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52 Songs / 52 Weeks: Vol. II

by Paul Oneto

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1.
Can't Convince You (Demo) 03:23
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Here we are, And it’s my turn to speak, To plead my fucking case, It’s like you never believed. It’s like you look at love agnostically. But I can’t convince you, And I’ve been using every word I know. Forever failing to reach you, It's like you’re frightened of a heart exposed. Here we go, Another logical leap, Another overblown catastrophe, A pure emotional scene. But I can’t convince you, And I’ve been using every word I know. Forever failing to reach you, It's like you’re frightened of a heart that grows. Further now from where we started, Touching lips behind your bedroom door. Did you get the things you wanted, Or was it just another wasted war? There you go, You found your cue to leave, And you don’t even want to talk to me. Such a conceited retreat. But I can’t convince you, And I’ve been using every word I know. Forever failing to reach you, It's like you’re frightened of a heart exposed.
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True... (Demo) 04:47
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This heart aching, Ain’t breaking me yet. It’s a long road to, Find where you’re going. I don’t care what, People say, I’m impressed with, Everyday, It’s true. Why’d ya think that, I would be blue? Is it all the selfish, One pointed views? All the sadness, And suffering on the news? I don’t care what, People say, It’s all perfect, In its own way. It’s true. It’s true! I don’t think I’m, Qualified to say. There’s so much, I’ll never learn, Anyway. There’s so many, Books to burn, Through, Today. I don’t care what, People know, I’ll keep learning, As I grow, It’s, ...true? It’s true! Why would I, Even try, Almost like I’m, Born to die. It’s true. Can’t we all just, Get along? Can we all just, Sing a song? Can’t we all just, Rip this bong in: Two... One... In: Two... One... Me and you: One. Me and you! That’s us. It’s us! As one? As one. It’s true... So true.
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Dark Room, Blue Sky (Demo) 03:08
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Breathe... I’ll be hanging on, Just breathe. Still... Don’t you even try, Be still. The sun is up, The sky’s a jewel, You just wanna waste it feeling blue. Can’t you see, You’re all confused, Don’t you know you make the life you choose? Free... Open up your heart, Be free. The sun is up, The sky’s a jewel, You just wanna waste it feeling blue. Can’t you see, You’re all confused, Don’t you know you make the life you choose? The sun is up, The sky’s a jewel, You just wanna waste it feeling blue. Can’t you see, You’re all confused, Get your ass outside of that fucking room. You fool.
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Reliable Love (Demo) 02:20
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All I need is a reliable love. You can save all your throws of passion, Grab a net to catch your butterflies. It can be less than you could imagine, You don’t even really have to try. Because, All I need is a reliable love. Forget about a big romantic gesture, Chocolates flowers or a grand surprise. You don’t even need to turn my head, dear, All you do is show up on time. Because, All I need is a reliable love. Don’t you think that we could make this happen? Find relief within a compromise? It’s more or less the way we both imagined, With all that mushy garbage sanitized. All I need is a reliable love.
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Something Someone Sometime (Demo) 03:28
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It’s a shame you’re gone, I’ve been moving on. Every time that you would up and go, You said that you’d return with all your love in tow. Now I hang around just waiting for your call, And even if it came I’d be too scared to talk. It’s a shame you’re gone, I’ve been moving on. It’s a shame you’re gone, I’ve been hanging on. Someday you’ll discover I was something more, Like someone worth the effort of your selfish heart. Maybe in the end you’ll find that I’m the one, And all you’ll have are memories of what went wrong. It’s a shame you’re gone, I’ve been moving on. It’s a shame you’re gone, I’ve been hanging on.
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Long Story Short (Demo) 03:07
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I’ve been lost, I’ve been down, I’ve been walking backwards. Find the space, Between the sounds, Let the moment whisper. We’ve been talking, Round in circles, All this time its like you never hear. All the voices, Keep repeating, Every time it feels the end is near. I’ve been lost, I’ve been down, I’ve been walking backwards. Find the space, Between the sounds, Let the moment whisper. We’ve been wasting, Precious moments, Watch the minutes as they disappear. All in all we’re, Going nowhere, How could someone be so unaware? I’ve been lost, I’ve been down, I’ve been walking backwards... Turns out we’re, Both trying, To waste your breath and our time. I’m sure we, Could find, Some sort of shortcut tonight. We’ve been talking, Round in circles, All this time its like you never hear. All the voices, Keep repeating, Every time it feels the end is near. I’ve been lost, I’ve been down, I’ve been walking backwards...
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Wake Up, Dreamer (Demo) 04:02
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Hesitate, Before I wake, There’s something more to see. Hardly been, Memories, Holding on to me. Disjointed scenes, Cascading in my sleep. So real to me, Like a movie on a screen. Familiar face, In a strange place, It reoccurs to me. Some strange echo, That won’t let go, But still obscure to me. Don’t let them waste, Another day, When they’re fast awake, And your mind’s at play. Broken teeth, And backwards speech, It’s all confusing me. My childhood home, 
The porch light on, And something chasing me. Disjointed scenes, Cascading in my sleep. So real to me, Like a movie on a screen. Let me stay, And fade away, Before it runs from me. Honestly, I could seek, Answers endlessly. Don’t let them waste, Another day, When they’re fast awake, And your mind’s at play. Hesitate, Before I wake, There’s something more to see. Hardly been, Memories, Holding on to me.
