B i o g r a p h y (by Marc Deming)
Not many heroes of indie folk have won an Oscar or created the basis of a successful stage musical, but Glen Hansard is an artist who can wear both of those feathers in his cap. As a member of the Frames and the Swell Season, Hansard won acclaim for his literate, intelligent, and passionate songwriting and his nuanced vocals, and he's gone on to win similar accolades as a solo artist. Hansard first gained an audience for the limber but emphatic indie rock he created as a member of the Frames, then gained international fame with fellow singer and songwriter Markéta Irglová in the duo the Swell Season, whose emotionally open, primarily acoustic indie folk became the centerpiece of the award-winning independent romantic drama Once. After going out on his own with his 2012 solo debut, Rhythm and Repose, Hansard has shown a stylistic diversity as he embraced the sound of '70s singer/songwriters on 2015's Didn't He Ramble, vintage soul on 2018's Between Two Shores, and an eclectic swing between subtle folk and noisy indie rock on 2019's This Wild Willing. Glen Hansard was born in the Ballymun section of Dublin on April 21, 1970. Early on, Hansard was far more passionate about music than he was about schoolwork, and when he was 13 years old, on the advice of a teacher who felt he had a future as a musician, he dropped out and started making a living busking on the streets of Dublin. Hansard spent five years playing on the streets and working on his songwriting, and in his late teens, his parents helped him bankroll the recording of a demo of his original material. He made 50 copies of the demo, and one of them was heard by noted producer and A&R man Denny Cordell. Cordell was impressed with Hansard's recordings, and on his recommendation Hansard was signed to Island Records. With a record deal in place, Hansard needed to form a backing band, so in 1990 he rounded up a handful of local buskers and scuffling rock musicians and assembled the first edition of the Frames, the name coming from the large collection of bicycle frames Hansard kept in his backyard (he fixed bikes in his spare time). While the Frames began playing out in 1990, various matters prevented their first album, Another Love Song, from arriving in shops until September 1992. In the interim, Hansard played the role of Outspan Foster in the hit movie The Commitments. While the film's success made Hansard a celebrity, he opted to focus on his music rather than acting. When Another Love Song didn't live up to Island's sales expectations, however, the Frames had to focus on live work until they landed another deal, this time with ZTT Records, who released the group's second album, Fitzcarraldo, in 1995. Dance the Devil followed in 1999, as the Frames developed a large and loyal audience in their native Ireland, as well as a passionate cult following in the United States. In 2001, they released their fourth album, For the Birds, through the independent Overcoat Recordings imprint, and Breadcrumb Trail came out the following year. Hansard also found himself in front of cameras again when he signed on as the host of Other Voices: Songs from a Room, a show for Irish television that showcased local talent. In 2006, after the release of the album The Cost, Hansard took some time off from the Frames to work on a side project, the Swell Season, in which he collaborated with Czech singer and songwriter Markéta Irglová. Through Hansard was 18 years Irglová's senior, the two connected as partners as well as artists, and they pursued a romantic relationship after completing their self-titled debut album. Around the same time, writer and director John Carney, a former member of the Frames, persuaded Hansard to play the male lead in an independent feature film about an Irish busker who falls in love with an Eastern European immigrant and fellow musician; with Irglová in the female lead, the project was an example of art imitating life. When Once was released in 2007, it became an international success, and one of the songs Hansard and Irglová wrote and performed in the movie, "Falling Slowly," earned them an Academy Award for Best Original Song. In 2009, the Swell Season released a second LP, Strict Joy, but by the time the album dropped, Hansard and Irglová had amicably ended their romantic relationship. While they occasionally collaborated on songs, they stopped working under the banner the Swell Season. The Swell Season's music took on a second life in 2011 when an off-Broadway musical adapted from Carney's film, also called Once, made its debut. The show moved to Broadway in 2012, and was later staged in the U.K., Canada, Australia, and South Korea. While the Frames occasionally regrouped for touring, particularly in Ireland, they had fallen out of making records, and in 2012 Hansard released his first proper solo album, Rhythm and Repose, which was informed by the end of his relationship with Irglová and his relocation to New York City. Later in 2012, Hansard's track "Take the Heartland" appeared on the soundtrack to the hit movie The Hunger Games, and the following year he joined up with Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder to record a cover of Bruce Springsteen's "Drive All Night," which was included on a fundraising EP of the same name issued by Anti- in support of music education charity Little Kids Rock. In 2015, Hansard released It Was Triumph We Once Proposed: Songs of Jason Molina, an EP in which Hansard presented reworked interpretations of five songs by his late friend Molina, best known for his work with Songs: Ohia and Magnolia Electric Co. In September 2015, Hansard returned with a new album of original material, Didn't He Ramble, followed by an American concert tour. In January 2018, Anti- brought out Hansard's fourth full-length album, Between Two Shores; in support, he staged an international concert tour, including a special show with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. 2019's This Wild Willing was written during a four-week working vacation in Paris and recorded with a diverse range of collaborators, including noted electronic artists Dunk Murphy and Deasy, and Middle Eastern musicians the Khoshravesh brothers. In 2021 Hansard teamed up with Eddie Vedder, Olivia Vedder, and Cat Power for the soundtrack to the Sean Penn-directed drama Flag Day.
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The Swell Season
This Low We made a plan that was subject to change So whatever was it works out we both get the blame In the arms of this low And you took the wind right out of my sails By sweating me out on all the little details In the arms of this low In the arms of this low So thread the light So thread the light We made a choice and we knew we would pay For stealing the joy and trying to escape From the arms of this low And if by some chance you break from the pack You know I'll be waiting to welcome you back Into the arms of this low In the arms of this low Thread the light Thread the light Thread the light Thread the light Shine the light Don't hide the light Live the light And give the light Seek the light And speak the light Crave the light, and brave the light Stare the light And share the light Show the light And know the light Raise the light And praise the light Thread the light And spread the light Sleeping Are you sleeping Still dreaming Still drifting off alone I'm not leaving with this feeling So you'd better best be told And how in the world did you come To be such a lazy love It's so simple, and fitting The path that you are on We're not talking, there's no secrets There's just a note that you have gone And all that you've ever owned Is packed in the hall to go And how am I supposed to live without you A wrong word said in anger and you were gone I'm not listening for signals It's all dust now on the shelf Are you still working Still counting Still buried in yourself And how in the world did we come To have such an absent love And how am I supposed to live without you A wrong word said in anger and you were gone And how am I supposed to live without anyone And how in the world did you come To be such a lazy love And where did you go Falling Slowly I don't know you But I want you All the more for that Words fall through me And always fool me And I can't react And games that never amount To more than they're meant Will play themselves out Take this sinking boat and point it home We've still got time Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice You've made it now Falling slowly, eyes that know me And I can't go back Moods that take me and erase me And I'm painted black You have suffered enough And warred with yourself It's time that you won Take this sinking boat and point it home We've still got time Raise your hopeful voice you had a choice You've made it now Take this sinking boat and point it home We've still got time Raise your hopeful voice you had a choice You've made it now Falling slowly sing your melody I'll sing along Drown Out Drown out, the voice that breaks the silence And talks the joy out of everything You were found out and had to walk in darkness without the only thing you care about And we drive away and head for south We found our way and blocked it out Cry alone, and die alone Pray alone, and stay alone You were burned out And had to stop before all hell broke And finally took its toll And save our souls were playing dead And mine for gold in a heart of lead And turn around and save yourself We found our way and blocked it out Cry alone, and die alone Pray alone, and stay alone Drown out, drown out Lies I think it's time, we give it up And figure out what's stopping us From breathing easy, and talking straight The way is clear if you're ready now The volunteer is slowing down And taking time to save himself The little cracks they escalated And before you know it is too late For making circles and telling lies You're moving too fast for me And I can't keep up with you Maybe if you slowed down for me I could see you're only telling Lies, lies, lies Breaking us down with your Lies, lies, lies When will you learn The little cracks they escalated And before you know it is too late For making circles and telling lies You're moving too fast for me And I can't keep up with you Maybe if you'd slowed down for me I could see you're only telling Lies, lies, lies Breaking us down with your Lies, lies, lies When will you learn So plant the thought and watch it grow Wind it up and let it go When Your Mind's Made Up So, if you want something And you call, call Then'll come running To fight, and I'll be at your door When there's something worth running for When your mind's made up When your mind's made up There's no point trying to change it When your mind's made up When your mind's made up There's no point trying to stop it You see, you're just like everyone When the shit falls all you want to do is run, away And hide all by yourself When you're far from me, there's nothing else When your mind's made up When your mind's made up There's no point trying to change it When your mind's made up When your mind's made up There's no point even talking When your mind's made up When your mind's made up There's no point trying to fight it So, if you ever want something And you call, call Then I'll come running. Leave (written with Damien Rice) I can't wait forever is all that you said Before you stood up And you won't disappoint me I can do that myself But I'm glad that you've come Now if you don't mind Leave, leave And free yourself at the same time Leave, leave I don't understand, you've already gone And I hope you feel better Now that it's out What took you so long And the truth has a habit Of falling out of your mouth But now that it's come If you don't mind Leave, leave And please yourself at the same time Leave, leave Let go of my hand You said what you have to now Leave, leave Let go of my hand You said what you came to now Leave, leave Leave, leave Let go of my hand You said what you have to now Leave, leave... The Moon Cut the bonds with the moon And let the dogs gather Burn the gauze in the spoon And suck the poison up And bleed Shut the door to the moon And let the birds gather Play no more with the fool And let the souls wander And bleed From the soul A slow hurt.. and it breaks us.. And so down, Down, down and so plain So down When you play some more it seems so And my friends are past this game Of breakdowns And our friends that are lost at sea.. Throw down And I'll break the wasted space Slow down, slow down, If you don't slow down, slow down If you don't slow down, slow.. Cut the bonds with the moon And watch the dogs gather Alone Apart How many times have I been here How many times was I lost And how many times I'd be lost in the sea If you weren't there to rescue me We're sailing, sailing every night We're drifting, drifting alone apart Not to show that we're in need But I'd heal your wounds if you bleed How many times have I hurt you How many times have you And how many times I'd been on my knees Begging, begging please forgive me We're sailing, sailing every night We're drifting, drifting alone apart Not to show that we're in need But I'd heal your wounds if you bleed Thank you for being so patient with me I've been weaker than I ought to be Despair and jealousy blinded my mind And I couldn't see how you're trying for me.
