Seattle's hardest working hard rock band, SPIRIT FLUX, reclaims a 1989 Tears for Fears classic anthem, blending soul and haunting imagery to spotlight the release of the female spirit
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LYRICS:
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You better love loving
You better behave

You better love loving
You better behave

Woman in chains
Woman in chains

Calls her man 
The great white hope
Says she’s fine
She’ll always cope
(she’ll always cope)
Ohh, woman in chains
Woman in chains

I feel lying and waiting 
Is a poor man’s deal
(a poor man’s deal)

And I feel weighed down 
By your eyes of steel
(your eyes of steel)

It’s a world gone crazy
Keeps woman in chains

Oh, 
Woman in chains
(chains)
Woman in chains
(chains)

Trades her soul 
As skin and bones
Sells the only 
Thing she owns
(the only thing)
Woman in chains

Men of stone…
Men of stone…

I feel...
Deep in your heart 
There are wounds time 
Can’t heal

And I feel...
Somebody somewhere 
Is trying to breathe
(let me breathe!)

It’s a world gone crazy
Keeps woman in chains

It’s under my skin 
But out of my hands
I’ll tear it apart 
But I won’t understand
I will not accept 
The greatness of man

It’s a world gone crazy
Keeps a woman in chains

So free her
(so free her)
So free her
(so free her)

CHAINS.

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SPIRIT FLUX | WOMAN IN CHAINS

a guy sits at a mostly tuned piano and starts playing ALL MY GHOSTS by Lizzy McAlpine
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LYRICS:
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You got a Slurpee for free
I caught you lookin' at me
In the 7-eleven
Under fluorescent lights

We walked in comfy silence
Footsteps down familiar sidewalks
Knowin' that we were
Here in our dreams last night

All my ghosts are with me
I know you feel them too
Ridin' shotgun 
Next to your free Slurpee
They know all of my habits
But they don't know about you
I hope that's true

Mmm, hmm

We made sangria and failed
I spilled mac and cheese on my pants
And thought about kissing you
Under kitchen lights

Oh, all my ghosts are with me
I know you feel them too
Oh, they just stand there 
While we're taking shots of brandy
They know all of my habits
But they don't know about you

I hope that's true-

I can see it now
The wedding of the year
I can see it now
He stands there 
And wipes his tears
I can see it now
And all my ghosts disappear
I can see it crystal clear

You got a Slurpee for free
I caught you lookin' at me
In the 7-eleven
Under fluorescent lights

All my ghosts 
Were with me
I know you felt them too
Watchin' as I started to get dizzy
'Cause I hate all of my habits
But I happen to love you

I know that's true.

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'ALL MY GHOSTS' | A GUY SITTING AT A MOSTLY TUNED PIANO | LIZZY MCALPINE COVER

"All the Things She Said" by Russian pop duo t.A.T.u. is a globally recognized song with a complex history. Its music video, which depicts the singers as schoolgirls kissing in the rain behind a fence, sparked controversy and was even banned by some television stations in 2002... This is a DIY Dance Remix made somewhere around 2010. The song is still a bop.
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LYRICS:
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All the things she said
All the things she said
Running through my head
Running through my head
Running through my head
All the things she said
All the things she said
Running through my head
Running through my head
All the things she said 
(all the things she said)
This is not enough 
(enough, enough, enough)

I'm in serious shit, I feel totally lost
If I'm asking for help it's only because
Being with you has opened my eyes
Could I ever believe 
Such a perfect surprise?

I keep asking myself
Wondering how
I keep closing my eyes 
But I can't block you out
Want to fly to a place 
Where it's just you and me
Nobody else, so we can be free
Nobody else, so we can be free

All the things she said
All the things she said
Running through my head
Running through my head
Running through my head
All the things she said
All the things she said
Running through my head
Running through my head
All the things she said
This is not enough 
This is not enough

All the things she said
All the things she said
All the things she said
All the things she said
All the things she said
All the things she said
All the things she said

And I'm all mixed up
Feeling cornered and rushed
They say it's my fault 
But I want her so much
Want to fly her away 
Where the sun and rain
Come in over my face
Wash away all the shame
When they stop and stare
Don't worry me
'Cause I'm feeling for her 
What she's feeling for me
I can try to pretend
Ican try to forget
But it's driving me mad
Going out of my head

All the things she said
All the things she said
Running through my head
Running through my head
Running through my head
All the things she said
All the things she said
Running through my head
Running through my head
All the things she said 
(all the things she said)
This is not enough 
This is not enough

All the things she said
All the things she said
All the things she said
All the things she said
All the things she said
All the things she said
All the things she said
All the things she said
She said
All the things she said
All the things she said

Mother looking at me
Tell me what do you see?
Yes, I've lost my mind

Daddy looking at me
Will I ever be free?
Have I crossed the line?

