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An Apology
As I Fall
Balance
Before the Bridge
Close to None
Give Us the Wind
Grease
Inch of Dust
Long Flight
On the Water
Pinnochio
Swept Inside
The Fountain
The Great Fire
The Happiness of Being Twice
The Ink Well
Tin Man
Tomorrow
Tybee Island
Vireo's Eye
Walking Through That Door
Where I found You
More songs will be added soon!
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AN APOLOGY
This is what I know,
The canopy loss of our home
Is a far cry, while I'm away.
Tethered to finding a rope,
We walk in precarious ways.
And go alone at night
To Misery's bed.
In Misery's bed, we stay.
So far away
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Here in the tremble and pulse,
With the rush and the weight of the world.
I am a cannibal, known,
Begging the lashes to break.
You find me awake in a dream,
A scream in the dark, so it seems.
Or is that just how it leaves?
The shadow I cast now the breeze.
So far away
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So this is how it goes,
With the loss of our canopy home.
That falls with the leaves from the trees,
As we pass.
And I wasn't there in the last,
But I was surely there from the first.
Here, in my chest where you burst,
I keep the crush
And the weight of the world.
So far away
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AS I FALL
I can't touch you anymore,
I can't tell you how I feel, as I fall,
You would walk.
Heavy hearts do bury words
Under promises and "anything you wants," you'll have.
Like a body without warmth,
Feels the blood arrest, and blackens from the cold, I'd cave.
For kings and queens misunderstand,
Heaven isn't held--but takes you by the hand, so I've found.
I can't touch you anymore,
I can't tell you how I feel, as I fall,
You would walk.
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Tame your thoughts and let me in.
Break your callous ways and press me to your skin,
Save a rose.
I'd quell your thoughts and let you win,
Break your savage ways and press you to my skin,
Save a rose.
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I can't touch you anymore,
I can't tell you how i feel, as i fall,
You would walk.
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BALANCE
You can clean around the wound
But if you want it to heal
It just takes time
And you can call up to the moon
But if you want something to change
You've gotta change your life
And take your time
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It just takes time
It just takes time
It just takes time
Hard work and your time
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The sun will leave the room
Will leave you to the night
And that's alright
Because before the morning comes
There's a certain calm
And then there's light
It just takes time
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It just takes time
A little trust and your time
You can change your life
It just takes time
A little trust and your time
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And I can sit and talk
Because I was just like you
So arrogant and brave
Impetuous and blue
But trust me as a friend
And I'll do all that I can do
And I'd do anything for you
Because I want to see you through
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It just takes time
Hard work and your time
You can change your life
It just takes time
A little trust your time
A little trust and your time...
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BEFORE THE BRIDGE
I will walk you home, and i will leave you there
I'll take the books you stole
And leave the heart that bared--this soul
I hope you have what you need
(I hope the moon is listening)
I hope you have what you need
(I gave my soul, my body)
I hope you have what you need
(I hope the moon is listening)
I hope you have what you need
(I gave you soul and body)
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And if things hadn't changed
I would have buried you deep in my arms
And if things had stayed the same
I would have carried you as far as the stars
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Whatever has us now
I can't forget, somehow
For, to forget a love, is to regret
And, what is love, is regret
And, what isn't love is a test
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And if things hadn't changed
I would have buried you deep in my arms
And if things had stayed the same
I would have carried you as far as the stars
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Do you believe in love?
Do you believe in love?
Hold your tongue...
Hold your tongue...
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Whatever has us now
I can't forget, somehow
For, to forget a love, is to regret
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CLOSE TO NONE
You look like you wanted home
Far from god, and close to none
I've been waiting for the sun
To wash away those powdered eyes
And i've been wanting to hear a voice
But not a word from, Madeleine
I've been trying
To get back to you
For some time
Darling, I was simply blind
How the mountains play tricks on our eyes
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The sea has saved
The life you made
The white of waves
The truth of waves
I've been waiting for the sun
To wash away those marble eyes
And i've been wanting to hear a voice
But not a word from...
