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1. |
Bikie
06:42
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Bikie
Verse 1:
You rode your motorbike down Donegani Ave
She looked down and suddenly a crash
Her grey SUV sent you flying through the air
She must’ve thought that you just came out of nowhere
V2:
I was out running I guess just at the right time
I saw you lying there with no one by your side
It was a shock to see the bone out of your leg
The whole bloody scene was a traumatising wreck
No she didn’t look up
Now your life is all fucked up
No she didn’t look up
Now your life is all...
Ch 1:
And it came as a surprise
Looking in your steel blue eyes
You gave that belt to hold on tight
Gripping round your thigh
I held that belt tight as could go
Had to stop that red blood flow
Lying on that cold and unforgiving road
No she didn’t look up
Now your life is all kinds of fucked up
Oh shit!
V3:
I told you to breathe
I called you by your name
You lay there consciously
Your strength just was insane
I held that belt so tight to stop the bloody flow
Not giving up the fight not dying on that road
BR:
Emergency
They arrived eventually
Emergency
Wiped the red blood off me
CH 2:
As she turned into that street
Facing down no eyes to meet
She sent you flying through the air
And now your leg just isn’t there
But you’re no ordinary guy
You tied that belt around your thigh
And tho might not ever ride
You saved your own life
You saved your life
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2. |
Keeping Score
06:46
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Keeping Score
By Misha Bear
Intro:
E E6 E E6
Verse 1:
E
Thousand voices in my head
G#
What are they good for
A
Crawlin bugs in my bed
B
But who’s keepin score
V2:
Indecision keeps me dead
I’m not moving forward
Spiders chasing me instead
Round and round the game board
Pre-CH 1:
C E E6
Maybe it’s time to figure out
C E E6
Stop pretending to be something I’m not
C A
Where would these legs like to go walkabout
C B7
What do I have and what do I want
CHORUS:
E
Who’s keeping score
F#m
When we’re all on the dance floor
G
We stay up all night
A
and our dreams take flight
E
Who’s keeping score
F#m
When it’s information overload
A
We can learn all day
B
But doing’s very different to the words we say
V3:
Cut the night sky in half
Moon shines brightly
World is changing, getting tough
Hold on tightly
V4:
Figuring out where to now
All in the same boat
Holding hands, finding out
Ways to stay afloat
Pre-CH 2:
C E E6
Maybe our time is running out
C B7
Stop pretending to be something we’re not
CHORUS
Ending:
E G# A B
The words we say, the words we say
The words we say
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3. |
Insatiable
05:14
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Insatiable
Verse 1:
I didn’t choose you
You chose me
Didn’t crack the code
Don’t have the key
This bleak prison
Bars of grey
How much longer
Must I stay
I can’t let go
You won’t let me
Almost everyone’s captive it seems
It’s an endless cup
Oh will it ever be enough
Pre-CH1:
But the cracks in the pavement are coming for us
They are hungry and they want to swallow us up
Verse 2
At the end of this rainbow there’s no sympathy
And there sure as hell ain’t no gold to see
Maybe distraction to help get you through
But in the end we won’t know what to do
Don’t bend me
Don’t Break me
Don’t Anticipate me
I am your drug
You cant escape me
Pre-CH 2:
Let the cracks in the pavement all be your guide
Cos your gluttonous yearning will help you find
CH:
You’re insatiable x3
Solo
V3:
I show you an Apple
You point out the worm
My grapevine has ripened
My grapes are all firm
Why should I give you the ammunition
By knowing exactly how grape-full I am
The monster inside
Will not let you learn
And I am not able
To help you discern
But am I wanting more than what is deserved
Pre-CH 3:
Now the cracks in the pavement will be your guide
It’s a craving that just can’t be satisfied
CH:
Your Insatiable x3
BR:
It’s your brain whispering in your ear
Telling you that you need more and more and more
X2
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4. |
I'm the Song
05:22
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I’m the song
V1:
If you want me, you better pay me
Cos what I do takes time and energy
If you want me, you better show me
Cos these little snow boots don’t come for free
V2:
What makes you think that every other person
In this whole fucked up industry
Should get paid, should get fairly compensated
Except little old me
Well I’ve got news for you
Without me
There is no you
Solo
But just remember
I am the heart and soul
And without me
You’ve got nothing at all
CH:
I’m the heart and soul
I’m the words that pour out
I’m the rhythm that breathes inside you
I’m the heart I’m the soul
I’m the words that pour out
I’m the melody that rings out so true
V3:
So when you disregard me
It hurts like hell I feel so small
When you disrespect me
I feel like you don’t value me at all
CH:
I’m the heart and soul
I’m the words that pour out
I’m the rhythm that breathes inside you
I’m the heart I’m the soul I’m the words that pour out
I’m the melody that rings out so true
CH 2:
I’m the words I’m the beat
That make you cruise down the street
I’m the tune that you hum
When your long day is done
I’m the rhythm that you’re feeling
When you do your heavy lifting
I bring tears to your eyes
When you watch that television
Ending:
I will hold on to my worth
I will stand up for my worth
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5. |
Conductor
05:15
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Conductor
This is not for the faint of heart oh
I’ve only known you for one night oh oh
You’ve taken up residency in my mind
This kind of ride is not for the faint of heart no
I met you by the water no time to waste
Your hand was on my shoulder
My heart beating out of my chest
Here goes the chain of events
Not thinking about consequence Ooh
I am the conductor
Life giver and destructor
But no one must know the games I'm playing
My desire will pass if I just wait
In this hyper connected world we’re in
It’s a life changing decision
Rep v 1
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6. |
Sirens Scream
06:50
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SIRENS
By Misha Bear
V1:
E
I asked for hot
That’s what I got
Burned my mouth
Raised your eyebrows
C G
You never said no
E
Just said let’s go
V2:
And here we are
Swinging on a star
Words appearing
Visions are dreaming
The jump across the chasm
Leads us to orgasm
Pre-Ch:
C#m B
Floating downstream
(You never know, never know what you got, but if that’s what you’ve got, then that’s what you’ve got, hey!)
