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MODERN DAY LIVING

by KARIN BLAINE

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1.
Strangest Things 03:19
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THE STRANGEST THINGS I’m laughing at the strangest things, rude and out of place The neediness of a beggar man the sadness on a face The pain of being human takes away my breath I’m laughing at the strangest things - I’m scared to death I don’t know how it came to this - my passion and my pride Pushed me down a great abyss and up the other side A kind of peace worth knowing was beckoning to me I don’t know how it came to this but now I’m free And I’m part of a plan written by a fool I’m part of a plan written by a master And ‘tho I don’t know how I am trying to be true To the meaning of this chapter I’m certain that I’m here with you now - breathing out and in Together we may figure this out or be stumped again Baby, I am for you, however it may be I’m certain that I’m here with you now and you with me And I’m full of love that’s self serving and vain I’m full of love that’s worth giving And ‘tho I don’t know how I am trying to believe I this flame that won’t stop burning I’m laughing at the strangest things, rude and out of place The neediness of a beggar man the sadness on a face The pain of being human takes away my breath I’m laughing at the strangest things - I’m scared to death I’m laughing at the strangest things - I’m scared to death I’m laughing at the strangest things - I’m scared to death © 1994 Karin Blaine/dudessdahlia records (BMI)
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Box of Letters 04:20
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BOX OF LETTERS I can see your face as plain as day With that litle scar above your left eye From the time I tried to punch you out For hurting my pride And I’m slowly moving in To my new apartment here on Queen Anne Hill In one of these boxes I know I will find All those letters you used to write to me You liked that paper with blue lines I’d read your words in bed at night And wish like hell I was in your arms And you were making love to me You said you’d be my friend for life You’ve got a family now, you’ve got a wife And I got this dream I dream at night Where you appear to me And for a moment we’re alone And I tell you what I’ve always known That I’ll love you until the day I die I’m gonna unpack my dishes, throw me a party Invite my friends over and turn up the music And in the back of my bedroom closet I’m gonna shove that box with all your letters in it And in the dark where no one can see them Maybe a hand will shuffle the pages And re-write the storyline, change out the ending And give me, give me something I can live with Give me something I can live with I can see your face as plain as day With that litle scar above your left eye From the time I tried to punch you out For hurting my pride © 2008 Karin Blaine/dudessdahlia records (BMI)
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I Love Julian 03:14
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I LOVE JULIAN Don’t stand in the dark and lie to me Come into the light where I can see The blood on yours hands - the evil in your eye And I love Julian! It’s gonna get ugly, it’s gonna get rough I know just how tough they’re gonna play They wanna shut you down, they gotta shut you up And I love Julian! The titans are trembling, the tyrants are scared Of Delilah cutting off their hair Well-coiffed secrets are falling to the floor And I love Julian! The uniforms and the business suits Are terrified that we will see the truth That they’re bleeding us dry, they’re taking everything we got And I love Julian! All the heroes I’ve ever loved Have been shot, jailed or hung For telling the truth, for saying it straight, for taking the heat And I love Julian! See the monster with his mask See the bully with his guns and his gas See the people marching in the street And I love Julian! See the shiny war machine That fights a foe I do not know or see While mercenaries profit and the politicians preen And I love Julian! The truth is a lover in the night Passionate and hot The truth whispers in your ear “Now’s the time to JUST STAND UP!” Sometimes it’s a word, sometimes it’s an act Sometimes it’s a march in the street Sometimes it quiet, sometimes it’s a riot, sometimes it’s a leak And I love Julian! All the heroes I’ve ever loved Have been shot, jailed or hung For telling the truth, for saying it straight, for taking the heat And I love Julian! © 2011 Karin Blaine/dudessdahlia records (BMI)
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Straight Line 03:52
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STRAIGHT LINE Our words clattered like a tambourine And the windows rattled as you slammed the screen door And the harshness like a layer of dust settled on the floor I know I got this twist inside That’s like a beat-up fighter’s pride Back me in a corner I’ll always hide just how much I hurt And love ain’t no straight line Moving from point A to B It’s more like a spiral Circling endlessly And the sky has borrowed your blue again And it stares at me just like you did With eyes full of a tenderness I’d never seen before And what you told me I remember well Both the saint and the sinner pray from a cell And the ugly and the dirty and the chaste and the pure can sound lot alike. And love ain’t no straight line Moving from point A to B It’s more like a spiral Circling endlessly And I need you so bad that I hate you for it I love you so much that it’s frightening I need you tonight just to hold me close and Tell me everything’s gonna be all right And if you ever come back home I may be here and I may be gone I haven’t made up my mind yet And you’ve been such a jerk I know, I know love is merciful but, baby, this is a petty world And forgiveness just ain’t very popular And love ain’t no straight line Moving from point A to B It’s more like a spiral Circling endlessly © 1996 Karin Blaine/dudessdahlia records (BMI)
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Wha Da We Got? 03:25
