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Freshly Broken Glass

by Abraham Cloud

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Nikki I've Been There Too When you feel like you don't belong And everything you've ever done is wrong Nothing here makes much sense at all Give me a call, it's true Nikki, I've been there too When you're hiding all alone in your place Trying to wipe the night off your face Wish you'd never said what you feel Feelings are real things too Nikki, I've been there too Counting up your change Ready to change everything today Hop on a bus, for a new place to start again Nikki, we've been there too Remember not to take it too hard Tomorrow it's a joke at the bar We'll be drinking sweet memories Long Island Ice Teas for two Nikki, I've been there too And it's getting every day Ya we're getting better every day Nikki, I've been there too and I'll always be there for you Nikki, I've been there too.
2.
Longer Than A Day What did you do today ? You've already wasted half your life Did you have fun today ? Imagining the things that you just might do when you find the time to do when you get caught up to all of the time that passed you by What did you say today ? Did you believe a single word you heard. Wasn't it strange today To see the people stuck inside their world Gossip about the life they know that they threw away Grumble and Stumble on their way. If a lifetime Is a long time Is a long time Longer than a day ? Longer than a day Longer than a day Longer than that afternoon When everything came true. What will you do When you have the time to When you get caught up to all of the time that passed you by If a lifetime Is a long time Is a long time Longer than a day ? Longer than a day Longer than a day Longer than that afternoon When everything came true. If you had a dollar saved For each and every day you've been alive you'd have a pot of gold about 10,000 dollars tucked away and 10,000 days to spend it on all of the newfound friends that haven't a clue what it means to hide your dreams. a lifetime Is a long time Is a long time Longer than a day ?
3.
Almost All That I Have One plus One Hardly ever equals one These Days, it seems One plus One it equaled three with you and me And You pretending I was someone else in your dream. I guess you'll never know just what it means to me To have you here I'd give you anything But you're almost all that I have You're almost all that I have You took my time I never told you what was on my mind I gave you rides to work cigarettes and smiles my precious tape of songs you left out in the sun I wrote them all for you you'll never understand To have you here I'd give you anything But you're almost all that I have You're almost all that I have Said to me, you liked the way the breezes blew so free and easy over the water by the sea so I took your advice and I walked away down the shore I guess you'll never know just what it means to me To have you here I'd give you anything But you're almost all that I have You're almost all that I have
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Break Out 03:45
Breakout It was a wonderful bus And it was all about us We packed a sizeable lunch and a thermos of trust so break out we had a valid ID it said to do as you please we've got the world at out feet and lots of fast food to eat in the end so she turned and she said break out Colonial Tom came along with his popular song He couldn't turn his neck because he'd been in a wreck long ago so she turned and she said break out They had their armour all on as they awaited the dawn break out with prestige up my sleave break out onion patch with a breakable latch break out meaning fell out of a practiced pout break out intollerable sun lighting the wonderful one break out
5.
Floor Of The Liquor Store Muscular legs stompin' out the boulevard Muscular face and lips about a mile large Pluckin' out a leaf from a tree as she passes by I touch greenery a lot when I walk she's a lot like me LET'S MAKE LOVE ON THE FLOOR OF THE LIQUOR STORE IN BETWEEN THE PINBALL, ICE CREAM, MAGAZINES AND CUSTOMERS LET'S MAKE LOVE After a while on a street called Vine There she is again standin' in a check-out line She's buyin' my brand (and that's generic) With a store-bought tan (but I'm not allergic) Looks at me as if to say, "Love is just a beer away." (Love is just a beer away) LET'S MAKE LOVE ON THE FLOOR OF THE LIQUOR STORE IN BETWEEN THE PINBALL, ICE CREAM, MAGAZINES AND CUSTOMERS LET'S MAKE LOVE go to the window. We could buy a twelve-pack and take it to the laundro-mat But why waste all our precious cash Gettin' ourselves good'n'trashed ? let's make love..... LET'S MAKE LOVE ON THE FLOOR OF THE LIQUOR STORE IN BETWEEN THE PINBALL, ICE CREAM, MAGAZINES AND CUSTOMERS LET'S MAKE LOVE
6.
Ma,Go Out In The Rain "Always the same," That's what you say "Nothing has changed, Oh, it's raining again." Watching the clock, to come home again Turn on the tube, your favorite friend. Ma, go out in the rain and feel it on your face nothing can erase all that you've been throuh and what are you gonna do on the day your life is through and they're askin' you what you did an all you can say is .... Worked all my life making ends meet Too tired at night to do anything Raised a good boy then he went away I keep to myself and go to church everyday Ma, go out in the rain and feel it on your face nothing can erase all that you've been throuh and what are you gonna do on the day your life is through and they're askin' you what you did an all you can say is .... The World of Love is not High Above it's Here Right Now you gotta get out in the Rain.
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Down the Drain If you think that you've got a problem talk to Nancy She's got a problem everyday of the week and the weekends are frightening so indecisive, misunderstood dreading every moment of life until she met Fred If you think you missed out on something talk to Fred He missed several hundred thousand good chances to get out of bed so indecisive, misunderstood his favorite to say in the world is he'd be better off dead it went Down the Drain Down the Drain the best years of your life and they pass in a flash just like lightning they eventually discovered success under the covers and welfare they had 19 ugly children who went on to terrorize all around them so disrespectfull and violent without a decent leader the kids were free to do what they want it went Down the Drain Down the Drain the best years of your life and they pass in a flash just like lightning It went down the drain a society of freedon was just somebody dreaming their life away.
