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1. |
Tahiti
03:53
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Tahiti
(Maddy Rodriguez)
CHORUS A:
If I had a genie, I’d make one wish
I’d go to Tahiti and forget all of this
Oh I’d love to go, ‘cause I had a bad day
And I need to get away
I remember a picture in
A Travel magazine
I could swear that I fell in love
With the gorgeous tropical scene
Sometimes livin’ in the daily grind
Can make it hard to smile
Don’t mean to complain but it’d be nice
To leave it for a while
And they say
That Tahiti is the place
Where you can get away
Tell me do you feel the same?
‘Cause I’ve been feeling down
So I gotta go somehow
Could use a paradise right now
To get me off the ground
CHORUS A
CHORUS B:
I wanna go to Tahiti,
I can see the ocean line
Where everyone’s in bikinis
‘Cause they know the sun will shine
I wanna swim with the fish, jump in a waterfall
A place where you don’t need to think at all
I wanna go to Tahiti;
Forget about life for a while
Just about, well, everything
Went horribly wrong today
I know they were stupid little things
So I guess I exaggerate, no, no
But those things,
Can make you lose your sleep at night
There’s just too much on your mind
You wanna leave it all behind
CHORUS A
CHORUS B
Guitar solo
CHORUS B
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2. |
Some of You Please
04:11
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Some of You Please
(Maddy Rodriguez, Ryan Stewart)
Since the days when I was young
I’ve been immune to getting stung
I never seemed to get hurt
Then loneliness came to my world
Like a bug it stung this girl
And now I need a cure
I see your face in a flash
And my spine begins to shiver
I do my best to relax
But what’s the use in tryin’?
I’ve looked up and I’ve looked down
I’ve checked all the shelves in town
There’s no medicine that gets you off my mind
Every doctor says the same
They just can’t take away the pain
Even music doesn’t fix this heart of mine
There aint no remedies, no no no…
I need some of you please
And out of everything that hurts
Being lonely is the worst
You even feel it in your sleep
So I need a dose of you real fast
Or else I doubt that I will last
It’s a code red emergency
If I’m not with you, I get sore
And my fever starts a’risin’
I do my best to ignore it
But what’s the use in tryin’?
CHORUS
Baby, baby if you were mine,
Maybe, maybe I’d be fine again
Bring me to life again,
CHORUS
I need some of you please oh oh oh
My fever’s at 103 oh oh oh
I’m falling down on my knees oh oh oh
I need some of you please
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3. |
So Long Diana
03:36
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So Long Diana
(Maddy Rodriguez)
Met Diana in my first year
I go back to the day that she appeared
Like an angel, like she was innocent
We’d be best friends for eternity
That’s what she said before she knocked me down and she
Climbed the ladder of popularity
What a lovely hobby, causin’ someone misery
Tellin’ everybody they should go and hate me
Well I’d sit and dream about the day, when I could say
So long Diana
Somebody needs to show ya
That you crossed the line
It’s about time
You were on your way
So long Diana
Girl it was nice to know ya
But if you haven’t heard
I’m on top of the world
Without you here today
Wasn’t long till, she brought em’ all down
Everyday another pet to push around
Then she’d drop you like an old lip-gloss
But there comes a point when enough’s enough
People catch on to what you are made of
We caught on to Diana’s cardboard heart
What a lovely hobby, causin’ people misery
Annoying everybody, always acting selfishly
We’d dream of a time when we could say to her face
So long Diana
Somebody needs to show ya
That you crossed the line
It’s about time
You were on your way
So long Diana
Girl it was nice to know ya
But if you haven’t heard
I’m on top of the world
Without you here today
We’ve had it up to here, sorry dear
But you just can’t burn a bridge
Then go on thinking people will forgive
And now you’ve got no friends at all
Met Diana in my first year
Let’s go back to the day that she appeared
Like an angel, like she was innocent
Oh, oh, oh, oh,
So long Diana
Somebody needs to show ya
That you crossed the line
It’s about time
You were on your way
So long Diana
Girl it was nice to know ya
But if you haven’t heard
I’m on top of the world
Without you here today
SO LONG DIANA!
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4. |
Unspoken
04:44
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Unspoken
(Maddy Rodriguez)
Six hundred and sixteen thousand
And five hundred words
In the English Oxford
Dictionary
There ain’t one reason
In the whole wide world
Why I didn’t ever
Tell him any… thing …at all
Flashback to the time in the hallway
When he looked at me
I just dreamed of saying
Please kiss me but
Afraid of love I was
Scared to believe
Missed my chance by waiting
That’s why I sing
A song of how I wish he could be mine
And how he won’t
Hear the words I saved for all this time
Lost and unspoken
Are the words I never said
And they linger in my head
With all my regrets
Wish he could know
But it’s too late ‘cause he’s with her
If there’s one thing I’ve learned
It’s don’t leave your words
Unspoken
I stare at the ceiling crying
As I’m on the phone
She says they’re in love
And he’s so wonderful and
I think I’m dying as
I say “I’m happy for you both”
But God why’d you let me
Let him go?
