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1.
Start My Life 03:49
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It's finally time It's finally time Time to start my life It's finally time It's finally time Time to start my life I only ever played schoolyard puck Thought I was cursed with Averman's luck Never colored an inch outside the lines Knew in my heart when I was just a boy Couldn't find the strength to use my voice Mistrusted my gut for way to long It's finally time It's finally time Time to start my life It's finally time It's finally time Time to start my life 'Cause I been waiting for the right time Waiting for so long Waiting for the right time To finally show up Yeah I been waiting for the right time Waiting for so long Waiting for the right time Making sure it never comes It's finally time It's finally time Time to start my life It's finally time It's finally time Time to start my life Yeah I'm never gonna meet that manic pixie dream girl Gotta face my darkness on my own But not alone Yeah I'll never take the leap if I'm waiting for the right time Can't afford to die waiting for the damned stars to line up Life is long Til it's cut short Life is long, but not long enough To wage somebody else's war I know You've got your doubts I can see That you're the one you've really got those doubts about It's finally time It's finally time Time to start my life It's finally time It's finally time Time to start my life
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Handsome Devil 03:22
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I turn my head as I stroll down Bleecker She looks like she just might be a keeper I crack a smile and I start to wonder Who she is, and what's her number Did she move here from halfway round the world Or was she born uptown? Does she have dreams that she's still chasing Or would she rather settle down? Sometimes I'm rough, sometimes I'm gentle I can't trust you if you're not a rebel And I would soak my favorite sweater If I could be your handsome devil Against all odds, I catch her fancy She wants a break from tough guys I make her laugh, she likes my dancing But something just isn't right Sometimes I'm rough, sometimes I'm gentle I can't trust you if you're not a rebel And I would soak my favorite sweater If I could be your handsome devil I'm so glad you've seen There's more than one way to be a man You've been so kind to me But I'm not sure you understand Sometimes I'm rough, sometimes I'm gentle I can't trust you if you're not a rebel And I would soak my favorite sweater If I could be your handsome devil Sometimes I'm rough, sometimes I'm gentle I can't trust you if you're not a rebel And I would soak my favorite sweater If I could be your handsome devil
3.
Be Surprised 04:43
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Allow yourself to be surprised for once Allow yourself to be surprised for a change Allow yourself to be surprised for once It might hurt but you may find it’s the only way you’ll change Sitting with that loss That still feels like loss Sitting with that loss Of a love I never had Sitting with that loss Drinking whiskey with my heart on the floor Sitting with that loss But then I heard you sing Allow yourself to be surprised for once Allow yourself to be surprised for a change Allow yourself to be surprised for once It might hurt but you may find it’s the only way you’ll change Thought I knew just what I wanted in a woman Holding out for somebody just like her Lost in the haystack things were looking kind of dismal But then I heard you sing Allow yourself to be surprised Allow yourself to be surprised Feeling like I wasn’t enough My whole life I tried to toughen up Then you showed me How brave it is to cry Allow yourself to be surprised for once Allow yourself to be surprised for a change Allow yourself to be surprised for once It might hurt but you may find it’s the only way you’ll change You’ll change You’ll change
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Different Man 04:25
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Been burned so many times I became scared of the whole world Looking for straw men to hang only made things worse All these painful memories Don’t have to make sense I’m a different man Living a different life Been burned so many times I became scared of the whole world Looking for straw men to hang only made things worse Been burned so many times No one left to blame but myself I’m tired of being angry And too winded to yell All these painful memories Don’t have to make sense I’m a different man Living a different life All these stories that I’m telling you Left a blank page at the end I’m a different man And there’s no going back I used to think that the keys to the cage Would bring me the courage to escape When I finally got the chance I told myself that it was too late I used to think that the keys to the cage Would bring me the courage to escape Then you chased me out All these painful memories Don’t have to make sense I’m a different man Living a different life All these stories that I’m telling you Left a blank page at the end I’m a different man And there’s no going back
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At The Gates 04:28
