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Welcome, Travelers
01:56
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so you got a heart that's on the mend
so you got a mind that's soaked in gin
if you still got my number, give a ring
cause I might still remember a couple things
and you climbed the highest mountain to the sea
only to be back where you started here with me
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A.Y.B.D.
01:44
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all your beautiful dreams she said
are tearing me apart
forget about tomorrow, there's no better time than the present
except the past
there's far more suitable things she said
to occupy your heart
there's a look behind your eye that stretches towards the sky
and an act where I play no part
and all your beautiful dreams she said
they just grind me into the dust
so suddenly I've found there's no room in this town
at least not for the both of us
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3. |
Diana is Bleeding
03:16
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Diana
I've seen your walls and they're bleeding
but don't you know it's only all of the time?
forget it
the crosses and all of the screaming
and try to ignore the creeping thing in the hall
cause it's not as if you haven't seen it all before
no it's not as if you haven't seen it all
your memories
have begun to lose their meaning
and you wonder why you even stayed at all
don't sweat it
the ancient horror is keening
it's a haunted place, but at least it's a home
and it's not as if you haven't seen it all before
no it's not as if you haven't seen it all
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4. |
Sickness unto Death
02:34
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when you go, and you will go
I won't say I told you so
was richer once, I'm poorer now
cut the lights
shut it down
when there are words
I'll speak them clear
your words were always lovely dear
like little birds, from your mouth -
when you went north they headed south
now I am here
and I am strong
and I am open to being wrong
and you look good
in this light
you look good most all the time
the city called, he don't miss you
he can't forgive you like I do
he's drunk again, he's falling down
I'll pick him up off the ground
cause I am here
and I am strong
and I am open to being wrong
and you look good
in this light
you look good most all the time
yeah I'm still here
and I am strong
and I am hoping to carry on
and we were good
in the light
we were good most all the time
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5. |
Easily Read
01:06
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you're far too easily read, she said
whenever I come around
you're easy to pick up and
easy to put down
you're far too easily read she said
and your pacing's much too slow
it's taking you a bit to long to
get where I wanna go
you're far too easily read she said
well at least I'm not too dense
I've read enough myself to know
exactly how this one ends
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6. |
Before the War
01:16
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yesterday I dreamt of the places that we went
in the months and years before the war
and some of them had changed, but some stayed the same
I looked for you but you could not be found
and you'll forget about me before long
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7. |
Hate Won't Win
03:14
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my mouth tastes like sour milk again
it's something foreign, something alien
hate won't win
thoughts collide and shatter, brittle shards
collect and settle, somewhere deep inside
deep in my mind
and I'm only half a person half the time
some aches stay hidden in your bones
they wait to take hold until you're all alone
they won't let go
waking up one day to find you're a martyr to a
life you left behind
and that's a crime
and you're only half a person half the time
-------
My heart sinks into oblivion somehow I know I'll see it once again
hate won't win
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8. |
Old Skin
02:52
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People come and people go
I inhabit chosen roles
shards of moonlight
shifting tides
keep in shadow
leave by night
old skin cracks and
peels away
wonder who I'll be today
it's not wrong and
it's not right
all will be revealed in time
oh I've got my
grandpa's eyes
mother's temper
father's lies
oh I've got my
mother's eyes
grandpa's temper
father's lies
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Carson McCullers was wrong
the heart is not the lonely hunter
it's the car marooned and alone
in the abandoned olive garden parking lot
and you're never really alone
even if you'd like to be
no you're never really alone
though at times you might like to be
and yes I mean this specific car
and this specific parking lot
but when it comes to the heart
my meaning is much more general
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10. |
Into the World
02:37
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under the rocks and stones down in the soil
that's where my bones will grow into the world
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11. |
Worship the Sun
02:12
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oh / ah
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12. |
Great Blue Mesa
04:18
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my mind slips away and out into the scenery
don't know if it's real or all just a dream to me
and meanwhile you're miles away and that's sad you say
cause all that I want is for you to be next to me
but darling it's alright
yeah darling it's alright
see I got this problem, no it's more of a tendency
to let my thoughts wander back to where I wanna be
on that light in your eyes that was so very sweet to see
if I could just stretch it out into eternity
well baby that'd be fine
yeah baby that'd be fine
and I don't know quite what to do all about it
see the clear clear sky and the blue blue mountains
say child, just take your time
well it's out of the fire and into the infirmary
I'm losing my mind but maybe it'll be good for me
I'll claw away everything standing in front of me
and make my way back to where I wanna be
and that's right by your side
yeah baby by your side
and I don't know quite what to do all about it
see the clear clear sky and the blue blue mountains
say child, just take your time
and I don't know quite what to do all about it
see the clear clear sky and the blue blue mountains
say darling, you'll be alright
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13. |
Not Broken
04:50
