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Dividing Lines
03:26
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DIVIDING LINES
I was not ok,
In the stairwell and not
There while all our friends caught
The bouquet
It’s all starting to decay
And you’re setting the pace
The town we’re livin’ in is limited,
It's wrought with dividing lines
Yeah, the town we’re livin’ in is limited,
When you’re caught up in yours & mine.
You can’t help but try,
Digging through the last year,
You keep coming back here
To faultlines
Who messed up this time?
Why can’t you lay off the landmines?
This town we’re livin’ in is limited,
It's wrought with dividing lines
Yeah, this town we’re livin’ in is limited,
When you’re caught up in yours & mine.
Admit it now or admit it later
If you don’t qut it, there’s no way there
Won’t be a cave in
‘Cause we both plan to stay in...
This town we’re livin’ in
This town we’re livin’ in
This town we’re livin’ in is limited,
It's wrought with dividing lines
Yeah, this town we’re livin’ in is limited,
When you’re caught up in yours & mine.
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2. |
Swing Away
03:15
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SWING AWAY
Your love is like a bell
You’re here and then you leave
It resonates until
You pull away from me
Don't swing away from me
Don't swing away, please
I can’t keep it together when
The hot & cold you feel
Is speeding up the end
Caught on this ferris wheel
You swing away from me
You swing away, please don't swing away from me
I advance
You recede
A cruel dance
We both lead
Just swing away from me
Just swing away, please just swing away from me
Just swing away, please just swing away
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3. |
Big Brass Mouth
03:35
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BIG BRASS MOUTH
I’m a field mouse beneath your house,
Lying dormant under the ground
And all winter I’ve had shivers,
Holding fast to this earthen shroud.
You come in with your big brass mouth.
I’ve been sleeping unseen
I can’t rouse myself, though I’ve tried
‘Cause tangled up tree roots just don’t become you
Unless someone’s got one ear to the hillside
You come in with your big brass mouth.
But you will never draw out
Any timid little birds
Hiding in the hedges
With your cat-scratch clawing words--
All those birdsongs go unheard.
You come in with your big brass mouth.
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4. |
Fences
02:57
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FENCES
Sometimes it’s the misaligned
Wires that cause the spark
And you find that you’re a neon sign,
Fired up in the dark
Aim for the fences
Pony up & money down
Play the game defenseless
Let it ride and, honey, I’ll
See your bet and I’ll call it-- I’ll be all in.
Sometimes silent battle is
A half-life catalyst
When it’s first nature to second guess,
It’s a curse that makes sure you miss.
Aim for the fences
Pony up & money down
Play the game defenseless
Let it ride and, honey, I’ll
See your bet and I’ll call it-- I’ll be all in.
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5. |
Motel Life
03:28
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MOTEL LIFE
The honeybees remember
A winter they have never known,
December’s bitter blade
Cutting through to bone… but
You curse your diamond eyes,
The facets buzzing in your mind.
There’s another galaxy
You’re not ready to leave behind
You feel the beat in the black,
A trapped miner of types
Tapping pulsed reminders
Out on tangled pipes… and
You curse your diamond eyes,
The facets buzzing in your mind.
There’s another galaxy
You’re not ready to leave behind
No stranger to the motel life,
You follow the pavement
Until you cave in to vacancy lights.
You curse your diamond eyes,
The facets buzzing in your mind.
There’s another galaxy
You’re not ready to leave behind
That steady spark inside
Biding time like volcanic fire
No signal on the line
But there’s still current in the wire.
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6. |
Fever Train
03:24
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FEVER TRAIN
Fever train, staggerin’ down
These tracks scorched black
Fever train, once it’s gone
It ain’t ever coming back
Runaway railroad car,
Run away with my heart.
Run away, fever train.
Stake your claim, place your ties
Where they’re held down by bands of steel.
You changed your name. One day you’ll know it
Then you’ll throw it under screaming wheels.
Runaway railroad car,
Run away with my heart.
Run away, fever train.
Leaves will yield to the wind’s
Whispered story of moving on
And in the field, the dying ember
Of a golden empire of dawn
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Tripwire
03:48
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TRIPWIRE
When you’re caught in a dark empire,
The cards are cold but you can’t quit
The hand you’re holding, I’ve seen it now
I bet this town will turn to tripwire
Your voice is a wildfire,
Leveling everything down
I’m suffering in silence now
How can this town not turn to tripwire?
I’ve got a jeweler’s eye
You and me are rough-cut
Nothing’s been enough, but now
Don’t let this town turn to tripwire
You can’t leave yourself behind
Keep digging through the deck for a diamond
You can’t see the wreck that I’m in now
Now this town has turned to tripwire
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8. |
I Wanted It All
03:05
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I WANTED IT ALL
I tried to clear myself a space
But every inch of ground I gained
Got you grabbing at your coat,
Collar to the cold, turning to go
I wanted everything
I wanted it all
With a dark horse before the cart,
Can you afford to pony up your heart?
I wanted you to come clean
It seemed you’d rather wash your hands of me
I wanted everything
I wanted it all
A ship is forged before a flood
I ditch the oars and moor where I can, but
An abandoned harbor leaves a man
Standing heart on sleeve & cold in hand
I wanted everything
I wanted it all
So unlock yourself just a little
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9. |
Willow Switch
04:27
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WILLOW SWITCH
Lay down your willow switch, lay down,
And sit by the edge of the creek
The fields have overgrown with the clover & thistle
That snuck in beneath your feet.
You don’t have to crawl across the desert on your knees
Saying, “Oh, river, please take me in.”
All along the roads that cut through these tired hills,
You’re followed by the face of the moon.
You know you should be evergreen as the pine & you’ve tried,
But the fields we’ve burned aren’t growing back anytime soon. (But still)
You don’t have to crawl across the desert on your knees
Saying, oooh
And if you keep walking to the west,
You’ll reach the river’s edge.
The lost may return
To cold hearths that will once again burn
You don’t have to crawl across the desert on your knees
Saying, “Oh, river, please take me in.”
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