1. |
To the Sea Once More
03:19
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I’m a child of age who has lost my way
I afford no cause that I could not say
But I’d hold this close to my dying day
’Til I knew that I’d found my home
Chorus:
Over land, when the breath is done
Over land, when I’ve left and run
Over land, when my death has come
I’ll return to the sea once more
I was caught betwixt and between all things
That my mother feared for a child who sings
But there’d be no cage, nor a throne for kings
When I knew that I’d found my home
Chorus
So I set on foot for a town out west
And my mother knew that it was for best
I could not delay, wasn’t time for rest
As I knew that I’d find my home
Chorus
And I wandered long for a lonely year
I had conquered naught but my only fear
That I’d find no sand, and I’d disappear
Then I saw that I’d found my home
Chorus
So I built a boat from a beached old tree
And I set out west on the shining sea
And the sky and sun finally came for me
For I knew that I’d found my home
Chorus (2x)
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2. |
It's Sad to Be You
04:13
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It’s sad to be you
Too good to be true
It’s bad to be blue
I’m mad that you knew
What good will it do?
You’re sad to be through
You don’t have a clue
It’s bad for the few
It had to be new
What good will it do?
Never was a choice in making
Never had the chance to start
Never heard the voices breaking
As you tried to tear this world apart
Never could have made it harder
Never did you raise the light
Never would you deign to barter
Though you couldn’t say what’s wrong or right
It’s sad to be you
(backing vocals: sad, sad you)
Too good to be true
It’s bad to be blue
I’m mad that you knew
What good will it do?
You’re sad to be through
But glad you’re on cue
It’s bad for the few
It had to be new
What good will it do?
If you could have made a difference
Would you still have let me down?
If you showed a shade of preference
You would let it burn right to the ground
If there was a tender moment
Would you ever hold my hand?
If you were a brave opponent
Could I ever make you understand?
It’s sad to be you
(backing vocals: sad, sad you)
Too good to be true
It’s bad to be blue
I’m mad that you knew
What good will it do?
You’re sad to be through
You don’t have a clue
It’s bad for the few
It had to be new
What good will it do?
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3. |
Hiding Hard
05:31
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When you left here for good
Just up and gone
I wept ’til dawn
When you went there you knew
How much it cost
You left me lost
When you left here, you tore
Through all my things
We lived like kings
We found hiding hard
It got under our skin
Dreams of riding far
And you can’t wait to begin
It’s not a matter of when
You have to build it again
When you left here alone
It filled the air
It felt unfair
What you spent there, they kept
A waste of crime
A hill to climb
We found waiting rough
It got into your head
Dreams of feeling tough
To tough it out in the red
It’s not the things that you said
It was the way that you fled
When you left here for good
Just up and gone
This can’t go on
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4. |
Reeling
04:21
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One more stretch in the road
Guess another shot will do it
Stuck on what I was owed
Guess I’d better sit right through it
One more dollar a day
Guess it never was quite worth it
Stuck on what I would say
Every one of them deserves it
One more time on a hill
See a lover soon departed
One more line in a will
Wish it’d never even started
One more time of the day
Just another passing moment
One more word I could say
To another vile opponent
I get you, that you are reeling
“I hate you,” what you are feeling
One more weathered barn
There ain’t nothin’ that can repair it
One more night in a car
This ain’t nothin’, but I can’t bear it
One more mountain range
As I travel west on Easter
One more turn of the page
As the devils half-released her
I get you, that you are reeling
“I hate you,” what you are feeling
I get you, that you are reeling
“I hate you,” what you are feeling
I hit you, when you are kneeling
I met you, and you are dealing
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5. |
Open Plain
06:07
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Not for an hour
That’s falling away
Not for a winter
And never for a day
Not for a year
When everything turns gray
Not out of fear
Of whatever comes that may
I ain’t gonna ride on an open plain
I ain’t gonna fight on an open plain
I ain’t gonna hide on an open plain today
I ain’t gonna ride on an open plain
I ain’t gonna fight on an open plain
I ain’t gonna hide on an open plain today
Not when the sun
Is coming to stay
Not one for runnin’
To jump into the fray
Not when the forest
Gives way to the grain
Not when the chorus
Sings out in pain
I ain’t gonna ride on an open plain
I ain’t gonna fight on an open plain
I ain’t gonna hide on an open plain today
I ain’t gonna ride on an open plain
I ain’t gonna fight on an open plain
I ain’t gonna die on an open plain today
Not this tomorrow
Not again and again
Not so much sorrow
From way back when
Not when the coal’s
Left out in the rain
Not when my goals
Were all in vain
I ain’t gonna ride on an open plain
I ain’t gonna fight on an open plain
I ain’t gonna hide on an open plain today
I ain’t gonna ride on an open plain
I ain’t gonna fight on an open plain
