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THE SHANGHAI RESTORATION PROJECT :: STORY OF A CITY (LYRICS) |
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PREFACE
Music and Lyrics by D. Liang Life comes swiftly At you suddenly Takes you by surprise Unexpected Seems so hectic No time to decide Leave your conflict, leave your strife Bring an open mind Try your luck and roll the dice Win more than a grand prize Come and join me Gather quickly Brace yourself for this Life’s a mystery Still worth living It’s what you make of it VOICES Music and Lyrics by D. Liang There are songs we sing in silence There are words we choose to hide In our faces no emotion With our fists clenched by our side We let it burn Under our skin And we stand calm and collected We’re so cool and in control Don’t take comfort in this quiet Because something might explode Just take the chance Don’t miss your turn Play your song so loud, your song so loud, your song so loud Hear your voice out loud, your voice out loud, just sing out loud In our eyes we seek an answer That our minds already know That the truth lies not in secret But the stories that are told Lift off the seal That covers your lips Play your song so loud, your song so loud, your song so loud Hear your voice out loud, your voice out loud, just sing out loud Let it reach across the sky Hear it ring, watch it soar Up above where nothing dies It’s your choice You have a choice Play your song so loud, your song so loud, your song so loud Hear your voice out loud, your voice out loud, just sing out loud LAST NIGHT OF THE DYNASTY Music and Lyrics by D. Liang ‘Round the clock we battled hard all year Soaked ourselves in sweat, our blood and our tears Conquerors we end up gathered here Unified but soon we say goodbye When tomorrow becomes today Some wanna change the world Some just want the fame Some might choose to disappear While the rest of us remain When the night gives way to morning We will go our separate ways Let’s make this Our night to celebrate Sentimental air becomes so thick Movers, shakers, wanderers in our midst Commit to memory every single face Wish the best and leave the rest to fate Say farewell tonight Some try to face the truth Some would rather live a lie Most of us will spend our years Treading both sides of the line When the night gives way to morning We will go our separate ways Let’s make this Our night to celebrate One round, better drink it all down Try to live it up now, don’t wait for another day MOVEMENT Music and Lyrics by D. Liang & H. Brandon You don’t write much You don’t talk too much Has it ever occurred to you That you might not be doing so much When you sit back You look too relaxed Let the world pass by and then you start to scream “Enough is enough” Seems you got a little predicament Seems you got a little problem A situation on your hands Whatcha gonna do when your time is up Gonna wait a little more ‘cause your clock is stuck Everyday that you waste, you can’t take back It’s just that matter of fact Whatcha gonna do when you’re out of time Gonna jump in the game or remain on the side Live tonight or wait a while Act now or later you will pay with your life Too much to do, too much to take Too much to fix, too much today Too much, enough, going gets tough Gonna run a little late Too bad you took too long to wait To do the things you’ll do tomorrow A year later and it’s still tomorrow Why wait? Why wait? Seems you got a little predicament Seems you got a little problem A situation on your hands Whatcha gonna do when your time is up Gonna wait a little more ‘cause your clock is stuck Everyday that you waste, you can’t take back It’s just that matter of fact Whatcha gonna do when you’re out of time Gonna jump in the game or remain on the side Live tonight or wait a while Act now or later you will pay with your life You gotta run, run, run, run You gotta move left, move right That slope is looking steep But it’s easier than it seems For now So climb on top of the world tonight LOVE AND WARLORDS Music and Lyrics by D. Liang & S. Steele Just breathe, the water’s just rising No need to go full speed yet, we have enough time All we ever will just need Is one another’s love, never losing our mind Our bodies moving, we’ll get through it Our jam is grooving, nothing to it A dedication to the life we leave behind Moving forward clear our minds Full throttle, turn the lights on Ready to go, got to move oh So whatcha waiting for Ready to blow, ready to blow It’s urgent, gotta move to fast Harder we run, sooner we get past This high I can’t ignore Love won’t lead us to war Love and war Is it worth fighting for? What is fair in love and war? Trust me, time is just passing This wasn’t part of our plan, feeling unjustified Wishing that we’re just dreaming Holding out for our love, so satisfied Full throttle, turn the lights on Ready to go, got to move oh So whatcha waiting for Ready to blow, ready to blow It’s urgent, gotta move to fast Harder we