All Songs Written, Performed, Recorded, Mixed & Produced by John Thomson
Mastered by Glenn Schick
Album Art: Dawn Royer (©2021, Dawn Royer)
Logo Design: Rich Lebo, Lebotomy Design
©2021 John Thomson (ASCAP)
All Rights Reserved
1. Against The Grain
©2019 John Thomson (ASCAP)
A square in a circular life
Following self-authored guides
Start a new day, write a new page, record a new groove
Set in particular ways
Without a care of the price you pay
Light of new day, write a new page, forge a new groove
You have it your way, no mind what they say, you do what you do
Years of burning lessons learned made you fall out against the grain
Where approved and proper decisions are not the way
But you take the time and read the signs to make the calls that you do
You’re in it to win, with a singular spin, you don’t lose
You stop at the green, go at the red
A trending design is a paper to shred
Hit on the six, never seven
You tend to do fine when defying the line
Scoff at the branded talk
Choose the side of the path you walk
Add a delay, watch their mistakes, plan a new move
Step to the side as the others dive off a bridge with advice from the mind of the hive
It’s the breaks, watch as they flay, fall to their doom
You have it your way, no mind what they say, you do what you do
Years of burning lessons learned made you fall out against the grain
Where approved and proper decisions are not the way
But you take the time and read the signs to make the calls that you do
You’re in it to win, with a singular spin, you don’t lose
You stop at the green, go at the red
A trending design is a paper to shred
Hit on the six, never seven
You tend to do fine when defying the line
(Solo)
Years of burning lessons learned made you fall out against the grain
Where approved and proper decisions are not the way
But you take the time and read the signs to make the calls that you do
You’re in it to win, with a singular spin, you don’t lose
You stop at the green, go at the red
A trending design is a paper to shred
Hit on the six, never seven
You tend to do fine when defying the line
You stop at the green, go at the red
A trending design is a paper to shred
Hit on the six, never seven
You tend to do fine when defying the line
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2. Mystique
©2019 John Thomson (ASCAP)
Was lonely so long, tired of playing the field
The usual mistakes had all lost their appeal
So I nearly didn’t go out that night
She strolled into the room about a quarter to nine
The eyes of 40 guys were following right behind
That beautiful mystery
It’s hard to believe you gave me the time
When dozens of others were falling at your feet
My head was feeling light and my knees were feeling weak
And babe you’re feeling nice, I don’t wanna let go, Mystique
You’re all that I need
You’re all that I need, Mystique
You’re all that I need
You’re all that I need, Mystique
The very next night she nearly knocked me out in her steamy black dress
We went out on the town
Yeah, I didn’t wanna’ go home that night
One date it led to two then it led to three
At four the clothes were on the floor and yet you continue to be
That beautiful mystery
It’s hard to believe you gave me the time
When dozens of others were falling at your feet
My head was feeling light and my knees were feeling weak
And babe you’re feeling nice, I don’t wanna let go, Mystique
You’re all that I need
You’re all that I need, Mystique
You’re all that I need
You’re all that I need Mystique
(Solo)
We lasted long enough, to write you a song
I won’t do you wrong, do you wrong
Mystique, you weren’t a usual mistake
My head was feeling light and my knees were feeling weak
And babe you’re feeling nice, I don’t wanna’ let go, Mystique
You’re all that I need
You’re all that I need, Mystique
You’re all that I need
You’re all that I need Mystique
You’re all that I need, Mystique
You’re all that I need, Mystique
You’re all that I need
You’re all that I need, Mystique
Mystique, Mystique
You weren’t a mistake.
