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The Peddler of Bombast

by Adam Henry Garcia

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1.
Goodbye Mr. Flynn 03:45
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I saw you in the driveway Monday Saw you smoking pot and laughing loudly with your friends Letters that you'd send All your ambition Would get you somewhere Saw you on the town on Tuesday Saw your helping hand for man and everything was good In your neighborhood Boy, it's understood You're a lucky son A lucky one When I knew you, Mr. Flynn You were in it for the win And the future was a shining beacon you could believe in You had heard your call Gonna catch the ones who fall And you're handing out some kindness to this world Some caring for this world Some caring for the boys and girls who aren't like you But you won't break, won't break through Heard about your slip down Wednesday Heard about your Thursday blues And all the buried rage Set it on a stage Let it all rampage And crush your love You couldn't rise above I can see you, Mr. Flynn I can see the hell you're in And I know I would not want to walk a mile in your shoes I can not hear you call Cause you're stuck behind your wall Brick by brick it's hatred for this world Hatred for this world Hatred for the boys and girls who aren't like you But you won't break, won't break through
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Straw Hat 04:02
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I spent eighteen years a' ridin' some kind of roller coaster It went up and it went down and it spun off the track Then I packed up my belongings, went up north and started college It was brighter there, I knew inside I wasn't going back And I just have to say: it was a beautiful day One of the nicest I've ever seen One I'll always remember To warm me up in December When I'm feeling mean I spent six week of one Summer with a girl who lived in Boston If you asked me, I couldn't tell you 'bout that girl today But one morning after she'd gone, I walked out of her apartment Lit my cigarette on shiny Tremont Street and I felt great And I just had to say: it's such a beautiful day One of the nicest I've ever seen One I'll always remember To warm me up in December When I'm stuck somewhere between Between everything that I want and everything that I am Between when I'm buying the map and when I'm digging the land Between everything that we had and all the nothing that's left Between the bars Oh I just have to say: I need a beautiful day Like one of the nicest I've ever seen One I'll always remember To warm me up in December When I'm feeling mean, mean, mean You got a first class face in the rain or snow You got the magic feeling: nowhere to go So take a ride with me on the new Strawberry Swing It's the thing
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Blue Sky, Gray Day 03:06
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There was a break in time and everyone forgot to know your name There was a long, long line of enemies and family to blame But now the time is on your side But now the fire's in your mind You played the mystery when our romance was drinking way downtown You played the comedy and didn't really know me then or now It was a physical delight But that didn't keep me warm at night There was a time I wanted you There was a time I wanted you Everything about you made me fear that once without you I'd turn blue There was a time I wanted you There was a time I wanted you There was a suited man with apathy and villainous intent Offers an ultimatum, saying "Get with me or go get bent" There was a curse upon your prime You traded the fire in your mind There was a time I wanted you There was a time I wanted you Everything about you made me fear that once without you I'd turn blue There was a time I wanted you There was a time I wanted you Then there's a time I saw right through
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The Peddler of Bombast 04:44
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I was wearing a suit and tie riding to the city, girls Gratis, speaking someone's lines, hoping for another world Sometimes I think of dying But you know that I ain't got the time Sometimes I think of trying What's the plan supposed to be? All written in the stars, define time, rhyme And that's all fine I was drinking all alone, sadder kind than cool and strong Thinking maybe I'd outgrown swelling hearts and sappy song Sometimes I think of crying But you know that I ain't got the time Sometimes I think of buying What I can with soul for sale A rider pale is dining on our time And that's not fine But then the swelling hearts begin to rhyme We need love and also love Forget about hell underground, ditch that heaven up above You're here right now You're here right now Look around you fool, right now We need love and still more love Yesterday is history and tomorrow isn't good enough Without love You're here right now Here right now Here right now Right now I saw you when you walked in, I think that you're beautiful You were always he inside, now him, I think you are beautiful I know sometimes you think of dying I say kill that in your mind Because you've conquered flying You're ahead of all our time You're in your prime You are fine So damn fine Do you think that we might get wise? We need love and also love Forget about hell underground, ditch that heaven up above You're here right now Here right now Look around you fool, right now Hope in love and still more love Yesterday is history and tomorrow isn't good enough Without love You're here right now Here right now Here right now Hear right now Here right now Right now I was wearing a suit and tie riding to the city, girls You know sometimes I keep on trying For that you know I've got the time And that's all fine
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Interlude 01:20
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Please fool, leave me alone Don't make me drag you back home I thought you'd finally grown I thought you'd go on your own It ain't no decision, you see Your only utility's me, pay my fee Please fool, find a new friend Cause this ride's come to an end You don't know a thing about me I'm free I'm free
