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Beginnings
03:00
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Beginnings
Brothers and lovers
Come pour some water on my gills
Bring me back around again
I know, you know this isn’t over yet
Fire and whispers
Come find me hidden in the hills
I’ll tell you what it means to be
Halfway between the mountains and the sea
One or the other
Come to me saddled with debris
A whirlwind swept us through the air
Bleeding out blending in always paying our fair share
Love between brothers
And moments that are not quite out of reach
War between strangers
And comets making craters on the face of the earth
Eating breakfast on the battlefield
This is what we do
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2. |
All Together All Alone
03:34
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All Together All Alone
I won’t listen to the best of them
And argue with the worst of them
Cause in the end there's nothing else but me
I won't wonder where you're coming from
And don't care where you're going to
Cause in the end these places are the same
One big house for all of us
With padlocks on our doors at night
To keep the dark and scary hordes away
Anti-consumption is the new non-violence
You’ve got to fight fire with water, fight hate with love
Violent mental oppression, environmental destruction
You’ve got to fight fire with water, fight hate with love
We all cover up our eyes at night
And listen to the blowing wind
Tell stories of the way it used to be
No one knows what's going on
So few of us care anymore
Something's gonna give eventually
Foreigners landing on our shores
Everybody wants a little more
Anti-consumption is the new non-violence
You’ve got to fight fire with water, fight hate with love
Violent mental oppression, environmental destruction
You’ve got to fight fire with water, fight hate with love
We all make our choices every day
We listen to a voice inside
That tells what we think we want to hear
Still our fires are burning low
Our wasted youth so long ago
Those best intentions seem to disappear
So feel the blood run through your veins
This mountain's here for you to climb
And add your screaming voice to all of ours
Anti-consumption is the new non-violence
You’ve got to fight fire with water, fight hate with love
Violent mental oppression, environmental destruction
You’ve got to fight fire with water, fight hate with love
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3. |
Au Suivant
02:47
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Au Suivant
Tout nu, dans ma serviette, qui me servait de pagne
J'avais le rouge au front et un savon à la main
Au suivant, au suivant
J'avais juste vingt ans et nous étions cent vingt
À être le suivant, de celui qu'on suivait
Au suivant, au suivant
J'avais juste vingt ans et je me déniaisais
Au bordel ambulant, d'une armée en campagne
Au suivant, au suivant
Moi, j'aurais bien aimé, un peu plus de tendresse
Ou alors un sourire ou bien avoir le temps
Au suivant, au suivant
Ce ne fut pas Waterloo, non, et ce ne fut pas Arcole
Ce fut l'heure où l'on regrette d'avoir manqué l'école
Au suivant, au suivant
Mais je jure que d'entendre cet adjudant de mes fesses
C'est des coups à vous faire, des armées d'impuissants
Au suivant, au suivant
Je jure sur la tête, de ma première vérole
Que cette voix, depuis, je l'entends, tout le temps
Au suivant, au suivant
Cette voix qui sentait l'ail et le mauvais alcool
C'est la voix des nations et c'est la voix du sang
Au suivant, au suivant
Et depuis, chaque femme, à l'heure de succomber
Entre mes bras trop maigres, semble me murmurer
Au suivant, au suivant
Tous les suivants du monde, devraient se donner la main
Voilà ce que la nuit je crie, dans mon délire
Au suivant, au suivant
Et quand je ne délire pas, j'en arrive a me dire
Qu'il est plus humiliant d'être suivi que suivant
Au suivant, au suivant
Un jour je me ferai cul-de-jatte ou bonne sœur ou pendu
Enfin un de ces machins, où je ne serai jamais plus
Le suivant, le suivant
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4. |
Slow Down
03:02
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Slow Down
I’ll take it easy when I go
When I go, I’ll take it slow
Couple beers and a couple of whiskies
Then I’ll get up and go
Slow down
Left my harp and angel’s wings
At the lobster town saloon
Went down
‘Bout a half a funeral too soon
Pull your teeth out one by one
So that you don’t mince your words
Don’t need teeth to eat it
A little bit soupy, so I heard
Slow down
Drunken trumpet sings his song
Drums keep bumpin’ all night long
Dancing with the brightest stars
No red carpet here but a smoking room
And they all know who you are
Slow down
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5. |
Brothers/Lovers
03:52
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Brothers/Lovers
Brothers bring your knives
Lovers come inside
Let’s go for a ride
Through the mountains in my mind
We howled at the moon
Singing out of tune
We stayed in bed til noon
Spooning, watching old cartoons
Waiting for some change
Not going to happen overnight
Time will pass, yet love remains
No brothers/lovers anymore
It’s been a thousand years
I’ve listened to my fears
Nothing waiting here
No more laughter, only tears
When we meet again
It isn’t quite the same
Remembering with shame
I’ve forgotten who’s to blame
Waiting for some change
Not going to happen overnight
Time will pass, yet love remains
No brothers/lovers anymore
I want everybody in the world to be my brother
I want everybody in the world to be my lover
So put away your knives, everybody come inside
We’ll sit down by the fire
And we can talk about the time we couldn’t look each other in the eyes
But now it’s different
When I see you I smile, it took me a while to see you in this new light
Waiting for this weight to fly away
For a day like today to say
The shit we did, the truths we hid
Well, it doesn’t matter anymore
So now we can see more than that bullshit from before
Now the love we shared is more important than running scared
Than anger, than shame, than jealousy that unfortunately was to blame
For such a dangerous undertaking
And I wonder if making decisions really means taking into consideration
The complexities of two people in love, in trust, in confidence
Because I’m searching for simplicity with myself and another
I’m reaching for some space to breathe and a brother
And a lover
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6. |
Waltz for Three Women
05:03
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Waltz for Three Women
Thursday 5:30 St. Michael’s downtown
