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Make it Alive

by T.M.Smith

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Medium tempo ballad with Americana, jazz sensibilities. A story about a patsy who actually outsmarts the establishment by being bullet-proof on the outside and soft on the inside.

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It was raining
on that cold, grey night
hiding from the
red and blue lights
they thought they had me
in their sites
and that's when they closed in on me

The perfect patsy for their
deadly games
they had it covered
it's always the same
they had my fingerprints
my face and my name
and that's when they closed in on me

This is my blessing
this is my curse
plenty of others
got it worse
I never thought I would
ever survive
I never dreamed i would
Make it Alive
Make it Alive
" " "
" " "

A hopeless puppet
on a million strings
under the thumb
of ten thousand kings
I found myself
lost in my dreams
and that's when they closed in on me

The road was lined with
clowns and fools
they weren't exactly
following rules
they had their patsy
or so they thought
so they thought

This is my blessing
this is my curse
plenty of others
got it worse
I never thought i would
ever survive
I never dreamed I would
Make it Alive
Make it Alive
" " "
" " "

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released July 2, 2013
Written, performed, produced, and recorded by T.M.Smith. Cover photo/design by Matt Homer.

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T.M.Smith New York

Born into a musical family, multi-instrumentalist, singer/ songwriter/ educator T.M. Smith has performed and or recorded with Jon Fishman, Bobby Watson, Trey Anastasio, Sandra Wright, Regi Wooten, Grippo/Sklar Sextet among others and has also opened for such luminaries as Ray Charles, Dizzy Gillespie, Sarah Vaughn, Doctor John, etc. He is also a former Jazz faculty member at Goddard College. ... more

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