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Kazakhstan
04:05
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St. John's Fair
03:57
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Summer day, I dreamt that you’d be my lover,
Not to say, I caught more than your hair.
I lost you on the bus, caught the scent of another.
Picked you up, and we were floating on air.
Beside you in the queue,
At St. John’s Fair.
That night, I felt like I couldn’t breathe.
What’s right? You belong here with me.
My heart would surely bust if you favored another,
Is it me, or were we floating on air?
Beside you in the queue,
The future in our view,
Everything was new again,
At St. John’s Fair.
And you swung to me in echoed silence,
Violets in your hair.
And you come to me with love.
At St. John’s Fair.
Winter’s day, A rather howling December.
Some may say, We’re entwined by the hair.
Beside you on the bus, I can’t think of another,
The sunshine (that’s fine) has taken away our every care.
Beside you in the queue,
The future in our view,
Everything was new again,
Everything was new again,
Everyone is new again,
At St. John’s Fair.
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3. |
The Knowing
03:29
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Spent a long and lonely on winter on Chi-town’s broken streets.
I longed to be a winner, but vowed I won’t repeat.
You said, “Come on back to Georgia, and I’ll be here!”
And I had to go, I had to go.
With eyes like that I really need to know, I need to know.
You had me at the first drink, singing, “My how you had grown.”
We had no use for small speak, of all those years ago.
I said tell me anywhere and I will be there!
I’ll always go, I’ll always show.
With love like yours I really need to know. I need to know.
The hum of haunted highways is still ringing in my mind,
But the only vow I’m taking is to lay right by your side.
If they said there might be better, I don’t need that. I wouldn’t go. I couldn’t go.
With love like ours, we’ll never need to know, what we don’t know.
With love like ours, we’ll always seem to know. We’ll always know.
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Dancin' with the Stars
03:38
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I’ve been stuck in relations without you,
It’s a lot to get lost in the blue.
You’re convinced I’m the side of a seashell,
That is sailing on smoothly to you.
You say religion does your head in, Oh woah woah
With all your living, start believing, Whoa oh whoa oh oh oh
In God’s good plan I’m a simple man,
I was raised to make your heirs.
I learned to speak when I saw your feet,
Dancing El Canario in the square.
God is the forces of nature,
That are pulling me back to your moon.
The tweeting in our conversation,
From the blackbird busking at noon.
You say religion does your head in, Oh woah woah
But love is all there is is all there, Whoa oh whoa oh oh oh
In God’s good plan I’m a simple man,
I was raised to make your heirs.
I learned to speak when I saw your feet,
Dancing nude in Harvard Square.
If you’re lost in the air,
Sing an ode to the aire,
The synopsis is there,
Have a read if you care, to know,
Which way the sun will blow.
In God’s good plan I’m a simple man,
I was raised to make your heirs.
I learned to speak (complete) when I saw your feet,
Dancing wildly (childly) in the air.
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5. |
Preach
00:22
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6. |
Continental Drift Divide
05:11
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Mother,
Of the bride,
Standing by,
Right by your father’s side.
Love, in the end.
We are bless-ed that this is not the end.
You must be a sign from God,
And you could still be a vision of Vishnu or the eye.
And you’re by my side.
Hark,
How they cry,
Your shores come crashin’,
Right into mine.
Waves, start to shift.
We close divides, and do “The Continental Drift.”
I must need you more than air,
Need you more than lightyear captains dare.
And you’re by my side.
Home,
Is the one,
That makes your living,
All love in the sun.
Run (run, run!) on shelly seas.
We take flight, and you float off with me.
There’s a Heaven far above,
And you must be an angel pulling on the tides.
And you’re by my side.
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7. |
Stumble On
03:08
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I still don’t know who you are, you’re free,
You could be anyone.
I still don’t know where you’ve been, not me,
You could be anywhere, oh_____
I tend to know when it’s true,
But you want proof in every song, you,
You start to laugh when I fall,
‘Cause silence means the end of life,
So let’s stumble on.
I’ve left some lovers behind, that’s fine,
They’re better off this way.
I left them only to find,
The same thing that we shoved away.
Love____ love, love, love.
Oh the shame when we start to believe,
That it’s not enough.
I tend to know when it’s true,
But you want proof in every sound, you,
You start to laugh when I fall,
‘Cause silence means the end of life,
So let’s stumble on.
I tend to know when you’re true,
But you want proof in every word, you,
You start to laugh when I fall,
‘Cause silence means the end of life,
So let’s stumble on.
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8. |
The Strangest Dreams
05:21
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I didn’t ask because I knew the answer, I couldn’t take the pain this time.
She lived with you, she lives within you after, Although there’s no one on the line.
She didn’t ask because she knew the answer, You weren’t ready, yet, to leave.
Our sides are splitting from the calm and laughter, She sees I need you here with me.
And if time won’t tell the walls to breathe,
Then time won’t wait for me.
And if all the hills we climbed were seen,
We’d dream the strangest dreams.
I didn’t call because you knew I loved you, I penned a tune for you instead.
About the girl who’s always dreaming of you, A revolution from her bed.
I didn’t call because you knew I’d be there, Who needs a phone to stay in tune?