I ain’t gonna die on an open plain today
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6. |
You Again
05:02
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You said don’t be late
As I passed through the gate
I was hoping I'd made it on time
The cops rushing forward,
The mob pushed me northward
I’d spoken in faith of no crime
They’d just left the war
And resented the poor
Who had still earned a place in this town
Then things went all sideways
They marched on our driveways
And burned every place to the ground
It helped me more when I
Dropped to the floor and I
Shut down the roar, then I
Counted back slowly from ten
’Cause it’s you, again
You said don’t be long
And I watched as the throng
Did advance from the top of the stairs
Those prodigal sons, yes we
Mounted our guns
And then fired while saying our prayers
The engines did putter,
The windows were shuttered as
Flames poured down from the sky
I tried not to choke
On the billowing smoke
I remember not wanting to die
It helped me more when I
Thought of our store and I
Reached for the door as I
Stopped them from pressing on in
’Cause it’s you, again
Oh, in the darkness and light
Oh, in the heat of the night
It still gives me pause
When I ponder the cause
And consider the whiteness of whales
My memory is blurred,
Though the spirit is stirred,
It devolves as a mess of details
I miss you most when I
Kiss your pale ghost and I
Wish you were close then I
Tally the bodies of men
’Cause it’s you, again
’Cause it’s you, again
’Cause it’s you, again
’Cause it’s you, again
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7. |
Mailman
06:40
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Mailman, yes your bag is getting heavy
And you’ve walked up here already
But your feet still feel unsteady
Mailman, must’ve dropped all of your letters
’Cause these days we’re all forgetters
Never listen to your betters
Mailman, spare me from the morning news
When you weigh conflicting views,
Should you let the reader choose?
Mailman, keep my sins all to yourself
Have the papers on the shelf
That show the cleanest bill of health
Mailman, you must brave the gusty breezes
Does he understand diseases?
He will do just as he pleases
Mailman, I am on my knees in prayer
Underneath the surface layer
Always lies a cold betrayer
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8. |
Another Fire
04:35
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It’s another fire
And this one is dire
But which gun’s for hire?
You know it’s gonna be all night
Look at the building
With some old-time gilding
That is worn and wilting
And I know it’s gonna be all night
Look at all the neighbors
With their torn-out papers
As they breathe in vapors
And I know it’s gonna be all night
Down by the river
There’s a taker and a giver
And I feel a shiver
’Cause I know it’s gonna be all night
Think of all the time
I wasted so much time
Now I know you know it’s gonna be all night
Now a crowd is standing
Where the air’s expanding
They’re gonna keep demanding
And I know it’s gonna be all night
Now we hear the sirens
Tear through the environs
In the sky with diamonds
And I know it’s gonna be all night
Think of all the time
We wasted so much time
Now I know you know it’s gonna be all night
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9. |
If I Could Leave
03:37
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Saturday driving on the road to the end
Everyone striving to get back on the mend
The pavement is frozen, the houses alone
If I could leave and go home
If I could leave and go home
Where could I be an unknown?
’Cause it’s cold outside
Emptiness weighing and it’s closing me in
Something I’m saying I forget to begin
No one is waiting to talk on the phone
If I could leave and go home
If I could leave and go home
Where could I be an unknown?
’Cause it’s cold outside
And it’s a wasted ride
If I could travel, if I could go
If I unravel, or if I could know
If I could grieve all the futures I’ve blown
If I could leave and go home
If I could leave and go home
Where could I be an unknown?
’Cause it’s cold outside
If I could leave and go home
Where could I be an unknown?
Then I would be all right
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10. |
Running Faster
04:04
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I’m running faster
I’m running my mouth
Cause the wind keeps on kicking
The wind that blows from the South
I’m running faster
And so far away
With things so uncertain
It’s the bomb at the end of the day
I’m running faster
Can’t say who I am
But the mean one’s a master
He’ll cut off your legs for a dram
I’m running faster
Make tears into wine
Keep it cool and start chilling
And ensure that our wishes align
Chorus: I prayed for the day
When I’d see you alone
I’d watch every way
Every stone that you’ve thrown
And I wouldn’t
Turn down
A match on the ground
I’m running harder
And worked to the bone
But a saint or a martyr
Wouldn’t care if she lost all she owned
I’m running stronger
And I bought a pack of eight
My list’s getting longer
But it doesn’t feel good to feel hate
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11. |
Tired of Being Tired
04:00
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I’m tired of being tired
I don’t want to die
My feet remain mired,
I’m up to my eye
In things so unholy
I shudder to cry
For the mud is taking me slowly
I’m alone and I’m wasting
The hours of my day
I avoided a pasting
That’s coming my way
This fear isn’t lowly
But what can I say?
