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Killer
03:26
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I won’t follow anymore
My feet, my heart, my head are too sore
Wherever they are, there I will be looking
In the rain dark nights of war
Dots of silent guns, and what’s more,
A virtual game of sorts, the killer of sons
The killer of girls, the killer of self
Turned the Garden of Eden into a fiery hell
Struck the rock too many times now no water comes out
They say the worst is over, the lowest reached
But its such a long road, Keep marching!
And if I say what I mean
Use words that are strong and stinging
Woman step down unless you’re singing a song to me
Well I’m here, I’m singing a song
Killer of souls, killer of rights, you are wrong
You made us strangers in our very own homes
Killer of land, killer you will fail
Rake the ground with the fork on your tail
You never saw it coming
No you never knew how
That the poorest and the overrun have overcome you now
They say the worst is over, the lowest reached
But its such a long road, Keep marching!
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Kathleen
03:22
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I’ll be waiting at the four way
Now you wanna come down
Hear me when I say
Its gonna be a good one tonight
The screaming candles, the sky moans
The gin poured into styrofoam
The hot breeze of summer
The hope of Kathleen
And its all I got
Its all I want
The colors of the night
The darkness around the light
Its so like her
A grumble at the telephone
A whispered cuss at the break of dawn
A hardened heart wasn’t in the game plan
But there was a golden braid and an open ear
A funny joke and a lack of fear
The clock out of work
The joy of Kathleen
And its all I got
Its all I want
The colors of the night
The darkness around the light
Its so like her
The easy, all weather friend
By my side
The burn ban lifted
Nothing on my mind
But the colors of the night
The darkness around the light
Its so like her
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Elk City
04:42
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Get me outta this town
Get me outta this dream
I've been drinkin away
All my money
See I was 17
When I came to this place
In a boyfriend’s Colt wagon
On the 40 interstate
He told me we'd be rich
get on at the GHK company
that the Anadarko Basin's
where you wanted to be
We pitched a tent in the park
Its all we could do
Weren’t no rooms anywhere
I hoped that job would come through
He said just one more night
Can you give me one more night?
He got outta that town
When the boom turned to bust
Didn't say where he went
Never told any of us
I almost moved to Dallas
With my best friend Kathleen
But I met a guy at the Longhorn
He said he could fix my washing machine
How’s tomorrow night?
Yeah tomorrow night
Well that night turned into 9 months
Sitting on my ass
Waiting for a baby
My first and my last
And she's all grown up now
Got into college and everything
So she beat her mama out of that town
Out of Elk City
I can only do one more night
Just one more night
I can only stand one more night
Just one more night
I can only stay one more night
Just one more night
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4. |
Outside the Pale
03:48
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I bet you want a bargain, I hear you want to take cover
Running like a yawn from one mouth to another
You and I, we're blacktop rough, common as the dirt
Sniveling into the phone, trying to help our sisters hurt
Outside the pale
Outside the pale
Time is only loved at night, night is only loved at death
The underdogs of human thought within the infrared
You and I, we tell the stories the TV won't release
They keep us in the wild under branch and thorn and tree
Outside the pale
Outside the pale
Its such a blow to reach above, split loyalty and name
The fence just isn't real but to this very modern day
All you see is sex and property, when we run this damn machine
Holding all the riches but it still feels like a dream
Outside the pale
Outside the pale
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5. |
You or the Mystery
04:24
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My neighbor died on a Sunday
35 years old
Never asked for sugar
Never said Hello
One day I saw him in the driveway
Just standing in the light
Wearing an inside out sweatshirt
For the longest time
He listened to Wagner
Turned all the way up
Had a red shed in his backyard
I would know cause one time I looked
He seemed like a sad man
And he slammed all the doors
Never drew up his curtains
He was small and pale on the porch
Do I miss you or the mystery?
Do I miss you or the mystery?
They found him in his kitchen
A telephone in his hand
Curled up like a baby
With the face of a man
They came to ask me questions
Couldn’t tell them a thing
What will I do without him?
My neighbor without a name
Do I miss you or the mystery?
Do I miss you or the mystery?
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6. |
When You Come Back
03:06
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When you come back could you bring my heart?
