1. |
The Point
05:25
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THE POINT
If all is vanity
Why then are we here?
Why then this moment
That fills my mind so clear
I know I am alive
By all the colors that I see
I know that just by thinking
I will not cease to be
This is the point
This is the point
This is the point
Don’t miss the point
Is your sword a cross
Or is it the other way around?
It may be time to reconsider
Soldiers on the ground
We won’t reach the table
When there’s violence in the streets
Believe to be believed
You’re in the mercy seat
CHORUS
Stay with me, stay with me
For a little while, for a little longer
Stay with me, stay with me
And when you’re hurting
Which way will you turn?
Left or right, up or down
How much karma can you burn?
I know that there is hope
In the children that I see
The questions they keep asking
The answers they still need
CHORUS
It's not where you've been
Or where you're going
It's where you are right now
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Viewfinder
03:46
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VIEWFINDER
Viewfinder, viewfinder
Never saw a day so bright
It’s a blue sky, blue sky
Time to step up and into the light
And if my eyes sink back in my head
Won’t you pluck ‘em out and roll ‘em ahead
The world of the living
Is where I’m living now
There was a time I was high up on the line
Never thought I wanted to come down
Bus driver, bus driver
Never seen teeth so white
With a smile like that
You can drive me wherever you like
You know I’ve been doing pretty good in school
I’ve been feeling pretty close to you
The wrecks we’ve been part of
They’re behind us for now
There was a time
I was high up on the line
Never thought I wanted to come down
Lately I’ve been standing
In a shadow of a cloud
Waiting for the sun to come back out
Jetliner, jetliner
Watch you dissolve in the clouds
On the ground back in town
There’s always big news when you’re not around
The reason there’s a fence ‘round that old cemetery
They didn’t want you skipping in and out
It’s a safe bet to take
You won’t be away that long…
CHORUS
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Signs
03:27
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SIGNS
There's flowers at the hill of the old fort
Maybe it's a sign, maybe it's a sign
There's flowers at the hill of the fort
Maybe it's a sign
Mother nature having her say?
Perhaps in the end, she gets her own way
There's flowers at the hill of the fort
Maybe it's a sign
There's children on parade at the temple
Marching in line, marching in line
There's children on parade at the temple
Marching in line
They're looking for some other way
Don't want to get sold off as consumer prey
There's children on parade at the temple
Marching in line
I think we're gonna need a bigger tent
When it comes time, when it comes time
I think we're gonna need a bigger tent
When it comes time
Many will come to the line
Hoping and praying they don't get left behind
I think we're gonna need a bigger tent
When it comes time
Let's beat those swords into plowshares
One final time, one final time
Let's beat those swords into plowshares
One final time
We need someone to show us the way
Before this debt is too great to pay
Let's beat those swords into plowshares
One final time
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4. |
Runaway Mind
04:24
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RUNAWAY MIND
Your runaway mind
Caught up within the moment
It’s all a disguise
From what’s behind the torment
Caught you off guard
Questions of the past before us
Peel away lies
Chasing all the ghosts around us
It all comes down to what’s inside you
With the future in our hands
Don’t turn your back on what’s between us
This is who I am...
CHORUS
Accusations fly
Headlines opportune for a story
The difference between
The truth and what is his-story
It all comes down to what’s inside you
And the visions from within
Don’t turn your back on what’s between us
This is who I am...
