Acoustic
The Birds
Lyrics: John Patrick Therrien
Well I was talking with the birds
In so many words
I listened to what they say
They say “Hey” (Listen)
Quit talking and sing
Quit circling the ring
You can be anything
Take off your crown
And be king
I started over again
I never learned to listen (Hey!)
Thought I had it all mapped
Fit the world in a fact
Well I don’t know about that
But happenings
And flippant flings
Will flap their wings
For you
My dear
For you
My dear
For you
My dear
For you
My dear
For you
My dear
For you
My dear
For you
My dear
My dear
In so many words
I listened to what they say
They say “Hey” (Listen)
Quit talking and sing
Quit circling the ring
You can be anything
Take off your crown
And be king
I started over again
I never learned to listen (Hey!)
Thought I had it all mapped
Fit the world in a fact
Well I don’t know about that
But happenings
And flippant flings
Will flap their wings
For you
My dear
For you
My dear
For you
My dear
For you
My dear
For you
My dear
For you
My dear
For you
My dear
My dear
The Veil
Lyrics: John Patrick Therrien
Don’t let me get in the way of a well-behaved
Melody
And don’t let your words disguise
What you’re
Saying to me
Cause we live
Behind the veil
Oh yea, we love beneath that veil
But to no avail
I still can’t see
I see a garden
I see my dreams
I see disaster
And in betweens
I’m not a master
But I’ll make the most
I see it coming
If I don’t jam
I’m toast
Well I told you
Yea, but you didn’t believe me
Close your eyes
And you will see
That we live behind the veil
Oh yea we love beneath that veil
But, to no avail
I still can’t see
She saw it comin’
And didn’t hesitate
Heard the words
And knew just what to say
After survival
Her eyes went opaque
I saw her on the platform
She was contemplating
The way
Ahhh Ohhh
Ahhh Ohhh
Ahhh Ohhh
Ahhh Ohhh
We talked it over
With low smooth sounds
Candles lit themselves
Gathered around
We didn’t make the mess
Or clean it either
Together we just stood
Not I, not we,
Neither
Cause we live
Behind the veil
Oh yea, we love beneath that veil
But to no avail
I still can’t see
But she showed me the way
Melody
And don’t let your words disguise
What you’re
Saying to me
Cause we live
Behind the veil
Oh yea, we love beneath that veil
But to no avail
I still can’t see
I see a garden
I see my dreams
I see disaster
And in betweens
I’m not a master
But I’ll make the most
I see it coming
If I don’t jam
I’m toast
Well I told you
Yea, but you didn’t believe me
Close your eyes
And you will see
That we live behind the veil
Oh yea we love beneath that veil
But, to no avail
I still can’t see
She saw it comin’
And didn’t hesitate
Heard the words
And knew just what to say
After survival
Her eyes went opaque
I saw her on the platform
She was contemplating
The way
Ahhh Ohhh
Ahhh Ohhh
Ahhh Ohhh
Ahhh Ohhh
We talked it over
With low smooth sounds
Candles lit themselves
Gathered around
We didn’t make the mess
Or clean it either
Together we just stood
Not I, not we,
Neither
Cause we live
Behind the veil
Oh yea, we love beneath that veil
But to no avail
I still can’t see
But she showed me the way
Sketches
Lyrics: John Patrick Therrien
Lookin’ for mountains
Or lookin’ for clues
Wind in my hair
Or escape from the blues
You are the adventure
The universe
The universe
That universe
Is you
Dynamism
Subtlety
Cuddle me
Reveal your eyes
Openly staring
Well I am bound to find
All that I need
Escape from
Escape from
Time
Oh we can dance where we want
Thrift store typewriter font
Write down our worries
Scattering ashes
Across our journey
No need to sit still
But when that’s what’s willed
Oh we can be
Yea we can be
Oh we can be
Fulfilled
So let’s get our fill
Come and get your love
Come and get your love
Oh come and get your love now
Dynamism
Subtlety
Cuddle me
Reveal your eyes
Openly staring
Well I am bound to find
All that I need
Escape from
Escape from
Time
So let’s escape sometime
