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RENAISSANCE MAN

from 1ST OFFENSE by Crime Scene

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Lead guitarist, Jay Munger, wrote this song. It's the longest song on the album. The final recording consisted of only me on bass and backing vocals, Jay on guitars and lead vocal, and Paul on drums.

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I’VE GONE THE HARD WAY. I’VE HELD IT ALL AT BAY.
I FELT THE COLD WIND AT THE WINTER’S DAWN.
I’VE BEEN SUSPICIONED, BEEN DISPOSITIONED,
BEEN RELEGATED TO THE DEAD AND GONE.

BUT NOW I’M STANDIN’, OUTCAST AND BRANDED,
STILL I MUST MAKE MY WAY.
YOU HAD NO USE FOR ME, MY HEART IN MY HAND.
I HOPE TO UNVEIL A LIFE, YOUR BETRAYAL,
AND HATRED HAS FAILED TO SLAY.
I THINK I CAN MAKE IT, THE HEALING’S AT HAND.
OH! RENAISSANCE MAN.

I’VE BEEN SO PARALYZED, TRIED HARD TO REALIZE,
I TRIED TO TELL YOU IN THE LIGHT OF DAY.
I BROUGHT MY OFFERING. I GAVE YOU EVERYTHING
TO HAVE YOU BLOW MY VERY HOPE AWAY.

YOUR BEARING’S SO HIGH, YOUR PRIDE AND ALIBI,
NO SECOND CHANCES PLAYING YOUR CHARADE.
IS THIS WHAT’S WORTHWHILE, MONOLOGUE AND HOLLY SMILE,
A SEQUINED BEGGAR AT A MASQUERADE.

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from 1ST OFFENSE, released June 1, 2005
Jay Munger

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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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