run, sooner we get past This high I can’t ignore Love won’t lead us to war Love and war Is it worth fighting for? What is fair in love and war? Our bodies moving, we’ll get through it Our jam is grooving, nothing to it A premonition of the life we’ll have again War Love and war Is it worth fighting for? What is fair in love and war? TOUCHDOWN Music and Lyrics by D. Liang & J. Richardson Got my bags packed, and I'm on the train In pursuit of my dreams, leavin' behind the inhumane At a place where I'm no longer scared of change And a whole hearted effort I intend to bring And I can't peer back through the rear view Although I know I'll be missing my peer group ‘Cause where you go stays with you forever And I wish 'em all success in all their endeavors And though miles separate us, the connection’s un-severed And I'll make it up to y’all for now I'm tryin' to do better Those who say I turned my back, I'm-a say whatever Unpopular to pursue your heart over chedda' But I've never been a follower, empty rhetoric swallower Pointer of revolvers or progress staller I'm a yes, yes yalla'; tryin' to stand taller As the world gets colder and life gets harder When I touch down Gotta have my feet movin' when I hit the ground Let the past be the past find a new crowd Try a new path it's a new sound When I touch down When I touch down Gotta let myself shine no matter who’s around I'm-a get straight to work can't fool around And only then will I know who's down When I touch down Sometimes the hardest thing is sayin' bye Or fightin' that impulse to return when the pressure gets high Needin' that glimmer of hope during cloudy skies Or questioning my impulse when the account is dry I'd lie if I said I don't second guess But they say to spread your wing you've got to leave the nest Needless to say, I left the bay to be the best And if I remain unnoticed there'll still be no regrets Steer clear of the pessimist, I'm-a bust my ass off to make it look effortless And when it gets to much I make a call for two bucks, I'm in town lets do lunch, catch me up on the "who, what" Critique my new stuff, pure heat or poot butt Never lost the love but now that I'm gone there's renewed lust And no matter what our history will always be a part of us When I touch down When I touch down Gotta have my feet movin' when I hit the ground Let the past be the past find a new crowd Try a new path it's a new sound When I touch down When I touch down Gotta let myself shine no matter who’s around I'm-a get straight to work can't fool around And only then will I know who's down When I touch down PACE OF LIGHT Music and Lyrics by D. Liang See all the sound Taste the smell Touch the color in the air Everywhere Slipping under your skin Feel overwhelmed by the sense Something big is starting Even if you’re not ready Time to begin What brought you here in the first place? The last place you’d ever go Your eyes Spinning like a satellite Taking everything in sight Never stop to blink Never stop to think Everything is moving at the pace of light Fast moving Ground shaking Almost like the sky is falling Never take a second just to catch… your breath Lights flashing Sounds clashing Even in the madness Everything seems to click Like a perfect match What drew you here in the first place? The last place you’ll ever know Your eyes Spinning like a satellite Taking everything in sight Never stop to blink Never stop to think Everything is moving at a pace of light If you want to slow down Shut your eyes and just try not to think about it If you’re ever in doubt Look around my friend and just take it in Your eyes Spinning like a satellite Taking everything in sight Never stop to blink Never stop to think Everything is moving at a pace of light CALL ME HOME Music and Lyrics by D. Liang Something in the way you’re drifting Something I don’t understand When you’re always on the run, life can’t be much fun Yet the running never ends You never seem to turn the corner Almost back where you began You’re curious like a child, wandering the wild Never sure where you might land Now you’re lost, all alone And there’s no place in the world left to turn But I will take you When you need a place to stay If you want shelter Come in out of the rain And you can call me home Something in your voice is cracking A sound that I can barely hear When there’s so much to withstand, your will begins to bend And confidence reduced to fear You look down, pushed around When there’s no place in this world left to go But I will take you If you need a place to stay If you want shelter Come in out of the rain You can call me home You can call me home You can call me home Call me home Come home LAST MORNING Music and Lyrics by D. Liang On your last morning I hear you weep No sign, no warning Comes a sudden sense of peace How hollow this sorrow Leaves my heart inside On your last morning I lay you down to sleep All Songs Copyright © 2007 Undercover Culture Publishing
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