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Intro
00:30
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Queen Anne's Lace
04:47
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Don't talk to me no more
I saw the reprise on your face,
it's like I'll never change -
still just as tall as the fence.
And I wanna run
Don't look at me no more
I broke my last good smile for you,
it's like I'll never have
what it takes to be your friend.
And I wanna run
I waver
waver like the body
body of a queen anne's lace in the wind
and she blows me
blows me like the devil
devil tryin' to make this sister a win
And I wanna run
I tremble
tremble like the flower
flower on a queen anne's lace in the breeze
and he holds me
holds me like a brother
brother, come surround me please
Your summer days have come.
They shine on everyone.
In time, they'll say that I was wrong,
but we still won't get along
And I wanna run
Don't talk to me no more.
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The Lawn & the Sky
04:51
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I like to be by myself
when I’m sad, I don’t trust
the people round here want to build me up, make me feel like a good woman
a good woman is something, man
I’m not saying that I’m bad
I just want to feel sad
til I come around
And when I come around
all of my thoughts are gonna fall down
gonna make a joyful sound
you wait, I'm gonna bless this town, bless this town, bless this town
so I go into the dark
into the dark with noone near
I want to listen to my fears
sing me a song my loves
sing me the song that you sang to me
when I was just a kid
I want to cry just like I did
til I come around
and I swing out over the sand
over the great green circle of grass
where is my lover now
that I’m in the straps
holding onto the chains
I thought I saw him run past me
caught a little light on his eye
and his eyes are dark and kind
and I fix a little hope on them
and the hope comes tearing out
and I’m tearing down on the ground
and I’m tearing at the lawn and the sky
at the lawn and the sky
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The Veil
02:48
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When people come to recognize
their hands are not their hands
their wicked grins and childish laughs
say "I am a driven man"
And the veil is drawn across their faces
darkness cries for the feast of the simple soul
when lovers climb on board the ship of fools and sail out on the sea, nobody sees what happens on their long
journey
And the veil is drawn across their love
darkness cries out for imagined sorrow
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Pretty Black Ship
04:02
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Underneath the things you say
I climb on board a pretty white ship
but she flies a black flag
the pretty white floorboards on the upper deck - there I'll lay you down my love, and one time to your face
I'll say my love
and on our backs you let me lie beside you without touching you at all
and we look up at the stars and to the stars I say, “all is well between us”
I gather all of my hopes together
and I hope that I can keep them with me. I stitched up a pretty white flag for the journey, and I hope that I can
carry out my plan.
cuz underneath the things I say
I climb on board a pretty black ship
but she flies a white flag
a pretty white flag
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Married Man
04:52
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I'll be okay
sleeping all day
H-U-G-K-I-S-S
hop on a new train
and don't bother with the mess
white satin gown
pink pearly clown
H-U-G-K-I-S-S
hop on a new train
and don't bother with the dress
I don't want to be with a married man
plastic wheels on the baby pram
maybe that's just the way I am
eighteen wheels on an old tin can
are you pulling me leg?
why make me beg?
H-U-G-K-I-S-S
hop on a new train,
'cause love isn't like this
put the little boy on the pony ride
if you wanna get the cracker jack prize inside
do you think I'm gonna let it slide
the law is on my side
softly I sigh: 'live free or die'
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7. |
You Were Drunk
03:14
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Well, I thought I'd be okay
Walking on my lonesome way,
Til you came to the neighborhood bar,
And while Timmy played guitar,
Won me with a smile so bright
That I thought I'd be alright.
And you kissed me one sweet night,
And you pulled me close and tight,
Then you told me one sweet lie,
And I knew right then that I
Was a poor man's answered prayer -
You were drunk and I was there.
Oh, my God,
Oh, my heart.
I'm no maiden fair,
You were drunk and I was there.
And a better girl than I
Would have hung you out to dry.
But I took you to my bed,
And I crumbled when you said,
"Baby, please don't make me wait...
please...."
Oh, my God,
Oh, my heart.
I'm no maiden fair,
You were drunk and I was there.
