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Spaces Erases
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around the window
see the lighthouse in the haze
there's nothing else i'd rather see right now
below the surface
at the apex of our days
there lies the reason and the way back out
this time, it's not an illusion
this time, it's barely just a dream
this time our spaces erases everything
the fog is rolling over up and way back out
sometimes a moment lasts a million years
i thought about it, while i sat and stewed about
to step aside and shatter all my fears
this time, there's nothing beyond it
this time, there's answers in the steam
this time, our spaces erases everything
it gets me every time
sometimes i sit and think about the way we came
from nowhere, just to stop and settle down
then move along, as ya do, it's all a game
but still i keep that dream alive somehow
this time, to soak in the silence
this time, i'm lifting up the screen
this time, our spaces erases everything
this time, it's not an illusion
this time, it's barely just a dream
this time our spaces erases everything
it gets me every time
-10/8/19
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2. |
Because Of Course
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beyond the howling of the wind
this blanket covers me
it gives me comfort to no end
as far as i can see again
and all those photographs
they make me laugh, they make me scream
this tunnel-vision dream
a mad revisionist can seem so wise
there's nothing left to say
just don't get in my way this time
among the fever of those days
there was a love right there
it hit my heart and warmed my face
it's not like that everywhere, they say
and all those songs i sang
about how it was to stay away
are like journalistic rays of light
some kind of power play
there's nothing left to say
just don't get in the way, no way
sometimes i sit and wonder why
this island speaks to me
the fog and wind and boulder high
i never felt so free, oh my
these memories stay alive
so long as i can see the light
i’ll soak it deep inside
and feel the rhythm of this ride
to take it in besides
these scattered moments of our lives
there's nothing left to say
just don't get in my way this time
-10/8/19
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3. |
Silence Speaks Volumes
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this paradise between my eyes
it tells me everything i dream about
let's crash and burn and try and learn something else
this universe, were finding out
so long
let your silence be your guide
for all time now
i took a pause and thought of all
the times i thought of running from myself
and cracked a grin and hit the wind
and just forgot what i left on the shelf
back then
let your silence be your guide
for all time now
when will it end? this breaker's bend
i'm clawing at the walls inside this dream, all right
so now it's done, we're having fun
among the foolish pride i keep inside sometimes
let your silence be your guide
for all time now
-10/8/19
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Radiocity
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ten pounds silver
the waves are rolling by
if that don't kill her
don't stop and wonder why
between all the bushes
and over all the breaks
there's nothing but the rush
of the owls and the snakes
don't look up
you might go blind
just fill your cup
and leave it behind
you ain't got time
a penny for a whistle
a dime for all your thoughts
caught up in the thistle
although they'd rather not
let me in, just for a spell
i've got it now
a road map of hell
and a weathered, beaten brow
it's not just talk
it's not just pain
every time we walk
out in the rain
we ain't got time
for the line - radiocity
i think we're doing fine - radiocity
step into the light - radiocity
say goodnight
a diamond on the brink
of whatever else we've done
there's never time to think
and there's barely time to run
it's a long way, b'y
to the edges of the wind
when the full moon sky
spins ya right back round again
take a look
and move along
this open book
won't stay too long
we ain't got time
for the line - radiocity
i think we're doing fine - radiocity
step into the light - radiocity
say goodnight
a coward on the rise
is a fool to everyone
left blinded to disguises
and sheltered from the sun
this hard line
won't stay the same for very long
if you're feeling so divine
then what the fuck is wrong
a picture's worth
a thousand songs
this vague rebirth
is not that strong
tear down the wall
and answer loud
we ain't got time
for the line - radiocity
i think we're doing fine - radiocity
step into the light - radiocity
say goodnight
-10/9/19
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5. |
St. Jones Within
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diamond eyes like a sweet lullaby
i'm on the run
i took a good man down
to see the wide open light
in the damp of the night
under the gun
we never made no sound
in the dim lit celebration
we all danced, we all decayed
it's all for fun
nothing more than revelations
in a trance, this time we made it
bless the sun
and take it in
st. jones within
passion wise on the fruit of the fly
sometimes it's fun
to see it all come down
to the back of the boil
where the tacks of our toil
tell us we're done
blow this old dirt town
in the face of mother instinct
all the while we skirt and scratch
behind our eyes
don't leap before you blink
just keep on smiling in the dirt
and bless the sky
and take it in
st. jones within
sometimes it's nothing but
a trance of fire from the war
inside our heads
but say we keep it shut
perhaps this elevating door
will keep us fed, oh yeah
blistered blues from the rumors to the news
i'm going blind
until it all plays out
lighthouse hues, they're all you need to know, it's true
to leave it behind
or take a brand new route
on the edge of what surrounds
it's like a captive in a cloud
that dissipates
they'll never look until it's found
then stamp it out and act so proud
just can't relate
underneath the baby blue
we all just scatter in our shoes
we're running late
soak it in, because it's true
ignore the daily demon news
and recreate
and take it in
st. jones within
-10/17/19
