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Staff Only No Vikings

by Sylvain the Librarian

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money well spnt 02:16
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We hardly made a dent But it was money well spent Money well spent Now my mind is bent From all the letters I sent The letters I sent Money well spent Staff only, no vikings You do the aftermath You do the math We could not pay the rent That was the money we spent Money well spent
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The Bell That Says 03:52
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The bell that says, it's time for lunch It used to say, it's time to pray But I never did anyway The bell that says, it's time to go It used to say, it's time to play But all my friends have gone away I am just a little boy Waiting for a bell to set me free Waiting for a bell to save me The bell that says, it's time for bed It used to say, it's time to dance But I never danced anyway I am just a little boy Waiting for a bell to set me free Waiting for a bell to save me I am just your breakfast friend Waiting for the sun to rise and shine Anxious for a nice day to begin
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Es ist Charlotte 02:06
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Es gibt Klopfen an der Tür Es ist Charlotte Sie hat Brot und Wein mit ihr Wir essen und trinken und lachen Eigentlich lache ich nicht Sie lache Sie lache nicht mit mir Sondern über mich Ich sage, lachen nicht es ist nicht lustig Sie sagt, es ist lustig zu mir
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The people you work with 02:07
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The people you work with The people you work for The people you live with The people you live for Can never be one & the same You cannot stay at home Can never be one & the same You cannot stay at home The people you run from The people you run to The people you laugh with The people you laugh at Should never be one & the same So you can feel at home
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Your Manager Now 01:56
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Let me talk to your manager now I wanna know who's in charge of this place I wanna know who's responsible for Everything that went wrong in my life Let me talk to your manager now I wanna know who's in charge of this mess Maybe you're not the one... But you are sitting here
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The Northern Wind 03:51
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This season is trying to blow my head up, my head up The sky is blue alright but the wind is as cold as hell. The northern is trying to blow me away, me away Sometimes it's hard to even keep my eyes open, my eyes open Nothing's wrong but I feel sick It was one of these days when my city just smells like shit Some said it was the beggars, some said it was some factory The northern wind is driving the smell up my nose to my brain Sometimes it's hard to even keep my mind open, my mind open Please don't let me suffer through two more months of winter
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The Rightful Owner 01:56
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Even though I never had a car I was the rightful owner of a parking space Although I never knew how to drive it drove me crazy when people took up my space The stupid things I shout about, I do them too When you don't know my whereabouts I do them too Even though it was a cloudy day I insisted on wearing my new sunglasses And the neighbours on the parking lot looked at me and thought this man has lost the plot The cities are full of people who are afraid of the dark but still ignore the lights And the music blaring out of cars is always so bad it makes me wanna shout The stupid things I shout about I do them too When you don't know my whereabouts I do them too But I try not to
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Daddy Play 03:11
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I never let my daddy play When I'm next to him I gotta strum I never let my daddy play When I'm off to bed he has to stop I never let my daddy play I need a push, I need a hug I never let my daddy play He doesn’t seem to mind one bit The public has had enough of the songwriting daddies Nobody but the mommies wants to hear how cute we are The public has had enough of the songwriters’ babies Don’t write a song about me you will only get laughed at The happiest man on earth always writing the saddest songs Writing them in english even though he was born in France The hairiest man in town sings in a motherly voice And he sings in english but it’s not his mother-tongue
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Jump Train Mister 04:19
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If memory serves me right There was a man on a train Sitting next to me Imposing and bright And he said to me, if you wanna succeed This is what you've gotta do Listen to me Listen to me Find yourself a niche And specialize Crawl into the dog house Show expertize Show expertize In a movie that I saw There was a man on train Sitting next to me Shot in black & white And he said to me, if you wanna be free This is what we're gonna do You kill my boss And I kill yours Jump Train Mister
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Let bygones be bygones 03:16
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Laissons les morts enterrer les morts Let bygones be bygones Come on, kids! On liquide, on s'en va Allez, les kids! On liquide, on s'en va Laissons les morts enterrer les morts Let bygones be bygones Come on, kids! On liquide, on s'en va Allez les gones! On liquide, on s'en va Les pros, les pros et les cons The pros, the pros and the cons Les pros, les pros et les cons The pros, the pros and the cons Des pissenlits fumés par la racine And my mind is racing Dandelion where are you now Dandelion where are you now Les pros, les pros et les cons The pros, the pros and the cons Les pros, les pros et les cons The pros, the pros and the cons The mayor of the town Le meilleur de tous les temps

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This is Sylvain the Librarian's second solo effort. Most of these songs were recorded using a proper microphone and I was quite keen on my melodica.

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released July 25, 2011

All songs by Sylvain Chuzeville, except 3: words by Henry Lartey. Performed and recorded by Sylvain The Librarian (acoustic guitar, Casio keyboard, melodica, ukulele, singing). Written & recorded in Avignon, France & Lochen, Austria, 2006- 2009. Mastered by Tardon Feathered in San Francisco. Artwork by Thibault Cabanas based on a picture by Nathalie Banel.
Released as an LP by Dymaxion Groove records in NYC.

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Sylvain the Librarian France

Sylvain Chuzeville aka Sylvain the Librarian is a songwriter and a librarian by trade. He lives and works and records songs in Marseille, France, by the Mediterranean sea. He used to be the frontman in ex-magnolia, an indie rock band based in Lyons, France, but that band split in 2008. ... more

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