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I Feel Fine

by Francis Voignier

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I Feel Fine 03:56
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I FEEL FINE I FEEL FINE THOUGHTS ARE DRIFTING THROUGH MY MIND MUSIC EBBS AND FLOWS IN TIME A SCENT SO SWEET JUST BRUSHES BY I FEEL FINE FRIENDS LAUGH TO A PLAY OF WORDS CHILDREN CHASE AWAY A CURSE ALL IS RIGHT IN MY WORLD IN MY WORLD YET SO NEAR THERE’S A MAN DEAD ON HIS BED HE MET HIS FATE UP ON THAT EDGE WHERE THE CHOICE WAS TO BE SET BUT I’M FINE THE TEARS HAVE GONE BURIED IN JOY LIFE IS PUSHING THROUGH THE SOIL ALL IS RIGHT IN MY WORLD IN MY WORLD JUMPING & DIVING SLICING THROUGH TIME I FLY ON THE WINGS OF A BIRD OF FIRE DANCING & WHIRLING CURVING THE LINES I SING OF THE GLORY OF LIFE I FEEL FINE THE RIVER TAKES ME TO THE SEA THE LIGHT IS BRIGHT AND ALL IS CLEAR THE QUESTION MARKS HAVE DISAPPEARED I FEEL FINE I SHALL BE BACK TO JOIN THE QUEST TO PAST AND FUTURE I’LL BE GUEST ALL IS RIGHT IN MY WORLD IN MY WORLD Music and lyrics by FRANCIS VOIGNIER June 21, 2003 © 2003 US Copyright Office FV Tunes/ASCAP Criminal Records
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Spread My Wings 06:18
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SPREAD MY WINGS HERE I STAND, ONE HAND IN THE PAST SORTING OUT THE OPTIONS UNCERTAIN OF THE TASK I’M LED TO TRUST SOME CHOICE MUST BE MADE BEFORE THE STORM UPON US SCATTERS PIECES AWAY TELL ME, IS TIME REALLY WORKING FOR ME OR IS DELUSION MAKING ME BELIEVE THAT NO MATTER THE PACE THERE SHALL BE A TOMORROW? THE QUESTION IS: “WHY THE BLOODY SEARCH?” IF “NOW”, THE POINT OF REFERENCE HANDS US ANOTHER CURSE AM I AHEAD OR SIMPLY ADRIFT? MAY THE SMART AND THE BLESSED PLEASE ORDER ME A DRINK TELL ME, THIS SHIT DOESN’T REALLY EXIST SOME STORY GOT US HOOKED WITH A TWIST THE HELL IF I KNOW I DON’T HEAR ANY ANSWERS CHORUS: I FEEL LIKE WALKING AWAY FROM HERE THE LISTENING PART IS OVER WITH I NEED THE SPACE TO SPREAD MY WINGS SPREAD MY WINGS NO-ONE WILL DIE AWAY FOR ME SO KEEP THE RULES AND LET ME BE I DON’T CARE IF I MISS A BEAT MISS A BEAT REPEAT 2ND PART REPEAT CHORUS Words and music by Francis VOIGNIER, November 12, 2003 © 2004 FV Tunes/ASCAP Criminal Records
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Blue of Thy Blood 07:03
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Home 05:32
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Mental Wound 06:52
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MENTAL WOUND TORN APART BETWEEN POLES OF EXTREME DISTANCE FREE ONE DAY, THE NEXT BACK TO A CONFINED SPACE NO BOOZE, NO DRUGS, JUST THE THOUGHTS OF A TORTURED MIND A RIPPLE ON THE WATER TELLS A TALE OF DEEP TROUBLE BENEATH THE EARTH UP WITH THE PROMISE OF A NEW MORNING FULL OF GRACE AT NIGHT, IT’S BACK AND TIRED TO AN EMPTY BED CRUEL ALIENATION OF A MAN IN THE WRONG PLACE AND TIME IT MAKES ONE WONDER ABOUT THE RUMOURS OF A GOD SO JUST AND FAIR PULLING THESE STRINGS FROM HELL FALLING THROUGH THE CRACKS OF THIS OLD WORN OUT FLOOR NO ONE KNOWS WHERE IT LEADS THOUGH NO ONE WILL BE SPARED AT ALL IT’S JUST THIS ONE GUY BEING PLAYED LIKE A PAWN ON THE BOARD SOME JOKER THINKS IT’S FUN TO TURN THE KNIFE A NOTCH OR TWO INSIDE THE MENTAL WOUND Music and lyrics FRANCIS VOIGNIER September 15, 2003 © 2003 FV MUSIC
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Dance Away With Me 05:42
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Is it you 04:47
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Like Walking on Water 05:01
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Such A Shame 02:36
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SUCH A SHAME YOU WALK AROUND AS IF YOU HAD IT MADE THERE’S SOMETHING YOU MUST HAVE STEPPED IN STINKING UP THE PLACE ARE YOU SOME SORT OF MISTAKE? FIRST THERE’S THE PROMISE THEN THE CHANGE OF MIND AS IF NOTHING HAD HAPPENED YOU CHANGE THE GAME AROUND TO YOU, IT’S ALL SUCH A DANDY TO THE REST OF US, IT FEELS LIKE SOMETHING IS DYING OHOH, SUCH A NIGHTMARE OHOH, SUCH A SHAME YOU’RE QUITE THE DANCER WHEN YOUR FRIENDS CONDUCT THE SCORE I CAN’T WAIT FOR THE DAY YOU FALL TO SEE ALL CRY FOR MORE YOU GO AND FIND YOURSELF A HOLE YOU AND YOUR PALS NEED TO TAKE A WALK OHOH, SUCH A NIGHTMARE OHOH, SUCH A SHAME Lyrics and Music by Francis Voignier January 15, 2004 © 2004 FV MUSIC
