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Back To You
05:36
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It's a long way to paradise
When you're standing by the roadside
And the lights out in the distance
Are an ever-fading guide
Well I used to think I'd find my way
But it was all a waste of time
Cause when you’re standing in the shadow
You lose your place in time
I see you standing at the corner
Lighting up your smoke
And your voice cuts through the darkness
For the life you'll never know
And as I make my way through the junction line
At Highway 69
See me staring out the window
Looking for the signs
That take me back to you
So I won't forget you
As I search my way through the night
For this child I left behind
Standing at the old steel bridge
When we were only nine
I can hear the fading whistle
As the cars move down the track
And the moon shards all around us
The light it takes me back
Driving through this town
I feel you all around
When I hear the train and she's calling
And her light upon your hair
And the cold steel line before us
We were all alone out there
As her light shone through the blackness
Is how you left me standing there
So if you think I might forget you
When the dark finds your despair
I will hear the fading whistle
And the sound that took us there
What could ever match the wonder
Of how a life could be stripped so bare
It's a solemn harsh reminder
But I know that you're in her care
And if I look I'll find you there
On that train somewhere
Ooooo...
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2. |
Where Does The Sun Go?
04:46
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I was walking through the oak grove
Started talking to the old crow
He sang a song but sang too low
It was the only song that he know
Tell me I’d like to know
Where does the sun go?
Tell me I’d like to know
How does that song go?
Floating in the summer breeze
Underneath the evening trees
Sipping back on sweet lemonade
On days like this I’m not afraid
The wildest sunset that I’ve ever seen
And in the field coyotes scream
Then comes the moon my old friend
And past the stars I see the end
Tell me I’d like to know
Where does the sun go?
I’d like to tell you but I don’t know
Where did the song go?
We got a violin and an old guitar
It’s up to you to make a choice
So come and join our gypsy band
Because we love the sound of your voice
I asked the man with the old squeeze box
To play me a tune
I’m feeling better and I’m not so blue
Feels like I’ve been here before
Tell me I’d like to know
Where does the sun go?
I’d like to tell you but I don’t know
So just kiss the sun good-bye
Tell me I’d like to know
Where does the sun go?
Tell me I’d like to know
How does that song go?
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3. |
Clinging To The Moon
04:49
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Well it's a shame you know to think that we can't work this out
And now I've done all there is that's left to do.
And there's no sense in waiting by the telephone
Cause all the talking in the world won't bring me home.
You know I'll never be that little girl you married
Still clinging to the moon.
You can feel so helpless when you never have to grow up
And you're clinging like you do.
Well now I've said all there is that I could ever hope to say
And all the words could never take this pain away.
So now I'm spitting out useless energy, that kept me running ‘round have empty
On the filthy fumes that kept us half alive.
You know I'll never be that little girl you married
Still clinging to the moon.
Such a useless habit and you know you have it
But you're clinging like you do.
You know I thought I had it all when I was young and full of life,
Wishing on that shooting star that burns across the night.
Well all the hope in my child eyes
Could never set it right.
So you'll see it's not that bad and we can let it go
Cause the truth is always brighter when you know.
Now I'm standing at a distance and I'm firmly on the ground
And the moon she's just a light that guides me 'round.
You know I'll never be that little girl you married
Still clinging to the moon.
Such a useless habit, and you'll never quite shake it
But you can leave it on the moon.
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4. |
For Persephone
05:21
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Dresses in wind
Sheets on the line
Kisses on fingers
Grapes on the vine
Footprints in sand
Wine in my hand
I was awakened
By the thrust of your hand
There out on the shore
We were fighting this war
I call to Saint Peter
As he turns to close the door
I'm blinded by the light
At the foot of the sea
Fall before the gods
Who won't rescue me
Lily white skin
Dusted by sand
Tears in your eyes
Clutch the stone in my hand
I was awake
But I couldn't see
Tossed to the waves
Where there's no one but me
And there out on the shore
Where we were fighting this war
I call to Saint Peter
As he turns to lock the door
I'm blinded by the light
And at the foot of the sea
Fall before the gods
Who won't rescue me
There out on the shore
I will wait for you once more
In your foam drenched lace
Shrouded 'bout your face
Stranded on the shore
Drowning by the sea
Calling for Saint Peter
As he smiles back at me
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5. |
Come Around
06:10
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I woke up this morning snow on the ground
The trees so heavy bowed to the ground
And just the night before a little friend dies
And my girl she looks ups with tears in her eyes
She asks what are we going to do?
