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Archetype

by Luke Simpson

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1.
Archetype 03:54
You are my most favorite girl Oh You are my best friend in the world Oh It's really a shame, you only exist inside my head An idle ideal, I'm in love with an archetype Lady, dear, you're all I have The iconoclast is running late La da da… We walked on the beach, had a magical time Oh I practice my speech, she practices mime Oh Silent as snow, back to double zero once again Smothered in white, a parody of holiness You're so pure, it makes me sick Static, and just the same as me La da da… Through the glass now, darkened window Smearing the pane, but I never get a peek Fact and fiction, magic portal Shatter the glass, just show me how it works Just show me how it works Sounds so simple using words But can you fix it when it hurts? La da da…
2.
Amelie 03:00
Amelie, Amelie, she’s going back to Germany On Saturday, she’ll fly away, and now this sunny sky feels gray So Amelie, here’s to thee, and to your flight across the sea May you be blessed, may you find rest, we wish and pray you all the best Amelie, Amelie, like the verse of poetry Hear the chime, wedge the lime, the meaning comes to you in time Amelie, you are free, to be all you’re meant to be So write a verse, and sing a song, we’re gonna miss you when you’re gone Amelie Amelie, Amelie, give my best to Germany May our paths cross again, you’ll be in His arms till then Another time, a different rhyme, a little higher on the climb So have no fear, and have no shame, trust in Him who spoke your name Amelie In every place, look to His face He’ll lead you home, where’er you roam Amelie
3.
Love Is a complicated word It has several different meanings So I think it's fair to say That there's at least one way that I love you We Have been good friends for a while You're one of my favorite people It's in between the lines But you're on my mind Exactly how, I don't know But I know I love you The world Is a complicated place It can pull you in a thousand directions You When I see your face I know that I am right where I'm supposed to be It's in between the lines Wish I could read your mind Exactly how, who can tell But I know I love you I love you (several different meanings)
4.
Upside Down 00:59
Little, little baby in your momma's shopping cart Can't you see you're holding that cell phone upside down? Grumpy, grumpy grown-up in the cranky, crabby world Can't you see that you're living life upside down?
5.
Among the mountains there grows A sweet Texas rose A butterfly in the sun Where the rainbows run And when the clouds fill the skies And the tears fill her eyes She still knows just who she is That she’s loved and she is His Daughter of the King Pure dove, take to wing The promise shines in the rain Truth comes through the pain One day a storm came along So I wrote you this song And when the sky’s looking gray I hope that you’ll hear me say That your Caretaker knows Just how the wind blows He knows everything And He’ll help your heart to sing Daughter of the King Pure dove, take to wing The promise shines in the rain Truth comes through the pain You are His child You make Him smile In each new start He cares for your heart Daughter of the King Pure dove, take to wing The promise shines in the rain Truth comes through the pain Daughter of the King
6.
I Am a Bird 04:26
I am a bird, yes I am I spread my wings, yes I can I ride the air, anywhere I am a bird, yes I am From way up here the world looks small And big, and geometrical I'd like to stay up here by myself But I am too tired, and I'm just a bird I am a leaf, yes I am I shade the sun, yes I can I ride the wind, in the fall I am a leaf, yes I am On my way down I spin around And let out one last sigh My flight does not last very long, oh well My landing is soft, cause I'm just a leaf Oh I am a man, yes I am I cannot fly, no I can't UNLESS, OF COURSE, I'M IN A PLANE I'm just a man, yes ma'am

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released January 15, 2013

Background vocal on tracks 1, 2, 4, & 5 by Jessie Aron
Background vocal on track 6 by Allie Andrews
Tambourine and shaker on track 2 by Aaron Sternke
Recorded and mixed by Aaron Sternke
Additional tracks on "Archetype" recorded by Luke Simpson
Produced by Luke Simpson and Aaron Sternke
Thanks to Mike Hohnholz for the guitar borrow
Thank you Aaron

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Luke Simpson Lansing, Michigan

Luke's mom taught him piano, his dad taught him drums and guitar, and Dr. Rathmell taught him voice leading. The first time he played music in public was playing cowbell in the church band. He moved around the country with a band for a while and then returned home to be near his family, meet and marry a girl he still doesn't deserve, and make more music. ... more

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