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The Righteous Path
03:26
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when you walk the righteous path
often you'll walk alone
when you've seen the devils town
you'll make heaven your home
and when you dream
of the shadows of night
you'll know the demons taken its flight
only ask for what you can receive
the grateful crow is waiting for its feed
never trust in what you can believe
the heart wont cry, the hands wont bleed
never traipse the righteous path
it's not the place to roam
only walk with certainty
when you walk the realms unknown
and when you are free
of the fear of the night
silhouettes are waiting for the fight
only ask for what you can behold
when the burning water scolds
never think. there's nothing to believe
the heart wont cry the hands wont bleed
once you've walked the righteous path
you'll never be alone
once you've played the game enough
a stone isn't easily thrown
and when you have been
of the darkness of night
the demons are fearful of your might
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Don't Shoot That Moon
04:24
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Do I sin or do I cry
for that dome up in the sky
the waters dream to reunite
that firmament a flaming lie
the power plays the pale
they sail just for the ride
a bubble or a jail
way out after eyes
they say it's a surprise
that you believe all the lies
don't shoot that moon
don't shoot that moon
We'll never move
we'll never move away/beyond
the world has a secret
so nice of you to say
don't tell me it's the deepest
there never was a well
the truth I just can't keep it
in the middle of my mind
I'm ready to delete it
when you're ready to die
they say it's a surprise
that you believe all the lies
don't shoot that moon
don't shoot that moon
We'll never move
we'll never move away/beyond
they don't want to listen
that is plain and clear
but we know they are looking
to make it out of here
for their crime of curiosity
I really just can't tell
all we know is something
is waiting to be revealed
they say it's a surprise
that you believe all the lies
don't shoot that moon
don't shoot that moon
We'll never move
we'll never move away/beyond
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A heavy breath
a heartless image
waking up
it's never finished
if you bury it deep within
trying to hide what must begin
now
it will
only be the same
choking words from a harsh wold
will never crush my love
but it ceased to hurt
deceased this curse
on you
now will you take my gift
as the spell is cast anew
a lightness I breathe
my likeness to be
an image of heartlessness
harmless but it took it's toll
why'd you bury it deep within
trying to hide what must begin
now
it'll
only
be
the
same
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Blind for so long now I can see
preaching men ain't people to believe
handing out answers when they ain't got none
swallow it whole they've already won
don't listen
to the ignorance of bliss
tragedy strikes
much worse than a kiss
the hallowed earth growls
when the snakes hiss
the hallowed earth growls
when the snakes hissss
gotta believe
gotta believe
gotta believe in something
gotta believe in something honey
gonna blow my head of with a big shot gun
to forgive myself for acting so dumb
handing out answers they ain't got none
swallow it whole they already won
don't listen
to the ignorance of bliss
tragedy strikes
much worse than a kiss
the hallowed earth growls
when the snakes hiss
the hallowed earth growls
when the snakes hissss
gotta believe
gotta believe
gotta believe in something
gotta believe in something honey
growling so loud i forgot how to hear
but I reckon it's better than the bottle or the beer
searching for answers when nothing's clear
preacher man shines headlights at deer
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How You Got This Way?
03:32
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I'm wandering
I'm wondering
I'm pondering
how you got this way
how you got this way
baby don't you notice
the shimmer in my eyes
an evening like a daydream
real like a prize
sniffle like a weakling
I'll treat you like a queen
baby don't deceive me
I'm serious when I play
got the wire on the strapon
the puncture on the pod
the babies and the bellies
blue café job
lights in my hair
the holes in your knee
naked in the deli and
the gates on the tree
I'm wandering
I'm wondering
I'm pondering
how you got this way
how you got this way
mistakes must pay the way
my place is yours one day
get the castle get the dog
you're the rabbit to my frog
you're the rabbit to my frog
you're the rabbit to my frog
I'm serious when I play
eight hours like a minute
of cocktails and tea
wine and talk
all magic to me
nearly five years gone by
or was it just a day
in communion with you
if only I could stay
whales in the toilet
starving at the bus
swapping out stories
of some drug bust
I'll watch you to the table
you'll watch me to my seat
fantasies are dumb
when we gonna meet
again
again
I'm wandering
I'm wondering
I'm pondering
how you got this way
how you got this way
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Only a Lie
05:40
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Maybe god is an idiot
like you an me
maybe the chosen one
has been and gone
with nobody to see
maybe faith is a curse
and fact is a bind
maybe what you think
was really right
was only a lie
reality is rendered
on an individual basis
no two have ever encountered
a one
fantasies have ended
in tragic disappointment
and nothing is left behind
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Carl Philip Louis England, UK
Folk-Punk Free Jazz mandolinist and sing/shouter of anarcho-romance poetry
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