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Gimmick

by Jeremy Facknitz

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1.
Better Than Us 02:40
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The jealousy don't phase me anymore My confidence is bruised but still stronger than yours One day I grew out of rock and roll But we kept playing 90's 'Til the joke had done more than taken its toll And nobody came to our very last show 'Cause they knew all our songs Better than us I'll be better than us
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Her Song 04:32
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Before her drug was romance Now she's all messed up on love But the music never goes away Her boyfriend do who he pleases And loved ones warn her but she says "Go away mom, I'm going to love him Yes he's worthy, no I'm not above him" Before she used to write dirges Now she's a mommy of four But the music never goes away Her anchors cry for attention Her husband laughs until she says "Go away hon, I'm going to do this" But her poems all turn into to-do lists And they all come first And she doesn't know why Everything she starts never ends And we haven't heard her song in so long And she's wasting away to nothing good She's wasting away to nothing good Her child sang angelically Now she's rebellious and numb She's a chip off the proverbial block A mother cries "don't follow me" A daughter screams back in her face "Go away mom, I'm going to love him Yes he's worthy, no I'm not above him" And they'll all come first, just like she did And she'll never know why Everything she starts never ends And we haven't heard her song in so long And she's wasting away to nothing good She's wasting away to nothing good She needs something to bring her out We need something to bring her out
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All of That to Me 03:42
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Porch sitting on a lake outside of Cadiz Hoping you won't track me down to haunt my precious dreams Three states from where your house of love and hate is I shoot the breeze with singing frogs who dodge the moonlight beams A month ago today I said it's over I love you all I can but not enough to make you stay It's a solitary sigh among the clover Of all my selfish wants this is the only thing I pray Of all the men you'll love I'm one of the bright spots Of all the lips you'll kiss You'll look back fondly on kissing mine And that's all I want to be 'Cause you're all of that to me Yeah that's all I want to be May in Kentucky makes me shiver Salt runs to my lips though I am far from any sea It seems this child couldn't quite deliver A man to truly care for you as you so cared for me So I'll just hope Of all the men you'll love I'm one of the bright spots Of all the lips you'll kiss You'll look back fondly on kissing mine And that's all I want to be 'Cause you're all of that to me Yes you are
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Songwriter Strikes Back (I've Got Your "Freebird" Right Here) 03:16
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Obviously you've had a bit too much to drink Your I.Q. has started to sink Must be the Bud Light talking I have written some songs And I thought that they ought to be heard But your mis-fashioned mullet popped in just to shout "Freebird!" So if I played you your Freebird Would you buy my CD? Well I don't think so, that's why you won't hear that shit from me And I if I played you your Freebird Would you drown in your beer? Or go watch wrestling, pick fights or hunt for deer? I've got your Freebird right here Obviously you didn't make it past the 7th grade Your ideals started to fade when you knocked up sis (You shouldn't touch sis) Hey Clem, I hate to break the news But Kid Rock REALLY sucks So do Chevy trucks and yeah, Ford's too A doobie doo doo If I played you your Freebird Would it take you back to the day When girls still talked to you and Kiss still had something to say? And If I played you your Freebird Would you finally lend me an ear? Well I don't think so, so call me puss rock, call me queer I've got your Freebird right here. Won't cut your lawn when NASCAR is on I think your house may have a flat tire (Ass) If I played you your Freebird Would you buy my CD? Well I don't think so, that's why you won't hear that shit from me Would you finally lend me an ear? Well I don't think so, so call me puss rock, call me queer I've got your Freebird right here
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Chicken Little (Everyone's Stupid) 03:43
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By the time I wake up most real men have Closed a thousand deals and shook more hands than A campaign promisee It's lifeblood for them but I don't think it's for me Waking up at 5 to go workout or Wallowing in corporate self-doubt for A brand new SUV My car runs fine as long as it's above 73 degrees Everyone's stupid I'd join if I could but I'm Waiting for the sky to fall By doing nothing I'm doing some good Just waiting for the sky to fall By the time I wake up most real men have Dropped their kids at school to fail again and Told their son "keep in line" But forgot it was his birthday, he's 8, maybe he's 9 Well it's not like dad's to blame, work's been a burden Secretaries desk has left him hurtin' His wife loves him blind He didn't wanna kiss her but damn, she was so fine So damn fine Everyone's stupid I'd join if I could but I'm Waiting for the sky to fall By doing nothing I'm doing some good Just waiting for the sky to fall
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Still On Trial 03:07
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Still on trial for beating myself senseless On the mend, she's building her defenses Waste of time, but maybe she'd be willing I'd find it so fulfilling So empty, cold, but thrilling Please The music in my head My life my world my soulmate for a lifetime It wakes me up Get out of bed My wife my world my soulmate for a lifetime Some would give their life for such a pleasure Her intentions not for me to measure Taste of wine and maybe I could love her I'd never need another Better pass me down another Please The music in my head My life my world my soulmate for a lifetime It wakes me up Get out of bed My wife my world my soulmate for a lifetime All day long I try to think of reasons For my heart on which it's open season Lonely times, but maybe this is better
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Disguise 03:47
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Cold blooded scoundrel you are my friend Such a sad, sad story of a loveless life That hope could never bend Why did you listen to the words that I said Why did you feed upon the lies that I fed It seems a waste of my time to try and piece together What was in his head Oh it's forever carved in stone So sorry I said what was said The words weren't my own I left you down on your knees Knocked down to size It's different from what I believe A result of disguise Dark eyes are silent, can he speak? Can he say? And the fear of never knowing just what he thinks Keeps these walls he's built growing stronger everyday And now the paper says that he was loved And now his mother says he loves god above It seems a waste of my time to try and piece together What was never there Oh it's forever carved in stone So sorry I said what was said The words weren't my own I left you down on your knees Knocked down to size It's different from what I believe A result of disguise
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Benediction 03:28
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Call heaven I just found a tenant Strike me dead if all her neighbors look like this She's tried me Her personality delightful Though I find myself quite frightful She says I'm the only one But I can't find the piece of mind When she's always on the phone And we're never quite alone And talking's hard when there's not much nice to say I don't know why I love her so Another clown to pass her time Another reason to her rhyme Another reason So I guess that this is love So happy I found love Wrong feeling We need to talk about our cancer I try to call but there's no answer Let it ring eleven times Sweet morphine Please let this die if it's to die and spare these bones 'Cause every second I fall harder I try to read her mind Along the altar where she prays In an alcoholic haze Am I there in her semi-conscious dreams? White house with a picket fence No I know that's not her thing Lo the choir starts to sing The benediction So I guess that this is love So happy I found love

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released June 2, 2002

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Jeremy Facknitz' style, continuously optimistic despite past battles with depression and alcoholism, epitomizes the strength of such confessional greats as Jim Croce and Gordon Lightfoot, with an obvious wink to Michael Penn in the chord changes, a nod to Radiohead in the rule-breaking, and an appreciation for melody and structure that would make Elvis Costello feel the torch had been passed. ... more

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