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11 HERTZ

by Stephen Bard

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1.
A Day And Forever 04:07
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A day and forever ago You told me it was done Jumped headfirst into a volcano Too close to the sun And I could see your beautiful wings The colors created Sweat and other watery things Now evaporated And wherever it’s taken you to I'm sure I'll never know The last word I ever heard from you Was a day and forever ago A year and forever away You gain some perspective Not saying I’m completely ok Just a bit more objective Things that we both actually said In moments so heated Made me know this friendship was dead Love was depleted Any chance of working it out I can’t honestly say The last I felt anything but doubt Is a year and forever away People get mad and people can change People forgive and people can grow A little bit sad and a little bit strange But it’s almost nobody I know Including myself Oh I’m not above it Of this kind of crime I’m the worst kind of culprit ‘Cause I don’t forget and I hardly forgive Got to admit It’s a weird way to live A day and forever ago A day and forever ago
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Breathe 04:05
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Empty house filled with dread Dirty louse in a guilty bed Oh no To live in fear – it's a crime Staying here is a waste of time Oh yeah Lonely rooms and vacant stares Broken dreams and idle hands He never understands or cares When your heart's too heavy for your head Remember what your mama said and breathe Breathe Rent passed due with a baby cryin’ Some days you just feel like dyin’ Oh yeah Put your faith in the universe You ain’t safe here with this stupid jerk No way No way Wish that I could make you see You’re a slave and not a wife This way of life’s nowhere to be Captive in a smoky zoo Nothing real and no one true Choking till your face is blue Let me take you somewhere you can breathe You can breathe Lonely rooms and vacant stares Broken dreams and idle hands He never understands or cares When your heart's too heavy for your head Remember what your mama said Captive in a smoky zoo Nothing real and no one true Choking till your face is blue Let me take you somewhere you can breathe You can breathe You can breathe
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Elvis (Not) 03:45
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Never had the guts to light the fireworks routine No one got to see them in the sky Never found the nerve to sing about those eyes so green Another year went slowly sulking by You got the lip That’s about it Who the hell you think you are making someone wait? Said it was cool but you were full of shit Falling way too short of Elvis Way too short of Elvis Falling way too short of Elvis Trying to relate Never said you had the gig or made you any kind of promise That’s the way it works with deals on spec Crucifying someone being kind instead of honest Surest sign somebody’s a train wreck You got the lip And that’s about it Who the hell you think you are making someone wait? Said it was cool but you were full of shit Falling way too short of Elvis Way too short of Elvis Falling way too short of Elvis Trying to create You made me wait a real long time Punishment don’t fit the crime If you don’t already know it I am done Down and dirty by the dozen Man I gotta tell ya cousin All that 3rd grade whining isn’t my idea of fun Apologies are lost on you and damn it so are prayers You don’t believe in either one apparently Crying like a brat whose bottle just fell down the stairs Nobody cares but me and that’s the fucking irony You got the lip And that’s about it Who the hell you think you are making someone wait? Said it was cool but you were full of shit Falling way too short of Elvis Way too short of Elvis Falling way too short of Trying to create Trying to create Trying to create
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Faith In You 03:48
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Faith in people Faith in love Faith in a power below and above Faith in the woman Faith in the man Faith that most humans do what we can Faith that the mother will always take care Those who misjudge her had better beware Faith that we’re gonna work differences out Faith that acceptance is stronger than doubt But I gotta be honest cousin Gotta tell it to you true All your fightin’ and your fussin’ I don’t have much faith in you Faith in the music Faith in the art Faith that the mind can make peace with the heart Faith in the soul Faith in the voice Faith that the kindness is always the choice Faith that the team gonna take it back someday Faith in the moment I’ll know what to play Faith in response you will know what to sing Faith that most people do the right thing But I gotta be honest cousin Gotta tell it to ya true When it comes to trustin’ someone I don’t have much faith in you You’d think you’d be awake by now and found yourself a clue But all this time you’ve wasted now I don’t have much faith in you In you In you In you And who knows you could prove me wrong I really hope you do As far as getting down with me I don’t have much faith in you
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Just Another Hurt 04:00
