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1. |
Live
05:06
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LIVE
(Chris Hludzik)
You’re movin’ on without me
But I wanna come too
You say “Don’t worry, I’ll be around”
But how do I know if it’s true?
They say that weather changes moods
And it’s been rainin’ an awful lot
You act like you know what you want
But you don’t even know what you’ve got.
CHORUS:
So what should I do
While you shuffle your thoughts through your head?
You say live – live or be dead.
It seems fair enough
For you to try new things
Come out of your corner swinging
In life’s boxing ring
It seems clear enough
For you to hold your own
But PLEASE make up your mind
Or I’ll just have to go it alone.
CHORUS:
Ever since you’ve left me
I’ve been able to see
You were not what I thought you were
And you could never be.
I often think about you
And the advice that you would give
And boy, I’m glad I listened
‘Cause I’ve finally started to live.
So what do you do –
Just shuffle your thoughts through your head?
You’d better live – or you’ll wind up dead.
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2. |
Leave It At Home
05:08
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LEAVE IT AT HOME
(Chris Hludzik)
I don’t want any more of your cheap talk
Don’t ya know that I’m poor enough as it is?
And I don’t wanna hear any more late night stories
Cause nowadays everybody thinks they’re in showbiz
I don’t wanna hear about the day you had
And I’m pretty sure you don’t care to hear about mine
I didn’t come out tonight to resurrect the past
I came here with the sole intention of having a good time
CHORUS:
So don’t talk to me about all the same old shit
Or remind me of the losers chomping at the bit
Or brag about the winners (they’re so full of it)
Please spare me, just leave it at home
If you can’t make me laugh, I want you out of my face
If you can’t bring me joy, in my life you’ve got no place
If you can’t ease my mind then why the hell are you here?
If you can’t help me, then please, just disappear
If you can’t make me feel alive then just go away
So I can live to hear your stories some other day
If you’re just gonna tease me, then don’t come around
I don’t need a lifted spirit that I have to bring down
CHORUS:
BRIDGE:
Please don’t insult my intelligence
With your stupidity and ignorance
Now I don’t wanna come off as arrogant
But I know that my time can be better spent
And don’t try to massage my intellect
‘Cause half of what you know is incorrect
Now I don’t mean you any disrespect
But to me you’re just another reject
CHORUS (x2)
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Insomnia
03:06
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INSOMNIA
(Chris Hludzik)
It’s tough to fall asleep
When you’ve got these dreams that you can’t keep
And nightmares that just won’t let you be
Knowing you’re only hours away
From the pain and frustration of another day
You wonder, “will I ever be free – to be me?”
My head feels heavy, as I turn out the light
But no matter what I do
It’s so hard to say goodnight…
CHORUS:
Insomnia (There ain’t no cure for) (x2)
Insomnia
The only sure thing
Is that you gotta wake up
That clock is foolin’ me
It can’t be as late as it seems to be
2 a.m.? My mind is on the run
TV screen that shines so bright
In the middle of my darkest nights
Convincing myself that this is fun
Tossin’ and turnin’
I can’t get a wink
I’m tryin’ hard to nod off
But all I can do is blink…
CHORUS:
BRIDGE:
And all my days I will wander
In a dreary, weary, sleepy haze
This caffeinated culture barely keeps me awake
Through the daily grind and the promise of another empty handshake…
CHORUS (x2):
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4. |
Negative Space
03:39
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NEGATIVE SPACE
(Chris Hludzik)
I’m not alone, but I may as well be
You’re about as friendly as a withered oak tree
Talking to you is like talking to air
I see someone, but there’s nobody there
Your intellect is the size of a pin
Your ignorance is like original sin
Your eyes are hollow just like a drone
Your lights are on, but there’s nobody home.
A dark void blacker than a hole
You’re like a demon sucking your soul
You’re like a virus slowly eating me
You’re like a cruise ship lost at sea
Worse than a headache that won’t go away
Like a discrepancy in my pay
You’re like an itch that I can’t reach
You never practice what you preach.
I came to you to fill my void
But instead I became annoyed
Your attitude, worse than a prude
If I spoke my mind you’d say that I was rude
You’re like dead weight hanging around
You’re so noisy but you don’t make a sound
You’re artificial, you put me to sleep
You claim my soul as yours to keep.
You have no heart, but you’re still alive
You feed off me so you can survive
You write your words in invisible ink
You are the drain in my life’s sink
You don’t fulfill me, you let me down
But I feel so inclined to have you around
You’re like sex without protection
You’re the opposite of perfection
The antithesis of what I am
But I’ll remain with you, and be forever damned.
You’re like writing on a wall
But I can’t see what has been scrawled
The rain has washed it all away
Just another empty part of another empty day
Come around, knock me down, safe and sound and go away.
