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Years ago I started writing a soundtrack for my soul
Hoping one day it will finally be told
Then everyone will agree I am more than what they see
Until then I'll hum along to counter misery
Here I go

Up against the wall
Watch me rise and fall
Untill there's nothing left at all


Business Or Pleasure

Is it wrong for me to say that I don't feel the same
Because I don't feel it

I've been away too long
My melody's still strong
But all the ears are gone
So no one sings along

One day this melody will fade
And there will be a smile on my face
Maybe one day

I'll scream until my breath
Is scarred and worthless
My words are on the fence
But the melody's intense

One day I'll have it made


A Match Made In Chambersburg

Everyone can tell
I'm underneath your skin
This isn't a competition
But I'm in it to win

It's ok, I'm not afraid
I've been waiting for this

You signed up for the game
And no one's really sure
Why you think you're gaining points
When no one's keeping score

I'm not waiting anymore


It Looks Good On Paper

This ride chills to the bone
Lacking warmth that I know
Would fuel me
Now the road it is paved
With the freedom I gave
And my pain

I can tell you that it's starting to look so familiar
Before we turn around just take it down a little further
I got this feeling that home is right around the corner
If you drive away tonight just know that I, know that I tried

The map's erased from my mind
Now it's time that I find
A better way
To face the darkest highway
That once was lit for days
With my pain

To put some life in the ride
Because without it I would die
It's not enough to keep it alive


Stroudsburg

All I got is all I need
Can someone tell me please?
Is it the truth or did someone force me to believe in
Fairy tales where if you work hard you'll succeed
So strap me down, cut me up
Let's take a look at what I'm made of

I swear I've got nothing left to give
I can't stop living life like this

Rush me to the hospital
Wheel me in and hook me up
We'll monitor my progress and hope to God I don't erupt
It was a matter of time before I was left paralyzed
With only one regret I wish you could have seen through my eyes


Steinert High School Football Rules

She makes it seem that all her dreams
Are too far away to ever be reality
She won't move on, blames everyone
Her misery can make her look so ugly

I'm scarred and she's afraid that see will never learn
To grab hold while the iron's hot because it feels so good to burn

She's too comfortable on here pedestal
As she falls down she gets pummeled into the ground
This common place makes her shake
The future in her mother's eyes she can't take

She's taking off, but she'll never leave the ground


Tell Me Something

Here I am at my frontier all I have is fear
The fear to commit and to resist
The growing pains I've grown to hate
Maybe it's just fate that I meet face to face
As I stare into its eyes I know I'm alive

Tell me something I don't know

Here I am it's not for me opportunity
Ran off years ago and failure
Failure's pounding at the door
And made itself at home
Virtually unknown to the naked eye
All the signs say I should die, but I'm alive


CREDITS:

Tracks 1 - 2 recorded and mixed by Barry Knob and Joseph Bolidzar at Retro City Studios (Philadelphia, PA).
Tracks 3 - 7 recorded by Barry Knob and Joseph Bolidzar at Sound Cellar Studios (Bristol, PA).

Tracks 1 - 2 mastered by Bill Henderson at Azimuth Mastering (West Trenton, NJ)
Tracks 3 - 7 mixed and mastered by Sean Glonek at SRG Studios (Hamilton, NJ)
All songs (c) 2008 JV RECORDINGS (ASCAP)