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Guru (Album)

by Ian Hanchet

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1.
Up To You 03:11
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Sometimes you get the visit Sometimes you don’t Sometimes it’s exquisite Up to you If you will or if you won’t Some things you can prepare for Other things beyond our control The secret is how you handle it Up to you To hold or drop the ball How many times were we too tired Missing out by not looking up Wasting time preaching to the choir Dragging our feet and running Out of luck Some days are not what they seem You think you’re awake, but it’s only a dream Some paths are just so obvious Up to you If you’re doing or being
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I Don't Like It Here 05:10
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Everything is noisy, no-one’s sitting still I won’t drink the poison, I won’t swallow that pill I don’t like it here, not one wee bit my clothes are feeling itchy, I need to take a shower feeling itchy, snitchy, bitchy, minutes seem like hours everyone looks worried and no-one looks around scurry hurry worry, people driven underground we all know time is fleeting, time to beat the clock time to miss more meetings, time to take a nature walk (today) all the trains are running, but nothing runs on time pacing, racing, chasing, I have no peace of mind I don’t like it here, not one wee bit I tend to glorify the past I want time to stand still but nothing ever lasts and nothing ever will I don’t like it here, not one wee bit I feel ill at ease, like I don’t fit my skin I need to be released, my patience is running thin I don’t like it here, not one wee bit cooped up, locked, up locked down, locked out, look out, look up black out, fed up I don’t like it here, not one wee bit
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It's All About Me 03:28
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Me, me, me, me, me, it’s all about me Me, me, me, me, me, it’s all about me You may have your problems I don’t give a whit Nothing bothers me Not even a little bit it’s all about Me, me, me, me, me, it’s all about me (2x) I’ve got mine, I’m doing really fine Walking on the side of the street Where the sun always shines on Me, me, me, me, me, it’s all about me (2x) I do what I want, I go where I want to go Beaches in the summer, My skis follow the snow it’s all about Me, me, me, me, me, it’s all about me (2x) I like to fart, it doesn’t matter where In the elevatore I leave em gasping for air, it’s all about Me, me, me, me, me, it’s all about me (2x) I don’t care what you’re saying, I’m always butting in I don’t hang around losers, i only want to win, it’s all about Me, me, me, me, me, it’s all about me (2x) I know all the tricks, to make my money grow So I get to stay, but you gotta go it’s all about Me, me, me, me, me, it’s all about me (2x) I’ve got health insurance, I’m covered head to toe You made lousy choices, nya nya nya I told you so, it’s all about Me, me, me, me, me, it’s all about me (2x) Driven to the airport, I get there pretty late, I just jump the queue and waltz up to the gate it’s all about Me, me, me, me, me, it’s all about me (2x) I got mine, I am republican You better not be gunning to take away my guns it’s all about Me, me, me, me, me, it’s all about me (2x)
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Back Door 02:15
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They turned me away, I couldn’t get what I want I’m never gonna be let in from the front I’m tired of fighting for it, I need a detente I need a back door Back door (let me in) Back door (hear me knockin?) Back door (I’m in pain) I need a back door. The Garden of Eden has been closed for repairs I can see it clearly from the top of my stairs The Garden needs weeding, but nobody cares I need a back door Back door (tell me more) Back door (what’s it used for?) Back door (who’s minding the store?) I need a back door. Staying healthy is illegal, there’s no money in that, The American eagle needs us all to be fat There’s no cure for what you got Or what you’re gonna get You need a back door Back door (what does it mean?) Back door (wealth is obscene) Back door (for all human beings) (We need a) Back door (nothing works anymore) Back door (don’t follow dinosaurs) Back door ( tired of daily war) Go through the Back door
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The Swaggering Yobbos - 1381 Poll Tax Blues 03:34
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Oh, the 14th century was a very rough age unless clothes of silk was what you wore on top of plague, famine and war, they want to tax us even more But We’re not going to take it any more how much you going to bleed us for you bastards how much you going to take from us in taxes how much you going to bleed us for you bastards We’re not going to take it anymore John Ball had a dream in which every human being was an equal and shared the bounty of the land where the rich became aware of the people in their care Who felt the balance of wealth was unfair how much you going to bleed us for you bastards?.. "When Adam delved and …Eve span Who was then the gentleman?" who made you king and me an underling? I’m not going to bow to you no more how much you going to bleed us for you