1. |
The Life I Could Create
03:11
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Who is this body
That stares at me
When the day is done
Where did the time go
And what did I become
Am I still the invincible girl
That could reach up high
And still touch the world
And I wait
for that day to come
And I wait
And I live for that day to come
When I don't have to hesitate
Every hour is money
And I can't afford
The life I could create
Where is this paradise?
My Shangri-La
Has no parking space
Do I still have it in me to find
All the dreams I have left behind
And I wait
for that day to come
And I wait
And I live for that day to come
When I don't have to hesitate
Am I the creator
Of my own despair
Am I the inventor
Of what's not really there
How do I leave this place
Of my own device
Of my own disgrace
Is it me
That paves my own delay
And I wait
for that day to come
And I wait
And I live for that day to come
When I don't have to hesitate
I don’t have to wait
For my day to come
Oh I wait
And I live for that day to come
When I don't have to hesitate
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2. |
Into the Forest
03:00
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We always leave the lights
On through the trees
We’re praying to a
Red fern diocese
And we are growing like the sycamore
Will never see its knees
And we are soaring like the smallest bird
Who stands on heaven’s feet
And soon you will see
And soon you will see
We walked across the world
To find this place
We built our house
From matches and mistakes
And we are dancing like our wilderness
Is moving with the sea
And we are higher than the starry sky
Who crowns his canopy
And soon you will see
And soon you will see
This is the only way
And we are living like our paradise
Has found its fantasy
And soon you will see
And soon you will see
And soon you will see
And soon you will see
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3. |
Gypsies & Caravans
03:10
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I was a trader
And they were all puppets
Our business was fair
And our horses were fine
With silk so cheap
And the blue fin in season
You could drink to the sky
And the stars
They would toast to
The waltz of a world
Of gypsies and caravans
Bells on her hips
The fires, the music man
Circling me
Their leader, the magician
Who calls out to me
Lost by admission
Forget everything
Give us everything
Give up everything
And dance till the end of your days
I drank their wine
And sailed to Jupiter
I slept in the fabrics
And taught them croquet
A summer turned winter
And the spring laid me down
I lost my language
I lost my old ways
I swayed to a waltz
Of gypsies and caravans
Bells on her hips
The fires, the music man
Circling me
Their leader, the magician
Who calls out to me
Lost by admission
Forget everything
Give us everything
Give up everything
And dance till the end of your days
I swayed to a waltz
Of gypsies and caravans
Bells on her hips
The fires, the music man
Circling me
Their leader, the magician
Who calls out to me
Lost by admission
Forget everything
Give us everything
Give up everything
And dance till the end of your days
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4. |
Manchester Stone
05:10
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Midnight on All Hallows’
Eve
I came upon a tavern
And the rain held me
down
In this medieval town
With my spirit as dim
As this lantern
But there in the corner
A figure disguised
That spoke down in
whispers
By dim candlelight
From under his cloak
He then offered some gold
To the goblin he spoke
A legend foretold
Of clockwork and castles
And horses to ride
With the thrill of the chase
In the dead of the night
And a world full of magic
Like never I’ve known
In this everyday life
Of Manchester Stone
You don’t understand
I was curious
And he didn’t know
The life I have had
To be furious
I was hungry and cold
And delirious
And he didn’t know
A girl could be bold
And mysterious
So I said
Whatever the risk
I am willing
Whatever the danger
I’ll ride
And if ever you think
I was never made for
adventure
Then leave it to fate
To decide
Send me Rhiannon
For a gamble in
Endless skylines and
Blood lake fire lines
With a sword in my hand
And a story behind
I can be
The one who defied
Every kind of mind
Who defined
If never I lived
And if always I cried
I’d have died
At the hands of my fears
And a ladder of lies
In the grind
Whatever the risk
I am willing
Whatever the danger
I’ll ride
And if ever you think
I was never made for
adventure
Then leave it to fate
To decide
Midnight on All Hallows’
Eve
I came upon a tavern
And like an old friend
Who stays till the end
We forgave our
complaints
For what matters
The fireplace roared
And the bartender poured
The finest Carpathian ales
Some traded their wares
While the rest of them
shared
The wonder and wealth
Of their tales
Of clockwork and castles
And horses to ride
With the thrill of the chase
In the dead of the night
And a world full of magic
Like I’ve come to know
In this everyday life
Of Manchester Stone
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5. |
Dear Capricorn
03:31
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Dear Capricorn
I never thought I’d meet you
And in your eyes
A better world I found
A technicolor bliss
With hues that don’t exist
I saw you in our garden
Kneeling down
Is it possible to love someone
And only know their name
Is it possible to find yourself
In all the loss you’ve gained
And if I saw the truth
Would all the colors stay the same
If love could be explained
Dear Capricorn
I met you at the wrong time
I was hurting from a love
That once was good
All at once, I was confused
If I was blessed, or I was bruised