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3. Complicated View
©1995-2019 John Thomson (ASCAP)
I just want to say some words, but none come to mind
As I consider all you said
Don’t want to be the judge of your thinking line
Though your rationale fills me with dread
But maybe you’re doing fine
Pursuing your peace of mind
With logic so twisted and confusing on both sides
Such a complicated view
Your eyes capture that, it’s true
But you still make the call and ride to fall
Complicated view
Push aside the ones who try to help the fight
Just one of many sad, disturbing trends
Dissolve away the darkest side of your ugly night
With gifts provided by predative friends
But maybe you’re doing fine
Pursuing your peace of mind
With logic so twisted and confusing on both sides
Such a complicated view
Your eyes capture that, it’s true
But you still make the call and ride to fall
Complicated view
Your eyes capture that, it’s true
But you still make the call and ride to fall
Complicated view
(Solo)
I don’t want to sit around and watch you drown
Ignore the whim
Enjoy the swim
Just step it one notch down
But maybe you’re doing fine
Pursuing your peace of mind
With logic so twisted and confusing on both sides
Such a complicated view
Your eyes capture that, it’s true
But you still make the call and ride to fall
Complicated view
Your eyes capture that, it’s true
But you still make the call and ride to fall
Complicated view
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4. Innocent Eyes
©2020 John Thomson (ASCAP)
I’ve been up, I’ve been down, I’ve been tossed all around
I’ve been laid, I’ve been played and amused
Fell in love on a dime about every damn time
A lesson not learned, never used
I got hitched, I got ditched, and then I lost the itch
Focused on me for a change
Was in a pretty good place then got hit in the face
With a four-alarm fire of a babe
Crazy how life and love
Can come at you fast, more than you’ll ever know
And thru the haze of a longing, tempted gaze
I’m finding the right words and time to say
I wanna’ wrap you in my arms sweet lady
I wanna’ dance along the edge of the knife
I wanna’ find all the passionate crimes behind your innocent eyes
Your inner-sin eyes
Your innocent eyes
Went a long time without until you broke your vows
A Catholic girl gone astray
Traded your Rosary Beads for some satin sheets
Made up for lost time gone away
Crazy how life and love
Can come at you fast, more than you’ll ever know
And thru the haze of a longing, tempted gaze
I’m finding the right words and time to say
I wanna’ wrap you in my arms sweet lady
I wanna’ dance along the edge of the knife
I wanna’ find all the passionate crimes behind your innocent eyes
Your innocent eyes
Would like to say that I kind of really want you around, and I think I just might
Maybe tonight
(Solo)
I wanna’ wrap you in my arms sweet lady
I wanna’ dance along the edge of the knife
I wanna’ find all the passionate crimes behind your innocent eyes
Your inner-sin eyes
I wanna’ wrap you in my arms sweet baby
I wanna’ dance along the edge of the knife
Cause I’m falling, falling, falling
Into your innocent eyes
I’m falling to the inner-sin of your innocent eyes
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5. Pet
©2019 John Thomson (ASCAP)
“Can you keep my secret?”
“I’m gonna’ get thru to the side that you’re trying to hide
You know those ‘cuffs ain’t meant to fend away some criminal nights
I bet you’ll do what all the others deny
And your halo’s just two horns draped in white
So step into my lair and play
Ain’t no turning back”, she said
“Have I gotten to you yet, precious new-found pet?
Wag a finger for the yes, better never let me guess
Have I gotten to you yet, little well-trained pet?
Don’t you dare go run and I hide, you’re gonna’ wanna’ feel the ride.”
“You’re gonna’ say my name with all the raw lust that you have
We’re gonna’ work our way thru all the little moves in my bag
I know you’ll do what all the others deny
And your halo’s just two horns draped in white
So brace it for another go
The bites on your neck ain’t for show”
“Have I gotten to you yet, precious new-found pet?
Wag a finger for the yes, better never let me guess
Have I gotten to you yet, little well-trained pet?
Don’t you dare go run and I hide, you’re gonna’ wanna’ feel the ride.”
(Solo)
“Nothing you can hope for a normal night, with a deadly temptress in your life
Nothing you can do to prepare your head for a naughty kitten in your bed”, she said
“I know you’ll do what all the others deny
And your halo’s just two horns draped in white
So step into my lair and stay
Ain’t no turning back”, she said
“Have I gotten to you yet, precious new-found pet?
Wag a finger for the yes, better never let me guess
Have I gotten to you yet, little well-trained pet?
Don’t you dare go run and I hide, you’re gonna’ wanna’ feel…”
“Have I gotten to you yet?
Have I gotten to you yet?
Have I gotten to you yet?
Have I gotten to you yet, Pet?”
