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Small Relief
02:18
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every time i hear a songbird sing
or see the blooming buds return
i wonder why i even try
i wonder why a guy like me
would try to write a melody
and hope that someday somebody
might find it brings some small relief
every time i hear a pigeon coo
or smell the smell of burning firewood
i wonder why i feel the need
to try to make what won't succeed
for anything that i could do
will never hold a candle to
the world that's right in front of me
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2. |
I Wanna Dance W U
02:17
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i want to dance with you
do you want to take a chance on me?
even though i don't know how to dance
i'm gonna
even though i don't know how to move i wanna
do it with you
i want to talk to you
do you want to take a walk with me?
even though i don't know how to talk
i'm gonna
even though i don't have much to say i wanna
say it to you
you've got something on your mind
and so do i
got that glimmer in your eye
and so do i
i want to dance with you
do you want to take a chance on me?
even though i don't know how to dance
i'm gonna
even though i don't know how to move i wanna
do it with you
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all i long for at the end of a long day
to be together with some people i know
to hang around until the glasses are empty
everyone needs somewhere to go
i'm exhausted but i can't fall asleep
the only thing that i've got energy for
to sit around until you hear the last call
everyone needs somewhere to go
i see the felt is coming up from the table
i hear the buzzcocks on the jukebox on low
hang around until the ashtray is full
everyone needs somewhere to go
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Circle Line
01:52
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see her riding on the circle line
taking pictures and passing time
doesn't matter if it's rain or shine
you can find her riding on the circle line
she had never been to nyc
but somehow knew it's where she wanted to be
a secretary working nine to five
weekends you could find her on the circle line
riding riding on the circle line
doesn't matter if it's rain or shine
had a boyfriend worked in radio
he could get tickets to any show
took her dancing every saturday night
sunday you could find her on the circle line
lived on lexington and 38th
they were living fast and working late
they could always pay the rent on time
then they'd go out riding on the circle line
riding riding on the circle line
doesn't matter if it's rain or shine
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5. |
Words Escape Me
02:16
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words escape me and i can't explain
what is happening inside of me
words escape me
don't know why but words escape me
words escape me and my tongue is tied
can't express the things i feel inside
words escape me
don't know why but words escape me
i try to say the right thing
i feel so far away from my feelings
i try to find the right words
but i can't say the things that i mean
words escape me and i can't connect
neural signals to the alphabet
words escape me
don't know why but words escape me
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6. |
Part of Me Forever
01:49
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i wish i knew how to accept your love
cause every time i reject your love
it takes a part of me forever
part of me forever
i wish i knew how to convey that i
will love you til the day i die
you'll be a part of me forever
part of me forever
i hurt you again
just like before
i don't want to hurt you anymore
i need to learn how to express myself
it's the only way i'll accept myself
and keep a part of me forever
part of me forever
until i'm the man that i want to be
i'll walk around in a shell of me
you'll be a part of me forever
part of me forever
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7. |
Trouble Trouble
02:05
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breath in and float to the top
breath out and sink to the bottom
everywhere i only found
trouble trouble all around
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Cost of Living
02:20
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can't afford the cost of living
are they taking everything you're giving
clinging ever-tighter to your earnings
always running low and never learning
pretty hard to have a good time
when someone's always there to kill your good vibes
the only way is laughing even louder
and solace in the holodeck at dinner
run baby run i'm only trying to have some fun
live baby live i'm burning up with love to give give give
he's a master of repression
she's an archetypal beta
cover up her body for the wedding
counter to the betazoid tradition
the only one who understand her
is young enough to be her grandson
but that won't interfere with how they have fun
and look at trippy stuff on the computer
burn baby burn i guess i'm never gonna learn
live baby live i'm burning up with love to give give give
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anytime i think about it i see
somebody loves me somebody needs me
anytime i think about it i find
somebody's probably got me on their mind
anytime i need a friendly reminder
i just reach out to my friends
anytime i need some quick motivation
i just call 'em up, tell 'em that i'm thinking of them
anytime i think about it i see
somebody loves me somebody needs me
anytime i think about it i find
somebody's probably got me on their mind
anytime i need a friendly reminder
i just reach out to my friends
anytime i need some quick inspiration
i just call 'em up, tell 'em that i'm thinking of them
anytime i think about it i see
somebody loves me somebody needs me
anytime i think about it i find
somebody's probably got me on their mind
anytime i need a friendly reminder
i just reach out to my friends
anytime i need some quick inspiration
i just call 'em up, tell 'em that i'm thinking of them
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10. |
Minerva
02:42
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just as it seems that the day is done
watch the last rays of the setting sun
and i get that feeling again
the daylight is ending
but the day hasn't come to an end yet
tried the whole day but it got away
just when i thought i'd get nothing done
i get that feeling again
the daylight is over
the work day is only begun
the days are so short and the nights so long
clarity rarely comes along
til i get that feeling again
like nothing else matters
except for the matter at hand
the day doesn't end til we say that it's over and
do it all over again
tomorrow we may try a different way
and make up the hours
that we lost today
and hope for that feeling again
hope for that feeling again
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11. |
Something New
01:32
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i'm looking for something new
i've been looking for someone like you
to talk to
and make plans to hang out
whenever you're in town
call me when you come around
come around
i'm looking for a new way to live
where i don't take more than i can give
and i don't
say things that i can't
follow through on how
could i ever let you down
let you down
and i hope you'll understand
in lieu of kissing you i can
take your hand
i'm looking for something new
i've been looking for someone like you
to talk to
and make plans to hang out
whenever you're in town
call me when you come around
come around
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12. |
Let It Fall
02:58
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the red buds in blossom
open their hearts to the sun
only a moment until they're no longer
but oh what a moment
a moment that lingers
until the season is done
the rain brings the leaves down
let them fall
the chestnuts returning
sweet fruit to cover the ground
through seasons of hardship they only got sweeter
a lesson in patience
to take something bitter
and turn it around
the wind knocks the fruit down
let it fall
out from the dirt
up to the sun
water and light
frozen in time
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Ian Davis New York, New York
^^^ photo by Erin McGrath
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