Once Soundtrack
Falling Slowly (Glen Hansard/Markéta Irglová) I don't know you But I want you All the more for that Words fall through me And always fool me And I can't react And games that never amount To more than they're meant Will play themselves out Take this sinking boat and point it home We've still got time Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice You've made it now Falling slowly, eyes that know me And I can't go back Moods that take me and erase me And I'm painted black You have suffered enough And warred with yourself It's time that you won Take this sinking boat and point it home We've still got time Raise your hopeful voice you had a choice You've made it now Take this sinking boat and point it home We've still got time Raise your hopeful voice you had a choice You've made it now Falling slowly sing your melody I'll sing along If You Want Me (Markéta Irglová/Glen Hansard) Are you really here or am I dreaming? I can't tell dreams from truth For it's been so long since I have seen you I can hardly remember your face anymore When I get really lonely and the distance causes only silence I think of you smiling With pride in your eyes A lover that sighs If you want me Satisfy me If you want me Satisfy me Are you really sure that you'd believe me? When others say I lie I wonder if you could ever despise me When you know I really try To be a better one to satisfy you But you're everything to me And I'll do what you ask me If you'll let me be free. If you want me Satisfy me If you want me Satisfy me If you want me Satisfy me If you want me Satisfy me Broken Hearted Hoover Fixer Sucker Guy (Glen Hansard) Ten years ago I fell in love with an Irish girl she took my heart Well she went and screwed some guy that she knew And now I'm in Dublin with a broken heart Oh broken-hearted Hoover fixer sucker guy Oh broken-hearted Hoover fixer sucker, sucker guy One day I'll go there and win her once again But until then I'm just a sucker of a guy. When Your Mind's Made Up (Glen Hansard/Markéta Irglová) So, if you want something And you call, call Then I'll come running To fight, and I'll be at your door When there's nothing worth running for When your mind's made up When your mind's made up There's no point trying to change it When your mind's made up When your mind's made up There's no point even talking You see, you're just like everyone When the shit falls all you want to do is run, away And hide all by yourself well there's no point that's gonna warn to help When your mind's made up When your mind's made up There's no point trying to change it When your mind's made up When your mind's made up There's no point even talking When your mind's made up When your mind's made up There's no point trying to change it So, if you ever want something And you call, call Then I'll come running Lies (Glen Hansard) I think it's time, we give it up And figure out what's stopping us From breathing easy, and talking straight The way is clear if you're ready now The volunteer is slowing down And taking time to save himself The little cracks they escalated And before you know it is too late For making circles and telling lies You're moving too fast for me And I can't keep up with you Maybe if you slowed down for me I could see you're only telling Lies, lies, lies Breaking us down with your Lies, lies, lies When will you learn The little cracks they escalated And before you know it is too late For making circles and telling lies You're moving too fast for me And I can't keep up with you Maybe if you'd slowed down for me I could see you're only telling Lies, lies, lies Breaking us down with your Lies, lies, lies When will you learn So plant the thought and watch it grow Wind it up and let it go Gold (Interference) And I love her so I wouldn't trade her for gold Walking on moonbeams I was born with a silver spoon Hell I'm gonna be me Gonna be free Walking on moonbeams And staring out to sea And if a door be closed Then a row of homes start building And tear your curtains down For sunlight is like gold Hell you better be you Do what you can do Walking on moonbeams And staring out to sea 'Cause if your skin was soil How long do you think before they'd start digging And if your life was gold How long do you think you'd stay living And I love her so I wouldn't trade her for gold The Hill (Markéta Irglová) Walking up the hill tonight and you have closed your eyes I wish I didn't have to make those mistakes and be wise Please try to be patient and know that I'm still learning I'm sorry that you have to see the strength inside me burning Where are you my angel now don't you see me crying? And I know that you can't do it all but you can't say I'm not trying I'm on my knees in front of him but he doesn't seem to see me But all his troubles on his minds, he's looking right through me And I'm letting myself down. beside you this fire in you And I wish that you could see that half my troubles too Looking at you sleeping, I'm with the man I love I'm still here weeping while the hours pass so slow And I know that in the morning I'll have to let you go And you'll be just a man once I used to know And for these past few days someone I don't recognise This isn't all my fault, when will you realise Looking at you leaving, I'm looking for a sign. Fallen From The Sky (Glen Hansard) You must have fallen from the sky You must have shattered on the wrong way You brought so many to the light And now you're by yourself There comes a point in every fight Where giving up seems the only way When everyone has said goodbye And now you're on your own And if you need somewhere to fall apart Somewhere to fall apart When the rules of Cain The rights you made The hours did crawl For those to blame The broken glass The fool that asked The moving arrow to stop You must have fallen from the sky You must have come here in the pouring rain You took so many through the light And now you're on your own And if you need somewhere to fall apart Somewhere to fall apart Well the ruins of man The bloody rag Be the fool the bull The powdered hag The nights that make The rattle rag The wolves that follow the ousted man The falling star The way we are Divine The rules that never ever multiply You must have fallen from the sky You must have come here on the wrong way You came among us every time But now you're on your own And if you need somewhere to fall apart Somewhere to fall apart Well they call you saint The basket case The rules of thumb You have to break The raging skull The rag to the bull The nails that drag In either hand Well I will make My work of that I know this place I know this task You must have fallen from the sky Leave (Glen Hansard) I can't wait forever is all that you said Before you stood up And you won't disappoint me I can do that myself But I'm glad that you've come Now if you don't mind Leave, leave, And free yourself at the same time Leave, leave, I don't understand, you've already gone And I hope you feel better Now that it's out What took you so long And the truth has a habit Of falling out of your mouth But now that it's come If you don't mind Leave, leave, And please yourself at the same time Leave, leave, Let go of my hand You said what you have to now Leave, leave, Let go of my hand You said what you came to now Leave, leave, Leave, leave, Let go of my hand You said what you have to now Leave, leave... Trying To Pull Myself Away (Glen Hansard) Breaking up in the station, a final train I don't even know if I'll ever see you again Is it a choice that we even have? Bang bang down on the piano 'til I smash the keys Listening alone with the melodies Everything's gone and I don't know where And the rule of thumb don't apply anymore 'Cause the house is burning.... Trying to pull myself away I'm caught in a pattern and I can't escape Trying to pull myself away Lately when I get lost there's this thing I know Even the dogs have somewhere to go Everything comes if you just it be Work, work, brighten the corners that will never see Untangle the thoughts that you know what they mean I hope that the answer doesn't come to late And the rule of thumb don't apply on me 'Cause the table are turning Trying to pull myself away I'm caught in a pattern and I can't escape Trying to pull myself away I'm caught in a pattern and I can't escape Can't escape Trying to pull myself away, everything's gone Trying to pull myself away, everything's gone All The Way Down (Glen Hansard) You have broken me all the way down Down upon my knees And you have broken me all the way now You'll be the last you see And some fight you gave when I pushed you away from me And in the morning when you're turning, I'll be far to sea You have broken me all the way down You'll be the last you see And what chance had we got when you missed every shot for me And in the morning when you're turning, I'll be out of reach And in the darkness when you find this, I'll be far to sea And You have broken me all the way down You'll be the last you see Once (Glen Hansard/Markéta Irglová) Part of me has died And won't return And part of me wants to hide The part that's burned Once Once I knew how to talk to you Once Once But not anymore Hear the sirens Call me home, call me home Call me home, call me home Part of me has vowed To watch it burn And the heart of me has tried But look what it's become Once Once I knew where to look for you Once Once But that was before Once Once I would have laid down and died for you Once Once But not anymore Hear the sirens Call me home, call me home Call me home, call me home Call me home Say It To Me Now (Glen Hansard) Scratching at the surface now And I'm trying hard to work it out And so much has gone misunderstood This mystery only leads to doubt And I'm looking for a sign In this dark uneasy time So if you have something to say Say it to me now And I'm not trying to pass the buck I'm just trying to get a better look And I'm wondering how it feels for you Now that the shoe is on the other foot And I didn't understand When you reached down to take my hand And if you have something to say You'd better say it now Cause this is what you've waited for A chance to even up the score And as these shadows fall on me now I will somehow Cause I'm clearing up this wreckage Lord And there's more than you've ever seen before So if you have something to say Say it to me now
Strict joy
Low rising I want to sit you down and talk I want to pull the veils and find what it is I've done wrong I want to tear these curtains down I want you to meet me somewhere tonight In this old tourist town And we'll go Low rising ‘Cause we've got to come up, we've got to come up Low rising Cause there's no further for us to fall Low rising ‘Cause I feel we've had enough, and we're Low rising All for the love of you I want to take you to the rock I want to jump right in and see what that big ocean's got I want to turn this thing around I want to drink with you all night until we both fall down 'Till we go Low rising ‘Cause we've got to come up, we've got to come up Low rising Cause there's no further for us to fall Low rising 'Till I feel we've had enough, and we're Low rising All for the love of you Low rising Low rising ‘Cause we've got to come up, we've got to come up Low rising 'Till I feel we've had enough, and we're Low rising to Cause there's no further for us to fall Low rising Oh All for the love of you For the love of you We're low rising, low rising I want to sit you down and talk I want to sit you down and talk about it all Feeling the pull Well I'm heading back to pack a bag To head out on the road To take away what I know is mine And I'm running down and past the yellow house With Joe into the breeze where no one seems to care And I'm feeling the pull Dragging me off again And I'm feeling so small Against the sky tonight Well stories of an open light And every time we work ourselves up into a rage We smash and grab And pull the handle no one says but Wants to be the one just climbing out And I'm feeling the pull Dragging me off again And I'm feeling so small Against the big sky tonight Tonight, yeah And I'm feeling the pull Dragging me off again And I'm feeling so small Against the big sky tonight And I'm feeling the pull Dragging me on again And I'm feeling so small Against the big moon sky tonight Tonight, oh In these arms Use the truth as a weapon To beat up all your friends Every chink in the armour An excuse to cause offence And the boys from the hallways Calling out your name And true love will find them in the end You were restless I was somewhere less secure So I went running to the rope And so now this The long list of places i was I quit my rambling and i came home ‘Cause maybe I was born to hold you in these arms Maybe I was born to hold you in these arms Use your saints And your mantra And your things to keep you calm If you stay with that asshole He's gonna do you harm There's a voice singing loudly on the radio Just for you And good fortune will find him in the end Maybe I was born to hold you in these arms Maybe I was born to hold you in these arms Maybe I was born to hold you in these arms Maybe I was born to hold you in these arms The rain Just before the rain came down The sun came out at last And as for all assumptions made, And questions never asked I know we're not where I promised you we'd be by now But maybe it's a question of who'd want it anyhow? Even now the rainbow's end seems closer to your hands And is it knowing when to stop The measure of a man Okay We're not what I promised you we would become But maybe it's a question of how much it really was We had enough Had enough There's plenty more where that came from now You're feeling bored Swallowed up We got hours on you now Just before the rain came down The sun came out at last And as for all assumptions And questions never asked Okay I'm not what I promised you I would become I know We're not what I promised you we'd be by now Had enough Had enough There's plenty more where that came from now Feeling bored Swallowed up We got hours on you now Feeling tall Is the crawling out We got hours on you now Fantasy Man This diamond's growing in the mountains Beneath the pressure of all time They grow in hope and expectation Waiting for your hands to find 'Cause only you could reach inside me And figure out the worth Of a life I live providing What it was you needed most And if everything is measured By the hole it leaves behind Then this mountain has been levelled And there's no more diamonds in the mine Go on now, just leave it The timing wasn't right And the force that swept us both away Was too strong for us to fight Fantasy man, you are always One step ahead of me Well I never heard the warning I haven't got things right But the sun came out this morning And filled my room with light So go now, you are forgiven Let's put it down to life The story of two lovers Who danced both edges of the night In the station you are standing Not knowing what you want And the secrets that we're defending Have become our only bond Just be patient while I wait here Our journeys out of sync While you're out there running in the chaos I need some time to think Fantasy man, you are always One step ahead of me Well I never heard the warning I haven't got things right But the sun came out this morning And filled my room with light So go now, you are forgiven Let's put it down to life The story of two lovers Who danced both edges of the night Paper cup Paper cup got no worries Got no dog in this fight Paper plane take this note Straight to her If her heart's still in the fight Maybe time will decide This restless spirit can survive Paper saint would you hear her When she calls You got no dog in this fight Paper bird take this offering From her hands A simple trail back to the light Maybe time will provide Give you the strength to decide I hope it's not too late Maybe time will decide The restless spirit can survive For ??? no more Maybe time will provide Give you the strength to decide You know it's not too late Paper cup you got no worries Got no, got no dog in this fight And got no worries Got no dog in this fight High horses There's a light inside us all It only shines as bright as we are And you're falling down so low And we're worried for you And we worry... But even