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Blind (Live)
03:30
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You're right back in the thick of it
With a sweet soul song to set things right
But when you left
It was all bad blood and goodbyes
You live your life up in the stratosphere
With no regard for what is right
You've got to come down another mile
Just to see the light
Now that you're here, I know, I know
I must have been blind
Well, it's too late to repair the hurt
To erase the marks of damage done
You say you're sorry
But your heart still beats for one
To see you now, I know, I know
I must have been blind
Hey, soul sister, I thought you might be the one
When your sunlight spread across my earth
But when the rain came
Your flame flickered and flickered and flickered to embers
Now that you're near, I know, I know, I must have been blind
Now that you're here, I know, I know, I must have been blind
To see you here, I know, I know, I must have been blind
But I won't, no I won't, be blind next time
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Blue (Live)
04:50
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Blue
Whatcha gonna do
In the dark hours
of winter gloom?
Ice
Coats the window pane
Streets slick with
Frozen rain
Blue
Where ya headed to?
The Arctic winds
Will be coming soon
Pale
From the sunless sky
Tired of
The endless night
Blue
Whatcha gonna do
While the cold days
Of winter bloom?
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Clear Sky Relapse (Live)
04:16
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I don’t wanna come down
I’m riding high up in blue
Caught up in the jet stream
See the contrails drift behind me
Some strange clear sky relapse
A moment’s grace, a camera’s flash
Waiting for the crash
I can’t help but see the sights
Of a 12-gauge shotgun
Locked onto its target
I’m a bird without a future
A stone’s throw from the end
I could lift up and take flight
Try to save my own skin
But I don’t wanna come down
I don’t wanna come down
I just wanna be right
I just wanna be right
I just wanna be right here
No I won’t disappear
No I won’t disappear
I hope the wind will catch me
And carry me to happy
Where I stop repeating
Thoughts like records skipping
Forwards backwards jumping
Caught between the grooves ‘til I
Only hear the static
The sound of my heart pumping
The flutter of wings too weak to fly
No I won’t come down
I don’t wanna come down
I just wanna feel right
I just wanna feel right
I just want to be right here
No I won’t disappear
I just wanna feel right
I just wanna feel right
I just want to be right here
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4. |
Firefly (Live)
04:31
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Brightest light
Where did you go?
I’ll catch you
When the moonlight glows
Ooh ooh, I hear your song
Sparkle, flame
Then disappear
Every time
That I come near
Ooh ooh, I hear your song
Cast my lot
Into the sea
Siren vows
To marry me
Ooh ooh, I hear her song
But the one with
Golden hair
Her fragrance lingers
In the air
Ooh ooh, I hear her song
Burning brightly, then she’s gone
She comes to me
In the dead of night
I can see her
Glowing bright
Ooh ooh, I hear her song
The song she sings
I know it’s true
A song of life
That comes from you
Ooh ooh, I hear her song
Burning brightly, then she’s gone
Ooh ooh, I hear her song
Burning brightly, then she's gone
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5. |
Las Cruces (Live)
04:58
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It was a long night
Held you 'til the morning light
Said everything will be alright
If you stay here with me
But you knew it couldn't last
Nothing can erase the past
Already broken when the die was cast
Some things weren't meant, meant to be, meant to be
And in the bright, clear sunlight
When we aren't moved by star shine
Hard lines reveal the truth
Miles and miles from our youth
Checked out of the motel
You were dreaming of a better hell
Shut the door and I wished you well
I knew you wouldn't come, come with me
Drove across the Rio Grande
Watched the sun light up the desert sands
Morning star fade into distant lands
Let the miles flow, flow through me, flow through me
I felt you shaking in the bed last night
Caught your sad eyes stained with tears
I know you feel all alone
No one cares and no one hears you call
No one at all
Got held up at a red light
Still hurting from the drinks last night
Checked the rear view, then I hung a right
Smelled you in the air next to me
Alarm went off at 9 AM
You woke up, downed a shot of gin
You knew I wasn't coming back again
Some things weren't meant, meant to be, meant to be
You put the razor on it
Pushed the blade until the skin broke
Watched the color seeping through
Just to feel your blood flowing
You let the candles burn low
Watched the shadows on the walls
Wet your fingers to put the flames out
Felt the sting
And then felt nothing at all
Nothing at all
Nothing at all
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6. |
I Had to Tell You (Live)
03:28
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