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20 Years

by Tony Venuto

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1.
Ghost In My Head 04:31
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We gather here today Grab your old guitar and play Feel rich to know you’re there trying not to stare Please don’t you leave I finally do believe You’re right there in the wind If I call, you come right in It’s nothing we should fear But I feel you standing near, For once I was not wrong Never are you gone On and on, on he goes again Ghost in my head, telling me what he thinks On and on, on he goes again Ghost in my head Ghost in my head I can hear your words inside Much more since you died They echo in my brain Really could drive a man insane But it is not you inside, just a memory alive Wanting to survive, tries to claw its way outside It’s gonna break me down Gonna rip myself away If I don’t let it go Let you go and float away So I go out all alone I leave my ghost at home Try hard not to take a dive I think I just saw you walking by On and on, on he goes again Ghost in my head, telling me what he thinks On and on, on he goes again Ghost in my head Ghost in my head I can talk to you at night When the feeling is not right And you tell me what you’d say If you were here today If you were here today
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Out To Sea 03:49
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Sally woke up on a Saturday torn, Knows if she goes, she will feel their scorn She’s been hiding behind the roses, between the concrete and supposes But they only give what they want to receive They never even try to give her what she needs When the night gets quiet, she starts to drink The thoughts spin around until she starts to sink I’m heading out to sea I can take you with me flash the light twice tonight Pack your bag, pack it light Now her dad Joe, acts like he’s CEO keeps giving out answers, but they never really know Was he the best in class, or is it just a dance? is his heart full of stone, does he ever take a chance? Well, I could not find my way without her today But he is telling me to go away So I hide on the other side of the engines And listen to what they say I’m heading out to sea I can take you with me flash the light twice tonight Pack your bag, pack it light Don’t you talk too proud There’s a monster underground And he wants to pull you down Don’t you talk too proud There’s a monster underground And he wants to pull you down Where you’ll never make a sound I’m gonna get the words right I’ve got to get to you tonight I try to reach out, but step on your hand How can I make you understand? I do promise, I will stay All my time, all my days All my nights, all our fights In the dark and in the light It’s not much, I do confess I’m not right, I am a mess But I will stay with you forever Wherever you want me to be Yeah, I will stay with you here forever If that’s what you want from me I’ll stay right here with you forever If that’s what you want from me I’ll stay right here with you forever If that’s where you want me to be
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Radio 03:30
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I like turning on the radio When I’m running a little too low Hear the melodies that came before Stretching out across the floor When the signal is coming in I remember how to live again But all the talk is getting old It sounds like mind control Gimme no more lies, no more hysteria No lies, coming through in stereo No lies, no more hysteria please. I want no more lies, no more hysteria No lies, coming through in stereo No lies, no more hysteria please When you start to get long in years Pretty soon you got to change your gears If you got to break down in tears, go ahead There is nothing stopping you here When I want to get outside the crowd Turn on that radio, clear and loud But I’m only finding talk today And I don’t care what they say Treat the world like it’s some kind of zoo Feeling clever in the interview But the guests are just versions of you Repetition doesn’t make it true Keep telling lies on the radio Try to spread the fear, they got a lot of fear I really want to listen to what I don’t know Got a lot to hear, there’s a lot to hear I love any song that stirs the soul My spirit was raised by rock and roll It’s not a game, so stop keeping score I don’t want to listen to you talk no more Gimme no more lies, no more hysteria No lies, coming through in stereo No lies, no more hysteria please I want no more lies, no more hysteria No lies, coming through in stereo No lies, no more hysteria please
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20 Years Gone 03:36
