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sunbeams & chlorophyll
01:55
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on abandoned apartment steps
envelopes that know no rest
writing, hoping for the best
ignore that feeling in your chest
the leaves in the cracks of the sidewalk
they know better they know when to not talk
they grow and then they stop
roots safe beneath that piece of rock
and we try to stop thinking about the times
when there was light
when there was light
looking at underwater seascapes with burning eyes
don't seem quite right
to you it might
the plants in our windowsill
sunbeams and chlorophyll
watching as the cars rush past
the world behind that piece of glass
and we try to stop thinking about the times
when there was light
when there was light
looking at underwater seascapes with burning eyes
don't seem quite right
to you it might
i don't know how far i can walk
down this avenue
the concrete is too hot and it's like
i never knew you
now the sky looks back behind those bright eyes
and the fish don't want to fly
but she hopes she might
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2. |
copper moon
02:13
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there's a blue wave that rolls in
my drug, my love
there's an old bell that tolls when
old shrugs fit like gloves
if my scissors had been sharper
i would've cut those strings that hold
that copper moon to me and
those stars and wouldn’t fold
i'm giving in to you again
my copper moon and my room of tin
i promise i won't struggle
if you promise me never to let me go
let’s go again
my skylines are darkening
to gray, pale gray
so hold my hand as it’s happening
watch the pain wash away
i see you in the corner
of my my eye each step I take
but I won’t push you away so
make no mistake
i'm giving in to you again
my copper moon and my room of tin
i promise i won't struggle
if you promise me never to let me go
let’s go again
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when he knew who i was in his bootstrap fervor
he told me son, you’ll be your wife’s earner
now these old eyes can’t see much further
than the stubborn skies and the busy bee workers
i found this song on a subway car
the sky was blue and the ground was scarred
somber folks going on their way
a sea of hats and a gray flannel bay
one day i looked out on the water
and the sun, he stared back at me
and he asked me why i’d never fought it
truth is we’ve all been muted by these screens
i found this song on a subway car
the sky was blue and the ground was scarred
somber folks going on their way
a sea of hats and a gray flannel bay
shoes tap the floor
hearts beat in time
you’d think we’d get more
we bought our lives for a dime
i found this song on a subway car
the sky was blue and the ground was scarred
somber folks going on their way
a sea of hats and a gray flannel bay
i found this song on a subway car
the sky was blue and the ground was scarred
somber folks going on their way
a sea of hats and a gray flannel bay
and the tides rise at night
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4. |
starsong
01:54
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hello from home again
it's been years since i saw you my friend
i've been out exploring space
needed a break from the human race
and she wanted to paint her words on the sky
but when she got to the well
all the water had dried
and the tide seemed to come so near
but she held them back and she said "don't fear"
hello from home again
i hope you get this message, my friend
cause i've seen a thousand suns
on this planet away from everyone
and she wanted to paint her words on the sky
but when she got to the well
all the water had dried
and the tide seemed to come so near
but she held them back and she said "don't fear"
and i’ve searched
for a way back down to earth
and i’m sorry i’m gone
can you hear this song
through the static in your radio
hello from home again
are you still out there my friend?
