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The Birds
03:43
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Desexed and unwound
asleep without a sound
Desexed and unwound
breathing sweet freedom from the pound
When the birds come back North, we will track them down at dawn
Wage a war on every hunter, barking louder till they’re gone
So all the bugs in the dirt, digging it down to Earth, can ride on
Desexed and unwound
asleep without a sound
Desexed and unwound
breathing sweet freedom from the pound
When the birds come back North we will track them down at dawn
Wage a war on every hunter, biting muskets till they’re gone
So all the bugs in the dirt, digging it down to Earth, can ride on
To all the bugs in the dirt, living for what its worth- right on
Heed these six words my friend: “preserve the drake, preserve the hen,” or you will remember when we served for the birds
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Bloodletting
03:31
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Spring was a time for change
What else can be accomplished in the time that it takes birdsong to reach coda?
Bloodletting on the side of a stream
Ice was swirling in the soda like a mid-summer night’s dream
but it- it was only Spring
Spring was a time for war
The kind where no-one even asks what they started fighting for
Senseless violence and all the bloodshed
Missiles dancing in the clouds that waterboarded roofs below
Peace and love were nice while they lasted, but now its time to lock and load
Spring is done, Summer’s begun
Lets everyone collapse under the heat of the sun
Spring is done, the battle’s been won
Everyone survived the unloading of guns
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3. |
True Love's Territory
03:33
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I was walking down a lonely road
the only one some people know, but not me
I knew maybe two or three
but on that road I was as happy as a flea
chewing on the back of some young puppy
until I was introduced to thee
and thus began true love’s territory
I was sliding down a rocky slope
I’d been climbing without a rope, without fear
cause I could see the peak was near
but when you said “Hello,” I could hear the sound
of a flagpole plunging deep into frozen ground
It felt like no-one else in the room was around
It’s how true love’s territory was found
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Clocktower
07:09
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Locked out of the clocktower on a late night Autumn walk
I was hoping for some time alone to clear my thoughts and unwind Neighbor stopped to talk, something about construction on the block
I was thinking “I don’t really mind, I don’t really like to drive”
but I lacked the strength to simply stand there and disagree
Everyone’s aways searching for that easy camaraderie
Could have climbed the marble stairs
Pulled on all the levers that they keep up there
Guarded by the mice who never have any plans
Dancing to the music of the ticking hands
Working hard then soon enough I’m climbing the ranks
Just beneath the one who operates the cranks
Whispers of a secret plot to turn back time
they’re dripping from the leaders down through the pipeline
They’re saying that it’s simple, you have to close your eyes then this is what you do:
Realize the past, the present, and the future all are inside you
Tick Tock, Tick Tock, Tick Tock
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5. |
Here Comes The Snow
05:54
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Here comes the snow again, is it still cold?
You know it’s best not to believe in everything you’re told
Some things change and something’s gotta give
Some people do the dance with death just to learn how to live
Here comes the snow
Here comes the snow again, is it still white?
Some things can appear differently under a different light
and there’s a different darkness, one that I’ve seen for sure
I’ve seen it dulling out the brightest things and cutting right to the core they don’t shine no more
Here comes the snow
So I guess I’m heading out now, into the cold white snow
Gonna find that new kind of light, that different glow
It seems so close now, can you feel it in your cheeks?
See it lighting up the darkest parts
Melting the snow beneath your feet
Here comes the snow
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6. |
Floss For The Future
04:42
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I was down
I was down on my luck
felt like I’d been hit by karma like a ten ton truck
I was talk, talk, talking
talking loud just for fun
I said “I’d walk right into an exploding sun”
Yet I floss for the future
I floss to teach the kids my ways
I floss like it’s important
I floss every single day
That seems like a lot, well could it be it’s too much?
Even something good for you can turn into a crutch
I was laugh, laugh, laughing
Laughing right at the void
I knew I had no choice, some things just can’t be destroyed
So I floss for the future
I floss to teach the kids my ways
I floss, it’s so important that I’m flossing every single day
I went to the doc, said “Can you tell me the truth, is it worth it to floss or just a myth from my youth?”
Room went silent, she stared straight ahead, looked me right in the eyes and this is what she said
Yeah, this is what she said
She said: “Needle it through, pull it too, you know you’ve got to do what they tell you to- floss”
I floss for the future
I floss to teach the kids my ways
I floss, I’m so important
I’m flossing for remaining days
“Needle it through, pull it too, you know you’ve got to do what they tell you to- floss”
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7. |
Thick Fog
04:25
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(Instrumental)
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8. |
Walking Back
03:25
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I was walking back
Trying to find something I lost running in the tall grass
Like a needle in a stack
A tourist trap
Somewhere far off the beaten path
Using a memory as a map back there
Ah, you could feel the heat
Of a thousand breaths
A thousand tiny cries rising up begging for mercy sweet
Though I’d been gentle in my step
To the bugs below, I was a giant
I meant certain death
The unplanned violence of a quest laid bare
Oh, you could see the steam
Just up ahead and it must have been
It must have been from something that’s boiling beneath
And you could march up to the spring
When the fog is thick, you take a dip, no-one will see a thing
Split the bill, you keep the change
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9. |
No Money
04:27
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No money for sugar
No money for cream
I’ve been dancing in the dark
I’ve been running down a dream
I’ve been running up that hill, but floating back down in a stream
I’ve heard love in the music
I’ve heard love is all you need
My love’s living like a refugee
Love falling but not free
Love living on a prayer and to who remains unclear
So everyone stay present now, more presence is what we need
Gather round, stay close friends
Come and hear our creed:
When it’s been a long winter, it’s sure to be a hot spring
It’s gonna be a hot spring
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10. |
Centaur's Song
06:00
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I think I might boil some cabbage down tonight
with the torso of a human and a horse’s appetite
I think I ought put some carrots in my pot
and some red potatoes too, thats how you make a stew
I think I should set fire to some wood
Go run and tell the town, there’s plenty to go around
Tell the good and the bad ones too, everyone deserves some stew
even you
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