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Deeper Impression

by Keith Dominique

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Deeper Impression 04:28
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Mister Runaround has been runnin’ ‘round town With his double-down demeanor and dubious claims He’s been busy collecting fools Who will abide by his made-up rules It’s pretty telling you’re buying what he’s selling Old tricks can look compelling if you don’t know the game You might as well get educated So Mister Runaround won’t make you jaded But there is no book with directions to follow Only worthy advice that don’t ring hollow is... You better get a deeper impression Stop assuming, start asking questions Drop all your preconceptions You better get a deeper impression Don’t be blinded by your perception Learn to use your own discretion You better get a deeper impression All the kids spend their days in the crowded cafés Finding creative ways to ignore each other Trapped in their own daydreams Yet so desperate to be seen Among the crowd are future Mister Runarounds And Little Miss Lowdowns who’ll take from their own mothers No doubt, one day a good percent Will be working for the government So if you want to be privy to their plots and plans Put an end to their agenda before it begins, then... You better get a deeper impression Stop assuming, start asking questions Drop all your preconceptions You better get a deeper impression Don’t be blinded by your perception Learn to use your own discretion You better get a deeper impression
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Constant Stream 05:25
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It's proven quite a futile exercise To view what's right in front of my eyes Reality's been erased without a trace, and it's nothing but your face I see You're superimposed onto the sky And onto the people walking by Cluttering my head with these thoughts unfettered that always get the better of me All the signs were warning me to build the dam But now the damage is done and I lost track of where I am Memories flood every waking hour Drown my every dream Thoughts of you rush to me all the time in a constant stream You come on like rain to a thirsty flower But then just turn to steam The only place you're flowing is through my mind in a constant stream My life was at a low ebb When I got tangled up in your web And you strung up my heart like an old guitar, and played a couple bars for show You used your mind and your body To make me careless and foolhardy You knew darn well you had me under your spell and I couldn't tell you no But now I've finally found my way back to shore And I could lock myself inside, but you're seeping through the door I played by your rules, not knowing I was in a game Spaces I let you into, I'll never quite reclaim And I guess I only have myself to blame
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Fascinated By Water 04:17
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You seem to thrive on the turbulence of life Rising and falling like the sea I thought one day you’d have your fill, start longing to be still And embrace serenity along with me I guess I wasn’t ready To accept that there was something else you craved I assumed you’d come to like the steady But I soon realized that you needed the waves, ‘cause you’re... Fascinated by water Your mind is miles away from solid ground Fascinated by water If I could, I would follow you down But my arms are tired and I don’t want to drown Like you, at times I’ve been disarmed by the ocean’s charm And I swam away some summer days in lakes and ponds So it’s no mystery to me how sweet that life can be But I know I couldn’t stay for very long Now when I start looking for some dry land You want to find yourself a boat and go further still And although I’d like to think I understand I suppose that in the end, I never fully will, you’re just… Fascinated by water Your mind is miles away from solid ground Fascinated by water If I could, I would follow you down But my arms are tired and I don’t want to drown Wish I could be fair to you without saying goodbye But if you stayed here I know that you just wouldn’t be satisfied, cause you’re… Fascinated by water Your mind is miles away from solid ground Fascinated by water If I could, I would follow you down But my arms are tired and I don’t want to drown
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Nowhere In Half The Time 02:57
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It’s a steadier beat we’re drumming When the ground we stand on is common Maybe I was naive But that’s what I believed That rule don’t seem to apply to you and me The way that we always disagree Our efforts to converse Seem to make matters worse So many hours we’ve wasted mocking Each other’s words and closing our minds Bet if we just gave up on talking We’d get nowhere in half the time We’d get nowhere in half the time, oh yeah Seems the difference between friend and enemy Is just a matter of degree Though I could never hate you You’re someone I can’t relate to There are those who say it’s wrong To think some folks aren’t meant to get along What they don’t realize Is how much we’ve both tried As the clock winds down, we’re just retreading old ground, keeping ourselves disillusioned Though it seems absurd, maybe in our words, we still believe there’s a resolution
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Let Myself Out 02:38
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I knew just what I wanted to do So I assembled a dependable crew For a while, we all agreed on the mission Pushed onward with a crystal clear vision Till one by one, folks started disappearing Leaving me the load we started out sharing I once could find the strength, but now I'm bereft Only so much I can do when I'm the only one left Guess I'll just let myself out Nothing's keeping me here Guess I'll just let myself out Find a brand new frontier I won't pause for this lost cause When no doubt I can just let myself out Folks say there's nobility in persistence They say, "Don't cower at the first sign of resistance" But it takes more than a single person standing To resurrect a project long abandoned Yet I've still got my eyes, still got my ears Still young, still bursting with ideas And this room is cold and has no view Why linger when I've got so many better things to do?