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I think about you constantly I sink without you next to me And though I want to be what we’ve begun You’re just another hurt when all is said and done You’re just another hurt when all is said and done We come together sexually On most things we mostly agree And who knows you might even be the one You’re just another hurt when all is said and done You’re just another hurt when all is said and done I’ve climbed this mountain here I’ve seen the top And every lover’s carousel comes to a stop It’s quite a feeling up there It’s quite a drop You won’t call again tonight I’m right and I’ll be proven right And frankly this just isn’t worth the fun You’re just another hurt when all is said and done You’re just another hurt when all is said and done I’ve climbed this mountain here I’ve seen the top And every lover’s carousel comes to a stop It’s quite a feeling up there It’s quite a drop You won’t call again tonight I’m right and I’ll be proven right And frankly this just isn’t worth the fun You’re just another hurt when all is said and done You’re just another hurt when all is said and done And frankly this just isn’t worth the fun You’re just another hurt when all is said and done
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No Answer From Joe 03:55
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Now it ain’t gonna watch itself I’m banging on the ceiling Hoping he might join us for some late night casual viewing If it were someone else up there yeah You’d get the feeling They’d recognize the deal and drop whatever they were doing But there’s no answer from Joe Once a week like clockwork I would call when I was driving One in four he’d pick up and indulge my conversation He’d start humming to himself and I swear even that was funny Guess that’s why whenever I would call him There would usually be no answer from Joe No answer from Joe Always reached out even though So as usual I’m calling once a week that January I know he’s been out of sorts and feeling kinda lonely What really brought him down was he was happiest in winter For some reason that year it just never got that snowy I knew something was off that day but I just let it be Figuring I’d get him on the phone eventually It had always been that way There was something different though That fourth time in a row that I decided I would call And there was no answer from Joe No answer from Joe Still ain’t gonna watch itself I’ve got it on record now You know you gotta watch the end of BCS from the beginning He liked it but he always said Breaking Bad was better The real kick in the ass is both the Mets and Yanks are winning I admit getting through this life ok can be a task Still got all these questions now but one less friend to ask Looking round this crazy world One thing that I know The next ten thousand times or so I reach out in the silence There’ll be no answer from Joe No answer from Joe Yeah every day I miss him so
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Nowhere Further Ever 02:57
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That pride of yours runs deep Like old hatred in the south Sometimes I can’t believe the filth coming out your mouth Now you’re down and out And missed your ride aboard that train When it passes by you you’ll have no one else to blame So if there is a hell Hell you might as well just go there And say hello to all the folks you may already know there Keep poisoning that garden nothing good’ll ever grow there This stubborn road you’re walking down leads Ever further nowhere Tried to help you out You were stuck in such a jam Crash and burn and never learn ‘Cause you don’t really give a damn You’d rather cut your nose to spite your face then compromise Well it ain’t working out that way and you refuse to realize So if there is a hell Hell you might as well just go there And say hello to all the folks you may already know there Keep poisoning that garden nothing good’ll ever grow there This heavy load you’re talking down leads Ever further nowhere Everything I said or tried to do for you you fought me If time has taught me anything that’s fine I really don’t know what your problem seems to be exactly All I know is it’s no longer mine One man’s prophecy is coming true And now it looks as though the lessons that they teach us Are just good lies Never once in history were the people banning books Erasing words or trying to breach the truth the good guys That pride of yours runs deep Like old hatred in the south Sometimes I can’t believe the filth that’s coming out your mouth Now you’re down and out And missed your ride aboard that train When it passes by you you’ll have no one else to blame So if there is a hell Hell you might as well just go there And say hello to all the folks you may already know there Keep poisoning that garden nothing good’ll ever grow there This stubborn road you’re walking down leads Ever further nowhere Amen!
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The Air Through My Hands 04:18
