1. |
Question Apocalypse
05:30
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I went down to the drug store to check my head against
the bright light but she caught me from behind
and though I did not know and though I did not care
I could not tell that I was blind to think my world a bubble
and to think that my brother's was too
and that she had come
to shatter all that I knew
so I straightened up my back and I cry
do what you must do
take me now before I change my mind
take me now before I lose my mind
so I headed to the deep, deep forest
to catch my earnings
but my earnings were all up
my brother looks up at the sky and says
why have you poisoned my brother's cup
and I say don't you worry boy
cause the woman who came for me
will surely show you your bliss
for she holds the answers to all your fears she
questions the apocalypse
take me now before I change my mind
take me now before I lose my mind
so I headed to the deep, deep forest
to catch my earnings
but my earnings were all up
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2. |
Two Coins
04:13
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I stick loneliness, your lips
and the two coins of your eyes
into my pockets
Well the train skates into
Port Henry late sunday
sometimes when I’m riding high
feeling fine you know there's something
troubling my mind
so I reach into my pocket for some
small change
I reach into my pocket for some
small change
I want bones like iron blood like mercury
so I can tell you when I’m rising
and when I'm sinking in
I reach into my pocket for some small change
I reach into my pocket for some small change
we're gonna take it to the people
hey let's drink from the cup
share some luck
go ahead and laugh cause it don't
cost much
I stick loneliness, your lips
and the two coins of your eyes
into my pockets
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3. |
Passerby
04:55
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well I'm not crazy like my brother but its the way that I choose
I don’t hang around with a sixpence when I got everything to lose
would you bring my money and take from me all that I was worth
cause I wasn’t worth nothing and I wasn’t yours
oh don't you be a passerby oh won't you sit down and stay a while
cause it's been too long since you been around
sold out man from across the way he thought he heard what he heard you say
hey now man your watch it shines for the bid of a second yields him forty times
oh don't you be a passerby oh won't you sit down and stay a while
cause it's been too long since you been around
don’t wanna be a
woman little child
hey woman hey woman little child
hey woman hey woman
oh don’t ya be a passerby
oh don’t ya leave me alone
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4. |
Outloud
03:35
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would you be the wind to blow me home?
would you be a dream on the wings of a poem?
and if we were walking through a cloud
well, you know I’d be proud
if you call my name out loud
do you suppose that I would come running?
do you suppose I’d come at all?
I suppose I would, I suppose I would
I suppose I would, I suppose
yeah, yeah, yeah
and if we were walking down a dead end street
would you be that one to let our eyes meet?
or would you just keep on walking down to the turn around
‘cause you know that I’d be proud
if you call my name out loud
if you call my name out loud
do you suppose that I would come running?
do you suppose I’d come at all?
I suppose I would
and if we were gone from the land we know
would you be the dawn and let your beauty still show
and if ever I were walking and heard the cold night coming
would you call my name? 'Cause you know I’d come running
if you call my name out loud
if you call my name out loud
do you suppose that I would come running
do you suppose I’d come at all?
you know I would, you know I would
you know I would, you know I would
I come runnin', I come runnin'
if you call my name out loud
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5. |
Bullet Holes
05:38
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Black birds send bullet holes
Scattered across the sky
I wander
These steep hills
Into the grey light.
