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Lucy
04:57
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I'm leaving you Lucy there is nothing I can use
I put it in storage but it still doesn't make sense
Lets not pretend that we still understand each other
I'm leaving you Lucy I'm leaving you for your brother
She stands takes one more look and decides it's all wrong.
And if you don't understand
Look at the man
He's a
Graceful soul on an unpleasant planet
And if you don't know why just ask me
And I will tell you I don't love you I don't love you without
Battin an eyelash
We were so brave once yeah and I was awfully new
We were afraid of what was me and what was you
We didn't want to fade so we made ourselves black and blue
But I've been drinking too much Lucy and I've turned into one big bruise
And if you don't understand
Look at the man
He's a
Graceful soul on an unpleasant planet
And if you don't know why just ask me
And I will tell you I don't love you I don't love you without
Battin an eyelash
How ridiculous do you think I am
How dishonest how cruel I should never have gone to carpentry school
All I got was a wooden spoon
And now I wanna hit you with it
I wanna feed the whole world with it
Feed all the hungry girls and the boys with it
Never could I do right by you never could I do right
Never could I do right by you
I'm leaving this country with a load on my back
I imagine its full of magic tricks and good conversation
The antidote to your indifference is my vulnerability
I can put the emphasis on any cyllable I need
I'm not offended Lucy goosey that you're not sittin on your window sill
Watching the mad mad woman
And if you don't understand
Look at the man
He's a
Graceful soul on an unpleasant planet
And if you don't know why just ask me
And I will tell you I don't love you I don't love you without
Battin an eyelash
I will tell you
I don't love you (repeated)
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2. |
Witness
02:56
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Several days ago I found you lyin on the road
You were bleeding from a fight you had earlier that night
You looked pretty bad and so I asked you
If you had any help comin'
You said I guess my help is you
I guess my help is you I guess
In your eyes is a vision of infinity
And just how little I am
But there's no end to the red water running
No matter how hard I push upon it
See the difference you've made it appears in my face
I'm a kinder one
So won't you put a little pressure on it
If you breath with me I promise
There will be a day
In space for us
In space for us
There's a red one and a yellow and a green one
But nobody is stopping
I won't go without you
I could carry you
I could if only
Headlights were not streaming
Tires on pavement screaming there way to here
We are light as a feather as we lift off
And I can feel the world come off
And you are brave
And I am brave
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3. |
Peter
04:15
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Peter I believe you I always have
Peter what you're feeling you know it's just sad
And have you been lonely for a long time
Like hell I know its a paradigm
Peter
I believe ya
I waited all day down by the food carts
The rain kept the beating just like the day we started
But you're not comin no you're not comin
Your obligations keep me waiting like they keep you runnin'
Peter
Slow down and be here
Hungry hungry get in line what you want that you can't find
Everybody seems to know which direction they should go
Hungry hungry get in line what you want that you can't find
Everybody's looking round they don't see what they just found
Peter take your time and don't you hurry
Life will pass us by in a flurry
And all those stories that you tell yourself
They're no help no help for lovin me
Peter
You get to be here
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4. |
Do It
03:16
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The paintings not what I painted
But I can't erase it till I get acquainted love
Living in the lap of loss
Do you see me oh what you seein
I wish I could John Malcovich your brain
So I could see me that way
But I'm a misanthropian caffeine queen
Walking these streets I'm a nicotine machine
I've been watching my life's fight
Like a ringside mother fucker
What what
It's insidious yes indeed
When the fear comes into feed
Love I need to have my body freed
Oh my lady chain of lies
I weigh in as heavy as a meteorite
I'm livin' in the helotry
But I will do it do it dammit
I'll do what I can
I won't just stand like a mannequin man
I've been watching my life's fight
Like a ringside mother fucker
What what
A cuckoos nest has fallen on my head and it's
Giving me ideas about what you said
And I think it's all about me
The whisperings in the kitchen
You're a ranger give up your badge man
I can see the sun inside wherever you stand
Love I will be your ebony
And we will face it do you want to know why
This arrangement pulls us by our hearts into the sky
Love kiss me I'm a remedy
And we will do it do it dammit we'll do what we can