Oh we can dance where we want
Thrift store typewriter font
Write down our worries
Scattering ashes
Across our journey
No need to sit still
But when that’s what’s willed
Oh we can be
Yea we can be
Oh we can be
Fulfilled
So let’s get our fill
Come and get your love
Come and get your love
Oh come and get your love now
Or lookin’ for clues
Wind in my hair
Or escape from the blues
You are the adventure
The universe
The universe
That universe
Is you
Dynamism
Subtlety
Cuddle me
Reveal your eyes
Openly staring
Well I am bound to find
All that I need
Escape from
Escape from
Time
Oh we can dance where we want
Thrift store typewriter font
Write down our worries
Scattering ashes
Across our journey
No need to sit still
But when that’s what’s willed
Oh we can be
Yea we can be
Oh we can be
Fulfilled
So let’s get our fill
Come and get your love
Come and get your love
Oh come and get your love now
Dynamism
Subtlety
Cuddle me
Reveal your eyes
Openly staring
Well I am bound to find
All that I need
Escape from
Escape from
Time
So let’s escape sometime
Oh we can dance where we want
Thrift store typewriter font
Write down our worries
Scattering ashes
Across our journey
No need to sit still
But when that’s what’s willed
Oh we can be
Yea we can be
Oh we can be
Fulfilled
So let’s get our fill
Come and get your love
Come and get your love
Oh come and get your love now
Burst
Lyrics: John Patrick Therrien
Well I remember when I
I felt so much
I almost had to
Burst
And I remember when my
My mind would race
Like an animal
Dying of thirst
I’m dying of thirst
That was something different
Something dangerous too
I’m just full out empty
Not even feelin’ blue
Ahhhh
Ahhhh
Ahhhh
Wahhh
It’s funny how you find
A new gear as the time
It progresses and passes
Then lapses in your lap
There’s your heart
It’s back
So the storm is still approaching
I couldn’t make it miss
I don’t know if I can hide
And running just leads to this
Feeling like I’m carrying
Most of the weight
That I could drop if I stayed
But I remember when I
I felt so much
I almost had to
Burst
And I remember when my
My mind would race
Like an animal
Dying of thirst
I’m dying of thirst
That was something different
Yea something dangerous too
Now I’m just full out empty
Not even feelin’ blue
Ahhhh
Ahhhh
Ahhhh
Wahhh
I felt so much
I almost had to
Burst
And I remember when my
My mind would race
Like an animal
Dying of thirst
I’m dying of thirst
That was something different
Something dangerous too
I’m just full out empty
Not even feelin’ blue
Ahhhh
Ahhhh
Ahhhh
Wahhh
It’s funny how you find
A new gear as the time
It progresses and passes
Then lapses in your lap
There’s your heart
It’s back
So the storm is still approaching
I couldn’t make it miss
I don’t know if I can hide
And running just leads to this
Feeling like I’m carrying
Most of the weight
That I could drop if I stayed
But I remember when I
I felt so much
I almost had to
Burst
And I remember when my
My mind would race
Like an animal
Dying of thirst
I’m dying of thirst
That was something different
Yea something dangerous too
Now I’m just full out empty
Not even feelin’ blue
Ahhhh
Ahhhh
Ahhhh
Wahhh
Expectations
Lyrics: John Patrick Therrien
Expectations
Yea these expectations
Yea these expectations
Yea these expectations
Yea these expectations
Yea these expectations
Yea these expectations
Yea these expectations
Yea these expectations
Yea these expectations
Well I was feeling something new
Yea that’s me
Without the likes of you
And I knew
I couldn’t ignore
I can’t escape
This is great
I’m in the right place
But I’ll also be so happy
When I’m back in your arms
Safe in your glow
Sharing our charms
As long as we
Forget, reset and let go
Of these
Expectations
Oh yea these expectations
Yea these expectations
Yea these expectations
Yea these expectations
Yea these expectations
Can’t be who you think I am
Sometimes I wonder
What do they see?