My fingers collapse around my pen
Like soldiers tryin' to hold up the flag
I'm callin' out, once again
In this letter to you my friend
And don't tell me you been comin' up easy
Stop, drop, you're life is greasy
You used to say that you would come around
Oh baby, but you're never here
You have been
Up above
And lived, in the dirt
You have felt
Some love
And you
Have been hurt
Well I've gone to shorten my road
With a fistful of matches, but nothin' to strike (nothin' to strike)
And as we walk along the cove
You will know that this is right
You may think I'm crazy
You may think I'm foolish
But I'm coming through the lightening
Comin' back to you
Don't tell me you been comin' up easy
Stop, drop, you're life is greasy
You used to say that you would come around
But you're never here
You have been
Up above
And lived, in the dirt
You have felt
Some love
And you
Have been hurt
Oh my
I'm feelin' fine
Oh my
I'm comin' through
Oh my
You have been
Up above so high
And lived, in the dirt
You have felt
Some love
And you
Have been hurt
Oh you have been, you have been
Up above, up above
And you've lived, and you've lived, in the dirt
Oh you have felt you have felt
Some love, oh some love
And you, you have
Been hurt
You have been up above
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6. |
Bang Bang
06:15
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she woke me up with a bang, bang
looking over cross eyed had a big
hunch that the world was a big lie
when I got up all the blood to my head
I got so dizzy fell back into my bed
I went over to the way side
looking for the high tide
what will I find will I find will I find
all I saw was a man that had a hat
that had a pom-pom he's been there for
years can someone tell me how long
wake up to tell me
wake up to show me
what I could not find
you see this woman woke me up
at a quarter to three and I didn't
know it then but she put a spell on
me said I had to go down to where
the cliffs meet the sea and meet an
old man to present my plea
so I headed way down to the big pier
to await and confront my big fear
I wheeled around behind to my
blindside to find and old man with a
lime and a kind eye
mister, mister with your beard so long
won't you be a saint and tell me
just where I'm going
he pointed to a conk shell and then
to the lime and said this is all
I really need to get by
wake up to tell me
wake up to show me
what I could not find
hey mister man
I know you don't know
who you think I think I am
but I can safely say, that I
should've been sleeping the day
away I said scuse me, if you've got the
time he shrugged his shoulders
said get a spine
coconut hit me on the head
jonesin' for a fig
I booked last night
I need another fix
just then I see a twinkle twinkle
in the old man's eye and a wave
tossed bottle in thrown to the sky
I caught it on the rebound
it landed with a soft sound
I took out the message and put the
bottle down
inside was the antidote to the spell
I read it to the man 'cause he
couldn't read so well
said don't worry about a
thing you know your
path is true just ease your
mind have a banana
or two
goodness, goodness, woe is me
the man nearly flipped to learn
that he was free but just before we
left and started kicking it
I picked up the bottle and star sixed it
if that woman comes to you with
her song so sweet, say damn
let the poor sucker sleep
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7. |
Spades
04:31
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Coming back
Coming home
The queen of love enters the room
Silence ensues
To the king:
"What have you done to my life?
Did you take me for a fool or for a wife?"
And the king is in his court
Counting all his diamonds
One by one they do fall
Says the queen:
"Our pride, the prince of spades, is coming home.
It'd be nice if you could find some time alone,
After all he's in line for the throne"
And the king is in his court
Counting all his diamonds
One by one they do fall
"So now just get up off you ass and
Leave all your treasures behind
Your son is coming home with you to spend time
Show him how a good king should be
And don't ever forget the day
When you turned back on him and me
Still I stayed."
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8. |
Flying Horses
07:05
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The river of doubt gave birth to a beautiful stone
And in my hands I held it and I knew I was on my own
So I picked it up and held it to the sky
And in my reflection I knew I was all alone
Yeah (yeah)
Then I saw this girl with the most beautiful hair
She had it wrapped around her, for clothes she did not wear
I asked her for a lock and she complied, after leaving
Gorgeous footsteps in the sand as if she didn't care
Well, she was the prettiest girl I ever saw
The stone lay still without a flaw
The feelings I had defied the law
As I came to, I went to
And I took a look, a look down the road
To see a badger and a one-eyed toad
They didn't say a word they just looked at me
With that wise old look of the old
(Yeah wise old look of the old)
Yeah
Then I went down to town
To my favorite merry-go-round
To the place where magic hoses fly
And you seldom see a frown
But then I stole a ring from the flying horses
And I can't begin to explain how
I stole a ring from the flying horses
And it's all rusty now
I stole a ring from the flying horses
And I can't begin to explain how
I stole a ring from the flying horses
And it's all rusty now
(It's all rusty)
You see 'cause that stone fell though my pocket
And that lock of hair flew away with the wind
If you chance to meet upon either
Well you know where they've been
But don't pick them up or try to find me
They're much happier to be on their own
Beauty like that knows no home
And if you take a look, a look down the road
You'll see a badger and a one-eyed toad
They won't say a word they'll just look at you
With that wise old look of the old
(Hey yeah, wise old look of the old, hey yeah)
Yeah but then I stole a ring from the flying horses
And I can't begin to explain how
I stole a ring from the flying horses
And it's all rusty now
I stole a ring from the flying horses
And I can't begin to explain how
I stole a ring from the flying horses
And it's all rusty now
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9. |
Bridges
05:05
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The furrowed bed of sand worries again
As it had before, waves left the land.
