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Prelude
00:53
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Bones of the Earth
03:40
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Lines upon lines in your hands and your mind
taking the torch from the last one you find
I can see the future waves crashing through time
feet in the water like bones of the earth
giving a gift while taking a curse
they are the memories we are the pictures we leave
it's eternity only a breath we breathe
all my history keeps passing me
like flashing lights of a city
looking out the window of a car.
The bones of the Earth, are here after you've gone,
And the Universe goes on and on.
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3. |
1950
04:04
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You were born the same year as Tom Petty.
Spinning records day and night.
Park rose poor boy and a killer with paper and pen.
Drawing pictures in kid prison, mind prison, kid prison.
Every generation looks back to see a reflection
it's not a vacation when you're declining in the middle
what you have passed along the good, the bad I keep with me
leave a light on above the hurt illuminates the curse.
Just like you I'm not a key or a sprocket or a wheel.
Just like you I'm so thankful I can feel.
You were born the same year as Stevie Wonder.
You always flipped the bird to the man.
Out there fishing the stream eternal.
You're in your element as you call it.
You've escaped this population in mind prison.
Hate prison. Race prison. Mind prison. Kid prison.
You were born the same year as Tom Petty.
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4. |
Once More
05:40
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Once more with feeling son these memories can't be undone.
did you give it all you had? did you give it all you had?
Take the stage with an open heart even when things fall apart
did you give it all you had? did you give it all you had?
Will you know when it's genuine?
Can you spot when it's derivative?
Will you give it all you have?
Did he do it for the drugs or the money?
Well we know he didn't do it for the money.
But we gave it all we had. Yeah we gave it all we had.
No he did it for the love and the honey, and bitter pages turned in this Bitter book.
We gave it all we had like he gave it all he had.
If it's something you can't stop doing you'd better be ready for ruin.
You may look back on this bitterly.
You'll be old and unknown just like me.
Once more with feeling son.
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5. |
The Heart
03:02
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Follow that calling for as long as you can
if you become too attached to the outcome
take another look and remember where you started from.
If your vanity matters a little too much
the art gets diminished and loses the heart.
Ain’t no use in explaining this thing without a name
what you call it doesn't change a thing
for its time we set off or we might miss that train.
And no one ever said it's a simple thing
stuck in the middle of nowhere alone in this rain
from ice age to desert the sun had burnt out
when this old world is ending, we're happy holding hands.
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6. |
$100 Shirt
02:51
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Fancy things are fine with me
if you feel good then I'm glad
walking around in your Sunday Best
you're always looking overdressed.
A poor country boy like me
is mostly proud of things that you can't see.
But when Friday comes around and the work is done,
time to grab the band and get it done.
I ain't classy but I clean up nice
when folks come out at night
so when you spill that drink on me
and I gave you a fighting smirk
buddy I ain't trying to be no jerk.
Don't touch my $100 shirt.
That's the price ain't what it's worth.
Don't touch my hundred-dollar shirt.
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7. |
Breath
08:25
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Can I pour you another glass
you want to stay a little while
let me hold you till you're free
you want to stay a little while
so take a deep breath
why don't you stay a little while
and let me stop the noise in your head
we can pretend we aren't alive
I wanted to talk to you, but the cat she got my tongue
I know you're dying inside; baby so am I
Take a deep breath
why don't you stay a little while
and let me stop the noise in your head
we can pretend we aren't alive.
I see the streetlights, from your living room window
and I hope this doesn't end, because I can't keep losing time.
Do you remember the cold? I remember the cold.
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8. |
What Kind Of Man
07:42
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When you stretch and you get pushed
and you become elastic man
is that what she wanted is what she needed
for you to bend to her every need
and to retain the shape you had
when she won't talk but you have to listen
and you become the mind reading man
if that's what she wanted if that's what she needed
well I don’t know
what kind of man do you need today
call me anytime call me anything
just be sure to make up your mind
what kind of man do you need today.
When your bank account tells you bad news
then I’ll become your money man
when that old day gets the best to you
I shut my mouth I’ll be your listening man.
If that's what you wanted,
‘cuz that's what you needed,
well I don't know.
There's just one thing to keep in mind
is I can't be all kind of man at the same time
yeah just one thing you keep in mind
is I can't be all kind of man at the same time.
what kind of man do you need today.
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9. |
End Transmission
05:02
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End transmission I can talk no more
the silence of my radio was awful
the physics of my sonic freeway dying
end transmission I can talk no more.
They try to sell you your own mind
every want and need till we die
algorithms watching us divide
afraid we won't wake up in time
End transmission I can talk no more
the silence of my radio was awful
the physics of my sonic freeway dying
end transmission I can talk no more.
You can't remove the screen from your eyes
fact is truthful, fiction lies
they only wish to watch us divide
and know that we won't wake up in time
end transmission I can talk no more
silence of my radio is awful
physics of my sonic freeway dying
end transmission I can talk no more no more.
You old nostalgic fools, you miss talking in the same room
put your eyes back on me, I'm selling what you need
look now look at me, I can fill all that's empty
now why would I lie to you, you can be perfect too
in this brave, brave New World
it's for you. it's all for you.
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10. |
Midlife
05:56
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I don't want to talk about it no more
I got nothing left to say
cuz I'm all out of ammunition tonight
well you stare at me for an hour
expecting me to fill in the blanks
now you're burning a hole in my head
but you're not saying anything.
If we are doomed cursed and lost
let's have a little fun before we're gone
I got front row seats to a midlife crisis
are you living now before you...
Now let's throw away another night waste it on a stupid fight
forget all the good parts of us and kiss it all away.
Well you turn on the talking tube
watch you while I write these words
you told me you know you're right
but I could see the truth in your eyes.
If we are doomed cursed and lost
let's have a little fun before we're gone
I've got front row seats to a midlife crisis
are you living now before you...
Well we've taken a significant loss
come to a river that we can't cross
yeah we're working hard night and day
from the unfortunate loss of the boss
now we work till we feel like we drop
stay up late you get killed by a cop
why you always so reckless young man
you should be growing up but you're not.
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11. |
Temporary Gift
06:30
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I can see it so much clearer when it’s freezing.
It’s all temporary, when it’s freezing.
My love it goes on and on for you
even though I don't always do what I ought to
all them nights I never thought we'd ever make it through
but the reasons hold even in the cold morning dew
in the cold morning dew
keep your eyes on mine
we’re on the blurry lines
between this life and sleep you find
a temporary gift
so don’t go wasting it
it's all temporary
don't go wasting it
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Ships to Roam Mc Minnville, Oregon
Ships to Roam creates a unique, eclectic blend of Northwest indie folk and alternative country.
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