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Like A Silouhette 05:37
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LIKE A SILHOUETTE I FEEL LIKE A SILHOUETTE PROJECTED ON A WALL TWO-DIMENSIONAL PUPPET ON A REMOTE CONTROL WHERE’S THE COLOUR? WHERE’S THE SCENT? MY LIFE IS IN A SLOW-FADING MODE WAY FAR OUT OF HERE FAR OUT OF HERE IT DIDN’T USE TO BE THAT WAY I HAD A LOT OF FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES I ENTERTAINED GUESTS FROM THE GATES OF HADES BUT WHERE ARE THEY NOW? HAVE THEY ALL BURNT IN HELL? I GUESS I SHOULD KNOW SOON IF I DON’T STEER THIS COURSE AWAY AND WHEN THIS THING IS OVER I’LL SIT THERE ON THE HILL AMID THE BIRDS AND THE TREES I’LL PUT AWAY ALL ILLS I’LL PUT AWAY ALL ILLS… I FEEL LIKE A SILHOUETTE PROJECTED ON A WALL… Words and Music FRANCIS VOIGNIER July 12, 2003 © 2003 US Copyright Office FV Tunes/ASCAP Criminal Records
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Trying To Forget 05:19
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TRYING TO FORGET TRYING TO FORGET WHAT YOU’D BEEN AND ‘WHAT’S HER NAME?’ TO LIVE WHITHOUT A FACE TO NEVER DARE TO LOVE AGAIN ALL ALONE WITH A HANDFUL OF HURT DOESN’T THAT SOUND LIKE SOMETHING ALREADY HEARD? INEVITABLY YOU FIND YOURSELF BACK IN THE GAME SAME OLD HEART ON THE SLEEVE ON BORROWED TIME AT A DIFFERENT PLACE MR. AND MS. RIGHT DAY PASS LOVERS ON YOUR LOVELY ROLLERCOASTER RIDE OH WHAT WOULD IT TAKE TO REWRITE THE PLAY CHANGE THE SEQUENCE OF THESE MUSICAL CHAIRS? THE CHOICE IS MINE TO TAKE THE REIGNS AND SLOW THE TEMPO OF THIS GAIT, YOU SAY BUT HOW CAN I GET IT STRAIGHT AND NEVER ERR AGAIN IT’S NOW BACK AT THE BAR A VISION NEVER REALIZED ALWAYS THE SAME WRONG TURN REFLEXIVE SWITCHING ‘TIL YOU BURN FACE IN THE BOTTLE EMPTY OF MIND TELL ME THAT STORY ONE MORE TIME Words and Music by Francis Voignier April 17, 2004 © 2004 US Copyright Office FV Tunes/ASCAP Criminal Records
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Natalia 04:47
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NATALIA NATALIA, SWEET NATALIA YOUR DADDY’S GONE, YOUR DADDY’S GONE UP NORTH HE WENT TO THE MOUNTAINS TO LIFT A HEART DEEPLY SUNKEN BOTH YOU AND HE STOOD IN THE RAIN AT THE FAR ENDS OF A WORLD SHATTERED BY LOVE AND HATE WAITING IN VAIN FOR AN ANSWER LONG LOST AMID THE WASTE BLOWN TO THE WINDS OF FATE NATALIA, SWEET NATALIA YOUR DADDY’S GONE, YOUR DADDY’S GONE ABROAD HE WENT, ACROSS THE OCEAN TO FREE A SELF CAUGHT IN A MAZE HOURS TURNED TO DAYS AND DAYS TO YEARS SILENCE FILLED THE SPACES HOPE SLOWLY SLIPPED AWAY UNJUSTLY PROFILED BY THE SYSTEM YOU WORKED AGAINST THE GRAIN OF SOCIAL DISARRAY NATALIA, SWEET NATALIA YOUR DADDY’S HOME, YOUR DADDY’S HOME TAKE THE LOVE THAT HAD BEEN STOLEN RECLAIM THE PEACE, RECLAIM THE JOY NO NEED TO STAND OUT IN THE RAIN THIS DOOR IS WIDE OPEN PLEASE COME IN HERE AND STAY NEVER WILL YOUR SPIRIT BE BROKEN THIS BOND WILL ONLY TIGHTEN THIS LOVE WILL NEVER STRAY NATALIA… YOUR DADDY’S HOME… Words and Music FRANCIS VOIGNIER July 22, 2003 © 2003 FV MUSIC

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All songs by Francis Voignier © 2004/2018 FV Tunes/ASCAP
Criminal Records

"I Feel Fine" is the kind of project that doesn't start or end in any particular place. At the time, I had too many songs that existed on the brink of being forgotten, and though some deserved to be, and thus were, there were many that held a special space in my heart. They were the raw tunes recorded in poor conditions on capricious equipment, but they captured something I cannot quite describe if for the fact my emotional state had its nerves exposed and something had to give. It just so happened that music was the only therapist in my neck of the woods, so one may say the compilation is the progeny of the odd marriage of alienation and hope. In essence, I offer you demos, but I don't see how they could be better represented than in their honest nakedness. FV

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released June 15, 2004

Francis Voignier: guitars, bass, flute & vocals
Kenneth Knight: drums mixed in with machines

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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. ... more

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