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Your Masterpiece (Demo)
03:25
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I’ve been loving you forever,
And I’ve been thinking about you constantly.
You can call me up whenever,
You could be the person next to me.
Just say that you’ll never leave,
Stay and you know you could be my baby.
Say that you’ll never leave,
Stay and we’ll stop all the stars from fading.
Open up your eyes,
And you’ll see mine,
Sincere as the sun.
You could have,
The truest love you knew,
And I’ll be the one.
And it’s just something about your way,
The way you understate your masterpiece.
A certain look upon your face,
Like you don’t understand your majesties.
Just say that you’ll never leave,
Stay and you know you could be my baby.
Say that you’ll never leave,
Stay and we’ll stop all the stars from fading.
Open up your eyes,
And you’ll see mine,
Sincere as the sun.
You could have,
The truest love you knew,
And I’ll be the one.
Open up your eyes.
And I’ll be the one.
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I don’t know why I’m trying,
When success would be the most surprising thing.
A long wait for my echo,
The shadow of my voice in stereo.
Maybe I’m just the observable,
Manifestation of failure.
Which in some weird way makes all the sense,
And makes all of my short comings accomplishments.
So I broaden my view on victory,
And let my ego suffer indignity.
Compile all the data on graphs and charts,
And calculate my worth in some self loathing sport.
It’s fine,
I don’t mind being lesser than.
I’m fine.
You’re only a disgrace if you believe in them.
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3. |
A Long Way (Demo)
04:02
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It’s a long way down to find your place to dream,
And I’m not the man you think that I should be.
Well, I’m sorry I’m not anyone but me.
When I walk away don’t look at me that way,
Don’t laugh behind my back at my dreamscapes.
It’s a long way down to where you want me to be,
And I’ll do my best to be much less than me.
I’m afraid I’ve walked this road too many times,
And I know where it will lead but I don’t mind.
Because I stronger now, I’m braver than before,
And I’ve lost a time or two in petty wars.
It’s a long way down to get where you belong,
But you can’t escape the drama you adore.
Can you look inside your heart to find the way,
Or are you still blind to how love’s your escape?
Don’t run away from what you can't leave behind,
As I watch you make your way back to my eyes.
It’s a real life, drawn out, tired fucking scene.
It’s the way my eyes roll over when you speak.
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4. |
Watch Me (Demo)
02:48
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Are you gonna be there when I wake?
Are you gonna be the one who’s hand that i can take,
As I cross over that bridge,
To the unknown other side,
Or are you gonna step back as I try?
You chose not to be here as I rise,
Higher than the mountain tops that kiss the open sky.
So tell me what it is that you regret,
That it was missing from the start or that it would have been the best if you had stayed?
It would have been the best if you had stayed...
It’s not like it’s a mystery,
That what we had was true.
But i won’t live in misery,
If you're say that it’s through.
Watch me be.
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5. |
Near Sighted (Demo)
04:13
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Are you really going to take me somewhere new?
Even if you can I might not see the view beyond the sight of you.
I can really only see so far ahead.
I know my eyes get lost and fixated on hopeless consequence.
I could see you here forever now.
And I can’t find a way to let you down, so I won’t.
Don’t you wanna see the better half?
And do you really wanna let this pass, because I don’t.
Because I don’t.
Are you really going to let me see this through?
Because I’m not scared to be the man who opens up the world those bastards kept from you.
I could see you here forever now.
And I can’t find a way to let you down, so I won’t.
Don’t you wanna see the better half?
And do you really wanna let this pass, because I don’t.
Because I don’t.
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6. |
Wanna Play? (Demo)
03:05
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I feel something,
That’s been building,
We don’t have to say.
So open darling,
Where’s your heartstrings?
Don’t you want to play?
It’s so easy,
Find your tea leaves,
We can read all day.
But I’d much rather,
Bathe in laughter,
I just want to play.
I don’t even wanna make it out of bed.
Spend the weekend under cover like some secret agents working for feds.
Every moment,
I keep hoping,
It will never end.
So if you continue,
I’ll come with you,
Time and time again.
And it can be like in that movie that we saw.
It can be like all those lyrics in that cheesy melodrama of a song.
So open darling,
Where’s your heartstrings?
Don’t you want to play?
Because I’d much rather,
Bathe in laughter,
I just want to play.
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7. |
The Nicest Way (Demo)
03:24
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There’s something more to say,
And I hope it don’t get lost,
As I find the nicest way,
To tell you to fuck off.
