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pool
02:54
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In my dreams I am running from an unknown monster
And I am frantic , hopping fences through the dark backyards of Gladwyn Ave
When suddenly I find myself hopping straight into the deep end
Of the heated glowing in-ground swimming pool of a mansion
There is an old man watching me, he looks exactly like somebody's grandpa
And he is old and I am young and I feel comfort in the hunger in his eyes
Ya know, a swimming pool at night is quite a lot like being in the womb
But a cocoon is no place to face, and find that that which chases you is just your life
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river (for kevin)
04:40
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Late one night I was crying in bed
Sheets soaked through, eyes bloodshot red
My mama came to the room and said
Child it's good you're clearing your head
Cuz ain't nothin wrong, ain't nothin wrong
With water flowing strong
So don't build a dam, baby don't hold back
Cuz men don't cry, men have heart attacks
America, America, we cried in the car on the way home
You were good to me, and we said goodbye for just a little too long
And Old Friends, yeah Old Friends sometimes do just to do it for old times
But it's clear to me, like the moon on the river, my mama never met you
Half-filled blue Nalgene water bottle
Did you see the beginning or the end?
Perfect circle, galaxy water
Wise you'd be to envy the tender heart of my friend
Sometimes, when the sun shines through the clouds in stunning display
Some people think that their eyes behold something more than light rays
But not you, dear, cuz you see the sun for the sun
No darlin, you feel the sun, know the sun for the sun
But once I swear I saw God in your eyes
Though we were both undeniably high
What is this life if it don't make you cry, cry, cry my love?
If you cry me a river, I'll paddle you downstream
If you play me a song in G minor
Well then maybe, the heavens will come crashing down at our feet
But the thing about mercy is it's never deserved
Yeah the thing about mercy is it's never deserved
Oh no, no no
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lake
03:06
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We swam across the lake
Crawled up on the rocks in the middle on a little island
Why should we care if the body aches?
Gotta use what you can, cuz you can't take it with you
We slept upon the rocks beneath the northern lights
And the stars were shooting bullets like they're scared for their lives
We slipped into the lake, cuz hey, the water's just fine
And we felt our bodies melt into ourselves, into the night
The night, the night
Now I ain't got much to say
But I got a couple colors in an old coat pocket
Cuz I always lick my plate
Gotta use what you can, cuz you can't take it with you
I followed him back into the woods
And I didn't wanna kiss him, but I knew I should
I gave my love by the fireside
I was scared and lonely, only just a-hitchin a ride, a ride
And I was scared of something that I could not remember
So I floated up to the sky right with those embers
And I was scared of slammin the back screen door
On my way out
And I was scared that you might see
The difference between my body and me
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reservoir
04:00
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How much more do we have to dig
Til we reach the water, til we see the sky?
And will it be enough to quench my thirst?
Don't these rocks look a lot like the pearls around your neck?
I was your girl, until you cashed my check, yeah
And I would like to give a shout-out
To all the days-old babies withdrawing from heroin
And I would like the give a shout-out
To all the people, who now live in all the houses, that I have ever lived in
And we cry ooh ah ooh ah ooh
I said you got to put your feelings underground
Ooh ah ooh oooooh
I get around, I get around, I get around, yeah
One of these days I'll find the X
That marks the spot where I've repressed
A treasure chest of confidence
One of these days I'll draw the ticket
To win the prize, to lose myself
In your eyes, or something else worth my time
And I would fall for you
If my legs knew how to quit
And I would fall for you
But to be honest, I really don't know how to take a hit, no
I said you got to lay your babies in the ground
Ooooh, ooooh
I get around, I get around, I get around
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SEA!
03:53
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I've said it before and I'll say it again
Dooh ahh ooh
If you want to be my friend...
You better take me to the seashore
You've gotta join me, under the water
Til I can't hear my thoughts no more
But when you start to run out of air,
Just try and hold your breath a little longer if you dare
Cuz the water holds secrets
Little whispers in the undertow
And there are colors the eyes can only behold
When they open to the great below
But when you start to run out of air,
When you cannot find your mind anywhere,
You are a body, and the body is the temple of the soul
And then you'll find that you can fly
Well once I met a sweet girl and she showed me the reef
And we dove on down together to the bottom of the sea
And as she pointed out the colors that were swimming round our feet
She smiled at me and I could not believe that it wasn't a dream
And I thought, what a sweet, sweet way to make a friend
Well then once I was a child, I mean it used to be more obvious
And my neighbor's older sister would sometimes come play with us
And it was summer and she was cool and we played mermaids in her pool
And I fell in love with the way that our hair flowed
Well I don't know much and I can't speak for all of women
But nothing really does it for me like the joy of swimming
(sweet sweet sweet sweet)
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