1. |
Empire
03:39
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Times are loaded
Fire pin exploded
Put a pistol to the heart of the world
Dropped a bomb in the ocean
A plague for the ages
Ain’t the only contagion
I got bottom line feeders siphoning off my wages
I pledged allegiance
Stood tall in the bleachers
But war crimes and your lies weren’t in the agreement
I won’t claim your name or clean your dirty secrets
Times are loaded
Fire pin exploded
Put a pistol to the heart of the world
Dropped a bomb in the ocean
All land is stolen
Auctioned and sold off
Going once, twice, gone to the man to work the land with a crowbar
I'll be damned if I die in that empire at the wheel of a war machine
Don't you claim my name on your firearms sent to the Middle East
Watch your fortified wall on your borderline tumble in due time
I may be found down on stolen ground with no crown on my mind
I ain’t dying in the empire
I ain’t dying in the empire
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2. |
Dani
04:15
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Oh I'm afraid to open my eyes
I know she'll be there on his mind
Oh Dani won't you leave my man to me
Oh Dani she is following me
She is tearing apart my sanity
Oh Dani won't you leave my man to me
Oh I know you must be lonely
I know it's hard to let go of all that you've known
But, you've had years together to work this through and
All that happened is you both became unglued
Seems like you mixed the pieces too
Oh Dani won't you leave my man to me
Oh Dani won't you leave my man to me
Leave my man to me
Oh Dani won't you leave my man to me
Oh Dani won't you leave my man
Leave my man to me
Oh are you coming or going, Dani, I need to know
Cause he's not strong enough to let you go
Oh are you coming or going, Dani, I need to know
Cause he's not strong enough to let you go
Oh Dani won't you leave my man to me
Oh Dani won't you leave my man to me
Leave my man to me
Oh Dani won't you leave my man to me
Oh Dani won't you leave my man
Leave my man to me
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3. |
Could Be Worse
03:04
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Maybe two time, maybe four
Seven, eight, or even more
Could be worse off, could be worse
Fat chances growing thin
But even David had his sling
Could be worse off, could be worse
Could be worse, Lord, could be worse
Could be five foot and some change in the dirt
Could be worse, Lord, could be worse
But life could be better and my denim could be leather
Counting blessings don’t shed a curse
See that butcher cut that meat
At least I ain’t what I eat
Could be worse off, could be worse
Feeling low down and sick
But some things penicillin can’t fix
Could be worse off, could be worse
My wallet’s running thin
But some pockets just got lint
Could be worse off, could be worse
Could be worse, Lord, could be worse
My paycheck could be flowing in reverse
Could be worse, Lord, could be worse
But life could be better and my pillow could be feather
Could be restin’ instead of workin’
Workin’, workin’, workin’
Maybe two time, maybe four
Seven, eight, or even more
Could be worse off, or it could be better
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4. |
Angelina
03:51
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Well I may need a new muffler but I got plenty in the tank
Ain’t it a shame I can’t plug it in, I got petrol kings to blame
There’s oil in the water but damn I like to drive
It ain’t too hard to be framed a martyr with no room to compromise
Angelina, oh mine, we’ve been working overtime
And I’m tired of handing power to the machine
Put your keys in and drive, lets try out override
Find out what this life can really mean
Do you hear, do you hear truth through lies
Can you see, can you see that dust rise
Angelina, oh mine
Angelina, oh mine
Ignorance ain’t bliss when there’s death upon our shores
Ain’t it sick that they don’t listen to experts anymore
There’s power in the hands of far too many men
Gotta do what we can to change the trend and make it proportionate
Angelina, oh mine, we’ve been working overtime
And I’m tired of handing power to the machine
Put your keys in and drive, lets try out override
Find out what this life can really mean
Do you hear, do you hear truth through lies
Can you see, can you see that dust rise
Angelina, oh mine
Angelina, oh mine
There’s fire in the fields, ain’t too much to bail
I got a feeling who lost the deal, the family farm’s for sale
Our mother may be sick but they got budget needs
There’s no downward trickle when the top is fickle with investors to please
Angelina, oh mine, we’ve been working overtime
And I’m tired of handing power to the machine
Put your keys in and drive, lets try out override
Find out what this life can really mean
Do you hear, do you hear truth through lies
Can you see, can you see that dust rise
Angelina, oh mine
Angelina, oh mine
Angelina, oh mine
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5. |
Westward
03:48
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I'm moving westward
Past that city sign
My foot rests hard on the gas pedal as a brief goodbye
I’m moving westward
To answer my questions
I see the frame as clear as day but no picture yet
I’m moving west
I’m moving west
I’m moving westward
Just out of cell zone
It's a blessed curse to lose yourself where you call home
I’m moving westward
Drink that bottle of rum
Once I leave I’ll find a demon new to run from
I’m moving west
I’m moving west
I’m moving west
I’m moving west
I’m moving westward
Might change hemisphere
It's a subtle gesture to my own heart it can’t live here
I’m moving westward
Forget geography
My final stand with an exit plan from sob stories
I’m moving west
I’m moving west
I’m moving west
I’m moving west
I’m moving westward
Turn off repeat
Time’s best served on this hunk of rock with restless feet
I’m moving westward
Edit the bucket list
Crossed district lines a thousand times but never like this
I’m moving west
I’m moving west
I’m moving west
I’m moving west
I’m moving west
