TOUGH

by Francis Voignier

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©2011 US Copyright Office

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released 27 May 2011
Francis Voignier: Guitars, vocals, bass & horns
Alejandro Del Toro: Drums

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tags: rock progressive rock San Francisco

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I was born near Nancy, France on Nov. 7, 1954. I started my first band in 1967 and never looked back. After a stint with the ... more French army, I moved to Paris and then London where I made my professional debut. I relocated to NYC in 78, worked as a sideman before moving to SF in 82, where I did 10 years in the trenches with more bands than I can remember. I now live in Arcata, California. less

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Track Name: Corner Without A View
CORNER WITHOUT A VIEW


WE SAW IT AND WE HEARD
WE FEEL IT IN OUR FLESH AND BONES
COLD AS ICE
POWERLESS WE LIE
IT’S GOTTEN TO OUR MINDS
SET CONFUSION TO THE PACE
OF THE MEDIA
BUT WE FEEL ALRIGHT

ALL ALONG WE THINK WE HAVE IT MADE
THE MAN COMES IN AND TAKES CHARGE OF THE GAME

WE PAY INTO THE DEBT
BUY A CORNER OF THE WORLD
WITHOUT A VIEW
SAVE FOR THE TV SET
WE TAKE A RIDE ON A BUSY ROAD
JOIN THE GM AND FORD PARADE
NEVER ONCE
ASKING WHERE IT GOES

ALL ALONG WE THINK WE HAVE IT MADE
THE MAN COMES IN AND TAKES CHARGE OF THE GAME

NOW IT’S ALL ABOUT TO BURST
ARE YOU READY TO COPE
WITH ALL THESE HOPES TURNED TO DUST
YOU PUT YOUR HANDS BEFORE YOUR EYES
WHEN YOU WERE ASKED TO PAY ATTENTION
TO THE FINE-PRINTED LINES

AND NOW YOU DANCE…



Music & Lyrics by FRANCIS VOIGNIER
July 6th, 2011
© 2011 US Copyright Office
Track Name: Tough
TOUGH



SAY WHAT YOU WANT ABOUT THE WORLD
IT’S UP TO YOU AND I TO MAKE IT WORK
IT’S BOUND TO BE WILD
WHEN YOU HIT THE DIRT
IT’S GONNA BE ROUGH
TO BREAK THE CURSE

WE CHOOSE TO BE PART OF IT ALL
OR MAYBE WE PREFER TO TAKE THE FALL
CAN IT BE THAT TOUGH
TO MAKE THE CALL
TIME TO WAKE UP
THE BALL’S IN OUR COURT

DO AS YOU WISH
DO AS YOU PLEASE
TAKE YOUR REALITY WITH YOU
I HAVE MY EYES UP IN THE CLOUDS
I’M COMING DOWN TO PAY THE DUES

LOOK TO THE MAN WHO HAS IT ALL
SEE HOW HE STARES AHEAD RIGHT THROUGH THE WALL
IT’S GONNA BE TOUGH
TO LET HIM KNOW
HIS LIFE IS ABOUT
TO CHANGE ITS COURSE

DO AS YOU WISH
DO AS YOU PLEASE
TAKE YOUR REALITY WITH YOU
I HAVE MY EYES UP IN THE CLOUDS
I’M COMING DOWN TO PAY THE DUES



Francis Voignier
May 20, 2011
Track Name: Mindless Reference
AWAKE AT NIGHT
UNABLE TO SHUT OFF THE LIGHTS
THOUGHTS RACE AHEAD
ENTANGLED IN AN INNER FIGHT
WHAT IS CLEAR
IS THAT IT STARTED SLOWLY AT FIRST
DIDN'T SEEM REAL
UNTIL ONE MORNING REALITY BURST
RIGHT TROUGH THE ROOF
STRAIGHT TO THE MOON

HOW CAN A WORD
OF SUCH UTTER SIMPLICITY
CARRY THE FORCE
OF BLIND DESTRUCTIVE ENERGY
DOUBLE MEANINGS
SEND THE MIND ON A WILD GOOSE CHASE
BROKEN DREAMS
SOON COME DOWN
SHATTERED INTO SPACE
STARS FALLING 'ROUND
LOST TO THE BLAZE

