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The Scenic Route to Success

by Jesse Kats

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1.
Concrete Imprint 03:17
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I would like to see my life reflected in what I leave behind Would like to see my time spent in a way that I could try To make a difference in this world A concrete imprint of my work To make a difference in this world x2 But I am Stuck in a rut, doors shut No one will be swayed No one will be saved Stray thoughts of hate can't make My dreams come true. Can I fall back on you? I have got this feeling, I can make it last for all of time. I've got this feeling It's more than anything else that I've tried To make a difference in this world A concrete imprint of my work To make a difference in this world So I have been living Life in such a way that I have pride I have been living According to myself on the inside To make a difference in this world A concrete imprint of my work To make a difference in this world But I am Stuck in a rut, doors shut No one will be swayed No one will be saved Stray thoughts of hate can't make My dreams come true. Can I fall back on you?
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Waterpark 04:48
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Now I ain't been doing this my whole life But I must admit I got real lonely last night I just needed somebody to change my mind. And I won't been doing this every day And I know that there's probably a better way But it's my life, and it's my time There's a first time for everything I hope Cause this summer, I don't wanna be Alone So I got a ticket down to the waterpark I got nothing to lose but my unbroken heart Well I guess that's a place to start Just looking for someone to catch my eye And maybe do a double tube down a water slide Well it's a way to pass the time. (instrumental break) There's a first time for everything I hope Cause this summer, I don't wanna be Alone So I got a ticket down to the waterpark I got nothing to lose but my unbroken heart Well I guess that's a place to start Just looking for someone to catch my eye And maybe do a double tube down a water slide Well it's a way to pass the time. Now I won't be doing this my whole life And I'm not over how I got real lonely last night I just needed somebody to share my mind. And I won't be doing this every day And I know that there's gotta be another way But it's my life, and it's my time There's a first time for everything I hope Cause this summer, I don't wanna be Alone And she's got a ticket down to the waterpark And neither one of us is dealing with a broken heart Well I know that's a place to start She was looking for someone to catch her eye And then we did a double tube down a water slide Now we help each other to pass the time
3.
Summertime (Always Had a Way) 03:25
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I've been shut away, I've been working endlessly No matter what I write, it seems my life it gets to me I'm dramatic, brooding, but the sun has cleared the haze And by noon I'm awake to say I let the raindrops, raindrops fall on my head In the sunlight, sunlight I dance in the sand And the great feeling putting on your short pants again Wake up, wake up you look like you're dead In the sunlight fun times are yet to be had Well the summertime always had a way of doing that Me and my friends hit the local waterpark Well we're a bit too old, but we'll be out 'til it's dark I'm ecstatic, childish cause the sun has cleared the haze And by noon I'm wake to say I let the raindrops, raindrops fall on my head In the sunlight, sunlight I dance in the sand And the great feeling putting on your short pants again Wake up, wake up you look like you're dead In the sunlight fun times are yet to be had Well the summertime always had a way of doing that (instrumental break) I let the raindrops, raindrops fall on my head In the sunlight, sunlight I dance in the sand And the great feeling putting on your short pants again Wake up, wake up you look like you're dead In the sunlight fun times are yet to be had Well the summertime always had a way of doing that x2
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It's Time Now 03:27
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Look who's fallen down and can't get up But you're still so young, how is it? Looks like life's got you stressed and on the ground But summer's coming around isn't it? Why do you still say that it's no go? Why do you still say it isn't so? It's time now, choose it Win it, lose it Keep on working, or keep on lurking It's time now, choose it Win it, lose it Keep on working, but don't keep lurking Summer's brought the time to do what you want So I hope you are not wasting it Picture yourself living the life you'd love But you've still got to work to get in it Why do you still say that it's no go? Why do you still say it isn't so? It's time now, choose it Win it, lose it Keep on working, or keep on lurking It's time now, choose it Win it, lose it Keep on working, but don't keep lurking It's funny how the school year comes and goes so quickly But what comes faster is the summer's end It's happening again It's time now, choose it Win it, lose it Keep on working, or keep on lurking It's time now, choose it Win it, lose it Keep on working, but don't keep lurking x3