For the hope is leaving me slowly
My muscles are weaker,
My brain not as sharp
The outlook is bleaker,
As bleak as my heart
The waters rush coldly
When things come apart
But the warmth is freeing me slowly
I’m tired of despairing
And I don’t want to leave
I’ll set to preparing
The hour when you’ll grieve
And pretend to act boldly
For looks can deceive
My senses are coming back slowly
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12. |
The Life from My Eyes
05:39
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Well you never even came from Kansas
Everything you ever said was lies
You would loiter by the dorms on campus
You could barely pass as one of the guys
But your jacket stank of beer and leather
You were a type that I’d seen before
But there was something just a little less or just a little more
Well your hat was at a rakish angle
And you talked a more convincing game
Though you didn’t have a dream to dangle
Or a dollar to your made-up name
But it was funny when you jacked a blue Honda
And you asked if I would step inside
Or you said, “C’mon baby, we’re goin’ for a little ride.”
Guess you’re a cruiser
And a loser
But what you told her
Had consoled her
With your toys out
And your poise
You took the life out from my eyes
With a book for every empty pocket
You feigned that you were just as smart
And while straddling a navy crotch rocket
You were riding on the state of the art
How you talked about the past and the future
How the world was always falling down
And I was wavering from side to side as we would head into town
Everybody’s got a big idea
And yours was that nobody cares
For every Jason there is a Medea
Just a place where everybody stares
Every wrong you ever felt was hopeless
In every quarrel more’n two’s a crowd
So you said if nothing ever matters, everything’s allowed
You’re a refuser
And you amuse her
What you told her
Had consoled her
With your coy mouth
Fit to destroy
You took the life out from my eyes
Even though you were another old lecher
With a love on every wind
It was better than a medical stretcher
Or a wall to which I wouldn’t be pinned
No, the darkness wouldn’t ever leave me
But your expression of it wasn’t a thrill
So would I swallow my inflated pride or just a bitter pill?
No, we didn’t even get to marriage
’Cause he avoided every court of law
There was justice only in miscarriage
And we were waiting for the heat to thaw
You could’ve sold me the Eiffel Tower
I would have bought it with some pennies and dimes
And I’d still have been a guilty party to your petty crimes
’Cause you’re a user
And boozer
But what you told her
Had consoled her
With the joy out
And a ploy
You took the life out from my eyes
But this story has a happy ending
Another fable of a death foretold
No fences that need more mending
No worries that I’m gettin’ old
Yeah, we settled in a cheap apartment
Had some babies to thicken the plot
And made sure that I was giving back everything I got
So you’re a bruiser
Who’ll abuse her
But what you told her
Had consoled her
With the boys out
And the noise
You took the life out from my eyes
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13. |
Mariia
04:44
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No I can't cop a feel
The Rain Man's got the wheel
But Mariia still knows the deal
Cause it's one more job before her
Plane checks out of this spiel
No I can’t hold her hand
She’s got an older man
But the genius is the plan
Cause it’s one more time that you
Slip your crime into the van
So there’s this empty plot
You reap just what you sought
And rub that bloody spot
Cause it’s one more sore if you
Skip this chore and you are caught
Well, she can hold a gun
But she’s not the only one
Go ask her native son
Cause it’s one more God
Who will shoot his wad on the run
No I won’t poke the bear
And you don’t really care
If it drops its underwear
Cause it’s someone’s crown
So let’s all kneel down
And say a prayer
Well I still go to school
But I won’t be made a fool
And I think the Golden Rule
Is just one more con
So I must move on and play it cool
quote 1 [Russian]: [Siberian gun rights speech]
…to symbolize the fact that we have no effective means of defending ourselves. I did it myself. And, unfortunately yes, I have an empty holster that is evidence that we don't have anything to put in this holster.
quote 2 [English]: [to Trump]
Do you want to continue the politics of sanctions that are damaging of both economie[s], or [do] you have any other ideas?
quote 3 [Russian]: [same Siberian speech, speaking of a Buryat man apparently charged in some gun use case]
He defended himself, and should be released immediately. We demand a review of the verdict in his case.
quote 4 [English]: [context?]
...the board member of the Right to Bear Arms, this is a [sic] all-Russian public organization, we promote gun rights
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The Gated Community Minneapolis
The Gated Community is a country/bluegrass/Americana band with rock influences based in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area in
Minnesota and has been in existence since early 2006.
Bandmembers: Sumanth Gopinath
Rosie Harris
Beth Hartman
Paul Hatlelid
Cody Johnson
Nate Knutson
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