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There’s no such thing as a true believer
There’s no such thing as common ground
The sweetest dreams come in a fever
The sweetest songs don’t make a sound
There’s no such thing as a false Messiah
There’s no such thing as wrong or right
You may be listening to a liar
But it may get you through the night
Is it just bewildering black & white moments captured on trail cams that you see
Or maybe just some long gone kind of twisted series of memories
There’s no such thing as a hopeless sinner
There’s no such thing as love untrue
I’s young at heart – I’s just a beginner
I never meant to sadden you
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Are The Angels Pretty?
04:07
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Kick my feet against the counter
See the patrons & the saints
& I see you through the smoke of my cigarette
Is it true that we deserve what we’re gonna get?
& are the angels pretty?
I see the minutes turn to hours – but then again
I’ve been late for all my life
I stand outside & make a wish upon a star
For you to come around to my side of the bar
& are the angels pretty?
How pretty are they?
Are they prettier than pretty?
So pretty that it hurts & makes you close your eyes
Or just good looking?
Who was there when you came knocking?
Do we have to be afraid?
Do we really need what we’ve been praying for?
Do we really keep our secrets or do we leave them at the door?
& are the angels pretty?
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Beautiful Day
04:09
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Beautiful day – you may see me
Walking on solid air
I got my Sunday-suit & a free ticket
For the county fair
Beautiful day – floating on a summer breeze
Above the trampoline
There’s the jingle jangle of the carousel
& a line for the time machine
Somebody else’s reverie
Somebody else’s eyes
Somebody else’s sunrise
On a blood red sky
Never die
Never die
Never die
Beautiful day – stretching to infinity
Never gonna fade
Ghost train coming for one and all
At the Penny Arcade
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Deeper Shade of Blue
03:22
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Deeper dreams & deeper water
& the sky is wider too
I have come here for a reason
I’ve come here to start anew
But all I see’s a deeper shade of blue
Got a reservation for the Seal-Inn
On Dolores Avenue
I am stranded by the seaside
& I pay for the sea view
But all I see’s a deeper shade of blue
Watching the waves roll in from the ocean
Watching the sun going down over the beach
I can have it all – I can see it coming
All I have to do is reach
Can’t say why I must be going
It’s just something that I do
I’ll be following the rainbow
You may see me flying through
Headed for a deeper shade of blue
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The Golden Gate
03:10
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There’s no such thing as a true believer
There’s no such thing as common ground
The sweetest dreams come in a fever
The sweetest songs don’t make a sound
There’s no such thing as a false Messiah
There’s no such thing as wrong or right
You may be listening to a liar
But it may get you through the night
Is it just bewildering black&white moments captured on trail cams that you see
Or maybe just some long gone kind of twisted series of memories
There’s no such thing as a hopeless sinner
There’s no such thing as love untrue
I’s young at heart – I’s just a beginner
I never meant to sadden you
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Rosary
04:00
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Sometimes I just get so angry
I barely knew them but I found out all the knuckleheads knew me
They even came & searched my rabbit-hole – they’re just bullies
But today even the bullies are trying to be nice to me
If I had a friend I know he would agree
Justice will be done eventually
I even saw it written on St. Anthony’s marquee
& Daddy’s gonna take me to the shooting range
For my birthday
Mama’s gonna give me a Rosary
Sunday morning & the banshees go to sleep
People say I’m a night-creeper but that’s just a part of me
Part of me’s still trying to figure out who I want to be
& Daddy’s gonna take me to the shooting range
For my birthday
Mama’s gonna give me a Rosary
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Southbound Plane
03:31
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I see the road winding through the canyon
Down to the valley
Swallows are gathering on the fence
By the far-right lane
Seems like all of God’s little creatures
Are getting restless
Two more hours & I’ll be
On a southbound plane
There’s a gray light shining
On the far side of my eyelids
& a stillness in my mind
That I can’t explain
Angry men & women
Spreading the gospel
But I’ve got a ticket for a window-seat
On a southbound plane
Blue blue skies
Blue blue skies
Blue blue skies
For as far as my eyes can see
What else can you leave behind
Other than the things you don’t really care for
Spare them for the raptors
Circling over the plain
I’m gonna be traveling light
On that long sweet journey
There’s only so much you can take
When you board a plane
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New Frontier
02:32
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You’ve been my closest enemy
For so many years
A vessel for my sympathy
A face for all my fears
Then you became a silhouette
A precious butterfly
A pigeon on the minaret
A sparrow in the sky
All the places we used to go
I don’t go there anymore
I see a pale blue light in the afterglow
Of a long forgotten war
I know there’ll be a new frontier
For those who are sincere
So very close
& then again
So far away
It almost disappears
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Kindness of the Moon
05:42
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The hills in the distance
They seem so near
It takes more than a lifetime
To get there from here
Life here is slow
cause speed never pays
Not in the heart of the city
Anyways
Windowpanes
Shine in the night
Windows filled
With trapped sunlight
You’re caught in a trap
When you follow the sun
There’s a trap in this city
For everyone
From the flash boulevard
To the burial ground
From the underpass
To the merry-go-round
Sand in the pockets
Of their camouflage guise
Saltwater-wind in their hands
& the kindness of the moon
In their eyes
Crash on the freeway
Cars in the ditch
Scars on your shins
They begin to itch
The beaches are empty
& so is the fairground
& far far away
The sun’s going down
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I see the lily-pond come alive in the moonlight now
In a sweet midsummer night’s dream
I see the willow bend & the black reeds bow
& the emerald water gleam
I’ve been listening to the fairies ‘til my ears were ringing
& I had to wash them in the sand
I would listen with my tired eyelids if you’re singing
Listen with the palm of my hand
& you go
I’ll be your lovely waterlily
You’ll be my dragonfly
Can’t you see it’s surely gonna kill me
If the pond runs dry
Tonight I’m gonna give in to the clatter of the crickets
& the gentle sting of desire
One step away from the shelter of the thicket
One step away from the mire
I can’t compete with you
& I can’t fly
I’m gonna wither in the heat
Wither & die
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11. |
Cicadas
01:21
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son of the velvet rat Joshua Tree, California
"Grizzled, aching and enigmatically poetic Folk Rock!”—THE ROCKING MAGPIE
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