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The Lord Hath Taken Away
02:56
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Left my Mama's cabin that night
Before I knew the smell of the river
Papa played his fiddle for me
Round the stove for my sisters three
Raven started singing Papa's song
Well oh, oh, come on down
Down to the chapel to pray with me
The lord hath taken away
Sent to the witch of ol' Moose Jaw town
To the granary with the house all built around
The crone she rolled them bones for me
Told me curses come in threes
That night lightning struck her to the ground
Well oh, oh, gather near
Gather near the blaze my friend
The lord hath taken away
Away, away, the lord hath taken away
Away, away, the lord hath taken away
Saw his face at the old town hall dance
Flawless grace in his movement
Fell in love but it was too late
He hopped aboard the westbound freight
To pick that BC fruit so far away
Well oh, oh, sit and sigh
Dream he'll find his girl again
The lord hath taken away
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Robert Cain
02:47
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Some people got a houseful of gold
He traded all of his for a hand to hold
He never looks back, never gets old
Never lets the man get a hold of his soul
I'm just hanging out with Robert Cain
He promised me that everything would stay the same
We visit every couple of days
His wisdom flows out of the haze
He talks about love
Knows that it’s true
He looks at us and tells us that we know it too
We’re just hanging out with Robert Cain
He promised us that everything would stay the same
Eat drink be merry too
Maybe in the morning I will marry you
He says life is a river
But don’t try to swim
Just let it carry you along
Take a look around before it's gone
If a rock gets in your way, just sway
Don't be afraid
Some people got a houseful of gold
All I need is a hand to hold
I'm giving you mine
You're giving me yours
We're getting in a boat and we're throwing away the oars
We’re just hanging out with Robert Cain
He promised us that everything would stay the same
Eat drink be merry too
Maybe in the morning I will marry you
Ooh, Robert Cain
Ooh, Robert Cain
Ooh, Robert Cain
We’re just hanging out with Robert Cain
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I'm crawling up the walls today
You're running out of soothing things to say
To talk me off the ledge again
Pull me from the edge again
At least we are not lonely
The old slow cooker's going strong
Only seven precious hours until the soup is on
What we gonna do today
We better hide the drink away
At least we are not lonely
There used to be a ladder to the sky
We used to climb it once upon a time
I honestly believed it was all true
Didn't you?
This big book of activities
It needs three or four more chapters if you please
To occupy my mind again
Work magic with your time again
At least we are not lonely
I'm crawling up the walls today
And you're running out of soothing things to say
To talk me off the ledge again
Pull me from the edge again
At least we are not lonely
We'll learn to push and shove again
Fall in and out of love again
At least we are not lonely
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Soften The Sound
03:49
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If the storm should find you I'll come from behind you
And gather you in from the wind
My fingers entwined in a magical sign
And then we'll begin
Cause ol' Mother Nature don't do us no favours
When she's knockin us into the ground
Gotta give her a reason to change up the season
Soften the sound
With your long dress swirling round and round
You're the sweetest thing in this whole town
Soften the sound
I took a look at the old wizard's book
Didn't mean nothing to me
The words were all wise and alphabetized
A fool's mystery
No, I like the spells that you can't buy or sell
And can only be found in your eyes
The one true wish is a song and a kiss
And a sun that don't rise
With your bare feet dancing on the ground
You're the sweetest thing for miles around
Soften the sound
Facing away from the ice and the snow
Whispering mysteries no one else knows
We appear in a place no one else can go
Back in the world of the unsteady moment
The one that's so hard to pin down
The clouds return to their place in the sky
And we fall to the ground
Let's sit for awhile before we go in
And memory all slips away
Talking together without any words
Til the end of the day
As the night time folds in all around
You're the sweetest thing I've ever found
Soften the sound
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Mama I told you not to worry but I'm leaving town today
Mama you know I married young and so innocently
I bought a house and got a job, you and Daddy were so pleased
The wind started blowin', and I got to knowin'
I'm a tumbleweed, I'm a rollin' along
Following my gypsy lover and his guitar song
Mama I told you not to worry but I fell in love with a guitar man
Tried to stay the straight and narrow but I just don't think I can
He lives his life by the gypsy code
He lives his life out on the road
Mama I told you not to worry but I fell in love with a guitar man
Some spend their days just building up them towers made of glass
Well, the old grim reaper is peepin’ in every window as he laughs
Don't know where I'm going, only that I'm flowing
Can't say where I've been, ain't no time for slowin'
Trying to kiss each day before it slips past
Mama I told you not to worry but I'm wanted by the law
Maybe I ought not t'done it, maybe I won't get caught
I'll live my life out on the run
Sleepin' under stars and wakin' with the sun
Mama I told you not to worry but I'm wanted by the law
Life can be mysterious, certainly unkind
Top of the ladder, mind over matter
If it doesn’t matter never mind
They set up the game, it's always the same
so that we lose, lose, lose every time we gain
They want us to forget that we're strong
Mama I told you not to worry but I shot a man down today
He came for my last dollar and I wasn't about to pay
I give away free smiles
But I’ll save some up for my trial
Mama I told you not to worry but I shot a man down today
Mama I told you not to worry but I shot a man down today
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Call Of The Wild
03:30
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Does civilized living get you down?