And why does it happen this way?
I know it's not enough, all I can say is,
The sun will come around again
Snow crystals falling and I can't see out
The tears keep falling for the ones that I've lost
Every few years, a box in the ground
Another soul leaving and I can't make it stop
I ask what are we going to do?
And why does it happen this way?
No it's not enough, all I can say is,
The sun will come around again
Mmmmmm, Mmmmmm
Years go by and still so much to learn
We hold onto summer though the leaves still turn
Snow dust to water, nothing can last
Our memories still burning, we reach for the past
We ask, what are we going to do?
And why does it happen this way
No it's not enough, all I can say is
The sun will come around again
The sun will come around again,
Yeah, the sun will come around
Close your eyes, let the night take the tears from you
Shine a light, there's no place where the dark can hide
Rest my child, take my hand, ride this wave, just like we planned
Know you're safe in my arms, I'm not far, never far
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6. |
Lost In A Lie
04:10
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I waited for thunder
For a battle
Or even a blister
But in the end the light died
With the weight of
The weight of a whisper
Where's the fire?
The snapping of twigs?
The howling at the sky?
The river was deep
The fall so steep
An echo lost in a lie
Sun catching silence
No dread
No fear of danger
An empty room,
Forgotten breath
The whisper of a stranger
I waited for thunder
For a battle
Or even a blister
Where's the fire?
A snapping of twigs?
The howling at the sky?
The river was deep
The fall so steep
An echo lost in a lie
I waited for thunder
For a battle
Or even a blister
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7. |
Bleeding Heart
03:54
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I came to earth
Wrapped in shadow
I took my hand and I
Reached into soil
Underneath the Oak
Her bark still damp with rain
I stretched between the roots
And I felt inside her veins
I got down on my knees
Beside a heart still beating
And she asked me if I please
Please stop her heart from bleeding
I can hear her heart still beating
I can hear her heart still beating
I can hear her heart still beating
I can hear her heart still beating
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8. |
Something More
03:12
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It came apart
It had to start
Something more here in the dark
Nothing's never not enough
'til you have it all
You're so easy to give up
I can't love you
I can't love you
And you know you can't love me too
So don't look back too long
There's so much to see so move along
There's a whole world out there, stay strong
Reach inside you, don't forget
Take the long view, we're not done yet
You're the strongest one I've ever met
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9. |
Murder In Brazil
06:00
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Black holes, needle to soul
Ties the man to her heart
Little hands take up the threads
Sew up the eyes to their frayed little heads
Ink from the bottle
A drop for the dead
What comes of tomorrow
Weep out the dread
The moon for her lamplight
Roots for her bed
A stone for her pillow
Anguished she treads
So I sit by the graveside
And mourn her lament
It's the last thing she told me
The last thing she said
Singing, Ahhhhh
Singing, Ahhhhh
The last thing she told me
The last thing she said
The last thing she told me
The last thing she said
Yeah, the last thing she told me
The last thing she said
The words stuck in my head
Stuck in my head
Singing, Ahhhhh
Singing, Ahhhhh
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black-eyed SUZIE Winnipeg, Manitoba
Seeking beautiful truths in the dark, black-eyed SUZIE delivers a bitter sweet taste of dark folk rock prairie sound with
inspirational songs of hardship and transformation that feed the soul.
"black-eyed SUZIE pulled me out of my lawn chair!" Al Friesen, Made In Manitoba, Golden West Radio
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