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6. |
Tagalong
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another trip around the sun
feeling like i am the one
this pot of gold is just ahead
under the blankets on my bed
it's really not that scary
just enough to back me up and keep me on
this tagalong
another day to while away
in search of something new to say
sometimes the words come spilling out
just like water from a spout
and sometimes i think about it
far too long anyway
so let us pray
another dream in front of me
it's clear but i can barely see
just what it is that makes me feel
just like another squeaky wheel
i'll stay right here for a while
until it all makes sense again
hello, my friend
-10/9/19
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7. |
The Big Sky
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this satellite high, beaming down
it's life here in the night sky
driven to the light out on the east side
dancing in the shadow of the big tide
let's blow this mother out
this never ending coastal crush
this line is ever bending
along the shining sea
where does the time go
i'm standing out and staring
at the wind blow
it brings me to my knees
don't wake me up just yet
i'm only dreaming of the big sky
i'll just pretend that nothing's in the way
i felt the big splat along my inner slayer
from the time when that spirit came a-callin'
and it was then that i knew that this was it
don't wake me up just yet
i'm only dreaming of the big sky
she's like a songbird
sings her morning hymn
a loss for words
then i'm on my way again
i'll take the wind
for when i feel the need to breathe
i gotta breathe, i gotta breathe, i gotta breathe
don't wake me up just yet
i'm only dreaming of the big sky
-10/18/19
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Miracle Light
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i lost my face out in the wind
and felt it all come round again
this little island in my eyes
she smiles so wide
this vision, out along the trail
of what it is, i cannot fail
to see between the real
and what we think we need
out on this island it was something holy
out on this island it was real
it satisfied my urge to keep on roaming
over all the fire and the steel
and still i lie in the middle
lie in this miracle light
this rollercoaster on the run
i'm thinking back and still it's fun
to see it all so real
and not just in the wind
i thought about it at the edge
and how we're clinging to the ledge
it's all illusion
but it never shines so bright
out on this island it was something in the wind
this island offers me no fear
this island harbors all my love
beyond the one who makes this island oh so dear
and still i lie in the middle
lie in this miracle light
out on this island there was something on, yeah
out on this island we were here
this kind of thing don't happen often
but who cares i'll see you in another year
still i lie in the middle
lie in this miracle light
-10/17/19
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9. |
Pretty Sings The Blues
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this photograph
this real time laugh
sitting on the porch out in the rain
this living thing
this siren sings
glowing like a torch
i'm here again
pretty sings the blues under the sky on this island
pretty sings the blues, oh my
this kind of thing
it makes me sing
of everything i want it all to be
and still it's here
i'll hold it dear
until it all comes crashing down on me
pretty sings the blues under the sky on this island
pretty sings the blues, oh my
sing it to the birds and the breeze
sing it to the mountain in front of me
sing it to the fire and the freeze
sing it just to be, sing it just to be
i thought about taking out
everything i built inside my maze
and then it struck
man, what the fuck
it's gonna stay the same for all my days
pretty sings the blues under the sky on this island
pretty sings the blues, oh my
-10/17/19
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10. |
Broken Record
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ten cold fingers knocking on my door
dig it, man, i gotta go
can't hear it anymore
this line beside me, dancing on the floor
what it was, i'll never know
ain't seen that before
keep a broken record of your time
and sing it loud and clear
keep a broken record of your time
in the space between your fears
plastered, like a ghost out on the run
that same old shadow
stands between my footsteps and the sun
guarded like a lion overrun
but still it's clear
i'm acting like i have already won
keep a broken record of your time
and sing it loud and clear
keep a broken record of your time
in the space between your fears
another hill, another gear to grind
i'm standing still
and thinking of the fire and the wine
this wind will never break until we find
another way to shatter those slender lines
keep a broken record of your time
and sing it loud and clear
keep a broken record of your time
in the space between your fears
-10/17/19
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11. |
Indigo
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back in the belly of the north
i figured out what it was that
kept me coming back
oh, now i never want to leave
but i do
somewhere in the mist and the haze
there lies a diamond in the waste
so precious like a passing thought
i'll keep it in my heart for all time
carnival, indigo
the stars are like
little windows in the night
shining from a past so bright
i'm counting every one
and none at all
take another sip, spin around
and push the pedal to the ground
my shadow never makes no sound
when it's singing to the wind
time and time again
and when the lights go down
and when the night goes rushing out
i'll think about you now
and watch the fog clear out
burn it out, sit and wait it out
until the next go 'round
i'll be around one day
before it's all been found
i'll think of you til then
and write a million songs
full of love and hope
while i'm standing on the slope
hanging from a burning rope
i'll keep you in my mind for all time
-10/18/19
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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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