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Friend
05:55
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FRIEND
(Chris Hludzik)
You tell me that I’m a good time
But I’m not good enough for ALL of your time
I’m just a jester-
A perfume tester for you to prime
Your eyes seem so sincere,
But it’s really evil stares
Looking down
Turning your smile to an evil frown
I wonder what you say
When I’m not around
When you lift me up,
Are you really bringing me down?
CHORUS:
Some would say that I’m foolish
Some would say that I’m weak
Some would say my soul will never mend
Some would call you a liar
Some would call you a thief
But me? I call you “Friend”.
Your actions make me suspicious
But I’m not one to judge
I don’t like mind games, or dropping names
And I NEVER hold a grudge
Truth is stranger than fiction
But fiction’s much more fun
When you know I’ve nowhere to go
And you’ve got me on the run
I wonder what you’d say
If you could say it to my face
I wonder what I’d say
If I didn’t feel so out of place
CHORUS:
If ya can’t say something nice, then
Don’t say nothing at all
I’d rather shut up
Than have to put up with taking the fall
They say that he who has no sin
Can cast the first stone
That’s not for me –
Just wanna be left alone.
I could’ve saved myself some trouble
If only I knew
All I needed was a friend
But instead, I got YOU
CHORUS:
OUTRO (Repeat through fade):
Goodbye old friend, goodbye!!!
(Good riddance to bad rubbish)
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Sleep Forever
03:37
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SLEEP FOREVER
(Chris Hludzik)
Wake up my love!
Don’t worry – I won’t.
The day breaks, my love!
What’s the hurry? It’s the same as before.
What can you do
When your heart’s been broken in two?
What can you say
When there’s nothing – left to live for?
CHORUS:
I wish that I could sleep forever –
And ever and never wake up.
I’d close my eyes and dream –
Until the world breaks up.
Come on, my love!
Don’t push me – I won’t move.
Turn on, my love!
What are you trying to prove?
What can you do
When your will’s been taken from you?
What can you say
When you don’t think that you can see it through one more day?
CHORUS:
Where can you go
That you haven’t already been to?
What do you know
In a world that’s cold and untrue?
I wish I (x4)
I wish that I could sleep forever –
And ever and never wake up
I’d close my (x4)
I’d close my eyes and dream –
Until the world breaks up
I wish that I could sleep forever –
And ever and never wake up.
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Big Damn Deal
03:29
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BIG DAMN DEAL
(Chris Hludzik)
Do you want attention for what you’ve done?
Come over here, I’ll give you some
Need notoriety for what you’ve seen?
Get compensated for what you’ve never been
Take all the credit, none of the blame
You try – So righteous, but you’re totally lame
Don’t act so sweet – You know what you said:
“I before them, before you or you’re dead!!!”
CHORUS:
It’s all your fault I’m stranded here
Left for dead, my wounds won’t heal
You’d take credit for inventing the telephone
While I die alone…(You think you’re so smart…)
BIG DAMN DEAL!!!
When you get famous, give us a wink!!!
You post-modern messiah, or so they all think
You’re on your way!!! Or so it would seem
But how the hell can you make it with somebody else’s dream?
You can’t make wine without any grapes
So back to the vineyard, boy – do whatever it takes!!!
You can’t make fuel without any oil
So start diggin’ in and stop pissin’ on the soil!!!
CHORUS 2:
It’s all your fault we’ve ended here
Hanging on by your weak link
Showing no emotion for all the things you said
Just keep filling your head…(Eventually they’ll believe you…haha)
BIG DAMN DEAL!!! (x4)
FINAL CHORUS:
It’s all your fault you’ve landed here
Your empty heart fills with disgrace
You turn your eyes to me and wonder why
As you start to cry…(You poor thing…)
BIG DAMN DEAL!!!(x8)
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8. |
What Good
04:51
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WHAT GOOD
(Chris Hludzik)
If life were so simple
That a rock preserved your name
Would you bother with the struggle
To stake your worldly claim?
But a name alone means nothing
It’s the legacy left behind
So why do you let these pretentious thoughts
Flood into your mind?
How long are we here? (Who Cares)
What does it all mean?
Are we the whole
Or just a part of a bigger machine?
When it’s over, it’s over
And there ain’t no turning back
And it NEVER mattered what you did
It’s faded all to black.
All your unanswered questions
Will remain unanswered still
And all of your time, wasn’t worth a dime
But you still have to pay the bill…
CHORUS:
What good is a rhetorical question?
And what good is an intuitive mind?
What good does it do to ponder?
Searching for things that we’ll never ever find.
