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ARTFUL SAYINGS [Digitally Remastered]

by The Santairs

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I ONCE HAD A GIRL 02:56
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NOW I JUST WANT TO SAY, I MET A GIRL ON A SPECIAL DAY. THIS GIRL WAS GOOD. THIS GIRL WAS BAD. SHE WAS A GIRL I WISH I HAD. SO I SAID, “HELLO, WHAT'S YOUR NAME?” SHE'S A GIRL THAT I COULDN'T TAME. SHE'S A TIGER, A REAL GO-GETTER. SHE'S MY KIND OF GIRL. SHE MAKES ME FEEL MUCH BETTER. NOW I ONCE HAD, HAD A GIRL. I ONCE HAD A GIRL. OH, HO, HO. NO, NO, NO. (SOLO) THE ONLY ONE TO CARE FOR ME HAS GONE AWAY AS FAR AS I CAN SEE. THERE'S NO MORE TO SAY. IT'S OVER AND DONE. I'VE LOST A GIRL, MY ONLY ONE. NOW I ONCE HAD, HAD A GIRL. I ONCE HAD A GIRL. OH, HO, HO. NO, NO, NO. NOW I ONCE HAD, HAD A GIRL. I ONCE HAD A GIRL. OH, HO, HO. NO, NO, NO. NO, NO, NO, NO. NO, NO, NO, NO.
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THAT OLE BIRD 02:35
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I SAW A BIRD IN THE SKY. I LOOKED UP AND HE WENT IN MY EYE. AND I SAID, “WHAT A ROTTEN THING TO DO! WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO DO THAT TO YOU?” I WENT AFTER THAT DIRTY OLE BIRD. HE FLEW OFF WHEN HE HAD HEARD; FROM THAT DROPPING THAT LANDED IN MY EYE, I'M GETTING A GUN TO BLOW HIM OUT OF THE SKY. THAT OLE BIRD ISN'T GOOD FOR THIS PLACE. I'M GETTING A SHOVEL TO SMASH HIS FACE. I'LL CATCH THAT BIRD AND TEAR HIM APART. I'LL PULL OUT HIS FEATHERS AND RIP OUT HIS HEART. I FINALLY CAUGHT THAT MEAN PARAKEET. I KISSED HIS BEAK AND BIT AT HIS FEET. I GRABBED THAT BIRD AND THREW HIM TO THE GROUND. THEN I PICKED HIM UP AND I THREW HIM ALL AROUND. WHEN THAT BIRD HIT THE FLOOR, HE LOOKED AT ME, AND SAID, “NO MORE!” THE BIRD IS GONE AND MY LIFE IS SO GOOD. THE BIRD HAD GOT WHAT HE HAD SHOULD. THE DAY HAS COME AND I'M BACK OUTSIDE. THE TIMES ARE EASIER SINCE THAT BIRD CAN'T FLY. I'M GLAD THAT BIRD IS GONE INSTEAD, BECAUSE HE WAS GETTING TO MY HEAD. I LOOKED UP TO SEE A FLY, THEN THIS BIRD CAME OUT OF THE SKY. THE BIRD SWOOPED DOWN AND HE MISSED THE HIT. THEN HE TRIED IT AGAIN, HE TOOK A SH...
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DON'T HOLD BACK 02:37
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WHEN YOU'RE LONELY AND FEELIN' LOW, YOU MAY WONDER WHERE TO GO. DON'T HOLD BACK WHEN YOUR LOVER'S GONE. DON'T HOLD BACK, JUST CARRY ON, DON'T HOLD BACK, CARRY ON. IF YOU'RE SAD FOR A LONG, LONG WHILE, JUST TURN YOUR FROWN INTO A SMILE. DON'T HOLD BACK, JUST LET IT GO. DON'T HOLD BACK IF YOU LOVE HIM SO, DON'T HOLD BACK. LET IT GO. ALL I KNOW WHAT LOVE IS: JUST IMAGINATION. AND WHEN YOU FEEL THAT LOVE, YOU KNOW IT'S A GREAT SENSATION. YOU KNOW IT'S A GREAT SENSATION. YOU KNOW IT'S A GREAT SENSATION. (OHO!) IF YOU'RE LOVESICK, JUST CLOSE YOUR EYES. JUST PRETEND THERE'S NO MORE LIES. DON'T HOLD BACK, JUST LET IT BE. DON'T HOLD BACK AND YOU WILL SEE. CAN'T YOU SEE? BE LIKE ME. BE LIKE ME.
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LOVE TO ROCK 03:06
