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House Of Fans

by Mikel Rouse

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1.
Anyways 03:59
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ANYWAYS I have lived to die man I’ve done all that you can And I won’t let you go And I won’t let you go I would gladly be here Or the same time next year And I won’t let you go And I won’t let you go I’ll be the one to hold your hand To shape the markets on demand You’ll be the one, the best in show The cover girl you’ve never known What a place to be sent For this silent treatment And I won’t let you go And I won’t let you go Maybe time will tell all In the winter or fall And I won’t let you go And I won’t let you go I’ll be the one to hold your hand To shape the markets on demand You’ll be the one, the best in show The cover girl you’ve never known An’ you’ll be the one, the first to know Just what it’s like to be alone
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Monsters 03:45
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MONSTERS I don’t see things the way you do I don’t share stories, dinner for two I don’t see movies or shop in malls Or bathe on beaches when nature calls And advertisements for longer life A bigger muscle, a moral knife Won’t cut the frenzy of passersby The poor, the lonely, the super-sized The shaken features of everyday The massive head wound, the kid at play Won’t stop the boardroom and change the law Or change the truth of what I saw I don’t see children I don’t see lovers I just see monsters I don’t see progress I don’t see heartbeats I just see monsters I don’t see babies I don‘t see limos I just see monsters I don’t see you I don’t see me I just see monsters And I know you see me But I just see monsters I’m pretty excited I bought a gun
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When I Got Old 05:12
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WHEN I GOT OLD I guess I got older That’s how I got wise I bet you’re the morning Making the most of lies When I got old I’d be happy When I got old I would stay If I get old in the evening Promise you won’t go away Lucked out with misbehavin’ Moving through time and space Took my time explaining That smile across my face When I got old I’d be happy When I got old I would stay If I get old in the evening Promise you won’t go away I think I’m on fire Sleepin’ from nine to five I’m just a work for hire Wanted dead or alive When I got old I’d be happy When I got old I would stay If I get old in the evening Promise you won’t go away
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That's Your Butt On My Hand 03:58
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THAT’S YOUR BUTT ON MY HAND In Pakistan they like to say We throw a party and the people stay And in India you hear ‘em say We can build the bomb a better way But in America we twist around We take our time when we go underground Assimilation is a funny thing And at the sports bar you can hear ‘em sing… That’s your butt on my hand That’s your butt on my hand That’s your butt on my hand That’s your butt on my hand In Hollywood they like to say That it’s reality that doesn’t pay And in the Bible Belt you hear ‘em say In education’s where we stop and pray But in America we sleep around We take our time when we go underground Assimilation is a funny thing And at the Rosebowl you can hear ‘em sing… That’s your butt on my hand That’s your butt on my hand That’s your butt on my hand That’s your butt on my hand
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All That Time 04:56
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ALL THAT TIME And this is your birthday Which looks different from mine That floats through your life And time after time… As the years fall away With a Tenderloin mind You can sense without meaning The loves left behind Imagine all that time Imagine all that time Imagine all that time You can clear out the cobwebs Make room for the new A dashing young doctor A painter or two But it’s dance that surrounds you Like a messenger bike That brought tears to the censors And skeptics alike Imagine all that time Imagine all that time Imagine all that time And brought love from your family And family or not It’s dance that surrounds you What you see’s what’s you got A life full of meaning And misery like mine And love from the family And me for all time Imagine all that time Imagine all that time Imagine all that time
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I Changed My Mind 03:10
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I CHANGED MY MIND When I get on with my life Get outa my way And why did you even try When you wouldn’t stay? Here’s how people miss their shot Even when it’s not probably their fault And how I changed my mind When somebody’s on the phone Says they can’t go on And you try to twist their arm Banking on that charm Here’s how people miss their mark Even when they’re not lying in the dark And how I changed my mind When I whistle in the wind Missing my best friend Oh well, everyone’s alone And they just go on Here’s how people miss their shot Even when it’s not probably their fault And how I changed my mind And how I changed my mind And how
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Where The Lights Are On 03:59
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WHERE THE LIGHTS ARE ON For every dream that’s left a mark on you I’ll be there when you finally wake And even though you’re lying there alone You’re not alone for goodness sake Beating out a life that’s been forgotten Takes a steady hand, that’s what I offer For every time your soul has been unplugged And every day you’ve wanted out The lights are always on at my request Never for a moment doubt Forget all the lies you’ve never borrowed Give this world a break from all the sorrow Holding the line faster than time When the last bit of hope is gone And the love that you find won’t leave you behind In the house where the lights are on And every single note I’ll hold for you In all the lives you’ll ever lead And fill the air with sounds of falling rain All the sounds you’ll ever need Leave behind the times you beg to follow I’ll be by your side for time And I will glide with you along the river I’ll deliver, I’ll deliver Forget the rhymes, forget all the times And escape from the life you’ve drawn And the love that you find won’t leave you behind In the house where the lights are on
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A Girl Named Jesus 04:04
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Top This Ride 02:50
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TOP THIS RIDE If I was born to love you more I’ll wait until the time is right for you Or wait until the time is right for two As I suspect, the time is now We travel at the same speed side by side But something in the road has stopped this ride For now Forever? Top This Ride If I was born to be alone I never would have met you face to face Underneath a sky the stars erased And as the stars fall to the sea I’ll walk beneath the empty sky alone Or wait until I find you on that road For now Forever Top this ride If I was born To love you more I’ll wait until the time is right for two…
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Shades Of Grey 03:09
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SHADES OF GREY I’ve agreed to wait and see And finally it came to me In shades of grey I won’t see I guess I’ll never know What makes you come and go Winter and fall before Wishing you back for more We all see What we want to see I’ve agreed to take the lead And finally it came to me In shades of grey I won’t see I guess I’ll never know What makes you come and go Winter and fall before Wishing you back for more We all see What we want to see You for you And me for me
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All Around The World 02:24
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ALL AROUND THE WORLD How ’bout When you met me All around the world? In those ways you forget me All around the world About face in my head Over heels in love with You in the summer All around the world In those days, in your slumber All around the world About me in my bed Rolling over and out of View from my window All around the world Until you remember All around the world About time to forget All the mornings that turned out Bad timing matters All around the world

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A collection of songs and re-recordings of material from the past 10 years, House Of Fans marks Rouse’s return to almost straight forward pop, similar to his early band Tirez Tirez. Yet there’s always a twist to Rouse’s music and House Of Fans is no exception. Experimental turns abound and Rouse proves once again to be a genius at sampling his own recordings for further exploration.
A collection of songs and re-recordings of material from the past 10 years, House Of Fans marks Rouse’s return to almost straight forward pop, similar to his early band Tirez Tirez. Yet there’s always a twist to Rouse’s music and House Of Fans is no exception. Experimental turns abound and Rouse proves once again to be a genius at sampling his own recordings for further exploration.

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released August 24, 2006

© 2006 Mikel Rouse
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Published by Club Soda Music (ASCAP)

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Mikel Rouse New York, New York

Mikel Rouse is a New York-based composer, director, performer and recording artist hailed as “a composer many believe to be the best of his generation.” (NY Times 2002) His works include 25 records, 7 films (including Funding and Music For Minorities), and a trilogy of media operas: Failing Kansas, Dennis Cleveland and The End Of Cinematics. ... more

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