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How To Speak Magic

by brick bosso

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1.
Strength 03:37
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I was nervous talking Barely started walking Before I lost my mind I was empty handed Disciplined and branded Expelled from my own kind When they take my strength away Got to find a place to stay Moods subject to changing Sunny then it’s raining Now I’m nearly blind Got that Euro fever Made me a believer Then they’re thrice unkind If they take my strength again Will I never win again? I could sail over oceans Move on with the notion Of making a change If I could sail over heartache Erase every mistake I’d finally be free Love will go to every length Love is where we get our strength Love will go to every length Love is where we get our strength When the future settles Glass and glistening metals Circuitry and light Future bright electro What did you expect though? Love will win the fight Love will go to every length Love is where we get our strength!
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Calliope Sings 02:23
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Calliope talks yeah Calliope talks She says she wants to meet me down by the docks She says bring your heart, she says bring your soul Bring everything you know about rock and roll Some say she is the devil in disguise I’m not sure, I’m not that kind of wise Calliope smiles, yeah Calliope smiles She says she’s leaving town for a while She says bring your heart, she says bring your mind Bring everything you need to help you unwind I never thought that travel's in the plan I’m not sure that I’m her kind of man Dragons dancing in the dark is never a good sign It’s my imagination or is love a double bind? Calliope sings, yeah Calliope sings She says she’s going to need my strings and things She says bring some songs, she says, bring some words Bring every single sound that they’ve never heard. Calliope sings, yeah Calliope sings, yeah yeah yeah yeah Calliope sings, yeah Calliope sings, yeah yeah yeah yeah.
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I Can't Go For That 03:38
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Flytrap Flower 03:10
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So many plants in the garden So many kinds in the wild There’s never been one quite like you You’re a special kind of child A rose is very pretty An orchid’s very cool You did something different You sent this boy to school Flytrap flower Rising up in my eyes I know your secret And now I’m wise Flytrap flower Rising up to the skies I’m the fly of the hour Would you steal my power? So many kinds of flower So many types in the world I've never known one quite like you You’re a special kind of girl Flytrap flower Rising up in my eyes I know your secret And now I’m wise You say you desire me And I’m sure that that’s true But it’s more you require me As a source of food Don’t compare me to an insect I demand some basic respect Flytrap flower Flytrap flower Flower -- ahhhhhh Flytrap flower Flytrap flower Flower -ahhhhh.
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Fate Plays The Bully 03:34
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In the strange eyes of a stranger In the stage glow of the show The feeling in his heart is danger Though a miracle won’t let it show Language is the only barrier In this midnight masquerade He's losing all his thoughts to tell her All the dreams and plans he’s made And if he had the chance To do it all again He'd be running From the lion’s den She is leaving it seems (now that she's gone) Fate plays the bully She’s taken all his dreams (it feels so wrong) She looks so pretty But she stays behind the scenes Till fate Plays the bully again Suddenly the focus changes There’s something that she needs to know He'll be in her arms tomorrow With the formula for dancing slow And if he had the chance To do it all again He'd be running From the lion’s den She is leaving it seems (now that she’s gone) Fate plays the bully She’s taken all his dreams (It feels so wrong) She looks so pretty But she stays behind the scenes Till fate Plays the bully again She is leaving it seems (now that she’s gone) Fate plays the bully She’s taken all his dreams (How to be strong?) She looks so pretty But she stays behind the scenes Till fate Plays the bully again
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Celibacy 03:15
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I was once alone and it hurt like bamboo slivers Painted faces in the shadows wouldn’t even smile Then I learned to be strong and I guarded well my quiver Found a spirit who delivers to all who call the name Celibacy is very good for me I have no need for part time lovers Strangers rolling under covers If I bleed, your love will set me free People meet in bars sharing numbers and diseases When you dance with strangers you won’t know what you'll get I've got all those scars from doing everything that pleases All that I’ve collected is malaise and regret Celibacy is very good for me I’ve no need for part time lovers Strangers rolling under covers If I bleed, your love will set me free Takes a little time to figure it out, figure it out, figure it out Take a little time to work it on out, work it on out Celibacy is very good for me I’ve no need for part time lovers Strangers rolling under covers Celibacy is very good for me I’ve no need for part time lovers Strangers rolling under covers If I bleed, your love will set me free.