You’re just pissin’ in the wind, boy
Thinking like that
All this talk and philosophy
Make me wanna take a bath.
Don’t you know you gotta live day by day?
You keep thinkin of things that are light years away
Worried so much about your epitaph
But in the end, you’ll see it was one big laugh.
CHORUS:
BRIDGE:
And in the graveyard
No one can jump the fence
And you’ll soon discover
There was no difference between the past and present tense.
So you want a simple answer? Then listen up…
When you shuffle off this mortal coil
The only thing left is six feet of soil.
CHORUS (x2)
“You’re just pissin’ in the wind, boy” (x8)
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9. |
Grain Of Sand
03:51
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GRAIN OF SAND
(Chris Hludzik)
INSTRUMENTAL
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10. |
All Amped Up
05:50
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ALL AMPED UP
(Chris Hludzik)
Did you ever get that feeling, from deep down below?
Glad and excited all over, feel like you’re on a roll.
It’s like a fire in your heart, and an aching in your soul.
But you just sit there wasted, dazed in the afterglow.
Then you put down your guitar, and down the stairs you go.
You jump into your car, with no special place to go.
And you saw the light turn red, but you never even seen,
That while you were waiting hungrily, all the time it was green.
And so another dull day passes, with the sunset one more will grow.
And you feel so used, mislead and confused, abused by an overthrow.
And as the day slowly dims, and then quickly turns to black,
You wish you could have held on, you wish you could take it back.
And after all your friends have left you, there’s only one thing that you know:
It’s no use being all amped up, when you got no place to go
I’ve seen freedom in the mountains, I’ve seen fighting on the streets,
But I’ve got a deeper hunger, one that can’t be beat.
I’ve seen criminals walking free, I’ve seen peacemakers hang from the poles.
I’ve seen people who were all amped up, but too afraid to come out of their holes.
I’ve seen beauty in the darkness, I’ve seen evil in the light.
I’ve seen people who are killing, but no one wins the fight.
I’ve used all the excuses, now all my friends are foes.
But no one hears me crying, no one feels my woes.
And we’ve created a prison, where anyone can go.
But we can never break away, because we do not know.
In the sky the sun is shining, but it’s always rain in my heart.
And it’s hard to be all amped up, broken down and torn apart.
So I try not to get excited, ’cause if there’s one thing that I know,
It’s just a goddamn shame, when you’re all amped up, and you got no place to go.
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LIVE
(Chris Hludzik)
You’re movin’ on without me
But I wanna come too
You say “Don’t worry, I’ll be around”
But how do I know if it’s true?
They say that weather changes moods
And it’s been rainin’ an awful lot
You act like you know what you want
But you don’t even know what you’ve got.
CHORUS:
So what should I do
While you shuffle your thoughts through your head?
You say live – live or be dead.
It seems fair enough
For you to try new things
Come out of your corner swinging
In life’s boxing ring
It seems clear enough
For you to hold your own
But PLEASE make up your mind
Or I’ll just have to go it alone.
CHORUS:
Ever since you’ve left me
I’ve been able to see
You were not what I thought you were
And you could never be.
I often think about you
And the advice that you would give
And boy, I’m glad I listened
‘Cause I’ve finally started to live.
So what do you do –
Just shuffle your thoughts through your head?
You’d better live – or you’ll wind up dead.
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INSOMNIA
(Chris Hludzik)
It’s tough to fall asleep
When you’ve got these dreams that you can’t keep
And nightmares that just won’t let you be
Knowing you’re only hours away
From the pain and frustration of another day
You wonder, “will I ever be free – to be me?”
My head feels heavy, as I turn out the light
But no matter what I do
It’s so hard to say goodnight…
CHORUS:
Insomnia (There ain’t no cure for) (x2)
Insomnia
The only sure thing
Is that you gotta wake up
That clock is foolin’ me
It can’t be as late as it seems to be
2 a.m.? My mind is on the run
TV screen that shines so bright
In the middle of my darkest nights
Convincing myself that this is fun
Tossin’ and turnin’
I can’t get a wink
I’m tryin’ hard to nod off
But all I can do is blink…
CHORUS:
BRIDGE:
And all my days I will wander
In a dreary, weary, sleepy haze
This caffeinated culture barely keeps me awake
Through the daily grind and the promise of another empty handshake…
CHORUS (x2):
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GRAIN OF SAND
(Chris Hludzik)
INSTRUMENTAL
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Chris Hludzik Scranton, Pennsylvania
CHRIS HLUDZIK is an original musician from Northeastern Pennsylvania. Chris has been writing songs for several years, and has been involved with many bands and projects (performing, writing, engineering, mixing, and producing), covering many styles and genres of music. His original music represents this diversity. ... more
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