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Selections from Current Events and The Optimist

by Max Daniel

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1.
A1 Callous 01:37
troublesome situa-tions plague your every waking hour you thought maybe you could get away you can’t escape your power you thought you might awake to the sound of/ the sound that a crowd makes when they’re/ celebrating it’s/ insane that you never considered that/ maybe they hate you/ because you are callous because/ troublesome situa-tions plague your every waking hour you thought maybe you could get away you can’t escape your power
2.
A2 The Plan 01:49
v2 let’s work it out face to face tired of this disgrace/ make it quick, make it quick/ get it done get it done/ chorus what is the plan will we with stand what is in store I can’t say for sure v2 what would you ask of me/ what will this disaster be/ let me know let me know/ where to go where to go chorus what is the plan will we with stand what is in store I can’t say for sure
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A3 Escape 03:08
v1 take me far away/ from/ this/ far away from all the waste/ and/ where all the decency has/ shelter/ show me where we will escape/ v2 take me somewhere i/ can/ breathe somewhere away from the hate/ and/ where believers believe/ reason/ show me where we will escape
4.
when i find myself alone I think about/ everything that could go wrong/ even though there’s nothing for us to do/ do you think it would trouble you/ to think about/ everything that could ensue/ maybe there’s nothing for us to do/ take the time to consider/ the price that we could pay/ if it goes his way/ I know/ for sure/ we could be in total disarray convince me that i’m mistaken/ that would make my day/
5.
v1 remember when we used to say/ there’s absolutely no way/ remember when we used to think/ that he’d never take a victory lap/ ch well it’s over now/ over now over now/ what we thought/ we had every reason to/ think about/ think about think about we were wrong/ and now that it’s over now we hunker down hunker down hunker down hopefully/ we come out the other end v2 remember how it used to be we understood civility/ remember what we used to have/ back before we fell into his trap/ ch well it’s over now/ over now over now/ what we thought/ we had every reason to/ think about/ think about think about we were wrong/ and now that it’s over now we hunker down hunker down hunker down hopefully/ we come out the other end
6.
falling apart/ because of the contradictions/ because of the glory that blinds us/ the blind trust/ and not enough/ sinking below/ our standards/ decorum gone/ reason devalued/ yet ascendant/ laying waste/ but hope remains/ perhaps we can retrieve what we’ve misplaced/
7.
v1 hey/ i think i’ve seen you/ you look familiar/ hey/ you need attention/ demand affection/ hey hey/ aren’t you/ like the ones we rebuked/ like one of ill repute/ like one of ill repute/ 2X v2 hey/ haven’t i seen you/ you seem familiar hey/ you seem dangerous how will you hinder us/
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A8 Believe 01:46
v1 why would you believe that/ it’s clearly trash/ why can’t you perceive that/ it makes me sad/ ch what good will it do/ if you’re convinced you know the truth/ what can i say to change your mind/ i don’t think we have enough time why would you believe that/ v2 don’t argue, take it back/ find better facts/ get a clue, just retract/ you maniac/
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V1 i thought that i/ knew better than this/ reality/ is not as you wish/ maybe next time/ i’ll make the right pitch/ V2 should have been clear i was in deep bliss/ unable to/ see the obvious/ maybe next time/ i’ll make the right pitch/
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A11 Too Much 01:40
v1 why don’t you give away all that you own/ i’d love to see the day when you are gone/ cause I think/ you have too much/ and you’re out of touch/ so take yourselves away from here/ v2 why do you hang around here all the time/ this place is not a ladder you can climb/ cause I think/ you have too much/ and you’re out of touch/ so take yourselves away from here/
12.
A12 Listen! 00:52
what did you think/ did you think it would get better/ didn’t you hear/ listen next time/ next time/ don’t make a stink/ when everything becomes wretched/ don’t forget to/ listen/
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A13 DUET1 00:48
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it’s a cold place, lemme let you know/ maybe save face just walk out the door/ I thought I could stay/ far away from the fray/ I thought, I thought I knew/ how to be/ what to do/ I thought I thought I’d see/ victory/ victory/ listen to this, you should hear me out/ it’s a cold place, you should turn around/ i thought i could stay far away from the fray I thought, I thought I knew/ how to be/ what to do/ I thought I thought I’d see/ victory/ victory/
15.
I think I see another way
16.
The Optimist....
17.
still around/ we’ll go make a sound/ no time to waste/ they can’t hold us down find a way/ we will make the case/ no time to waste/ let’s go save this place
18.
look ahead, look ahead/ it will be better then, better then/ make it right, make it right/ and we will be alright be alright/ look ahead look ahead/ it will be better then, better then a better day better day/ it will be on the way on the way on the way we will make it through
19.
B4 Landscape 01:08
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B5 Textural 01:22
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we can change 2X I believe in what we can do/ despite/ what we have put ourselves through
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Using my laptio mic/ it's so very nice/
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B9 Someday 00:54
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blessed be the ones who know the way/ out of the fire/ trust in those/ who know and fight the fight and never tire/ blessed be the ones/ who make a change and can inspire trust in those/ whose truth is strong/ can be a pacifier
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can’t you see/ everything/ that’s around/ it’s all so enchanting/ spend some time/ over there/ be aware/ you might find it worthwhile/
28.
help me find the fire/ inside/ of you
29.
B14 United 01:47
30.
we can be good soon/ don’t let them change you/ we know the way through/ they can’t erase you/
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32.
B17 Drifting 01:18
drifting out in front toward our/ target/ and we/ are not in charge/ it’s better this way after all/ foundering/ out on the sea/ it’s fine/ this way/ no one can see/ wherever we might come to rest/
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v1 sometimes i forget it/ from time to time/ sometimes i might act/ out of line/ cause/ we deserve to love/ and we deserve to be loved/ 2x v2 we might mess it up/ and that’s ok/ and we can look/ any type of way/
35.
we will find a way out of this/ before we become desperate/ find a way/
36.
B21 DUET2 01:00
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B23 Tune Out 01:11
sometimes you just have to tune out/ everything happening around/ it might seem/ like to much to bear/ you might need a break to recouperate/ and come back again/ with more oxygen/ all of this can be/ very tiring/ but inspiring/
39.
away/ we go/ onward again/ until next time/ we’ll rest our minds and spend/ tomorrow/ next week/ waiting around/ for the next month/ SADFAM/ starts up/ then it begins all/ over again/ then it begins again

about

“Current Events | The Optimist” is a songwriting progress report, that documents two months of daily composition in 2017 and 2018. Songs on this project are not intended to be perfect or completed, but rather limited explorations of specific ideas.

Many thanks to the SADFAM community for the endless inspiration, and especially to Steven Blum for convincing me to attempt the challenge.

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released March 31, 2018

All songs written, recorded, produced, performed and mixed by Max Miller-Loran.
(with the exception of guitar on "United", played by Alexei Wajchman)

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Max Daniel San Francisco, California

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