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No Other Option

by Alex Wilson

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1.
Banzai 06:00
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Somehow above the clouds I can see the sun I can touch it I can touch it I can touch it if I just reach farther No turning back now The only way out is out Don't look back Don't let yourself doubt Headfirst into the unknown Time to fly Do or die Say goodbye Banzai Screaming at the top my lungs I speed towards the rising sun Fuck everything, leave it all behind About to lose my mind Time to fly Do or die Say goodbye Banzai All my senses surrender to the wind
2.
Freefall 03:55
3.
Stage 5: Happily Ever For Awhile 05:28
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Well the curtain is closing And the lights are dimming out It's the end of another love affair With a whimper, not a shout But I don't hate you, I don't resent you Yes, you still can make me smile You and me, chasing unicorns Happily ever for awhile But if you say that we need to talk I know you don't mean to lie But there's nothing left to talk about So why don't we just say goodbye? I never meant to hurt you I never meant to break your heart But more than most, you know that nothing lasts forever And sooner or later, our paths would part But don't cry, or feel too down Because this is over and that is that It's not the first time that we've done this And I know it won't be the last And if you say that we need to talk I know you don't mean to lie But there's nothing left to talk about So why don't we just say goodbye? If the cloud has no silver And if we never reconcile We'll still have those memories Of happily ever for awhile
4.
Stage 3: No Other Option 04:15
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Three of a perfect pair Making it right Living in the moment Loving in the night Sharing is caring Everybody gets a spin Everybody's having fun, yeah Everybody wins But I feel I've falling in too deep again And I don't know what to do Every move I make will lead to misery Even if I win, I still lose I don't want to leave her And she won't leave him And if I ask her to make the choice Then I lose my friend So shut up and smile, boy Keep thinking them happy thoughts Gather ye rosebuds while ye may And be happy with what you've got But this thorn is stuck inside too deep And I don't know what to do Every move I make will lead to misery Even if I win, I still lose No other option No other way No more discussion Nothing left to say
5.
Eskimo Brother 04:30
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Eskimo brother Keep on rocking and rolling Eskimo brother Keep on digging that hole Well, I know what you're doing I said I know what you're doing 'Cause I'm doing it too Eskimo brother Running through the jungle Eskimo brother Running through the tunnel I know what you're doing I know what you're doing 'Cause I'm doing it too Eskimo brother Swapping stories, swapping time Eskimo brother Slapping fives and slapping thighs I know that you know that I know what you're doing Because I'm doing it too
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Stage 4: It Should Have Happened By Now 05:39
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Torn apart by the brutality of honesty The facts that we both tried so hard to ignore I tried to climb up to a golden pedestal But I broke by back when I fell to the floor Hopeless romantic, mostly hopeless now, it seems No reason to try to better myself It should have already happened by now This is where I'm meant to be Lying in bed, wasting the day again Stuck in my head, and I'm feeling down What she said, I gotta turn my life around But no, it should have happened by now What's the use of crawling through another day? What's the use of all this mediocrity? Nothing of value, nothing to offer, nothing to give me pride So what's the use of being me? Lying in bed, wasting the day again Stuck in my head, and I'm feeling down What she said, I gotta turn my life around But no, it should have happened by now Lying in bed, wasting the day again Stuck in my head, and I'm feeling down What she said, I gotta turn my life around But no, it should have happened by now
7.
Thoughts And Prayers 09:15
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After all the thinking And after all the praying The politicians say What they've always been saying Turn on the tv You can see them all cry Then they shake hands with each other And say "I'll see you next time" Why don't you take a stand? This blood is on your hands Bullets in the classroom A vacant pair of shoes Have you seen the triggerman? Does he look like you? They tell us we can fight the fire with fire Like when the West was wild But all the money in their pockets Cannot buy back the life of a child How can you sleep When you hear a mother weep? How many more have to die? How many more have to die? How many more have to die? How many more have to die? After all the thoughts And after all the prayers We put on our lapel pins To show that we care Same old soldiers folding flags Same old cameras and body bags The same old outrage It's the same old routine How many more have to die? How many more have to die? How many more have to die? How many more have to die?
8.
Stage 2: This Is What You Wanted 06:02
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Do you remember How you told me not to look your way? How you told me not to act like I love you So I wouldn't scare away the other boys? So I'm your secret You only want me in the dark So I'm your shame Keep me locked away like one of your toys This is what you wanted This is what you wanted This was your decision This is what you wanted for me So now you miss me? My conversation and my charm? So now you're lonely? You want to fall asleep in my arms? Well I can't help you Someone told me there's nothing I can do And it's funny But that someone sounded just like you This is what you wanted This is what you wanted This was your decision This is what you wanted for me So when you see me Desperado dressed all in black And you start thinking Baby, baby, you want me back You just remember How you could have had me all night and day But instead you chose You chose to throw me away This is what you wanted This is what you wanted This was your decision This is what you wanted for me This is what you wanted This is what you wanted This was your decision This is what you wanted for me
9.
Wilted Petals 05:59
10.
The Strength pt. II 06:26
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Gotta talk about strength again... I don't think I'm particularly strong. I could be stronger, definitely. But with everything hard and painful that's happened to me, I still wake up. I keep trying, I keep going. I haven't stopped, I haven't completely given up. I guess it takes strength to do that? Or maybe I'm just stubborn.
11.
Stage 1: Jolene 04:30
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Your beauty is beyond compare With flaming locks of auburn hair Ivory skin and eyes of emerald green Your smile is like a breath of spring Your voice is soft like summer rain And I can not compete with you, Jolene I talk about you in my sleep There's nothing I can do to keep from crying When I hear your name, Jolene And I can easily understand How you can easily take a man But you don't know what you mean to me, Jolene Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene I'm begging of you, let me be your man Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene Please don't leave me just because you can You can have you any man But I can never love again You're the only one for me, Jolene I had to have this talk with you My happiness depends on you And whatever you decide to do, Jolene Jolene, Jolene, Jolene Jolene I'm begging of you, let me be your man Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene Please don't leave me just because you can You can have you any man But I can never love again You're the only one for me, Jolene
12.
Keep Breathing 06:40
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Breathe Breathe in the moment Take it all in Let it all out Breathe All of this anger Welcome it all in Breathe it all out Breathe Don't try to ignore it Accept and control it As a part of life Believe That balance is everything The light and the darkness Are both intertwined Breathe And end in a smile The world is turning You're doing fine Breathe And end in a smile The world is turning Your'e doing just fine Remember to breathe

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The fourth album from Austin based musician Alex Wilson. The chronicle of an emotional and geographical journey of bargaining, anger, denial, depression, and acceptance.

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released April 20, 2020

All songs written, produced, and performed by Alex Wilson EXCEPT the guitar solos on 'Thoughts And Prayers', performed by Mike Boyd, and the backing vocals on 'Thoughts And Prayers', performed by Miles Boyd and Keller Boyd.
'Jolene' written by Dolly Parton

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Austin-based Bass player, songwriter, and producer Alex "Wilky" Wilson brings a variety of influences from Peter Gabriel to Pink Floyd to Daft Punk to Metallica to Prince in creating his own brand of 'Industrial Funk'.

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