1. |
Sea Change
03:51
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Been waiting on a sea change
Stuck inside my telephone
I’ll turn another smart phrase
One unlike I’ve said before
'Cuz nothin’ here’s familiar
Nothin’ here will thrill ya
No silver or gold
Nothing new nothing old
No one bought and none are sold
And I try not to know this
It isn’t that strange
We’re mostly tied unto our fates
The countless courses I’ve strayed
The more things just stay the same
'Cuz nothin’ here’s familiar
Nothin’ here will kill ya
No silver or gold
Nothing new nothing old
No one bought and none are sold
And I try not to know this
'Cuz nothin’ here’s familiar
Nothin’ here will kill ya
Nothin’ here’s familiar
Nothin’ here will thrill ya
No silver or gold
Nothing new nothing old
No one bought and none are sold
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2. |
You Changed My Life
04:26
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Sunday morning, without warning
All this time when I, was planning everything
'Xpecting I’da been, the one to pack it in
You changed my life
And when I felt that I
And when I hoped that I
And when I dreamt that I
Could leave you anytime
Well I’ve changed my mind
I’ve changed my mind
Yeah I’ve changed my mind
You changed my life
Just when I learned to fill, my days with something real
This house is deathly still and smells of rotten ill
I choke down a mouth of swill and stare down a pile of bills
You changed my life
And when I felt that I
And when I hoped that I
And when I dreamt that I
Could leave you anytime
Well I’ve changed my mind
I’ve changed my mind
Yeah I’ve changed my mind
You changed my life
And when I thought that I
And when I planned that I
And when I said that I
Could leave you anytime
Well I’ve changed my mind
I’ve changed my mind
Yeah I’ve changed my mind
You changed my life
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3. |
Burn It Down
04:13
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Sometimes you wanna turn away
Sometimes you gotta drive for days
Sometimes you wish it all would fade
Sometimes you have’ta burn it down
You don’t have the strength
But you don’t have to wait
Take what you can take
Can’t blink and make it go away
Can’t hide and hope it all will change
Two hands to keep it straight
Don’t look or hesitate
Beeline/Redline for the interstate
Speeding fast past the edge of town
No time for you to waste
Ignite and watch the flames
Only so much you can take
Can’t blink and make it go away
Can’t hide and hope it all will change
You don’t have the strength
But you don’t have to wait
Take what you can take
Can’t blink and make it go away
Can’t hide and hope it all will change
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4. |
Bleedin' Heart
03:14
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Every moral fiber in my, my bleeding heart
Every ounce and every cell, will do their part
Militant and confident, will stand my ground
At war with the self, peace will be found
I’ll live in love
I’ll learn to trust
I will forgive
Every moral fiber in our, our bleeding hearts
For every single one of us, will do our parts
Stand together hand in hand, we will resist
Picking up each other and we’ll, put down our fists
I’ll live in love
I’ll learn to trust
I will forgive
I’ll give my love
I’ll earn your trust
Every moral fiber in our, our bleeding heart
Every moral fiber in our, our bleeding heart
Every moral fiber in our, our bleeding heart
Every moral fiber in our, our bleeding heart
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5. |
Great White Light
03:50
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You look the same now every night
And wear that pretty noose a little too tight
You’re all alone even despite
Being in a crowd beneath …. a great white light
Great white lights x3
Picture perfect hair and smile
They stole a moment of youth
The cries that never get soothed
Buried beneath the cover of great white lights
Great white lights x3
So many plans today
All left to sway
So many things to say
Great white lights x6 with overlapping vocals:
A pretty noose too tight
All alone now despite
A stolen moment of youth
So many things left to do
All those words left to say
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6. |
Redemption
04:30
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Used to feel the sunshine’s filtered rays
Marvel at the dust caught within my gaze
Suddenly the room’s gone cold and grey
I close my eyes and resignate
We fill our graves a little every day,
And walk the paths of the words we say,
You claim there ain’t no such thing as sin,
While holding on to redemption
You joke around about suicide,
I hate myself cuz i wish you tried,
Seen better men go off and die,
While you breathe new life in every lie
No one’s saved but sorry souls, redemption
Your telltale heart’s the blackest hole, redemption
Your life’s on hold, redemption
No one’s saved but sorry souls, redemption
We fill our graves a little every day,
And walk the paths of the words we say,
You claim there ain’t no such thing as sin,
While holding on to redemption
No one’s saved but sorry souls, redemption
Your telltale heart’s the blackest hole, redemption
Your life’s on hold, redemption
No one’s saved but sorry souls, redemption
