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Do The Void!

by Eric & The Wabe

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1.
That's What I Do 02:47
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If I never act the way you say you want me to Then your disappointed feelings must be nothing new That's what I do Blow the play That's what I do Run away Every time Down the line That's what I do If I never do the things that show the way I feel It's cause emotional support is my Achilles heel That's what I do Sad to say That's what I do Price you pay Cause that's what I That's what I That's what I do That's what I do Blow the play That's what I do My restitution is this craven self-attack Your absolution is you have to take me back I'll be good Toe the line Till I'm certain you are mine My defeat wins every time If I were you I'd think again about our status quo If you were me my dear I would have left you long ago That's what I do Blow the play That's what I do All the way Every time Down the line That's what I do -- Guitar Solo -- That's what I do That's what I do That's what I That's what I That's what I do
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Only Human 03:28
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Streaming from the sky Colors exploding in our eyes Some kind of humming sound All around us We stand there stupefied Here's the little man So shake his hand We're found We're no longer alone Till something in his almond eyes Intensifies Disclosing Foreclosing He’s writing off humans Sorry you're not our kind of life form buddy Untenable Sorry you're not our cup of tea Skinny as Rodan Trailing his fingers in the sand Trashing his DNA So outrageous This suntan superman Rolled the rock away That holy day And split for his home in the sky But what about the guarantee To set us free He gave us? To save us? He's writing off humans Sorry you're second rate creations honey Regrettable Sorry my faith was misconceived Don't wanna be a downer but I gotta testify Hard to feel inspired when the master plan is suicide There's more to living than competing in a rodent race A generation disappearing into Cyberspace Baby baby Got to be a better plan Fear fading away A better way to be a better man Baby come on If we hit the wall And lose it all It's nobody's fault but our own So maybe we should lighten up And pass the cup Of kindness Open mindedness Stop writing off humans Could we be second chance creations honey Still teachable Maybe our race can be redeemed Will we rise or fall Will we fly or crawl Only human Will we be OK Will we lose our way Only human Only human
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Human Nature 03:40
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You say it doesn’t matter It doesn’t really matter Civilizations rise and fall History books museum walls Cause if it really mattered If we believed it really mattered Then we’d have to change our ways Cynical hearts and cold clichés Traveling down a lonely road Bearing our heavy load Searching for signs we choose a path Fearful of the aftermath Maybe it’s just human nature Only human nature Take what you can and screw the rest Fighting to fill your treasure chest Is it only human nature? Could there be more to human nature? Then we’d have to make a start Learning to feel our human heart Racing along we try to pass Trapped in time’s hourglass Stumbling through this time and space Dreaming of a better place Of inspiration Illumination Transformation Liberation Ready to let our spirits shine Clean and clear - pure and fine Taking a stand and finding grace Making earth a better place Of inspiration Illumination Transformation Liberation
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Betty Lou 03:38
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Cut the chains off And headed for the door Betty Lou is free now Looking for a score She's a hard one Headstrong Full of fun Makes you wanna come along Figure out what's going on Find out where she's coming from Betty Lou, Betty Lou, Betty Lou Will pound you Down to the ground  And she'll never make a sound Betty Lou Betty Lou  You know I care I'm your number one fan Honey let me be your boogieman Give the girl a break Hot honey on the make  Gotta pedigree squeeze Get you shaky in the knees She's a mean one Uptight  Likes to flight Never ever really nice Makes you pay for paradise Measures once and cuts you twice Betty Lou Betty Lou  Why won't you hear me? Cantcha understand How I need you near me? Lou Betty Lou  How much I care? I'm your number one fan Baby let me be your boogieman I know I'm under-qualified To write this song I'm a Jewish boy from Brooklyn So it sounds all wrong If appropriating culture Gets me trouble with the man What the hell I'm gonna do it Time to get back to it She's a bad one Really bad Deadly as a devil crab Cut you down and make you sad Spin you up and drive you mad Very best you ever had. Betty Lou Betty Lou  Why won't you hear me? Cantcha understand How I need you near me? Lou Betty Lou  How much I care? I'm your number one fan Baby let me be your boogieman Betty Lou, Betty Lou, Betty Lou Will pound you Down to the ground  And she'll never make a sound Betty Lou Betty Lou  You know I care I'm your number one fan Honey let me be your boogieman Betty Lou Betty Lou Lou Betty Lou Betty Lou Betty Lou Lou Betty Lou
