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Sailor On the Salish Sea
03:03
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Sailor on the Salish Sea
Sailor on the Salish Sea
Explorers of inland waters
of magical archipelagos
seals and sails and whales and otters
Where the tall ships roam
on a moving carpet of foam
it takes you far from home
on varnished wood, brass and chrome
But your legs wobble
and your inards lurch
feel the vessel pitch and roll
on the open water
Small craft warning
Gale force winds
your romantic sea journey
has got you at her mercy
Mercy, have mercy, mercy on me
mercy have mercy, mercy on the suffering
Mercy, have mercy, mercy on me
mercy have mercy, mercy on the suffering
The fisherman in hip waders
the sound man at the faders
summer drummer at the beach
practing his technique
We are running, we are running
We are running out of real estate
We are running, we are running
We are running, out of places to play
Mercy, have mercy, mercy on me
mercy have mercy, mercy on the suffering
Mercy, have mercy, mercy on me
mercy have mercy, mercy on the suffering
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2. |
Moss And Green
03:04
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Moss and Green
Out here in the rainforest
all is moss and green
swollen rivers, fallen conifers
buckets, torrents, relentless
Don’t pine for the sun
in a place where there is none
and you wonder where you are
lost and dry in your warm car
Forgot to read the signs
wandering in your mind
adrift in the future
none of this looks familiar
And you turn to your lover
who is also your driver
and you promise to be better
but you never deliver
Because better is always in the future
and all we ever have is right now
better is always in the future
and all we ever have is right now
Because better is always in the future
and all we ever have is right now
better is always in the future
and all we ever have is right now
And you take the turn to the end of the road
you take the turn to the end of the road
you take the turn to the end of the road
It’s a bit farther than most will go
And you take the turn to the end of the road
you take the turn to the end of the road
you take the turn to the end of the road
It’s a bit farther than most will go
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3. |
Waves & Tides
03:05
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Waves and Tides
Waves and tides
Ebb and flow
People come and
People go
Control the flow
you’re on a roll
You know what you know
Until you don’t
Pull the lever
Play the odds
Win big and
Thank the gods
Build a Machine
To prove a thing
But the numbers fall
Inbetween
Russian Roulette
Place your bet
Super symmetry or
Chaos theory
Field of time
Field of opposites
Feel the pain
The loss and gain
But love, oh love
Love has no opposite
Love, oh love
love just is
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4. |
Machine Boy
06:50
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Machine Boy
End of times
Capital crimes
Execute the executive
Electrocute the electorate
Emergency surgery
Amputate below the waist
Anesthetic prosthetic
Erotic Antibiotic
If I don’t survive
It’ll be alright
I’ll be revived
in flashback episodes
If I don’t survive
It’ll be alright
I will come back
And haunt you like a ghost
Machine Boy
Titanium alloy
Can’t run away
On one leg
Comes the day
You need to escape
To your island
Sovereign nation
Chorus
Sanctuary
Refugee
Flee the absurdity
But it’s no comedy
No one is laughing
As the word comes crashing
Smashing down
Around your feet
Chorus
Machine boy
Titanium alloy
Can’t run away
On one leg
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5. |
Lazarus
02:48
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Lazarus
Resurrected
Born again
On the mend
this is not the end
Reconnected
To your bliss
Come close, lover
And give us a kiss
I heard the world
will be ending soon
So go get it baby
While the getting is good
Living life
In the Twilight Zone
Help me baby
Find my way home
Put this show
Back on the road
We need to be
Free to roam
I heard the world
will be ending soon
So go get it baby
While the getting is good
Find fine folks
In fabulous places
Making music and
Sharing soul food
Deep in the forest
Deep in the desert
High on the mountains
On the outer islands
In the old museums
In the inner sanctums
In safe houses
In the underground
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6. |
Choose Love
04:17
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Choose Love
Lying awake with you, wondering what to do
so many things to choose, so many ways to lose
I state my case to you but still you refuse...
Oh life, this life together
you want to choose your own adventure
how long, how long is forever...
Finally we’re asleep as the sunlight starts to creep
in through the window and it’s time to get up and go
and do it all again
and do it all again
Oh life, this life together
you want to choose your own adventure
how long, how long is forever...
Choose love, choose love, choose love
don’t chew it up and spit it out
Don’t worry lover, we are in it together
but if you need to be free of me
do what you got to do
and what will be will be
Oh life, this life together
you want to choose your own adventure
how long, how long is forever...
