1. |
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[verse]
I watch the reckless engineers
that master this parade
I tremble at their boldness and the mass display
At the theatre of certainty
I reckon with the forces of the eager and the doomed
With the remnants of having one’s way
[chorus]
I glance at their presumptions and the foul aftertaste
Of a freedom always cut with a fork and knife
So as not to disturb the unrelenting pace
Of the sinister audacity of life
I laugh at the descendants of an ungraceful age
At the sorry invention of grace
At the angular smoke of the burning remains
At the decency of knowing one’s place
I reckon with the forces of the eager and the doomed
With the tragedy of having one’s way
I glance at their presumptions and the foul aftertaste
Of a freedom always cut with a fork and a knife
So as not to expose the otherworldly maze
That obscures the sheer futility of life
[bridge/mini solo]
E
At the angular smoke—
Em B B-Bb-G#m
Of the burning remains—
C# E7m B
At the decency of knowing one’s place.
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2. |
To the Lighthouse
02:39
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5/4
Intro – verse – verse – intro – bridge 2x – solo – verse
[Intro, 7 bars]
E – B7 – E
[Verse 1]
E B7 E
Say, I worry so
B E
Forget to take
B7 E
My stories
(D#) C#m
Into the lighthouse
(E - G#) C#m
Where they are safe
(E-G#) C#m
And do no harm
B A
Have no effect
A B E B7 – E – B7
Pay no respect
Well, it is a charred
And crooked path
On which we walk
To the lighthouse
Through woods so dense
To hide our hopes
Bear no resemblance
To the rest
[Bridge, 2x]
F#m A C#m B A
and how we cannot show / to kindred souls / what doesn’t fit / absorb it
C#m B A B E
into the pool / we call ourselves / that we call home / my lighthouse
[solo]
Hey, where did you go?
I’m hiding out
And wait on you
Forever
[drums & bass fade out, guitar changes to 3/4]
In my lighthouse
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3. |
Spring Come Slowly
02:37
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4. |
Karlakarl
04:18
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a karlakarl
a manly man
stood so tall
against the land
[verse 2]
a karlakarl
a manly man
a waterfall
i shook his hand
an island rose
above the wasteland
this storm could save her
from accident
from honest men
from nur ein kerl
i must confess
he shook me blindly
and left me there
out on the land
my spirits lost
around the bend
when fires roam
we put them out
we hose them down
and stomp the cinders
we leave the dome
we sleep at home
karlakarlar
you burn so brightly
you stand so tall
i want you all
a karlakarl
a manly man
a bitch at heart
i was his friend
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5. |
Bury Me
03:20
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6. |
Guard Down
03:36
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Let your guard down or
Perish in
An ocean of grey
Or revel in my sense of
May I speak my mind
This mold
Has never fit me
The shoe is always on the other
Foot
Come to ease my mind
Have you now
It’s almost over
As almost always ever since i
Forged a mold that
In retrospect
Never quite fit me
The glory’s in the part where you fold
No compromising
No mesmerizing
No mystifying
No use in trying
The glory’s in the part where you fold.
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7. |
The Arms of Orion
03:00
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tell me how it is
that we crawl so slowly backwards
tell me how it is
i only see you smile so sweet
if we go with eyes wide open
and find an ancient drum to beat
tell me how it is
to be finite and complete
tell me of a land
on the dark side of the moon
where the gates open to a tune
that's etched in stone, hmmm
for those who have forgotten
and those who never learn at all
tell me how it is
that we can see our mortal soul
as we move around in dungeons
and long to find a place
in the arms of orion
to sleep in his embrace
where we sing in our true voices
to save a little grace
orion's arms will guide us
slowly into better days
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8. |
The Great Outdoors
04:50
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You be my mirror
You guide me, expel me
You be my enemy
You carve me out
Exploitative, argumentative
It is the city lights that bring this all out
It is a weakness
That we call a strength
The urge for control of the great outdoors
It is a lighthouse, a symbol we all know
That leaves us defenseless
So that we never roll
It is on a raft that we come home
Only in draft that we form whole
It is in the plains that we all cross to live
In holding the reins that we learn to give
It is in the crash crash
It is in the mish mash
It is in the sent scent
It is in the knick knacks
It is in the pull
Of the great outdoors
It is in the pull
Of a greater force
It is in the city lights
That we all look the same
It is in the great outdoors
That no one knows my name
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9. |
Elve Twelve
03:40
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How soon won’t be late
No four hundred years
How come I don’t feel pain
How come how long
Assign your values
To my colours
Slow down
Define your borders
Draw me as I appear
Not as they know me here
Draw me but not too near
It gets so lonely here
How long won’t be fate
For what lingers and it’s
All glory and no gain
How long how lost
Project your projects
On my shadow
Come down
Behind your borders
Draw me as I appear
Not as they know me here
Draw me but not too near
It gets so lonely here
How long how sincere
No parts broken and it’s
All clean edges here
How come how numb
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10. |
12:12
03:37
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intro: E
A – C#min – A - C#min
she reads in bed
she smells of laundry detergent
she’s meditating
on fuzzy socks
she likes a side ponytail
the sound of coffee brewing
she likes the key changing (C#min)
F#min
in the middle of a song
D
i can just see her there
F#min
in 12:12 vision
D
she sits so still
A (C#min-A-etc)
she’s into natural light
and crossbows
has a new bar of soap
she’s into typos
and root beer floats
could’ve seen that one coming
F#min (D-F#min-D etc)
but not fake birdie calls
from arizona
i listen closely
for the sound of her french horn
in 12:12 echo
i can just hear it now
if i sit still
i sit so still
-solo- (A-C#min-E 3x)
F#min
she’s into popcorn
D (etc)
she’s into french horns
she likes a side ponytail
pigeons on a windowsill
she sits so still
i sit so still
i sit so still
C#min
i sit so still
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11. |
Just Like a Woman
03:11
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1
Cha-cha-cha
You look so good in your morning coat
And in your house
Where I come home
In your future
I roam forlorn
2
Lah-di-dah
You always keep me craving more
More of my heart
More of your soul
More of your nights
3
I am a parasite
And you are mine
I’ll be your angel
You be my wine
The stories that we tell
Have happy endings
To keep us lifeless
All of the time
Two of a kind
4
Rah-rah-rah
I brag about me working you
A stone cold lie
You work me so much more
5
Tee-dee-dum
As hard as I was pushing you
But when you gave
That fool’s gold treasure trove
I dove into
6
Tra-la-la
I dig in for another round
Do-do-do
you like it when I come on down
I’ll wear your destiny
Just like a crown
Just like a woman
I take that road back on down
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12. |
Last Call
05:35
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It’s last call to board this train
It’s always last call
You never get to do it twice
You never get the same rain
You’ll never act the same again
No last rounds, none of them are
A line end
The round goes on forever
You never get to the end
You’ll never catch up again
So if you stop to think
You better think twice
And if you play for keeps
Better play nice
This last call to what you are
A castle - it floats on air and yet
It sinks into stone
It spirals backwards
In a flush that takes all
Rehearsal
The after-party wars
No last call
The round goes on forever
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motel aurora Amsterdam
kimono rock with a gloomy aftertaste: high on melody but torn at the edges. traces of indie glam, stoner country and 1960s pop.
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