1. |
Sound Check
00:56
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2. |
Meets the Girl
03:24
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She sang softly to the open night with a pitch below sorrow in her lonesome voice
And I was layin' on the beach by the dock where she stood
I couldn't tell if she could see me but I thought that she could
So I gave her my voice just to see what she'd say
And I watched the melancholy in her eyes begin to fade
And we stood there a while as we shared in her song
About a ramblin' man who loved her 'til he left her alone
And I've gone up down the road just for a mile
Gone up down the road just for a while
Because my baby's standin' there
I said my baby's standin' there
Just for a while
We walked slowly in the ocean's tide
And we shared some tobacco in the soft moonlight
And he took me in his arms and led me into the sea
Where we swam around for hours and he said that he loved me
And I've gone up down the road just for a mile
Gone up down the road just for a while
Because my baby's standin' there
I said my baby's standin' there
Just for a while
He walked me home through the coconut trees
And it was seven miles there but it didn't bother me
I led him inside, but we had to step quiet
Cause her parents were asleep, so he kissed me in silence
And I've gone up down the road just for a mile
Gone up down the road just for a while
Because my baby's standin' there
I said my baby's standin' there
Just for a while
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3. |
Automoblues
02:17
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Pockets loaded and I'm lookin' sly
And I gotta find that woman of mine
Just left the bank in an automobile where I
Left my winnings behind
And she's hauling bricks for a lousy wage
Just cause I couldn't help us get by
And she's forgivin' me for all of my sins
And I'm tellin' you now, Lord, well, I'll try
Cause that's all behind me, and the
Sound of my motor screamin', and the
Smell of petroleum burning
I gotta get her out, we gotta get away,
'Cause you know I got some debts to keep unpaid
That's why I'm bein' followed into my room,
By a suit to a gun on me
Well, let me go, poor boy, I said let me go
And you keep your hands off my lady
That's why I'm givin' you my brand new keys
So just get on now and drive away
Cause that's all behind me, and the
Sound of my motor screamin', and the
Smell of petroleum burning
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4. |
Lighthouse Waltz
04:47
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She lays me down to sleep
Drift slowly through lonesome dreams
She tucks me in so tight I can't breathe
And I say, "won't you stay with me, stay with me"
And I hear her lullaby
Should I wake just to see if my bed's where she lies
The moonlit waves dance by
Fall off from the beach and take her by their side
And as she sails away
I waltz with her shadow on the dock where we sang
My blood's been thinned for days
But the music is playing, so sway with me, sway with me
La da da da, la da da da, la da da da da, la da da da
And her lighthouse guides me in
Blown here by this wailing wind
And into her room I climb
Just to sit there alone and remember a while
And as my mouth runs dry, I
See a locket that you left behind
And the note that's attached nearly boils my insides
And the fact that you left it unsealed and unsigned
With a bottle in hand, I return to the sand
And I barely can stand
And I scream at you, "lay with me, lay with me"
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5. |
Call to Arms
00:55
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6. |
Joining the War
04:04
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Ocean's mist breathes hard on my lips
From the salt and whiskey and a night that I missed
And I'm drownin' out on old, lonely beach and I
Can't remember how this came to be
And the churning of winds blows the sand in my eyes
And I rise to my feet as a newspaper flies
With a message too great for its size
To lock arms with those brothers of mine
Will this make me a man?
Yeah, it'll make me a man
And we'll sign at the bottom and step into line
Between men who have squandered their freedom as I have
Forget guilt from the youth of our lives
We'll stand strong for those praying behind
And we can't see before us but know where we'll lead
Through the murkiest oceans and deepest of seas
For the chance that you'll someday be free
To drink happiness raining from peace
Will this make me a man?
