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Luna
04:48
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Honey, get some sleep. You look like hell
Come sit next to me. We’ll say farewell
To futures you built in your mind; you know that’s the most dangerous kind
Honey, look at me. Remember France?
You thought everything was set back then
But plans always change and diverge; you know that’s the way of the earth
We’re human. Only human.
Well, sure…
I’ll stick around in New York for a bit
I’ll try to forget Virginia
I’ll fuck around in the gap til it splits
But she and I both know better
The moon hangs over our heads
And begs
Come on home
You still know where that is. What’s the problem?
Is the road too long?
Are there no more songs to sing? Time to write some
Honey, drop it now. You’ll lose yourself
Take a walk through town. Excuse yourself
For God’s sake, get out of your mind. Answers come only with time
You’re human. Only human.
Well, sure…
I’ll walk around my middle school field
Remember, repose, and unfetter
Pay my homage to the brick and black steel
Still, she and I both know better
The moon will rise over our heads
And beg
Come on home
You still know where that is. What’s the problem?
Is the road too long?
Are there no more songs to sing? Fuckin’ write some.
Luna, I think you win this one
But I’ve got to stick it out til I am welcome
Virginia will still be there
I’ve got work to do and flesh to fan with fresh air
Luna, do you reflect the sun?
Or is that a trick you play so we feel welcome?
Virginia was always there
Lighting lamps and fires just like we do here
Well, Luna, I think you win this one
But I’ve got to give my buds a chance to blossom
Virginia will still be there
I’ll work til every shirt I own is threadbare
There will be so much after this
Who am I to try and say?
Blue sky beyond this awful mist
Ten thousand sunny days
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What We're Made Of
04:12
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Trembling while I hold my pen and scratch out words of love
You’ve got enough already on your mind
Besides, I owe it to the trees and rocks and sky above
To generate the love that’s only mine
On my knees and clasping hands to look deeper inside
Scrub the floors that I ignored when I found you
Sifting through the nature and the nurture, take my time
With that old neglected childhood friend, the truth
I’ll be all right
I’ll be ok
Sure as stars that fade when night turns into day
I’ll write more songs
They’ll be more true
Hell, maybe someone out there understands like you
You’ll be all right
You’ll be ok
Hope he holds you like I’d hold you night and day
Walk without this weight I carry
Knowing this extraordinary love
Is what I’m made of
Trembling while I hold my tongue, I know you’re doing fine
You’ve got enough already on your plate
Besides, I know that as the stream runs clear between the pines
I need only to continue at its pace
The wind that finds me clasping hands, still praying on my knees
Is enough to get me up and walking on
The morning brings a mist that makes it difficult to see
But I finally trust myself to move along
I’ll marry still
I’ll have some kids
Teach them not to do the stupid shit I did
And if they do
They’ll be ok
Just like us, they’ll have to learn it the hard way
I’ll love them still
Like I love you
Like I finally love my childhood friend, the truth
Walk without this weight I carry
Knowing this extraordinary love
Is what we’re made of
Walk without the weight I carry
Knowing that the stream will bring me by
To stop and say hi
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Frozen Over
05:30
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Why's your halo around your neck?
Put it back up above your head
If you can, then you you should
Tell them what you withstood here on Earth
Your ice is thick enough; start walking
Keep them from giving up; put on your frock and
Vestments of purple and green
Be seen, as you saw me
All they need is a pair of ears
Hang them loosely; say, "I am here."
Then sit back and just look
Make them feel understood for once
Your ice is thick enough; start walking
Keep them from giving up; put on your frock and
Vestments of purple and green
Be seen, as you saw me
It seems flimsy, doesn't it?
Trust in it
Remember, when it creaks and cracks, you put leaves and grass underneath
Teach them to do the same
Some will; some won't; no matter
Because if that ice should shatter underfoot
You stand ready to ask again,
"Now do you understand
Why it's time to gather sticks and leaves and needles from trees?"
You stand ready to ask again,
"I see your ice, but what's underneath?"
Watch for bodies of water still
Never know what's beyond this hill
But you'll see; they will help you
You saw them through hell. Now look up
It's frozen over now; walk freely
Keep looking forward now; you'll see me
Smiling and tending my brush
Doesn't take much
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Queen Cabbage New York, New York
Originating in late 2017 at SUNY Purchase, Queen Cabbage is a folky art rock band dedicated to synthesizing silliness, seriousness, life, death, the beautiful, and the grotesque into earnest, powerful, emotionally immediate music for eager feet to dance and stumble to, for thoughtful hearts to beat and break to, and—most importantly—for authority figures to disapprove of. Queens ~~ Welcome! ... more
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