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The Importance Of Being
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THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING
a little drop of the moon
brings a hurricane on the back of the spoon
it's going way too slow
well, the meaning makes it hard to know
it's written in the sky
in the satellites
that go spinning by
we see it every night
elated on the edge
of the morning glow
and the sea below
it's everything we're fed
we believe what we see
until we let it go
it's written in the sky
in the trails of the planes
that go flying by
we see it every night
in oceans pale and deep
we rely on the signs
to send us to sleep
and when you let it go
you're amazed at the
stuff that you didn't know
it's written in the sky
in the glow of the flies
that go whizzing by
we see it every night
-2/8/07
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Helplessly
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HELPLESSLY
helplessly, i fled the scene
walking through the night light
hopelessly, i gave her back all she needs
and stumbled outta sight
over where the seaspray meets my face
she's a wreck, a kind of butterfly maiden
over where the driftwood bears my name
and all the snakes and machines
go run behind-the-scenes
sleepy jean is helplessly awake
and all the birds and the bees
and the paupers on their knees
they can see that she's helplessly awake
helplessly, she called for the king
and slipped between the sheets
to dream of diamonds or freedom
such a silly thing
a notion too fleet
over where the highway cries her name
she's a wreck, speak in tongues about her last ride
over where the billboards cry in vain
and all the snakes and machines
go run behind-the-scenes
sleepy jean is helplessly awake
and all the birds and the bees
and the paupers on their knees
they can see that she's helplessly awake
-3/22/07
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Bird On A Wire
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BIRD ON A WIRE
we'll watch the world go by
like diamonds in the fire
like a wheel without a tire
or a bird out on a wire
sometimes you sing
only to yourself
waiting for the chance
to stumble off the bottom shelf
sometimes you fly
but you never wonder why
and there's nothing here that i
would not deny
we'll watch the world go by
like diamonds in the fire
like a wheel without a tire
or a bird out on a wire
sometimes you writhe
sometimes you're rather sly
sometimes you take it easy
and sometimes you close your eyes
sometimes you write
when you don't put out the light
and the way it all lays out is all right
we'll watch the world go by
like diamonds in the fire
like a wheel without a tire
or a bird out on a wire
this forgiveness isn't much like the small talk
banging at the door from the seams in the sidewalk
this revolution's only set out for the likes of you
we'll watch the world go by
like diamonds in the fire
like a wheel without a tire
or a bird out on a wire
-4/19/06
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Counterfeit
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COUNTERFEIT
take a look beyond your second sight
you'll see them strolling on the other side
take your steps, don't stumble on your toes
no eating breakfast with the holy ghost
and i feel it in the games we're playing
and i feel it's time to say good riddance
i feel it's time to throw this over our heads
for the sudden death
in the alley with the whores and flies
just the same as on the other side
take your winnings to a foreign coast
forge your lines between your inner hosts
and i feel it's time to say i'm folding
and i feel it's time to light the fuse
and i feel it's time to sing the hymns of the city
and roll away
in the morning when the words are slight
we gave no warning when we tossed aside
the queen of silver's waiting at the gate
we never said we'd never pray again
and i feel it in the mess i'm making
and i feel it's time to say good night
and i feel it's time to make it happen
and i feel it's time to wave the queen goodbye
-10/11/05
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LOVE WON'T BRING YOU DOWN
we weep for alice day
another castaway
staring down the cold embrace
and callous ways of
errant window panes
and the rain, in the rain
for the rain
she collapsed
under the boulders
but she's giving me
her shoulders, mate
and love won't bring you down
in humid cathode rays
on humid summer days
the hottest point between us
is the one before we ran all out of time
in a line, form a line, break the lines
she would rather see it over
than be seen as just a pretty face
and love won't bring you down
the shadows of the village say
must everyone, they go away
in cars, in planes, in transit
just pretend that it ain't there
wel, it appears to me
that nothing's really clear to me
you know that it's a harmony
coz everything's in front of me
it's gotta swerve, it's gotta be
it's gotta sway, it's gotta be
we gotta see between the seams
to see what it all means
and if it answers back
says everything is alright, jack
you know that it ain't just a dream
just a pinch and you will see
like every other day
like every other way
she flutters through my mind
just like a butterfly
just like another kind
of angel, like an angel
she's an angel
and her wings are made of gold
so i'm told
love won't bring you down
-11/16/06
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Sleepin' In
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SLEEPIN' IN
sunday morning, lazy bed
can't get the flood
out of my head
feet to floor, eyes to see
can't believe it's time to leave
no way, i'm staying here in bed
did you hear what i just said
or did you tune me out instead
i'll call in sick, i'll call in dead
but there's no way i'm getting out of bed
i don't want to hear what i am missing
you can't even coax me with a kiss
all thoughts of movement make me hiss
dreaming in fists
sunday morning, lazy bones
disconnect the telephones
i may be here, but no one's home
just you and me, alone
-7/29/07
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Maryanna
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MARYANNA
we shared our names
and laughing at the way
they sounded just the same
we talked through the night
lost track of the time
i left you
somewhere on the red line
we opened up our lives
and by our sides
we knew our moment had arrived
embrace me and my eyes
have seen the glory
of the coming of this night
we chalked it up to fate
yeah, that's the only way
that we could both explain
it's like that every day
and so we're here
i guess there's nothing more to say
and all the way
i thought about you
had no idea
what you'd inspire me to do
you really do
but all the way
i thought about you
and i knew, yeah i knew, i just knew
-2/7/07
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8. |
Road Of No Resistance
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ROAD OF NO RESISTANCE
these dirty trails that lead
they cloud, consume my feet
they draw down
and find out
that we were there
these banks of rivers
trees collide in valleys
see, we're somewhere
it's out there
everybody stare
a grand, majestic sight
the silt absorbes the light
refracting
back in
aquamarine
we're gazing over there
at seven quiet bears
and big horns
and ice forms
just keep it clean
and the time we wasted then
is the time we're chasing now
and road of no resistance
brings it down
don't stop or hesitate
this hour's getting late
there's no time
there's no time
just what we get
this athabasca white
forever in my line of sight
like these kites
to drift away
and the time we're wasting now
is the time we wasted then
and the road of no resistance
pulls me in
and the road of no resistance
pulls me in
seven thousand feet
underneath my seat
we ride on
as far as
our eyes can see
we think about the day
and all the ways
they tried to bind us
or blind us
to get their way
and the finest lines don't break
as the finest vines won't bend
and resistance only makes
us want to break it all again
and the time we wasted then
is the time we're chasing now
and the road of no resistance
breaks us down
-6/14/07
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9. |
Dig?
