1. |
Waking Up
04:34
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Haven’t slept enough
Haven’t dreamt enough
Been up on thinking
Where this all will go
Tried to ask my elders
But soon they’ll be gone
Tried to speak to my preacher
But he always says I’m wrong
But it’s no use
So I bid farewell
Aboard the city train, I’m gone
Some say take it slow
Some say hurry up
Me, I don’t say anything
Cause I just don’t know
Remember when the stars
Had a home for me
I kept my dream in a backpack
And brought it everywhere
But it’s brought me nothing, nowhere
Throwing it away, I’m spent
Forget it
Like a flower
Bursting through the winter ground
I might come up dead
And without a sound
But if there’s a chance
That I might bloom
See me putting on my shoes
And getting out of this bedroom
Giving this one more try
One more try
One more try
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2. |
Sleepwalking on the Sun
04:43
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See your mouth is moving
I should be listening
But the words are vapor
And time is empty
And the sky is heavy
And there’s no sound
A silhouette is beckoning from the background
Following in shadow footsteps
My mind is always on the wings
Of something else
While you’re dancing in the city street
Holding hands with everyone you meet
Catch this glimpse of me
Sleepwalking on the sun
On the sun
In the center of melting light
She asked for a broken light
Casting visions in serenity
But it’s just us
And that’s alright
You won’t catch me
You won’t hold me down
I’ll call you out to you
From six feet underground
While you’re dancing in the city street
Holding hands with everyone you meet
Catch this glimpse of me
Sleepwalking on the sun
On the sun
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3. |
Cyclical
04:48
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Separation
It’s so good to know you
Thanks for always being there
When I can’t pinpoint
My elation
From the patterns in the cold spring air
Round and around and around we fly
Drown and drown and drown but
We never die
I think, therefore I sigh
Concentration
Not my strongest suit
Always caught up in the pursuit
But if you could
Somehow convince me
Then maybe I would give it a try
Then it hits me
Like a rock from the Philistines
And her words seem so obscene
So I wish you
The best of luck
Really though, I don’t give a f***
Round and around and around we fly
Drown and drown and drown but
We never die
I think, therefore I sigh
Round and around and around we fly
Drown and drown and drown but
We never die (I think)
Therefore I sigh
Round and around and around and around
And around and around
Round and around and around and around
And around and around
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4. |
Footsteps from Babylon
04:14
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The gate to Eden was held under lock-and-key
I tried Adam but he couldn’t help me
Said, “Son, I’ve been exiled for years”
Choking down soil
Holding back the tears
So I rode down the cement-laden path
Past David’s strip-club
And Jeremiah rolling joints in a cast
Arriving at last
Jesus greeted me at the door
His words were
“How do you do?
I hold the book of life, but I don’t see you
It seems Old Red wants blood
And he can only take one of us”
So there’s
Heaven and hell to bring
Only got one life
And I’m gonna make it sing
Dearly beloved, are you listening?
