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I Feel Fine
03:35
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I Feel Fine
Watch me dance as you pull my strings
Play with me like you play with my heart
Hear me scream as you pierce my skin
You’re the voodoo and I’m just a doll
It’s okay, it’s alright, I feel fine
Watch me drown in the sea I cry
As you sail towards another land
Let me sink as you close your eyes
Then pretend that you’re still my friend
It’s okay, it’s alright, I feel fine
Some might think I’m a hero, I feel like a zero
She controls every move I make
When my love’s growing stronger she adds a new number
To the list of hearts she breaks
It’s okay, it’s alright, I feel fine
Watch me dance as you pull my strings
Play with me like you play with my heart
Hear me scream as you pierce my skin
You’re the voodoo and I’m just a doll
It’s okay, it’s alright, I feel fine
(Music and lyrics by Carlos DaCosta)
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2. |
Hello There
03:03
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Hello There
Hello there, tell me what do you see
Are you scared, is it hard to believe
Does it make you mad to see me sad
Tell me what sadness means
Hello there, can you spare a little change
So you can fear me when I’m acting strange
I can make you sad if you make me mad
Tell me what violence means
You’re so scared to see, you’re so mad to be
Look at me, what do you see
Am I a mirror, am I your disease
Are you scared to find parts of you
You never believed were true
Hello there, don’t you think we’re the same
I just reflect much more hatred and pain
It makes me mad to see you sad
When you’ve got all you need
You’re so scared to see, you’re so mad to be
Look at me, what do you see
Am I a mirror, am I your disease
Are you scared to find parts of you
You never believed were true
(Music and lyrics by Carlos DaCosta)
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3. |
Deep Inside My Heart
03:47
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Deep Inside My Heart
I look in this mirror, I’m staring at you
Those eyes show a weakness I never knew
Existed every time you smile
To hide the hurting deep inside
You’ve had that grin for quite a while
I lay right beside you every night
And try to convince you it’ll all be fine
When you need me I’m always near
I’ve been your shelter for all these years
Only time will dry your tears
It’s easy for you to sit there and watch me
As I feel my world is crumbling down
It’s easy for you because you feel no emotions
A part of me that never frowns
But you know how I feel deep inside my heart
I try to hold you back every time
You get a little out of line
And you walk with evil eyes
Won’t you act more civilized
It’s just a waste of your precious time
When you cry
I try hard to hold you but your strength is greater than mine
Why do you pray
When you never believed in heaven or god
Anyway, I’m here to stay
(Music and lyrics by Carlos DaCosta)
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4. |
I Won't Obey
03:32
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I Won't Obey
I can hear your footsteps sounding like a train
I can feel the rhythm clogging up my veins but I won’t faint
I can feel you getting closer as the sound
Of your shameless breath builds a wall around me
But I won’t obey
I will clench my fist and raise it very high
I will hope that I’ll live longer than you will to watch you die
Maybe all the rules are written on these sheets
But I can’t read so they’re worth nothing more but ink
No I won’t obey
I believe in the truth that’s told without lies
I believe in the truth that can be seen in the eyes
If you think you’ve got power it’s all in your head
Because you ain’t got my respect
Search inside your heart and search inside your soul
Can you find at least one thing that makes you better than I
For a second think about the lies you’ve told
And you will see why you’re worth less than nothing to my eyes
What is it that you want, what is it that you need
You can step all over me but I will never bleed
I’ll come back as strong to prove that you’re wrong
You can step all over me but I will never bleed
(Music and lyrics by Carlos DaCosta)
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5. |
What You Want Me To Be
03:24
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What You Want Me To Be
Spinning the earth on the tip of my finger
Examining different parts of the world
I see different faces, different religions passing by as it turns
Flipping a coin on the top of my hand
Don't know who will win, who will lose
As he gives all his money to the preacher
Who pretends he'll be able to chose between hell or heaven
But who's good and who's evil, who deserves a second chance
No one sees the world through my eyes
No one knows what I know
For some I'm just an illusion, the imagination
For others I control the world and I make their decisions
And I trace the paths they follow but who’ll ever know for sure
I'm whoever you think I am
When you see the rain, when you see the sun
I'll exist if you want me to
And if it'll help you carry on
I look at the world through the bottom of a bottle
Understanding the life that she chose
She spends all the money that she's been receiving
For a body that she rented to those who can put a price on love
A dollar sign on the heart of a woman who's never been loved
I'm whoever you want me to be
I'm whatever you're able to see
I'm whoever that makes you succeed
I'm whatever you want to believe
(Music and lyrics by Carlos DaCosta)
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You Will Never Lose Your Crown
A few words I must place
I love you more than I ever took the time to say
I know I was too proud
I guess I was too young to see how precious life can be
I never meant to let you down
You will never lose your crown
I know I made mistakes
But learned enough with time to know which path I shouldn’t take
Although they made me strong
When I thought you were wrong, you had the truth now I must say
I never meant to let you down
You will never lose your crown
If I could erase all the lies and denials I made you believe
If I could ease all the suffering and sorrow I made you go through
If I could dry all the tears you’ve been crying
It just the least that I ever could do
A few facts I must face
I never took the time to thank you for this life you gave
And now that I’ve changed
I can’t help looking back at all the years that went to waste
(Music and lyrics by Carlos DaCosta)
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DACOSTA Ottawa, Ontario
DACOSTA | acoustic guitar driven pop/rock
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