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Chan Solo

by Strange Chan

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1.
Chelsea Girl 03:44
(Chorus) Chelsea, Chelsea girl, Welcome to my world You’re welcome to my world Chelsea girl… But my timing’s always off Seems that the damage was done before I’d begun To notice of the cost All your charms have charged On the hearts of all the boys on the job Chelsea girl, Ocean pearl of a girl Won’t you please give me the time of day Give me a taste... Show me the way (Chorus) So I wait, keep my cool As I watch them all drool like fools all over you But Pavlov’s got nothing on this dog So I’ll choose my words wisely to cut through the fog That’s grown thick as a brick But it’s no easy trick I may not be the prince you had in mind If I can get inside your mind I’ll make you mine (Chorus) Now I’m lost in your sweet Chelsea ways And I marvel with wonder how you slave everyday To earn your pay, and make your way Through this world that never seems to care But I care. I dare to care. And I dare to compare All the secrets we could share Under the covers… hiding as lovers… (Chorus)
2.
A Muse 02:01
So now I’m back to square one, Chelsea girl’s flown the coupe She’s on the run For some California sun She left me numb Twiddling my thumbs And all she left me was a song, But at least it was a good one It was fun To size up a muse and put it to use To protract it Shape it ‘til it flows like molasses Until no thoughts clash and like lightning it crashes And the words ignite like a flame to a match And that’s how life is One must run into the sun Learn every turn, Every twist, life insists People try in vain to resist But there’s so much to be missed When you’re lost in the middle of one of life’s little tryst
3.
Character 03:11
It’s too loud To think My mind’s been wandering for weeks I sit around and sulk at night while I drink ‘Cause I’m a dreamer Don Quixote, that’s me Captain Ahab of the seven seas Nobody sees what I see Nobody sees what I see I live alone, on my own I can hardly even call it home I spend every waking moment wishing she would roam Into my arms again Jay Gatsby, that’s me Gazing off into the light so green Got plenty of money, got everything it seems Yet I’m still dreaming dreams of Daisy my Queen Adolescence is an insult There’s something phony ‘bout becoming an adult I’m gon’na drop out of school, grab my favorite hat and bolt Go up to New York City for the week Holden Caulfield, am I Catching the kids that run through the rye I try so hard but some slip by I Guess some folks were born to die (Chorus) All these characters fill my mind In good health and good times Or any time I need to leave myself Or the world and unwind Others choose to loose their minds It seems I’ve sinned again They’ve locked me in the loony bin I fight though I might not ever win But that doesn’t stop me from trying Randall P. Mc Murphy, that’s me A certified bull goose loony Locked in a hell hole acting like I’m free Fuckin’ and fightin’ that’s the life for me (Chorus) All these characters fill my mind In good health and good times Or any time I need to leave myself or the world and unwind Sometimes the world can be unkind
4.
Because the other girls never seemed to care for me, I would stare at you ‘cause you were there for me Though you never knew my name, I remembered yours just the same Each and every time I came You helped keep me sane (Chorus) Moving picture girl… On the reel-to-reel Moving picture girl… How does that really feel? Moving picture girl… What do you get out of the deal? How I love to watch the way you work In those low lit rooms where the werewolves lurk Every time you put on a show it was a joy You were quite the pro with each and every boy, As they would treat you like a toy (Chorus) Now I’ve gotten pretty good at solitaire I’m a pro like you not that you give a care But now I can see how the deck was fixed When you threw yourself into the mix Then you started turning tricks
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released May 1, 2006

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Strange Chan is the aesthetic extension of flesh and blood avatar, James Chan.

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