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In Orbit
04:44
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You and I in orbit
around a blinding sun
waiting for collision
into the night we run
Two heavenly bodies
dangling in the dusk
We linger lonely hours
in structures made to rust
and interplanetary dust
We don’t know but we’ll find out
Before the morning comes about
We’ll be a blazing afternoon
But tomorrow will be yesterday soon
Let your shadow lead you
through empty Sunday streets
we’re just ripples in the lake
at the shore they’ll meet
Like a newborn crying
crying to the light
We will be calling our names
Crying in all our might
We don’t know but we’ll find out
Before the morning comes about
We’ll be a blazing afternoon
But tomorrow will be yesterday soon,
yesterday soon
We don’t know but we’ll find out
Before the morning comes about
We’ll be a blazing afternoon
‘cause tomorrow will be yesterday soon
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2. |
Praise Of Boredom
04:11
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You thought you found some time to play
and to see some sun in May
But they found a way to make you pay; and you paid!
And now they've got you workin' on a Saturday
People hurry to be late
Today's another day to wait
Boredom is a right of us all
Gimme life and life gimme more
I won't open up that door
Boredom is a right of us all
Bulls & bears they make you run
like banks & bosses try to keep you dumb
Me, I just want my portion in the sun, in the sun!
See me sittin' in the sand when they point the gun
People, hurry to be late
Today's another day to wait
Boredom is a right of us all
Gimme life and life gimme more
I won't open up that door
Boredom is a right of us all
People, hurry to be late
Today's another day to wait
Boredom is a right of us all
Gimme life and life gimme more
I won't open up that door
Boredom is a right of us all
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3. |
Eurydice
04:16
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Follow me sweet Eurydice
we’re on our way out of the dark
Though my senses have a way of deceiving me
I feel your presence clear and stark
Two riders riding to the sun
If we don’t make it, consider my life undone
On our way to glory, will we hold our heads too high?
Will we fall before we ever see the sky?
Follow me sweet Eurydice
we’re on our way into the light
I’ve been misinformed many times before
but this time I know I got it right
Two branches falling from the tree
Some call it excess, I call it destiny
On our way to glory, will we hold our heads too high?
What will be our story when this is nothing but a lie?
Are you still with me, Eurydice?
I think we’re almost there
The only thing that keeps me going is the sound
of your footsteps on these stairs
Two riders riding to the sun
if we don’t make it, consider my life undone
On our way to glory, will we hold our heads too high?
Will we fall before we ever see the sky?
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4. |
The Leaving
03:37
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He packed his bags
kissed his sleeping wife and kids goodbye
Never coming back
he whispered to himself and cried
He grabbed his coat
whiskey, keys and cigarettes
Turned the lamp down low
in the reflection of the tv-set he saw his silhouette
Ain’t this what you wanted
ain’t this what you’ve been waiting for, craving for?
Don’t you hesitate now
Just keep walking to the door, and nothing more
He stepped outside
and let the winter night beat down on him
He felt the cold
slowly creeping into his limbs
Ain’t this what you wanted
ain’t this what you’ve been waiting for, craving for?
Don’t you hesitate now
It’s too late now, shut the door
yes shut that door
He got into his car
turned the radio as loud as it could go
Headlights off
he drove off crying into the snow
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5. |
Forever Sunday
02:33
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Drown me in your black bed sheets
Hide me from the swarming streets
‘Cause they don’t know what we need
So clean your nose, roll up your sleeve
Forever Sunday
Forever Sunday
Everyday my way, hey hey
Tonight we’ll take the car and drive
Like these are the last days of our lives
I want to know just how it feels
To let go of the wheel
Forever Sunday
Forever Sunday
Everyday my way, hey hey
Forever Sunday
Forever Sunday
Everyday my way, hey hey
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6. |
She Won't Tell
02:49
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Look out, here she comes
She’s got the full moon in her eye
Look out, here she comes
she ain’t gonna pass you by
Oh God, here she comes
Boy, don’t you lose your head
Oh, you know well she won’t tell
Oh yeah, you know damn well
You’re a dog and she’s the bone
But don’t you forget
You got a sweet girl at home
Oh God, here she comes
Boy, don’t you lose your head
Oh, you know well she won’t tell
Red lips, white skirt
& long black leather boots
my my, hell yeah,
you want a taste of that fruit
You’re a man & you know you can
Boy, don’t you lose your head
Oh, you know well she won’t tell
Oh, you know well
Oh , you know well
Oh, you know well she won’t tell
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7. |
A Violet Goodbye
03:10
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I go out when drapes are drawn
Walk the streets until dawn
I’m awake for days on end
Smoke cigarettes with a trembling hand
Now the skyline flags out a violet goodbye
Been listening to Mr. Townes van Zandt
Sure gets me down but I feel he understands
To live a rambling life without a home
is to be around people but still be alone
Now the skyline flags out a violet goodbye
All the windows of houses I used to pass everyday
they stare at me with stranger’s eyes
Think I’ll just gonna lay my splintered bones on the cold wet stone
and lay here for a while, lay here for a while
Trying not to give in to that one big fear
that I gave this city my best years
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8. |
Dreamless Slumbers
04:04
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Somebody drag me out of this town
on an ambulance bed ‘cause I don’t even wanna touch the ground
Cause in these streets it always seems to rain
I’m desperate for change but everything just stays the same
I’ve been drinking too fast, thinking too slow
finishing up last & sinking to low
I wanna run with the wild ones
I wanna run with the wild ones, rolling down the road
I used to be such a quiet boy
now I’m just looking for things to destroy