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6. Could’ve Been
©2007-2019 John Thomson (ASCAP)
I reminisce by candlelight thru a stack or two
Of memories from simpler days, yet so far removed
Every letter, every line
Words embraced a thousand nights
Lips on paper was how you signed every time
Could’ve been us
Framed in moonlight above the waves
Could’ve been a life
Across the decades, not months or days
Could’ve been love
Could’ve been nice
It could’ve been
I recognize the distant miles were a trial for you
I never strayed, never betrayed the solid trust we grew
The elements were not aligned
Never say we didn’t try
Maybe another day, another time, another life
Could’ve been us
Framed in moonlight above the waves
Could’ve been a life
Across the decades, not months or days
Could’ve been love
Could’ve been nice
It could’ve been
Pained to the soul, alone and cold
Had to dig for the strength within
Took a while to come back and accept the fact
That your heart wasn’t mine to win
Though it came at a certain cost
Lessons learned thru a love that’s lost
Builds the will to become a better man
Heal the wounds and set off again
I reminisce from time to time about those younger days
So innocent in heart and mind and romantic ways
The elements just weren’t aligned
Never say we didn’t try
Maybe another day, another time, another life
Could’ve been us
Framed in moonlight above the waves
Could’ve been a life
Across the decades, not months or days
Could’ve been love
Could’ve been nice
It could’ve been
Could’ve been us
Framed in moonlight above the waves
Could’ve been a life
Across the decades, not months or days
Could’ve been love
Could’ve been nice
Could have been the make of a great, riveting play
A novel-ready story arc
Could’ve been love
Could’ve been nice
It could’ve been
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7. Storylines
©2019 John Thomson (ASCAP)
I’m spending my nights
Sorting thru lies in her storylines
Making my way to the ultimate truth
It’s hard to deny when faced with the proof
Her story winds out of control
Her cover is blown
A well-played innocent attitude
It don’t mean a thing, if that’s all you bring
I tried to walk away, and call it a day
Not a whole lot you can say anymore
Not a whole lot you can do
Embrace the approach ‘cause it’s saved your soul
Three or four times in your life
Babe, Babe, Babe
It’s time to move on again, I’m just looking for, for to
Save, Save, Save
Save my soul from a heartless cold
Like pages torn up in the night
Our story ain’t right.
We start a new page, fall back in lust by the break of day
Our chapter awaits the chance to conclude
Can’t help but to feel I’m still being used
Her story runs off the road
Her cover is blown
Yet again, in a sad déjà vu
There’s no other way, there’s no other way
Time to run away, and call it a day
Not a whole lot you can say anymore
Not a whole lot you can do
Embrace the approach ‘cause it’s saved your soul
Three or four times in your life
Babe, Babe, Babe
It’s time to move on again, I’m just looking for, for to
Save, Save, Save
Save my soul from a heartless cold
Like pages torn up in the night
A script that fades in the light
Our story ain’t right.
You don’t know
You don’t know how I feel
I’m falling away
I’m falling away
I’m falling away
(Solo)
Not a whole lot you can say anymore
Not a whole lot you can do
Embrace the approach ‘cause it’s saved your soul
Three or four times in your life
Babe, Babe, Babe
It’s time to move on again, I’m just looking for, for to
Save, Save, Save
Save my soul from a heartless cold
Like pages torn up in the night
Babe, Babe, Babe
It’s time to move on again, I’m just looking for, for to
Save, Save, Save
Save my soul from a heartless cold
Like pages torn up in the night
A script that fades in the light
Our story ain’t right.
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8. Falling Awake
©2019 John Thomson (ASCAP)
Step aboard a flight through the eyes of a sheltered life
The kind of ride you never want to get off
Silver spoons and plates all the way, pass the Gray Poupon
Then a hard reality just messes it up.
Can’t escape the feel, but it’s real
And your safe, comfy blanket of security is under assault
Taken by surprise, all the lies
Like a fool apologize when it was never ever really your fault.