on our worst days We were never quite like this We've gone as far as we can go They are crushing No At the heart of every fool Is the hopeless, stupid tune And there's this lingering, this ignorant feeling That I'm just a fool That I can see something But even at your worst day You were never bad as this You've gone far as you can go And I'm dying You and your high horses... The verb What's the verb to Cut it off to Take a knife and hack away at it You keep saying Well that's the last time You'll pretend to Stand aside no matter what we did I'm not playing All in all they're Just enough to Keep us sliding back to where we were I'm not waiting That's the last time You get friends who Will tell you that you walked away with it And you barely scrape through I'm tired of fighting she said Your words just rattle my head All joy escapes in the dark And I can't make this make sense Your words are lost to me now I cannot take it, I'm out I'm stuck here kidding myself Cause you're out there caring somewhere So what's the verb to Kick it over Take the time and walk away from it I'm not playing That'll never sit with us well We're far too pious to get out of it And we're on our way I'm tired of fighting you said Your words just rattle my head All joy's escaped in the dark And i can't make this make sense Your thoughts are lost to me now I cannot take it, I'm out I'm stuck here killing myself You're out there drinking somewhere I'm sorry I've lost all my hope I cannot take it no more I'm stuck here killing myself You're out there laughing somewhere I tore my heart out, no more I've burned this bridge and it's gone I'm stuck here killing myself And you're out there laughing somewhere This joy is lost to me now I cannot take it, I'm out I'm stuck here killing myself And you're out there drinking somewhere I'm stuck here killing myself I have loved you wrong Forgive me, lover, for I have sinned For I have done you wrong For I have hurt beyond repair And when tears occurred no I didn't care Forgive me, lover, for I have sinned For I have loved you wrong. But there's a strange door grown in my chest it Beats for you it will not rest so, Meet me in our secret place When the time has come Rest your head in my lap and I'll Beat you out of your own trap and I'll Show you how much you have missed truth in Time we were in right So forgive me, lover, for I have sinned For i have let you go. But you've been Every now and then on my mind, You're every now and then on my mind (7x) You're on my mind On my mind (7x) On my mind (7x) Love that conquers In a time when your word was true You gave your heart to the ones you knew And at the dawn of every day There was a light that you gave to me You gave yourself to a love that conquered Give everything to a love that conquers And then you came, and you came real close You gave the heart what it wanted most You took your time and you made it clear Maybe time will erase something You ran away with a love that conquered. You ran away with a love that conquers Been too long in the shadows, too long in the dark Give yourself to a love that conquers Two tongues What you give Or give out Is the only thing that really counts Will you stay here Stay around And we'll both start working this out But it's not just this it's everything It's so hard to reach and impossible To really read when you're talking With two tongues in your mouth And I wish you'd quit this mumbling Underneath your breath it's killing me You've not said nothing yet Who's talking now Well I guess I'm starting to doubt. Are we lost here Are you keeping count Or are you gonna just let me down Your heart's not in it, it's every word It's plain to see you're still mumbling What's underneath, you're so curious Well it's two strikes and you're out And I'm tiring of this attitude And you fall to pieces like you do I can't believe you're still talking With two tongues in your mouth After all we've been around Will you hear me out You're the only thing that really counts Back broke Back broke and dancing ‘Cause you're here beside me ‘Cause you're here ‘Cause you're here Here with me Back broke and happy ‘Cause you're near ‘Cause you're near Nearer to me I came on your command Don't give me false hope I'm back by big demand Don't give me false hope Back broke and smiling ‘Cause it's clear ‘Cause it's clear You still want me I came on your command Don't give me false hope We're back by big demand Don't give us false hope Back broke and crying ‘Cause you're near ‘Cause you're near Our parting
Rhythm and Repose
You Will Become In time this won't even matter This chapter will be long under grass And we'll talk about everything till it's easier Your beauty is nothing compared to what You will become You will become You will become, in time become Rob from always on the run dot net is so bad and copy paste is a sin And we talked about talk of a gold ring And you brought me one step closer to the heart of things ANd we talked about everything till we laughed about it Your honesty is nothing compared to what You will become You will become You will become, in time become You will become You will become You will become You will become You will become You will become, in time become Maybe Not Tonight Echoes of another time Playing lightly on my mind There's many rivers still to cross Temper the bitterness and loss Though what you say is true This might be it for me and you Maybe we can draw that line Maybe another time Well I wanna do what's right But maybe not tonight Memories of another town Those pretty eyes, that pretty frown And in the long grass where we lay And let the whole world fall away And though in time we've walked apart You were always in my heart Maybe we should say goodbye But maybe not tonight I remember you were just a child Burning brightly and running wild We married on an August night No priest, no church, just a big moon shining bright Rob from always on the run dot net is so bad and copy paste is a sin And maybe we should be moving on And figure what is done is done Maybe we should break those vows Oh, but maybe not right now Maybe we should do what's right But baby not tonight Maybe we should both just do what's right But baby not tonight Talking With The Wolves Simon You are the model of your age Don't let the bastards take the stage They don't love you And Hedi You are a pure light on the waves Don't let them turn us into slaves They don't care for you, like I do And loove that's given freely It doesn't die, it only changes And love that's taken easy It has to hide in these exchanges Rob from always on the run dot net is so bad and copy paste is a sin Glory Don't get trampled under dust Don't tell yourself your right so much Sometimes words won't be enough When you're talkin', talkin' with the wolves And you're talkin', talkin' And they don't even notice you And love that's given freely It doesn't die, it only changes And love that's taken easy It has to hide in these exchanges And love that's given freely It doesn't die, it only changes And love that's taken easy It has to hide in these exchanges High Hope I'm working on the high hope And if it all works out You might just see me Or hear from me in a while I'm gonna make it across this tightrope And I'm coming for my prize No more I'll be waiting 'round While life just passes by Maybe when our hearts have re-aligned Maybe when we've both had some time I'm gonna see you there I'm gonna see you there There, where we can be natural There 'Cause I've been living in a half light Not sure which way to turn Why must a man lose everything To find out what he wants But I'm gonna wait until it feels right And when that time has come Wild horses won't keep me back From where you've up and gone Rob from always on the run dot net is so bad and copy paste is a sin Maybe when we're both old and wise Maybe when our hearts have had some time I'm gonna see you there I'm gonna see you there There Where we can be natural There After all we've seen We can do anything There Where your heart is strong Where we can go on and on There Where your good times gone Where we are forever young There Where your heart is strong Where we can go on and on There, there I wanna see you there Bird Of Sorrow Even if a day feels too long If you feel like you can wait another one And you're slowly giving up on everything Love is gonna find you again Love is gonna find you And you better be ready then Well you've been kneeling in the dark for far too long You've been waiting for that spark but it hasn't come Well I'm calling to you please, get off the floor A good heart will find you again A good heart will find you, just be ready then Tethered to a bird of sorrow A voice that's buried in the hollow You've given over to self-deceiving You're prostrate, bowed but not believing You've squandered more than you could borrow You've bet your joy on all tomorrows For the hope of some returning While everything around you is burning Rob from always on the run dot net is so bad and copy paste is a sin Come on we've got to get out Get out of this mess we've made And still for all our talk We're both so afraid Well will we leave this up to chance Like we do everything Love is gonna find us again Love is gonna find us, you've gotta be ready then Tethered to a bird of sorrow A voice that's buried in the hollow You've given over to self-deceiving You're prostrate, bowed but not believing You've squandered more than you could borrow You've bet your joys on all tomorrows For the hope of some returning While everything around you is burning But I'm not leaving, yeah But I'm not leaving, yeah, yeah I'm not leaving I'm not leaving, yeah I'm not leaving I'm not leaving, yeah Yeah I'm hanging on I'm hanging on For what's gonna come I'm hanging on Hanging on, hanging on Hanging on, hanging on Hanging on, hanging on With the faithful I'm with the faithful I'm hanging on For what's gonna come For what's gonna come Hanging on Hanging on With the faithful The faithful The Storm, It's Coming Breaking from the feast From the decade of the beast On a new road with no true north I see There's doubt in every face And there's a liar on the stage And what good is it if he don't himself believe in it Every clap rings out a warning Get ready for the storm, it's coming It's coming Rob from always on the run dot net is so bad and copy paste is a sin There's a slap back in the face For a sin you can't erase And a coin dropped in the box don't change the meaning There's a storm and it's raging In the belly of the slave And it's coming It's coming It's coming It's coming When the wind howls at your gate Already it is too late It's coming It's coming Love Don't Leave Me Waiting Lover, you've been hesitating You've been hanging on for that sign too long And lover, you've been leaving me waiting And I don't know why or what it is I've done And love, don't leave me guessing Oh love, don't keep me here Show yourself to me And time, you've been a racing You've been running out on me And tongues, you've been a talkin' You've been sayin' what you really mean And love, don't leave me waiting Oh love, don't leave me here Rob from always on the run dot net is so bad and copy paste is a sin And love don't leave me guessing Oh love, don't keep me here Show yourself, show yourself And love, don't leave me waiting Oh love, don't keep me here And love, don't leave me guessing Oh love, don't keep me here Show yourself to me What Are We Gonna Do What are we gonna do If we lose that fire What are we gonna do If we start to doubt If that fire goes out I don't want to lose you To some bullshit hurt that could've been helped I'm trying to tell you something A good, good heart is your greatest wealth So what are we gonna do If we lose that fire What are we gonna do If we start to doubt If that fire goes out Rob from always on the run dot net is so bad and copy paste is a sin I don't wanna change you But you're a long, long way from the path you came I'm trying to show you something A good, good heart will always find a way What are we gonna do If we lose that fire What are we gonna do If we start to doubt If that fire goes out Races Well if I win some races That don't mean I'm fastest It don't mean I'm better than anyone If I ride some horses With great speed over courses It's just 'cause you waited for me at the line 'Cause for you I could win For you I could trust myself And for you I could throw with abandon Old glories of fame to the wind 'Cause I never left you And you never let me go And I again had the glory I'd give it up gladly Oh, how we sucked in the limelight And left best friends behind And you come walk beside me To the end of this story And I'll let you go gently among your own kind Rob from always on the run dot net is so bad and copy paste is a sin 'Cause for you I can win For you I can trust myself For you I could throw with abandon Old glories of fame to the wind 'Cause I never left you And you never let me go For you I will win For you I will trust myself For you I could throw with abandon Old glories and everything to the wind 'Cause I never left you And you never let me go And I never left you And you never let me go Philander Stuck here in the corner And I'm kissing my philander Well, she never says goodbye Only see you later Well I'm making this plan for you Well I'm always gonna love you And I'm always gonna stay Rob from always on the run dot net is so bad and copy paste is a sin Here with my philander Up here on this platter And I'm laid out for philander I'll star you in my movie I'm making it now So come on, you little actor Don't let me down, philander And I'm always gonna love you And I'm never gonna stray And I'm always gonna love you And I'm always gonna stay Here with my philander Song of Good Hope Well if we're gonna make it Across this river alive You need to think like a boat And go with the tide And I know where you've been Has really left you in doubt Of ever finding a harbour Or figuring this out And you're gonna need All the help you can get So lift up your arms now And reach for it And reach for it And take your time, babe It's not as bad as it seems You'll be fine, babe It's just some rivers and streams in between You and where you wanna be Rob from always on the run dot net is so bad and copy paste is a sin And watch the signs now You'll know what they mean You'll be fine now Just stay close to me and may good hope Walk with you through everything And take your time, babe It's not as bad as it seems You'll be fine, babe It's just some rivers and streams in between You and where you wanna be And watch the signs now You'll know what they mean You'll be fine now Just say close to me and may good hope Walk with you through everything May the song of good hope Walk with you through everything
Didn't He Ramble
Grace Beneath The Pines There'll be no more running round for me, No more backing down, you'll see Whatever lies in store for me, I'll get through it There'll be no more going half the way, You'd better listen to these words I say Whatever ties they bound to me, I'll cut through them Now I found some Grace beneath the judge's gavel, Grace among my brothers on the firing line, Grace upon this road less travelled, Grace beneath the pines, the pines, Grace beneath the pines There'll be no more running round for me, No more going down, you'll see The line is drawn; my enemy Better stay behind it There'll be no more lifting half the weight, My will is strong, my back is straight Whatever lies they told to me, I'll see through them Now I found some Grace beneath the judge's gavel, Grace among my brothers on the firing line, Grace upon this road less travelled, Grace beneath the pines, the pines, Grace beneath the pines There'll be no more running round for me, No more going down, you'll see I'll get through this Now I found some Grace beneath the judge's gavel, Grace among my brothers on the firing line, Grace upon this road less travelled, Grace beneath the pines, the pines, Grace beneath the pines Wedding Ring