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WHA DA WE GOT? We are so nervous, we’re spinning ‘round about the dough And the crease in our new winter suits costs us too much and we know it But we got our hands caught in a steel-tooth trap It’s too late and we can’t pull back And our blood is collecting on the floor We got our fancy clothes, we got our diamonds and our gems We got our pretty houses, we got our pretty friends We got these fancy cars we’re drivin’ all this shit we bought But on the inside wha da we got? wha da we got? wha da we got? Once upon a time we were gonna be free It was the summer of love, baby, jimi hendrix, you and me And we worked for justice and we fought for peace, we were donna change the whole damn thing And the streets were overflowing with our bodies and our passions Now we got our portfolios, our money market stocks Our interest rates and dividends and swimming pools and tennis courts And boob jobs and collagen and little nips and tucks But on the inside wha da we got? wha da we got? wha da we got? Have we got a spare moment to look in the mirror and see what we’ve become A nation of stealers and wheelers and dealers in love with conning the con We think we’ve made it but, you know, we haven’t We dropped the ball along the way now that’s for certain Now what you are is what you have and if you ain’t got nothing well it’s too damn bad And it’s a crime to be poor, it’s a crime to be hurtin’ So we got our feel-good politics our causes and our cures And we stick a yellow ribbon on everything that moves But if we play our cards right we'll still end up on top But on the inside wha da we got? wha da we got? We got our portfolios, our money market stocks Our interest rates and dividends and swimming pools and tennis courts And boob jobs and collagen and little nips and tucks But on the inside wha da we got? wha da we got? We got our fancy clothes, we got our diamonds and our gems We got our pretty houses, we got our pretty friends We got these fancy cars we’re drivin’ all this shit we bought But on the inside wha da we got? wha da we got? wha’da we got? Wha da YOU got? © 2011 Karin Blaine/dudessdahlia records (BMI)
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Wild Red Roses 03:54
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Wild Red Roses Oh the wild red roses, the wild red roses The wild red roses, the wild red roses I remember how it was , oh the wild red roses On a day just like this, the wild red roses Down by the water in the middle of town with nobody else around Me and my baby found where the wild red roses grow Did he love me - oh - yes he did, the wild red roses Did he stay? Well he said he would, the wild red roses I played the game the girls all know ‘he loves me yes, he loves me no’ He loved me down to my very soul where the wild red roses grow Then one day he took my hand, the wild red roses He said I’m leaven' and I ain’t coming back, the wild red roses Say it isn’t so, oh, baby, please don’t go Don’t leave me, don’t leave me all alone where the wild red roses grow But I was young long ago and love was just a game I didn’t know a lover’s heart could break Everything has changed since them, nothing stays the same Except for the roses, the roses in the spring Oh the wild red roses, the wild red roses The wild red roses, the wild red roses I’m walking on down the road, the wild red roses Feeling sad and a little bit old, the wild red roses If you were with me now, oh baby, I’d ask you how does true love always seem to know Where the wild red roses grow And a young heart just wants them all and in the picking kills the flower But the wise heart, the wise heart just leaves them alone They let the wild red roses grow Oh the wild red roses, the wild red roses, The wild red roses, the wild red roses © 1989 Karin Blaine/dudessdahlia records (BMI)
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To The Moon 02:46
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TO THE MOON You and I just we two We’re taking a little trip to the moon From afar we’ve both seen it shine bright But we’re having an actual moon landing here tonight Oh the air is thin and it’s kinda hard to breath And what strange temperatures are these! You hold my hand and you give me a kiss No earthly experience can compare to this - moon bliss We will be heroes when we return to earth Having discovered the secret of the universe Reporters will question us - “how could we be so brave?” Considering the dangers of moon travel in the modern age They’ll ask us, “Wasn’t the air kinda thin up there?” And, “Wasn’t it kinda hard to breath?” “The earth is the only safe place for human beings!” We’ll just laugh, we’ll just smile and continue to travel Moon miles, you and I, just we two, oooooh, a little trip To the moon © 1989 Karin Blaine/dudessdahlia records (BMI)
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Greed 05:28
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GREED I have been around this world and one thing I have observed Trouble always comes around when some fool is wanting more, When some fool is wanting more Like you over there, you got a nice wife and she treats you just fine But, oh no, you got to have a little something on the side Trouble always comes around when some fool is wanting more There was Adam there was Eve underneath the apple tree God was smiling down on them, God was saying “this is good!” God was saying “this is good!” Then Eve says to Adam - “come on, baby, take a bite! I’m bored here in paradise!” Trouble always comes around when some fool is wanting more Once there was a president everybody loved that man He was smart, yeah, he was sharp, he was gonna do a little good Old Bill was gonna do a little good There he was the most powerful man in the world under his desk with some big-eyed girl Trouble always comes around when some fool is wanting more Geithner, Paulson and Bernanke had lots of friends over in banking And when the system started tanking they said “What can we do?” Oh, “What can we do?” They told the American people this is so complicated you will never understand But we’re gonna take all of your money and give it too our friends (You know I understand THAT!) Trouble always comes around when some fool is wanting more There are seven deadly sins, they say that pride’s the worst of them I tell you what I don’t agree, I think the worst sin is greed I think the worst sin is greed ‘Cause greed will make the rich steal from the poor Greed will make us send our sons and daughters off to war Trouble always comes around when some fool is wanting more Trouble always comes around when some fool is wanting more Trouble always comes around when some fool is wanting more © 2011 Karin Blaine/dudessdahlia records (BMI)
