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Songs I Already Sang (B​-​Sides, Rarities & Remixes)

by Gentleman Reg

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1.
It's True 03:52
It’s true, it’s true What they say it’s true When someone’s in the way Who will take the fall? High times and fancy things Summer comes along it’s not my thing No sheets pulled over my head No tales to tell about my bed I want some allegory To add depth to my life story Wasting everyday Such a foolish way to go Chorus Say it’s dead unfair For you not to share Rather hide bowed down by guilt Sit bedside and rock the Silt Hunch over me Listen properly Appease the disease On my knees i come alive Chorus
2.
City Of Eros 04:14
I don’t rely on this sea of what I knew You won’t be back in time for tea The hardwood floors will leave a mark on my soul I’ll scrub it until new layers peak through You framed it for me Somebody adorn me But enough with this patience and tears Glitter, bed sheets Take the private out into the streets Everywhere is my hair Every lens is your friend The city of eros has it’s place like a costume I tried that on and found the fit It’s seems on course like every evenings moon Uncover the dark spot of choice You framed it for me Somebody adorn me But enough with this patience and tears Glitter, bed sheets Let’s take the private out into the streets Everywhere is my hair Every lens is your friend
3.
Don’t we look the same You shamed a life that I don’t choose Sucked up all the fame And bragged of how they let you loose Just don’t be a disgrace tonight Because I don’t have time To celebrate the failures To do that we’re all inclined To dole out the shit But I won’t mind Cause every force of nature knows When to react or nevermind Now I’ll dress myself up and run around (Repeat) Don’t we look the same What I don’t choose Sucked up all the fame I begged of you Don’t we look the same You shamed a life that I don’t choose Sucked up all the fame And bragged of how they let you loose Just don’t be a disgrace tonight Because I don’t have time And as the story goes Not looking back took all my might Now I’ll dress myself up and run around (repeat)
4.
This is a test run Not taking it’s cues from Anything you can hold Like solid proof The wind might blow light out But that won’t stop finding ways out Drug habits grow old They took hold of you We’ve just met But I feel so justified Cause now I feel you Just like the days before Locks fastened up every door What was the point Of doing that with my truth Soon everything gets out But what you don’t let in is all about Not placing blame Now I ask of you We’ve just met But I feel so justified Cause now I feel you Tried to fill you in You stood so tall and thin My new friend with no shadow
5.
For Trust 02:50
When I need to take a break Get in the back of the car I’ll sit motionless and try to be emotionless We all try to find a place An individual spot Wipe the dust off of me 
I think I’m ready The good ones they jump town A thousand lives astray Thought I’d die of hunger But it turns out I was just in a mood When I turned around What did Patrick say Baby get to work Baby baby get to work The foundations gonna sink It’s going down going down You can knock you can knock But I’ll pretend I’m not around It’s when I feel like it’s a must I tend not to trust my instincts What this leads to is brokeness You can me we’re a bust The good ones they jump town A thousand lives astray Thought I’d die of hunger But it turns out I was just in a mood When I turned around What did Patrick say Baby get to work Baby baby get to work
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Pathfinder 03:14
Listen to me well The story of a boy who fell Tried so hard to please Spends all of his time on his knees Guess he doesn’t know What to do with past trauma Carries it around Waiting for relief that’s never found But I’m not gonna beg for him to find Answers that he’ll simply push aside Teach him how to read between the lines Lessons that he learned then left behind 
Cause I won’t be the dad I’m old enough but did I ask for that I simply don’t believe that I’d have the strength in me Cause I’ve got things to do Like window shopping for new shoes And though I’ll never buy I need to see them first to clear my mind Cause you need to be praised, and plucked, and held And I need to be dined, then fucked, then left And this is why it’s wrong for us to try Starting something with an end in sight
8.
I’m a little bit freakin out I’m a little bit what’s going on I don’t know how to work it out I can’t think of any ways to get out of here There are words that get passed around I can feel them from my little space If you ever have wanted to save something Someone off the ground and looking for direction You wrote it down in a letter You always said it all better You wrote it down in a letter Make it through, make it through Make it all the way through I’m a little bit freakin out I’m a little bit what’s going on I don’t know how to work it out I can’t think of any ways to get out of here
9.
Can i make this request That you don’t disappear Cause we’ve not begun yet All our plans for the year I’m taking care of the sad Lifting you up I’m your meal Can I make this request That you don’t disappear And I hope it was raining out Cause it was raining When I was waiting by the door On the stoop Of Brendan’s house I checked the phone But you were nowhere to be found Can i make this request That you don’t disappear Well figure it out so he says But there’s no trust There’s no dear I turn a handshake into a hug I tapped your well I found water it’s so clear Can i make this request That you don’t disappear And I hope it was raining out Cause it was raining When I was waiting by the door On the stoop Of Brendan’s house I checked the phone But you were nowhere to be found
10.
Softening sigh Elevate eyes To the level we both needed How many tries? Hopefulness Defenseless Will it be the same in years? All my love for this You get all my love for this (repeat) Sweet smells new truth Petals not the only proof You never forget laughable words That I seem to So long old skies I’m finished with those goodbyes With you but this time feels different I took my advice All my love for this You get all my love for this (repeat)
11.
Sunshine You That Smile My aching chest Give me a call
I think I might Fall in love If given the chance Suddenly I’m filled with hope DId become indefatiguable You’ve spurred me to action Sunshine You That Smile My aching chest Give me a call
I think I might Fall in love If given the chance
12.
Outside tiny windows Impenetrable land made of cloud With texture, rolling hills, white meadows Movements that unsettle And remind one where we are Movements that unsettle And remind one where we are Intentionally out of control Seemingly graceful Acting like birds Acting like birds It's not safe To be naked Young or creative anymore How close we pass water How quickly the ground comes up Arriving in California on a cloudy day, Is not what I expected It's not safe To be naked Young or creative anymore
13.
Don’t we look the same You shamed a life that I don’t choose Sucked up all the fame And bragged of how they let you loose Just don’t be a disgrace tonight Because I don’t have time To celebrate the failures To do that we’re all inclined To dole out the shit But I won’t mind Cause every force of nature knows When to react or nevermind And I won hands down So I can leave town tonight And as the story goes Not looking back took all my might Now I’ll dress myself up and run around (Repeat) Don’t we look the same What I don’t choose Sucked up all the fame I begged of you Don’t we look the same You shamed a life that I don’t choose Sucked up all the fame And bragged of how they let you loose Just don’t be a disgrace tonight Because I don’t have time To celebrate the failures To do that we’re all inclined To dole out the shit But I won’t mind Cause every force of nature knows When to react or nevermind And I won hands down So I can leave town tonight And as the story goes Not looking back took all my might Now I’ll dress myself up and run around (repeat)

