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kvh - Burning a Light
02:18
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oh my my, i'm burning alive
i'm burning alive for you
there was a day that i say that's insane
but now i've become unglued
there was a time when you would walk by
and i wouldn't give a hoot
oh my my i'm burning alive
i'm burning a light for you
now every night my soul is on fire
i am a useless fool
thinkin about you in that blouse
un the sweet sun in june
the mice are away
can the cats come and play?
will you abide this tune?
oh my my i'm burning alive
i'm burning a light for you
everywhere i stop and i stare
into oblivion
i meditate on the games we could play
a generous 'mount of fun
but this can't transpire,
cuz such is out lives
the cards we been dealt are done
oh my my i'm burning alive
i'm burning a light for you
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2. |
kvh - Dead After Dark
02:33
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there's up and there's down
square and there's round
day and there's night
there's black and there's white
there's taste and there's time
there's cruel and there's kind
there's other men's wives
there's pain and desire
the look in our eyes says look we're alive
rips out your heart
i wouldn't be caught dead here after dark
there's dreaming of sleep
there is dark and there's deep
losers and winners
saints and the sinners
we take and we give
as we die and we live
we drink and we drive
in the darkness and light
the look in our eyes says look we're alive
tears us apart
i wouldn't be caught dead here after dark
there's old and there's young
there's songs to be sung
nothing, it seems, is hard to believe
the slings and the arrows
the bones and the marrow
hate all the love and the fire from above
the look in our eyes it says 'look we're alive'
we sob with a start
i wouldn't be caught dead here in the dark
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3. |
kvh - Emily
03:09
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Can we stay on holiday?
Shedding tears for repairs
Carried on her silver heels
In the night she disappears
She fumbles at your soul
As the player at the keys
Before they drop full music
She stuns you by degrees
I took the power in my hand
Twice as bold against the world
Til’ the hurricane bisects
Separates us from the dead
Was it goliath way too large
Or was myself, way too small
The province of the almost saved
Or the science of the grave
This is my letter to the world
A world that never wrote to me
The simple news of nature told
With her tender majesty
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4. |
kvh - Leave the Light On
03:24
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if i faulter
think i can't be saved
she is dove in the rain
and if i'm colder
if my heart's a cave
she's a remedy for pain
if i'm lonely
forever alone
she's the one who keeps me sound and keep me whole
if i'm forlorn
destitute and blind
she's the one who soothes my eyes
up and down and over under thick and thin
she's the one the saves my skin
she leaves the light on
she leaves the light on
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5. |
kvh - Hills Slowly
02:49
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hills slowly roll
on the roads to mexico
pleasantries exchanging for the gunfire
the mask on the man
reveals a dark plan
enemies complaining that the rent's too damn high
the sun is so bright i can taste it
and the desert belongs to an age long ago
she weeps in the sand
and places her hand
on the heart of the child she's forsaken
from north mexico
back to el paso
the stories are old and they're blameless
and the wind is so light i can't face it
and the desert belongs to a time long ago
send out a dove
of peace, hope and love
there's little of this south of the border
miracles arise
in the poor childs eyes
in the voices of saints who call to us
and the air is so fine i can't waste it
and the desert belongs to a girl in a song
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6. |
kvh - Only the Strong
03:42
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there ain't a lot to believing
one song and only the strong will survive
down a notch from deceiving
one song and only the strong
worse can't get much better
come along, cuz only the strong will...
ride on till your tired
as a dog, and only the strong
dead and down on the pavement
with a song bout only the strong
can the afterlife contain it
right or wrong, only the strong
wise men talk forever
then they're gone...with the weak and the strong
mountain clouds and weather
and fog...when only the strong will survive
there are your prayers, you can keep them
so long....only the strong
and fine dreams in the deep end
fight on, girl, cuz only the strong
money lies beneath us
the sea is calm when only the strong...