You come to when the light become full day
You’re falling awake, you’re falling awake
No cover from the rain that drives full might
You’re keeping it alive, one day at a time
Tossed in a wave, all battered and bruised
A bottomless cave, a tormented groove
No more painted on skies
You come to realize about your fate
You’re falling awake, you’re falling awake
The things you likely missed, from the haze of your blissful ignorance
Being blind to every shade made of grey
Quick to levy fines, shoot on sight with a social justice line
Only fools would choose to not walk away
The space you thought was safe, all a ruse
As you walked out of the gates into a game where only strong can survive
Tried to turn and run from the fun
Just an ever-triggered punk whose feet have never been held into the fire
You come to when the light becomes full day
You’re falling awake, you’re falling awake
No cover from the rain that drives full might
You’re keeping alive, one pain at a time
Tossed in a wave, all battered and bruised
A bottomless cave, a tormented groove
No more painted on skies
You come to realize about your fate
You’re falling awake, you’re falling awake
Did you find the light of your reality fade?
Ride a new road, there’s no other way
Did you find the light of your reality fake?
You’re falling awake, awake, awake
(Solo)
You come to when the light becomes full day
You’re falling awake, you’re falling awake
No cover from the rain that drives full might
You’re keeping alive, one pain at a time
Tossed in a wave, all battered and bruised
A bottomless cave, a tormented groove
No more painted on skies
You come to realize about your fate
You’re falling awake
Your tossed in a wave, all battered and bruised
A bottomless cave, a tormented groove
No more painted on skies
You come to realize about your fate
You’re falling awake, you’re falling awake
Did you find the light of your reality fade?
Ride a new road, there’s no other way
Did you find the light of your reality fake?
You’re falling awake, awake, awake
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9. Blue Solitude
©2019 John Thomson (ASCAP)
Outside the rain begins
My head is in my hands and I can’t talk
I’m surprised that I can walk the miles with no denial
My life’s a standing wall in a hurricane
It bends but it don’t fall
A stone foundation voids the winds and waves of desperation
You know I’ll make it thru
You know I’ll make it to break of the day
When I’m left here to stay
Deep in tune with blue solitude
My soul it comes alive in blue solitude
Navigating my life to new latitudes
My soul it comes alive
My feelings come to light
I’m taking a break, get away to blue solitude
The long and broken path
Aligned with wolves who gaze upon my back
They target the cracks and the faults
And they leap to the feast with just the hint of a fall.
No toxic attitude affects me when I step into the blue
No need to compensate
The peace and calm don’t deviate
You know I’ll make it thru
You know I’ll make it to break of the day
When I’m left here to stay
Deep in tune with blue solitude
My soul it comes alive in blue solitude
Navigating my life to new latitudes
My soul it comes alive
My feelings come to light
I’m taking a break, get away to blue solitude
Gotta’ take a break, gotta’ take a break
Get away
Gotta’ take a break, gotta’ take a break
Get away
A dose of pink and blue, gonna’ help me along
I’ll settle for a catamaran chasing the dawn
I’m gonna’ send a letter when I’m getting kind of better to the tune that you can’t hurt me at all
You know I’ll make it thru
You know I’ll make it thru
You know I’ll make it to break of the day
When I’m left here to stay
Deep in tune with blue solitude
My soul it comes alive in blue solitude
Navigating my life to new latitudes
My soul it comes alive
My feelings come to light
I’m taking a break, get away…
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10. Sonata Moonlight
©2019 John Thomson (ASCAP)
Remember the place?
A Mediterranean break from the race
Sea and the sand, a salty cologne that time won’t erase
The trade winds led us to the spot where it all began
Stealing glances, trading smiles, touching hands
Where love begins
A hidden cove along the bay
Where two lost souls met
Where two hearts were swept away
It’s you and I
Sonata Moonlight
Sonata Moonlight
Sonata Moonlight
We spend the day, navigating the beach and the waves
An afternoon wrapped in our netted hammock cocoon
The harbor comes alight as the sun fades out of view
A distant guitar sets the mood for a rendezvous
Where love begins
A hidden cove along the bay
Where two lost souls met
Where two hearts were swept away
It’s you and I
Sonata Moonlight
Sonata Moonlight
Sonata Moonlight
Sonata Moonlight
A simple code protects us from the wind and the rain
Remember the phrase…
It’s not theirs or hers or his – it’s OUR moonlight
(Solo)
Where love begins
A hidden cove along the bay
Where two lost souls met
Where two hearts were swept away
It’s you and I
Sonata Moonlight
Sonata Moonlight
Sonata Moonlight
Sonata Moonlight
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