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Combed my hair, put on some clothes
Gotta look sharp 'fore it's time to go.
C'mon babe, hold on tight
Gunna take a ride that'll last all night, gunna last all night.
If I get tired if I get sick
Wipe my brow and poke me with a stick.
Saint Chris is flyin just a little too low
Tell him that he's gunna have to go, gunna have to go.
Just one thing before we start
Do you have anything for a bleeding heart?
We'll count the stars and count 'em again
If there's any left over we'll just put 'em in the tin.
If any of your wishes ever do come true,
Were they worth all the trouble that they put you thru,
That they put you thru?
The Queen is living in a garbage can
And signs everywhere of sinister plans.
The end of the world, it came and went.
Do I still gotta pay my rent, gotta pay my rent.
6,7,8,9,10,11,12
All the devils go to heaven
All the angels go to hell.
There's a war going on between night and day.
And the sky turned red in the usual way.
You don't have to be a little baby to cry
And if you don't love me don't pretend to try, don't pretend to try.
What's the point, what's the plot
They don't care what you have, they just want what you've got.
I've heard it said that these are the good ol' days.
1% take, everybody else pays, everybody else pays.
I don't know, but I've been told
That the hangman's gotta heart of gold, gotta heart of gold.
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FAKE NAVAJO BLANKET
03:20
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I was lost in the pages
Of the time back in New Mexico.
My heart was breaking
While the light of the sun was overcome by the mountain.
You took me by the hand
And led me across the Rio Grande
Where we lay down on the dry river bed
And we were dead to the valley.
The fortress I have built for you might fade away
But not today
The forces are coming down and all we have is now.
Your father was a Cuban revolutionary
And your mama was a beauty queen.
You packed your old bags
And you moved down to New Orleans
Where you forgot all you knew about me.
On a fake Navajo blanket
The spirit lines were lies and we were too.
You're on my mind
Every time I see the clouds cry out loud on the mountain.
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BREAD AND THE BONE
06:01
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I took a long walk
On the ocean floor
I couldn't even breathe the air no more
Forgot all the things
I thought i knew before
Until the sea spit me back upon the shore.
Feel asleep
In the permanent night of the moon.
That sad, sad light
Woke me up too soon
With a slap in the face
Now I'm back to war
And a whole lotta fear is trying
To get thru my door.
CHORUS:
Bread and the bone
Bread and the bone
Straight to the water in the heart of a stone
You put your lips to the cup
And the rubber on the road
Gotta get back to the bread and the bone.
I put on the dog and that pretty little piece of business
And kick against the pricks from hell to breakfast
Spend all day listening to the same old lies
And at night they become my new lullabies.
CHORUS
Shonuff for real, i ain't one of the chosen
I often feel like my wheels is frozen
The thoughts I conceal are starting to close in.
I made a lot of calls on the red telephone
Done a few things my mama can't condone
I'm an ass in lions skin, a wolf in cheap clothes
Looking like Elvis dying on his throne.
I took a long walk on the ocean floor
Couldn't even breathe the air no more
Forgot all the things I thought I knew before
Until the sea spit me back upon the shore
It's a crying shame the way the crows have flown
All the roads are paved to the great unknown
If you're the queen honey bee
I'm just some low down drone
Why are we treating each other like we wanna be alone.
