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The World Becomes Your Mirror

by Adam Bernstein

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The World Becomes Your Mirror 03:52
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The World Becomes Your Mirror Sometimes you just feel low Sometimes you just don't know Sometimes we just get caught In falsehoods that we've bought The world becomes your mirror Sometimes I want you Sometimes fear ensues Motion gets denied No matter how you try The world becomes your mirror And every truth just hurts to know Anger fools you, it comes and goes Things come untangled, habitual blues Pleasures seem scripted like Hollywood Sometimes you wonder why Sometime you can't rely On thoughts that weigh a ton Bright as the noonday sun The world becomes your mirror Sometimes the air is still Sometimes you wait until Things are what they seem And not an endless dream The world becomes your mirror
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Why Oh Why 02:34
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Why Oh Why If you want to know What went wrong with me You dropped me on my head when I was three And a need grew and grew And insanity went through the roof If you do believe In fairy tales and lies You can't understand what I despise Everyday I look At green trees and brooks that have gone dry Why oh why do lonely roads just lead me back to you? Why oh why do lonely roads just lead me back to you? If your glass is half Empty and negative You may find it hard pressed how to give Despite the pool of good Life is easily misunderstood Why oh why do lonely roads just lead me back to you? Why oh why do lonely roads just lead me back to you?
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Bad News, America's Gone 03:11
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Bad news, America's Gone Bad news, America's gone Took a trip to the coast, now it won't be long Bad news, America's done Like a high plains drifter off it went to the sun Bad news, greed took its hold Where potential stood Got bought and sold Bad news, the kool-aid was spiked The air of reflection Blew away with the night You went blind; it's such a mystery Your eyes died, and we couldn't see There you stood on 42nd st It was fate, history couldn't pull you Bad news, there's no contingency plan The resources we had Were broken and damned Bad news, the heat's gonna rise Make no mistake The devil's come to baptize You went blind; it's such a mystery Your eyes died, and we couldn't see There you stood on 42nd st It was fate, history couldn't pull you Bad news, the wild's been tamed Machine like medicine Is calling your name Bad news, you jumped the gun The innocent stared While it all came undone
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Lonely 03:45
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Lonely, you look so lonely You're believing the thoughts in your head And troubles begun No one, no one should have no one Wandering around on your own The troubles begun And there's nothing that you mind can do And there's no way left to think it through Confusion takes the fight out of you and your way home And you never seem to find a place Where you trust the look upon your face When you're floating in and out of the pace of the world And you wait another day for the sun You wonder when the night will be done Hoping you won't come undone and be Lonely, you look so lonely You're believing the thoughts in your head And troubles begun
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Here Comes the Big One 02:55
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Here Comes the Big One Troubled mind, troubled heart Trouble in knowing where to start Troubles come, troubles go, Don't it show In the past, lies were told Love is empty, often cold Aint no wonder, things are off don't you know? Ancient laws, laws of men Laws of tricksters, laws are bent This is left, this is right Where to go Angry eyes, angry grins school yard bullies, bust your chin When in doubt, madmen shout Into space Here comes the big one Mountains are moving Like a paper floating on wind It's hard to imagine But there's a truth here in the quiet Love is real In dire times, down is up Beggars beg, just for the cup Makes no sense To turn away from all you know Words can love, words can kill When the marksmen has the skill We take aim, then we hurt Friend or foe
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I'm Someone New Today 04:10
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I'm Someone New Today I'm someone new today, just look at my face I held your hand in mine, the past was soon erased No need to search the interstate I'm someone new today I walked into the light, I heeded your advice I heard the neighbors fight and curse the day Sometimes the piper must be paid So the wise folks say Honey, how could I ignore, you were knockin' on my door Your eyes were so aligned with the sun Sometimes you find a pool so still The meanings easy to distill Its clear that only love alone can fill it I emptied out my heart, of things I kept apart My jealous thoughts unkind and mean remarks Words dipped in pain Will often leave a stain When the road you started from, turns back on itself Gates and empty shelves, hold something new But we're not alone in the universal home
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You Look Good to Me 02:48
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You Look Good to Me Thirty years and nothings changed Your eyes still blue and green The new lines on your face betray The pain that you'd been in But you look good to me You look good to me You look good now that you're free Your dad was mean Your mom insane Your brothers never around But you did hide your vulnerability And how it brought you down But you look good to me You look good to me You look good now that you're free We were kids holding on Holding for dear life Medicated all day long, questioning at night I didn't know you And you looked right through me It's amazing we could love at all When we were lost behind a wall Its no ones fault when you're only fifteen Time turned out to love us both The parents we never knew When we recalled just why we met We were so puzzled anew But you look good to me You look good to me You look good now that you're free
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Before You Know It, You'll Be Done 04:24
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If you want to walk the path of darkness If you want to warm your bones with sun You may find surprises bloom Before you know it, you'll be done Missed the train at the station Don't see no Cadillac car you won Empty pockets don't buy your lunch Before you know it, you'll be done (chorus) Everyone's got a razor blade Tucked into the recesses of mind You're better off letting tall tales fade away Maybe then you'll do just fine Ain't no mines at the jewelers Can't shoot no bullet without a gun Food can't fill the hunger in you Before you know it, you'll be done All day wishin' and hopin' Letting desire come undone You know your love could set you free Before you know it, you'll be done
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Electric Guitar 03:36
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Electric Guitar I'm playing electric guitar Don't care about nothing My baby says I'm a big star I started believing Some days when we were broken We weren't that cuddly Now we're just like the king bee We're living on honey Show me how you want to move me Hold me to the light so I'm less hungry Playing electric guitar Guitars are made of diamonds They cut illusion When you want friends to talk to You won't be deluded You've heard of Cain and Abel You've seen the explosions Electric guitar has spoken When will I listen? I'm playing electric guitar Don't care about nothing My baby said I'm a big star I started believing
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That's the Way the World Goes 'Round 02:43
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That's the Way the World Goes 'Round Every time I look at you Something in the world comes true Love can finally settle down That's the way the world goes 'round Struggle with what life presents Surely that don't make much sense Dance your sorrows to the ground That's the way the world goes 'round (Chorus) Happily I'll sit beside you Long as I can Love is inscribed in the sand Watch the way we move through time You never reach the finish line Some are poor and some renown That's the way the world goes 'round All we have is what we know Hopefully we'll let it go How could you hold down? That's the way the world goes 'round
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Lucky Boy 03:31
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Oh such a lucky boy, born at the right time Born to the right folks of right mind Oh such a lucky boy, you seem strong and able To carry you through the tough times I wonder now just who you'll be When love comes a calling when you need Oh such a lucky boy, while others are wandering Hungry and lost around mealtime Oh such a lucky boy, you set the example To face down the firing line I wonder now just who you'll be When love comes a calling when you need I couldn't help but feel glad As I wished that I were you Things weren't easy But I made it through And so will you Oh such a lucky boy, I'm seeing the next time Raising the right boy of right mind Oh such a lucky boy, when storm clouds are gathering You will be there with sunshine I wonder now just who you'll be When love comes a calling when you need
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Letting Go of the Blame 04:57
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Letting Go of the Blame Rain it falls, I don't mind Worries done, there's too little time We meet like lovers do And dance the whole night through Letting go of the blame, that you can bank on Letting go of the pain, let that be your main vow Letting go of the blame, on that you can rely. Sun was up, all day long Shining light, on things done wrong But you held me anyway Just like yesterday Letting go of the blame, that you can bank on Letting go of the pain, let that be your main vow Letting go of the blame, on that you can rely. Mama, mama, mama, I'm building a house for you Mama, mama, mama, I'm doing all that I can do.
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Park Bench Letter 00:52
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Park Bench Letter It's been so long How did you do? Did you find the world's been fighting you? Did you hold on to someone warm? And hold their heart?

