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OPEN UP

by Manuel Paris

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1.
FOOL 04:57
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FOOL Who d’you think you’re foolin’ with your speeches and smiles I know you no good man but soon you’re gonna be cryin’ The guiltiness you live with ‘s gonna bite you from within Ain’t no need in prayin’ when your soul start out burnin’ Tell me who
 Who d’you think you’re foolin’ You say you know what’s good for us But I say power made you blind
 You say you’re the one we gotta trust But hey sir I can read your mind You can wash the blood from your hands But you cannot wash our brains Who d’you think you’re foolin’ you can’t keep us from thinkin’ Freedom’s got no meaning in the system you’re defendin’
 You talk about democracy but wanna be a king
 And the clubs and gags your policemen use won’t keep us from fightin’ Tell me who
 Who d’you think you’re foolin’ Cynicism conspiracy
 Put you where you stand today Betrayin’ your friends and family To sit upon this throne of shame You can kill each of your enemies But you’ll never find no peace Who d’you think you’re foolin’ with your speeches and smiles I know you no good man but soon you’re gonna be cryin’ The guiltiness you live with ‘s gonna bite you from within Ain’t no need in prayin’ when your soul start out burnin’ Tell me who
 Who d’you think you’re foolin’ No man should rule for another
 And you’re no stronger than anyone
 You’d better leave and no come back
 ‘cause people’s anger is boilin’ hotter and hotter You’re gonna pay for what you’ve done Somehow or other you’ll get punished
 ‘cause your soul is rotten to the stone
 With pride and greed Run run run beyond that river
 Where you can do no wrong
 We don’t we don’t want you no longer
 We don’t we don’t need you around
 Go away
 And let us live our lives
 Stay away
 We don’t want no more lies
 Hope you'll pay for what you’ve done
 Yes I know you’ll pay for what you’ve done Tell me who
 Who d’you think you’re foolin’
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SWEET MAMA 03:26
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SWEET MAMA Well come on sweet Mama Cry this pain out of you Well come on sweet Mama Cry this pain out of you Cry cry cry for the man you loved Cry cry cry ‘til you can’t cry no more Sweet Mama Cry this pain out of you Well come on sweet Mama shout your pain away Well come on sweet Mama shout your pain away Cry cry cry for the man you loved Cry cry cry ‘til you can’t cry no more Sweet Mama shout your pain away Well come on sweet Mama sing your Blues up loud Well come on sweet Mama sing your Blues up loud Cry cry cry for the man you loved Cry cry cry ‘til you can’t cry no more Sweet Mama sing your Blues up loud
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SEVENTH DAY 03:34
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SEVENTH DAY God made music on the seventh day took his guitar and started to play singin’ song about a world of beauty God made music on the seventh day God made music on the seventh day one thing the Bible did not say singin’ song about a world of beauty a beauty no one would ever see singin’ why oh why oh tell me why are we so blind why oh why oh tell me why are we so blind God made music on the seventh day tryin’ to keep his Blues away one thing the Bible did not say God made music on the seventh day hear his voice it still echoes away listen close it still echoes away God made music on the seventh day took his guitar and started to play one thing the Bible did not say God made music on the seventh day singin’ why oh why oh tell me why are we so blind why oh why oh tell me why are we so blind
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GET ON DOWN 04:19
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GET ON DOWN Sun is rising and I feel it’s gonna be a good day Spring ‘s early this year so let’s burry the winter it’s been a while Baby since the last time we had a party was it when we married sorry I just can’t remember Baby couldn’t we just find a barn Some spot in a field somewhere outside of town a remote place where we could play the music loud bring along our friends and get on down down down I know it ain’t as simple as it used to be now we have kids jobs bills and all kinds of obligations But life is what we make it and tonight I wanna make it easy I just wanna fill myself up with a whole lot of good vibrations I wanna get stoned i wanna get hi i wanna dance all night ‘til i crawl on the ground I wanna sing I wanna laugh I wanna shout I want all the people I love to get on down down down People come come along Tonight there’s a party goin’ on Show up with some food or bring up a bottle got a couple of speakers Loads of tunes on my computer All we need ‘s to get together and get on get on Hey Baby you pretty come on dance with me take it easy move your body now's the time to party Hey Baby you sexy come on dance with me take it easy move your booty come closer closer closer I wanna dance all night Baby let’s dance all night I wanna dance all night people let’s dance all night I wanna dance all night Baby let’s dance all night I wanna dance all night people let’s get on down down down
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MY BABE 03:12
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MY BABE Oh my Babe oh my sweet sweet Babe Don’t ever run away from me I need you in my life I want you day and night Don’t ever stop lovin’ me True true true My love is true Let me tell you all these things I feel for you I may act like a fool sometimes But I hope this song is gonna get through to your heart ‘cause I love you my Babe oh my sweet sweet Babe Don’t ever run away from me I need you in my life I want you day and night Don’t ever stop lovin’ me And I don’t care about tomorrows as long as you’re mine And I’ve no fear from growin’ old Baby by your side And there’s one thing you gotta know Baby you’re the love of my life Yes I want you to be my wife and I’ll be your man ‘til the day I die my Babe oh my sweet sweet Babe Don’t ever run away from me I need you in my life I want you day and night Don’t ever stop lovin’ me In this world of violence and pain in the days of cold in the days of rain Baby I’ll be your man my Babe oh my sweet sweet Babe Don’t ever run away from me I need you in my life I want you day and night Don’t ever stop lovin’ me
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LITTLE MORE 04:05
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LITTLE MORE Baby I don’t feel so well tonight Guess I’m a little tired of being myself So won’t you stay up next to me Baby and hold me tight Gimme this little more of love I need tonight You and I we’ve been together for a while now And sometime’s it’s hard for me to know that you know me so well So won’t you stay up next to me Baby and dry my weepin’ eye Gimme this little more of love I need tonight Baby don't you worry Ain't nothin' serious about the way I feel I just need a little more of it tonight Baby you know I kind of feel like shit these times Seems like mirrors they all have fallen out on me now So won’t you stay up next to me Baby and hold me tight Gimme this little more of love I need tonight
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YOUR WAR 06:40
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YOUR WAR A green helicopter’s just dropped you on the desert sand thousand miles away from home Now you’re proudly stiflin’ under the heat of the sun in your stainless uniform All your certainties and faith soon they’ll vanish all away but for now you feel so strong and fair Heavy silence only disturbed by the flapping flag and the heartbeats in your breast hundred young soldiers standin’ to attention in line brand new weapons ‘gainst their chests All their certainties and faith soon they’ll vanish all away but for now they feel so strong and fair A white banner on your housefront says welcome home hero red blue balloons everywhere all your kith and kin gathered and standin’ in a row as you saw them in your prayers Ev’ry mem’ry ev’ry face makes you feel like someone else once you weren’t a stranger to yourself Tell me who are you fightin’ Who are you servin’ What have you been killin’ for did it have to be your war Your mother’s cryin’ and you keep her face tight in the hollow of your shoulder So that she can’t see your eyes your dad smiles to the hero while mournin’ for the kid you once were still he’ll keep on feignin’ pride To pretend’s all that remains things won’t ever be the same what would be the sense of even try You packed your bag and at daybreak you were gone again War is now where you belong a note left on the kitchen table they wouldn’t need more to understand things have already gone wrong All your certainties and faith vanished thousands miles away once you used to feel so strong and fair Tell me who are you fightin’ Who are you servin’ What have you been killin’ for Tell me who are you fightin’ What have you been servin’ What will you be dyin’ for did dit have to be your war
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MOJITO 06:09
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MOJITO Well my Baby she keeps me frustrated And when I tell her so she seems surprised She may swear to the Devil she loves me A man needs some material proof sometimes Well my Baby’s kind of complicated She almost drives me mad She’s got everything I will ever need And I ain’t too hard to satisfy Mmh ‘cause when she drinks Mojito And she start-a dance On some good old Max Romeo I know I’m gonna get my chance If she could drink love she’d be a Camel Spendin’ days without feeling no thirst Honey just let me snake between your humps So that I can ease my Lust Each time she catches me sniffin’ her panties I gotta lie about the reason why Honey I ain’t no Angel I’m a Man with needs And you know damn well what I like Mmh ‘cause when you drinks Mojito And you start-a wine On some good old Max Romeo I know I’m gonna be just fine
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STOP THIS RAIN 03:36
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10.
OPEN UP 04:00
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OPEN UP Baby don't you see I'm standin' at your door Baby what d'you do to me You didn't act like this before Baby can't you hear This same old song of mine You used to sing it up with me But now your voice has shut down Babe I'm standin' here And I can see that you're at home so tell me is it something that you fear 'cause I just don't wanna be alone open up please let me get up in 'cause I've been roamin' all day long And the rain starts a-fallin' And I got this old sweet song Baby all you gotta do is to open that fuckin' door 'cause I feel like a fool down here and I go freezin' more and more Open up Baby what d'you do to me Open up please Baby just be true to me Wouldn't it make you feel a little better Baby if you just told me what you need Wouldn’t it make it all much easier ‘cause Baby I'm not tryin' to put any pressure on you but you can't just ignore me baby and send me back to my blues Open up please Come on baby Don’t you send me back to my room Don’t you send me back to my blues Open up please let me come inside and share a good time Baby what d'you do to me Open up please

