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Music Perks vol 1 "Plays Well With Others"

by Alter Ego

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    Volume 1 of the perk song payout... songs created/recorded with campaign contributors. Some are parody, some are covers, and others are originals. Most have my involvement in performing & recording, and others are done outside Alter Ego Music Studio and included here just because the contributors are awesome!
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The Cruise to Mars By Marc Grossman [Mithgiladan the Herald] Ttto “Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” [chords from “The Ballad of Apollo 13”, using the same tune, from the Minus Ten and Counting songbook] Asus2 Em The legend comes down from those Florida-bound  G D Asus2 From their port in northern New Jersey Asus2 Em The captain, he said, we can beat out the storm G D Asus2 / Am Ere the skies of our passage turn gloomy. Asus2 Em Well stocked with supplies, it was hubris come live G D Asus2 And toward open waters went sailing Asus2 Em The passengers, crew and the ship would be chewed G D Am when the storm named Mars (tried to claim them) came a-callin. The ship was the pride of the caribbean line On a run to canaveral and nassau. As the big liners go, it was bigger than most with a crew and good captain well seasoned, Five thousand aboard, a vacationing horde when they left for a cruise to adventure. Til past noon next day, when the ship's bell rang, could it be an east wind they'd been feelin'? The wind cross the ship made a tattle-tale sound and a wave broke over the sixth deck. And all the crew knew, as the captain did too 'twas a rare winter hurricane (from heck) formin'. As the day grew late, they steamed into their fate when the tropical gales came slashin'. When storm's teeth came, it was openly plain With the force of a hurricane east wind. Suppertime came, but the galley was wrecked And no way in those rough seas to serve food Yet again to the crew, and the passengers too,  Captain said, in two hours we’d be good! But the captain well knew, he was fighting the wind and the good ship and all were in peril. And later that night as the winds reached their height came the damage to systems internal. Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours? The sailors all say we'd have made a clear way With 200 more sea miles behind us We could have broke up or we could've capsized; Or even broke deep and took water. All that would have remained were the bodies and names of those lost to the storm winds and waters By four bells, they knew, it was all they could do To tread water and look for a clearing. While burning full steam, fighting failing machines As the crew felt fate's hand a'closin Locked in their staterooms, the passengers knew Few facts, while fear ate at reason And the honor bars freed, with their soda, candy, Booze and Pringles weren't ment to keep us from starvin’ {But} the storm finally broke, rewarding the hopes Of the passengers, crew and the captain Morning, bells chimed, and the sun, it did shine And a limited breakfast was servin' The legend lives on from those Florida-bound From the big ship they call "royal's anthem." "the captain," they said, "never gives up his ship when the hurricane Mars came to claim them!"
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Why don't you know it? Why can't you see? I always show it, Why can't 'we' be? 'Wish I could say it Right to your face 'Wish I could play it So you could keep pace I FEEL SO ALONE SO LOST AND HURT CAN'T PICK UP THE PHONE FOR THE WORDS I'D BLURT I WANT TO TELL YOU JUST HOW I FEEL (but) I CAN'T COMPEL YOU 'CAUSE THAT'S NOT REAL You seem to want this Just like I do I want to flaunt this Be 'me and you' But then I don't know If you *do* care 'Cause you never show And that's not fair (Ch) (Br) Why can't I let this all go? And just let you be you? Why must love always be so? So harsh and so untrue? Could I just give you up Not care so much I fe-el so damn stuck I crave your touch Give me a sign And then I'll know One little word Just say yes... ...Or no. (Ch) (Out) That's not real Not real
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Today I mowed down a ring of mushrooms Trying to make our lawn clean She screamed, and threw her gifts of silver Said I ruined Hallowe'en... she calls it... Samhain She likes them birds as black as night now Calls them down from the sky Yes the plants she grows are poison And these black cats keep walkin by SAYS SHE TALKS TO RAVENS AND THE CROWS KNOW HER NAME OH YA, SHE TALKS TO RAVENS THEY CALL HER OUT BY HER NAME I dream of snakes, and ugly spiders Then I wake up with a dry mouth Ya, I found a coil of rope in the garden With some old broom set at the south. Sorry dear... I threw them out! NOW SHE TALKS TO RAVENS TELLIN CROWS ABOUT MY NAME SHE BEGS, MORRI-Gaaaaa-AN TO COME MAKE MY LAUNDRY CLEAN WE DON'T HAVE NO SAVINGS OUR CAR TURNED 18 BUT WE OBEY MYSTIC FORCES THAT ONLY SHE... HAS EVER SEEN She keeps a wand of wood in her pocket She wears a star around her neck Yes, the wand is from a Blackthorn And the star, she burned in our carpet, red & black SAYS SHE TALKS TO RAVENS AND THE CROWS KNOW HER NAME OH YA, SHE TALKS TO RAVENS THEY CALL HER OUT BY HER NAME Did Oden mow down a ring of mushrooms?