CHORUS
Cause there’s something that comes in between us
As we stay out in the cold
Don’t turn your back on years of stories
That remain untold
CHORUS
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5. |
Speaking in Tongues
04:54
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SPEAKING IN TONGUES
And as I stand up here now
And as I stand up here now
Without cover or cowl
I won't throw in the towel
See I'm a man of my word
Said I'm a man of my word
Testify like you never heard
Not going back on my word
You can't run, you can't hide
It's gonna tear you up inside
Got a good look at the cards
Got a good look at the cards
Find out who you really are
With one good look at the cards
Now no more speaking in tongues
Now no more speaking in tongues
Handcuffed to the lowest rung
With all your buttons undone
CHORUS
There you go
Saying "I don't know
If I can do it"
Well, raise the roofbeam high
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6. |
Roadrunner Blues
05:19
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ROADRUNNER BLUES
One little thing
I'd like to know
Is your single biggest worry
Or your deepest woe
Then I'd have some ammunition
That I could use
I'd have a defense against these
Achilles blues
See the world keeps turning
But not for me
I've been downshifting
Since I've been able to see
See they know me
And they know mine
They know how to take the polish
And make it shine, shine, shine
I'll bide my time
Await your salvation
This is the last time
I seek damnation
Roadrunner, roadrunner
Get on down the road
Tell that old coyote
That his world's about to explode
All the cartoon villains know
That the game is a fix
Not playing the part anymore
The bubble's burst, burst, burst
CHORUS
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I DON'T THINK ABOUT YOU (MUCH) ANYMORE
I don’t think about you much anymore
I don’t drag that old weight across the floor
You didn’t love me ’til I was walking out the door
I don’t think about you much anymore
I don’t talk about the way things used to be
I ain’t looking ‘round for things that I can’t see
Outside my window, new buds forming on the tree
I don’t talk about the way things used to be
Once in a while… the smile comes back to my face
Just for a moment… then it’s gone, without a trace
I don’t think about you much anymore
I don’t drag that old weight across the floor
You didn’t love me ’til I was walking out the door
I don’t think about you much anymore… oh, oh
I don’t think about you much anymore
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8. |
Big C
05:42
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BIG C
If the devil doesn't get you
The boredom doesn't best you
The black hole doesn't drag you back in....
What will?
If the answers don't find you
The dancing doesn't blind you
Your mother doesn't mind you, son...
Who will?
If a promise doesn't bind you
And a bullet doesn't find you
If the Big C doesn't bring you back round...
What will?
If the madness doesn't break you
And the spirit don't forsake you
If you don't take care of yourself, son...
Who will?
A fool and his soul... are too soon parted
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9. |
Fallout Shelter
03:41
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FALLOUT SHELTER
Woke up late the morning after
Struggling to tune the signal in
All around spent bombshells smolder
In elephant-sized holes across the land
Still I can't believe
What my eyes have seen
Looking around for fallout shelter
Weathering the cold wind blowing in
Heard the news the war was over
Hadn't thought the other side could win
Still I can't believe
What my eyes have seen
Now that it's gone
Can we get it back?
Now that it's gone
Can we ever get it back?
Pick up the pieces and move onward
Grab the reins and climb back up
Into the saddle again
Still I can't believe
What my eyes have seen
Now that it's gone
Can we get it back?
Now that it's gone
Can we ever get it back?
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10. |
Shallow End
05:48
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SHALLOW END
With the wind full in your sails
Ground steady 'neath your feet
Be sure to offer out your hand
Raise the glass in peace
Because you may one day be the one
Begging pennies for a jar
The distance to the shallow end
Will seem so far
In the company of angels
Pray keep your feathers neat
Never hold the reins too tight
Learn to turn the other cheek
Because you may one day find your angel
In someone else's arms
The distance to the shallow end
Will seem so far
If you should have the fortune
Of one true friend to meet
Say all the things you'd dear regret
If you kept them buried deep
Because you may one day find that friend
On a sliding steel drawer
The distance to the shallow end
Will seem so far
The distance to the shallow end
Will seem so far
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BIG C (single mix) w/MC Statistics
If the devil doesn't get you
The boredom doesn't best you
The black hole doesn't drag you back in....
What will?
If the answers don't find you
The dancing doesn't blind you
Your mother doesn't mind you, son...
Who will?
Spoken word (MC Statistics):
Down dim lit streets when the hour is late
As the instants reached and i cower as fate
Descends like fog to a level eye view
Turn my back to the flash of the trouble i knew
If ever i drew a line in the sand
No question whatsoever where my foots sure to land
To a man can i stand and deliver
Struggle as temptation pulls an arrow from the quiver
My center of balance starts to waver in the wind
Searching for a savior as the horizon starts to bend
Easing towards an end seizing on the weak link
Seasons shift still i find myself struggling not to sink
If a promise doesn't bind you
And a bullet doesn't find you
If the Big C doesn't bring you back round...
What will?
If the madness doesn't break you
And the spirit don't forsake you
If you don't take care of yourself, son...
Who will?
A fool and his soul... are too soon parted
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12. |
The Rivergods New London, Connecticut
The Rivergods are an original band based in southeastern CT that has played its own heartfelt harmony-rich folky/rootsy/rockish music (and occasionally others) since 1997. The Rivergods are fronted by husband/wife songwriters, Ben and Nancy Parent, and the band includes some of the finest, most talented players in the region. We have several albums out… available right here on Bandcamp! Enjoy. ... more
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