1. |
Telescope
04:09
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01 telescope
stars all far flung
sing me a song
the lens Iâm gazing through
although fixed between us
brings me Closer to you
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2. |
Head in the Clouds
01:22
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02 head in the clouds
iâm lost in the clouds;
dreaminâ about
movinâ along and
writinâ a song âbout this
c r o s s r o a d s of a town
did i stop to smell the flowers?
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3. |
Crosseyed
03:17
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03 crosseyed
iâm crosseyed
âsimply dazzled
by the mundanity
of it all.
iâm staring at these castles
âdriftinâ by among the clouds,
forgetting;
theyâre supposed to fall.
iâm goinâ thru the motions
âfeelinâ dizzy
like iâm listening to
the politicianâs prose.
is that just how
your lovinâ goes?
well i donât waffle.
i donât waver.
donât make me say:
iâm learninâ how not to
care.
i remember how
we used to sit nâ muse
about the turninâ
of the world.
and youâd wonder
why my folly only yielded
longer strands of wisdom
to be worn as pearls!
i spent so many nights
unravelling what
i thought was true
then i realized:
(1. ) one step at a time.
(2. ) best enjoy the ride
(1 a 2. ) gonna take my time
gonna take my time.
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4. |
Villain
06:31
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04 villain
itâs only the heartless
that say, âeat your heart out kid!â
itâs the same old kind of dinosaur;
itâs the same old relics,
from the same old wars.
itâs the same old
s o r t of lie.
itâs not that kind of movie.
thereâs more to it than you and me.
itâs not the same as
black and white nor
conveniently colorblind
kind of v i l l a i n y.
what do lions and tigers and bears care?
oh me, oh my, oh me!
you can dream of a world without nightmares;
itâll only cost you some sleep.
and youâll lie there awake until sunrise:
forgettinâ âbout countinâ sheep.
âyou may be an angel,
but theyâll call you hateful.
what the hell. one. two. three.
birds donât drink milk.
the truth hurts
& so do bees.
hey howâre you doinâ?
heyâ
donât talk to me.
dreaminâ and waitinâ
and breakinâ and brunchinâ
and waitinâ and weepinâ
for me.
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5. |
Moon Swung
04:44
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05 moon swung
iâm caught up on the sky
and these roots are growinâ up
to my knees.
if your words were just sticks and stones
this pastel sunset (is) my bruise.
but the storm quickly passes
and i know, i know itâs not
what you meant.
but how can i forget
the passion of the deluge?
when youâre moon swung;
cominâ undoneâ
leave me spellbound.
for cryinâ out loud.
well time limps alongâ
and i donât want you to see me fall
itâs a dark and restless nightâ
to fall out of your love.
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6. |
Midnight Land
03:37
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06 midnight land
sheâs livinâ in a temple of darkness
she only knows the light of the moon
sheâs livinâ in a world of darkness
i think iâm gonna see her soon
last night i had a dream about her
i woke up put my face in my hands
i knew that i could not face bear the darkness
i fear her in her midnight lands
i used to hold the world in my handsÂ
i looked with pride on all that was mine
i never had to look in the darkness
 on my blissful wall in the sunshineÂ
â¨
i looked down on the people below me
i was their symbol of charityÂ
i watched them as they crawled through the darknessÂ
by serving them I really served me
â¨
sheâs living in her temple of darkness
she only knows the light of the moon
sheâs living in her world of darknessÂ
i think Iâm gonna see her soon
i think Iâm gonna see her soonÂ
â¨
oh
â¨
i think Iâm gonna see her soon.
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7. |
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07 dorian g.
typically performed instrumentally
i might be a
librarian of Matches
but you wrote the bookÂ
on what not to say
â¨
âdorian.
oh! how it suits youÂ
catalogues of secrets all
crammed in one frame and
â¨
oh, there's nothing to be done
but watch it
oh, burn softly to the cold
and crimson ground
â¨one little spark
gives way to an ember;
give way to a stranger and
offer a truth
(what's left to say)
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8. |
Coffee Nymph
04:03
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08 coffee nymphâ¨
thereâs a couple
sippinâ cremas
at the very
start of the day.
not a care in the Worldâ
just chatting away.
â¨
sittinâ on the bar
thereâs a little blond city-plus;
that prima-donna
of a morning caffeine buzz.
one. two. a oneâtwoâthree, and:
â¨
oh, oh, oh, oh-oh-oh!
thereâs a rush
coming through hereâand
oh, oh, oh, oh-oh-oh!
while I Bloom through the morning!Â
â¨
the sunâs burnin through
the last of the morninâ daze.
the gangs all here,
just chattinâ away.
â¨
breathinâ in deep
the aromatic steam;
just takinâ it inâ
a little coffeehouse dream.
â¨
five, six. a five! six! seven! and:Â
â¨
oh, oh, oh, oh-oh-oh!
thereâs a rush
coming through hereâand
oh, oh, oh, oh-oh-oh!
while I b l o o m through the morning!Â
thereâs a couple
sippinâ cremas
at the very
end of the day.
not a care in the Worldâ
just chatting
a w a y.
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9. |
Cider Talk
04:18
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09 cider talk
â¨
why did you say yes.
i didnât?
wasnât talkinâ
to you
why did you say yes.
i didnât?
wasnât talkinâ
to you
searchinâ thickets
search a thicket
â¨
it sounds like cider talk
sounds like cider
t
a
l
k
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10. |
Mangosteen
03:07
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10 mangosteen
these streets are empty
and itâs quiet all along the waterfront
but if you listen closely dear;
youâll hear the distant sound of my friend.
theyâre singinâ.
donât change for nobody.
youâre gonna be snackinâ on
m a n g o s t e e n !
strut into your garden.
sunbathe among flowers; just like a queen!
â¨
this orchard is sun-soaked,
glowinâ underneath the moon.
honey Iâll be here waiting,Â
until youâre ready to bloom,
sayin':
silence is goldenâ
live in the moment.
we just need to take our time.
â¨donât change for nobody.
youâre gonna be snackinâ on
m a n g o s t e e n !
strut into your garden.
sunbathe among flowers; just like a queen!
silence is goldenâ
live in the moment.
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11. |
Bowl of Stars
04:13
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11 bowl of stars
you are a bowl of starsâ
gathered up from velvet darkness.Â
you are my bowl of stars
gathered up from velvet darkness.â¨
you are my bowl of stars
lost among the velvet darkness.Â
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12. |
?đ a Tango
01:22
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12 secret bandwagon a tango
gonna let you in on sumthin now.
weâll say it loud ; the secretâs out.
weâre here for now and (ever) in-betweenÂ
ephemeral, so now you see:
â¨
just for awhile weâre putting down our rootsâ
weâll stay with you; for just a few.
together for the night
weâll come alive until the
s u n r i s e
â¨blurs the lines from when weâve come and gone
donât let those memories fade into sunÂ
weâre Fixing to stay fixing to goâ
letâs share a Moment here.
letâs have a show!
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Secret Bandwagon New Orleans, Louisiana
An inspired music collective that brings you an eclectic blend of genres featuring Roots-y Americana vibes with a smattering of European flashiness; held together by soulful finger style guitar, haunting violin melodies and heart-wrenchingly bluesy vocals. ... more
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