No one’s saved but sorry souls, redemption
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7. |
Sunrise
02:43
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Watching the sunrise
And strumming on this old guitar
A little more hope than harm
And a worn-out feeling
Asleep where the dogs lie
Softly breathing all are sound
A peaceful rest for all the hounds
To meet with the morning
Orange bursts with blue
Billows of white
The sky teeming hues
Increasing with light
The sun makes its entrance
Shines upon my bright North wall
On pictures of our kids light falls
Increasing the meaning
Orange bursts with blue
Billows of white
The sky teeming hues
Increasing with light
Watching the sunrise
And strumming on this old guitar
A little more hope than harm
And a brand-new feeling
Watching the sunrise
And strumming on this old guitar
A little more hope than harm
And a bright new day
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8. |
GOAT
02:13
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Do no harm
That’s clearly what you meant to say
Why’d I hav’ta read the news today
Division
Pick your cause
Hippocratic oath in vain
Turn away the sick and frayed
Decisions
I don’t know what’s in store for me
I try to do more for the least
I wanna be on that side of sheep
Not really sure which goat you mean
Right the wrongs
Decree it with hypocrisy
Step around the low and meek
Rescission
I don’t know what’s in store for me
I try to do more for the least
I wanna be on that side of sheep
Not really sure which goat you mean
I’m so worked up I can hardly speak
I’d rather sing than write or preach
I wanna be on that side of sheep
Not really sure which goat you mean
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9. |
Homebound
02:28
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Done done it
And headin’ down the road
He been there and back
Comin’ here again
Went front-in
Head up in the air (derriere)
Thought he paid the due
Couldn’t find a friend
He got tore down
Big lights no sound
Now it’s homebound
Threw it all in
Left her by the road
His heart broken twice
As far as he could bend
He got tore down
Big fish small pond
Now he’s long gone
He got tore down
Big kid small town
Now it’s homebound
He got tore down
Big lights no sound
Now it’s homebound
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10. |
Eleftheria
02:58
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Under the watchful eye
Minding all those tiny lies
Another fruitless time
Its all by plan design
Eight years of breakin' free
Measured by rules of three
Here she’s on a fragile course
Righting the darkest horse
And as she rides away
While keeping praying wolves at bay
Eleftheria
She dies today
She dies today
She dies… in vain …
And as she rides away
While keeping praying wolves at bay
Eleftheria
She dies today
She dies today
She dies… in vain
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11. |
Drinkin' Without You
03:33
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That old wooden door
Don’t invite me no more
Neon beer light
Looks dim here tonight
Living without you
(And I’m) sleeping without you
Eatin’ without you
But drinking without you
Ain’t no fun anymore
That stool at the bar
Looks lonely and hard
The games in the back
Lined up pool cues on racks
Living without you
(And I’m) sleeping without you
Eatin’ without you
But drinking without you
Ain’t no fun anymore
The set break off stage
Has me locked up and lame
Under sweat of the lights
I can hide in plain sight
Living without you
(And I’m) sleeping without you
Eatin’ without you
But drinking without you
And Drinking Without You
And Drinking Without You
And Drinking Without You
And Drinking Without You
But Drinking Without You
Ain’t no fun anymore
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12. |
All The Same
03:16
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And I’m standing on the edge again
Don’t even know which side I’m in
Move ahead or fall behind
Back on down or push this time
And I’m standing on the fire escape
Staring through the cold steel grate
Smoke and breath and cool crisp air
Thoughts and threats swirl everywhere
Nothin’ moves
Remains in phase
Nothin to choose
It’s all the same
I’m walkin’ on the thin red line
Holding tight and keep my mind
Can’t remember if I’ve been
On this side of sand again
And I’m standing on the edge again
Don’t even know which side I’m in
Move ahead or fall behind
Back on down or push this time
Nothin’ moves
Remains in place
Nothin to lose
It’s all the same
Nothin’ moves
Remains in place
Nothin to lose
It’s all the same
Nothin’ moves
Remains in phase
Nothin to choose
It’s all the same
It’s all the same
It’s all the same
It’s all the same
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Jim Howell Tucson, Arizona
Raised from the caliche bound floor of the sonoran desert, Jim Howell draws from the duality of human life, hope/depression, light/evil, achievement/ lowered expectations. Burn It Down Bleedin' Heart is a call to the self and others to join together, brandish the heart that bleeds for others rather than allowing it to be bullied and burn down the establishment of hate, mistrust and self service. ... more
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