money cannot keep us
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7. |
kvh - It's a Masquerade
03:18
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words can't explain this thing i see
this thing i taste, this thing i feel
words fall apart and take a life
on midnight trains to wild sides
it's a masquerade
a dream of time
it's a crying shame
we ain't got 2 dimes
to spring up tall
wrap our arms and legs
around a sounds of yesterday
again and again
i'm not bad, just uninspired
and i'm not sad, just aenesthetized
gods beware, the smoke will rise here
once again
gods green eyes
let's walk along the silent web
let's walk alone into summers bed
walk in wires, clear the mold
seals our fate above sea and wound
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8. |
kvh - Old Man McGee
04:24
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in a land far away on a primitive sea
spinning in time, it's like death i believe
a thousand small cuts and a thousand wet leaves
he was a man best left alone
he closes her eyes, it's like death i suppose
out from the smog and the mist the story arose
old ben mcgee, listen to me
on a black horse thats running
down the street
old ben mcgee, listen to me
these pains I cant carry
or receive
there sat a watermark deep on his face
permanent lines that tears can't erase
the memories tear at his heart and leave not a trace
a miniature part played with castanet hands
here everythings free and nothings for sale
he imagines she flew out of there like a bat out of hell
old ben mcgee, listen to me
on a black horse thats running
down the street
old ben mcgee, listen to me
this pain I cant carry
or receive
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9. |
Once or Twice
01:57
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fires grow by the riverside
ebbs and flows with spirit tides
it's just a dream
or so it seems
far away in another place
by committee they unleash
a thousand why's
five thousand why why's
she's a child of the sun
a bitter bandit on the run
from the sky, we will arise
she the choice the chosen one
and like everything we're done
done in time, done once, done twice
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10. |
Sleep to Sleep
02:49
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sleep to sleep
dream to dream
all is light
with nothing in between
raise the sails
trim the heat
we'll go on
to where nobodys ever been
let's be ready for the show
let's get there - somewhere somehow
i know...i know....
endless walks
on endless streets
two right hands
and two left feet
outside ourselves
we're coming clean
and then there's this
death in the morning
raise your voice above the crown
raise your arms above the clouds
i know...i know....
if you're cold
if you're lost
if you're whipped
and nailed to a cross
she just flies
into the night
like all good children
that put up a fight
it's a place where we can go
face the sun, face the snow
i know.....i know...
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Star-Crossed
07:34
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We come down the mountain way Far from home out in san jose Or santa fe whats the fucking rhyme Outta place baby outta time They parade like the president Make that face like they gonna win And Emily would just turn away And joey looks to her and says We’re all standing on star-crossed ground And we wont fight We’re sick and we’re tired Testify We’ll all standing on star-crossed ground And we’re on fire Get sick and we die No more sacrifice It was no use remembering She was old, he was young again But every day’s like a spinning top You never know when it’s gonna stop It is all about the medicine Make you sink baby make you swim But all the world is a mandolin All the tunes are contained within We’re all standing on star-crossed ground And we wont fight We’re sick and we’re tired Testify We’ll all standing on star-crossed ground And we’re on fire Get sick and we die No more sacrifice He asked her if it was so Gotta ways, she said, we gotta go There were teamsters at the station To give the pair some mis-education And they would travel from town to town Create a sound on top of a sound Illumintate your neighborhood He wouldn’t tell he now if he could We’re all standing on star-crossed ground And we wont fight We’re sick and we’re tired Testify We’ll all standing on star-crossed ground And we’re on fire Get sick and we die No more sacrifice She can talk you into anything Make you think baby make you sing Make you care baby make you love Make you kiss baby make you hug Love song that you settle down Deep space and your outta town Let it light baby let it flow Let it fly baby let it glow We’re all standing on star-crossed ground And we wont fight We’re sick and we’re tired Testify We’ll all standing on star-crossed ground And we’re on fire Get sick and we die No more sacrifice
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12. |
The Sun
02:54
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i bought this jug in tennessee
when it was full of wine
but now it is damn bone dry
these things are made for hollywood
tested over time
stay together
when the weather favors fine
are you the only one looking for the sun?