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Dapper In My Rainbow Suit 03:26
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He's the kind of man who wears a suit to hide his ugliness He's the kind of hero, damsel'd rather live with her distress He's the kind of thief who steals the diamonds just to see the mess You're the type of villain with all four dimensions in your head You're the type of champion who's glad to leave us all for dead You're the type of writer, likes to burn the book once it's been read Cause your soul's been fed You're seeing red Look at all you've done Look who you've become Look at all the demons that are dancing in your mind There to watch you fall There to make you stall On the road to anything that's worthy of your... Time to live and time to cry Time to give and time to die And time to celebrate the day Time to poison, waste away It's time to fix your broken heart Time to quit then fall apart Oh you You're through I'm the type of victim with my knuckles brassed and primed to punch I'm a firm believer too much pressure's making my time crunch And I know that if I packed the sack I've got to eat the lunch Do my own stunts Feel like a dunce Look at all you've done Look who you've become Look at all the demons that are dancing in your mind Bringing in their friends Staying 'til the end Talking 'bout their favorite of your intermittent crimes There to watch you fall There to make you stall On the road to anything that's worthy of your... Time to live and time to cry Time to give and time to die And time to celebrate the day Time to poison, waste away It's time to fix your broken heart Time to quit then fall apart It's time for ringing in your reign Time for you to face the pain It's you You're through Say goodnight Good Sir Knight
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Marauder's Anthem 03:15
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They were children of divorce, never led a charming life Or their parents stayed together, fought all day and drank at night And the din of living here just wasn't right They were often left alone, their mistakes came from neglect Smoked some pot and stole some shit, never taught to come correct In your eyes their lives were wrecked Just wrecked And I say All you Christian people, where's your helping hand if not at home? All your vision, people, doesn't speak to those you've left alone Could it be the wayward ones that you condemn deserve your throne? We'll never know So they found some wheels and set a course for benches and for stairs So they'd grind and pop and flip the script and give you more gray hair And the din of your reaction wasn't fair Now they're criminals for narrow minded coppers to bring home All for punishment that didn't fit the crime, you're casting stones From your mansion made of glass you watch them go All four wheels would ride until another border heard the call Now it's age sixteen, they're mean because you wait for them to fall Could it be the wayward ones that you condemn deserve it all? Still you build your wall You've got your head in the sand You're looking right down your nose But you're no better than them In fact the other way goes Yeah, you can think what you want And you can refuse to grow Just know their pain's a pain that you will never know You'll never know You had kindness in you, saw that one last time before the end Blasting Regulate and riding to the park, you were my friend Skating to your favorite tune Sorry that you're gone so soon
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St. George 04:39
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You know the Needle In The Hay? He just up and went away The only person that I had to share the moment with Was a political flunky Who didn't even cry I hurried up the interstate You were there to play with me All the party people breaking hearts and taking names Should I tell them they're my heroes? Or should I walk away? Go wandering alone on the promenade? Is there anybody out there? Send me back a signal please If it isn't too much trouble for you And won't you make it something funky? So that I might dance out here alone I'll be dancing on my own Maybe then I'll feel I'm home I head back down the interstate You came down to hang with me We went walking on those city streets Saw Vito on the stairs Should we tell him he's our hero? Or should we walk away? And you left me standing on the promenade Is there anybody out there? Send me back a signal please If it isn't too much trouble for you And won't you make it something funky? So that I might dance out here alone I'll be dancing on my own Maybe then I'll feel I'm home Cause no one in the city even knows my name I drink with geniuses and clowns the same We're all going insane Hey! Hey! Won't you tell me I'm your hero? Fuck the anonymity Well I'll go vanish on the promenade Is there anybody out there? Send me back a signal please If it isn't too much trouble for you And won't you make it something damn good? So that I might dance out here alone I'll be dancing on my own Maybe then I'll feel I'm home
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Once and Future Glow 02:54
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Nothing new that wasn't done before Or nothing done that isn't new It's not the action Be the faction that can see what makes it new is that it's you Nothing wrong with where you're standing, boy Must be where you're meant to be If you feel adrift Come get a lift The stars will chart a course for you across the open sea Hey! Feel the rush of home Feel the rush of home Feel it in your bones Go! Feel the rush unknown Feel it in your soul Then you come back home Back from the unknown You made your way back home Claim it as your own Feel the rush of home Your once and future glow

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released October 26, 2021

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Adam Henry Garcia Burlington, Vermont

Singer/Songwriter out of Burlington VT. The style is folk, acoustic pop, acoustic alternative. Lo fi, personal and sometimes profane. Honest. Enjoy! Email: Adamhenrygarcia@gmail.com

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