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Dragons & Lace
01:45
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Devils hide the details
Behind an angel's charms
As I dream of painted dragons
While lying in your arms
You laughed in a dream
A gentle kiss upon your face
My heart sends out a silken thread
With love wrapped in lace
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2. |
Isbell
03:55
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Isbell runs with the fire of life
Chasing the love of her best friend’s wife
She craves her touch like a whispering breeze
Pink & gold stockings pulled-up above her knees
(chorus)
Isbell is just a child of love
Running thru the night and the sky above
Gravity won't hold her down
But hold her hand and she'll stick around
Isbell tries to paint the day
With all the love that she can feel
Untill the morning of tomorrow
When she goes and changes what she thinks is real
(chorus)
Isbell claims she can kill a man
With just a wink and a smile
So just to be safe now
She’ll love the girls for just a little while
She’s trying to bring hope to the 5th world
With a wink of her eye
She’s never been caught telling the truth
And yet she’d never lie
She’s pretending to watch the evening news
While her iPod plays Big Star
She’s forever moving forward
As she drives backward in her car
(chorus to end)
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3. |
Jeff Tweedy
03:46
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I knew right then I was asking for the moon
She said, “I don't have the moon...I only have the sun
Something’s got a hold on me that I can’t explain"
So I left her to be and I learned how to run
But it’s ok to be someone other than me
She’s a will-o’-the-wisp in a little black mini
She’s a ready or not get, set, and go…
I know it’s true cuz Jeff Tweedy told me so
So I went down to the Madison Co-Op Grocery
Thinking I could buy myself some sake or some socks
But I gave all my money to a front door bluesman
And the walking blues echoed down the blocks
But it’s ok to be someone other than me
The world paints like Renoir in the 19th Century
It’s a ready or not get set, and go…
And I know it’s true cuz Jeff Tweedy told me so
Woke up in the spacecraft because I drank caffeine
I wasn’t that concerned because the movie was on
I broke a nail when I broke the speed of sound
Turned over then to see her wearing only chiffon
But it’s ok to be someone other than me
I’m a space man here floating in my tin can
Ready or not get set, and let’s go
And I know it’s true cuz Jeff Tweedy told me so
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4. |
Red Feather
05:26
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Feeling bluer than a blue kimono
While a plane crashed in Palo Alto
Dreams of electric cars die tonight
While filth of refineries block out the light
And…
I’m chasing the red feather
Down a long, lonely highway
I’m so tired of cloudy weather
While searching for a sunny day
Another plane went down today
By the hand of another Tim McVeigh
The masses make him a devil or a hero
But he’ll burn while I just watch the snow
And…
I’m chasing the red feather
Down a long, lonely highway
I’m so tired of cloudy weather
While searching for a sunny day
The personal is public
The arguments so grand
We all watch the pretty lights
While hatred grips the land
Give up your agenda dreams
And your populist schemes
There is so much more to behold
Than lies continually retold
I’m chasing the red feather
Down a long, lonely highway
I’m so tired of cloudy weather
While searching for a sunny day
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5. |
Billboard Evangelism
02:20
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6. |
Paperclips
05:37
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She counts the minutes of her life
With paperclips... and tiny pieces of paper
On which she writes
The things she's done
But she did them all with you
And I am left alone
With my imagination
Reality can't be worse
Than my mind's conjuration
But it's all still holding together... (repeat)
I can see her now
With her red dress on
And her matching lipstick smile
I can see her now
With her red dress on the floor
Next to your laundry pile
(ch)
I'll wrap myself up
And go out on the town
In a suit of fine linen
I'll drink it all down
Surrounded by friends
Who think I'm still winning
And I am still alone
With my imagination
Reality can't be worse
Than my mind's conjuration
And it's all still holding together... (repeat)
But it's all still holding together... with paperclips
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7. |
Chasing Disasters
06:48
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Did you see your shrink?
Did you call your friends?
Did you find out why…
You seem to keep chasing disasters?
On the surface you’re whole
With a charming easy smile
But beneath the shallows
Is the darkness of miles
Miles of time on a road
Where you seem so alone
With drugs that give you sleep
And dark music on your phone
So why do you keep
Chasing disasters
You’re holding on now to
Chasing disasters
Give your love away before
Chasing disasters
I wish you’d escape
Chasing disasters
There’s no reason to feel unbeautiful
There’s no reason to feel sad
Everything the world will give you
Is so much better than what you’ve had
You can escape the grasp of hate now
With it’s icy touch of despair
The future is open to you
If you just learn again to care
(ch)
Is it really so hard
To give yourself to love
You just crush those around you
An iron fist in your glove
You have so much to give
So much to give
If you’d just learn to give
Learn how to give… Love
(ch)
So why do you keep
Chasing disasters?
There's no reason at all
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8. |
Smaller
05:35
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Today I feel small
That’s not like me at all
I so often crave the spotlight
I don’t want to be seen
I’m feeling in-between
That’s alright with me
No one has to see
I’m the one living inside my head
I’ve got things I have to do
They don’t include you
I don’t want to be seen
I’m feeling in-between
So don’t mind if I hide
I’ll make it to the other side
Just allow me to be here all alone
There’s nothing that is wrong
After all… it is just a song
I don’t want to be seen
I’m feeling in-between...
I'm so much smaller
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9. |
Spoons
05:20
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We used to fit together... like spoons in a drawer
That was back some years now... before the love became a war
She was made of silver... and I was stainless steel
She became so tarnished... before I learned how to feel
I remember the time... that we held each other long
In a dark tavern parking lot... bathed in remnants of a song
Burned by Sagittarian fire... a wick burns so bright
But the candle melts too quickly... in tomorrow's morning light
She wanted to protect... the friendship that we shared
So, much beyond a promise kiss... was something never dared
I guess it's all for reasons... the illusions seemed so real
We've all grown in love now... after wounds began to heal
But we used to fit together... like spoons in a drawer
The memory is a precious room... and forgiveness is the door
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10. |
I Walked On The Water
01:16
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I walked on the water for you
My love
I gave it all away for you
My love
I forgot all my dreams for you
My love
I wrote words by the thousands for you
My love
And still nothing's changed
Still nothing's rearranged
Still nothing has changed
Nothing has rearranged
But I walked on the water for you
My love
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