8.
You Can Know In The Spring, Too (Demo) 03:00
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Hazy morning light creeps in, And kisses on your cheeks and chin. I can’t say where I begin, While you already see the end. Don’t let me go, I’m lost on my own. Let it begin, Don't let it begin. Turn down the radio, So I can hear my heart get broke. Don’t let me go, I’m lost on my own. Let it begin, Don't let it begin. I won’t wear a face much braver than this, Glassy eye and quivering lip. Pour my heart into your empty cup, And watch it spill like you gave a fuck. Don’t let me go, I’m lost on my own. Let it begin, Don't let it begin. You don’t have to wave goodbye, Your eyes have said it for some time. Don't let it begin.
9.
I Like What You Just Said (Demo) 03:48
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You read my mind... Took the words right outta my mouth, Followed you back as the sun went down. I feel every, Word that you just said. Say it again. Let’s take some time... Find a way to let our hearts decide, Sleeping on the beach under stars at night. I feel every, Word that you just said. Say it again. I’m losing track of the time... (Hold on, hold on, hold on…) Such an unusual kind... (Hold on, hold on, hold on…) Fireflies that dance in the night... (Hold on, hold on, hold on…) You’ve got your hand here in mine... (Hold on, hold on, hold on…) I can’t deny... There’s something here that I didn’t expect, Like the way you got my heart straight jumping out of my chest. I feel every, Word that you just said. Say it again. I’m losing track of the time... (Hold on, hold on, hold on…) Such an unusual kind... (Hold on, hold on, hold on…) Fireflies that dance in the night... (Hold on, hold on, hold on…) You’ve got your hand here in mine... (Hold on, hold on, hold on…)
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If So (Demo) 03:22
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Why- Why you rushing around? When all the shapes in the clouds, Are pictures yet to be found. Let’s- Let’s get lost in the breeze. Like smoke escaping the scene, Like we were meant to be free. Don’t you wanna leave behind status quo? And see all of the things that you were never shown? I could be the one to let your heart behold. If so... If so... Pause- And let the moment resume. Mental images bloom, And then you watch them come true. Don’t you wanna leave behind status quo? And see all of the things that you were never shown? I could be the one to let your heart behold. If so... If so... Don’t you wanna leave all you already know? And see all of the things that you were never shown? I could be the one to let your heart behold. If so... If so... Don’t you wanna leave behind status quo? And see all of the things that you were never shown? I could be the one to let your heart behold. If so... If so...
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Who Am I? (Demo) 02:09
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Who am I to love you like I do? Who am I to show you things you never ever knew? It’s like I waited a lifetime for this dream to come true. Who am I to love you like I do? Who am I to love you so strong? Who am I to make you wait for decades far too long? To hold the hand of another man who will never truly understand, What it takes to love you so strong? Who I am to love you unbreached? Who am I to learn from you the lessons that you teach? When I thought I knew it all about love. Who am I to love you unbreached? Who am I to love you like I do? Who am I to make myself so tangled up with you? When I waited a lifetime to reveal myself to you, Who am I to love you like I do? Who am I to love you..?
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From The Top (Demo) 04:37
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Turn me around, Take me back to where I started. Turn me around, I’m so lost I can hardly, See ahead, Perspective’s dead. I’m so far, I’ve regressed. Turn me around. If I could take it from the top, I’d be a better me than the one you’ve got. Burn it all down, Everything that I’ve created, Torch to the ground. I can’t say why I made it, The purpose lost, Reason divorced. An ancient map, For a modern course. Burn it all down. If I could take it from the top, I’d be a better me than the one you’ve got. I’d be bold. I’d be free. I would be the ocean air upon your sea.
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February 21, 2004 (Demo) 04:40
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Muted morning. That soft angelic car ride to my room, The CD player plays my interlude. Seventeen years hopeful for my truth. Everyone’s racing, Somewhere, And I’m just taking notes. It’s enough to be happy, Daily, Even if you’re alone. Hazy headspace. The static in my feet feels like a cloud, While a carousel of memories spins round, The past much more persistent than the now. Everyone’s racing, Somewhere, And I’m just taking notes. Let’s drive to towers, Out there, And fill the air with smoke. Because i don’t wanna go home yet, I’m restless, And anxious for what’s next. Let’s be young and alive. Let’s be young and alive. Let’s be young and alive before we die. Let’s be young and alive. Everyone’s racing, Somewhere, And I’m just taking notes. It’s enough to be happy, Daily, Even if you’re alone. And i don’t wanna go home yet, I’m restless, And anxious for what’s next. For what's next.

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From January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020 I wrote, recorded, and produced a new song every week.

I present to you those unadulterated songs here in four volumes.

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released February 1, 2021

All songs written, recorded, and produced by: Paul Oneto
All instrumentation by: Paul Oneto
Album art by: www.instagram.com/imaroxtaar

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Paul Oneto San Francisco, California

A songwriter who resides in the nostalgic, Paul Oneto’s music has been described as if “recalling memories from a life you’ve never experienced.”

With the melodic ambient qualities of artists like Band of Horses and haunting lyrical stylings reminiscent of Jeff Buckley, Paul can be seen performing throughout the Bay Area, sharing heartfelt songs that explore love, life, and loneliness. ... more

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