credits

released December 9, 2011

These tunes were written while appreciating the trees outside my window. They are a reflection of where I was at between June 2010 and September 2011. I continue to be lucky to play with great musicians, who are also great friends. Thank you brothers and sisters! I am filled with gratitude. Reminder to self, time is fleeting! Gone. Gone. Let's make the most of living.


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Gassho, AB

1) The World Becomes Your Mirror
Jack Petruzelli – elec gtrs
Marty Beller – drums
AB – elec bass, ac gtr, keyboards, perc, vocals

2) Why Oh Why
AB – ac gtr, cellos, keyboards, perc, vocals

3) Bad News, America's Gone
Paul Carbonara – lead gtr, vocal
Jack Petruzelli - rhythm gtr
Marty Beller – drums
AB – elec bass, ac gtr, vocal

4) Lonely
Jack Petruzelli – elec gtrs
Marty Beller – drums
AB – elec bass, ac gtr, piano, organ, vocals

5) Here Comes the Big One
AB - ac gtr, elec gtr, ac bass, keyboards, loops, vocals

6) I'm Someone New Today
Jack Petruzelli – elec gtr
Michaela Anne Neller - vocal
AB – elec bass, ac gtr, piano, brushes on phonebook, vocal

7) You Look Good To me
AB - ac gtr, vocal

8) Before You Know It, You'll Be Done
Paul Carbonara – dobro
Michaela Anne Neller - vocal
AB – elec bass, ac gtr, perc, vocal

9) Electric Guitar
Paul Carbonara – elec gtrs (left channel)
Marty Beller – drums
Leanne Darling – violas
EJ Fry - percussion
AB –elec gtrs (right channel), elec bass, cellos, vocals

10) That's The Way the World Goes 'Round
Paul Carbonara – ac gtr
Ej Fry – perc
Leanne Darling – viola
Rachel Ries - vocal
AB –elec bass, cello, keyboards, bell, vocals

11) Lucky Boy
Marty Beller – drums
Leanne Darling – violas
Michaela Anne Neller - vocal
AB – elec bass, ac gtr, keyboards, vocals

12) Letting Go Of the Blame
Marty Beller – drums
EJ Fry – percussion
Ravi Best – trumpet
Erik Lawrence – tenor sax
AB – elec bass, elec gtr, piano, handclaps, vocals

13) Park Bench Letter
AB – Piano, vocal

Recorded between 6/2010 and 9/2011 at AB Studios, MB studios and PC studios! Whew.
Composed, arranged, produced, engineered and mixed by AB
Mastered by Scott Anthony @ The Viewing Room
Cover painting by Sharon Lignorner
All songs copyright 2011 Bu-Lee-Bu-Lee-Boo Music
All Rights Reserved.

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