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Anything But
02:57
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when the morning comes
before the sun
will you be up with me my dear?
with the fog still sleeping
on the pond
I watch you put the pins
in your hair
you ripped the sheets
right off the bed and said
'spring has brought new life
to the dead'
yet in this moment
I am anything but
before I die
will I know what lies
behind your skin my dear?
like all your love
and whatever makes it
seem to disappear
you blew the candle out
when you saw the sun
and said 'fall has come
and death has just begun'
yet in this moment
I am anything but
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2. |
Freshwater
03:22
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the sea wrote notes to me
on the shore
the waves have left my body sore
I can't get the salt
out of my mouth
I brought fresh water
but I ran out
she was a lamp for me
and she'd shone me to you
I reflected brightly on all I'd
known to be true
I can't wipe the image from my eyes
the water ripples around my waist
and then reflects the sunrise
and I knew forever I'd regret
the moment i turned my back
on the sunset
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3. |
Sun Sitting
04:26
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big circular sun
we are one
the moon and horizon
are gaining on us
they are coming up close behind
they are coming up close behind
the sun sits by the door
where I live
and he asks me
when he will be
famous and rich
and then he asks me one more question
'do you think i'll go to heaven?'
the sun asked me when again
he might rise
when you stop
greeting the morning
with closed eyes
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4. |
Know Much
03:38
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there's a haze coming down
covering all the people in clouds
and I don't know what it is
because I've never been
one for knowing much
so do I share from the depths
of what I've kept to myself
for so long, is it wrong
(only god knows)
and I suppose that when I need it
he'll let me know
because god knows
I've never been one for knowing much
oh god knows, only god knows...
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5. |
My New Eyes
04:48
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with my new eyes
I'm dancing with a glass of century old wine
when you got older
you got better
and then you died
but my old eyes
fermented like grapes inside my head
my world shook
with every step I took
only time will tell
how many wrinkles my body can hold
you're still so pretty
but I never cared much for gold
though you still breathe
it's no secret that your heart has ceased
long before time ever got the chance
to make you old
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6. |
Trains Underneath
04:05
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sitting with you in the morning
would you be so kind
to share your life with me
we shared the sun
we shared everything
still I feel inclined
to leave behind all I see
like the trains passing underneath
we could never know
where they might be going
like you clinging on to me
you know I want so bad
to keep the time from fleeing
standing with you before I leave
you lean in to kiss my lips
as I begin to drive
a burning begins within my eyes
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7. |
For You
03:15
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beware of the sun
making horizons gold
for this is a mirage
or at least I was told
not to chase it
for fear of losing
what I'd leave behind
so don't ever think of
tomorrow as your home
but dear, stay right here
and I'll carve this moment
into a throne
for you
to rest your pretty self upon
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