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DON'T TRY TO BRING ME DOWN
look the mirror in the eye
does it look for real or just another lie
i read that book the other day
i've heard everything they ever had to say
don't try to bring me down, man
broken hearts and broken bottles never mend
leave me a drink out on the back porch
you've got a lot to say but nothing to defend
is it real? is it here? is it something?
don't try to bring me down, man
nothing is forever, yes we know that much is true
back to back, we smoke the simple truths
too much to hold, just enough to lose control
if we sing we might remember all the good times
don't try to bring me down, man
don't try to bring me down
all that's good will come around
you can hear their rumble in the ground
this time it's up to you
whatcha gonna do?
it's up to you
believe the papers, if for nothing but a laugh
the gravel tore the pavement just before the winner's crash
in leaps and bounds, the trickle down will drown us in our bath
don't try to bring me down, man
-8/23/07
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10. |
Broken-Down Train
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BROKEN-DOWN TRAIN
it's a long way to climb
from the bottom of this well
she gave me no time
as far as i could tell
she wrote me a letter
it was the best she could get
i wish i could forget her
but i haven't yet
it's a long way to ride
on this broken-down train
when she's not by my side
i just slip down the drain
she wrote me a letter
it was the best she could get
i wish i could forget her
but i haven't yet
it's a long way to go
when you can't see the end
and you don't even know
if she's really your friend
she wrote me a letter
it was the best she could get
i wish i could forget her
but i haven't yet
-4/19/06
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11. |
Hangin' In The Sunshine
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HANGIN' IN THE SUNSHINE
when the era fits the mood
and all the mavens come to brood
in the outer chair where no one's really there
just the figures and the air
and the buses over there
good day, good bye, good night, good luck
good morning, good time
hanging in the sunshine
with just a pocketful of sand
and a loose rosetta in your hand
it's the one that never bends
or falls apart before the end
it's all for you again
good day, good bye, good night, good luck
good morning, good time
hanging in the sunshine
it's like a subtle quake inside
it's like a subtle shake inside
it's like a subtle
when you see it from the other side
yeah, there's nowhere left to hide
good day, good bye, good night, good luck
good morning, good time
hanging in the sunshine
it's just the stillness and the breeze
and all the salt before the trees
and when the skeeters take a rest
yeah, it's the best you've ever seen
nothing close has ever been
good day, good bye, good night, good luck
good morning, good time
hanging in the sunshine
good day, good bye, good night, good luck
good sun, good wind, good light, good friends
good drinks, good food, good dirt, good mood
good love, good life, good grief, good wife
good wave, good seat, good snow, good sleet
good sink, good dive, good song, good vibes
good day, good bye, good night, good luck
good morning, good times
hangin' in the sunshine
-11/16/06
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12. |
See-Saw Woman
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SEE-SAW WOMAN
see-saw woman
rockin' like a disco mama
shakin' like a mango baby
take it light, take it light
i took her to the doctor
said she got a case of the blues
down and dirty or curly
or some jive excuse
she got a waistcoat
waders and red bandana
rubberbands in her hair
said she got it over there
from the dealer, healer
he says he's a revealer
watch him close
he's barely straight up
or even keeled
he's got the matches
in batches
he's cleaning up his stash
for when the floor is out of order
and the big planes crash
she's spinning thru the alley
with sally, halle, jill, and jane
making love in a photo
or dripping down the drain
where's the redeemer
the screamer, the static and the stain
they never knew how tragic
it could be without the rain
there to crush them, rush them,
hush the surly crowd
when the crows are in communion
and the crown has tumbled down
take me down to the sound
of the old merry-go-round
where's the love?
well, it's hiding
in the corners of the playground
she's got a bit of sweet love
tucked between her camisole and skin
she's good luck, a good fuck
and one hell of a friend
she's kinda nasty
when she wants to be
she's kinda nice
she can tie me to the mast
just don't put out the light
she's kinda sly, kinda slight
better not put up a fight
she'll leave you in the trenches
in the stench of the night
for the wolves and the doves
and the scant policemen sing
to the sailors in her harbor
and the magic that she brings
-7/10/06
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Chris Anderson Alexandria, Virginia
Chris is a wildly prolific songwriter who has hovered among the outskirts of the music world for over 30 years. On his own
label, Flying Dachshund Music, Chris has released 154 CDs, 96 of them being full-length albums. That's just the tip of the iceberg and there are no signs of stopping. Ever.
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