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What Was I Thinking? 03:37
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WHAT WAS I THINKING? What was I thinking? I wasn’t thinking Agreeing to meet you after all this time For a couple of cocktails, well, what’s a couple of cocktails? We’ll share some stories and we’ll tell a few lies Why am I nervous? I can’t be nervous I’m not the same girl I was way back then And I’m not going to say it, OK, I’ll say it It’s so good to see you again Why am I staring? I’ve got to stop staring Into the eyes that stole my heart I don’t remember, oh yes! I remember That summer night and the sky full of stars I’m not going to tell you, I’m going to tell you I never forgave you for saying goodbye And I went crazy, but I’m not crazy Our love was precious and fine But love is that cookie, that cookie that crumbles All you can do is watch the pieces fall What was I thinking, agreeiing to meet you? I wasn’t thinking at all Why am I nervous? I’ve got to stop staring What was I thinking © 2007 Karin Blaine/dudessdahlia records (BMI)
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The Deepest End 04:34
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DEEPEST END Is that you? I’ve gotta make it fast, they’ve found out where I am They’ll soon be at my door to take me in And they’ll put me in a cage with a blue flickering screen And they’ll tell me what I want and they’ll tell me what I need CHO: We’re all animals inside - soft and dumb- Falling for the traps falling for the crumbs And we don’t see what it will do - we don’t think we will succumb We don’t know that in the end we will be the same as everyone. I found a piece of grass behind a broken wall and I laid down on my back and I stared up at the clouds And the clouds became a dove and the dove became your face And you flew down to my side and you kissed my cheek. You and I we made it up as we went along Making something from nothing was our favorite song And our days were filled with haywired inventions & question marks And our nights were filled with circus stunts & fireworks I used to seek but now I don’t, I use to love but now I won’t I’ve lost my nerve, I’ve lost my edge, I can’t find my spark So PLEASE run while you can & remember your old friend And promise me you’ll always jump into the deepest end. CHO: We’re all animals inside - soft and dumb Falling for the traps falling for the crumbs And we don’t see what it will do - we don’t think we will succumb We don’t know that in the end we will be the same as everyone. © 2012 Karin Blaine/dudessdahlia records (BMI)
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That's Just The Way It Went Down 04:47
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HAT’S JUST THE WAY IT WENT DOWN Life can be hard, life can be tough It can swallow you whole and spit you out And the coulda’s and the woulda’s and the shoulda-beens Will make you crazy and drive you insane You want to be free but you can’t admit what’s done is done and gone That’s just the way it went down That’s just the way it got played That’s just the way it went down It just went down that way x 2 We all get our share of some lousy deals They break our hearts and shatter our worlds And the pain can be so bad that it never goes away It stays with you every day Unlucky, unfair, tragic and cruel - it’s true That’s just the way it went down That’s just the way it got played That’s just the way it went down It just went down that way X 2 You gotta be a fighter, you gotta stay in the game And never count on winning a thing Just give it everything you got And if you fall on your face - well - so what Someday you’ll look back and and maybe you’ll smile Maybe you’ll smile when you say - hey That’s just the way it went down That’s just the way it got played That’s just the way it went down It just went down that way X 4 © 2012 Karin Blaine/dudessdahlia records (BMI)
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Modern Day Living 03:45
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Modern Day Living This modern day living it brings out the worst in me What I got, I don’t want What I don’t got I really really need I surround myself with similar minds We’re petty and pouting most of the time Oblivious to spiritual crimes We think living is the same as getting I want a man with big muscles on his chest I want to get lost in the mystery of his differentiated pecs And when the conversation turns kind of dull I’ll see him as a picture hanging on my wall And I’ll compliment myself on my excellant taste Ain’t living the same, living the same as having? Yesterday I got my new catalog in the mail And everybody’s secret is having their summer sale I want the pink satin I want the blue lace I want those big tits with no hips and no waist I want the kind of lifestyle that comes with that face Ain’t living the same, living the same as buying? CHO: NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA.... And I’m going to be famous, oh! someday somewhere And I want each and every one of you to be there I’m going to bleach my hair blonde for the camera lights Create a trend from my deep inner life Carefully packaged and merchandised Ain’t living the same, living the same as selling? This modern day living it brings out the worst in me What I got, I don’t want What I don’t got I really really need I surround myself with similar minds we’re pett y and pouting most of the time Oblivious to spiritual crimes -we think living is the same as getting © 1994 Karin Blaine/dudessdahlia records (BMI)

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released March 5, 2012

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Karin Blaine Seattle, Washington

Karin Blaine is an indie singer songwriter living in Seattle, WA. She performed in the greater PNW for 35 years, maximizing the potential of one voice and one guitar to amazing poetic and musical heights Her goal was to always hook up herself and her fellow messiahs with the heart of being human in a modern day world.
Today she connects via poetry and essays as Karin Bardarson. ... more

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