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by Guy Rooks

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Play 04:27
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Way too much pressure Always losing Feeling like a fool People trying to test ya No not today No not today All I hear’s Be all you can be Be a man And face your fears No not today No not today All them empty words are Getting in my way I can’t stay No I can’t stay Got to go out and Play Got to go out and play Got to go out and play Got to go out and play Same old streets Such a bore Going nowhere Dragging my feet No not today No not today I mean where’s the fun When it’s all work What’s the purpose of Serving everyone No not today Please not today Man this life it’s Getting in my way I can’t stay No I can’t stay Got to go out and Play Got to go out and play Got to go out and play Got to go out and play Got to go out and play Like I did as a kid All day long Kicking ‘round this old town Me and my friends Now those days are long gone Can’t help but reminisce I remember a poor boy wishing he was rich If only he had known He was back then I was back then Can’t let the past get in my way Not a good place to stay Not a good place to stay I can’t stay No I can’t stay Got to go out Got to go out Got to go out Got to go out and
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True Beauty 04:56
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Been staring at this photograph for a while Couldn’t help but notice The hurt behind your lovely smile Now I know those eyelids Hide away all the sorrow How to make it through tomorrow Never learned how to live your life Taught yourself how to How to survive But mama now you’ve earned your stripes It’s okay to lie back now If you only knew how Everything will be just fine It’s all in the eyes of the beholder If you could only see you through mine You saved us mama You’ve been so brave mama The love you gave me Made me see mama True beauty never fades mama Always been your pride and joy Built your world around Your little girl and boy Raised us on no more than love You’ve been done wrong for so long It made you so strong I love seeing you shine It’s all in the eyes of the beholder If you could only see you through mine You saved us mama You’ve been so brave mama The love you gave me Made me see mama True beauty never fades mama The thought of you suffering l cannot bare Wish I could’ve taken you away from there I’ll always take your part So mama don’t be scared I carry you in my heart You’re forever safe in there You’re safe You’re safe You’re safe
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Put Your Smile On 03:20
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How come people don’t come with people skills We don’t treat each other all that well Running ‘round like it’s kill or be killed Living under some sort of spell I see people go mad People so sad Trying to fit in Putting on a show I don’t know Who are we kidding I say Put your smile on Why the long face All this arguing About what’s true Baby let’s call a truce Put your smile on We’re all in the same race Don’t you see You and me We’re just playing this game for a while Just can’t watch the news, no it’s nothing new So yes I choose to look the other away What good does it bring if it only upsets you Always having something to say All the time we spend Trying to pretend That we know Putting each other down We’re all so proud Oh no I say Put your smile on Why the long face All this arguing About what’s true Baby let’s call a truce Put your smile on We’re all in the same race Don’t you see You and me We’re just playing this game for a while I see people go mad People so sad Trying to fit in Putting on a show I don’t know Who are we kidding I say Put your smile on Why the long face All this arguing About what’s true Baby let’s call a truce Put your smile on We’re all in the same race Don’t you see You and me We’re just playing this game for a while Don’t you see We’re just playing this game for a while
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Deep Down 04:39
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Hold me once more Before you walk out that door Baby there’s a good chance Yeah maybe I won’t see you again I won’t see you again I’ve been on edge As far as your arms can stretch You reach For my hand Reach out for you I don’t know if I can How come I don’t know if can Man I am Facing the abyss And all All I’m gonna miss   Feel myself slipping away Not much left To do or say I understand If you need a stronger man One who has it all figured out There’s someone Who can hold your heart without a doubt There’s someone without a doubt It ain’t me can’t you see I'm facing the abyss And all All I’m gonna miss   Feel myself slipping away Not much left To do or say You once told me If I choose you I choose all of you I cannot stop my mind From finding fault with you Finding fault with you Facing the truth Maybe these doubts Are unmistaken proof Deep down I know I’ll have Have to let go Facing the truth Maybe these doubts Are unmistaken proof Deep down I know I'll have to let go of you Hanging by a thread Not giving up just yet It cuts Me to the bone It cuts Me to the bone
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My Heart Breaks About A Thousand Times A Day 04:44
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So scattered Torn apart The lost And lonely With only their thoughts Rambling through the park No one’s concern Nothing but time to spend Nowhere to turn My heart It breaks ‘Bout a thousand times a day So profound There are no mistakes Must be true love I guess When you hover over this whole worldly mess See straight through There’s gold inside each and every chest So weary Desire and fear In the old eyes Of the lady No longer playing a part In the world out here Feel a tear in my eye It must come to an end I never wanna die My heart It breaks ‘Bout a thousand times a day So profound There are no mistakes Must be true love I guess When you hover over this whole worldly mess See straight through There’s gold inside each and every chest I treasure these moments I don’t own them I never will Something sacred Just can’t explain it So don’t get me wrong when I say This world doesn’t need all the changing It doesn’t need all the changing It never will As long as My heart It breaks ‘Bout a thousand times a day So profound There are no mistakes Must be true love I guess When you hover over this whole worldly mess See straight through There’s gold inside each and every chest
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When I Close My Eyes 02:49
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When I close my eyes I see A beautiful house Trees You and me  Our own little place Free We’re on the road We drive coffee to go Baby just drive Go anytime Anyplace Alive Alive Instead I’m stuck In this dreadful place The people are loud There’s way too little space Thinking of you Takes me away from here When I close my eyes I disappear When I close my eyes I see England Out in the country Us three Me getting down On one knee
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So Long, You 04:29
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It seems only yesterday We were like brothers So close I suppose   Now today We’re strangers to each other Out of sight Out of mind What made it so hard To let down your guard Recall the love we’ve known And pick up the phone Pick up the phone   I can still see you wave You knew it was the last time The way you looked Over your shoulder   Ever since that day You made up your mind All you want Is to move on   Getting ahead of yourself may Mean standing in your own way You see there’s a difference Between forgetting and forgiving Forgetting and forgiving   It seems only yesterday We were like brothers So close I suppose Just the other day You saw me I saw ya Too much has changed Don’t even bother I will have to let you go And hold on to a memory I can only hold on to For so long I can only hold on to For so long For so long So long, you
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If Only I Had 04:12
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Is there someone Somewhere out there In that sky Someone I can rely on Keeping an eye on me ‘Cause lately it seems It ain’t me In control Having trouble sleeping Staring at the ceiling Every night So tired of fighting Nothing turned out right Am I falling behind Wasted so much time Waiting for some sign Getting old If only I had Turned you down when I went along And the other way around Then I might ‘a hitched a ride out of this town Turned down when I went along And the other way around Then I might ‘a hitched a ride out of this town I’m still hanging around Hate swallowing my pride ‘Cause I gotta provide Grinding my teeth Couldn’t find relief By setting aside my beliefs Every time I tried Died a little more inside Letting myself down Possessed by fear Looking back on the years It destroyed Any sense of joy A helpless boy Feeling unsafe in his own skin With faith growing thin The walls closing in I just couldn’t get out If only I had Stayed in touch when I turned away Said my goodbyes when I stayed I would’ve made it by now if I’d been less afraid Stayed in touch when I turned away Said goodbye when I stayed I would’ve made it by now if I’d been less afraid What a mess I made Yesterday Yesterday Hands of time at my throat My heart heavy with regret Love you so much more than I’ve shown Anyone in their right mind would’ve left I guess your crazy for me I should’ve seen My lady My lady My lady My lady My lady If only I had
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Keep On Keeping On 06:23
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I’ll keep dreaming Like they tell me to Keep on dreaming Seems like the only right thing to do Nothing seems real Nothing seems real With so much going on inside Couldn’t tell you all I feel But I don’t feel alive Couldn’t tell you all I feel But I don’t feel alive I’ll keep dreaming Like they tell me to Keep on dreaming Seems like the only right thing to do I wanna hide away I wanna hide away Please just leave me be Maybe tomorrow’s day I will feel free Maybe tomorrow’s day I will feel free Just keep dreaming Like they tell me to Keep on dreaming Seems like the only right thing to do I try to be strong And keep on keeping on I try to keep calm And keep on keeping on Keep on keeping on
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Waiting For The Curtain To Fall 04:13
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All the lying, crying and dying No, I can’t Be a part of it all I’m just Waiting For the curtain to fall on us Only waiting For the curtain to fall on us The hatred, hurt and all the mistrust Got me waiting For the curtain to fall on us All the praying and saying grace Ain’t gon’ save a soul None at all we’re just Waiting For the curtain to fall on us Only waiting For the curtain to fall on us No such thing as fate merely words of solace but Still, I’m just waiting For the curtain to fall on us All the fighting For peace, it’s so meaningless We’re at war with ourselves Yes each and every one of us Waiting For the curtain to fall on us Only waiting For the curtain to fall on us We’re not that great Certainly the walls they must Seem so solid just You wait Sooner or later They will fall and crush All of us All of us All of us All of us

