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At Night
03:56
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Afloat, can’t see the shore,
I watch myself row, pearlescent oar
Awoke, in the dark
Falling from the boat to a great white shark
And I look myself in the eye
At night, I am not worried
This dream of mine, I am not worried, at night
Gone from my bed, to pink and gold,
coyote said, its time to go
Here comes the night, there goes the sun
To the light, I run
At the desert’s edge, I arrive
I lift my hands above my head and I dive
At night, I am not worried
This dream of mine, I am not worried, at night
Come on break that egg, mama cries
I peak out my head, into the light
Been born, to a white swan,
Now she performs, Her sacred psalm
And the ribbons that arise
On the water where she flies
A mothers daughter, I
At night, I am not worried
This dream of mine, I am not worried
I feel fine, I’m in no hurry, at night
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2. |
Mood Indigo
03:39
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Crying in the closet, don’t know why I feel the way I do
Hiding like the locket, hollow and blue
Performative sadness, I scream into my coats
Unbearable lightness, I never really feel alone
With mood indigo, it moves mysteriously like
The water, it moves like the water
Dripping from the faucet, the feeling stays the same
Soaked into the carpet, you can’t remove that stain
Mood indigo, it moves mysteriously like
The water, it moves like the water
A diamonds at their finest, when being pressed
Performative happiness
Staring out the window, never looking in
Unbearable lightness, fills me up again
Mood indigo, it moves mysteriously like
The water, it moves like the water
It moves like, mood indigo
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3. |
California
03:12
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California, been dreaming of you
Call you up before I even open my eyes
Morning has rung, stretch my back in the sunlight
Kiss me through the phone, and I won’t be alone
Looking for a city that’ll change my mind
Where nothing comes easy, city of salt where the water lies
No longer suits me, cuz I can't breathe
California, been dreaming of you
California here waiting for you
Call you up before I even open my eyes
Nothing comes easy, you know sometimes I wonder why,
Till you’re here with me, yeh its bound to be
California, been dreaming of you
California here waiting for you
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4. |
Marianne
03:24
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I want you to know this Marianne
Want you to notice me
I coming as fast as I can
Mariannes been calling lately,
I hope she understands,
She knows I’ve got somebody yeh,
She knows I’ve got a man
Marianne
Marianne
Want you to notice me
I’m coming as fast as I can
Want you to know who I am
Marianne is crying softly
And reaching for my hand
I hold it like a baby’s
And It brings me back again
To Marianne
To Marianne
Want you to know this Marianne
Want you to notice me
Coming as fast as I can
Marianne takes her clothes off
And meets me where I stand
I send her off in silence
And I’ll never sing again
For Marianne
For Marianne
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5. |
Bonjour Tristesse
03:23
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A strange melancholy, city settles on me
I go to wash away, the streetlights and the concrete
In the big green
Bonjour tristesse, oh my heart
Sea’s the remedy, medicine crashing over me
What little I do know of love is just what i’ve seen
On the big screen
Bonjour Tristesse, oh my heart
Cyril my friend, you’re but a stand in
Oh my dear friend, I see you standing
Down on the sand, with your dark tan, I see you standing
In the end it feels just like pretending
Bonjour tristesse, oh my heart
Bonjour tristesse, oh my heart
Cyril my friend, oh my dear friend, my friend
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6. |
Blue Angels
02:54
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Come on down baby, baby, come on get me down
Blue angels on the rise, faster than the speed of sound
Your fingers so close to mine, a little doubt
How I long to reach out and find them, but I go without
Stranger at my side,
Sun in her eyes, eyes
Come on down my darling, won’t you stick around
That dust in your eyes is burning and you can’t see through the crowd
Catch me under the bleacher honey, kiss me on the mouth
Slip on down into the light, meet me on the ground
Stranger at my side,
Sun in her eyes, eyes, eyes, eyes
Come on down baby, baby, come on keep me down
Seems like you get what you ask for, and to what you get you’re bound
You know I don’t blame you honey, when you shut me out
It’s a lot to wait for but I just might stick around
Stranger at my side,
Sun in her eyes, eyes, eyes, eyes
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7. |
Drugstore Perfume
02:38
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You’re right, I feel it in my stomach
Hits like, drugstore perfume
Why (why, oh, why) do you barge in like you do?