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Nothing For You 04:37
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What can I say to you? You know and I know it’s true No more reasons to lie There’s nothing left to defend or deny Now that I know that we're over I've lost you for always  Lost you forever this time Now I can recover my pride And see only my side In the end I expect  You'll be fine What can I say to you? Nothing, it’s true Nothing for you What am I gonna do? Honestly don’t have a clue Guess I’ll wait for a sign Try to remember what’s yours And what’s mine All of this drab desperation These crass complications The drama we leave in our wake Always put on a good show Always sub-text below Every promise a toy that we break What can I say to you? Nothing, it’s true Nothing for you Here we are Standing like statues Hearts cold as stone Staring at nothing No way to break through Lost in our staging Repeating our lines Straining for something Honest and true Love must be out there, somewhere When love hits the fan I’m a traveling man Guess I’ve always been That kind of guy Always a king on his throne Then a loser alone Hanging on to a fool's alibi What can I say to you? Nothing, it’s true Nothing for you
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Copenhagen 02:45
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There's box There's a cat We can't predict where he's at He’s alive And he’s dead A probability spread When we peek inside To find out if he died We'll make the wave collapse Another branch on the tracks Copenhagen Such a pretty city Copenhagen Such a dirty town Copenhagen You're just so positive Your radical reductionism's Bringing me down There's a man In a box He's eating bagels and lox See the clock On the wall It's slowing down to a crawl Black hole Borderline Got his electrons entwined Until the function collapse Another branch on the tracks Copenhagen Such a pretty city Copenhagen Such a dirty town Copenhagen You're just so positive Your radical reductionism's Bringing me down Last night he followed me home (So enrage-ey) He put a tap on my phone (Won't assuage me) He flipped a field in my zone (Drives me crazy) Why won't he leave me? Why won't he leave me? Why won't he leave me alone? --- Git solo (Hot Damn!) --- --- Introducing: Niels Bohr! --- Nikki's gotta PhD Digs the probabilities Star of the academy Gotcha quantum non-locality Gotcha propagating energy But you can't account for gravity LOSER!!! Copenhagen Copenhagen Copenhagen Danish son of a bitch!
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Lemmings Are Beautiful 04:08
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Now that you know What you are You don't have to Go it alone You won't need A mind of your own True believers Adrift on the tide Hook, line and sinker We swallow with pride We’re on cruise control That’s how we roll Lemmings are beautiful Bursting with pride Lemmings are beautiful We won't be denied Lemmings are beautiful Beautiful beautiful now Now that we know Who we are We don’t give a damn What you say We’re perfect In every way True believers We're primed for a fight Follow our leader That smooth troglodyte As we promenade A peacock parade -- Chorus -- Marching in circles With God on our side Scorching the earth Well the lord will provide Our time has come Now we won’t be denied Now that we know Who you are We're playing a Zero sum game We're finally free Of the shame True believers Are never in doubt Get with the program Or get the hell out Yeah it's clear to see A stone guarantee Lemmings are beautiful Bursting with pride Lemmings are beautiful Won't be denied Lemmings are beautiful Beautiful beautiful now
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I Don't Know Why 02:52