Where you running to now, baby? Running all the time. Where you running to now, darlin'? Running to all the time. Well, I sure hope it's to your sister And not that mean brother of mine. I've been trying to reach you, darlin'. I try, I try in vain. I've been trying to reach you, darlin'. Though I try, I try in vain. I always end up losing you And walking home in the rain. Wedding ring, wedding ring; Little band of gold. Wedding ring, wedding ring; Little band of gold. Will you be strong enough to keep her, Keep her love from going cold? There's a wildcat in you, woman, A wildcat on the prowl. There's a wildcat in you, woman, A wildcat on the prowl. Every time I put my arms around you I can hear that wildcat growl. I remember when I met you There was something about the moon. I remember the night I met you There was something about the moon. I don't know if it was waxing or waning, But I knew that you'd be leaving soon. Wedding ring, wedding ring; Little band of gold. Wedding ring, wedding ring; Little band of gold. Will you be strong enough to keep her, To keep her love from getting old? Wedding ring, wedding ring; Little band of gold. Wedding ring, wedding ring; Little band of gold. Will you be strong enough to keep her, To keep her love from going cold? Will you be strong enough to keep her, To keep her love from getting old? Will you be strong enough to keep her, To keep her love from going cold? Winning Streak Through summers long and winters cold May you always have someone good to hold, And may good fortune wait on every bend, And may your winning streak, May it never end So, roll the dice, boy, ‘cause my money's on you, Take my advice now and put your money down too, Because there's something in the eye you can't pretend, And may your winning streak, May it never end And may the sign Of the Southern Cross Be some comfort to you when you're lost, And may the devil's evil eye Pass you by Well, it's not for glory, I tell you true, That I do these things I do for you, But for a promise I made now I must defend, And may your winning streak, May it never end And may the sign of the cross Be some comfort when you're lost, Help you when you're all broke down, May the spirit of good brethren Turn you around And may the devil's evil eye Pass you right by, Don't you look back my friend, And may the sisters of good charity Take you in Through summers long and winters cold May you always have someone good to hold, And may good fortune wait on every bend, And may your winning streak, May it never end May your winning streak, May it never end
When you're kneeling through the hours, And you're doubting your given powers, And when you're ready for her mercy, And you're worthy, It will come When you're sneaking round the back door, And she's waiting for you no more, And when you're ready for her mercy, And you're worthy, It will come When the birds are just tuning up still, And the dawn breaks on your windowsill, And when you're ready for her mercy, And you're worthy, It will come It will come When you're broken, When your heart is finally open, When you're down, Down and troubled, When you're lost among the rubble Well, there's sugar on the old spoon, Let's do that two-step around your front room, And when you're ready for her mercy, And you're worthy, It will come Mercy, mercy, coming to you, Feel her beauty flowing through you She will unbind you, set the word free. Mercy, mercy Mercy, mercy, coming to you, Feel her beauty flowing through you She will unbind you, set the word free. Mercy, mercy
McCormack's Wall Well, I've not been honest, darlin', No, I've not been straight at all. Well, I beg your pardon; The night we jumped McCormack's Wall I was so happy just to be with you I would have said anything at all. Now I could scream your name Till you do the same, But I know you won't respond Well, here we are. What can we do? La din da... I'm gonna ride black river With the lark in the morning And the dew upon the dawn, Well, a-home we came a-crawling With our sickness and our song For all guitar makers; for the prisoners and the law; And the fine wine drinkers Who drank their bellies raw; And to all the good samaritans, Whoever found us in the dark; And to all who've been Or come between The lovers in the park; And to all the Ó Díomasaigh singers With their roots in holy ground. And forgiveness still lingers In the bells above the town. Well, here we are. What's there to do? La din la... I'm gonna ride on black river Well, this is a song of drinking, And for a drink it will be sung, And I'll sing it right, and I'll say goodnight Unless they're serving another one
Lowly Deserter Lowly deserter, sing that old song, And sing a new one for the men Still in battle, far from heaven; Raise your voice up and sing to them Lowly, lowly, it must be lonesome, Take a hard look at yourself, And your brother still in battle; Sing his praises, or don't sing again When that question comes to find you, Don't deny you never ran, And when that feeling comes to take you, Take you walking the streets of hell When that question comes to find you, Don't deny you never ran, And when that feeling comes to take you, Take you walking the streets of hell
Paying My Way Well, you can't just get what you want Without a little work a day And you can't just stick out your hand, No, it doesn't work that way. It's gonna be a long one, I'll be working all night long It's gonna be a long one, But I'm paying my way And there's not much joy in the work Unless your born to do it, they say. And we gotta get down in the dirt now If we wanna see some change. It's gonna be a long one, I'll be working all night long It's gonna be a long one, But I'm paying my way And the heart is sliding backwards On this long dark night of the soul, And you're the only thing That keeps me going on It's gonna be a long one, I'll be working my fingers to the bone It's gonna be a long one, But I'm paying my way Well, there's not much change in the weather On this long walk home to you in the rain And there's not much left in the purse now By the time the bills are paid It's gonna be a long one, I can't wait for that weekend to roll along It's gonna be a long one, But I'm paying my way It's gonna be a long one, I'm gonna take you out dancing all night long It's gonna be a long one, But I'm paying my way Fair work for fair pay Yeah, I'm paying my way
My Little Ruin Come on, my little ruin, won't you open up and let us in? Time has not been kind, but you're still standing here. Leave a light on in your window, won't you let me see a sign? It's gonna take more than smoke and mirrors now for me this time Come on, my little sorrow, won't you sing yourself a different song? The melody that made you is now a worn-out sing-along. Every body's looking at you, but I can't stand to watch, I've seen this scene come and go too much And oh, how you struggle through the hours With your sorrow leading the way, And as you stood there among the cowards, You were letting them win But I'm not gonna stand aside and watch them tear you up No, I'm not, 'Cause you're better than they are, And I can't say it enough That's enough What are you doing? Come on, my little ruin, won't you build yourself back up again? Won't you take the time you were given; you promised it to yourself. You could stand among the best of them if you could hold your own, But no-one's gonna do it for you now, but you and you alone And oh, how you struggle with your power, And keep your back tight to the wall, And as you were counted among the cowards, They didn't see you at all Now you're caught on a rising wave, and I can't get you off, But I'm not gonna stand aside and watch them tear you up No, I'm not, 'Cause you're better than they are, You're better than they are, You're better than they are, You're better than they are, And I can't say it enough That's enough. What are you doing? Come on, my little ruin, won't you tell me where the feeling's gone? There's nothing lost between us; you can come back anytime you want
Just to be the One I will understand you, I will serve you well. I'll suffer when you leave me, Stand out in parallel. And I will recognise you When you're lost to yourself, Just to be the one You call in. I will raise an army, I will gather strength. I'll follow where you lead me, I'll go through anything. And I will heed your warning, And sound your victory bell, Just to be the one You call in. And for the first time You were dark, Caught out on a western swell, Swept apart. And we watched as their Bodies danced Towards the rocks, To the rocks. I will recognise you When you're lost to yourself, Just to be the one You call in. Just to be the one You call in.
Stay the Road Tired, tired eyes look up and see All you've done, the path you've come, The things that you've achieved. And when you're doubting I hope you'll trust in me Tired, tired eyes look up and see I've been mining down a dark hole, I've been mining in the rocks For a golden seam she's got buried deep Some where inside of her. I've been working for your wonder, I've been mining hard and long, And I will not fold; I'm gonna find that gold, Now my work has just begun Come on, pilgrim, won't you stay the road? Put that distance from your mind, Don't you let it show Well, it's just a ride, and I'm at your side If you didn't know Come on, pilgrim, won't you stay the road? I've been mining down a dark hole, I've been mining in the rocks For a heart of gold that can't be bought or sold She's got there inside of her. I've been working for your wonder, I've been mining hard and long, And I won't give up; I'm gonna fill my cup, Now my work has just begun Shelter, shelter bell ring out for all below, Keep your doorway open wide, Give us somewhere to go. And when we're full of doubt, And we don't know what about, Don't you tell us no. Shelter, shelter bell ring out for all below I've been mining down a dark hole, I've been mining in the rocks For a heart of gold that can't be bought or sold She's got there inside of her. I've been working for your wonder, I've been mining hard and long And I won't give up; I'm gonna fill my cup, Now my work has just begun Tired, tired eyes look up and see All you've done, the path you've come, The things that you've achieved, And when you're doubting I hope you'll trust in me, Tired, tired eyes look up and see
BETWEEN TWO SHORES Roll On Slow Roll on, darling Roll on slow I'll take you with me Wherever I go I got nowhere That I've gotta be Take you walking Will you walk with me I got nowhere I gotta go Roll on slow It was a sad old morning I was feeling down It was a sad old morning 'Cause you weren't around I take you walking Into Sunday's dawning Roll on slow Roll on Well, I'm riding I wish I wasn't on my own Thunder Road blasting out on the E Street Radio Well, I'm coming to you I'll be there before too long We can roll on Slow Why Woman If you leave me Leave me guessing, darling Then I guess you're not for me When you're talking Talking with an old friend And you decide you must be free Tell me why, why woman Can we leave a good thing be Tell me why, why woman Did you give up so easily When you're looking Looking for some heat now And I'm as cold as cold can be And you're talking Talking about a change now But those changes aren't with me Tell me why, why woman Can we just leave a good thing be Tell me why, why woman Can we just be happy Better leave it alone Let it work out by itself My friends keep telling me, no Why she's not with nobody else Oh but I don't know Tell me why, why woman Can we just leave a good thing be Tell me why, why woman Just stick around and work it out with me Wheels On Fire Well, you say your one For working 'til the work is done I don't see you lift a hand To help out one of your fellow man And they're using us up again But I won't be no puppet on a string Your wheels on fire Your one desire Is to roll and rule over everyone Come on and do it We see right through it You can roll and rule But we will overcome You say you're one For talking 'til all the talk is done I see you move your mouth But I hear nothing of any weight come out And you're calling on our defeat again You're talking, talking But you're not really saying anything Your wheels on fire Your one desire Is to bend and twist every good thing we've done Go on and do it We see right through it You can bend and twist But we're holding strong You're building us up just to tear us down You think that nothing's gonna stop you now But I hear you preaching from the lowest rung Your wheels on fire Your one desire Is to point and push your will on everyone Go on and do it It's so like you You can point and push But we will overcome Your wheels on fire Your one desire Is to tear and twist at every good thing we've done Go on and try it And it no one buys it You can turn and twist But we will overcome We will overcome Wreckless Heart Wreckless heart Take hold the wheel You're headed for a fall For a fall Torn apart It's how you'll feel But it's all for love All for love Gonna ride that river to the sea Gonna cry that river out of me There's no cure For time separated But I'm holding on I'm holding on You can be sure That time heals the pain And what's done is done What's done is done Gonna ride that river to the sea Gonna cry that river out of me Gonna ride that river to the sea Gonna cry that river out of me Gonna ride that river to the sea Gonna cry that river out Movin' On I'm tired of sitting around and waiting For things that ain't gonna come I want it all on the table I want to know what I've done I should be singing your praises And not here banging this drum I'm tired of sitting around and waiting I'm moving on I'm moving on I'm moving on I remember the first time I met you Your heart was cold like a stone You said I'd better forget you I better leave you alone But then you reached right inside me You showed my heart where was home I remember the first time I met you I felt my time had come I felt my time had come I felt my time had come I felt my time had come Well, if you got blood in your heart If you got flesh on them bone You should be playing your part here Not rushing off all alone We should be planning on a windfall Instead of banging this drum I'm tired of sitting around and waiting I'm moving on I'm moving on I'm moving on I'm moving on I'm tired of thinking about you, baby And waiting for you to come One day you're gonna need me, maybe And I'll be long gone I should be playing your praises Instead of banging this drum I'm tired of thinking about you, baby I'm moving on I'm moving on I'm moving on I'm moving on One day you're gonna need me, maybe And I'll be long gone Yeah I'll be long gone Yeah I'll be long gone Yeah I'll be long gone Yeah I'll be long gone Yeah I'll be long gone Yeah I'll be long gone Yeah I'll be long gone Yeah I'll be long gone Long gone Long gone Setting Forth Darling, there's no good time To bring this up We've got so much riding On this love Girl, there's been a distance And our words are so unclear And these lies and your resistance They gotta disappear Well, I'm setting forth with my instinct I'm setting forth with my doubts I'm letting go of this completely Yeah I'm getting out And I don't know where all of this is gonna leave us But it's time we both found out Darling, it's been a lifetime We've been turning the other way Surely this is the right time To wind down the shadow play Let's not let fortune find us With shackles on our hands I'd rather leave it all behind us I wonder if we can Well, I'm setting forth with my instinct I'm setting forth with my doubts I'm letting go of everything That tries to stop me now And I don't know where fortune is gonna find us But it's time for finding out 'Cause I'm setting forth with my instinct I'm setting forth with my doubts I'm letting go of you completely Yeah I'm setting out And I don't know where all of this is gonna leave us But it's time we both found out And I don't know where fortune is gonna find us But it's not for me to know right now And I don't know where time is gonna take us But I can't let that stop me now I can't let that stop me now Lucky Man Well, it's gonna be a lucky man Who gets to take your hand And play house with you a while Girl, I was looking for you I thought you could pull me through 'Cause I've been slipping down the other side And anyone that sees you Anyone that sees you at all Anyone that sees you at all They know, they know, they know, they know, they know What I should have been told Just by looking Well, it's