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[[Media:living_your_dreams.mp3|The Embellishments - Living Your Dreams - MP3]]
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[[Media:GiveADamn_LightBright.mp3|The Embellishments - Give A Damn/Light Bright - MP3]]
  
 
== Lyrics ==
 
== Lyrics ==
 
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the man didn't notice
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don't talk to strangers
when you came around
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don't talk to me
he drew all the lines on this town
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i don't need anyone but everyone needs me
  
the gate wasn't open
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don't cross the street
you slipped past the guard
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don't cross me
you made it look not very hard
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you don't need anyone does anyone need me
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wait and see
  
build  you a home with picket fence garden
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he doesn't understand what kind of friend i am
pray that the neighbors look like us
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he doesn't give a damn for me
it sounds pretty simple for you and your mother
 
happy she'll be
 
  
it's just something i say
 
when you're not around
 
maybe someday we can clean up this town
 
  
i'll build me a lead and i won't ask for backup
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the brightest star is not a star at all
watch movies about teamwork
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the brightest thing is the moon
living your dreams
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the brightest light shines tonight
and no matter what will be said before daybreak
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in your eye
and lucky you'll feel
 
 
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== Author's Notes ==
 
== Author's Notes ==
My dear friends and high school bandmates Sam Gmetro and Alex Kosmidis came to visit me over Memorial Day weekendWe recorded two tracks based loosely on old demos Sam made while we were in college.
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A little "suite" we whipped up from two more of Sam's college demos when he and Alex came to visit me in Chicago over Memorial Day 2007The organ solo over verse two of the first bit was recorded by making Alex play without the backing track for reference, or even a steady beat, and then dragged onto the track.  Sam insisted on doing it this way, and it drove Alex nuts.  Ha.
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Sam's on guitar, vocals, and drums rolls at the end; I'm on drums, tambourine, lead guitar, and backing vox; Alex is on cool synth bass, organ (against his will), piano, and backing vox.
  
 
== Comments ==
 
== Comments ==

Latest revision as of 09:02, 29 May 2007


The Embellishments - Give A Damn/Light Bright - MP3

Lyrics

don't talk to strangers
don't talk to me
i don't need anyone but everyone needs me

don't cross the street
don't cross me
you don't need anyone does anyone need me
wait and see

he doesn't understand what kind of friend i am
he doesn't give a damn for me


the brightest star is not a star at all
the brightest thing is the moon
the brightest light shines tonight
in your eye

Author's Notes

A little "suite" we whipped up from two more of Sam's college demos when he and Alex came to visit me in Chicago over Memorial Day 2007. The organ solo over verse two of the first bit was recorded by making Alex play without the backing track for reference, or even a steady beat, and then dragged onto the track. Sam insisted on doing it this way, and it drove Alex nuts. Ha.

Sam's on guitar, vocals, and drums rolls at the end; I'm on drums, tambourine, lead guitar, and backing vox; Alex is on cool synth bass, organ (against his will), piano, and backing vox.

Comments