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Whatever Happened Happened

by Scamper

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1.
Stunner 03:11
Modest to a fault and how You play the Fugue so perfect now I know My luck just to Have you here in front of me Flashing your eyes up to see The show To show you how I feel You I know to be The stunner you are I have so many dreams That begin and end with you Time and time again we find The same thoughts running through our minds All night We wait through the Day to day we always say If only things could be the way We want I want to make you mine You I know to be The stunner you are I have so many dreams That begin and end with you I can't hide No I can't hide my love You I know to be The stunner you are I have so many dreams That begin and end with you
2.
Sophie 03:04
Saw her sitting in front of me Taking in all she could see Cracking on her sugar cane I leaned in and I caught her name Sophie Sophie She ran her hands through her autumn hair Silver hands, though she's unaware Had to hurry, or she'd've been gone Oh, Sophie leave your glasses on Sophie Sophie, it's real you know She's starting over now And I feel so old She's looking longer now So I've been told Sophie Sophie, it's real you know And once again I've watched her go Down the stairs to the next big show I felt the sand draining from my glass Time was slipping, so I had to move fast Caught up to her and I said hello She said her name and I said I know She gave a smile and we talked 'til dawn Oh, Sophie leave your glasses on Sophie Sophie, it's real you know
3.
Wait Wait 03:14
I know she likes it when I'm gone 'Cause that gives her time to forget me She said she needs me to be strong 'Cause sometimes she feels a little weak Like right now, she says She's thinking of leaving Well maybe for a little while But I know, if she goes, if she goes Then she's gone And she ain't ever coming... Wait, wait Don't you go away now Can't you just stay now We could make it last for just a little while She came to me in the night Telling me she hates to sleep alone And when she looks me in the eye I swear I am on my own And right now, oh, She's thinking of leaving But I know, if she goes, if she goes Then she's gone And she ain't ever coming... Wait, wait Don't you go away now Can't you just stay now We could make it last for just a little while I don't know what I did to drive you away I don't know what I could do to make you stay Wait, wait Don't you go away now Can't you just stay now We could make it last for just a little while
4.
Polaroid, paranoid Pictures of me on the street Single flash photograph Frames the case; throes of defeat Tragically incomplete You're all wrong Drop me at the hotel bar It's not far; it's not far I'm not who you think I am This is not my government van But I thank you for your attention I just thought I needed to mention I'm not your man Argument, no consent Leaning on the art of debate Mickey Finn, closing in There's little time for me to escape The proof is altogether too late Drop me at the hotel bar It's not far; it's not far I'm not who you think I am This is not my government van But I thank you for your attention I just thought I needed to mention I'm not your man Twenty-two degrees Separates you from me It's a mistake; I'm the real fake So I'm letting go I'm not who you think I am This is not my government van But I thank you for your attention Drop me at the hotel bar It's not far; it's not far There's a girl in a waiting car It's not far; it's not far I'm not who you think I am I didn't author the master plan But I thank you for your attention I just thought I needed to mention I'm not who you think I am I didn't author the master plan But I thank you for your attention I just thought I needed to mention I'm not who you think I am This is not my government van But I thank you for your attention I just thought I needed to mention I'm not your man
5.
What a Shame 03:23
It's all been made clear in the last half year From where I stand your words don't sound so sincere For what you pine I cannot divine But sadly I know things won't be just fine What a shame To lose such support What to say? We've come up short We've tried this before, and I see more and more There's little use in trying anymore The last act is on; if I seem more withdrawn It's likely up here I'm already gone What a shame To lose such support What to say? We've come up short If you wanted to We could have carried on But it's all such a shame Burden and blame I learned it from you To me it's one and the same To lose such support What to say? We've come up short
6.
Longshot 02:51
