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Heroes of Eros
06:10
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the passion play has come and gone
the caravans have all moved on
but i’m still standing where they made the river sweet
martin luther’s got his proof
mona lisa’s in the louvre
but i’m still standing like a falcon on the queen’s green sleeve
heroes of eros before you retreat
tend to the swan that was dragged through the streets
sing out your song ‘la belle dame sans merci’
heroes of eros
we never got to say goodbye
before the ironsides arrived
and now we ride beside the duke of aquitaine
esmeralda’s lost her goat
and quasimodo’s on the ropes
they know the future of the passion is at stake
and it’s now in flames
heroes of eros before you exchange
what if the pain in your heart does remain?
through every brave metaphysical change
heroes of eros
you never had to hunt for boar
never faced the god of thor
you’ve too much time upon your paws and on your plates
now willy wonkas’s getting whipped
and cassonova’s getting clipped
and martin luther’s getting licked on drury lane
despite the plague
heroes of eros before you embrace
know that the glove can’t be pierced or replaced
know that your love may appear tailor made
heroes of eros
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Vertigo
03:26
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vertigo
long way down
when you’re this
this in love
this, this in love
i’m forever making trouble
i’m forever falling
i’m forever seeing double
i’m forever crawling
leave me in the sunshine
in the garden of the frail
i just need to spend time far away from what i feel
vertigo
long way down
when you’re this
this in love
this, this in love
tell me will the morning bring your malice or your mercy?
do you want to love me or do you intend to hurt me?
vertigo
long way down
when you’re this
this in love
this undone
overcome
so don’t go
vertigo
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3. |
Time to unwind
02:42
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time to unwind
time to listen to myself again
time to crawl into my shell again
for you know how hard i fool myself
time to let go of the reins
sever the chain
end the charade
when all the ends of the earth have begun
and you all pretend that it’s all in good fun
then it’s time to unwind
from you all
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Always on the river
03:58
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confidence man just around the corner
honeyland in the rear view mirror
i’m always on always on the river
deeper in land i can hear your whisper
i carry on with no clear agenda
i’m always on always on the river
and the river that i’m always on
is never gonna let me off
until i learn my lesson
until i get my game on
always on the river in my mind
always on the river in my life
on a houseboat in the backwaters
waiting on your amazon order
i’m always on always on the river
riverboat captain’s trimming his whiskers
cook’s in the kitchen cooking up the last kipper
i’m in my cabin getting sicker and sicker
and the river that i’m always on
is never gonna let me off
until i learn my lesson
until i get my game on
always on the river in my mind
always on the river in my life
low and high
deep and wide
day or night
rain or shine
always on i’m always on the river
coming down wind there’s a lukewarm fragrance
i prey i’m still in the lord’s surveillance
i’m always on always on the river
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5. |
Songs in the land
03:14
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elevator boy don’t cry
now how could you have foreseen a.i.?
get back on the human bus
if you’re looking for honest work then you’re out of luck
i remember when songs in the land
gave strength and hope to each woman and man
now those days are gone it’s all news talk
all news talk has formatted the land
chimney sweeps have washed ashore
along with another cosmonaut
now we’re gathered in the last depot
we’re singing a labor song by the broke payphone
i remember when songs in the land
gave strength and hope to woman and man
now those days are gone
and so the songs of folk have gone the way of the land
hold on
you can’t go back from where you came from
you can’t undo from what you’ve done wrong
you can never go back
you know better than that
now those days are gone
now those days are gone
now those days are gone
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6. |
Tiny Tim
03:41
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our tiny tim has gone
gone but not forgot he was a prince of fools
ridiculed from shore to shore
our tiny tim’s no more
he died upon a stage
before a crowd of sleeping trains and cargo lost
he passed away in mid-swan song
our tiny tim has gone
gone but he is not forgotten
tiny tim the johnny rotten of vaudevillian song
tiny tim the bottled genius is gone
and so i carry on
with a bag of orville corn
i walk the night towards the former music hall
that’s now a reefer store
gone but he is not forgotten
tiny tim the johnny rotten of folk rock
tiny tim the bottled genius is gone
gone but he is not forgotten
tiny tim the johnny rotten of folk rock
tiny tim who sang god bless us everyone
god bless us everyone
god bless us everyone
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down in the under
in the underground
with the overproud
i’m paid to rest
down in the water
of the cabbageman
why the cabbageman has baby breath
when i walk along the surface
when i talk up on the street
i cannot believe a single sound
i can only be so earnest
i can only be so sweet
let me down it’s time to let me
down in the under
in the underground
in a highway lounge
i’m stoned to death
down in the odor of the premature
the adrenal cure has been dispensed
i have walked the streets on easter
i have had a foolish dream
i have dragged my dog into the pound
i have been a people pleaser
maybe just a bit naïve
let me down it’s time to let me
down in the under
in the underground
with the spirits of the river men
down in the parlor
in a pale steam
why is the air so sweet around the dead?