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Shortcomings 04:39
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I need something to brighten up my life I've been trapped in a dark and lonely night Pressure is building on all sides I try not to care on the outside I start to reach out, but now I'm blind It's right in front of me, but I still can't find Can't catch a break, I can't unwind And I can't make you mine I'd know you better if we'd go somewhere I'm no go-getter, and it's only fair You're mysterious, but I'm delirious I'm a coward, but I'm still serious I need something to lighten up my stress Can't deny that a feel a bit depressed Can't seem to stop, can't seem to rest I try not to care but I'm distressed And I don't wanna bother you with my problems But I think that you could help me solve them Don't know how this is going to end But I want more than a friend I'd know you better if we'd go somewhere I'm no go-getter, and it's only fair You're mysterious, but I'm delirious I'm a coward, but I'm still serious I'd show you how I feel, I'd take you there Just tell me that it's real cause I'm still scared You're mysterious, but I'm delirious I'm a coward, but I'm still serious You make me choke up and go dry You ask how it's going and I just lie You make me choke up and go dry You ask how it's going and I just lie You make me all choked up and dry You ask how it's going and I just lie You make me all choked up and dry But you make me feel alive I'd know you better if we'd go somewhere I'm no go-getter, and it's only fair You're mysterious, but I'm delirious I'm a coward, but I'm still serious I'd show you how I feel, I'd take you there Just tell me that it's real cause I'm still scared You're mysterious, but I'm delirious I'm a coward, but I'm still serious
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Carpool 02:49
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There's something Running through my veins Your breathing Next to me can keep me sane Please join me on this lonely road I'll take you on the long way home It's a carpool and my small car Only takes one passenger, got none so far I'll take you, if you'd be so brave I'd love to pick you up at your house every single day It's a carpool, we're saving on gas Though I might get distracted by the feeling I get But it's worth it to be your valet So I can pick you up at your house every single day You're singing To my radio I'd join you If I had cruise control I swerving on the road I'm feeling dangerous You make me so Reckless, your vibe's contagious It's a carpool and my small car Only takes one passenger, got none so far I'll take you, if you'd be so brave I'd love to pick you up at your house every single day It's a carpool, we're saving on gas Though I might get distracted by the feeling I get But it's worth it to be your valet So I can pick you up at your house every single day Baby can't you see, I'm just trying to be vague I just like to seem like I've got it made What if I told you I was in a bad place What if I told that you make it okay Are you gonna ride with me, yes or no? Can I get you anything before we go? Cause baby you make everyday feel like it's brand new And baby I would go anywhere with you It's a carpool and my small car Only takes one passenger, got none so far I'll take you, if you'd be so brave I'd love to pick you up at your house every single day It's a carpool, we're saving on gas Though I might get distracted by the feeling I get But it's worth it to be your valet So I can pick you up at your house every single day
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Sit With Me 04:02
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I'm low-hanging fruit in the datebook I'm stupid and I'm desperate for your looks I'm crazy, you're crazy Take me on to this ride 'til it breaks Well I'm an outcast but so are you Let's forget the past and make it new I'm crazy, you're crazy So talk me up before my mind gets hazy Oh, yeah Look at me now I can't talk Well I said oh, yeah Na na na na na Look at everyone trying so hard to Pair up in twos Well, I'm saying how the hell am I hanging With a girl that's as pretty as you My day is so much brighter when you walk in Still can't believe that you sit with me Another year I was gonna leave behind I think ahead to keep the past out of my mind I'm crazy, you're crazy Take me on to this ride 'til it breaks me Even though I keep the past times in the past You brought me back into the present and made it last I'm crazy, you're crazy So talk me up before my mind gets hazy Oh, yeah Look at me now I can't talk Well I said oh, yeah Na na na na na Look at everyone trying so hard to Pair up in twos Well, I'm saying how the hell am I hanging With a girl that's as pretty as you My day is so much brighter when you walk in Still can't believe that you sit with me (instrumental break) Look at everyone trying so hard to Pair up in twos Well, I'm saying how the hell am I hanging With a girl that's as pretty as you My day is so much brighter when you walk in Still can't believe that you sit with me Look at everyone trying hard, I Was like them too But I'm in heaven since my life was upended Turned around on the day I found you My day is so much brighter when you walk in Still can't believe that you sit with me
