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Awakening
04:40
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Mind is clear as the sun disappears for the first time in years
Mesmerized by fireflies, colors in the sky
Awakening, rediscovering all these things bring peace of mind
Way past time to finally draw a line, just let things be fine
Unwind
Haven't read while laying in bed listening to crickets in far too long
Lulled to sleep by their songs
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driving around late at night
the air is warm the moon is bright
no destination in mind
following roads as they wind
lazy summer
aimless nights
sing along to all of the songs on that old mixtape
other people put this place down
saying there's nothing to do in this town
but turn the key and drive
pick up some friends, feel alive
lazy summer
aimless nights
sing along to all of the songs on that old mixtape
sing along and escape
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Limping
03:43
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limping through the days in a perpetual haze
worn and patronized, diverting your eyes
all roads seem to lead back to a field of weeds
every small victory just a drop in the sea
can't walk on water to save those drowning
or keep history from repeating
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Opaque
01:41
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I am opaque like a deep lake
never know what lies below
you'll never see through
don't want to let you
I am content being distant
completely reserved as I sit and observe
you'll never get near
don't want you here
I hide behind a bottle of wine
helps obscure so you're never sure
you'll never see through
don't want to let you
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I'll Get There
02:30
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I don't know where to go but I'll get there
so at ease I let the breeze take me anywhere
in our own ways, stumble through the days
nowhere in mind, follow roads as they wind
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My Early 20s
02:44
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my early 20s were a pleasure as I wallowed in my leisure among the bluffs along the Sound
I'd get stoned in the morning, go exploring, and let my thoughts abound
when I was young time in the sun felt like it would never end
I'd let my feet take me to my favorite retreat on the beach a mile or so away
in the water I would swim, whistling hymns, as I whiled away the day
when I was young time in the sun felt like it would never end
spent the days in a blissful haze, Lord take me back again
the best times I remember are on the beach in November after all the summer folks went home
it was just my dog and me so she'd run free, splashing through the foam
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Pining
01:49
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when I was young I would dream about climbing hills and crossing streams
with nothing to tie me down, spend my days wandering around
now that I'm older it seems all I do is stare at screens
from my desk I sit and pine for the days spent wandering through the pines
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Snow Day
03:02
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gentle snow, nowhere to go
curled up cat on your lap
clouds let as the sun sets
ground glows white in moonlight
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New Plan
03:50
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tired of waking up with a broken cup and a sigh
sick of writing about the same thing all the time
don't know if it's a hex or a complex but it strains
so tonight let things be alright: abstain
sit back and play guitar
rediscover who you really are
take the car for a drive
let yourself feel alive
tired of waking up with an empty cup, disarranged
so tonight let things be alright for a change
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Scotch and Soda
01:18
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scotch and soda
mud in your eye
baby do I feel high oh me oh my
do I feel high
dry martini
jigger of gin
oh what a spell you've got me in oh my
do I feel high
people won't believe me
they'll think that I'm just braggin'
but I could feel the way I do
and still be on the wagon
all I need is
one of your smiles
sunshine of your eyes oh me oh my
do I feel higher than a kite can fly
give me loving
baby I feel high
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Dirge
00:43
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Tour of the House
01:33
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your last hour came when least expected
it is clear from one glance at your unmade bed
by the half-knit sweater laying on the sheet
ne'er to be complete
the Lord's sense of irony makes me think
since you'd ne'er be caught with that mess in the sink
as a monument to His will stands a pile of pots and pans
fate is as He commands
follow your advice: "Tu es gleich"
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Faith
04:01
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so often feels
just spinning wheels
as the tank runs dry
stranded somewhere
thumb in the air
as the cars rush by
don't blink an eye
most of what we know
was learned long ago
we're all old dogs
can't navigate
with maps out of date
they just befog
for ages we've relied
on ancient books as our guide
can't know what awaits
all we have is faith
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Old Melody
03:21
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old melodies
written by three
though distant for years
songs still endear
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