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Upadana

by The Modern Age

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1.
Stars Align 02:59
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Can't slow - a landslide Get one stiff rope - to climb Strict code - unwinds You're getting close - the stars align Seen things - not right We iron kinks - despite The futility - of these fights When crystal clinks - the stars align Don't stay - resigned Conjugate - don't imply A delay - behind Your royal day - the stars align
2.
Road Rager 03:31
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I was thinking of something to say Then again I'm always saying something anyway Call me wrong, call me right Just don't hold on baby At least not too tight And so - then I knew Then I knew you were right Put some flowers on my grave I won't see them any way Hang me up Throw me off of the the top Of the Sterling Hotel You can call the cops And go - then I knew Then I knew you were right And you don't owe - then I knew Then I knew you were right I can take a walk Or a run with you Maybe I can leave town Right now with you I got a car I got some gas Let's keep driving now baby This thing It won't last - then I knew Then I knew you were right And you don't owe - then I knew Then I knew you were right And so = then I knew Then I knew you were right Then I knew Then I knew you were right (But why?)
3.
Numb 03:40
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Freefallling with a club on the steering wheel Freefalling if only life wasn't so real Fire behind, it's time to breath the smoke I can't see through the clouds I can't see where there is to go Daydreaming, this desk is prison bound Daydreaming, can't tell the difference now Dead weighting, bathed in a screen's glow Slipping from purpose Slipping from life It's no way to sharpen the mind Feeling numb So numb Sleepwalking, I'm taking a swim in stride Sleepwalking, no day's one of a kind Still reeling, feeling my forward throb I can't think straight I can barely think at all Loitering, standing still running away Loitering, never will find a way Low level, the bottom of the pole I can't go back But I can't climb up Feels like I've been stuck for so long Feeling numb So numb The system deals to win And we enable Grind you 'til the end As long as you're able Feeling numb So numb
4.
Becoming Bourgeoisie 03:16
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Born with shovels in hand Told to dig to suceed We all want our troubles to be taken away Becoming bourgeoisie Dark brew to keep us up Blue pills to put us asleep Physicians prescribe many a names Becoming bourgeoisie 50 weeks on land 2 spent on the sea X-ing out days to be taken away Becoming bourgeoisie I've waited a lifetime Waited a lifetime to own my property Half of a century Half of a century to slice off my private piece We used to tumble through dusty times Now we complain about the price of things Ain't it funny how age makes most lean right Becoming bourgeoise
5.
Lies Don't Look So Good On You 04:12
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Tell me the secrets you dearly hold They seem to take their toll Sharing can help you let it go Can't let anger boil until it blows I see action behind your eyes Clearly a detached mind It's piercing to deal that silent type Knowing you're still stuck in the crime -chorus- Lies don't look so good on you Baby don't Crash this moment Lies don't let us swap shoes You gotta know We got a good thing going Don't be afraid to lay it on me Your hopes and your fears We need to keep each other honest Open hearts, open ears Private burdens keep us lonely Only cause confused tears The good and the bad Links us to our past Dancing in diction we arrange Stances to block old ways It's demanding to separate the shapes Of smoke signals blown to spell our days Standing in the back of my mind A man screams "Make things right" So can we put down our pride And show the depth of all that's trapped inside -chorus-
6.
Broken Man 05:57
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Always the same kind of issues By this age I know my flaws all too well To admire or dismiss you So disconnected, oh, I can hardly tell -chorus- This broken man can't easily stand All on my own, I'm lost picking at ends Can there be a fix to the faults I comprehend Briefly stalled or permanently damaged With so many miscues Trying too hard to force everything right There's plenty of excuses Just like there's plenty of self-loathing nights -chorus- -chorus-
7.
The Fairweather Kind 04:42
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We've been through grade school Skipped our share of time Played hooky, act cool A friend of a friend who Would flake out once in a while Yet always seemed true But our talk was always small Til we spoke of nothing at all -chorus- You claim to be a friend of mine Got a funny way of showing You're more like the fairweather kind Sure, we've known each other a long, long time Not worth owing Now you're only an acquaintance of mine Had ladies known to Skew our eye to eye We somehow hung through Lately we've kept to Handshakes and goodbyes Brief words, nothing new But our talk was always small Til we spoke of nothing at all -chorus- -chorus- Don't mean to be unkind We made the most of our time You're only an acquaintance of mine
