1. |
Meet in the Middle
03:48
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C’mon honey try to level with me
By now you’ve got to see
How much I truly care for you
There’s nothing I wouldn’t do
To try and life your spirits up
Even when the terrain gets rough
I have a deep need for understanding
Where is it we go wrong every time
How do I get through to you?
How can I show you how I really feel?
I have a deep need for understanding
Where is it I slip up every time
How do you get through to me?
How can I prove my love is true to you?
C’mon honey show some empathy
By now you’ve got to see
The patterns from our pasts emerge
And that’s when feelings get hurt
If we opened up our hearts just a little
I know we could meet in the middle
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2. |
Tend to the Weeds
03:48
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Rolling like sound
Bouncing through town
Holding your hand
Pulling me 'round
Staring at clouds
Living in now
Sprawled on the grass
Not asking how
Wake to the dream
Open your heart
Let go of fear
Make a new start
Take a deep breath
Comfort your mind
Savor your life
Now is the time
Taking the cold
Off of your bones
With a warm smile
Guiding you home
Resting with ease
Prop up your feet
Let down your guard
Let in the breeze
Wave the white flag
Give in to calm
Put down the guns
Love is the bomb
Water the seeds
That grow into peace
And kindly tend to the weeds
Your transformation is occurring
Do you notice it?
Like whitewater you're the same
But changing every day
As you're molting
You spread your new wings
And flutter away
From the one you knew
From the one that carried you
But you're not worried 'cause
You've made peace with
Change
Is the only thing
That stays the same
Love yourself deeply
You've got nothing to lose
Sing your tune
To nobody
In particular
Sing back to the birds
Serenade the bugs
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3. |
Spores and Fireflies
04:53
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I meet you every night
Down by the glowing stream
Entwined like jungle vines
Love isn’t what it seems
Cue spores and fireflies
Spreading across the sky
Backlit by lunar shine
Disperse into the wild
And then my eyes get teary
When you do your graceful dance
Somehow we keep pretending
That this is not romance
Reflection in the mirror
Suddenly disappears
Shadow refracts in tandem
prisms animate this kingdom
Jet stream transporting fossils
Marionette does its shuffle
Focused on a phony backdrop
Ocelot poised to ambush
Crouched low on a starlit cliff side
Quietly un-expecting
Silently resurrecting
Soft breath
In the evening
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4. |
Perfect Shapes
03:09
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Oh my heart
It’s beating oh so slowly
Now I’m sure
Something’s watching
As I fade in
And out of time
I reach for you
But you’re not there
Oh the days
They evaporate in perfect shapes
I’m sure
I’ve seen your face
Before this life
We lead today
Tomorrow’s here
Then gone away
Oh your eyes
They embrace my weary soul
Like warm blankets from the dryer
Snow storm outside
Heater’s broken
But you hold me
And I hold you
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5. |
Datsun Drives Itself
03:44
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I’m running
I’m shaking
Like a child
Like the the one who’s scared inside
Like the one who used to hide
I’m watching
I’m listening
Like a kid
The one who cruised the neighborhood
With the bully in the woods
I’m on the passenger’s side
Feet don’t touch the floor
The Datsun’s driving itself
And the door's opened wide
Fern rolling by
And as we came ‘round the bend
The dirt road faded away
Into a glimmering galaxy
Future memories
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6. |
Still Coming Up Short
03:02
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So tired
Head spinning ‘round in circles
I’ve tried
Nearly everything
Still coming up short baby
Still coming up empty handed
Sometimes
You get get so tired with me
*Rubs eyes*
It’s getting harder to see
Outside of ourselves
And to admit when we slip up
Well I
Just want to say I’m sorry
I know
I get emotionally lazy sometimes
And I don’t mean to shut you out
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7. |
A Snail Grows Its Wings
01:39
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8. |
Morning Leaves
03:13
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I’ve been mulling it over
For quite some time
And I think it’d be mighty fine
if you did choose to walk with me
Gathering dew like morning leaves
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9. |
Soothe Our Blues
03:23
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Every time I gaze into your
So sublime
Like how the falcon glides
Or how the monarch
Keep their course true
Mystery ensues
Let us soothe our blues
Open up our hearts
Hanging on for sunny days
Every time you peer into my soul
My heart’s refined
Like how rich honey folds
Or how the ocean turns the sky blue
Empathy can’t lose
Let us soothe our blues
Open up our minds
Trading pain for sunny days
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10. |
Windy Point
04:14
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I only ever wanted to fill your sails with wind so softly
But ended being your anchor
It’s funny how the future never looks the way we planned it
I wonder why I ever worry at all
I’m hanging on the edge of a cloud now
You’re waving to me in your rearview
Save grace and go and need what you need to
I’m here to lift you up from afar
It’s never really easy to see the ways in which we’re careless
With ourselves and others
It’s funny how the looking back reveals the truth so clearly
I wonder why I ever worry at all
I’m hanging on the edge of a cloud now
You’re waving to me in your rearview
Save grace and go and need what you need to
I’m here to lift you up from afar
We were sitting on the edge of the Tieton
Cold water rushed over as I bathed your feet
Your fresh pedicure looked so good in the river
I’ll never forget the look on your face
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Snailbird Seattle, Washington
always dreaming
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