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There's a tiny planet out there full of tiny people. They live only for a moment. These tiny people have never come to terms with their smallness and they don't always measure themselves by their physical stature but by the ideas they possess. In their minds, they’re giants fighting for territory in a fishbowl that can't support them all. A war fought with thought ammunition. Who's right in the end? It seems they can't make up their minds. For them, being wrong feels no different from being right. But one thing is clear about these tiny people, their reflections are much bigger than their bodies.
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Suckerpunch
05:55
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Hey Mr. Boogeyman, bursting our bubbles again.
We all know your game. It's a clever one.
Seems you're an old dog. Tricks so way out of touch
But we all got took by your suckerpunch.
It's way too close at the moment to breathe, it'll take some time
But all comes 'round again. It'll all come 'round again.
You cut out the middleman and sat right down on the throne.
What a perfect joke, but it wasn't one.
How could we be so taken for a ride when it's in plain sight?
I don't even know.
It's way too close at the moment to breathe, it'll take some time
But all comes 'round again. It'll all come 'round again.
It's way too close at the moment to breathe, it'll takes some time
But all comes 'round again. It'll all come 'round again.
Wait, how did I get here? It isn't right.
Back turned and it got me. It isn't right.
What did I expect? This isn't right.
It isn't right.
Wait how did we get here? It isn't right.
Tables, they have turned. It isn't right.
Too many of us weren't thinking right.
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Strange
04:09
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All that you want. All that you want
Is someone to say, someone to see
That “you were born great. Of course it's your fate
That all of the world should know your name,”
But you are not alone 'cause everybody knows
It's not meant for you 'cause it's meant for them.
It looks like fun. I bet anyone might sell their soul to pay that toll.
Well you worked so hard and you've waited,
You’ve waited so long but you've made it darling,
You've made it. Now you got your moment of fame.
Are you happy now, are you happy, now that everyone knows your name? Probably not.
You got all the things you saw in your dreams.
It feels so nice but something isn't right.
Under the lights you feel so alive
But you've got your doubts when the lights go out.
Strange, how things don't happen how we plan.
We always want what isn't in our hands.
But you worked so hard and you waited,
You waited so long and you made it darling,
You made it and you got your moment of fame.
You're not happy though, you're not happy, now that everyone knows your name.
It's so strange.
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Rabbit Hole
05:05
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I went for a ride. I drove down a strange road.
I got stuck in the mud. I couldn’t find my way home.
My mind fell deep into a rabbit hole.
My mind walked straight into a deadfall.
I lost track of time. I reset my mind.
I found happiness but it wasn’t mine.
My mind fell deep into a rabbit hole.
My mind walked straight into a deadfall.
And I thought it had me but then something woke me up.
I thought it had me but I found that familiar road.
I thought it had me but I found my way back home.
That rabbit hole has not a damn thing that I need.
What happened to me? I used to be so free.
I got to get get back. I got to feel like me.
My mind fell deep into a rabbit hole.
My mind walked straight into a deadfall.
And I thought it had me but then something woke me up.
I thought it had me but I found that familiar road.
I thought it had me but I found my way back home.
That rabbit hole has not a damn thing that I need.
It never had me because something woke me up.
It never had me ‘cause I found that familiar road.
It never had me ‘cause I found my way back home.
That rabbit hole has not a damn thing that I need.
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We'll fade away. Maybe not today, but some day we'll be gone.
But we're here today. A smile is on my face and on my lips a song.
Say your prayers and make your wishes.
My mind's on the bigger pieces.
Why wait for an afterlife?
In our lungs is the air of paradise.
I look up and see heaven's eternity.
Roll, if you will, but I can't waste my time on those dice.
So I'll take it in, the little that I can. A cosmic grain of sand.
‘Cause I'm here today, a smile is on my face, this life is in my hands.
Say your prayers and make your wishes.
My mind's on the bigger pieces.
Why wait for an afterlife?
In our lungs is the air of paradise.
I look up and see heaven's eternity.
Roll, if you will, but I can't waste my time on those dice.
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Boat Without a Sail
03:35
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When you're sick of pins and needles, you can float on next to me.
If you go and lose your marbles, you'll be in good company.
I don't need very much but having you is must.
What's a boat without a sail?
What I have, you can have.
That's all right with me.
Know, when you need me, that I'm ready. I'm ready to go.
I feel what you're feeling. Yeah, I've seen it. I've been there before.
I'll stand there beside you and we'll figure, we'll figure it out.
We'll just make or fake it in the end.
When the world is on your shoulders, join my head up in the clouds.
If you need a silver lining, float on up. I'll show you how.
I don't need very much but having you is must.
What's a boat without a sail?
What I have, you can have.
That's all right with me.
Know, when you need me, that I'm ready. I'm ready to go.
I feel what you're feeling. Yeah, I've seen it. I've been there before.
I'll stand there beside you and we'll figure, we'll figure it out.
We'll just make or fake it in the end.
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Mr. Autonomy
03:00
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Could it be that I'm your friend?
I don't need to know your sins.