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Don't Help The Creep 03:35
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Calling names, raising Cain Force them away into the flames There’s no way they’ll be saved Fatal flaws and wicked ways If you have the power in your hands If you have the power in your hands Don’t help the creep He did it to himself, let’s leave him on the shelf Don’t help the creep There’s no more second chances, it’s down to circumstances They were young, they were free Latin curse and misery Ten billion steps, how many wrong? Passing by, plank in your eye If you have the power in your hands If you have the power in your hands Don’t help the creep He did it to himself, let’s keep him on the shelf Don’t help the creep It's down to circumstances, there's no more second chances It's a beautiful world and we have everything we want I wouldn’t want to see him in our favorite restaurant If we exclude him he can’t be transformed to the norm Don’t fear the creep, he’s just a human being Just ask him what it means Don’t fear the creep, Just try and understand Reach out and touch his hand Don’t fear the creep, he’s just a human being Just ask him what it means Don’t fear the creep, Just try and understand Reach out and touch his hand.
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How To Speak Magic 03:46 video
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So many memories, so many dreams This earth we call home is not what it seems The stories we tell they hold so much weight There’s so much imagination in this world we create And I know that feeling When I’m all alone And though my head is reeling I carry the stone How to speak magic when there’s so many words? You showed me a new way of talking, now I’m heard Showed me a new way of talking, showed me a new way of talking Start with a conjugation, the changing of forms Add some inspiration to challenge the norms Throw in some adjectives to add a little spice The world as you describe it could be very nice And though I was a fool I learned some things in school And when I get back home I’ll no longer be alone How to speak magic when there’s so many words? You showed me a new way of talking, now I’m heard Showed me a new way of talking, showed me a new way of talking Say it with a shout and you might be heard Say it in a whisper and change the world How to speak magic when there’s so many words? You showed me a new way of talking, now I’m heard How to speak magic when there's so many words? You showed me a new way of talking Now I'm heard Showed me a new way of talking, showed me a new way of talking Showed me a new way of talking Now I’m heard.
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I'll Be Free 01:58
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If I act abnormal Just let me be a human I grew up with a father Who worshipped Harry Truman And I know wherever I may go Wherever that may be Yes I know where the spirit goes I’ll be free When I hear a sermon I sometimes get excited And though they’re saving sinners I wasn't yet invited And I know wherever I may go Wherever that may be Yes I know where the spirit goes I’ll be free Heaven isn’t very far at all That’s all I really want to say If this world should tumble It wouldn’t even matter Even on a good day It's madder than a hatter And I know wherever I may go Wherever that may be Yes I know where the spirit goes I’ll be free Yes I know Where the spirit goes I’ll be free
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Z (Is Not The End) 03:16
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Standing on the corner Watching the passage of time I’m not sure I’m yours I’m not even sure that I’m mine Cue the psychobabble Grab the Dymo label It rhymes Nobody’s perfect Not even you If you were perfect It wouldn’t be true Z is not the end This type of fear is not my friend At all! Z is not the end This type of fear is not my friend It hurts! If you heard a rumor It's something like a tumor But worse If you have a minute Let’s save these blasted sinners From the curse Reminds me of the winter When I got that mental splinter Oh well Nobody’s perfect Not even me If I was perfect Who would I be? Z is not the end This type of fear is not my friend At all! Z is not the end This type of fear is not my friend It hurts! Z is not the end This type of fear is not my friend At all! 1-2-3-4 Z is not the end This type of fear is not my friend It hurts! 1-2-3-4 Z is not the end This type of fear is not my friend At all! 1-2-3-4 Z is not the end This type of fear is not my friend It hurts! Stop!

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released December 8, 2023

Music and lyrics by Keith Walsh, except for "I Can't Go For That" by Daryl Hall, John Oates and Sara Allen. Guitar on tracks 1,2,3,4,6, 8 and 10 by Eric Endo, who also sang background vocals on "I Can't Go For That." Vocals, keyboards, and drum programming by Keith Walsh as Brick Bosso, who also did guitar on tracks 7 and 9. Mixed and produced by KW.

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brick bosso Los Angeles, California

I've been playing music on keyboards ever since I got turned on to Ragtime music as a kid, thanks to the chart topping single "The Entertainer," by Scott Joplin. I find creating music addictive -- I use virtual and hardware synths, drum machines, production tools and sometimes guitar. Though for truly stellar guitar work I turn to Mark Abbruzzese and Eric Endo. ... more

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