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You look like you wanted home
And now that I've found you
You're not alone
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Because you know me
And I know you
You know me
And I know you
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GIVE US THE WIND
We set out to find something to hold
When seeking truth the answer is the road
When seeking wisdom the journey is your home
Fight through the wind, fight through the rain
Fight through the cold
We left ourselves behind on dancing wire
The loved ones we left back home will be our choir
Let the doubters be,
The stick, the thorn, the briar
Fight through the wind, fight through the rain
Dance in the fire
Don't bless me
No, don't bless me
We don't want your blessings
Don't bless me
We don't want your blessings
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Give me the pen
Give me the sword
Let me cut away the darkness, and pin it to the wall
Let us sing a song of beauty as before
Give us the wind, give us the wind
Give us the storm
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Pushing back the lake
We found something more
Like a song
In a word
Like the heartbreak of birds
And there, beneath the sand
Looking like the rain
We found some god
And the will to change
We set out to find something to hold
When seeking truth the answer is the road
When seeking wisdom the journey is your home
Fight through the wind, fight through the rain
Fight through the cold
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Give me the pen
Give me the sword
Let me cut away the darkness, and pin it to the wall
Let us sing a song of beauty as before
Give us the wind, give us the wind
Give us the storm
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GREASE
We've been here before
In a gravel lot, by the back door
We move the same
We say the same things
And the same song plays on the radio
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Time for the show
And the road was long and slow
And I'm growing old
I was a boy not long ago
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What happens to youth?
What happened to truth?
What happened to me?
This song won't change a thing
No, but the people want it all
The dancing bear, the bouncing ball
Oh, I hope they want it all...
Or the same song plays on the radio
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Time for the show
And the road was long and slow
And I'm growing old
And the highways take a toll
Time for the show
And the road was long and slow
And I'm growing old
I was a boy not long ago
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INCH OF DUST
A part of me--you have,
A part of me--you hold,
Apart from me--you stand,
And there's parts that you have stole.
You collect them in the cupboards
Like the pieces of a puzzle.
And nest just like a mother,
In the dampness of your sweater.
And it's never put together,
As I've watched you from the window.
Behind the curtains, winter,
Moves slowly as a tether.
To wrap around you tightly,
As lovers will in meadows.
To fall in love with shadows,
Where the snow is all but melted.
And it's never put together,
It's never put together.
Behind the curtains, winter,
Falls slowly as a feather.
A part of you--I have,
The part of you--I hide.
A part of you I hold,
The part you left behind.
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Call on me, I'll be there always
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A part of me--you have,
A part of me--you hold.
Apart from me--you stand,
And there's parts that you have stole.
A part of you--I have,
The part of you--I hide.
A part of you I stole,
The part you left behind.
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LONG FLIGHT
I got back from a long flight,
You said you'd meet me there,
I've been tripping off constellations and stars.
I found you at home, what was our home,
With another man, oh man.
Been keeping you in my heart.
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And so I whispered into your ear,
"What are you thinking about?"
You just looked up at the stars
And so I whispered into your ear,
"Who are you thinking about?"
It couldn't be me
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You can't look me in my eyes anymore,
Without the rivers to tend.
Because you remember our love was true,
But you just needed a hand,
And you can't look me in my eyes anymore,
Without yourself to defend.
You know you hurt me so bad,
Just 'cause you needed a hand.
And I went off and saw things I've never seen,
I really wanted you there.
But you ruined what was love
Just 'cause you needed a hand
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This is the way that it all falls.
This is how I feel,
This is what I need:
You, by me--right here--by me,
Right now.
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And so I whispered into your ear,
"What are you thinking about?"
You just looked up at the stars
And so I whispered into your ear,
"Who are you thinking about?"
It couldn't be me
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You can't look me in my eyes anymore,
Without the rivers to tend,
'Cause you remember our love was true,
But you just needed a hand.
And you can't look me in my eyes anymore,
Without yourself to defend.
You know you hurt me so bad,
Just 'cause you needed a hand.
And I went off and saw things I've never seen,
I really wanted you there.
But you ruined what was love,
Just 'cause you needed a hand
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Just 'cause you needed a hand.
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ON THE WATER
There are the moments that we save
And the dreams that fade away
And sometimes they come together
And we can walk through the room we made, in the winter
On a bed, made of feather
When our hands held the answers
To life and love and nothing
To life and love, and some things
You just can't pull away
I waited for an answer
You turned towards me, leaving
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Body of Mine
Body of Christ
The tongue is left to dine
And takes it's precious time
Your body alive
My body on fire
Give me the chance to burn
One last time
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Watching from the shore
A house caught in storm--breathes for the morning
And calls us, without warning
And pleads
To the light in your eyes
"Never stop your lanterns burning..."
I shield you like a candle
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Body of Mine
Body of Christ
Can I be the one who saves your life?
Your body alive
My body on fire
Can I be the one you hold tonight?
Can I be the one?
Can I be the one you hold tonight?
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PINNOCHIO
From a hole in the floor -- to a fountain of youth
You stepped to the door -- all your hair in your hands
Wet through the shoes, and the calendar spun
On the porch -- by the moon
Your words trailing off like a fading balloon
Today, you became real
In the quiet light, you stayed
And the child you found, you changed
With your head in your hands, you sang
You sang in deep blues by the window pane
With the whole world crashing into your skull
You found the darkest place to lay your weary head
And you sang Oooh...
