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The Turning Around

by Cos

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1.
Born Again 05:50
BORN AGAIN Lyrics.......Logan & Jessica Goldstein Music.......Mark W. Costoso Has anybody ever told you your eyes are like the sky Beautiful, blue and all around Has anybody ever told you you're like a kitten Young and innocent But be careful or be bound for hell 'Cause sometimes shit happens You just have to work around it and live on Everywhere I look, I see you, darling Every time I don't, I miss you, baby CHORUS And when I'm near you, Feels like I've been Born Again And when you touch me, Feels like I've been Born Again Has anybody ever called you an angel Won't you forgive me, darling 'Cause everybody makes mistakes sometimes CHORUS Every time I don't, I miss you, baby And everybody makes mistakes sometimes CHORUS My heart begins to beat....In this world, I see no defeat Oh, I need you now....And I'm sorry, darling Please come back to me
2.
THE TURNING AROUND Lyrics & Music...Mark Costoso You know the world keeps on turning around I know your world has turned upside down Looking like it's gonna rain today Blackened clouds just won't go away Should you trust your life to fate Should you think it's just too late Should you wallow in despair Should you tell yourself you just don't care CHORUS Hold on 'till the Turning Around Be strong 'till the Turning Around The love and joy that surrounds your soul Has fallen into a burning hole The bitter anger that breeds inside The pain of feelings you just can't hide The one thing you need to know Is that the pain will soon let go And for all you feel right now It's the other side you'll feel somehow CHORUS Should you trust your life to fate Should you think it's just too late Should you wallow in despair Should you tell yourself you just don't care The one thing you need to know Is that the pain will soon let go And for all you feel right now It's the other side you'll feel somehow CHORUS
3.
Nolita 10:33
NOLITA Lyrics & Music...Mark Costoso Nolita rises from her sleep And gazes out across the streets of Manhattan She wonders who she'll call on Who'll be forced to leave this town Forty years spent on these streets On the edge of Little Italy and Chinatown Just like the corner deli Now she's gonna take us down We don't belong here anymore They can expand the corner store Triple the rent, won't cost them a cent The tenant will pay to renovate Just leave the key at the door CHORUS Nolita....Yeah, it's just a name Nolita....Running through my brain Nolita....Driving me insane Nolita....And it will never be the same Nolita....The message is quite clear Nolita....They want us out of here The new aristocracy The foreign entrepreneur with bottomless pockets They're here to make their money Off a name and a promise The transformation has begun Nolita has already won Triple the rent, won't cost them a cent The tenant will pay to renovate So what are you waiting for NoHo, SoHo, TriBeCa, Greenwich and the Village too Now they can add Nolita once they get rid of me and you Clean up all the graffiti, get the homeless off the streets Prepare for all the tourists with exclusive overpriced boutiques CHORUS Noilta's 'round the corner, she's coming this way If you don't fit the image, you're not gonna stay
4.
This TV Show 06:38
THIS TV SHOW Lyrics...Michael McKasty & Mark W. Costoso Music...Mark W. Costoso The final leg of a weekend As the sun returns to warm the sky And on TV, a prophecy The mad evangelist armed with a bible They all have different approaches But the goal is surely understood This TV show will save your soul So sit right back and enjoy this revival -CHORUS- This TV show will save your soul I am who am so I should know This TV show will save your soul Though I live in a mansion You know our real estate is free from tax But our power lies in influence Our sheep will follow and do what we ask as We orchestrate their emotions Play them like a violin This TV show will save your soul And protect you from the wages of sin -CHORUS- God hears the prayers of only those who support and view this TV show Your contributions serve us well and cut the throats of infidels Come join us in our holy quest Of all religions, mine is best This one true word is ours to sell Non subscribers go to hell
5.
My Angel 05:25
MY ANGEL Lyrics & Music...Mark Costoso From when I wished upon a star To think I've really come this far From where I've been to where we are When I look into your eyes I feel the magic deep inside I know that this is meant to be for me CHORUS You're my sunshine in the rain You give and take away my pain You make me crazy, keep me sane You're my angel And I will never let you go Can't bear to live my life without you In my heart of hearts, I know You're my angel I know you gave me so much time For me to heal the hurt inside But now my arms are open wide I found what I've been searching for You finally opened up the door And now I love you even more than before CHORUS You're everything I dreamt you'd be Fulfill my every fantasy And I'm so happy you're my wife And for the rest of my life CHORUS
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Your Name 04:45
YOUR NAME Lyrics...Leo Gonzales Music.......Mark W. Costoso Has anybody called you an angel Does anybody feel you cry but me Do you hear the voices from miles away Tell me are you afraid to dream Does anybody worry when you're alone Has anybody followed through on words Or did you feel like leaving another sign A place you belonged....Is this your time CHORUS Can you see the fore burning I don't know where to go Didn't know the tides were turning Like they have done before Has anybody called you your name Has anybody called you a princess They'll give you what you're looking for...a smile Roses in your garden without the thorns Did you really find what you're looking for CHORUS
7.
Love Alone 05:58
LOVE ALONE Lyrics...Michael Ellis Music...Mark Costoso Hey there, baby You drive me crazy Send me out of my mind Uh-huh honey Got no money But I got plenty of time On and on the world keeps spinning I get dizzier by the day Time won't wait for the perfect moment Just say what you've got to say CHORUS Can't get water from a broken faucet Or blood from a common stone Who needs cars or fancy houses You can live on love alone BRIDGE Love and love alone Love and love alone It's not to be bought Got to find it on your own Learn your lessons from my confessions Take these words to heart You can't get to the promised land If you don't know where to start CHORUS
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Explode 07:30
EXPLODE Lyrics.......Patrick R. Madera Music.......Mark W. Costoso I'll take the blame, I know that I've changed But that's no reason to hate me so blindly I lose myself so no one can find me Constantly looking behind me I need to find the thing that helps remind me Why does life treat me unkindly So step by step I'm slowly dying Shadows fall, I hear all of your crying CHORUS I'm like a time bomb...ready to Explode And you've got me ticking on overload Sometimes we go on without worries or fears Sometimes we bear the cross and the other times it's fear A lonely road dark and barely lit Makes it hard to understand why do we take this shit I want to give in I see no sense in to try Waiting for my turn and my day to die CHORUS The eyes of justice are shut for me Without reason why would they give a fuck for me Spoken words fall on deaf ears My blood, my sweat, my tears I pray you save me from all my fears Or at least give me rest in my dying years CHORUS You wait your turn....You live and learn Without concern....You crash and burn
9.
WHEN YOU'RE LONELY Lyrics.......A. Lorenzo Bryan Music.......Mark W. Costoso I can't see you in your castle....I can't hear it when you cry But I know when you're hurting....And I feel it when you sigh As I walk to greet each morning....You're not with me at my side But I know if it could be....We would make it, you and I CHORUS Do you think of me When You're Lonely Do you hear my whispers to your mind I've not held you but I feel you I don't own you but you are mine In the days we've spent together....In the year that has gone by I found love that is forever....A love so strong that I could cry I want to touch you the way you've touched me....I want to fill you with my love When you sit silent each morning....Does my voice echo in your ears CHORUS In the stillness of the evening....Far from pressures of the day Lay my head upon a pillow....Thoughts drift to you far away But I know that I hurt you....And I know that you've cried In your heart, please forgive me....Let my love dry your eyes As we love and laugh together....A closer bond between us grows Years of searching are now over....For in our love, I've found my home Stay with me, now and always....Stay with me deep inside You've shown me what true love is....Once again, I can fly CHORUS
10.
Violet 04:03
VIOLET Lyrics.....Doreen Hintz Walsh Music.......Mark W. Costoso You've always been there for me Cared for me, loving me And you've always talked to me Listened to me, nurtured me I've been there when you needed me And I am here now You've always been there for me Helping me, holding me You've always understood me Comforted me, advised me I've been there when you needed me And I am here now Love burning and real As it cries from inside Yet I'm helpless and hurt And my hands are tied I've been there when you needed me And I am here now Wishing I could take your pain Take your pain away Or lighten it for Just one day Wishing I could understand Understand god's way But I do know why He wants you
11.
RESTLESS HEARTS Lyrics...Michael McKasty Music.......Mark W. Costoso It don't add up, It don't make sense All of the time and energy spent 'Though we can't live on memories past Love forever is too much to ask Just two lives after all Even the petals of a rose must fall Love begins and then it ends You've got to gather up yourself and start again CHORUS Restless Hearts like yours and mine Will always wander 'till the end of time Restless Hearts like you and me Forever will we long to be free You said to me, "you're just a toy" and that I'm "nothing but a reckless boy" The way you flirt with everyone Girls like you just love to have fun Thirty five and just a fool I'm never gonna play by the rules I know damn well you'll never be Faithful to a man like me CHORUS

