1. |
Intro
02:27
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2. |
Snow
03:58
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Saw you and the moon
Shining down on you
Through the snow
Everything on hold
Walking through the cold
Through the snow
Snowflakes were satelliting we
Connecting everything we'd seen
And then we had to go
Hand in hand trudging home
Walking through the street
Well past ankles deep
Through the snow
Paused under a tree
Looking up with glee
Through the snow
Through the snow
Each heavy branch that we could see
Forming our winter canopy
And then your warm embrace
Pulling closer to my face
The snow oh oh
The snow oh oh
And I thought it was a real good year
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3. |
Heart Is Alone
04:36
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My heart is alone for now
It's been many years somehow
I'm up in the lighthouse tower
Waiting for someone for contact
This frequency's so desolate
Devoid of signs of life
My beacon went out unreturned
Never to be picked up and answered
I wake up in the morning saying "Is today the day?"
She's out there somewhere telling herself the same
I love you, I love you every day soon
I washed up on this island
When I was lost at sea
My fault, and also from the storm
Bad combination wrecked me
And though it sounds so desparate
It's not as bad as that
I've lived some lonely quiet years
Waiting to make that comeback
One day I'm going to find them and I'll know that they're the one
I'll feel like my life has just begun
I love you, I love you every day soon
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4. |
Blunder
03:55
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It's not the worst way out of here
It's not your only way back yet
You seemed at first so stranded here
But now your mind and course are made up
It could be any other blunder
That much is for sure
But if it was any other wonder
That the past's the cure
You stand before all you've arranged
Assembled and held up to light
Your one shot left on the skyline
Does it approach or shrink away?
Maybe this is the destination
The next step that you take
Is just a transfer of information
And you're not too late
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5. |
Chevette (Eb Riff)
05:14
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Another message was received
Another text with no reply
Meanwhile my water starts to boil
Thank god my new kitchen has good light
Am I the same now without you?
How much has the time and space changed us?
Last time I saw you we had fun
But not until we got so drunk
So here we are
In your tiny car
Your uncle sold you
For one dollar
But it's not real now
This is just a dream
So take that wheel now
We are seventeen
Sometimes resentment sometimes loss
I think of you often in color
I hope that you're helping yourself
Somehow when you ignore all my calls
I hope you're not just more alone
I hope you're just busy living your life
Not scared to write back on the phone
You got a new girlfriend but please say Hi
So here we go
We are driving home
The Devil's Lake trip
And we're both stoned
We took off hiking
While our two friends swam
For a secret smoke
That worked Goddamn
And then it hits me
Just why he hates me
The thing I did that hurt him the most
That I blocked and forgot until now
I guess I've done this once before
Come out of a troubled time and then
Declare how I've changed and what's more
Take stock of my status once again
Promise myself I learned this time
Determined what happened so I prevent it
I've taken to heal and climb
Lost opportunities and friends
Good God, finally
Back on stable ground
I went through hell but
Now I've found
I've got foundation
I can stand on still
Not all is lost
From what I built
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6. |
Make Our Music Yours
02:35
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Every day is a chance
To climb out the pit that is my failure
Going from first to last
Was a setback I could not imagine twice
Guess it's called growing up
Or a two step forward one step back thing
But when I look at my peers
It just feels like I am 50 steps behind
Though I'm not giving up
I do wonder if my fate's been sealed
As a loser for life
One with no acclaim or fame or fortune
Though all I really want's
The success that sustains my art, my band
And of course most of all
For the listener, You, to make my music yours
I'm home from work again
A thought occurs to me
If I could just spend these 40 hours
On Pollinators instead
Well, I guess I better
Do it for you, Do it for me too
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7. |
K's Rule
03:16
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Seven times you
Approach the Q
She said to me
Wisdom to heed
Passed to her from
Her Dad and Mom
Who are environmental
Scientists
At a state school
My mother went to
In 1976
There's no real twist
It's a small world
It's actually big
I just didn't go far
Hail Wisconsin
Hail Japan
Hail Steven's Point
Punk, Garage, Rock Roll band
Model trainset
In your basement
While we screenprinted
Shirts to sell for merch
So anyway
I credit us
As the founders of
Whatever it was
So it's a shame
You had to blame
Me for being
Well what did you say
But
I miss you
I wish you were still my friend
And hadn't said what you said
To yourself and all our friends
I miss you
I wish you could say the same
Or we could ask ourselves back then
If we'd tried seven different ways
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8. |
I Remember You
04:58
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I remember you
She said
To him outside of the party
I'm not sure you do
He said
Will I? she asked with a smile
He arched his brows
She arched her back
And beads of sweat
Dripped from his temples
He took a step
He took a breath
And let out a sigh as he said
I remember you
Walk away
To her
Out back of the tavern
I'm not sure you do
She said
Last time?
Then they shut the gate
They came
He slammed the
Driver's door to his
Japanese van and
Ignited the engine
As a professional
Bartender slammed on his
Window
Spreading his arms
I remember Tom
They say
In round
Sitting at my favorite
Place I cannot go
Today, or perhaps ever again you see
I remember you
They say
In round
Sitting at my favorite
Place I cannot go
Yesterday
Today, or even Tomorrow
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9. |
Slowcore
04:05
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I've got a hunch
We've met our match
Let's not do lunch
Cuz there's a catch
Thanks for the notes
When you proofread
The piece I wrote
I'm glad you said
Your introduction is all bogged down
You have got to hook the reader with
What you've found
It'd be best to try to show, not tell
You've been through war
You've been through hell
You've been depressed
And I can tell
You're there for me
I'm there for you
Don't hesitate
What can I do?
The worst places where some have been
And some of us have not
Don't let your heart or mind become
Imprisoned like you got
Whatever dream
You want to dream
And turn into a real thing
Is worth how long
It takes for you
To reach and make
Your dream come true
(When it all works out
When it all comes round)
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10. |
Theme
05:27
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So now
You're on your own
Somehow
You'll make it home
Just listen to what your mom said
Listen for your pa
Listen for anything at all
So now
You're on your way
Somehow
You'll be okay
Just listen to what your heart says
Listen to your gut
Keep things in perspective
Know what's what
So now
You're missing her
Love lasts
Of this you're sure
You wonder if she ever
Ever thinks of you
Will you ever find
Someone new?
So now
You're almost dead
Somehow
It's not the end
Remember every kindness
Thinking of your friends
Wishing to see
All them again
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