1. |
Too Far To Go
04:01
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It’s too far to go
she said on the phone.
So I paced by my bed
completely alone.
And I see red
wherever I roam
late one night
she came back.
She said I bought new shoes,
a-ones without holes.
Then I found my muse
deep in those soles.
It’s a long way down,
that walk across town.
She stood up
late one night.
It’s too far to go X 8
You call me your friend
the one in your know.
But what doesn’t bend
gets caught undertow.
I asked for a lend
denied again and again.
Late one night
I stood up.
I said it’s not that far
that walk across town
take a break at your car
for your long way down
it’s too far to go X 3
Break things apart
they’ll begin to show.
She said it’s like your heart
it’s warm and moves slow.
The rain stops and starts
bends time here below.
Late one night, I came back.
It’s too far to go X 8
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2. |
The Rain Can't Help It
02:39
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It won’t stop raining today.
It’s been three days, that's 72 hours.
It’s coming down, encouraging my frown,
and nothing is good enough right now.
But the rain can’t help it.
The rain can’t help itself,
but we can.
The rain can’t help it
The rain can't help it itself,
but we can.
We live, in a rainforest,
without the forest, tell me what to make of that.
He sits, soaked down on the ground.
He's been there too many days to count.
But the rain can’t help it.
The rain can’t help itself,
but we can.
The rain can’t help it.
The rain can’t help itself,
but we can.
The rain can’t help it.
The rain can’t help itself,
but we can
Woh oh oh we can.
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3. |
Mirrorball
04:07
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Bars in the windows
And ants on the table
Mixed in with
My mashed potatoes.
And the leftover downpour
Brings down the mountain dirt
To my feet.
I wanna go back
To my mirror ball.
From the rooftop
Hangs light on the wall.
We made the sun disappear.
The lizards slither and are to near to me.
The potholes wake me up and then I see,
My shallow fear,
Floating downstream
I stand ashore, and wave goodbye,
To the bars in the windows,
And ants on the tables,
Mixed in with,
My mashed potatoes.
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4. |
Bittersweet
03:23
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Surrounded by white walls
Blankets full of summer heat
Silently she saw the sun
Standing in stillness
Soft scents are circling
They saturated her sad skin
Now that he’s gone for good
I sing, I sing in celebration
A-oh oh oh a-oh oh
A-oh oh oh a-oh oh
This victory is bittersweet
As she’s left alone to feel her defeat
Seeing from soundless sills
She looks out onto grey solid streets
Bridge
I never knew what to say
So I wrote her a letter
And if she ever moved away
I'd never forget her
I never knew what to say
So I wrote her a letter
And if she ever flew away
I'd never forget
A-oh oh oh a-oh oh
A-oh oh oh a-oh oh
The crows are nodding their heads
In agreement from their peak
They call and caw in conspiracy
And I sing I sing in celebration
I sing I sing in celebration
I sing I sing in celebration
A-oh oh oh a-oh oh
A-oh oh oh a-oh oh
A-oh oh oh a-oh oh
A-oh oh oh a-oh oh
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5. |
We Wrote This
03:03
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You wrote this,
but I liked it
So now I play it
in my room for you
We wrote this,
cuz you revealed it to me
I added lyrics
to your piece
My head spins, spins spins around
It won’t stop and settle down.
I wish we could have settled down
Together
You wrote this,
You gave it to me
And I will take it
It’s all I need
We wrote this,
We existed happily
When we said goodbye
We made peace
You wrote this,
but I liked it
So now I play it
in my room for you
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6. |
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It's cold out side
Black ice on the ground.
It’s cold outside
Orange lights are spying down
It’s cold outside
Wishin’ you were around
In the streets of Winnipeg.
There's snow outside
fallen leaves long-dead underground.
There’s snow outside
fairy lights all around
There’s snow outside
wishin you weren’t so down
in the streets of Winnipeg.
But when the sun shines brightly
It bounces off the white
And fills us up with joy
So we don’t forget, no please don’t forget
Aohhhh, don’t forget
To love
It’s bright outside
the sunshine squints in my eyes
It’s bright outside
make sure you say goodbye
Its bright outside
I’ve been waiting for the tide
in the streets of Winnipeg
But when the sun shines brightly
It bounces off the white
And fills us up with joy
So we don’t forget, no please don’t forget
Aohhhh, don’t forget
To love
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7. |
Outta Nowhere
03:19
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She said, I wanna see you tonight.
