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A New Song
03:37
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Does she remember when they first met
The ground was wet the sky was dark and grey
Ankle boots with a long dress
A rubber band wrapped around her wrist
She hummed a tune and he fell in love
Fell to quickly he remembers that day
A long walk on a forest trail
Hand in hand they sang as one
He brushed a strand of hair from her face
Touched her lips raindrops kissed the leaves
He took a step back looked in her eyes
She smiled at him he remembers that day.
Underneath a sheltering sky you learned a new song
In the blink of an eye you had to move on
Deep wounds take time to heal
He has a scar he keeps it out of view
Sometimes he tries to trick himself
Other times he knows he sings alone
When it rains he starts to cry
He fell too hard he remembers that day
Underneath a sheltering sky you learned a new song
And in the blink of an eye you had to move on
Looking back on your life, you said it seemed so long
Watch a full moon rise, you counted all wrong.
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Mr. Hattie
03:05
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Hey Mr. Hattie
Are you sailing off today?
Sailing far away? (sailing off today)
Hey Mr. Hattie
Will you think of me when you’re gone?
Think of me with this song (when you’re gone)
Hey Mr. Hattie
Will you be coming back this way?
Come back to stay?
No don’t go
You leave me all alone
Hey Mr. Hattie
You say the world’s gone insane
And our home could never change (the world’s gone insane)
Hey Mr. Hattie
Is it really all the bad?
Do we have to burn the land?
Hey Mr. Hattie
Do you really have to go?
I wish you’d tell me no (do you really have to go?)
Hey Mr. Hattie
I hear the seas are turning mean
And sailing’s not for me
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The Rainbow
03:33
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Evil Genius
02:55
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Super hero in a cape always seems to know when he’s needed
Saves the day saves the girl saves the world makes it free from crime
Never shy never coy always knows just what to say
He’s strong he’s brave always seems to leave at right time
No, that’s not me
But it sounds like a pretty good story
Soon you’ll see
That everything I do is so boring
Evil genius evil man got a plan to destroy the entire world
Fancy car fancy clothes made his way through a life of crime
Got cash got guns got a girl clinging to his arm
Does the deed gets away always seems to leave at the right time
No, that’s not me
But it sounds like a pretty good story
Watch and you’ll see
You’ll be halfway through my movie and snoring
I’m just an extra in my life
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The Sum Of Regrets
03:55
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I can’t explain it everything seems like it’s OK
But I’ve got a feeling something bad is on its way
A darker emotion, a mix of fear and shame as one
It weighs like an anchor. I cannot hide I cannot run
I only wish I were stronger
I’d cut my heart from my sleeve
I’d fall apart on the inside
While I watched it bleed
I only ask for forgiveness
And a chance to forget
When every single decision
Is the sum of regrets
The simplest method seems to keep me in the light
I keep myself busy. I never rest I always fight
But I can’t sustain it. Everyone needs to take a break
And that’s when it happens. These memories will never wait
I feel my eyes fill with tear drops
But I can’t seem to cry
I’m being crushed by a sadness
And I don’t know why
Escape from the darkness that closes in with a soft caress
It asks me to linger. I bend to its will, this I confess
It whispers a promise: A candied lie that I believe
But I should know better. It hurts to stay why don’t I leave?
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Your Dark Side
03:41
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He could carry a tune
So he thought that he would try to be a rockstar
He worked to late at night
He played his music even later at the back bar
But that wasn’t enough
He did his best but he still didn’t get far
Show me what you can do
Show me something that’s new
Don’t be afraid of your dark side baby
Let’s just see where it goes
Through the highs and the lows
Don’t be afraid of your dark side
He moved from town to town
He always wanted change to come from the outside
He never really unpacked
He said he worried about the waves during high tide
There’s no settling down
When you chase a dream that sure knows how to hide
Show me what you’ve got
I might like it, might not
Don’t be afraid of your dark side baby
Let’s just see where it goes
Through the highs and the lows
Don’t be afraid of your dark side
I know this man
He’s looking back at me
He sees what I can’t see
He sees what I can’t see
He said he’s still holding on
But every year he feels his fingers slip a little more
The bills keep ringing the bell
While his money sneaks away through the back door
It’s not like when he was young
He spent his pennies on the music in the record store
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Brothers
03:25
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It was long ago
There used to be a place right here.
Right where we stand
It was a place to go
My brothers, we would stop and talk
And watch the cars go by
A different place a different time
With a different state of mind
You wonder where it goes
With the passing days
A different sun a different moon
A different cloudy afternoon
You can never know
How your life will change
Do you remember when
We used to joke to pass the time
Right where we stand
On our way back home
We’d stop for just a little while
And watch the cars go by
Now the grasses grow
An empty lot is all that’s here
Right where we stand
A time has come and gone
Just like the creek that runs below
While the cars pass by
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Employee Of The Week
03:15
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The bossman, took me to the side
He said “There’s no good way to say what I must say
To say what I must say”
So I went to my desk and packed it all away
I packed up my life and put it in a box
I put it in a box.
Then I walked to the door. Time to say goodbye.
One last walk through and nothing else has changed
Nothing else has changed
Then I heard a voice call. Calling out my name.
“Before you leave here, there’s one last thing to say
One last thing to say”
“I thought that you would want to know
That every one took a vote
You’re employee
You’re employee of the week”
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I'm Alive
03:28
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Sometimes I tell myself I’m gonna be OK
I’m gonna be just fine
These days I’m not too sure that the pain’s gonna leave
Anymore
One day, the cost to repair’s gonna be too much
More than the cost to replace
I’m alive. I’m alive. I’m alive.
My eyes went bad way back when I was a kid
Long ago
These days when something breaks everything falls apart
All at once
I’m scared I’ve got 40 years to look back and know
I was strong
One day this will seem so small compared to the pain
Of just keeping on
Sometimes I tell myself I’m gonna be OK
I’m gonna be just fine
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A Song For Only You
03:27
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Each morning my heart breaks in pieces
And each night you pick them all up and you put them back together
This life I can’t imagine without you
This meaning that you give all I do. You make it all real inside.
Oh, this love moves fast and slow
While the years pass us, it continues to grow
Oh, what little did I know how I’d feel for you today.
I mean it, each word that I sing
But I can’t describe all the feelings, the feelings I have inside.
Oh, you whisper soft and low
Your hand in mine in the evening glow
Oh, what little did I know how I’d feel for you tonight.
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Snow
02:54
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Snow falls down white on the ground
The road goes on, but it’s hard to see now
I’m going home
I’m going home
I’m going home to you
Late at night headlights lead the way
Streaks of white blur the view
Almost there, the butterflies have awoke
One last mile to watch the snowflakes fall
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Hello
01:42
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Hello, it’s so good to meet you
Today is the first day of the rest of our lives.
You know, I was worried that I wouldn’t know what to do
When I first laid my eyes on you.
But you made it easy and I did what felt right
I held you close and I held you tight.
Now I wonder how I lived without you
You bring you so much joy
Now I wonder what tomorrow may bring
As I watch you grow each day
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Joshua Starmer Chapel Hill, North Carolina
A native of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Joshua Starmer is a cellist, composer, and singer whose eclectic sound recalls the string-led pop of Andrew Bird and the quirky compositions of the Penguin Cafe Orchestra, both of whom he cites as influences. A cellist since the age of seven, Starmer eventually wove himself into the fabric of North Carolina's vibrant music scene. ~ Timothy Monger ... more
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