I go to hide (had to hide) things you don’t yet know
Bright, I feeling it in my eyelids
High as a kite, anything feels good
Goodbye (goodbye, goodbye) to things I once knew
Wrong from right (from right, from right) anymore I don’t know
Anymore I don’t know, anymore I don’t, I don’t know
You’re right, and I can’t stand it
I won’t deny, or act confused
Why (why, oh, why) do you barge in like you do?
I go to hide (had to hide) things you don’t yet know
All the things you don’t yet know
Things you don’t yet know
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8. |
The Well
04:37
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Well, well, falling in the well, calling to the well
I’m falling into myself, yeh I’m falling in
To my mothers wedding dress yeh I’m falling into the hands
my father holds, outstretched to me, I love him so
Falling I am constantly, falling watching no, I know, I know, I know he’ll catch me
Even when I don’t want to be caught
Green leaves, smile and breathe, I feel free, while walking amazed
There’s an angel, on my shoulder, she’s sending me mixed messages
And she tells me such strange things,
She tells me such strange things
Well, well, falling in the well, calling to the well
I’m falling into myself, yeh I’m falling in
To my mothers wedding dress yeh I’m falling into the hands
my father holds, outstretched to me, I love him so
Falling I am constantly, falling watching no, I know, I know, I know he’ll catch me
Even when I don’t want to be caught
There’s an angel, on my shoulder, she’s sending me mixed messages
And she tells me such strange things, She tells me such strange things
Well, well, falling in the well, calling to the well
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9. |
Up In A Cloud
04:16
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River blue, just passing through,
Not straight but true, I’m just like you
Just passing through, I’m just like
You’re spacing out, up in a cloud, I find you
Thinking out loud, what’s that about
I can’t get through to you
You can’t recall, then you remove yourself
I don’t know I don’t know, again you recuse yourself
You work a job in the day, but you can’t get your head straight
Not a lot to say these days, you’re so far away
You’re spacing out, up in a cloud, I find you
Thinking out loud, what’s that about
I can’t get through to you
I’m bound to meet my demise As another tear departs,
Am I that young, that forever feels like
You’re spacing out, up in a cloud, I find you
Thinking out loud, what’s that about
You work a job in the day, but you can’t get your head straight
Not a lot to say these days, you’re so far away
You’re spacing out, up in a cloud, I find you
Thinking out loud, what’s that about
I can’t get through to you
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10. |
The Weight
02:55
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Hey, it's amazing
The thing we say, can’t explain it
The weight, of these phrases
I can’t wait to hear you say them
But I don’t feel like myself
No, I don’t feel well
Hey, how can I say this?
Go away, I need spaces
The weight, of you breathing
I feel strange, I’m not complaining
But I don’t feel well
No, I don’t feel like myself
Hey, it’s amazing
The weight of you breathing,
I feel strange, I’m not complaining
But I don’t feel well,
No I don’t feel like myself
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11. |
Motorbike
03:28
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Green as the grass, underfoot
Three as the clover, misunderstood
Think I intuited it, before we ever met
Free as the bird, that escapes the net
Take me for a ride, tell me it’s alright
On your motorbike, like whispers in the night
Maybe you walk your path, and I walk mine
Choose everyday, to intertwine
Take me for a ride, tell me it’s alright
On your motorbike, like whispers in the night
Is jealousy the prophecy,
Self-fulfilling prophecy
Be in the middle, during the show
See for yourself, where my eyes go
I’ll take you for a ride, tell you it’s alright
Through the spotlight, like whispers in the night
Take me for a ride, tell you it's alright
On your motorbike, on your motorbike
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