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Consisting of a conglomeration of acoustic versions from the first two Cellophane Jane releases, The Open Door to the Merry-Go-Round strips away all the electric mayhem to just the bare essentials. A spacious, warm and endearing take on the often dense amplified songs, Moda’s songwriting shines through on a profoundly personal level, from it’s airiest moments (“Honey You’ll Always Be”) to it’s most abrasive (“MININOVA”). The sonic quality of the recordings draws the listener into an intimate listening experience, drawing parallels to his live acoustic performances.
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Lex moda - Vocals / Acoustic Guitar / Banjo / Mandolin / Piano / Percussion
Recorded by Lex at Moda Co. Recording
From November 2017 - April 2018
Mixed & Mastered at Moda Co. Recording in Parma, OH
Cover Art By Lex & Lindsey
Dedicated to: Heady Geddy, The Statue
© ℗ 2018 Moda Co. Music FVR0005 2018 Fashion Valley Records All Rights Reserved
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Well I made up my mind
I’m takin this time
I’m going where the north wind blows
I left you a note
Over there by the phone
Don’t miss me much
I know you won’t even realize it now
But I’ve told you before
As I walked out your front door
With vacant eyes and a heavy heart
I hope I make a new start
Without my missing partner
A good friend to guide me home
I know it’s been a while but
I’d walk a thousand miles
For You to see
Just how much you mean to me
The color of your eyes
They seem to mesmerize me
When I’m alone I still think that you are near
And I just had to tell you
Always thinking of you
Can’t get you off of my mind
You won’t know what you got ‘till it’s gone
And I’m wondering why
Weather’s changing outside
But I’m feeling just fine
A cool breeze of time won’t put me out
There’s a fire inside
And it’s burning my mind
See you round the bend
A golden sunrise awaits at dawn
As I’ve told you before as I
Walked out your front door
We said goodbye a thousand times
I hope I make a new start
Without my missing partner
Good friend to guide me home
I know it’s been a while
But I’d walk a thousand miles
For you to see
Just how much you mean to me
The color of your eyes
They seem to mesmerize me
When I’m alone I still think that you are near
And I just had to tell you
Always thinking of you
Can’t get you off of my mind
You won’t know what you got till it’s gone
And I’m wondering
Said I’m wondering
Wondering Why
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After all is said and done
Will you still be my only one
Through the end
My only friend
The river’s red with the wine from your head
It’s only a matter of breath
My life is over
My four leaf clover
Has wilted away
When it’s time for you to go
And lay your body down
The river’s end is worlds apart
That’s where we start
I thought you should know
Where our love will grow
Under a tree
Where we used to be
Yeah
I thought you should know
Where we used to be
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Honey you’ll always be
Everything to me
Ever if I should fall
You’ll be the one to call
Always you’re by my side
Braving the great divide
Slowly to fall asleep
Ever for you and me
Just the wind in your hair
Your dreams will always be there
Rescue me from the sea
Ever for you and me
You’ll always be
Just hold tight and you’ll see
Ever for you and me
Everything will be alrigh
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This is for you Rita
Your Golden Eye and your horse head boots baby
I’m talkin’ bout you Rita
And it goes a little something like this
Smiling on you Rita
For telling me to keep up with the cools baby
Singing to you Rita
Lemme take it over now
Oh the Rita don’t know
Which way to go on the Merry-Go-Round
Now Rita Said
Oh the Rita don’t know I mean it
Oh and Rita don’t know
Uhuh
Vini Vidi Rita
Esquerita’d be so proud of you baby
Reelin’ Rockin Rita
Talkin’ bout you
Oh the Rita don’t know
Which way to go on the Merry-Go-Round
My Rita Said
Oh the Rita don’t know I mean it
Oh and Rita don’t know
Oh the Rita don’t know
Which way to go on the Merry-Go-Round
Now Rita Said
Oh the Rita don’t know I mean it
Oh and Rita come home
Uh Ow
Yee
This is for you Rita
Lady in Question of the silver screen sunset
This is for you Rita
And your sparkle shoes
Oh the Rita don’t know
Which way to go on the Merry-Go-Round
Now Rita said
Oh the Rita don’t know I mean it
Oh and Rita don’t know
Pick up the phone
And you give me a call
I forgot to take a picture
I really couldn’t tell
The phone won’t stop
Oh and Rita don’t know
Uh ow
Uh ow
Uh ow
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When I met you
I didn’t know I’d be dying to forget you
And the love that we shared
Wasn’t meant to be after all
You and Me
We used to be
Like the songbirds you’d see in a Christmas dream
But girl we grew apart
I should’ve known from the start
That breaking hearts was all I could do
So I’m telling you little girl
That it’s all over now
Cause the love that we shared
Isn’t something left to cry about
Cause I give it my all
And I gave what I had
I’m sorry if this leaves you feeling
Nothing but sad
Said I lied to you babe
I cried to you babe
As this candle’s growing dimmer
and the twilight’s fading slimmer
One more line before you go
One last time to tell me no
Goodbye, Goodbye, Goodbye
Goodbye
Rest your head
Up on the pillow of dreams
Thinking of another day
That your mind left and faded itself away
But you know how it goes
Every time it always did, you know
But you know it’s not for you
I said it’s not for you
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Woo
The end of the Mad times
I’m closing the Door
This time it’s for certain
The same as before
The Dream of the Archer
The arrow of time
I’m Free everlasting
The battle is mine
In the time of the banty
When the ram is the rising sun
Understand there will be a light
And I’m not just the only one
Soon the seeker
Will find the key to
An endless bounty
Of gold and silver
The Copper Kings of
The highest mountain
Will be forgiven
And it’s all over now
You see I’ve got the power
To change the ending
To open the gates
Of the Crimson Sunrise
To end the reign of
The SeaSod Bohos
To sow the seeds
Of the Order of Night
I’ve been waiting for this moment
All of my life yeah
The end of the Mad times
I’m closing the Door
This time it’s for certain
The same as before
The Dream of the Archer
The arrow of time
I’m Free everlasting
The battle is mine
In the time of the banty
When the ram is the rising sun
Understand there will be a light
And I’m not just the only one
In the dead of night you will see
The Eye in the sky
Full of fire and hellish delight
And the Lords of the Kingdom of Time
Will conspire to lie underneath the echoes of night
Is the tale of a young one bestowed with the
Might of the light and a heart made of stone
Who can know the way to go
When the light fades to night
And all that is right fades away into time?