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5. |
driftwood chase
02:33
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i'll no longer linger further
there's a possibility of maybe
heading out
and floating away
we've got some money in our tube socks
got an urge to leave without a thought
of tomorrow or the next day
we're searching for the place where skies are grey
where the waves crash on the shoreline
singing salty in the morning
the ocean heaves its lungs
and curls its tongues
we can find our own damn island
sit together in the silence
float from place to place
a driftwood chase
there must be something better out there
than this desert of concrete that goes nowhere
i'm not looking for an oasis
i just want to be near the churning blue abyss
where the waves crash on the shoreline
singing salty in the morning
the ocean heaves its lungs
and curls its tongues
we can find our own damn island
sit together in the silence
float from place to place
a driftwood chase
shake off that smog haze
toss your worries to the waves
pin a yellow wildflower to your sweater bouquet
the weather is so perfect
the sun is away
the rocky coast is calling
and the sea foam in the bay
take my hand, we're going on a driftwood chase
where the waves crash on the shoreline
singing salty in the morning
the ocean heaves its lungs
and curls its tongues
we can find our own damn island
sit together in the silence
float from place to place
a driftwood chase
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we are plants with meager stalks
who grow from the cracks in the sidewalks
we know that our hours run fast
the sand is thin and the glass is vast
we’ll remember what we were told
and we’ll laugh about it when we grow old
old, not adult
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7. |
december heart
03:08
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december it all came together
the puzzle was solved and all he could do was roam
december heart
december heart
december that year couldn’t be better
he remembers the snowdrifts were like home
december heart
december heart
december when the fire he built spat embers
the weather made him feel more alone
december heart
december heart
with his eyes closed and spirit dead
he knows that there’s no more to be said
december heart
december heart
he picked up his his knife and on the tree he carved one more day
he didn’t want for the pain to go away
december heart
december heart
december heart
december heart
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8. |
la chanteuse
03:03
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she was like rubies on the air
and the grass was crisp and green
as she strode with moccasin-ed feet
through the field which lay between
chanteuse, sing for us
please don’t fret, just stay still
chanteuse, remember
that you’re ours, and no one else’s
ours and no one else’s
wandering the pathways behind
crystals like water but broke
her mind was off white and like silk
she could hear their song of none
chanteuse, sing for us
please don’t fret, just stay still
chanteuse, remember
that you’re ours, and no one else’s
ours and no one else’s
the feathers sway as she strolls away
hearts will break in a rehearsed play
of some sort of ballad they learned in the womb
chanteuse, sing for us
please don’t fret, just stay still
chanteuse, remember
that you’re ours, and no one else’s
ours and no one else’s
her eyes shone like a beetle’s wing
though nobody thought to look
cause her beauty was far too complete
to them, a fine open book
chanteuse, sing for us
please don’t fret, just stay still
chanteuse, remember
that you’re ours, and no one else’s
ours and no one else’s
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9. |
fly south
02:04
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my wings are pinned down
my song's been stolen
my eyes fell out
and still i'd be golden
fly south, fly south
fly home, fly home
fly south, fly south
you won't find the one
join the parade
a sky, unfree
there's never just one
never just me
fly south, fly south
fly home, fly home
fly south, fly south
you won't find the one
is it just me or is this flock now showing cracks
is it just me or have i gone
is it just me or have some finally turned their backs
oh i know, i know it's not just me
fly south, fly south
fly home, fly home
fly south, fly south
you won't find the one
fly south, fly south
fly home, fly home
fly south, fly south
fly south, fly home
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10. |
diamond dust
01:15
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your words shimmering with silver
caught by quivering hands
and surrounded by snakes
another girl stands
quickly the serpents
slither from her lips
and with every word
the poison drips
this is the story they told us
this is a warning we share
this is the story we tell you
of the cursed pair
your words are never heard
but hers are never spoken
and in a sea of gold
you are choking
swallowed your own words
no you can’t get enough
now your guts are covered
in diamond dust
diamond dust
diamond dust
this is the story they told us
this is a warning we share
this is the story we tell you
of the cursed pair
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time flies
and i never learned to cry
or say proper goodbyes
so close your eyes
and sing me lullabies
sweet, gentle littles lies
sitting in the garden
broken bottles catch the light
and will we still be martyrs
if we're noble out of sight
time flies
and i never learned to cry
or say proper goodbyes
so close your eyes
and sing me lullabies
sweet, gentle littles lies
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12. |
sincerely,
02:44
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you don’t know how to get around here like i do, do you?
