Mean Mister Magic

Mean Mister Magic I've caught your disease
You've got one more trick hiding up your sleeve
You pull it off fast and you pull it off quick
Before they know what's happening

Mean Mister Magic I'm onto your act
Go on and pull that old rabbit from out of your hat
Turn me on to that lady that you cut in half
Go on and put your powers to the test
Go on and pull my card from out of your deck
I'll levitate and be off with the rest

Ba ba ba ba

Abracadabra and alakazam
Hocus pocus me a nickel with a slight of your hand
I need an illusion I hear that you're the man
Won't you help me out if you can?

That mean Mister Magic he has seen it all
He'll make you feel big and he'll make you feel small
If you're feeling lonely all you gotta do is call
He can help you get away from that sprawl
Finding refuge in that bathroom stall
Yeah you're guaranteed to have a ball

Ba ba ba ba
That mean Mister Magic... he's got it... all
 

If You Don’t Know Me By Now (Catch The Wind)

I was walking down the street one day in my hometown, it was the first time in a long time that I looked around, and tried to catch the wind. I saw her standing there with her shiny shoes, and from what I could tell it was somewhere towards the middle of June. I could be wrong but I think it was toward the middle of June (please say you will).

And then suddenly the sky began to shout, and she seemed to know exactly what it was talking about. I have no idea what the hell they were talking about (catch the wind, catch the wind, catch the wind)…

Then she said if you don’t know me by now, you never will. If you don’t know me by now, you never will. She said if you don’t know me by now, you never will. If you don’t know me by now, you never will.

She took me by the hand and we ran away. I lost all track of time, don’t remember if it was night or day. She told me to close my eyes and not look down. When I finally opened them I was flying so high above the ground (catch the wind, catch the wind, catch the wind)…

Then she said if you don’t know me by now, you never will. If you don’t know me by now, you never will. She said if you don’t know me by now, you never will. If you don’t know me by now, you never will.

And then suddenly I was all alone. I tried to call for her, but she had already gone. I started to walk on home and thought, “what a weird way for this crazy day to end.” Just then I realized I had caught the wind (I caught the wind, I caught the wind)…

Now I say if you don’t know me by now, you never will. If you don’t know me by now, you never will. (Remember my name, remember my name when I say) if you don’t know me by now, you never will. If you don’t know me by now, you never will, you never will you never will catch the wind.

Far From Me Now

You cut your hair all off and you moved to the city
And you’re far far far from me now
You’re far far far from me now
You’re far far far from me now now now

You changed your wardrobe up and all of that stuff
And you gave it all to people in need
No one ever accused you of greed
But with all these changes what you gonna do about me?

When you’re walking down the road
When you’re leaving out the door
You’re so far from me

You scored a skyrise flat for minimal cash
And you’re far far far from me now
Lord knows there’s no stopping you now
Yeah you’re far far far from me now now now

Yeah yeah you majored in lit and all of that shit
Soon you’ll write for some big magazine
Next you’re novel will be up on the screen
But with all these changes what you gonna do about me?

Things are different than before
It’s getting harder to ignore
You’re so far from me

You used to always write
And stay up all night with me
But it’s never been the same
Since the day you went away from me

Now you’re the biggest star on the boulevard
And you’re far far far from me now
You’re far far far from me now
You’re far far far from me now now now

Now you never stop on by you never even try
And it’s killing me so deeply inside
The feelings I can’t seem to hide
But as you’re turning all these pages
When you gonna think about me?

Like I’m thinking about you
As you’re dreams are coming true
You’re so go damn far from me
As you’re leaving out the door

You’re so far, far, far, far, far
From me
You’re so god damn far from me

Drive

Now hey pretty mama well don't get me wrong
but I'm packing up my stuff and I'm moving along.
And you know that I love you the most,
but gotta pack up my shit, I’m gonna split for the coast.

I gotta drive! I don't know where I'm going but I feel so alive.
I gotta drive! I don't know where I'm going but I know that it's right.

Well hey pretty lady now don't be so down,
you know it's not your fault I've had enough of this town.
And you know that I love you the best
but gotta hop in my car, I'm gonna head out west.

I gotta drive! I don't know where I'm going but I feel so alive.
I gotta drive! I don't know where I'm going but I know that it's right.
I don't know where I'm going but I know that it's time.

So c'mon outside if you feel so alive,
c'mon outside if you feel so alive,
I said come on outside if you feel so alive,
oh baby c'mon outside and let's go for a drive!

I gotta drive! I don't know where I'm going but I feel so alive.
I gotta drive! I don't know where I'm going but I know that it's right,
I don't know where I'm going but I know that it's time,
yeah I gotta get going if I'm gonna survive,
yeah I gotta get going on the rest of my life, hey!

I gotta drive! I don't know where we're going but I feel so alive.
I gotta drive! I don't know where I'm going but I know that it's right,
and I gotta get going if I'm gonna survive,
you know I gotta get going on the rest of my life
so if you wanna get going, c'mon let's go for a drive.