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I don't  know why they love you  I don't know why they care Behind the pose and bluster There's only empty air Every time I see your face Every smile a sneer Savior of the master race Feeding off the fear No no Never gonna follow you No no Never put my faith in you A plan of crude design To grab the master key Cut your way to first in line By murder in the first degree Every move a power play Every word a lie Dancing on your feet of clay Wink your evil eye No no Never gonna follow you No no Never put my faith in you No no Never find a place for you When the moment arrives Will our hold on truth survive? When your bitter reign is done You won't take the fall Cause even with a smoking gun That's not how the game is won You can turn your tail and run Hide behind your wall
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Figaro 03:22
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I’m an entity Living in a factory Passive as a manatee Choking on my apathy I’m an entity Floating in a fantasy Feeling like a fallacy Leaking like a battery Sometimes you get funny feelings That face in the mirror Is looking at you ooh ooh Something strangely appealing Up there on the ceiling I’m talking to you ooh ooh Ooh ooh Get on your mark Get set and go Don't wait around Pip Pip Pip Tallyho Get on the stick Make it quick Figaro It's a travesty Pity the humanity Peddling my pedigree Feeling like a wannabe So much vanity Sanctified insanity Spirit and anatomy Sinking into entropy All you high flying bitches You've got me in stitches I'm talking to you ooh ooh You're so damned meretricious But oh so delicious Am I getting through ooh ooh Ooh ooh Get on your mark Get set and go Don't wait around Pip pip pip tallyho Get on the stick Make it quick Figaro
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Do The Void 02:39
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Have you ever felt your spirit And your senses sinking   Mind going blank Your perceptions shrinking  Don't be alarmed When you face the abyss It's a chill new dance  And it goes like this Do the Void Oid Do the Void Have you ever really wondered What it's all about? Why it eats you up? Why it spits you out?  Would you like a peek At what's beyond the veil From your big debut Till your final sale? Do the Void Oid Do the Void It'll happen to you  It'll happen to me You can watch the documentary On your smart tv It's established fact A fait accompli We relinquish our existence Live a wave to the sea Do the Void Oid Do the Void So mellow it's the new sensation Get ready for a revelation You're nothing but a simulation  Do the Void Oid   Do the Void -- Instrumental --  It'll happen to me It'll happen to you Doesn't make a bit of difference What we say and do It's a mortal pact A guarantee A cause for celebration When it sets you free Do the Void Oid  Do the Void Let it loose baby, scream and shout Make like a candle let it blow you out Sartre says it's all about Do the Void Oid  Do the Void No time to equivocate Get yourself a logo that's a figure eight Ask the pretty lady for a carbon date Do the Void Oid  Do the Void Skate a little lower now Slide on down Don't it feel good? Do the Void Oid  Do the Void
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I'll Be Leaving 03:48
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After I've awakened When the night is done Will I be forsaken? And will the sun blind me? Remind and resign me? That you are on your way I'm just a stop along the road That's no surprise to hand me We were always touch and go Somehow yesterday's caress Seems all the love I've ever known But it was sweet to hold you again I'm so glad you dropped that line We're just old friends Cause once we shared as lovers It could never be the same Feels like home again In my brain When the bubble's broken And our moment’s in the past Will you leave a token? Lovers' lies to woo me Take me back And renew me Or a paperweight snow scene Where we first met so long ago Though I have loved many It's your lover I remain Somehow all my new tomorrows End up turning out the same But it was sweet to hold you again I still think about us every now and then When all my thoughts of tenderness Lie crumbled on the floor I'll be leaving Evermore

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Ten new tunes (plus one from 1973) composed and recorded between 2019 and 2023 featuring extremely talented musicians. See individual song credits for details.

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released December 19, 2023

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Eric & The Wabe Phoenix, Arizona

I started writing songs in 1969 and continued until 1987, when I got married and had kids. In 2008 I returned to music and started writing songs and collaborating with musicians across the Web, most notably Amos Clarke, Alex Klidaras, and John Tabacco. I owe a debt of gratitude to them and to the many other musicians who have kindly provided me with tracks and encouragement since then. ... more

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