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TINYWORLD

3am and the clock is slow
the fevers rise and the rivers flow
my friend
shiny faces blowin' in the wind
don't whisper sweet mistakes
this tiny world is my escape
away
i leave the same time
each and every day

3am and the clock is slow
the fevers rise and the rivers flow
my friend
i pull the sheets back
time and time again
don't leave, it's just a dream
with scripts and lights
and silver screens
and thirty scenes
i tore a page, it stuck to my jeans
outweighed, my shoulders fell
this world dissolved
as far as i could tell
and i'll see you on the other side of
3am and the clock is slow
the fevers rise and the rivers flow
my friend

i stare down my face
and i want it to stay
but i threw it all away
but i'm
i'm given the time
i'm given the world
i'm given the strength
to scream out loud
i'm given the wine
i'm given the soil
i'm given the race
and this was my mistake

3am and the clock is slow
the fevers rise and the rivers flow
my friend
well i roll my eyes back
time and time again
loud brass and tambourines
and tiny cars and circus themes
and other things
distract me for a moment
then i'm bent down
like an arawak
i fold my wings behind my back
and pray
that this kind of thing won't
happen every day
and the clock is slow
the fevers rise and the rivers flow

i stare down my face
and i want it to stay
but i threw it all away

but i'm
i'm given the time
i'm given the world
i'm given the strength
to scream out loud
i'm given the wine
i'm given the soil
i'm given the race
and this was my mistake

3am and the clock is slow
the fevers rise and the rivers flow
3am and the clock is slow
the fevers rise and the rivers flow
3am and the clock is slow
the fevers rise and the rivers flow
3am and the clock is slow
the fevers rise and the rivers flow
the rivers flow

i stare down my face
and i want it to stay
but i threw it all away
and this dream
that i wanted to spin
is still a mile away

but i'm
i'm given the time
i'm given the world
i'm given the strength
to scream out loud
i'm given the wine
i'm given the soil
i'm given the race
and this was my mistake

-Spring 1998

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from Watching The Clouds (fdm094), released November 6, 2017

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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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