1. |
Moon Song
03:18
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You say you want a cigarette
I hold the flame up to your hand
Say you should give it up
I open like a flower at your touch
For you, it isn’t much
Why can’t I give you up?
Your kiss is like the tide
Touch the shore and then goodbye
Now I’m adrift at sea
Hoping you will notice me
My God
It’s lonely loving you
You wax and wane
Just like the moon
You say there’s water in your dreams
You ask me what it means
You’re already gone
I hold you, but you look away
What can I do to make you stay?
You’re already gone
Your kiss is like the tide
Touch the shore and then goodbye
Now I’m adrift at sea
Hoping you will notice me
My God
It’s lonely loving you
You wax and wane
Just like the moon
My God
It’s lonely loving you
You wax and wane
Just like the moon
My God
It’s lonely loving you
You wax and wane
Just like the moon
My God
It’s lonely loving you
You wax and wane
Just like the moon
You touch my hand
Suddenly there I am
You touch my hand
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2. |
A Writer
03:08
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I kept your letters
My friends say it's unhealthy
To keep the pain so close
Chained up as a reminder
To tell me I'm a liar
(I remember, in your letters
I remember, in your letters)
And when the tunnels closed
I called you on the phone
I spoke to your machine
She talked so sweet to me
Leave a message at the beep
(You've probably gone to sleep)
We were 20
We were laughing
We drank deli coffee to keep from crashing
You're walking me home
I don't wanna go
As the sky was getting lighter
You said I should be a writer
I wake up tired
With ink stains on my fingers
Another 13 years
And maybe I'll be wiser
(You got married)
But I'll still be a writer
(I moved away, guess you stayed
Thought that I'd have more to say
I thought that I'd be less afraid)
And when the tunnels closed
I called you on the phone
(This is the scene)
I spoke to your machine
(You wrote for me)
She talked so sweet to me
Leave a message at the beep
(The villain on your movie screen)
We were 20
We were laughing
We drank deli coffee to keep from crashing
You're walking me home
I don't wanna go
As the sky was getting lighter
You said I should be a writer
(I remember, in your letters
I remember, in your letters
You've probably gone to sleep
You look happy
You got married
I moved away, guess you stayed
Thought that I'd have more to say
I thought that I'd be less afraid)
We were 20
We were laughing
We drank deli coffee to keep from crashing
You're walking me home
I don't wanna go
As the sky was getting lighter
You held my shoulders tighter
You said I should be a writer
You said I should be a writer
You said I should be a writer
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3. |
Desire Line
03:01
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One day you’re gonna thank me
for the house that I built
You’ll kiss all my fingers
And pull out all the splinters
with your teeth
And you’ll sing me to sleep
In the house that i built
It was empty until
I cut you out of wilderness
(My desire line)
I carved you out with tenderness
(My desire line)
I ripped you from the stone and vine
(My desire line)
I burned the forest and the pine
To make you mine
One day you’ll abandon
All those wild weeds
You’ll clean the dirt off of your skin
Hold me close to you and then
You’ll say you love me
Please say you love me
I cut you out of wilderness
(My desire line)
I carved you out with tenderness
(My desire line)
I ripped you from the stone and vine
(My desire line)
I burned the forest and the pine
To make you mine
And if we want it bad enough
We can dig the garden up
Weak is how I found you
You’re getting weaker all the time
But I’m a real hard worker
I take what’s mine
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4. |
Worker Bee
03:19
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There’s no thank you for the worker bee
Brings the hive home all of her honey
I’m working hard as I can
They keep me hungry and oh so tired
Keep me hungry, and I keep trying
I’m working hard as I can
Oh please
Forgive me
I know not
What I do
I know not what I do
Oh please forgive me
I know not what I
Maybe this has always been inside of me
As I flew round from flower to fruit tree
Maybe this has always been inside of me
As I flew round from flower to fruit tree
I know not what I do
Oh please forgive me
I know not what I
I know not what I do
Oh please forgive me
I know not what I
The sun is burning high
And the rivers almost dry
Where’s my money, honey?
Trace your desire line
Buds hang dead upon the vine
I need money, honey
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5. |
For Us Someday
03:06
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Turn the radio up
Drown out the sound
Of the rigs pumping oil
Out of the ground
The billboards say
“Don’t be afraid
They’re coming back for us someday”
I’m not going down in a town like this
I’m not going down in a town like this
Take me up
Before they
Wake me up
Take me up
Have another round
Numb out of the pain
Of losing our jobs
All over again
We watch the moths
Come out at night
Then disappear
Into the streetlight
I’m not going down in a town like this
I’m not going down in a town like this
Take me up
Before they
Wake me up
Take me up
Take me up
Before they
Wake me up
Take me up
Take me
Wake me
Take me
Wake me
Take me
Wake me
Take me
Wake me
I’ve heard you call from in between
The static on the TV screen
The humming as the cars pass by
I’m waiting until you say it’s time
Take me up and save me
Erase me from this place that made me
I don’t wanna be alone
Take me up
Before they
Wake me up
Take me up
Take me up
Before they
Wake me up
Take me up
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