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1. |
Goodbye and Hello
05:30
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Pull the crease down now
And hold a candle to the sky
All the travelers move like a primal wave
Up and down and low and high
You can feel the beating of their wings
As they prime themselves to fly
Take these steps up to the clouds
Don’t lose yourself in the smelly crowds
Goodbye, goodbye and hello
Hello I must going away
Goodbye, goodbye and hello
See you ‘round some sunny day
Lift your banners high
Make them wave like slippery fish
The band is playing out of tune
And an angel got her wish
The campgrounds filled with alabaster
And the spoon is spooning with a dish
Take these steps up to the stars
And play the Bossa on guitars
Give yourself over
No need to pretend it’s not a lie
Have tried the shiokara
Or are you waiting
For the Lady from Shanghai
Whatever you do they can't identify
Take these steps up to see God
Perhaps he’ll pity this old sod
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2. |
You Will Find a Home
05:04
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Sometimes it seems
The whole world is against you
And there ain't no one
No one on your side
Well don't lose faith
When you're down at the bottom
'Cause you will find, you will find a home
Well don't be so gloomy, so down and doomy
Better to be cheery and laugh at your fears
Lift yourself up
Lift yourself up off of the ground
Get yourself out
Get yourself right out of town
And when you do you will see
That you are not alone, no, no
And you will find
You will find a home
You will find a home
Well don't look so lost, so lost and pathetic
I am here right by your side
And when it seems you can't go no further
Well you are wrong
Come and take my hand
Well don’t be so dreary, my little deary
Better to be hopeful
At what tomorrow might bring
I can see you
I can hear you
I just wanna hold you up
Hold you up to the sky
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3. |
Change of Heart
04:22
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Been a long time since I seen you come around
Starting to think that you've run away
When the going gets tough you get scarce
Much to my eternal dismay
But somewhere in the back of my mind
I hold out hope you might return
We’d have a homecoming
Just like in the days of old
It would give us a fresh start
Am I fool to think that you might ever change
You know, have a change
A change of heart
I still work at that old used record store
I been sitting 'round collecting dust
Sometimes I play something I think that you might like
And a feeling blows through me like a gust
I keep wishing it’d all work out
But you know I’m pretty dumb
You used to think I was kinda funny
But not funny enough to make you stay
Been a long time since I seen you come around
Guess that now you’re an absentee
These days I’m living with some spooky ol’ ghosts
And they spook the hell outta me
You know I'd love to chase the blues away
But that’s not how this story goes
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Radiate
04:43
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All those things that you say
Circulate around my mind
They are with me all day long
I can’t leave them far behind
They feed my dreams
They feed my soul
They are the food
That makes me whole
You radiate
With the power of the sun
You radiate
Your day is never done
All those stories that you tell
They fill up the pages of my book
I keep them close to my heart
Inside my every nook
They tell me
What I can be
They are the words
That comprise my history
I'm a circle around your sun
All the love that you give
It blows through me like a gale
I hold on for dear life
Savoring each detail
Don’t want you to stop
Don’t want you to leave
You are my last hope
For what I might achieve
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5. |
Lost Time
04:58
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We all dream of being transported
To a better day
We hope that something good is waiting for us
The sound of Santa's sleigh
We all pray in our churches
We'll be delivered without delay
We go wandering through these ancient fields
We are seeking a familiar clime
We are looking for that precious essence
In search of lost time
In search of lost time
Big decisions get made in boardrooms
And we don't have a choice
Used to be we had a say in the matter
Used to be we had a voice
We write novels that tell our stories
But they don't get it right
We build great statues to our heroes
But they cast a strange light
We get ourselves ready for takeoff
But we never take flight
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6. |
What I Resent
05:03
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You say that you love me
But I know that you're lying
You make such an effort
Don't bother trying
It's what you do
I'm sure you're sincere
But haven't you noticed
I'm no longer here
What I resent
You think I should believe
What I resent
You think you don't deceive
What I resent
Is that flicker in your eye
What I resent
Is that it's really all a lie
You say that you want me
But what do you intend
