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Dark dark dark dark dark dark
Did her part
Dark dark dark dark dark dark
Held the stars
Who shepherded the meteors
As they rained down on baby earth
Who shepherded the meteors
That brought the water down to earth?
Who?
Dark dark dark dark dark dark
Did her part
Dark dark dark dark dark dark
Held the stars
She worked the night shift, yeah
Who gave cover to the seed,
Aching bursting to be free?
Who gave cover to the people
fleeing, crossing, breaking free?
Who?
Dark dark dark dark dark dark
Did her part
Dark dark dark dark dark dark
Held the stars
Light’s ok for doing things
But dark is where the wild bird sings
Light’s alright, you think you see
But the stars never move,
The firmament needs
Who?
Dark dark dark dark dark dark
Did her part
Dark dark dark dark dark dark
Held the stars
Was there a light on in the womb?
Will there be one on in the tomb?
Dark’s for lovers, secrets, dreams,
Dark is where the wild birds scream.
Whoooooooooooooooooooooooo?
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I forgot to charge my phone
and so I did not call
but it’s not because I didn’t think of you at all
For when we do indeed
Do indeed meet again
I will show you evidence
My esteem has no end, my esteem has no end, my esteem has no end, my esteem has no end, My esteem has no end
And I’ve got to clean my car
so when I give you a ride
my Toyota is your chariot
won’t shove things to the side
For when we do indeed
Do indeed meet again
I will show you evidence
My esteem has no end, my esteem has no end, my esteem has no end
And I did not wash my sheets
for three months maybe more
That sand and grit sang me to sleep
till you walked through the door
For when we do indeed
Do indeed meet again
I will show you evidence
My esteem has no end, my esteem has no end, my esteem has no end, my esteem has no end, my esteem has no end
I forgot to charge my phone
and so I did not call
but it’s not because I didn’t think of you at all
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Iowa
03:03
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I miss firecrackers, fields, and farmhouses
and the dusty wood floors like the old dusty roads
out there
I’m so far from home
At a stoplight
I sit by a Festiva, a red one,
like the one we rode down the long dusty roads to the lake every day
that whole summer
I try relaxing in my shitty city bathtub
like that cool lake where you kissed me in the green green water
that clung in droplets to you
as if it wanted to belong to
be beside you, yes it did
And we got more from the books when we talked together ‘bout em
on the lightning bug nights on my porch swing
where your reverberating voice
and your beautiful heartbeat
drowned the locust from my ears
as I rested on your chest, yes they did
And all I want now is to hear you speak into my ear and to be there
as I lay down in my lonesome bed
falling asleep to the sounds
of the cars and the barfights
I’ve got Iowa and you in my head, yeah
The long dusty roads, when will they bring me back home
I’ve got Iowa and you in my head
The long dusty roads, the pies and the goats,
I’ve got Iowa and you in my head
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4. |
Move On This Way
02:14
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How could I move on this way
Leaving you behind to stay
How could I move on this way
Leaving you behind
My heart is in a different place
Now that I have treasured space
My heart is in a different place
But you’re still on my mind
We painted sorrow everyday
Traced, retraced, stained
We painted sorrow everyday
And that sorrow sang goodbye
How could I move on this way
Leaving you behind to stay
How could I move on this way
Leaving you behind
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5. |
Hallelu
02:51
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It doesn’t get to be about the future
It doesn’t get to be about our dreams
Dreams have given way to another dreary day
It doesn’t get to be bout anything.
This one has to do with screaming hallelu
In this one we just have to survive
In this one all we gotta do
is hold on tight and make it through
In this one we just have to stay alive
(rustic whistling)
It doesn’t get to be about the babies
It doesn’t get to be about our jobs
It doesn’t get to be about how we like to spend our time
Sorry friends, but this one is a wash
This one has to do with screaming hallelu
In this one we just have to survive
In this one all we gotta do
is hold on tight and make it through
In this one we just have to stay alive
This one has to do with screaming hallelu
In this one we just have to survive
In this one all we gotta do
is hold on tight and make it through
In this one we just have to stay alive
(rustic whistling)
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Wire, Fire
03:30
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The tinny call of snowy fall
a nearly silent choir
Not even the buzz
of wires
Wires, wires, wires, wires.