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Reviewed by Eric on 23 Apr 2003
www.proggnosis.com/Release/7436

Wow! What a nice surprise this is. An artist that combines the best of Utopia circa Ra with Todd Rundgren’s classic solo Hermit Of Mink Hollow is more than I could ask for!
Mark Costoso aka Cos is the mastermind behind this gem of progressive pop. The production is immaculate and he plays nearly everything here with a guest guitarist aiding on one track. Costoso lists the usual suspects Yes, Genesis etc as influences, but it’s Rundgren and Utopia that comes through loud and clear. Yet even with this strong influence running through the disc, Costoso does add his own personal touch to the music making this more than just a copy of a better known band. I won’t do a track by track run down, only because each song is excellent in it’s own right.
I recommend this CD to those who appreciate the pop genius of Todd Rundgren and would like something along the same lines, but also to those who enjoy solid songwriting, fine musicianship, and something outside the norm of the usual progressive rock offerings. Although released in 2002, this is the best CD I have heard this year and Cos is a talent to watch out for. Let’s hope there is more to come! Time to pull out my copy of Something / Anything? for a spin.....

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released October 1, 2002

Written, produced, arranged, engineered and performed by
Mark W. Costoso.
Recorded at Cosmark Studios.
Featuring Ray Manna on lead guitar (Love Alone)

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