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YES I, I'M IN AMERICA. YES I, I'M IN AMERICA. YES I, I'M IN AMERICA. AND IN THE MAINLAND, WE LOVE TO ROCK. WELL IF YOU PUT THE CAMERA ON ME, EVERYTHING IS GONNA BE ALRIGHT. AND IF THE CAMERAS ARE FLASHIN' ON ME, EVERYTHING IS GONNA BE JUST FINE. WE'RE DANCIN' TO A BRAND NEW BEAT, DOIN' IT FROM TIME TO TIME. YES I, I'M IN AMERICA. YES I, I'M IN AMERICA. YES I, I'M IN AMERICA. AND IN THE MAINLAND, WE LOVE TO ROCK. 'CAUSE, IN THE MAINLAND, WE LOVE TO ROCK. YOU DON'T HAVE TO SIT OVER THERE, JUST GET UP AND GIVE IT A TRY. YOU'LL FEEL THE RHYTHM IN THE AIR, AND THE BEAT KEEPS YOU IN TIME. JUST COME AND FEEL THE HEAT, AND YOU'LL BEGIN TO FLY. YES I, I'M IN AMERICA. YES I, I'M IN AMERICA. YES I, I'M IN AMERICA. AND IN THE MAINLAND, WE LOVE TO ROCK. YES, IN THE MAINLAND, WE LOVE TO ROCK. 'CAUSE, IN THE MAINLAND, WE LOVE TO ROCK. (SOLO)
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WHEN YOU'RE DEAD 02:12
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WHEN YOU'RE DEAD, IT'S JUST LIKE LIGHTNIN'. WHEN YOU'RE DEAD, IT'S SO DAMN FRIGHTNIN', WHEN YOU'RE DEAD, WHEN YOU'RE DEAD. WHEN YOU'RE DEAD, YOU COME AND PLEASE ME. WHEN YOU'RE DEAD, I COME AND PLEAD, WHEN YOU'RE DEAD, WHEN YOU'RE DEAD. OW! (SOLO) WHEN YOU'RE DEAD, I COME TO DIE. WHEN YOU'RE DEAD, THERE'S NO MORE LIES, WHEN YOU'RE DEAD, WHEN YOU'RE DEAD. WHEN YOU'RE DEAD, I SEE MY BLOOD. WHEN YOU'RE DEAD, IT'S LIKE A FLOOD, WHEN YOU'RE DEAD, WHEN YOU'RE DEAD. OW! (SOLO)
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I DESPERATELY NEED YOU 03:18
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I SEE THE FIRE THAT BURNS IN YOUR EYES. I SEE THE WHIP ALONG YOUR SIDE, BUT I DESPERATELY NEED YOU. I SEE YOUR FIST IN MY FACE. I SEE OUR LOVE GOING TO WASTE, BUT I DESPERATELY NEED YOU. I DESPERATELY NEED YOU. SEE THE TEARS THAT SWELL IN MY EYES? SEE THE KNIFE TWIST IN MY HIDE? BUT I DESPERATELY NEED YOU. I DESPERATELY NEED YOU. AND I DESPERATELY NEED YOU. SEE MY HAND SHAKE OF FRIGHT? SEE ME SIT BY THE PHONE AT NIGHT? BUT I DESPERATELY NEED YOU. BUT I DESPERATELY NEED YOU. I DESPERATELY NEED TO, I DESPERATELY NEED TO. (SOLO) AND I STRETCH MY HAND OUT TO YOU, AND I BEG FOR YOU TO STAY. BUT YOU LEFT AND YOU'RE GONE AND YOU'LL NEVER COME BACK TO ME. BUT I NEED YOU. I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT YOU. OHO---- COME BACK TO ME. COME BACK TO ME. COME BACK TO ME. I DESPERATELY NEED YOU, I DESPERATELY NEED YOU, I DESPERATELY NEED TO. I DESPERATELY NEED TO.
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UNTITLED 00:34
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INSTRUMENTAL
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NEURALGIA OF ANIMATE EXISTENCE 01:06