We came struggling through
I was born with a cap on my head
But I’d only heard it from you
Birthday boy in 1989
A robot in a box
I was born to a privileged world
But I’ve always counted on luck
When I was older you left me alone
And you didn’t take the time to explain
I chewed through my collars for most of a year
I’d only you to blame
Well I’ll watch you staring out the window
Watching me walking down the beach
From this home we built together of green wood and alibis
The answer’s always hiding out of reach
You were twenty-one in 2004
Punch-drunk and taking a dare
You took off your clothes and you ran out the door
With the raindrops alive in your hair
Well I’ll watch you staring out the window
Watching me walking down the beach
From this home we built together of green wood and alibis
The answer’s always hiding out of reach
Sunday morning, sunny and warm and
You came to me with a smile
I would take a more cynical view
And we’d argue about it for miles
I never could tell what you wanted to hear
So I said what I wanted to say
I glanced in your eyes as you lay on the floor
With your head nested soft on my leg
And I’ll watch you staring out the window
Watching me walking down the beach
From this home we built together of green wood and alibis
The answer’s always hiding out of reach
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7. |
On the Ground Between Us
05:35
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On the Ground Between Us
On the road again, eh my friend eh my friend
On the road again, oh my friend my friend
Sitting on the sand, where it began oh it began
Sitting on the sand, oh my friend my friend
Waiting for the end, take my hand take my hand
Waiting for the end, oh my friend my friend
Take me by the hand, wait with me until the end
Take me in your hand, oh my friend my friend
To and fro you ran to make yourself into a man
To and fro you ran, oh my friend my friend
On the road you ran until you could barely stand
By your own command, oh my friend my friend
I've got 7 of one and 9 of the other
You call me son, I call you brother
You adjust your tie as the ship goes down
In the blood I have found on the ground between us
In the blood I have found on the ground between us
So load me up yeah weigh me down
And close your eyes against the sun
Cause after it’s all said and done
There’s blood blood blood on the ground
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8. |
Most
04:24
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Most
Remember this feeling
Approaching joy
My hand on your spine
My heart in your mind
Man with no sight
Sees his first sunrise
The tears in his eyes
Are the tears in my eyes
How do I know
when I look in your face
The truth is I don't
But you still hold my gaze
The power in you eternal and true
The shortness of breath
That I feel in my chest
Is proof and a witness
There is more to this
And more to a world
So recently dead
Then I thought I would feel
I admit I confess
How do I know
when I look in your face
The truth is I don't
But you still hold my gaze
The power in you eternal and true
I push and you pull
With a different stride
The moon it is full
And the river is wide
This bridge built by children
Collapsed in the fall
Will be swept aside
And rebuilt in time
How do I know
when I look in your face
The truth is I don't
But you still hold my gaze
The power in you eternal and true
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9. |
In a Field of Red
04:33
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In a Field of Red
Moving on my pillow I hear you sigh at last
A certain sort of rattle I know our time is past
I'll listen to your crying with not a thought for me
Falling off this wagon into the shining sea
A man of words a coal mine's canary
I'll see you in my dreams tonight
In a field of red: a blazing warning
Hazy in the fading light
A certain glow gone missing snuffed out by friendly fire
Indifferent in the darkness hollow sun won't shine no more
A fevered vision beckons red wine and desire
Naked sleeping beaten a blind dog to ignore
A plan absurd a righteous path
forever carrying on
In a field of red untouched by faith
As silent as the dawn
A cold heart and heavy shoulder
will build a tower higher than unfinished ones before
So many generations hoping all together
and failing in their love for one another as they fall
Klaxon in the distance failing eyes read semaphore
Standing at the helm guiding us to shore
Safely in to port I'll bid you fond farewell
We'll meet again once more my friend before the gates of hell
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10. |
Under the Skin
04:16
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Under the Skin
Half-hearted
Waiting for my light to shine
Got inside of me
Now I'm going to lose my mind
Got a choice to make
Low road stretching out silver in the fading light
Keep walking this road you've cobbled
I can tell you, tell you in the end it’s right
You cut me
Gut shot and a needle in my eye
Burns brightly
Blue flames tearing up in the sky
Your bags never made it back to you
No, they showed up on my doorstep
With a dirty trail to follow me for life
This cat's only got two claws
One's left over and one's not right
Pulses beating
Rhythms breathing in the dawn
It's obvious
I was stupid and you were wrong
Now the choice is made
High road looking back still wondering as I sing this song
Keep walking this road you've cobbled
I can tell you, tell you in the end it's right
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11. |
For What It's Worth
02:31
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For What It’s Worth
You call me up on Tuesday, tell me you need a man tonight
Call me up on Tuesday, tell me you need a man tonight
I'll be on over later baby, you know I'll make you feel alright
Breakfast Wednesday morning, black coffee and a cigarette
In your kitchen Wednesday morning, black coffee and a cigarette
Pull my boots on I'm leaving, and you ain't even thanked me yet
This is the last time that I see you, I tell myself again
It's the last time that I see you woman, yeah I tell myself again
You're shutting the door on me, smiling your devil’s grin
So don’t set your hungry eyes on me, I’m not the only man in town
Don’t go setting your hungry eyes on me, the last unbroken heart in town
Just try to get your hooks in me, don't care how hard I let you down
For what it's worth you told me, I was the best you ever had
For what it's worth you're telling me darling, I was the best you ever had
Well it ain't worth nothing to me, won't get me back into your bed
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