(I’d better) start counting my days, start counting my numbers
‘cause your days around here are nothing but dreamless slumbers
I should be floating
on some Asian river, staring at the stars
Or on some South-American mountain range,
hitting guerilla bars
(But instead I’m) spending my prime at the assembly line,
trading my time for a handful of dimes
Death sits at the window
tapping his feet to the beat of the clock
and he don’t stop
He just smiles at passersby
giving me the eye and he says:
Start counting your days, start counting your numbers
‘cause your days around here are nothing but dreamless slumbers
Start counting your days, start counting your numbers
‘cause your days around here are nothing but dreamless slumbers
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Persephone
04:15
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The return of her servant Persephone patiently awaits
plunged in her throne like a diamond in a jewel case
And I carefully make my way through the maze of here crossed legged maids
watching me like perfumed birds of prey
I’ve got a feeling that I could die
if I could see her alone tonight
in the master bedroom or a garden shack
I will do everything I can
to be beyond her command
even if I’ll never make my way back
She knows it takes no time to demoralize
Her sweet daddy is the king and she’s seen it with her own eyes
Heroes feast beneath her gaze, seeing only her sweet face
They don’t know she’s got ‘em all in her sway
I’ve got a feeling that I could die
if I could see her alone tonight
in the master bedroom or a garden shack
I will do everything I can
to be beyond her command
even if I’ll never make my way back
I’ve got a feeling that I could die
if I could see her alone tonight
in the master bedroom or a garden shack
I will do everything I can
to be beyond her command
and I’ll never make my way back
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Evelyn
04:09
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Pick yourself from off the floor and find yourself a plan
Slam the door and scream some more ‘till someone understands
And Evelyn tries, Evelyn tries
Every night under city lights you sell them what you’ve got
Dig a hole deep in your sole and hide there what you’re not
And Evelyn lies, Evelyn lies
This is the place where you belong
This is the taste that tastes so strong, so strong
The right time to escape always seems to pass you by
Dig up all those tears of joy buried in your mind
And Evelyn sighs, Evelyn sighs
So close so many times, you can’t even count
waiting only to believe in something that you found
And Evelyn cries, Evelyn cries
This is the place where you belong
This is the taste that tastes so strong, so strong
This is the place where you belong
This is the taste that tastes so strong
Pick yourself from off the floor and find yourself a plan
No more sorrow, no more tears, you tell yourself again
And Evelyn dies, Evelyn dies
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I’ve got a love I rarely see
she’s from the dark side of town
On certain Sunday afternoons
she likes to come around
She’s got a love for big bright lights
so I take her downtown
I drive her there in my mother’s car
but mostly we just drive around
‘Round and round, and round and round…
Round and round and round
We sit in silence side by side
and gently make our miles
I never ask her how she feels
and she answers with the faintest smiles
Her father died in the winter of ‘92
when she was just a child
Little bare feet in the snow
ever since running wild
‘Round and round, and round and round…
Round and round and round
I’ve got a love I rarely see
So I just drive around
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Met a girl last night
she was cool, she was bright
she knew all the books that I read
But when I said
babe, I like my stories sad
she jumped right-a-way outta my bed
The signs were right but my ways were wrong
I’m good for an hour but an night's too long
You’ve gotta find yourself a man who’s got himself a plan
Before I learn to love I’ll be dead and gone
Met a girl last week
she was young, she was sweet
She said she liked the way I held my guitar
But when I took her to my car
she said she wouldn’t drive too far
So I dropped my keys and headed straight for the bar
The signs were right but my ways were wrong
I’m good for an hour but an night’s too long
You’ve gotta find yourself a man who’s got himself a plan
Before I learn to love I’ll be dead and gone
The signs were right but my ways were wrong
I’m good for an hour but an night’s too long
You’ve gotta find yourself a man who’s got himself a plan
Before I learn to love I’ll be dead and gone
(I’ll say it again)
Before I learn to love I’ll be dead and gone
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13. |
False Injuries
03:34
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Shake the fake apostles from their beds
You say you don’t know them
You’re collecting fossils in your head
But you don’t show them
Cover up your wry smile
And your deck of dirty cards
Lying to the queen of hearts
Always wanted to play the drums
But got a violin instead
Never thought you’d eat the crumbs
Of your rotten bread
And don’t expect a warm welcome home
Or soothing words of righteous ones
Go home and feed the black swans
All the thoughts you try to convey
Are flying ‘round in a circular way
Go pet the stray cats in your alleyway
Who’s gonna be left behind alone?
Who’s gonna miss you when you’re gone?
Find a name for your disease
And I will cure it
Show me your false injuries
‘cause I adore it
Write a song and I’ll sing along
Raise our glass to the empty chairs
and our inescapable despair
Sent my regards to apologies well staged,
your eloquent use of clichés well aged,
the sacrifice for your gods enraged
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14. |
To The River
03:34
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Take me down to the river
where I can see eternity
Lay me down in that old field
where I can rest peacefully
And the dreams that filled our head
shine like start tonight & echo in the sky
Can’t count all the times
I thought I had it all, like pictures on the wall
Take me down to the river
where we ran when we were young
See them float on the water
passing by, like our lives
And the dreams that filled our head
shine like start tonight & echo in the sky
Can’t count all the times
I thought I had it all, like pictures on the wall
Take me down to the river
where I can see eternity
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