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All Meaning 03:53
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I used to make up little verses, seein’ if I could make them rhyme Until someone said that wasn’t the best way to spend my time Twice, I stayed up to watch the sunrise, and slept in the afternoon Until I was told I’d get off track if I didn’t stop that soon It took longer than a while for me to find out in the end Those in life who walk the tallest sure ain’t the ones who always bend People always tryin’ to tell me which way I should be leaning As if my life has a map that they can read better than me For so long I listened to their words until they lost all meaning Now all meaning is only what I’m choosing it to be Used to think everyone who moved their lips had a good reason for speaking I was never one to reject advice, even that I wasn’t seeking But when I tried putting it all together, nothing fit quite right Couldn’t ignore the contradictions and the oversights ‘Cause everyone has their own idea how the rules should be defined If one’s no truer than another, then I might as well go with mine
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Heard Many Stories 04:02
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Word on the street is that you’re having some trouble You’ve been asking for help climbing out of the rubble Now, I’m not one to turn down a friend in need But I've got the feeling that I'm being deceived Heard that you’ve got somewhat of a reputation Don’t ask me how I got this information You and I both live in the same small town And it ain’t no secret how fast word gets around You say you’re someone who can be trusted But I heard many stories ‘Bout the times you got away and the times you got busted Yeah, I heard many stories Yeah, yeah A month ago, I had a chat with my neighbor She said helping you would hardly be worth the labor I was surprised that was how things would strike her Such heartlessness was so unlike her I doubt anyone would say something so cruel Unless they were somebody you once had fooled So next time I’m gonna ask her what she knows And see what crucial details she can disclose You say you’re someone who can be trusted But I heard many stories ‘Bout the times you got away and the times you got busted Yeah, I heard many stories Don’t want to make any accusations But I heard many stories I’m gonna need to do a little investigation ‘Cause I heard many stories Yeah, yeah I’ve got too much in my own life that I need to manage Don’t have energy to waste on one who'll just take advantage, I said... You say you’re someone who can be trusted But I heard many stories ‘Bout the times you got away and the times you got busted Yeah, I heard many stories Don’t want to make any accusations But I heard many stories I’m gonna need to do a little investigation ‘Cause I heard many stories Yeah, yeah
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In Our Favor 03:30
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Life can be rough, yes I know it’s tough But I’ve had enough of feeling down, how ‘bout you? I wanna stop this aching, stop this shaking Stop and take a look around, and I hope you do too So if you have time, I thought I’d come find you Sure wouldn’t mind you by my side one of these mornings There’s so much beauty here to view See, I’ve passed through it many times without noticing So let’s let our senses savor all the colors and the flavors ‘Cause the world is in our favor Oh it’s in our favor Got to show a little faith, for we can be a little braver When the world is in our favor Oh it’s in our favor, don’t you know Up high, the sky is open wide, no clouds to hide behind It’s bold, it’s vibrant and so pure The bright sun’s rays shine down on blades of grass a shade of glistening gold Like a stream of honey pours Yet we stay inside, preoccupied Seems we reside in our own bubbles, shielding ourselves If we take a new path, let go and laugh, maybe life won’t have to be a struggle to live well
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Imperceptible 03:24
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The day we said goodbye, we both knew it was for the best Your matters needed your attention, and my heart just needed rest Tonight you’re at my door, telling me you’re better now Say you’ve fixed your life, and what we had, we can get back somehow I know that you believe Your life is where it needs to be Sorry if I just don’t sense that to the same degree I know you say you’ve changed But to me, that change is imperceptible, imperceptible Seems kinda strange What should be within my eyes’ range is imperceptible, imperceptible Guess there’s a bit more that needs changing, if you want me to see If I took a leap of faith into my old place by your side I fear I’ll be stepping right back on a rollercoaster ride You’re clinging to the notion that your shadows have begun to fade I’m not looking to dispute any progress you have made I might try harder to agree If you weren’t asking so much of me As much as I hate to say it, in all honesty I know you say you’ve changed But to me, that change is imperceptible, imperceptible Seems kinda strange What should be within my eyes’ range is imperceptible, imperceptible Guess there’s a bit more that needs changing, if you want me to see Please know that I still I care But the evidence I need just isn’t there
