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Lose Your Mind
03:19
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you're gonna lose your mind lose your mind
they’re gonna tear your soul apart
they’re gonna cut your bleeding heart
they’re gonna leave you in the dark
till you believe that’s all you are
until you lose your mind lose your mind
you're gonna lose your mind lose your mind
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well my baby wouldn’t pass a turing test
but i love her just the same
she’s got a camera lens behind her eyes
and a circuit board for a brain
well my friends don’t understand it
they say that i’m insane
oh but i still love my baby just the same
well the government showed up at my door
and they took my baby away
they said that she was born in a lab somewhere
and had been runnin’ around for days
i said over my dead body
so they called the green berets
and the government came and took my baby away
and i miss the feel
of her cold steel
arms wrapped around my shoulder
and i know as i
grow old and die
my baby won’t get older
she’s got a heart of carbon fiber
beating in her chest
but my baby wouldn’t pass a turing test
well the silicon chip inside her head
got set to overdrive
and my baby broke out of her cage
didn’t leave no one alive
a couple hours later
she showed up at my door
and they’re not gonna take my baby anymore
and i love the feel
of her cold steel
arms wrapped around my shoulder
and i know as i
grow old and die
my baby won’t get older
she’s got a heart of carbon fiber
beating in her chest
but my baby wouldn’t pass a turing test
well my baby’s got new sensors
and her legs have been upgraded
her voice is smooth like mercury
and her tits are carbon plated
she never needs recharging
isn't she the best
my baby wouldn’t pass a turing test
well my baby wouldn’t pass a turing test
but i love her just the same
she’s got a camera lens behind her eyes
and a circuit board for a brain
well my friends don’t understand it
they say that i’m insane
oh but i still love my baby just the same
yes i love the feel
of her cold steel
arms wrapped around my shoulder
and i know as i
grow old and die
my baby won’t get older
she’s got a heart of carbon fiber
in a tungsten alloy chest
but my baby wouldn’t pass a turing
oh you know she’s so alluring
feels just like a human during
baby wouldn’t pass a turing test
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3. |
Singalong Jamboree
02:58
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clap your hands on the ones and threes
down at the singalong jamboree
and come and stay awhile with me
at the singalong jamboree
i’ll meet you there by the old oak tree
you can sing like a bird or hum like a bee
but we’ll be there i guarantee
at the singalong jamboree
well i don’t drink beer and i don’t smoke weed
down at the singalong jamboree
cause i got everything i need
at the singalong jamboree
we live up north by the rolling sea
there’s water in the river and the food is free
as long as you’ve got a mouth to feed
at the singalong jamboree
oh they might come through with a big army
down at the singalong jamboree
and they might command us all to leave
at the singalong jamboree
but they won’t stay for long you’ll see
when we sing out what we believe
and they will turn and let us be
at the singalong jamboree
we don’t care about your money or your college degree
down at the singalong jamboree
there ain’t no banks or ivy league
at the singalong jamboree
set aside your pedigree
and stay until you’re good to leave
we’ll be here a while indeed
at the singalong jamboree
so i’ll meet you there by the old oak tree
and you can sing like a bird or hum like a bee
but we’ll be there i guarantee
at the singalong jamboree
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it’s the one situation
i can’t talk my way out of
no amount of talkin' can save me now
they will lay me out
on my sorry ass
and it will be glorious
to watch me go down
and i swear he was seven foot two
not sure what i was doin' sayin' hey buddy
i ain’t scared of you
cause that wasn’t true
and all things considered
it coulda been worse
i could be in the back of a hearse
or a shallow grave
but the hole that i dug for myself
was just metaphorical
so i guess it’s not horrible
guess i got what i gave
and the consequence hits like a truck
all things considered i got pretty far on my luck
before it dried up
in the dark night
in the parking lot
of the bar that my friend used to own
well i told you
i'd never be lonely
but my god
right now do i ever feel alone
it’s the one situation
i can’t talk my way out of
no amount of talkin' can save me now
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5. |
Miracle
03:27
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another summer in a gospel haze
another waste of the sunny days
a couple weeks of the same malaise
and then i’m on my way
an irresistible invitation
sing a hymn for all creation
last train at the empty station
and nothing more to say
every day is a miracle
red yellow and blue
every day is a miracle with you