For the falling leaves the child weeping alone,
He's letting go of the anchor and all the lines…
Waiting for the fingers of the grey wave
Or his mother's hand to roll over him
With endless water…10,000 bridges
Show me father.
Now I'm older, now much older
And this wake can take me out to sea.
And this wake can take me out to sea.
I can see her, she is calling me
I can feel her there…I can feel her there.
Waiting for the fingers of the grey wave
of his mother's hand to roll over him
With endless water…10,000 bridges
We hold a gun
Show me father.
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10. |
Past The Falls
07:23
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The wind blew and her hair stood still
He sits beneath her window sill…
She awaits the magic in his hands
He walks her out into the night
And takes her in a different light
Her eyes divert to the water beneath his feet
oh, the water beneath his feet
oh, the water beneath his feet
Boy wakes up and runs outside
To find that all his fears have died
And all the shells are laying on the sand
She kicks a rock along the road
And stood still while the story was told
Do you believe in me he said, can you believe in me…
oh, you believe in me
oh, you believe in me
The wind blew and her hair stood still
He sits beneath her window sill…
She awaits the magic in his hands
He walks her out into the night
And takes her in a different light
Her eyes divert to the water beneath his feet
oh, the water beneath his feet
oh, the water beneath his feet
oh, you believe in me
oh, you believe in me
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11. |
Carry You
06:22
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green river flows like grass melting
later it will run black down it's track into an ocean.
she stands on the bridge dim light on her back
well someday I will carry you
I will carry you
I wanna float higher above waves of electric wires
and stare down onto the street I see a drunk with kiln glazed eyes
telling me about the girl I should meet someday
I will carry you
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12. |
General
08:25
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there was a decorated general with
a heart of gold, that likened him to
all the stories he told
of past battles, won and lost, and
legends of old a seasoned veteran in
his own time
on the battlefield, he gained
respectful fame with many metals
of bravery and stripes to his name
he grew a beard as soon as he could
to cover the scars on his face
and always urged his men on
but on the eve of a great battle
with the infantry in dream
the old general tossed in his sleep
and wrestled with its meaning
he awoke from the night
just to tell what he had seen
and walked slowly out of his tent
all the men held tall with their
chests in the air, with courage in
their blood and a fire in their stare
it was a gray morning and they all
wondered how they would fare
till the old gerenal told them to go
home
I have seen the others
and I have discovered
that this fight is not worth fighting
I have seen their mothers
and I will no other
to follow me where I'm going
take a shower, shine your shoes
you got no time to lose
you are young men you must be living
go now you are forgiven
but the men stood fast with their
guns on their shoulders not knowing
what to do with the contradicting orders
the general said he would do his own
duty but he would extend it no further
the men could go as they pleased
not a man moved, their eyes gazed
straight ahead till one by one they
stepped back and not a word was said
and the old general was left with his
own words echoing in his head
he then prepared to fight
He said I have seen the others
and I have discovered
that this fight is not worth fighting
I have seen their mothers
and I will no other
to follow me where I'm going
take a shower, shine your shoes
you got no time to lose
you are young men you must be living
go now you are forgiven
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13. |
Silent Steeples
05:22
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I heard a story about a boy
who was swept off the deck
The sweeping tide swept the sea over his neck
But it did not end there, the boy began to swim
And dared to the sea that dared to invade him
did you ever want to know me