All the things she said
All the things she said
Running through my head
Running through my head
Running through my head
All the things she said
All the things she said
Running through my head
Running through my head
All the things she said 
(all the things she said)
This is not enough 
This is not enough

All the things she said
All the things she said
All the things she said
All the things she said
All the things she said
All the things she said
She said

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all the things she said | early DIY Dance Remix | t.A.T.u

a mellow imperfect piano cover of Holly Humberstone's "Deep End," a song about perseverance with mental health challenges
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LYRICS:
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Throw me in the deep end
I'm ready now to swim
The air in my lungs
May not last very long but I'm in

I see you on the weekend
Dancing like a star
You've practiced your lines
To convince us you're fine
But I know that's not where you are

Once in a blue moon
You may come undone
We're made up 
Of the same blood

I'll be your medicine if you let me
Give you reason to get out of bed
Sister I'm trying to hold off the lightning
And help you escape from your head

Come and waste the day
Watch a super 8 video tape
We were kids in the car
Having lighthearted arguments
We don't know what's there 'til it's gone

Just hear me out
You might understand
We're made up 
Of the same blood

I'll be your medicine if you let me
Give you reason to get out of bed
Sister I'm trying to hold off the lightning
And help you escape from your head

Throw me in the deep end
I'm ready now to swim

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The Deep End

Life in a remote town with dying jobs... a recently discovered DIY Garage Dreampop interpretation of The Dream Academy's beautiful 1985 tune "LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN"
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LYRICS:
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A salvation army band played
The children drank lemonade
And the morning lasted all day
All day

And through an open window came
Like Sinatra in a younger day
Pushing this town away
Away

hey ah ma ma ma
ma nye ah nye ah
hey ah ma ma ma
hey-ah na-e-yah
Life in a Northern Town

They sat on the stony ground
And he took a cigarette out
And everyone else came down
To listen

He said, in Winter 1963
It felt like the world would freeze
With John F Kennedy
And the Beatles

hey ah ma ma ma
ma nye ah nye ah
hey ah ma ma ma
hey-ah na-e-yah
Life in a northern town

hey ah ma ma ma
ma nye ah nye ah
hey ah ma ma ma
hey-ah na-e-yah
All the work shut down

The evening turned to rain
Watched as water rolled down the drain
As we followed him on down
To the station

And though he never would wave goodbye
You see it written in his eyes
And as the train rolls out of sight
Good bye

hey ah ma ma ma
ma nye ah nye ah
hey ah ma ma ma
hey-ah na-e-yah
Life in a northern town

Take it easy on yourself
All the work shut down
Where ya goin' now?
We'll get up again

Societies hard
Makes it easier to fall
We will get up once again
Life in a northern town

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DIY GARAGE DREAM POP | 'LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN' | 1985 | THE DREAM ACADEMY

Steve is the guy who tries to be optimistic, maybe a bit too much, but always ends up miserable... just checking in to make sure Steve is OK
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LYRICS:
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Today is the greatest
Lie I’ve ever told  
I wear it like armor
Painted in gold  
I’ll blind my own eyes  
Before I compromise  

I wanted truth  
But silence always found me  

I wanted proof  
That life could still astound me  

Today is the greatest? 
The greatest day I’ve ever known  
The world tastes bitter
But I’ll spit at it like a stone  
Today is the greatest? 
Say it till it’s gone  
I keep repeating
Maybe hope 
Will come along soon

Faded-out scars 
That whisper when I sleep  
Regrets are a garden
Roots tangled too deep  

My angel wings are 
Tethered in chains  
My body aches
But the mask still remains  

Today is the greatest? 
The greatest day I’ve ever known  
The world tastes bitter
And I spit at it like a stone  

Today is the greatest? 
Say it till it’s numb  
The more I chant it
The more it feels undone  

Is this salvation...
Or just disguise?  
A painted promise  
That never will survive

Today is the greatest? 
The greatest day I’ve ever known  
The world tastes bitter
I spit at it all alone  

Today is the greatest? 
The words fall to the floor  
I said it too often-
And I don’t believe it no more  

Today is the greatest?  
Today is the greatest?  
Today is the greatest 
Day I’ve ever-

known

is it? 
is it? 
is it really? 

is it? 
is it? 
are you sure? 

are you sure...
you can carry on? 

