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01 The Hermit
05:05
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Rain seeps into the moss your footprints leave a hole
protozoa sing your praise the god they'll never know
we break our fast on day old bread and the taste of ashen cloves
my damp chill bones and crooked feet they know just where to go
(ooh)
I am nowhere, I am nowhere, I am nowhere
Freeways moving snaking twisting in and out the clouds
of Rainier on my Southern shoulder and to the mountain down
I am nowhere, I am nowhere, I am nowhere
(ooh)
We break our fast on day old bread and the taste of ashen cloves
my damp chill bones and crooked feet they know just where to go
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02 Retna
04:23
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If I could give sight to the blind I'd give away my eyes
If I could leave it all behind I'd give away my home
If Mars is too much like the Southern deserts you despise then
let's move on to the west coast where I'll never be alone
Well I've got 97 days of freedom breathing down my neck
I've got 1000 words a minute running through my sorry head
so stamp some gaslights to my eyeballs paint some bloodstains on my feet
burn me on a pyre at dawn so I can swallow my defeat
cause every day I spend here's like I'm waiting for the end
and I'm sick and tired of waiting around its making me sick in the head
and I'm sick and tired of staring out the window thinking I'm dead
The broken glass is inviting, the river's calling me home
So I'm gonna go, I've got to go, and you've got to leave me alone
Cause I've got 97 days to pour my soul out on the ground
Fix up the broken parts by the time September rolls around
If I could give sight to the blind I'd give away my eyes
If I could leave it all behind I'd give away my home
If Mars is too much like the Southern deserts you despise then
let's move on to the west coast where I'll never be alone
Well this was meant to be a song of escape, a song of angry hope
but plans fell through now I'm still here still dangling on that rope
but every word I write helps to wash that pain away
so here's to fear and cracking a smile on my wedding day
If I could give sight to the blind I'd give away my eyes
If I could leave it all behind I'd give away my home
If Mars is too much like the Southern deserts you despise then
let's move on to the west coast where I'll never be alone
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3. |
The Irons
04:20
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If it's your face I'm kissin
and my wings I'm missin
then all of the envies of our lives before
push us out away from shore
and the scars are easier to bear
when they're on my skin, not my soul
and the pain is easier to bear
than the not knowin if you know what I know
Hit that bottle
Hit that scene
Forge the Irons
Let's unsee the obscene kinds of things that we've seen
If it's your face I'm seeing
when my life flashes
before my eyes, why is it you? Why? I don't even know you
and you must be the ocean
'cause I'm drowning and the water burns my eyes
and the scars are easier to bear
when they're on my skin, not my soul
and the pain is easier to bear
than the not knowin if you know what I know
Hit that bottle
Hit that scene
Forge the Irons
Let's unsee the obscene kinds of things that we've seen
And put those irons on me
put those irons on me...
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French Toast and Jameson
05:13
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A shot of whiskey for the road, a dead lion by the toe
and every single glimpse of you I catch catches me by surprise
a shot of whiskey for the road, some friends to lighten the load
and all the little things we do to just get by
oh alright
I love you in the morning
I love you in the rain
I love the way you scream at me
I love the way you say
Leave little bird just fly
pretty thing, now go away
leave little bird of mine
I'll see you again someday
A shot of whiskey for the road, a dead lion by the toe
and every single glimpse of you I catch catches me by surprise
a shot of whiskey for the road, some friends to lighten the load
and all the little things we do to just get by
oh alright
He said leave little bird just fly
pretty thing, now go away
leave little bird of mine
I'll see you again someday
Leave little bird just fly
pretty thing, now go away
I didn't mean to break your heart my dear
I'll see you again someday
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The Lion and the Bird Spokane, Washington
Started in Spokane, Wa, TLatB is a sometimes solo, some times duo, all original music project. Songs are inspired by deeply
personal stories. Sounds are inspired by folk, rap, and punk.
The first TLatB EP is scheduled to be released January 4th, 2015.
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