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Ethereal Gypsy

by Ted West

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lyrics: We passed along the stairs, we spoke of was and when All though I wasn't there, he said I was a friend Which came as a surprise, I spoke into his eyes "I thought You died alone a long long time ago" Oh no, not me, I never lost control You're face to face with the man who sold the world I laughed and shook his hand and made my way back home I passed through form and land, for years and years I roamed I gazed a gazeless stare at all the millions here We must have died alone, a long long time ago Who knows, not me, we never lost control You're face to face with the man who sold the world Who know, not me, we never lost control You're face to face with the man who sold the world
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Summer Kisses, Winter Tears That was what she gave to me Never thought I'd travel all alone The trail of memories Fire of love, the fire of love Can burn from afar Nothing can light the dark of the night Like a falling star Happy hours, lonely years But I guess I can't complain For I still recall the summer sun Through all the winter rain Fire of love, the fire of love Can burn from afar Nothing can light the dark of the night Like a falling star Summer kisses, Winter Tears Like a star may fade away Leaving me to spend my lonely nights With dreams of yesterday Leaving me to spend my lonely nights With dreams of yesterday Summer kisses, winter tears
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(Words and music by Leonard Cohen) The ponies run The girls are young The odds are there to beat You win a while And then it's done Your little winning streak And summoned now to deal With your invincible defeat You live your life as if it's real A thousand kisses deep I'm turning tricks I'm getting fixed I'm back on boogie street You lose your grip And then you slip Into the masterpiece And maybe I had miles to drive and promises to keep You ditch it all To stay alive A thousand kisses deep And sometimes when the night is slow The wretched and the meek They gather up there hearts and go A thousand kisses deep Confined to sex We pressed against The limits of the sea I saw there were No oceans left For scavengers like me I made it to the forward deck I blessed our remnant fleet And then consented to be wrecked A thousand kisses deep I'm turing tricks I'm getting fixed I'm back on boogie street I guess they won't Exchange the gifts That you were meant to keep And quiet is the thought of you The file on you complete Except what we forgot to do A thousand kisses deep And sometimes when the night is slow The wretched and the meek We gather up our hearts and go A thousand kisses deep The ponies run The girls are young The odds are there to beat You win a while And then it's done Your little winning streak And summoned now to deal With your invincible defeat You live your life as if it's real A thousand kisses deep
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Broken windows and empty hallways A pale dead moon in a sky streaked with grey Human kindness is overflowing And I think it's going to rain today Scarecrows dressed in the latest styles With frozen smile to chase love away Human kindness is overflowing And I think it's going to rain today Lonely Lonely Tin can at my feet Think I'll kick it down the street That's the way to treat a friend Bright before me the signs implore me Help the needy and show them the way Human kindness is overflowing And I think it's going to rain today
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Quite why you cry, when nothing's awry is a question that I cannot answer And I can't explain your panic and pain to you, my dear it's chance To happier eyes, your lot is a prize with much that you've wished or attained And that that you haven't is no elephant It's life my dear it rains And if the rain stops, and the wind blows and the sun shines The mud will recede into earth And if the wind blows and the hills and the mud become dunes and sand Then rain will be all that you're worth But whatever you do, whatever you do Don't mention the D word please It's just not an issue, it's these million other things It's not the tree that blocks out the light; it's the seeds And so you compress in your paint and your dress Your wine and you house and your car As you choke back the tears with your hopes and your fears Saying 'Everything's going go be fine' And if the rain stops and the wind blows, and the sun shines The mud will recede into earth And if the wind blows and the Hills and the mud become dunes and sand Then rain will be all that you're worth Then rain will be all that you're worth
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I can't give you all my dreams Or the life I live You and I know what friendship means That's all we've got to give He who takes your dreams away Takes your soul another day What can never be lost is gone They've stolen it away Please don't stand so close to me Can you hear my heart? Take my warmth and lean on me While we're not apart Now our mission is complete And our friends are here Evil things brought down by the light Life goes on until the end
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Haven't seen you in quite a while I was down the hold just passing time Last time we met it was a low-lit room We were as close together as a bride and groom Ate the food, drank the wine Everybody having a good time Except you You were talking about the end of the world I took the money I spiked your drink You miss too much these days If you stop to think You led me on with those innocent eyes You know I love the element of surprise In the garden I was playing the tart I kissed your lips and broke your heart You You were acting like it was the end of the world In my dreams I was drowning my sorrows But my sorrows they learned to swim Surrounding me, going down on me Spilling over the brim Wave of regret and waves of joy I reached out for the one I tried to destroy You You said you'd wait until the end of the world
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God said to Abraham 'Kill me a son' Man said to God 'Why should I stop at just one' God said 'Do that, soon they'll be none' Man said 'I know but it's way too much fun, I'll drop you a line when the killing is done' He made up a game to give to the young Called kill them all, and leave only one It's the Hunger, Hunger, Hunger Games The wise stay silent while the wicked preach They poison the fruit of the sweetest peach Spill all the blood of our young on the beach We've passed every limit that a man can reach Where are the elders, and what did they teach? Can we snatch victory from the jaws of defeat To win everything what do we have go beat? On the Hunger, Hunger, Hunger, Games Hunger, Hunger, Hunger Games Talk thy talk but know thy name The should thy fortune the heart thy fame While your dream is alive you cannot die Draw your bow, let your arrow fly Straight to the heart of a new sunrise Effie's got a way with style and spin Sells the Hunger Games with a bright white grin You're out on a ledge, but she pulls you back in To a world full of hunger that she never goes in We all know the sinners, but who'll stop their sins? Will you hear hunger growing beneath the din Before you're cut into commercials by her sandpaper skin? On the Hunger, Hunger, Hunger Games Hunger, Hunger, Hunger Games Hunger, Hunger, Hunger Games Hunger, Hunger, Hunger Games We're always watching; you're all alone Craving all the comforts of your home sweet home God is too busy to answer the phone And your call comes from too far for him to roam There isn't any coverage in the killing zone The King is dead; long live the crow Elvis left a building that was made out of foam Where little Effie blows on the slide trombone 'Make the Hunger Games your late night home' It's the Hunger, Hunger, Hunger Games Hunger, Hunger, Hunger Games Talk thy talk, but know thy name The soul thy fortune, the heart thy fame While your dream is alive you cannot die Draw you bow, let your arrow fly Straight to the heart of a new sunrise God is in the fields dying of heat We rue the day that we fled from his feet To leave the garden and live in the street Jesus gave us plenty of fish to eat We're still hungry and we want young meet Who will be chosen for us to reap? Tune in tonight for a front row seat Bleed our children on the altar of man's defeat And feed them alive to our T.V. screens On the Hunger, Hunger, Hunger Games Hunger, Hunger, Hunger Games
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The Guests 07:13

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released November 12, 2015

Producer, Vocals: Ted West

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Ted West Los Angeles, California

Ted is based in Los Angeles, CA where he is producing a new album of eclectic arrangements of cover songs and original material.
Ted grew up in Chicago and did his early performance work in theater in New York. His singing resulted from requests to perform in musicals. But he soon used his rock based influences to develop his own musical style.
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