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From All Angles
02:26
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Deeper than the deepest sea
Higher than the highest peak
Further than the furthest morning
I will go, I will run
Darker than the darkest night
Softer than the softest wind
Brighter than the brightest sun
I'll be there, I will come
When you're feeling all alone
Stretched out on the frozen stone
Look above and call my name
We're the same, we're the same
All have walked your lonesome path
Few have made it, none remain
And for your tears do not be sorry
The bluest sky can turn to rain
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Read your name in the newspaper
Turned away, but my vision blurred
Took a walk around the block
Collapsed and traced myself in chalk
And when I woke up in the rain
All wrapped up in a rusty chain
I crawled back in my cell
Threw the key into the well
So I sit back down on the couch and think
And I lay back down on my bed and drink
And I try to get some rest
Forget the pressure in my chest
Oh, someone's banging on my door
Where'd I put that .44
Yes I told my neighbors twice
I scare easy in the night
Well I try, I try, I try to get ahold of my mind
But the clock goes tick, tick, tock
Guess that's just the price you pay for love
Day by day, I missed the signs
That you were dragging far behind
And I was up ahead
Looking back at something dead
But from a distance I was blind
And you were tongue-tied in your mind
Well it had to be that way
For us both to really stay
Sunday, I sold back your ring
That diamond flashed a wicked grin
As the jeweler wrote a check
Made out to folly and regret
And as I stumbled through the store
I turned around like once before
And a vision crossed my mind
I knew I'd end up here in time
Well I try, I try, I try to learn from all that I done wrong
But it's true, I still did it all for you
Guess that's just the price you pay for love
One friend told me time will heal
And another friend said time will steal
Your heart eventually
There's no way out, you see
I said, where does love fit into this
He said, it's a game of hit or miss
But if you're a gambling man
Well, I'd draw another hand
So when I close my eyes tonight
And listen to the neighbors fight
I'll pretend its you and me
Thats how I wish that it could be
But I'm stuck inside my shrunken head
In my freezing room, in my empty bed
And I have nowhere to hide
I hope you're satisfied
Well I try, I try, I try to tell myself that its alright
I'll get through and I'll wish the same for you
Guess that's just the price you pay for love
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3. |
Life On Hold
04:05
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Ship's pulling in, light house is hidden
Your thoughts are thin, your mind's forbidden
Unload the barrels of the ancient blood you stole
Fog blows cold, whispers softly, your life's on hold
Wake up with a bottle staring up into the void
Everyone's gone except for me, who I avoid
Dry off the rain and wipe the dirt off from your coat
It's time to fold, you always lose with your life on hold
For all my years, I've been mistaken
Your poison tongue was weak and shaking
I trusted you would give me everything I need
You robbed me blind, and then you sold me a life on hold
I read your letter, yes it tangled up my mind
You're feeling better, but I only feel behind
I'm sweeping up the pain you left me in your wake
Now you're dressed in gold, while I'm wearing black for a life on hold
Time slips away, light as a feather
And I lose track of things untethered
You'll pull the blinds one day and take a final bow
Your tale's untold, as you lose control of a life on hold
Far out to sea, beyond the sunset
Inside the clouds, no room for regret
I'll use your weakness just to harness my own strength
Do what I'm told, yes I'll take some help for a life on hold
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4. |
Bert's Blues
04:05
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Why don't you try to be a little honest with me
Before we're old and gray
I plead and I pray that you'll come back someday
But love shouldn't have to wait
The mirror still holds your silver and gold
Your teacup sits patiently
While I browse every book for the wrong turn I took
All I see on the page is your name
So give me a sign that I'm not wasting time
A letter, a postcard, a call
I wait in the rain, I watch every train
Been kicked out of every bar
Well they whisper in town you were seen in a gown
And a prince swept you up off your feet
Now the waitresses grin every time I walk in
And the dogs hang their heads in the street
In the bleak, quiet dawn with the radio on
I picture your car pulling in
The church bells would ring and the bluebirds would sing
And the rumors would sail with the wind
I'd give you my word, but promises, you've heard
And I know that I've broken a few
But if I held you dear, you'd know I was sincere
To roses, I bid adieu
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Artificial Light
03:50
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The darkest days, they come on like a storm
And I forget, we can all be reborn
Standing on stilts, I gaze upon the moon
Laced up in mist, she vanishes so soon
But through the night, you give me artificial light
Coyote cries, hungry to the bone
Blood on a branch, drips into the snow
A restless wind, wakes me with a fright
Shadows creep in, I pull the curtain tight
But through the night, you give me artificial light
Within your eyes, the world stops its spin
Outside myself, enchanted by your grin
Undressed at dawn, the moon sails out to sea
And in her wake, we dream of what could be
All through the night, you give me artificial light
Oh my shelter, my lover, it's over
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Nighttime Prayer
02:00
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Firefly, over the mountain, can you light my way
Through this darkened sky, on this starless night
Firefly, over the water, can you take me where
Silver angels sing, on this starless night
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Jeff Jakobs Brooklyn, New York
*Featured on WFUV's NY Slice*
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