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1. |
Primitive Road
04:51
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PRIMITIVE ROAD
she walks like a fractured ghost
on the stones of the primative road
fragments of elegy and scars of her legacy
on the stones, when the dam overflowed
it's like a drug in the water
and she buries her purse in the mud
on the cracks of the sidewalk
in the thick of the dragon's blood
she skips like a child and she shakes her load
on the stones of the primative road
she opens up her soul in the bars and cafes
and retreats with the turtles and toads
it's like a push to be pushy
she took it all away to dispose
and returns her attention
to the tracks in the middle of her toes
she sees familiar faces passing by
on her primitive road in the sky
she begs like a pauper and stings like a queen
ask her, she'll never say just what that means
she keeps herself crazy, she is always amazing
breaking the tension with her sweet aquamarine
she lies like a child, or another of those
on the stones of the primative road
she breaks all the barricades and blocks all the signs
and cries when the traffic has slowed
it's a prop to be proper
she's punching the clock in the row
don't try to stop her,
before she takes her moment to glow
she sees familiar faces passing by
on her primative road in the sky
-2/11/07
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2. |
10,000 Sparrows
04:22
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10,000 SPARROWS
i hear my baby, she's calling out for me
like 10,000 sparrows in the breeze
she picks me up and knocks me down
i keep my ear to the open ground
talking tough and proud and oh so loud
she's got the ways and the desire to please
like 10,000 sparrows in the breeze
she'll chase me down and out and around
searching for her voice
and waiting for a sound
holding out, holding up, holding on
10,000 sparrows in the breeze
from the wires to the air
to the tops of all the trees
10,000 sparrows in the breeze
doing anything, anything they please
she looks like a diamond right after the freeze
or like 10,000 sparrows in the breeze
she'll chime in and we'll shine on
we'll talk and laugh along
speaking out, speaking up, and speaking of
10,000 sparrows in the breeze
from the wires to the air
to the tops of all the trees
10,000 sparrows in the breeze
doing anything, anything they please
-2/11/07
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West Of Your Last Step
05:00
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WEST OF YOUR LAST STEP
somewhere west of your last step
it's lying alone in the dirt
shrouded in dust and debris
and waiting for the right time to hurt
somewhere west of your last step
lies a baby on the ground with a gun
the last of the playground misfits
can't be bothered to be outdone
falling down and spun around
looking out for the brighter sound
too calm to connect, too cool to collect
pushing the petals yet calling the shots
west of your last step
somewhere west of your last step
sits a window shattered out
holes in the floor and a knot in the door
and the ghosts of the sinners about
somewhere west of your last step
they chain your thoughts up on the wall
here we come - escaping, barely scraping
nails on boards back in the yellow hall
falling down and spun around
staring out from the hole in the ground
too slow to console, too quick to control
hardly they're lost but never found
west of your last step
somewhere west of your last step
they're chaining your thoughts to the wall
the ones that escaped, the ones who are scraping
their nails on the board in the hall
they cry, they're not wicked
they're only misused
they move like a flicker
in the bricks of their shoes
begging and pleading
for offers they cannot refuse
-2/6/07
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13th Panic
04:06
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13th PANIC
take a look beyond your window
is the weather still the same?
they say it's 28 below
but that's a number, just a name
divide the cost, is it still plenty
to crash and curse and make some noise
to see it through the fog, we're spending
fields of green for our noxious toys
strike it down, strike it down
react in vain and turn around
keep it down and hush the sound
take it out and shush the hounds
another one to captivate the crown
another plastic panic is abound
is it a panic or a picnic?
the daily news is all the same
is it the static that we nitpick?
or some revolution, evolution game
it's never fresh, just something that we
push and push until our thoughts explode
he's standing on the bench, he's happy
for the fever in the trenches and the roads
strike it down, strike it down
react in vain and turn around
keep it down and hush the sound
take it out and shush the hounds
another one to captivate the crown
another plastic panic is abound
what kind of words do sinners sing
when the sin is such that anger barely spells
any sort of knowledge interfering
the ignorance beyond the aching bell
talk is cheap in this revival
press the pedal closer to the floor
not only for your vague survival
but to stave the bitter ravens atyou door
strike it down, strike it down
react in vain and turn around
keep it down and hush the sound
take it out and shush the hounds
another one to captivate the crown
another plastic panic is abound
-2/7/07
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Sister Mary Ceramic
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SISTER MARY CERAMIC
sister mary ceramic
got the handle on the quick fix
light a candle and call for a muse
sister mary ceramic
got the handle on the quick fix
on the road to redemption
or the back of the blues
i thought i heard the red bell
ringing, tolling for the ones who've gone awry
you can hear the echo on the walls of the motel
and read the resolution in the sky
i thought i heard her singing
bringing joy to eyes alive and double wide
wash your hands to keep from stinging
and divert your path before the two collide
i thought i saw her dancing
cheap romance in cellars deeper than this well
it wasn't so much dancing, more like prancing
on the edges of her shell
i thought i felt her presence
in the mezzanine or in the parking lot
the evidence was lessened
by the simple fact that she would rather not
sister mary ceramic
got the handle on the quick fix
light a candle and call for a muse
sister mary ceramic
got the handle on the quick fix
on the road to redemption
or the back of the blues
-2/9/07
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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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