Following footsteps from Babylon
Lately I’ve been closing my eyes at night
Never falling asleep
Praying for the morning light
I can’t tell which second will be our last
Every prophecy has come to pass
Every chapter and book paints of a picture of the end
Smoking and drinking and stealing and lying
We wait, we wait on
Heaven and hell to bring
Only got one life
And I’m gonna make it sing
Dearly beloved, are you listening? (Listening)
Heaven and hell to bring
Only got one soul
And I don’t want to let it go
Dearly beloved, meet me in the morning
Following footsteps from Babylon
The clouds in the sky give way
To a brighter horizon
Holding hands, standing and smiling
I know we’ve got
To get free
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5. |
Modern Man
04:13
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Black leather lover
White collar brother
And a place to call his own
Lazy mother
And abstinent sister
There’s no words to say you’ve missed her
He’s just a
Modern man
Doing the best he can
And he’s
Got a plan
But don’t try to understand
It’s too new for you
Tempurpedic cement
Garbage for rent
Luxuries known to few
Glasses bent
And willpower spent
Oh how good it is to be alive
He’s just a
Modern man
Doing in the best he can
And he’s
Got a plan
But don’t try to understand
It’s too new for you
Everybody’s in it for the money
That’s why we gotta go, honey
He’s just a
Modern man
Doing the best he can
And he’s
Got a plan
But don’t try to understand
It’s too new for you
He’s just a
Modern man
He’s just a
Modern man
Everybody’s in it for the money
That’s why we gotta go, honey
Before it’s too late
To change
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6. |
Shaky Hues
04:38
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Lonesome brides and chewed-up grooms
Controlled by sterilized hands from
The Upper Room
Love knows what we don’t too soon
Drops of passion turn into a monsoon
Then washes you away
Everyone’s colors are revealed in aching light
White and holy doves still look black at midnight
Dancing in a crowded space
With people easy to forget and erase
Forgetting you’re just one more face
And a voice
Distant and dark
Brought news of the end
This is what he said
Dimly lit kitchens and overflowing sinks
Stink with the smell of not living
Learned to smoke his hopes through
The pipe of dying alone and prayed the fumes
Might attract somebody else in
Circumcised and criticized by television
Evangelized through the eyes of a blind man
Search and see, through definite insecurities
Handed to you through people you once knew
This will fade
And a voice
Distant and dark
Brought news of the end
This is what he said
Man in the moon
Man in the moon is smiling
Funny things my stars are making
Constellations poured like cement
Thinking it was heaven-sent
To find someone
Someone like you
Man in the moon
Man in the moon is smiling (smile)
Man in the moon
Man in the moon is smiling (smile)
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7. |
Vinyl Scene
03:57
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Stuck in a vinyl scene
That skips and stays and plays on repeat
In my fantasy
I am the hero on a hill
And you, my queen
Of downing pills and blaming the heavens
Tell me what policies
Shall plague us for all we’re worth
We all want to be part of
Something bigger than ourselves
And I would do anything to feel again
Last night we drove to the house
That would be my escape
To leave you out
As we were gearing to leave
I drove into a sign
With blood running through my eyes
You held my hand up and let out a cry
Looking through me I heard
“It’s a pleasure to finally meet”
We all want to be part of
Something bigger than ourselves
And I would do anything to feel again
We all want to be a part of
Something bigger than ourselves
And I would do anything to feel
I would do anything to feel
I would do anything to feel again
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8. |
Clouds
03:27
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The air is a little different up here
Sunbeams caress your golden hair
There’s nowhere you have to be
No one you have to see
Take a minute to forget the speed
At which our world is turning
Your yearning will only get you so far
Your learning is on the way
Rain, on the window (clouds)
Candle, burning slow (clouds)
The sound of birds in the evening
Our lovers, they’re leaving
Waves, on the show (clouds)
Streetlight, a dim yellow (clouds)
Just like peace, these things
Float a little out of reach
I am you and you are me
The dirty mirror smiling
They don’t know what we both know
Head in the clouds
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9. |
Lavender
07:28
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And the moonrise in the morning
Coming up in a purple haze
There’s a funny feeling in my mouth
That leaves a lasting taste
As I sink lower and lower
Into this wooden floor
The ceilings fall off the wall
I hear someone open a door
And the sunrise in the evening
Falling through in a clearing fog
There’s a quiet peace coming through
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10. |
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This is the end
Of everything you’ve ever known
They say that life
Will get better just around the bend
But I’ve been there before
And I never stay more
Than a little while
This drink you pour
Is birthed of a thousand dying suns
Their silhouette moves through
My window shades
And it’s there she whispers
Hello my friend
Can’t recall the last time we talked
Have you heard?
The end is coming, coming for us all
This drink you pour
Is birthed of a hundred sitting people
Waiting on the word
From the tongue of yesterday
And it’s there she whispers
Oh, let go
It’s okay
Take a slip and float away
This drink you pour
Is birthed of every moment here
Life and love continue moving through
And it’s there she whispers
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White Line Darko Minneapolis, Minnesota
From the heart of Minneapolis, White Line Darko serves to treat the listener with songs and concepts that feel both familiar and totally alien.
Remember - life is just a dream being had by someone else in your head.
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