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You went down to the water
Cold-blooded daughter
You went down to the river to sink or float
In black holes without ladders
As if it really matters
‘Cause you’re in heavy water in a paper boat
Don’t run for cover everyone has got to learn
You’re lost and you misread the signs
You’re a stranger in a strange land
At the strangest time
What’s your game hot blue star?
Burning hot but you’re too far
You’re lost in the Pleiades or in a shot in a dive bar
Don’t run for cover everyone has got to learn
You’re lost and you misread the signs
You’re a stranger in a strange land
At the strangest time
Should you leave or will you stay?
You can’t wish it all away
When you’re stuck on the Matterhorn without a rope
You went down to the water
Cold-blooded daughter
You went down to the river to sink or float
You’re a stranger
In a strange land
You’re a stranger
In a strange land
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Powder
03:32
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Careless Leah walks around
She’s lost among her thoughts and found
Gambling tables & streets of ill repute
She descends a spiral staircase
Into the abyss she tries to face
Her fears and find peace & gratitude
Small distractions and accolades
Love affairs and debts to pay
Anything but looking in the mirror
Keep your powder dry, dear
The moment is at hand
Be careful not wait to long
It passes like the hourglass’s sand
Charlie is a man who’s made
At least it seems his future's great
90,000 hours he’s paid are done
Now he stares at catalogs
Soaks up talk radio ideologues
Imagining golden eras in the sun
His children never wish him happy birthday
So he listens to the voices with a mission from the past
Keep your powder dry dear
The moment is at hand
Be careful not wait to long
It passes like the hour glass’s sand
Sarah sews her pain away
The needlepoint finds its prey
A vein in bruised alabaster clay
There’s a raven in her eyes that sees
All the possibilities
Of emptiness and suffocating needs
And the moon in cool subcontinents
Inexorable course of events
Are gifted to her like fire from the gods.
Keep your powder dry dear
The moment is at hand
Be careful not wait to long
It passes like the hourglass’s sand
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Hymn of the Hater
05:14
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It’s just another Friday night in Boise
Since the paper factory closed no one can sleep
There’s a plastic bag blowing in the winds of change
A drunken man is stumbling down an empty street
I’ve seen them in the papers
And I’ve heard them at the gates
They’re camouflaged in glory
They’re prisoners of fate
They think they’re sober as a judge but they’re just drunk on hate
They think they’re sober as a judge but they’re just drunk on hate
Try to stick the pin back in the bomb they’re tossin’
Think they’re flush with coin but they’re just showing losses
Seeds of contempt they sow are starting now to blossom
They think they’re nailed to
But they’re just burning crosses
I’ve seen them in the papers
And I’ve heard them at the gates
They’re camouflaged in glory
They’re prisoners of fate
They think they’re sober as a judge but they’re just drunk on hate
They think they’re sober as a judge but they’re just drunk on hate
The truth ain’t blind now
I’ve got no time for fairy tales and cheats
Blood on the streets
The truth ain’t blind now
I got no time for fairy tales and sheets
Blood on the streets
It’s just another Sunday night in Mobile
Since the boat factory closed no one can eat
There’s a plastic bag
That’s blowing with the winds of change
A drunken woman crying on the street
I’ve seen them in the papers
And I’ve heard them at the gates
They’re camouflaged in glory
They’re prisoners of fate
They think they’re sober as a judge but they’re just drunk on hate
They think they’re sober as a judge but they’re just drunk on hate
The truth ain’t blind now
I’ve got no time for fairy tales and cheats
Blood on the streets
The truth ain’t blind now
I got no time for fairy tales and cheats
Blood on the streets
Listen to the sound of love now children
Stop diggin’ the graves that the blood spilled in...
They think they’re nailed to but they’re just burnin’ crosses…
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Dopamine Blues
04:25
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I can’t stop thinking about you
Life still goes on without you
Why dear do you stay on my mind?
I fear I’m losing mine again
There’s nothing that doesn’t remind me
Memory lane's where you’ll find me
I’m stuck the tape keeps looping
Time’s up, who’s been duping me?
Every time I try to remember bad times
I can depend on you to
Gimme a heartthrob
And those hazy dopamine blues
Darlin’ am I on your mind?
Fallin’ for someone’s cheap lines
Why do I seem to be the one who
Lives in a dreamland fooled
You still have the keys to
My heart so please just give them back
I just wanna stop thinking about you
And living a heart attack
Darlin am I on your mind?
Fallin' for someone’s cheap lines
Why do I seem to be the one who
Lives in a dreamland fooled
Every time I try to remember bad times
I can depend on you to
Gimme a heartthrob
And those hazy dopamine blues
There’s no gettin’ around it
You’ll never leave it like you found it
You just gotta get through it
There’s nothing you can do but do it
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5. |
7 Kids
04:35
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7 kids on a railroad track
South of San Diego
Their world on their backs
And their parents hope they’ll be safe
A white van comes and picks ‘em up
Promises ‘em water and a meal
And a place to stay
I can see smoke and I can see fire
They say stay calm we know the situation is dire
Good thing the bodega is full
At least we won’t go hungry & it won’t get dull
When the city burns
We’re losing our touch & we’re losing our way
Am I losing grip guess I’d rather not say
One thing’s true everything is gonna change
It feels so familiar but damn it feels strange
My neighbor has cancer but she’s alright
She goes to the tabernacle Saturday night
And prays
Someone knows more than the doctors I’m sure
If you have enough faith there’s always a cure
We’re losing our touch & we’re losing our way
Am I losing grip guess I’d rather not say
One thing’s true everything is gonna change
It feels so familiar but damn it feels strange
Goodnight baby
Can I see you tomorrow?
Can I see you tomorrow?
Will there be a tomorrow?
