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by Van Hunt

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Gíque I really like the album, Van Hunt sticks to his own flow and is not afraid to explore life through his music and share amongst the masses.
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eeden27 I love the richness and the depth of all Van Hunt’s songs. He’s a lyrical and musical genius. Ain’t no stopping him now!💯💜☄️
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warrenlee Was so good to hear an Artist like Van to share his personal fav tunes for us, and to end it with a new joint is icing on the cake 🙏🏼 great artist great music
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bene bene True fans heard all these tracks before this fifti collection except Crystal Oscillator which is my new favorite. Folks, read the 30-day stories about all theses songs! You'll understand the genius of Van Hunt. Favorite track: crystal oscillator.
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divinemaverick "It makes me a Crusader.....Crystal Oscillator......"🎶💜 Favorite track: crystal oscillator.
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    fifti
    my fiftieth bday is on March 8. that's 30 days away. each day leading up to then I'll add one song from a set of my favorite tunes that I've recorded over the years to this playlist. and on the 30th day, March 8, I'll give you a swanky, novo joint. the first one is 'muted symphony'. this song is written over a gorgeous Sly Stone chord progression. the lyric is autobio. i was afraid to let people hear inside my head. i thot they'd b terrified or so aroused they'd take the music from me. now, i just give it to you good.
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muted symphony i love the way my music sounds when the major flies and the minor falls down and there’s no one else around but me and my muted symphony i love the way my music swings ever building and depreciating and there’s no one else who could love it like me so i hold it in, hold it in i keep it to myself, let it echo thru the walls of my little, tiny shell where no one else can hear it swell muted symphony i love the way my music sounds dry in the middle and wet all around like an island and its ocean, a rhythm and its motion muted symphony i love the way my music swings from early mornin til late in the evenin so afraid to be outstanding, afraid to be seen
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god moves at midnight king of leisure i'm talkn out loud, telln on myself down on my knees going straight to hell god moves at midnight at a strange angle to my bedside king of leisure hope that you get here in time god moves at midnight at a strange angle to my bedside i'm a dreamer taking the long way around g'bye i pissed on a flower and watched her die at my feet i'm prayin to the lord that he would forgive me i'm trouble, and i can't be satisfied (watch him 'round the garden) i'm trouble and i can't be satisfied
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baby, i just want to know ur name give it 2 me the blood from ur heart of stone let it break through the levy and drown me n xtacy if you could meet my needs i won't have to leave u and go and find a friend who'll do what i want them 2 i've been ur slave for as long as i've been ur friend and u never caved-never bent ur heart of stone u never gave-needle n but no blood from ur heart of stone why are u afraid? don't u think i'm a great lover? i'll only make u feel better, babe don't hold back put the pillow to ur mouth and scream it aint 2 much 2 ask. i see ur freak a twinkle n the tall grass tell ur story, baby or we'll fill n the blanks and say goodbye without even so much as a thanks
4.
the snow is coming down on our southern town all the leaves have fallen from green 2 gold 2 the ground people want 2 know where have u gone the sunlight of our winter the blood from our stone i respond with rage whenever i hear ur name ur a monster hell is where u r 'til ur back n my arms again the devil is who u r if u come back 2night i won't act surprised i won't ask u questions u won't have 2 lie a love made out of paper would b near enough 2 the summer of our banner years art on the wall my love is her shield her forcefield against the ways of mankind off n the distance i c civilization runnin' 4 dear life i'll hunt u down like an animal-like an animal hang ur head like art on the wall heaven was made 4 little girls this woman was made 4 my world she's my ideal woman revealed she could fill an hourglass with sex appeal i c their mouths watering with whatever comes 2 mind love so good u want 2 save it-save it
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another legend falls no, it won’t hurt forever one day you’ll make them sad with your own changes give ‘em what they want and all they want is more no mater what you say, it all falls short you asked me to be here, so i’m here but i had to get high just to stand by your side while another young boy calls a legend in the making you give all your thoughts to the ones you can’t believe in give ‘em what they want and all they want is more i guess it’s hard to taste when i’m so close and i’m so warm you asked me to come over and bring you back to life while i’m dying on the inside so, i’ll say what you wanna hear but for me, there are no promises here i’m standing under the falls washing all but the secrets i can live with i won’t wash them off, nor the kisses i dream you do give give ‘em what they want and all they want is more read between the lines and you’ll miss the point you asked me to be here so i swallowed my pride now, i’m violet on the inside volcano full of fire