8.
Natural Remedy 03:17
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You've spent countless nights With open eyes Thinking about things you can't define You can't explain Why you feel this way It's something in you that you can't convey It's nagging at you It's an open wound I've moved on while you stay mute It's foolish to think that you'll never die But you shouldn't waste another worried night Forget about your new technology 'Cos I got the natural remedy All your concerns Are unsure You're looking for answers you've got to learn If you feel flat Just relax Keep your head moving, you're on the right track You can't shine Without the light Open the doors, don't speak out of sight It's not about who's wrong or right There's no second chance to make up time Forget about your new technology 'Cos I got the natural remedy It's foolish to think that you'll never die But you shouldn't waste another worried night Forget about your new technology 'Cos I got the natural remedy
9.
The Fool and the Flirt 04:30
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Among a thousand dates I've told a thousand lines Even sold myself several lies The fool and the flirt coincide I exaggerate From time to time To accentuate a punchline Anything to entertain, steal a smile Darling, can you spare a sec I swear I'm not crazy I overheard your conversation with that young lady Dropping all these references I see you on my wavelength Maybe this is fate, I really needed something to say Approach most things With an open mind To lead my soul, empathize But I'm fallible sometimes I can't decide What I bring Is a fire inside That will compel us both to inspire To create and love, synchronized I'm not peddling platitudes or hiding my face I could understand your hesitation, lend me some faith Feeling this connection might be hard to explain Maybe this is fate, I really needed something to say
10.
Mixed Signals 03:38
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Oh my lady - please don't put me on I need to know now - where you're coming from As graceful - as the morning sun In my mind - you're second to none -chorus- Mixed signals are keeping me confused When headlines change like the evening news I want you madly baby, I just need to hear it from you To my face - you're so sincere But your phonecalls - I don't ever hear When you're around - dims feel with cheer As you stray - it proves to disappear -chorus- Oh my lady - how you turn me on Of all your beauty - will I only fawn -chorus-
11.
Girl Called Anything 06:24
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When I got up the gall to approach her side of the bar I was pleasantly surprised She remembered me, yes, she did recall So I slid up a stool by her side She appeared on the scene after a show for charity A friend introduced me She told me "You can call me Anything" I said "Anything sounds lovely" And that's how it begun -chorus- In some ways I'm fulfilled but I'm still incomplete As the craving appears so does the clinging Though I search myself it's always someone I seek Or maybe Anything Maybe Anything The line seemed pretty lame, not the top of my game She laughed despite the saying I pressed to talk, it was already late Said goodbye and went on our way Now she's touching her hair, I'm trying not to stare The talk is easy, I'm failling in How her wit and her charm ensare Until she brought up her boyfriend Isn't that my luck -chorus- And it burns, it burns, It burns so bad To yearn for someone you'll never have
12.
Car Culture 06:00
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Miles and miles - of pavement stretching through the desert Mountainsides - surrounding a valley of entertaining pleasures Lanes are wide - the city seems to sprawl forever Take it all in stride - after all you really came for the weather -chorus- To see the sights of southern California Pistons ignite It's part of car culture, part of car culture, part of car culture Can't survive without fuel and a motor You won't get far in southern California Without taking a drive It's part of car culture, part of car culture, part of car culture Gotta fill up your ride to get where you're going to Power lines - mingle with the palm trees Hazy skies - that are rarely cloudy Gridlocked times - are a regular of these Dashboard lives - the golden state dreams -chorus- -chorus-

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the 2nd LP from the Modern Age deals with the Buddhist saying that alludes to the eternal search to fill the emptiness one feels inside and the yearning to try to fill it with relationships, careers, drugs and faith.

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released January 14, 2017

all songs by Dan Pritchard, music by the Modern Age EXCEPT Road Rager by Nathan Andreoli/ Eww Yaboo. Recorded at the Tower, Los Angeles. Mixed by Andrew Phan and Dan Pritchard. Mastered by Dave Cooley at Elysian Masters

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