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It Seems (I'm Sorry)
03:50
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Half moon on my door, step lightly, trippin' on my head
A shadowed spider weaves his web of woes above my bed
Wind upon the window, well oh well, let's shoot the breeze
Will I-won't I-should I-could I-may I-thank you, please
And nothing ever seems to be as easy as it seems
Nothing's ever easy as it seems
Time it talks in ticks and tocks from clocks upon my wall
I shy away from light of day but shine when nighttime falls
I travel east on city streets, though west is best for me
And I steer clear both far and near
From trendy tracks of tears
And nothing ever seems to be just quite how it appears
Nothing's ever quite how it appears
I'm sorry, I slept in
I've told that same old story again and again
Though I know it's no excuse
I'd still like to propose a truce
If you choose to refuse what I offer in song
Then I just gotta tell you I never meant to do you wrong
Never meant to do you wrong.
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Blood Moon
03:03
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There's a blackness blotting out the sun
(on a blood moon)
With red haze eclipsing ev'ryone
(on a blood moon)
And you know there's nowhere you can run
(on a blood moon)
Such an eerie sight
When it turns the day to night
And rations off the light
You're at the mercy of the stars above
There's no guarantee you'll make it through
(on a blood moon)
With the darkness hanging over you
(on a blood moon)
And you know there's nothing you can do
(on a blood moon)
You'll just have to wait
Sitting like a duck, you're bait
At the hands of fate
To hope the sky won't fall on one and all
The moon is bleeding
There's no way of knowing what's in store
(on a blood moon)
With those shadows cast upon your door
(on a blood moon)
And the tides all crash against the shore
(on a blood moon)
Your hopes start to fade
Now the sky has been betrayed
But don't be afraid
A ring of light still shines for better times
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Well, I may not have much money but I've got enough sense to know
That what you pay for is precious till it's sold
Like a relic at a rummage sale, a bargain half the price
Though most people have picked it over more than twice
Did you sell your soul for something else, my love
Did you find behind your mind
You couldn't take the time to place someone above
Yourself
From expensive experience I know the cost ain't cheap
So don't gamble if your pockets don't run deep
Like blood money for somebody
Someone's loss is someone's gain
But will you wind up with the pleasure or the pain
Did you finally forfeit what you'd won, my love
Did you find it wasn't fair
To cheat somebody of a feeling that was never there
You put a price on my head
You put a price on my heart
You had me marked from the start
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4. |
To The Grooves
03:39
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Wearin' it down to the grooves, a lornful love song
And there's solace in the sorrow of the words
Now I'm waiting by my window watching leaves
Fall from the trees
And I'm taking all the time I need
In knowing what's been heard
Nothin' much better to do but listen to this tune
And let melancholy mold me into something
That I never thought I'd be
But it just ain't up to me
'Cause my misery is muted by the speakers
There's some songs that I can't handle hearing anymore
It's not that I don't dig 'em, that's for sure
They just remind me of someone I used to know
But this new song knows no history of me and her
Though it's strange how it still somehow seems
Familiar
We're all part of the fray in fearing what we've lost
And the loveliness that's all around evades us
Understand that underneath this gloom
there's room to gratify
When our feelings find it hard to hit the surface
Wearing it down to the grooves.
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5. |
Quiet of Night
04:26
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Quiet of night's gonna drive my mind insane
Bringin' me down with a buzzin' on the brain
Having some trouble focusing my eyes
Counting the seconds till the sun will rise
Quiet of night's gonna make me start to cry
Passin' the time with a deck of cards and rye
Outside the clouds are coasting on the sky
Got somethin' for sale, but no one wants to buy
It's happened before, it'll happen again
And it's not gonna stop 'cause there ain't no end
The nights are so long when you don't have a friend
With a smile you can share or an ear you can lend
Quiet of night, you sure as hell are cruel
Liquored an' lonely, that's your only rule
Messin' with thoughts that are racin' 'round my head
Some I should heed and others try to shed
It's happened before, it'll happen again
And it's not gonna stop 'cause there ain't no end
The nights are so cold when you're all alone
And it's makin' me wish I were never born.
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6. |
The Divorce
03:13
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Oh, today I divorce myself from the human race
A disgrace, I'm disgusted by the things I see
Innocence turns to ignorance in such high quantities
Brother please, I want no part of this depravity
Though there's good in your neighbourhood
It don't undo the bad, makes me mad
To think how callousness is commonplace
Scores of sullen people permeate my city streets
And they greet each new stranger with a frowning face
So today I divorce myself from the human race
No saving grace in this growing mire of misery
But I hope someday humanity will bind itself with love
And rise above all of this petty negativity.