I am flesh and blood
I am not pretend
I will never fit
Your perfect vision
I am good and bad
Heading for a collision
You say that you need me
But what do you need
If you prick me
I will bleed
What hurts me most
Is that you don't see me
You've got no idea
What it is to be me
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7. |
Armistice Day
04:48
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What would it take to end
All this fighting
What could we do to stop
All the war
It's been going on
Since the very first caveman
Since he figured out
What a club was for
Lay 'em down, lay 'em down, lay 'em down
Lay down your arms
C'mon and be a soldier of love
What would it take to end
All this hating
What good does it do
To pillage and kill
Do you think it will solve
Any problem
Does peace ever come
From the blood you spill
Let's say that we're done with the fighting
Let's say that we'll find a better way
Let's say that we'll love one another
Let's say it is Armistice Day
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8. |
Lathe of Heaven
05:55
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Stuck my toe in the water
And I pulled out a plum
Lassoed me a rainbow
But I just sat there dumb
Can't you hear me humming
Hum, hum, hum
We grind and grind
Against the lathe of heaven
We grind and grind
Against the lathe of heaven
Grind us all down to dust
Unlocked a new dimension
Somewhere beyond the stars
A door swung wide open
And I gripped the handlebars
I blew along like cosmic dust
And wrote it down in my memoirs
Grind, grind if you must
Grind, grind down to dust
The sun is no more a weak spot
In a foul gray sky
Aint got no rhyme or reason
No what and no why
Just like Tommy Westphall
It's all in the mind's eye
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9. |
You Don't Feel Nothing
04:24
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I write these songs all for you
And I mean every single word
I know you don’t listen or so you say
But I remain undeterred
Here is my heart and soul
Whaddaya mean you don’t feel nothing
You are my rock and my roll
Whaddaya mean you don’t feel nothing
Whaddaya mean, whaddaya mean
Whaddaya mean you don’t feel nothing
I’ve built a testment to you
As a symbol to your glory
You can pretend I’m stone crazy
But that won’t change the story
You’re the reason I’m alive
And I know you resist that obligation
If only you would change your mind
And tune into this vibration
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You just don't get it do you
Nothing seems to ever
Get through your wall
Your fat old wall
You just don't get it do you
How can I expect us to talk
About one true thing
Or anything at all
Talk, talk, talk
It's all talk
And none of it matters at all
Blab, blab, blab
It's all babble babble
Rather hear a caterwaul
Flake, flake, flake
You're such a fake
You put the diss in disaffected
Yak, yak, yak
You gotta yak attack
Wish that you could be disconnected
Trust, trust, trust
You're nonplussed
The word for you it has no use
Blank, blank, blank
You turn the crank
Out pops another excuse
Jive, jive, jive
How do you survive
But somehow you do get by
Bull, bull, bull
It's your choice of tool
It makes all your lies fly
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11. |
River Road
05:55
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A green light flickered
All down the coast
And a voice on the TV said
Who loves you the most
You awoke that morning
And cleaned the crumbs from your bed
But when the drugs kicked in
You couldn't clean out your head, no, no, no
You took a drive down on River Road
The sea ate the land down on River Road
The dream came true, the world turned blue
Down on River Road
Down on River Road
A siren had sounded
Down on Beacon Street
The gum ball light swirled
And dispensed you a treat
You downed it so gladly
You awaited a change
A revolution of the mind
Didn't seem so strange, yeah, yeah, yeah
Ooo-ooo the river is rising
A taxi is waiting
His meter is running
He's all out of patience
His engine is gunning
Won't you hop on aboard
Let the world explode
Get out while you can
Down that river road, yeah, yeah, yeah
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12. |
I've Seen Better Days
04:46
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It's been such a long time
Since this old world it went my way
Not much that I can do about it
And I don't have much to say
It's not for lack of trying
But you see I've had lousy luck
Some people their lives are perfect
While other lives run amok
I've seen better days for sure
Well I got an ache in me
From my head down to my toes
And with each passing day
The pain just grows and grows
I take my medication
And I watch just what I eat
But that won't stop me aging
Or put me in the mercy seat
I've seen the darkness
And I've seen the rain
I've seen a crazy wind
Blow over my beaten weathervane
I got a dream in me
That nothing can quite kill
You may try to squash me
I know that's where you get your thrill
And I am gonna get myself up
And shake off these cliches
And I will see myself clear
Living in better days
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