1. |
10,000 people
03:08
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Mike knows his way, around the place
he is the king of quotidian things
if there's a road, well then there's a road
and any damn thing, can come banging in
10,000 people are really too much
10,000 miles jagged and rough
my head's on the pillow, beggaring sleep
my faith with you darlin is one I can keep
returning to
I know my way, back from this place
holding the silence of every day
I climbed the hill, it was a ball
the wind was a mess, but I made the call
the shadows of clouds, just running wild
and under that cross, we talked for awhile
millions of people just getting by
oceans are rising the forests too dry
we may not have a whole lotta time
so let's take a shot darlin let's make a try
for something
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2. |
Black Hole
04:27
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so you go to bed
thinking maybe, the world will end
and you try to sleep
praying normal, will come again
and it's hard to know
and it's harder, not to know
how to keep them safe
from this big black hole, that's coming
that's coming
hear them racing in the streets at night
as though the world shut down for them
a little distance and a lot of speed
but you have to go home eventually
and I have to say
things were crazy, even before
it was a wild ride
a fevered, selfish dream
something had to give
something, had to break
under all that weight
under all that stupid waste
all that stupid waste
now the sky is clear of planes in flight
and the world is eerie quiet
stars are happy and self satisfied
and the earth just takes a breath
every day I see another thing
in the news that makes me cry
all this courage and self sacrifice
in the face of threats and lies
if we put our trust in charlatans
then we get what we deserve
if we turn our backs on harder truths
then we're gonna get worst of it
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3. |
Blanket
02:35
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You seem to have the requisite nametag
that launches the next love dollar
the laminated requisite nametag
would you like still or sparkling water?
congratulations, congratulations
congratulations, congratulations
our first course is a spherical ball
roughly 3 millimeters small
a pink mysterious paste
awaits you on the inside
and while you're enjoying that
feel free to look out the windows
at our subtly engineered landscape
it always makes me hungry
for home
more of home
spread like a blanket
warm inside
spread like a blanket
county wide
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4. |
Lost
03:21
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Ouch, my heart
beached like a whale on the shores of your empire
when I start
staggering 'round 'neath the weight of my ego
smack me right
into the face of the wind off the lake and
drop me down
into the woods wearing nothing but hubris
don't, be shy
about telling me get out
go get lost
I think I'm lost again
forgot why I came
things came untwined again
and it's just the same
when things get hard again
I go away
look, they are
searching the shores of the lake by flashlight
wrapped, by night
I find myself thinking of things that I should not
like, the list
of all the things that I'll never accomplish
or the past
swept clean as the face of the lake before sunrise
if, I die
they might never know
and that might be ok
I want to be lost again
forget my name
I want to be fine again
and take my place
among the trees and stars
and all that space
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5. |
Zuider Zee
06:41
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Flake white and Prussian blue
I still know their names
white caps on the channel
feel like I slept all day
again
clouds building up
above the hills to the south
but out here in the desert
another North Sea day
slips away
all the dust in my mouth
all the sun in my eyes
I put my brushes away
let someone else paint the mist and decay
of the Zuider Zee
I'm all alone now
but it's ok
I'm all alone now
I put my brushes away
it seems I have to hurry
every boat has a name
white hull cuts the water
the sweet taste of escape
On the Zuider Zee
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6. |
Somewhere
02:30
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what fell out of your mouth?
what have you done to me?
your laugh is hanging in my head
the light is hanging in the trees
and shining
on your face
which is smiling at me
this is not figured out
I know
this is not a simple thing
but I don't really care what they say
I don't really care
I don't really care what they do
anymore
because you and I are a fact
irrefutable and sweet
and when this all settles out
you're coming home
with me
and what a home that will be
somewhere
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7. |
These Days
05:16
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if I could fly to your side tonight
I would, I would
when I wake up with my head in a vice
something there, has to give
I thank the gods for my orange bike
it gets me out, in the world
it's so hard just to keep going
these days, these days
direction, just seems to fade away
these days, these days
time, just takes its own sweet time
these days, these days
‘cause we’re all here, hanging on the line
and it’s not gonna change
so holding on
is the only thing we can do
these days, these days
lie down and close your eyes
remember how it smelled
when the rain at long last fell
and the desert breathed a sigh
of relief
so sweet
talk to me gently of these things
and I'll remember what you said
and I will think about it
and it may not be so bad
anymore
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8. |
Little Radio
04:37
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god I miss you
take a breath
you know I miss you
and it's just a fact
I smelled a little whiff of fall in the air yesterday
I felt the air between us shift and sway
it's a long distance love affair
but it's ok
so tell me everything that happened today
tell me what you did and what you said
and where was that goofy cat when this was all going on?
and how are you feeling and will you get more rain?