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MUSIC IS A NON-ENDING STREET, CONTINUING THROUGH ETERNITY AND TIME. IT IS A BEAUTY THAT ONE FORGETS UNTIL AFTER LOVE MAKING. YOUR THOUGHTS, FEELINGS, AND EMOTIONS ARE DEFINED WHEN YOU CREATE THAT PICTURE THAT NEVER SEEMS TO DIE IN YOUR MIND. YOUR EYES SEE THE SKIES ABOVE. YOU SEE THE HEAVEN YOU HOPE TO BE THERE, BUT YOU STILL MISS THE BEAUTY OF ITS MEANING. LOVE HAS GROWN INTO DEATH AND DEATH HAS BROUGHT YET ANOTHER LIFE TO LIVE HER REALITY. WE ARE BORN AND WE DIE THE SAME. IT’S ALWAYS THE SAME PATH WE START AND END ON. ONLY WHAT WE DO IN-BETWEEN WE CAN CALL A LIFE.
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NONSENSE SONG 01:09
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I SENT AFTER OUT YOU. I WENT SEEN HER DOCTOR. MY KNOWN FLEW KNOWN CLUE IS WAITING FOR A SOCCER. SHE'S ALONE BY ISN'T BALLOON. SHOES MY DENTIST HAD. MY DAY'S HAPPENIN' SOON, FLOCKING MY PIZZAZZ. DUMB INCREDIBLY SEEN, AFTER TREE SICK BEAN. BUT HAVE THEY THOUGHT A POTATO UPON BROUGHT NOW, TELEVISION GOLDEN BED, EATING DOGS, SAILING, DRINKING. NAME MY PENNY. SHE'S MY HEAD. FINDING NORTH GRASS SINKING. DRINKING, DRIVING, ALONG SAYS FLYING. SKIES NOT SO BLUE. WAITING FOR DYING. LYRICS HIDING IN YOU, AH. THIS IS ALL THERE IS. NO MORE LYRICS LEFT. MY COUNTRY IS A 'TIS BECAUSE I'M INTO THEFT, BYE-BYE!
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LOVER (I HAD YOU) 02:22
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I HAD YOU AND YOU HAD ME AND WE WERE FEELING SO HAPPY. I LEFT YOU THEN YOU LEFT AND WE WERE FEELING SO BADLY. LOVER YOU HAD ME BUT I DIDN’T HAVE YOU. LOVER, WHAT AM I TO DO? ALL I WANT IS YOU. (SOLO) I WANTED YOU AND YOU WANTED ME AND WILL BE SO HAPPY. I NEEDED YOU AND YOU NEED ME AND SO HAPPY WE WILL BE IN OUR DREAMS. LOVER YOU HAD ME BUT I DIDN’T HAVE YOU. LOVER, WHAT AM I TO DO? ALL I WANTED WAS YOU.
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WILL YOU FIX MY ARM 03:10
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WILL YOU FIX MY ARM AND MAKE A LITTLE HOLE? SHOOT IT ALL UP UNTIL I FEEL NO MORE. GET IT IN, GET IT UP, AND MAKE ME FEEL MUCH DIFFERENT. WILL YOU GIVE ME MORE? I'M HOOKED ON IT SO BAD. WHAT GAVE ME THE START? I WISH I NEVER HAD. LET ME GO, LET ME DIE, AND MAYBE THEN I'LL FEEL BETTER. FIX ME UP, SHOOT ME UP, I DON'T CARE. (FIX HIM UP, SHOOT HIM UP, HE DON'T CARE.) DIRTY NEEDLES, I'M SO HURT, AND I DON'T CARE. (DIRTY NEEDLES, HE'S SO HURT, AND HE DON'T CARE.) PARTY HERE, PARTY THERE, I FEEL SO HIGH, I'M GONNA DIE. WILL YOU HELP ME DOCTOR? I'M TIRED OF THIS PAIN. I'M HOOKED ON A DRUG, MAKES MY LIFE INSANE. GET ME OFF, GET ME CLEAN, AND MAKE ME FEEL MUCH DIFFERENT. WILL YOU HELP ME PEOPLE? STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOIN'! IT HURTS ME AS MUCH AS YOU. WHO YOU THINK YOU'RE SCREWIN'? I AM CLEAN. I FEEL GOOD, AND I'M REBORN AGAIN. GET ON IT, GET OFF IT, AND I DON'T CARE. (GET ON IT, GET OFF IT, AND HE DON'T CARE.) I'M OFF IT. I FEEL GOOD, AND YOU DON'T CARE. (HE'S OFF IT AND HE FEELS GOOD, AND YOU DON'T CARE.) YOU'LL GET A.I.D.S., YOU'LL BE DEAD, AND I WON'T CARE. YOU WILL DIE. WILL YOU FIX MY ARM? I SAY NO I WON'T. IT'S ALL UP TO YOU. STOP SAYIN' YOU DON'T. SAVE YOURSELF, SAVE YOURSELF AND MAYBE THEN YOU'LL BE FREE. WILL YOU FIX MY ARM? NO I NEVER WILL. I AM OFF A DRUG. YOU ARE ON THE PILL.