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Boldly Pleading 04:52
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Seems every day, someone complains Makes you feel like you’re to blame Plants guilt inside your head Has you inching toward the edge Some people are just never satisfied Their demands always exceed your day’s supply But I suspect those folks have quite some nerve to ask for more, when you give all you’ve got So if you don’t mind, I’m curious to know Are they a bit too boldly pleading with you? Does it feel like you’re only conceding to fools? Are they a bit too boldly pleading with you? Maybe it’s time to let them go It’s true you don’t always decide The people who enter your life Your mother taught you to be faithful And to never seem ungrateful But did she ever say the way to live Was spending time on those who’d rather take than give? When people lay claim to your attention like it’s something they have bought Ask yourself this before assuming what you owe Are they a bit too boldly pleading with you? Does it feel like you’re only conceding to fools? Are they a bit too boldly pleading with you? Maybe it’s time to let them go
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Go Back To The Day 03:04
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I had a past of shattered glass Would cut my fingers when I dared to touch So many folks I’d let get close Against their sharp edges I too often brushed To my cynical brain, the thought was insane That not everyone was out to cause me pain When you walked in, you got under my skin So accustomed to deception, I pushed you aside Your lack of pretense just made no sense Kept thinking I was being taken for a ride Now that I’ve grown smart enough to know your heart You’ve since moved on and we’re far apart If I could turn back the clock, erase this stumbling block, I would Go back to the day Go back to the day I met you So we could start over Go back to the day Go back to the day I met you So we could start over Now the years gone by only amplify The rumble of so many wrong decisions You were a beacon of light my eyes never saw right Your kindness I dismissed as an aberration How could it be that I failed to see The extent of your sincerity? If I could only rewind to a specific time, I would… Go back to the day Go back to the day I met you So we could start over Go back to the day Go back to the day I met you So we could start over Go back to the day Go back to the day I met you No use in moving forward Go back to the day Go back to the day I met you So we could start over Wish I would’ve known back then That hurt ain’t always where trust leads Cause then I’d never feel the need No, I’d never feel the need to… Go back to the day Go back to the day I met you So we could start over Go back to the day Go back to the day I met you So we could start over Go back to the day Go back to the day I met you No use in moving forward Go back to the day Go back to the day I met you So we could start over
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See Life Straight 02:50
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As a child I was told wisdom came with age Used to be my consolation those times I most felt my life changing Thought confusion was a temporary stage And that one day I’d find out what I’d lost was worth what I’d be gaining The idea that knowing more meant there’d be less left to figure out Guess that wasn’t what life’s about ‘Cause so far all I’ve gained is doubt When I think that home is clear ahead The twists and turns never abate No matter how much experience I get I still don’t see life straight I chose a path and kept on walking Thinking down the line there’d be a light to lead me through each day But like a tree half-grown that a wall of stone is blocking Seems I’m still stuck in a shadow when the sun comes ‘round my way Funny how I once swore that things would someday all make sense Sights that had me so convinced Were just the lens of my innocence But what if the crazy way life’s images bend Is nothing I need to amend? Maybe sometimes it’s all right not to understand
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Lifelong Understanding 03:50
