1. |
Take a Hike
02:22
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I'm not your garden-variety gnome
and I think your importance is over-blown
If you think I should take a hike,
I think you're right
Carrying these feelings like a backpack full of bricks
Another day of doing your deeds
and I'm gonna be sick
If you tell me to take a hike,
I'd heed your advice
- Organ section -
I don't want to bury my dreams
In all my luxuries
The price is just too steep
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2. |
Whisper Smile
04:25
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When I'm alone with her
She expires the blues
She inspires my tune
When she is with me
She reaches out when I drive
because I'm always too distracted
to just enjoy the ride
or being alive
now...
<Chorus>
Sometimes she only gets my whisper smile
but that's enough for her
because she knows she's mine
She brought me to the city
It's a rock and roll city
Now I'm making my sounds
Is anyone around?
now...
<Chorus>
And I can hear the trains of Collinwood
Calling me
And I can hear my lover so desperately
Wanting to set me free
now...
Sometimes she only gets my
Sometimes she only gets my
Sometimes she only gets my whisper smile
And that's enough
Oh! That's enough
I can hear the trains
and I can hear my lover
and I can hear
Ooooh...
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3. |
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Got a nasty reputation
For Waking up on the wrong side of the bed
Now I don't see any use
For the kind of self degradation
Now this is my fascination
Not so worried about my destination
And I'm finding it easier to let go
I wanted to run
Across the World
But she knows where I belong
I wanted to hide
From all of the darkness on the inside
But I'll just let beauty be my guide
Whoa-oh
Yeah-ah
Come on beauty be my guide
Ahh-haaa
Come on beauty be my guide
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4. |
Talkin' on It
02:49
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You tell me don't be shy, but you never tell me how
What makes it so easy for you to stand up and face the crowd
I think the secret is your words don't carry weight
At least that's what I hear from my point of view at any rate
Lot to say,
Haven't got a lot to say
You keep stealing the words
From out of my face
Lot to say,
Haven't got a lot to say
While you're filling the air with your
Audible waste
You think the loudest voice is the one that rules the room
I can't wait til you find out there's been no one listening to you
You think you're speaking, but you're only blowing air
If you'd pipe down just a second you'd find all you've done is mess up our hair
Chorus
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5. |
Prison for the Spirit
02:24
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So I sit here
and I'm waiting
Old familiar prison cell
The outlook is always gray
My own personal hell
So fortune
Won't you look upon me?
I only want you to set me free
Oh fortune
Won't you turn my way?
Or do I have to stay here...another day?
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6. |
What's Left to Wonder?
03:44
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The countdown has begun
The bell has already been rung
The champion has already won
And I'm still here
What's left to wonder?
Is there something I left behind?
So many things have been done
The world is in motion
And so we continue to run
To feel the world's emotion
What's left to wonder?
Is there something I left behind?
And we spend so much of our time
Preparing to die
We spend so much of our time
Learning to die...with style
And still we don't get it right
What's left to Wonder?
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7. |
Citizens of Society
03:08
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He's a lefty
She's a righty
and I'm just out here walking along this barbed-wire fence
Do the citizens remember how to agree to disagree?
Or do they cling too tightly now to their cult philosophy?
Just more ways of judging these books by their covers
If we continue down this jagged path
I can assure you there'll be no surplus of lovers
Do the citizens recall how to disagree?
It's pretty clear that it doesn't fit in their philosophy
Is "We the People" something we recall?
because it sure feels like we're preparing for the Fall
Wire me up to sever my connection
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8. |
The Rise of Fall
01:55
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Instrumental
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9. |
Polaris Bearis
04:15
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Chillin out in the lot
With a lot on my mind
The show is about to start
And I'm overdressed for the weather
But I'll manage
I need to manage
Manage my feelings
Manage my estate
Manage my mistakes
Chillin in Ohio winter
Can I bear it?
Bare my soul
Bare my body
Bear the weight
Well, I've got my star to guide me
But it's not the one you're thinkin' about
I'm in the vehicle
And there's no movement at all
But my ambitions are not shrinking
The future looks bright
When I'm driven toward my light
My star
My vehicle
The only one who I can bear
Bare my soul
Bare my body
Bear the weight
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10. |
Uncharted Waters
05:27
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I have to admit that life was bland
Until you came and shook up my plans
I'm hoping you'll understand
It'd be splendid to be your man
I wanna be the best human I can be when I'm around you
Still I'm asking myself what the hell am I gonna do
I was drifting in the water again
My Earth was flat
I was sailing off the end
You showed me how to begin again
I wanna dive right in your deep end
I wanna be the best human I can be when I'm around you
Still I'm asking myself what the hell am I gonna do
I wanna be right at the top of my game
If I were to stop right now
Oh, that'd be a shame
I wanna be the best I've ever been
No matter how hard I try
I just don't think you've seen
...but I don't what the hell I'm gonna do
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11. |
Transportation Blvd.
05:39
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We're falling in our well-worn groove
A false sense of security
Look at our little safety bubble
It's so shiny and so true
You have to make a friend out of your Fear
Unless you want to stay right here
As for me, I'm moving on
The truth is I was already gone
It's another story of nothing gained from nothing ventured
So, let's be unstable now
I'm not resigned to remain the same
You have to take some comfort in all your fear
Unless your plan is to stay right here
As for me I'll find my way
It's far too late to convince me to stay
Can you hear me through the rain
There's a friend in all your fear
One you won't find by sitting here
I've got one foot outside the door
You might not see me anymore
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Craig Rich Cleveland, Ohio
Enter Craig Rich’s bitter sonic wind-tunnel at your own risk; but once you surrender to the mesmerizing blend of Psychedlic Lo-Fi Dreampop you’ll find yourself engulfed by a blissful cyclone of sound. Taking cues from the likes of Johnny Marr, Slowdive, Brian Eno, UNKLE, and even Radiohead, Rich emerges as an enigmatic and introspective musical force ... more
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