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hope you're okay, Steve
...to all the Steve's out there
hang in there, buddy 🫂 
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ARE YOU OKAY, STEVE?

Written as satire in 1933, KEEP YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL mirrored the ideals of its day. A century later, we could ask: Are We Any Better Than 1933? ...or are we stuck somewhere between here and there?
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LYRICS:
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Athletics, cosmetics
A workout routine
Are part of the everyday 
Beauty machine—
For what?

And oceans of lotions 
And potions you try
To keep that old sparkle 
Alive in your eye—
Why not?

Even after you grow old, 
Baby.
You don’t have to lose your glow, 
Baby.

Keep young and beautiful,
It’s your duty to be beautiful.
Keep young and beautiful,
If you wanna be loved.

Don’t slack, 
Just do your stuff,
With a little powder,
And a touch of puff.
Keep young and beautiful,
If you wanna be loved.

If you’re smart, 
Exercise all the weight off,
Trim it down, 
Over here, 
Over there.
When you’re seen anywhere 
With your hat off,
Make sure there’s some 
Style in your hair.

Take care of all those charms,
And you’ll always be in someone’s arms.

Keep young and beautiful,
If you wanna be loved.

A slim little waist is a pleasure,
And a trim little leg is divine.
A sly little eye is a treasure,
It’ll get him tipsier than wine.

You’ll drive him half insane,
In a swimsuit darin' and plain.

Keep young and beautiful,
If you wanna be loved.

Each wrinkle on your skin,
Smooth it out 
And put a dimple in.
Keep young and beautiful,
If you wanna be loved.

When choosing and using your lipstick,
Pick a shade that won’t leave any mark.
Pick the kind that will make 
Both his lips stick
When he kisses you 
In the dark.

Get him to hold you tight,
Let him breathe you in 
All through the night.

And keep young and beautiful,
If you wanna be loved.
Oh, death, 
Where is thy sting?
I don’t care, 
I've seen everything.

Keep young and beautiful,
If you wanna be loved.

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Are We Better Than 1933?

"sometimes relationships don't end, they just slowly melt away"

LYRICS:
We were once
Quite the pair

Your laughter covered me
Everywhere we went

I never saw
This coming from you

Blindsided break up
Caught me unaware
So unaware
So sad

Was it something I said
Or did to you
Last night
That made you so afraid
You may never talk-
To me again

The candle was hot
But I felt your cold
This love story
Feels so
Very old

It happens more
Than I'd like to admit

The truth be told
Gonna feel like shit
When I melt away
Melt away
From you

When I melt away
Melt away
From the truth...

That I'm more
Than you had
Bargained for

I'm not the same person
That you once adored

I'm not around
When you're 
Needing me most
I can never remember-
How you take your toast

We were
Quite the pair
Your laughter covered me
Everywhere we went

The candle was hot
But I felt your cold
This love story
Feels so
Very old

It happens more
Than I'd like to admit
The truth be told
Gonna feel like shit!

When I melt away
Melt away...

From you

I am melting away
From you

I've done it again
Screwed up again
-With you.

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Melt Away From You

"things sometimes don't go your way... and the memory still lingers... and the pain still stings"

LYRICS:
I wonder if that place
We used to live in Denver

Is still standing there
Where it used to be on Fremont

The corner had that little taco joint
We both knew-
Remember it burned down
The last day spent together

I sensed that something was changing
Your face had lost its glow

Disposition had changed its nature
You were just someone 
That I used to know

Go back
To that tiny house on Fremont

Get back
To those lazy afternoons

Now I'm sitting by a woman prima donna
And I'm wonderin' if she'll ever be like you
Turn back time
To bake that chocolate cake for holiday
Don't you miss those simple times
Lickin' ice cream at the zoo

Where we'd maybe get up
Off the couch once per day
To keep our fitness-
So we could eat more Twinkies

Why'd you ever leave
For that guy in Iceland
I always made your lunch
Put pickles on the side

Does this whole new life
In your fairy world of Iceland
Ever make you wonder
What you left back here in Denver?