did you ever feel like you could
it's a silent steeple
that carries us down
it's a silent steeple
But the sea wouldn't so much as reply
So the boy swore to the ships that were fated to die
Red sky at night, sailors delight
Red sky in the morning, sailors take warning
sail on, take it back, sail on, take it back, sail on,
take it back
We were going with the wind in our hair
And we didn't want to look back 'cause if we did
We would not care
And if we all were to die now
Well it wouldn't be that bad
Cause the boy in the waves said
he'd give us everything
Everything he had
To go on and trace that scar,
like we did ten years before
chorus
sail on, take it back, sail on, take it back, sail on,
take it back
sail on, take it back, sail on, take it back, sail on,
take it back, sail on
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14. |
War
09:43
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Until the philosophy that holds one race
Superior and another inferior
Is finally and permanently
Discredited and abandoned
Everywhere is war
Rumors of a war
Until there are no longer
First class and second class citizens of any nation
Until the color of a mans skin
Is of no more significance than the color of his eyes
There is a war
Until the basic human rights are equally guaranteed to all
Without regard to race
There is a war
Everywhere is war
War in the East
War in the West
War up North
War down South
Rumors of a war
Until that day
The dream of lasting peace or
Citizenship
And no rule of international morality
We'll remain but a fleeting illusion
To be pursued and never attained
Cause everywhere is war
War in the East
War in the West
War up North
War down South
Rumors of a war
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15. |
Elias
11:19
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Dai Jesu achoinekwa ndaizofara naye
Dai Jesu achoinekwa ndaizofara naye
Taizofara naye fara naye
Taizofara naye fara naye
Dai Jesu achoinekwa ndaizofara naye
Dai Jesu achoinekwa ndaizofara naye
Taizofara naye fara naye
Taizofara naye fara naye
Kwaziwai? Kwaziwai?
Makasimba, here?
Ndakasimba kana makasimbawo
Ndakasimba, Ndakasimba, Ndakasimba kana makasimbawo
You raise your head, you beat the sun
But your boys they lie so close to you
Do you dare get up and wake the two
Oh, Elias, I see you there at work in the day time
Do you think you answer all the questions in the world
In just one word, I think you could
Cause if you die will I get word that you're gone
Or will I hear it in passing conversation
Or will I stop short and fall to the ground
Distance is short when your hand carries what your eye found
Hold my hand just one more time
To see if you're really going to meet me
Hold my hand just one more time
To see if you're really going to meet me
Hold my hand just one more time
To see if you're really going to meet me
Honest and Manuel, well they're at school now
Given the chance that their father's never seen
To see what's beyond section 17
And in ten years when you look back at your boys
Well you know they're grown way taller than the tallest
Sugar cane in the field
Cause if you die will I get word that you're gone
Or will I hear it in passing conversation
Or will I stop short and fall to the ground
Distance is short when your hand carries what your eye found
Hold my hand just one more time
To see if you're really going to meet me
Hold my hand just one more time
To see if you're really going to meet me
Hold my hand just one more time
To see if you're really going to meet me
I see your wife she stands stooped over by the fire outside
And I see your boys and when they look up
You know I think they got their mother's eyes
Cause she looks so proud, she looks so happy
She looks so proud, she looks so happy
Cause if you die will I get word that you're gone
Or will I hear it in passing conversation
Or will I stop short and fall to the ground
Distance is short when your hand carries what your eye found
Hold my hand just one more time
To see if you're really going to meet me
Hold my hand just one more time
To see if you're really going to meet me
Hold my hand just one more time
To see if you're really going to meet me
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16. |
New Song
05:28
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