When the sands in the glass cease to fall
You just look for the light
Yeah
The end of the Mad times
I’m closing the Door
This time it’s for certain
The same as before
The Dream of the Archer
The arrow of time
I’m Free everlasting
I’m Free
Free everlasting
I’m Free
Free
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I’ll see you in springtime
Hello for the last line again
Same old
Parting Rites as we grow
There’s no
Reason to doubt you
I wouldn’t have called otherwise
Farewell
I’m painting the sky tonight
If you want to know just where we stand
Then look around
And you’ll see
Goodbye
We’ve said it before but
I opened the door just for you
See you
On the other side
If you want to know just where we stand
Then look around
And you’ll see
You just look around
And you’ll see
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If you wanna go and you
Know that you wanna,
Why not just do it?
What could go wrong?
Say that “things happen”
Say there’s “no reason”
Say that you’re “leaving”
And we’ll get along
And if they wanna
Know why
Tell ‘em,
“Goodbye!”
You don’t need ‘em anymore than I
When you find yourself sittin’
Knowing you wanna,
Why not just do it?
What could go wrong?
Tell ‘em you “love ‘em”
Tell ‘em you “hate ‘em”
Tell ‘em just something,
And don’t you be shy!
And if they wanna
Know why
Tell ‘em,
“Goodbye!”
You don’t need ‘em anymore than I
If you’re feeling unhappy
Feeling uptight
You just give me a call
And we’ll have a ball
And if they wanna
Know why
Tell ‘em,
“Goodbye!”
You don’t need ‘em anymore than I
If you wanna go and you
Know that you wanna
Why not just do it?
What could go wrong?
Tell ‘em you “love ‘em”
Tell ‘em you “hate ‘em”
Tell ‘em I “need” you,
Don’t you be shy!
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Sick city slicker sucking on the time and a mind
Aboard about above according to the K & the Cross
You know you lie and lie, and lying’s just another disease
To keep from lying with another, use your brother to see
M I N I N O V A
M I N I N O V A
M I N I N O V A
You’re just a Mininova Mininova Mininova
Manipulate, interrogate, regurgitate, and destroy
The boy, the toy, the joy, the ploy with you as Helen of Troy
You know you lie and lie, and lying’s just another disease
To keep from lying with another use your brother to see
M I N I N O V A
M I N I N O V A
M I N I N O V A
You’re just a Mininova Mininova Mininova
Mininova Mininova
M I N I N O V A
M I N I N O V A
M I N I N O V A
M I N I N O V A
I see the sea and see through me to be the sea and believe
You never ever sever clever endeavors forever living
In a fatalistic pessimistic parasite dream
You know the story, you wrote the book
M I N I N O V A
You’re just a Mininova Mininova Mininova
M I N I N O V A
You’re just a Mininova Mininova Mininova
M I N I N O V A
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You turned away from me
Never wanted us to be
I should’ve known better
With a Girl like me
“A ‘Cheat’ on a Leash,”
Is what you wanted me to be
But I don’t give a care
Cause I’m fancy free
Now I’m flying high
Underneath the waves
You’re never gonna guess Her name from this
The light in the sky’s never been so bright for me
A Giant Dog came to town
Never what you around
You didn’t really care
So you never came
“A ‘Freak’ on the Leash”
Is what you wanted me to be
But I don’t really care
So don’t bother me
Now I’m flying high
Underneath the waves
You’re never gonna guess Her name from this
The light in the sky’s never been so bright for me
Alright
Now I’m flying high
Underneath the waves
You’re never gonna guess Her name from this
The light in the sky’s never been so bright for me
Not for me
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This song is dedicated to the life, music, and memory of Justin Brilla.
Beneath the sleep
Of open eyes
I smile as I slip
Into the sea
No desperate sight to see for me
The visage blurs
The rising tide rolls in to meet the sea
The moonlight skips
Between the waves
Each beam a gentle sigh, “Goodbye”
The roaring tide is by your side
All these words
They drift away
A shallow mile
Across the bay
No empty sight to see for me
The rising tide rolls in to meet the sea
All these words
They drift away
A shallow mile
Across the bay
No endless sight to see for me
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