Do you want to feel your feet on the ground?
Whoa-oh-oh
Some kinda call of the wild
Do the wolves that scare you at night
Have podiums and ties instead of teeth that bite?
Whoa-oh-oh
Well it’s time to go
I don’t want to adult anymore
I just wanna slam my door
On it all
In the park I saw a man in a tree
Closer to the sky closer to feelin free
As free as he can be
Are you feeling overwhelmed by it all?
You used to be a player and now you're the ball
Whoa-oh-oh
It’s time to go
I don’t want to adult anymore
I just wanna slam my door
On it all
I’m feeling primal
I’m feeling carnal
I’m feeling feral
I feel alive
I need to go, I need to go, I need to go, I need to go
I need to feel the earth
I need to feel the sun
I need to escape
I wanna run and run
I need to smell the flowers
I need to hug my Mom
I need to find the garden
Where once it had begun
And begins again and begins again
And begins again and again and again
Does civilized living get you down?
Do you want to feel your feet on the ground?
Whoa-oh-oh
Some kinda call of the wild
And I don’t want to adult anymore
I just wanna slam my door
On it all
Gotta get away, some kinda call of the wild
Gotta get away
Gotta get away, some kinda call of the wild
Gotta get away
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7. |
Weight Of The World
02:48
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When I close my eyes
I feel the weight of the world on my shoulders
Feels like the floor's been pulled from under me
I reach out in the darkness to touch your sleeping hand
Give me a mask and you'll see an honest man
When it's you and me with the weight of the world on our shoulders
It's much too easy to let those daggers fly
We don't need to match ourselves
Against the will of a lover in harms way
We need to measure up against the storm
Simple as can be, yeah that's me
I don't like it when the wind knocks me off my feet
I only want to be better than the man I was yesterday
And maybe make things better for you along the way
Simple as can be, yeah that's me
I don't like it when the wind knocks me off my feet
I only want to be better than the man I was yesterday
And maybe make things better for you along the way
When I close my eyes
I feel the weight of the world on my shoulders
Feels like the floor's been pulled from under me
I reach out in the darkness to touch your sleeping hand
Give me a mask and you'll see an honest man
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8. |
One Of Us Was Lying
02:46
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I wish that I could leave a pile of blame at your front door
I could let our friends all know the score
They'd gather 'round me in my house to drink and sympathize
They always did believe all of my lies
'Cos no one saw me roll the stone away
Steal the sacred treasure that was hidden in the cave
Everybody's looking for the truth
One of us was lying and the other one was you
One of us was lying and the other one was you
Nobody owns nobody, yes sir that's what I believe
So there really is no need for you to grieve
If I was my brother's keeper you would have a point to make
Someone else can do the keeping while I take
'Cos no one saw me sneaking out the door
Carrying my reasons I made up the night before
Everybody's looking for some truth
One of us was lying and the other one was you
One of us was lying and the other one was you
I don't need to make a firm commitment
Don't we weave the stories that we tell?
