1. |
Strange Times Are Coming
03:46
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all the trees are dying quick
they lost all of their love
they look for light
and bend towards it
snap and then dissolve
we can’t use the soil
it is toxic like our blood
strange times are coming
and I don’t want them to go
strange makes the wind blow
strange times are coming
and I don’t know what to say
strange makes up the days
I will catch the robber
if you hide out on the roof
look for space between the stars
that holds some kind of truth
we can’t leave 'til morning
there are creatures in pursuit
strange times are coming
and I don’t want them to go
strange makes the blood flow
strange times are coming
and I don’t know what to say
strange makes us want to stay
fallow fields on fire
rows and rows
nothin' grows
the flames creep higher
and you’ve had long days
and you're dead tired
and your bones ache
and you look sidelong
just to check on me
only I’m not there
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2. |
Dear Daniel
03:15
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dear Daniel
how do you fare?
I write from Lincoln
I heard you ain’t doin' so well
we fight this war
I’m not scared
hummingbirds and honeybees
buzzin' 'round my head
well I ain’t scared
sing songs for the loved ones
who lost their lives in the wilderness
bury them close to our gardens
and make our soil rich
dear Daniel
time took its course
I remember you lyin' in the reeds
the day you fell off your horse
we grew apart
I’m not scared
never could tell mom a thing
her heart was weak
when we weren’t there
whistle classic tunes
as we kick up dust
on the dirt road
harmonize with me brother
and find our way home
are you sleeping brother Daniel?
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3. |
Tailbone
03:52
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you slipped on the sidewalk
you cracked your tailbone
I didn’t know what to say
we took the bus home
and I want the saints to come marching in
but they're all gone
this world is full of sin
please don’t let it get to your head
please don’t let it get to your head
we drove by the rail yard
your breath on the window
you drew a pine tree
it was ten below
and I can feel the teeth melt in my mouth
I want to find a hole that I can crawl into
and not come out
please don’t let it get to your head
please don’t let it get to your head
you slipped on the sidewalk
you cracked your tailbone
I didn’t know what to say
we took the bus home
budding dogwood
on the hill
looking down
fighting still
providing shade
the heat abates
you look restless
and afraid
so afraid
providing shade
still afraid
still afraid
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4. |
Loose Tooth
04:44
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something's tuggin' at the clothesline
watch my honey shake
yeah see my honey scared
pained and frettin’ 'bout a loose tooth
we all lose it in time
just give it a little time
everyone is locked inside
so everyone is safe
guess who’s standin' out there
to pass away the days
and I’ll rise at dawn
careless in the daytime
I will wash my eyes 'til I am blind
sleepin' sound
timbers shake like rattlesnakes
on dusty lawns that I curate
old rhymes they show all their love in lines
pages burn but the lessons we still learn
feel the pen press to paper as it writes
we share stories in the moonlight
something’s stirrin’ in the moonlight
watch my pupper run
yeah listen to him howl
finally boardin' up the windows
desperate for a change
I got pockets full of change
everyone is huddled close
they’re begging for a sign
vines and trees take over now
they’ve lost themselves to time
and I’ll rise at dawn
careless in the daytime
I will wash my eyes 'til I am blind
sleepin' sound
timbers shake like rattlesnakes
on dusty lawns that I curate
old rhymes they show all their love in lines
pages burn but the lessons we still learn
feel the pen press to paper as it writes
we share stories in the moonlight
something's tuggin' at the clothesline
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5. |
Fettered
02:28
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skidding into chaos
I’m humbled by the beauty
stuck here fettered again
thinkin' 'bout a phantom limb
sharing stories with ghosts on the lam
the future cannot distract me
my past already destroyed me
chronically verbose
parasite needs a host
dead friends and loved ones listen close
barren wastelands covered by
the blankets we don’t sleep with now
you spin sideways to find a way to fix
all the trouble that you brought to this town
wind and rain kick the dust and pine
into my eyes and blind me
someone called my name
I think I’ve heard that voice before
lingers in my headspace
as I crawl across the floor
it pains
it rings and writhes
I’m careless
I’m godless
I'm loving no more
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6. |
The South
03:40
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there was a breeze on fire in the dusty south
leeches on my feet
dirt in my mouth
it’s a landscape rich with rot
cities built on desert hills
trees and rain ain’t been for years
it’s a wasteland
raped and wrought
farmers won’t find what they came here for
Rio Grande Valley's now the ocean floor
ma and pa running from the law
just because they can’t pay the bills
they’re sick with shame
as they bury their name
their legacy lay wasted in the hills
man the south really kills
fake howdy do’s and rotgut booze
nothing but oil to heal my wounds
it’s a wild snake with a poison tongue
buzzards flyin’ around my head
look at the stars they spell out dread
it’s a sad song already sung
bless the ones who found an out
there ain't no water
but you can somehow drown here
there ain’t no hope
with an ounce of dope
you’ll find yourself behind bars you will
you’re wrought with shame
as they bury your name
your legacy lay rotten and spilled
man the south really kills
take the records off the shelf
fast music's gonna help
can we dance a little longer please?