down in the under
in the underground
from the will of life i decompress
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Oona
03:20
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oona in the night
silken and serene
nimble and divine
porcelain and naïve
oona in the night
time is on the brink
rain is in the urn
fish are in the road
pain is felt alone
oona in the night
love may have to be just out of reach
forever green within the ruin
oona in the night
once I fell asleep
down beside the stream
then I rose above
high above the tree
oona in the night
railroad in the rain
river in the road
i am in the wind
wind of the unknown
oona in the night
love may have to be just out of reach
forever green within the ruin
oona in the night
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wondering what went wrong
wondering what went wrong
i was on the bridge
now the bridge is half gone
i was truly in the music
truly i was in the music
i had no idea you could not hear a sound
you and i have been like soldiers
sack of lime upon our shoulders
giving all we can before we’re taken out
wondering what went wrong
wondering what went wrong
to the milk of time
to the liberation
wondering why i fell
with no one to tell
now the people fight
and i’m deep in my self
i have swept the broken bottle
i secured the mountain cable
i stood up to have this dance with you
in the night of broken curfew
in the grass i understood you
tell me why on earth is this not true?
wondering what went wrong
wondering what went wrong
to the milk of time
to the liberation
wondering what went wrong
wondering what went wrong
I was on the bridge
now the bridge is half gone
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Angel landing
04:47
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angel landing in my arms
i can’t take it anymore
i’m trying to sweep up the yard
i’m trying to get out the door
they want me to reject the veils
they want me to neglect my chores
they know that i’m a family man
they see my spirit needs to soar
angels are landing
landing at my feet
they keep on demanding
that i follow their lead
give me time give me work
give me love and give me earth
time again you lift me from my feet
forgive me now forgive me then
forgive me time and time again
time again i’m taken by a dream
angels are landing
landing at my feet
they keep on demanding
that i follow their lead
i’m walking cross the driving range
i’m standing in the batting cage
i’m flying high up the ground
my kid is on the pitcher’s mound
angels are landing
landing at my feet
they keep on demanding
that i follow their lead
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Lone brave spirit
02:40
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hunchback on the parking lot roof
everybody got their proof but you
loose change in the back of your brain
now it’s spilling out all over youtube
you get worked up over nothing
sing it loud sing it strong
sing it from the mountain top
there’s a lone brave spirit
on the a.m. dial tonight
lately you been missing old friends
now they’re tearing down the dundas sign
oh my you been pushed to the edge
you been hanging by a thread in your mind
to the thread of your own invention
sing it loud sing it strong
sing it from the mountain top
there’s a lone brave spirit
on the a.m. dial tonight
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Vow
04:26
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you were the one to lead the way into the storm
and there and then expose the forlorn child
and now i’m learning how to touch and taste the form
of naked feeling that’s been long denied
this is a world that makes a mockery of love
that pays in gold to keep true feeling down
now i stand before the face of what’s to come
my love for you will never be unsound
i bow down and say vow
in the rain i say vow
in the spring i say vow
in the fall i say vow to you
i recall the holy scripture on the wall
before we lay down on your mama’s bed
it took some years to see what had been in my eyes
for me to hear the words that had been read
and now we walk along a road that’s washed away
i have to hold your head from being drowned
i cannot bear to see you crying in the rain
my love for you’s the only true way out
i bow down and say vow
in the rain i say vow
in the spring i say vow
in the fall i say vow to you
my love
in the rain i say vow
in the spring i say vow
after all that’s gone down
i bow down and say vow to you
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