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Woodland Heart
03:31
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I never expected to live
under such a wide and bright skyline
I didn't know ten years ago
when the mother lake met the winter snow
that I would call this city mine
But just as my mama did
when she up and left old Michigan
I ran into the neon sky
I must have got my daddy's soul
Who'd disappear out in the cold
a wanderer 'til the
day he died
I'm a city boy with
a woodland heart
I've got Pacific water
running through my veins
At home in the street
or under stars
I wouldn't have it
any other way
I never expected to be
the kind of man with
a nine to five
but fear and lies
have lead me to believe
I've got no other way to survive
Money saves and money kills
in a city run on dollar bills
and I can't help but think
I'm doing wrong
I've always been the one
since we left the setting sun
whose love has always lead him
to the song
I'm a city boy
with a woodland heart
I've got Pacific water
running through my veins
with music thrumming
through every part
I'm reaching out to
meet the light of day
I'm a city boy with
a woodland heart
I've got Pacific water
running through my veins
At home in the street
or under stars
I wouldn't have it
any other way
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3. |
Confusion
04:49
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Baby, won't you say what's going on?
Baby, won't you say if something's wrong?
Baby, can't you tell I'm really trying?
Baby, will you say if you deny it?
You don't show up when you say you will
You don't even bat an eye
You don't show up when you say you will,
but somehow I'm never right
You won't celebrate with all of us
You hold your breath when you are glad
You won't look me in the eye when I try to be kind,
only when you're mad
But when the lights go down, with no-one around,
you tell me that you love me
Darlin, I'm tryin' to be open, but
Darlin, your words have got me chokin'
Darlin, I would move the very mountains for ya, but
Darlin, your silence has be doubtin
You don't show up when you say you will
You don't even bat an eye
You don't show up when you say you will,
but somehow I'm never right
You won't celebrate with all of us
You hold your breath when you are glad
You won't look me in the eye when I try to be kind,
only when you're mad
But when the lights go down, with no-one around,
you tell me that you love me
you tell me that you love me
you tell me that you love me
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4. |
Haunted
04:11
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Tell me, does it feel right?
Tell me, has the light gone in?
You can burn the pretty doorframe,
don't wanna let the roses win
Complete with a confession
but not enough to call it sin
I render my affection,
tell me, has the light gone in?
Call it stupid, call it bravery
or maybe just a good excuse
It isn't desperation, baby
I've got nothin' to lose
Is it coy or is it candor?
Mama said don't play to the ruse
Give the hangman your direction:
do you swing or do you
cut him loose?
People keep telling me
I'm just what they wanted:
a relentlessly authentic heart
with an honest soul
But I'm thinking that the house I've built
just might be haunted
'cause all the people keep turning,
keep turning to ghosts
Tell me, is it serious?
Did a rush of wonder
hurt his head?
Is he stayin' up to count the lights?
His dreams are all back in bed
Did he suck up, did he mention it?
Did the neighbors show up
dressed in red?
I'm still caught in the confusion
Is it worth all of the
blood I've bled?
