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Music Is Blue
04:49
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Once upon a time, I told myself Music was all there was
Like a ghost town in quarantine No road in, no road out
Music was my mistress
My one true witness
The prayer of a desperate nation;
a cheap fragrance Penetrating light
Out of mind, out of sight
There’s not much more to say! I wouldn’t have any other way I love her
She loves me
She loves we She loves you Music is blue
She had me in chains at her altar
Busking in The Village like a real punter
A jealous maid, I stole to feed her
That’s the lie told by a cheater
We robbed Pluto, we ate nothing but beer Made love on Sunday
We wept and wept and howled and howled And played hooky on Monday
There’s not much more to say! I wouldn’t have any other way I love her
She loves me
She loves we She loves you Music is blue
Once upon a time, like Martinez slime Music was all there was
Like a private island in quarantine
No boat in, no boat out
Then I found another love;
I see music loves you too
The fairies’ lie must have been true
To bring me to you
Now everything, everywhere, is blue
There’s not much more to say! I wouldn’t have any other way I love her
She loves me
She loves we She loves you Yes it’s true Music is blue
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2. |
Karaoke
03:41
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You took to the stage, a Chiffon, a Supreme And reading from a tv screen
You sang with genuine emotion
Or so it did seem
Your eyes expressed a Vision Of Love Your arms outstretched to me
We met Under The Boardwalk
But did it mean anything?
You sang a melody, unchained
But will your love godspeed to me? Are you going to Stand By Your Man Or is it just karaoke?
Words from Cyrano are easy to ape Anyway though it’s fun to escape
In the intoxication and fantasy
That’s much sweeter than the grape I’ll live either way
The vapor or that other thing
If be the vapor, flood the lights
If be the other, Your Love Is King You sang a melody, unchained
But will your love godspeed to me? Are you going to Stand By Your Man Or is it just karaoke?
Is it karaoke, all your words?
Is it karaoke, your antics?
Or is it all some kind of pantomime? Playing the role of romantic?
Don’t let’s answer this question now I Guess It Doesn’t Matter Anymore Guess I’m a load of karaoke too Unable to say more
You sang a melody, unchained
But will your love godspeed to me? Are you going to Stand By Your Man Or are you just karaokeing me?
You sang a melody, unchained
But will your love godspeed to me? Are you going to Stand By Your Man Or is it just karaoke?
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3. |
New Earth
04:11
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Today is the day after the last day on Earth It’s such a glad day!
After a very bad day
After today, who can say?
Today is the birth of a new Earth
The birds all returned
To their original form
Dinosaurs lumber down Market St. The junky is reborn
It was a bad day
Tweeting was muted all season
Now it’s a glad day
For the same reason
It was a bad day
Mr. Musk was in a bad way
Stewing in his bullion like a phony chef So he left The Bay
Now orchids mock him
Spread so wide
With such a lurid flavor
His foul name could not hide
Today is the day after the last day on Earth It’s such a glad day!
After a very bad day
After today, who can say?
Today is the birth of a new Earth
Rain! Rain down a heavenly lube
Drown your phone, kill your television
You can’t put the toothpaste back in the tube Sleep in fields Elysian
Sleep! Sleep, for time has ended
Thank God time has ended
Catholic saints have too done their part
The universe beats as one heart
It was a bad day
Music was forked like a soul infernal Today we play
And ring the tones eternal
Today is the day after the last day on Earth It’s such a glad day!
After a very, very, very bad day
After today, who can say?
