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Long Way Down
02:41
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Highway river
wandering hearts
in a story book boat
whispers of distant waterfalls
and a sailor giving up the ghost
some people mean well
they give all their pennies at the bell
but don't mind your neighbor
unless you can save her soul from hell
it's a long way down to your heaven
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2. |
Right to Worry
03:37
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The talking heads are saying death is coming to you
and the earth is finally fighting back against all the abuse
and I haven't seen your face in a while around this town
I'm wondering if you are lost or found
but i've got no right to worry anyway
you don't gotta tell me you're ok
you might be dead and buried
or perhaps happily married
I got no right to worry anyway
traffic lights are blinking, ghosts roaming the streets
seems kind of silly now, but I'm still hoping we meet
I saw Venus sidled up beside that crescent moon
and in that moment I was thinking about you
but I got no right to worry anyway
you don't gotta tell me you're ok
you might be dead and buried
or perhaps happily married
I got no right to worry anyway
stay in
drink hard
sleep safe tonight
my heart could not take one more goodbye
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3. |
The River
03:02
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You in this picture
you in the river
you at the end of a rocky winter
will you stand on this nerve in my mind?
impossibly bright
unfailing kind
You in the limelight
crying it's not right
you at the corner
of grown-up and not quite
casting a wide net
to find something new
shaking the water to bring them to you
when will the rapid deception unsurface?
when will the edges reveal hidden curses?
when will a motive jump right off the line?
will you admit I was on your mind all the time?
you made me feel like the sand at the souls of your feet
moving to accommodate your shifting weight
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4. |
Good Feeling
03:26
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I dreamed a good feeling
but when I opened my eyes
it floated above me
like a bird in the sky
adrift on the high winds
it glided and fell
I tried to hold on to it
but where it went
I couldn't tell you
I dreamed a good feeling
but it flew away
I dreamed a good feeling
but it couldn't stay
One glowing December
feeling followed me home
it floated above me
and swallowed me whole
adrift on the high winds
we glided and fell
it tried to hold on to me
but where I went
I couldn't tell you
I dreamed a good feeling
but it flew away
I dreamed a good feeling
but I couldn't stay
I couldn't stay
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5. |
In My Head
03:38
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I swim in dreams
pushing through a viscious haze
and I wanna wake to the sound of birds again
emotions pulling up and down
a waterfall sideways
purple clouds
a shimmering charade
In my head
above my bed
I'm awake, I'm awake
you turn the page
I turn away
here's the breaking -
waking from sleep
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6. |
Gentle
03:40
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you made me feel so gentle
you made me feel so quiet
you made me feel small in the best way
you made me believe I could fly away
I fell not a little in love with you
how will I ever untangle?
how will you ever know?
when will this aching become memory?
when will all these memories fade away?
I fell not a little in love with you
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7. |
Bit of Green
03:27
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I've imagined our meeting hundreds of times
we walk arm in arm to a place serving coffee and wine
you catch me up and tell me about what your wife likes to read
conversation turns to what the hell happened between you and me
you do most of the talking and honestly I'm so relieved
you look me in the eye like the first time
through that bit of green
I'm looking for closure, for your explanation to me
why did you use me, then suddenly leave?
I'll say I'm embarrassed, the fault is most definitely mine
I dreamed our connection
I was starving and desperate and tired
You say, no not at all, you were wrong you were foolish and blind
the pull, it was real, so regretful
it left us all crying.
and you'll say you're sorry
I'll leave with more questions than answers
and feeling more free
you hug me, and look me in the eyes
through that bit of green
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Paridae Colorado
Paridae is Colorado based songwriter and recording artist, Clarice Backus.
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