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Banquet Of Broken Bones
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BANQUET OF BROKEN BONES
i rolled the stone
and it left them with nothing
but a banquet of broken bones
left at the table
willing, unable
to keep themselves crawling home
-2/24/06
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Alfalfa
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ALFALFA
a stagger down every street, alfalfa
fucking every chick she meets, alfalfa
smoking out of homemade bongs, alfalfa
singing them ol' homemade songs, alfalfa
swagger in the avenue, alfalfa
a teenage idol for me and you, alfalfa
smoking out of homemade bongs, alfalfa
doesn't know right from wrong, alfalfa
-October 1994
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Holy Joe
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HOLY JOE
confrontation with holy joe
it was written oh so long ago
the ids will only listen
if the hero takes the thief alone
i built the garden of eden
while i was sitting on the telephone
they'll give you millions to stay, my friend
if you're right here, right here, right here along
sinister like a holy joe
in the background of the coming war
we got the yearning to strike him down
but he keeps on beating down the door
i burned the garden of eden
but i forgot just what i did it for
i'd give ya millions to leave, my love
and beat the devil, down his knees on the floor
confirmation, this holy joe
has gone as far as he could go
beyond the ledge is the questions
that no one should ever seek to know
i thought the garden of eden
was a metaphor, a dynamo
i'd give just one for a moment
when i won't have to hear it anymore
-8/2/17 (based on a sketch from fall 2000)
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Mansions And Tall Drinks
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MANSIONS AND TALL DRINKS
we're gonna sit right down on the side of the road
and think about the old times
we're gonna sit right down on the side of the road
and dream about the best things in life
she's like a mansion or a tall drink
and it's not too much too mention
or enough just to think
we're gonna sit right down on the side of the road
and piss around all the chalklines
we're gonna sit right down on the side of the road
and try and thumb a lift back in time
she's like a mansion or a tall drink
and it's not too much too mention
or enough just to think
we're gonna sit right down on the side of the winding road
and think about the good times
until we both get old
-9/7/04 - 3/3/06
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Jeremiah
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JEREMIAH
i can see the rooftops glitter in the haze
where the stars are drifting like the shadows of the days
where the moonglow is subtle underneath my chin
where the hiding face is gonna take us in again
jeremiah, call us and lead us to the gold
jeremiah, call us and lead us to the mountain
where we call it home
i can see the shuffle of the fever on the sidewalk
i can hear the mutter as the angel talks her talk
i can feel the mood as it slithers out the back door
where the shutters all collide as they're crouching on the dance floor
jeremiah, call us and lead us to the gold
jeremiah, call us and lead us to the mountain
where we call it home
i can hear the answer flutter as the wind blows
i can see them walk and i come as soon as they go
i can hear them calling like they're some sort of disciple
pointing seven ways and then they laugh and tell me that's all
jeremiah, call us and lead us to the gold
jeremiah, call us and lead us to the mountain
where we call it home
-12/9/09 & 4/12/10
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Half-Grin
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HALF GRIN
she keeps her house in the suburbs
but she always looks around
she keeps a knife in her pocket
but she don't know how to use it
she keeps staring at the ground
she watches old television
when her real life ain't enough
she sits and stares into a mirror
with a crooked half grin
she keeps her books out of order
and her numbers don't match
she has a vague recollection
of her daddy in the doorway
he's a sinister man
she puts her knife in the cupboard
and she washes her hands
she takes a swallow from the chalice
with a crooked half grin
-8/5/04
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Indian Spring
04:23
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INDIAN SPRING
give me water, give me soul
wait for the sun
in his face, he stole
a lie
i am the weather
i am the greed
i gave you life
and you stole it from me
a lie
trust is grace
bargain america
lay - resolve
the truth hits the face
bargain america
only - dissolve
bathe in your grief
bury your gold
wait for the rain
and the rain shall fall
a lie
i am the river
i am the green
i gave you words
that you twisted to mean
a lie
a package grace
bargain america
blame, fear, deceive
the truth hits the face
bargain america
a secret safe for all to...
inside the demon swelled
a face to say amen to you
as time pretends to tell
his faith is taken into view
to beg, to lie in time
his time is tested after you
if time could only tell at all
slave to reason
pray in doubt
live for a cause
coz he lived without
a lie
i am the season
i am the sun
i gave you strength
and your soul will become
a lie
twust is grace
bargain america
control, believe
the truth hits the face
bargain america
-November 1995
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This Mortal Recoil
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(instrumental)
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The Knot
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THE KNOT
she gazed alone thru the knot on the door
and she saw the light burn a thousand lives
she's been there before
she don't like what she see
there's a mole on the ground
he looks like me but won't make a sound
she's seen him before
through the knot on the door
-3/19/04
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Drivin' The Range
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DRIVIN' THE RANGE
driving the range
out of steam
streamline!