You stand by the window looking down Don't want to touch me though no one's around Hands in your pockets, words kept inside behind the wall behind your eyes I didn't know it could ever be People like you, people like me If you won't share another smoke I don't need you And you know I'm still standing by the door Say no more And you know You're just a longshot anyway Another day Hard to believe that circumstance is gonna deny me another chance One more promise, one more lie In your nervous quiet eyes Every step I take to get closer Pushes you farther away Must be someone just like you Who dreams like me And you know I'm still standing by the door Say no more And you know You're just a longshot anyway Another day You know
7.
There was a time before I knew your smile Your voice, your hands, your eyes It must have been like being deaf and blind To the sun, the moon, the sky Listen to her on the tape now, she gives it away Play it over and over again, I swear she knows the way She's got a lot to say So now we know our love can be sublime Surpassed our dreams abound Your accent gets me every time I'm an addict to the sound Listen to her on the tape now, she gives it away Play it over and over again, I swear she knows the way She's got a lot to say We know we're not alone but Little do they know It's impossible to paint a picture The way we feel I cannot find the words or eloquence To tell them all I know But I guarantee, in my defense That light for you aglow Listen to her on the tape now, she gives it away Play it over and over again, I swear she knows the way She's got a lot to say Listen to her on the tape now
8.
Something very common happened Something very ordinary I'm living stories written In a voice a song could carry Let us fall today Let us fall today Fall in love with you as we say Escaping flatland Fall in love with you as a way Not a shock to our systems Even such a revelation For the state of mind we live in Taking time for elevation Let us fall today Let us fall today Fall in love with you as we say Escaping flatland Fall in love with you as a way And I know we'll keep it up for the life of the world And I know we've got it right Let us fall today Let us fall today Fall in love with you as we say Escaping flatland Fall in love with you as a way Fall in love with you as we say Escaping flatland Fall in love with you as a way
9.
Shotgun, backlit by the streetlamp Drizzle on the windshield; now you glow like an Eclipse, look directly at me Now whose eyes are burning? Probably mine I kept you in my arms You kept me at arms length Sounding off alarms Guilty and quiet No words could ever say everything your eyes did No words could ever say everything you wanted to say I heard what you never said Water on the bedside table On a beach of sugar, bittersweet like the Drinks that don't help me forget you Oh, I need more sugar to mask the taste You haven't been here in so long But I am still breathing you Stringing me along I'll take it, I'll take it No words could ever say everything your eyes did No words could ever say everything you wanted to say I heard what you never said I swear I never asked for a goddamn shooting star But you know i'm not gonna deny that's where we are Just burning up, like sand in a suburban sky Why? No words could ever say everything your eyes did Stop calling it off Stop calling me Stop crying wolf Stop crying shame on me Stop letting it go Stop getting to me Stop getting me off 'Cause I can't breathe I can't breathe I can't breathe I heard what you wanted to say Needless to say
10.
Another Time 03:05
All these words bombarding you Ring grade school bells; you've heard this all before Now I'm pushing you away Missed calls and all's forgiven; nothing's changed It's too late It's so uninspired Upon a time; upon a time It's too late Forever expired Upon a time; upon another time Drained of passion, free of grief Emotions spilled; salt on your sleeve Raising glass to empty words Happy content complete and so absurd It's too late It's so uninspired Upon a time; upon a time It's too late Forever expired Upon a time; upon another time Now you flash those bedroom eyes Belatedly and out of style The irony; my shadow stretches miles It's too late It's so uninspired Upon a time; upon a time It's too late Forever expired Upon a time; upon another time It's too late It's over and too late It's true
11.
Barcelona 03:05
I'm there In a Swiss rock tower On the hour That I heard Red My ears are burning The world is turning Away from here So take me back now across the sea We'll meet in Barcelona 'Cause I'm the one who needs my baby here Read My journal empties A hundred entries Calling for you So take me back now across the sea We'll meet in Barcelona 'Cause I'm the one who needs my baby here I'm the one who needs my baby here So take me back now across the sea We'll meet in Barcelona 'Cause I'm the one who needs my baby here Now all we want Is what we've got anyway 'Cause I'm the one who needs my baby I'm the one who needs my baby here I'm the one who needs...
12.
