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đź’ĄMODERN MARVELSđź’Ą

by JoGa

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*DANCING WITH THE STARS* 01:51
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*VERSE 1* ooh, whatchya tryin' to say? (when the poor girl passed away…) . *VERSE 2* hey, who the hell you tryin' to know? (in the summertime down below...) . *VERSE 3* doing what it takes to stay alive… (with my doubled down overdrive...) . *VERSE 4* hey now baby, whatchya tryin to say? "...and the poor girl passed away..." (enter country-western electric guitars') . . . *VERSE 5* hey, you’d better make that tea for two (and i’ll save the last dance for you) . *VERSE 6* hey, and it only takes two to know (with my fine wine down below) . *VERSE 7* hey, don’t get tired of me (in the summertime…) . *VERSE 8* hey, why don’t you think it through? then she came all over you . (*add more insrtumental layers*) . *VERSE 9* ooo and you really oughta think it through... said the same down down baloo . *VERSE 10* hey, now how about that tea? (cuz this'll be the last chance for me...) . *VERSE 11* ...once i decide to tow the line… (in the summertime) . *VERSE 12* hey baby oughta get your rest... ((ust ignore the rest...) ' (and never setle for the '2nd best-dressed...) . *OUTRO* (and the poor girl pass away...") ("in the summertime down below...") . . . 👑🏰.⚔️kingdomofJoGa.com/⚔️.🏰👑 🏆✨✨*WE WON THE WAR* ✨✨🏆
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"GET LOST" 04:14
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*VERSE 1* i don’t wanna be a 'loser' no more... so i meditate… i hesitate… and headed out the door... (like i done before…) . *VERSE 2* i don’t wanna be a loser no more... but it’s much too late... they’ve closed the gate... and now they just ignore... . *VERSE 3* though i’m much improved... and silky smooth... and better than before still they close the door… . . *BRIDGE* "guess he’s shy…" (well guess what? ... so am i... . . *OUTRO* (1) me o my...o me she must ignore... see your advisor walking out the door (2) just like he i knew it must be true... (so) do to me just what’s been done to you... (3) doing what we’ve never done before... throwin' all our lovin' out the door... (4) don’t think twice, we’re living out our lies... cutting all my lovin' down to size... . . . 👑🏰.⚔️kingdomofJoGa.com/⚔️.🏰👑 🏆✨✨*WE WON THE WAR* ✨✨🏆
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"QUIET RIOT" 02:40
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*VERSE 1* i live in the big house… i’m bound to be honest only when we’re apart . *VERSE 2* i play my gigs in the night sky… while my 'simons' and 'peters' remain silent at heart what they don’t know… what they don’t know… . . *VERSE 3* you seem such a nice guy…. (still) my barflies and i, we’re gonna tear you apart and they won’t know… and they won’t know…. . . *VERSE 4* we’ll go for a long ride… *(we'll have) plenty of hours to devour your heart...) . . . 👑🏰.⚔️kingdomofJoGa.com/⚔️.🏰👑 🏆✨✨*WE WON THE WAR* ✨✨🏆
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"GOLDEN GLOBES" 00:54
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(*sung by a 'greek chorus' of some sort*) *VERSE 1* oh my rival soul survival saw her highness in my eyes late arrival, growing old and wise . *VERSE 2* oh my motor city madman drive my bones up someone’s wall flag me down and disregard them all . *VERSE 3* oh my golden home-made horoscope has helped me everytime oh the horrors…haunt my every rhyme… . . . 👑🏰.⚔️kingdomofJoGa.com/⚔️.🏰👑 🏆✨✨*WE WON THE WAR* ✨✨🏆
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*PRIVATE EYES* 02:25
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*VERSE 1* a private investigator’s following me… yea, i’m always alright (there something wrong with you?) . *VERSE 2* seeming so innocent and (seemingly working for free… i play my songs in the night while you’re fast asleep… . . *REFRAIN 1* oh, and you still don’t know ready and willing to go and it’s fine by me… . fine… while the rest of you sleep i’ll go deep in the dark and walk in my proverbial park . . *VERSE 3* a private investigator’s judging my life for all he can see (there’s something wrong with me) . *VERSE 4* my undercover lover’s been calling in vain she wears a shawl in the night as a show of her shame . . *REFRAIN 2* oh, we were so in love right until the push came to shove still we tried in vain no... no we still won’t go no we still won’t go ('til you feel the same…) . . . 👑🏰.⚔️kingdomofJoGa.com/⚔️.🏰👑 🏆✨✨*WE WON THE WAR* ✨✨🏆
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*THE COMMON COLD* 02:44
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*VERSE 1* i know a guy who will speak his mind cuz it doesn't lie... and it always knows... i try to smile when i find the time but i sometimes cry... and it sometimes shows... . *VERSE 2* it takes a little time to feel me out take your time... i don't mind... i know a cure for the 'common cold'... and it keeps me warm... and it spins my gold... . . *VERSE 3* i've got a thought that i'll never share... man, it's scared to leave... yea it wants to stay... designed a system that'll never err... it's all but mine... and it'll stay that way... . . *VERSE 4* i've got some friends who are unaware... they're sitting down... and growing old... i find 'alone time' is where i shine... ...but it makes me cry... . . *VERSE 5* i've got a fire that'll burn you out... ...and it's good to know... i've got a car that'll never die... ...and there i go... . . *VERSE 6* it takes a little time to feel me out... take your time... i don't mind... believe me mama... fine to doubt... take your time... . . . 👑🏰.⚔️kingdomofJoGa.com/⚔️.🏰👑 🏆✨✨*WE WON THE WAR* ✨✨🏆