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keep runnin u won't stay and u won't go love shouldn't be so complicated won't say yes, u won't say no yellow lights u've contemplated tell me when when will you decide if it's u & i, together u think that our think our love is strong can't keep hangn on forever u don't laugh and u don't cry love can't live without emotion don't reveal and u don't hide wearin ur disguise out n the open keep runnin n & out of my life
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you know the lrics
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i found a reason for magic quiet nights need to have it now, i'm fresh as a daisy ready for ur love to save me, again and again the future was made for me and my new girlfriend she came to me and brought the living and now i'm back into the swing of things the youth carry a sense of drifting soaring, roaring like the 20's time is a plaything when a time machine is ur new girlfriend i found a reason for magic that's where all the smiles live now, i'm fresh as a baby ready for your love to save me from the end i paid all my late fees, no more rented entertainment so glad ur stayin the 21st century is 10 years old mystery still lurks beyond the globe we board the train, rubbing elbows with withered beings from the fall of rome time is a plaything when a time machine is ur new girlfriend oooh, i was on a downward slope with no one to control the speed of my roller coaster love was cheaper than money happiness came at the cost of being with u an angel heard me yell she put on her bells before she fell thru the gale and brought me to my feet we lie in perfect position to witness the birth of the ocean i'm warm and next to woman when it hits: i'm ageless as emotion time is a plaything when a time machine is ur new girlfriend
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next year 03:07
i've ben watchn them become lovers for quite sum time now off in the darkness they go to create a world of their own seems like only y'day, we were all just friends now, i regret my true intentions i try to force a smile that's neither needed nor worthwhile i watch from the sidelines w tears n my eyes i turn to walk away. i'm torn but i wish them well n the dark i'm feeln my way around love is lost somewhere between friends n the dark i'm feeln my way around hope i find a girl like her next year the ride to her place filled me up w wishes. she wanted to talk she askd if i could keep a secret she said her heart had another keeper and i was to be left the broken dreamer i've ben watchn them become closer than lovers for quite sum time now off n the darkness they go to create a world of their own like a child and his toy, i reluctantly share the both of them
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snm 03:22
i'm gamblin on ur love i hope that lady luck is with me 2night if i lose it all then i just might cry i dial ur number come on pick up give me what i want i want 2 eat my cake and have it at night i chase ur sex and magic it's a fantasy that could b tragic at night i chase ur sex and magic i'm betting on ur love now i know y people become monks and nuns it hurts 2 much when the other side has won i want 2 hold ya with the passion of 1,000 men or more
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(let it) Soak (n) (chorus) Dip your love life in my coffee, babe And let it soak in You know that you rock me, babe Now, let it soak in (verse) We once were cool when we were new We were seduced by breaking rules We chased our youth through the bloom And needed a fuse to lighten the mood chorus Let me take the pressure of ye Before it soaks in Temperature may be shocking Your body’s frozen Your kisses land softly, baby Now, let me hold them verse chorus Step into my office The door is always open Dip your love life in my coffee, baby Let me be your boyfriend
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She Stays With Me She’s hard to impress I never think about the rest They gave me what I wanted And I poked out my chest But, she comes to mind (she comes) So frequently (because) She’s always dancing… Dancin’ on the tip of my tongue (chorus) She stays with me My Momma say I need to let her roam So many, many who all say yes She say no She stays with me Sunk her teeth in deep my memory foam So many, many who gave their best She’s the one I remember the most ‘Cause she’s the one who got away And flaunts it in my face It’s hard to shake it off. It’s hard to take a loss It’s a nasty after-taste chorus
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The Fun Rises, The Fun Sets. Summer gives And, like a kid, I took it and ran A moment lives And later reveals a one night stand (chorus) We were having fun Oh, that’s when she said “It’s that time of month… Can’t go on red.” The fun rises, the fun sets So, I begged Can’t you kiss me on my head? She said, “I’ll do it when you come, next year.” Oh, the fun rises, the fun sets. Strangers become friends and then… Strangers again But, no guilt trips on our field trips No expectations and no regrets chorus Your strong legs Wrapped around my chest Sex is rough when it’s best, ’til you’re out of breath The fun rises, the fun sets. We were having fun In our swimming trunks Summer of triumph in nether regions The fun rises, the fun sets. Life is dead. But, none of this was ever meant to be remembered In post-war love Oh, the fun rises, the fun sets. We were having fun
