1. |
Gardener
03:20
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This could be our plot
On a higher ground
Between aspen tree, goldenrod,
And a rocky mound
And this is, ah,
A place to start our living art
Get digging
Save this shovel
You will be my gardener
This could be victory
In a virgin soil
Over history where the house burned down
You’ll find a new toil
And this is, ah,
A secret home
A treasure zone
Get digging
Raise this rubble
You will be my gardener
This could be where we talk
In hollyhocks
By pear and rose, lilac grove,
And a path of rocks
And this is, ah,
A magic bloom
In nature’s room
Get digging
Turn this trouble
You will be my gardener
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2. |
Little Love
02:40
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Just when you thought that
I needed the energy
Just when you see that
I’ve been laying prone
She comes and circles around me
I believe, I believe
In a little love, little love
Just when you knew that
It would be a good thing
Just when you knew my
Inner heart was halt
She brings in her surround sound
I believe, I believe
In a little love, little love
Never did I feel so musical
Never ever will be freer
To have out interplanetary family
Taking ourselves orbiting
Just when you knew that
The next show was solo
Just when I’m tuning it
Down a half step
She comes and breezes the leaves
I believe, I believe
In a little love, little love
You can take the rhythm
Take the lead but
Never did I feel so musical
Never ever will be freer
To have out interplanetary family
Taking ourselves orbiting
I believe, I believe
In a little love, little love
You can take the rhythm
Take the lead
You can make the mono stereo but
Never did I feel so musical
Never ever will be freer
To have out interplanetary family
Taking ourselves orbiting
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3. |
Sideways Stare
03:55
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Is this where I left off
Sipping at a silver trough
I’m on the town
Curious I never knew
How you make it
Through the stew
I wanna know
Don’t fail me
Don’t make me ashamed
Don’t be the last one
At the party tonight
Don’t give me that
Sideways stare
Are you always in a mood
I’m not trying to be rude
Get on your glow
Don’t fail me
Don’t make me ashamed
Don’t be the last one
At the party tonight
Don’t give me that
Sideways stare
Wouldn’t it be a scene
If you showed off your careen
I never know
Don’t fail me
Don’t make me ashamed
Don’t be the last one
At the party tonight
Don’t give me that
Sideways stare
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4. |
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Where did you find your way
In a backyard magic trick bouquet
On a ’72 summer day
Could you ever be more
Than what you saw
To the one that feels alive
To the one that feels in love
Wasn’t it earth and art
And the afternoons
Spent making sparks
To the wonder
That is in your heart
May you never be lonely
In the dark
May you never be broken
For too long
To the one that feels in love
To the one that feels alive
To the one that feels
To the one that feels in love
What did you see that day
Was it over, poof,
And then it stayed
In a major, deep,
And mystic way
Can you ever be lonely with a song
Can you ever be more where you belong
To the one that feels in love
To the one that feels alive
To the one that feels
To the one that feels in love
What did it take to fly
Jumping up into the sky
In puffs of smoke you’re vanishing
Could you ever be more
Than what you saw
Could you ever be more
Where you belong
To the one that feels in love
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5. |
Going It Alone
03:25
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Where is it you live
Is it in a room
Next to your home
On a hill’s ridge
Open to the sky
Under the sun
Going it alone
You notice
You notice you’re the light
You notice
How have you been
Are you in a state of disarray
Or have you faced your fears
Letting go of
What could have been
Going it alone
You notice
You notice you’re the light
You notice
Knowing it’s enough
You notice
You notice you’re enough
You notice
Are you where you live
Or is it a place where
You come from
Full moons, weeds, and tears
Aren’t everything
That you’re made of
Going it alone
You notice
You notice you’re the light
You notice
Knowing it’s enough
You notice
You notice you’re enough
You notice
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6. |
Wonderful Always
02:46
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Didn’t you know you were
Wonderful always
Even through wages of sin
Wonderful always
Just in case you forget
You were wonderful always
Even through stumbles to the dirt
Wonderful always
Lily pads have nothing on you
Practicing the art of renew
It’s your forgiving giving in
Love knows why
I do
Now that you know you were
Wonderful always
Make it a habit to give away
Wonderful always
Lily pads have nothing on you
Practicing the art of renew
It’s your forgiving giving in
Love knows why
I do
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7. |
Strange To Me
02:45
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Wouldn’t you know
You’re the growing kind
You can die and then re-light
You can fortify any fire
You can untie and rewind
And it wasn’t just a little bit
Strange to me
All these emergencies
Opened up my eyes to see
Who I am
Who I can be
You really have this spiral style
You can spin a thousand miles
You can wake from any desire
You can re-create your mind
And it wasn’t just a little bit
Strange to me
All these emergencies
Opened up my eyes to see
Who I am
Who I can be
Ah
Ah who I can be
Ah
It’s you to take another try
You can order up on the fly
You can unlock anytime
You can mix and you can rise
And it wasn’t just a little bit
Strange to me
All these emergencies
Opened up my eyes to see
Who I am
Who I can be
Ah
Ah who I can be
Ah
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8. |
You and I
04:40
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This way
This way I’m an angel
It’s all I’ve got for you today
But this is just my way
It was only honestly
An honest mistake
Leaving all this longing,
Love, and blood in my wake
This way
This way I’m a weapon
Forget the blacked out spaces
Focus on my graces
It was the only love that I could belie
And I became a goddammed disguise
You and I
You and I
This way
This way I’m a prism
It’s in my atmosphere today
Now it’s just my way
It was just the pace of it
Would not let me be
And it burned up my integrity
You and I
You and I
You and I
You and I
This way
This way I’m a menace
I’ll get your mouth agape again
But this is just my sin
It was only honestly
An honest mistake
Leaving all this longing,
Love, and blood in my wake
You and I
You and I
You and I
You and I
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9. |
Tornado
03:30
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Come inside
Crazy ride
Deep breath
Hold your head
Almost dead
Come alive
Make you cry
Hold me
We were born to ask why
What I left in part
It’s a kind of weather
It’s a lot
I’m sorry I was
Was a tornado
After this rocket ship
Takes a dip
Flare out
On your knees
High seas
This is it
The exit
Take it
You don’t have to say goodbye
What I left in part
It’s a kind of weather
It’s a lot
I'm sorry I was
Was a tornado
What I left in part
It’s a kind of weather
It’s a lot
I’m sorry I was
Was a tornado
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James Raftery New York, New York
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