if I live too long I'm afraid I'll die
Strangers on this road we are on
We are not two we are one
Strangers on this road we are on
We are not two we are one
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3. |
All Right Here
02:50
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All Right Here - by Russell Wiener and Keren Better
Another day we’re given here
To laugh and to sing
While the world is living in fear
We will face the storm
In this place for you and me
And into my mind comes
A forgotten melody
La la la la, La la la la, La la la la la la
We’re like family (family)
From far and near (from far and near)
Wherever we are, we’re all right here
We’re like distant stars (distant stars)
We form stories clear (stories clear)
Wherever we are, we’re all right here
The time has come to spread our wings
Oh how the time flies
I’ve found such beautiful things
Here where I belong
The place that I feel free
And into my mind comes
A forgotten melody
La la la la, La la la la, La la la la la la
We’re like family (family)
From far and near (from far and near)
Wherever we are, we’re all right here
We’re like distant stars (distant stars)
Our stories appear
From wherever we are, we’re all right here
From wherever we are, we’re all right here
Wherever we are, we’re all right here
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4. |
My Great Escape
03:45
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My Great Escape - lyrics by Russell Wiener
I brought you in this world for me
You’re everything I am afraid to be
I made you old and gray
Rejected and dismayed
And now with my own eyes I see
The mess I made, the mess you’re in
My selfish deeds my foolish pen
Do you believe your own foul words?
I don’t know but of this I’m sure
You’ll be better in the end
And I was your everything
And now I set you free
Now I set you free, you’re on your own tonight
And you were my great escape
I needed you with me
But now I set you free, so long, goodbye
Now take the wheel it’s time for you
To do everything I was afraid to do
The world is not so bleak
As you see in your leak
It’s all just waiting there for you
And I was your everything
And now I set you free
Now I set you free, you’re on your own tonight
And you were my great escape
I needed you with me
But now I set you free, so long, goodbye
And you were my everything
And now I say goodbye
Now I say good luck, so long, goodbye.
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5. |
Hard to Be Mad
03:24
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Hard to be Mad – by Russell Wiener
Well I saw you last weekend at the party
And I held my tongue or you would have been sorry
But now to see you like that
Man it’s just sad
And it’s so hard to be mad at ya now
Well I try to be civil but the fact is
That you never apologize for how you’ve acted
But to see you like this
All in a mess
It’s so hard to be pissed at you now
And it’s hard to see the good side
When you’ve already made up your mind
And it’s hard to admit that you could change
But only if life turns unkind for
The people that are causing you the most stress
Yeah the toxic, the sick, and the self-obsessed
But every origin tale
Has shit that turns ya pale
So I don’t wanna rail on ya now
And it’s hard to see the good side
When you’ve already made up your mind
And it’s easy to think that you’ve changed
Well I guess you’ll find out when you try to rise above
So the next time that I see you at a party
I’ll walk up and say I already know you’re sorry
And before you take it bad
I’ll slap you on the back
And say man, I ain’t mad at ya now
Well you haven’t changed an ounce
You’re acting like your same old self
But it’s hard to be mad at ya now
Yes it’s hard to be mad at ya now
It’s so hard to be mad at ya now
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6. |
Let It In
05:07
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LET IT IN – Lyrics Russell Wiener
I recognize you in an instant
From a distance I can see your smiling face
So familiar yet so different
Like a whole new you is shining through your lace
Your father walks beside you
But so do ghosts and voices and
Every choice you’ve made that led you here
Your story’s is starting over
And nothing’s gonna be the same
The same ones that once held you shed their tears
So close your eyes and let it in
(Let it, let it in) for the ones that need you
(Let it, let it in) the spirits that feed you
For the ones that make you whole
Close your eyes and let it in
(Let it, let it in) for your song they’re listening
(Let it, let it in) now there’s nothing missing
It’s the silver and the gold
I gaze upon you and I’m weightless
In a haze your face is all that I can see
And everybody else is faceless
But their joyous song is just for you and me
I dance and swirl beside you
In a blur of toasting voices
And everyone else seems to disappear,
Your glass is bubbling over
You feel you finally found your way
The way opens before you, no more fear
So close your eyes and let it in
(Let it, let it in) for the ones that need you
(Let it, let it in) the spirits that feed you
For the ones that make you whole
Close your eyes and let it in
(Let it, let it in) for your song they’re listening
(Let it, let it in) now there’s nothing missing
It’s the silver and the gold
Let it in
Close your eyes and let it in
This is your song they’ll listen
Now there’s nothing missing
It’s the silver and the gold
The silver and the gold
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7. |
Canyonlands
04:35
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Canyonlands – by Russell Wiener
I am stranded, empty-handed
You got me waiting here for you
If you find me I’ll go with you
Take me where the stars are new
We’ll walk along the valley floor
Golden moonbeams fill the air
Looking towards the city lights
And walk until they aren’t there
Why do you keep talking now
When there’s no sound among the stars?
Nobody is listening
We’ve come out a bit too far
Looking backwards in the traffic
Watching street signs, wanting magic
As we stop our minds will open
But you can’t close them once they’re broken
We’ll walk along the city streets
Neon glow above our heads
Through the crowds and speeding cars
Trying to escape our past
Why are you so silent now
When everything stands in our way?
But if we make it out alive
Will canyon walls crumble away?
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8. |
Honest Mechanic Gone Bad
03:33
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Honest Mechanic Gone Bad – by Russell Wiener
An honest mechanic gone bad
My honest mechanic gone bad
He used to be so fair
But he’s moved into a fancy place
The pressure’s on to make a sale
Now I face the dragons again
Now I face the dragons again
Now I face the dragons again
Now
Another honest mechanic gone bad
Finding a new mechanic will drive me mad
You used to have my back, but come on man
You’re stealing from my family
You’re talking ‘bout things that they don’t need
You’re lying to my family
You’re lying and I’m crying stop
And they say go somewhere else I got a guy
But on principle I lie
Now I face the dragons again
Now I face the dragons again
Now I face the dragons again
I face the dragons
I face the dragons again
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The Nextdoors Pasadena, California
THE NEXTDOORS: MIKA LARSON (cello & strings) & RUSSELL MARK (guitar/keys/vocals)
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Nextdoors. Welcome to our place.
We’ve been playing music together since the minute we met. We even played on stage together at our wedding.
Then over the pandemic we slowly started recording, and that turned into our debut album Linda Vista.
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