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The Alternative

by Efraïm Salari

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1.
I cannot stand another day, With the perspective of another day inhaling nothing Another day of fighting for a change Cannot stand another fool to say he, Cannot help unless there is a, Monetary gain or something Not without a price you’d have to pay And if you come home And if you go on I want to see you take your time I want to see you in a vaguely enlightened morning sight My hands do shake my head won’t move I chase myself and now I’m On the point of no return I’m Walking home in such a funny way And I stand before you And if you go on I want to see you take your time I want to see you in a vaguely enlightened morning sight I want to see you take your time I want to see you in a vaguely enlightened morning sight
2.
Is this a dream, I’m living in For one day What do you want from me? What do you want from me? Is this for real, or in my head? That I can feel you with my hands If I’d walk through the door, will you be there? If I’d walk out the room, would you be there? Come and waste yourself on me Waste your, waste yourself on me It feels like a dream, I’m living in When I awake Seeing you there, right next to me Dreaming is all it takes But what do you want from me? What do you want from me? Come and waste yourself on me Waste your, waste yourself on me Come and waste your night on me Waste your, waste yourself on me After the rain it’s never been the same After the storm a calm rage carried on Now that I know you less I like you the best Come and waste yourself on me Waste your, waste yourself on me Come and waste your night on me Waste your, waste your, waste yourself
3.
Restless minds where do we come from? Where we go when there is nothing left? Hold on to Restless souls what is it good for? Where’d you hide when you would run aground? Hold on to your intent I try to make sense of the world But nothing does, nothing does, oh no. I try to save me from these wounds But there it comes, there it comes From behind Restless souls where do we come from? Where’d you hide when you would run aground? Hold on to your intent Restless nights what is it good for? Where we go when there is nothing left? Hold on to your intent I try to make sense of the world But nothing does, nothing does, oh no. I try to save me from these wounds But there it comes, there it comes It comes around, it gets you everywhere It comes now, you can’t go anywhere When it comes down, it comes down to yourself When it comes out, it comes to get you here When it comes down, it comes down to yourself When it goes out, you’re right back at the start It gets you down It comes around It gets you down It gets you out When it comes down, it comes down to yourself When it comes out, it comes to get you here When it comes down, it comes down to yourself When it goes out, you’re right back at the start
4.
You say, there is no beginning So you lied once more And now there is a new meaning To the words you spoke before And what you say, has nothing yet to do with your imaginary fall There's nothing really here at all Nothing really worth to come for There's nothing, nothing here can save our souls You say, there is no beginning So you lied once more And now you give a new meaning To the words you spoke before And now there is another kid to rise and fall Another lonely bastard, here to come Another kid to rise and fall But nothing, nothing here can save our souls Fall down, into the sea Marry the sounds Of my lonely being
5.
Old man 04:14
An old man told me twice “I’ve had my share of life, but I’m still waiting, waiting!” And I’m wondering, What all this wondering’s good for But I’m still holding on, oeh And she did hold me hostage And I was suffering from the Stockholm syndrome Now that is gone Because of you I flipped the dice, walked away Came across you and stayed, oh Flabbergasted, out of mind Crazy about you this time, oh It’s all I can say, It’s all I can say It’s all I can say, hey And I’m wondering, what all this wondering’s good for Still I ain’t to sure, oeh And I don’t know what to say This void inside of me Wants to be hold I flipped the dice, walked away Came across you and stayed, oh Flabbergasted, out of mind Crazy about you this time, oh It’s all I can say, It’s all I can say It’s all I can say, hey I flipped the dice, walked away Came across you and stayed, oh Flabbergasted, out of mind Crazy about you this time, oh It’s all I can say, It’s all I can say It’s all I can say, hey
6.
There comes a day, there comes a day I know for sure, I know for sure I’m getting you hurt I always do I always get someone down There comes a day, when I feel I must so Honesty, honesty out of control So why you look for other eyes? You’re lost and lonely in disguise You watch me look, right in your lies But I can see now What did I say, or didn’t say it at all? Is there a way, you can explain it to me all? If there’s a way, I’d say So why you look for other eyes? You’re lost and lonely in disguise You watch me look, right in your lies But I can see now You’re way too complicated And you’re way too hart You’re way too devastating And you’re way too smart I was a fool For ever wanting you For ever wanting to For ever wanting you I just don’t get I just don’t get Why you look for other eyes You’re lost and lonely in disguise You watch me look, right in your lies But I can see now