Will there be a tomorrow?
We’re losing our touch & we’re losing our way
Am I losing grip guess I’d rather not say
One thing’s true everything is gonna change
It feels so familiar but damn it feels strange
7 kids on a railroad track
South of San Diego
Their world on their backs
And their parents hope they’ll be safe
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6. |
If You're Gonna Leave Me
04:28
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If you’re gonna leave me for somebody
Please don’t leave me alone tonight
We forget all the things we want to remember
And we remember all the things we’d rather forget
I thought I had hidden my heart, kept it so well-concealed
I can’t help the way that you feel
If you’re gonna leave me for somebody
Please don’t leave me alone
If you’re gonna leave me for somebody
Please don’t leave me alone tonight
If you’re gonna leave me for somebody
Please don’t leave me alone
If you’re gonna leave me for somebody
Please don't leave me alone tonight
Please don’t leave me
Please don’t leave me tonight…
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My eyelids weigh mountains
My mind is a door
My heart is carbon
I can’t find the floor
My eyelids weigh mountains
My arms aren’t in sync but...
I’ve been looking for you
More than a few lifetimes
My eyelids weigh mountains
My dreams hide in cars
They drive across continents
And toward dying stars
My eyelids weigh mountains
My tears hide in graves
I’ve mourned for the lost
And there’s no cure for the pain
My eyelids weigh mountains and I can’t breathe but
I’ve been looking for you
More than a few lifetimes
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New Rays From an Old Sun
04:14
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There in the valley was a beast
Her children were deceased
As the new rays were increased
Only water for a priest
Who paid good coin for police
The Beast she had learned to be alone
Making gems from stone
She made herself a throne
And a castle from her children’s bones
There are new rays from an old sun
There are oceans in your eyes
There are giant buildings empty
And a rusty can full of surprise
One day The Priest got word
About The Beast he heard
Whose wealth it seemed absurd
She should share it
The Priest thought he deserved
The Beast saw armies on the march
The Priest and weapons large
The valley rumbled with the charge
And The Beast had a plan though she was parched
There are new rays from an old sun
There are oceans in your eyes
There are giant buildings empty
And a rusty can full of surprise
When The Priest arrived with force
The Beast opened the doors
When The Priest came with his hoards
The Beast set traps in floors
And The Beast was gone, of course
There in the valley was a Beast
Her children were deceased
Now she headed east
To find some who wanted peace
Locked In the castle was The Priest
There are new rays from an old sun
There are oceans in your eyes
There are giant buildings empty
And a rusty can full of surprise
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Shisandra
03:21
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Can you feel the light Schisandra bathing you?
From another time Schisandra crystalline truths
Violet, goldenrod & umber, celadon blue
Do your eyes see something Schisandra?
Mine do too
Can you feel the pain Schisandra surrounding you?
The stories of billions Schisandra across galaxies in ruins
Violet, goldenrod & umber, celadon blue
Do your eyes see something Schisandra?
Mine do too
Will we survive, Schisandra? Feels like a fall
Time evaporates Schisandra the spirits call
Violet, goldenrod & umber, celadon blue
Do your eyes see something Schisandra?
Mine do too
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10. |
Towards the Light
04:50
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They were young they had time on their side
They had fun they knew snakes couldn’t hide
No guns but their words made angry men cry
Then the boys from the fathomless depths
And their toys with their bench-pressing reps
Don’t be coy—intercept all the codes that they hide
Mama who’s that man in the black and white photograph?
Mama who’s that man in the black and white photograph?
Were you just having a laugh?
It was dark, couldn’t see through my camera
Lightning sparks Sherman’s March through Atlanta
They worked hard
Destroyed everything in their path
Mama who’s that man In the black and white photograph?
Mama who’s that man In the black and white photograph?
Were you just having a laugh?
Nobody knows where the first breath comes from and where does the last one go
They wanna kiss you without debating
They wanna sleep with you in the grass
They wanna exit in a quick fade and watch you bill pay too
It was time for the girls to raise hell on the line
When the factory closed they were wise
To the tricks of the Triangle Fire
Mandy was hot they were playin' all the slots on the strip there
Smokin like a chimney,
Singin Sunday hymns while they draw pairs
Mama who’s that man In the black and white photograph?
Mama who’s that man In the black and white photograph?
Were you just having a laugh?
Nobody knows where the first breath comes from and where does the last one go
Let 'em think they’re right.
We’re throwing green shoots towards the light.
(In the middle of the night)
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11. |
Acceleration Dreams
04:55
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The doctor has arrived she’s keeping you alive
Machines and apple juice
Acceleration dreams
The Medication seems to work
A warrant for your search surviving your scorched earth
I’m grateful for your schemes
Acceleration dreams information gleaned is gold
Girl cried roses boy cried wolf
Baby in the bath water pennies in the dirt
Glad you had your fun but it’s time to go
You’re taking out guard rails like cautionary tails
Consequences reaped
Acceleration dreams
Reading magazines in jail
Girl cried roses boy cried wolf
Baby in the bath water pennies in the dirt
Glad you had your fun but it’s time to go
I saw you in the church the gods had left you in a lurch
You had a million streams
Acceleration dreams
Karma’s catching up with you
A warrant for your search surviving your scorched earth
I’m grateful for your schemes
Acceleration dreams information gleaned is gold
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Turn Turn Turn Minneapolis, Minnesota
Turn Turn Turn is a trio who bonded over their mutual love of close harmony 60s and 70s country, folk and pop music and formed an original Americana band. Members Adam Levy (guitar, vocals), Savannah Smith (guitar, vocals) and Barb Brynstad (bass, vocals) are all mainstays of the Minnesota music scene and together craft an infectious, Laurel Canyon-inspired sound. ... more
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