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Mark I
04:38
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Here it comes
The hermit man is on the rise
There she goes
She got flowers in her eyes
They’re riding on the edge of a dream
And counting all their wishes away
They live between a cry and a scream
They’re taking it day by day
She’s the captain
And she’s steering you away
She’s got a hundred pound anchor
At the bottom of the bay
She’s a mirror
Reflecting you away from life
She’s got a steel fist and an iron glove
And she’s got a knife
They’re riding on the edge of a dream
And counting all their wishes away
They live between a cry and a scream
They’re taking it day by day
-circa 1992
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2. |
Did You Get Enough?
03:46
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I would never try to write a thousand words to say I’m right
But you never looked to me so strange
And I never thought to look at all those visions that I took
They’d never look to me the same
I took the cause and looked for cars
They’re coming at me every way
Just like some old joke I told
It gets stale with every day
Did you get enough? Or did you just give up?
What’s the difference anyway?
For a time we laughed at all those silly thoughts we had
But still I had to sail away
I took a pause from what it was
That kept me running every day
Just like the wind at the end
It sucks and blows us all away
On the surface of all doubt, such good intent keeps walking out
Into the shadows of the dark
What kind of anger to you hide behind the anchors of your pride
It’s not enough to light the spark
I tore it down to rise again
We all look different every day
Just pretend you’re me so you can see
It’s not enough to walk away
-circa 2000 (additional lyrics written 11/29/20)
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3. |
A Bird Like That
06:17
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I wrote a hundred letters to the editor
Claiming that everything we’ve seen has come from her
I spoke in tongues, I spoke in tongues
I’d never make it through your pride
Such a thrill, such a thrill, such a thrill to be alive
I’d never seen a bird like that - the way she flew so high
And all her disappearing tricks release me from the lie
I’d never seen a bird like that - she left without a trace
I wandered through the trip surreal, searching for a voice without a face
I took a cold hard look at everything she said
And began to fight the wind inside my head
I spoke in tongues, I spoke in tongues
And sang out to the voice in overdrive
Such a thrill, such a thrill, such a thrill to be alive
I’d never seen a bird like that - the way she spread her wings
And flickered at the drop of a hat in spite of everything
I’d never seen a bird like that - fly, mother of all grace
I wandered through the trip surreal, searching for a voice without a face
I heard the distant slap of every kind of storm
Behind the clap trap and the free form, free form
I spoke in tongues, I spoke in tongues
Her cold embrace was warmer than her hive
Such a thrill, such a thrill, such a thrill to be alive
I’d never seen a bird like that - the way she shed her song
And fluttered like a deviant angel on the wrong side of wrong
I’d never seen a bird like that give it all up after the chase
I wandered through the trip surreal, searching for a voice without a face
-Circa 1996
(additional lyrics written October 2020)
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4. |
Dancing In The Sky
06:00
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There’s a song I sang when I was just a kid
I can’t remember how it went
It may have been something strange
Short yet sweet but so deranged
Undue all that, though I can’t recall my past
If I saw your face I would never notice this
So strange, so strange, that I shouldn’t see it
If she sang - singing to the raindrops
Dancing in the sky
There’s a place I’d go when I had had enough
I can’t remember where it was
It may have been far away
Or out beyond the silent spray
And besides that, I’d never see beyond my past
If I saw your face I would never notice this
So strange, so strange, that I shouldn’t see it
If she sang - singing to the raindrops
Dancing in the sky
There’s a dream I had, most every single night
I saw their faces in the fog
I know it was so long ago
But still as fresh as memories go
Lost among that, well I can’t replace my past
If I saw your face I would never notice this
So strange, so strange, that I shouldn’t see it
If she sang - singing to the raindrops
Dancing in the sky
-Fall 1991
(additional lyrics written October 2020)
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5. |
Dirty Halo
05:07
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i've got an angel in my garden
running circles in a jar
i keep the lid closed tight around her
yeah, she won't get far
she always sings about
the sun and moon and stars
she turns her head
away from all the cars
that carry us away to where we are
they carry us away
and we’re hanging on
on the back of a dirty halo
i’ve got a demon in my belly
screaming blood and pantomime
i just laugh it off and keep on
down the dotted line
he’s got a new idea
some sort of wicked master plan
but he stumbled and fell back
into the arms of the boogeyman
who carries us away to where we are
he carries us away
and we’re hanging on
on the back of a dirty halo
i’ve got a storm here in my pocket
some kind of fury in my hand