This night is perfect.
It’s warm, it’s scented for this time of summertime.
Walking our hands collide,
Year after year…time’s not looking aside.
You so casual,
Sexy I can’t concentrate.
You lean into my ear to speak
Your breath, it’s warm it’s scented for this time of summertime.
Moving from face to face,
Year after year…this one will not be erased.
And on this perfect night,
You sit easy, next to me.
Did you notice I had troubles with speech?
At this time, at this time of summertime.
Tripping from thought to place,
Year after year…this time cannot be replaced.
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8. |
Revolutionary
04:05
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I can change, I know.
You can change too, but it’s up to you.
We can change, ya know.
Break these chains that claim there’s nothing more to know.
This silence, is killin’ me
So be brave speak up, for what you wish to see.
Speak out
against tyranny, hypocrisy.
Speak out
for equality, true democracy.
There's so much more for us to know.
When the day gets dark, and life gets low.
I’ll take your hand, we’ll go.
Cuz we got dreams to grow, many seeds to sow.
This violence, is killin’ us.
So be brave speak up, come on kick up a fuss.
Speak out
against tyranny, hypocrisy.
Speak out
for equality, true democracy.
The flowers on the table are slowly wilting.
They’ll die then disappear but always know to fear nothing.
So don’t be afraid
to be revolutionary.
This silence, is killin’ us.
So be brave speak up, come on kick up a fuss.
Speak out
against tyranny, hypocrisy.
Speak out
for equality, true democracy.
Speak out
speak out
speak out
speak out.
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9. |
Happy Birthday Goodbye
05:23
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The falls come again
but this time
you’re here with me
Bright red on the ground
the sun is no where to be found
She left us last year
Happy birthday funeral
Look up in the sky
the blue is hidden from our eyes
The yellows and browns
soon they won’t
make a sound
They leave every year
Happy birthday funeral
Say your goodbyes
Say your goodbyes
She laughed like a stream
she walked like a bird
dressed for a ball
She played hide and seek
with the truth
Just like you and me
She left us last year
Happy birthday funeral
You stood by her side
looked into her eyes
as she cried
Her hands held in yours
You wished time, you wished time, you wished time…
would give you more
They leave every year
Happy birthday funeral
Say your goodbyes
Say your goodbyes
Say your goodbyes
Say your goodbyes
The falls come again
but this time
you’re here with me
this time
you're here with me
you're here with me
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10. |
Magnolia
03:38
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Magnolia, magnolia
covered in rain.
Magnolia, magnolia
will you come and play my game?
Magnolia, magnolia
we could all learn something from you.
Blossoming you grow
so beautifully and slow.
A-oh oh A-oh oh oo-oh oh
A-oh oh A-oh oh oo-oh oh
Bicycle oh bicycle
covered in rain.
Bicycle oh bicycle
will you come and play my game?
Bicycle oh bicycle
we could all learn something from you.
Rolling down the road
silently you go ah oh
Ah-oh Ah-oh oh Ah-oh oh, ooo oh oh oh
Ah-oh Ah-oh oh Ah-oh oh, ooo oh oh oh
Ah-oh Ah-oh oh Ah-oh oh, ooo oh oh oh
Ah-oh Ah-oh oh Ah-oh oh, ooo oh oh oh
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11. |
One Of My Friends
03:49
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I wish I could figure out
what was going wrong with me.
Cuz I walk around town like an old lady.
One of my friends told me the other day
that I should stop singing other peoples' songs.
Why don't you just fuck off and let me be
But I didn't say so.
Cuz I will figure it all out for myself
eventually.
I wish I could figure out
what was going right in this world.
Cuz i look around and what I see
is people in the streets begging for money.
And one of my friends told me the other day
that I should stop
eating meat.
Why don't you just fuck off and let me be.
But I didn't say so.
Cuz i will figure it all out for myself
eventually.
One of my friends, one of my friends
One of my friends one of my friends one of my friends
I wish I could figure out
what was going wrong with you.
Cuz you seem to be really attached
to telling me what to do.
One of my friends told me the other day
that I should stop and write this song.
And I thought, why don't you, why don't you,
why don't you let me know be?
Cuz I will figure it all out for myself eventually.
And be happy, be happy,
be happy, be happy.
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