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Extortion
05:40
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And I’m Dreamin’
Sunlight we just don't get enough
Moonlight where I strut my stuff yeah
Gestures on the verge of the obscene
And the blackmail baby, how I fund the dream yeah
But I just can’t help myself
Or my state of mental health
But you look so good my dear
Why don’t you just come here
And you need it, I just feed it yeah
And you need it, I just feed it (because what you need)
Well if I’m the moonwalker you’re the sun toucher
But don’t you play with me ‘cause you know I’m gonna cut you
You know I got the gear to publish the media freaks they’ll buy that rubbish
In this age of high tech social networking global media communication melt down
Everybody knows where you are, who you’re with, what you’re doing, how you feel
I mean, it’s all at our fingertips but we still don’t know how to communicate
I mean whatever happened to good old face to face communication
I mean, where is the love
I’m gonna bring back the love, right now
But I just can’t help myself
Or my state of mental health
But you look so good my dear
Why don’t you just come here (Hold on I’m coming)
And you need it, I just feed it yeah
And you need it, I just feed it (because what you need)
And I don’t know why I feel this way but it’s what you need
Because we all need to feed and we don’t care if we bleed
And there’s no better time, no better place than
Right here right now, this is where we do it
And you need it, I just feed it yeah
And you need it, I just feed it (you know I’m gonna give it to you)
Sunlight we just don't get enough
Moonlight where I strut my stuff yeah baby
Gestures on the verge of the obscene
And the blackmail baby yeah , how I fund the dream
And I'm dreamin’
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2. |
You & Me
04:32
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Tonight I gotta feeling in my soul
It’s right and I’m a gonna lose control
She’s tight and maybe wants to be with me yeah
And I just might have to show her all there is to see
Because it’s you and me,
Tonight it’s you and me,
Girls glance, women dance and we all fancy ourselves
There’s no time when you grove and music sets the mood
And the lights flash and moments mash together
Girls tease, women please and some men push the limits
And there’s no after no before when the music moves you on the floor
And that subtle lift makes you drift and now you’re feeling better.
Because it’s you and me
You gotta give to me here and now
Here and now I’m gonna give it to you to
I’m gonna give it to you here and now
Cause it’s here and now
Ever had a feeling of deja-vu when you scan along the crowd and she looks at you
Dressed smart in your sunday suit then you share the champagne from your flute
All you wanna do is break into dance ‘cause you don’t care for paper romance
But she’s the kind of girl that knows how to play so you better make sure you know how to sway
She’s not the type to mess around so if you’re gonna be with her you got to go down
Take her to heaven and your love will bloom and when you call her up it’s only to spoon
You know she wants to get you in the buff
So make her sing french words for catholic stuff
Expression of love you know it’s not a sin so keep it one on one and you’ll always win
Here and now you gotta give to me to
Our love is gonna break on through
Together we are true
We’re gonna dance the night away
‘Cause in forever we will stay
Forever
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3. |
The Pretense
04:39
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It creeps into the recess of your mind
You need to get out escape the daily grind
Seems the others they cannot feel the pain
Only care about fortune and the fame
Music genres continue to subdivide
Not sure if I’m generation x or y
Born in the year of 1982
Can you tell me what that means to you
Laugh and take this whole thing as a joke
Before you rack up another line of coke
Your sexuality now is on display
And all your friends will just look the other way
Go on put the ego into shame
Take your gear off for strangers and get paid
All you want is someone to have and hold
Not be pressured to make your whole a goal
Pretense is around us
I don’t know how they found us but it’s
What we’re living for
Pretense is around us
I don’t know how they found us but it’s
What we’re living for
Always try to match into a scene
Build your image up to be squeaky clean
Then the scandals expose and rock your world
You were never the one and only girl
Keep up appearances such a waste of time
Coming down from the drugs and be straight by 9
Haven’t slept but can do it all again
’Til the emoticons catch up in the end
Pretense is around us
I don’t know how they found us but it’s
What we’re living for
Pretense is around us
I don’t know how they found us but it’s
What we’re living for
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4. |
Hit The Floor
02:56
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It’s in your dirty mind
I know your feeling fine
You know you’re one of my kind
Come on and drink my wine
When we get off our face
And come into this place
Launch into outer space
But only in good taste
So lets have one more
Who wants one more
Then hit the floor (you know want it)
Until I get my fill
I won’t be still
It’s such a thrill (you know I’ll take it)
To be with you tonight
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5. |
Breakdown
03:48
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I see what you want but you're breaking down now
What to we want to do, what do we want to say
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6. |
A Subtle Lift
03:48
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It's just a subtle lift and I don't know why
All of these hours they seem to pass me by
And yes I'm feeling good but I'm not getting to high
And I don't need to come down 'cause I'm not trying to fly
It's just a subtle lift and I don't need to explain
Don't need any substance for me to remain
In this state of awareness exciting my brain and
This kind of madness is hard to contain
I love your way, especially today
I can't come down, when you are around
We can be free yes you and me
When you do what you do
I'm crazy for you
Don't know why I'm in this condition
I'm trying to find and follow my intuition
It would be easy to do if I knew how to listen
Then you come into view and my senses have risen
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7. |
The Money
04:40
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The money, it never mattered to me
Your lovin' sometimes it's so hard to see
Nobody can stop me 'cause I'm gonna break free
(Well you know I'm gonna give it to you)
You groove it, I move it
You shake it, I take it
You deal it, I feel it
Believe it, we can conceive it
Now we've just about hit the bottom of the well
And this great divide is cracking the shell of a
System breakdown current state
Gotta keep money movin' circulate
'Cause money don't matter so much as my time
And taste for things in this life that are fine
Spend what I got, ain't no regret
Console myself 'cause it's all money
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8. |
Wide Angle Lens
03:00
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Crusin' the world for my karmic connection
But all that I get is a nasty infection
I just want to get higher
If you're bigger than me you know that I'll have to sneak by you
Pump me up to magnificent size
With silicone wonders and coloured hair dyes
And I'm looking at you through vacuous eyes
And I'll stop at nothing to take home the prize
Pills that you pop with anticipation
Take us further away from the purposeful path to elation
Tell me what in this world really matters
Cause the preoccupations can't help me to blast out the chatter
Pump me up to magnificent size
With silicone wonders and coloured hair dyes
And I'm looking at you through vacuous eyes
And I'll stop at nothing to take home the prize
Pump me up to magnificent size
With digital wonders they sever my ties
And all the contenders perpetuate lies
'Cause they'll stop at nothing to take home my prize
Like gravity sucks you towards the black hole
Whatever is good and from you I just stole
And I'll make sure next time I ride in the benz
That I look at the world through the wide angled lens
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9. |
Catch 22
04:40
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I'm looking for an orchestration
To free me from this infatuation
And I can't believe I'm still standing here
Now I'm living through compromise
Fighting addiction day and night
Tell myself I'm through, How can I be away from you
Catch 22 we're cycling though
Gonna hit the break down then I'll pull though
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Karl Frederick Melbourne, Australia
The Pretense realises Karl’s dream to create music with sonic depth, catchy melodies and a fusion of genres. Lyrically, he makes critical observations both embracing & rejecting a social network dependent generation. Texturally, the album weaves a rich tapestry of rock guitar, dancey drums, spacey synths and smooth and sexy lead vocal. ... more
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