People keep telling me
I'm just what they wanted:
a relentlessly authentic heart
with an honest soul
But I'm thinking that the house I've built
just might be haunted
'cause all the people keep turning,
keep turning to ghosts
People keep telling me
I'm just what they wanted:
a relentlessly authentic heart
with an honest soul
But I'm thinking that the house I've built
just might be haunted
'cause all the people keep turning,
keep turning to ghosts
I'm thinking that the house I've built
just might be haunted
because the people keep turning,
keep turning to ghosts
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5. |
Earth Under Your Sky
04:15
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My dear appears as the spring rain
gentle yet untamed
with wonder in her eyes
She speaks with the voice of the starling
waking my heart to sing
of the wonder I see
I'll, I'll rise up
as the waves rise up
with the storm
Oh I'll be the ocean
to your shore
She moves with the grace of the heron
Her beauty takes me in and
brings me alight
Where she goes, I know I will follow
with the song of the swallow
as he takes his flight
I... I won't run
as the shadows run
from the dawn
Oh I'll be the
earth under your sky
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6. |
My Heart is a Ship
04:23
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Another day has come and another day's gone
and it feels like... just like any other
I'm stressed, I'm tired, I'm bored, and I'm boarding the 2 train
and I'm silent, just like any other
Then the calendar reminds me
of the time of year
How I loved you on your birthday
and you held me dear
I know it's two years and counting
but I can't forget
Now I feel my body's sinkin'
and it won't relent
My heart is a ship
and it's slow to change course
It's not easy moving on
when all the wind has gone
My heart is a ship
and it's run aground once or twice
It takes time to dig it out
You'd think I'd figure it out
Now I'm searching through the mist
but you're long gone
You've already found
your covenantal lover
With a smile I've never seen
and a ring on your hand
It's all I can do
to keep from going under
I'm tryin' I'm tryin' I'm tryin'
to find my way
I've offered my affections
in the light of day
but none of my endeavors
make it through the night
and I'm haunted by the memory
of you by my side
My heart is a ship
and it's slow to change course
It's not easy sailing on
when all the wind has gone
My heart is a ship
and it's run aground once or twice
It takes time to dig it out
You'd think I'd figured it out
My heart is a ship
and it's slow to change course
It's not easy sailing on
when all the wind has gone
My heart is a ship
and it's run aground once or twice
It's not easy digging out
You'd think I'd figured it out
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7. |
Somethin'
03:41
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8. |
Sister Mine
05:41
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Remember runnin' through the yard
staring at the neighbors' llamas
Oh how their eyes would haunt us
even if they never caught us
Dad would drive his big Chevrolet
for weekends in Cyuamaca
or Sundays in Balboa
You hate to leave California
No-one said it'd be so hard
when the move tore us apart
We don't look at all
like each other, got a
foot between us and the
wrong hair-color, but it
feels like our hearts beat
just the same
You're a brush fire
to my slow burn candle
You got painter's eyes,
I got cartoon panels but it
feels like our hearts bleed
just the same
and I love you
I love you, oh sister mine
Remember when Dad lost his job
and you went away to college
7th grade fucked me hardest
and you hadn't even noticed
Something happened when you were gone
and you asked to be forgiven
for how you would never listen
for all the years you were missing
I didn't know what to expect
but it's something I won't forget
We don't look at all
like each other, got a
foot between us and the
wrong hair-color, but it
feels like our hearts beat
just the same
You're a brush fire
to my slow burn candle
You got painter's eyes,
I got cartoon panels but it
feels like our hearts bleed
just the same
and I love you
I love you, oh sister mine
So when the devil stars loosing arrows
fills the air with a cloud of lies
says you can't do anythin' right
and it keeps you up all night
I'm so happy you're my sister
You're as bright as the morning sun
I'll take you over anyone
I'll take you over anyone
So don't get lost in the fear
Know I'll always be near
We don't look at all
like each other, got a
foot between us and the
wrong hair-color, but it
feels like our hearts beat
just the same
You're a brush fire
to my slow burn candle
You got painter's eyes,
I got cartoon panels but it
feels like our hearts bleed
just the same
and I love you
I love you, oh sister mine
I love you
I love you, oh sister mine
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9. |
Turn to Dust
04:00
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I don't know where to begin
Stories change as stories grow old
My courage is paper thin
Oh fire, won't you teach me how to glow?
'Cause the road ahead
is covered with embankments
The daughter of the wolf
has got the edge
You made up one
hell of an arrangement
I'm tryin' to get you
out of my head
The snow's comin,
snow's comin' down
and it's coverin' up
all that's left of us
The snow's comin,
snow's comin down
so let's bury it all
Let it all turn to dust
Let it all turn to dust
One foot in front of the other
even if you're up to your knees
The daughter of the wolf may be chasing
but keep your head up, keep your eyes on the trees
'Cause who knows what the hell is gonna happen
The daughter of the wolf will run away
Still in the woods, but halfway up the mountain
Baby, cut your teeth; sink 'em in to what you've made
The snow's comin,
snow's comin' down
and it's coverin' up
all that's left of us
The snow's comin,
snow's comin down
so let's bury it all
Let it all turn to dust
Let it all turn to dust
The snow's comin,
snow's comin' down
and it's coverin' up
all that's left of us
The snow's comin,
snow's comin down
so let's bury it all
Let it all turn to dust
Let it all turn to dust
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