Pale grey to red, gradient
you’re inspired
Heavy thunder, or helicopter
They are getting higher
Higher, higher, higher, higher
The thinnest wall shivers and hollers,
its flapping jaws ne’er tired
Nipping soles and biting holes
this gnashing cold conspires
Conspires, conspires, conspires, conspires
From seven on to moonbeams, dawn,
I take in bluish pallor
Your schedules are getting old
I sit and tend fire
This skeptic sold her hectic soul
I sit and tend a fire
Fire, fire, fire, fire
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7. |
All I Can Offer
04:56
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8. |
Sailor Song
05:11
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Sail on, inside this mouth
Beyond the mist, smoke of the sea,
beyond the reef
I unsee you, I believe you
I unsee you, I believe you
The salty sea, the glassy dark
Wet hands, wet eyes, wet breath, wet heart
The moon it had a golden ring,
From long ago I hear her sing
Sail on, you had your doubts
The mast it creaks, the wind it drives
Salt in your eyes
I unsee you, and I need you
I unsee you, and I need you
The salty sea, the glassy dark
Wet hands, wet eyes, wet breath, wet heart
The moon it had a golden ring,
From long ago I hear her sing
Sail on, inside this mouth, ohhhhh
Beyond the waves, beyond the known
Beyond all hope
Can you see me, do you believe me?
Can you see me, do you need me?
The deepest blue, the perfect dark,
the seaweed ‘round my vessel’s heart
The moon it had a golden ring
The caves the floor see everything
Float on, down below
Shiver my bones, I’m not alone,
I’m coming home.
Sail across the water, sink into the water
Hear the ancient singing
of my briny daughter
The wind undid, undid the knot,
the knot that held my vessel’s heart
Float into the water, deep into the water
Stories pile up here,
treasures for my daughter
The wind undid, undid the knot,
the knot that held my vessel’s heart
La da da da da da da da da da da
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Sexting While Driving
02:20
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Sexting while driving
Pray this song’s outdated
Sexting while driving around in a car
Sexting while driving
I am impatient
Sexting while driving around in a car
Oooooooooo
Fox hit deer hit skunk hit raccoon
Sexting while driving around in a car
Biker hit stroller hit bridge over water hit
Sexting while driving around in a car
Oooooooooo
Maybe someday the devices will drive us,
drive us around in our cars
Freeing our minds to do what’s important;
sexting while riding around in a car
Oooooooooo
Surround sound, 3D, virtual reality
sex acts while riding around in a car
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10. |
Ocean
02:12
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Darling you are an ocean
and I hope I can hold it in
I’m a pretty big vessel but I’ll have to
wrestle my demons
as I grow in to my own ocean
and I’ll let you flow on in
and we can share secrets and treasures
from the depths within
In the dark of my night
not a cloud in sight
and though it’s not bright
your teeth are made of starlight
And your smile,
is it sunrays or moonrise?
My darling, how can it be, how can it be
that you’re also the sky?
Darling you are an ocean
and I hope I can hold it
I’m a pretty big vessel
and I will wrestle anything for you
Show me your krakens
Darling, I’m an ocean
And when there is no sound,
only breath abounds
You seem confounded
that I am astounded
I’ll let you sink down
inside, beyond, throughout
I’ve got here, I’ve got you now
Girl I will be the ground.
Darling you are an ocean
and I know I can hold it in
I’m a pretty big vessel
and have been wrestlin’ my demons
as I grow in to my own ocean
and I’ll let you flow on in
I have depths for you to swim in
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Shea Witzo Brattleboro, Vermont
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