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Are You Alive?

by Gavin Lazarus

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Living Is Easy, Life Is Hard 03:58
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Living Is Easy Life Is Hard The moment you first take breath A personalities formed You’re hot, you’re cold or you’re warm You’ve arrived They light the fuse And turn you out And aim to give you a start They want to set you apart So they try But Living is easy life is hard Living is easy life is hard And when you made, your first mistake And turned it into a gain You made sure you weren’t to blame Or you tried You made it up You made it out And went in search of the prize And then realised your size A small fry But Living is easy life is hard Living is easy life is hard Yes Living is easy life is hard Living is easy life is hard Sometimes we stand Sometimes we fall Sometimes we run Sometimes we crawl Sometimes the writings on the wall And we don’t know how we feel at all We don’t know how we feel at all So hold me up Or hold me back It’s all pretty much the same It’s really only a game That we play When you push me up Or you put me down When you push me up Or you put me down Living is easy life is hard Living is easy life is hard Living is easy life is hard Living is easy life is hard Living is easy life is hard Living is easy life is hard Living is easy life is hard Living is easy life is hard
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Nobody Knows Who You Are 04:30
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Nobody Knows Who You Are Take a minute Take a good look at yourself Spend a life time Trying to be somebody else Are you under achieving? Are you quite overwhelmed? Maybe an overnight superstar But although you travel far Nobody knows who you are If you grow up Maybe you start to reveal Hidden layers The ones that you think might appeal Are you hoping to make your mark? Are you eager to please? But you lacking the vital spark? Cause although you travel far Nobody knows who you are Nobody knows where you’re coming from Or what you want to be Nobody knows if you are strong Or if you belong to me So remember The journey is most of the fun And it’s over Before you have even begun Let go of your ego Let go of yourself Get yourself out of the racing car Cause although you travel far Nobody knows who you are Nobody knows where you’re coming from Or what you want to be Nobody knows if you are strong Or if you belong to me Nobody knows who you are
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Everyone Feels The Heat 05:36
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Everyone Feels The Heat Are you ready? Are you alive? Are you connected? Can you survive? Can you remember? Can you forget? Do you believe in yourself? Or have you not found yourself yet? Because Everyone feels the heat Everyone feels the pain Everyone feels the stress Everyone feels it again and again and again Everyone craves the warmth on their back And the sunshine after the rain Everyone needs some time and space And the touch of a friend again And a way to ease the strain Are you nervous? Are you contrived? Are you indignant? Do you want to survive? Are you oppressive? Are you oppressed? Is it a trivial matter? With which you’ve become obsessed? Because Everyone feels the heat Everyone feels the pain Everyone feels the stress Everyone feels it again and again and again Everyone craves the warmth on their back And the sunshine after the rain Everyone needs some time and space And the touch of a friend again And a way to ease the strain Are you outwardly healthy? Or just a comic aside? Are you working for the common good? Or vainglorious pride? Is it all it was cracked up to be? Can you get your release? And even if it is when you get there Have you found your inner peace? Do you have option paralysis? Do you need psychoanalysis? Are you closing in on the stuff of your dreams? Or are you just killing time? Because Everyone feels the heat Everyone feels the pain Everyone feels the stress Everyone feels it again and again and again
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Can You See Me? 03:43
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Can You See Me Are you out there? Can you see me? Do you know my name? Can you feel me? Do you want me? Do you know me? Can you see my shame? If I think I’ll hold you back I’ll turn around I’ll turn around Turn around and let you find your way If I feel I’d let you down I’d turn around I’ll turn around Turn around and hope you’ll seize the day If you’re not a superstar You don’t have to wear the scar You’re important as you are So don’t push yourself too far
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Are You Alive? 03:30 video