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released June 20, 2023

All songs written by Manuel Paris

Manuel Paris / vocals, electric guitars, acoustic guitars, dobro
Mike Varlet / electric guitars, background vocals
Fabrice L’homme / bass, background vocals
Gilles Chahinian / drums, background vocals
Clara Mbongo / background vocals
Sabrina Belmo / background vocals
Cécile Cuvellier / background vocals
Anatole Zéphir / organ, rhodes, piano
Mouloud Hamidi / organ
LH Chambat / oriental midi strings, tambourine, background vocals
Lester Leipzig / clavinet, harmonica, background vocals

Recorded by LH Chambat at Gam Studio (Be) and Garden Lodge studio (Fr)
Mixed by LH Chambat at Garden Lodge Studio (Fr)
Mastered by Fred « Brain » Monestier

Artwork by Manuel Paris
Photography by Estelle Paris

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Manuel Paris Lille, France

Manuel Paris is a French singer, guitar player and songwriter. He was born in Roubaix in 1982.
In 2014, Manuel Paris releases "Naked Son", his first album, inspired by Folk, Blues and Reggae. He performs with just his voice and his guitar. In 2023, he releases his second album : "Open Up". The Album is recorded with a whole band this time, and mixes mainly Blues, Rock and Reggae influences. ... more

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