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4 Devils
03:15
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I ride the dry river bed
Sky starched through slitted eyes, lips parched
How long will I be in the saddle?
How long till I have to paddle
White water, or crawl through mud?
How long till the rain comes?
As I ride along these ridges
My solitary wish is to ride no more
Through raging heat
And to find myself finally at your feet
With the heavy odor of roses in the air
How long till I hold your hair in my hand?
How long till I am damned
I ride along overgrown rails
How long till I trade my stirrups for sails
Set my carrier free, lose direction,
And tempt watery death?
How long till I lose my breath?
When my limbs no longer have the strength to swim
How long till suffocation carries me to heaven again?
How many times must one person be judged;
Surely not for every sin?
As I take in the breath of the city
How long till it finally lifts me
Instead of turning me into myself?
How long till I'm someone else?
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Asters
06:20
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Raggedly immortal, the seeming impossible has come to pass
The mantle of power is waning, golden in its excellence
Thought it would last forever. Thought it would last
Forever
The bull staggers, impaled by the arrows of time
Staggers and falls, and falls back
Falls back like the hand of the clock and the leaves
Now we move so slow
Now we go and go
Thought it would last forever
Thought it would last forever
Once upon a time now, a hell-bent and crippling beauty
The perfect specimen
Of defiance and light
Like Cassius
Oh life and living! Oh this life and living!
Oh it's bitter and it's sweet
It's bitter and it's sweet, and gently melancholy
I'm drunk on its quivering beauty
Drunk on its quivering beauty
Ha ha ha ha Ha ha ha ha Ha ha ha ha Ha ha
Ha ha ha ha Ha ha ha ha Ha ha ha ha Ha ha
Now we move so slow
Now we go and go
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Roller coasters in the sky
Brighter than the constellations
And I can't stop cryin And I can't stop cryin
All my friends are here at the party
And we're all outside At the same time
Nobody can believe their eyes
It's happenin! For the first time
New dreams are being dreamt tonight
I look up! And what do I see?
Roller coasters
Where the stars in the heavens should be
I look around! And what do I find?
Everybody's laughin Losin their minds
Sayin Ha ha ha He he he
Where have Orion and the Seven Sisters gone?
And what's wrong with everyone?
Everybody's happy Everybody's laughin
Nobody can believe their eyes
Everything's magic They say it's fantastic
Everybody wants to take a ride
But it's so far away
Up in outer space
Brighter than the brightest star
Bigger than the Big Dipper
Goin up and down Round and round
Everybody's trippin Everybody's flippin
Roller coasters in the sky
Brighter than the constellations
And I can't stop cryin
Stop tryin
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It feels so good to share with the ones we choose to
But we're scared to share with the ones we're not used to
A monstrosity is said to be protection 'gainst hostility
But it's a garbage scene, a terror scheme, and the enemy of humanity
(chorus)
Bring the drones back from the border
Re-invent the continental order
Bring the drones back from the border
Tear down the wall
It feels so heavy handed and queer
Persecuting folks with deeper blood ties to the hemisphere
Neighborhoods and tribal lands and little towns full of relatives
Are cut in half on behalf of a corporate golden calf
(chorus)
You draw a line and make a sign like you're on guard against
Some maniacal barbers
Instead of farmers and jobbers
Take off your armor, stop slobbering, don't bomb us
(chorus)
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5. |
The Scout
03:53
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The scout set out in the morning
She had to ride ahead
She spent the night with her lover
Crying tears on her pillow, making love in her bed
And though no one could say she treated her unkind
She said, "Oh my God , I can't believe your leaving me behind
She rode over brush. She rode over dust
Until her horse was bitten by a snake
She was thrown to the ground, knocked unconscious
And when she did awake
She tried to move, but both her legs were broken, and then
She said, "Oh my God, I can't believe I'll never see you again"
Like a dream, she saw her lover standing before her
Saw her face, went to touch her, but she ignored her
She wasn't there at all
The tribe was fixin' to fall
She heard the leaders say "Let's head for the hills
If we stay here much longer we're all gonna be killed"
And then she saw them ride away saying, "We'll fight again tomorrow"
Then she saw her lover in her room, paralyzed with sorrow
"Is this paper veil between us rendered from unbreakable thread?
Oh my god, I can't believe they're leaving her for dead"
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Locked away
In a foreign land
Still payin for a mistake from her distant past
Doin way
Too much time
For tip-toein over the line once upon a time
She turned into a saint just to survive
She's a teacher by trade. I know justice is blind
But it doesn't have to be stupid every time
It's time!
I see her walkin out of prison
I see a door openin
She's workin and waitin
It's a moment we've been hopin to see
Now someone on the inside's sayin
Maybe this means somethin good's gonna happen to me
Now she's on the outside, reachin' back, gettin sisters free
I see her re-uniting families
I see her walkin out of prison
It's like a day breaking
Or the long-awaited peace
Of night waking
The mother of stone they buried her in is givin birth
Saying "Go on home. You belong to all of Mother Earth"
And now I see her walkin
Walking, walkin, walkin, walkin
I see her walkin out of prison
I know one day she'll walk free
From this cage of entropy
I see her walkin out of prison
Circumstances
Picked her out for their paint
Sent her walkin through Hell
Just to make her into a saint
She found God inside
And God all around her
Now she's a precious friend
Thank God I found her
And now I see her walkin
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The Hurricane
03:34
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Fear has won. Fear has won
Kick of those shoes and light 'em up
Fear has won. Fear has won
God is great. Fear has won
We lost all power in the hurricane
Ancient wheels ground to a halt
Look at the sun
Look, there's the moon
And tell me now that you want more
Blink at the day
Blink through the darkness
Deprivation
In a culture of excess
The ancient storm, it washed over me
I opened up to let her in
I am a flower
I need your water
To wash away all of my sins
Something large is looming over me
And I can't say just what it is
Thank God for fear
Anti life. Antibiotic
Against life. Flora's floored
Death's my queen. Death's my chambermaid
Death and death, just the absence of light
I have a house. It is inside of me
Eighty rooms all with closed doors
Here's a closet. Hear the ocean
Hands invisible show me the score
Something large is looming over me
And I can't say just what it is
Thank God for fear
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Personality
02:44
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Bury my soul
And I'll go walkin
Then I'll be
Just what you want me to be
Then I'll be
Just what you want me to be
Then you'll get it just like you like it
Then you'll get me just like you like me
I'm just like you like me to be
I'm just like you like me
Take away my personality
Then I'll be a whole new me
Take my heart, take it away from me
Then I'll be just what you like me to be
Then you'll get it just like you like it
Then you'll get me just like you like me
I'm just like you like me to be
I'm just like you like me
To be
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Diamond Inside
02:43
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Sittin in your chair, are you even there?
Hunched over the fruit in the bowl
I wonder and wait for the latest update
For the stirrin from the bowl of your soul
I hear you sing out the diamond inside
I hear you sing out the diamond inside
There's a diamond inside. It can't hide
It's hard and it's blue and it shines
It's poison wells, minerels, and diamonds that should stay unmined
I wish I I could see just what you need
I hear you sing out the diamond inside
I hear you sing out the diamond inside
Sing
I hear you, I hear you, I do
Oh, I hear you, I hear you, I do
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Anita Fix Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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