We won't just stand like mannequins man
I've been watching my life's fight but
I'm gonna be inside the gauntlet tonight
I've been livin my life to long
Like a ringside
Mother
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5. |
I Know You
03:35
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I know you like the boat knows the water
I know you like the ocean knows the changing tide and
I know you like the leaves know the seasons and
I know you like my hair knows the breezes
I'm glad you did her and not just me
I'm sure it was great and much better than we
And if we ever had fun it sure wasn't on a run
I couldn't keep up with the illnesses and all
And if my heart don't prevail it isn't your fault
We never went fast And I never did fall
And I'm sure it makes sense that you and I'd fail
Cuz after all
I know you like the boat knows the water
I know you like the ocean knows the changing tide and
I know you like the leaves know the seasons and
I know you like my hair knows the breezes
I'm glad you did her and not just me
I'm sure it was great and much better than we
And I'm glad we're still friends after all this time
Even though you're not mine our lives intertwine
You're a very good chap, though you never looked good in a hat
And look at your face
I'd take her place anytime you asked me to
You don't know the truth
But I know you
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6. |
Moon Man
04:51
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There is a moon man asleep here aaaah
I know he likes to make believe
Playing with the shadows on the blinds
But everybody knows he's only making fun
With his lonely time in the sky without the sun
So keep your head upon that pillow even though it's lumpy there is nothing
Grumpy you can't fight
Ha ha ha
With a white sheet and a good dose of moonlight
And there is a moon man asleep here aaaah
I know he likes to make believe
Playing with the shadows on the blinds
But everybody knows he's only making fun
With his lonely time in the sky without the sun
and this is what the years sound like
this is what the tears sound like
this is what the years sound like
This is what the tears sound like
So keep your head upon that pillow
Even though you feel the blackness it could kill you
You will fight
ha ha haaa
With a white sheet and a good dose of moonlight
And this is what the years sound like
This is what the tears sound like
this is what the years sound like
This is what the tears sound like
And there is a moon man asleep here
aaaah
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7. |
Capitol Hill
03:12
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He lives on Capitol Hill but
He gets his trust from the hoops yeah
Californ ya body
California sit uh your body down
I wear my lavender hooplah
And get my chin hoverin right over you just
Californ ya body
California sit uh your body down
Cuz he has got the roundest sounds
Comin out of his mouth
Are you the man who's up
Did I fall for the boy who was down
Trophy calendar you are not
But you are the man I found in these two towns so
What did you go lookin for
If you didn't wanna see a rat caught in the door well
Californ ya body
California sit uh your body down
Did I catch in the rata hatcha too fast
Oh well
Californ ya body
California sit uh your body down
Cuz he has got the roundest sounds
Comin out of his mouth
Do you like the pictures I sent you
I want to mention you
He lives on Capitol Hill but
He gets his thrust from the hoops just
Californ ya body
California sit uh your body down
Cuz he has got the roundest sounds comin out of his mouth
And I'm gonna let those round vowels come and get me now
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8. |
Yellow Basket
03:40
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You are on my mind
Today
I gave you a yellow basket
Full of all the things you needed
Technological devices
Photographs that make you laugh
And video games
Don't you think I'm
Brave
I gave you a yellow basket
And I watched as you unwrapped it
Out jumped tiny little men
With swords to slay when you summon them
Cuz life's your planet
CHORUS
I'm gatherin all the things all the things
That you want
Tell me that you love
Everything that I got
Wish that I could take
Away
So much already
But I'll just let it be
Cuz we are not as we seem
And the possibility of dreams
Is sittin in my basket
CHORUS
And gatherin all the things all the things
That you want
Tell me that you love
Everything that I got
And if you still think that it is not enough
Just zip your lips
And fake a funny cough
Lover will I stay for a day
Or awhile
CHORUS
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A Year Afar Portland, Oregon
A Year Afar’s music is meticulously and lovingly crafted to stand the test of time. United by a shared desire to create fresh, engaging, and boundary pushing songs, vocalist Suzanne Tufan’s expressive lyrics and vocal melodies paint vivid, personal images while Jim Brunberg, Ben Landsverk, and Dave Jorgensen’s lush musical arrangements draw deeply from the pop and rock genres. ... more
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