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lyrics
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.
credits
from The Circle,
released August 24, 2018
Marlon Chaplin - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Piano, Vibraphone, Percussion
Eric Duquette - Electric Guitar
Iliya Vee - Bass
Andrew Miller - Drums
Written and Produced by Marlon Chaplin
Recorded and Engineered by John Dinsmore at Lincoln County Social Club (Toronto, ON)
Mixed by Chris Shaw (Houston, TX)
Mastered by Joao Carvalho at Joao Carvalho Mastering (Toronto, ON)
Toronto based writer, performer, painter and music video director, Marlon Chaplin has carved out a respectable place in the
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