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Would I survive if they took me back I’m never going back Would I arrive at the things I lack I’m never going back Would I derive all the peace I crave I’m never going back Would I revive or just misbehave I’m never going back The days you hanker for Are days you never saw Cause they never were We imagined them Yes we made quite sure We configured them Would you be lost in a golden haze You’re never going back Would you discover the ancient ways You’re never going back Could you be sure that the sun would shine You’re never going bac Could you be sure that what’s yours is mine You’re never going back The days you hanker for Are days you never saw Cause they never were We imagined them Yes we made quite sure We configured them Are you alive to the life you live Are you alive to the life you live (Are you alive) Are you alive to the life you live (Are you alive) Are you alive to the life you live (Are you alive) (You’re never going back) Are you alive to the life you live (Are you alive) Are you alive to the life you live (Are you alive) (You’re never going back) Are you alive to the life you live (Are you alive) Are you alive to the life you live (Are you alive) (You’re never going back) Are you alive to the life you live (Are you alive) Are you alive to the life you live (Are you alive) (You’re never going back) Are you alive to the life you live (Are you alive) Are you alive to the life you live
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Waterfall 05:28 video
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We met in passing in the hall We had a drink She took me to the waterfall And made me think But I was a stranger (I was a stranger) And I didn't know (I could not have known) That I was in danger She told me so, when she said There is a game we can play Love is it's name There is a game we can play Love is it's name We jumped into the waterfall We sank, we swam Now I don't know what day it is Or who I am But I was a stranger (I was a stranger) And I didn't know (I could not have known) That I was in danger She told me so, when she said There is a game we can play Love is it's name There is a game we can play Love is it's name My resolution (My resolution) Was hard to convey (So hard to convey) The cleanest solution Was mine to betray, when she said There is a game we can play Love is it's name There is a game we can play Love is it's name She said There is a game we can play Love is it's name There is a game we can play Love oh love, she said There is a game we can play Love is it's name There is a game we can play Love, oh love is it's name She said There is a game we can play Oh love She said There is a game we can play Love is it's name There is a game we can play Love, oh love, is it's name
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Bubble Wrap 04:11 video
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Whenever I feel blue I'm thinking of you Well the winter rain on my window pane, ain't got nothing on me And the stacks of bills on my window sills, don't mean nothing to me The liberation of a failing nation, don't mean nothing to me And the quiet slaughter when you're treading water, ain't got nothing on me Cos anytime that I'm in trouble I gotta step into my bubble Head towards the souls that feed me Get among the souls that need me Whenever I feel blue I'm thinking of you To ease my troubled mind, I'm thinking of you I'm thinking of you Well the high speed trains and the hunger games, don't mean nothing to me And the stuff they feed ya on the social media, ain't got nothing on me The rant and blow, from folks 'who know', don't mean nothing to me And the dull opinions from social minions, they don't mean nothing to me Cos when I can't get meditation I've gotta do some mediation Head towards the souls that feed me Get among the souls that need me Whenever I feel blue I'm thinking of you To ease my troubled mind, I'm thinking of you Yeah whenever I feel blue I'm thinking of you To ease my troubled mind, I'm thinking of you I'm thinking of you So whenever I feel blue I'm thinking of you To ease my troubled mind, I'm thinking of you Well the winter rain on my window pane, ain't got nothing on me And the stacks of bills on my window sills, don't mean nothing to me I said the winter rain on my window pane, ain't got nothing on me And the stacks of bills on my window sills, don't mean nothing to me Mass consumption, and mass assumptions, don't mean nothing to me Panto villains making bad decisions, don't mean nothing to me. I'm thinking of you
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Blunder 05:15
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Blunder Yes we’ve heard Should be with us about six I think No problem ta They said look at the state you’re in They said you needed counselling So they threw you in the loony bin Then let you come back out again Don’t worry about your life Leave yourself behind Let your cells divide Let it go Let it go Let it show Cause everybody knows your life was ripped asunder You put the stakes too high And everybody knows just where you made your blunder You took em’ on But then they won So throw away ambivalence Cause you can make a difference It’s not a case of call my bluff And turning up is not enough Forget about your life Leave yourself behind Don’t worry about your strife Let it go Let it go Let it grow Cause everybody knows your life was ripped asunder You put the stakes too high And everybody knows just where you made your blunder You took em’ on But then they won Ah Daniel please No Daniel Well is he clear? Ah that can’t be right I don’t think you can cure these sort of things It’s just the way it is So throw away ambivalence Cause you can make a difference It’s not a case of call my bluff Turning up is not enough Don’t worry about your life Leave yourself behind Just let your cells dived Let it go Let it show Let it grow Cause everybody knows your life was ripped asunder You put the stakes too high And everybody knows just where you made your blunder You took em’ on But then they won Everybody knows your life was ripped asunder You put the stakes too high And everybody knows just where you made your blunder You took em’ on But no-one won Is he still there? I’m sorry sir You appear to have been disconnected
