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Dreamcar
02:44
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In a car, travelling alone
I was once soldier, I was once a stone
In a rush, following the crowd
Drowning in the airwaves, blasted by the sound
But the earth stood still
As I came down over the hill
Back to you
I got a call, a ringing in my ears
I was on the open road, you were in the mirror
Then a burst, a buzzing in my head
Leaving on the interstate, dreaming I was dead
Then time stood still
As I came down over the hill
Back to you
In a spell, breaking at the seams
I was once a radio, I was once a seed
In a cloud, nowhere left to go
I was once a mountain, I was once a crow
But the lights stood still
As I came down over the hill
Back to you
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2. |
Gumshoe
03:31
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I’ll be your gumshoe
To sneak up on you
Not me?
Say what you think of me
As I make my move
I’ll come quietly
Just to see you scream
I’ll be your parachute
I’ll do right by you
I’ll go out with you
Run around the zoo
I’ll be brave
Never hurt no one
Never hurt no one
I can see right through
A soft-soul are you
On a moonwalk run
In a soft-spoken tongue
You’re psycho cool in the falling rain
On an flying plane
I’ll be your offshoot
I’ll fool around with you
Fight the heat with you
In a swimming pool
And I won’t hesitate
If you make me wait
Like you always do
Yeah, I will see you through
On a sky high roof
Where big dreams glow
Like big stars do
For one night alone
Or an afternoon
Or an afternoon
I know how t
To hang around
From my family tree
Until I touch down
Yeah, I know how t
To hang around
Let the deep root down.
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Betsy Heavens
03:29
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Betsy, Betsy Heavens in the event that I die
Tell her that I love her and that mornings make me cry
Betsy Heavens on a faraway wind
After winter last when she left home
The highway held her in the night like a diamond
On the tail of the dust being blown
With the world as a backdrop, spinning like a record
On a ridge working in to its end
But Betsy is composed because she knows over time
She can turn it over and let it play again
Betsy Heavens how far have you driven
Just to satisfy the shadows in your mind
How far have you gone from the world where you belonged
To discover what you thought you left behind
How far did you go?
How long will it take?
Before you return to your home on the horizon
Where the sunlight meets the water as it fades
Betsy Heavens on a faraway wind
She left her sense of direction on the train
And when she went back, it was shining like lightning
Through the window like a time for change
Higher up the hill now and deeper down the roots verse
She was held by the blue mountain air
And like the sound of something moving in the wind within the trees
She was singing out like no one else was there
Betsy Heavens on a faraway wind
After winter last when she left home
The highway held her in the night like a diamond
On the tail of the dust being blown
With the world as a backdrop, spinning like a record
On a ridge working in to its end
But Betsy is composed because she knows, over time
She can turn it over and let it play again
She can turn it over and let it play again
She can turn it over and let it play again
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4. |
You Had Your Man
03:40
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You had your rain boots on
And you cried when your favorite song came on
You went to lace them up tight
And fell head over heels into the night
You said “it’s the alcohol’s fault”
The way you fall into character
“And that’s nothing like I am”
But I thought it was hysterical
And, ah, you had your man
There, on the grass, in the night
At your parents house
They were crying out loud while we watched
All the fireworks fall down
You said “it’s the always my fault”
The way you fall into character
“And that’s nothing like I am”
But I thought it was hysterical
And, ah, you had your man
Ah, you had your man
We’ll live by the oceanside
And work with our hands untied
And we’ll wake when the baby cries
We’ll breathe like our breath is blind
We’ll leave all our love behind
We’ll sing like the sun will shine
Around when we close our eyes
Ah, you had your man
You had your hair up in braids
Because you thought that it made you look brave
But when you let it hang down
It made the sound of the rain
Rain, rain, rain
Ah you had your man
Ah you had your man
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5. |
Enjoy That for a Dream
02:57
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Don’t you enjoy that for a dream
Don’t you enjoy that for a dream
Some things certainly seem like certainty
And some nights feel like eternity
And they hide like that side of you that we never see
Sometimes are genuinely, intentionally, and suddenly
Woven and broken by humility
And that side of you that you hide so awkwardly
Don’t you enjoy that for a dream
Don’t you enjoy that for a dream
Sometime someone might cause you to think otherwise
And somewhere something might be realized
And suddenly there won’t be another time
Just the memory and the ghost of that awkward side
Don’t you enjoy that for a dream
Don’t you enjoy that for a dream
Don’t you enjoy that for a dream
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6. |
MCH
03:29
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I’ve got a milk carton heart
It’s been missing from the start
It’s been living off the grid
It’s been hiding in the dark
I’ve got a desperate expression
That is somewhere in between
A feather and a hammer
And a whisper and a scream
I’ve got a Sunday sense of self
That’s always falling off the shelf
And every time I decide
To break my shell I shy
I shy away, I hideaway
I shy away, I hideaway,
I shy away, I hideaway, I shy away
I’ve got a vehicle as my voice
It’s a smooth and quiet ride
But the engine light is flashing
And the battery always dies
I’ve got black light colored eyes
And they’ve seen the other side
I was lost inside a dream,
But now I’m alright
I’m alright, I’m alright
I’m alright, I’m alright,
I’m alright, I'm alright, yeah I’m alright
I’ve got firewood for fear
And it burns in my ears
Like an echo in reverse
The word turns then disappear
I’ve got a self-centered soul
It’s always digging its own hole
I’ve got a man made mind
That I’m always chasing
I’ve got lead in my shoes
I’ve got the cold rhythm and blues
I’m gonna roll down the hill
Until there’s nothing left to lose
I’m alright, I'll hideaway
I’m alright, I'll hideaway
I’m alright, I'll hideaway, I'm alright
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7. |
Soundsleeper
03:09
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Everything could have been different
Eyes could have closed
Heads could have easily turned
Minds could have changed
The good times could have rolled away
You could have loved me less
Then, I could place blame
We could both sleep soundly
Or lie wide-awake
And the good times could have rolled away
But would anything ever then move
On the rails of a train
That have split through
Down two separate ways?
