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Life Like Fiction

by Robert Scott King

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Careless Self-Promotion 04:13
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We’re all striving to be seen - Breaking past obscurity If I could make you notice me - Promote your praise and flattery If I’ll never be, like some celebrity - Would anyone here remember me? And it feels so proud - Living life out loud - Among the roar of the crowd And the minds you tame - And the lives you frame The adoration’s all around Parading people on the screen - They’re all striving to be seen They make such noise and act obscene - They could never be redeemed If I’ll never be, like some celebrity - Will anyone hear or notice me? And I feel so proud - Living life out loud - Among the roar of the crowd And the minds you tame - And the lives you frame The adoration’s all around Attention seekers follow me Where fame’s achieved when you do nothing Critic indifference might make you bleed Fame isn’t all it’s made out to be
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A Sophisticated Mess 04:23
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There are no criminals in this case Just sudden strangers - An accomplice betrayed Feel like a fugitive with past to erase Shattered alibis - One slow getaway Acting so estranged - Once partners in crime Playing the victim - Until you break away Social experiment destined to break Left over side-effects we start to crave Motives don’t mean a lot at this stage The traits we hide behind overlay the blame Acting so estranged - Once partners in crime Playing the victim - Until you break away Staying the victim - Deserters parting ways Sensations giving out - Cast aside your pride It’s time to slip away… Playing the victim - Until you break away Staying the victim - Deserters parting ways
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Nothing Happens While You're Sleeping 04:31
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Nothing happens while you’re sleeping The world outside you is barely creeping Images, ripe and revealing Cast some light on what you’re dreaming Yeah, yeah, and you know it - Illusions to throw us When you dream it - Do you start to believe it? Everybody wakes up from nightly scheming The prospects better when you’re dreaming Imagination ripe and revealing Thoughts stored inside for safe keeping Yeah, yeah, don’t you know it? Illusions to throw us When you dare to conceive it - Do you start to believe it? Nothing happens while you’re sleeping Wake up tonight – and continue dreaming Nothing happens while you’re sleeping The world looks better when you’re dreaming A world inside awaits more scheming You’re never too tired for mindless dreaming Yeah, yeah, and you know it - The illusions will throw us Go on and dream it - Dare to believe it… ‘Cause nothing happens while you’re sleeping…
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I Feel All Right Tonight 03:54
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No skills required - Be my good luck charm tonight When the chips are down - I’ll need the spark that you’ll provide Let’s break this curse - And see what’s compromised Touch me somehow - Make me want to believe I feel all right tonight - See it getting better You and I try to sustain each other Despair is gone - I feel revived tonight There’s one less dawn - Seen through bloodshot eyes I’ll wake up strong - Like I have some new disguise Touch me somehow - Make me want to believe I feel all right tonight - See it getting better You and I try to sustain each other You touch me somehow - You make me start to believe Show me something that’s real - I’ll dare to breathe I feel all right tonight - And it’s getting better You and I try to sustain each other I feel more alive - The way love’s delivered You and I survive
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Escape Plan 04:24
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Placed here to play a part - Not sure of where to start When my mind’s free, I’ll depart, you’ll see Breaking out of bounds tonight - Plot my escape routes tonight To be free of thought is all right, it seems Someday - We’re gonna’ shine A future’s ours to find Someday - We’re gonna’ shine, because you’re mine You found me coming apart Took awhile deciding where to start Something was missing at the heart, inside Someday - We’re gonna’ shine A future’s ours to find Someday - You’re gonna’ shine We’re gonna’ shine… Someday - We’re gonna’ shine The future’s ours to find Someday - We’re gonna’ shine Our hopes will fuel the climb Someday - We’re gonna’ shine, because you’re mine
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Life Like Fiction 03:20
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You wake to find your unconscious gone Put a costume on before the curtain’s drawn We spend a lifetime in our shells Feed the ego in ourselves We ploy to resurrect ourselves... Life like fiction isn’t hard to find (3x)... We learn our roles, goals curve despair Life’s plot is a guess, who’s directing here? We spend a lifetime in our shells Feed the ego in ourselves We ploy to resurrect ourselves... Life like fiction isn’t hard to find (3x)... We spend a lifetime in our shells Feed the ego in ourselves We ploy to resurrect ourselves... Life like fiction isn’t hard to find (4x)...
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Shallow 03:54
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It’s the way that you are, never dig too far, because you’re shallow Look what you’ve become, the emotions undone, because you’re shallow When you’re shallow - Contentment’s a breeze - When you’re shallow Don’t ever dig too deep, just go back to sleep, because you’re shallow No one cares to ask, if you’re up for the task, because you’re shallow When you’re shallow - Content and at ease - When you’re shallow You live this quest for greed - There’s so much need to feed Because you’re shallow, you’re so shallow You stayed where you are, never strayed too far, because you’re shallow Made the most with the least, and you live for the feast Because you’re shallow When you’re shallow - Quite pleased and at ease - When you’re shallow You live this quest for greed - But there’s so much need to feed Because you’re shallow, you’re so shallow, because you’re shallow You seem so damn unique - It’s part of your mystique… Because you’re shallow, you’re so shallow, because you’re shallow…