gonna be a lonely time But I don't mind You've always been there When I've called your name Girl, and when you smile Wider than a country mile There's nothing I wouldn't do To please you, baby And anyone that knows you Anyone that knows you at all Anyone that knows you at all They know, they know, they know, they know, they know What I should have been told Just by looking There's a wild yearning That builds up inside me while you're around And the fire's still burning in us Even now, even now And anyone that sees you Anyone that sees you at all Anyone that sees you at all They know, they know, they know, they know, they know What I should have known all along Just by looking And there's a wild yearning It builds up inside me while you're around And the fire's still burning in us Even now, even now Give this love somewhere to go If you don't want it, let me know Somebody will Well, it's gonna be a lucky man Who gets to take your hand And play house with you a while One Of Us Will Lose Some of us we're grief befallen Some were made to choose Some were hope incarnate Some only sang the blues This may be hard to swallow This may be hard for you This may be hard to swallow That one of us will lose Some of us won't make it Some will bear the bruises Oh how this body's breaking To think I'm losing you This may be hard to swallow This may be hard for us to do This may be hard to swallow But one of us must lose This may be hard to swallow This may be hard for me and you This may be hard to swallow That one of us will lose Your Heart's Not In It We've come a long way We got lost somewhere I don't know But, girl, all I know is I can't do this on my own It's come the hard way Sometimes you wake up and you know But, girl, I don't think that you can depend on me no more Don't you see it You're letting us down again Don't you see Your heart's not in it, babe Don't you see it You're letting us down again Come on, admit it It's not easy, is it You can rely on me You can rely on me Yeah I will set you free Set you free 'Cause if your heart's not it in Then your heart's not in it, babe If your heart's not it in Your heart's not in it, babe I tried to hold on to you I gave it everything I had But it was never enough It took everything, then more than that It's come the hard way Some things you can't foresee Well, sometimes I've had to blind myself In the name of empathy Don't you see it You're letting me down again Don't you see Your heart's not been in it, babe Don't you see it You're letting us down again Come on, admit it It's not working, is it But you can count on me You can count on me Just don't break down on me Don't break down Oh no Stop turning your back on me Every time someone passes by Or mentions your name Stop turning it round on me Telling me I'm the one That pushed you far out to sea Don't turn on your light on me Wasn't it love that brought us Right back where we're meant to be Stop turning your back on me Stop turning your back on me You can rely on me You can rely on me Just don't walk by on me Don't walk on by Oh yeah Stop turning your back on me Stop turning your back on me Every time someone passes by or mentions your name Stop turning it round on me Telling me I'm the one That pushed you far out to sea Oh, if your hearts not in it Will you tell me honestly Don't turn on your light on me Wasn't it love that brought us Right back where we're meant to be If your hearts not in it Then there's nothing more to say Stop turning your back on me Stop turning your back on me Time Will Be The Healer Time will be the healer once again Time will lift you up and out of this I know that you can't stand to hear his name Time will be the healer once again One day, when you're long past this, you'll laugh about it Sometimes you gotta be a river to go around it Just put a little distance between your world and his Time will be your best friend when it comes to this That's what you get for loving someone else's man Burn that bridge, break that bond and change your plans If that boy don't wanna stay, just let him go Time will be the best friend that you know Time will be the healer once again Time will lift you up and out of this I know that you can't stand to hear his name Well, time will be the healer once again Keep your friends and neighbours close at hand Stay busy with your work and don't give in To the bottle or your self-defeating game Time will be the healer once again Time will see you through this, you'll live to tell Time will pick you up and serve you well A life lived true and full is the best revenge This time will stand for something in the end Time will be the healer once again Time will lift you up, let you win again Pretty soon, you won't even recall his name Time will be the healer once again Time will be the healer once again
This Wild WIlling
I'll Be You, Be Me Your love's a bonnie snare Traps me in the evening Got me hanging in mid-air Now I'm swinging from the ceiling But it's me that's looking now It's me that's seeking something When you're nowhere to be found Must I keep on looking I'll be you, be me and I'll be you I'll take your truth, your lies, your secrets How 'bout you be me and I'll be you I love your strength, your pride, your weakness My love's an androgen She writes when I'm in slumber My lover is all good things And I'm the fool whose spell she's under She laid a silken thread A warm scent in the evening If you follow the trail of dead You'll come upon the place she's sleeping I'll be you, be me and I'll be you And we won't say no more about it How 'bout you be me and I'll be you And we'll just leave it where we found it I'll be you, be me and I'll be you And we won't say no more about it How 'bout you be you and I'll be me And we'll just leave it where we found it Don’t Settle When you climbed the hill of vision As above so it was below Through the apathy and derision Each step ascending you took alone And when they pin you in the corner Pay no heed to their droning on 'Cause you’re not going back where you don't belong Well you rose up through the ranks now And you worked hard for your luck You've only got yourself to thank now You and everybody else in the book And there are hidden hands to guide you Other forces now at play But you’ve got to learn to get out of the way Oh no, don't settle Oh, not yet Oh, don't settle For less May your song ring true and bright now And be honed by your own hand As the day gives way to night now May it echo through the land And when they turn your words against you Try to grind you to the ground Let them know that they might beat you But they'll never turn you around Oh no, don't settle Oh, not yet Oh, don't settle For less Well you sought no one's allegiance You were cowed by no one's hand You outgrew your antecedents Worked your own corner of the land And when they set their sights upon you Come to mine the seam you struck May you bid them well and wish them luck Oh no, don’t settle Oh, not yet Oh, don’t settle And don't forget What Liam Clancy said No envy, no anger, no cruelty, no regrets No jealousy, no rancour, no confusion, don’t forget No envy, no anger, no incredulity, show respect No envy, no anger, no judgement on no one, lest you forget Lest you forget what they did to you Come on, rise off your knees, you're not beaten yet No envy, no anger, no judgement on no one, lest you forget Lest you forget Come on, you're not beaten yet And you're not going back where you don’t fit Fool’s Game It's a fool's, fool's game Lover, that we have to play Crashing into each other No convalescing It's a leap of faith Lover, that we blindly take I'm taking it with you and no other No hesitating And if our minds, they go And our bones, they shatter We'll put it on nobody But ourselves It's an old refrain Lover, that we hear again Urging a cautious measure Sounding a warning It's a thin escape Lover, that we hope to make When we're beaten, broken and battered Beyond consoling And the breezes blow And to the winds we're scattered And we're fending for nobody But ourselves It's a fool's, fool's game When you've nothing but a heart to break Better keep on breaking it, lover Until it opens It's a speeding train Beating through the pouring rain With no way to slow or stop it And the tracks are broken Like a rising wave Through the storms we gather And we're falling on nobody But ourselves Aida Shahghasemi :
Race To The Bottom Sliding along by the Seine, it's May Day This song’s in my head once again It's a long way down to the bottom we've been racin’ Coughing my lungs up on rue des Irlandais Becoming a risk to myself It's a long way down to the bottom and we're racin' The radio silence and the anarchists Are gathering names, dates and lists for burnin' It's a long way down to the bottom that we've been racin' Oh, how you move me, truly Oh, how you set my heart aglow I’m shadowing in with the crowds unnoticed Somebody painted an ’X' on my back It’s a long way down to the bottom and we're racin' There's piss on the streets after dark in Paris Even our dear Joan of Arc, she knows It’s a long way down to the bottom and we've been racin' Even the gods as they gaze down on us Know that there's no one to be saved among us They keep turning away, turning away We're singing along with the righteous people The bullets will rain down from the mosques and steeples They keep turning away, turning away A taste for the wine and a woman's forgiveness Her man's in decline, oh, it's a nasty business It's a long way down to the bottom that we've been racin' Our blood is no thicker than this water, my brother You'll find out soon one way or the other It's a long way down to the bottom that we've been racin' Even the clouds that send the rains down on us See a horizon that goes way beyond us They keep driftin' away, driftin' away While down in the dark in the tick-tock alleys Time's running out and there's still bills to tally We keep chippin' away, chippin' away Slidin' along with the bouquinistes Baldwin and Brecht and the distance between us It's a long way down to the bottom that we've been racin' I'm rising up strong like a snake that's charmed A handsome Parisienne on my arm It's a long way down to the bottom that we've been racin', yeah The Closing Door The closing door The end of people His likes no more Go tell in the steeple The river runs Out of fever Just like a drum With no meter The closing door The blue-eyed raven You'll send no more Above the congregation Like Noah's dove Where there's burden They love the mighty flood Won't be returning To the closing door Brother’s Keeper First of October The summers over The leaves are falling All around my door The midnight walking Early morning talking Can't you hear us whispering Walking across your floor Walking on your floor Well, I’m going deeper My brother's keeper I'm looking out for him The best I can He’s getting older The year is colder Got to lean a little closer now And hear what he's saying Hear what he says We'll go out rambling All through the brambling Long shadows falling Far out ahead The rose hips have grown now The year is in slowdown Your long hair and long dress Let them fall for me Let them fall for me And will you wait for me to come home Will you wait for me Brother, put that weight on me Brother, put that weight on me Great works don't lie there Grind up and dry there They wait for impatiently Your hands to find Leaf through the pages Can't you feel the ages Rise up like dust now In the sunlight there In the sunlight And will you wait for me to come home Will you wait for me Brother, put that weight on me Brother, put that weight on me Sister, put that weight on me Sister, put that weight on me I'm going deeper My brother's keeper I’m looking out for him The best I can Mary Love is a language you can speak so eloquently And I've never heard such a melody as when you address me, Mary I've never felt so sweet, a kiss put on so gently As love bears fruit it's taken root and is growin' inside me, Mary This work that we do is old and new, it comes so rarely But when you're around it comes falling down like confetti upon me, Mary With your song, you made this wild willing With your willing, you made this wild song With your song, you crossed every border That I have guarded so wrong Love is a language you can speak so eloquently And I've never heard such a melody as when you address me, Mary I've never felt so sweet, a kiss put on so gently As love bears fruit it's taken root and is growin' inside me, Mary Threading Water Threading water, making it through Thanking the lord for the gift of you Falling behind some and catching up Finding our own pace yeah, that's good enough Back for the weekend Back with no doubts and I'm in now and I'm not backing out Threading water Threading water, carrying wood Got more than I hoped for with this unending good My writer and poet, my seer of true, yeah I can see further when I'm with you And you're working the lines up Thinning them down Rolling the words round in your mouth Threading water Threading water giving thanks and praise Thanking the gods for the rest of my days A time now for reaping A time to reflect A time now I know we won't forget And here's to not knowing Faith with no proof I can see further when I'm with you Threading water Threading water Threading water Weight of the World Weight of the world Coming through it We'll find someone Weight of the world We’ll find someone who Let you through We'll find Go find someone who'll Be no obstacle Between me and you Weight of the world Weight We’ll fill in Getting longer And I write down at the end Keep saying you're not getting in Go through Go find someone who'll Who'll mind you Looking through Oh, looking through Looking through Knowing something that there's Some kind of gravity too ??? Go find someone who'll Go find someone who'll Listen to you Go find someone who'll Someone who’ll stay by you With no [?][4:48] In your victory In your victory cross And without ??? Go find someone who’ll Someone who'll listen Go find someone who’ll Someone ??? What's this old boy to do If I'm not coming, too Who’s Gonna Be Your Baby Now I can't know your mind Leave all you did behind Keep you from turning on yourself I wish I could light your load I’d lie down in the road But you're gonna have to do it for yourself I can be here for you But I can't make you come You’ll have to come now by yourself Who's gonna pour your glass Roll you around in the grass Who's gonna be your maybe now Who's gonna light your spark Keep you from the dark Who's gonna be your baby now Who's gonna call the cops Run down to the shops Who's gonna be your baby now Who's gonna still your fingers Who's gonna let them linger Who's gonna be your baby now You made your decision I know my position Who's gonna be your baby now I can’t change your mind Leave all we did behind Keep you from turning on yourself I can’t light your load Or shorten the road I can't make you turn around You keep walking on I’m gonna stay here 'til you're gone Who's gonna be your baby now Good Life Of Song Well, I call this room to order Gather round now, hear my song If you're drunk or at its border Listen well, this won't take long There's no doubting fortune's favour When it tells you you're the one But may the real fruits of your labour Be sown by you alone Oh, good life of singing Good life of song Won't you grant us our full measure When our day is done Oh, good wine and winning Good nights so long Won't you ease us through our toiling The road is very long After long weeks in the corner Where the wine won't make you drunk But you held your place with honour Among the bards and the troubadours This is no roaming lamentation No ode to those who've gone But a joyful incantation To the road we've come upon Oh, good life of singing Good life of song Won't you ease us through our toiling The road is very long Oh, good wine and women Good night's so long Won't you grant us our full measure For now we must go on Must go on Good life of singing, good life of song Good life of singing, good life of song Good life of singing, good life of song Go tell it on the mountain Let them know we passed this way Let them see we came as equals Let them know we weren't afraid And they'll feel your love of music In every note you play Well it leaves you if you don't use it Don't let it slip away Oh, good life of singing Good life of song How you granted us our measure When our work was done Oh, good days of drinking Good nights so long How you eased us through our toiling For now we must go on Must go on Good life of singing, good life of song Good life of singing, good life of song Good life of singing, good life of song Good life of singing, good life so long Leave A Light Leave a light on in your lonely window And a heartfelt welcome in your eye From far away on the deep, black ocean You're the one I'll come back to find So, say goodbye to the long cold winter And farewell to all we've left behind From far away on the deep, black ocean You're the one I'll come back to find So, sing the song that your mother taught you Of the gypsy heart that never rests And wait a while for the arms that once held you And pull them close into your breast So, say goodbye to the long cold winter And farewell to all we've left behind And leave a light on and come out of the shadows You're the one I'll come back to find You're the one I'll come back to find
