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Rodeos
03:35
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If I ever turn to stone
at least you'll know I'll always be there
If I ever turn to dust
then you must, sweep me up
just like those old rodeos
you know you gotta take it slow
you gotta roll down the line
you know it gets easier with time
If I ever turn to gold
scrape it off and find the mold
If I ever do get lost
on this earth then beam me up
just like those old rodeos
you know you gotta take it slow
you gotta roll down the line
you know it gets easier with time
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Summer Rain
03:38
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I feel alright about it
I know I can't escape my cloud
I know it's not allowed
I hear the thunder rumble
I wish I could feel something now
I know it's not allowed
I come alive when my shadows run free
and my conscience can't keep up with me
I love the clouds that protect me from the sun
I know I've gotta feel that summer rain
No one talks about it
they just nod and close their eyes
they know it's not allowed
All the seeds I'm feeding
to the cloud it's breaking down
as I fall to the ground
I come alive when my shadows run free
and my conscience can't keep up with me
I love the clouds that protect me from the sun
I know I've gotta feel that summer rain
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Roman Walls
03:36
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Suburban streetlights glow below
spread out like question marks they grow
like vines they suffocate the past
in time they'll be like Roman walls
chasing dollars on a string
you never know just where it's been
cutting corners until the end
we got a long way to go
cell phone trees will stand alone
after everything has burned
silent signposts for the crows
in time they'll be like Roman walls
chasing dollars on a string
you never know just where it's been
cutting corners until the end
we got a long way to go
the sky is silent without scars
buildings empty windows clear
ghosts of subway cars below
in time they'll be like Roman walls
chasing dollars on a string
you never know just where it's been
cutting corners until the end
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4. |
Other Side
04:57
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It's cold and dark on the riverboat today
I got no passengers it's just me and my machine
the birds are silent flying in our wake
the fog reminds me you can never hide for long
I see the other side as a coin drops from my eye
I never thought I would be the last passenger
I try to turn around but the river's just too strong
too many secrets steering the boat to shore
the boat is full of everyone I've wronged
"your time has come" they hum as I stumble up the plank
I see the other side as a coin drops from my eye
whether I live or I die, don't take me away
the lantern swings in the mist and slowly disappears
"my time has come" I hum as I wander the silent shore
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5. |
Leave Her Alone
03:09
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She's allowed to drink alone
She doesn't need your company
Can't you see... leave her alone!
She just wants to buy a book
She doesn't want to hear your story
Can't you see... leave her alone
Every time I’ve wandered over
I see myself in the mirror
They're laughing and having fun
they're not thinking about your schtick
Can't you see... leave her alone!
She just wants to get to know you
put your tongue back in your mouth
Can't you see... leave her alone
Every time I’ve wandered over
I see myself in the mirror
I know I'm invading her space
but I'm not like the rest
am I... leave her alone
Can't you see your life is over?
Every time you look in the mirror
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lonely are the people who live inside their shell
waiting for a reason to trust in someone else
finding the perfect someone
staring into the sun, looking for more
all us alcoholics stare into our bottles
all we find is emptiness, all we want is peace
we're tired of never enough
staring into the sun, looking for more
all the hopeless people look into their mirror
all they see is failure, all they want is a chance
of proving themselves wrong
staring into the sun, looking for more
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Broken Promise
02:18
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I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry
you feel you can't go on like we told you
there's nothing left to be
we're so sorry, we're so sorry
you can't breathe the air we left you
or see the things we've seen
we're so sorry, we're so sorry
we let the worst of us take over
as we fell asleep
in all the years we had to turn it around
we just told ourselves it's not our problem
now it's up to you to fix our broken promise
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8. |
Get Your Feet Wet
03:28
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The old man whispered to the fly on the wall
You gotta get me outta here, I don't belong, with these fools
So come on in, get your feet wet
The young man mumbled into his coffee cup
I ain't like these losers, I don't need a God, I'm just lost
So come on in, get your feet wet
The little boy crawled inside another kid's fort
pretty soon they were best friends, two against the world, too cool
so come on in, get your feet wet
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Bitterwind Oakland, California
Bitterwind is the solo project of Dana Berry, an Oakland musician who sings and drums in local heavy-pop outfit Night Herons. Cry Craven is the fourth Bitterwind release, following Delta Road, Time Without Light and the 2013 debut, Bleak Is Beautiful. Berry has played drums in LA band Forrest Lawn, Boston rock-punk trio Eugene & the Poseurs and SF's indie-folk combo Pancho-San among others. ... more
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