lookin high
The old brown hen and the old blue sky,
hurt our starvin eyes
Between the two we live and die--
a shot begins in 63
and rings forever why
we're way too sad to even cry
are you the only one looking for the sun?
are you the only child looking to the sky?
clear blue sky
it's a long long way from here
that we will rest tonight
when will our comfort arrive?
must i explain myself again
or will this song suffice?
are we too young to survive?
are you the only one looking for the sun?
lookin high
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13. |
kvh - Swept Away
02:52
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There is something in my eyes
I measure every grief I meet
With clocks and spoons and devils feet
With narrow probing eyes
I wonder if it weighs as much as mine
Or is a smaller size
God is growing up above
For those of us who pray
But you could look forever
and never see his face
we are swept away
swept away
I wonder if I can
Wonder if I’ll ever hear replies
If I’ll ever get it right
I’ll play my rival hand
Cover up the visions of the son
And my life a loaded gun
My faith is larger than
The hills, so when the hills decay
A wheel must show the sun the way
This is my silent end
Graceful and mechanical and cold
We watch the times unfold
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14. |
kvh - Trial
02:16
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you're alone
you must be kidding
too far from home
to know the difference
it is a fact that all of god is in your smile
and it is true that we are headed for a trial
here we go
out the window
don't ya see the storm?
don't you know the distance?
it is a fact that all of god is in your smile
and it is true that we are headed for a trial
there's a flame
in california called
that's insane
on the northern border
it is a fact that all of god is in your smile
and it is true that we are headed for a trial
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15. |
kvh - Two Plus Two
03:49
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there
head down on the pavement
words whispered in payment
just don't blink when you say it
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i'm so there
it keeps me from wonderin
if it lets any sun in
is it like or its lovin
sigh out loud if you need me to move on
is this awkward for you?
simple as 2 plus 2
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shy dog
steady as a steamboat
in a dark overcoat
your the hero we all toast
sigh out loud if you need me to move on
does this mean much to you?
simple as 2 plus 2
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steady
with a hand that is held up high
you will never sip read and white
in the lingering afterlight
sigh out loud if you need me to move on
i've got nothing to prove
simple as 2 plus 2
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16. |
kvh - We Don't Know
02:14
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i see you me
and we dont know
we dont know
no ones' home
skin and bones
we don't know
i'm a stick
you're a stone
we don't know
we don't know
this house is so old
we don't know
she dips and dives
swoops into space
green on the wings
sky on the face
first in the light
without a trace
a golden glass
never still in one place
snowfields, snowbanks
we both know
we both know
each have minds of their own
we don't know
we don't know
i'm a stick
you're a stone
we don't know
we don't know
this house is so old
we don't know
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17. |
kvh - Alladin
02:22
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weakly wonderful and saddened
tied onto the back of a car
dragged along a path like aladdin
a genie playing her guitar
you can be the one to believe me
you can be that wonderful girl
and i will try like hell to remember
to step with care in such a world
tomorrow i will start to be happy
flesh and bone scattered on the shores
imagining that silence is the thing
in forty five minutes or so
spare us all words of your weapons
the long numbers that rocket the mind
and allow me the sin of redemption
not just the waves of my own fire
scattered black seeds of the future
little waves with their soft white eyes
turn all those birds loose for
nothing lasts long in the sky
morals and religion and manners
with people still mocking the race
the world is full of invisible things
a stone look on the sorrowful face
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18. |
kvh - Wall to Wall
03:43
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baby
you gotta save me
first you blame me
then you shame me
i ain't writing anymore
just these stupid open chords
honey
got no money anymore
no more fun
no more sun
just this fucked up wall to wall
i ain't writing anymore
just these stupid open chords
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