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It’s 20 years gone and you’re feeling fine Everybody thought you would lose your mind anyday, but you made it okay You step around all the sideline fights, everybody seeing you’re keeping it right It’s 20 years gone, 20 years today Turn to face your fear, don’t you run away Break down the words, and you throw out the lies Take it easy, it’s the fourth of July, everyday It’s bombs away, so you pray and pray It’s not easy just to change your mind Too many opinions can make you go blind All light is gone and you can’t find your way Close your eyes until it’s a brand new day When the bombs keep dropping, taking your breathe away light is gone, you can’t find the words to say Just close your eyes until it’s a brand new day Heart’s sinking down like an elevator going underground He keeps trying to go a little bit faster Taking swigs from a recipe of disaster, but we don’t make a sound It’s 20 years gone, it’s 20 years today Turn to face your life, don’t you run away Line em all up, shake the rust into dust, Everybody knows it’s a cannibal lust They try and kill what they cannot sell, they want more. It’s 20 years gone, 20 years today Face down on the concrete is not okay 20 years gone, 20 years today Close your eyes until it’s a brand new day
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Heart Thru School 03:12
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I’ve been asking you questions And I’m getting back lies I never hear nothing that does surprise You’ve been selling stories, You’ve been selling dreams Watching our world Fall apart at the seems Please don’t you throw me to the wolf Don’t you throw me to the wolf Please don’t you chain me to the fool Don’t you chain me to the fool I got a hard enough time just to get my heart through school I got a hard enough time to avoid you looking so cool Ready, steady now I go Learned it from a video Now I’m putting on a show Please don’t you throw me to the wolf Don’t you throw me to the wolf Please don’t you chain me to the fool Don’t you chain me to the fool Got a hard enough time to avoid you looking so cool I got a hard enough time just to get my heart through school Taking a break again gonna run for the minimum Better rent you a gentlemen Who can yell at me again and again Don’t take it back, get it right if you want to shine a light, Look at us, living life, don’t you want a slice? Flip the script, take a bite Why’d you want to fight? Take a chance, you can dance You might find it nice, You might try it twice.
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Choked Up 04:15
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My friends told me to stay away, but not the reasons they felt that way Couldn’t listen to them throwing shade Telling me that we’re not gonna make the grade (Okay, okay) She keeps dishing out the alibis, can’t she see, I see through the lies? I saw her car on Dillon’s drive didn’t stop to ask her why (I roll by) I choked up. So what? I woke up, just as she’s walking away So what? I choked up, watch her leaving today She came around here, she didn’t hesitate I played along like it wasn’t getting late (stay awake) I turned around, she wasn’t there. ran out the door and down the stairs bright lights buzzing like a hive. she slides up, I come alive I choked up. So what? I woke up, just as she’s walking away So what? I choked up, watch her leaving today There is no reason for me to stay, so I’m sailing away Here comes another, so make some room She amplifies the attitude Said yesterday is ancient history She tries to burn all our memories I feel my mind reel, I feel it spinning away. I see her lips moving, I can't hear what they say I can’t hear the words she say, I can’t hear a thing today I choked up. So what? I woke up, just as she’s walking away So what? I choked up, watch her leaving today
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Fires From Space 03:48
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I wake up, I go down, start clearing off the ground I don’t mind, I’m just picking up sticks, filling up those barrels, and I’m filling them quick Building fires so high you can see ‘em from space Keep doing it fast like it’s some kind of race I can taste the smoke going down to my lungs I listen to the echoes of the songs we sung Get yourself out of the way, Get yourself out of your own damn way She’s waiting to take you away Taking you to a new school today Go and learn all you can, you don’t have to understand Give her all that you have give her all you can give What she’ll give you back is the best reason to live The fire goes up, the smoke falls down, It’s time to leave, no messing around The flames are coming, burning trees like sticks, it’s burning houses, it’s burning ‘em quick The fire’s so high you can see it from space Leaving here fast like it’s some kind of race I taste the smoke going down to my lungs spitting out the ashes that land on my tongue
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Dig It Up 03:56
