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The Uncanny Valley
04:31
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You’ve been wandering around the uncanny valley
Looking for a place to crash
Like a stolen purse in a blind back alley
Your story is out of cash
And it’s a long way up
Climbing straight to the top
There’s flooding down here in the uncanny valley
And the levee’s about to break
Like a cardboard sign in an occupy rally
The truth is hard to fake
And it’s a long way down
Better try not to drown
And if I had the choice I’d build on higher ground
Where you can see blue sky for days (and days and days)
And if I knew the way I’d bring you with me too
We’d stand there blinking blind beneath her sunny rays
But it’s a long way up
Climbing straight to the top
La la, la la la la la la, la la la la la la la la
Soon we’ll be standing in the the sun, singing
La la, la la la la la la, la la la la la la la la
Just one more ridge and we’ll be done
You’ve been hovering around the uncanny valley
Looking for a place to land
Like a Don Giovanni in his grand finale
You’re standing on sinking sand
And it’s a long way home
Fingers worn to the bone
And if I had the choice I’d build on level ground
Where there is room to spare for miles (and miles and miles)
And if I had a plan I’d build a room for you
Where you could hang your hat and rest there for a while
But it’s a long way home
Fingers worn to the bone
La la, la la la la la la, la la la la la la la la
Soon we’ll be standing in the the sun, singing
La la, la la la la la la, la la la la la la la la
Just one more ridge and we’ll be done
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Here comes the adrenaline rush burning to my cheeks
Here comes relief from things that I haven’t felt for weeks
And it breaks across the sky
And it breaks against the skin
Like the lightning when it crashes to the ground
And the thunder rolls off ominously but it doesn’t make a sound
Here comes the whipping wind like a slap across the face
Here comes the fire storm that doesn’t leave a trace
And I’d stop it if I could
But it feels pretty good
And it feels even better when it stops
You wanna ride that fire storm all the way to the top
(of the bottom)
It’s the storm before the calm (don’t worry)
Just the storm before the calm
I know the hurt inside is a lousy way to feel alive
Ride that storm out till it’s gone
Here comes an answer to a question I didn’t ask
Here comes an answer tracing cracks across my mask
Cause the clay is wearing thin
And the heart behind the skin
Is fraying on the edges of my sleeve
There used to be a signal there but I don’t think
I can receive it any longer
It’s the storm before the calm (don’t worry)
Just the storm before the calm
I know the hurt inside is a lousy way to feel alive
Ride that storm out till it’s gone
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The ghosts in my head
Are hungry tonight
They haven’t been fed in such a long time
It’s been forty years
And they’re wandering still
With their own empty tears to quench the thirst
Swollen bellies filled with empty dreams
Narrow throats choked with silent screams
Always eating, always empty
I got these ghosts inside of me
The ghosts in my head
Are hurting tonight
Something that was dead came back to life again
They turn wine into water
And bread into rock
Till nothing else matters but feeding them
Swollen bellies filled with empty dreams
Narrow throats choked with silent screams
Always eating, always empty
I got these ghosts inside of me
And it’s so lonely in the realm of hungry ghosts
You can wander round for days
Don’t lose your way in the realm of hungry ghosts
Cause there’s no one there to point the way
Swollen bellies filled with empty dreams
Narrow throats choked with silent screams
Always eating, always empty
I got these ghosts inside of me
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When Septimus Warren Smith fell down
I thought I heard the clatter
Of his body on the ground, When he fell down
When Septimus Warren Smith fell down
I thought I saw them scatter
All the sparrows all around, When he fell down
Don’t cry, Lucreiza
Don’t cry for me
Don’t cry, Lucreiza
Don’t cry, don’t cry, don’t cry for me
If Septimus Warren Smith be mad
Then all sane men are fools
And crazy’s not so bad, If he be mad
And when Septimus Warren Smith wept tears
They gathered into pools
Of truth and hope and fears, When he wept tears
Don’t cry, Lucreiza
Don’t cry for me
Don’t cry, Lucreiza
Don’t cry, don’t cry, don’t cry for me
When Septimus Warren Smith fell down
I thought I heard the clatter
Of his body on the ground
When he fell down
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But the Crying
04:49
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It’s one AM and wide awake
The night is wearing thin
Like the tattered sleeve of a homeless coat
You can play the game of give and take
But you can’t bluff anymore
When your hope is barely keeping you afloat
It’s all over but the crying isn’t over
It’s all over but the crying isn’t done
It’s all over but the crying isn’t over
It’s all over but there’s crying left to come
Now it’s four AM and the world’s asleep
You’re the only one awake
And your heart is pacing in its cage
But if love’s as wide as it is deep
Then you’d better pace yourself
Cause tonight might last forever and an age
It’s all over but the crying isn’t over
It’s all over but the crying isn’t done
It’s all over but the crying isn’t over
It’s all over but there’s crying left to come
And I will cry holy
Shout my broken hallelujahs
I will cry holy
Giving my heart cry to ya
It’s six AM and dawn is near
You’re vigil’s almost done
And the light is standing in the wings
The red-eye flight’s still in the air
But the plane is landing soon
You can hear the day as it begins to sing
It’s all over but the crying isn’t over
It’s all over but the crying isn’t done
It’s all over but the crying isn’t over
It’s all over but there’s crying left to come
And I will cry holy
Shout my broken hallelujahs
I will cry holy
Giving my heart cry to ya
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The Wounded Healer
05:44
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They say the bones always heal
Stronger at the break
It’s what they say, what they say
Some joys come stealing in
Through the backdoor of the ache
Then they steal away, they steal away