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More Alive 03:49
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I feel more alive, I feel more alive - than usual I respond to (a sound /a clock) in the morning Feel I’m conditioned and tamed/shamed Something has taken me over I know I’m partly to blame Let go of the anger - Let go of the rage Let go of the anger - or you’ll regret it - you better get out of this… I feel more alive, I feel more alive - than usual I’m through with running in circles Tired of speaking in vain I’m living some social experiment Feel locked up in a cage Let go of your anger - Let go of your rage Let go of the anger - or you’ll regret it - you better get out of this… Let go of your anger - Let go of your rage Let go of the anger - or you’ll regret it - you better get out of this… I feel more alive, I feel more alive - than usual…
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Everybody Wants a Piece of You 03:41
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Everybody’s lusting for the view Everybody wants their piece of you You sound so good in your reviews All the pretty pictures are of you In every way we lose - We’re too caught up in you Everybody tunes in to get amused While everybody’s trying to shake some blues Everyone’s emotions are getting used Everywhere they buy your point of view In every way we lose - We’re too caught up in you Passion and desire are fueling you Infatuation, lust are coming through Fools with desire amusing you We’re craving some private time with you Anyway we play we lose - We’re too fond of you Another piece of you Another piece of you Another piece of you We all crave a larger slice of you
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(I Suppose) It's Not the End of the World 03:31
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So much hatred covers the world - Makes people sink so low I’ve seen such bigotry flow inside some minds And there’s/here’s one more fool who sheds his grief There’s so many of them, how do you get some relief? I’m staring down the dregs of this world Their twisted views thrown on me I suppose it’s not the end of this/the world But not the way I want it to be All the rage they store up inside, ignites, incites It’s the way they entered this world, reared on lies and hate All those drinks that they live through make them indiscreet Those drinks don’t help much when lips start to speak Remarks of scorn will remind you - A world of contempt still surrounds you Something said, floored you tonight, all right, make light A comment makes you suddenly think, but wait, it’s just bait And there’s one more fool who shares his crude beliefs When there’s so many out there, how do you get some relief? I suppose it’s not the end of the world… I suppose it’s not the end of the world…
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Cartoon Candidate 03:36
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Grey suit learned his lines well - Handlers trail behind him Smiling for the camera(s) - Photo-ops with babies Patriotic talk serves him well - Rolls out the same old platform Smiling for the camera - A wink for all the ladies We salute you - Mr. Red, White and Blue Two political sides - Is what we’re reduced too Mr. Red, White and Blue Watch the political cartoon - A spectacle unfolding As they’re waving at the people - They’ll extol their party(’s) virtues Do votes change the course of anything? And who really represents you? Too busy smiling for the cameras - Photo-ops with babies We salute you - Mr. Red, White and Blue A political ride - Teleprompters are cued Mr. Red, White and Blue And we’re waiting now for you - To give us your point of view And we’re waiting out of view - Disenchanted too - We salute you…
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Martin 03:12
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Martin shakes his finger at the sky And an audience obeys him with their cries There goes Martin, he’s all right There goes Martin, he’ll get by He’s the grand manipulator when he tries No one seems to catch him in his lie We see Martin, then pass him by The world owes Martin a goodbye
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No One's Gonna' Save You 02:44
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No one’s gonna’ save you It’s no one’s task to awake you Let no one’s ruse overtake you Negativity can’t claim you Overcome your plight - Go assert your rights No one’s gonna’ make you An inner force must shake through When dour moments overtake you Spare the pity of those that forsake you Overcome your plight - Go assert your rights Sacrifice might redeem you When there’s nothing more to tap into Find salvation that liberates you ‘Cause no one here’s gonna’ save you Get your focus right - Go assert your rights
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Recapture the Glory 02:47
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released April 2, 2012

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Robert Scott King Los Angeles, California

I'm a BMI affiliated singer-songwriter based in Southern California. My past musical experiences include playing the local club circuit, receiving airplay on commercial/college radio, and working as a music therapist.

My music can be heard on several networks (e.g., Showtime, MTV, Discovery), in advertising spots (e.g., CIGNA "Go You" campaign), and in some radio markets (Germany, France, Spain). ... more

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