Words to steady You're asleep already Thought for sure you'd be crying Held out hope you might finally catch me But I'm waiting in line Now that a thousand are bruised by you Count to a thousand, I'm losing you Like we're royalty Whiskey-flavored worries You project on to me When my chin rests in late summer curls and your lip bleeds for me Now that a thousand are bruised by you Count to a thousand, i'm losing you Tired of falling Tired of calling you baby Goodnight baby You can decide where we'll go I'll never make it through the winter with hollow cheeks, hollow heart I cannot keep on chasing and facing false starts Now that a thousand are bruised by you Count to a thousand, I'm losing you Tired of falling Tired of calling you baby Goodnight baby You can decide where we'll go Where will we go?
13.
So You Know 02:59
Call off all waiting stars Now that I know who you are The planets have aligned Consequence and our fate Coming in, I could hardly wait Begging for a sign So, so you know I'm your da da da da da I will never go Never leave you alone Let me take you around Show you things petty and profound Let me be your guide I can sense what we'll do Given all the days I'll spend with you By your side So, so you know I'm your da da da da da I will never go Never leave you alone Couldn't imagine how this feels Brought into a world where our paths have been revealed All in a flash Or so it seems, every day that rushes by Rushes by So, so you know I'm your da da da da da I will never go Never leave you alone So, so you know I'm your da da da da da I will never go Never leave you Never leave you Never leave you alone
14.
Disaster 04:01
Let the phone stay off the hook for a while And wait a day before you call Then when all is said and done in the end You may just avoid the fall Listen what's it gonna be I'm waiting on you Don't keep looking back at me You're moments from You have one more chance to find me I can't always be around There's never been a better time to shake it off Lift your head up from the ground Listen what's it gonna be I'm waiting on you Don't keep looking back at me You're moments from disaster I will get you home safe tonight And despite the words you said You kept it all locked in your head Let the phone stay off the hook And wait a day before you call Is this what you had in mind, to drown it out? Buried deeper than you know Listen what's it gonna be I'm waiting on you Don't keep looking back at me You're moments from disaster Moments from disaster I will get you home safe tonight
15.
Tell me the way plays out in your mind Spinning the wheel that keeps the fiction aligned (It's) slight of hand that I'll never understand Try to impress the world with your deeds Would that you knew there never was a need (It's) slight of hand that I'll never understand The truth divides; everybody takes the side The sun shines on You can't deny everybody walks the line Beaten, sifting through the latest fraud I appeal but the argument is flawed (It's) slight of hand that I'll never understand The truth divides; everybody takes the side The sun shines on You can't deny everybody walks the line That's the way it's gonna be That's the price of hanging on (It's) slight of hand (It's) slight of hand that I'll never understand The truth divides; everybody takes the side The sun shines on You can't deny everybody walks the line The truth divides, torn apart; the worlds collide The sun shines on You can't deny everybody walks the line The truth divides; everybody takes the side The truth divides; everybody takes the side
16.
All these roads that lead to New York City, yeah I did it all for you What's the point in changing skylines? This ain't gonna work at all I wish I didn't have to say this again (no no no) You should already know It's really not so complicated I'm older now but still can't act my age All the roads have turned to freeways I've come disengaged I wish I didn't have to say this again (no no no) You should already know (Don't come running back to me) I wish I didn't have to Is there a chance you're coming back for me? Is there a chance you're still alone? Now that I've found you... I wish I didn't have to say this again You should already know I wish I didn't have to say this again Everyone's coughing up roses

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"Whatever Happened Happened: The Complete Collection" packages together all 16 tracks from Scamper's debut "Leave Your Glasses On" (2004) and the two follow-up EPs "The Boulevards EP" (2005) and "The Skylines EP" (2007).

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released February 7, 2014

All songs by Scamper
Produced by Tom Polce
Kay Hanley: guest vocals on "Barcelona"
Recorded at Q Division Studios, Somerville MA

Scamper is: Keith Michel, Nate Rogers, Mike Mirabella, Brendan Boogie, Marc Roderick

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Scamper Boston, Massachusetts

"Boston's Local Rock Heroes"

Delivering catchy-as-hell, polished power pop with driving guitars and sweet harmonies to the sugar-hungry masses of the brusque American Northeast, 2001-2008

Approach with caution. These handsome strangers will seduce you into submission and legally change your name to "Barry." How's it going, Barry?
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