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1. |
Proof
04:15
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I can hear them coming up the back steps
setting up equipment turning out the lights
because my time has come and gone
a tape recorder in the middle of the room
a disembodied voice a scary noise
I am standing right beside you
won’t you offer some proof to us
won’t you make something move for us
can anybody hear a word I’m saying
as the scene just seems to keep replaying
over and over again in the middle of the night
I really like your energy I sure would like you next to
I swear I’m not a fantasy and I’m longing for some human
interaction
you want me to com through for you
I’m trying to but it’s hard to do
It’s been this way since ’32
but not I think I’m finally making contact
won’t you offer some proof to us
...I am trying
won’t you make something move for us
...I am trying
can anybody hear a word I’m saying
as the scene just seems to keep replaying
over and over again in the middle of the night
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2. |
Deadly Beauty
04:16
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Out in the desert
It’s very desolate
And in the silence
You can hear everything
The days are hot
The nights are cold
The stars are bright
This is a wild place
Chorus:
Deadly Beauty
What you do to me
You make me feel free
I feel so alive but I am doing all I can to survive
There’s ocotillo
And lechuguilla
Oh Dios Mio
A javelina’s in your jacal
These rugged mountains
Oceans of sand
If you can stand it
This is a way of life my friend
Chorus
A devil’s witch
Out in the distance
It’s like a dream here
And sometimes things don’t seem so real
Deep in the canyon
There was a fire
Started by lightning
It cut us off from everyone
Chorus
Bridge:
Montañas de oro bajo de las nubes
La luz es tan azul
Escucha a los chisos del desierto
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3. |
Before We Part
03:26
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I feel my mind alive and maybe I will fall in love
Maybe before long I’ll fall into your arms
My open heart
My opened eyes
You’re an enigma and know you’ll know me very well
I can’t believe I feel I’ve known you for so long
My open heart
My opened eyes
Oh won't’ you save me from myself
Always
Or should I wait for someone else
There’s no way
So let me give this to you now
Before we part
I have to give this to you now
Was just the start
Every word you say just makes me start breathing hard
Everytime I know I don’t wanna be alone
My open heart
My opened eyes
You remember me when I was not doing that well
Yeah you remember me when I was kind of lost
Your open arms
Your open mind
So let me give this to you now
Before we part
I have to give this to you now
Was just the start
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4. |
Carousel
03:39
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I can’t get my head around
How they do it in this town’s carousel
One step forward two steps back
Should we bother to unpack or just turn around
It was clearly laid out in the contract that we never saw
Was it there, did you care, disappeared into thin air
It’s not like us to forget we’re holding on to nothing at all
An empty house is all that we have now
I can’t get my head around
How they do it in this town’s carousel
One step forward two steps back
Should we bother to unpack or just turn around
If you’re gonna do it do it right or don’t do it at all
I don’t do this for my health, sitting here beside myself
Waiting for you to tell us that we’re holding
On to nothing at all
An empty house is all that we have now
I can’t get my head around
How they do it in this town’s carousel
One step forward two steps back
Should we bother to unpack or just turn around
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5. |
Hot To Touch
03:15
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Take me to the edge of where I really want to go
Tie me to the rock that you eventually will throw
I just don’t know nothin’ but I really want to learn
Throw me in your junk drawer and your candle sticks will burn
But I’m in debt to you
For making me hot to touch
And I just can’t feel blue
I’ve finally tossed the crutch
A broken heart is useless if that broken heart won’t mend
I’m in love with you but I could never be your friend
My body is a carriage and my heart a racing horse
Doing all we can to keep from veering off the course
But I’m in debt to you
For making me hot to touch
And I just can’t feel blue
I’ve finally tossed the crutch
Whenever the sky rains and brings me down
I just wait until you come around
If you keep waiting on the last one
You’re on your way to getting old and cold
Take me to the edge of where I really want to go
Tie me to the rock that you eventually will throw
I just don’t know nothin’ but I really want to learn
Throw me in your junk drawer and your candle sticks will burn
But I’m in debt to you
For making me hot to touch
And I just can’t feel blue
I’ve finally tossed the crutch
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6. |
Lovely Game
03:49
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There’s just no need for you to try to impress me
I’m on the road and I am seeking liberty
Well you only know what you have seen in magazines
So if you want some kind of recognition here
Go fix my microphone make sure the signal’s clear
I have no time for all your pettiness you see
We keep our mouths closed and pretend that everything’s fine
Before you’re stranded forever leave the scenery behind
Well it’s a lovely game and it’s complete with disdain
You just keep on chasin’ ‘round this thing called fame
Not this time
You’re whining again
What’s your story
You’re just so beautiful to watch when you tell lies
There is no glimmer of salvation in your eyes
I used to want to get to know you
You’re such a prize
We keep our mouths closed and pretend that everything’s fine
Before you’re stranded forever leave the scenery behind
Well it’s a lovely game and it’s complete with disdain
You just keep on chasin’ ‘round this thing called fame
Not this time
You’re whining again
What’s your story
Ask me for the answers
I don’t have the answers
Where do we go
Where do we go
I am on fire
On fire
again
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7. |
Young Empaths
02:39
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I can’t believe they surround me, take up all of my time
I don’t know how they find me, spirits wear on my mind
CHORUS:
I don’t wanna look, why won’t they just go away?