ALL THAT WAS EAST IS WEST OF ME NOW
The Feast Of St. John See the low fires burning at the Feast of St. John See the heroes returning, all but one And I'll be with you, brother, if good fortune allows 'Cause all that was east is west of me now And oh don't go down when you're lit on by sorrow And oh don't take that shit on And oh like birds of bad weather Oh here they come And oh may they all fall together Oh monsters begone Hope we won't have to wait 'round forever See a man of good standing Pushed to the ground And his lover attending and her arms all around And her anger and her ire and her blood raging full Muster, muster to the depths of your soul And oh don't go drowning when they drag you down in the hollow And oh don't take their shit on And oh let them circle, let them hover Oh here they come And oh they all deserve one another Oh monsters begone I was all boogie-boogie till you came along And oh like birds of bad weather Oh here they come And oh may they all fall together Oh monsters begone We should have seen it coming See the low fires burning at the Feast of St. John See the heroes returning, all but one
Down On Our Knees I hear them coming, day and night, I hear them drumming They're drawing nearer, coming to take over And we'll all go down on our knees Won't we all go down on our knees Eventually A new call to prayer in every town and every square All blown to hell, death to the infidel And we'll all go down on our knees Won't we all go down on our knees Eventually Death knells are tolling, seven seals are broken open The end is nigh, blood streaked across the sky And we'll all go down on our knees Won't we all go down on our knees Eventually Markets collapsing, damn your one begotten son Bad imitators, Holy Joes, and space invaders All go down on our knees Won't we all go down on our knees Eventually I took the way open to drowning men Drawn by the currents, blown by the wind Armed to the teeth, here come the holy men Pandemic, famine, war, privation, mass migration Four horsemen riding, knights of the apocalypse We'll all go down on our knees Won't we all go down on our knees Eventually Hijabs are burning, Roe V. Wade keeps overturning It's women's hour, storm the mighty halls of power We'll all go down on our knees Won't we all go down on our knees Eventually I took the way open to drowning men Drawn by the currents, blown by the wind Only nature rules with an iron hand Throw your arms to heaven Throw your arms 'round me Throw your arms to heaven Give, and you will receive Throw your arms to heaven Throw your arms 'round me Throw your arms to heaven Die for what we believe
There's No Mountain Night has fallen, let's go out into it Bring a blanket and a bottle I'll need a friend to get me through it And lately in this life There's no quick fix or easy answers Gonna put all our troubles to right In love it's the same There's no doubt blues is running the game Keep your lantern trimmed and burning till the end of the night Put your cheek to the wind When you go without, then you'll go within If it comes to blows, take it all on the chin There's no worthier fight We're working, working through it Losing is a dirty word, I know But sometimes it's all we can do And lately this heart of mine Has been bruised and it's been broken And it's lost a little spark of divine And right as I thought I was soaring The thunder came roaring in And cut me down to size And right as I had all of the answers You said, "No, there's no mountain worth its salt Gonna be easy to climb" But we climbed it and we scaled it And when the wind and the weather were with us I knew we wouldn't fail And we see it and we take it And if we fall by the side, at least we'll know that we tried To leave a little light on our way And right as I thought I was losing That truth came bruising and cut me right down in my pride And right as I thought I was all out of answers You said, "No, there's no mountain great or small you can't climb" Oh well, there's no mountain you can't move or you can't climb But we climb it and we scale it And when the wind and the weather are working together I knew that we could make it And we see it and we take it We set out unready, unworthy and unsteady For all we now leave in our wake There's no mountain great or small you can't climb Oh yeah, tere's no mountain you can't move or you can't climb
Sure As The Rain Sure as the rain will fall As the dogs go barking in the hall As true as I'm innocent I will draw you back to me again I don't need cunning nor falsity Sleight of hand or sorcery To divine what I know is true I never saw this come for me or for you This love, my lover, my love The one one thing that's true The very best of everything is you Your heart is enormous Come dance with me Down the Rue Du Faubourg Saint-Denise Nous monterons dans l'escalier Vers chez James et chanterons toute la nuit Mon cœur Sure as the dance will end The actors admit it's all pretend Come in, my love, and close the door I have no thought for leaving no more This love, my lover, my love Believe me, it's true The better part of everything is you The world waits before us Come dance with me Down the Rue Du Faubourg Saint Denise Nous monterons dans l'escalier Vers chez James et chanterons toute la nuit Oh come dance with me Á l'école Jacques Lecoq avec François et Olivier Et nous buvons à leur santé Et à cette grande aventure la vie Encore, encore Light of my wanting Light up my bones Light years ahead of me Light my way on Light of my longing Tight to my skin Lead me on always Tie me up again Bound to your phases Pulled by your moons Leave the door open For what's coming through Light luminescent Hold on somehow Burn low if you have to But don't go out
Between Us There Is Music Will you please stop butting in to everything I say I can't take you anywhere, can't take you anywhere How can I get through while you're standing in my way Try to get past me if you dare We're milling 'round like spinning tops Eager to make a change We tie ourselves all up in knots The result is the same Between us there is music Perhaps there is a song Before us there are melodies unwritten Half rhymes still unformed And we're nothing if not unusual Let them gather, let them stare And mouths agape are nothing new to us Darling, let down your hair 'Cause between us there is music Perhaps there is a song Before us there are words on scraps of paper Melodies still unlearned We're hanging 'round like sitting ducks Is it time that we rein it in? You had your best shot, still no luck Little apples will grow again, when summer ends Between us there is music Perhaps there is a song Before us there are are answers Answers of our own Behind us there's nothing I would change Nothing more to be done And above us there is everything Everything, everything under the sun Your life is your life Don't let it be taken, don't let it be turned Your life is your life It's yours to crash and break and burn It's yours and only your concern It's yours to live, to live, to live, to live, to live Ghost There's a ghost in the house Can you feel it It moves around when you're asleep There's a ghost in the house Can you believe it Well, you ought to know You brought it home When all these things are measured up Where's the sin? In what's been done I'll build a bridge over everyone Heaven knows, we could be lost, and we'd never know Heaven knows, we're only making it stronger Look for the silence, when you reach for my love Look for the silence, let it rain from above There's a ghost in your mouth I can taste it A thing you'd rather not talk about There's a ghost in your mouth Can't you hear it Can we let it go Can we work it out Heaven knows, we could be lost, and we'd never know Heaven knows, we're only making it stronger Heaven knows, all could be lost, and we'd never know Heaven knows, we're only calling it on Can we let it go Can we work it out
Bearing Witness I'm bearing witness, I'm laying low I'm saving my strength now For those who need me the most I'm stepping lightly, I'm learning to dance I've got fifty-two milk-white roses For the Angels of Happenstance 'Cause it's not what you're given But what you do with it And it's not the road less travelled But how you choose to live I'm bearing witness, I'm staying clean Not leaving the house now except for what I need I'm sick and sorry, in no good state of mind I can't stand the attention, can't stand to be left behind 'Cause it's not what you're given But what you do with it And it's not the road less taken But how you choose to live And it's not your lack of understanding But your ignorance I'm bearing witness, but my feelings are mixed I play my hand the best I can Though I feel like the whole thing is fixed I'm bearing witness, I'm holding my own If it wasn't for the kindness of others I'd have gone down long ago I'm bearing witness, I'm chipping away Used to be you could fall behind Used to be you could make a mistake And it's not what you're given But what you do with it And it's not the road less travelled But how you choose to live And it's not your lack of understanding But your ignorance And it's not the last man standing Gets to tell it like it is And it's left to frail and tender hearts To deal with it And it's not what you're given But what you do with it
Short Life It's a short life, and there's so little time And there's a real risk stirring That we may never put these troubles to right It's a dangerous lie that we've got endless time But there's a real hope hovering That we may one day get some good across the line In this short life We only get so much time At the wheel So we drive that mile We pull the sense inside We spend the first part running And the next part waving goodbye To a short life We only get so much time At the wheel In this short life There'll be no going back this time Don't throw it away Rising up unready in the morning Rising up at the close of day Rising up late, wondering if you're still awake Time enough for sleeping through the winter "Time enough" to miss a day "'Time enough' goes quickly," don't you throw it away I know this goodwill don't mean anything I know we're judged only on the light that we bring I hope your heart is bearing up You went too far, too fast I knew you were a skylarker right to the last This golden tongue will soon be dust But when you kick it up We'll rise in backlit particles You won't have to go it alone Running out of step, step, running out of road We're running out of step, step, running out of road Running out of step, step, running out of road Running out of step, step, running out of road (Running out of) Falling out of step, step, running out of road Falling out of step, step, running out of road (Running out of) Running out of step, step, running out of road Running out of step, step, running out of road Skylarking Skylarking, isn't it a way that we can go
Non Albums Tracks
The Answer Is Yes (The Swell Season) Yes, yes, yes, the answer is Yes, yes, yes, the answer is You don't need to tell me the whole story I was there when it happened It wasn't all roses and glory But we have a lot to be proud of And I don't need to tell you That I really missed you When you went and moved on without me 'Cause I loved you more than I could ever say And the songs were not enough to make them go away The feelings that Made me regret Being who I was and not who I could be When you found me And you saw me You saw a spark in me before anyone else did Was it all worth it Was it all worth it Look around you It is more than a guess The answer is Yes, yes, yes, the answer is Yes, yes, yes, the answer is Yes Today is the day you get married I wasn't sure it would happen You were always everybody's While somebody's one and only And I'm happy to see that That much has changed and You have finally gotten out of your way 'Cause I love you more than I could ever say And our friendship isn't something that can go away And I promise you that I will never forget I am where I am today all thanks to you 'Cause you found me And you saw me You saw a spark in me before anyone else did Was it all worth it Was it all worth it Look around you It is more than a guess The answer is Dream as if you'll live forever and Live as if you'll die today Don't worry too much about it Don't be afraid to just say Yes, yes, yes, the answer is Yes, yes, yes, the answer is Yes, yes, yes, the answer is Yes, yes, yes, the answer is Yes
Are You Getting Through (The Journey OST) Are you getting through Are you breathing Is there someone looking out for you When you need them to Are you shutting down Are you listening Still giving us the run around What am I missing Are you getting through 'Cause I need you to Oh we've been blind, blind Watching for the blood ties Rising for the good fight And losing by degrees Oh we've been gone, gone Crossing swords for so long Singing out our soldier's song And living on our knees Are you giving up Are you quitting Come on, I know you're strong enough More than you're admitting Are you breaking down Is it over Man, you should be laughing now Rolling in the clover Are you getting through Well, I hope you do And keep believing in those hidden hands looking out for you Is it getting clear Are we even near Raise your voice up now We still believe in what we hear Are we getting through Oh we've been blind, blind Watching for the blood ties Staring across the great divide And dying by degrees Oh we've been gone, gone Crossing swords for so long Singing out our soldier's song And living on our knees Oh, we've been blind, blind Watching for the blood ties Rising for the good fight And losing by degrees Oh we've been gone, gone Crossing swords for so long Marching to the fife and drum And living on our knees Put your backs to the wheel Come on and tell it how you feel Put your strength and your will to the plow Ah we could really use you now Choose your words and your prophets with care Come on, you know we're nearly there Put your back to the wheel Are you getting through Are you breathing Is there someone looking out for you When you need them to
As You Did Before (Flag Day OST) Your arms mean more to me than flowers Don't leave them at my door Come spend some hours I'll spread a blanket on the floor You have me driven half crazy You don't see me anymore Throw down these walls and veils and greet me As you did before When you were here before Before you went out roving and a-rambling Now I sing no more Bells will ring no more That song and dance That old romance that took you around the world I'm disoriented I've been traveling so long Were you just here beside me in this room now or are you gone This confusion Covers everything now I used to live for the illusion Now the illusion's breaking down As it did before When you were here before Before you bit off more than you can handle Now I speak no more Turn the cheek no more Do that song and dance That old romance that took you around the world You're no good to me when you're broken Hard to look at when you're all messed up And your heart is pouring out in all directions There's no shame in losing Being the bearer of the beaten hand And the truth came out when the cards went down on the table As they did before When you were here before Before you told me that I oughta be grateful Now I sing no more Wear your ring no more Do that song and dance That old romance that took you around the world And I'll speak no more Turn the cheek no more Not since you made me swear upon the Bible And I'll sing no more Bells will ring no more To that old romance That second chance that's heard even before That I'll speak no more Turn the cheek no more Well, you know where to find me If the curtains are drawn You can come
