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With the spirit of the East bay
In the punks at the Gilman
I'm On the corner of Durant and Telegraph with you
A cold PBR while I'm under the stars
On the Berkeley city streets with Oakland in view
I came to the ska show
Where you would be working
Right after the warped tour on that afternoon
Stoned and red eyed, volunteer for the night,
It was cold on the streets but inside fire brewed
And I know I'm so far away
From what I can only describe as what felt like home,
Thousands of miles to the other side of the globe.
Emily, Emily,
I left my soul in San Francisco,
So wait for me, stay for me,
I did not want to go home
There's a store on the corner that sells all of your favorites,
We can't always have what we want is what was taught.
There's a whistle in the wind and it's preaching out a sermon,
I stop and listen, pay attention to my thoughts.
I'll be alone back home even in good company
because I now feel cold without that love beside me
And I left a part of myself so far away,
I left My Heart in the East bay.
And I know I'm so far away
From what I can only describe as what felt like home,
Thousands of miles to the other side of the globe.
Emily, Emily,
I left my soul in San Francisco,
So wait for me, stay for me,
I did not want to go home
Tears in the sky
The happiest sorrow that I find
Time and space collide
A voice on the phone says goodbye.
I found myself and lost my soul
I fell in love and went back home.
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Ain't nothing grand about the Grand Canyon,
It's just a giant hole in the ground.
Ain't nothing spooky about Superstition Mountain,
It's just a hillbilly town.
I'm joking, it's great,
My only mistake
Was going to Arizona
I never wanna see another cactus again or taste another corona.
You see there was air conditioning and lots of it too,
And now I'm so tanned that I can't see my tattoos,
And my tank top sunburn it looks fine I suppose
Like the peeling skin on the tip of my nose
So I loved the experience
But Jesus the heat
Was as dry as they say it is,
But ghost towns were neat
And most people were nice,
Although I think they were lizards
Adapted to dust storms
And oven baked blizzards.
Cali was better,
The heat was humane
My shoes didn’t melt
I did not dehydrate.
The beaches were nice
And the girls they were pretty
But Arizona wasn't all shitty
Arizona isn’t that shitty.
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Drinking With Pam
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Drinking with Pam
Drinking with Pam
Drinking with Pam
(oi oi)
Phoenix Arizona had a beautiful scene,
Dirty crust punks day drinking in the heat
Pile in the suburban to get to the show
It was Street Dogs at the rebel lounge with Left Alone
The week went on it was the craziest shit,
We got fucked up wasted in the park (circle pit)
Had my first 40 in a sidewalk slam
With Arrow and Skylar, you fucked me up,
Damn
It felt good to feel part of their fam, it's true,
So I remember and salute the Drinking With Pam crew.
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I'm surrounded by strangers
But stranger than them all
I'm a stranger in a strange land,
Breaking foreign laws
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Turbulence
03:41
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Have you ever prayed that your plane goes down
Or just turns around,
Because you left something behind?
Have you ever cried alone up high above the clouds,
Too many holes in your heart
And too much running through Your mind?
Tears in the sky
Turbulence in your soul
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I press some letters to my lips
And give the writings one last kiss
I tie the noose around my neck
I think of love and accept death
This way I'll be with my friends
This way I'll see you again
This way life's cruelty will end
This way I'll see my best friend
I'm so angry at you it hurts
You left me here with all this dirt
You dug a trench inside our hearts
Then tore our fucking worlds apart
You took yourself away from me
But stayed engraved in memories
Now songs are painful; hard to hear
Your suicide, my endless tears.
Rest In peace brother, I'm in pieces,
I'm Sorry that I couldn't ease this.
I heard the news from miles away,
I mourned alone on holiday.
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Yasser
02:55
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I count the raindrops on my window,
He can count all his friends upon his hands.
He's sick and tired of feeling shallow,
I wish someone would understand,
But I'm not what I thought
And I don't want to pretend
That I will see you again.
So, I've got what you lost
And what you have left behind;
Family and friends.
I wish that things could be more simple,
Why do we die at our own hands?
Is there life after your heartache
Now that you're resting in the sands?
I saw your smile inside a photo,
We were arm in arm outside a show.
We're holding on to broken memories,
Afraid to let go,
But I'm not what I thought
And I don't want to pretend
That we would see you again.
Now we've got what you lost
And what you have left behind;
This family and friends.
Your legacy wont end.
This love and memories wont end.
Your memory wont end.
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FiveSidedDice Port Elizabeth, South Africa
FiveSidedDice is a multi-genre music project from the coast of South Africa which was started in 2008. After attaining an inclusive degree in music having done a year of a general diploma in music at Nelson Mandela University, the journey of FiveSidedDice remains ongoing, and the sound ever-changing and evolving. The music of FiveSidedDice and affiliated projects is available across all platforms. ... more
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