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Last time I saw you, you had plans you were pursuing You knew what you were doing, so it seemed Everyday you'd catch me up on all the visions you saw Till I became the sketchbook you'd draw all your dreams Now after all you've done, you're still wondering what could that be Making you feel unhappy and hollow? And in this moment, as you're standing here at my door Asking if I have advice for you to follow Well, I don't know how you're of the mind That with your questions, you can expect to find An answer in anything I say It's like asking for a lifelong understanding A lifelong understanding Of a subject I only just learned yesterday In your mind, you conjured up the sweetest bowl of cherries But they don't taste the same when they're reality And I don't know how you came to think I'm some kind of sage with special insight When the state you're in is often quite the same as me Although I'm glad to be a shoulder for your leaning And I'll be there when you're screaming out for help I just can't tell you how to keep your void from growing bigger When there's so much I still can't figure out for myself You know I wish you the very best, I really do But ain't no one gonna know yourself better than you
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I Don't Know How To Keep You 03:50
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The moon is out tonight, and I’d love to revel in it If only I could put you out of my mind for just a minute I’m wondering if I’ll ever once again experience your smile This always seems to happen to me when I don’t see you for a while ‘Cause the truth is that in life, a next time’s never guaranteed And maybe you’ll soon decide that I'm just not what you need I never know what thought my mind will leap to These times I’m by myself and you're away I can’t let my insecurities seep through Like rain leaks in from the roof on stormy days But I don’t know how to keep you, I don't know how to keep you I just hope you’ll stay At times I’m happy that so far you’ve stuck around But it’s hard to stop doubt’s heavy hand from pulling me down ‘Cause maybe you’re seeing in me someone that I’ve never been Expecting to find gold in a house that's made of tin And if life with me turns out not to be quite what you had in mind Will that be the moment when I see your face for the last time?
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Bright Spirit 02:59
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Daytime, I’m feeling fine, no time alone, too busy to think By late evening, I’m by myself at home, that’s when my frame of mind starts to sink But if there’s one thing you know how to expedite It’s getting me to feel just right So if I could ask this one thing of you tonight Wind is howling in the dark and I wish I didn’t hear it Won’t you illuminate me with your bright spirit? There’s light somewhere, but I’m nowhere near it Won’t you illuminate me with your bright spirit? Bright spirit, oh Solitude can be a welcome friend, but it can also be unkind Can pull shadows from the furthest ends of an overactive mind And when these shadows stare me in the face Turning my blood cold, making my heart race That’s when I need your warm sun to clear my cloudy space If what you give came in a bottle, it’d be easier for certain But your kind of medicine don’t work without you in person
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Far Greater 03:14
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On one of January’s coldest days, a young girl named Sally Gave her brand new coat to a little boy shivering in an alley When she got home, her mother said, “Sally, I know you’re only ten But you’re old enough to know better, so don’t do that again” Sally’s teacher, Miss Emma, had quite a different point of view She said, “Sally there are some things that just can’t be taught in school Not every child can carry what you hold in your hands May not make much sense to you right now, but one day you’ll understand... Some folks may have great fortune Some may have big ideas to sell But what you have is far greater And it will one day serve you well” Life resembled rain for Sally at the stormy age of seventeen Always the one that friends would run to whenever they were in need Some took advantage of her kindness, while others cast her out And Sally wondered still, what Miss Emma had been talking about when she said, “Some folks may have great fortune Some may have big ideas to sell But what you have is far greater And it will one day serve you well” Sally hit her lowest point the year she turned thirty-five Out of work, unable to make rent, wondering how she would survive It wasn’t long until she got a visit from everyone she knew Her best friend Andy said, “Please Sally, let us help you through We all want you to know just what you’re worth Your kind of empathy’s a rare thing on this earth” That’s when Sally smiled a smile so content ‘Cause at last she understood what Miss Emma meant when she said, “Some folks may have great fortune Some may have big ideas to sell But what you have is far greater And it will one day serve you well”
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Came One Winter 03:36