all this moving quells my shaking knees
can we just all get along?
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7. |
Driving In Circles
01:37
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8. |
Curse
04:30
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long I’ll sleep in the dead of night
I will hold my grudge
'til the blood turns white as stone
and I’ll fall down in the whiskey woods
where my devil lay bare
with the spoils and blood
that I spilled
and there’s a curse comin'
la di dum
and there’s a curse comin'
la di dum
and all my pages fly with the dust
I will rip them to shreds
to hide in the brush
for ages and ages and ages
'til I grow old
and all my nightmares come down the line
they'll spit back the words that I once wrote
for comfort, for comfort, for comfort
that I wrote for peace
and there’s a curse comin'
la di dum
and there’s a curse comin'
la di dum
rocks align in the garden
seems a lot to take in
fingers point to the children
we'll blame it all on those wretched kids
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9. |
Blinded and Grinning
03:56
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letters stop comin' around
I miss the wind and the rain
a fair winters warning
the springtime is warming
I cut my hair to stay sane
listen to Sasha
cuz she knows the science
I barely know my own name
feral and limping I can’t see too far
I cut my skin on the bones in the yard
all of this useless fighting for nothing
diverse species all gone
the stubborn and silent
indignant and violent
will the tide still roll on?
homes for the children
that might have a future
will they all hum along?
blinded and grinning I dance and I twirl
I ask for directions to the end of the world
and all these worms they consume my body
they squirm around inside my brain
I open my eyes just to see nothing change
I open my eyes just to see nothing change
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10. |
Decay
04:14
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the ground opens up to reveal
a violent chasm that leads us to the sea
a riptide foaming toxic swell
a blue tide darkness we knew so well
isn’t this our home?
mortar, brick, and stone
calcified dust that consumes us
the dewy vines up in the trees
fall to the floor as they mimic autumn leaves
frozen soil changing shape
an ancient disease that eats us away
the experts in their fields
have been warning us for years
we’ll all melt away as we look for shade
I tried to warn my mother
she laughed and looked away
I tried to tell my sisters
they weren’t answering their graves
la di da
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11. |
My Favorite Pen
02:54
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shoes filled with sand
I walk my dog with a gun in my hand
I've seen the lobster's threat
ain't nobody gonna pinch me on my deathbed
and I'll drink the blood that the
doctors prescribe
hell I'll even wash it down with the local news
that’s coming on at five
I found my favorite pen
I scribbled a picture of my brother
his eyes were painted red
he thought the sun was no bother
and I'll drink the blood that the
doctors prescribe
hell I'll even wash it down with the local news
that’s coming on at five
hold my head underwater
and watch me drown
dig your nails into my neck
and watch the bubbles go down
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12. |
Andrew
03:48
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Andrew gives me grief
like he's Charlie Brown
so I hack his Roller Coaster Tycoon account
and disassemble the tracks
we're much older now
no more fights in the marsh
I said some dumb things when we were young
please forgive me bud
Andrew looks concerned
the family's getting him down
always know that I got your back
those fuckers can go to hell
three strikes you're out
I've spent some time alone
I didn't know what to say
during your angry days
then you got to know you
that’s who I look up to
I know that I was wrong
so Andrew please come home
I know that I was wrong
so Andrew please come home
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