Yeah, it'll make me a man
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7. |
Public Send-off
01:00
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8. |
Diesel Whale
03:16
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Tell me, brother, what's this feeling deep inside of me
As we take up arms in the belly of this iron beast
Titanic whale leaves the stench of diesel in my clothes
Pit in my stomach rises as we plan to sink below
Massive engines begin to churn
And I wonder if I'll ever return
The echoes of the iron as they shut me in
Sing the song of a journey that's about to begin
And just before we dive to the darkness below
I wave goodbye to all I have known
Wet feet are cold feet so I do my best to keep mine dry
Blips on monitors and radar screens are all I spy
Pacing corridors that never lead me anywhere
It's the wait that's truly giving me the greatest scare
Massive engines begin to churn
And I wonder if I'll ever return
The echoes of the iron as they shut me in
Sing the song of a journey that's about to begin
And just before we dive to the darkness below
I wave goodbye to all I have known
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9. |
Steedsoak
02:18
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Sirens flashing, my whole world falls
Out in the darkness, the creature calls
It wears a mask, its face is hid
Noiseless voice within a stranger's skin
Water rushing, too much to drink
Horizon rises as the bodies sink
Atoms crashing, the walls, they fall
A fiery death will consume us all
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10. |
Shock & Recovery
03:04
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11. |
Albatross
03:09
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Hitchin' on your own parade
The bodies move and the children play
But I don't think you realize how many here are dead
We stand aside as you wander by
Swingin' souls from your gap-toothed smile
And, restless in your years, you still want this and the other side
And I stand cold, out in the back
With a mouth of whiskey in my flask
And a weary face to match my lack of seein' for myself
So babies cry and I can't lie
That in my soul I feel the sigh
But only for the lack of life that's mine and mine alone
So I step into your procession
Head hung low, I follow without question
You lead us out to where they taught the buffalo to jump
But falling's more than I could know
Teach me to jump, but I'll have to land alone
Just before I start to leap
You stop me cold in my bare feet
And offer me something to keep that I hang upon my neck
But as I fall, it holds me back
Its talons scrape, its beak is wet
It tears upon my aching flesh from just outside my reach
And you stand tall upon the peak
Gazing down indifferently
And as my falling picks up speed you turn and look away
And I try my best to keep you near
A fleeting thought spoken in your ear
But through the noise you'll never hear my voice above your own
You turn away, ensnare a few
A new procession, a devoted crew
Led towards the edge solely by you but they're just more left behind
But falling's more than I could know
Teach me to jump, but I have to land alone
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12. |
Sex Dreams on Submarines
04:38
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13. |
Palace
06:49
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She lives way up high in the hills in her palace
Where the old walls age in vine
And she lays out her robes on a bed in her chamber
Where her servants come visit from time to time
And she dreams with the stars in her head 'cause they know her
And their shimmers like gloss to her shine
And she gazes out into the greatest oblivion
Just to see what it's like to know they're alive
And she looks on out
Past the clouds
That we all use as a shroud
And she lays alright
But with no one
'Cause she can't have a lover tonight
Shipwrecked and lost, I was washed up on her shore
And her voice on the wind led me, pale, to her door
She bid me inside and she led and I followed
With the promise of care and of solace and warmth
And the landscape, it changed with the passing of seasons
And the greens of the land had all now turned to browns
And as the greys of another long winter emerged there
The sea's constant whispers crescendoed to shouts
And she looks on out
Past the clouds
That we all use as a shroud
And she lays alright
But with no one
'Cause she can't have a lover tonight
And she looks on out
Past the clouds
That we all use as a shroud
And she lays alright
But with no one
'Cause she can't have a lover tonight
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14. |
Beaches
04:45
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I found a rowboat today
And I'll set my aim to escape this place
And when I tire and fall
Well, the waves will carry me further from home
I am the man you found washed up on a beach
There where the Lord knows I swear I've never been, yeah
You were the nurturer of steadfast faith
And all the things the Lord could not decide for me, yeah
Please give me water, fill my cup
Give me the strength to get back up
So I can reach unto my knees
Plead evermore, plead evermore,
Plead evermore, will you forgive me?
I stole a tugboat tonight
And I'll untie this dock 'cause it was never mine
And when I run out of steam
Well, the siren's call still can't distract me
I am the man you found washed up on a beach
That's where the Lord knows I swear I've never been, yeah
You were the nurturer of steadfast faith
And all the things the Lord could not decide for me, yeah
Please give me water, fill my cup
Give me the strength to get back up
So I can reach unto my knees
Plead evermore, plead evermore,
Plead evermore, will you forgive me?
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