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Leader
03:54
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Written by Andrew La Tona
Verse:
Here, we find ourselves
Trapped inside a fate so paramount
And we live for ourselves
With no regard for other animals
Our mother earth is threatening with disaster
We're blind we are
Condemned to live upon the soiled earth
How could we figure out how to reverse
Our plight, our misfortune, our ignorance
Total genocide
Chorus:
You're not the leader we want
Leave or we'll never have peace
The way you speak is absurd
It warps the minds of our young
Verse:
We - are we not
The ones who need their voices recognized
To ponder on, and toss away your broken system
Who among us will lead the way
Will cast aside
Will stand up and cry
Repeat Chorus
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Borderlines
05:38
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Written by Andrew La Tona
(Verse):
I want to be free
Free from your borderlines
I need to break the mold
You've always cast for me
And in my mind, there's a place like this
Without your rules - you greed
But, it's up to us to build...
(Chorus):
From the ground up the tree grows
And it's fruit is for those
Who need not take part in your
Social experiment
We'll build our own destiny
(Verse):
In a hundred years
They'll look back on us
One again one other
No one loving one another
And in their minds
They'll laugh at a place like this
With all our pain and greed
But, it's 'cause of us that they lived
(Repeat Chorus).
(Instrumental Break).
(Repeat Chorus).
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3. |
At The Top
03:31
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Written by Andrew La Tona
(Verse):
Coast along
Buy your spot in line
We should have know
We'd be stuck here
Up to our shoulders
They'll find us here
No room
For artists here
You should have sold
Your paints and easel
To afford stocks and bonds (to make that fucking cash)
To pay your fees
Upfront and fall into...
(Bridge):
...Luxury, at high speed. Don't you want more still?
(Verse):
Boast among
Your rich yuppy friend
'Bout how you trample on
All those around you
All just to end up
At the top
(Outro / Samba):
And what's left for you?
Is there fore than just the cars - the yacht?
Honestly, I'm not impressed
Baby, nothings cooler than you, my friend
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Power and Prowess
04:10
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Written by Andrew La Tona
(Intro):
"Be the champion", that's what you tell yourself
I guess in your mind you are
It's true you shit on john's of gold
You're at least champion of that
So how can you lead the people of today
Forward to tomorrow?
(Verse):
I doubt you know the gravity of your post
I'd say no
There are people out there who want to love
There are people out there who don't want to die
You're not one of us
We should be blessed with human rights
No one should be groped by you
No one should be owned by you
You're in charge of you, big boy
And that's all (And that's all)
Weald that sword in battle, head up to the front line
Bring yourself to 'fess-up to one crime
Let us know who's running the show
You're not the man for the job
Move over, asshole
We can save the world
(Break)
(Chorus):
Misuse, misuse - power
You'll never know the real you
Abuse, abuse - prowess
We'll never vote for you
(Verse):
And there's no excuse
You've been coasting along just fine
You've been close but oh so far
We want you to have your chance
But you're not the right man
So go on...
(Repeat Chorus)
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5. |
The Walls
04:05
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Written by Andrew La Tona
(Verse):
Be my keeper
By my side
Keep me warm and safe at night
See me for the man I am
And forgive my falling short of your needs
Bound together that's me and you
Knowing that we'll trip and fall
Knowing that love will push us through
Will take us through...
(Chorus):
...A wild ride with twists and turns
Where I'll be there and may defeat
The walls that hold me from being
The man I must be to be beholden to you
To be beholden to you
(Verse):
Air to breathe
Blood to bleed
Water to quench the thirst
And bring to life all that's around you
All who depend...
(Chorus):
...On seeing what you'll do today
And how you'll take control of them
The moment I see you
Each day I'm lucky to be beholden to you
To be beholden to you
To be beholden to you
To be beholden to you
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6. |
Laniakea Supercluster
04:13
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Written by Andrew La Tona
(Hook):
A speck
An insignificant speck
Somewhere lost with other tiny specks
(1st movement):
Somewhere so far
No one can hear us!
Lost in outerspace
(2nd movement):
Something so precious
Seems so unique, assuming, we're the only living creatures
But otherwise, we've failed to protect
Our home, Mother Earth
(3rd movement):
[instrumental / harmony]
(Repeat hook)
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Written by Andrew La Tona
(Verse):
In a great flash of light,
All we've worked for has gone up in one puff of smoke
And like all puffs of smoke, the end to their lives
Exists sometime after it begins
Can you imagine a fate like ours
Similar to many who came before
Passing the torch from one to another
Leaving behind the soil for another crop
(pre-chorus):
Legacies of our kind
Fair warning
(Chorus):
From the first flame, to the first rocket
So little is left of what we blew all our cash on
And burned up all the oil
And killed who we loved
So long to the human race
(break)
(Verse):
And there will be others similar to us
But not quite if they hope to stand a chance
And they must co-exist
None of the ignorance that came before
Like greed and fear and war
Can you imagine a race on earth
Getting along and one with the earth
(pre-chorus):
Blasphemies of our kind
Fair warning
(Repeat Chorus)
(Instrumental bridge)
(Verse):
It makes me sick to look upon all we've done
And the little we've done to help
And if I could, I'd eat up all the terrible things we've done
And shit it down your throat
(pre-chorus):
Can't you see that our kind
Is a warning
(Repeat Chorus)
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8. |
Time Goes Ever By
04:07
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Written by Andrew La Tona
(Verse):
Look at all the things around
Sitting unused
Wasting all my time
(Chorus):
[Time] goes ever by
Turning you into an empty man
(Verse):
Living in a world
Spent upon a screen
Not using my mind
(Chorus):
[Mind] goes slowly blank
Turning me into an empty man
(Verse):
Barely doing things
That challenge me
Cluttering my life
(Chorus):
[Life] goes quickly by
Turning me into a ball of regret
(Bridge):
Everyone around me seems to be
Gripped by the same illness
Never putting down their device
(Verse):
We are living in a world
Spent upon a screen
No using our minds
(Chorus):
[Minds] go slowly blank
Turning us into empty minds
(Verse):
Barely doing things
That challenge me
Cluttering our lives
(Chorus):
[Life] go quickly by
Turning me into a ball of regret
(Bridge):
Everyone around me seems to be
Gripped by the same illness
Never putting down their device
Never looking up from their trance
Never have the time to sow seeds
Never stepping past the bar
Of this jail we're put in
By ourselves and our will
Can we find the strength
To let drop the rock
Upon the screen
And our friends logged on the web
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Andrew La Tona Toronto, Ontario
Andrew is a composer/producer/multi-instrumentalist based in Toronto, Canada.
This page is Andrew La Tona's material, available for purchase and download.
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