Being In Love (Songs: Ohia cover / It Was Triumph We Once Proposed... Songs of Jason Molina EP) Being in love means you are completely broken Then put back together the one piece that was yours Is beating in your lovers breast She says the same thing about hers Is beating in your lovers breast She says the same thing about hers However I have gotten here I have plans to be with you And for the first time it is working It is working, it is working And I am proof that the heart is a risky fuel to burn Yeah, we are proof that the heart is a risky fuel to burn What's left after that's all gone I hope to never learn But if you stick with me you can help me I'm sure we'll find new things to burn 'Cause we are proof that the heart is a risky fuel to burn Yeah, we are proof that the heart is a risky fuel to burn Yeah, we are proof that the heart is a risky fuel to burn 'Cause we are proof that the heart is a risky fuel to burn
Cactus ( The Pixies Cover / LHTS Presents Cover Power! ) Sitting here wishing on a cement floor Just wishing that I had just something you wore So put it on when I go lonely Will you take off your dress And send it to me I'm sitting here wishing on a cement floor Just wishing that I had just something you wore So spill your breakfast and drip your wine And wear that dress when you dine I miss your soup and I miss your bread And a letter in your writing doesn't mean you're not dead So run outside in the desert heat Get your dress all wet and send it to me I was all dressed in black She was all dressed up in black I was wearing eyeliner She was wearing eyeliner See everything was cool down here what you call it here way down down down in this subbacultcha Subbacultcha, yeah Sitting here wishing on a cement floor Just wishing that I had just something you wore So spill your breakfast and drip your wine And wear that dress when you dine
Cold Comfort Well, it's no comfort When the heavens open And that sudden rain comes falling down So let's head for shelter And we'll sit this out There's little we can do about it anyhow And it's little comfort I know But it's raining down all over the world right now The streets are quiet but for The sound of birdsong And there's no rush on us now Well, it's slow going And it's slower still here We'll get through if we pull together now And it's little comfort I know But it's raining down on everybody now The worst is over And it's little comfort I know But it's raining down all over the world right now And it's little comfort I know But the worst will soon be over
Cry Me A River ( Justin Timberlake cover / Even Better Than The Real Thing Vol 1 LP ) You were my sun You were my earth But you didn't know all the ways I loved you, no So you took a chance You made other plans I bet you didn't see a thing would come crashing down, no You don't have to say what you did I already know 'cause I found out from him Now there is no chance for you and me There'll never be And don't it make you so sad about it You told me you loved me So why did you leave me all alone Now you tell me you need me When you call me on the phone Girl I refuse You must have me confused With some other guy Your bridges were burned And now it's your turn to cry So cry me a river Cry me a river Cry me a river Cry me a river You know that they say Some things are better left unsaid But it wasn't like You only talked to him and you know it And all of these things people told me Keep messing with my head You should've picked honesty Then you might not have blown it, yeah You don't have to say what you did I already know 'cause I found out from him Now there is no chance for you and me There'll never be And don't it make you so sad about it You told me you loved me So why did you leave me all alone You tell me you need me When you call me on the phone Girl I refuse You must have me confused With some other guy Your bridges were burned And now it's your turn to cry So cry me a river Cry me a river Cry me a river (go on) Cry me a river Oh oh, the damage is done So I guess I be leaving Oh oh, the damage is done So I guess I be leaving, yeah Oh oh, the damage is done So I guess I be leaving Oh oh, the damage is done So I guess I be leaving But you don't have to say what you did I already know 'cause I found out from him Now there is no chance for you and me There'll never be And don't it make you so sad about it You told me you loved me So why did you leave me all alone You told me you need me When you call me on the phone Girl I refuse You must have me confused With some other guy Your bridges were burned And now it's your turn to cry So cry me a river Cry me a river Cry me a river Cry me a river (go on) Just cry me a river Cry me a river (go on) Just cry me a river Cry me a river Oh
Didn't He Ramble (A Season On The Line EP) Didn't he ramble Didn't he roam Didn't he wander so far from his home And didn't he go down in the dark for too long And don't we look good now Singing his song Didn't he teach us Didn't we learn Didn't he reach out beyond all return And didn't he go down take it all to the grave And don't we farewell now With the choice that he made But didn't he ramble Didn't he roam Didn't he wander so far from home Didn't he teach us Didn't we learn Didn't he reach out beyond all return Didn't he ramble And didn't he stray And didn't he wander so far away And didn't he come back But not like before And don't we look good now In the clothes that he wore But didn't he ramble Didn't he roam Didn't he wander so far from home Didn't he teach us Didn't we learn Didn't he reach out beyond all return But didn't he ramble Didn't he roam Didn't he wander so far from home Didn't he teach us Didn't we learn Didn't he reach out beyond all return Didn't he ramble And didn't he stray And didn't he wander so far away Didn't he ramble Didn't he ramble Didn't he ramble
Drive All Night (Bruce Springsteen cover / Feat. Eddie Vedder and Jake Clemons / Drive All Night EP) When I lost you honey Sometimes I think I lost my guts, too And I wish God would send me a word Send me something I'm afraid to lose Lying in the heat of the night Like prisoners all our lives I get shivers down my spine And all I wanna do is hold you tight Baby, baby, baby I swear I'll drive all night again Just to buy you some shoes And to taste your tender charms And I just wanna sleep tonight again in your arms Oh yeah, oh yeah And tonight there's fallen angels And they're waiting for us down in the street And tonight there's calling strangers Hear them crying in defeat Let them go, let them go, let them go do their dances of the dead Let 'em go right ahead, girl And dry your eyes And c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, let's go to bed Baby, baby, baby I swear I'll drive all night again Just to buy you some shoes And to taste your tender charms And I just wanna sleep tonight again in your arms Oh yeah, oh yeah And there's machines and there's fire Waiting at the edge of town And they're out there for hire But, baby, they can't hurt us now 'Cause you've got, you've got You've got my love, girl, you've got my love, girl Through the wind, through the rain The snow, the wind, the rain You've got my, you've got, you've got my love Oh girl, you've got my love You've got, you've got my love Oh girl, you've got my love You've got, you've got my love Oh girl, you've got my love Heart and soul Heart and soul Heart and soul Heart and soul And I swear I'll drive all night again Just to buy you some shoes And to taste your tender charms And I just wanna sleep tonight again in your arms Oh yeah, oh yeah Don't cry now It feels like rain Don't cry now It feels like rain Don't cry now Baby, can you feel it Don't cry now Baby, can you feel it Don't cry now Can you feel it Don't cry now Can you feel it Don't cry now It feels like rain Don't cry now
Everytime ( Britney Spears cover / Even Better Than The Real Thing Vol 2 LP ) Notice me, take my hand So why are we strangers when Our love is strong Why carry on without me Everytime I try to fly, I fall Without my wings, I feel so small I guess I need you, baby And everytime I see you in my dreams I see your face, it's haunting me I guess I need you, baby I make believe you are here It's the only way I can see clear What have I done You seem to move on easy And everytime I try to fly, I fall Without my wings, I feel so small I guess I need you, baby And everytime I see you in my dreams I see your face, you're haunting me I guess I need you, baby I may have made it rain Oh, please, forgive me My weakness caused you pain And this song's my sorry But at night I pray That soon your face will fade away And everytime I try to fly, I fall Without my wings, I feel so small I guess I need you, baby And everytime I see you in my dreams I see your face, it's haunting me I guess I need you, baby
*** Thanx a lot to Zee for this one ***
Farewell Transmission (Magnolia Electric Co. cover / It Was Triumph We Once Proposed... Songs of Jason Molina EP) The whole place is dark Every light on this side of the town Suddenly it all went down Now we'll all be brothers of the fossil fire of the sun Now we'll all be sisters of the fossil blood of the moon Someone must have set them up Now they'll be working in the cold grey rock Now they'll be working in the hot mill steam Now they'll be working in the concrete In the sirens and the silences now All the great set up hearts All at once start to beat After tonight if you don't want us to be a secret out of the past I will resurrect it, I'll have a good go at it I'll streak his blood across my beak and dust my feathers with his ashes I can feel his ghost breathing down my back I will try and know whatever I try, I will be gone but not forever I will try and know whatever I try, I will be gone but not forever The real truth about it is no one gets it right The real truth about it is we're all supposed to try There ain't no end to the sands I've been trying to cross The real truth about it is my life's no better off I've got the map but what if it's lost He will try and know whatever he tries, he will be gone but not forever He will try and know whatever he tries, he will be gone but not forever The real truth about it is there ain't no end to this desert I will cross I've really known that all along Mama here comes midnight with the dead moon in its jaws Must be the big star about to fall Mama here comes midnight with the dead moon in its jaws Must be the big star about to fall Long dark blues I'll go with Long dark blues The big star is falling Long dark blues I'll go with Long dark blues Through the static and distance Long dark blues The farewell transmission Long dark blues Listen Long dark blues Listen Long dark blues Listen Long dark blues Listen
Flag Day (Eddie Vedder & Glen Hansard / Flag Day OST) It's Flag Day and they’re hanging out the stars And stripes to mark the season The birthday boy's dressed up and he's finally looking like the king He’s got worry lining his back pocket But they ain't all and sundry Lock it up and burn it to the ground A man must have his reasons Nothing sticks and moving all around The choice was never ours to make We're a long way from where we started And further from any promise made Now he's leaving Sure as the day is long Now he's moving Rising up then he's gone Drifting back and forth across state lines The odds were never even Riding in a car that isn't ours Through a town we never been He's got one foot in the fire And another stepping on a train Now he's going Soon as the morning comes Oh he's broken More than he could have known One life was trouble And the other was struggle One life was never enough A dream kept inside him A dream that denied him One life was never enough Like birds in bad weather They all flock together One life was never enough The flag is still waving The memory's fading One life was never enough Enough It's Flag Day in the blue TV screen light The birthday boy is leaving Hold On Magnolia (Magnolia Electric Co. cover / It Was Triumph We Once Proposed... Songs of Jason Molina EP) Hold on Magnolia to that great highway No one should have be that strong But if you're stubborn like me I know what you're trying to be Hold on Magnolia, I hear that station bell ring You might be holding the last light I see Before the dark finally gets a hold of me Hold on Magnolia to the thunder and the rain To the lightning that has just signed my name to the bottom line Hold on Magnolia to that great highway No one should have be that strong But if you're stubborn like me I know what you're trying to be Hold on Magnolia, I hear that lonesome whistle whine Hold on Magnolia, I think it's almost time Hold on Magnolia, I think it's almost time I think it's almost time
I Couldn't Say It To Your Face (Arthur Russell cover) I couldn't say it to your face But I won't be around any more I couldn't say it to your face But I won't be around any more I needed a place So I walked in the door I couldn't say it to your face But I won't be around any more It's my world It's my song I didn't ask you to sing along In my arms You girl, you won't be here to say I'm wrong I couldn't say it to your face But I won't be around any more I couldn't say it to your face But I won't be around any more I needed some space So I walked out the door I couldn't say it to your face But I won't be around any more I heard Them say that maybe some day I'd have to pay I don't say One word to let you know I'm going away I couldn't say it to your face But I won't be around any more I couldn't say it to your face But I won't be around any more I needed a place, so So I walked in the door I couldn't say it to your face But I won't be around any more
Lay Me Down (Escuchando Elefantes & Glen Hansard) I will write you letters that Explain the way I'm thinking now I, I will return to you What I have taken long before I, I will return again When it gets dark and day is done And lay me down In the hollowed ground Down by your side I will stay So lay me down And if you wanna stay with me Then let me know before it's light I, I will recoil myself Into the black and darkest night If you lay me down In the hollowed ground Where my father waits I will stay So lay me down So lay me down In the hollowed ground Down by your side I will stay If you lay me down Lay me down
Lazarus (David Bowie cover / Doveman feat. Glen Hansard) Look up here, I'm in heaven I've got scars that can't be seen I've got drama, can't be stolen And everybody knows me now Look up here, man, I'm in danger I've got nothing left to lose I'm so high it makes my brain whirl Dropped my cell phone down below Ain't that just like me By the time I got to New York I was living like a king Then I used up all my money I was looking for your ass This way or no way You know, I'll be free Just like that bluebird Now ain't that just like me Oh I'll be free Just like that bluebird Oh I'll be free Ain't that just like me Just like that bluebird Just like Just like that bluebird Just like Just like Just like
Let Me In (A Season On The Line EP) Let me in There's darkness all around us And the night is drawing closer, closing in Let me in Those words you said were useless We'd better dress ourselves up faster with thicker skin If you run Don't run too far And if you're gone Let me know so I can fall apart This gulf is deep and widening And this heart's full of nevermore There's so many frightening things That keep adding up Let me in The sign we passed an hour ago I swear I see it coming up again Let me in We lost our bearings back away And uncertainty just waiting at the bend If you run Don't run too far And if you're gone Let me know so I can fall apart This gulf is deep and widening And this heart's full of nevermore There's so many frightening things That keep adding up Will you rise early with the dawning Will you stay beside me through the day Will you come, come when I call you Will you push the downs and dark away Will you lie, lie with me easy Will you see the good in me always Will you dance, dance when I play for you Will you see the good in me always Come rising up Come rising up Come rising up