If it was me, or it was you
Or it was time
Is it possible to love someone
And only know their name
Is it possible to find yourself
In all the loss you’ve gained
And if I saw the truth
Would all the colors stay the same
If love could be explained
And maybe I’m not good enough for you
Maybe I won’t be the one
You’ll be writing to
Is it possible to love someone
And only know their name
Is it possible to find yourself
In all the loss you’ve gained
And if I saw the truth
Would all the colors stay the same
If love could be explained
If love could be explained
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6. |
Quiet as the Moon
03:40
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Good things change
Soon as the going’s good
The desert’s strange
And all the highway’s
Quiet as the moon
And we arrive in this distant place
All that glows is glitter in outer space
And there goes my star
There goes my star
Can you feel Orion near
The otherworldly cavalier
With haunting conversation
And stories of creation
But I’ve seen so many, many things
Troubled by such little strings
And all I have is here
Oh, can you feel Orion near
Good things change
Soon as the going’s good
The desert’s strange
And all the highway’s
Quiet as the moon
And we arrive in this distant place
All that glows is glitter in outer space
And there goes my star
There goes my star
Can you feel Orion near
The otherworldly cavalier
With haunting conversation
And stories of creation
But I’ve seen so many, many things
Flying on these tired wings
And all I have is here
Can you feel Orion near
Good things change
Soon as the going’s good
The desert’s strange
And all the highway’s
Quiet as the moon
And we arrive in this distant place
All that glows is glitter in outer space
And there goes my star
There goes my star
And there goes my star
There goes my star
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7. |
Stagecoach Sally
03:21
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I was born in 1850
To a farmer and his bride
Oblivious to empty men
With impulse in their eyes
I was shoulder to a boulder
When they left me out of sight
By the morning I was older
With the fear a woman hides
Stagecoach Sally
Gonna shake your alley
Gonna make you leave your
Shotgun by the door
This wild California
Was a fire in the forge
The shepherds left the valley
For a gold rush in the gorge
But when I lay my saddle down
His face is all I see
In the silence of the desert night
We danced unspeakably
Stagecoach Sally
Gonna shake your alley
Gonna make you leave your
Shotgun by the door
Giddyup
I travelled on my pony
From there to old San Juan
Where my conscience was a shadow
In the reaping of the dawn
And then he saw me coming
With a corset and a gun
And with all the earthquakes in his eyes
He never thought to run
Stagecoach Sally
Gonna shake your alley
Gonna make you leave your
Shotgun by the door
Stagecoach Sally
Gonna shake your alley
Gonna make you leave your
Shotgun by the…
Gonna make you leave your
Shotgun by the door
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8. |
The House
04:54
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As I look beyond the windows
Of this ever changing flat
Though its weathered
Disappointment
And so tainted by regret
And it’s many lives deflated
After following it’s feet
But it’s spine articulated
With ambition in the eaves
And these ever-leaving legs
Always stepping out of line
And this busy, tangled head
Holding back it’s burning mind
And the movement of a crawling world
Scraping on its shins
Fearing every little change
And fighting what could win
Welcome to my house
The moment has taken its form
Welcome to my house
I just want to thank you
For knocking upon my door
As I wander through the hallways
Of this castle and its keeps
Reflections in the mirrors
And my oversights in heaps
And its many fears created
In the basement of its mind
And the times it hesitated
When it should have had some pride
And these ever-stretching arms
Always looking past their reach
And these calloused, wrinkled palms
Always worried, always leashed
And the shadows of a world outside
Who think you’re just skin deep
Have they seen it all before
Or have they never learned to see
Welcome to my house
The moment has taken its form
Welcome to my house
I just want to thank you
For knocking upon my door
And these ever-working hands
Always pushing past their prime
And this pale, yawning skin
Always giving into time
Oooh…
Oooh…
Oooh…
Oooh…
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9. |
Sunday Smile
03:49
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Hey there firefly
They gone and brought you down
Tore your dressing gown
From your shoulders
You were spinning light
Like a dizzy satellite
Tangled up at times
In your own smolder
Honey don’t you frown at
All the good that you found
You’ll wear your Sunday smile
Monday morning
Honey don’t you cry
You were only young and wild
You’ll wear your someday smile
Without warning
Hey there Josephine
You never had to be the queen
Or wear a fool’s crown
To find your feet
You only tried your best
Heaven knows it was a guess
The life you made
Was ever just a tease
Honey don’t you frown at
All the good that you found
You’ll wear your Sunday smile
Monday morning
Honey don’t you cry
You were only young and wild
You’ll wear your someday smile
Without warning
And I will always believe in you
And I’ve never known
A thing you couldn’t do
Honey don’t you frown at
All the good that you found
You’ll wear your Sunday smile
Monday morning
Honey don’t you cry
You were only young and wild
You’ll wear your someday smile
Without warning
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