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BUST A JIVE
TRACK NAME:
Originally conceived as a written poem,
BUST A JIVE was transformed into song form in a musical voice experiment gone awry.
Written, performed and arranged by
Mark Phaneuf, who is not a singer.
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BUST A JIVEMark Phaneuf
00:00 / 02:40
Lyrics by Mark Phaneuf
Champagne highway
Crystal creation
Palisade escapade
Meet you at the station
Silver fingers poking the sky
Neon dreams that you just can't buy
Mirror, mirror to the other side
Let the reflection be your guide
Can't get caught
Cause time don't stop
To the bustle
To the beat
To the bottom
From the top
It's the miracle mile
The last notch on the dial
If anyone asks
I went out in style
Tell 'em from me
Tell 'em today
Tell 'em I I told you
This is what I say:
Bust a Jive
Just to stay alive
Keep it on the lowdown
With a slick high five
Yeah it's Dynamo City
So take it away
Suitcase slackers
Ready to play
Overtime hustlers
Workin' on a fantasy
The door is locked
But all I gotta do is turn the key
In the night
The lights are calling me to come
From under cover
I don't know where I started from
So make the scene
And roll the dice
You'll never know how good it tastes
Unless you pay the price
Now play it again
Don't keep it at bay
Remember the words
This is what I say:
Bust a Jive
Go on and take the dive
The pool has no bottom
Just keep falling to survive
Yeah it's Dynamo City
So bring it on in
Chromed up hackers
Ready to win
Mission condition
Ride the razor's edge
Bootcut burglar
Rob the hair off your head
Stylin' flyin' Cadillac
On the road like Kerouac
Jet black race track
Don't know how to get back
So rock to the riddle
Sizzle in the pan
Charge it into overdrive
Fire in a can
Put it all together
Gotta keep it alive
Now break it all down
And just Bust a Jive
VOICE
Has-been flunkee
Deadbeat monkey
Dancing on a quarter
And the floors are getting bumpy
Gotta crack the code
Get up and hit the road
Flashin' like a diamond
Pay the piper what he's owed
Now I make dollars
I don't make no sense
Slingin' words with a hatchet
Cuttin' beef with a wrench
Gladiator freight train
Lion with a golden mane
Rhythm drivin' me insane
This is what I say:
Bust a Jive
Just to stay alive
Keep it on the lowdown
With a slick high five
Yeah it's Dynamo City
So take it away
Suitcase slackers
Ready to play
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