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Dig it up, dig down as far as you know Dig it up, dig down as far as you know You dig deep, pile it up wherever you go You dig deep, pile it up wherever you go Dig deep, dig deep You dig deep, dig deep You dig deep Hey little sister, don’t you listen when they tell you where to go Keep on driving and you’ll find your road I know Everybody thinks that you’re going too slow But the jokers and the chokers just can’t go with the flow She keeps on digging, she really is starting to glow Does it on reflex, don’t know where it’ll go She just keeps smiling, finally found a place to call home Dig it up, dig down as far as you know Dig it up, dig down as far as you know You dig deep, pile it up wherever you go dig deep, pile it up wherever you go Dig it up, dig it up Dig it up, dig it up Dig it up Hey my brother, I know you’ll find another, don’t you let it break you down You got to keep on moving, keep on making your sound You’ve been digging all night, and now you’re completely out of sight He keeps on digging, he really is starting to glow Does it on reflex, don’t know where it’ll go He just keeps smiling, finally found a heart of gold Dig it up, dig down as far as you know Dig it up, dig down as far as you know You dig deep, pile it up wherever you go You dig deep, pile it up wherever you go Dig deep, dig deep You dig deep, dig deep You dig deep They keep on digging, they really do put on a show Do it on reflex, don’t know where it’ll go When love will strike, you never really know Me I’m just watching, I’m waiting for a UFO
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Broadway Rose 03:59
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This story starts on a peaceful evening We all know looks can be deceiving A band was playing down at the Street Scene When the crowd got big, some people got mean It was some kind of protest, some kind of rally But a bomb exploded in the alley Police are coming on the left and right Smoke is clouding out the light Stage caught fire, I can feel the heat Running for our lives down on Main street A bus pulls up. Yeah, we jump right in Pretty soon, we can breathe again Come to stop a few miles away finally see who saved the day and she’s singing a beautiful song grab a guitar and play along We keep playing on until the dawn with Broadway Rose Don’t you know what hate can do? Turn up the heat until you blow a fuse Give you a tip, try something new might find a good friend when you do We’ve been out in the Redwood trees Saying thank you, saying please All the people living in peace But when we get back to our town Everybody’s tearing each other down People talk about all their wishes Think they’ve got it a little bit twisted But She, she’s singing everyday Makes our blues just melt away The band is loud, the dancers sway In our city by the bay Its Broadway Rose and Omega Tones It’s Broadway Rose and Omega Tones They’ll shake your what?! Gonna shake your bones! Don’t you know what love can do? It’s good for me, it’s good for you can lift you up from the hole you’re in Remind you how to smile again Some people say that we’re not right Keep telling us they want to fight So all our friends are stepping out Stand in a line, don’t have to shout. The bullies run as fast as they can Wave at them with the back of our hands People talk about all their wishes Think they’ve got it a little bit twisted But She, she’s singing everyday Makes our blues just melt away The band is loud, the dancers sway In our city by the bay Its Broadway Rose and Omega Tones It’s Broadway Rose and Omega Tones They’ll shake your what?! Gonna shake your bones!
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Dominos 05:26
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Woke up to trouble, Johnny better get your guns They rolled into town, hoping we would run They try to take all that we own But nobody here stands alone They’ve been bombing bridges along the way Only care about yesterday But we’ve got the light that we need Shine it down upon our seeds How the mighty fall You don’t take nothing from this life, But you still try to cut a slice as you go Now they all will fall All fall like dominos How the mighty fall All fall like dominos Now they all will fall All fall like dominos Keep on drifting from all you’ve known What’s inside you’ll never show When all is well, you raise a toast But don’t say a word when we need you most (Now we’re falling like dominos) How the mighty fall All fall like dominos Now they all will fall All fall like dominos How the mighty fall All fall like dominos Now they all will fall All fall like dominos We don’t want to be a part of you Now we know what we must do Bring the fight right to your coast Yeah, it’s time to vámonos Let’s go! (Now they're falling like dominos) How the mighty fall All fall like dominos Now they all will fall All fall like dominos How the mighty fall All fall like dominos Now they all will fall All fall like dominos How the mighty fall All fall like dominos Now they all will fall All fall like dominos

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This album tells ten stories that span a twenty year period.

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released January 31, 2023

All songs feature the following musicians:

Tony Venuto - vocals, guitar
Tim Lefebvre - bass
Eyal Satat - drums
Dee Wolf - backing vocals

Mixed by Brendan Dekora
Mastered by Justin Weis

Other musicians that weren't on every song are mentioned on that tracks credits.

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Blending elements of Indie Rock, Pop and Post-Punk with dynamic songwriting and irresistible hooks that shine with innovation, authenticity, and passion. Tony Venuto's debut album ‘20 Years’ was well received at college stations throughout the nation, and inspired by the love, support, and growing buzz, he created the second album ‘City and Sand’ in just nine months. ... more

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