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Teach Me to Burn

by Mac Randall

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1.
Are You Still Thinking 05:23
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Follow your lover, take him by the hand Treat every step just like you own the land Stand him on his head, do you understand a word I’ve said That’s right, no slight exaggeration involved Live for misbehavior, live just to rebel The greatest thing’s when you shock yourself as well You’ll hear them say you’re bad, but what could make you feel more glad You’ll do what it takes, whatever’s in vogue Crisp exclamation Deep penetration No contemplation Of what this could do to me What this could do to you Are you still thinking at all
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Clock Running Down 04:45
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There is no bliss Clock running down Once the idea takes hold of you There is no bliss Clock running down You will never be satisfied All along I thought I knew All along I thought I knew They’re not after you Clock running down Don’t worry, you won’t have to take a stand And if you worry Clock running down Remember, we don’t have much time left in this world All along I thought I knew All along I thought I knew There is no bliss Clock running down We don’t have much time left in this world All along I thought I knew All along I thought I knew
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I've Lost Everything 05:39
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I’ve lost everything I’ve lost everything I know I can’t lose any more I remember how it felt when I gave up As soon as she appeared, I’d dive beneath The floorboards, see all my words fall from me I’ve lost everything I’ve lost everything I know I can’t lose any more I never could have been honest with her, only playful So why am I still disappointed So why does my heart feel so damaged One day I’ll stop looking for her in a crowd—maybe I’ll tell myself she’s not there and be satisfied I know that brooding is a disease But I’m not that eager to be cured Every song I sing is for you, don’t forget that I’ve been living your life vicariously And I don’t want to go back to my own just yet So I’ve exorcised the ghost for a while—now what You’ve taken on a new form just for fun Feel like I was under examination And the results are about to come through Which way do I run I’ve lost everything
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Quiver 03:06
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You can alter the alignment, but no matter what happens It won’t turn out the way that I want it to be More and more questions, that’s all you deliver You got the arrows, I got the quiver It’s gotten to the point where you don’t have to do a thing Your voice in my ear has an intoxicating ring Your every move is making me shiver You got the arrows, I got the quiver I got the quiver, I got the quiver It was never a question of getting to you It was always a question of what do I do I was lost from the moment you appeared And I get so nervous at the very idea Of you wanting me I’m so full of myself but I want to be full of you And my present state of mind will just never do You got all the necessary equipment to send me up the river You got the arrows I got the quiver, I got the quiver I got the quiver, I got the quiver
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Random Impressionist Part 2 06:35
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Instrumental
6.
Just Wanna Say It to You 04:37
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I just wanna say it to you, just wanna say it to you Just wanna say it, just wanna say it I just wanna say it to you I only wanna be with you, only wanna be with you Only wanna be with, only wanna be with I only wanna be with you I’m thinking all the time of you, thinking all the time of you If I keep on thinking, who knows what’ll happen I only wanna be with you I just wanna say it to you, just wanna say it to you Just wanna say it, just wanna say it I only wanna be with you Every night, every night I conjure you up, conjure you up Every night, every night I conjure you up, conjure you up Can’t you see how I’m looking, feel how I’m feeling Can’t you see how I’m looking, feel how I’m feeling Can’t you guess what I’m thinking, guess what I’m thinking You gotta know I wanna hear me say it to you, wanna hear me say it to you Wanna hear me say it, wanna hear me say it To you Won’t you listen when I’m talking to you, listen when I’m talking to you Listen when I’m talking, listen when I’m talking Listen when I’m talking to you I want you a little closer to me, just a little closer to me Just a little closer, just a little closer I want you closer to me I want you right next to me, want you right next to me Come in, come in, can’t you feel me tremble I only wanna be with you Come to me now, come to me now Hold me now, hold me now Come to me now, come to me now Hold me now, hold me now Can’t you see how I’m looking, feel how I’m feeling Can’t you see how I’m looking, feel how I’m feeling Can’t you guess what I’m thinking, guess what I’m thinking You gotta know I just wanna say it to you, just wanna say it to you I’ve been holding it in so long, holding it in so long I just gotta say it to you Give me a chance to say it to you, give me a chance to say it to you Just give me a chance, just give me a chance Just give me a chance to say it to you Can’t you see how I’m looking, feel how I’m feeling Can’t you see how I’m looking, feel how I’m feeling Can’t you guess what I’m thinking, guess what I’m thinking You gotta know
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Aura 03:37
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Underneath your aura Teach me to burn Make sure I learn Insert affection in the space provided Underneath your aura Underneath your aura Turn me round twice With ingenious device Don’t let it slide while it’s still one-sided Those significant remembrances Are coated with fructose Don’t bother with the past at all If every bit’s so lachrymose Underneath your aura Underneath your aura
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Reclaimed 06:02
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No chance to take charge of the storm inside us No chance to let this thing subside We just have to hold on to the wheel provided us Never mind that none of us can drive Escalator up above Wait to hear and nobody is named Give the rail another shove Your mind has been reclaimed Why bother promising a new beginning Forge a peace that no one will abide Don’t you know that those who are sinned against always wind up sinning Within the vicious cycle’s bounds, your actions are not justified Move the wheel in another direction None of you will ever be the same There can be no resurrection When your soul has been reclaimed No chance to take charge of the storm inside us No chance to let this thing subside We just have to hold on to the wheel provided us We just have to let this feeling ride Escalator up above Wait to hear and nobody is named Give the rail another shove You have been reclaimed

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Recorded in 1994 and 1995. Would probably have been released in some form in '95 or '96 if my life hadn't changed and I'd stayed in Boston instead of moving to New York. As things turned out, it stayed in a drawer for more than 25 years.

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released October 15, 2022

Written and produced by Mac Randall.

Mac Randall: vocals, guitars, bass (4, 5, 8), keyboards (5, 8), drums (5, 8)
Jonno Deily: vocals, bass (1, 2, 3, 6, 7), keyboards (2, 3, 4, 7), drums (1-4, 6, 7)
Jeremy Woodruff: flute, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone

Tracks 1-4, 6 and 7 tracked and mixed at Room 9 from Outer Space, Boston, MA. Engineer: Ducky Carlisle (RIP). Tracks 5 and 8 tracked and mixed at Triple A Studios, Dorchester, MA. Engineer: Craig Hlady.

All music ©2022 Grandiosity Complex Ltd. (ASCAP)

Cover photo: Mac Randall

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Mac Randall is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist who lives in New York City. He has been a member of various Boston- and New York-based groups, including Bedsit Poets, who released two acclaimed albums on the Bongo Beat label, The Summer that Changed (2005) and Rendezvous (2008). Mac has also been a professional writer and editor for 25 years, specializing in music and related subjects. ... more

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