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Life After Grief
03:51
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Life After Grief
superstition is cold
and I'm freezing in here
you are trapped in a world
of betrayal and fear
I can't make you feel good
and I know that I should
this depression you found
is a getaway plan
it's a one person home
for two people's demands
you just gotta believe
that there's life after grief
for this life you lead
is getting you nowhere
making you feel like a bum
I'm nothing at all
I'm everything you wanted
except for what I'm not
ammunition is fuel
for recovering troops
repetition is cruel
and we're stuck on a loop
I cannot understand
what has failed in this plan
all the errors you mention
I have buried and lost
I am mildly pretentious
at affordable costs
you just gotta believe
that there's life after grief
for the life we had
was leading us nowhere
we're starting all over again
(c) 2015 Daniel Catarino
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Reach For Something
03:20
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Reach For Something
sometimes I reach for nothing
sometimes I reach for the stars
without going too far
it happens inside of my brain
and then I dream of skylines
and beings that don't exist
blowing smoke through the mist
inhaling puddles of rain
sometimes I reach for something
as if nothing ever comes out of it
sometimes I care for no one
sometimes I love everyone
and pet their hearts with a gun
rubbing their bellies with slaves
and then I plan on crying
without shedding a tear
I'm empowered by fear
like cats chasing dogs to their graves
(c) 2015 Daniel Catarino
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Walking Around With You In My Head
I feel so stupid, I don’t know what’s going on
I get so nervous and I'm biting on my tongue
I really don’t know why I’m singing about myself
When I only seem to think about somebody else
I’m going crazy without you
Not as if I wasn’t before, just more
And this is not an obsession or trying to get laid in your bed
It’s just walking around with you in my head
I feel so dumb I wanna write bad poetry
And all my rhymes are valentines lost at sea
I get the crazy feeling that I’m not alone
And even gangsters in the street are whistling this song
I get the feeling that I was born to ride my train on your track
So come back
So when we get to the station, we’ll swim in perspiration
You said ‘I’ve been walking around with you in my head’
This is such a happy song
This is such a happy song
So sing along
La la la la
(c) 2015 Daniel Catarino
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4. |
Kingdom Come
02:46
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Kingdom Come
cannot change a lightbulb
cannot trust a friend
cannot stick to any kind of plan
cannot change direction
cannot make amends
cannot read the words in smaller print
and it feels like I'm having too much fun
hanging on to what you've done wrong
till kingdom come
men of good intentions
sow what they don't reap
digging holes to bury all the weak
cannot change a lightbulb
cannot trust a friend
cannot stick to any kind of plan
(c) 2015 Daniel Catarino
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The Pleasure And The Pain
the pleasure and the pain
a light upon the shade
a curtain never drawn
a reason to move on
the pleasure and the pain
a hunter and a prey
a rival and a friend
to give and to demand
the pleasure and the pain
there must be some connection
out there for us all
the pleasure and the pain
a cloud that never rains
an altruistic side
of selfishness and pride
the pleasure and the pain
a railroad and a train
when pleasure meets the eye
the body clears the mind
the pleasure and the pain
(c) 2015 Daniel Catarino
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If I Let You Down
04:11
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If I Let You Down
you can ask the questions now
if you can take replies
that wipe away the anger from your eyes
you can't be possessive
if you leave me behind
thinking that I'm here to say goodbye
you are well intentioned
and you just treat me bad
by rolling to the far side of the bed
you can't steal the fire
and hope to see a spark
based on troubled thoughts and false remarks
if I let you down
if I let you down will you forget
and forgive
you can't find solutions
if you don't do the math
put odd numbers right behind your back
you can't trust me anyway
if you don't trust yourself
it's just a phase of poor mental health
you cannot be cheerful
if you embrace the pain
that's tickling synapses in your brain
you can put me down now
'cause you will lift me up
just me tell me what you feel with all your guts
(c) 2015 Daniel Catarino
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7. |
Fools On Parade
04:35
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Fools On Parade
we're fools on parade
dumb and indifferent
boring and bored
free but addicted
we're fools on parade
drunk, brainless mammals
with muscles of rage
and cigarette bellows
the sun shines on idiots
who can't tell right from wrong
we're fools on parade
indulgent shadows
who work for the sake
of physical values
we're fools on parade
numbskulls in fashion
dishonest mistakes
of natural selection
the sun shines on idiots
who can't tell light from dark
fools on parade
ravaging statues
who try to proclaim
violence as a virtue
we're fools on parade
recycled soldiers
of dogmas and claims
where weakness seems bolder
the sun shines on idiots
who can't tell right from wrong
(c) Daniel Catarino
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8. |
Bad Memory's Drive
03:52
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Bad Memory's Drive
put me on a train
put me on a train and send me rollin'
put me on a boat
put me on a boat and send me flowin'
down your bad, bad memory's drive
put me on a show
put me on a show to play the villain
row your little boat
row your little boat across the ceiling
and down your bad, bad memory's drive
if I fall from from grace
and you can't bear to see my face
if you close your eyes
I will gladly be your guide
we will not hide
down in your bad, bad memory's drive
put me on a train
put me on a train and send me rollin'
put me on a boat
put me on a boat and send me flowin'
down your bad, bad memory's drive
tie me to a chair
tie me to a chair and kick me over
lonely and scared
lonely and scared I'll be your lover
down your bad, bad memory's drive
(c) 2015 Daniel Catarino
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Danger Danger
02:10
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Danger Danger
danger danger
permanent strangers
roaming in the back of your mind
putting out the fire
of burning desire
making out with pillows is fine
danger danger
permanent strangers
sucking all the life out of you
feeding you nothing
but beans and laxatives
searching for a permanent youth
maybe your heart is on a platter for the feast
maybe your story's just the beauty and the beast
danger danger
strapped to a manger
facing all the ridicule
nothing is sacred
but someone's naked
body on the back of a mule
maybe your head is on a platter or a dish
maybe your story's just the beauty and the beast
danger danger
safety's avenger
looking at pornography
sinful monuments
for lonely moments
a prayer for anatomy
maybe your heart is on a platter for the feast
maybe your story's just the beauty and the beast
(c) 2015 Daniel Catarino
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10. |
Endless Support
04:06
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Endless Support
sometimes we can see what isn't there
I wonder if we can
sometimes we belive in what we care
I wonder if we dare
sometimes we can be what we have done
I wonder if it's wrong
sometimes we can see what isn't there
I wonder if we care
thanks for your patience
thanks for your endless support
my love
(c) 2015 Daniel Catarino
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Daniel Catarino Porto, Portugal
Daniel Catarino é um cantautor alentejano residente no Porto. Em canções que fundem a música de raiz e o rock, aborda os paradoxos da humanidade entre a frieza analítica e o calor poético.
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