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Working Class Musician
02:03
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The piano agrees with itself,
And the cantor whistles sweetly.
ButI’ve just got my morning voice
And a brain too tired for reading
The little differences in the
Songs that I grew up with.
Struggling just to sing along,
A working class musician.
Working hard for who knows what,
I don't know what I'm working for.
Can God tie a knot that even
He can’t undo?
When I laugh I feel it loosen then get tighter.
I pick at the ends, when I
Find them, now and then,
I pull and only feel myself get lighter.
As I’m grabbing what I can with my free hand,
The rest slips through and burns my skin.
I’m taking the name of what I have,
And working hard, but you know what?
I don't know what I'm working for.
And working hard, but you know what?
I don't know what I'm working for anymore.
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Candy Apple Red
01:34
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Candy apple red,
Yeah man that looks good.
Just another house in the neighborhood.
Just another story,
Just another case.
No one cares to see another person's space.
No one wants to see another on the stage,
Pretending that their life is less and less the same.
Thrills burn off and leave you low,
Your paint comes peeling down.
Everyone will see you glowing,
But the wind will blow you out.
Just another story,
Just another case.
No one cares to see another person's space.
No one wants to see another on the stage,
Pretending that their life is less and less the same.
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They Won't Take Us Down
03:11
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Doors that we've yet to open,
Halls they won't take us down,
They won't take us down.
Air that we share together,
No one can take us down.
They won't take us down.
No one can take us down,
No one can take us down.
The wind don't lie to us,
It sees the way we conduct ourselves
And carries us off to where we belong.
Where there's no going back,
Where the wind is strong and the earth is vast,
And your friends have all gone,
They've abandoned the past,
But if you're still here with me,
Would you stay down here with me?
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Fun With Turbulence
02:34
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I can still remember the first time that I flew,
I still get that feeling when you walk into a room.
A little bit scared and a little bit sick.
I lose control, I lose control.
With each turbulent shake,
I bend, hide and pray,
And wait for it to end,
I wait for it to end,
But still we ascend.
Don't wanna look down on the people below,
But can you see, oh, can you see
The world this well from anywhere else.
Please don't take us down, please don't take us down,
Everyone's around.
I'm on board illegally, my ticket is a forgery,
Don't take us down, everyone's around.
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5. |
It's Natural
03:42
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The gravity that holds us down and fiddles with the tide is natural.
The hanging clouds that gather rain and hold it 'til it drops is natural.
Have you thought about how far the water ends up from its source?
So I guess the way it drifts away, never holding back, is natural.
I didn't think our family ties could loosen in so short a time.
Time and children wear you out, but I could never let you down,
I guess I should have stopped but missed the sign,
My eyes were fixes on you all this time,
It's only natural.
A single drop can cut the states and then be on its way,
Expect to find the waterways less and less the same.
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While I'm at Peace
04:44
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The kids are all here with their kids,
A bittersweet drink in my hand.
The pines leak oxygen,
My legs can hardly stand.
Conversation away,
The candlelight grows with the date.
Achievements on display,
I counted eighty-eight.
I hope they go out while I'm at peace.
I see them beginning to fade,
This has to be more than a dream,
I'll take all I can take
Back to bed with me.
I hope they go out while I'm at peace,
Who doesn't want to die in their sleep?
I hope they go out while I'm at peace,
Who doesn't want to die in their sleep?
The kids are all here with their kids,
A bittersweet drink in my hand.
The pines leak oxygen,
My legs can hardly stand.
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Daniel Cavi Normal, Illinois
Daniel Cavi is a singer-songwriter from Bloomington, Illinois.
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