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Trigger Happy 03:14
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She’s a trigger happy woman rating everything that she sees She’s a trigger happy woman rating everything that she sees But she don’t know what she came for And she don’t know what she means to me She’s a trigger happy mama slating what she knows isn’t right She’s a trigger happy mama slating what she knows isn’t right Cause you know she’s got a conscience Yeah she finds it hard to sleep at night And she is pushing herself every single day And I would help her more if I knew the way And she feels isolated cause she won’t accept That she has friends You know who you are! She’s a trigger happy woman variating all the she finds She’s a trigger happy woman variating all that she finds But she knows just how to love me Yeah she knows just how to blow my mind And she is pushing herself every single day And I would help her more if I knew the way And she feels isolated cause she won’t accept That she has friends You know who you are! Yeah she’s so trigger happy
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In Dreams 07:22
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I had the strangest dream I ever was aware of I awoke but I found no trace I woke a soul from sleep One that I’d been unprepared for Between my will and my heart I must fight It was high time Or was it high noon It was too late Or was it way too soon To have found my dreams I don’t know To have found my dreams I don’t know I’ve been a man adrift For as long as I remember Like a stream running down a hill But time catches up with you Of that you can be certain Now my head and my heart must decide It was high time Or was it high noon It was too late Or was it way too soon To have lost my dreams I don’t know To have lost my dreams I don’t know I don’t know You know just what I want and how it should be I’m looking out for you but listen to me You have the power to shape the life we know It was high time Or was it high noon It was too late Or was it way too soon To have lost your dreams I don’t know To have found your dreams I don’t know I don’t know
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Everything's Alright 04:11
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Are you with me? Alright Those who lack charisma (Lack charisma) Must learn to jump aboard now Those who seek forgiveness (Seek forgiveness) Must learn to swim ashore now Cos life on earth not just for searching It’s for loving what you find So we’ve got to make a new plan, man If everything’s gonna be alright Maybe once in every life Everything’s alright Maybe once in every life Everything’s alright Maybe once or maybe twice Everything’s alright Everything’s alright Yeah yeah Those in search of heaven (search of heaven) Will have to learn to fly now Those in search of wisdom (search of wisdom) Must learn to say goodbye now Cos we are told a job worth doing Is only worth it if it’s done right oh yeah So we’ve got to make a new plan, man If everything’s gonna be alright Maybe once in every life Everything’s alright Maybe once in every life Everything’s alright Maybe once or maybe twice Everything’s alright Everything’s alright Ah Cos life on earth not just for searching It’s for loving what you find oh yeah So we’ve got to make a new plan, man If everything’s gonna be alright Maybe once in every life Everything’s alright Maybe once in every life Everything’s alright Maybe once or maybe twice Everything’s alright Everything’s alright Once in every life Everything’s alright Maybe once in every life Everything’s alright Maybe once or maybe twice Everything’s alright Ah Everything’s alright Alright Alright Alright Alright Alright Alright Alright Alright Alright Alright Alright Alright Alright You know everything’s alright Maybe once in every life Everything’s alright Maybe once in every life Everything’s alright Maybe once or maybe twice Everything’s alright Everything’s alright Once in every life Everything’s alright Maybe once in every life Everything’s alright Maybe once or maybe twice

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released July 28, 2023

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Gavin Lazarus Bath, UK

An eclectic blend of retro styling, wry and feelgood melodic guitar pop,
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balladeering, groovy riffing, sweeping cinematic song styling and old-school rootsy jazz and swing.

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