You call it a gift, it always just leaves me drained.
I’ve got a picture in my mind, I can’t ignore all the signs..…Can you?
I’ve seen them since we were children, my parents called it a phase back then.
CHORUS:
I don’t wanna look, why won’t they just go away?
You call it a gift, it always just leaves me drained.
I’ll lose my mind, out of control!
BRIDGE
You know that it’s true, that I am just like you.
And all that you feel, well I feel that too.
Tonight they will come ---------------------------
Now you and I are one. Until the end, I finally have a friend.
CHORUS:
I don’t wanna look, why won’t they just go away?
You call it a gift, it always just leaves me drained.
I’d lose my mind, without control!
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8. |
Danny
03:09
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Danny looked at me sideways
Through a smoke haze
Sipping vitamins and whiskey on ice
It’s funny how the veneer fades
As it degrades
And you’re finally in front of a face
The coldest shoulder
Is this a bad time
I think he’s over
The let’s be friend line now
I am feeling like an odd man
Who’s silenced the room to some effect now
I’m figuring it out
Danny doesn’t like me
Oh well
There are things that I can tell
No Danny doesn’t like me
Oh well
Does my face ring a bell?
Black and White on a Sunday
Was the one day
That I would give the benefit of the doubt
Remember me I’m the good friend
Of the last trend
With whom you shared the stage on several dates
Was I not charming?
Now that’s alarming
I guess he’s over
The let’s be friends line now
I am feeling like an odd man
Who’s silenced the room to some effect now
I’m figuring it out
Danny doesn’t like me
Oh well
There are things that I can tell
No Danny doesn’t like me
Oh well
Does my face ring a bell?
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9. |
Anybody
03:22
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I have tried to let it go but it is not so easy though
it’s all right
it’s all right baby
I try not to let them know but there are things you cannot show
it’s all right
it’s all right baby
At least we have each other
forever and ever
And I can’t live
if you go
She tried to tell me
if it’s anybody’s fault then it’s mine
Would anybody like to tell me
if this this all that I’m getting
all that I’m getting
All that you’re giving
that I’m really really getting tonight
sorting through recycled souls we just keep getting cynical
It’s not me
it’s not me baby
lines are crossed and threats are tossed
it’s not me
I do what I want to
At least we have each other
forever and ever
And I can’t live
if you go
She tried to tell me
if it’s anybody’s fault then it’s mine
Would anybody like to tell me
if this this all that I’m getting
all that I’m getting
All that you’re giving
that I’m really really getting tonight
She tried to tell me
if it’s anybody’s fault then it’s mine
Would anybody like to tell me
if this this all that I’m getting
all that I’m getting
All that you’re giving
that I’m really really getting tonight
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10. |
Get This Right
03:22
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Make the best of any situation
Come with me and I will show you how
Live the dream and make our own creations
Pay attention to see how this goes down
We’ll get this right
We know what we want to see
We’ll get this right
We can be who we wanna be
Color me with any paintbrush you choose
Sowing fertile seed of one last stand
Fulfilling tasks with endless dedication
Performing for you is always such a thrill
It’s our life
And it feels right
We’ll make this right
We know what we want to see
We’ll make this right
We can be who we wanna be
We’ll get this right
We know what we want to see
We’ll make this right
We can be who we wanna be
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11. |
Extraordinary Times
04:12
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I’m taking pictures everybody can see
Stored digitally for a nominal fee
I carry them with me wherever I go
Don’t Really need them but it’s just good to know
That you can call me
Anywhere I go
And you can follow me
Anywhere I go
Chorus:
These are extraordinary times my friend
I hope this never ends
Here we go
All aglow
Everywhere
Discover fire and invent me a wheel
This is the future baby all this is real
It’s moving fast now just you try and keep up
I’m kinda worried that we’re not up to snuff
But you can call me
Anywhere I go
And you can follow me
Anywhere I go
Chorus:
These are extraordinary times my friend
I hope this never ends
Here we go
All aglow
Everywhere
I want you to know that you’re okay
Can you hear me in this transmission
Even though I’m far away
I want you to know that we’re okay
Can you hear me in this transmission
Even though I’m far away
I want you to know that I’m okay
Can you hear me in this transmission
Even though I’m far away
Chorus:
These are extraordinary times my friend
I hope this never ends
Here we go
All aglow
Everywhere
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12. |
Cicada Queen
01:03
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13. |
Live It Up
03:31
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They're telling you your window of opportunity is closing
And I don't know which way you should go but I see that your bright ligh's growing
Don't you see it will all go your way don't you stop trying
'Cause your hands are too full to carry the weight of our fate
Win some
Lose some
Pick yourself up and start again
Live it up
Don't give it up
'Cause I'm sure it's all been said before
Sometimes it feels like there's nobody listening but waiting compels me to say what I have to say
'Cause you're going away
And I, I don't want to see you fade away
Win some
Lose some
Pick yourself up and start again
Live it up
Don't give it up
I'm sure it's all been said before
Sometimes it feels like there's nobody listening but waiting compels me to say what I have to say
And you're going away
And I, I don't want to see you fade away
So grow up
Grow up
Despite what society says
So grow up
Grow up
I dare you to tempt your fate
I know time seems to drift away
And if it's not for yourself then just start with some honesty
You can still enjoy the journey
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