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behold
03:18
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tonight I drive with the heat on full
everybody's home together
and I'm on a roll
yea I'm on a roll
station lights shine bright through the glass
the neon bar signs flash and then pass
they flash and then pass
through the cottonwoods up to the lake
electric waves buzz and fuzz through the dash
88.1 interjects and then wanes
see the dark lake blanketed white
the black inside me silently dies
it shrivels and dies
behold, behold, behold, behold
the life keeps living
behold, behold, behold, behold
the life keeps living
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not nothing
03:45
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does she feel
does she feel like she is nothing?
brush her hair
dress herself, is it all nothing?
is it all nothing?
your eyes, your lovely eyes
when the darkness settles in
your movements, your labored words
oh where do we begin?
where do we begin?
can I take some weight
and bear it for you? for you?
can I hold your hand
and do my best to understand
listen dear
I gotta tell you, you're not nothing
believe me
my life is darkness without you
remember our love
the memories we share
remember the vow
the binding of our lives
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brothers
03:28
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hit em and run with a block that I throw
and I hide in the room with the hooks and coats
and the sound of your fist on the wood of the door
let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go
brother is easy and brother is sly
and the bruise on my neck and the red in your eye
tell me nobody, nobody, nobody, nobody's
coming to take me away from this place
oh, ain't no shame my brother here, in pain
strong the man that loves his own life away
oh I won't say what's steaming on the stove
momma has been cooking while
singing songs it won't be long now
stone in a sling and a stick in a bow
and you laugh and you cry but you never say goodbye
momma is calling the water is running
it flow, let it flow, let it flow, let it flow
wicked the light and the glow of the screen
the buzz and the keys of the bright machine
I wanna run in the grass that's green oh
grow let it grow, let it grow, let it grow
oh, ain't no shame my brother here, in pain
strong the man that loves his own life away
oh I won't say what's steaming on the stove
momma has been cooking while
singing songs it won't be long now
all up and grown you answer the phone
with a stall and a sigh and a friendly lie
you know that I see it, I hear it, I feel it
head on the floor and something's awry
we will divide the truth and the lies
and pull up the wool of their silly disguise
talk to me brother in your loudest tone oh
flow, let it flow, let it flow, let it flow
oh, ain't no shame my brother here, in pain
strong the man that loves his own life away
oh I won't say what's steaming on the stove
momma has been cooking while
singing songs it won't be long now
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wounded deer
04:14
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the wounded deer jumps highest in his flight
he tucks and springs like coiled rings and flies
the rifle's snap and bow's tight string resign
the beating heart who's tired ring will chime
one last time
no blaze of glory, chariots of fire
greet the corpus crumbling to the mire
but soil, fauna, flesh and blood collide
the thud and silence death's queer aire confide
dust I breathe and dust I am tonight
the desert's hush refines my touch and sight
the fire cracks, my eyes go black and close
And still I see that wondrous creature in repose
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5. |
bloom
04:58
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we're snowed in
reimagining our home, it's hold time
we talk about how we just can't wait
for springtime and sunlight on dry skin
we're planning our summer tonight
and it feels like
I've turned the page on my demons
you look in my eyes and you notice
that I'm really here and I'm listening
and oh how you know me so well
oh I can see it
the radiant bloom in color
oh I can feel it
the life in our garden opening up
it's always better
when we're on the same page
line by line, together in time
riding on the same wave
the snow's stopped
the neighbors are out and we're walking
we talk about old friends and new trends
and isn't it strange how the time's flown
since we left atlanta behind
my heart breaks
thinking of times that I've wasted
away from you, feeling self-hatred
if only I'd seen how you loved me
much more than I loved myself
oh I can see it
the radiant bloom in color
oh I can feel it
the life in our garden opening up
it's always better
when we're on the same page
line by line, together in time
riding on the same wave
it's so much better
when we're on the same page
line by line, together in time
riding on the same wave
it's so much better
when we're on the same page
line by line, together in time
riding on the same wave
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the climb
04:46
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reaching for it
the whole of your body, your will, and your mind
every muscle on the line
I know its hard to think straight
when stress headaches paralyze your mind
and I see some relief in the risk and reward of the climb
the focus, the loss of yourself
the dissociative light
the problems, solutions, the thrill of the send
and the breath of the wild
the focus, the loss of yourself
the dissociative light
the problems, solutions, the thrill of the send
and the breath of the wild
reaching for it
the whole of your body, your will, and your mind
every muscle on the line
I know its hard to think straight
when stress headaches paralyze your mind
and I see some relief in the risk and reward of the climb
the focus, the loss of yourself
the dissociative light
the problems, solutions, the thrill of the send
and the breath of the wild
the focus, the loss of yourself
the dissociative light
the problems, solutions, the thrill of the send
and the breath of the wild
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duet
02:20
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cold, cold water
03:03
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he was running
through the desert
no signs of life and the sun was high
he cupped his hands at the creek
but it was running dry
dreaming of cold, cold water on his face
dreaming of cold, cold water on his tongue
dreaming of cold, cold water
dreaming of cold, cold water
daylight fading
he can't see his feet
the moon was rising
wild wolves coming for him
dreaming of cold, cold water on his face
dreaming of cold, cold water on his tongue
dreaming of cold, cold water
dreaming of cold, cold water
his star is fading, the heartbeat slowing
he's got nothing to say, to say, to say
the clock is ticking, his body shaking
he's got nothing to say, to say, to say
dreaming of cold, cold water on his face
dreaming of cold, cold water on his tongue
dreaming of cold, cold water
dreaming of cold, cold water
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break 'em right
03:05
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I was curled on the couch
a burning rage
under cover and unexplained
my blood boiling
crushing the will
gotta learn the rules
to break 'em right
you know it when you trip, misstep and land hard
at least my own head breaks my falls
I need to find a rhythm, the beat to play with
to dance on and on, manipulate it
gotta learn the rules to break 'em right
gotta learn my own rules, to break 'em right
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Eric Lawrence North Fort Collins, Colorado
Eric writes and records in his studio in Fort Collins, Colorado.
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