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Plan For My Life
04:06
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Looking down at the road ahead
Can’t say I’ve got no where to go
Should I take this road instead?
Locate destination unknown
Perhaps I have a place in mind
But I won’t tame this wheel tonight
But what am I to do
When I can’t decide
A plan for my…
Life, a drive with no direction
I’d like to exercise volition
I long a prosperous future
I fear this briefcase is doomed
I’ll try to plan for my life
I need to plan for my life
Engine set on cruise control
Coffee tames my wandering gaze
The button’s stuck and I’m unsure
Exactly where this road is to lead
The gas light startles as it chimes
Looks like I don’t have much time
What am I to do
When I can’t decide
A plan for my…
Life, a drive with no direction
I’d like to exercise volition
I long a prosperous future
I fear this briefcase is doomed
I’ll try to plan for my life
I need to plan…
Wait, I know how to desert this terrain
A radio message has lifted my spirit
I’ll follow a path aimed at wishes obtained
My heart is my guide
It won’t misguide
So long as my efforts address
And do not resign
Ooooooooo
Life, a drive with no direction
I’d like to exercise volition
I long a prosperous future
I fear this briefcase is doomed
I’ll try to plan for my life
I need to plan for my life
And now I have a plan for my life
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Potent Memories
03:35
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Do you remember
Out on the farm
You’d scavenge the forest
To keep winter warm
Your parents would pester
Please gather the eggs
No time for amusement
Feed cattle and pigs
Work hard
Press on
Convey your wisdom built from numerous trials
Display your endless love
Teach me the substance of the ticking dials
Let’s celebrate your potent memories
Do you recall
That pleasant October
You married quite quickly
And laid out your future
And even now
Forever more faithful
You ask the almighty
To join in his scepter
Commit
Shun Sin
Convey your wisdom built from numerous trials
Display your endless love
Teach me the substance of the ticking dials
Let’s celebrate your potent memories
Shall I remind
The meals you’d prepare
Not just for your good
Generous enduring care
And often I’d find
That you’d tend to your garden
Unyielding routine
Nature’s nurturing guardian
Loving, motherly Spartan
Convey your wisdom built from numerous trials
Display your endless love
Teach me the substance of the ticking dials
Let’s celebrate your potent memories
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3. |
Afternoon Delight
03:46
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Slip the profane off your toes
Join me for a midday dose
Snuggle up; let’s lounge the day away
I want to nibble on your ears
As you trace your nothings in my beard
Let’s not go anywhere today
Under the covers
Limbs intertwined
All improvised
Surprise, Afternoon Delight
You know baby, you’re a dream
Savoury and saccharine
Exclusive feature on my camera roll
I sure can’t tame these butterflies
I can’t conceal these googly eyes
By this point everybody knows
That we’re
Under the covers
Limbs intertwined
All improvised
Surprise, Afternoon Delight
Baby, let’s take a stroll
Wandering lovers in the dark
Watch paint drops splatter the sky
And maybe we’ll dance
Reignite the spark
Banana ice cream for our way home
If we get caught in the rain
You play Cathy, I’ll play Don
Throw on a little Myles for the ambiance
And I must confess
I hope tomorrow we press
Restart
**Whistles**
Under the covers
Hearts intertwined
All improvised
Surprise, Afternoon Delight
(And I must confess
I hope tomorrow we press
Restart) x2
I don’t wanna spend
A day
Apart
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4. |
Hard To Get
03:50
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Standing naked in the rain
Watching mental pictures break
I recall the sick charades
That left my heart locked in a trance
You let my fingers sail your hair
The soft embraces that you’d share
Yet I’m playing solitaire
Misperceived romance
I do not regret attempting your affection
Just tell me what went wrong
Crippled, bruised, and bent
I plead for some direction
Oh, one-sided love
I have had enough
Of hard to get
Different story, different girl
I gladly watch the tables turn
See the lantern light the mirror
And show a seed carelessly thrown
I recall that dance floor kiss
Felt the tremor in your lips
Caught you buried in your bliss
And you were all alone
I do not regret tempting your affection
A trial is all is was
Crippled, bruised, and bent
You plead for some direction
Oh, one-sided love
Dates have come and gone
Vague pursuits we follow through
And yet we're always on the run
I have had enough
Of hard to get
If you leap
She’ll drift beyond your reach
She’ll appear the low hanging fruit
And in time, as you chase
Your love will lock the gate
And that’s when you start anew
Oh, one-sided love
Dates have come and gone
Vague pursuits we follow through
And yet we're always on the run
I have had enough
Of hard to get
Vague pursuits we follow through
And yet we're always on the run
I have had enough
Of hard to get
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Devout
03:47
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My life was carrying on as planned
And then you walked in, stated your demands
Is this where I should be
How much longer will it take for me to see what is right for me
Cause I
I can't keep up
And every time I try again
I feel like giving up
And every second I put in
Is not enough
So I'm breaking down
But no, I can't breakdown
So I guess for now
I'll have to live my life devout
It's been a couple weeks and I've just given in
She said, for her whole life, she's wondered where I've been
I feel overwhelmed
This arranged engagement begets insanity
But I know it is right for me
Cause I
I can't keep up
And every time I try again
I feel like giving up
And every second I put in
Is not enough
So I'm breaking down
But no, I can't breakdown
So I guess for now
I'll have to live my life devout
This ever-tiding fight or flight
It won't subside
Unless I evade these crashing waves
The custom to which I've subscribed
It hates my kind
But I'll molt if I stay
Cause I
I can't keep up
And every time I try again
I feel like giving up
And every second I put in
Is not enough
So I'm breaking down
But no, I can't breakdown
So I guess for now
I'll have to live my life
I'll live my life
I'll live my life devout
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6. |
I Can Be
04:33
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Well I’ve been lookin’ at all the people
That are walkin’ down the street
And to my surprise, the look in their eyes
Oh they’re not happy
What did they do?
Did they have a bad day
Or a bad week
Or a bad year too?
You know that those decisions in life
Which matter the most
Determine what you’re gonna do
But if you don’t want to, no
Did you really choose?
Cause I can be who I wanna be
And say what I wanna say
And do what I wanna do
Any way that I want to…
(And) when you’re workin’ the commoner’s grind
You might feel troubled to find
The purpose in your heart
But the second that you decide
Reservations aside, go and follow your star
You’ll come across the trickster
And the wiseman
And find boulders on your way
So paddle ahead and ride the wave of your own anxiety
Remember, your inner glow
Is all that you need to know
To be who you wanna be
And say what you wanna say
And do what you wanna do
Anyway that you want to
As long as your stars are aligned right
And you can hold back every single increment of fright
And you know in your heart that you’ve been precise
There’s no way that you’ll faulter
It’s not a role of the dice
Hmm, I’m living my life
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Justin Maki London, Ontario
Justin Maki is a “Flirtatious Jazz-Pop” artist out of London, CAN and FCLMA’s 2021 “Pop Artist of the Year”. Japan born and Canada bred, Justin’s music is Pop while carefully drawing influence from R&B, Soul, Funk, and Jazz. Justin has played over 1,000 gigs from Regina, SK to Moncton, NB and has opened for industry heavy-weights like The Sheepdogs, Monster Truck, and Neon Dreams. Listen & Follow! ... more
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