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Cultural References
02:55
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You loved that boy
And all his cultural references
You loved the way you
Understood all the clever things he said
That you knew what he knew and he knew
What you and he could get all
Your cultural references
Where your funny thoughts have lived so long
When it got quiet
Between you and him
You thought it was love coming down
You loved that boy
And all his cultural references
You loved the way he dressed
You knew that style his dress your compliment
You knew he could appreciate your vintage style
With the flash and the bold, looking fresh not old
You and that boy you brought the bygone to today
With the verve that made others turn their heads
When it got quiet
Between you and him
You thought it was love coming down
You thought it was love coming down
So you didn’t say a word
But he’d just run out of things to say
He couldn’t think of one more thing
Though it came slow, it came as quite a blow
That sorrow that filled your leaving happiness
But just in time even if he wasn’t blind a smile
to hide behind and some cultural references
You thought it was love coming down
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2. |
Happy (You Make Me)
03:20
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You make me happy every
Day of my life because you're
In it, you make me happy
Every day
You make me happy every
Day of my life since the
Beginning, you make me happy
Every day,
Happy every day
You make me happy every
Day of my life and here's the
Thing of it
you make me happy every
Day because you're in it
It’s what you do I hope I do for you
Always be ok, happy every day
You make me happy every
Day of my life and I'm happy to sing
Of it you make me happy
Every day
Happy every day
You make me happy every
Day and I'm happy to
admit it, you make me happy
Every day because you're in it, Happy every day
Even when I'm feeling blue I'm still
Happy to see you you bring me
Through it,
Like there's nothing to it
It’s what you do I hope I do for you
Always be ok, happy every day
I’m so happy with you, so happy with you
I love you in the wintertime, I love you in the summer too
Anytime, any time at all, baby, I love you
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3. |
Such a Fool
03:14
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It's Tuesday night
And I'm still waiting
For you to call me back
From last Thursday
Oh what a fool
What a fool
Sure it's not such a big thing
Nothing begun, nothing to lose
Not such a big thing
But I was looking forward to seeing you
Oh what a fool
What a fool
Yeah, I thought we might be something good
Thought we might be something true
What a fool that heart of mine
Thinking love was in the cards this time
Did you see
through me
Was I bleeding
need?
Oh what a fool
What a fool
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4. |
Lite Entertainment
02:57
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Give me some lite entertainment
The kind that’s all bubbles and fizz
Give me some lite entertainment
Because this world’s too heavy for me
Something easy and breezy
Serve it to me extra cheesy
Real crowd pleaser is what I need
Eye candy and sunshine
Soft kisses and good times
Don’t knock it, give it a try
Give me some lite entertainment
Lite entertainment from now on
Feel good and good fun
Hot legs and bubble gum
Let the lovers love and the bad guys fall
No complicated or jaded
Give me pure elation
Like a perfect summer day
Take my cares and ship them out to sea
Give me some light entertainment, please
Give me some light entertainment
The kind that’s all bubbles and fizz
Give me some light entertainment
Lite entertainment from now on
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5. |
You belong in California
03:39
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You belong in California
You don’t belong here
You belong in California
You don’t belong here
We appreciate your good vibes
We like to have you around
We like your smile and to make you laugh
But we’re made to bring you down
You told fond stories in California
Where in stories we remained
You would wonder what became of us
Now you know we never changed
You moved back to Massachusetts
You thought you missed home
You thought it’s the grown-up thing to do
Now you’re living in a state of obligation
You belong in California you don’t belong here . . .
We welcome your good nature
How you lighten up the days
But you must know we’ll slowly swallow up your sunshine
Because darkness is our way
See, you’re pretty and you’re positive
Things we both like and resent
Like how we send our thoughts and prayers
But it's Hell we represent
Can’t you see all that you’re giving
We gladly take but don’t return
Maybe it’s in the water but
The love you give we’ll never earn
You belong in California . . .
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6. |
TV Movie
02:50
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I saw you on a TV movie
I saw in the morning
I saw you ….
In my motel room
You were living in a small town
No opportunity
you had to get out fast
for some reason I don’t know
But you were looking for a lover to help you out
Looking for a lover who'd do anything
You were looking for a lover
Who'd do anything . . .
The kettle is screaming
The kettle is not the only one
The kettle is screaming over other screams
As you make them pay.
Horror in their eyes they can’t understand
How could it be you
You’d always been
such a nice girl
I saw you on a TV movie
I saw in the morning
I saw you …
In my motel room.
You were looking for a lover to help you out
Looking for a lover who'd do anything
You were looking for a lover
Who'd do anything . . . would do anything
do anything would do anything
do anything would do anything
Blood in the dust
Dirt in the wounds
You drive out of town in your dead boyfriend’s car
And disappear into the heatwaves
A screen door opens
Out comes a boy, maybe six
Who is this boy with eternal eyes who
Looks into the distance …
And what does it mean?
What does it mean?
