1. |
Daybreak
03:46
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The sun sinking low
In the jaws of the night as they steadily close
Bad luck, I suppose
Hitching a ride back to our home
How'd we get so far from home
Now it's daybreak or bust
On the side of the road, what happened to us
Broke down in the night
Walking for days without any light
Where the hell is the light
We've had easier times
We laugh thinking back and we swallow our pride
Could it be a dream
Will we wake from our state like the cut to a scene
Tell me it's all just a dream
Don't know what I believe
If you keep going west oh you just end up east
No stars in the sky
Lost my direction, I lost track of time
Oh what the hell is the time
Wait
Is that the dawn
In a flash it's past and those headlights are gone
Did we miss our chance
Looking stumped with our thumbs up, they step on the gas
Tell me that this will soon pass
Do we make it through, what must we do?
Do we make it through, can we make it right?
Darling let's daybreak this night
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2. |
Orion
03:23
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Runnin' on empty
I walk to the beach
Pockets full of hands
And shoes full of feet
Searching for solace
In that big ol' sky
Out of the dark
They appeared in a line
One, two, three
More reasons to try
To accept that it might
Take some time
Hey hey, Orion
How's the view
Do you look out for me
‘Cause I look up to you
If you've got the heart
Could you lend a hand
Or a bow and arrow
Or whatever you have
Connecting the dots
Reading the signs
I'm a little bit lost
And in need of a guide
If there's a way
It's hard to find
I tried religion
It wasn't for me
Now I'm counting on the stars
Like a rosary
Asking above for an answer
Trying to understand why
Runnin' on empty
Runnin' gets tough
I'm giving my all
And I pray it's enough
I'm not hopeless
But I'm feeling helpless
Way up there
I must seem so small
Rest assured
You've seen it all
Can you see me now
Can you hear my call
Hey hey, Orion
How's the view
Do you look out for me
‘Cause I look up to you
If you've got the heart
Could you lend a hand
Or a bow and arrow
Is that what you have
Hey hey, Orion
Here's the truth
I've made mistakes
Now I've got work to do
If you've got the heart could you lend a hand
Oh if you've got the heart could you lend a hand
Or a bow and arrow
Or whatever you have
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3. |
Parkade
03:59
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Take the time
That you need to feel
Find a field
Or a parkade
Driftwood on a beach
A quiet street to walk down
Take the time you
In the midst
I was looking ahead
I was moving on before I began
So I wrote myself a note
To remind me to be kind to me
When I need it most
I tucked it in my wallet, with that photo I keep close
Safe inside my pocket with that cigar I haven't smoked
Take the time
That you need to feel
Find a field
Or a parkade
Driftwood on a beach
A quiet street to walk down
Take the time you
Need
So turn off that phone
Leave it alone
Leave it at home
Just go, where you need to go
Just go, where you need to go
Just go, where you need to
Read that note
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4. |
It Ends
05:34
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Geese overhead, yet again
Heading south, just silhouettes
The only certainty of that sun
Is that it sets
So driving west, we take it slow
The only thing we really know
About this road
Is that it ends
At the edge of this continent
Holding my breath
Tight in my chest
Rolling the camera to catch what is left
Knuckles are white
Grippin' it tight
Trying to fight what is just out of sight
I wish it was different
But it's just so viciously true
Back and forth, the drifting snow
In from the north the winter blows
On the darkest days all we know
Is that it ends
The east wind will go right through
That's what he sang, what can you do
When you know your time is soon
And that it ends
Much too soon but that it ends
You hold in your breath
Puff out your chest
Gather your courage and hope for the best
Playin' the odds
Quietly nod
Trying stop what I know I cannot
I wish it was different
But it's just so viciously true
Satellites overhead
Are these cosmos infinite
Would it change all we know
If it ends
So past the sun, round the bend
To the universe's edge
What lies beyond, is there just nothing
Is that something, I'm just wondering
Does it end
What if it ends
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5. |
The Song
04:48
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Play me two chords, play me two more
Just something that's worked before
I don't care if it sounds like a hundred songs
I just want something to make me sing along
Make me feel alright, make me feel alive
Make me feel like staying up all night
Make miss my family, wanna call my friends
Make me wanna start writing down poems
Again
I don't know how I heard it
I guess it was not where I thought it would be
It wasn't played on the TV
It wasn't on Radio 3
It wasn't shared, it wasn't free
It wasn't in my dad's box of LPs
It wasn't by my favourite band
It wasn't played for clapping hands
It was the song you sang to me
It was your words that set me free
It was the song you sang to me
Those words meant everything to me
So I play that song on repeat
It makes me wanna dance, wanna shuffle my feet
Makes me wanna get up in the morning
Break into laughter without any warning
Let's go for coffee, make a pot of tea
Sing that lovely song to me
Stare at the sun until we can't see
And sing that lovely song
To me
And I don't know how I heard it
I guess it was not where I thought it would be
It wasn't floating in the sea
It wasn't blowing in the breeze
It wasn't on the mountain top
It wasn't in the sky above
It wasn't space, it wasn't God
It wasn't anything I thought
It was the song you sang to me
It was your words that set me free
It was the song you sang to me
Those words meant everything to me
I don't know how I heard it
I guess it was not where I thought it would be
And I don't know just how I heard it
But I guess that it was not where I thought it would be
When I found it, it kinda sounded like
It was the song you sang to me
It was your words that set me free
It was the song you sang to me
Those words meant everything to me
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Fresh folk from the west coast.
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