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Schönbrunn
02:54
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From the steps of the Gloriette
The city rolls out like a carpet
And this is all we have
The shutter snap of your camera lens
Fingers clasped between our hands
And this is all we have
This is all we have
We've got this
Beneath the leaves of the orange trees
A garden full of statuary
And this is all we have
Forms and figures set in stone
Our own faces yet unfroze
With each breath we grow
This is all we have
We've got this
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2. |
Hey, Pretty Girl!
02:06
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Who dat? Who dat? Who dat?
My little glowworm girl
Oh No! Oh No! Oh No!
I think I made you cry
Who dat? Who dat? Who dat?
We’re bouncing up and down
You’re looking in my eyes
In the morning, the morning time
You are on my mind
In the evening, the evening time
Girl, you look so fine
Hey pretty girl
Hey pretty girl
Hey pretty girl
You’re mine
Who dat? Who dat? Who dat?
My barracuda girl
Oh No! Oh No! Oh No!
You’re chomping for a bite
Who dat? Who dat? Who dat?
Your tiny fists held up
I think you made me smile
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3. |
John Henry
03:22
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John Henry would your heart break?
Would it break a second time
To wake in this century?
Would you weep, would you weep, would you weep?
Would you weep to leave your grave
To leave a time of things hand-made and
Find us clutching our machines, and stuck beside TVs?
John Henry at the sight of our automated lives
Would you hang your head and cry?
Great Hammer from the Sky!
If you fell back to the earth, achieved
Some kind of second birth
Would the tears run from your eyes?
Would you shake our shoulders and cry? - Sayin’
What have you done with the working man?
Where have you gone strong woman?
Lord, get me a nail and some steel
All we need is a track, some rails
Just give me a hammer
Oh, that voice it hits so true!
Yeah, that ringin’ steel so clear,
Like a hammer driving fire!
A hammer driving fire!
Oh, the storm cloud of your arms
The thunder rollin’ through your lungs -
Is it strong enough to break us?
From our luxuries to shake us?
Do not despair!
The hand at rest – Take hold the hammer!
Do not despair!
Lift up your head – Take hold the hammer!
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4. |
The Great Gatsby
03:22
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All of these lies
All of these messes
All of our games
Our second guesses
We want to be the other
We want to reach the other side
All our lives
With your pale dress on and pearls
You are as close to me, I swear,
As the touch of the night air
Through the window I can see that
You’re touching your husband’s arm
But I’m going to make you mine
All of these lies
All of these messes
All of our games
Our second guesses
We want to be the other
We want to reach the other side
All our lives
Just say the words that you never loved him
{She's nearly mine!}
I’m going to make you mine
I’m going to make you mine
I’m going to take you Daisy, girl
And I’m going to make you mine
I’m going to make you mine
I’m going to make you mine
On a fairy’s wing I’ll build my world
I’m going to make you mine
I'm going to take mine
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5. |
Time Of Year
03:44
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At this time of year
We unwrap words like colored lights
And with bated breath
Carefully hang them in greeting cards
At this time of year
We share our toys and mistletoe
The chili on the stove
The shouts of neighbors by our windows
We want to wrap the whole year in a paper package
Joy appears this time of year
At this time of year
We want to laugh at our mistakes
To sing familiar songs
To watch our breath like smoke exhaled
We want our whole joy to appear in that cold, crisp air
Joy appears this time of year
Racing home in the snow
Our laughter is bouncing off of the buildings
We can almost hear
The angels rejoicing, the stars that are singing
Racing home in the snow
I’m trying to tell you, our life’s like a movie
We can already hear
The neighbors rejoicing, the landlady singing
Along with the pub band, and along with us
Do you hear what I hear?
Do you know what I know?
Do you see what I see?
Do you know what I know?
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6. |
Avery
02:58
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Open wide the brightest of eyes
That I could sight in imagination
Giggle with that pearl of laughter
That I might hear beside the ocean
Were you born between constellations?
Did you kick in the morning light?
The happy bodies, the deepest spaces
The aureole of the womb and child
To hold you
I wouldn’t be sad to hold you
I wouldn’t be sad to hold you, Avery
I will love you with every morning
With every meal and piece of clothing
Both heart’s waking and distress
Will find you safe beside my breast
To hold you
I wouldn’t be sad to hold you
I wouldn’t be sad to hold you, Avery
Sweet, sweet
Sing blessing to me
Avery, sweet
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7. |
The Door
02:06
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Wise men are fools
Rich men are truly poor
Poor men, the ones rich
Fools are marching through the door
Begin at the end
The end is your best start
Lose it all, yeah, you'll win
The prize goes to the broken heart
I'm a fool
And I am poor
I'm a fool
Through the door
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The Eyes Seattle, Washington
We believe in "do-it-yourself" and "use-what-you-got". Music has to be a hands on experience. It's creation over consumption. It's the book we just finished, the friend we just met, the laundry and the dishes. It's every sunset and celebration - sung out loud. Grab a banjo or a pan from the kitchen. This is a free-for-all. ... more
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