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1. It's True - Originally released as a Leisure Life B-side and was available online only for a limited time. 2012
2. City Of Eros - Originally released as the B-side to ‘You Can’t Get It Back’ 7” single, from the album Jet Black. 2009
3. We're In A Thunderstorm (PSAPP Remix) - This is one of many remixes commissioned at the time to promote the album Jet Black but was never released. Original version appears on Jet Black. 2009
4. We've Just Met (Justified) - Originally recorded for Jet Black but was never released. 2009
5. For Trust - Taken from the ‘Friends In Bellwoods 2’ Compilation. 2009
6. If It Makes You Happy (With Kelly McMichael) - Recorded as a one off single and only ever released to YouTube in video format. 2013
7. Pathfinder - Released as an iTunes exclusive track to promote Jet Black. 2009
8. Freakin' Out (2019 Version) - Originally released as a Leisure Life B-side and was available online only for a limited time. 2012
New vocals, instrumentation and new mix were done 2019 with Michael Olsen. This version has never been released.
9. Song For Utah - Originally recorded for Jet Black but was never released. 2009.
10. All My Love (Demo Version) - Final version appears on Darby & Joan. 2004
11. Give Me The Chance To Fall (Live With Broken Social Scene) - Recorded live from a performance at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto, 2003 This recording has never been released.
Song originally appeared on Make Me Pretty, 2002.
12. It's Not Safe (Live with Broken Social Scene) - Recorded live from a performance at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto, 2003 This recording has never been released.
Song originally appeared on Make Me Pretty, 2002.
13. We're In A Thunderstorm (World Of Echo Cadence Weapon Remix) - This is one of many remixes commissioned at the time to promote the album Jet Black. Cadence Weapon included this on his compilation of remixes released solely to Bandcamp in 2020, but otherwise it was never officially released. 2009

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released February 9, 2024

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Gentleman Reg Toronto, Ontario

NEW ALBUM 'Songs I Already Sang (b-sides, rarities & remixes)' Feb. 9th, 2024! Celebrating 15 years since Jet Black was released! And first album in 11 years!

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