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Nightmares

by Alex da Ponte

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1.
Turbulence 03:07
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I can see you, all of you Do you want to know the scary part You can see me too I’ve been inside of a cloud And with every turbulent shake I could see your face I know I need you, all of you And you need me too I’m trying not to pick this apart Leaving could be fatal It’s like pulling at the seams of my heart When I’m still on the table I’ve been inside of a cloud And with every turbulent shake I could see your face I’m gonna start a war Your eyes are the ocean And baby they’re open For me
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Leaves 01:58
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You’re risking everything and everything’s a mess Ups and downs, the downs are taking this Fall leaves fall, fall Fall leaves fall, fall I’m losing hope like leaves Stay with me please I’m practically begging you Please, please I’m practically begging you Please, please Fall leaves fall, fall Fall leaves fall, fall Fall leaves fall, fall Fall leaves fall, fal
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Spines 03:18
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Our spines stand just outside the conversation And mine crumbles to dust Corporealize yours Corporealize yours and I’ll get the broom I’ve got no better choice, you’ll see this soon And baby it burns when you crawl from my lungs to my chest to sleep You must be dragging your feet You must’ve learned and yes you’ll soon discern, you either win or you cheat Now don’t be dragging your feet ‘Cause I’m learning to be just like you I’m learning to be just like you I’m learning to be just like you I’m learning to be just like you Our spines stand just outside Our spines stand just outside And mine, it crumbles to dust, it crumbles to dust CHORUS
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The Abyss 04:27
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Woke up earlier than I should I would get up if I only could But something heavy is weighing me down Wrote a letter that you’ll never see I guess I really wrote it for me ‘Cause the abyss is calling me You said it wouldn’t take too long But I think now that you were wrong I’ve had enough time to write you a sad sad song Will I be happy or is this it? Or have I had all I’m gonna get? You said I’d be fine, I guess you don’t know shit Can you feel me? Can you feel me? Am I still here You’re like a werewolf after the change I’m screaming please just remember your name Look in my eyes and see I’m the same I’m in this tunnel and I can’t see There’s no light at the end for me The abyss is calling me Can you feel me? Can you feel me? Am I still here
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You're A Nightmare 03:05
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You were the sweetest thing, that I had seen in a while You were just like a dream, you just waltzed right into my life But the things you said, you just didn’t mean A billion people fooled, and yeah, you got me I hope those acting skills get you on TV You got me so good that I was never gonna give up on you I was never gonna give up You changed so suddenly, and now I don’t know who you are You’re a nightmare now it seems, you just walked right out of my life You had words for me that cut like a knife My living hope is killing my life And I still care, I’m out of my goddamn mind And I was never gonna give up on you I was never gonna give up
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Anonymity 04:05
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Things have changed And anonymity reigns As our hearts beat cold And we act without our soul We’re not mammals anymore Oh yeah, you gotta beware We’re just zombies at your door Oh yeah, you gotta beware Things have changed And equanimity strays Oh let these stories be told We’ve all lost our souls We’re not mammals anymore Oh yeah, you gotta beware We’re just zombies at your door Oh yeah, you gotta beware Oh yeah, you gotta beware And anonymity reigns Anonymity reigns Don’t let’em in your mind Don’t give them any of your time We’re not mammals anymore Oh, yeah, you gotta beware We’re just zombies at your door Oh, yeah, you gotta beware We’re not mammals anymore Oh, yeah, you gotta beware We’re just zombies at your door Oh, yeah, you gotta beware Oh yeah, you gotta beware And anonymity reigns Anonymity reigns
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Somebody 03:17
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Don’t look at me that way Don’t just think you can take me Off the face of the earth Don’t just think you should hate me You can, but what’s that worth We’re all somebody to someone We’re all somebody to someone We’re all somebody to someone And I am somebody too You’re scaring me with your masks You’re hiding that you’re human A gun’ll have’em do what you ask But what is it that you’re doing You must be that type I bet you probably do what you like And break all the rules We’re all somebody to someone We’re all somebody to someone We’re all somebody to someone And I am somebody too Oooh Oooh Oooh Oooh Oooh Oooh You said I’d be ok You said it wouldn’t be this way You said I’d always be safe I guess that’s what you say I guess that’s what you say I guess that’s what you say When you love someone that way We’re all somebody to someone We’re all somebody to someone We’re all somebody to someone And I am somebody too
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Games 03:58
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The good guys and the bad guys all look the same And they keep switching places like this fight is a game, like this fight is a game If no one else knows that you are to blame, well I’ll still know and you’ll have your shame Whoa-oh, a whoa-oh oh-oh In my eyes, you were one of the good guys, and you thought the same But guilt can drive you crazy until you’re not the same, you’re not the same If no one else knows that you are to blame, well I’ll still know and you’ll have your shame Whoa-oh, a whoa-oh oh-oh The bad guys, oh their lies Could fill the skies with rain Every single day Of all of our lives
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Darkness 03:13
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So you walk away I gave you another chance But you walked away I guess the cowardice tied your hands I can't reach out any farther for you I've used up all my length on you I'm wondering if it's proof that there's a darkness inside you a darkness in side you I'm in love I guess But I also hate you too For the things that you said I can't keep spelling it out for you I try to move on but it's hard I try to move on but it's hard I'm wondering if it's proof that there's a darkness in me too there's a darkness in me too And I’m wondering if it’s proof That there’s a darkness inside you A darkness inside you Just say the words I want to hear I can forgive but I can’t forget that year I’m reaching out ‘cause I care And I’m wondering, hoping, wishing you’ll be there I'm wondering if it's proof that this darkness thing is true this darkness thing is true I'm wondering if it's proof that there's a darkness in me too there's a darkness in me too And I’m wondering if it’s proof That there’s a darkness inside you A darkness inside you
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The Flame 04:46
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I’m the moth, I’m the moth And you’re the flame You’ve always been, you’ve always been my flame Yeah, I’m the moth and I was gonna drink a case of you and you cut me off I’m not only on my feet I’ve got wings When you walk off that plane It wont be me you’ve been thinking of When you walk off that plane I’ll be there You aint coming For me You aint coming, you aint coming for me I’m the moth, I’m the moth And you’re the flame You’ve always been, you’ve always been my flame Burn me up babe, burn me up I can’t turn back The cross on your back is the only one I believe You aint coming for me You aint coming, no you aint coming for me Please Please , remember Remember, Remember

