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A Drink From the Well
03:01
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Here, take this cup have a drink from the well
Then lend me your ear I’ve a story to tell
Not long ago there was a castle and a prince
And a maiden so fair all surrounded by a fence
Inside those walls the gardens grew lush and green
But the walls themselves were a sight so obscene
A head on each post, they were a warning to us all
To keep on our side, not to question the wall
A knight from our side saw the maiden from afar
(And) he was drawn to the fence like a moth to a star
So he climbed up the wall and made his way across the lawn
But the prince acted fast and stabbed the knight before the dawn
So look over there, you’ll see his head upon a post
And this is what he said before he gave up the ghost
“Alas, sweet revenge won’t be a story I can tell
but I saw the maiden put poison in the well.”
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Last Night
03:15
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Last night I pretended you were with me
Last night I pretended we were together
It made me feel so good and lonely
It made me feel so good and alone
Last night I remembered your arms around me
Last night I remembered the sound of your sighs
Time keeps on passing, but your memory still haunts me
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3. |
Saturday
03:11
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Monday morning time to turn on the light
Start the water say goodbye to the night
I pack for work this is how I begin
I do it all over and over and over…
The week went by, I get to spend my Saturday with you
We’ll take it slow, give time so it can soak right through
It’s what I need, to hold my head up when the week’s brand new
It’s what I want, I get to spend my Saturday with you
Tuesday morning, it’s just more of the same
Paper cuts and coffee stains who’s to blame
Drag myself home, is this how it ends?
Each day passes
Getting me closer
Closer to you
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4. |
I Try My Best
03:11
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Don’t look back
Don’t stop moving
Sometimes fear
Tries to stop me
Sometimes shame
Tries to ground me
I won’t stop now
I won’t stop moving
I try my best
I try the best that I can do
Sometimes things fall apart
Believe me I know just what that looks like
But I try my best
I try the best that I can do
Don’t look down
Don’t stop climbing
Above a mess
I think I’m making
Sometimes lash out
And try to wound me
I won’t stop now
I won’t stop climbing
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5. |
Two By Two
02:44
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Two by two the animals board the boat
One by one each animal hopes to stay afloat
All creatures great and small are out on a growing sea
I pray to God, “Don’t forget me”.
Two by two the animals drift away
One by one each animal becomes a stray
All creatures great and small are out on a growing sea
I pray to God, “Don’t forget me”.
All creatures great and small have sailed across the sea
I prayed to God, “Don’t forget me”.
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I'm In Love With You
02:28
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You think it’d be easy
Writing a song about love
It can’t be that hard
Just turn on your radio
But the more it means to me
the harder it gets for me
This isn’t for some abstract idea
This one’s for you
I’m in love with you
You turn my grey skies blue
You make my old days new
I’m in love with you
Remember that time
It wasn’t that long ago
We climbed up that hill
Watched the sun set low
Then we stayed out all night
And watched the sun come up
That wasn’t for some abstract idea
That was for you
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7. |
Gone
03:19
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No I didn’t grow up with much
But you took anyway
You broke me down piece by piece
To make the dark eclipse the day
Well I used to care where you’d been
But I don’t care where you’ve gone
‘Cause you’ve gone away
I had to build my home brick by brick
I built a place where I could stay
I found I didn’t need to always fear
But you act like I went astray
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8. |
You Can Have It All
03:14
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You can have my oven
You can have my stove
You can have my whisk
You can have my pots and pans (take’m all)
You can have my mint
You can have my chives
You can have my parsley
You can have my sage and thyme (that’s right)
You can have it all
I just want to be with you
be with you
bum bum bum
be with you
that’s all
You can have my cello
You can have my uke
You can have my organ/keyboard
You can have my mandolin (and orange)
You can have my guitar
You can have my drums
You can have my cuica
You can have my microphone (that’s right)
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Terminal 2
02:35
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Outside the gate
There’s a plane that waits for you
I drive away
From the curb of terminal 2
Your plane takes off
It’s a diamond in the sky
I stop my car
To watch a butterfly
While grey
Storm clouds
Fill up an empty day
The rain pours down
Each drop
Was brought from far away
Outside my car
I see water forming shapes
That march across
A dirty window pane
Your plane ascends
Above the clouds that fill the sky
I start my car
And let the mood intensify
While grey
Storm clouds
Move on, they never stay
The rain poured down
But now
It’s moved so far away.
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10. |
Going Home
04:25
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I’m thinking about you when I get on a jet plane ‘cause
I’m going home
I spent a long time and I spent it without you but
I’m going home
There’s a light on the tarmac that flashes beneath me while
I’m going home
I can feel the speed it’s pressure inside me now
I’m going home
The window beside me is filled with darkness while
I’m going home
I see little lights that look like stars beneath me while
I’m going home
I’ve been looking at pictures of you for an hour since
I’m going home
I’ve been thinking about you since before I left you now
I’m going home
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11. |
Christmas Song
02:49
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Christmas time is near
It’s time for Christmas cheer
I know you’ll check your list
I know you’ll check it twice
I know that you will look and see I
haven’t been so nice...
But that’s OK with me
Yeah that’s just fine
That don’t bother me
‘Cause that’s alright
‘Cause I’m OK with me
Yeah I’m just fine
I don’t bother me
‘Cause I’m alright
I forgot to tie my shoes
And I never watch the news
I gave you bad advice
And I ate up all the rice
This is why you’ll look and see
I haven’t been so nice...
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12. |
Reincarnation Breeze
03:23
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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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