A D#
River rapids let off steam
CH:
Bb
Sirens scream
A
But we dance to them
Lights flashing
It’s romance, yes we dance
V3:
What you want
Gimme all you got
I’m still in luck
I don’t give a fuck
Dress up in my clothes
Suck on my toes
Pre-CH 2:
Rowing upstream
(you never know, never know what you got, but you got what you got, so don’t give a fuck, hey!)
I need to let off some steam, yeah!
CH x2
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7. |
Hey Sister
05:54
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Hey sister!
V1 Hey sister
You know I miss ya
what’s up
What’s going on
I’m trying to talk to you
But You don’t have the time
Oh I can’t get thru
V2: Hey sister
You know I love ya
But I’m about done confiding in ya
It’s been a long time
Since you felt on side
I’m sorry this time I can’t let it slide
PreT
Those people that you’re dissing
They need your hugs and kissing
They’re pleading and they’re begging
But they can’t get thru
Look at what your teaching
The example that you’re setting
They’re hurting I am betting
And it just won’t do, no!
Ch
Reach a hand out to high five
All I get is a slap in the face
I don’t care how you live your life
It’s not a fucking race
V3: Hey sister x4
Br
You’ve seen me change a million times
And while I take the hard road
I don’t ever will never give up
My sun will shine
You will see it
You’ll cotton on
Believe it
Doing this for me and you can’t stop me
I’m growing stronger everyday
Meanwhile you can’t spare 5 precious minutes
It’s not that complicated
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8. |
Foolish Fantasy
06:26
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Foolish fantasy
Verse 1:
Your eyes are brown like mine
And looking into them I see you.
Like looking into a mirror at the same time
Is it me or is it you?
I see the clouded reflection
The narcissistic pool bluffing
The deep purple connection
Filled with everything and nothing.
Chorus:
Foolish fantasy, once again I fall
Sex in my head instead of in bed, wooaah
Foolish fantasy, how many times before
The impossible possibility ceases to call.
Verse 2:
Lost in deep illusion
In a promise never said
Never said, but with no confusion
I hear it loudly in my head
Like a burning fuse ignition
A pulsing red hot wire
My inflamed imagination
Runs wild in hot desire.
Chorus.
Verse 3:
Imagination is a cruel lover
Taunting me to find
Things that can never be
Existing only in my mind.
Imagination’s heart of stone
Crying out for kisses
Leaving us cold and alone
In the everything and nothing between us.
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9. |
Home Run
05:58
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10. |
Medallion
08:56
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MEDALLION
By Misha Bear
V1:
C
I don’t have the time
F
For you to hold me back
C
Crossing that line
F
Don’t show me what I lack
G F
Oh time is never on our side
But if you’re gonna keep me here
Harvesting fear
I don’t wanna hear it
V2:
You’re not being unkind
It’s not like you’re being slack
A state of mind
Too scared of the cracks
I find
I go where my gut leads me
I keep searching out the truth
You’re living proof
I’m going in the right direction
CH:
A
But you
C
Have a glimmer in your eye
You’re seeing it through
Against all the advice
A
It’s no one’s fault
E
When things get difficult
B
You grasp, you hold, you carry on
A
Like a medallion
C D E
Of gold, gold, of gold
V3:
E C
I don’t have the time
To keep holding back
Open up my mind
You can show me what I lack
G F
Oh time, is never on our side
But you’ll find me calling in
through thick and thin
And you’re gonna wanna hear it
CH
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11. |
Pixelated
04:04
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PIXELATED
By Misha Bear
Intro:
Em C D G B
V1:
I tried to talk with you
But you turned your face
The water glistened
But it was another time,
Another space
V2:
You never listened
You just walked away
And I couldn’t compete with all those minions in a line
Talking at the same time
CH:
C Am Em
A pixelated view
G
My world is different to yours
C Am Em
You think I'm missing out
B
But I don’t wanna shout
V3:
Will they ever be quiet
Will they turn it down
You’re not the king
No, no, no I don’t
I don’t see no crown
V4:
Don’t come in my home
Incessant incandescent
It burns my mind
And I can’t find
My truth
My own thoughts
CH 2:
You glow, you glow
All night
Radiantly bright
But I can’t turn it off
You know, you’re inside
Yes, you’re inside
Instru
Repeat V2
CH 3:
A pixelated view
Where is my truth
You glow, you glow
All night, radiantly bright
Ending:
You know you’re inside
And I can’t turn it off
No I can’t, I can’t turn it … down.
