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01:00 Our Final Climb
05:00
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we time our final climb
to arrive by dawn
the same thing every time
just the like the week before
with bedrooms on our backs
and kitchens without sinks
provisions of all kinds enough to please a king
we’ll never see the place
from where these people come where buildings reach the sky where riches can be won
we’ll slowly reach the top
then slowly we’ll descend
a day or two at home
then we’ll do it all again
yeah we’ll see our families smile then we’ll do it all again
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devil wind, it’s blowin
shoulda stayed where it never snows
hard to be the hero
when you can’t even feel your toes
never thought I would be sittin in the middle of nowhere
one mistake away from Timbuktu
if I ever get away then I’m goin somewhere
somewhere far from everyone I know (give the devil his due)
we don’t need to beat the brow of our brother
we don’t need to send a train into the sun
we don’t need to escalate with each other
from the top tried to stop what you could
but it’s a job that never leads to no good
just because you can don’t mean that you always should
time is up, I know it
light it up and run and fast as I can
all alone, I’m frozen
some things never go as planned
I’m not the kind that takes too kindly to a hole in the story
certain expectation for the truth
I’m not interested in doin things for the glory
better not to dream of wealth and fame like I did in my youth
...
even if you never get to sainthood
find yourself a little forest to knock wood
just because you can don’t mean that you always should
fool ya once, shame on you
fool ya twice then it’s shame on me
I don’t know what’s gonna happen tomorrow
but tonight go ahead and make a hundred dollar bet
there won’t be any widows angry at me
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01:10 All Because of You
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light of the day glow far away
dark of the night comfort this place
here in the home, quiet and warm
closeness of sleep, ready to go
I’ll never be the same
forever I have changed
everyone I see looks different all because of you
everyone I meet seems different all because of you
everything is changed, it’s different all because of you
nothing is the same, it’s different all because of you
all that you are, all that I see
here in my life, joy that you bring
don’t wanna see what’s playing on the video
nothing matters, all I wanna do is be with you
don’t wanna hear what’s playing on the radio
nothing matters, all I wanna do is be with you
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01:15 the truth
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they say the past can come back to haunt you
but there’s no time like the present for me
seems like I’m mostly scared of tomorrow
that it’ll be the same as yesterday
used to dream that someday I’d be the hero
gliding past the others for the win
they’d lift me high above on their shoulders
never let me down, never be the same again
when the truth comes for you now
where ya gonna run, yeah where ya gonna run tomorrow
jump in the fire or just sit and watch it burn?
when the truth comes for you now
where ya gonna run, yeah where ya gonna run tomorrow
so many things that we seem to never learn
seems like it’s not enough to be human
never enough to be yourself
the best of you is more than the things you do
see the one I see you and no one else
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hey, it’s me
I’m coming back
don't wanna talk about it
when we’re done I’ll call a cab
no need to get excited
on the ground I’m feeling like I can’t get lower
tried so hard believing that I’d be much higher
on my way to outer space
don’t wait, forever’s long enough
back and forth and back again
caught in an endless circle
hope I’ll see a different end
lights flashing red and purple
tripping over my shoes without any laces
sticks of gum without aluminum papers
on my way back home again
losing my way again, eyes will never mend
left with nothing
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we can live a life according to truth
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7. |
01:30 Copper Wires
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as chicago waits for sleep
on a cold december night
voices travel through the wires
familiar as the road that brings you home
there’s a mother and a son
tethering their quiet thoughts
of a newborn soon to come
the joy of life and beauty yet unknown
copper wires
through these copper wires the truth comes through
what would I do if you went away?
what would I do if you left for a while?
what would I do if you went far away?
take all the pennies in the world
melt them all down one by one
and wrap it all on a great giant spool
tie it to a messenger bird
fly away, all the way to you
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time again to plan ahead, time to find another way
libyans and violence always getting in the way
first you grab the gun again then make sure the coast is clear
plenty of plutonium, it can take you anywhere
have lunch with Edison
1927
or meet up with Faraday
Hampton Court #37
time to clean up everything, get it all back in the van
others will be coming soon so you need another plan
find a secret hideaway, maybe some deserted shack
pack up the delorean, you might not be coming back
go back to gettysburg
271 memorable words
or hear the voice of a carpenter
back at the mount of beatitudes
so long ago
watching the world around go back to what it was
go do whatever thing it is you’re thinking of
here’s another strategy if you wanna stay alive
drop the kid off quickly then get back in the car and drive
make a new reality, you’ve got everything you need
you can see tomorrow, you just need a little speed
you can forget your fears
just jump ahead by 30 years
or see the 23rd century
where you could live to eternity
or maybe more
life can pass you by
someday you’ll wake up but you won’t know that’s the day you die
there’s no compromise
just as certain as the sun will fall and the moon will rise
but this changes everything, yeah this changes everything
mathematics physics logic every concept of reality
yeah this changes everything, this changes every little thing
create a new beginning by watching the world around go back to what it was
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01:40 FOOLS GOLD
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flyin' a thousand miles
on ship number nine hundred nine
nothing but laughter and smiles
‘cause everyone’s feelin alright
started in the jungle room
conversation starts to turn
party with the boys in blue
anything you wanna have, well you can have it
everything’s within your reach, just reach up and grab it
if you wanna save your life for a happy ending
it’s alright, the only thing you’re missing is FOOLS GOLD
dining room covered in leather
buckles and faucets in gold
perrier water and champagne
a feast for a king and his court
there’s a price for everything
royalty with just one string
gonna have to shake those hips and sing
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it's gonna be alright
we’re gonna be ok
we’re gonna be sitting around and laughing about it someday
it’s gonna be alright
it’s gonna be ok
we’re gonna have stories to tell and pictures to share along the way
it’s gonna be alright
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I've seen the frontlines of warfare
I’ve seen defeat of the brave
I’ve seen the face of confusion
where there was nothing to save
I’ve walked the streets of depression
where workers can’t get no pay
and in the moment that i say that something must be done
they try to warn me to get back in my place
the king is dead god save the king
I tried to follow the fanfare
pride pomp and circumstance
executing every appearance
the steps of the political dance
I tried to listen to reason
be the ruler that the good people need
but if a king ain’t allowed to choose his bride as his queen
then tell me what kind of king can he be?
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01:55 Hiding in the Dark
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someone's hiding in the shadows, someone’s hiding in the dark
this is no delusion, this is where it starts
someone’s in the building, don’t know where they are
call the police and let them know that something wrong is going on
tape is on the doorlock, something here is wrong
need more information, darkest before the dawn
they came in bluejeans, no uniforms
they looked disheveled, tattered and torn
police in plainclothes, they showed their badge
knock at the window, who can they catch
police in plainclothes, who will they catch
someone’s hiding in the shadows, someone’s hiding in the dark
don’t know what they’re doing, don’t know who they are
someone’s in the building, they’re not going far
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a day in music Rochester, New York
Each song a reflection on a historical or literary/fictional event that happened within a certain hour of the day. Twelve songs, each exactly five minutes long.
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