1. |
Tough
04:02
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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
FV Tunes/ASCAP
Criminal Records
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2. |
Corner Without A View
05:39
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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
FV Tunes/ASCAP
Criminal Records
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3. |
Mindless Reference
05:18
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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
FV Tunes/ASCAP
Criminal Records
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4. |
Middle Ground
06:26
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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
FV Tunes/ASCAP
Criminal Records
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5. |
The End of the Road
04:27
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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
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6. |
Lady Mondegreen
05:11
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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
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7. |
Once In a Blue Mood
06:04
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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 LAY DOWN IN THE DIRT
© 2011 US Copyright Office
FV Tunes/ASCAP
Criminal Records
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8. |
Aware & Dignified
04:05
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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
FV Tunes/ASCAP
Criminal Records
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9. |
To Live In That Hell
03:58
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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
TOO 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
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10. |
Black or White
06:18
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BLACK OR WHITE
I HAVEN’T SEEN YOUR FACE BEFORE
YOU’RE NOT FROM THESE SHORES
I THINK I KNOW WHO SENT YOU HERE AT LAST
MY VOICE HAS BEEN HEARD
RISEN FROM THE DIRT
THAT HAS SPREAD BEFORE THESE TIRED EYES
I NEED TO SEE THE FIRE MELT THE ICE
GOT TO FLUSH THE GAME OUT OF THIS LIFE
WHERE EVERYTHING IS
EITHER BLACK OR WHITE
I SPEAK FOR THE BOY
I STAND FOR THE GIRL
I MUST REACH MY PEERS BEFORE THEY HURT
SAY WHAT YOU MUST TELL
TAKE WHAT YOU DESERVE
NO PRICE FOR THE WISDOM OF YOUR WORDS
AS THEY PENETRATE DEEP IN THE EARTH
RESET ALL THE ORIGINAL TERMS
AWAKEN THE WIND
SWITCH ON THE LIGHTS
RUN IN CIRCLES AND FADE AWAY, FADE AWAY
OR RIDE THE SPIRAL AND BREAK AWAY
RISE TO THE MOMENT AND SAVE THE DAY, SAVE THE DAY
OR SINK INTO THE DEPTHS OF DISPAIR
FAREWELL I MUST GO
GET BACK TO THE SHOW
WE NEED TO DISTANCE OURSELVES FROM THE LAW
A THOUSAND YEARS OF CURSE
HAS BROUGHT OUT ALL THE WORST
FROM THE WARPED SIDE OF THE UNIVERSE
STEALING REASON FROM OUR DEEPEST PAST
BREAKING EACH SOUL TO THE VERY LAST
PROFITING THE FEW
RUINING THE MIND
RUN IN CIRCLES...
May 20, 2012
© 2012 US Copyright Office
FV Tunes/ASCAP
Criminal Records
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Francis Voignier San Francisco, California
Francis Voignier formed his first band in 1968. He moved from Eastern France to Paris and then London where he made his
professional debut. He worked in NYC
as a sideman between 1978 and 1982, before heading for San Francisco where he spent 10 years performing and recording with many bands, as well as producing artists in his own studio. He now lives in the Northern California city of Eureka.
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