CHORUS
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I'LL BE THERE
05:02
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The temples all caved in
And the bells were rusted and cracked
The saviors all stopped saving
And they ain't ever coming back
The birds all took to walking
And the fish did too
Everybody just stopped talking
When midnight came at noon
I'll be there
I'll be there
The children ran away
And the dog left a suicide note
The neighbors are reading your mail
And no one laughs at your jokes
The treasure map was wrong
And the garden was a trap
Boys in the band have long gone home
But we won't need no music to dance
I'll be there
I'll be there
I'm gunna hold onto you
Like a tree holds its leaves
Like the skin of a snake
Or a single snow flake
You're like a word I can't rhyme
Although, I know your body, your soul, and your mind
And at the end of time
When its all been laid bare
You know I'll be there
I'm getting a little hazy
And I'm working on this gut
I'll still need you like crazy
You're my wheel and I'm your rut
We've got to roll like the hills
Or we'll sink just like a stone
If love was just cheap thrills
You know i could do it all I my own
I'll be there
I'll be there
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TEARS OF THE DEVIL
05:49
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I got the tears of the devil
All shot up in my bones
It makes me fear for myself
And fear for my happy home
I got the bad blood boiling
Up from where my heart used to be
And my mind is infected
With sweet apathy
When I woke up this morning
I was on the killing floor
Staring straight into a face
That I had never seen before
It said "when you look into the sun
Everything around you grows dark.
Remember this, my son
And you're bound to go far"
The paint is peeling
Off of the sky and falling into the hills
And that smile on your face is giving me the chills
I know the way home
Like I know the sign of the cross
Save your wretched breath
Can't you see that we're lost
Pray that your sweet darling angel
Comes and takes you by the hand
Remember who you are if you can
You can yell and scream all you want
This ain't no kind of church
The more you believe the more it hurts
I got the tears of the devil
All shot up in my bones
It makes me fear for myself
And fear for my happy home
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6. |
THE MEANING OF YOU
07:45
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Like some holy roller
Using miracles stolen
While working for Jesus Christ Incorporated
And like that latest caper
It looked so good on paper
But somebody found some photographs of the last second coming
(Chorus)
I can’t conceive of a reason
To convince me of the things that we do
I don’t believe in their meaning
I just believe in the meaning of you
All your fears are filthy
With conspiracy theories
If they all were shown to be true
You alone couldn’t see it
It’s like a message delivered
By a dead end river
It ain’t what it’s supposed to be
From sea to shining sea
(Chorus)
I can’t conceive of a reason
To convince me of the things that we do
I don’t believe in their meaning
I just believe in the meaning of you
The resurrection failed
In that Mexican jail
Drunk on too much blood of the lamb
But that story ain’t written yet
And we got stuck in transit
And this fucker is rancid
These holes won’t dig themselves
And these drugs don’t work anymore
(Chorus)
I can’t conceive of a reason
To convince me of the things that we do
I don’t believe in their meaning
I just believe in the meaning of you
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INVISIBLE
05:27
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I don’t want you to find me
I don’t want you to remind me
Anyone who is blind can see
That I want to be invisible
You can’t control me
I don’t want you to console me
Just forget that you know me
Baby, I’m invisible
Gonna live on the fringes
Hidden in plain sight
The way the day turns into night
Keep my head down
Stay in the back
I’ve gone underground
I’ve slipped through the crack
You can’t fool me
You can’t get to me
Maybe you think that you can see right through me
But baby, I’m invisible
Them stars in the night
Are long since dead
But we hold on to their light
By a vanishing thread
Slowly fading away into the abyss
Like existential photosynthesis
Imagined memory of a forgotten lie
You betrayed your ignorance when you accepted mine
Faith is of no consequence
You underestimate your insignificance
I ain’t strong enough to need
These things that are making me bleed
Inauthentically breathing and deceiving from being truly seen
I don’t want no trouble
Just let me stay in my little bubble
Mama always said I’m more lovable
As long as I stay invisible
Be what you wanna be
That becomes what’s real
See what you wanna see
And choose what to reveal
It’s your choice
You can change your mind
I believe that we wanna be invisible sometimes
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SUN AND MOON
04:08
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There’s a sun and a moon up in the sky
Never told the truth, never told a lie
Only thing they do is let time roll by
Nothing is wrong and nothing is right
You can disappear without a trace
And they can see what’s in your pocket from outer space
Try to find warmth in a cold embrace
Why does no one want what you can just give away?