Choose love, choose love, choose love
don’t chew it up and spit it out
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7. |
Hey Orfeo
04:07
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Hey Orpheus, don’t look back
What’s done is done, and the past is past
You walk, you breathe, you eat, you sleep
You face a new reality
When the contract said don’t look back
You’re almost to the other side
I can’t help myself, I can not help myself
I can’t help myself, I can not help myself
Now you wallow in self pity, In sorrow and in agony
at a broken continuity and the loss of her beauty
You’re isolated by misery, and inside you’re empty
because you invested everything in another human being
When the contract said don’t look back
You’re almost to the other side
I can’t help myself, I can not help myself
I can’t help myself, I can not help myself
Now the girls come ‘round to hear your sound
they wanna play with you, but you'll have nothing to do
so they throw the stones that break your bones
and they tear your flesh until there’s nothing left
When the contract said don’t look back
You’re almost to the other side
I can’t help myself, I can not help myself
I can’t help myself, I can not help myself
Hey Orfeo, don’t look back
Hey Orfeo, don’t look back
But I can’t help myself,
I can’t help myself
I can’t help myself,
I can’t help myself
I can’t help myself,
I can’t help myself
I can’t help myself,
I can’t help myself!
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8. |
Barriers Come Down
05:52
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Barriers come down
you ask, I tell
underneath the desert spell
I drink truth serum
I don’t hesitate
and you reciprocate
together we elevate
and for it feel more grounded
I am on the razor’s edge
I am on the fence
underneath the bone tree
sorely you tempt me
Out in the open
underneath the heavens
beneath the canvas
down on the dirty ground
you test my mettle
you test my tension
you whet my appetite
you test my self control
Now honesty’s the best policy
if you’ve got good timing
and choose your words carefully
Everybody knows the truth can hurt
you test my mettle
you test my tension
you whet my appetite
you test my self control
And barriers come down
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9. |
2 Days Deep
04:58
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I’m in two days deep
And I’ve had more pints than sleep
As we wind down one lane roads
Over General Wade’s bridges
In the land of the ghost clan chiefs
where the Birnam Wood crossed the field
and black faced sheep
roam the heathered hills
Pictish Stones
Skull and cross bones
Vanora's Mound
Where Arthur had Guinnevere
Torn to pieces by his horses
For congress with her captor
Oh, oh the humanity
Oh, oh the insanity
Oh, where is the justice?
Oh, where is the trust amongst us?
Now further down the road
lies the Stone of Destiny
secretly hidden
in Aberfeldy
Or so they tell me
Because it makes a good story
Stolen from the Holy Land
Black stone marble, Jacob’s pillow
brought home by the Knights Templar
But underneath the throne
is Perthshire sandstone
Oh, oh the humanity
Oh, oh the insanity
Oh, where is the justice?
Oh, where is the trust amongst us?
Now Gina and Alan
And good ‘ol Ewen too
They've got some fine songs for you
And you can sing a long too
and they might just invite you
to play a tune by the loo
Underslept and riding on the left
time turned round & a touch motion sick
We are, we are, we are
on the song bus
and you can sing along sing along, sing along with us
Oh, oh the humanity
Oh, oh the insanity
Oh, where is the justice?
Oh, where is the trust amongst us?
Because I’m in 2 days deep
And I’ve had more pints than sleep
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10. |
Western Flyer
03:54
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Crafts people watermen
Woodworkers and artisans
Laborers of Love and
Keepers of History
Western Flyer from
Cannery Row
Cabo Pulmo
To the Port at Town’s End
Here and back again
All the way around the bend
What is the nature
of coincidence
You follow the words
The path of the writers
You follow the poets
On their world tour
You are in your channel
You are on your path
You read the markers
And follow the maps
Listen to the breeze
To the buzz of the bees
To the sound of the seas
And the grind of the machines
Until we embrace
At the end of the day
Fully enveloped
Entirely merging
Bliss
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11. |
Wild Flowers
04:28
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Blue Star Creeper Seattle, Washington
Blue Star Creeper is a band from Seattle, WA. founded in 2001 by song writer Kelly Blanchard. Elements of indie rock blend with folk and psychedellia, where a folk ballad can flow into a rock anthem. The band’s live show has connected with diverse audiences in a wide variety of venues, from busking to rock clubs, cocktail lounges, neighborhood bars, ski resorts, & music festivals. ... more
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