Light skin, fit body
Well fed
Well read
Enough said?
Well I’ll try to do my best
I won’t brag, boast, or beat my chest
Just don’t you expect anything outta me
Outta me
Oh these expectations
Yea these expectations
Yea these expectations
Yea these expectations
Yea these expectations
Expectations
Yea these expectations
Yea these expectations
Yea these expectations
Yea these expectations
Yea these expectations
Yea these expectations
Yea these expectations
Yea these expectations
Yea these expectations
Well I was feeling something new
Yea that’s me
Without the likes of you
And I knew
I couldn’t ignore
I can’t escape
This is great
I’m in the right place
But I’ll also be so happy
When I’m back in your arms
Safe in your glow
Sharing our charms
As long as we
Forget, reset and let go
Of these
Expectations
Oh yea these expectations
Yea these expectations
Yea these expectations
Yea these expectations
Yea these expectations
Can’t be who you think I am
Sometimes I wonder
What do they see?
Light skin, fit body
Well fed
Well read
Enough said?
Well I’ll try to do my best
I won’t brag, boast, or beat my chest
Just don’t you expect anything outta me
Outta me
Oh these expectations
Yea these expectations
Yea these expectations
Yea these expectations
Yea these expectations
Expectations
Music Box
Lyrics: John Patrick Therrien
In music though
One doesn’t make the end of the composition
The point
If that were so
The best conductors would be those who play fastest
Fastest
Fastest
People would go to concerts just to hear one crashing chord
It’s all great
And what we do is
We put the child into the corridor
Of this grade system
With a kind of “come on kitty, kitty, kitty”
And yea you go to kindergarten
When you finish that
You get into first grade
And then come on, first grade leads to second grade
And so on
And then you get out of grade school
You go to high school
And it’s revving up
The thing is coming
Then you’re gonna go to college
And by Jove, then you get into graduate school
And when you’re through with graduate school
You go out and join the world
And all the time the thing is coming
It’s coming!
It’s coming!
That great thing
The success you’re working for
And then when you wake up one day
About 40 years old
You say, “My god, I’ve arrived”
And you don’t feel very different from what you’ve always felt
And there’s a slight let down
Because you feel there’s a hoax
And there was a hoax
A dreadful hoax
They made you miss everything
It was a musical thing
And you were supposed to sing
Or to dance
While the music was being played
Faster and faster and faster
It was a musical thing
And you were supposed to sing
Faster and faster and faster
Crashing chord!
Dude, I wanna come here with a proper microphone!
One doesn’t make the end of the composition
The point
If that were so
The best conductors would be those who play fastest
Fastest
Fastest
People would go to concerts just to hear one crashing chord
It’s all great
And what we do is
We put the child into the corridor
Of this grade system
With a kind of “come on kitty, kitty, kitty”
And yea you go to kindergarten
When you finish that
You get into first grade
And then come on, first grade leads to second grade
And so on
And then you get out of grade school
You go to high school
And it’s revving up
The thing is coming
Then you’re gonna go to college
And by Jove, then you get into graduate school
And when you’re through with graduate school
You go out and join the world
And all the time the thing is coming
It’s coming!
It’s coming!
That great thing
The success you’re working for
And then when you wake up one day
About 40 years old
You say, “My god, I’ve arrived”
And you don’t feel very different from what you’ve always felt
And there’s a slight let down
Because you feel there’s a hoax
And there was a hoax
A dreadful hoax
They made you miss everything
It was a musical thing
And you were supposed to sing
Or to dance
While the music was being played
Faster and faster and faster
It was a musical thing
And you were supposed to sing
Faster and faster and faster
Crashing chord!
Dude, I wanna come here with a proper microphone!