You don't need, upon your shelf,
A special book to know yourself.
Would you mind?
Lend a moment of your time?
Have you ever seen the light?
You're in charge of your own mind.
Could it be that I'm your friend?
Hoping that you won't pretend
To live your life according to
Beliefs that don't believe in you.
Would you mind?
Lend a moment of your time?
Have you ever seen the light?
You're in charge of your own mind.
Open your eyes.
Take a look around.
Listen for the sounds,
You yourself have found.
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Did you lose yourself on the way?
Did you feel yourself fall away?
Did you ever expect to be where you are?
Did you find yourself stepping back?
Trying hard to fill in the cracks.
Are you taking back everything that you knew?
Once you get yourself back in line,
Take a breath and just take your time.
You can dig yourself deep or climb to the top.
You lost your way but your back again.
Call it a day, you're on track again.
Onto the next one, why pretend we're done?
There's a reason. There's a reason. There's a reason for everything. There's a reason. There's a reason or so they say.
What'd they tell you about destiny?
That the truth is gonna set you free?
Question everything that they say is the truth.
If the stars don't all align,
If you don't receive a sign,
Be your own divine.
Oh, be your own divine,
‘Cause there's a reason. There's a reason. There's a reason for everything. There's a reason. There's a reason or so they say.
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Warm and Real
04:27
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Burning away, it’s burning away and you listen in.
Oh, what will it say?
It’s hotter now. It’s brighter now. You remove your shoes.
This is sacred ground
And now it seems suspense is killing you.
How long have you waited here for some new reason, something true?
Men don’t speak like a burning bush.
Those aren’t flames, they’re screens.
Flashing lights that just seem to numb our senses.
Burning away, it’s burning away and we can’t bring ourselves
To just look away.
It’s ever hotter, ever brighter, now we let it tell us right from wrong
But are we in the right locale?
Is this where we find it?
Well, it seems this server can’t be found.
Men don’t speak like a burning bush.
Those aren’t flames, they’re screens.
Flashing lights that just seem to numb our senses.
They will try, if you let them,
To decide, if you let them,
Wrong and right, if you let them,
In your mind, if you let them.
It’s a fire, they will tell you.
Through these wires, they will sell you
What may feel, if you let it,
Warm and real, if you let it.
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Sirens
03:43
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I’ve been here once before and this is all familiar
And I know my way around this neighborhood.
I’ve heard the melodies of all the local sirens.
It’s so tempting to start singing along.
Sometimes a door leads to the hall.
Sometimes a door is just a hole in the wall.
Sometimes the signs don’t mean a thing.
Sometimes the sirens have no song left to sing.
You’re feeling like the birds are singing just to tell you
That the man you want to be is who you are.
You know the melodies of all the local sirens.
It’s so easy when you know all the words.
Sometimes a door leads to the hall.
Sometimes a door is just a hole in the wall.
Sometimes the signs don’t mean a thing.
Sometimes the sirens have no song left to sing.
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Same People in the End
04:08
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What did they say to you, to push you away?
What did they do to you, to lead you astray?
We all want to do what's right in our own way
But when will you feel my love?
When will you say,
“I'm not trying to change you.
We're finding our own way?”
My love is pure. My heart is right.
Don't get me wrong. I've got my faults like anyone.
Just hear me out. Don't shoot me down.
Don't lump me in like everyone.
I'm trying hard to raise the bar.
It's not a slight to you, my friend.
If we agree to disagree,
Aren't we the same people in the end?
Don't let it bring you down. I'm gonna be okay.
When will you feel my love?
When will you say,
“I'm not trying to change you.
We're finding our own way?”
My love is pure. My heart is right.
Don't get me wrong. I've got my faults like anyone.
Just hear me out. Don't shoot me down.
Don't lump me in like everyone.
I'm trying hard to raise the bar.
It's not a slight to you, my friend.
If we agree to disagree,
Aren't we the same people in the end?
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You wanna be someone new and somebody wants to be you.
You wanna be someone old and somebody wants your youth.
You wanna go live somewhere and somebody wants you here.
Why is it so hard to be right here as you and me?
And tomorrow comes already
And we're never truly ready
And we all just play along
When we never know what's going on.
You wanna feel ten feet tall when nobody thinks you're small.
You wanna be filthy rich and somebody just wants your kiss.
Why can't we ever love what we're caught in the middle of?
Why is it so hard to be right here as you and me?
And tomorrow comes already
And we're never truly ready
And we all just play along
But we never know what's going on.
And you waste your time just waiting
And I waste my time just waiting.
You wanna be someone new and somebody wants to be you.
Why is it so hard to be right here as you and me?
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The Man In The Bottle Rialto, California
Cory Scott McCormick grew up in Rialto, Ca. with his band members Carlos Cardenas, James Cardenas, Josh Cardenas, and Jordan Kennedy. After a decade of various music projects, Cory founded The Man in the Bottle in 2016. The name is a reference to the Twilight Zone. The Man in the Bottle is a project centered around growth, emotional honesty, and questioning everything. ... more
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