You know that I’ve loved you from before my birth
Now we walk the hills and valleys of this flat earth
Heaven don’t care about our little church
But we know what we’ve got and we know what it’s worth
I ain’t afraid of dying
I’ve seen rivers being born
I am strong but I’d be lying
If my soul was never torn
By the light of the horizon
We’ll bang the drum and sound the horn
The sun and the moon up in the sky
Never really lived and can’t ever die
Don’t really matter if it’s day or night
We’re just trying to find love under their light
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HAD ENUFF
03:30
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I’ve had enuff of you pennin’ me in
I’ve had enuff but you’re doin’ it again
I’ve had enuff of you freezin’ me out
And actin’ like you don’t know what I’m talkin’ about
I’ve had enuff of your friendly fire
I’ve had enuff of trippin’ your wire
I’ve had enuff of this goddamn war
I’ve had enuff and I don’t want no more
Baby, why must you treat me so ruff
Can’t you give me some of that good good stuff?
You’re givin’ me a love that’s tuff and I’ve had enuff
I’ve had enuff of eatin’ crow
I’ve had enuff and it’s beginnin’ to show
I’ve had enuff of climbin’ these walls
And makin’ me believe that everything is my fault
I’ve had enuff of our childish ways
I’ve had enuff but they just stay and stay
I’ve had enuff of these fairytales
I ain’t no Prince Charming and this spell’s gonna fail
You’re the Big Bad Wolf and you huff and puff
Come on and eat my Billy Goat Gruff
The moral of this story, I’ma call your bluff
I’ve had enuff
I’ve had enuff of our passive aggressions
I’ve had enuff of our false confessions
I’ve had enuff of these dividing lines
We can still disagree and be of the same mind
I’ve had enuff of ignorance
I’ve had enuff of intolerance
I’ve had enuff
I’ve had enuff
I’ve had enuff
You’re keepin’ our love in cuffs
You don’t even know the meanin’ of trust
Hey, stay out of all my stuff
I’ve had enuff
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10. |
WALTZ
02:40
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In times like these
It’s hard to see
What’s true
Oh how I want you to possess my heart
Where are you?
Where did you go?
When you leave will you return to me?
I never know
It’s not clear
If I can hear
The tune
I try to open myself to you
Say you will
Or say you won’t
All I know is I need you
But me, you don’t
Maybe yes
Or maybe no
All the music that I need
Is right here in my home
All the music that I need
Is right here in my home
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COMING OR GOING
05:57
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(Chorus)
I don’t know if I’m coming or going
I don’t know if I’m sinking or floating
I don’t know what I’m hiding or showing
I don’t know
The moon was high and wasn’t thinking straight
The sun fell down and drowned in the ocean and was never the same
The mountain tops are in your frying pan
The seven seas they freeze and boil with the sins of man
(Chorus)
I don’t know if I’m coming or going
I don’t know if I’m sinking or floating
I don’t know what I’m hiding or showing
I don’t know
There was a hole in the sky
That’s where God crawled out
All the love we had was killed
And was filled with fear and doubt
All the rain in the cloud could never wash it all away
The man in the shroud could never beg you to stay
(Chorus)
I don’t know if I’m coming or going
I don’t know if I’m sinking or floating
I don’t know what I’m hiding or showing
I don’t know
Everyone slow down and take a breath and wait
Mind this moment because there ain’t no early and there ain’t no late
You can smoke your weed
You can drink your grain
You don’t have to be happy but you don’t have to be in pain
(Chorus)
I don’t know if I’m coming or going
I don’t know if I’m sinking or floating
I don’t know what I’m hiding or showing
I don’t know
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The Blue Ribbons Massachusetts
Boston Music Award winners,The Blue Ribbons was formed by singer/songwriter/keyboardist James Rohr. They have been building
a base of devoted fans with their original and soulful music. Described as
“Ray Charles and Tom Waits on a pirate ship with Sun Ra and Captain Beefheart,” they
combine “upbeat disillusionment and celebratory fatalism with musicianship” – Charan Devereux;Boston Globe.
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