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Healer
04:36
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HEALER
Out on the ledge between sun, moon, and rain
I lifted while lying and drifted again
Alone in the midst of the haze and decay
In search of a healer to lead me along the way
Deep within meadows of yellow and green?
Or under the covers of simple machines?
I waited for years just to see how it looked
When I got to the end of that old borrowed book
She's a healer now
Oh my! Oh my! Is that the sun in my eyes?
(or was it just the rain again)
That sparks on my soul like the dream-me implies
(was it a nightmare, oh my friend)
I picked myself up and walked off from the wall
(and out the back door, yeah)
Before clicking my heels and awaiting the squall
Down below darkness, I stood and I sighed
It wasn’t just fever that broke the divide
But something akin to a healer who sang
About love and of hope, full of hearts and harangues
She's a healer now
Over the border and out of the box
I saw her again as I tripped over rocks
That stood in the way, between here and now
And the moments we flutter and wow, wow, wow...
-8/10/18
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Thumbs Out
04:36
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THUMBS OUT
i'm on the edge of here and nowhere
just keepin' down the line, keepin' down the line
this baker's bread, we've all been shown there
to break from time to time, break from time to time
this tiny speck of a moment captured
shattered on the deck with all the ghosts and the rapture
there's something in my eyes and i can feel it happen, no?
i closed my eyes and felt the wind blow me
further down the line, further down the line
all the phases of my mind below me
they gather all the time, they gather all the time
like photographs of a hidden story
in the middle of a whirlwind flash before me
there's something on my mind and i can feel it happen, no?
this is the time
i'll never walk away
flashing these signs
of all the coming days
this is the time
i'll ever walk away
no way
out in the wind, i can feel my soul
moving further down the line, further down the line
somewhere it ends, am i feeling whole yet?
i'm feeling mighty fine, i'm feeling mighty fine
for the time, there's nothing else for certain
til it's curtains for the ones who left without a word
there's something in the wind and i can feel it happen, no?
this is the time
i'll never walk away
flashing these signs
of all the coming days
this is the time
i'll ever walk away
no way
this is the time
i'll ever walk away
into the light
of all i need to say
this is the time
i'll never walk away
no way
under this skin, there's a garden growing
further down the line, further down the line
it can't be seen but still it's all i know
so i'll just keep on down the line, keep on down the line
and think about the scenes that keep me sane
there's no time to wonder why, no time to wonder why
it satisfies my soul to keep the wind and rain
it's so comforting sometimes, so comforting sometimes
i'll wrap it up just like a blanket
thank the wind and rain for coming
it's been good to crank it up
there's something up ahead and i can feel it happen, no?
this is the time
we'll never walk away
flashing these signs
of all the coming days
this is the time
we'll ever walk away
no way
this is the time
we'll ever walk away
into the light
of what we need to say
this is the time
we'll never walk away
no way
-1/4/19
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3. |
Part Time Ghost
06:39
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PART-TIME GHOST
the part time ghost has seen the most
disaster in her eyes
no time to shake those lies
but after all, we had a ball
for a moment in the rain
before we all washed out again
and if forever's not too kind
no more shall we run
to be the captain and the gun
and if we leave it all behind
those moments fade away
like teardrops in the rain
i never strayed too far away
just enough to see the moon
and all the ones who left the room
this mending wall has seen it all
so over it, i crawled
back to the space behind my wall
and if forever's not too cold
no more shall we be
between the edges of this sea
and if we let it fade away
we'll wave to the wind
that brings us back to earth again
this phoenix dawn, it all goes on
and on into the night
but no one cares to stop and fight
and so it goes, its just one of those
things we'll think about
when time is running out
and if forever's not too soon
we'll keep it rolling til we're done
or til we find another one
and if we burn it all in vain
i'll flash a grin and walk away
and think of what i'll never say
sometimes it's better off that way
-1/2/19
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4. |
Vanishing Act
04:00
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VANISHING ACT
diamonds on the shelf
mirror, no one else
better grab it now
before it's over, so over
ghost up on the wall
bound to take it all
and fall below the bottom
low down, so low down
and it takes no time at all
just to say hello and scatter down the hall
sometimes i think it's just a ghost
but still i'd crawl
just to say hello