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pedestal 03:43 video
Pedestal DeeOohAy MyBah VaryCoseNew-O-Bah The problem with love is I don’t have anything to go with it So, it just sits in my closet With all the other empty promises (chorus) But, tonight I’ve been put on a pedestal From the height I know you see yourself in me But, tonight You’re gonna let me fall From the height ‘Cause you don’t believe that we really could have it all Love is sweet But made of a material that doesn’t breathe So, it sticks to my body Like a chic suffocation chorus
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north hollywood, north hollywood, that’s my neighborhood hollywood, holly/north hollywood. girl, you got me hooked i know you wish you could live in my neighborhood home of low- and high-life crooks, so misunderstood not in death valley, but in the valley there sits an oasis of concentrated goodness where i disappear - and the next sound you hear is a melody over a viscous beat north hollywood, north hollywood, that’s my neighborhood she was taken in a mexican raid. girl, you got me hooked i know you wish you could live in my neighborhood 1st stop on the subway train, so misunderstood there are no more secrets after you’ve been evicted your story sits on abandoned couches politics of the kids in the low-level bounce houses mark the world as one big skate park north hollywood, north hollywood, that’s my neighborhood for the glamour of her sister’s fame, her name was changed i know you wish you could live in my neighborhood Holly is just as she always was, a complicated love-child she shook the american dreamer and she stole my heart emerging starlets, dressed virgin-esque know the fastest way to a man’s pocket is on his rocket hot, red schemes to steal the scene in the dreams of the men who make the movies north hollywood, north hollywood, that’s my neighborhood she may not win your heart with just one look. but girl, you got me hooked i know you wish you could live in my neighborhood the crown jewel of saboteurs, holly remains pure
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billie 02:21 video
Billie, the pleasure of ur company that's what i need, that's what i need turn on ur siren for me Billie, i want u 2 wail sacrifice urself til there's nuthn left of u 2 sell what good would a good girl b n my wet dreams? i'm the Capt. of this relationship and we're sailing on my fantaseas n the pleasure of ur company weeping willow, there u r (that's what i need, that's what i need) Billie, holiday and night for me what good would a good girl b n my wet dreams? can a good girl b good n the sheets? i'm the Capt. of this relationship and we're sailing on my fantaseas n the pleasure of ur company n the pleasure of ur company weeping willow, there u r (that's what i need, that's what i need) Billie, holiday and night for me
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French for Cloud (cstbu) Legs and arms hung from her leotard A game of stars is no place for the faint of heart (chorus) I can’t stop thinking ‘bout you Maybe I’m lonely, maybe I’m overdue I can’t stop thinking ‘bout you Baby I’m always thinking about you I can blend with the crowd or break from the rank and file I can tell you that nuage is French for cloud chorus Baby, I wanna hold you near, whisper in your ear You vamp. You come and you turn off the lamp And now I can’t see nothin’ but you chorus
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what can i say (for Millicent) she sleeps w the moonlight under her head w the stars 2 keep her warm far from the noise of the world below she comes to me n my dreams like a love song and i awake only to hear her go somewhere along the way i lost the melody, and i don't want the birds to sing sing it to me 'cause i love to hate the feeling don't wanna deal with the morning after what can i say 2 keep it down? what can i say 2 keep ur love around me? she walks w me on pillows and stone ever so lightly and i pray to hear what she'll say 'cause somewhere along the way i lost all of my hope and i don't want the brand new day to bring it to my window
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down here in hell (with you) i think of saving myself but w nothing 2 complain about n heaven what would i do i think of saving myself but i really wanna work it out down here in hell w u i really love it when i love it when we make mistakes because once again it gives me a reason 2 complain i love the battle lines the battle lines we draw and cross n the mud i really love it when we fight standing on the verge of breaking up or making love what would i do if we were perfect? where would i go for disappointment? love w out pain would leave me wandering y i stay magic carpet ride it don't have to last forever i know we shouldn't fly so high the closest to the sun we go, the better i wanna make u feel the fire wanna burn u w my bad days i wanna b unsatisfied so u can feel the heat coming from me, babe what would i do if we were perfect? where would i go for disappointment? words w out hate would leave me nothing left to say