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“Don’t die with your music still inside you. Go out and play!”

This album is what happens when, you walk into a studio with the idea for an EP, and you really hit it off with the genius who owns the place. I had never recorded a song before and I only played by myself every once in a while. I did have the words and melodies but that was about it. We truly played, in every possible way. Messing around with tubes and tape, real vintage stuff. Without a plan, making up the rules as we went along. Just like we did when we were kids. But then self-doubt strikes…

The record started to sound like a broken record, driving me insane. Plagued by my demons, criticizing every line, every note. I just couldn’t finish the damn thing. Fear is a terrible friend but a convincing one. Putting yourself out there, terrifying! Way back when kings owned the land, there was one fellow who made a career out of this. He was one of the few who dared to speak his mind. A wild card, poking fun at so-called serious problems. Singing, and dancing with trouble like no-one was watching. Playing his part in the drama of life while at the same time seeing straight through it. He seemed like more than a good laugh, however people called him The Fool. Could he have been on to something or was he just mad?

“A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool,” William Shakespeare wrote around 1600. These words are so profound. They made me realize I was playing to win, trying to impress. I wasn’t really playing at all! I was draining the fun from making music, from life, turning everything into work. I’ve got that down to a science, best believe it. No wonder I was easy prey for doubt. For two years now I’ve been fighting my insecurities and gathering my courage. For as long as I’m alive, I will keep tearing down the walls to come to that place of innocence again. That special place where you spend all of your time playing. That one place where being a fool is the coolest you can be. Today I can proudly say: I will not die with my music still inside me. I’ve got to go out and play!

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released May 10, 2019

All songs written by Guido Rooks
Recorded at Tamminga Music Productions
Produced by Tamminga Music Productions
Mixed by Tamminga Music Productions
Mastered by Masterenzo Mastering

© and ℗ 2019 MTMINDS Records

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Guy Rooks Amsterdam, Netherlands

Folk, Blues, Soul, Pop… it’s all in there. “I find it hard to define my music and categorize it. To be honest, I don’t find it quite necessary.” Guy’s main source of inspiration? This thing we call life. “I’m trying to make sense of it all, and I happen to use my voice and a guitar to do so.“ But that didn’t come easy. The road to music was long and winding.

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