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SWEPT INSIDE
By the shattered calls of a mother's arms,
All swept-inside like the rosary,
That fell away when her girlish charms,
Cried out to take on motherhood,
She waits by the windowsill,
All wrapped in white and puzzling,
What happened to the child inside?
Who ran the streets and the days at night...
She says, "Nothing seems the same."
and, "I can't change a thing."
"My body's like a wave, breaking to the sea."
She says, "Everything seems strange."
Locked behind the years,
But life is ours to find, in the days at night.
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There passes a stranger every eve,
Who walks himself on a silver-leash,
And in his head, the worlds asleep,
Or, so the wrinkles in his hands believe,
When he was young, he had a dream,
To be a star, on the movie-screen.
Now it all seems a silly lie,
As he walks alone,
And, the days on fire.
He says, "Nothing seems the same."
and, "I can't feel a thing."
"My bodies like a wave, caving in on me"
He says, "Everything seems strange."
Holding back the tears.
And he smiles just like a child, In the days at night.
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Mother of song,
You'll find the right way
To cherish in dreams.
All of the small things.
Father in time,
You'll find a world
That's so perfect and calm.
All of the small things.
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THE FOUNTAIN
He sits low, in a shady grove
Where the trees arc slow, in the shape of 'you know'
Marble stairwells, waterfalls, egrets' heads and open arms
Whistling through his pensive teeth, the scene is set to peak
Like how the desert meets the reef
And steals the heart--of the thief
She walks slow, past the reach of home
In a Western World, far from the things she knows
Hanging gardens, patterned walls, the books of Rilke, orchestras
Motioning to the slow refrain, the soul is set to gain
Or swallow it whole
The causal chain--of human loam
And as seasons go, it's a lot like this
He reasons for a look, then a glance
To the path, where she passed
From the page of a book, to a perch in the grass
And as meetings go, it's a lot like this
She tiptoes from the path, to the edge of the page
Where she dared--to be asked
What's in a name?
What is your name?
And if you let me know
I won't be alone, I won't be alone
And if you have the time to talk to…
I won't doubt you
And if I let you know
I won't be alone, I won't be alone
And if you start to fall
I'll be here to catch you
Turning around, he sighs, "will you sit next to me?"
Motioning forward, she replies, "will you walk next to me?"
"I know my lines, and there's a lot less space and a little bit of time"
"I know the play--it's fine"
Echoing herself, she says, "will you walk close to me?"
Holding his smile, he replies, "what more would you ask of me?"
"I know my mind, and there's a lot less space and a little bit of time"
"I know the way--It's fine"
He's wasting time, you gotta take it slow
May never get a chance like this
And she knows he's wasting time
And she loves the way he tries
Even though she knows the lines
She's taking time, you gotta let things grow
May never have a chance like this
And he knows she takes her time
And he keeps along her side
All hopes to keep along her side
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THE GREAT FIRE
I can't ask you now
But if I could, I'd say the same
I can't be the wound you wear to sleep, always
I can't watch you dream
Beside a fire
You made to leave
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But, if you let me be there, again
If you let me be there, again
If you let me be there, again
I'll be still, won't say a word
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And, I will wait tonight
Along a pier, alone in light
And, I will wait in sight, for you to call
In purple night
But, I can't watch you dream
Beside a fire
You made to leave
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But, if you let me be there, again
If you let me be there, again
If you let me be there, again
I'll be still, won't say a word
If you let me be there, again
I'll be still, won't say a word
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THE HAPPINESS OF BEING TWICE
You walk in the park as the setting sun
And sit as a stone till the day is done
You build us a house from sticks and shrubs
And huddle inside till I come home
There's a saying where I come from
No mistake is truly wrong
As the hole in my heart is where you fit
Your casual limbs inside my ribs
That's what we call life
For the first time I feel just right
That's how we fall light
That's why we share life
For the happiness of being twice
Half of a flawed kite
Come and catch me
I'm razor-like in half sleep
Try and find me
I'm deep in the shallows
You can save me from the throes
Of winter nights in summer clothes
You can have my life, my rose
For feathers and hallways
And you teach me still
And you hold me dear
You unleash my will
And you always find me here
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THE INK WELL
Looking back, without, not in me
All I have are these sad stories
Something said, to keep you laughing
Deep in bed, a lover's quarry
When you awoke, you whispered softly
What you said, wasn't meant for me
Grief, is in your wicked eyes
Just like the day we said "goodbye"
Lucky for me, the door you've chosen--is open
Now, my heart is broken
And I don't have to worry
You were always stronger than me
The ghost of you still haunts me, at night
That's enough to keep me happy, sometimes
And I don't have to worry
Whether or not you're waiting for me
You can't make someone love you
You just can't make someone love you
Grief, is in your wicked eyes
Just like the day we said, "goodbye"
You on the roof, and I, below you
I had so much to show you
Grief, is in your "caring" eyes
Just like the day we said, "goodbye"
Lucky for me, the door you've chosen--is broken
Now, my heart is open
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TIN MAN
You couldn't possibly know how much you meant to me.
