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The Circle
04:44
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Write it off with the mighty pen,
Disappear and then you do it again,
You trace the circle ’til it’s closed,
Locked up in a memory,
Livin’ life as a mystery unfolds before your eyes,
No longer recognize your own disguise,
Eyes bigger than your appetite,
Where you sleep tonight,
Who you’ll be,
I wanted to explain to you all the things I thought I’d never do,
Now I’ve got a different view,
Come back to me,
You’ve done it all and you’ve done it again,
Can’t tell the difference from beginnin' and end,
It’s all a calm calamity,
Eyes shut when they’re open wide,
Nothing left inside for you to criticize,
You’re a ‘siren-song-don’t-get-along-with-me’,
Eyes bigger that your appetite,
Where you sleep tonight,
Who you’ll be,
I wanted to explain to you all the things I thought I’d never do,
Now I’ve got a different view,
Come back to me,
Eyes bigger that your appetite,
Where you sleep tonight,
Who you’ll be,
I wanted to explain to you all the things I thought I’d never do,
Now I’ve got a different view,
That the circle’s complete,
Sometimes things ain’t even close to what was sold to you,
Probably you had a clue all along,
I left you to your own device,
Made another sacrifice all for you.
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2. |
Back To The Start
03:24
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You only hit me where it counts,
Level out on higher ground,
Baby’s at the top of the heap,
Gazing somewhere down on me,
Give a little bit - just a bit of your heart,
Take it all in - take it back to the start,
To the start,
Yeah - back to the start,
Together - apart,
Don’t really matter who I am,
When modern individuality is a scam,
As a people we’re so easily duped,
Unplug yourself and fly the coup,
Give a little bit - just a bit of yourself,
We all need it - all need some kind of help,
Escape some hell, yeah, break some kind of spell,
Just a hand if we fell,
And now you’ve seen it comin’,
In the wake of what we’ve done,
There’s a voice inside that’s hummin’,
Will you walk or will you run?
Give a little bit - just a bit of your heart,
Take it all in - take it back to the start,
To the start,
Yeah - back to the start,
Together - apart,
And now you’ve seen it comin’,
In the wake of what we’ve done,
There’s a voice inside that’s hummin’,
Will you walk or will you run?
Can you stand to give in softly,
Knowing what can’t be undone?
They’ll never understand you,
So why not have some fun?
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3. |
Take Me There
03:34
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I don’t want to be left all alone,
If you’ve got a home take me there,
‘Cause I can’t tell if I’m doing this right,
If I’m drawing the fight out too long,
Did you get what you need,
Believe what you see?
Come back to me,
We’ll sail out to sea,
They say go with your heart,
Do what you like,
If it don't work out, call it art,
‘Cuz there’s something between us that I can’t deny,
As hard as I try, I can’t change,
And don’t get too down,
A king with no crown,
Come back to me,
We’ll sail out to sea,
I don’t want to be left all alone,
If you’ve got a home take me there,
‘Cause I don’t know if I’m doing this right,
If I’m drawing the fight out too long,
Did you get what you need,
Believe what you see?
Come back to me,
We’ll sail out to sea.
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4. |
A Single Drop
02:43
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A single drop of rain to taste,
The moment gets replaced in haste,
Don’t try too hard to hold on to the past,
The tighter that you squeeze the more it slips right through your grasp,
A memory to unfold,
Taken before you’d turned old,
Proof that you and I were true,
So everyone can see,
A single drop of rain to taste,
The moment gets replaced in haste,
Don’t be the one to denigrate a smile,
After all I’ll be right here and have been all the while,
Crop, filter and share,
“Oh my God, love the hair!”
My screen stares back and turns to black,
And I’m awoken from my dream,
A piece of me - a piece of we,
A fantasy to build,
If we’re living the dream - then I’d better come clean,
And hold my end of the deal,
A single drop of rain to taste,
The moment gets replaced in haste,
Don’t try too hard to hold on to the past,
The tighter that you squeeze the more it slips right through your grasp,
A single drop of rain to taste,
The moment gets replaced in haste,
Don’t be the one to denigrate a smile,
After all I’ll be right here and have been all the while.
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5. |
Drain Me
04:20
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Hey,
I don’t see you anymore,
But I don’t blame you,
Not coming ‘round here - showing your face,
I could spit it like you but it ain’t my place,
And I got memories of nothing written in the back of my brain,
It’s like the same old conversation,
Just pointless aggravation,
You know it’s alright by me,
If you want to stay here,
The truth may be hard to see,
But I don’t really blame you,
Now don’t apologize for me,
It ain’t worth the laughter,
It’s a’ hard comin’ down on me,
But don’t expect to drain me,
You can’t deceive me any more than I can tame you,
I’ve lost all my interest in this fractured connection,
I got no burning desire left here to offer protection,
So don’t make it seem so simple when you just want your way,
It’s like the same old conversation,
Just some useless information,
You know it’s alright by me,
If you want to stay here,
The truth may be hard to see,
But I don’t really blame you,
Now don’t apologize for me,
It ain’t worth the laughter,
It’s a’ hard comin’ down on me,
But don’t expect to drain me,
Don’t drain me,
No,
Don’t drain me,
No.
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6. |
Imaginary Mary K.
02:12
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We saw an ad in the Saturday paper,
When our luck was low and our money had all been spent,
Paper planes landing nearby the waterfront,
Never stopping to think what we might have done,
Sunday morning shot by,
Eating breakfast by the seaside,
Wishing you were her instead,
But she just exists in my head,
My sweet Mary K.,
We stopped off briefly to call Mr. Callahan,
With the newspaper ad cut out in our hand,
The story long ago was written in my hand,
Waiting for the sun to fall again,
Sunday morning shot by,
Eating breakfast by the seaside,
Wishing you were her instead,
But she just exists in my head,
My sweet Mary K.,
Sunday morning still shooting by,
I was eating breakfast by the seaside,
Wishing you were her instead,
But she just exists in my head,
My sweet Mary K. just exists in my head,
My sweet Mary K.