bastards?.... silly king Richard was only fourteen he never ever learned to play nice they did his sums while he twiddled his thumbs and he followed all their bad advice they said tax em once, tax em once again take away their milk, take away their grain we need more money to pay for more war the treasury’s weakened, better tax em some more how much you going to bleed us for you bastards?..... At only twenty two John Hanchauch, to be true Led some men on up to Cambridge town These men had no fear, and their mission was clear Find the manors of their foes and burn them down John’s future had been shining bright before him at twenty years of age, he’d just been wed But he couldn’t stand the rules of these aristocratic fools And in just two years he’d lost his head Henry DeSpencer, fighting bishop for the king Needed somebody to fail Dispenser of “justice” ordered the axe And Hanchauch’s head fell in the pail. how much you going to bleed us for you bastards how much you going to take from us in taxes how much you going to bleed us for you bastards We’re not going to take it anymore how much you going to bleed us for you bastards Headless men can’t pay taxes how much you going to bleed us for you bastards You’ll get nothing from me anymore
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Be There 04:45
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I’ve known children who want to be older older people who dye to be young people discontent with their lot in life they can’t be they need to become they hate Mondays… Can’t wait for Fridays… they hate weekdays…Can’t wait for holidays what about the inbetween? break out of your routine be there….be aware some people don’t even know they’re alive they take this gift for granted looking at the world with blinders on they don’t want to understand it willful ignorance.. ignorance is bliss willful ignorance I’ll tell you this: get off your butts and live life has so much to give be there… be aware I’ve known people who’ve been emptied out they feel like they’ve been living through hell they wake up in the dark even though it’s not night they’re living in a prison cell if you can call that living… they’ve given up abandoned dreams … abandoned hope I wish this wasn’t so, I want to share what I know be there… be aware…. I’ve known people desperate to die life’s menu caused them great pain every day they’d ask themselves why why should they do it again? what can I tell them?….what can I say? I never walked in their shoes… I’ve never felt that way one thing I know for sure my love for life is pure be there…. be aware I’ve also known people who were desperate to live not ready to give up the ghost they felt that life had much more to give and wanted to live it to the utmost what’s the hurry?… breathe in the air… why worry? …..just be aware… be there… be aware…
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What About You? 03:35
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You hit the ground running With a list of things to do You’re always going and coming You’ve got too much to chew You give yourself away At the start of every day You do it for no pay, it’s a fact You never think about you! What about you? I think it’s time for you to renew What about you? You look out for your brother, Father, sister, and your mother Look out for strangers too You feed the squirrels and birds Leave me at a loss for words You’re kind to everybody but you What about you? What about you? I think it’s time for you to renew What about you? No one says “I’ll do it!” So you step up to the plate You did your day already, Now you’re working late You’d think someone might thank you, Show that they appreciate You sacrificed your dinner’s Lying cold upon the plate What about.... You volunteer for everything You put your life on hold They will suck you dry You’re still young, but feeling old The weight of the world is Something you can’t bear No matter how you try, The world doesn’t care about you What about... The world will keep on turning Even if you stop Going do do do do do do do Do do until you drop There’s more to life than doing I’m afraid you’re missing out Things that are worth pursuing, I’m right without a doubt,what about You....
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I Wonder 06:14
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I wonder where the wonder went More miles travelled, they came and went Our Wonder years already spent Wondering what anything meant -Oh-oh-I wonder I wonder Who I was meant to be If I’ve seen all that I was meant to see Or was it all just fantasy I wonder if I’m really me -oh-oh-Iwonder I wonder what this is all about If anybody anywhere could have Bailed me out If I ever bought in, Or did I drop out Hey, Alfie, what’s it all about I wonder when I can feel it again If I’ll ever be relieved from residual pain If I ever figure out what’s been Driving me insane And Where I’ll get off this runaway train I wonder where my my serenity went The worries in my head should be paying me rent All of my joy has already been spent I wonder where everybody went Oh, oh, I wonder I wonder why things turned out like they did Some things in the open, some things hid I wonder Was my offer the winning bid I wonder if it’ll be the same for my kids I wonder how I’m going to cope with these things now If I’m going to have a smile or a furrowed brow I wonder where I’m going to point my prow Am I going to take everything that life will allow I wonder why this all seems so strange Why all of my targets are out of range I wonder if I’m Willing to Change Pretty sure something can be arranged
