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Saturn Return
05:16
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What the hell is my Saturn Return?
A place I go or a lesson I'll learn?
Tripping out at Dane’s parents house
I can hold the trouble close, but can I let it go?
Was I a better person before I got old?
Somewhere between free and chained to my needs
Please, just let me be
They give you two ways to be,
resilient or disillusioned
Freaking out with all my old friends
I tried holding them close, but I had to go
Was I a better friend before I got old?
Somewhere between sweet and bitter needs
Please, just let me be
I close my eyes and all I see are shapes
And a door I hide behind to escape
Do I have the key
To unlock and run free?
Probably in-between free
And what I think I should be
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Chameleon
04:11
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Friend, I’m running on empty
Tell me all your best ideas
Shape me, I'm ingratiating
Got this new skin along the way
Oh, I could be anyone
You want me to be
All I am, a chameleon
Tell me what to believe
Friend, I got old stories
That's all I have to give
Lately I've been changing
I got new skin I'm trying to fit in
Oh, I could be anyone
You want me to be
All I am, a chameleon
Tell me what to believe
Oh, I could see anything
If you tell me it's true
All I am, your mannequin
Made of clay
Who are you?
Your history and your future
Buried deep and hiding where they won't find it
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Pink Flowers
04:05
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Pink flowers dance from trees
Out of the leaves
Sun sinks slow
So pretty, but what does it mean?
Open up a big rain cloud
River flow, make me clean
spring, wash away the bad things
The day rainbows
Flowers in dirt to a big blue sky
The birds are chirping
Singing sweet songs, but do I belong?
Open up a big rain cloud
River flow, make me see
Spring, wash away uncertainty
I see gravel glittering, glowing ghosts in buildings
People walking wide awake with a purpose of their place
But I don't know who I am
I don't understand how you know it’s truly you
I see children carousel, colliding crude and wondering well
They're living wide awake with a purpose of their place
But I don't know who I am
I don't understand how you know it’s truly you
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Hallelujah
03:33
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Radiant Angels in a distant glow
Singing hallelujah, too holy to hold
Just city lights on fire in a blanket of snow
Singing blue raincoat, too heavy to hold
I felt a shiver down my spine,
Is it a Holy Ghost or a divine host?
Radiant Angels in harmony
Singing hallelujah, too lovely to hold
Just car horns and trains passing by
A chorus of noise singing without a voice, too empty to hold
I felt a shiver down my spine,
Is it a Holy Ghost or a divine host?
Maybe it's just cold stirring in my soul
I’m praying it’s God this time, but I'm probably just cold
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The End
04:02
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Cross eyed crossing, no joy to sing
Tight lipped, tight rope, nowhere to go
Left foot walking, no grace in me
Tied up, tied off, no pride in what’s lost
Broken dumb arm, can’t keep from harm
Right at the break I lost my place
Got to the end, nothing to find
Walking away, just let me keep
Peace of mind, a piece of what’s mine
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Golden Ghost
04:31
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Wait until the car is parked to fall apart
I’m hardly me without you around
We’ll try and build a home, foundation to grow
Unpack ourselves outta the Avalon ‘00
We’re just golden ghosts strewn across open coasts
We’re just golden ghosts, dreaming wild
What a giant hoax we were ever meant to belong
Wait until I leave, text me things you need
I can barely breath ‘til I come home to you
Not quite a home, just a place to stay
I already lost myself today
Just a golden ghost strewn across open coasts
We’re just golden ghosts, dreaming wild
What a giant hoax we were ever meant to belong
Can’t let it sink in, that heavy feeling
Steal some WiFi from our new neighbor
Space out to The Sopranos
Remember home until the computer froze
The ghost of cigarette smoke lingering
In the hall where we unpacked all of our things
The day coalesced into some comforting dream
Of a golden ghost floating along
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7. |
Root Beer
03:52
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Ask the cops, see if it’s okay to shoot the fireworks today
Fun okay, complete Georgia haze
Say you’re okay, I won’t let you wither away
I’ll save the last root beer for you
Ask my mom, can I have two today?
Fun is easy, watch every James Bond movie
Say you’re okay and I won't be afraid
I’ll save the last root beer for you
Ask if I can spend the afternoon in your garage
Make it simple, eat wild blackberries til we’re full
Say you’re okay and I’ll remember you that way
I’ll save the last root beer for you
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Moving Day
03:45
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I can help with heavy lifting
That’s all I have to give
Cross things off your list
The wine stain on the carpet
I hope you can forgive
When I was a dumb kid
Our old place, just empty space
That used to be filled with our love
It’s just bittersweet memories
Tangled up in that blue house
Forgot what they’re about
Went to say goodbye to the tire-swing
But it was already something new
You left before I could leave you
Our old place, just empty space
Lost in time, waiting to find
The room where bright sun leaked right
Let’s live in that light wherever we are
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Clementine
04:19
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Used to be a stones throw to say hello
But I was too stoned to let you in the know
I couldn't bare to make you fall apart
You followed me to Devil’s Pond to see where I had gone
High tide in dirty water, where did we go wrong?
Beyond the trees, did you see me slip away?
Would've been a breeze to spend some time
But I bloomed in a heavy storm, your darling clementine
I couldn't bare to make you fall apart
Your fragile heart consumed by all my dark
Just hold me like we haven't drifted so far
Used to need to be near you in the supermarket
Mama, I'm floating, please pray for me
Maybe god’s in your head, still pray for me
After you read, before the book puts you to sleep
Pray and pray and pray until you dream
I felt no pull from something above
But I felt your care and I feel your love
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Settle In
05:55
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Let the last 5 years settle in, unpack what happened
Between the move, marriage, depression; I guess real life set in
Trying to soak it in, fill myself with devotion
But I’ve been soaking in dark water, deep ocean
I hope we get where we’re going
We gave ourselves time to be open, watchin’ sediment sink in slow motion
We put the pieces together again; I guess we’re growin’
We let it sink in, I’m so tired of thinkin’
Empty each emotion in the dark water, deep ocean
No more questions, no solution
Just seeing the flowers in the grass
The sky turned dusty pink, swallowed stained glass
And we’re just being at last
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Rainwater Seattle, Washington
Hi! We make mostly pretty music that gets a little gnarly.
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RIYL: Arthur Russell, Fleetwood Mac, Yo La Tengo
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