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Don Quixote

by Mayday Radio

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1.
Don Quixote 04:16
I stand here soaked in wounded pride My sanity tiptoes to the edge Now I awake to wear this guise It helps to mask all my regret, my regret, my regret When I don this old, dull suit of armor I convince myself, somewhere inside me, there is honor Call me irrational right down to my core I’m Don Quixote, this guitar is my sword Because reality so often is a bore As Don Quixote I can dream of so much more So much…. more On Rocinante into battle I ride Against personal demons I must fight Treacherous windmills in my way See a hero’s reflection in my blade, in my blade, my blade When I don this old, dull suit of armor I convince myself, somewhere inside me, there is honor Call me irrational right down to my core I’m Don Quixote, this guitar is my sword Because reality so often is a bore As Don Quixote I can dream of so much more So much… more What do I see on the horizon? The defeat of myself coupled with my arising Come be my Sancho, you can join the story We’ll tally victories and bask in the glory Hallelujah Call me irrational right down to my core I’m Don Quixote, this guitar is my sword Because reality so often is a bore As Don Quixote I can dream of so much more So much… more
2.
I’ve tried to understand but I ain’t got a clue A fistful of muscle, my lifeline to truth Destined to never obey any rules And bridge the love between me and you Pining for rapture from the dark Longing to capture just one spark I think we can all rise and be braver than we give ourselves credit for But dare we run the risk that we might sink back down to the floor? I know that we all tend to hesitate if we stumble at the start But never underestimate the strength… of the human heart It can transcend class, race, sex and creed Call into question what you think you need Start a revolution with a riot in the street Then unite the world with compassion and peace Pining for rapture from the dark Longing to capture just one spark I think we can all rise and be braver than we give ourselves credit for But dare we run the risk that we might sink back down to the floor? I know that we all tend to hesitate if we stumble at the start But just never underestimate the strength… of the human heart For something so strong, it’s so easily broken Words don’t matter when silence is spoken When everyone tells you it’s time to concede The human heart tells you to believe
3.
The silence weighs on me, it echoes in between The space of who I am, and who I ought to be I will let you down, there’s weakness in my heart It’s best for you and I, if we leave it in the dark In the dark… in the dark… I say all the right things, give you a flawless golden ring I just can’t let you see, behind the veil of me The shame of my mistakes, is why I need this masquerade And so I beg you please, don’t lift the veil of me The silence burdens me, I see it treads on you So give up the pretense, don’t play me for a fool I will hurt for you, let me suffer your heart Cuz right now all I feel, is shut out in the dark In the dark… in the dark… You say all the right things, give me a flawless golden ring But it don’t feel true, is it the veil of you? We all have made mistakes, please just stop this masquerade Cuz I can see right through, through the veil of you If I were you and you were I, I’d ask you just one more time I’d beg of you please tell me why, this love I give, you still deny If I were you and you were I, I’d ask you just one more time I’d beg of you please tell me why, this love I give, you still deny
4.
From street to street, there burns a fire From town to town, it burns a little higher People sick of the same old story Politics, money, power and glory Join the outcry to change the system So many loopholes, and so many victims A carousel of votes, dollars and favors Lifetime incumbent political gamers The rose glass fades as I get wiser See a hard world run by the insiders My father always told me I was born a fighter So fight I will along with the outsiders It’s musical chairs from the Hill to K Street The conflict of interest is fucking crazy Am I caught up in some elaborate con? There’s a King and a Queen, but I play the pawn The rose glass fades as I get wiser See a hard world run by the insiders My father always told me I was born a fighter So fight I will along with the outsiders Drop the pebble in the pond Can you feel it’s just begun? From outside we fight as one Fight for our fathers, and our sons To all the insiders, we are the outsiders. To all the insiders, we are the outsiders. To all the insiders, we are the outsiders. Fuck all the insiders, we are the outsiders.
5.
Apology 02:49
When I take a look back, at all the good I’ve made bad Drunken words and their impact I beg of you, please take from me apology. To friendships I have wronged, with expectations too strong I thought that we belonged I cast you into my fairy tale, apology To my father and my mother, I stand upon your shoulders I should make you prouder To all my wasted chances, that girl I never danced with If I were held for ransom, would you pay or would you say? Apology