wish I could kiss you
today
but I can't kiss you
when you're five hundred miles away
we talk into the tiny box till we're just too tired
then you go lie down in your bed
I lie down in mine
another morning, you're not here
a lovely morning, and I'm not there
so hold me in your head as you walk through the day
juggling legalities and emotional breaks
the phone is a curse the phone is the hand of grace
a little radio that plays your voice
I want to leave it on
all night long
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9. |
Starts with a lie
05:53
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out on the curb
just messing around
you better get serious
there's some things
we've gotta get done
and back home
god knows what you tell your mama
get on the phone
your skills getting
better and better but
it starts with a lie
it starts with a lie
it starts wtih a lie
and it's all downhill from there
if nobody saw
and nothing was there
if nobody said...
under the lights
feel so invincible
get so delirious
with the ways it comes undone
pearls before swine
shines through in every syllable
up in the sky
keep getting higher and higher but
it starts with a lie
it starts with a lie
it starts with a lie
and it's all downhill from there
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10. |
What you said
03:49
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so here comes Christmas
like a runaway train
so lie down in the dust
and pray for rain
'cause the sky is broken
we pissed it away
and California's burning
for the holidays
but you're still around
and very much so
and for that lovely miracle
I am grateful
I am grateful
oh what you said
down by the park
oh what you said
as I walked to my truck
it sticks to me
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11. |
Downstream
04:43
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I woke up, on the wrong side
of the past
and it kicked me, right out of bed
I hit my head, on the failures
and the past
gave them, everything they needed
to make a case
solid, airtight
so just just give up, why even, keep trying?
take your head, out of the vice
there's no going back
there's only, forward
it's life on ice, just to wallow
just go sleep
get up tomorrow
I saw the sun coming up
its blooming face upon the grass
saw the trees leaning in
hoping for a little action
and the hills were rolling 'round
on their bellies for a laugh
silver river takes its cue
and it all begins to dance
and you're ok, you just don't know it
just go to sleep
and sleep on it
every day, is full of hours
and every hour
chock full of minutes
in which it all, could change completely
just give in
and let it take you, downstream
downstream
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12. |
Pour Me
05:03
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do what you want you can take it all back
anytime
the mess that we made is the gift that you gave
to the world
they called it a country but nowadays
that's just talking
talking is something but doing this amounts
to nothing
pour me a drink
watch some TV
under that stream there's a version of me
sleeping well
I'm here on the trail but I live on that
line in the sky
taking me home with you would be great
if you have the room
I won't take up space I'll just sit here and wait
for your call
and pour you a drink
and rub your feet
I'll pour you a drink
and one for poor me
I'll cut you a slab of the sunlight
that falls on the floor
I'll sing you a song 'bout a lonely
spherical moon
I'll row while you doze in the bow
watching the sky
I'll tune in your favorite station
and watch while you cry
just do what you want
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13. |
Selfish Bastard
04:53
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it's finally quiet in this town
it seem all the idiots
are somewhere fast asleep
come on out to my place for awhile
from here, you can hardly hear the trucks
dropping gears on the hill
and the smell is not that bad
there's some stars in the yard
I know that the world is on fire
I know I should care
but tonight, I just don't
c'mon over here, help me forget
c'mon over here, we'll make some regrets
when
I'm the selfish bastard in your arms
I'm the selfish bastard hiding out
in your charms
of all of the bastards
I'm the luckiest by far
oh I'm the selfish bastard in your arms
in your arms
walk outside with me under the sky
it's warm out tonight
and the moon's getting ready to shine
the tide is out in the sea of grass
the secrets of the continent are
lapping at our feet
the quiet waves, are rolling in
I'm washed up on your lips
outside the din, we hold on
and become whole again
when
I'm the selfish bastard in your arms
I'm the selfish bastard hiding out
in your charms
of all of the bastards
I'm the luckiest by far
oh I'm the selfish bastard in your arms
in your arms
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14. |
Ancient Sea
04:42
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under an ancient sea
we need to see your pony
we go to see your pony
and he's fine
under an ancient sea
where people built their houses
with rocks and mud and sticks
and the straightest trees
under and ancient sea
now there's so many beige/pink houses
full of cats and shoes
and big TVs
under and ancient sea
I pick up a shiny rock
pick up a shiny rock
I pick up a shiny rock
and put it in my pocket
where old volcanoes sleep
I wander on their shoulders
I send you silly pictures
on the phone
under and ancient sea
semi trucks are idling
sleeping at the rest stop
in the dark
I call you when I'm close
and then
you talk me home
under and ancient sea
I pick up a lot of rocks
I pick up a lot of rocks
I pick up a lot of rocks
and put 'em in my pockets
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friendship and collaboration would eventually give birth to the band, the introverts.
Daniel Behrend joined them on drums, and, for the album, Speak, they were joined by bassist Blair Forward to help create their driving, signature sound.
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