Don’t know what it’d be like if he were mine
‘Cause he’ll never hear the words I saved for all this time
CHORUS
Interlude
CHORUS
Six hundred and sixteen thousand
And five hundred words
And yet I didn’t ever
Tell him anything
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5. |
Go On and Leave
04:19
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Go On And Leave
(Maddy Rodriguez)
We've been over this a million times
We went back and forth but it's the end of the line now
You miss me baby, wanna live in the past
But I never believed in love if it's bad
I can't go back to what we used to be
Nobody's friends with goodbye, but honestly
There's nothing left to say/I don't know what to make
Of what we've become anymore/I got nothing left to feel
I don't think I ever will/And I can't give you what you want
So do me a favour, and give me what I need and
Go on and leave
Now I'm sitting on my bedroom floor
Writing down how it was before
It went from sparkles to dust
And here you are still in love
And you won't let me let go
Don't make me hold on to what we were
If it lingers on, it'll just get worse ‘cause
There's nothing left to say/I don't know what to make
Of what we've become anymore/I got nothing left to feel
I don't think I ever will/And I can't give you what you want
So do me a favour, and give me what I need and
Go on and leave
And now the water gets colder,
Don't wanna look over my shoulder ... ‘cause
There's nothing left to say/I don't know what to make
Of what we've become anymore/I got nothing left to feel
I don't think I ever will/And I can't give you what you want
So if you really adore me/And you want the best for me, if you love me,
You’ll Go one and leave
Just leave
Leave it alone
Just leave… uhhh
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6. |
Falling Up
03:19
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Falling Up
(Maddy Rodriguez, Greig Nori, Josh Ramsay, Andrea Wasse)
Just like the wind,
You carry me away every time...
You smile and I misplace my mind
I swear that I'm about to explode
And you don't know
I play it cool, but I'm dying inside
One touch from you makes me lose my mind...
I try, I try to keep my feet on the ground
But every time that you come around
Baby don'tchu know it's like falling up,
I’m falling up
It may seem,
Your words just leave me uninspired
But heaven knows that I'm a liar
Cuz I've never felt so alive
Lyin' next to you tonight
My heart is telling me that something's begun
Can't deny you're the one that I want...
I try, I try to keep my feet on the ground
But every time that you come around
Baby don'tchu know it's like falling up,
I’m falling up
And I try but every time your close I go higher
Boy you set this rocket on fire
Baby don’tchu know that I’m falling up,
I’m falling up
I've been reachin’ out, but the words just don't come out ‘cause
I've hidden my heart with a shield
But if you'd only
Come a little closer, look a little harder
Just see me once, and see the way that I feel...
I try, I try to keep my feet on the ground
But every time that you come around
Baby don'tchu know that I’m falling up,
And I try but no matter what I do
Whenever I’m with you
Baby don’tchu know that I’m falling up,
I’m falling up
And I’m fallin, fallin, fallin up X4
…Baby you know that I try
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7. |
All The Wasted Time
04:09
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All The Wasted Time
(words and music by Maddy Rodriguez)
Seventeen on May 13th
Another birthday
And he never came
And she hasn’t seen him in forever
She walks around for hours now
Waits by the phone line
‘Cause maybe this time
He might actually remember
And it’s not the fact that he’s gone
That keeps her up at night
That’s not the reason she cries
It’s all the wasted time,
The years gone by
Waiting each day for him to try
But he filled her nights
With broken hopes and
Shattered dreams
And promises he never keeps
All the wasted time,
She spent waiting
To matter in his life
An empty chair with no one there
At graduation,
But she’ll be patient
‘Cause there’s still a chance he’ll come to see her
He doesn’t show in the end at all
She’s not surprised yet,
She’s disappointed
Cause’ she thought he cared about his daughter
Then she realizes she basically
Spent her life tryin’ to do everything right
Thinking maybe he would change his mind
CHORUS
She spent planning that trip,
Breaking down when he cancelled it
Goin’ over all of the reasons
She aint good enough to believe in
‘Cause he’d say I love you
But it didn’t seem to be true
Nothing made a difference at all
He’ll never wanna make the phone call
All the wasted time,
The years gone by
And every day, telling herself lies
Trying to justify
The broken hopes and
Shattered dreams
The promises he never keeps
All the wasted time,
And every single year gone by
She spent waiting for the Dad
She never had
Baby don’t cry anymore, anymore
Baby don’t waste your time anymore, anymore X2
(I know it hurts, but you’re not alone
You just call on me now)
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8. |
Freedom of Speech
04:06
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Freedom of Speech
(Maddy Rodriguez, Mark Selby)
If I’m a joke,
If I’m a wannabe,
If I’m nothing but a nobody
I shouldn’t be worth your time
But you seem to put a lot of thought
Into judging me and finding ways
That you can punish me ‘cause I’m not as cool
As you and your snotty crowd
You laugh just to bring me to my knees
But darling, news flash, you won’t get to me
So you can shoot me down