Today is the birth of a new Earth
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4. |
Unproud Warrior
06:33
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September the second, two thousand seventeen
That’s your discharge date, etched in your soul
It’s been nearly two years now, gone by so fast
Like the fast food restaraunts they built while you were away Pull into the drive-thru, speak into a box
Discard the paper wrappers when you’re through These people can’t comprehend the choices you made So you don’t tell them a thing
Unproud warrior
Unproud warrior
Unproud warrior
You made your house your own
Some blame their actions on their government It’s all orders for these lily-white comrades They hang up their guns on a nail of rosewater And participate in their grandson’s parade
But you know you had more choices than they let on
A soldier is not a cog, but a man, like any other
These thoughts you revisit everytime you turn on a movie And see a depiction that is far from your own experience Unproud warrior
Unproud warrior
Unproud warrior
You made your choice alone
You were only seventeen when you enlisted, you remember SE Hinton wrote The Outsiders when she was just fifteen
Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein when she was nineteen
At twenty-three, Stephen Crane published The Red Badge Of Courage
Which is still known as one of the most realistic depictions of war Eventhough Crane was born after the Civil War ended
Maybe sentiments of regret are not all that unrelateable
You’ve always taken lengths to be aware of your own choice Unproud warrior
Unproud warrior
Unproud warrior
You built your house alone
You made your house your own
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5. |
Krakatau
04:58
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Take my shirt but not the thread Take my mind but not my head Take my body not my bones Take my rocks but not the stones Take my impatience
Take my intolerance
Hate and avarice
Take it from me now Take my temptations Take it from me now Take my frustrations
I don’t need them anyhow I’m gone to Krakatau Take it from me now
Take my image but not my face Take my charm but not my grace Take my life but not my breath Take my decline but not my death Take my impatience
Take my intolerance
Hate and avarice
Take it from me now Take my temptations Take it from me now Take my frustrations
I don’t need them anyhow I’m gone to Krakatau Take it from me now
Take my brooding but not my fear Take my false clarity but not my tears Take my resentment, I’ve had plenty I surrender them all effortlessly
Take my impatience
Take my intolerance
Hate and avarice
Take it from me now Take my temptations Take it from me now Take my frustrations
I don’t need them anyhow I’m gone to Krakatau Take my impatience
Take my intolerance
Hate and avarice
Take it from me now Take my temptations Take it from me now Take my frustrations
I don’t need them anyhow I’m gone to Krakatau Take it from me now Take it from me now
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6. |
A Blue, Blue Band
05:34
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They come all the way from Virginia City, Nevada A blue, blue band
They broke down once or twice in their blue van A blue, blue band
(And the mechanic said,
“You all look like strangers to these parts.
I’ll do my best to get you to your show on time.”) And when they pulled up to the club
The crowd was ready to rub
And the lights went all blue
A blue, blue band
A blue, blue band
And they started to play a blue, blue song A blue, blue band
A blue, blue band
A blue, blue band
The trumpet player Otis
Makes a sound like a lotus
A blue, blue band
And on bass fiddle, Fritz
Cooks it hotter than grits
A blue, blue band
(But don’t take my word for it!
Next time you feel like dancing,
go see for yourself!)
There’s a tremendous harmonica player Whose name now escapes me
A blue, blue band
A blue, blue band
And the singer, she’s a ringer
Her name is Belle
A blue, blue band
A blue, blue band
A blue, blue band
The clientele changes every so often
A blue, blue band
But whoever is playing turns the listener blue
A blue, blue band
(The sound they make together is like no other; their music stands apart)
Listen to them playing what’s been weighing Heavy on your heart
A blue, blue band
A blue, blue band
You feel a release in your body From the instant they start
A blue, blue band
A blue, blue band
A blue, blue band
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7. |
Belong To Heaven
04:11
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I remember you on the street at night
All glitter and chainmail but no time to fight A grease fire burning bright
Now you belong to Heaven
Always stealing from the plebs A rosary of Dos Equis beads Instant film from the grocery Now you belong to Heaven
Music was all we needed
Yeah, you’ve got to give it away to keep it
You surrendered undefeated Now you belong to Heaven
Now you belong to Heaven Now you belong to Heaven Now you belong to Heaven
You were totally lunar
You had a gallows at City Hall and gallows humor Wish I had met you sooner
Now you belong to Heaven
For all the questions I want to ask I hope that you find peace at last While the world keeps turning fast So far away from Heaven
So far away from Heaven So far away from Heaven So far away from Heaven
So far away from all that now
I guess it doesn’t matter anyhow How now, brown cow?
How’s Heaven?
Through all your madness and magic and stuff I wonder if Heaven has finally called your bluff Call me anytime for bail
From the jail
In Heaven
Now you belong to Heaven Now you belong to Heaven Now you belong to Heaven
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8. |
Heartmind
08:28
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Heart stops and starts each day
Giving itself away
Like a piece of candy on the sidewalk
It tastes the same, candy, crushed or not
Mind evicts heart for stealing its boots
Mind says You have no respect for property!
And Heart says That’s true!
At Turk and Taylor, Heart goes into seizure Fumbling for meds at Pan’s seder
Heartmind
Heartmind, that burnt spot where they had met Old friends, doctors, teachers, all out on the street Tucked under the city’s tongue
Who will Heart stumble over next, its children? Empty ketchup packets may inherit the city
Heart stops and starts, giving itself away Heart stops and starts, giving itself away Heart stops and starts, giving itself away Heart stops and starts, giving itself away Heart stops and starts and starts and stops Giving itself away
Heartmind
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