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7. |
Fire Brothers Burn
04:00
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Sunlight so bright, feel it graze my glazed eyes
Creeping through cracks in the beer-battered blinds
Floorboards for pillows will help us to rise
The sounds of sweet music still fresh on our minds
Weary from whiskey we drank till the dawn
Cut through the telephone cord in a rage
Overturned tables and chairs on the lawn
Laughing at lessons we won't learn with age
Let the fire brothers burn at both ends
If their flames flicker out or stay lit all depends
On how much they consume in this stale, smokey room
Passin' guitars around, hear those steel strings sound
As the fire brothers burn at both ends
Drinking strong coffee for the fifth morn' this week
Throat's sore from singing too loudly last night
Guitar needs tuning, give the B string a tweak
Just ten hours till me and my brothers get tight
Alright
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8. |
Plenty Of Time
03:02
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I'll stand up for the right to sit around all day
And stare out the window watching daylight slip away
I don't see the need to go, I guess I'll stay
I've got plenty of time, I've got plenty of time
I've got my girl by my side and I'm feelin' fine
Refill of wine, we got plenty of time
Too many people turning time into a race
Clock on the wall is telling me to slow the pace
You're wasting time to change my mind, get off my case
I've got plenty of time, I've got plenty of time
I've got the sun in my eyes and I'm feelin' high
Don't you know why, I've got plenty of time
And I wonder if you'll ever see my way, my friend
Aren't you getting tired of going 'round the bend
Take a deep breath, hold it in and let it out again
Stop rushing through your days, try to make 'em last
Don't worry 'bout the future till the present's past
You gotta live for today because tomorrow comes too fast
I've got plenty of time, I've got plenty of time
I drop the cares from my mind and I feel alright
Day into night, I've got plenty of time
All of the while I've got plenty of time
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9. |
Destroy The Evidence
03:41
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Tear up the letters that he sent you
They've all been rendered past tense
Throw out the pictures and the postcards
Destroy the evidence
You'd like to forget all the old times
You'd like to start again brand new
But first you've got to be quite certain
That he can't be traced back to you
Though he will still remember
While you forget
The love that you once knew
And what he meant to you
But if you happen to discover
There's some memory you've kept
Don't share it with your friends
Destroy the evidence
His heart and faith have both been broken
You choose to ignore these facts
But there's still a crime you have committed
You'd better cover all your tracks
Though he will still remember
While you forget
The love that you once knew
And what he meant to you
But if you happen to discover
There's some memory you've kept
Don't share it with your friends
Destroy the evidence
Avoid your common sense
Destroy the evidence.
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10. |
Resolutions
04:27
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Slept through the new year, I was sad to see the old one go
Didn't get accomplished everything that I had hoped
More broken promises and prayers left unfulfilled
Tried to change a few things but I realized
I didn't have the will
Looked back on months that came as quickly as they went
Wondered what I did with all the time that I had spent
No use in worrying 'bout lost time you can't replace
But it gets so had to greet the dawn and try your best
To put on a fresh face
Raise a glass and ring the bell, the cycle starts again
Frustration, stagnation, reasons to complain
What will the resolutions be this time, my friend
Perhaps to just resign myself to the fact that
Things don't always go as planned.
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11. |
Playing to the Wind
02:44
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I'm just playing to the wind
I'm just singing to a billion burning stars
Though my sound is drowned out by the bustling bars
I'll keep playing to no end
If you decided to drink downtown
You'll find me strumming on a cold and crowded street
To the rhythms of the passing patrons' feet
On their way to buy a round
She won't hear a word I sing
Still, she'll stop to drop a dollar in my case
I'll see a look of satisfaction on her face
Like she's doing the right thing
Standing 'neath the streetlamps that illuminate my Stage of dirty pavement as the passersby take little
Or no notice of my serenade
But I don't mind if they don't pay attention or applaud me, as the wind blows an uproarious response
And the stars seem so attentive
Like their taking in each nuance
Of the music that I've made
Above the taverns packed so tight
I see my audience, the moon, is rising high
I get a full standing ovation in the sky
And take a bow beneath his light
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My lips are wet, my mouth is dry
I've got the full moon in my eye
I didn't mean to say the things I said
A thought caught between the night
And the poison in my head
Running 'round my head
My voice is cracked, my teeth are bared
Poised to attack with words that tear
I didn't choose to hang my blues on you
But I tied the noose by my tongue
Through the tune that I had sung
Oh, the sorry song I'd sung
Another night, another round
Another pint to wash the last one down
Throw down the gloves, throw back a beer
Throw it all away and offend another friend
You held so dear
My breath is fire, my eyes are ice
I'll burn you once, you'll shiver twice
I didn't want to act so cold and cruel
To jeer and taunt you through an empty glass
Upon this barroom stool
And to feel like such a fool
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13. |
Happiest
02:39
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I'm happier now than I've been for a long while
Happier than the first days that we spent
Together and so
I thought you should know
I'm the happiest I've ever been
You're a sight to be seen when I rise in the morning
With a beauty that burns like the light of the sun
Passing over the bed
And that's why I said
I'm the happiest I've ever been
The cynics would say that I'm singing cliches
Let 'em take their shot
'Cause what we share is something so rare
They won't ever know what we've got
And I love you more and more each day
No one else could make me feel this way
At the end of the day I just can't wait to see you
To come home and kiss those sweet lips that I love
In the darkness of night
Our future looks bright
I'm the happiest I've ever been
To know that you're mine
Sends chills down my spine
I'm the happiest I've ever been
With a love light that glows, it grows and it grows
And grows and it grows, grows and it grows...
I'm the happiest I've ever been.
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Jordan Faye Guelph, Ontario
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