7.
Free 03:18
I cannot sleep no Alone, no more I feel I need a place Where I can go hide from All inside of me, that needs to run miles wild and Free I’m us now, I’m us now I need a place I’m us now, I’m us now Where I’am me I feel like you today But I cannot stop running Far, far away Would you lend me your eyes? Free Keep on running, keep on running To find you a place Keep running, keep on running To find you a way To hide away, doesn’t mean a thing Without a place that you can’t see To find a way, doesn’t mean a thing Without a place that you can’t see Silver morning let me go I need a place where I belong Silver morning I cannot sleep Because I’m free, because I’m free Silver morning let me go Forget the days, I was alone Silver morning I cannot sleep Because I’m free
8.
Whom I kidding, for whom to play this part? Is it me? Is it me, or my confabulating heart? And you fooled me You did and didn’t want to be The friend that I thought to see The signs were coming in clear You came and disappeared Who you’re kidding, if you do not want a friend? It ain’t me It ain’t me, I won’t try, I won’t pretend And you fooled me You did and didn’t want to be The friend that I thought to see The signs were coming in clear You came and disappeared And you fooled me You did and didn’t want to be The friend that I thought to see The signs were coming in clear You came and disappeared
9.
The night falls in this town Keep the doors closed ‘cause I’am around I hate to sleep and go to bed Give me a pill now if you have Go to sleep now little boy We’ll wake you up when we’re home Sure, it will be all right By the time we arrive I hate to sleep and go to bed A reaction of all the nightmares I had All the nightmares I had Go to sleep now little boy We’ll wake you up when we’re home I’m sure it will come around ‘Though it may not be tonight (By the time we arrive)
10.
Sound Check 03:27
Come testing me, I will be anew It’s sound and deep in me Resonating through Pictures of my voice Pictures on my eyes Of what I left behind What if you, what if you, what if you, what if you, what if you, what if you, what if you don’t What if you, what if you, what if you, what if you, what if you, don’t What (What if you’d go) if you, what (What if you’d see) if you Don’t (It aint not me) see Test, testing me If I’m ever getting good If I’m ever gonna be If you can hear me good You can take my voice You can take it true If you going now What if you, what if you, what if you, what if you, what if you, what if you, what if you don’t What if you, what if you, what if you, what if you, what if you, don’t What (What if you’d go) if you, what (What if you’d see) if you Don’t (It aint not me) see What if you, what if you, what if you, what if you, what if you, what if you, what if you don’t What if you, what if you, what if you, what if you, what if you, don’t What (What if you’d go) if you, what (What if you’d see) if you Don’t (It aint not me) see Test, testing me If I’m ever getting good If I’m ever gonna be
11.
I know that nothing comes for free But I laid eyes on your beauty I know that nothing comes for free But I don’t know, what I need But I hope, I do know I cannot hope It’s so strong I can’t hold I can’t hold on Give what I want Give what I need I’d rather kill myself Than die from this disease But if there’s still hope Tell me please I know that, I’m delighted when I bleed I paint the stage with all my misery The crowd loves to die along with me But they go home, go to bed and sleep But I’m not, for I can’t I cannot stop I know, I can’t go I cannot go Give what I want Give what I need I’d rather kill myself tonight than Watch me stand with Nothing else but me But if there’s still hope Tell me please
12.
There’s three blokes That poured their hearts into a soul All of them know See never asks for more But like a drug craved for, they want Someone to hold, talk to and stroke Three lost souls That came to her for warmth On the run Not to be alone But like a drug craved for, they want Someone to hold, talk to and stroke

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Songs are written and recorded by Efraïm Salari.
Vocals: Sergio Salvador, Efraïm Salari, Daniel Tempelman & Welmoed Wijmans.
Extra instruments: Floris van Elderen (Drums), Camiel Jansen (Double Bass), Xander Slikker (Electric guitar), Meron Vermaas (Trombone).

Live performance by Bill Spooner (www.facebook.com/Spooner.Bill).

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released August 17, 2015

Many thanks to Sergio Salvador, Maartje Amelink and Floris van Elderen, Camiel Jansen, Xander Slikker, Meron Vermaas, Daniel Tempelman & Welmoed Wijmans.

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