The Almas perform "Drive"

TikkiFest 2013: "Drive" by The Almas

Nobody But Me

Your summer has passed, you’re starting to slow
The places you haunt, well nobody knows
You’re shackled and bound, and want to be free
And nobody cares, nobody but me

You’re locked in the hall, with nowhere to go
Your fruit is all gone, it was lost in the snow
With the tick of the clock, and the mind of a thief
But nobody cares nobody but me

And you know me
All the things I try to hide I want nobody to see
Won’t you come home
With the flowers in your hair we picked before the fall

You’re dreaming of rooms, where nothing is clear
And there stands the arch, the veil that you fear
You can follow the lines, but where would they lead
And nobody cares, nobody but me

You’re shrouded in doubt, hidden from view
Your soul’s crying out but what can you do
The mystery was solved just let yourself be
Because nobody cares nobody but me

And you know me
Staring silently in awe of the villains I watch on TV
What you don’t know, is even in the darkest night
There’s a light to guide you on home

And you know me
All the things I tend to lie so that no one truly sees me
Won’t you come home
To this family we’ve built who loves you all on your own

I love you all on your own

Nobody but me

Baby Won't You Show Me Tonight

The night's coming on, I'm feeling fine.
Gonna find my girl, the world is hers and mine, tonight.
That's right.

Well we’ll hop in the car, head to the coast,
cruising real fast, we gotta make the most of tonight.
That's right.

And if you think you could love me,
baby won't you show me tonight? 

The lights are a dimmin', my heads a swimmin',
Wonder if she'll let me in, or if I’ll let her down.
Oh don't let me down.

I'm not sure she's the one, but we're having fun,
and we're still young tonight.
We could give it a try?
Baby give me a try.
And if you think you could love me,
baby won't you show me tonight. 
 

Wherever We Land

All I know is that I love you, all I need is you.
Let's go out and find our world, let's go out alone.

I know we have so far to go, but we'll never be sure if we don't try don't try.
I know we have so far to go, but we'll never be sure if we don't try don't try.

All I know is that I love you, all I need is you.
Let's go out and find our world, let's go out alone.
All I know is that I love you, all I need is you.
Let's go out and find our world, make ourselves a home.
Wherever we land.

All I know is that I love you, all I need is you.
(I know we have so far to go, but we'll never be sure if we don't try don't try)
Let's go out and find our world, let's go out alone.
(I know we have so far to go, but we'll never be sure if we don't try don't try)
All I know is that I love you, all I need is you.
Let's go out and find our world, make ourselves a home.
Wherever we land.
Wherever we land.
Wherever we land.

All I know is that I love you.
All I know is that I love you.
All I know is that I love you.
 

The Ballad of Evangeline

A lonely rebel was I, walkin’ down roads
My head in the sky, my feet in the cold.
A silly teenage boy, dreamin’ of love
And you were the fire I couldn’t let go of

We were 21, when I met you again
We had had our fun, as childhood friends.
It was late December, I remember the scene,
The night my heart fell when you showed me your ring…

Oh Evangeline, where did you go?
When you came to me, and left in the snow?
Oh Evangeline, you’re makin’ me blue
Oh why, why can’t I find you?

The sun still rose, showin’ promise of spring
My heart left frozen to the core of my being.
And from my window, I could feel the cold sting,
From off in the distance, the sound of the wedding bells singing…

Evangeline, where did we go wrong?
All in between our broken love songs?
Oh Evangeline, you’re making me blue
Oh why, why can’t I find you?

And then there came that fateful night
You came to me in such a fright
I looked at you and I don’t know why
You covered up as you told me your lies
But all of the bruises on your thighs
Paled in comparison to the fear that was in your eyes
I yelled get the fuck out of there before you die
But you just ran out on me for the last time…

Evangeline, where did you go?
When you came to me, and left in the snow?
Oh Evangeline, you’re makin’ me blue
Oh why, why can’t I find?

Evangeline, why can’t I find?
Evangeline, why can’t I find?
Evangeline,
Why can’t I find?

Evangeline, where did you go?
When you came to me, and left in the snow?
Oh Evangeline, you’re makin’ me blue
Oh why, why can’t I find you?

Kitten Of The Sea

She lives at the bottom of the sea,
where there's no oxygen.
She is the kitten of the sea,
scratches her claws on the coral reef.

Ahhhhh, purring next to me.
Ahhhhh, bubbles hit the leaves.

She lives at the bottom of the sea,
the goldfish she won't eat.
She is the kitten of the sea,
the give her everything she needs.

Ahhhhh, purring next to me.
Ahhhhh, goldfish in her dreams.

She lives at the bottom of the sea,
she has a white shell that she keeps.
She is the kitten of the sea,
somewhere hidden very deep.

Ahhhhh, she's purring next to me.
Ahhhhh, she took me there to see.
Ahhhhh, the kitten of the deep.
Ahhhhh, she took me out to sea.