And a better man than you
Would have seen the ugly truth.
Would have known that I really liked you.
Would have known,
Would have never come home,
Would have never tried,
Would have never lied
to my heart.
Well, I thought I'd be okay,
Maybe good love would come my way,
Then you told me one sweet lie,
And I know right now that I'm
Just a poor man's answered prayer -
please...
Oh, my God,
Oh, my heart.
I'm no maiden fair,
You were drunk and I was there,
You were drunk and I was there.
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8. |
Song of the Stars
02:29
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The leaves on the trees,
they're pushing out brown,
they're song's out of tune
with this digital town,
it's clipping and it's breaking up,
and the sidewalk just doesn't sing the same.
oh my loved one won't you lay yourself down
in the middle of my loving eardrum;
you'll hear the softest
song of the stars,
the time passing by,
the time that is ours,
the song of the sky
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I Was Young Once
03:51
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I was young once, I was young once,
and you are young.
And I was in love once,
I was in love once, and you are not in love...
come and complicate my life,
come and make me an unhappy wife,
come and put your hand in mine,
come and drink all my wine.
(ooh... ooh)
and I was almost, I was almost
a normal girl
then you came along and I'm not a tom
nor a sweater set and pearls...
this is the way to break my heart and you don't even know
that you know it
letting me hold you in my arms
(ooh... ooh)
send me a postcard, drop me a line
and take some alone time
I wrote you a poem, I wrote you a rhyme
and I folded it into a valentine...
and tucked it underneath my bed,
chantilly white and blood red
some things are better left unsaid
I banish the thought from my head
and this is the way
this is the way
this is the way to forget
(ooh... ooh)
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10. |
This Bitter Heart
04:15
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This bitter heart
Can’t even be grateful to you
Better not take this cup up and drink
Is it truly you, bearing gifts on the crimson tide? Is it truly you
Bare and cold on a hill so high?
Is it true?
This bitter heart can’t even be loyal to you, better not take my cross up and drive
But I’m drawn to the golden road
People say that it’s straight and narrow
but it’s not.
And who learns to live in your love?
And who sees the sign of the dove?
And who is ever good enough?
This bitter heart
can’t even say sorry to you
better not sweep this dust from my eyes
But I long to see you clearly
People say if I pray you will hear me
But I want to hear you
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God gave me this trouble
and I guess he got the right girl
God knows I deserve it
For I so love the world
the world and all of its pettiness
my pettiness and my pride
The world the world the world
the world is big and wide
God gave me this body
and sweet shade from under the vine
and in my place of retirement
I imagine the privilege is mine
to sleep so sweet and protected
while others should beg and pine
the skin and the body are blind
the skin is wrong, I know
I know that we belong
to the one who sees our souls
God gave me this singing
and I sing every day
and one day I'd like to thank him
by having something nice to say
oh I'd like to sing one selfless
sentence before I die
to sing it loud and high
I know that we belong
to the one who sees our souls
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12. |
Like a Miracle
05:30
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Some people love
what is easiest for people to love
Some people just love who's loving them
But somehow I knew
I just couldn't really fall for you
until you fell out of love with me
I don't believe it,
it's so unfair
you're the first person that I'd take anywhere
I'd take you anywhere
So let me pick you up,
let my body love the thing it loves
Let me take you out to the local clubs
And we'll listen to the sound
of the people living in our town
some of the finest things are free
I don't believe it
It's so beautiful
Someone sings a song and it's a miracle
It's like a miracle
But where's your song tonight?
Something's on your mind, you've gone quiet.
Isn't love enough to make you feel alright
I don't believe it
you just won't sing
and you're the first person
that I'd tell anything
and I'd tell you anything
And now I want you back
I want you so bad, I want you back.
How did we get on such a wrong track
There's no going back
we can try to keep our friendship intact
but some things just aren't meant to be
I don't believe it
stupid love
you're the first person that I'm not afraid of
I'm not afraid of
I'd take you anywhere
I'd tell you anything
It's like a miracle
That I'm not afraid of
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