You couldn't honestly look inside my tarot.
You couldn't possibly find it in you heart to forgive me.
You are the savage sun and scarecrow.
And time -- goes by.
And you've got a lot to learn, in your life.
And the heart's not inside.
And I've got to find the one that's just right.
You offer all amends in hopes of saving me.
You never imagined I could be strong without you.
You offer me a branch of peace that bleeds through.
The thorns that welcomed me -- now speak truth.
I am the Tin Man.
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TOMORROW
We've known each other for a long time
Though you had me from the first
I told you all of my secrets
I wish I had them back now
But what's a man to do
When a man can't be true?
I can't call you up anymore
Just like to know you, have you around
I can't build you up anymore
Cause' when I do, you let me down
And maybe she'll call
And maybe she won't
I'm sorry, I'm saying sorry
Every time we talk
I just want you around…
Baby, you stole my heart
I need it back, now
I need it back, now
But what's a man to do
If a man can't be true
You tell me, what's a man to do?
Try and get it back now
And maybe she'll call
And maybe she won't
I'm sorry, I'm saying sorry
Every time we talk
Hey young lovely
I just want you around
Baby you stole my heart
I need it back now
I need it back now...
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TYBEE ISLAND
No illusions
No replays
Heads are watching, currents wave
Bodies huddle
Birthing flame
I'm a watchman
I'm a slave
Now I'm safe
Now I'm grave
Now I'm safe
And I walk away
If my head slips beneath the sand...
If my head slips beneath the sand.....
If my head slips beneath the sand.......
If my head slips beneath the sand.........
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VIREO'S EYE
A loose, and hazy time
When you were not my clementine
And I was not you're diamond's eye.
Bereft, as daisies lie
For our love was lost in style
You were strong, I was a child.
We, we're not kings here.
We're not kings here.
We're just strangers.
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And Love, has died in song
Carried down by ancient tongues
Ferried round the water's thrum
And winds, along a line
Along a whirl, a lonely girl
To be, to see, to sweat, and bleed
To fall, on your sword--on your sword
On your word
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Be still, by my side
For you are not my clementine
And I am not your diamond's eye.
To sleep!
By right of you, I can't endure
In light of things, I can't ignore
In spite of all the roses thorns, and hopeless words
We, we're not kings here
We're not kings here
We're just strangers
And angels.
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WALKING THROUGH THAT DOOR
As processions fade,
New hearts doubt.
But you are Golden and no one questions it.
But who you fake and how you sound,
Asks the best of men
To share your sentiment
I want to be the one to help you find those years
That you've been talking about.
Dreaming of the South
And all those lost goodbyes,
And all those lonely tears,
You never got to cry,
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It never works out right,
Unless you're one to follow.
Where the silence takes too long,
When the night falls--when the night falls oh so slow,
And caution isn't ours.
When the night falls--when the night falls oh so low,
We may lose control.
I want to be the one to help you find those years
That you've been talking about.
Dreaming of the South
And all those lonely nights,
And all those lost goodbyes,
You never got to sigh.
I want to be the one to help you find those dreams
Because you've been hanging around,
Talking about the South,
And all those balmy nights,
And all those lonely songs,
You never got to write.
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And I'll hold your hand as I walk you through that door,
I'll hold your hand as you held my hand as I walk you through the door
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WHERE I FOUND YOU
I remember your smile
The smell of your skin
The way that you walked
And laughed
And I remember our room
And coming home to you
I remember our room
And you
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Look back
Hold onto the last
Don't let today push out the past
You've gotta look back, look back
Hold on 'til the last
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I remember the drive
With and without you
One road I took to catch you
The other road I took to leave you, where I found you
And I remember that day
We sat in some strange bar
With nothing much to say
Nothing at all
I loved you
And I still do
You know I loved you
And I still do
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Look back
Hold onto the last
Don't let today push out the past
You've gotta look back, look back
Hold on 'til the last
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I loved you
And I still do
You know I loved you
And I still do
Look back, look back
Look back
Hold on 'til the last
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