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So Many Times
04:21
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a sunny day I wonder why you were there all alone
out in the bright light shining
you can take these things away and I'd be fine
ordinary angel you are bound and defined by the hours
you can run and hide if your heart is in pain
but you threw away all the flowers
so many times I stumble and I fall
so many times I just can't count them all
out of sight am I out of your mind
and there's nothing that I can do to make it right
I guess you have it your way
a chance to be free of the things you feel on an island so far away
you can just take the mess you made and call it mine
so many times I stumble and I fall
so many times I just can't count them all
just another step on my way
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2. |
Common Blood
03:28
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is it ever enough to want to feel sublime
is it ever enough when someone else is left behind
dark thoughts dark hearts dark Gods
still alive in the common blood
why do we hold these things inside ourselves
is it ever gonna stop
we are no better than the worst of us
is there something left to learn
would we even know if we found it
does it tear at your heart
the way we keep each other down
tell me all about freedom
when a bullet puts another child in the ground
if just for one moment we could look around
and see every hand held out
dark thoughts dark hearts dark Gods
still alive in the common blood
why do we hold these things inside ourselves
is there nothing to be done
we are no better than the worst of us
is there something left to learn
would we even know if we found it
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3. |
Green Things
03:18
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I was standing in the cold mountain rain
this was no dream
the voice of every verdant being cried out
lay your body down and be with me
it's been years since the vision
I can't forget what I've seen
I remember every moment there
in the heart of the green
there in the highest meadow
the fog denied the sun
but the field was full of flowers, shining every one
I felt like I bring down a bolt of lightning with my two hands
but instead I watched a honeybee going about his plans
would you ever go there with me if I brought the wine
have you ever really wanted me in your life
like the love of the vines
I only need a minute and I'll pack my bags for the mountain side
just let me die with green fingers inside
I'll be feeling fine
there will come a time
it's been years since that vision
I'll never forget what I've seen
there for a moment I was part of the green
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4. |
Why Keep Me Waiting
03:49
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do you see the same things I do
in morbid visions of the night
I'll confess I'm in need of some discipline
a circumcision of the mind
a single moment's indecision
can mean the difference of a life
wait for the signs of antipathy
I'll be coming right behind
is it time to take our things and go running for the line
make up your mind
there is nothing here that's worthy of the sacrifice
why keep me waiting in the dark
as if you and were I born to all this suffering in our stars
Jabob wrestled in the desert
with an angel who would not give his name
does faith only come to me
in my anguish and shame
witness to your own decline
you just lie and tell yourself it's alright
is it time to take our things and go running for the line
may I remind
there is nothing here that's worthy of the sacrifice
why keep me waiting in the dark
as if you and were I born to all this suffering in our stars
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An Open Book
03:57
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it was a day that seemed like an open book I followed the dog outside
a canine conspiracy shared with a look as I threw the kitchen door wide
outside the world was waiting with open arms
we heard the siren song of life calling with no alarm
all the usual faces smiling at us there's Mrs Perkins she's waiting for the bus
the Wednesday 28 it's always running late but I hear it coming right now
outside the world was open to everyone
we heard the siren song of life calling with no alarm
we were startled by the violent sound she opened her mouth but no words could come out
a crash of metal and the flashing red lights
just another moment on the local news tonight
it was a day that had seemed like an open book but I had to go home and cry
because something so beautiful and precious as life was taken in the wink of an eye
outside the world is open to everyone
we heard the siren song of life calling with no alarm
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Shine
04:01
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hey little sister what's with the flowers in your hair
I've been thinking about the things you said
are you sure your mama won't be there
oh it's enough just to hold your hand for now
but I wanna know if I come back around
are you gonna put a candle out
you got a shine that's all your own
you got my motor running hot like it's gonna blow
you got a shine that's all your own
wasn't that what you wanted to know
but I got some things I gotta tell you
and it's strictly between you and me
there's a sound when the night train comes through town
and you can't hear nothing else for miles around
hey little sister are you by yourself in there
cause I come with a heart so full of love
and you got so much to share
you don't need to turn on a light
I see your pale skin by the moonlight
come outside girl just like you are and we'll look at the stars
you got a shine that's all your own
you got me running through the pines all alone
you got a shine that's all your own
isn't that what you wanted to know
but I got some things I gotta tell you
and you might not like what you hear
there's a sound when the night train comes through town
and you can't hear nothing else for miles around
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7. |
Ghost Love
03:26
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Jeff Roberts Charlottesville, Virginia
Jeff Roberts is a songwriter, singer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist from Virginia and other undisclosed locations.
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