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I recall cold December nights when we’d sit by the window Tracing sweet words to each other with our fingers on the glass Thought I could never cause you pain, but little did I know Like snow falling sideways on the wind, such notions too would pass Now it’s been years and you’re still in my head Though you only came one winter I swear the door you used to enter Still bears your fingerprints Though you only came one winter Your memory still has me hindered And I've got no line of defense Though you only came one winter It’s like you stayed with me every season since I thought I was above reproach, I was blind to my conceit When you told me how much I hurt you, it was quite a wake up call You said I was an error you could not afford to repeat Leaving me feeling I might crumble like the brittle leaves of fall Yet I suppose there’s nothing I deserve to feel instead And though I still feel the distress Somehow I believe the mess of losing you was just part of the lesson that I needed to learn
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Carrying Signs 05:59
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I used to blame myself for falling down Yeah, I fell so hard, I still can taste the ground Yet somehow it didn't occur to me that maybe I was pushed I know this feeling's long weighed on you too We've both looked for direction on what to do But so far our eyes have never seen any burning bush When we were young, we never thought to ask The price one pays for being of our class And why the punishment is often absent of a crime Our elders always told us how fights were won But as I look around at what's going on Somehow this feels to me like it's a very different time If we were to go out there just carrying signs Would people even read them, or would the words just be ignored? If you and I marched out there just carrying signs Would the ones on top keep carrying on just like they did before? Could it be time we folks down here did something more? There've been people living on the hill With the power to bend us to their will To them we're specks of dirt, we have no faces and no names Each time their boots landed on our heads We prayed it was the last blood to be shed But our prayers have never led to any lasting change Our whole lives, we've survived on such little means That asking for help sometimes feels obscene So I wouldn't ask you if I could take anymore of this at all I always hoped that we could stop short Of ever using our last resort But you must admit that now they've got our backs against the wall If we were to go out there just carrying signs Would people even read them, or would the words just be ignored? If you and I marched out there just carrying signs Would the ones on top keep carrying on just like they did before? Could it be time we folks down here did something more? Got to decide right now Got to decide right now
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None Of Us Do 03:29
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You look around you See many things that ain't how you wish they would be Too much confounds you To express yourself with any certainty But you've got things you'd like to say Might as well say them There are folks you want to sway Well, just maybe you can sway them I know it's hard to take a stand When you don't have all the answers But that's all right, none of us do It's hard to tell where you should tread When you don't know what lies ahead But that's all right, none of us do The air feels thick with suffering Of so many who are broken and lost You think you may have some wood to bring Enough to build a bridge for them to cross Still, you ain't sure what obstacles are looming But neither is anyone else who's human You sometimes feel like a gardener who can't find the perfect seeds But the ones that you're already planting are all you really need
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Day Rose Up 04:39
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System operators at the mercy of a machine Fueled by what sometimes shares the name, but sure ain’t nature’s kind of green They’re taking advice from empty suits on which button to press While those of us who can’t buy their attention matter to them less They claim they’re only looking out for us Expect that we’ll just take them serious But when I worry this will go on forever There’s something I just make sure to remember I’ve had dark, relentless nights that seemed Like they could bring the poor sunlight to its knees But sure enough, the day rose up, the day rose up, the day rose up Makes me believe that one day so will we Each day we hear that somewhere among us, the enemies hide And that the only way we’ll catch them is if we choose a side Soon we’re too confused to know who or what we should blame We’re all just pieces in a calculated game Wish I knew the reason why We seem to fall for it every time Yet deep down I know that people are not dumb And that sooner or later our time will come I’ve had dark, relentless nights that seemed Like they could bring the poor sunlight to its knees But sure enough, the day rose up, the day rose up, the day rose up Makes me believe that one day so will we So let’s take our cue from the day and rise up No one will take our blue sky away if we rise up So let’s take our cue from the day and rise up Too much at stake, too few not led astray, got to rise up

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