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Pendulum Swing
03:37
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Pendulum Swing
Words & Music by John Shough
The tide swings left, the tide swings right
From sunup in the morning till the full moon of the night
And when the tide swings left, tide swings right
What goes around comes around
Bark or be it bite
A fever with a mind of its own
That feels what it wants to and steals what it wants to
Take it or you leave it alone
Like a dog with a tasty bone
Time to get up, time to get down
Time to spin to win and then try and stay around
Cause what the left sleeves got and the right sleeves got
Will always tell the story, when every things forgot
Marches to a beat of its own
That seeks what it wants to and keeps what it wants to
Forever or just one day
At home at work or play
A fever with a mind of its own
That feels what it wants to and steals what it wants to
Take it or you leave it alone
Like a dog with a tasty bone
Try to steer clear of the rearview mirror
An image might be larger than initially appears
From the left to the middle
To the middle to the right
The pendulum swings every day and every night
A fever with a mind of its own
That takes what it wants to and fakes what it wants to
Together or you face it alone
Life in the danger zone
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Under the Moon
04:04
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Under the Moon
Words & Music by John Shough
Fully awake, no time to stop for plunder
Soon I will travel under stars
Under the Moon, under the Sky in June
Oh by the way, I saw a million lifetimes
Another million lifelines, in the palm of your hand
And so I say, when the darkness, it settles in
And the trail is cold and dead, remember today
Under the Moon, under the Sky in June
I can’t say what you will find in store
But that way I left just closed the door
Under the Moon, under the June before
I can’t say what you will find in store
But that way I left just closed the door
Under the Sky before
Under the Moon before...
Under the Sky before...
Under the June before...
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Oh No
02:52
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Oh No
Words & Music by John Shough
Oh No
The hammer of truth comes down
Breaking up my stony mind
See the sparks flying out
A pillar of sun shines down
Breaking through my cloudy eyes
Take out the trash at 3AM
Was alright, then it happened again
Was alright, and dammit it happened again
Oh No
A river of lies washes down
Stinking up my proud life
I'm in touch with something
I knew once was alright
Was alright, then it happened again
Was alright, and dammit, it happened again
Oh No
Oh Yea,
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Begger and Thief
03:58
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Beggar and Thief
Words & Music by John Shough
Once in a Blue Moon
I ever dare recall it all
Showdowns at high noon
Where no one ever won at all
A time to think or you might blink
Nothing in life’s for free
Chapter in a story of a beggar and a thief
A spin in the ditch
Under haloed stars in fall
A gallery involved
And a never ending casting call
A time to see, or you might be
Soiled with sorrow and grief
Chapter in a story of a beggar and a thief
So long, So long
Hello star-Shine, Joy-full tidings
Footloose and fancy free
Chapter in a story of a beggar and a thief
So long, So long
Hello star-Shine, Joy-full tidings
So long, So long
Sorrow-minstrels, such a good life
Nothing, it comes for free
Chapter in a story of a beggar and a thief
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5. |
Man Down
02:36
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Man Down
Words & Music by John Shough
Man down, we’ve got a man down today
Man down, you better man up some way
Say yea, ugh ugh…
Say yea, ugh ugh…
Stop, take a breath
Don’t be annoyed, don’t think of death
Won’t you stop, think ahead
Velocity down, down…
Man down, we’ve got a man down today
Man down, you better man up some way
Say yea, ugh ugh…
Say yea, ugh ugh…
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Oh My So Long Gone
02:22
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Oh my So Long Gone
Words & Music by John Shough
The sun it shone upon the road today
And so it goes like birds they fly away
Apart from me, but always still a part of me
Instilled inside, its forever, you are still inside
We roll this way on and on and on
Been gone so long and oh my so long gone
Apart from me, but always still a part of me
Instilled inside, its forever, you are still inside
Been gone so long and oh my so long gone
We roll this way on and on and on
The sun it shone upon the road today
And so it goes like birds we fly away
We roll this way on and on and on
Been gone so long and oh my so long gone
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Tumble Sky
04:30
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Tumble sky
Words & Music by John Shough
Headed out, on a long trip
Cross the mountains, and the prairies, and the oceans
And god only knows
The sky is dark, the clouds start to spin
It’s a tumbling sky, and you don’t know why
But you got to fly, come on come on come on
Yea we got to go, or we’ll never know
Well tell me, where does it end
It looked like fair weather
And all clear ahead
Tales of blood and treasure
And fair-weathered friends
The road to peace, is traveled least, when starting again
It’s a tumbling sky, and you don’t know why
But you got to fly, come on come on come on
There’s a bird’s-eye-view, right in front of you
Please you be there, Please you be there
Never return, I may never return…
Please you be there
I will be there
Will you be there
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Helping Hands
04:47
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Helping Hands
Words & Music by John Shough
Just a day, a day in a life
Just a way, just a way that’s right
When its real, it’s really out of sight
Do you feel, do you feel alright
Do you know, know who to call
Any day, any time at all
In life, you only can do what you can
What’s mine, can also be yours if you lend, helping hands
There’s no, no need to wish on a star
Just go, and before you know there you are, helping hands
When its real, it’s really out of sight
Do you feel, do you feel alright…
In life, you only can do what you can
What’s mine, can also be yours if you lend, helping hands
There’s no, no need to wish on a star
Just go, and before you know there you are, helping hands…
When its real, it’s really out of sight
Do you feel, do you feel alright…
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9. |
To the Bone
04:24
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To the Bone
Words & Music by John Shough
There were lights in the dark
And dogs that would bark
On my way home
There was a vacuum of space, an empty place
As I would go
The shadows casted on, the short and the long
On, on and on
It happened every night, until the light
On, on and on
To the bone, to the bone…
Words & Music by John Shough
How I would try when the leaves were dry
In the smell of the fall
I would say goodbye, and I would lie
I didn’t need you at all
It happened every night, until the light
On, on and on
The shadows casted on, the short and the long
On, on and on
To the bone, to the bone…
I’ve said goodbye, and time just flies
On and on
I recall, the smell of the fall, when I was young
It happens every night, until the light
On and on
That day I said goodbye, I stood there and lied
I didn’t need you in life
To the bone, to the bone…
There were lights in the dark
And dogs that would bark
On my way home
There was a vacuum of space, an empty place
As I would go
How I would try when the leaves were dry
In the smell of the fall
I would say goodbye, and I would lie
I didn’t need you at all
How I would lie…
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Bleeding You
03:48
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Bleeding You
Words & Music by John Shough
Slow-motion tears, in the rear-view mirror
From the sum of fears, just drops in the ocean
Oh what a lucky day, for you are getting your way
Nothing to do or to say
I’m bleeding you…
Words & Music by John Shough
The calm seems strange, in the hurricane
If it’s all the same it must be alright
Out of the haze a new day, a search and search of a way
Something to do or to say
I’m bleeding you…
It’s clear to all but me, how I’m bleeding you
So near to falling free, and breaking through
So the fever burns
And the cycle turns
It’s the failing words
Which cut like a knife
So I will try a new way
Something to do or to say
Oh what a beautiful day
Falling free, Falling free
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John Shough Dayton, Ohio
Singer-Songwriter - Producer-Engineer
Former chief engineer at Dayton's legendary Cro-Magnon Studios, recorded projects with Guided By Voices, The Breeders, Tobin Sprout & many others.
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