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NAKED SON

by MANUEL PARIS

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1.
COUNTRYSIDE Countryside Countryside Grass is green and the trees so high Havin’ a break far from the city in a cool cool place just my Baby and me In this crazy town I got so tired Love to be in the countryside Countryside Countryside Grass is sweet and it gets me high Birds are singin’ and it feels so good To be in the middle of nowhere with nothin’ to do And in this crazy town I got so tired Love to be in the countryside Countryside countryside My baby’s sweet in the mornin’ light Feel good when she’s by my side I guess I’m in love with this girl of mine And in this crazy town I got so tired Love to be in the country side My baby’s sweet in the mornin’ light Love to be in the countryside ‘cause in this crazy town…
2.
OLD MAN SUICIDE Listen well To this story I will tell Story ‘bout an old man suicide Shotgun in the head Every life comes to an end Sometime Sunday mornin’ Cup of coffee in the hand Lookin at the red October trees His wife still sleepin’ upstairs In this room they have shared For years & years If you haven’t heard the news Then listen to my blues You will hear ‘bout the old man suicide He could have died of disease Would have we shed more tears And what does it change for us now Hear this song ‘bout one who did not belong in this life no more Another man passed away We’ll all have to die someday And that’s for sure Call on the telephone Beggin’ anyone to come Lyin’ ‘bout the reason why “see you right now” he said and hung up Then he just washed up his cup And went to his tool shed in the backyard Not a word of goodbye Not an explanation why He has come to such a violent endin’ But his decision was made up And there ain’t nothin to stop Death leadin’ its gloomy dancin’ Dead & gone Pulled the trigger and iy was done Lyin’ under the grey October sky Did someone know he had a gun Did anybody see it comin’ The old man suicide
3.
LOCKED UP IN THE JUNGLE Her I am in this filthy cell Cramped with strangers Violence here is my daily bread ‘cause I’m locked up in the jungle My father ‘s worn down by guiltiness and sorrow My mother says that she ain’t got no son no more And I am helpless and feelin’ low Just hidden from the sun Shut away behind These walls I can’t stand These bars I wanna break Your love I’m missin’ Come and take me away Baby I’m getting’ to know the dog in me Without him I could not survive Among the pack you gotta bare the teeth Or you may lose your mind This world used to seem to me so wide But now I can’t even figure myself out someday Only yesterday I was a child Now I’m old for the rest of my days Torn away from youth by These walls I can’t stand These bars I wanna break Your love I’m missin’ Come and take me away Baby Come and take me away Come and take me away Baby Come and take me away This rage inside these dreams so wild And all these promises turned into lies They’ve all come up against these walls They’ve all shattered against these bars This place is getting’ the better of me And I swear I did not deserved such a pain The streets where I grew up are my only sin Now I got nothin’ to hang on to but believe you’re gonna save me from These walls I can’t stand These bars I wanna break Your love I’m missin’ Come and take me away Baby Come and take me away Come and take me away Baby Come and take me away Come and take me away Baby Come and take me away
4.
HARD ON Oh my love Don’t you take me for a fool You don’t love Me as much as you used to do This sweet hope ‘s now just a memory of the past When we thought That our love would forever last Ever since this car crash happened I’ve been lyin’ on this bed Unable of a single move Dribble runnin’ from my lips Can’t even help soilin’ my sheets But I can still have a hard on Oh my Darlin’ I’m not so blind I can’t see Your kisses Ain’t as red as they used to be It has turned chilly Your touch that used to be so hot And your well Baby Must run dry as an empty cup If I could just move my tongue I surely would sing you this song So that you know my mind’s still turnin’ on But I just can’t whisper in your ear Or even shed a single tear All I can do is get a hard on Oh my Heart Were they only idle talks Torn apart All these promises you broke When we met You did yourself up just for me Now I bet That you have hardly brushed your teeth Can’t feel your love anymore When you’re bathin’ my bedsore Tell me am I gettin’ of paranoid But when you wash me and your hands Come back up along my legs I still get a hard on
5.
SLEEPING VOICE She took the first train to the city after the undertaker brought the news She asked the neighbors to keep the baby and she left the work she was doing The sun was beatin' hard through the pane and she was in sweat but couldn't feel the heat All she felt was fear instead and it was chilling her blood on her seat Faces in the wagon were closed except this man staring at her so deep watch him back she just could not afford she felt like he would guess the secret she had to keep In the night there were fights in the mountain this is what the undertaker said Soldiers found a camp of fighters and chased them and just a few did escape A sudden dread appeared on her face as she was listening to the undertaker's words then she put on back her mask of indifference there are some emotions you'd better hide from the world At dawn the square was full of uniforms soldiers smoking spitting barking like dogs there were pictures of dead faces on the wall And a list with the name of those who had been caught a shot Last winter on a cold cold night as she was seven months pregnant he said to her I gotta leave you my love I gotta go and fight I must do it for our unborn child's future He took his rifle and hold her tight and then he just vanished in the dark She sat down in the snow and cried And soon the snow had covered his tracks "this country's going down my love Now I know you were right to resist May your picture not be on the wall may your name not be on the list” She got off of the train walking straight to the square gripping her fears in her fist praying for her lover to be free and safe praying for his name not to be on the list As she saw the pictures in the distance Her heart went beating faster in her breast she struggled against herself not to run and tried to keep inside all that could have made them guess getting closer she walked along the wall And after the last picture she finally relieved Then someone grabbed her by the arm it was the man of the train it seemed
6.
BROTHER You look good this mornin’ Brother You look like you’re in love It feels good to see your face Brother You look fresh as a rose We don’t see each other much Brother That’s just the way things go And I don’t miss you that much Brother ‘cause I know I got to let you go My brother’s got a girlfriend And I am all alone My brother’s got a girlfriend And I don’t know what’s goin’ wrong You’ve found a pretty girl Brother She seems so nice to me Believe me I’m not jealous but I don’t feel right And I am so lonely My brother’s got a girlfriend And I feel so blue My brother’s got a girlfriend And believe me Bro’ I’m so happy for you Now you’re movin’ away with her You’ll build a family and a home And your child may bare my name In a place that feels so warm
7.
NAKED SON it's a new mornin' Daddy Daddy risin' on the line I once was the Naked Son screamin' loud in your lovin' arms I've been travelin' light And Daddy Daddy I sometimes lost the line But the flames have burnt and the song's been played And here I stand back on this old road again what a long and beautiful day It's an old yearnin’ Daddy Daddy deeply burried and then dug up again I once was the Naked Son but you grew me up and you made me strong believe me I'm gonna keep it clean oh Daddy Daddy I guess you know what I mean What I used to fear I won't fear no more and my road is clear now I know just what I'm fightin' for what a long and beautiful day someday these flames will burn again and the song will be played with all of this very rage it's a long road that has no end it's a long trail that has no turn here's a new face gravely starin' at this brand new world appearin' here has come my Naked Son cryin' loud in my lovin' arms

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released December 13, 2014

All songs written and performed by Manuel Paris
except "Brother", written by Manuel Paris and Fabien Taverne, performed by Manuel Paris
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Kwezy Sam Doctor at Le Bar Live (Roubaix France)
Artwork: HB District / photography: 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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