crippled in the wind
from there to back again
nothing else can ease the sting
of winning when it's over, so over
the patsy of the day
just looks the other way
and mumbles when the walls
are falling down
and it takes no time at all
just to close your eyes and drive into the wall
sometimes i think it's just a ghost
but still i'd crawl
just to say hello
a fool in every hand
from here to newfoundland
and every step between is one
i want to do over, do over
tear out all the walls
replace with waterfalls
and watch it all divide
into a blowout, so blown out
and it takes no time at all
just to sing the blues and kiss the canonball
sometimes i think it's just a ghost
but still i'd crawl
just to say hello
-1/3/19
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5. |
Between The Goodbyes
03:55
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BETWEEN THE GOODBYES
between the goodbyes is another hill to climb
between the goodbyes is another gear to grind
between the goodbyes is another lonely night
we've set aside
this disposition, i can feel it burn
i'm in these positions but i know i'll never learn
these sad divisions are too much to discern
so we come and go
between the goodbyes is another mess to make
between the goodbyes there's nothing less at stake
between the goodbyes is the dust we'll never shake
so we're holding on
this satisfaction, i can see it shine
these vain reactions, they keep a-coming all the time
they're not so distracting, they barely settle on my mind
it's what i know
between the goodbyes is something kind of weird
between the goodbyes it's going down right here
between the goodbyes i shattered all my fears
just to breathe again
this trepidation, it's nothing new
belief in tepid stations, it's all that we can do
it's nothing like elation, unless elation is askew
we'll never know
between the goodbyes is a sweet hello, my friend
between the goodbyes is a shortcut to the end
between the goodbyes is an answer for a win
between the goodbyes we'll keep going round again
between the goodbyes is something kind of wack
between the goodbyes is the road to shackalack
between the goodbyes is the moment we attack
-1/18/19
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6. |
Now It's Dark
03:11
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NOW IT'S DARK
if i was a sinner
and if i told a lie or two
we all can not be winners
but maybe once or twice would do
we've all seen better days
we're skipping through the hazy dawn
and i'm just looking for my way
and now it's dark, fuck it
if i was a grinner
and if you thought that i was true
i'm feeling kinda thinner
from knowing when to take my cue
we've all seen better days
we're skipping through the hazy dawn
and i'm just looking for my way
and now it's dark, fuck it
if i was a spinner
my web would run for miles long
what say we sit for dinner
and sing that old forgotten song
about the ins and outs
of everyone who made the grade
and those they sang about
when nothing else was in the way
we've all seen better days
we're skipping through the hazy dawn
and i'm just looking for my way
and now it's dark, fuck it
-1/8/19
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7. |
Stones In The Road
02:53
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STONES IN THE ROAD
i burned the sanctuary down
a dozen times
and i rearranged it just to fit
the order of my crimes
i'm letting go of all the stones
out in the road
sometimes the shoe, it never fits
so what the hell
am i waiting for excuses
or an out, i just can't tell
i'm letting go of all the stones
out in the road
i'm letting go of all the roads
and staying home
i'm letting go of all the answers
i didn't know
i never thought it right
to sit and wonder why
if you know me, that ain't true
but it's not like me to lie
i'm letting go of all the stones
out in the road
i'm letting go of all the roads
and staying home
i'm letting go of all the answers
i didn't know
sometimes i make it up
to see how it would play
sometimes i just forget
sometimes i look the other way
i'm letting go of all the stones
out in the road
i'm letting go of all the roads
and staying home
i'm letting go of all the answers
i didn't know
-1/9/19
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8. |
Eye Of The Vulture
05:17
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EYE OF THE VULTURE
begging for time
or some vague peace of mind
it's a big cannonball
gonna take to us all
it's like how do i know
where to look, where to go
when the big curtain falls
and we stumble down the hall
in the eye of the storm
in the eye of the vulture
we rise
and the light keeps shinin'
all along the line
into the corner of some
far gone dreamer's mind
this subtle wind
keeps me ever on the mend
lost in the wind
while we're out for a spin
it's like sometimes it's always
that same thing again
i don't mind, it's just fine
but i'll be taking my time
just to see how we act
when nothing else is on the line
in the eye of the storm
in the eye of the vulture
we rise
and the lie keeps rolling
further down the line
into that tunnel
where our ins and outs collide
this subtle wind
keeps me ever on the mend
a drifter? a dunce?
