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Geronimo
03:12
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What good is enough when too much is too little
And all that I've toughed has melted in the middle
The rain on the beams
The rocks in the stream
At least that river knew which way to lean
That train is a comin' all down that line
The upper class ladies are looking mighty fine
To which station ho
Don't nobody know
Jump on in, Geronimo
Well it's been a long, warm summer
It's been a long, warm day
Now this earth has come around
Winter could be well on its way
Some spaceship and its cold window
Some fire and its warming glow
To which station ho
Don't nobody know
Jumo on in, Geronmo
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2. |
You and I
02:51
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Fighting for the right to fall
Within the all of Autumn's call
The drummer keeps his head above his snare
Marching all along with you and I
Inside his Winter's tune
Taking forceful steps with gentle care
Searching for her place to sing
Within the yawn of dawning Spring
She finds it and she holds with all her might
Looking for the metaphors
In Summer's cedar chest-of-drawers
She finds it and she learns about their flight
And now it is you and I
Making plans beneath this nameless sky
Little one, you pretty one
I will scheme 'til you become
Proud of all the pretty things you've done
Well if you go or if you stay
A WInter or a Summer's day
I know that I will see you again
Happier than when we met
But no more than in this moment
The Song bird will follow round the bend
'Cause now it is you and I
Making plans beneath this nameless sky
Little one, you pretty one
I will scheme 'til you become
Proud of all the pretty things you've done
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3. |
Buried Alive
02:24
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Love me in the mirror
Love me by the door
Love me though he's nearer
Love me though he's more
Eyes like needles
Prick like love
Sting like heartache
The longing dove
And even though you are gone
I will still sing this song
Meet me though it's colder
Meet me in the rain
I don't care we're older
I still feel untame
Buried alive
And there's no asking why
Knowing all about the lies
And the crimes that I passed by
When you come to me upon
That horse that you ride on
Know that I'm not gone
I'm just beneath the lawn
Well you have all I own now
I have what you've sown
Though it doesn't grow now
I won't starve alone
Here with me are secrets
Here with me are tales
Here in my heart
There in its trails
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4. |
Eva
02:52
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You make the Wonders
Wonder why
They aren't just
As wonderful as you love
The pyramids are pissed off
'Cause you stole their lady's
Beautiful new eyes
Gym boys jump for joy
When you come to join
Their joint attempt
At playing dodgeball
Even though your league
Sued theirs for copyright
Though sometimes you just don't believe
What's between my arms
My heart it only exists
Because of your charms
Eva please know
That you're the only thing
I could ever want
And ever need
That I could truly, wholly,
Fully love believe conceive
Eva my darling
You make the wind
Turn hurricane
Because of how
You steam the rain
It's Cat. 2 and growing
Because you are sowing
The seeds of heated love
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5. |
Jekyll and Hyde
01:48
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I'm just a Jekyll and Hyde
It only takes a few times
To erase me, and turn every tide
Inside is my broken mind
And seven eighths of the time
It embrace me, but one eighth there's no sign
I'm just a Jekyll and Hyde
But there's no way
No way in hell
That Mr. Hyde will come inside and break you and I
There's no way
No way in hell
That I'll let him take you from me
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6. |
Fortress of Morning
03:38
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I've never loved like I love you
It's this halo in the night
This extraordinary sight
And I can't keep my emotions trapped inside
The Garden State southbound is what I recall
Smiling and crying from how we fall
I've never kissed like I kiss you
It's this effervescent need
This emulated speed
This hyperthermic feeling that we are living proof
That hearts can sow, and hearts shall reap
Before, and after, and when we sleep
And it's gonna be a heavy evening
It's gonna be a wintry night
Inside this face is the Fortress of Morning
Inside those eyes are the Palisades of Light
I've never breathed like I breathe you
Inhale all those ties
And exhale all the lies
And take into my lungs this unperfumed high
We are young, but we are right
We've found love feel its might
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7. |
In the Valley
04:29
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The snow it falls down
More than I can
Remember in my short life
White and chaste, but with haste
To find the warm ground
In the Valley it will wander down
Never knowing where it's bound
I was young once,
I was young once
In that Valley of mine
Green and Bountied
Green and scented of Pine
In the Valley I will wander down
Never knowing where I'm bound
And I will find my own
Markings in the stone
In the Valley I will wander down
Still have youth but I've been uncrowned
And when I get to
That Valley of mine
I will find out why
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8. |
Roses
03:36
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Shadows Rise, darkness Falls
Love now soaks my neurohalls
The hedonistic feeling when I see you
Wonderful ocean blue moon
Why'd you come now, why not June
Why do you rise and fall with all my hopes?
Oh well another love goes by with the smell
Of rose in a fish market
Beautiful five foot two
A wavy dirty blonde
Eyes that shine
That stop the time
When I look at her so fond
Oh well another love goes by with the smell
Of rose in a fish market
Day trips down strips of melted, sun-warmed tar
How come I see you there upon that shooting star?
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9. |
Therapy
03:21
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I stole the continent with axes
Swords and poor peoples taxes
Lady lady the fact is
Well, uh, I did it just to send some faxes
A combination of contentment
Boredom, nostalgia, and relentless
Self doubt and and inner resentment
'Cause I can't control my armament
Can't put it to rest
And I'm trying my best
My cerebral just can't find it's cortex
Bugging inside and out
Cause I always doubt
That things can work themselves out
My skull feels as thick as a brick
But my brain feels as soft as a lick on the forehead
Maybe I'm not cut out for this shit
Although I've trained my whole life for it
Biting my ass in a meadow
That's full of flowers and Black Widow Spiders
Forced through airport security tighter
Than the ropes that make ropes that aren't getting any lighter
Can't put it to rest
And I'm trying my best
My cerebral just can't find it's cortex
Bugging inside and out
Cause I always doubt
That things can work themselves out
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10. |
Mary Jane
06:46
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She took me in
Out of that rain
I don't know why
She held her hips
Said, "This is it
Welcome home"
But I could spy
The sadness in her eye
The kind that only speaks on the inside
Washington Square
Breathe in the air
We were young and everyone was older
Holding hands
We made a stand
Against the coldest winds of september
It's morning Mary Jane
Mid-term blues
Sharing shoes
Feel the burn, you should learn
Put down the knife
Pick up your life
Don't you know your smile makes me younger
But she held her hips
And said this is it
Beneath the coldest winds of December
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11. |
Glass Masquerade
02:37
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Morning it comes to the mountain
Sunlight streams over her face
Bareboned as when we were orphaned
But far more fed and far more safe
Steam rise from inside my glass now
Filter the sun to my arms
Color a copper rainbow
Watching the final star
Feed me inside the orchard
Bleed my heart through your page
Through all the lines and the paper
Staining your glass masquerade
Cover me blindly with your love
Holy Alter of Day
Paint your words with my fingers
Stain my glass masquerade
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12. |
Camellia
02:16
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Well I'm feeling low down today
I don't know just what I'll say
Maybe I'll sing tomorrow
To you beneath the trees I've borrowed
Come lay me down like a hard-worked hound
Like a college girl on her birthday
Well you've been around since I've touched the ground
Since mama chose that I should stay
Camellia, Ooo camellia
Sometimes no work and all play
Can make the blues go away
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