One More Word ( Strangers OST ) Give me one more word I'm drowning in the wind Give me one more chance Give me one more chance I'll calm you in the wind Ooh is there some place I see Where I know it's hard to reach but I keep trying Ooh and if I walk before I speak We may not ever meet in these times In these times Everywhere I'll be, every place I see Left with nothing but the wheel Left with nothing but the wheel Everywhere I'll be, every place I see Nothing but the wheel Left with nothing but the wheel
People Get Ready (Curtis Mayfield cover / Mavis Staples I'll Take You There: An All-Star Concert Celebration (Live) LP) People get ready There's a train a-coming You don't need no baggage You just get on board All you need is faith To hear the diesels humming You don't need no ticket You just climb on board People get ready For the train to Jordan Picking up passengers From coast to coast Faith is the key To get on board You don't need no ticket You just thank the Lord There ain't no room For the hopeless sinner Who would hurt all mankind Just to save his own Have pity on those Whose chances grow thinner But there is no hiding place From the Kingdom's Throne People get ready There's a train a-coming You don't need no baggage You just climb on board All you need is faith To hear the diesels humming You don't need no ticket You just thank the Lord Thank to Lord Thank to Lord Thank to Lord People get ready People get ready There's a train a-coming You don't need no baggage You just climb on board All you need is faith To hear the diesels humming You don't need no ticket You just thank the Lord You don't need no ticket You just thank the Lord
Pennies In The Fountain (Drive All Night EP) The only way to hold on to this love Is with an open hand You told me that the first day we met I didn't understand Beneath the broad-beamed boughs your love changed A slow coming apart You moved on and I stayed the same I was trailing from the start We laid long in the tall grass We loved for the joy of love itself We threw our pennies in the fountain We wished for nothing else We wished for nothing else And through the crossbeams whispers were heard Undoing in every line And in the fall you flew, little bird And you got out just in time We laid long in the tall grass We loved for the joy of love itself We threw our pennies in the fountain We wished for nothing else We wished for nothing else We laid long in the tall grass We loved for the joy of love itself We threw our pennies in the fountain We wished for nothing else We wished for nothing else
Pressing On (Bob Dylan cover / A Tribute To Bob Dylan In The 80s: Volume One LP) Well, I'm pressing on I'm pressing on Well, I'm pressing on To the higher calling of my Lord Well, I'm pressing on I'm pressing on Yeah I'm pressing on To the higher calling of my Lord Many try to stop me Shake me up in my mind Say, "Prove to me that He is Lord Show me a sign" What kind of sign do they need When it all come from within What was lost has now been found What's to come has already been Well, I'm pressing on Yeah I'm pressing on Yeah I'm pressing on To the higher calling of my Lord Yeah I'm pressing on On and on Yeah I'm pressing on Yeah I'm pressing on To the higher calling of my Lord Shake the dust off of your feet Don't look back Nothing can hold you down right now There's nothing that you lack Temptation's not an easy thing Adam given the devil reign Because I sinned, I got no choice It's running in my vein And I'm pressing on I'm pressing on Yeah I'm pressing on To the higher calling of my Lord Yeah I'm pressing on Yeah I'm pressing on Yeah I'm pressing on To the higher calling of my Lord To the higher calling of my Lord To the higher calling of my Lord
Questions (Xs & ARROWs feat. Glen Hansard / From Here EP) Just when I think I'm in the clear Your voice is here to set the spin Just when I think I'm brave enough You call my bluff and rein me in Just when I think I'm safe again My will bends to where you are It is my fear there's no safe here Just questions left by far And oh I seem to find I'm left behind But oh I think you've turned to look across the line Just when I think I know the score You offer more to let me in And I've been stranded, I've weighted While you lived, and you tried Now I'm waiting for a single statement While you hide And oh I seem to find I'm left behind But oh I think you've turned to look across the line Just when I think Just when I think Just when I think Just when I think Oh I seem to find I'm left behind And oh I think you 've turned to look across the line And oh will you find me, have you found me 'Cause I think you've turned to look across the line
Races (Judy Collins feat. Glen Hansard / Strangers Again LP) Well I win some races That don't mean I'm fastest And it don't mean I'm better Than anyone And I ride some horses With great speed over courses It's just 'cause you're here For me at the line 'Cause for you I could win For you I could trust myself For you I could throw with abandon Old glories and feign to the wind 'Cause I never left you And you never let me go And if I can have the glory I'd give it up gladly Oh how we sucked in the limelight And left best friends behind Will you come walk beside me To the end of this story And I'll let you go gently Among your own kind For you I could win For you I could trust myself For you I could throw with abandon Old glories, all feign to the wind 'Cause I never left you You never let me go For you I will win For you I will trust myself For you I should throw with abandon Old glories and everything to the wind 'Cause I never left you And you never let me go And I never left you And you never let me go
Renata (Drive All Night EP) Renata, you have put me down Like a toy you no longer need around Renata, you have told me no Like a coin that's tossed I don't know where to go Am I a fool for hanging on for you, Renata, like I do Am I a fool for hanging around Make up your mind, I'll be here when you do Face into the truth When you put your back into it It's gonna startle you Face into the truth What you're putting out Is coming back to you Renata, will I understand I might not have what it takes to be your man Renata, one day you will see The simple joy just being around you brought me Am I a fool for sticking around for you, Renata, like I do Am I a fool for hanging on Make up your mind, I'll be here when you Face into the truth Put your back into it It looks good on you Face into the truth What you're putting out It's gonna startle you Startle you oh La la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la oh La la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la Face into the truth Will you think about it What else would you do Face into the truth It's not about giving up It's about me and you Me and you oh Face into the truth What you're putting out It's gonna startle you Startle you oh Face into the truth Put your back into it It looks good on you Good on you oh La la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la oh Yeah La la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la
Return (A Season On The Line EP) You're no wiser now Returning with your head bowed low Tired of trying to make it happen Trying to break out on your own It seems you're always on the fence You're neither one side nor the other now Well, you'd better make some choices Before they all start running out But oh Tell me do you hear the noise It's growing Tell me do you hear the noise Battles lost and won And you're feeling like you've only You've only just begun To stand up on your own Do you feel Do you feel Tell me do you feel the noise It's growing Tell me do you feel the noise In the hot blown dust we'd kneel Where we once laid long in the tall grass And the heart penned its appeal Return Return Return Return In the hot blown dust we'd kneel Where we'd once laid long in the tall grass And the heart penned its final appeal Return Return Return Return
Stamp My Name
( The dancer EP ) A girl by the water, the day's lovely daughter Come to a ???, queen of the harbour Give me your hand and say that you will Empty your suitcase out in the bay A girl on the steps in the black velvet dress You touched my shoulder and you left with the rest And my eyes they followed you 'round the bend And I stood here hoping you'd turn around again And I stamp my name on you, yeah There was nothing better to do Our lady of laughter, sister of Jesus Look at my face now, I can hardly believe this There's some people might think me absurd Absurd, absurd, oh what a wonderful word, oh yeah Now I stamp my name on you, yeah It's all I want to do, all I want to do yeah
Step Out Of The Shadows (Drive All Night EP) We're all bound by certain forces The same as any one Step out of the shadows My little one There's a chang surely coming A will that will be done Step out of the shadows My little one Will you step out of the shadows My little one Silent river, roll on When the levees weak you're gonna break it Silent river, deep and long Stay the road, you're gonna make it Well, flame's been handed on now To a new wave rising strong Step out of the shadows My little one There's a balance to be righted The road goes on and on Step out of the shadows My little one Will you step out of the shadows My little one Silent river, roll on When the levee's weak you're gonna break it Silent river, overcome Closer to the sea now you can make it There's a lesson in this failing The game goes on and on Step out of the shadows My little one It's all out there for you waiting If you're willing to become Step out of the shadows My little one Will you step out of the shadows My little one
Tender Mercies (Glen Hansard & Eddie Vedder / Flag Day OST) It came to nothing This longing This long Your tender mercies They weren't enough Weren't enough What I said It's taken us so long to learn The world is coming down around us While we wait our turn Now we're running out of road And hope, where have you gone They'll try to warn ya It's a cruel world A cruel world They'll mislead and misinform you Don't you turn Don't you turn What I said It's taken us so long to learn The world is falling down around us While we wait our turn Now we're running out of road And hope, where have you gone Beyond that light storm in the air I wonder if you'd hear it now An endless storm come ringing through the air What I said It's taken us so long to learn The world is coming down around us While we wait our turn Now we're running out Still plain in doubt Still jumping from the windows of love Your tender mercies They weren't enough Weren't enough
The Wolf Song
( The dancer EP ) Hey, have I got news for you Your baby's leaving He's got his red stick and his scarf across his back And he was gone Little boy cried wolf But there was no one listening And little boys don't cry wolf that much for nothing Hey, have I got news for you Your mama's leaving She got her bags and her books in the back of a taxi And she was gone The ??? his voice through the ?? Once too often Now he's running out the door with his boots on After mammy Now it's 8:15 and all the people are leaving And I wish I had the strength to get up and walk to the door But someone stopped me 'What are you walking for' And oh my god the cops came in 'C'mon boys the party's over' 'What's your mother's name?' Gonna call her
There's A Girl (Olivia Edder, Eddie Vedder & Glen Hansard / Flag Day OST) There's a boat Out on the big wide rollers Oh there's a boat Out on the big wide rollers Oh there's a boat Out on the deep wide rollers Take them safely home Take them home Take them home Where they can be with the ones they love Take them home Where they can be with the ones they love There's a girl Out in the big wide world Oh there's a girl Out in the big wide world Oh there's a girl Lost in a big wide world Take her safely home Take her home Take her home Where she can be with the ones she loves Take her home Take her home Where she can be with the ones she loves Blinking stars burning bright in the night Lead them safely home Blinking stars burning bright in the night Lead them safely home
Tomorrow's Too Long ( Lay Me Down EP ) Cover yourself from the storm Cause forever has just come and gone And tonight the wind blows in cold And we don't know what tomorrow will hold And the waiting is keeping you strong But tomorrow is too long Gather yourself for the ride And whatever you can't carry you should leave behind And the lights are fading on the shore And tomorrow is so far to go Tomorrow is so far to go
Trying ( Fake EP ) Seven months in hiding Buried in the sand I lost my way, come find me And tonight, you're not even trying Constantly reminded That I was just in time Don't run away, like I did And tonight, you're not even trying Tonight, you're not even trying
Vanquisher (Songs: Ohia cover / It Was Triumph We Once Proposed... Songs of Jason Molina LP) They come in sorry for the second vanquisher To have so much to pretend Ourselves not so against though overtaken This we'll survive, surviving those Against the smell of rope through pulley sing There are fewer greater losses known But they have their affect, they have their ransom This we'll survive You're all I think, this thing set troubling This will not end without brevity Against the smell of hope through measuring There are fewer greater former ghosts But we have our affect, we have our ransom This we'll survive, surviving those
Wave (Eddie Vedder & Glen Hansard / Flag Day OST) Wave And every wave that went before Coming in on waves And receding from the shore Shout it to the sky But it's never what it sounds like Running low We almost had it that time Waves Always waving goodbye Why don't you stay Just a little longer this time You're gone before I had a chance to say goodbye
Way Back In The Way Back When (A Season On The Line EP) We set our sights on some distant land Way back in the way back when Packed our troubles in an old pack tent Way back in the way back when Spoke the language 'til we knew what it meant Way back in the way back when Prayed to God he had a hand to lend Way back in the way back when We were living, breathing Broken, battered but believing Way back, way back Way back in the way back when We set out on a road that had no end Way back in the way back when Crossed the deserts in our caravan Way back in the way back when Built our homes on the shifting sand Way back in the way back when I love you, darling, and I won't pretend Way back in the way back when We were living, breathing Broken, battered but believing Way back, way back Way back in the way back when We walked some hard roads We took some hard roads Drifted up on the wrong shore Been shown out the back door Been told to keep moving Signs ain't improving Showing up on the wrong side But nobody's gonna break my stride Nobody's gonna break my stride Nobody's gonna break my stride Nobody's gonna break my stride Nobody's gonna break my stride So I dressed myself up in thicker skin Way back in the way back when Listened to no one but the gods within Way back in the way back when I sang my song 'til I knew what it meant Way back in the way back when Prayed to God he had a hand to lend Way back in the way back when We were living, breathing Broken, battered but believing Way back, way back Way back in the way back when I'll keep moving on I'll keep moving on
White Sulfur (Songs: Ohia cover / It Was Triumph We Once Proposed... Songs of Jason Molina LP) Never forget it was triumph we once proposed Instead, you would trade our mission for mission words Our several months alliance divergent invitations Then policies they were very low you see We'll look of course to it Those ones you know you are building So then, I'd like to see a little low illumination So I may go around nine or nine-three-oh Who knows what, who knows what So then, I have to be going Okay