But somewhere at the bottom of a deep dark well
I thought I saw your face
And somehow when the silence got the best of me
That’s when I found you
When my heart broke in two, you taught both halves to sing
When I couldn’t mouth the words,
and I could hold the tune together in these clumsy hands
But you showed me the beauty that shines in broken things
In the rhythm of the hurt and laughter, I heard the cadence
When my heart broke in two, you taught both halves to sing
After the tree’s been pruned
You get the sweetest yield
You have to cut it away, cut it away
Only the deepest wound
Can teach us how to heal
There’s no other way, no other way
But somewhere in the middle of an emptied hell
I was tidying up the place
And I hoped you wouldn’t notice all the messiness
But that’s when you found me
When my heart broke in two, you taught both halves to sing
When I couldn’t mouth the words,
and I could hold the tune together in these clumsy hands
But you showed me the beauty that shines in broken things
In the rhythm of the hurt and laughter, I heard the cadence
When my heart broke in two, you taught both halves to sing
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The Lord is with you Mighty Warrior
The Lord is with you Gideon
And even though you hide your heart,
Like grain in the winepress
And even though you think yourself
The weakest and the smallest
The Lord is with you mighty Warrior
The Lord is with you restless Jacob
The Lord is with you Isaac’s Son
And even though you wrestle with him,
Striving till the daybreak
And in your brokenness you beg
A blessing for the heartache
The Lord is with you restless Jacob
Because your weakness
Is his power and your foolishness
Is his grace
The Lord is with you mighty warrior
Though you shrink from his embrace
And he will clothe you with his Spirit
He will arm you with his love
The Lord is with you mighty warrior
He will guard you from above
The Lord is with you barren Hannah
The Lord is with you empty one
And even though you whisper dreams
In the shadow of the altar
And even though you lift your prayer,
Till your voice starts to falter
The Lord is with you barren Hannah
Because your weakness
Is his power and your foolishness
Is his grace
The Lord is with you mighty warrior
Though you shrink from his embrace
And he will clothe you with his Spirit
He will arm you with his love
The Lord is with you mighty warrior
He will guard you from above
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Time Being
02:03
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I know you, I didn’t think so
But your light came shining through my window
If believing comes only by seeing
I’m watching for the time being
What could I do? Sometimes you sink so
Low your sight plays tricks on you, the shadows
Make believe it’s true. I’m not disagreeing
Just asking for the time being
And for the time being my anchor and my wind
And for the time being you (and me together)
And for the time being I hope it never ends
Until then we can start again, I don’t mind déjà vu
I don’t know you. I used to think so
But tonight it’s all brand new. We don’t know
If we’re leaving soon. There’s no guaranteeing
So hold me for the time being.
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23 (What it Feels Like)
03:05
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We were singing your
Song about resting by
Quiet waters and
Pastures green
Hoping you’d restore
My weary soul I sat
Down to feast with
My enemy
Cause there’s nothing left to lose
And there’s nothing here to hide
When I got nothing more to prove
I’ll know what it feels like
To be me
I was wandering
Valleys of shadow your
Rod and your staff they were
Hard to see
I was wondering
Over my shoulder if
That was your mercy
Shadowing me
Cause there’s nothing left to lose
And there’s nothing here to hide
When I got nothing more to prove
I’ll know what it feels like
To be me
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The Slow Burn
03:13
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They say a smoldering wick is safe
With him, or so they say
They say he’d never snuff it out
If the light is dim he won’t leave you without it
They say your weary heart is safe
With him, or so they say
And you can tell him how you yearn
And all about the slow burn
Come to me and I will give you rest
I’ll be your host, I’ll be your guest
That’s me at the door, they say He said
They say a smoldering wick is safe
With him, that’s what they say
And you can tell him how you yearn
And all about the slow burn
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Song of Ascents
05:11
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The harvest moon is hovering
On the edge of autumn orange
And I’m rising up
But that’s no way to start a song
When there’s no good rhyme for orange
And I’m rising up
And the noonday sun is nearly there
At the tip of the blue sky
I’m rising up
After all my life I’m looking down
And I haven’t risen high
But I’m rising up
I’m rising up, out of a haze of innocence
With a song in my head that just dies on my lips
When I try to listen for it
I’m rising up, drawn on by your magnificence
And I know what you said when we started this trip
You’re gonna fly when you catch wind of it
Your song of ascents
The city lights are sparkling
On the edge of the horizon
I’m rising up
Though there’s miles to go I’m almost home
I just have to close my eyes
And I’m rising up
The prairie wind is wandering
Like the footsteps of a pilgrim
I’m rising up
And her clouds are piling in the sky
Like a bowl filled to the brim
And I’m rising up
I’m rising up, out of a haze of innocence
With a song in my head that just dies on my lips
When I try to listen for it
I’m rising up, drawn on by your magnificence
And I know what you said when we started this trip
You’re gonna fly when you catch wind of it
Your song of ascents
Sometimes the lights above seem just within my reach
Sometimes you can’t get there for trying
Sometimes it seems the ground is reeling far below
And what you thought was angel-song was only vertigo
I’m rising up, out of a haze of innocence
With a song in my head that just dies on my lips
When I try to listen for it
I’m rising up, drawn on by your magnificence
And I know what you said when we started this trip
You’re gonna fly when you catch wind of it
Your song of ascents
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