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Skies
04:21
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Lyrics:
How can anyone hope to hold on to something that cannot be touched (ahhhhhhh)
Setting sail for illusive white whales on a rickety bucket of rust
It's like we try to make diamonds just by squeezing a handful of dust
And we fail and we don't know why
Then we blame it on the sky
There's a speculant's engine inside us blinding our fears for the gain (ahhhhhhh)
It's the core of the human spirit, happiness prevails over pain, so....
What prevents us from dropping the umbrella and enjoying the rain?
As we close our eyes and we smile
And we raise our chins to the sky
Maybe someday we'll make that diamond
Maybe that old boat is fine
Maybe the things that we cannot touch are the ones that we leave behind
And all the things we never tried
So we'll set all our fears to the side.
And we'll leave the rest to the skies.
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2. |
Zoo
04:03
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Lyrics:
Motorcades
A list of things to do
Unkempt photo books, winter days
Post cards from you
Paper hearts
Words never said
To a perfect sky
Carousels spin through my head
And I can't make all your dreams come true
But I could try one or two
Because everything that circles
Never runs into the edge of where things stop.
And if I had just one more goodnight
I would run to you
Run to you, and chase off the light
And if I had the words in my head
I would promise you
Say to you all that should be said
So if the stars stay high above the clouds
We'll have to make a wish out loud
And the city in between us
Will stand still so we can hear and make it true.
I will run.... I will crawl to the edge of it all
I will run.... I will crawl through the madness of it all
I will run.... I will not fall until we've made it through it all
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Lyrics:
Your mind is drifting to the black of night
Where the feeling’s right
And the spirits call you from afar
Starring off into the depths of space
In a distant place….
Don’tcha know you’re soul, it goes it goes
“Stand up! And let go…”
Your body’s clawing itself out of a hole
“So wake up! Don’t say no…”
I think it’s time to get a little bit out of control
So if it feels right… we’re gonna dance until the morning light
And if it feels wrong… we’ll lose the feeling in the beat of the song
A perfect sunrise in a perfect land
Where the sun-kissed sand
Gives way to oblivion and…
A painted landscape of a life pristine
Stunning blues and greens…..
Don’tcha know you’re soul, it goes it goes
“Get up! And let’s go…”
Your mind is buried by the weight of your goals
“So stand up! Don’t say no…”
I think it’s time to get a little bit out of control
So if it feels right… become the indigo and give up the fight
And if it feels wrong… unlock the shackles that you’ve worn all along
Oh… everyday worries are taking their toll
I wanna go…. ohhhhhh
To where this feeling subsides
And be washed by the tide and reborn.
So if it feels right… then let me take you to the edge of the night.
Leave it behind….
I still want nothing more… than I want something that I… that I could not ever find
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4. |
Shine Bright
04:23
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Lyrics:
I sit here thinking, about where I've been and what I've done
and it all comes back, I've been 'round the tracks
Should I have taken that left? Not left you so far away?
I was growing up, but now I have... well now things have changed
I don't know if it's irony, or fate
'Cause I've come back and you've gone west
It's all a mess
I confess
I've been a mess
I'm perfecting loneliness
I've been unfair, I know
You shine bright I just want a glimpse
Of you, again
Be happy, be honest with yourself
Make sure he's around
Make sure he's around for all of it
'Cause I'd be, around
I'd love to be around for it
Summers come and summers go
Slow it down let's lay low
We have all we really need
I have you and you have me
When these days all turn to cold
And all the leaves have lost their hold
Enjoy the silence the snow brings
'Cause it's all in your mind you see
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5. |
Paid to See the Moon
03:58
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Lyrics:
I paid to see the moon tonight
I paid to leave the ground
And as the moon dropped out of sight without a sound
I thought about your warming touch
The softness of your eyes
I longed to hear your calming voice in the night
Say "Dance with me
Hold me til you fall asleep and stay with me
Wake without the thoughts of..."
Another day away from you
The chill of winter’s hand
The latitude alone is all that I can stand
The fortunes of you standing there
Were never lost on me
Without you by my side I cease to be
So dance with me
Hold me til you fall asleep and stay with me
Tell me that I’m never alone
I paid to see the moon tonight
I paid to see you cry
And as the moon dropped out of sight I wondered why
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6. |
Catasonic
04:14
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Lyrics:
My mind has been to places that my body never has
Under a different sun
The hope I feel is real
As real as the days to come
There’s a thunder deep inside of me, discrete, opaque and true
It hides beneath a sky of brackish white and blue
There’s no force in nature akin to what we have
We’ll pull the rug from under it
Unmake the rules that govern it
Escape oppressive diligence
Create a world worth living in
Red, still red... and nothing's lost.
Fabled are the fortunes but real are the costs
I don’t break easy but
This is harder than it seems
In a uniphonic world we work for free.
We march to the drums of banks and militaries.
Our transcendence is the existence of abstract thought
We’ll pull the rug from under it
Unmake the rules that govern it
Escape oppressive diligence
Create a world worth living in
We’ll become catasonic. We’ll leave the praying to the saints.
We’ll become catasonic. And break free of these constraints.
In love we’ll trust, and love we must…
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7. |
Unlit
03:15
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Lyrics:
You’ve always had a way with words
The things you say won’t keep you floating
Floating above the table
The things you’ve done will pull you under
I’m not the type to keep you here
I can’t unbring the fitting silence
But if you go there’s one thing
I didn’t ask to see you stumble
I never wanna be alone again
In light of your ruse
I never wanna win your love again
It’s mine to lose
A red horizon to the east
The skies are calm, the giant’s sleeping
I can’t survive the wake up
You walk it off and keep on dreaming
I need a line to make it good
I need a candle shining backwards
I need the bomb disabled
Unlight the fuse that sent me wayward
I can’t create the world inside your head
Your blacks, your reds, your blues
To understand you is to genuflect
The view from your shoes
I never wanna be alone again
In light of your ruse
I never wanna win your love again
It’s mine to lose
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8. |
Motorcycle
04:46
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Lyrics:
Jump on your motorcycle and ride
Under a Minnesota sky
Warm sunshine
Baby is hot outside
Why don’t we go for a ride
I know where simple people hide
North of the worries of the mind
Let’s get high
Feels like the bike’s gonna fly
Wind in our hair and a smile
I can keep riding for miles
I can keep riding for miles
I can keep riding for miles
I can keep riding for miles
Watching the days turn to nights
Whispers of wolves ride on the pines
Promise me we will never die
Everyone’s caught on the line
We’re gonna leave ‘em behind
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9. |
Rhodey
03:23
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10. |
Pacific ________
04:33
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Lyrics:
When the moon begins to rise
the western sky
is engulfed in a cauldron of fire
As the waves give up the fight
A billion lights
dance and shimmer in your eyes
As the redwoods say 'goodnight'
from highest heights
as the sun's last rays expire
It makes me realize just how small we are
ahhhhh
Tiny pieces played in a game
ahhhhh
As much as one might think that we're in control
Pacific skies don't feel the same
Highway 1 can kill your cares
the salty air
the cool breeze blowing through your hair
It's liberation if you dare
reflected there
in your red sunglasses' glare
It makes me realize just how small we are
ahhhhh
It makes me wonder where we fit in
ahhhhh
One day the life we know will have come and gone
Pacific memories never end
Standing on the cliffs so high
Pacific life
Spans the boundaries undefined
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Dark River Lion Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dark River Lion is a recording collaborative from Minneapolis, MN. We are (in no particular order):
A) Purveyors of craft indie rock n roll
B) Lovers of all types of music
C) Hankerin' for a whiskey drink
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