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"Rattle My Cage"
04:46
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“Rattle My Cage” (C. Bottomley)
You rattle my cage
You fill me with rage
I forgot how to let go of all those feelings
That keep me from you
ahhh that keep me from you
Friends say just pay her no mind
Others say, she's done doing time
I forgot how to love her
Of all the feelings, I miss it the most
ahhh I miss it the most
You’re gonna ahhh rattle my cage
You’re gonna ahhh rattle my cage
I'm not falling on my face
If she's not coming back to stay
Its time for renewal
Let's hear it for change
I wanna get busy having fun with everybody
You just gotta know it
So smile, it’s for the first time
It’s for the first time
Da da da da da da
I'm not falling on my face
If she's not coming, back to stay
Its time for renewal
Let's hear it for change
You’re gonna ahhh rattle my cage
You’re gonna ahhh rattle my cage
You’re gonna ahhh rattle my cage
You’re gonna ahhh rattle my cage
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2. |
"Lost in a Funk"
03:16
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LOST IN A FUNK (C. Bottomley)
You’ve been hiding in a shell all your life
Keeping to your self cause you’re so shy
Always running, always hiding
Thinking people will criticize you
You’re afraid of being discovered for who you are
You’ve been beating yourself up for far too long
Now your friends don’t understand you
They think there’s something wrong
You’re afraid you won’t be accepted
Thinking you will be rejected
Tell me who are you protectin’ from who you are?
Cause you’re lost in a funk
& The one you love doesn’t know your alive
Deep in a funk
Cause you’re lost in a funk
& The one you love doesn’t know your alive
Deep in a funk
You had your eye on someone hoping you’ll get noticed
But all they do is laugh at you
It’s becoming so ridiculous
How did things get so dramatic
Shine the light on things fantastic
You’re afraid of being discovered for what you are
Cause you’re lost in a funk
& The one you love doesn’t know your alive
Deep in a funk
Cause you’re lost in a funk
& The one you love doesn’t know your alive
Deep in a funk
You’ve been hiding in a shell all your life
Keeping to your self cause you’re so shy
Always running always hiding
Thinking people will critcize you
You’re afraid of being discovered for who you are
Cause you’re lost in a funk
& The one you love doesn’t know your alive
Deep in a funk
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3. |
"Where is the Love"
04:46
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4. |
"Golden Daze"
05:35
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GOLDEN DAZE (C.BOTTOMLEY)
I TRIED TO FIND YOU BUT YOU WERE NOT THERE
NO ANSWER ON THE PHONE ITS AS IF YOU DIDN’T CARE
WHERE ARE YOU HIDING, ITS BEEN SO LONG
AGONIZING WITHDRAWAL IS WHATS BEEN GOING ON
I NEED THAT CONNECTION, HOW DOES IT FEEL
TO BE ON THE RECEIVING END OF SOMEBODY ELSES DEAL
NOWHERE TO RUN, NOWHERE TO HIDE
I GUESS FOR NOW I’LL KEEP IT BOTTLED UP INSIDE
IT’S 4 AM – I TOSS AND TURN
MY BRAIN IS FRIED AND MY EMOTIONS ARE BURNT
WHERE IS THE JOY, WHERE HAS IT GONE
I HATE THE DARKNESS AND I’M HOLDING ON TIL DAWN
WHY DON’T YOU CALL ME , DON’T BE AFRAID
THERE’S ALWAYS TOMORROW FOR AN EMOTIONAL TRADE
I JUST WANNA HOLD YA, THAT I CANT HIDE
SPEAK TO ME DARLIN’, I’LL TAKE YOU FOR A RIDE
GOLDEN DAZE, GOLDEN DAZE
GOLDEN DAZE, GOLDEN DAZE
MY MIND KEEPS RETURNING TO WHEN LIFE WAS EASY
AND MY HEART IS A YEARNING FOR SUMMER’S BREEZES
ANOTHER CHANGE OF THE SEASON
WE DON’T NEED A REASON
TO BE LAUGHING TOGETHER
COME ON, LET’S TAKE THIS DANCE TOGETHER
THIS BETRAYAL GETS NO REWARD
IT’S ROCKED THE FOUNDATIONS OF MY EMOTIONAL CORE\
HEART SPLIT ASUNDER, TRUST RIPPED APART
DISRESPECTING AND REJECTING AN AFFAIR OF THE HEART
I WISH THINGS WERE DIFFERENT
I JUST WANNA CRY
SO TAKE THIS FRIENDSHIP AND HANG IT OUT TO DRY
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5. |
"Delirious"
05:35
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6. |
"Some People Say"
05:29
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Some People Say (C. Bottomley)
Some people say all the world is Maya or Illusion
Some people say China has a claim to Tibet
Some people say, it’s not the way,
There’s only one kind
There’s only one style
There’s only one God
There’s only one world
There’s only one people for every boy and girl
I don’t buy it, I don’t buy it
Some people say…I don’t buy it
Some people say that war is a necessary thing
Some people say that poverty is here to stay
Some people say that the third world is not grateful
Some people say why wipe out all the debt
I don’t buy it, I don’t buy it
If you give away something you’ll get something back
If you give away everything you’ll get everything back
I don’t buy it
I don’t buy it
Repeat
Some people say it’s not for real
Some people say why put all the people up in space?
