Pen to Canvas (just-make-something)

from Happy Halloween 2013, Live @ the Elixir Lab by The Casually Acclaimed

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lyrics

workin' at that gas station, wastin' creativity
puffin' through the moments and eatin' all that ecstasy
waitin' for the startin' gun- whatchoo' think I'm soundin'?
growin' with the orchids- happy to be grounded

bang, bang- here's your life, get in it
try as you might to refit it, but you can't take it back
hey, it's all we have
today- here's your life, create it
grow bright in all your vision then put the pen to canvas
just please make something
I can't keep going off your drum beat alone
(though I do love its rhythm)

other side of the desk, always sellin' somethin'
livin' check to paycheck, wonderin' what I'm watchin'
askin' for my money back, gotta hit the landlord
'tendin' that the strangers weren't just your neighbors

burn sage- here's your life, get in it
everyone starts out beginners
that's what brings fun to the game (hey, it's why we play)
today- here's your life, create it
grow bright in all your vision
then put the pen to canvas
just please make something
I can't keep going off your heartbeat alone though I do love it's rhthym

and we gotta be, gotta be, (gotta be) willing to change
(cause we do it everyday) so...

burn sage- here's your life, get in it
try as you might to refit it, but you can't take it back
(hey, it's all we have)
living wage here's your life create it
grow bright in all your vision, then put the pen to canvas
just please, baby, for me, make something
I can't keep going off your heartbeat alone
though I do love its rhythm (it's quite something)
kinda like: thump th-th-thump, thump, thump
(thump th-th-thump, thump, thump)
thump th-th-thump, thump, thump
thump th-th-thump, thump, thump
music, makin' music,
kinda like: thump th-th-thump, thump, thump
makin' music... wee!

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from Happy Halloween 2013, Live @ the Elixir Lab, released October 31, 2013
lyrics and vocals by Gabz "Sunflower" Ciofani
guitar by Adam Struble

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