cool water in the jersey heat
empire of empty streets
never one to admit defeat
but never one to win
bare skin and barley wine
ran out of our endless time
too close to the finish line
too far to start again
every day is a miracle
red yellow and blue
every day is a miracle with you
never had a master plan
the sun must set on everything
i’ve delayed it all i can
we were lucky to have
what little we knew
every day is a miracle with you
every day is a miracle
red yellow and blue
every day is a miracle with you
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6. |
Roll Thunder Roll
03:55
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i wouldn’t mind being torn asunder
not by you
i hear the rolling thunder
shake me through
i wanna dance on thin thin ice
howl at the moon
and the good book says that jesus christ
is coming soon
roll thunder roll
i went down to the riverside met an old man there who looked me in the eye
said son if you wanna get across that river there are things about yourself you’ll have to deny
so i stood by the river for a good long while i was thinking bout the things that i hold dear and whether i could let 'em go
and the river ran dry and the old man died and far away i heard that thunder roll
roll thunder roll
roll thunder roll
roll
cause you’ve got a voice that can stop a heart
and put a mind at ease
and you’ve got a face like a work of art
and it makes me weak in the knees
roll thunder roll
i wouldn’t mind if you robbed me blind
i got a lot to lose (thunder roll)
meet me out by the cemetery
where the dead men play that rhythm and blues (thunder roll)
and i
am singing for my supper (thunder roll)
and i
am stuck inside a twister (thunder roll)
and it’s
gonna be a long long winter (thunder roll)
without
you by my side (thunder roll)
and i
am living at the end of the line (thunder roll)
and i
i wanna leave the things i know behind (thunder roll)
and it’s a long long winter baby i got time
so roll thunder roll thunder roll
roll thunder roll
roll thunder roll
roll
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7. |
Geologic Time
03:43
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you make
my world shake
you’re my orogeny
from your crust to your core
baby i want more
isn’t it plain to see
and you told me to sit and be patient
i can’t help it i love your formation
oh you say i’m a fool, i won’t wait till you cool
geologic time
up on pangaea
when i see ya
there’s gonna be an eruption
cause when we collide
we’re gonna slip and slide
i’m a master of subduction
in the glow of the molten rock
we can bask in the aftershock
heaven-sent to my sediment
geologic time
geologic time
you
have been around for a long long time
and i
i’ll be steep and shallow if you’re so inclined
i’ll build my city on your fault line
you’re magnetic and oh so fine
and if it’s true that you wanna be mine
bring the heat and pressure baby we’ll make a diamond
you make
my world shake
deep in my ore deposit
and just know
when i finally blow
you’ll be the one to cause it
well my heart beats all supersonic
in awe of your force tectonic
i wanna grow old
with you baby you’re gold
geologic time
geologic time
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8. |
Dog
02:21
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out in the summer heat
taking me by the hand
chasing me down the street
bury me in the sand
i never learned to follow
any of your commands
livin like a dog in new york city
livin like a dog in boston town
building a cage for the lovers
building a roof for the rain
learning to love one another
learning to live with the pain
wonder i made it this far
working with half a brain
livin like a dog in new york city
livin like a dog in boston town
blood on my face in the alley
blood on my hands at the bar
water that runs through the valley
valley that runs like a scar
building a big machine
telling me what you are
livin like a dog in new york city
livin like a dog in boston town
dancing until the nighttime
dying before the dawn
i wasn’t in my right mind
you were completely gone
i used to move the mountains
now all i move is on
livin like a dog in new york city
livin like a dog in boston town
johnny had eyes for mary
mary had eyes for me
i took what i could carry
when i went out to sea
saving myself the trouble
better to leave it be
livin like a dog in new york city
livin like a dog in boston town
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9. |
So Long (Dead Deer)
02:34
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dead of night big deer on the road
doin 65 in a 50 zone
it’s not a competition
we know who wins in that collision
and we know which one of you will get to go home
and his antlers stand tall
and his bright eyes they shine
he could run from the wolves
and the hunter in the woods
till he ran right out of time
but the grill of your land rover
says the reign of kings is over
and gone
so long
irrigate the land domesticate the beasts
with the dent in the hood this thing must weigh four hundred pounds at least
but he never could stand up against
three car garage white picket fence