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When I'm at the gates Won't need no illusions When I'm at the gates Won't need no lies You gotta tell 'em what they wanna hear They'll act as if they're your friends People pleasing just to get by They're out to get you and the smell your fear Yet they'll act like you're friends You work hard to get ahead just to wonder why When I'm at the gates Won't need no illusions When I'm at the gates Won't need no lies Losing innocence, losing hope As the years roll by You did what you had to, to survive Losing innocence, losing hope As life slips away You'll find you've traded more than just your time When I'm at the gates Won't need no illusions When I'm at the gates Won't need no lies When you're young it's no big deal You don't realize you're asleep at the wheel You live the life that's good enough for now It starts slowly but it festers inside There's no harm in one little lie Til you find you've deceived yourself as well When I'm at the gates Won't need no illusions When I'm at the gates Won't need no lies When I'm at the gates Won't need no illusions When I'm at the gates Won't need no lies
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Open Your Eyes 03:37
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Now that you've won A ticket to the spectacle of life Who are you becoming As your actions fill the vastness of your mind Open your eyes Come and face fate undisguised Leave the sincerity of death behind Open your eyes Staring at the ceiling Wishing you'd been better misled If your inner child languishes all day Buy back your youth each night instead Open your eyes Come and face fate undisguised Leave the sincerity of death behind Open your eyes Your eyes are out of focus Looking back a thousand years Your eyes don't really see me Cause they're fighting back the tears Your eyes they serve a master Throwing bones at demons past, yeah yeah Can you silence that voice at last? Open your eyes Come and face fate undisguised Leave the sincerity of death behind Open your eyes Open your eyes Come and face fate undisguised Leave the sincerity of death behind Open your eyes
7.
Prettier Girls 03:20
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I see prettier girls than you But I don't want them, no I don't want them Sometimes they put their numbers in my phone But I don't call them, no It's been so long You're like a new friend who I've known for years And I'm finally on my way up You were out of my league then, but not anymore And I wonder could this be Just another fantasy Dreamed up to get me through the day No need to rain on my own parade 'Cause I'll know soon enough if you feel the same I see prettier girls than you But I don't want them, no I don't want them Sometimes they put their numbers in my phone But I don't call them, no I got a real kind of crush on you I'm tired of drooling at the centerfold in my room I'm done with perfect, your best will do I see your strength and your beauty and the blemishes too And I wonder could this be Just another fantasy Dreamed up to get me through the day No need to rain on my own parade 'Cause I'll know soon enough if you feel the same I see prettier girls than you But I don't want them, no I don't want them Sometimes they put their numbers in my phone But I don't call them, no I see prettier girls than you But I don't want them I see prettier girls than you Sometimes they put their numbers in my phone But I don't call them, no
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Real New Yorkers 03:57
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Finally got myself a license That isn't out of state And I felt like such a grown up With the picture up to date Then out the corner of my eye I saw my idol on the train Maybe someday when I'm famous He'll finally know my name We'll be real New Yorkers by then Just in time for the world, for the world to end We'll be real New Yorkers by then Though the city may be burning, we've still got to make rent Heard you're moving to the suburbs And you're wondering if I'm next But for me this city's more Than just a place to leave the nest I hope you see how much it hurts me That you don't respect my choice But regardless I'll be ready To hit the town when you're divorced We'll be real New Yorkers by then Just in time for the world, for the world to end We'll be real New Yorkers by then Though the city may be burning, we've still got to make rent Been losing lots of sleep these days Worrying someone might find out that I'm a fake We'll be real New Yorkers by then Just in time for the world, for the world to end We'll be real New Yorkers by then Though the city may be burning, we've still got to make rent

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released March 22, 2024

music and lyrics by jeff latz
guitar, bass, keys, vocals by jeff latz

drums and percussion by derek swink
mixed and mastered by alex haley

cover photo by sasha foust

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The Magnificent Electric plays indie psych music that is at once very silly and deeply profound.

His lush arrangements and warped guitar tones bridge the gap between the analog and digital worlds, while his whimsical lyrics seamlessly blend future with past. ... more

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