Some people say this mission is bound to fail
Some people say
Some people say
Well I don’t buy it
Some people say why give up everything?
Some people say why not hold on to everything?
Some people say why help other people?
Some people say why not help your self?
Some people say there’s no way out of our problems
Some people say there’s not enough water for everyone
Some people say the greenhouse effect is taking over
Some people say the news media is taking over
Some people say the pentagon is taking over
Some people say…
I don’t buy it, I don’t buy it, I don’t buy it
Words & Music Copyright 2012 Chris Bottomley
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7. |
"Booty Call Protocol"
04:03
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8. |
"Crispy Dub"
06:19
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9. |
"Bright EyE Day"
04:44
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10. |
"My Head is Spinning"
07:24
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My Head is Spinning (C. Bottomley)
Lord, my head is spinning
My mind is reeling
From all this stuff
Lord I can’t keep keepin’
My head is spinning
I’m all mixed up
We’re living in the age of dis-information
Corporate wars and environmental degradation
There’s war and disease – hypertechnology
You get a wake up call staring at the TV
World powers jockey for position
While leaders use fear as a weapon
Who knows why any of this is really happening
It’s a PR campaign devised by the boys in the Whitehouse
Lord, my head is spinning
My mind is reeling
From all this stuff
Lord I can’t keep keepin’
My head is spinning
I’m all mixed up
The water’s rising, polar ice caps melting
A greenhouse effect that’ll surely leave us breathless
Don’t be alarmed it could mean the end of the species
Or so they say with a difference of a few degrees..
We’re fighting over food quality
The killing of people and no accountability
It takes on the sinister quality of a bad B-movie
If it wasn’t so serious how they try to sock it to us
Lord, my head is spinning
My mind is reeling
From all this stuff
Lord I can’t keep keepin’
My head is spinning
I’m all mixed up
Lord, my head is spinning
My mind is reeling
From all this stuff
Lord I can’t keep keepin’
My head is spinning
I’m all mixed up
Words & Music Copyright 2012 Chris Bottomley
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11. |
"Brazilia"
05:53
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12. |
"Sad to See"
05:50
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SAD TO SEE
It matters to you
it mattered to me
we were together – it’s plain to see
there was a problem, you were my friend
but we never could solve it, ever again
would you want me as a lover
or want me as a friend
we were in sync for a moment
but the magic had to end
It meant so much to me
& now it’s sad to see
I’m a tad disappointed
and feeling the pain
of heart separation
a bittersweet game
it’s been a trip little darlin’
now that love’s taken flight
i’ve been mulling it over
& tossing though the night
It meant so much to me
& now it’s sad to see
Now that it’s over
i feel ill at ease
my ego deflated
a strange disease
the search for fulfilment
has led me here
i would never have though that
my heart would be pierced
would you want me as a lover
or want me as a friend
we were in sync for a moment
but the magic had to end
it meant so much to me
& now it’s sad to see
it meant so much to me
& now it’s sad to see...
Words & Music Copyright 2012 – Chris Bottomley
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13. |
"All in the Heart"
05:27
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14. |
"A Better Day Will Come"
04:36
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A Better Day Will Come (C. Bottomley)
A better day will come
A better day will come
I’ve been disheartened so many times
Not knowing when things will ever change
Lord i am willing to learn from my actions
So please show me a sign for my liberation
A better day will come
A better day will come
I’ve been uprooted so many times
So far away from where i want to be
I’ve got to get back, back to where i belong
With the trumpet’s siren and sweet sound of a song
So i’m watching now, watching how
Seeing how it plays
Reaching out, feeling now
So far away
So far away
A better day a better day a better day will come...(Descending line)
A better day will come
A better day will come
Copyright 2012 Chris Bottomley
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Chris Bottomley Toronto, Ontario
Award winning musician Chris Bottomley has been performing and writing music in Toronto, Canada, since
1982.
He has five solo albums of original music online.
He’s played with Mary Margaret O’Hara, Rich Underhill’s Funk Explosion, The MoFunk Collective, Asani, Wayne Lavallee, John Bottomley, Tulpa, Look People, Donne Roberts, Andru Branch, House Of David, Abjeez, Eccodek & Ainike.
... more
Chris Bottomley recommends:
Tulpa - "Mosaic Fish"
by Tulpa Music
Rock roots with Toronto's Tulpa - a celebrated band's vinyl release available now in digital format
go to album
Fun, funky remixes from Guelph's Eccodek! Includes a track I actually play bass on - "Calling The Rain"
go to album
Expensive Shit (1975)
by Fela Kuti
the master of african funk lays it down thick and heavy
go to albumIf you like Bright Eye Day, you may also like:
Rarities from Sinkane than never found their way to an album show that even his rough drafts are solid gold.
go to album
The Berlin Sessions - EP
by SINKANE
All proceeds from these charged up tracks of reggae mixed with rock go to the Southern Poverty Law Center.
go to album
The first single from Sinkane's new album; free-spirited funk about the ups and downs of American life.
go to album