at the bottom of the well
-8/13/04
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Even Though
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EVEN THOUGH
even though we don't see eye to eye
even though we wage and wonder why
even though we talk and talk a lie, hi-yi
it's a good day to watch it go awry
it's a good day to wave and wave goodbye
even though we never saw them die
even though we lost and laughed and cried
even though we take it on the fly, so sly
it's a good day to watch it go awry
it's a good day to wave and wave goodbye
even though we rode the last reply
even though threw a double-die
even though we never wondered why, to do or die
it's a good day to watch it go awry
it's a good day to wave and wave goodbye
even though we carry all we buy
even though we never wondered why
even though we never flew too high, so high
it's a good day to watch it go awry
it's a good day to wave and wave goodbye
even though we never wondered why...
-8/11/11
(based on a sketch from 2/4/10)
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12. |
Monsters Under The Bed
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MONSTERS UNDER THE BED
in the movement of the axis
through the corners of our minds
it's not just what attacks us
it's also who they leave behind
the demons and the beggars
politicians and the thieves
they might restrict our armor
but they never want to leave
in the movement of the sparrow
over fields of marigold
their minds, they may be narrow
but they believe what they are told
from the pundits to the preachers
and the brittle talking heads
they look to them as teachers
but they're just monsters under the bed
in the movement of the morning
as the dawn escapes the night
thirty legions, they are storming
but they cannot put up a fight
for the limit of their crush
is like a passage to the void
where the amateurs all push
and they all struggle to avoid
the monsters under the bed
do they get inside of your head?
do they wait until they're fed?
or do they just leave it instead?
do they commune out with the dead?
or do they wade through all the dread?
did they hear you when you said
there's monsters underneath the bed?
-3/29/08
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Roman Conquer Blue
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ROMAN CONQUER BLUE
count your riches and cut your losses, they said
count your every last step before they set you up for dead
believe in miracle hands, empirical hands, and idle hands
it will all come to you, ten thousand folding for you
in the blue - roman conquer blue
-9/1/06
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CLALLAM COUNTY SHERIFF'S CHAIN GANG
a hundred thousand miles
from the freakshow, singing in the rain
vanessa takes a drag and burns a hole
in the middle of the frame
and i don't know how
you can sing that song
under your load
when the clallam county sheriff's
got his chain gang workin' on the road
between the tooth and nail
you'll find a wise man wandering about
he's got his boots in a bundle
coz, no matter what, he can't figure it out
the way the wind blows
is like a million drops of ironic code
when the clallam county sherif's
got his chain gang workin' on the road
if you listen to the rustle
of the moth in the belly of the wood
you can hear a tiny song
beneath the strands of his polyester hood
and when the sun sets
and another night gets set up to explode
when the clallam county sheriff's
got his chain gang workin' on the road
-6/25/08
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Imaginary Jane
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IMAGINARY JANE
imaginary jane in the rain
she's gonna do it all again
she won't complain
she is always entertained
she won't explain
she drove a nail into the chain
what a shame, what a shame
imaginary jane in the rain
she's gonna do it all again
it's in her brain
it's like she's slipping down the drain
but she don't complain
she's hanging from the backwards train
what a shame, what a shame
imaginary jane in the rain
she's gonna do it all again
she's switching lanes
and she does it all in vain
she can't explain
reveal her gain or ascertain
what a shame, what a shame
imaginary jane in the rain
she's gonna do it all again
-3/17/08
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A SHAKY MEANS TO A SHAKY END
breathe, like the likeness
of the color of light
on the brink of collapse
on a chamomile night
these trinkets are like
those old drama girls when
they would shake and break
and laugh themselves awake
when the morning breaks even
and the night slips away
we feel the deep love between
the vague lightness of day
and the roses we left
in the bastard's arcade
is there a means to an end
to the messes we've made?
every last hour
is another trip around the bend
we're standing on the brink of a
shaky means to a shaky end
fearless, like a lion
at the top of the pride
he doesn't need to wander
and he doesn't need to hide
as the crickets sing their tune
that spins and swirls in the pool
he shakes his paw and swats them off
like an imitation jewel
every last hour
is another trip around the bend
we're standing on the brink of a
shaky means to a shaky end
jaded, like a leader
who's led from blood to blood
his ego may need feeding
but it's buried in the mud
these times are like true dynamos
understated in the wind
when no one stops to listen
or pretend to be your friend
every last hour
is another trip around the bend
we're standing on the brink of a
shaky means to a shaky end
-2/13/08
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Mega Jam
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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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