well hold onto my hand, no don’t just stand there
i only want to explore if you’ve never been here before
this is a new place
a new time
and i want to share it all with you
street lights illuminate whatever we make of the endless asphalt
where the mortar was laid decades ago
i can feel these city lights, these little lights all shining about
if there were any left in me, their flame would erase my doubt
about where i’m going and what I’ll see
and who you want me to be
i’ll hold on to the words that you spew, they’re diamonds in the rough
maybe I’ll forget them all, but they’ll help me to stand tall and tough
i only want to explore if you’ve never been here before
this is a new place
a new time
and I want to share it all with you
you know i can’t stay, no not more than a day, i’ve got to move along
i hope you can forgive all the pain that we’ve lived and for stringing you along
i can feel these city lights, these little lights all shining about
if there were any left in me, their flame would erase my doubt
about where i’m going and what I’ll see
and who you want me to be
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13. |
nightmare daydreams
02:49
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my head is filled with thoughts
i cannot slow down
i cannot hold back
i’m telling the truth
i was never one to make peace
i still am not
oh, i made the monsters drown
i made the monsters frown
oh, i took away their homes
i made them a joke
my little darlings
my little wonders
nightmare daydreams
have i abandoned
what we had
what you made me have
oh, i made the monsters drown
i made the monsters frown
oh, i took away their homes
i made them a joke
in a state of veils
draped across my eyes
were they really
me in disguise
i’d thought for sure
there would come a cure
my little darlings
my little wonders
nightmare daydreams
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14. |
vinyl starlight
01:56
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away, away, away, away
away, away, away, away
i don’t want to run
and i don’t want to hide
all i want is to sit on the riverside
where the stars spin
like records in the sky
vinyl starlight, finally mine
finally mine
i collect all of my memories
in yellow scrapbooks
and commit to memory all the pictures i took
away, away, away, away
away, away, away, away
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15. |
front yard
00:57
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small life in big cities
green green grass just looks so pretty
against these concrete walls
we’ve tried to climb, but we always fall
ooh, find a little piece of light
put a little drive behind those tired eyes
oh, life is just a show
but they’re hard to please and refuse to grow
clear puddles, like glass
looking down and moving fast
breathe in and smell the rain
stop stopping, what’s the gain
ooh, find a little piece of light
put a little drive behind those tired eyes
oh, life is just a show
but they’re hard to please and refuse to grow
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hold your tongue
02:38
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everyone has left
they always leave
and the world keeps spinning
cause it can’t speak
oh can’t speak
he’s a building boy
he lives alone
‘cause he didn’t find a home
in town
oh, in town
oh, keep it quiet
oh, hold your tongue
oh, keep it quiet
we’re having fun
oh, keep it quiet
oh, hold your tongue
oh, keep it quiet
we’re having fun
she’s a quiet girl
never been good or bad
she’s just plain jane
it’s always been the same
oh the same
oh, keep it quiet
oh, hold your tongue
oh, keep it quiet
we’re having fun
oh, keep it quiet
oh, hold your tongue
oh, keep it quiet
we’re having fun
looking for things to change
is not how i’d spend my day
trying to make things right
is not what i’d call a good time
oh, keep it quiet
oh, hold your tongue
oh, keep it quiet
we’re having fun
oh, keep it quiet
oh, hold your tongue
oh, keep it quiet
we’re having fun
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17. |
ivy chapel
02:13
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covered in ivy
draped in sorrow
holding the secrets
of tomorrow
windows barred with deceit
without the tower the chapel’s not complete
oh, go to the chapel and see
oh, take off your coat just for me
the door pulls you in
and the floorboards creak
eyes wide open
and ready for a peek
their faces haunt you
for the lies they told to
their children aren’t through
oh, go to the chapel and see
oh, take off your coat just for me
buried by a sea of damned souls
remembering what they were told
covered in ivy
draped in sorrow
holding the secrets
of tomorrow
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18. |
vow
01:32
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how did i get here?
what did i do wrong?
somehow these walls
make me feel less strong
how is it all black and white?
why am i in this place?
i’m good but I see stars
can I leave here with grace?
my life is just a game
i hear it again and again
i just don’t understand
how they can’t be the same
it look so long, i feel so good now
i tell myself again and again
i just can’t let myself do it
i can’t keep this vow
going against what they say
who do i think i am?
i’ve never been much
but i feel it’s a scam
who do you think i am?
have i been human all these years?
have i kept my secret well?
did you see any tears?
my life is just a game
i hear it again and again
i just don’t understand
how they can’t be the same
it took so long, i feel so good now
i tell myself again and again
i just can’t let myself do it
i can’t keep this vow
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