Brand New Day

And I will never be the same,
Its a brand new day and you're with me
And everything's going my way
I'm ecstatic and I've only you to blame
It's a brand new day, the sun is shining,
Everything's okay

With your love
With your love
With your love
With your love

I love us and that is all I know
And baby where you are you know
Is where I want to go
I was drowning when you rescued me from myself
So just take my hand, run away with me,
You know there's no one else

With your love
With your love
With your love
With your love
With your love
With your love
With your love
With your love
 

The Age Of Innocence

I knew a girl, she was my everything,
inside this crazy world we're living in.
But she was the wind, floating in and out of my life, 
calling me a friend and nothing more.

Then time became my enemy, passing by me mercilessly,
never bringing her on back to me.
And I was a rolling stone, stopped dead in my tracks alone,
that day she left me silent by myself.

Skepticism flowing through my veins.
The pangs of love lost resonating, rendering me lame. 
My whole existence crumbling apart,
with all I thought I knew left echoing in the chasms of my heart.

And I knew a boy, he was wide eyed innocent, intelligent,
and joyful for his life.
But now he's a ghost, fading away rapidly, so tragically,
a mere shadow of my former self.

Nothing that I claimed to know was true.
It all was lies sold to me through pop songs with overly poetic views.
Never thought I'd make it through the strife,
until you my new love walked right in that day into my life.

Passed The Future

I was flying down the mountain, just as fast as I could be,
there was no one in the valley that I could see.
And I was looking towards the future with a big old telescope.
There's no one with the stars that's not with me.
Jump on the train.

To the past, to the future, to the present, it's all the same.
Look at the stars. 
Count them all you'll find their not that far.
Think of your birth. 
Although you can't remember it really hurt.

Ahhhhh, ahhhhhh.

I'm flying off to Chile, in just over a week.
It's been so long that I don't know how it's gonna be.
I've packed up one bag, and turned off my TV.
I told all of my friends again we'd speak.

To the past, to the future, and the present, it's all the same.
Look at the stars. 
Count them all you'll find their not that far.

 

You're Breaking Up

You tell me that you love me
You tell me that you care
But truth be told, you drug me
You are never ever there

Your calls they ring less often,
I'm left waiting all the time
You feed me all your bullshit
Why don't you cut the line?

I know that you're unhappy
I can tell that you are pissed
But if I'm being completely honest
I didn't think it'd come to this

With all the awkward moments
That I just cannot see
As I stand before you now and
You're breaking up with me

You always were a dancer
You liked to have your fun
Not looking for romance
You only care for number one

But where does that leave me
In your pretty little plan
You waste my wine and use me
With your selfish ass demands

I know that you're unhappy
I can tell that you are pissed
But if I'm being completely honest
I didn't think it'd come to this

With all the silent moments
That I cannot believe
As I stand before you now and
You're breaking up with me

Yeah but when was I ever happy,
Is there something that I missed?
Yeah I'm better off without you
You stupid little bitch
Now I'm the one ignoring
Your stupid little stuff
And every time you call me...
I'll just say that you are breaking up.

Death To The Renaissance

The Birth of Venus by Italian artist Sandro Botticelli

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, 
light the darkness end of days. 
Clock strike midnight you go away, 
because every soul has a price to pay. 

So who do you love? 
Who do you love? 
Who do you love? 
Who do you love? 

Let is go then you and I, 
under guiding light from the stars above. 
While evening is spread out against the sky, 
we will fly to places we know not of...

Singing who do you love? 
Who do you love?
Who do you love?
Who do you love? 

Observe too much and go insane, 
but not enough and you'll just live in pain. 
With every drink your thirst remains, 
because without a source you've got no domain. 

So who do you love? 
Who do you love? 
Who do you love?
Who do you love?

Love me, love me, love me, please. 
Love me, love me, love me, 
You love, it's me you love, it's me you love!

Who do you love? 
Who do you love?
Who do you love?
Who do you love? 

Our roads diverge in this lonely wood, 
where the time speeds up as we slow down. 
You try to do it for some greater good, 
but the voices wake us and then we drown. 

Saying who did you love?
Who could you love?
Who do you love? 
Who do you love? 

Spirit Water

Burn it down the river through, the water finds you.
Take another look around, the shores divide you.
Once upon a time, the spirits freely flowed there.
Carving lines in their faces as they slowly washed to sea.

Hey, let us down.
Hey, we all want down.
Hey, the spirit water shows us how to get there.

As you wander through the elms, in search for hallowed grounds.
Remember what was lost, and what you found.
Resurrecting stones, concealing secrets and stories.
Calling out in the night, the thirst consuming everything.

Hey, burn it down.
Hey, just let us drown.
Hey, the spirit water shows us how to get there.

And we'll burn it down today.
And we'll burn it down today.

I went down to the river side to cleanse in my bones and I drowned there.
I don't know what was inside of me at the time
But possess me won't ya?

Hey, burn it down.
Hey, just let us drown.
Hey, the spirit water shows us how to get there.

Burn it down the river through, the water finds you.
Take another look around...