Throw me out, I can take it
Say the words
Tell em’ now that I’m stupid
That’s just fine, if you feel small inside
Well you can spread it all
Over town, make it public,
Grab the mic, show them how much you love this
Criticizing me, you call it freedom of speech
I call it jealousy
You wanna hate,
Well then be my guest
But remember that it don’t impress
Anybody and it don’t change the fact
That I’ll go places, that you never thought I would
And you’ll stay nameless, hiding behind Facebook
CHORUS
I call it mean, but mostly insecurity,
‘Cause you know that in reality, I…
I’m a doer, you’re a watcher
I’m a lover, you’re a hater
I’ve failed and been defeated,
But also I’ve succeeded ‘cause I’ve tried,
And I’ve got pride
CHORUS
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9. |
The Hummingbird Song
04:19
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The Hummingbird Song
(Maddy Rodriguez)
Oohhhh Ooohhh ooohh ohh
There’s a story I was once heard
It’s a common one in fact
Of a flower in a field
Who wanted what she couldn’t have
Many said she was special
But it didn’t matter much
The only attention she wanted
Was of the one she loved
I suppose I didn’t mention
The most important part
It was the absent minded hummingbird
Who stole the flower’s heart
And the more he didn’t notice her
The more in love she fell
As he flew across the sky
She quietly told herself
That the heart wants what it wants
And the soul needs what it needs
The hummingbird flies where it wants to fly
And I can’t make it fly to me
Oohhhh…
Well the flower tried her hardest
To forget the hummingbird
But every time she saw him
She wished he belonged to her
So she grew her petals longer,
Started dancing in the wind
And finally he noticed
Her beauty within
So they fell in love together
She gave him everything he wished
And he took all of her nectar
Till there was nothing left to give
And soon he found another
Flower far away
And crying she remembered
The thing she used to say
That the heart wants what it wants
And the soul needs what it needs
The hummingbird flies where it wants to fly
And I can’t make it fly to me
Oohhh…
The hummingbird realized after
Many summer nights had passed
That he missed the flower’s sweetness
So he had to win her back
He found out that she had moved on
And was with another bird
And suddenly he understood
How much it really hurts, he said…
The heart wants what it wants
And the soul needs what it needs
The flower will love who she wants to love
And I can’t make her want to
Love me
Anymore Oohhhh…
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10. |
Don't Play With My Heart
03:46
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Don't Play With My Heart
(Maddy Rodriguez)
In the beginning
One smile was all that it would take
I became a fool for him
Each time he looked my way
So beautiful
He was the perfect work of art
But you can't see what's underneath
When you've got a blinded heart…Yeahh
He wore the crown
He sure liked to show it off
Love is just a game to him
Oh, he played a lot
I didn't know about it then
But with some help from my friends
I can see who he really is
And I don't like it
Don't play with my heart
Just because you can
Don't tell me you care
If you never have
Don't give me that look
Just to make me think
That you like me
If you just love the chase
This is a warning, I'm telling you
You better not play with my heart
Cuz two can play this game
You're wonderful
That's what he told me with his eyes
But when your eyes are china blue
It aint too hard to lie
Now watch those tables start to turn
Oh my dear you have to learn
Playing games will get you hurt
And you won't like it
CHORUS
You probably think that it aint such a crime
To juggle more than one heart at a time
But don't mistake me baby, you won't live it down
'Cause I aint no trophy you can throw around
CHORUS
Yeahh ooo-ooo no, no no!
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11. |
Don't Be A Stranger
05:15
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Don’t Be a Stranger
(Maddy Rodriguez)
Another year’s come to an end
I can’t really comprehend
How the days flew by and soon
You’ll be miles away my friend
And I stare into space and reminisce
Not long ago we were double dutch kids
But now we have to wave our hands
Hold your breath ‘cause this is it
I don’t know when I’ll see you again
I’ll wait with baited breath for the day
But until then,
You and I both know
There’s plenty of telephones
And I can’t find a reason
We should ever feel alone
‘Cause all we have to do is call
We may not be face to face
But voice to voice is all we need
So don’t be a stranger to me
You’re on your way to a new life
But you don’t want to leave to behind
Sitting in my small backyard
Laughing till the morning light
And I can’t live without your sense of humour
Lord knows that I’m an easy bruiser
And I’d be broken if I were
To lose my favourite loser
So don’t be thinkin’ anything’s over
Hey when you need a friend to be there,
Just remember
CHORUS
When kilometres come in between
It doesn’t have to mean we’re far apart
Oh you’re only seven digits away
Just as long as we stay in each other’s hearts
CHORUS X2
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Maddy Rodriguez Toronto, Ontario
Winner John Lennon Songwriting Contest - Seciont II Winner International Acoustic Music Awards. Winner UK Songwriting
Contest. Finalist International Songwriting Competition (Nashville). Honorable Mention, USA Songwriting Competition.
Toronto - Nashville
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