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End of the Line
03:29
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The end of the line is coming
The river of time just won’t stop running
You try to save what you found on the way
But it melts through your mouth like honey
Your childhood days are over
And joy has become like a four-leaf clover
You fall to the ground and you start to cry out
But everyone’s cold on the shoulder
Where is the light and how do I find it?
Am I seeing clearly or have I been blinded?
What’s the use of even trying
If it all comes to nothing at the end of the line?
There’s a wicked wind blowing
And the fear in your chest is growing
Feel that current below, oh it’s pulling me low down
Let it pull you down
Here is the shadow valley
Where all walk alone and all are weary
The weight on your mind has you falling behind
Is it more than your soul can carry?
Where is the light and how do I find it?
Am I seeing clearly or have I been blinded?
I’m waiting for someone to give me a sign
That it won’t be for nothing at the end of the line
Will it just come to nothing at the end of the line?
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River
03:44
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Won’t you give me what you got right now
You say you’re waiting ‘til it feels just right
Well I know it’s only gonna get better with time, but honey
Don’t you wait too long to shine that light
Well I wouldn’t want to seem greedy
But you’ve been holding back so much love
And I hope you don’t think I’m needy
But you’re the only thing I’ve been dreaming of
And it might not be perfection
And we might get a little bit lost
But I’ll be right with you darling
Until we find our way across this river
Listen to the promise I’m making
If you can let go of those old fears
You ain’t never gonna be forsaken
I’m gonna love away all your tears
And it might not be perfection
And we might get a little bit lost
But I’ll be right with you darling
Until we find our way across this river
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Northern Pines
03:29
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Driving on the highway
Is getting mighty tiring
I think I’ve been misfiring
In the heat of the desert sun
I made it down to LA
But I lost something along the way
The northern breeze is calling me
And I need to see your face
So take me away from the city lights
They’re a little too bright for me tonight
I wanna see that old moon shine
Through the branches of the northern pines
I’m trying to get my head straight
But the devil keeps me working late
Distraction tempts my mind away
So am I really living well
Well the days are getting longer
So my will to face them must be stronger
The way the pressure’s coming on
I’ll be a diamond someday soon
So take me away from the city lights
They’re a little too bright for me tonight
I wanna see your starry eyes
Through the branches of the northern pines
So take me away from the city lights
They’re a little too bright for me tonight
I wanna see that old moon shine
And feel your sweet hands holding mine
Beneath the branches of the northern pines
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4. |
Let You Down
03:44
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Running the numbers, and I’m running out
Faced with my failures, closer with every round
Cutting the corners, but it’s death by papercuts
If I asked you, would you help me get back up
There’s a whole lot of shit that I’m not sure about
I could use your love while I’m workin it out
But I didn’t call you so many times there’s too much doubt
What am I doing
What if I’ve let you down
What am I losing
What would you think of me now
So this is my burden, this is my compromise
Been leaving out details, leaning on little lies
Imagining judgement everywhere I go
Feeding the demon, then pushing it deep below
So I pick up my check and I sneak out the back
Try to hide from the shame of the things that I lack
But pen hits the paper so many times and you can’t go back
What am I doing
What if I’ve let you down
What am I losing
What would you think of me now
It isn’t the choice, it’s the reason I made it
I should have been strong like the man you raised me to be
And I feel the weakness that runs through my bones and I hate it
And I don’t ever want you to see
What am I doing
What if I’ve let you down
What am I losing
What would you think of me now
Ooh, ooh...
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5. |
Sparrow
02:18
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Sparrow, are you singing ‘bout your love
Are you waiting for the happy days to come
Don’t you know, I can’t think of nothing else
My heart is always on my mind and my mind is on itself
And I know it’s no way to catch her eye
I should be an early bird and bid my tears goodbye
Working for my bread, that’s a better way to be
Maybe then she’d see my worth and spend her days with me
She’s driving down to see me on a sunny summer day
I’m thinking on the things I want to say
Sparrow, won’t you wish me more than all the best
You know I’m gonna need better luck if I’m to make my nest
And if only she would let me catch her eye
I could be her morning bird and she would be my blue sky
I would sing my pretty song to keep away her tears
Together we could share a love to last for all our years
Sparrow, are you singing ‘bout your love
Are you waiting for the happy days to come
Don’t you know, I can’t think of nothing else
My lonely heart is on my mind and my mind is on itself
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Milk and Honey
02:44
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I grew up in the town between the city and the country
The California boundary
I was a little boy in a middle class family
At the end of the century
And my daddy worked at a very good company
With benefits and a salary
So we wanted for nothing
The American Dream
Was I a little too free?
Did I have it too easy?
Maybe
Well I never knew that life out in the country
Where they work hard to make their money
But I knew the taste of milk and honey
In my suburban luxury
And now I’m trying to live in the heart of the city
Where the lights are so pretty
But the pace is a frenzy
And I’m not strong as I need to be
I almost wish that I’d seen
A bit more struggle and need
Cos now my living ain’t as free
As it used to be
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Our Lady
03:35
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Esmeralda, our world is turning
I tried to save you, but Our Lady's burning
The great cathedral is crumbling down
And fate awaits us, it won't be long now
High above the city, I've laid my claim
On a sanctuary preserved in vain
I'm alone here with the tolling bells
For whom they're ringing, only time will tell
Oh, and even angels die
Oh, and I will never know why
Esmeralda, in a hundred years
Who will remember, and who will care?
Did you ever love me? Well, I wish I knew
But our bones are dust now, and they'll be ashes soon
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For Nick
03:39
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Do you rest easy now, tired one
Have you laid down your troubles by the golden fading sun
And does the rosy moon still hold you in her arms
With her strange sweet charms
Will anybody ever know
Where did you come from, and where did you go
And how can it be you didn’t see the wide blue skies
In your own glowing eyes
There are so many endlessly colored ways
And so much could be worth your nights and your days
And every morning hymn you’ve sung is still so clear
They’ve been ringing in my ears
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9. |
Son of the Hills
02:55
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When I’m low, I gotta climb up to the high ground
And look across the valley down below me
It puts me in my place, feeling small upon the hillside
My horizons are so wide and so far away
I’m a son of the hills, and I know myself by silence
At times it’s hard to find it, like I’m forgetting my own name
But then you remind me, there’s a reason I’m still trying
So I’m looking on the bright side
Where the sun is shining down on the hills
And when I’m there, and the sun has started setting
Your voice is full of questions, will you hear me?
That old look on your face, the lines there have been deepening
There’s things I’ve been keeping in, things I want to say
I’m coming down from the hills, well I’ve been keeping quiet
But I want to break the silence, and I know you want the same
Won’t you let me remind you, there’s a reason we’re still trying
I think I found where the sun's been shining down
On your son of the hills
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10. |
Mirror, Mirror
02:05
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Mirror, mirror on the wall
Does she care for me at all
She loves me not, she loves me so
Could it be I’ll never know, could it be I’ll never know
Mirror, mirror can you see
Who my love is meant to be
I thought I loved her along,
Could it be that I was wrong, could it be that I was wrong
Mirror, mirror can you say
Will I find my love today
I’ve waited patient as can be
Maybe you could wait with me, maybe you could wait with me
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