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Crows in the Field
01:26
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2. |
Even Odds
04:47
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Even odds say I'll make it through the night
If I'm careful and leave no trail
Stay in the dark, trust only the shadows
Can't stop to rest
They're right behind
They're right behind me
Are they waiting 'round the next corner?
Or did I lose them three streets back?
Clouds of breath rise from the next doorway
Footsteps behind
A voice from above
Yesterday I felt you near
But now I know you're far away
It seems so long since we last touched
I'll hold you again if I get home
Even odds say I'll make it through the night
If the cold doesn't get to me first
See how the rain is turning to snow
Now they'll have no trouble following me
Don't stop, keep moving
This place is dark, but is it dark enough?
Make myself small and hope they don't see
I can't give in to the fear that's inside me
If I ever hope to get back to you
Don't move, keep quiet
Yesterday I felt you near
But now I know you're far away
It seems so long since we last touched
I'll hold you again if I get home
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3. |
Roots Run Deep
05:13
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There was a time when the road was wide
Full of possibilities
And the sky was clear and blue
We were longing to be free
So we shed all our tears and chains
And we left all we knew behind
No more sorrow, no more pain
Just the sweetest evening rain
The dawn is coming closer
The storm will soon be over
The skies are clearing over you and me
The sun was shining, the river winding
When you and I went drifting down the bayou
The fields were burning, the leaves were turning
When sunset drew our eyes beyond the bayou
We'll chase the joys of life together, hand in hand
'Til the moss that grows in the forest shadows
Calls us home
There came a time when the breezes blew
Far away in the willow trees
And the bright Mississippi moon
Cast their shadows low and long
And we found that their roots run deep
And our memories of home had changed
No more sorrow, no more pain
Just the sweetest evening rain
Our broken hearts have healed now
The ghosts all laid to rest now
The passing years have somehow set us free
The sun was shining, the river winding
When you and I went drifting down the bayou
The crows are playing in the cypress swaying
We're back where we belong down on the bayou
We'll share the joys of life together, hand in hand
'Til the moss that grows in the forest shadows
Calls us home
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4. |
The Odyssey
06:37
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The shadows of yesterday hang on the wall
The visitors drift in like ghosts in the hall
The three sirens wailing a red warning cry
The circling vultures all waving goodbye
I'm falling all through the night
Will you carry me
Deep in your heart and your soul?
And you hide under the apple blossom tree
A mourning veil of flowers drifting by
Your worst fears echo in the leaves
You walk out into the April rain and cry
Heaven help us, we're alive
We're a hundred thousand miles above the sky
Take our fears if they should rise
As the sifting sand returns us to the night
Give us wisdom to survive
And a guiding hand to lead us to the light
As the storm follows the river out to sea
A mist of doubt and worry in your eyes
You chase the sun and hope to see
Three white sails as the fire dies
I'm falling all through the night
Will you carry me
Deep in your heart?
Give us your guiding hand to lead us to the light
Heaven help us, we're alive
We're a hundred thousand miles above the sky
Give us wisdom to survive
And a guiding hand to lead us to the light
Heaven help us, we're alive
We're a hundred thousand miles above the sky
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5. |
Gentle Day
01:22
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6. |
Sourness of Days
04:07
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The walls fell long ago
No dogs to guard the gates
The bare trees line the road
That took me far from home
Inner demons paraded invitingly
Spinning tales of adventure and ecstasy
Beckoned me when I said, "Set me free"
"I don't need this, I don't need you"
I lived to regret those words
The pain you never deserved
Looking past all I had for a chance to be
All the things that I thought I deserved to be
I had my chance but I was too blind to see
Too blind to see the love you gave so freely to me
The walls fell long ago
No dogs to guard the gates
The bare trees line the road
That took me far from home
Lonely river of pain washing over me
And the sourness of days creeping endlessly
Only now seeing what you mean to me
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8. |
Eagle
05:34
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One time I thought a dream was true
In a shower of sparks and a swirl of brilliant leaves
And at night the stars all came out to dance
But then a cold wind blew and it was gone
Cold and heavy
Like a curtain pulled
Blotting out the stars
Seven times an eagle calls
Echoes drift through empty hills
Dark wind whispers quietly in the cold
Shivers turn to nothing
Dreams and nightmares always fade
Seven times an eagle calls
The stars come out again
The first snowflake on a gentle day
Now wings stretched wide to the warming sun
The eagle flies away
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9. |
Sigmoid Fletcher
03:35
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Staring at the mirror
And counting all his money
Lonely Fletcher knew no way else to be
Set his hat on his head
Always noticed who was watching
As he stepped into the daytime for a walk
Sigmoid Fletcher has his eye on everybody
Stares unblinking 'round a crooked smile
Ring his rosie, he'll fill your pockets full of posies
Saves his pennies for a rainy day
He struts when he moves
He dares you not to notice
But he doesn't seem to see that no one cares
His first aim, to impress
Make you think he's important
In the end though all he did was lose himself
Sigmoid Fletcher keeps the ancient fires burning
Runs in circles, he's on the job all day
Prod him gently, he'll tell you what he thinks about it
Pearls of wisdom, he'll take your breath away
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10. |
One Summer
06:00
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Her mother told her once about people when they die
And how they get to play in the stars
And at twilight you might see them
Where the clouds glow orange and gold
Soon the summer came, on bright green hills we ran
With our kites playing in the breeze
Fields of yellow flowers that were higher than our heads
And chasing painted butterflies and laughing in the sun
As the days grew long her mother seemed so tired
She stayed inside and left us on our own
And then one day she told us that she never would get well
She said she'd be an angel sometime soon
But at twilight she'd watch over us
When the sky glows orange and gold
The last day of October came, a warm and quiet night
And hiding just behind the trees, a giant orange moon
So she put on paper wings and made a halo out of wire
Then smiled at my cowboy hat and shiny silver star
On the way home across the field we stopped to watch the train
We heard the engine's rumble somewhere near
Then as we heard the whistle blow she pointed to the stars
She said she'd go and wait there for her mom
Then the train came and she ran from me
Turning once to wave goodbye
I was frozen by the shaking ground
The whistle's scream burned through my mind
There was nothing I could do
You took away our childhood then
You looked so small
Torn from my life
All broken on the tracks
Then November came, torn and dirty skies
Dead leaves swirled around my feet, I shivered all alone
For years I've missed her, oh how I've missed her
Now the sun's so far and cold
But someday I will find her
Where the clouds glow orange and gold
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11. |
For Jackie
02:40
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12. |
Summer Afternoon
03:56
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