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Let Us Be Reckless
02:30
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Let Us Be Reckless by Rob Merz
Held in your defense of the future tense.
Isolated from the next new demon.
Now I’m calling, falling further backward-
Assembly of the fractured-
Hoping that you’ll open your mind.
Just let us be reckless, maybe for a little while.
Fan the candle under your denial.
Nobody wants to hurt you.
Why would they even try?
Just let us be reckless maybe for a little while.
Afraid to forget foreshadowed regret.
Protecting us from every smoking gun.
Hear me talking, walking down the alley -
Strengthening the rally-
Hoping that you’ll open your mind.
Just let us be reckless, maybe for a little while.
Fan the candle under your denial.
Nobody wants to hurt you.
Why would they even try?
Just let us be reckless for a while.
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2. |
Into The Dark
03:14
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Into the Dark by Rob Merz
Feeling lost in time-
All calm against the dying light.
Animals roaming free-
Baring their claws and teeth-
As we run and hide.
Shouting into the dark-
Which would you prefer?
The echo or answer?
Blinded from the past.
A heavy fog clouding the glass.
Paradise is overrun-
Marching with beating drums.
How long can it last?
Shouting into the dark-
Which would you prefer?
The echo or answer?
Shouting into the dark
Shouting into the dark
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3. |
Savages
03:12
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Savages by Rob Merz
Pitch black, looking back, now you only see the faults.
Years spent in a coma but now you think you know it all.
The savages look on.
The savages are gone.
It’s darkest before the dawn-
But the shadows will linger on.
Tell me what you wanna say-
Maybe I’ll believe it.
You hear what you wanna hear-
Which you’ll never admit.
The savages look on.
The savages are gone.
Dark days, passing phase, center of the world was you.
Floating in the fiction but lost before the follow through.
The savages look on.
The savages are gone.
It’s darkest before the dawn-
But the shadows will linger on.
Tell me what you wanna say-
Maybe I’ll believe it.
You hear what you wanna hear-
Which you’ll never admit.
The savages look on.
The savages are gone.
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4. |
Velvet
03:27
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Velvet by Rob Merz
Evening fades out like a firework-
Quickly after the bang.
And the midnight moon’s a compass-
Guiding you back to me again.
Now you’re here and we’re both unknown-
Now you’re here but you want to know...
Will I remember you next year-
Or are you just another souvenir?
Porcelain features, soft like velvet-
The thrilling scent of your perfume.
You’re still here and we’re both unknown-
You’re still here, still I feel alone-
You’re still here and you want to know...
Will I remember you next year-
Or are you just another souvenir?
Will I remember you next year-
Or are you just another souvenir?
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5. |
Closer
03:02
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Closer by Rob Merz
You took advantage of the vantage point that you attained. Looking down from above.
Now left to wallow in the hollow of your halcyon days, while others clean up the flood.
Think you had it coming.
Tried to start something.
Now you’re left with nothing. Nothing.
Think you had it coming.
All the collisions of decisions that you can’t explain, caused a dramatic effect.
(And) while you admired all the fire that endured the rain, the pushover pushed back.
You got closer-
They got closure.
Think you had it coming.
Tried to start something.
Now you’re left with nothing. Nothing.
Think you had it coming.
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6. |
Same Mistakes
03:02
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Same Mistakes by Rob Merz
Going through the emotions chasing the notions of greener grass.
Caught within the hours climbing in the towers left by the past.
I’m making same mistakes as you-
Making the same mistakes-
I’m making the same mistakes as you.
Hiding down in the basement awaiting the days when silence is gold.
Sleeping through all the substance missing the last chance and growing old.
I’m making same mistakes as you-
Making the same mistakes-
I’m making the same mistakes-
Throwing stones-
All alone from my glass home.
(Don’t wanna be) Throwing stones-
All alone from my glass home.
I’m making same mistakes as you-
Making the same mistakes-
I’m making the same mistakes-
(Don’t wanna be) Throwing stones-
All alone from my glass home.
(Don’t wanna be) Throwing stones-
All alone from my glass home.
(Don’t wanna be) All alone.
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7. |
Until You Go
02:29
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Until You Go by Rob Merz
Think you’re finally strong enough to stand-
Up on your own two feet. I know you can.
Until you go, I’ll never be alone.
A tiny cyclone wrecking our home-
But hope you know I’ll always stay until you go.
Eventually you reached your cruising speed-
Exceeding any strong authority.
Until you go, I’m waiting all alone.
Listening for the phone-
To bring you home, I hope you know-
I’ll always stay until you go.
Fighting back a scream-
You’re ready to leave.
Until you go, you’ll never be alone.
If you’re ever feeling low-
You can come home, I hope you know-
I’ll always stay until you go.
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8. |
Happymess
02:53
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Happymess by Rob Merz
The night is falling with your tears-
As you keep stalling your dreams for fear.
A perfect timing no one can guess-
Just like finding some happiness-
In this happy mess.
Cheer up, Cheer up, Cheer up-
Oh what a daydream.
The day is breaking with your heart-
As you keep shaking, coming apart.
But you’re still shining over the rest-
Hoping that finding some happiness-
Will fix this happy mess.
Cheer up, Cheer up, Cheer up-
Oh what a daydream.
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9. |
In Closing
02:42
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In Closing by Rob Merz
Come so far, light from a million stars.
You let down your guard.
Come so far, light from a million stars and scars.
Destiny is agony -
The irony’s not lost on me.
In closing. In closing.
Black and white, taking in the sight-
Fighting back the fight.
Black and white, taking in the sight tonight.
The fantasy’s surrounding me-
But where I’ll be’s a mystery.
In closing. In closing.
Destiny is agony -
The irony’s not lost on me.
In closing. In closing.
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Static In Verona Chicago, Illinois
Static in Verona is the work of Chicago musician Rob Merz, who creates dreamy power pop weaved in an eclectic mixture of experimental, electronic and indie rock. The songs are a towering mass of sound, built around catchy hooks, epic choruses and unique arrangements. ... more
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