6.
Retraced my steps and still I am confused I’ve scoured every reason and excuse Someday you will learn not to ignore the burden of proof It was destined not to be for me and… I know Ockham’s Razor says it’s so Still I can’t bring myself to let you go Cuz I need validation for my soul All I want is to bathe in your afterglow I’m crestfallen, I felt that we belonged I’m crestfallen, oh where did I go wrong? All this time you’ve chosen to ignore the simple truth That I never really fell in love with… I know Ockham’s Razor says it’s so Still I can’t bring myself to let you go Cuz I need validation for my soul All I want is to bathe in your afterglow I know Ockham’s Razor says it’s so You must force yourself to let me go And find some validation for your soul But don’t go chasing fading afterglows I know Ockham’s Razor says it’s so The edge cuts through me right down to the bone Cuz I need validation for my soul All I want is to bathe in your afterglow I know Ockham’s Razor says it’s so
7.
Emotion I always suppress, what’s in my head is anybody’s guess Take everything I feel, keep it secret and concealed But suddenly a rhythm in my chest, on the brink of a cardiac arrest I’m desperate to confide, but I need impartial eyes C’mon and break it down to me, all your fears and vanities I promise not to tell, from heaven down to hell If I’m gonna put your mind at ease, you gotta do the same for me I’m desperate to confide, but I need your neutral eyes Your eyes In the eye of a hurricane, surrounded by a world insane If you hold my eyes, I will confide As the wind magnetize the rain, I hold you close and speak my pain In your neutral eyes, I see no lies I promise not to judge what you say, cuz we all can go a little insane So if you want to confess, oh I will acquiesce I don’t plan to brag or to boast, but I can’t control where my mind will go I’m dying to confide, and I need your neutral eyes Your eyes In the eye of a hurricane, surrounded by a world insane If you hold my eyes, I will confide As the wind magnetize the rain, I hold you close and speak my pain In your neutral eyes, I see no lies You hold my eyes, my desperate life, I will confide For in your eyes, your neutral eyes, I see no lies When the storm subsides, see a polished sky Your impartial eyes, is where I confide When the storm subsides, see a newborn sky Your neutral eyes, is where I confide
8.
Won’t you please just close your eyes? Imagine the modern world, then spin it upside down The grays of life fade to black and white See the city ruins, the rubble and the dust, from the metal to the rust, as the water runs dry In the sand tonight we draw the line, we won’t let poor and helpless die Run and tell your sons and tell your daughters, tell them we can turn this wine to water Such a murderous design When where you’re born determines if you live or die We have the means to make it right We can save them from the rubble and the dust, from the metal and the rust, as the water runs dry In the sand tonight we draw the line, we won’t let the poor and helpless die Run and tell your sons and tell your daughters, tell them we can turn this wine to water C’mon raise your fist up to the sky, pledge to fight for those who cannot fight What will you tell your sons and daughters? Will you say you turned your wine to water? A human need, a desperate need, a world in need… yeah A world in need, a world in need, I’m on my knees… yeah
9.
I was told when I was young That the world is what we make I look around at this place My dormant heart, it beats with rage Is this the best? That we can do? This status quo, we must refuse Climb mountain high, shout down like fools, cuz what the hell, we got to lose? I’ve made mistakes, I ain’t no saint It’s hard to give, so easy to take Search for the place inside my heart Where ego ends and love it starts So lend a hand, help light the fuse, let’s burn the lies, reveal the truth Conjure the hope lost in our youth, cuz what the hell, we got to lose? We got to lose, oh what the hell, we got to lose?

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released November 13, 2012

Jeff Ting: vocals, guitar, piano
Dimitri Moderbacher: bass
Anthony Taddeo: drums
Jeff Berner: guitar

Recorded and Mixed by Jeff Berner at Galuminumfoil Studios
Mastered by Alex DeTurk at Masterdisk

Produced by Jeff Ting and Jeff Berner

All songs written by Jeff Ting

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Mayday Radio New York, New York

Indie Pop Rock with a Rebel Cause.

In today's complex world of competing political, economic and social agendas, New York City based pop/rock group Mayday Radio raises it's voice. Using music as a vehicle to drive social progress, Mayday Radio, led by singer/songwriter Jeff Ting, takes an honest look at the discrepancies between who we are as people, and who we strive to be. ... more

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