8.
Freshly Broken Glass I wish I'd never seen you Cause then I'd never know How it feels To really Feel And in my dreams I I've touched you And In my heart I know THere's a place where we could be Together in my fantasy beyond the world that makes them holy beyond the things that they can't grasp beyond the wild world that holds my soul in the freshly broken glass I built myself a prison cause I did not belong in the arms of a love to lift me up where I could see beyond the war that makes them holy beyond the things that they can't grasp beyond the wild world that holds my soul in the freshly broken glass
9.
Jenny Broke Down Jenny broke down in the barroom She was crying all night Bobby won big on the foosball He was there in the light She said,"Oh, I don't know if I can take it anymore." She said,"Oh, I don't know if I can take it anymore." Jenny fell down on the hard floor Screaming his name Bobby sat glued to the pinball He had just won five games She said,"Oh, I don't know if I can take it anymore." She said,"Oh, I don't know if I can take it anymore." And they all gathered 'round Just to hear that primal sound Ya , they all need to see Someone winning at something Bobby got into a bar fight With a cop in plain clothes Kitty was born in the lot weeds Sunburn tatoo on her toes Kitty grew strong like a cactus in a small desert town Kitty found out about freedom on a discount greyhound "Oh, I don't know if I can take it anymore." She said,"Oh, I don't know if I can take it anymore." and they all gathered round just to hear that primal sound Ya, they all all need to see someone winning at something (spoken part) She said,"Oh, I don't know if I can take it anymore."
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The Perfect World We Left Behind Driving away with the wind in your hair How could anything, anywhere ever compare Sun overhead coud care less whats been said And the road knows no sorrow it's all in your head and I wish that everyone could feel this way just once i hope one day we all will find the perfect world we left behind Driving away in a blue you call grey wearing thick coats of reasons you've got to feel that way sun overhead could care less what's been said and the road knows no sorrow it's all in your head and I wish that everyone could feel this way just once i hope one day we all will find the perfect world we left behind to be happy to be healthy to love the life you live so much you want to give me your perfect world somewhere a perfect world and i wish that everyone could feel this way just once
11.
Buckets of Rain Buckets of Rain coming down my head Buckets of Rain that was what she said Buckets of rain All of my life now I've been waiting here Watching these headlights dissappear, Buckets of Rain Buckets of Rain I've seen 'em coming with the Master Plan Steal your wallet while they shake your hand Buckets of Rain All that I want is to be left alone What more can you take now that you've got my home Buckets of Rain Buckets of Rain Outside, the neon lights are shining safe and warm Business as usual unaffected by the storm Buckets of Rain Buckets of Rain There's Buckets of Rain for the Farmer's Field and Buckets of Rain for the man who feels Nothing is Right Nothing is Right Nothing is Right in the world tonight
12.
Killing Me With Your Kindness When you came to me My house was filthy I gave you ten bucks to clean it up When you left that day my mind was filthy Filled with things like love and trust You're killing me With Your Kindness You're breaking my back With all your help Can't you see I really don't deserve it I've never been this close before I've never been so scared and you'd be better off with almost anybody else you'd be better off standing in the street and flagging down a passing car You're stealing the time I used to spend thinking You're thinking so loud I have to shut up Is this how June conceived Beaver Cleaver Or is this how psycho-killers start out ? You're killing me With Your Kindness You're breaking my back With all your help Can't you see I really don't deserve it I've never been this close before I've never been so scared and you'd be better off with almost anybody else you'd be better off standing in the street and flagging down a passing car I can't compete with the average man Walking down a city street He knows what he wants And he goes for it everyday.
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and the one day .... Prophets of Doom Surround the Room "It's too late to start again, It's too late for you." The years fly by, You stand and wave You want to jump on But you can't quite decide where to go. and then one day somebody sees you and they see everything you ever dared to dream and then one day you wake up knowing just what to do You watch your friends Go 'round the bend They somehow find a way To be what they really want to be The night comes down Upon your head You swear to God you'll never go back there again and then one day ... somebody needs you and they take everything but it don't mean a thing 'cause on that day you wake up knowing just what to do and then one day ... everything falls away and then one day ... it all starts again. until that day you wake up knowing just what to do and then one day ... everything falls away and then one day ... it all starts again.

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These are demos that were filed away in tiny metal boxes for years. They are imperfect, unfinished and beautiful in their rawness.

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released June 15, 2014

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Abraham Cloud Los Angeles, California

A writer writing his way out of a paper bag. No real rules or boundaries and no rewards except the work itself. This was not how it was supposed to be but this is how it is. Art has to be painful for its rewards to be joyous.

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