I saw you on a TV movie
I saw in the morning
I saw you . . . in my motel room
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7. |
Waiting for the Day
03:00
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I can't wait for the day
We can all sit back and laugh
Hoping that day comes soon
Because today is not that day
Today it's hard to see
This laughter and relief
When I'm feeling so trapped
And defeated
Tell me the story of how we get through it
How we dodged that bullet
Tell me, tell me . . . how we do it
Yeah, I'm waiting for the day
We can all sit back and laugh
Waiting, waiting, I'm waiting for that day
That day can't come soon enough
Because right now
Nothing seems funny . . . at all!
I can't wait till we all sit back
And laugh
I can't wait till this is all
in the past
Tell me the story of how we get through it
How we dodged that bullet
Tell me how we escape this
All the parts that become funniest
Yeah, I'm waiting for the day
We can all sit back and laugh
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8. |
Nothing you can do
04:49
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They come to stay in the past
You see them missing all the rest
They like walking on the same old paths
It’s how they like it best
There ain’t nothing you can do
Like me being me, you being you
Nothing you can say
They won’t change you won’t break away
They keep strumming the same old songs
You find it hard to sing along
It wasn’t always this way
But now it is it won’t change
And the person they seem to think you are
Is a stranger you don’t know
A cardboard cutout from a story long ago
You don’t recognize the role
There ain’t nothing you can do . . .
When you ask what’s new
You hear what they have and what they’re getting
You keeping withing for a change of view
But they find comfort in the setting.
You will leave soon enough and return
To bigger problems to occupy your mind
Unopened boxes in a cold new apartment
The start of your new life
There ain’t nothing you can do . . .
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9. |
The Big Reveal
05:10
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This is the moment of the big reveal,
This is the moment you steel yourself and look into his eyes,
This is the moment you lay your cards down on the table
When you say everything that must be said
That they don’t know is known and now cannot hide behind illusions
This is the moment of the story when the roles shall be reversed
Under the burning light of the truth all that’s wrong shall be undone
reconstructed, put to rights
This is the moment of the big reveal so it cannot be
denied and no questions because because because . . .
He looks at you and says I’m sorry,
it seems you’ve mistaken me for some other guy
You catch your breath you did not expect
to be denied, so much time you put into
So much work into preparing for this day, for this moment
You cannot alter course now, the ship is sailing to the big reveal
you say, no, no that’s not possible
I know you so well
I see all that you’ve seen,
I know everywhere you’ve been
I’ve even watched you in my sleep
I’ve look upon your dreams . . .
He says that may all be true
I myself have not been watching you,
but those dreams you say I have
of the night that births the earth
of the goat that bleeds a sea
hungry mountains made of teeth
a cave of sorrows far beneath
That beckons loners down a well
And dancing shadows stalk the woods, left their bodies
In a maze by a fire turned to snakes who shriek joy noise
As their flames lick the sky and paint the stars
it all sounds very strange and wonderful
I would tell you if I had but when I sleep
I don’t have dreams, in my sleep stop)
I’ve never seen a thing
And you look for one last tell even though
You know full well he tells the truth
You saw what you saw,
Broke it apart, remade it all, the everyday into fantastic shapes,
The great mysteries you solved because
You went beneath the skin cataloguing everything
but you forget the skin carries and protects. It’s not nothing . . .
What did your old lover say, you need a change of scene,
you’d be better off to leave, stop fighting for your place to be,
but how can you take advice from someone you
despise but it’s true you need a change of scene and maybe
That’s the big reveal maybe that’s the big reveal
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10. |
Giving Up
02:49
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If that's giving up, give it to me
If that's giving up, give it to me
If that's giving up looks pretty good from here
If that's giving up, doesn't seem so wrong
If that's giving up, I can get along
What you call giving up my friends say is moving on
Moving on . . . moving on
I never wanted a battle
Waged within my home
What good is staying in the game
If it's the game that is wrong
So I’m moving on . . . moving on
If that's giving up
(You can) give it to me
If that's giving up
(You can) give it to me
If giving up is such a bad thing
then why's it feel so good
So good feels so good
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11. |
Take it to his Grave
04:36
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He's gonna take it to his grave
And that's never going to change
No matter what you say or do
Whether kind or cruel
He'll take it to his grave
He'll hold on to it because it's his alone
What value does he have if he lets it known?
Only he knows what he knows
And if he told you, you might go
And not come ‘round again
He's gonna talk about the sun
About the clouds, about the rain
About all sorts of things
He’ll dance around his memories
So much time went in between
A whole life you'd had and burned before seeing him again
Now he asks about your hair
If you take your kids to the fair
Like he once took you . . .
But he's gonna take it to his grave
Leave a bigger hole than when you came
It's not hate it's just his way
A man greedy with his secrets
Take it to his grave
Take it to his grave
Like the Pharaohs buried with their things
It’s his treasure to take with him
It may be hurtful and a shame
But that's all he's got so it’s what he’s taking
He’s gonna take it
Take it yeah
He's gonna take it to his grave
And still you can't walk away
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Casual Fantastic Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Casual Fantastic mixes up a musical brew of original rock n roll, parlor pop, lounge punk, and country noir. Formed in 2019, the band features songwriter Josh McIlvain on guitar and vocals with Nikitas Menotiades on stand up drums (with an old suitcase for the bass drum) and backing vocals. Art by Luisa Colon. ... more
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