Its kinda hard livin since you took it so far
Hope you kept it whole and in your arms
When you come back could you bring my heart?
When you come to the bar could you not bring her?
I don’t want to see you with another lover
I been drinking and I'm still bitter
So when you come to the bar could you not bring her?
And when you call me on the phone, don't give me hope
Telling me you miss me, baby, please come home
Could you try and show a little self control?
When you call me on the phone, don't give me hope
Will you get outta my head, outta my dreams?
I'm so tired and I'm losing steam
I can only drink so much caffeine
Will you get outta my head, get outta my dreams?
When you come back could you bring my heart?
Its kinda hard livin since you took it so far
I know you broke it but I got spare parts
So when you come back could you bring my heart?
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Big Rock
03:55
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Stuck on a rock in the middle of the river
Stuck on a rock with my worries so wide
How do I smile and wave as they pass me by?
I’m stuck on a rock until the bed runs dry
The house that I live in should be condemned
The car that I drive doesn’t drive
They say I should be happy for my friends living high
But I’m stuck on a rock for the longest time
But its a big rock
A big flat rock
Make myself a little home
Even though I’m all alone
The view’s alright
I just need a small drought
Not much of a drought
So I can get the water level down
Get my feet back on the ground this time
Stuck in between floors on the elevator
Stuck in a box with my worries so tall
How do I smile when my ride going up has stalled?
I’m stuck in a box while they’re all on the job
But its a big box
A pretty good box
Make myself a little home
Even though I’m all alone
I’ve got some time
I just need a great thought
That I can write down
Let it grow here and incubate
No matter if I end up late this time
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8. |
All In
02:55
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All in, always coming like the nightfall, the going sun
Stand up to the complication
I feel like I’ve won
Float in, put your arms around me
A pin pressed in my spine
Water stays under the bridge and
I’ll say I feel fine
We do what we can
Thought I had more than that
All out, all the teeth are coming
The tails are turning in
Hatchcross shading on the surface
Blood running to the skin
The way that we both are ugly
In florescent light
More dead, more put down and under
Than some with rabid bite
We do what we can
Thought I had more than that
All out, all in
We do what we can
All out, all in
All in
All in
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9. |
If I Had A Dollar
04:37
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Its like I'm working everyday
And saving every cent
All the old tricks that I know
Only hurt my head
When I'm walking in the streets at night
Rich as any man
The only thing I'm thinking of
Is how to get you back
I could buy myself a house
I could get myself a car
Have all the tea in china
Smoke the best cuban cigars
Go to all the parties
Where they bring their silver spoon
Oh if I had a dollar
For every minute I'm missing you
If you see me on the avenue
In the finest clothes
Know I cashed in on the time I spent
Trying to let go
Yeah I got myself set up real nice
Crazy what money can buy
All these new friends that I got
Always want me high
I could buy myself a house
I could get myself a car
Have all the tea in china
Smoke the best cuban cigars
Go to all the parties
Where they bring their silver spoon
Oh if I had a dollar
For every minute I'm missing you
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10. |
Moving Day
03:23
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Counting boxes on the floor
That we've marked with my name and yours
Oh I was thoughtless all this time
Do you want this? Or is this mine?
But you're all I want
You're all I want
You're all I want
My eyes found your eyes in the back yard
Moving plants, moving hearts
Seems I thought I saw you smile
But it ran off with the memory and died
You're all I want
You're all I want
I know the day is gone
I missed the dawn far too long ago
Could you hear me out?
I see it now, I'm not too proud
Look we've got an empty place
Nothing left, nothing stayed
But you're all I want
You're all i want
You're all i want
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11. |
Cold Hands
03:04
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Fear don't catch me
It trips me with cold hands
and I'm done for
Twisting my ankles
Pulling like quicksand
‘Til I'm all gone
What’s it gonna take to stand up right?
Everything around me turns me off
Hiding underneath
A heavy dark coat
A real illusion
Harmless like thunder
When away from the storm
But i'm still losing
Fear won't invent me
I'll heal me of cold hands
And I'm all good
Bending all my fingers
Feeling all your love
Like anyone should
What’s it gonna take to stand up right?
Everything around me turns me off
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