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*FUNDAMENTAL FORCES* 04:02
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*VERSE 1* i ain’t left-handed and i won’t be reprimanded i sought affection... instead i got detention... . . *REFRAIN 1* we started swerving... and blowing in the breeze... with furniture to match... i tried to match her flow... dontchya know… i only aim to please . . *VERSE 2* we kept on moving we stumbled with the groove our bodies built like engines with energy to move . . *REFRAIN 2* hosting receptions of sonic waves and light and i’ve got one more chance to make it all alright... . . . 👑🏰.⚔️kingdomofJoGa.com/⚔️.🏰👑 🏆✨✨*WE WON THE WAR* ✨✨🏆
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✨ULTRA✨VIOLET✨ 03:32
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*PART 1* too blue… (fine by me…how ’bout you?) on a mean mean afternoon… (let me tellya honey…) . . *PART 2* will you wait for us? she wasn’t as weary as me… . . . 🏆✨✨ *WE WON THE WAR* ✨✨🏆 .⛫👑🏰⚔️KingdoMofJoGa.coM🏯⚔️👑⛫ . . *PART 3* although i tried to be kind… instead i hit the bottle… (and i wound up 'color blind'…) . . *OUTRO* *my life is full of broken strings...* . . . 👑🏰.⚔️kingdomofJoGa.com/⚔️.🏰👑 🏆✨✨*WE WON THE WAR* ✨✨🏆
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"JOE BLOW" 02:55
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*INTRO* rumors run rampant as children grow cold... old men walk slowly as young girls get sold... drugs lose their luster and good food goes bad... bad boys grow jealous and want what you had... . . *VERSE 1* i came here for the answer but i knew you wouldn’t do and i know you wanna kill me but you don’t know how to shoot . *VERSE 2* and i know you’re holding nothing but you’re bluffing me to shame so if you wanna play the victim you’d better find someone to blame . *VERSE 3* although i recognized your number i still forgot your name... i’ll awake you from your slumber bring you back from where you came... . *VERSE 4* and i know there’ll be no romance man, that really seems a shame cuz i can tell from your expression that you do not feel the same . *VERSE 5* but i knew you from the wreckage of my old abandoned crew i knew you from the moment that you shabba dadda doo and i knew you from the moment that you saw me in the nude and i knew that you’d replace me with some other long-haired dude . *VERSE 6* and so i’m writing you a number from your very first refrain and i know there’ll be no romance yea that really seems a shame . *VERSE 7* so i come down from the ceiling and i bring the floor to you yea i seem a strange sensation but i’m really nothin new . *VERSE 8* and i know you are a liar but tell me something true and you told ’em you’s in danger but you seemin’ so mundane and i know there’s ain’t no answer... it’s just the way we play the game... . (repeat verses on 'fade-out') . . . 👑🏰.⚔️kingdomofJoGa.com/⚔️.🏰👑 🏆✨✨*WE WON THE WAR* ✨✨🏆
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"HAPPY ENDINGS" 01:26
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*VERSE 1* and it was just how i knew it would be… you’re living at home (i’m sailing to sea...) . *VERSE 2* and it was just how i’d want it to end… i turned on the light... (and found you a friend...) . *VERSE 3* because my will won’t leave you alone... i’m good in the heart... (...but bad to the bone) . *VERSE 4* although i’m still unwilling to leave... resistant at best... (...and set to retrieve) . *VERSE 5* so you can just keep staying away... we’re miles apart... (...with nothing to say) . . *OUTRO* and it was just how i knew it would be... you're living at home... (...i'm sailing to sea) . (into "free at last!") . . . 👑🏰.⚔️kingdomofJoGa.com/⚔️.🏰👑 🏆✨✨*WE WON THE WAR* ✨✨🏆
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"IN GOD WE TRUST" 08:40
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PART 1* (1) i want my very own bloodbath with a neck like a giraffe (and furniture to match...) . (2) now give me the light i’ll make my very own sunshine... (i'll make it shine both day and night…) . (3) give me the beat... and i’ll turn it into heat... (make you get down on your knees...yea...) . (4) give me light… and i’ll make it last all night… . . . 👑🏰.⚔️kingdomofJoGa.com/⚔️.🏰👑 🏆✨✨*WE WON THE WAR* ✨✨🏆
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“TRAIL OF TEARS” 02:52
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*VERSE 1* (my 'village green'...) (my 'cul-de-sac'...) my 'hometown team'... (...i’ll get them back...) write what you feel... along the way and like a 'fine wine... (...you’ll age OK) . *VERSE 2* (my teenage dream...) (my homegrown square... i call you up you’re never there i tried to move out of the way until the rain came… on holiday… . *VERSE 3* my mortal wound my DNA my darkened room my homemade grey my DNA my farmer’s tan my harvard square my one man band i’d follow you down bout anywhere... i call you all day long you’re never there… . . . 👑🏰.⚔️kingdomofJoGa.com/⚔️.🏰👑 🏆✨✨*WE WON THE WAR* ✨✨🏆

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*from harvard to handcuffs*

(written + recorded in 'fall 2011')

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*working titles* -->

"cinderella stories"
(claimants in exile)

"supersize me!"

"heir apparent"

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released November 3, 2014

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