and i stole the keys and locked it
in the shadow of these small demands
it’s like a cold snap just to break it
and a hot spell just to blink
for the man in the mirror is a faker
and he’s standing on the brink
of carrying away
we’re still hanging on
on the back of a dirty halo
-10/26/04
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6. |
One Fine Day
05:45
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My feet have walked for miles and miles
My mind stayed home in bed
My thoughts meander from time to time
I wish that girl was dead
I’d be better off instead
My head is kinda weary
Was it the poison or the wine
That left me in the garden
Somewhere further down the line
I'll never make it back on time
One fine day I’m all alone
She creeps into my mind
In tired words and twisted faith
On one fine day
My eyes have seen the glory
Of the splitting of the sun
It burns just like a glacier
Futile fire overrun
I’ll break before the day is done
My hands are both in shackles
Yet they’re freer than the breeze
That blows the fever down
Sometimes it’s better just to freeze
Than to fight them for the keys
One fine day I’m on the run
No eyes can hunt me down
Between the treads I’ll hide away
On one fine day
My soul has seen disparities
Between the lights and lies
And it counted all the ways
To steal the winner and her prize
And blame it all on compromise
My fever keeps me twisting
Like a kitestring in the wind
I feel the sweat erupt
And she keeps haunting me again
Push me onward to the end
One fine day I’ll take it back
If we still have time to play
When the sun has gone below
On one fine day
-circa 1997
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7. |
The Thirteenth Step
04:38
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I place my hands upon the lead glass
And watch those tiny moments fade
Though you were there to see it all pass
You never caught the masquerade
I left those shoes on the hillside
Two thousand years from where I stand
I could have left you on that dark ride
Or shot you down by sleight of hand
On the thirteenth step
I washed my hands and left the garden
The gate was locked from way back when
Such grave mistakes have left me hardened
They come to pass but never end
Without a pulse they lay discarded
Although regret seems so insane
I led my soul through realms uncharted
And held you there to entertain me
On the thirteenth step
I closed my eyes and let it all run
And laughed at faces from the day
By all accounts of every last one
It was just a game I had to play
Where all the pawns are pulled from the queue
And all my scripts arranged by id
That’s not to say I never loved you
But I can’t say I ever did.
-10/16/98
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8. |
Dancing In The Rain
04:49
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I take a walk out in the street
And everyone I meet I label stupid
I try and walk behind my feet
And everybody says I’ve been mistreated
Label me A-1 insane
I feed the magistrate his shame
Label me A-1 insane
And I’ll see you when I’m dancing in the rain
I lost my way before today
My bottle says it’s all the same old story
I left the check nailed to the bar
I never knew I’d get so far from boring
Label me A-1 insane
I beat the gods at their own game
Label me A-1 insane
I pulled the links out of the chain
Label me A-1 insane
I feed the magistrate his shame
Label me A-1 insane
And I’ll see you when I’m dancing in the rain
I pulled my head down from the clouds
Just in time to see it all begin there
T’was nothing but a light to seal
The edges of the void that was everywhere
What kind of fool would dream it
Just to get behind the line but never see it
It all comes down to nothing, yeah
It’s time to go so you better just forget it
Label me A-1 insane
I beat the gods at their own game
Label me A-1 insane
I pulled the links out of the chain
Label me A-1 insane
I feed the magistrate his shame
Label me A-1 insane
And I’ll see you when I’m dancing in the rain
Label me A-1 insane
I pull the string time and again
Label me A-1 insane
And I’ll see you when I’m dancing in the rain
-circa 1999
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9. |
Kyrie
05:42
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Caught between the waves again
This madness that we know has reeled me in
I’m spun out by the force of love
It knocks me down, it knocks me down with a push and a shove
This fever keeps me on the floor
Sometimes we dance through broken glass
A million to one against the mass
I’m pounding on the door, please let me in
You turn away again and again and…
Nothing like a burning light to make us want to fight
Kyrie – Kyrie eleison
I’ve tried again to set it straight
Still everything we know is in some kind of chaos state
If we could get our shit together, maybe in some other time
We’ll summit all the hills we always climb
Kyrie – Kyrie eleison
I look out for you - I’m taken by you
Oh, times of trouble, come to me
Don’t burst my bubble, not just yet, I need to see
Just what this world means to me - now I need it most
So hold me, take me, over and again
Pressing thoughts and fires leave us clinging to the wall
Beneath the paving stone is where you’re gonna find it all
Kyrie - Kyrie eleison
Dona nobis pacem
-5/4/92 (8:14am)
(revised and amended 9/24/20)
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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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