ANOTHER FRIEND HAS GONE
ANOTHER LOVE
ONE MORE CASUALTY
OF VERBAL VARIANCE
ALL FOR A MISPLACED TERM
A MINDLESS REFERENCE
A CLOSENESS GONE AMISS
ON A PATH OF GRIEVANCE

AWAKE AT NIGHT
ENTANGLED IN AN INNER FIGHT
NO TIME TO REST
TOO MANY BATTLES LIE AHEAD
WHAT IS CLEAR
IS THAT IT HAPPENED SLOWLY AT FIRST
DIDN'T SEEM REAL
UNTIL ONE MORNING REALITY BURST
RIGHT THROUGH THE ROOF
STRAIGHT TO THE MOON

Lyrics & music by Francis Voignier
© 2011 US Copyright Office
Track Name: Middle Ground
MIDDLE GROUND

ALRIGHT I GUESS
IT’S GONNA BE A LONG NIGHT
GET TO THE POINT
COZ WE’RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME
AS MORNING COMES
WE’VE GOT TO BE OUT OF SIGHT
OUT OF THE LIGHT
WE HAVE NO CHOICE
BUT TO MEET MIDDLE GROUND
BEFORE DEADLINE

ALRIGHT YOU CAME
WITH LOGIC ON YOUR SIDE
SUCH COMMON SENSE
WILL HELP GETTING US IN LINE
SO WE AGREE
TO NOT POINT THE FINGER
PULL THE TRIGGER
IT’S CRYSTAL CLEAR
IT’S NOT ABOUT POWER
AVENGEFUL FIRE

A COMMON THREAD IS WHAT WE NEED
IF WE ARE TO EVER BE FREE
FROM THE GRIP OF THOSE
WHO PLAY WITH WORDS
IF WHAT WE WISH FOR IS A DREAM
THEN THIS OLD WORLD ISN’T FOR REAL
WE CAN’T LET THE THOUGHT
GET IN THE WAY

SO HERE WE GO
WE AGREE TO DISAGREE
ROLL OUT THE SHOW
THERE’S HOPE IN ADVERSITY
NOTHING TO LOSE
WITH A DECK OF ACES
AND ROYAL FACES
BEWARE THE FOOLS
IN ALL OF THESE HIDDEN PLACES
SPINNING CRAZES

Music and lyrics by FRANCIS VOIGNIER 3/15/2011
© 2011 US Copyright Office
Track Name: The End of the Road
THE END OF THE ROAD


SHE LOST HER MIND WHILE WAITING FOR A TRAIN
FOR DAYS SHE STOOD BUT HER RIDE NEVER CAME
AS PASSENGERS POURED IN AND WENT
SILENTLY SHE CLENCHED TO HER LAST HOPES IN SHREDS

SHE FAILED TO REALIZE HER WORLD WAS GONE
TOO MANY YEARS SHE SPENT CLOSING THE WALLS
SHE SITS BY THE RAILS ALL ALONE
UP ON THE PLATFORM NO-ONE ANSWERS THE PHONE

TODAY SHE HAS REACHED THE END OF THE ROAD
SHE BLOCKED THE ESCAPES AND LOCKED ALL THE DOORS
SHE LIVED HER LIFE IN CHARGE OF DESPAIR
AS FEARS FILLED THE AIR
THE WARNINGS WERE FAIR

A MAN THOUGHT HE HAD SEEN HER STANDING NEAR
BUT SOON THE RAIN HAD WASHED THE VISION CLEAR
HE WALKED TO THE CAR AS HE REACHED THE STEPS
HE LOOKED ONCE AGAIN
NOTHING BUT EMPTINESS

TODAY SHE HAS REACHED THE END OF THE ROAD...
SHE BLOCKED THE ESCAPES AND LOCKED ALL THE DOORS
SHE LIVED HER LIFE IN CHARGE OF DESPAIR
AS FEARS FILLED THE AIR
ALL WARNINGS WERE FAIR


Music& lyrics by FRANCIS VOIGNIER
June 28, 2011
© 2011 US Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Track Name: Lady Mondegreen
LADY MONDEGREEN


DO YOU KNOW WHERE WE ARE
WE COULD BE VERY FAR
FROM THE PLACE WHERE WE BEGAN
IT LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING HIT THE FAN
DID I HEAR YOU SAY
YOU KNOW THE WAY