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12. |
When You Come Home
07:51
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13. |
Scammer
09:00
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SCAMMER!
By Misha Bear
V1:
Bb
Heartstrings
You know how to pull at them
Know what you’re doing
And that’s how you roped me in
C#m
Scammer!
A
I hope you’re feeling proud
V2:
My heart
You put a hole in it
Thought I was complete
But it seems I’m
Not!
You showed me something I want
Pre-CH 1:
E F#
It’s personal
It’s emotional
E B F#
It’s reaching into my home
CH:
Eh hey
A E
You showed me something
You got me wanting something
eh hey you were selling me something
C#m F#
I didn’t know I wanted
V3:
Careful
These days they’re everywhere
They cut deep they don’t care
that’s how they suck you in
Scammer!
I hope you’re feeling proud
Pre-CH 2:
Material
You can have it all
But don’t you dare reach into my home
CH:
Eh hey
A E
You showed me something
You got me wanting something
eh hey you were selling me something
C#m F#
I didn’t know I wanted x3
B
That little dog
INSTRU:
Pre-CH
CH
Ending:
And there was no dog.
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14. |
One More Day
06:06
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One More Day
Verse 1:
If I didn’t know myself
I’d say I’d lost my way
When every bright tomorrow
Becomes a bleak today
Verse 2:
I didn’t need to give it up
Cop the loss take it on the chin
I never saw the benefit
Of straight out giving in
Pre-CH:
So when these wheels keep turning
The smell of rubber burning
Can I take the corner
Make it mine make it mine
I just look around and figure
It’s gotta get better
Just one more sacrifice
Just one more
Just one more
Just one more day
CH:
Don’t you want to play the game
Don’t you wanna start to get let in
Isn’t it time to move on
Don’t you want to be the one who wins
Ch 1 only (second time go to outro)
One more
One more
Just one more sacrifice
Just one more
Just one more
Just one more compromise
Just one more
Just one more
Just one more day
After All
Don’t you wanna play the game
Solo
Bridge:
Embrace the dark
Embrace the night
Feel the confusion, frustration negation
Don’t always hope for joy and elation
CH:
Don’t you want to play the game
Don’t you wanna start to get let in
Isn’t it time to move on
Don’t you want to be the one who wins
Outro:
Don’t you want to play the game
Don’t you want to play the game
Just give me one more day
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15. |
Metronome
06:13
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Metronome
V1:
Life is not always a straight line
I can’t always contain my mind
You bring me the rhythm to my ears
You keep me sane at 63 beats per minute
You calm all my deepest darkest fears
You revive me at 63 per minute
CH:
When I’m feeling crazy Ahaha
When I’m feeling wild
I go I go I goto my metronome Yeah!
V2:
You swell in my mind
Make my life blood flow
You keep me synchronised
My metronome
You bring me the music to my ears
You keep me calm at 63 beats per minute
I cry all my very much needed tears
You make me feel at 63 beats per minute
Bass Solo
CH:
When I’m feeling crazy Ahaha
When I’m feeling wild
I go I go I go to my metronome Yeah!
V3:
What’s my tempo, am I changing gears
Keep me moving at 63 beats per minute
Not deterred by any of my peers
You got me going at 63 beats per minute
Bridge:
63 beats per minute x3
Clicking regulating steady metronome
CH:
When I’m feeling crazy Ahaha
When I’m feeling wild
I go I go I go to my metronome Yeah!
When I’m feeling crazy
Scared right to the bone
I go to my metronome
V4:
Life is not always a straight line
I can’t always control my mind
When you’re with me it’s music to my ears
You make me smile at 63 beats per minute
I’m ok with all my goddamn fears
You keep me safe at 63 beats per minute
CH:
When I’m feeling crazy Ahaha
When I’m feeling wild
I go to my metronome Yeah!
When I’m going crazy
Scared right to the bone
I go to my metro, metronome!
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16. |
Black Magic Wand
05:35
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17. |
Spirit Animal
06:13
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Misha Bear Melbourne, Australia
Misha Bear is a multi-talented artist from Melbourne, who is now based in Montreal, and collaborating with a wide range of musicians from all different countries. Departing from her previous electropop style, she is now embracing an authentic progressive rock sound with a real band and a full orchestra. ... more
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