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Begging My Weakness
04:02
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Beggin' My Weakness
by Nathan Bliss
Knockin' my door, beggin' my weakness
I'm holdin' my breath
Down on the floor, beggin' for reasons
and tellin' myslef
Tell myself she won't mind
Tell myself just this time
Tell myself cruel is kind
Tell myself one more time
Knockin' her door, beggin' forgiveness
I'm holdin' my breath
She lets me in, makin' me breakfast
Still I do it again
I do it again
Tell myself she won't mind
Tell myself just this time
Tell myself cruel is kind
Tell myself one more time
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2. |
Don't Look Down
03:43
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Don't Look Down
by Nathan Bliss
We never knew the trouble down the road
We just hit the gas and kept on driving
The rain was falling fast
The wipers beat lopsided rhythms in the darkness
Headlights from the head on cars threw light
against the glass, exploding diamonds
And we were driving way too fast
Running from the past we left behind us
We didn’t wanna know
Didn’t wannna see the ground
Like walking a tight rope
Just keep moving don’t look down
We pulled into a truck stop
Somewhere just outside of Needles California
You asked me for ten bucks and I said
“What about the last ten bucks I loaned you?”
We stumbled thru the aisles trading secret smiles
And laughing at the owners
The newspapers read ‘Garcia Dead!’
You cried and I tried to console you
We didn’t wanna know
Didn’t wannna see the ground
Like walking a tight rope
Just keep moving don’t look down
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3. |
Kissing Tree
03:41
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Kissing Tree
by Nathan Bliss
Staring at the painting in the corner of the garden
I remember being here with you
Underneath a woven roof
Of latticed wood and ivy
and the hissing summer leaves
I was twelve and you thirteen
We called this place kissing tree
Remember how we found them
the painting of the angels?
They were put out for the garbage man
With folded wings and holding hands
And in a darkened corner of
A garden by the sea
We made for them a canopy
Of latticed wood and summer leaves
Kissing Tree...
Resting in the feeling of my hand inside the Earth
And I see ghosts inside the greenery
Endless shifting scenery
Of dancing light upon the rising shadows on the leaves
I remember vividly the angels and the kissing tree
On the day we found them, the painting of the angels
There was broken glass along the shore
From the rains the night before
And in your mother's garden as
we lay upon the leaves...
I was twelve and you thirteen
Underneath the kissing tree
Kissing Tree...
Staring at the painting in the corner of the garden
I remember being here with you
Underneath a woven roof
Of latticed wood and ivy
and the hissing summer leaves
I remember vividly
The angels and the kissing tree
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4. |
Finally Said It
03:46
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Finally Said It
by Nathan Bliss/Jake Blanton
Finally said it
Said it all to me
Taking time to think you told me everything
In your way
Come and get it
Take it all from me
I don't really need
These letters I can't read
It's a shame
And you hide, I see
One more thing you want to say to me
To me
Worried woman
Don't lie awake for me
Trying to unwind
Past and future time
Grinding teeth
Don't you let it
Steal away your peace
The future that we feel
Is never really real anyway
And it's right
I see
All those things you'll never say to me
To me
I can't hear anything
You say to me
Still you keep on trying
I hear them echoing
Back to me
Words around me flying
I hope they help you
To sleep
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5. |
February
03:35
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February
by Rebecca Bliss
Spring is blowin' in on a chilly morning breeze
A cold reminder winter soon will be a memory
Branches old and bare await their promised bloom
They paint a maze above me to illustrate my gloom
February, February reminds me that winter's behind me
And the flowers of another spring
Will come and I'll have nothing to show
Snow is all around reflecting moon's white face
He knows that it will fade when
the March sun melts it all away
February, February reminds me that winter's behind me
And the flowers of another spring
Will come and I'll have nothing to show
And every month that passes by
I feel even more alone
Guess when you said forever
You meant you were never coming home
The brittle leaves are singing me gently off to sleep
The night wind whispers secrets
She thought that she could keep
February, February reminds me that winter's behind me
And the flowers of another spring
Will come and I'll have nothing to show
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6. |
If I Came Back As a Song
03:14
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If I Came Back As a Song
by Nathan Bliss
I wonder if I could come back as a song
Live in a melody that would linger on and on
I’d make my home inside a folk record sleeve
Dylan’s ‘Freewheelin’ from nineteen sixty three
Track two
So you could play me when you’re feeling down
I would wrap you up inside my happy sound
Riding on the airwaves I would fly to you
Maybe then you’d love me too…if I came back as a song
Then they could shoot me from a cold satellite
Into a radio that you sleep by at night
And you would call out “This is my favorite song!”
I’d feel so happy watching you sing along
Let’s do…
So you can sing me when you’re feeling sad
I could be the best song friend you ever had
Riding on the airwaves I would fly to you
Maybe then you’d love me too
If I came back as a song
And you could sing me when you’re feeling down
I would wrap you up inside my happy sound
Riding on the airwaves I would fly to you
Take you higher than Keith Moon…
If I came back as a song
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7. |
Girl in a Cage
03:42
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Girl in a Cage
by Nathan Bliss
The girl in the cage bent the bars and left the stage
The crowd demanded more
Hear the feet stomp the floor
Cries of ‘bravo!’ and ‘encore!’
No one heard her say
Over me only sky, and the night is rising
By the way you were right, this is just like flying.
The crowd in a rage left their seats and rushed the stage
To put the bars back right
But the girl kept out of site and then slipped into the night
Wishing she could say
Over me only sky, and the night is rising
By the way you were right, this is just like flying
You will see her again
In a flash you will know
You will see...
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8. |
Wake the Hero
03:31
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Wake the Hero
by Nathan Bliss
Here's a good seat, two together
On the concrete by the river
Tell a story, sing a legend
Mine is boring, take possession
I for one would like to hear
Tell me a story
Upon a time in a place
Upon a time in a place
Upon a time in a place
Just you and me, just you and me
Bear a secret
Share completely
Swear to keep it
Wear it deeply
Shake the lumber
Wake the Hero
Make the number
Lead the zero
I for one would like to hear
Tell me a story
Upon a time in a place
Upon a time in a place
Upon a time in a place
Just you and me, just you and me
Here's a good seat
Two together
On the concrete by the river
See the night sink
Into morning
Better not think, tell a story
I for one would like to hear
Tell me a story
Upon a time in a place
Upon a time in a place
Upon a time in a place
Just you and me, just you and me
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9. |
The Stone
03:18
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The Stone
by Nathan and Rebecca Bliss
Lost in motion
Endless ocean
Under burning sky
Here we are and close together
I will not let go
I heard her say to the stone
She was moaning his name
In a way that made me long for home
And the lightening came down and
Exploded in fire all around her
At the bottom of a blackhole
Under God's blue eye
Here we are and close together
I will not let go
I heard her say to the stone
She was moaning his name
In a way that made me long for home
And the lightening came down and
Exploded in fire all around her
I will not leave you
I won't let go
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10. |
Yellow Moon
03:05
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Yellow Moon
by Rebecca Bliss
Tell me something yellow moon
When you find me in my room
Tucked beneath my downy sheets
Is he out somewhere dreaming of me too?
Weeping willow lovely tree
What does all your crying mean?
Did you hear of my forbid love?
Now I know your tears are shed for me
And I know that I should
But I cannot make myself
Love anybody else
Is it wrong to just forget you?
Make believe I never met you?
If I weren't so weak I promise you I would
Hello little stars ahead
Twinkling at me in my bed
Can't you see my only fear's I'll
Never love someone this way again
Tell me something yellow moon
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