I can't believe it's so,
Every issue so overblown.
Relentlessly malcontent,
Ever-certain of your next regret.
And I don’t even want to play,
You keep trying, trying but I’m,
Sick and tired of all these games,
And your crying, crying and I,
Only want you to fade away,
Because I’m dying, dying and I...
There’s something more to say,
And I hope it don’t get lost,
As I find the nicest way,
To tell you to fuck off.
Reminding me once again,
Why I never should have let you in.
With unlucky, empty eyes,
I really shouldn't be all that surprised.
There’s something more to say,
And I hope it don’t get lost,
As I find the nicest way,
To tell you to fuck off.
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8. |
Ordinary Dreams (Demo)
04:36
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It’s a brand new day,
There’s a soft blue light.
Of all the things I could do,
I think that I might,
Take the easy way,
No not the cowards path,
Just the least resistant.
Travel with the flow,
You won’t catch me upstream,
I’ll be floating by,
Oh so peacefully.
Now we are free,
From ordinary dreams.
Caught between,
Abstraction and what's seen.
Maybe nothing’s changed,
And all that pain we felt,
Was peeling off those masks,
To reveal ourselves.
I don’t even care,
Who I was back then,
If it got me here,
It was worth pretense.
Let’s just be here now,
That worn out tired phrase,
Every moment now,
Becomes a brand new day.
Now we are free,
From ordinary dreams.
Caught between,
Abstraction and what's seen.
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9. |
Petals (Demo)
03:38
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Counting petals in this flower bed,
Toss them to the wind and let my fortune spread.
Wasting time beside this wishing well,
Stare into the void where all my wishes fell.
What’s true?
I’ve lost the forest for the trees,
And I’ve been talking in my sleep,
Trying to find out what it means,
Searching for something to believe.
Nothing better than those tarot cards,
Open up my eyes to all my future scars.
Loose myself into the zodiac,
Read about tomorrow like an almanac.
What’s true?
I’ve lost the forest for the trees,
And I’ve been talking in my sleep,
Trying to find out what it means,
Searching for something to believe.
That I can’t see...
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10. |
To You (Demo)
02:47
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I’ve been wondering what you think about me,
And I’ve been thinking about that time you spent the night.
How you left and never returned to me,
How you never really even once thought twice
It was never much about those sunsets,
It was never much about those drawstring lights.
It was more about those velvet moments,
It was more about that time that we caught eyes.
So tell me more about those things you wanted,
Tell me more about what I don’t understand.
Tell me all about what I’ve distorted,
Tell me all about my wish at your command.
Can we do this with devoted voices?
Can you gently tell me all of your demands?
Because there’s modern love,
And then there’s feeling numb.
And I’ve had enough,
And I want to run,
To you.
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11. |
Royal Red (Demo)
05:24
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It’s been a rougher day than most.
Or did you really wanna know?
Just going to hideout in my bed,
No need to change the clothes I’m in.
So why you rattling my phone?
I’m trying to forget everyone.
Autumn eyes turn to gold.
And aching hearts all turn back into stone.
Autumn eyes, faded glow.
There’s a single city tree,
With unappreciated leaves,
And they’re all bleeding royal red,
But everybody’s self obsessed.
But from my window I can see,
Each leaf is dying just for me.
Autumn eyes turn gold.
And aching hearts all turn back into stone.
Autumn eyes, faded glow.
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12. |
Shall We (Demo)
03:22
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Let’s get lost,
Let’s go lose ourselves.
Let’s go find the edge of where the day might end.
Let’s escape,
Let’s just drive away.
Let’s forget about tomorrow for today.
There’s magic in the air.
I'm going to take you there.
Let’s go see,
Nearly everything.
Let’s go find the colors painted in our dreams.
Let’s be still,
Let’s just take it in.
Let us stare in awe as everything begins.
There’s magic in the air.
I'm going to take you there.
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Oh can’t you see,
It’s not quite you it’s just me.
What can I say,
I fall in love every day.
Darling,
I know you thought you were,
The one,
But we were just having,
Fun,
Let’s not be ungrateful.
Oh don’t you see,
It’s not quite you it’s just me.
I’m not ashamed,
To find new love every day.
It’s true,
I’m just as unlucky,
As you,
I also wish you were,
My boo,
It’s just not possible.
Oh can’t you see,
It’s not quite you it’s just me.
What can I say,
I fall in love every day.
Oh can’t you see..?
It's not you, it's just me...
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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.
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