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i’m singing in my sleep again, it makes you laugh so hard you cannot stop after the moment’s passed my orchestra helps you flee from the pressure ‘cause the money’s dried up and it’s the first of the month watching you go crazy is driving me insane. oooh i hope you don’t think i’m lazy - baby, i’m working overtime watching you go crazy is making me lose, making me lose my mind i went to my priest to beg the church for relief he said they had bigger problems to address than me i pressed my luck, asked for a cup of Jesus’ blood, ‘cause it tastes just like grape juice he said, “go home, funny man. enjoy while you can, ‘cause we’re coming to save you.” watching you go crazy is driving me insane. oooh i hope you don’t think i’m lazy - baby, i’m working overtime watching you go crazy is making me lose, making me lose my mind baby, let my music drive you mad. let it be your punching bag on delicate feet, let’s move out to the mountains let’s corral a garden full of life for our cells my sweet, lil’ thang made of candy cane i hope you can hear this if not, you’re more prepared for his return than those so-called believers for now, you should rest - one day we’ll make baby foxes those of us short on loot are short on friends and lovers, too watching you go crazy is driving me insane. oooh i hope you don’t think i’m lazy - baby, i’m working overtime watching you go crazy is making me lose, making me lose my mind baby, let my music drive you mad. let it be your punching bag on delicate feet, let’s move out to the mountains let’s corral a garden full of life for our cells we have no dollar bill to pay our water bill, but we’re still sexy and who are they? they are much less attractive when their money is subtracted. hey
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plum 06:24 video
she talks to me while ur not lookn she says, “hello”, i say “hi, cutie” u turn 2 leave, ur feeln moody she shakes when she waves bye 2 me i beg u 2 come back by tuesday u say, “ok, if u buy me a ruby” as u stare at ur new jewelry i stand behind u and i say, “hi, booty” lord, y’d u give that girl a gorilla bump and make it the shape of a plum don’t tell me how to hold my nuclear bomb ’til u’ve resisted the urge 2 love 1 what hav u dun 2 her? she was once a lady, now she’s unmanageable i took her 4 a walk down gettysburg once engineered 4 luv, now she’s a rebel lord, y’d u put that girl n aquarium now she’s ez 2 c and hard 2 touch i can only look thru my camera and like a tourist, i’m star struckl i reach for u every day walk w u as u sway 2 the shower i’m addicted 2 u ur too pretty 2 abuse ur pretty powers the fortunate woodsman steadied his scope just as she emerged from the hot shower he thot of a wet lollipop the sun had 2 squeeze around her her silhouette was cropped her body, whether n clothes or naked looks like a sculpture ready 4 war does this point 2 sum instability? that he wants 2 give character 2 every part of her
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“send up a smile 4 me, baby” i say to the rising flame a dynamic woe blows n from the cold and brings back the loneliness again ur voice, it haunts my nature with words that i used 2 make u bleed with 1 hand and my imagination thot i’d nevr need 4 anything but my spaceship crashed against the wall my neighbors grass aint so green after all i wouldn’t have a 2nd thot about the fall but i’m wondering who will love me n winter delusions of grandeur misled my my adventurous spirit love of the unknown rose like a stone above my contentment the autumn leaves fall from the trees and hold me captive with a dance n the air and i know w the passing of these i must find love from somewhere
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unaffected 03:20
Verse Do you feel like a man when you take me (just) ‘cause you can? Well, I didn’t feel a thing Hook I let the chains slip off my wrist ‘Cause you’re just not adequate to hold me captive Now I’m pissed, ‘cause after all this I’m still unaffected I’m still strangely unaffected Verse Back to the drawing board Erase your name and your low score I didn’t feel a thing Hook Bridge (Ooooh) I’m more man than you after what we’ve been through Not because you took it…but you couldn’t live up to it Don’t forget, i let you do it Hook Maybe one will come along to make me forget the taste of you And forgive me for my wasted youth
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the first sign of weakness was when you walked by and i undressed you only with my mind but, still a sign of trouble the last gasp of greatness came when i knew i'd trade everything for this throw diamonds at your feet crawl on my hands and knees the lowest 1 of my desires is the only one i need the lowest 1 of my desires stays with me until it's pleased i wanna fuck you, baby i wanna touch and rub all over you, baby the dying light in the east gives rise to my least now all the lines are blurred you've got all power i wanna love like we never, ever should, baby jump on the ground and wrestle with my shame 'cause i don't wanna hide behind anything now that i see the subtleties ends justify the means in seasons of need i wanna climb inside and breathe with you, baby
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you left me for ur girlfriend convinced that u were lesbian started dressing like a man 2 prove it threw me down on the world said heaven was 4 little girls told me i might as well get used 2 it the dimples on your bottom, baby look thoroughly modern when u shake it let me see u dance with ur girlfriend let me see u dance female: i don't think it's un4giveable u see me knocking at ur front door let me and my lover n we don't have 2 make it like it was with all the things we've seen since then we can make it like it should've been male & female: his and hers and mine how often do u find something we can all depend on