your wife and 2.7 kids apiece
and his antlers stand tall
and his bright eyes they shine
he could run from the wolves
and the hunter in the woods
till he ran right out of time
but the grill of your land rover
says the reign of kings is over
and gone
so long
so call the sheriff
tell him what you’ve done
if it don’t look dead
put a bullet in its head
and if you need he’ll bring the gun
be careful son it’s a lonely night
the one you trust to tell you right from wrong
is long gone
and his antlers stand tall
and his bright eyes they shine
he could run from the wolves
and the hunter in the woods
till he ran right out of time
but the grill of your land rover
says the reign of kings is over
and gone
so long
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10. |
Crystal Healer
04:27
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i could move to arizona
start selling crystals to the tourists
change the number on my cell phone
and you’d be none the wiser
here’s some amethyst for honesty
some rosy quartz all pink and smoky
i’ll polish off the imperfections
until i'm fit to find a buyer
do i believe it
well that’s between me and god
it’s not a self-conscious fraud
it’s just a lie that i buy into
and i will sit and watch the sun set
and i’ll forget about the old ways
i’ll forget about the things i’ve done before
cause i’m a healer now
it’s nothing like your old religion
there is no sin and no forgiveness
there is no need to make a bargain
not that i ever knew how
do i believe it
well that’s between me and god
it’s not a self-conscious fraud
it’s just a lie that i buy into
it’s just a lie that i buy into when there’s nothing else to make me feel secure
how can i help it when they seem so self-assured
and when they talk to me that way
their voices soft and silvered and i swear i hear them say
there is no wound so deep
that it eludes our prayer
hold this moonstone to your heart
and be repaired
be repaired
there is no wound so deep
that it eludes our prayer
hold this moonstone to your heart
and be repaired
be repaired
keep it there
i will live among these people
they will not know my past transgressions
they’ll love my hair and kind demeanor
and they’ll be none the wiser
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you can’t get there by asking what it is
you can only get there knowing what it’s not
won’t you rise up through the priesthood
for a lifetime and a half at least
become the mind your wretched flesh forgot
cause there’s a cloud of hyper-luminous darkness shining in the sky
there’s a cloud of hyper-luminous darkness
born that we may never die
and though the one who lives there i suppose
has only shown his face to moses
there’s a cloud of hyper-luminous darkness in the sky
our precious intellects were clean and pure
until he turned and kicked us out the door
and though we fell right down from grace
our bodies put us in our place
that someday we might finally be restored
cause there’s a cloud of hyper-luminous darkness shining in the sky
there’s a cloud of hyper-luminous darkness
born that we may never die
and though the one who lives there i suppose
has only shown his face to moses
there’s a cloud of hyper-luminous darkness in the sky
you’ll learn from those who guide you up the way
and you might pass that knowledge on someday
and even if you lose your mind
you can eat the bread and drink the wine
cause everybody has a part to play
and there’s a cloud of hyper-luminous darkness shining in the sky
there’s a cloud of hyper-luminous darkness
born that we may never die
and though the one who lives there i suppose
has only shown his face to moses
there’s a cloud of hyper-luminous darkness in the sky
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12. |
I Love Birds
03:21
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i love birds
i see em every day
i go down to the waterfront
and watch 'em as they play
i take a bag of peanuts
or a little crust of bread
and as they see me coming out
they poke their little heads
and they sing
la la la
i love birds
i follow where they go
through rain and wind and sleet and fog
and ice and hail and snow
they always know just where to lead
they never do me wrong
and when the night is cold and dark
i think about their song
and they sing
la la la
pelicans and parakeets
cardinals and chickadees
ravens, robins, rails and wrens
geese and gulls and guinea hens
herons, hawks and hummingbirds
ptarmigans and tanagers
i love 'em all, i even love
the ones that haven’t been discovered
la la la
and it means that everywhere
something that i love is there
i don’t worry, fret or fear
cause i know they are always near
and i love birds
i tell you this is true
i think the only thing that i love more than birds
is you
la la la
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Coyote Wall Los Angeles, California
one time, indra went out to the mountains, and coyote wall came back.
coyote wall is
campfire country-folk for fans of laughter, melancholy, roaring harmony, and paranoid conspiracy.
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