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V1 Let me sing a song for you Princess Cause you know this rock only spins for you You run around like it's always recess Tell the little boys just what they should do C1 NOW YOU'RE COMING OUT... THEY'RE WATCHING WRAPPED AROUND YOUR FINGER THEN BROKE IN TWO JUST THE WAY YOU WANT ADDICTED TO YOU V2 Another dozen pictures for your facebook (SOFT FILTER, SO DREAMY!) The mouth breathers stalk you till they get sore... thumbs You call the shots from the oldest playbook You make them wait their turn to be your only... one C2 THE FARMER BOUGHT THE COW HE'S WATCHING YOU GIVE THE MILK TO EVERYONE ELSE FOR FREE THE BARN IS FULL OF FOOLS ADDICTED TO YOU BRIDGE Set the world on fire Cultivate desire Cause if they want to touch you Then it must mean that they love you At least that's what I guess you tell yourself V3 In the shop, you take a lot of maintenance Your mechanic's kids go to real fine... schools All your riders are lined up on the eggshells Nobody sets you off, don't want to lose your... groove C3 THE FARMER PULLS HIS PLOUGH THE FARMBOYS SEND YOU SEEDS FROM ALL OVER TOWN YOUR SHED IS FULL OF TOOLS They're ADDICTED TO YOU
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Original words and music by Chris Weber. This cover version by Devin Melanson CHORUS: HEAR THEM ROAR HEAR THEM ROAR HEAR THEM MIGHTY ENGINES ROAR HEAR THEM ROAR V1: Birds were meant to fly the skies Ships were meant to sail the seas Put that steam engine back in the mines Mr. Fouton, it will only cause a fire Hear them roar CHORUS V2: Sure they made one and it ran But you can't build them for all Horseless carriages are toys for the rich Mr Ford why don't you go back to Detroit? Hear them roar CHORUS: V3: Look it's time to study now Don't you know you have to read Something more than that Buck Rodgers stuff Mr. Armstrong kindly see me after class Hear them roar CHORUS V4: Birds were meant to fly the skies Human spirits meant to soar As we honor those who gave their lives In their footsteps we'll venture into space Hear them roar Chorus x2
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Original words and music by Chris Weber. This cover version by Devin Melanson CHORUS: HEAR THEM ROAR HEAR THEM ROAR HEAR THEM MIGHTY ENGINES ROAR HEAR THEM ROAR V1: Birds were meant to fly the skies Ships were meant to sail the seas Put that steam engine back in the mines Mr. Fouton, it will only cause a fire CHORUS V2: Sure they made one and it ran But you can't build them for all Horseless carriages are toys for the rich Mr Ford why don't you go back to Detroit? CHORUS: Bridge: Look it's time to study now Don't you know you have to read Something more than that Buck Rogers stuff Mr. Armstrong kindly see me after class CHORUS V4: Birds were meant to fly the skies Human spirits meant to soar As we honor those who gave their lives In their footsteps we'll venture into space Chorus x2
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What did the Daleks ever do to you? What makes us so much badder than that meddling doctor... who? We're little more than garbage cans that barely reach your knees With bodies made of tin-foil and some flashing LEDs We'd like to get to know you better We think it'd be great It really means "I love you" when we say *EXTERMINATE* What is your big problem with the dark lords of the Sith? Those pesky rebel Jedis like to spread this hurtful myth The Force Choke and the Deathstar were unfortunate mistakes And the footage of the Ewok thing was obviously faked We're really not so bad you know We're good guys, through and through And if you search your feelings, you will know it to be true We Cylons are misunderstood, it's a fact you can't deny We're just another human scheme gone terribly awry You built a master-race of robots, for to be your slaves And somehow you assumed we'd acquiesce and we'd behave But we're willing to forgive you all For holding us in thrall And you can take our word - so say one, so say we all You hate the Borg collective; have you stopped to question why? Just 'cause we assimilated some uptight, bald British guy? Our story-lines made Voyager an unexpected hit And do we even need to bring up Jeri Ryan's *ahem* ...implants? We're the best addition to the franchise since Wrath of Khan Resistance isn't futile, it's just highly frowned upon Well the Daleks are cool, the Sith are all right, the Cylons are okay and the Borg are pretty tight. If you take a look around I think that you'll come to see, we really are superior, so sing along with me: Bow down before the one you serve You're going to get what you deserve

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released December 23, 2016

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