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released June 7, 2012

Copyright 2011 All songs written by Alex da Ponte-Baack except for “The Abyss” and “Anonymity” which were written by Alex da Ponte-Baack and Jobeth Dunn, and “Leaves” which was written by Alex da Ponte-Baack and Alicia R. Buford. Produced by Pete Matthews and Alex da Ponte-Baack. Engineered and Mixed by Pete Matthews. Recorded at High/Low Studios Recording, Memphis, TN. Additional production and engineering at High/Low by Toby Vest. Mixed at Ardent Studios, Memphis, TN. Mastered by L. Nix Mastering, Memphis, TN. Album Art by Alex da Ponte and Tam Tran www.DesignByTam.com Alex da Ponte, vocals, electric and acoustic guitar, megaphone, snaps Kevin Carroll, lead guitar, electric and acoustic guitar, bowed electric guitar, ebow, megaphone Landon Moore, bass guitar Greg Faison, drums Rick Steff, synths, piano, mellotron, omnichord, vasodilator, pocket piano Pete Matthews, percussion, megaphone, Buddha box, echoplex Toby Vest, synth, mellotron, ebow

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Alex da Ponte Memphis, Tennessee

It’s no easy thing to pin down something as mercurial as a memory, as fleeting as a feeling, with nothing more than mere words. To distill a life down to its essence and capture it in song. But to singer/songwriter Alex da Ponte, such an act comes naturally. Alex da Ponte is a poet’s songwriter. ... more

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