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petty frustrations and betting against yourself
there's never a reason, the world's enough of a hell
negative feedback, relief that never comes
just tell me who hurt you and I will fuck them up
you're not broken
[spoken words]
sweetheart, it don't bother me
we got nothing up our sleeves
I'm here right where I want to be
we're not broken
[french spoken words]
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14. |
Sunday Guitars
01:09
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guitars don't talk ya dingus
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15. |
Morning Rain
01:33
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there is blood out in the water
there are better days to come
and I'm gonna pay for what I'm doing
before I pay for what I've done
but now there's nothing left to say, love
no more secrets left to find
I'm gonna let that morning rain come
and wash away my mind
there's an axe that's set on falling
but I've nothing left to fear
I know that you'll never leave me
cause you're never really here
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16. |
Sanctuary
02:05
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in the soft light
of the evening
when the long night
is just beginning
though you may be
very far
I hold you in my heart
memories bring
sanctuary
when I'm feeling
tired and weary
thought you may be
very far
I hold you in my heart
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17. |
Song o' the Whisp
01:27
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I saw the whisp floating on the moor
I called her name and followed through the fog
I never saw a glow like in her smile
and I hope and pray she'll stay with me a while
stay here, my love I called out in the haze
she turned to me and slowly met my gaze
my heart filled up, in fact in nearly burst
and I knew right then I knew right from the first
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18. |
Love Your Local
03:18
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this bar, it holds my just right
and it'll do for tonight
it warms my heart
for an hour
or for a lifetime
let's let the cards lie
where they may fall
and oh, you know,
you're so kind
and it shows
just stay a while
I can make you smile
my dear, the whiskey suits you
not that it needs to
but it doesn't hurt
take my hand, we can stumble outside
and the cars that pass by
well they'll play our song
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19. |
Love Song for Pangea
01:48
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from the cool days in mourning that echoed so slowly
to the dark ancient night that just swallowed you wholly
and the rest all enraptured by the runaway islands that
whisper their secrets to the whispering silence
as lonely as it seems
it's a lovely little dream
your love's unbelievable I don't believe in your love
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well the world is slowly falling into place my friend
and the clouds drift by with nothing much to say
and I try but can't prevent myself from thinking, once again
how I held you close like I knew you'd float away
but now these arms are empty and I was almost right in the end
you didn't float you flew once your wings were on the mend
so some nights I will spend trembling, like a little child
lost without your laughter, without you
and some days will bloom with love and in remembering
I know I will be close, those days, to you
well it pays to shoot for "thankful" life is sweet but sad at best
til the entropy in your chest kindly gives your heart
some rest
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21. |
Trivial
03:13
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22. |
Dim Golden (Sutra)
03:17
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everything is everything
there isn't much that we can change
so I won't
no I won't
but there's a light behind your skin
like nothing else that's ever been
it's your own
yeah your own
and it's dim golden
everything is everything
there isn't much I've tried to change
but I've grown
yeah I've grown
and there's a light that flickers out
I'll keep it with me til it's gone it's my own
yeah my own
and it's dim golden
[new age sample]
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23. |
All in All
07:16
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I wanna find a city that'll eat me alive
and a suit I can be buried in
a place where the buildings and the people collide
and it obliterates everything
don't wanna be told that I'm too young to die
yeah don't tell me anything
been kicking this town for a long long time
and I wanna see what happens next
and you know it's alright
as long as we can stay alive
and you say it's okay
forget about yesterday
the belly of the beast is the place for me
like to be in the thick of it
just another face in an endless sea
yeah I think that's where it's at
not looking to see my name in lights
just trying not to crack
unknown to the world yeah don't you see
I'm a disappearing act
and I'm tired of all of the bright lights
and I'm tired of all of my dreams
and I may not be an artist
but I can do whatever I please
and all the time is just wasted time
and all in all I'm just too tired
and all the time is just wasted time
and all in all in all
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your eyes
they're like the stars
they make me feel
insignificant
and you say
that you lied
every time
well honey hell
I knew you did
cause ships don't always pass in the night
sometimes they just collide out at sea
and drag each other down to the deepest of the depths
and that's just where they'll find
what's left of you and me
til death do us part
you and me
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25. |
Aloha
00:42
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ukes also don't talk
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26. |
Perpetual Motion
02:53
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think I'll take a drive and
see my sister
down in the cold virginia pine
it's been a year or two you
you know I missed her
you know I miss her, sister of mine
and heaven knows that's the way it goes
and heaven knows, heaven knows
and I might take a walk and, call my mother
you know I can always count on her
it's simple and it's not it's, something other
I'll always be my mother's child
and heaven knows, that's the way it goes
and heaven knows, heaven knows
and every time this year, I miss my father
I miss the kindness in his eyes
he told me one thing boy, when life gets harder
you know you're still supposed to try
and heaven knows, that's the way it goes
and heaven knows, heaven knows
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