I’m moving west
I’m moving west
I’m moving west
I’m moving westward to answer my questions
See the frame as clear as day but no picture yet
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6. |
Man Alone
02:59
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Man alone on an island with a garden
Died alone, nobody there to save him the way we wanted
His only job to voyage to show to bring them to their boat
A wave across the water was all it took
He’d buy flour from the township for his bread
The only time they’d see him
Though the knowledge he seemed to have
Said that one who saw him
Man alone on an island with a garden
Died alone, nobody there to save him the way we wanted
He would spend the day fishing for his dinner away from society
He had a large concrete sailing boat where alone he would sail the sea
Man alone on an island with a garden
Died alone, nobody there to save him the way we wanted
Man alone on an island with a garden
Died alone, nobody there to save him the way we wanted
The way he chose
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7. |
Take One
02:36
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Some folk were born to poke and pluck them strings
Picking riffs over fourths and fifths is a natural thing
Sure as hell and round egg shells, I would buy that gift if they would sell
But I incline to the rhyme and the rhythm in my system, I ain’t melting no face today
Got my ego curbed in a picking circle chasing folk tales
Trading tunes with McCoury junior, should’ve learned my scales
To my surprise I get the eyes and I can’t pawn them off to the guy behind
We cut to the break and I wish I was mistaken but I really gotta take one tonight
I might take one, take one tonight
Put a pack of matches right my ass and give them a light
I might take one, little honey, take one for Jesus
Eight bars of bad guitar will put you on your knees
Sometimes there comes a time to test my luck
On measuring tape or at home plate, batter up
Don’t give a hoot, bow and salute when I miss the mark down the garbage chute
I take pride in my swinging even when my head is spinning, I’ll be sleeping with a grin tonight
I might take one, go on make fun
When I get to picking grab yourself ear plugs
I might take one, see how it goes
But the only picking my fingers stick to is up my nose
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8. |
I'll Go First
03:39
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Might be something in the air
Coulda been a thing or two I ate
But I reckon I might wreck something today
It ain’t that I don’t care
Maybe too much I suppose
It's that I don’t share fears that hold me close
You best sit down and listen
Grab a stool up from the kitchen
And get a little something for your nerves
There ain’t much use in panic
So pour two while your at it
We’ll talk these glasses dry while taking turns
I’ll go first
Oh boy, where to start
When the end is all that matters
Cut to the chase and brace myself for answers
Could have avoided parts of this
Wouldn’t have changed much, I doubt
But this shock and awe we could do without
So, best sit down and listen
Grab a stool up from the kitchen
And get a little something for your nerves
There ain’t much use in panic
So pour two while your at it
We’ll talk these glasses dry while taking turns
I’ll go first
I best sit down and listen
If there’s a scratch, then get to itchin’
And get out what needs to get on and heard
It’s a shame what walls have written
We’ll read them while we’re sippin’
And match this heartbreak with a little heartburn
I’ll Go First
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9. |
Appreciate Ya
03:15
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Said “Hey! What do ya say?”
Pops gave grace before we ate
To Earth or God, ain’t they about the same
Well, I appreciate them
And Kait
She ain’t no saint
Thought the Eucharist was a card game
Took that bread and to the priest she’d say
Damn, I appreciate ya
Sideways, outta place
Inside out, wrong way most days
The spirit may move in all kind of ways
I appreciate it
True love
Bear hugs
Coffee filled up to the tip of my cup
Some things in life you can’t get enough
I appreciate them
Fried eggs
Frog legs
A pint of fresh ferment outta the keg
Fine things find their way to my face
I appreciate them
Sideways, outta place
Inside out, wrong way most days
Feelings make me feel all kind of ways
I appreciate it
Voter laws
Border walls
Poor folk dying behind steel bars
The hands pointing fingers got greasy palms
It’s like shaking bacon
We’ve had hard times
Gut bustin’ hard times
Bucket rustin’ hard times
I can’t debate it
But then there’s good times
Blues kickin’ good times
Finger lickin’ good times
That make me go
Sideways, outta place
Inside out, wrong way most days
The world’s gone made in all kind of ways
And I appreciate it
And go sideways, outta place
Inside out, wrong way most days
Feelings make me feel all kind of ways
I appreciate them
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10. |
Wiser
03:43
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It’ll come when you’re wiser he said
Oh how it all must look from the chair where you sit
Take a look at the world around you, where you’ve been
Ahead is not always brighter, the unseen
Don’t look too far forward
You’ll miss the moment you’re in
Don’t look too far forward
They can’t always join you in your steps
It’ll come when you’re wiser he said
You’re time will come, just wait for it
Don’t look too far forward
You’ll miss the moment you’re in
Don’t look too far forward
They can’t always join you in your steps
It’ll come when you’re wiser he said
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Tall Folk Dunedin, New Zealand
Lara is from a long line of long legs. Jack is an extension of generations of long necks. Together, with their long limbs and swirling harmonies, they are Tall Folk. Lyrically-driven and harmonically givin', Tall Folk aim to elevate the good in these times. ... more
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