i played both more than once
it's the words, how they lay
and the ones in the way
that spell out every thought
whether valid or not
for the whole world to see
every last piece of me
in the eye of the storm
in the eye of the vulture
we rise
in the heart of the calm
in the heart of the vulture
we rise
and the light shines
all along the line
that sweet divide
where our ins and outs collide
this subtle wind
keeps us ever on the mend
i'm on my way
to another sort of day...
-1/11/19
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9. |
Time Bomb
04:27
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TIME BOMB
take it to the head
i'm gonna run paint this city red
if only in my mind
it humors me from time to time
to break into the time bomb
baby it's a long coming, oh my
maybe when it's cold
i'll remember everything i sold
a moment at a time
until i wrap it up and turn on a dime
to break into the time bomb
baby it's a long coming, oh my
to run for the light
to run, for the wolves are catching up on me
to run for the light
to shit on the shadow i can barely see
to run for the light
it's not a race but still i know the place to be
somewhere up ahead
it's everything i ever said
even when i lied
i held it all so deep inside
til i broke into the time bomb
baby, it's a long time coming, oh my
to run for the light
to run like the wind, it's blowing over me
to run for the light
i'm waiting for the river to roll over me
to run for the light
it's not a race but still i know the place to be
to run for the light
it's just a thing and i'll take the time to sing to the trees
to run for the light
i feel it now and i think it's time to bow to the breeze
i better run for my life
looking back now
i kept the sweat upon my brow
when i should have wiped it clean
but i know exactly what it means
it's time to break into the time bomb
baby it's a long coming, oh my
to run for the light
to run, for the wolves are catching up on me
to run for the light
to shit on the shadow i can barely see
to run for the light
to run like the wind, it's blowing over me
to run for the light
i'm waiting for the river to roll over me
to run for the light
it's not a race but still i know the place to be
to run for the light
it's just a thing and i'll take the time to sing to the trees
to run for the light
i feel it now and i think it's time to bow to the breeze
to run for my life...
-1/30/19
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10. |
This Old Ghost
05:45
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THIS OLD GHOST
this old ghost is gonna wander in the garden
say hello to the birds, to the bees he'll beg their pardon
this old ghost is gonna wander through the garden wall
begging me, believe me, it's a wonder
that he's seen it all
from the barren to the thunder
under/over it, it's time to crawl
to the mirror in the rift
of the tunnel, it's a gift
we're alone
this old ghost is gonna wander in the garden
say hello to the birds, to the bees he'll beg their pardon
this old ghost is gonna wander through the garden wall
screaming like a king who's hearing
"no" for the first time
while scheming, profiteering
down below the rabid ghostline
to the mirror in the rift
of the tunnel, it's a gift
we're alone
this old ghost is gonna wander in the garden
say hello to the birds, to the bees he'll beg their pardon
this old ghost is gonna wander through the garden wall
hiding in the corner in the morning
what's in store today?
should we take it to the top
or should we sit and watch it wither away
maybe yesterday will fade away
just like the fog in the wind
or maybe we'll pretend
to give a shit until the bitter end
to the mirror in the rift
of the tunnel, it's a gift
we're alone
this old ghost is gonna wander in the garden
say hello to the birds, to the bees he'll beg their pardon
this old ghost is gonna wander through the garden wall
-1/18/19
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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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