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Just Not Feeling It 02:54
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I look in the mirror occasionally Not too much, i don’t like who I see I’m wearing misleading clothing Filled to the brim with self-loathing I’m just not feeling it I don’t play with my toys Or anything that might bring me joy I starve myself, deprive myself Getting cranky and annoyed And I’m not feeling it Why can’t I see me the way that you see me? Why can’t I love me The way that you love me? I’m just not feeling it There’s a dark cloud over me I keep worrying what will be I wake up in the dark every morning with a plan Working for my money, slaving for “The Man” And I’m not feeling it I know that I’m in a rut Feels like I’m slogging through mud People like me are misunderstood All my best intentions doing me no good I’m just not feeling it Why can’t I see me the way that you see me? Why can’t I love me The way that you love me? I’m just not feeling it
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Bleak Week 05:48
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Thinking about all the things that I have done Who I became, who I’d wished I’d become Sometimes I was weak, sometimes strong Sometimes I was right, sometimes I was wrong Getting my feelings out in my songs and I......keep rolling along I think about all of the girls I’ve kissed I’ll admit it isn’t a very long list Not half as long as all the ones I missed All the temptation I had to resist Thinkin’ ‘bout that, thinkin’ ‘bout this Trying not to stare into the abyss By the time I got to Woodstock it was no longer a fair When I reached the buffet table it was almost picked bare Went to Dawson Creek there were no nuggets left there There might have been some crumbs left under my chair Everything mattered, now I don’t care, I sit back and see... what’s there is there I tried to book passage but that ship had sailed I tried to board the train but they’d pulled up all the rails I posted all my dreams but they got lost in the mail Tried to retrace my steps but I couldn’t find the trail Even at my picnic, it started to hail Everything i’ve tried this week has failed I know the words I’m singing paint everything bleak Maybe I’m just having an awful week I look in the mirror, look in the “leak” Any way I’d rather sing than have to speak Wondering if it’s all downhill from here Wondering if I’ve passed my peak
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Floating Away 03:54
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Nothing is working right now, I want to take it apart Nothing is for certain right now, but where do I start? Anything could happen when i search my Heart and soul Feels like i’m looking in a bottomless Pitch black hole Leave it alone they told me, unshaken, unstirred But I’ve always believed actions speak better than words I’m trying to get my footing but my feet don’t Touch the earth right now, I’m floating in space and I can’t come down Away, I’m floating away, I’m floating away, I’m floating away, I’m floating away, I’m floating Away, I’m floating away, I’m floating away, I’m floating away, I’m floating. ll: Ain’t nobody gonna save me now :ll I’ve forgotten more than you will ever know! There’s gonna be nothing left when it’s my time to go. I thought i knew it all, but I don’t Know at all What’s going to happen after my final fall Some people tell me : “Paradise awaits” Others tell me: “it’s a nothingness state” You can’t know now, you’re gonna Have to wait Living out your life worrying about your fate Away,I’m drifting away, I’m drifting away, I’m drifting away, I’m drifting away, I’m drifting Away,I’m drifting away, I’m drifting away, I’m drifting away, I’m drifting, ll: ain’t nobody going to save me now :ll copyright 2021 I.G.H.
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Light The Light (Single) 03:27
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Light the light Take back the night Shed a little light on the unknown Leave a little light on so I can find my way back home Just a spark Defeats the dark Give me just enough to write this song Give me just enough to find my way back home Stubbed my toe Cause I don’t know Stubbed my toe cause I don’t know the way to go home Shed a little light so I can find my way back home It’s hard to wait Illuminate Eliminate all darkness and hate Let a little sun shine through to my back gate Help me be that light Guide me through the night Lead my people, don’t let ‘em roam Shine a little light and show me the way to go home ©2006 IGH

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released February 2, 2023

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Ian Hanchet Montreal, Québec

Ian Hanchet is a graduate of the Jazz program at Concordia University and the Music education program at McGill University and is currently living in Montreal and teaching Music with the English Montreal School Board. He performs regularly in cafés and bars in and around Montreal. ... more

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