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Summertime
01:05
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I went walking through the city
Didn’t see a soul I recognize
It’s times like these I’m missing my mountains
Down by the river in the summertime
In the summertime, in the summertime
In the summertime, when the weather’s nice
In the summertime, in the summertime,
In the summertime, when the weather’s nice
I went walking through the city
Didn’t see a soul I recognize
It’s times like these I’m missing my mountains
Down by the river in the summertime
I went walking through the city
Didn’t see a soul I recognize
It’s times like these I’m missing my mountains
Down by the river in the summertime
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Conversations
04:32
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What a privilege to be here, I love this energy
People dancing, sweat drip-dripping, hot heat rising,
I'm falling over my feet
Right in this moment there's no place I'd rather be
Air so thick, I can't see shit, this contact high--I think it's hitting me
Stand here next to me, tell me your story, I'm all ears
If you start making sense, we'll have another round of beers
Cheers
I promise you there's no commitment
I'm just happy to be a participant
In these quaint conversations in basements
Honey, can you hear me?
Could you turn down the music? I can't see
Bodies moving 'cross the floor, back and forth, keeping time–sorta
Don't you wanna feel alive? Breathe it in, just ease your mind
Never met you before, but I dig this connection
Ooooh, what's your name?
I gotta tell ya, I probably won't remember anyway
Stand here next to me, tell me your story, I'm all ears
If you start making sense, we'll have another round of beers
Cheers
I promise you there's no commitment
I'm just happy to be a participant
In these quaint conversations in basements
Honey, can you hear me?
Could you turn down the music? I can't see
Gotta keep, gotta keep, moving forward, move those feet
Feel that drum, feel that bass, take you to another place
People dancing, sweat drip-dripping, hot heat rising
Falling over my feet, there's no place i'd rather be, rather be
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Flowers
03:20
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You’re my kind of trouble
You make it look easy
It’s right there on my pillow
The scent you left me
I’ve been sneaking glances
When you think I’m looking
Always seeking chances
To laugh at nothing
Ooh, but it’s funny
Ooh, you and me, honey
You and me
Recently I broke things off with my former self
Feels like a past life, or a daydream–
A missed connecting flight
But it’s funny
Oooh, that you found me
In the middle of this mess
Perfect timing, stars aligning
You and me, you and me
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Tether
03:56
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I thought about it for a while
Weighed the outcomes, counted casualties
And the truth is it’s easy to lose yourself
Out in this world, so hold onto me
I’ll be the tether that keeps you at bay
And if you ever start to lose your way, I’ll keep you safe
I’m not going anywhere, I’ve done this before
Right now, I’m a little scared, but that’s how I know
I’ve been trying to keep busy
Watered the plants, took out the dog, practiced my songs
But the truth is it’s too hard sometimes
To see your face on the telephone–can we just talk tomorrow?
I’ll still be there when you get off work
When you’re grumpy and tired, we’ll make it work
I’ll be steady, have fewer drinks
I won’t embarrass you like I did at that party, with dirt in my teeth
I’m not going anywhere, I’ve done this before
Right now, I’m a little scared, but that’s how I know
I know we have things to address
I know it’s hard to forget
And I’m sorry I can’t take back what I did
But I’m not going anywhere, I’ve done this before
Right now, I’m a little scared, but that’s how I know
I’m not going anywhere, I’ve done this before
But I’m not running, running, running, running
Running, running, running, running
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Your Girl
03:50
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Sitting at the stoplight, thinking about your eyes
And how they turn to gold in the light
What was that you said, love?
I’m way too in my head to hear ya
I wanna be your friend
Can we start again?
I’ll be your girl
I’ll put up a pretty good fight
What a lucky world I’m in
Where you are alive
I’ll be your girl
I’ll put up a pretty good fight
What a lucky world I’m in
Where you are alive
You are alive
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Teeth
03:51
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Loosened my grip and got my bearings
I've gone through the changes, made my own arrangements
I'm showing my teeth and biting my tongue
Scary not knowing just where you've come from
This is not what i envisioned
I should have made you small
Not quite sure what you've intended
But you broke my heart–we can bury it in the yard
I'm showing my teeth and biting my tongue
I've got no place to run, look what you've done
Clenching my fists and darting my eyes
You've made me a burden in my own mind
I'm showing my teeth
You've left me with nothing but all these questions
I'm starting to wonder if I'll ever come back from this
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Remind Me
03:10
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there’s something i forgot to mention the other day
we were talking on the phone and it slipped away
i love you, regardless of how you dress or fix your hair
i love how you’ve always been there
you remind me of the way it used to be
when i was a kid, soaking in everything
before i squelched my fire for someone i’d never please
before i lost my sensitivity
lately i’ve been wishing i were somewhere else
the city’s not exactly friendly to my health
but when you get here, i think that maybe, we could work it out
if you hold my hand and kiss away my doubt
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Guess it’s time for starting over
It’s time to move on
Now we’re both a little older
We can pretend nothing’s wrong
I’m not trying to start a fire, I’m just trying to find the light
I’m not trying to start a fire anymore
I’m not trying to start a fire, I’m just trying to find the light
I’m not trying to start a fire anymore
I’m too tired now
I’m too tired now
I’m too tired now, in this abandoned house
Without you now
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On The Beach
03:12
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I was swimming, I think I wanted to
There on the beach, and you were there too
Tide grew too heavy for my fragile limbs
Branches were breaking and I could not swim
Keep having these dreams
Like my teeth are crumbling
Oh, I’m drowning in a lake
What does it mean, what does it mean?
I swear I felt you there
Coalescing with the air
Consoling all my restless thoughts
Showing me not all is lost
Thought I was gonner when you jumped right in
Swam me to safety–I can breathe again
Even in the current, I felt safe in your arms
Now I’m fully lucid, out amongst the stars
Keep having these dreams
Like my teeth are crumbling
Oh, I’m drowning in a lake
What does it mean, what does it mean?
I swear I felt you there
Coalescing with the air
Consoling all my restless thoughts
Showing me not all is lost
Assuring me not all is lost
I think I wanted solitude, but you made gentle waves
Now, I’m twice as alive–grateful that you stayed
I think I saw you there, on the shore when I came to
And in the morning when I woke, still it was you
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Blood Root Nashville, Tennessee
The coalescing of meaningful lyrics, swirling electric guitar riffs, and drum machines & synthesizers.
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