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One Trick Pony
03:15
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These days are spinnin' round
Like a circle of fire
Every time I reach the edge
The flames get higher
And they're burnin' down on me
My heart is empty
Like a house of cards
Built on no foundation
Still it stands against the odds
And it's burnin' down on me
Every time we break
I'm playing 52 pickup with the pieces
You're a one trick pony, baby
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2. |
Crow
04:54
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The crow perched atop a wooden fence
He laughed and chased the swallows away
Cocked his head, as if to find some sense
But there was little to be made
(He said) I'm not a handsome man
I'm not a brilliant one
Yet grateful for the similarities
That make us who we are
If we take this road together
Maybe we can find ourselves
Or perhaps, this ain't our path at all
Understanding a significant gift
He had much to impart to me
(He said) Live your life like the coyote does
Exist for the moment, and then be free
Vision is easily obstructed
Perception is dramatically altered
Uniquely bound to your own convictions
To know yourself by your own intentions
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3. |
Seventh Day
03:40
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Some people say God just don't answer prayers no more
Just tune to their TVs, hate, death, pestilence and war
But Bethany darlin' I know this ain't true
The first day that God created the mountains
The second day raindrops, and sweet morning dew
The third day the water that sprang from the fountains
One the seventh day, baby, He created you
There's so many things that I wanted to tell you
If I was half the man you think I am
The only time I feel complete is here in your arms
Sunshine taps at my window
Touches my shoulder and kisses my cheek
And wakes me for the coming day
The colors are vibrant as I open my shade
To greet the day
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4. |
Bitter Monday
03:47
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Memories are falling
Amber from the oak
Where we would sit and smile
Six strings would sing
With laughter, sip the wime
And sing your song
I feel the winter coming on
Shrouded in white and bitter
Like before we met
And I was silent
Sometimes I think about you
And I smile anyway
December's step is softly creeping
Webs of snow in my window pane
Monday's touch is always bitter
So I rise again to start my day
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5. |
Send Me a Sign
04:56
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Carry her name on the wind
As a prayer to a melancholy God
Who's forgotten my name
My existence
Who leaves his children
To suffer at their own devices
If she forgets my name
Then I shall not be the one
To speak it
If she controls my fate
Then I shall not be the one to seek it
I believe in something greater than me
I'm swept under the tide of humanity
A whisper shifting my thoughts
Was it an excuse or an explanation
Our innocense was the cost
Such a high price to pay for
The love that we built
Without a reservation
If she is wearing my skin
Then I shall not feel the need to alter
My sanity's wearing thin
My dedication plays the marytr
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6. |
Here & Now
03:20
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Why am I chasing something
That’s never left my side?
How can I give you something
I’ve never known as mine?
We dig through piles of expectation
What can we expect to find?
Hands trace the sunshine
Tears stain the sky
Formed of Earth and Adam’s rib
At the hands of the divine
Duplication minus innovation
In blindness there is light
Purpose with no sense of direction
Imagination without flight
I’m concerned about here and now
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7. |
Sing a Simple Song
04:32
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8. |
Disagree
04:00
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Inquiries into self-preservation
Am I the same strong-willed person
You once met?
Or has destiny shown to be as lines intertwining
Or is this the best, the best that love gets?
Myself vs. I
Me takes ambivalence
And we agree to disagree again
“He has risen,” cried the children
The fronds of palms beneath his feet
Is this the end of a new beginning
Or the shaping of an alternate theme?
Window, falling, down
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Spirit Horse
03:23
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Oh, Great Spirit
Help me seek the beauty
In those who have forsaken themselves
For the sake of themselves again
Let me know the peace
And truth that exists in silence
And pictures of you
Forsaken themselves
For the sake of themselves again
Grapevine wisdom with
No sacred place to hide
Like guilded treasure that is buried
Just Nearby
Pray that there is rain washing
Faceless demons all away
I am the shadow
Of everything you are
And everything you’ll ever be
Taking life from flesh
Returning it to soul
The point of contact
Between Earth and eternity
Forsaken themselves
For the sake of themselves
Again
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10. |
Love Lies at the Bottom
04:31
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You’ve been talking so long
That I just can’t hear you anymore
Something causes hesitation
And stops me at your door
Should I choose to right the doorbell?
Or maybe knock with both my fists?
There is no way of restraining
An emothion such as this
Love Lies at the bottom
Now you and I have seen the changes
Still I fight to stay the same
Searching for a point of reference
In the tide of shifting blame
If I once had you, I will once again
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11. |
Solitaire
03:44
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I guess I’ve never thought too much
About the fragileness of the life
Sleeping here beside me
Time could easily take her from me
Where would I be?
Where would I be?
So, in case I never told you
That I love you
In case I’ve never made you see
Just how complete you’ve made my life
And how happy I can be
When you’re lying here beside me
I spoke her name as a benediction
I burned her picture in effigy
And I cursed myself for the contradiction
I cry the tears of joy
Now that you are back with me
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Traveling Sky Chicago, Illinois
Start with enough youthful energy to move mountains, add one part southern twang and one part infectious pop-rock hooks and you’re starting to understand the band Traveling Sky. This band successfully bridged the gap between the roots-rock sound of groups such as The Black Crowes and Son Volt and alternative pop-rock bands like Vertical Horizon and Train. ... more
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