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I was thinkin
wishful thinkin
of a good luck charm
of a world turned my way
I’m just waitin on that windfall
from the secrets of the world I know
I’m just waitin on that wind to fall
I close my eyes
drivin’ dusty roads
sending clouds
into a clear big sky
with every mile another dream
distant sunlit scenery
every mile another dream
these are your darkest days
cubicle post-it haze
feeling for a ledge for a leap of faith
I’m just waitin on that windfall
from the secrets of the world I know
I’m just waitin on that wind to fall
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Altered State
03:39
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It was almost yesterday
Everyone had too much to say
Now it seems everyone collapses in a different way
I’m guilty of giving in too
just to make the rent on a new york room
now everything’s cascading, so don’t be blue!
I gotta do what I gotta do
I’m livin one more shot at it
I don’t care what you make of it
And yeah, I know I can’t get back to yesterday
I’ll take the next best thing
Take me to an altered state
Walk among the stars today
Swim in the vacuum of space
If you move fast enough you can pretend you never change
Turn your dust into life
Believe in the things you think are right
We’re taking off for that black unknown tonight
you gotta do what you gotta do
I’m livin one more shot at it
I don’t care what you make of it
And yeah, I know I can’t get back to yesterday
I’ll take the next best thing
Take me to an altered state
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Battery Park
05:32
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she was tired of being alone
on that rooftop in battery park
so she walked & walked & walked & walked & walked & walked & walked & walked
until church & state went dark
she had a meltdown on a Chelsea corner
and she held a sit-down at a sidewalk café
and she ate and ate and ate and ate and ate and ate and ate and ate
no one dared take her plate away
it’s been a few years since she needed to come back
and it’ll be a few years since she wore anything but black
now it’s too clear she’s gonna survive intact
but it’ll be a few years before she comes back again
“if you believe in fate, you’ll never have any fun”
that's what she told her viceroy down on 14th street
she laughs and laughs and laughs and laughs and laughs and laughs and laughs and laughs
she’s an adult in every single way
it’s been a few years since she needed to come back
and it’ll be a few years since she wore anything but black
now it’s too clear she’s gonna survive intact
but it’ll be a few years before she comes back again
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Fistful Of Dirt
03:38
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i woke up this morning
to a useless clock and a crack
in the wall behind the clock that began to grow
sun still risin slowly
no use draggin out of bed
every station singing static on the radio
don’t ask me where we’re goin
there’s only one place left to go
that’s why i’m ridin out the ending w/you
i got a crisp white shirt
and a fistful of dirt
things mess up like they like to do
they say it stays dark these days
because we’ve lost all faith in god
so they’re having trouble turning on the sun
but the earth’s just slowin down
and it’s just about to stop
the only question is where will it be noon?
…the only question is – where?
don’t ask me where we’re goin
there’s only one place left to go
that’s why i’m takin this ride out w/you
i got a crisp white shirt
and a fistful of dirt
things mess up like they like to do
things mess up like they like to
do
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Princess
05:13
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no princes in this city
no warnings about the wicked
just a princess and a quiet boy
sleep in a sleepless city
crystal in a concrete world
just a princess and a quiet boy
a silence passes through us
as our eyes meet on the subway
it wakes me with laughter as we sway with the train
a quiet moment of inspiration
just a boy
and his princess
faith in a faithless city
diamonds in a leaden world
just a princess and a quiet boy syncing
this silence given to us is simply to find
a quiet moment of inspiration
just a boy and a princess
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no one knows Russell Leaf because Russell leaves
the scenes of all his accidental overdoses
on all the strangers in his life
he’s never haunted by
Russell Leaf liked to dance with the stranger
things on his mind never kept him
from seeking out his next chance to fall in love
Russell Leaf knew compassion only keeps you down
loading you with baggage
claims against a next chance to fall in love
Russell Leaf believed there was no higher power
never went to church on Sunday
school never mattered he’s a rich man now
Russell Leaf just lives happily down Recent Memory Lane
the one place that you get more
than one first-time to fall in love
who wouldn’t want to be …. Russell Leaf?
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Baby's Comin Home
03:42
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when your baby’s hurtin’ on the other side of the world
you gotta find a strong steely look in your eye
when your baby’s hurtin’ on the other side of the world
you gotta have calm courage and faith in life
baby’s comin’ home
fall you asleep
your baby’s comin’ home
don’t worry about your baby
comin’ home
when your baby’s callin’ from the other side of the world
you gotta synchronize the sunset with the sunrise
when your baby’s callin’ from the other side of the world
you gotta be a man
and fill that distance with love
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Ambient Light
07:23
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I was the last thing you ever got for free
The last no-cost house-comp write-off freeload show
You’d probably feel the same if you had to pay for me
But I gave it away so you’ll never know
I’m the last one you ever thought you’d see
The last one left too right three dimensional man
Electricity conducts my circuitry
I see all those sides you’ll never know
Light yourself on fire
People come for miles
To watch you burn
They’ll take your picture
No one will pay
To watch you burn
I am the best thing you ever got for free
The best one stop one night one times one man show
It’d be such a shame if you had to pay for me
Let’s cut the middle man, here we go
Light yourself on fire
People come for miles
To watch you burn
They’ll take your picture
No one will pay
To watch you burn
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