And if I conceive it then believe it
It might work just as well
I expect in retrospect that I will justify
Every time that I spit right into your eye
But for now I guess I'll let this guilt eat me alive
And let the sweet regret fill me inside
'Cos no one saw me sneaking out the door
Carrying my reasons I made up the night before
Everybody's looking for some truth
One of us was lying and the other one was you
One of us was lying and the other one was you
One of us was lying and the other one was you
One of us was lying and the other one was you
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9. |
Ending Of The World
03:46
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There’s no complacency on Thursday afternoon
'Cos Friday’s coming soon
When it gets here it will sweep us all away
Or so you say
Sit and tell me 'bout the ending of the world
You read it in a magazine
You’re only telling me what I already know
It ended for me years ago
Carved in stone on an ancient calendar
The day that I met her
Smart people calculating dates and destiny
Just for me
So sit and tell me 'bout the ending of the world
You heard it on the radio
You’ll forgive me if I’ve heard it all before
Well I’ve been through that door but by all means
Sit and tell me 'bout the ending of the world
You saw it in a dream last night
You’re only telling me what I already know
It ended for me years ago
It’s a pretty big commitment that we’re discussing here
The kind of thing that comes along
Just once in seven years
Kindles all our fears
That's the last we hear
The houses shimmered right before they disappeared
Leaving me right here
I had to push myself back down into the stream
Or risk waking from the dream
So sit and tell me 'bout the ending of the world
You heard it on the radio
You’ll forgive me if I’ve heard it all before
Well I’ve been through that door but by all means
Sit and tell me 'bout the ending of the world
You saw it in a dream last night
You’re only telling me what I already know
It ended for me years ago
It ended for me years ago
It ended for me years ago
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You're looking for something, you won't find it here
Crowded in with all these hungry hearts and anxious ears
I guess there was happiness in your eyes
Can't have that time back even if we try
And the rain will wash us clean
I don't think I ever saw a face like hers before
Beauty and wisdom and a love that opens doors
The thundercloud changed the crowd’s roar into a whisper
I walked that girl right out into the storm to kiss her
And the rain did wash us clean
Don't get me wrong, I filled this song with admiration
I'm one of those who loved the chosen generation
They might have turned us on, but their time has come and gone
You're looking for something that won't come back again
Someone filled a phony stage with money we can't spend
I guess we'll keep our eyes on that last horizon
This life can be surprising
And the rain will wash us clean
And the rain will wash us clean
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11. |
Queen Of Destruction
03:41
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Goodbye darling it’s time to go
Even though I left so long ago
I was waiting to hear from inside
I was caught by the incoming tide
It’s hard to hear goodbye
You’re the monster that I’ve created
With broad black strokes that I painted
In the colour of madness you hide
Somehow it’s worse when the battle subsides
It’s hard to hear goodbye
It’s hard to hear goodbye
It’s time to sign
Sign
Sign and leave it all behind
A bandit queen is what I am
Seems like I didn’t give a damn
But love claws the fringes of the mind
I left destruction in my wake
I never knew a life could break
A universe divides
It’s hard to hear goodbye
It’s time to sign
Sign
Sign and leave it all behind
I dreamed footsteps behind me
You told me there would be
Then I turned to face me
It’s time to sign
Sign
Sign and leave it all behind
It’s time to sign
Sign
Sign and leave it all behind
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12. |
Cadillac Day
00:49
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Gonna have a Cadillac day
Cadillac day with my girl
Hop in the back and stare straight out
Our window on the world
We'll get a friend to drive us
A stranger would never survive us
Won't give him no candy
But if he wants a beer with lunch, or a brandy
Well that's dandy
Gonna have a Cadillac day
Cadillac day in Birmingham
My girl looks like a rainbow
Wrapped up in that winter sun
Yeah, gonna have a Cadillac day
Cadillac day with my girl
Hop in the back and stare straight out
Our window on the world
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APRIL MOON Liverpool, UK
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Jaime April & Jason Moon (APRIL MOON) hail from the prairies of Saskatchewan but left the ol' family farm to seek fame and fortune. Travelling around in their campervan (The Clubhouse), they play music across the Northwest and wherever chicken wings are found.
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