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OH GENA KAY (THIS MISS DIVELBISS) 02:29
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OH GENA KAY, YOU'RE THE ONE I LOVE. YOU ARE THE GIRL THAT I'M DREAMIN' OF. OH GENA KAY, I LOVE YOU SO. THIS MISS DIVELBISS, I WANT YOU TO KNOW. OH GENA KAY, PLEASE STAY WITH ME. I CAN'T LET GO AND SET YOU FREE. OH GENA KAY, I'D DIE FOR YOU. IF YOU SHOULD LEAVE ME, OH WHAT COULD I DO? LOVE, LOVE IS ALL I NEED NOW. YOU'RE THE GIRL THAT IS SO SWEET. LOVE, LOVE IS ALL I WANT NOW. I'LL GO DOWN AND BEG AT YOUR FEET. OH GENA KAY, I LOVE YOU SO MUCH. YOU HAVE THE LOOKS AND A SPECIAL TOUCH. OH GENA KAY, YOU ARE SO FINE. YOU SHOWED ME LOVE THAT I COULDN'T FIND. OH GENA KAY, YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE. TO BE WITH YOU IS THE ONLY FUN. OH GENA KAY, I JUST WANNA SAY, I LOVE YOU GIRL IN SO MANY WAYS. LOVE, LOVE IS ALL I NEED NOW. YOU'RE THE GIRL THAT IS SO SWEET. LOVE, LOVE IS ALL I WANT NOW. I'LL GO DOWN AND BEG AT YOUR FEET. (SOLO) OH GENA KAY, I CAN'T GO ON. I COULDN'T LIVE IF YOU WERE GONE. OH GENA KAY, GIVE ME SOME MORE. YOU ARE THE ONE THAT I'M LIVIN' FOR. LOVE, LOVE IS ALL I NEED NOW. YOU'RE THE GIRL THAT IS SO SWEET. LOVE, LOVE IS ALL I WANT NOW. THERE ARE NO GIRLS THAT CAN COMPETE. LOVE, LOVE IS ALL I NEED NOW. YOU'RE THE GIRL THAT IS SO SWEET. LOVE, LOVE IS ALL I WANT NOW. I'LL GO DOWN AND BEG AT YOUR FEET.
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Q AND W 02:41
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AVANT-GARDE PERFORMANCE
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I ONCE HAD A PRETTY GIRL 00:15
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I ONCE HAD A PRETTY GIRL WHO KNEW ME WELL. I LOVED HER WITH ALL MY LIFE FROM WHAT I COULD TELL.

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This is The Santairs 16th digital album release. These recordings consists mostly of myself, but also featuring my son, and my father playing on some of these songs. So this is kind of a family affair, with 3 generations of musicians making music and noises together, experimenting with sounds from professional to home recordings that range from purely fun to the downright odd.

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released October 7, 2014

All songs mixed and mastered at MINE music Studio in Auburn, WA.
(Total running time: 30:30)

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The Santairs Auburn, Washington

I am a musician, singer, and songwriter doing this part-time but have been doing it all my life. I started singing before I could talk at the age of one, and wrote my first real song at 15 years of age. (If you count avant-garde as a song, then the age would be 7.) I currently own my own recording studio; and I write, perform, and record my own music (and other's from time to time.) I am Santairs. ... more

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