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Teach Me A New Language No one can hold you like I do No one else would follow the clues They see your bright colors They hear your bells and whistles What will they do when you strike a nerve? Oooh… (chorus) Teach me a new language A world without words No noun or verb in the way Teach me a new language A world without words No noun or verb A slip of the tongue is felt but never heard I’m just trying to catch the beat But I’m coming up short If I’m stepping on your feet Don’t blame it on my heart, babe There’s no figure of speech That could say it for me I just don’t know how to speak To a body that moves like yours chorus No one else would ever take a closer look They want you to read just like a talking book Ever since you danced into view… I been tryin’ to catch the beat chorus
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no, the world’s no place to raise a child you’ve ben droppd n2 the wild you’re here now, the clock is winding down let me show how to work your way thru the crowd it’s a mysterious hustle you gotta figure out this hustle to overcome the place where u come from it’s a mysterious hustle you were born n the middle of a puzzle just a step n front of fire-breathing dragons the world’s a blur of twisting limbs y the hurry? with so much n front of them see the old man? he makes no such attempts he creeps slowly, chasing the golden dim of lights behind him it’s a mysterious hustle you were born n the middle of a struggle a 100 yard sprint, from the beginning and from the end it’s a mysterious hustle sociopathic bubble bath, it’s no place to raise a child it’s a race to the bottom of the pile where all the junkies collide and bend in a field of equal-sized tents entertaining lies n small print where you’ll find what was said and what was really meant (stay close to me) now, i’m faced with the very real task of saving u but the best thing i’ll ever do is protect u remember, they’re all lonely even tho they’re cheek to cheek (spoken) if u follow the beaten path it will keep u tied to the past and you’ll live with the anguish of never gettn it back these are the rules and they r always changing as hard as this life is, it could b just the playoffs some people put their lives n the hands of god bet on yourself. just in case your life is n the hands of the odds
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as i sit all alone n my lair i start 2 c clear about how it all began i admit that i might b at fault the 1- 2 blame 4 it all u were so innocent i lured u n slowly by bits & pieces i never thouught u'd win all of me we went through a phase we grew better by the day but things got out of hand and, maybe u'd still b my lady if i'd not been so hasty and took an axe 2 our well laid plans we fell apart slowly it left my heart totally n bits & pieces now i must find some1 new it won't b love but it will do it eases the pain slowly you'll never b replaced-not totally just bits & pieces they'll come look 4 u-slowly gathering the clues but, they'll never find u-not totally just a few scattered bits & pieces
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when love and war takes prisoner of the soldier n u when ur desire's under fire just call on me i'll be ur personal army baby, i'll b there just call on me i'll b ur personal army ur antidote 4 despair when u've burned bridges...fought n trenches to protect ur happiness and, now ur airplane's grounded/troops' surrounded when love and war has captured ur sense of humor i'll light the night with my charm and my wit
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old hat 04:03 video
Old Hat (chorus) Highway killed the village Highway killed fashion, killed fashion I was made by a milliner Ultrasuede by Halston. We should all become Old hat Lost among the noise of muscular toys Are all the old stories about old fashion, old fashion I’m told that… Black crows made mobile holes in A blue sky that blew slow wind Uptown was still low then But now it’s all traffic. It’s all traffic. It’s all fast chorus (just give me some love) He died without an heir to the castle. to the castle To the throne Think you’re the greatest just cause you’re the latest Well, we all go, baby… to the rapture, to the rapture With the ghosts chorus (just give me some love) Rose passion from my clothes Life is cold, the way it moves on without you knowin’ The last to a joke is the one they’re laughing, they’re laughing At the most
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loving u is all i wanna do measure ur stretch from hi to lo it makes a crusader crystal oscillator holdn walks issa thing holdn talks is the same ol thing when ur warmth and ur love embrace me i want you it makes a crusader crystal oscillator wanting u is all i'll ever do breathe n the air thru which u move

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fifti
my fiftieth bday is on March 8. that's 30 days away. each day leading up to then I'll add one song from a set of my favorite tunes that I've recorded to this playlist. and on the 30th day, March 8, I'll give you a swanky, novo joint. the first one is 'muted symphony'. this song is written over a gorgeous Sly Stone chord progression. the lyric is autobio. i was afraid to let people hear inside my head. i thot they'd b terrified or so aroused they'd take the music from me. now, i just give it to you good.

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