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The Moon goes around
The Earth goes around
The Sun goes around
I go around
You.
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2. |
Trace
03:36
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Up, up above.
The place we’re all looking
and thinking of.
Down, down below.
We don’t want to look,
we don’t want to go.
You, on the road.
Nobody hitches a ride any more.
Me, in my place.
Living a life without
leaving a trace.
You had
all that time.
It would be years
before the next hour chimed.
Me, facing down.
Reading a message
as the sky turns brown.
Me, on the road.
Nobody picks up a ride any more.
You, in your place.
Leaving a life without
living a trace.
Didn’t want to know
that it could be that way.
And the one time mama
you could only say,
"I watched from the sky,
I fought from the wall,"
and I looked at your eyes
and I knew it all.
Hey, hey
You, on the road,
nobody hitches a ride any more.
Me, in my place.
Living a life without
leaving a trace.
Me, on the road,
nobody picks up a ride any more.
You, in your place.
Leaving a life without
living a trace.
Up, up above
the place we’re all looking
and thinking of.
Down, down below.
We don’t want to look,
we don’t want to go.
Hey, hey
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You were looking down all day.
Looking up is hard to do.
You were walking fast so fast
Can’t slow down, no not you.
All my life
was devoted to you
All my life
was meant for you
All my life
was spent in the shadows
All my life
There’s somewhere you need to be
Somewhere that’s not with me
And I thank my lucky stars
For giving me this clarity.
To see exactly
Who you’ll be.
All my life
I thought of you
All my life
I dreamed for you
All my life
was really a fantasy
All my life
All my life...
All my life
was devoted to you
All my life
was meant for you
All my life
was spent in the shadows
All my life
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4. |
Living Not Living
04:06
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Coming down to living
coming down.
Going up to sleeping
Going down.
Wondering what is up
and who’s around.
Coming and going
Sleeping not sleeping
Going and coming
Living not living.
Open up to seeing
open up.
Closing down to hearing
Closing down.
Wondering who is lost
and who is found .
Coming and going
Sleeping not sleeping
Going and coming
Living not living.
Reaching up to hold you
reaching up.
Slipping through my fingers
slipping though.
Wishing there was more
that I could do.
Coming and going
Sleeping not sleeping
Going and coming
Living not living.
Coming down to living
coming down.
Coming down to living
coming down.
Coming and going
Sleeping not sleeping
Going and coming
Living not living.
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5. |
Twilight In June
03:08
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Once in the air,
it stays in the air.
Once in the ground,
it stays buried deep
it won’t be found.
Mary said to me
my time would be
used up when the
clock struck three.
Twilight in June
Framed by the moon
Faces around.
Around this bonfire.
Our whole damn town.
Mary said to me
my time would be
used up when the
clock struck three.
Out on the sea
Is the future to me.
It’s where we began
And fated to
Return once again
Mary said to me
my time would be
used up when the
clock struck three.
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6. |
Drawing Clear
02:48
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Hold your hand out to me.
Where I’m going, I might need a friend.
I feel a change in the breeze,
but where it’s blowing I cannot see.
I’m tired I’m tired.
I’m ready for the back yard.
Got no fear.
Cut wide open and I’m drawing clear.
Rest your hand on the hilt,
blade flashing so they’ll stay away.
I see a shift in the hills.
If they’re following I cannot say.
It doesn’t matter where you go
They’ll be there and they’ll find you so
I’m tired I’m tired.
I’m ready for the back yard.
Got no fear.
Cut wide open and I’m drawing clear.
It doesn’t matter where you go
They’ll find you and they’ll be there so
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7. |
Something Real
02:30
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Heard those words before.
Seen that look many times.
Felt that feeling rise.
Saw that door swinging closed.
Don’t you want something real?
Been down that road before.
Watched it take that turn.
A sudden urge fades away.
Nothing new any more.
Don’t you want something real?
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Yesterday was a different day
than the usual day.
Ah..
Da da-da da da-da
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Have you seen the morning light?
It creeps towards the window
In the middle of the night.
Can’t stop the dawn.
You thought you might.
Start right now.
Make things right.
There’s a world out there
you can go and see
But it’s not meant for you,
not meant for me.
Shows itself in its own way.
[Show yourself to me.]
Better stay in bed
until better days.
Come on now Southern Woman
Join me in the present day
You know where I will take you
There won’t be time to pray.
Do you hear the gathering clouds
up against the mountain
dropping moisture they found.
Coming later now.
Winds change course
from the warmth of the ground.
How to renew something so old?
Leave it to chance.
Let our hearts grow cold.
Warmth won’t console us
when our lips turn dry.
Gather your tears
next time that you cry.
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10. |
It'll Be Alright
03:17
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It'll be alright.
It'll be alright.
It'll be alright, tonight.
It'll be alright.
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah.
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11. |
I Beg To Differ
03:48
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Wandering is not wandering
Going is not going
I beg to differ
Knowing is not knowing
Giving is not giving
I beg to differ
Hands together
Eyes on the road
Seeing is not seeing
Believing is not believing
I beg to differ
Wanting is not wanting
Taking is not taking
I beg to differ
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A piece of wood
a pane of glass,
lines of code
a broken road.
Winding up that hill
towards you.
Unused tile
a country mile
ignored so much
it’s paved with brush
and cuts a jagged line
towards you.
Take something that’s left to you.
Pick it up and turn it around.
Make it into something beautiful
Make it into something new.
Take a look around,
take a look around.
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Wounds of the soul,
wounds of the soul:
let time heal them,
let time heal them.
Wounds of the heart,
wounds of the heart:
let time heal them,
let time heal them.
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