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7. |
One Man Show
02:52
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Do you want to be alone?
I can’t tell,
Play it straight - don’t retreat into a shell,
Say exactly what is really on your mind,
Don’t be scared ‘bout what you think you might find,
And it’s actually not a good thing to fight fire with fire in the dark,
It’s not hard to make a monster,
All it takes is one little spark,
I don’t want you to feel on your own,
But I can’t squeeze a drop of water from this stone,
If you’re locked in a cage you think I built,
Don’t expect me to wallow in my guilt,
And love is only in your mind,
It’s your soul that’s in your heart,
I just want to talk to you,
But it’s getting so hard to guess all your cards,
And she said “love fades”,
That’s not will - no, that’s just age,
Where should this go?
I don’t know,
It’s only a one man show,
And it’s actually not a good thing to fight fire with fire in the dark,
And love is only in your mind,
It’s your soul that’s in your heart,
And she said “love fades”,
That’s not will - no, that’s just age,
Where should this go?
I don’t know,
I don’t know,
And she said “love fades”,
That’s not will - no, that’s just age,
Where should this go?
I don’t know,
It’s only a one man show.
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8. |
Elevation
03:43
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Let a little light shine through,
Like the way you used to do,
Get a little action in,
You know it’s only up to you,
I keep on fading in a lover’s look,
Letting some fable keep me on the hook,
Nothing’s gonna stop me now,
I’m gonna break through somehow,
Did someone ever clip your wings?
Promised what they’d never bring?
Let a little light shine in,
Even if you’re scared to sing,
I keep on falling for a lover’s stare,
Letting it down ‘til I’m all laid bare,
Nothing’s gonna stop me now,
I’m gonna get through somehow,
Let it all in,
Let it all in,
The world is waiting for you,
In a moment you can change,
A moment you can age,
So set the dials to elevate,
Let a little light shine through,
Like the way you used to do,
Get a little action in,
You know it’s only up to you,
I keep on fading in a lover’s look,
Letting some fable keep me on the hook,
But nothing’s gonna stop me now,
I’m gonna break through somehow,
Let it all in,
Let it all in,
The world is waiting for you,
In a moment things can change,
A moment you can age,
So set the dials to elevate,
Let it all in,
Let it all in,
The world is waiting for you,
In a moment you can change,
A moment you can age,
So set the dials to elevate,
Let a little light shine through,
Let a little light shine through,
Let a little light shine through,
Even if you’re scared to.
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9. |
Where Did We Go?
05:14
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Sometimes things get so transitional,
And I lose my direction and I wonder if there ever was a “you” there I left,
Floating down on the city line,
An unnamed motive for my recollection of a childhood memory comes seeping through,
Oh, my life was not a lonely place,
But I was lost in space too many times,
Now those voices slowly creeping in,
They make my world spin,
Ain’t tellin’ no lies,
In a moment everybody was a kung fu fighting cheap somebody,
With a reason for their infidelities - they plead,
You think that it’s just a game because we call each other by our little nicknames,
Hoping that that special someone knows inside,
Oh, my life was not a lonely one,
I guess I had some fun but steadily,
Now those voices slowly creeping in,
They make my world spin,
Ain’t tellin’ no lies,
Hey! I saw your little blush,
And your bangs and your make-up really don’t matter that much to me,
If it were up to me I think the sun could bleed and I would let you be alone,
Hey! I think the clock’s a’ ticking’ and the baby’s kicking’ out a tune,
To a melody that was free,
So excuse me Mrs. Hypothetically,
Always hypocritically,
Listen - what a melody,
Everybody say it with me,
Stand up,
Sit down,
Mortgages, payments for your little crown crept up to your door so suddenly,
You broke your bones,
You broke a sweat just to come home and go back to bed,
And then you get up, punch the clock for another day,
Oh, my life was not a lonely place,
But I was lost in space too many times,
Now those voices slowly creeping in,
They make my world spin,
Ain’t tellin’ no lies,
Oh, my life was not a lonely one,
I guess I had some fun but steadily,
Now those voices slowly creeping in,
They make my world spin,
Ain’t tellin’ no lies,
Oh, my life was not a lonely place,
But I was lost in space too many times,
Now those voices slowly creeping in,
They make my world spin,
Ain’t tellin’ no lies,
Oh, my life was not a lonely one,
I guess I had some fun but steadily,
Now those voices slowly creeping in,
They make my world spin,
Are taking over me.
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10. |
Out On The Wing
06:51
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Out on the wing,
There’s something there,
A ray of light,
A song to sing,
Some hope to bring,
Ascend in flight,
Some try too hard,
To break the chain,
Forget their heart,
There’s something there,
Beneath the tide,
Out on the wing,
If you can’t see me then I can’t see you,
So now what’s left to do except hide?
Out on the wing,
There’s something there,
A ray of light,
A song to sing,
Some hope to bring,
Ascend in flight,
If you can’t see me then I can’t see you,
So now what’s left to do except hide?
A flicker - a flashing,
The spark in your eyes ignites all of the fire deep inside,
And I’m gone,
So long.
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Marlon Chaplin Toronto, Ontario
Toronto based writer, performer, painter and music video director, Marlon Chaplin has carved out a respectable place in the
independent landscape.
From his roots album Wanderer By Trade, to 2018's anthemic rock record The Circle up to his most recent full length, the day-glo laden Synestalgia he continues to push his boundaries as an artist while maintaining a consistent and cohesive voice.
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