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Love Grows the Trees
03:01
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Love is the roots baby, love grows the trees.
All that lovin' is all we need, mmm
Gonna plant that seed, deep in your soul,
gonna water it with mine, don't ya know.
That love will grow, in good sweet time, in good sweet time, mmm
Don't ya worry bout me, this gnarled tree's still green,
just look at my leaves as they're blowin' in the breeze,
then you'll know what it means, when they say
that love grows the trees, mmm
Feel the wind on your skin, move to and fro,
back and forth, back and forth again just let it all go, let it go, mmm
Lumberjack come calling' with his heavy axe,
gonna chop me all down till I'm layin' in the grass
Cry for me good earth, for all it's worth
Cry down, cry down now, won't you cry down on me
Cry down, cry down now, do it lovingly
Cause love grows the trees, mmm
Love grows the trees and love grew me
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2. |
Beautiful Girl
02:18
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Beautiful girl, stand very still
Almost motionless except for your chest
Which rises and then falls, rises and sets
Like the sun, East and West
Rises and then falls, feel it in the ventricle walls
The air is in you, in and out, out and in
Again and again, like the ocean for the moon
In and then out to somewhere
Breathe, breathe, try to conceive
What is this air? What is out there?
Beyond, above the sky, what a magnificent pond
All blue and tense, jump in
Jump in and go for a swim
Beautiful girl, stand very still
Those eyes so blue like the bluest of skies
I take the dive into your irises
Into your soul girl, keep 'em closed, girl
Fade away, up up and away
Sway, sway
Girl, can you feel the world twirl?
We're still here.
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3. |
Things that are Vicious
02:18
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You cut you lip on the sharp edge of my skin
Blood drips red, but you keep coming back again
Oh I guess that you like the taste of metal in your mouth
Come on girl, bite that tongue, or go ahead and shout
Cause I can see it in your face, you're all over the place
and you're coming for your revenge
They say hell hath no fury like a woman scorned
And I'm terrified of what you've got in store
Ooh, but I want some more
Ooh, don't you want some more?
Ooh, but I want a little more
Ooh
But I guess that's the way it's always been
And I guess that's the way it's always gonna be
You and me and this vicious thing
But this time I'm calling it quits, I just can't take no more
Loving you is a sickness and I finally found a cure
And I saved some for you, but you ain't gonna like it
Oh, the bitter truth
Is that you and me are enemies, of our own making
Cause I was always there for the taking
And you were always there for the breaking
Lord knows we've gotta let it go
Lord knows you've gotta let me go
Lord knows we've gotta let it go
Lord knows
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4. |
For Cold Nights
02:33
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Oh, I've been searching all my life just tryin' to find my way to you
Or any place to rest my soul, when the day is through
And I don't know which way to go, but I know I'll get there soon.
And I promise to hold you tight,
while the howlin' wind cuts cold through the night
When the world comes around to the morning sun,
another day begun
I've got to be on my way
You know that I can't stay
Cause as much as I love you, I was born to fly
and fly on is what I must do
At the whims of the wind and I can't say when I'll be back this way again
But please don't cry and don't ask why
It'll only drive you mad
And I promise to hold you tight,
while the howlin' wind cuts cold through the night
And maybe then, the sun will rise, it'll be a different day
And all my debts will be paid
You know I wish I could stay. mhmm
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5. |
After Dark
02:13
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Sun sets in the West, and rises in the East
Bright moon rules everything between
Mm, I can't tell if he's smiling or frowning from way down here
But if it were me, I'd most happily be
A crescent hanging up in the sky, watching down on this beautiful life
All the people with their dancing feet,
you and I laughing, cheek to cheek
Cause who we really are comes out after dark
And what happens then is our secret to keep with the stars
And you and me and the moon makes three
You can run if you want to, but you don't have to hide from me
Cause I'm waxing for your love and I'm waning from the light
Morning gonna come take us back to the grind
And oh you know we're only free at night
And here comes the sun again
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6. |
Weaponless Waltz
02:40
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The city stars on the ceiling tonight are dancing a brand new waltz
They shine in your bright eyes and jump to the walls
and spin right back out to the street
And then it's you and me and we pick up our feet
and one, two, three step to the balcony
And I hold you close and I dip you low as I put my lips to your mouth
And you never looked so good to me as you do tonight
And you know I don't believe in happy endings,
but your lips and this honey sure are convincing.
Think I might lay my weapons down (x4)
And I wonder if the keeper of time resents his relentlessness
I wonder if his hands are bound
and if his tears are the sound of the rain falling down
But we smile and we say to him bring on the years
as our drinks dilute on the rail
And you take me inside and you tell me the words
you know I needed to hear
And you never looked so good to me as you do tonight
And you know you're my happy ending
as you take off my wet metal mail
and you lay it down with my weapons (x4)
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7. |
Don't Stay
04:16
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The sunlight settles in the evening fields
where we stay sometimes when the world is too real
I know you don't like to stay up late,
but I can't find dream in this sweltering heat
Won't you keep me company, while I wait for relief?
I need you with me on the other side baby
I can't go knowing you'd be here
You know they'll always find us if we stay
Oh and leaving's the only way.
Yeah, on the other side, everything looks different
Even me and you, but I still love you like I do and
Nobody worries bout a thing, no not a thing
Not even time or money or how we're gonna pay the bills
Or why everyone is taking pills, oh what a shame
You know I don't like, you know I don't like,
You know I don't like to medicate
Or put myself into a passive state, oh I can't see straight
But I won't stay
Woah, I will not stay, ooh
You know I don't like, you know I don't like
to waste the days away, aw
You know I don't want, you know I don't want
to leave you here this way oh
I need you with me on the other side, oh you know it's true
I know I'm young, but I know what I want and girl it's you
Now we grow a garden by a cabin in the woods
and girl I know you never thought it'd be this good and
I'm gonna love you like I should, but never could
when the world was weighing on me like it used to
Woah, ooh I'm free. Free as a bird flying high up in the sky
But how I wish I didn't have to leave all these people behind that I love
Oh what a shame
There ain't no time to waste, ain't no time to hate
Woah, there is an escape
Don't listen when they try to tell you,
you don't have a choice to stay or go, you can always leave and
You best believe, there's more than what they offer up
And tell me do you have enough, is there more that you dream of?
Oh don't stay, whah don't stay
There's more through the door, all you have to do is explore
What are you waiting for and don't stay,
woah, don't stay darlin'
Come along, come along, come along, come along this way
and don't stay and don't stay (x a lot)
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8. |
White Water
02:27
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Oh the river is wide
And if you're not careful you might find yourself in over your head
White water gonna spin you round
White water gonna spit you out
In here, it's sink or swim and nobody cares where you been
Don't matter one bit where you think you're going
Cause there's only one rule in the river
Everyone crosses, no matter the cost
And everyone's hungry and everyone's lost
So you best remember this, oh
These rapids don't understand the language you speak
And these rocky shores don't care what it is you seek
And nobody's ever gotten out alive
So you might as well enjoy the ride
And we all see ourselves in the surface
And imagine that we have some purpose
Where tide meets tide, where the ocean opens wide
To disperse us, ever after
And who's to say what happens after?
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Josie Martin Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
My music exists to me as a source of comfort in the face of life's mysterious
unfolding.
It doesn't claim to be an answer, nor is it a home for those who seek to quell the absurdity of wondering about what can never be known.
It is emotion.
It is satire.
It is art.
It is infinite.
It is.
As I wish to be.
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