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Now and then I imagine you call And tell me you’ve been lost without me You say men just don’t know you at all And I’m the only one who can really see You say, “I’ve got to have you tonight And I don’t care who knows it.” You say, “Yeah, I’ve got to have you alright.” Just then the merciless wind blows it away And you disappear in fading strands You vanish like the air through my hands I found a birthday card you made for me From paper and love and ink It said, “I love you endlessly.” What an amazing thing to think When I picture your face in my mind I have to admit that anger swells When I think of how you left me behind I have to fight off the funeral bells I know You could never love someone who never understands So you vanish like the air through my hands Am I dreaming when I hear you say “Come to me tonight and love me like you used to”? Am I crying when I hear you say “We could never be together like we used to”? You tell me Now and then I imagine you call And tell me you’ve been lost without me You say men just don’t know you at all And I’m the only one who could ever see You say, “I’ve got to have you tonight And I don’t care who knows it.” You say, “Yeah, I’ve got to have you alright.” Just then the merciless wind blows it away And you disappear in fading strands You vanish like the air through my hands
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Too Many Days 04:30
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What do you get for the love you give? A ring that says remember me What do you get for the days you live? A bunch of days you will never see again Too many days I can’t remember Too many days I long to forget The weather says it’s summer but my soul says it’s December And I haven’t gotten over winter yet Who ever sang love will never end? I’d like to rearrange his song Whoever sang love will never end Was in the end Wrong again Too many days I can’t remember Too many days I long to forget The weather says it’s summer but my soul says it’s December And I haven’t gotten over winter yet What do I do now that you’ve found Someone who’s better than me? Guess there’s no use Sticking around Trying to make you see That I love you And always will No matter what you do No matter what you do What do you get for the love you give? A ring that says remember me What do you get for the days you live? A bunch of days you will never see again Too many days I can’t remember Too many days I long to forget The weather says it’s summer but my soul says it’s December And I haven’t gotten over winter yet Too many days I can’t remember
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Two Best Men 04:43
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The deal was signed in ’99 Family looking on Your two best men both in line Never thought by now they’d both be gone Unreachable, unteachable Jack is now Jacqueline You’d think with all that estrogen Coursing through those veins This better female version would’ve been More open to change Sadly you’d be wrong Some things go too long So you move on Your two best men gone Your two best men and you remember when They would each be there no matter what If I had told you then you’d never see either again You would have punched me out and said Shut your fucking mouth Proud and loyal Loud and royal William was always a soldier No matter the task or what was asked He never ever once told you no Oh the deep conviction From somewhere up above It all came into question though When he desperately announced he was in love How do you respond? A breaking of the bond How do you move on? Your two best men gone Gone Gone No shield on the battlefield Company’s out of range They’re both beside you and neither yield This is the dream that never changes Was it disloyalty? Was it treason? Was it betrayal that ruled the day? Feverishly searching through the dream for a reason Sometimes life just gets in the way I know that ain’t much compensation And it doesn’t erase the past Seems certain relationships Aren’t necessarily built to last Still you’re here in the weeds The battle raging on Just trying to figure out how to proceed with your Two best men gone Just trying to figure out how to proceed with your Two best men gone
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You're Busy 05:52
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Been calling you today But you’re busy The paintings and the creatures and the flowers Been falling through the day But you’re busy The rainbows and the sunshine and the showers And somewhere there above me I know deep down you love me You’re always thinking of me But you’re busy All filled up with sorrow But you’re busy The opportunities are endless I’ll call again tomorrow You’ll be busy Utter creativity so boundless But struggling here below you I wish that I could show you We all want to know you But you’re busy You set it all in motion And some would argue that’s more than enough Dropped here on the ocean Every possible emotion I get the notion that the rest is up to us The rest is up to us I won’t ever stop calling But you’re busy The mountains and the rivers and the canyons Sometimes it’s appalling But you’re busy The planets and the stars as your companions And nothing here is above you And I know deep down I love you Always thinking of you But you’re busy You’re busy

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Followup to TWO WORDS.
Predecessor to STATE OF THE ONION.

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released April 21, 2023

Written, Arranged, Produced & Performed by Stephen Bard.

Drums recorded by Ryan Ball at The Gearbox.

Copyright 2023. Dinosaur Music (ASCAP).
Daily Natural Alternative Records. DNA 024.

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