The story of a misunderstood little bird. From outer space. I'll let him do the... singing.


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Lyrics:

Many people think I'm a lonely bird,
Sitting on a treetop like a jerk.
Many people think I'm an oddly bird,
Anything I do they find absurd.

They think it's fine to have a moan about me,
But there's something that they ought to know about me...

[Chorus:]
I'm cool with that,
I'm cool.
I'm cool with that,
I'm cool.

Whichever way the wind blows,
No matter where it all goes,
No matter if we're thin or fat,
You should know...

I'm cool.
I'm cool with that.

Many people think I'm a lazy bird,
Having trouble getting out of bed.
Other people think I'm a lively bird,
But no-one's asked me which one I preferred.

[Chorus]

Many people think I'm a crazy bird,
But that's a disease all aliens share.
("You're an alien?!" / "Yup." / "What?!")
Other people think I'm an awesome bird,
Perhaps they should be my friends instead...

They think it's fine to tell lies about me,
But there's something that they ought to know about me...

[Chorus]

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I'm Cool With That

There's something magically off-beat about love. Those three words... here represented by an instrument each.

If Love…

The heart of this EP, an upbeat and comical depiction of what it's like to move into Uni for the very first time.

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[Chorus:]
University love, for me and you
University love, is what we go'n do
Some like it red hot, some like it ice cool,
Truth be told, we just wanna feel free from high school

It's varsity love, whether you give or take
University love, is what we go'n make
Some like it red hot, and some like it ice cool,
Truth be told, we just wanna feel free from high school
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Whatcha gonna do with yourself tonight?
Whatcha gonna do with yourself?
Whatcha gonna do with yourself tonight?
Whatcha gonna do with yourself tonight?

Wearing bandanas and faculty banners
The first week I tried to survive off bananas...
I didn't know who to be, what to see, where to go, what to do and with whom, until
One day I finally met my friends.

Up to this day I'd had too many hissy-fits,
Too many girlfriends and not enough benefits,
Never complained about this (too many girlfriends?! complain?!)
Always content with a goodnight kiss, until
I made some sexy friends.

[CHORUS]

Whatcha gonna do with all that crap that you brought?
Does it contain your childhood memories or is it crap that you bought?
Don't go acting like no-one warned you your new room was damn tight,
Just cos you can't fit all the things that you brought now you're staying up tonight.

Did you remember to call your mommy
After you picked up your key from the lobby? or
Did you forget with all the introducing yourself tonight?

There was this girl who had never had nothing,
No kiss, no boys, no girls, no nothing.
She came up into college with no phone and no coffin
We're here to live fast and die young! Are you a boffin?

That's what they all told her,
When she cried no-one would hold her
'Cept me! I respect her,
I'm the only one who called her.

I called her at a payphone,
All my change I spent on her,
And after a pair of shoes, her hair was loose,
We singin'…

[CHORUS]

Where you gonna go...
("We chillin', we chillin' like a villain...")
When your cash is low?
What you gonna drink...
When you're told you need a shrink?
What you gonna do...
When they don't listen to you?
What you gonna be?
Are you gonna stay chill like me?

What you gonna do with yourself tonight?

[CHORUS]

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University Love

Started by anger at ingratitude, this composition became a positive milestone and also a starting point in the eclectic electroacoustic career of Are, Been.

You're Welcome  (gritty mixdown)

Initially driven by anger at ingratitude, this composition morphed into a very positive milestone in my eclectic path of electroacoustic exploration.

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You're Welcome

Lyrics:

We've got the mighty ones,
We've got the normal ones,
We've got the special ones,
We have it all.



Astercorps

Lyrics:

For some of my brothers it’s an easy choice
Just go for a night out on the town with the boys,
And all they’ve got to do is dance.

For some of my sisters it’s not hard to pick,
A random gentleman or a random prick, and all they’ve
Got to do is take a chance.

But for those of us of the rarer kind,
Who still find that we’re romantically inclined
I really hope you have someone today,
So I can say…

Hey, Happy Valentine’s Day!
I hope you stay in love,
And Cupid appoints you…
Hey, Happy Valentine’s Day!
I hope today is perfect,
And that love never disappoints you…
Two/Too.

[Instrumental]

For other occasions it’s no trouble at all,
Just take your girl out to a formal ball,
And all you’ve got to do is dance.

For other occasions it’s not hard to decide,
If you both feel like being indoors or outside, and all you’ve
Got to do is take a chance.

But for those of us of the rarer kind,
Who still find that we’re romantically inclined
I really hope we have someone today,
So we can say…

Hey, Happy Valentine’s Day!
I hope you stay in love,
And Cupid appoints you…
Hey, Happy Valentine’s Day!
I hope today is perfect,
And that love never disappoints you…
Two/Too.

And if you see the girl I used to hold,
Please tell her I’m still here,
And if she smiles then please enquire,
If her whereabouts are near.

And if you see the girl I love,
Please tell her I’m still here,
And if she smiles then please enquire,
Of her whereabouts,
If her whereabouts are near.

Hey, Happy Valentine’s Day!
I hope you stay in love,
And Cupid appoints you…

Hey, Happy Valentine’s Day!
I hope today is perfect,
And you love, you love,
You love love love love…

Hey, Happy Valentine’s Day!
I hope today is perfect,
And love never disappoints you…
Two/Too.
I hope you stay in love
And Cupid anoints you...
Two/Too.


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Hey, Happy Valentine's Day!

Singer-songwriter/Producer "Are, Been", rapper Pacey and DJ/producer "Tempo Temple". 

What we all Are, and what we have Been, define what we are becoming.

Are Been Collective