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The Pleasure Of Being Sad

by Get Set Go

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1.
They say your life flashes right before your eyes Just before you die It's true. And this is it, it's happening right now It's flashing right in front of you. Have you had the time of your life? For this is the time of your life. Each decision that you make Creates another you that went a different way. And in some other place, there's a perfect me That did it all okay. Another universe's perfect me. And I'm just a very flawed copy. The things I do Are a mystery to me. It's a miracle I breathe at all. I wanna live. Or at least I think I do. But most every choice I make is flawed. Have you had the time of your life? For this Is the time of your your life. Each decision that you make Creates another you that went a different way. And in some other place, there's a perfect me That did it all okay. Another universe's perfect me. And I'm just a very flawed copy.
2.
Invisible 03:40
Let's go invisible. Let's try to disappear. Let's hold our breath til we fade away. We will disappear into a better day. We'll walk unseen amongst our peers Singing songs that no one hears. Let's go intangible. Let's walk through walls. And nothing will touch us, we'll float through the air We'll pass through our troubles like they aren't there And all of our wounds will be made whole again And our hearts will never be broken. Let's never die. Let's live on. And we will remember, not be remembered We will carry on singing the songs that we've heard And our voices will carry through centuries more Echoing all of the lives gone before. Don't you want to live with me in an extraordinary life? Let's get outta here. Let's just go. If we can't turn invisible, or walk through the walls And if we must live as puny mortals And if our only power is just being us Well, that's enough power. It's power enough.
3.
Somedays 03:51
Some days it feels like I'm broken Like nothing I do is right. And all of my silly decisions Seem to unravel and unwind But I know that's not true Because I have you And you are the star guiding me back to safe harbor in your heart. Some days I feel like a failure, Like I'll never get quite there. Like all of the songs that I'm writing Are so much empty air But I know that's alright Because tonight, you are with me. And that, my love, is reason enough to sing. So let me sing a song to you. Let it be simple. Let it be pure. Let me sing my broken heart. And let our loving be the cure. Some days I feel like I'm stumbling. Like I can't bare to stand. Like the weight of all of my troubles Has me pinned and unmanned. But I know that's not true, because I have you And you are my love. And sweetheart, you give me strength enough. So let me sing a song to you. Let it be simple. Let it be pure. Let me sing my broken heart. And let our loving be the cure.
4.
Day By Day 02:53
He bought a suit for interviews he'd never go on It hangs inside his closet, never thought of since he bought it But when he runs across his friends from college He will say, "I'm pursuing my dreams... Day by day. Day by day." He met a girl he made his wife, they split the bills and rent They fell in love in August, by November they were spent. And when her parents visit on the holidays he'll say, "I'm pursuing my dreams, day by day. Day by day." The years go by. And so do I. She doesn't love him anymore, his love for her is gone. They thought it'd last forever but it turns out they were wrong. And when he runs across a sympathetic ear he'll say, "I'm pursuing my... I'm pursuing my dreams. I'm pursuing my... I'm pursuing my dreams. And when he runs across his friends from college He will say, "I'm pursuing my dreams, day by day. Day by day."
5.
I have this recurring dream. Where I'm standing on a beach With people I can't identify But I know that I love. And these people, they are are terrified Pointing to the horizon There's a great wave, in the offing And it's rising. It's a great and mighty wave. It's a great and mighty wave. But I have no fear inside of me At least no fear of the rushing sea Because I know exactly what to do. So I tell my friends, don't be afraid Just dive into the bottom of the wave And swim up to the surface before you drown. And we dive into the wave. The great and mighty wave. And in the roiling waters of the sea. I race to the surface so I can breath And the wave it rolls on by. And I pull myself up, on the beach Hoping to find my loved ones near me. But there is nothing but miles and miles of sand. They were swept away. They're always swept away.
6.
Save us from Fox News. Save us from Justin Beiber. Save us from Wall Street. Save us from the reaper. Save us, Doctor, if you dare 'Cause we're all dyin' here. Save us from the crooks. And save us from Facebook. Dr. Who, we're calling you. Dr. Who, we're calling you. Doctor, good doctor, can you hear us calling? Civilization is tumbling, it's falling. Dr. Who, where are you? Save us from the cops. Help us save our homes. Save us from the hate. Save us from our phones. Save us, Doctor, if you can 'Cause no one here has any working plan. Save us from our jobs. Save us at any cost. (Amen)
7.
Goodbye, California, oh, you know you broke my heart. And so I am leaving you, though the leaving's hard. Did you even notice that we weren't growing closer That instead we were growing apart. I don't think you give you damn, 'Cause you don't have a heart. Goodbye, California, are you sad to see me go? I can't seem to shake the memories of what we had before. You and I, alone at night Drinking wine and getting high And making plans to conquer the world. But now I see the naked truth Those were empty words. A love like ours seemed very clear. But I guess you didn't want me here. I tried to make you happy. Oh, I struggled so. Now I must go. Goodbye, California, oh, I'm leaving you today. I've packed up all my things and now I'm getting on my way. Though you'll always be a part of me the reverse might not be true But I will always miss you. I hope I love my future home As much as I loved you.
8.
Child Of God 05:30
Once when I was a boy Of about 9 or 10 I fell in love with the girl who lived next door. And every day after school I would wait by our fence And we would play til her parents got home. And she would sing this song It still gives me shivers. Mommy doesn't love me And daddy doesn't want me. But I'm a child of God. There used to be / this kindly old man Who'd make us hot cocoa While we sat in his lap. And he made her sing, the song that she sang The song that I still hear every day. He used to stroke her face While she— sang this song. One autumn day, she asked me to wait She asked me to meet her at the top of the hill And so I went, hoping to spend Some time with the girl that I loved. But she never showed, and I know that I know that I had failed her. Oh she never arrived, for this was the day that she—died. Every day for the year that we lived in that house I would her singing in the middle of the night. I know that I should have been very afraid But I love the sound of her voice. And she would sing to me Now I've be set free, Here's my song, I sing for you. Mommy didn't love me. Daddy didn't want me. But I'm a child of God. Mommy doesn't love me And daddy doesn't want me. But I'm a child of God.
9.
Down I dig myself, a little deeper than before I'm digging deeper than I've ever been So much deeper, I am sure I'm going down I'm digging down I'm going down Down past all the skeletons that once had things to say I'm going deeper than the deepest bones I'm digging past their graves I'm going down I'm digging down I'm going down I'm so deep no one can follow me. Oh, the sights I'd see if only I could see. There I go. Into the deep. There I go. Into the deep. There I go. Down I dig, even deeper still, I don't know where I am I'm digging deper than I've ever been As deep as any man has ever gone. I must stay strong. I'm going down. There will be such a celebration If I make it home alive. But home, well, home is where the heart is And my heart has surely died. Oh it has died. Yeah, it is dead. Down I dig myself, a little deeper I must go I am digging now because the digging is the only thing I know I'm going down I'm digging down. I'm going down. I'm digging down. Into the deep.

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This album was recorded at Mike TV's home studio in Austin, TX.

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released October 21, 2014

Written, performed, engineered, mixed, and mastered by Mike TV.
Artwork by Lyn Sweet.

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