1. |
embers
04:28
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i burned my house down in 1883
i burned my house down
just to watch it burn
and i dont regret a thing
take the time and watch the embers
burn
take the time and they will burn out
watch it burn
take your turn
watch it burn
watch it die
breed new life…
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2. |
rabbit in the garden
04:39
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i wanna be like a rabbit in the garden
until they come and chase me away
i wanna be like a rabbit in the
garden
id move on out to somethin else
i wanna live in the shadow of the
mountain
where the rain falls down and
cleans my head
i want my brain to stay at home
inside the ocean
where codes lose shape and float
away
why cant we all lend a hand
weve worked so hard to get ahead
why dont we just lend our hands
and make a plea for reality
i wanna scream like the owl in
the twighlight
where no one’s awake to hear
my cry
i wanna feel like the deer
panting for water
oh quench my thirst and wash it
out
i wanna burn down the forest i
created
and grow back over the ash and
dust
why cant we all lend a hand
weve worked so hard to get ahead
why dont we just lend our hands
and make a plea for reality
why cant we all lend a hand
weve worked so hard to get ahead
why dont we just give a hand
i wanna be like a rabbit in the garden…
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3. |
heartbeats
02:01
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oh, darlin take a chance with me
just turn around and you will see
i’m not everything
you want me to be
oh, darlin take a chance with me
i got these new shoes on my feet
and i’m not everything
you want me to be
oh, darlin take a chance with me
just turn around and you will see
i’m not everything
you want me to be
just take a chance with me…
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4. |
get it all
04:13
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this growin citys got me down
these street lights keep me up
but its what i bargained for
when i left my home
my brothers my sisters
have i done you wrong
when i got caught up
in my own song
but its all a part of this
and theres no changin it now
and i cant seem to get it all
i cant seem to take it all in
theres somethin been drivin me
to back away from the sea
and im tired of fighting it
but i must keep on fighting it
anyway
every story has a cause
and mine seems to be lost
but im just a small part of it
and were all a part of this
and i cant seem to get it all
no i cant seem to take it all in…
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5. |
plenty of time
03:59
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my grandpa he lives on
reading all alone
hating strangers help
searching for his mind
angry at his life
three generations there
as he was pushed down the hall
stonefaced clenching his jaw
speaking no words at all
does he remember us
or has he completely close up
we all felt the weight
but the children in the room
gave smiles to fill each face
his would remain the same
his decline was all i knew
i want to be an old man too
but jolly and sharp as a tooth
full of wisdom to share
grandpa my gift to you
will be to do what you could not do
ive got plenty of time to keep myself
around
you know that ill try to never let you down
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6. |
buzzards
05:36
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the other day i met jacob
i asked him ‘why do you where fur
he said ‘its what my mother commanded
and i listen to her’
later on i saw esau
i asked him ‘how does it feel
to be betrayed by your brother’
he said ‘leave me alone
im lookin for a meal’
up walked aristotle along with plato
i overheard them debating about the
government
plato turned to me and asked me
what i think about republicans
i said ‘ill have an answer
right as soon as esau finishes his stew’
on the television i saw jesus
on a stage with mary queen of scots
he took her hand they walked behind the curtain
no one gave a second thought
out came who else but cleopatra
and all the men perked up
she said ‘ive got a new boyfriend’
and up stood donald trump
i heard the chimes of freedom laughin
walkin on a long and dusty road
the air was hot the grass was brown and growin
the sidewalk was made of gold
and i was overcome with a funny feelin
like i was bein watched
i overheard some buzzards whisperin
‘can’t wait to eat your f***in’ soul…
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7. |
nothing new
05:31
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oh summer king on your throne
i know the words you speak serve
only you but the air is getting cold
and soon youll sit alone and wonder
why your wells gone dry
its nothing new
oh winter queen your snows so deep
you take what you like and pile it
high but soon the ice will break and
youll fall into the lake and your bitter
fruit will rot like you
its nothing new
oh knight in green your break’s not
clean when all you seek is her body
your pride you must let go because
eventually youll be alone with your
face down on the floor in an empty
room
its nothing new
oh princess pea your smiles so sweet
you love to play your games you
play them well but soon well all
catch on and all your masks will fall
off and youll wonder where your
beauty’s gone
its nothing new…
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8. |
make it out
04:34
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there's a gathering in the morning
six days a week never stop moving
they say ‘are we gunna make it out
of here’
so many talks about hopes and
dreams
‘what would you do if you won the
lottery
we’re never gunna make it out of
here’
‘i got three kids i got three mouths to
feed
gotta work the shift
gotta pay utilities
are we ever gunna make it out
but i will teach my daughters
properly
what time i have i will try to set them
free
because i want them to make it out
of here
ill be patient ill do your dirty deeds
ill even let you tell me how i can
speak
because someday i’m gunna make it
out
someday i’m gunna make it out of
here
you want the world
you want to be a new-aged king
you want to gain control and you
want everything
but tell me are you gunna make it out
of here’
i saw a burning bush
yeah i saw a burning bush…
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9. |
american man
03:04
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saw an american man
with blood on his hands
he never gave up
never had enough
talked to a travelin’ man
hes been to every land
but hes never been down my road
take a ride now
take the long way home
saw an old-school band
with guns in their hands
they never shot no one
they didnt have to
knew a preacher man
he always took a stand
until his wife ran off
with another man
take a ride now
take the long way home…
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10. |
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hello olivia
i miss you even though i see you
every day i recall the day i met you
every day you were wearing that
sundress i thought you were out of
my league then our eyes made
contact you smiled at me
how you gave my life meaning look
what you did to my soul how i wish
you could see me thats why i turned
the oven on i want i want you to join
me we could be in eternity yeah i
need you to join me we could go on
and on and on i want you to join me
we could be forever and gone yeah i
need you to join me
i can see you when i close my eyes
and i protect you in the dead of night
you broke my heart and i paid the
price now im stuck here and i dont
know why
hello olivia
i know you wanted me out of your
life for good i tried my best to
accommodate you…
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11. |
mississippi murder
05:36
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i left the body there yesterday
blood dripped from his hair
yesterday
momma ill never come home again
not that you care
look underneath my old bed
theres money there give it to G
grandma please forgive me
youre my hero
feel free to fill in the fire pit
i dug in the yard
if you ever hear from my kid
please tell him im thinkin of him
i hope he stays outta this mess
and grows up to have a life
much better than mine
and i would do it again
id kill that man again
he knew i ran these streets
and he had the guts to challenge me
cracked out no money to spare
he said hed pay up eventually
and he married my b***h of an aunt
they ran their lives into the ground
i dont care if youre family
nobody should ever challenge me
the cops are all after me
and i know its my aunt
who ratted me
but (truth be told) im not that angry
i kinda wanna be back in the clink
sure life is terrible there
but its terrible here and everywhere
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12. |
for the love of mules
04:56
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we were warned to hold back by
low voices ignored
caught up in the busy noise
of successful speedy boys
its so easy to forget
just how good we have it
when the past is kept dead
like a word left unsaid
like a writer left unread
like a heart without a head
like a bullet with no lead
like a winter underfed
and i may look young
but this ive learned
its the quiet voice
that cares for the crops
to last long down the road
it takes a mile
for the train to stop
and it takes a trained ear
to ignore the busy streets
and carry on free and humbly
for them i make this plea
and i may look young
but this ive learned
its the quiet voice
that cares for the crops
to last long down the road
it takes a mile
for the train to stop…
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B.R. Mount and The Doubt Portland, Oregon
B.R. Mount and the Doubt consists of Brendon Roy Mount, Troy Ramsey, and Kaleb Shields.
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