YOU MET WITH LADY MONDEGREEN
AS THE HEARSE DROVE OFF THE SCENE
SO JIMI MUST HAVE KISSED THAT GUY
HOW COULD IT HAVE BEEN OTHERWISE
IF THE STORY TOLD
DOES'NT FIT THE MOLD

ACCORDING TO ALL THE FINE MATH
IT’S A GO TIME TO CLEAR THE PATH
BUT IF THE PAPERS BLARE THE CUES
REALITY BETRAYS THE VIEW
SO FAR ALL THE LAWS
BROKEN THEY FALL

THEN IT IS CLEAR WHO YOU ARE
YOU’RE SO READY TO RAISE THE BAR
THERE ISN’T A DOUBT IN YOUR MIND
SORRY BUT WHAT YOU HEARD
IS NOT THE WORD



November 16, 2011
Music & Lyrics by Francis Voignier
© 2011 US Copyright Office
Track Name: Once In a Blue Mood
I HEARD YOU FELL BY THE WAYSIDE
NOW YOU'RE LOOKING STRAIGHT AHEAD
EXPRESSIONLESS
YOU'VE LOST YOUR FAITH
YOU TURNED DOWN THOSE WHO CAME TO HELP
NOW IS THE TIME TO MAKE A CHOICE
INSTEAD YOU RUN AWAY
LEAVING YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS
TO ANGUISH ON YOUR FATE
IS THAT THE WAY YOU WANT IT TO END
TO PART WITHOUT A WORD
I GUESS YOU WILL BE REMEMBERED
AS THE MAN WHO LIED DOWN IN THE DIRT

© 2011 US Copyright Office
FV Music
Track Name: Aware & Dignified
AWARE & DIGNIFIED

ALRIGHT
I FEEL THE WIND
BLOWING IN THE SAILS
CARRYING ME FREE
MY EYES TO THE SEA
SET UNTO THE UNKNOWN
SOMEWHAT SCARED BUT HAPPY

HOLD ON TIGHT
I’LL BE BACK
BEYOND TOMORROW
A NEW SOUL
DIGNIFIED
AND FREED FROM SORROW

A LAND
OPEN AND WIDE
UNTOUCHED BY THE HANDS
OF DESPAIR AND SPITE
TO EXPLORE AND EMBRACE
THE VERY SOURCE OF LIFE
NEVER EVER RUNNING SCARCE

HOLD ON TIGHT
I’LL BE BACK
BEYOND TOMORROW
A NEW SOUL
REALIZED
AND FREED FROM SORROW
WE ALL SHALL COME TO RISE
AWARE AND DIGNIFIED

IT TOOK
ALL OF THESE YEARS
TO MUSTER THE STRENGTH
TO SUBDUE THE FEARS
NOW I SAIL
ON THE WINDS
OF THAT GREAT INNER STORM
IT’S SINKING OR SWIMMING

HOLD ON TIGHT…


Music & Lyrics Francis Voignier, December 15, 2011
© 2011 US Copyright Office
Track Name: To Live In That Hell
TO LIVE IN THAT HELL


A DAY IN THE LIFE
OF THE LONELY SOUL
TREADING THE LINE
A ROAD WITH NO END
NO MEMORY LANE
TO BUSY THE MIND

KNOW WHAT IT TAKES
TO LIVE IN THAT HELL
UNCARED AND BETRAYED
THAT’S HOW IT SPELLS

SOAKED TO THE BONE
THE WIND BLEW THE ROOF
OF THE CARDBOARD SHED
DEATH KEPT AWAY
BY HOPES LOOSELY HELD
FOR A WARMER BED

KNOW WHAT IT TAKES
TO LIVE IN THAT HELL
UNCARED AND BETRAYED
THAT’S HOW IT SPELLS

BORN UNDER THE SKY
DOWNHILL FROM THE START
SURVIVAL AT STAKES
SANITY DEPRIVED
SOCIETY BERATES
THE HEARTS WHICH IT BREAKS

KNOW WHAT IT TAKES
TO LIVE IN THAT HELL
UNCARED AND BETRAYED
THAT’S HOW IT SPELLS


Music & Lyrics by Francis Voignier
December 16, 2011
© 2011 US Copyright Office