We launched a message from the Space Coast, baby, With you family there, last June.
And if time won’t call the cavalry,
Then time won’t wait for free.
And if all the hills we climbed were seen,
We’d dream the strangest dreams.
So put your plain clothes on and awake all your arteries, now!
What can I ask about her that won’t hurt you, what can I do to keep her warm?
About the time you fireman-carried her with you, you never thought of nothing more?
I didn’t ask because I knew it’d hurt you, and I can’t bear to see you cry.
She isn’t gone she wouldn’t dare desert you, she must be watching from the sky.
And if time won’t tell the walls to breathe,
Then time won’t wait for free.
And if all the hills we climbed were seen,
We’d dream the strangest dreams.
And if time won’t call the cavalry,
It waits for you, nor me.
And if all the hills we climbed were seen,
We’d dream the strangest dreams.
We’d be the strangest dreams.
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9. |
Quotes
01:39
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I will remember her face,
At the end of the day,
By “the day” I mean “my days.
Sadly and clearly defined,
She’s left me this time,
“This time” means nothing,
To her, I’ll say I forgot, the notes to make guilt,
Live in her long after everything’s gone.
She’ll think I’ve dumbed down,
‘Cause she’ll never read, my psychotic scribbling again…
I find myself here,
The same place I lost,
Myself in the first place.
Metal’s a theme in my dreams,
I don’t know what it means,
Something about mining,
For sure, there’s got to be gold, I’ll take what I need,
And leave the rest needing and going without,
A voice that will speak, the truth has become,
Of no real consequence now.
“It’s so fucking strange,” you thought.
“That somebody’s someone’s life, then not.”
I can say it no better myself.
I guess that’s why I quoted you.
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10. |
California Vibe
04:23
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I met you at the Starlight Inn, We tucked into the popcorn and gin.
I eagerly awaited your look, It don’t get any better in books.
I could tell you ‘bout the way that she moves, Her projectors are the sun and the moon,
But I am a gentleman!
So we loitered at the outlet mall, We had to have a laugh at it all.
The people lining up for the man, To take them any way that they can.
Class warfare isn’t something I’d preach, But when trust among the public’s been breached,
What the hell do you expect, man?!?!
Yeah, you take your time, the time you’re given,
Trying to make things right,
And you turn it on, your California vibe.
So we tore into the Highway 1, I’ve never dreamed of having fu-fun,
Fu-fu-functional family, Well I never knew the meaning ‘til now.
There’s the gun that often jolts me awake, There were crucial financial mistakes,
But I’m not too fucked up!
Then we drove into the desert at night, I’ve never really been one to fight,
Fight for much besides love, It must be our true connection to God.
My portfolio’s this ‘lucky’ tattoo, So all my lovin’s gonna just have to do,
Cause you’re comin’ with me!
Yeah, you take your time, the time you’re given,
Trying to make things right,
And you turn it up, your California vibe.
Your face inside your hand, I’ve seen you at your cryin’ist.
You stepped on all my plans, And I thank God that you did,
All alone at the edge of a cliff, With my one true love by my side,
And our California vibe.
Yeah, you don’t take time, it’s time you’re given,
So try to make things right,
And don’t interrupt our California vibe.
Yeah, you don’t take time, it’s time you’re given,
And it’s so short of a ride,
Just try to find your California vibe.
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11. |
The Sound of Spain
00:43
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The sound of Spain on your raincoat,
The curse in your eyes,
The scenery cuts through the morning outside.
I’ve found, the weight of the world, dear.
To hold and protect.
With love I could never have come to expect.
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12. |
Vanishers
03:49
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I’m in love with you, baby,Is there need to explain?
Could I say it more clearly? Could I say it again?
I’m in love with you, honey,Is there need for reprise?
Could you not see the ocean,Through the forest and leaves?
Let’s you and me lie down, in order to take,
The time of our lives.
Let’s you and me wind down, an old country road,
And vanish from sight.
I’m in love with the ocean, I’m in love with the seams.
How they hold us together, Even when we’re in dreams.
I’m in love with the living, I’m in love with the now.
What a welcome departure, From nostalgia, and how,
It’s you and me lying down, in order to take,
The time of our lives.
Let’s you and me wind down, an old country road,
And vanish from sight.
And we won’t tell nobody,
Never heard from again.
And we won’t have a nickel,
Nor have to pretend.
Let’s you and me lie down, in order to take,
The time of our lives.
Let’s you and me wind down, an old country road,
And vanish from sight.
Don’t wait for tomorrow to come here with me,
Don’t wait for to come.
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Future Lives Athens, Georgia
Future Lives - An Athens spirit folk band w/ Brandon Taj Hanick (King of Prussia), John Neff (Drive-By Truckers), Nick &
Sarah Robbins, Cameron Steuart, Annie Leeth, Nicholas Mallis, Daniel Padgett & Nathan Troutman.
Spirit House - Recorded w/ Noah Georgeson (Devendra Banhardt, Joanna Newsom). Mansions - Recorded w/ Jesse Mangum (Black Kids, Elf Power) & mixed w/ John Keane (R.E.M., Vic Chesnutt)
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