Ten years have passed
Not gettin' over this
Is lesson that-
Good things never last

I must tell you
But no one hears me
I now hate you
But it does not matter

Never go back
To that tiny house on Fremont

Never get back
To those lazy afternoons

You'll never see me
Hold pictures of our daughter
'Cause you took away
The memories
Of the gift that never was.

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Tiny House on Fremont

learning to live with, and love, the psycho parts within yourself and others
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Don’t you think you like what you see?  
If you do, then you should know —  
there’s another side of me.  

When you lean in close, physically,  
and admire my happy show,  
you may start to think you’d like to stay.  

But I’m subconsciously confused,  
a sudden color,  
the saddest, 
quiet hues.  

Will you love the psycho parts of me?  
Will you hold the broken things I keep?  
If your nights are dark the way mine bleed,  
then maybe we can learn to breathe.  

Strap onto my fading star,  
climb aboard and buckle tight.  
It’s a magically distorted ride —  

A black-carpet flight into the night.  
I’m still subconsciously confused,  
a strange eruption,  
the saddest, quiet hues.  

Will you love the psycho parts of me?  
Will you hold the broken things I keep?  
If your nights are dark the way mine bleed,  
then maybe we can learn to breathe.  

If I press my palms to your thunder,  
will your lightning make me whole?  
We can stitch our fractures under  
a silver map of borrowed souls.  

Will you love the psycho parts of me?  
Will you hold the broken things I keep?  
If your nights are dark the way mine bleed,  
then maybe we can learn to breathe.  

Will you love 
The psycho parts of me?  
The psycho parts of me.

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PSYCHO PARTS

DREAMLOG 9.7.25: they have finally come. only 30 hours left. i will never finish watching FRIENDS-damn it! do Ross & Rachel get together? THE MATH: 236 total episodes, when I die in 30 hours, I'll still have 56 episodes left-
...Why Me? WHY?
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LYRICS:
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A shrieking tremor 
Rips the complex sky
Engines groan 
With an alien cry

Static rips through 
My fragile ears
Thirty hours left 
The end appears

Neighbors scatter
Their voices break
Packing bags 
They will never take

But my mind locks on
One regret
The storyline I’ll never get

Final episode
No time
No hope
I’m tangled in 
The rerun’s rope

Thirty hours
My fate’s exposed
The end of the world-
But not the show

Two hundred thirty-six tales of love
Half remain like stars above
I’ve counted hours, done the math
But fifty-six I’ll never have

The clock ticks louder
The air grows thin
What matters most
And where to begin?  
Not survival
Not the fire in the street
But the laugh track echo 
I'll never complete

Final episode, no time, no hope,  
I’m tangled in the rerun’s rope.  

Thirty hours, my fate’s exposed,  
The end of the world, but not the show.  

Microwave dinners
The freezer’s defrosted
My neighbors are screaming
The Wi-Fi’s exhausted!  
Why should I care
About fire in the sky
When all I can think is-
Did they say goodbye?

The planets are falling
The melodrama’s calling
The credits are rolling
My sanity’s stalling!  
Forget salvation
Forget control
I just want the punchline 
I just want the role!  

Final episode
No time
No hope
I’m tangled in 
The rerun’s rope

Thirty hours
My fate’s exposed
The end of the world
But not the show...

[waking up- reality hits- time remains]

Thirty hours

And no conclusion

The galaxy fades

But the show goes on-
Without me.

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30 Hours (The Final Episode)

SINCERE IMPOSTER writes, performs and/or produces a curious mixture of New Wave, Dance, EDM, Folk Rock, Metal, Art Pop, Electro, Dreamwave & Experimental World Pop. Collectively, it's a genre known as QUIRKPOP --- Music that makes you say, "What the hell is this?"

The band currently consists of two members, both living within the same body, sharing a similar existence. They identify as Danielle & Dave. They are both psychologically and musically confused. However, both are extremely and unapologetically sincere. 

Influences include Weird Al, Nathan Fielder, David Lynch, Rosalia, Monatik, Atarashii Gakko!, Rammstein, T-Pain and T-Swift. Their favorite inventions are the vacuum and the peach pitter. Their father is simply known as Vessel... who may be an entity or a god.



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