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I'll Die Smiling

Original WAV

Instrumental

Acoustic 1

Acoustic 2

Backup 3

Backup Left

Backup Right

Bass

Drum

Lead Vocal

Nylon Guitar

Piano

Shaker

Synth

Tambourine

Timpani

4/4 95 BPM


D#
Out of place
                               Cm
Some street in London's left me out of place
                              G#
Looked right at you did you see my face?
A#                              Gm
Seems all of London's going separate ways
    G#
I got mine

To New York
No sky above me as I walk its floor
Bright lights attack me but I just ignore
Seems like New York's becoming such a bore
Waste of time

    Cm
But time is still the question
      Fm
What 'cha gonna do?
      A#7
From infite directions
        D#
You gotta choose a few

          Cm
So I've searched some sad, sad cities
          G#
I've seen some semblance of the truth
       A#
I've walked so many journeys
           Gm
that I've worn these scuffed-up shoes

D#         A#      G#
So I'll die smiling
D#         A#      G#
And I'll die trying

Deep in love
A heart that's beating should be deep in love
She looks right at me as we float above
Seems so sudden we face questions of
These two lives

Like before
A mind that functions looks for something more
We can't stop walking through that open door
So, yes, you've got me but like I said before
This is mine

So time is still the question
What 'cha gonna do?
From infinite directions
You gotta choose a few

I've sought some sense of newness
Heard never-ending calls of youth
I known what it means to do this
because I've shattered each excuse

And I'll die smiling
And I'll die trying
I'll die smiling
I'll die trying

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Mark Manney
 Writer, Recording Artist, Social Commentator
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Mark Manney is an American Musician, Writer, and Social Commentator who uses the alias “Abscondo” to share his ideas across multiple communication channels and art-forms.

Some ideas are best expressed through the emotion of music. Abscondo is a solo recording artist who released a well-received debut album called "Midnight Snow" in 2008. In late 2011, the artist released an ambitious full-length called "Victory in a Landlocked Sea" via Creative Commons. In 2012, Abscondo takes the form of a full 5-piece band to perform tracks from these albums in Europe.

Some ideas are best expressed through writing. Since 2004, on the Abscondo Blog, Mark Manney has put together a philosophy that addresses the quest for life meaning, authentic living, genuine success, and true love in a profoundly sick world. In 2011, Mark also published his anti-corporatist political manifesto "Love It or Leave It: The End of Government as the Problem."

Still other ideas are best expressed through the dynamics of conversation. In addition to his regular Abscondo Podcast on iTunes, Mark has appeared as a controversial guest on dozens of American commercial Talk Radio shows in support of his book. It should also be noted that his music has also been played on dozens of independent, college radio stations across North America.

Mark Manney is from Seattle, but spends most of his time in Eastern Europe with his wife and young daughter.

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