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The Fawn

by Michael Mood

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Kind of Bad Guys 04:11
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The transformation's never done First I'm one man then I'm this one But never what I need to be I'm always looking to be free of this But do you really wanna try to control this, love? We might set fire to the hive And are you certain that you wanna believe them, love? They are known far and wide as kind of bad guys The information's never safe We don't belong here in this place I learn a new lie everyday I'm building arsenals to make them hesitate But do you really wanna try to control this, love? We might set fire to the hive And are you certain that you wanna believe them, love? They are known far and wide as kind of bad guys The air is coming 'round us once again And I feel that tingle deep inside again And I know we won't be coming back again There's a certain amount of time that has to pass before we're fine There's a certain amount of time that has to pass before we're fine But do you really wanna try to control this, love? We might set fire to the hive And are you certain that you wanna believe them, love? They are known far and wide as kind of bad guys
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The Rhyme of the Modern Day Mariner 04:28
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Come close to the fire, I'll sing you a song Of a lesson I learned long ago Always I'm wantin' to help out a friend Make sure that you know what I know See, I've been 'round the world and I'm tellin' it true Called thousands of places my home I've held pistols and throats in the palm of my hand Buried treasures no man's fit to own I thought she were the coast, safe and sound But she were deepest ocean and I nearly drowned Thought I knew the world, thought I'd seen it all But I never saw this comin', not at all So I gave up my ways and I settled down here Struggled to keep us afloat And a sadness crept in like a creature of old One that threatens to tear up your boat When the journey is over there's nothin' to lose But nothin' to gain either, so I do what I can and I'm workin' this land Reaping the seeds that I sowed I thought she were the coast, safe and sound But she were deepest ocean and I nearly drowned Always been afraid of Siren's call But I never saw this comin', not at all Well I never saw this comin', not at all And I'm tellin' ya now so ya have half a chance Don't get tangled with girls of her kind Cuz it's freedom I'd choose if I did it again I'd sail every last Ship of the Line A mariner's grave is the deepest of blue And the salt in the air is their breath So ya see, son, I'm four hundred miles from home And a dry spell away from my death I thought she were the coast, safe and sound No matter every warning, almost drowned Thought I'd seen the world, thought I'd seen it all But you're the same as me, I can see that now And you'll never see it comin', not at all
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What Does This Button Do? 03:37
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This controls a car on wooden floor Here's one that lets you know that there is someone at the door This dispenses salt to melt the ice And make sure this one's always on, cuz warming up is nice This one heats up food at lightning speed Here's one that gives you sugar, which you need This one shows you fifty different girls By turning on your window to the world But what What does This button Do? That one lets you park on borrowed time Press this one if you want to waste a dime Here's one that fills your glass with liquid death This one helps you cram nicotine into every wasted breath And this one keeps you driving through the rain And this one gives you meds to help the pain This one locks your car up safe inside This one dials help for you that probably won't arrive But what What does This button Do? This one locks the innocent inside This one puts a bullet next to anybody's spine This one numbs the people that you love And this one drops a bomb from high above But what What does This button Do? What What does This button Do? You're alive! You're alive! I press it You're alive! You're alive! What Does This Button Do?
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Mad Dash From the Hounds 04:03
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Get away gang Is everyone alright? Jeff and Charlie made it out But I don't see signs of Bonnie or of Clyde That's alright: they knew the risk when they signed on We're gonna leave 'em for dead Cuz we can't hang around too long Can you believe we had to make that mad dash from the hounds? Does anybody even remember where we're bound? It's so dark in these woods at night and I can't guarantee that we'll be coming out alive We took everything we could get I'll divide as I see fit I know you've been leery of that plan Maybe you've forgotten who I am Can you believe we had to make that mad dash from the hounds? Does anybody even remember where we're bound? It's so dark in these woods at night that I can't guarantee that we'll be getting out alive Take what ya can when ya can while ya can Everything's goin' our way Trust in me boys everything's gonna be okay What's that you're whispering? Say it out loud Oh, you wanna run this show? Well I'm tellin' you now that's a no-no, no way, no go Cuz I'm the one with the gun and I'll show it to you! UH OH! UH OHHHH!
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If Nobody Knows My Name 04:17
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I don't know what brings me joy anymore Purpose always fades away, nothing feels as warm What am I supposed to do now that I know sadness too? I don't know what brings me joy anymore What if I'm not being built, just carved away? What if no one knows my name at the end of the day? I don't know who I am anymore My mind is pouring water between the cracking in the floor Whose skin is this I wear? Do they miss it? Do they care? I don't know who I am anymore What if I'm not being built just carved away? What if no one knows my name at the end of the day? Who am I supposed to save? Is it me, is it you, is it anyone, anywhere, is it me, is it you, someone in between What am I supposed to say? How are you, nice day, everything's just great, when I know it's a lie, it's an awkward lie Should I let everything I am blow on by? What if I'm not being built, just carved away? What if no one knows my name at the end of the day? Well there must be others who keep on fighting through Writing songs to find the truth When there's nothing left to prove Maybe these words are helping you And then you'll feel better soon And you'll never have known my name
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The Fawn 04:21
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When the fawn came to the glade It looked at me and I was unafraid A symbol that important could have broken me And I should not have stayed But I remembered when the moon was high You were happy then and so was I So as I held on to the memories I watched the creature standing in the night And you get me high on love And you can't be blamed if the gears don't turn I want out Well I know there was a place and time When everything about us was a rhyme But then somewhere along the path We foolishly just left it all behind And you get me high on love And you can't be blamed if the wheels don't turn I want out So we'll just open fire On this love, on this love We'll just open fire on this love On this love, on this love And I know you hate the waste And I know I take up space In your mind In your When the hunters finally came around The fawn was blended perfect with the ground By firing blindly in the night they startled it And it ran out of sight So I want you to lie to me Tell me everything's gonna be easy Lie to me

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My new EP, written and recorded entirely in February 2016 for FAWM (February Album Writing Month).

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released June 20, 2016

All songs written, performed, recorded, mixed, and mastered by Michael Mood.

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Michael Mood Cottage Grove, Wisconsin

Michael Mood lives in Cottage Grove, Wisconsin, and plays every instrument you don't have to blow or bow. He lives with his wife, four boys, one cat, one dog, and a bevy of farm animals. Well, the farm animals live outside . . . and he lives inside . . . but you get the idea. ... more

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