The skies could have all been heavy
Goodbyes could have easily rained
I could have been helpless
And had a scapegoat I needed to name
The good times could have rolled away
And the good times could have rolled away
So bring me up blindly anyway that you can
Let me down kindly off the lines in your hand
‘Cause inside the fist there is a watering can
That cries out forgiveness through the eyes of every man.
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8. |
Tremblin' Hand
02:57
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That is not how it happened
Those were not the events
That was not the outcome
That is not how it went
But that’s the only impression
That I ever get
I forget, I forget
And it’s a trembling hand that lets you fall
A trembling hand that lets you fall
It’s a trembling hand that lets you fall
But I’m not at all shaken
There is only beginning
That’ll never change
You can’t live it down
You can’t break the cage
But that’s the only expression
That you ever make
I’m awake, I’m awake
And it’s a trembling hand that lets you fall
A trembling hand that lets you fall
It’s a trembling hand that lets you fall
But I’m not at all shaken
You’ve been estranged
You’ve been accused
You’ve been afraid
You’ve been confused
You’ve been in love
You’ve been lied to
But it’s a trembling hand that lets you fall
A trembling hand that lets you fall
It’s a trembling hand that lets you fall
But I’m not at all shaken
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9. |
Picture Without a Frame
03:26
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I remember what you said, maybe my mother
How you can’t feel love if you can’t let go
And you can’t hold on to what you can’t control
That was it, that was all I ever needed to
To be rich, to be rich
To be everything you wanted
Like a picture without a frame
I remember what the others said about one another
How nothing can fix love, but nothing is forever
And nothing can go wrong if I’m with you
That was it, that was all I ever needed to
To be rich, to be rich
To be everything you wanted
Like a picture without frame
I recovered all my innocence when I discovered
Everything I’ve been told was more like a cover
That I could see through and you could see me
That was it, that was all I ever needed to
To exist, to exist
To be everything you wanted
Like a picture without frame
I remember when we were young, maybe in the summer
And we could feel like the only ones
We could reach out and grab the sun
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10. |
Be There Shine
02:35
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I don't want much
But I just want to love you
I don’t need your touch
But I just want to talk to you
And when you’re feeling low, misunderstood
You call my name, you know I would
I don’t want to run with you
I just want to roll with you
I don’t need to come to you
I just want to go with you
And when you’re feeling low, misunderstood
You call my name, you know I would
Be there rain, be there shine
Be there nothing but a change of mind
Be there rain, be there, shine
And open up your eyes, open up your eyes
I don’t want much
But I just want to see you
Now even when the wind changes
I just wanna be with you
And when you’re feeling low, misunderstood
You call my name, you know I would
Be there rain, be there shine
Be there nothing but a peace of mind
Be there rain, be there, shine
And open up your eyes, open up your eyes
And open up your eyes
And when you’re feeling low, misunderstood
You call my name, you know I would.
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11. |
To the River
02:41
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I don’t know where my love is hiding
I went to the river I couldn’t find it
I walk to the street and she come up behind me
And she ask me her name, wait let it come to me
I don’t know where my love is hiding
I went to the river I couldn’t find it
I walk to the street and she come up behind me
And she ask me her name, wait let it come to me
But it's gone
Coo, coo, coo, wait let it come to you
But it's gone
I don’t know where my love is hiding
I went to the river I couldn’t find it
I walk to the street and she come up behind me
And she ask me her name, wait let it come to me
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12. |
Generational
02:46
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And the man with his guns
(Everything’s generational)
And the one who love
(Everything’s generational)
And the music that you hear
(Everything’s generational)
And the movies that you see
(Everything’s generational)
Out of the woods, out of the sky
Out on your own, outta your mind
And the people and their cars
(Everything’s generational)
And the artists and their clothes
(Everything’s generational)
And the words you believe
(Everything’s generational)
And the air that you breathe
(Everything’s generational)
Out of the woods, out of the sky
Out on a limb, outta your mind
And the truth and the laws
(Everything’s generational)
And the ooh’s and the ah’s
(Everything’s generational)
And the rumors and the leaders
(Everything’s generational)
And the time we’re together
(Everything’s generational)
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The Traditionist California
Hailing from southern California, singer-songwriter Joey Barro is the Traditionist. His songs are deeply rooted and personal, but the orchestration and instrumentation progressively vary from song to song, and record to record. New Traditionist album "That Is Not How It Happened" OUT NOW! ... more
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