8.
Our Best Shot 02:55
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Would you agree that we gave our best shot, baby? Do you still think that I'm a great guy? Do you still wish that you could kiss me? Am I still that cute boy, or am I a spent opportunity? Well the fog of war has gone Love is a battlefield, and this time no one won Look at me You've been kissed by me You've been missed by me Oh, life has a funny way of being Always stuck between Reality And the dreams that I have had for you and me (Oh, these dreams that I have had for you and me) I save me money up and buy a new guitar Cause I know, they'll never leave me I turn my volume up and scream inside my car Cause who knows if you'll ever need me? x2 Look at me You've been kissed by me You've been missed by me Oh, life has a funny way of being Always stuck between Reality And the dreams that I have had for you and me Would you agree that we gave our best shot, baby?
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History 04:08
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I have confidence All of you my friends Will take my departure for what it is As I write these words I guarantee it hurts My body is such a mess Let go, you made a difference to me I hope I'll be in your history Just know, you changed my life, so please Let go, see where my future leads I say goodbye in text We try to plan what's next When will I see your face again? A thought nags on my mind What have I left behind? What will I fall back on When music stops? Let go, you made a difference to me I hope I'll be in your history Just know, you changed my life, so please Let go, see where my future leads (instrumental break) Let go, you made a difference to me I hope I'll be in your history Just know, you changed my life, so please Let go, see where my future leads
10.
A Third Opinion 02:49
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One side looks for truth The other chases fireflies One side yearns for you The other's content in mind One side's built on passion And believes any lie The other is my conscience Buried beneath a deep disguise There are two voices in my head What to do, which one's my conscience? I turn to you for a third opinion But you've got them too Two voices in your head As I barrel through This life I should live cautiously Do I care for you? I'm asking myself constantly. Cause my mind's split in fractions Impulsive and the wise Stuck regretting infractions My conscience in disguise There are two voices in my head What to do, which one's my conscience? I turn to you for a third opinion But you've got them too Two voices in your head (instrumental break) There are two voices in my head What to do, which one's my conscience? I turn to you for a third opinion But you've got them too Two voices in your head
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Goodbye 03:48
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It's been a hard road from start to finish Give a shout-out to the friends I was in with Just to know me and console is all it takes to make my day I've had to stay up late, common story But I've had you to keep my sane through the morning Some things throw me but just knowing you has made it all okay And I bring myself halfway to tears at night But I'm alive and well when you're by my side Suddenly like my life's just started, and Look's like he's leaving me broken hearted, but I'm not through, no I'm not through If you stayed with me I swear it's been worth it The memories that we made make me sure of it This was my home, but it's time to say so long Goodbye I can call you any time and you'll answer And all the music that I write, you're a dancer Then you told me that it's only one life we've got to live So I think of that when I tell you I wanna stay But to my dismay my life took me another way Another night to make it right and that's the prize you offered me And I bring myself halfway to tears at night But I'm alive and well when you're by my side Suddenly like my life's just started, and Look's like he's leaving me broken hearted, but I'm not through, no I'm not through If you stayed with me I swear it's been worth it The memories that we made make me sure of it This was my home, but it's time to say so long Goodbye

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Just my humble offering about the disjointed experiences of high school. All proceeds will go towards the next bigger and better project! Thanks so much for listening!

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released March 25, 2017

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