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Like An Earthquake
03:11
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Like An Earthquake
I gotta clean up, unpack the suitcase
Maybe take my heart off its shelf
Cause things that change our life come out of nowhere
And lead us to the wishing well
Like an earthquake
Or an honest mistake
Like a sky getting clear
What will it take
To mend this heartbreak
Change what you hold so dear
so do the laundry and drink the coffee
I’m thinking about you all the while
As oiled birds wash up, sticky with our mess
Add another bandaid yeah and hope for the best
Chorus
There’s a lot of things we gotta come clean about
There’s a lot of things we’re good at running from
There’s a lot of things we really should shout
There’s a lot of ways we come undone
Chorus
So maybe sit still
And take a deep breath
It might take some time
To figure out
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2. |
Looking Down the Road
02:43
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Looking Down the Road
No sign of trouble an easy ride
A sailing boat on a rising tide
All is sunny what can I say?
You got me looking down the road
You got me looking down the road
Round the corners, the next bend
You got me looking down the road again
Since I’ve felt this way can’t remember when
Not a sight of the might have beens
Wake up purring a happy cat
You got me looking down the road
You got me looking down the road
Round the corners the next bend
You got me looking down the road again
I always loved to drive
Taking off is where I thrive
So good to feel alive
whole lotta alphabet between a and z
a lot of miles till you feel free
all I want to be
You got me looking down the road
You got me looking down the road
Round the corners
The next bend
Not sight of the
Might have beens
You got me looking down the road
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3. |
Everclear
04:13
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Everclear
I watched them all day
Cut and chop and take a tree away
Tree stump, circles and circles
Every year, a minor miracle
All the birds, in branches once full
I count the rings, one each year
I'll take a step, pull truth near
What keeps me bound, from soaring?
Oak and elm, dark understory
Ties that bind, past and present
a simple gesture you grow to resent
yet birds they sing in the underbrush
brown towhee, hermit thrush
What will it take, I do wonder
to get beyond ghost thunder
is this wrong? is this right?
What we knew by twilight
is this wrong? is this right?
all the things you can do with a night
I can't complain but I do
and I don't know I can live without you
So I count the rings, one each year
I’ll take a step, ever clear
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4. |
Show Me
02:52
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I don't need another story
see these books all around
I do need a slow dance
heart beats the only sound
show me, don't tell
show me
I don't need another song
to sing all alone
I do need your warms arms
this safe home
show me, don't tell
show me
And I don't need another reason
no excuse will do
I need a steady connection
be me be you
Don't need an explanation
just the facts will do
I don't need another secret
please don't hide a thing
I do need a clear view
let's see what tomorrow brings
show me, don't tell
show me
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Bittersweet Valentine
02:53
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Ice cream cone on the street
I'm alone but on my feet
I think of you almost every day
Such a mystery how love can sway
Back and forth and one way
Won't the wind blow this want away?
Bittersweet valentine
The strongest love won't make you mine
Blues they come in every color
New shades you'll soon discover
Red and orange, green, off white
Paint the day, stain the night
Bittersweet valentine
The strongest love won't make you mine
Ice cream it melts ever faster
The whole mess, the whole disaster
Single, double, triple scoop
Sugar and love, send you for a loop
Up and down, double cross
Speed and thrills can't mask a loss
Density and clarity, fantasy and memory
Bittersweet valentine
The strongest love won't make you mine
Bittersweet valentine
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Committed Lines
03:21
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Little League
03:08
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Bases are loaded the star is watching
She might hit it out of the park
Triple is OK
But don’t go all the way
So she might play
Chorus:
50% of free
unloved conditionally
50% of free
is no way to be
Play catch in the driveway
She’ll forget about her way
Though she might tag you out at second base
His disgrace
A pretty face
Under a cap made for a boy
But she won’t say a word
When her heart is pounding
Batter up, umpires sounding
It’d be easy to slink away
Rather than play 50%
Bases are loaded the star is watching
She might hit it out of the park
She’s gonna hit it out of the park
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Maybe
03:37
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Find My Way
02:50
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My heart hurts no doubt about it
someone lost it after they found it
Now I gotta find my way
and it might take some time
I gotta find what's mine
no doubt about it
cause what you say
and what you do
don't always add up to true
Now I got to find my way
it might take some time
I gotta find what's mine
no doubt about it
I'm going to put on my scarf
gonna wear my favorite sweater
get on my bicycle
ride fast over that hill
till I feel better
and I'm gonna coast all the way
to that bright blue sea
then I'm going to swim all day
to Galilee
Cure my blindness so I can see
what to do who to believe
Cause I gotta find my way
it might take some time
I gotta find what's mine
no doubt about it
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10. |
Turn the Key
03:47
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Let's make it great
we've got Orion at our back
we can ride through any storm
fend off any attack
keep each other warm
let's make it as grand
as that big sun coming up
drink each other's love
from an overflowing cups
mile when we wake up hmmm mm
Because everything contains everything
it’s so plain to see
that everything contains everything
so come on home and turn the key
and make it as beautiful
tide turning to coming in
water, sky and sand
erase every one of our sins
stand on higher land
Because everything contains everything
it’s so plain to see
everything contains everything
everything contains everything
come on home and turn the key
fragile as it gets
thin skins and delicate glass
hearts on our sleeves
you can live in or sweep up the past
leaves falling from trees
yea everything contains everything ….
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11. |
Little Bird
03:29
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Unconsciousness is a bird in the cage
In the darkest corner of the house
A small-feathered thing
No larger than a mouse
It sometimes gets out
Flits about the living room
Grows bigger than the elephant,
The albatross, shy loon
Fly away little bird
There’s no room for you here
Fly away little bird
It’s time to disappear
At once myopic, tone-deaf and bold
It calls loudly as it wings about
Part parrot and part crow
Every peep becomes a shout
Off-color and off-key
Every ism seems to apply
No clue about being free
Fly away little bird
There’s no room for you here
Fly away little bird
It’s time to disappear
Some listeners stop eating
Feeling a little sick
Some just argue
Think they need bigger stick
Eventually the bird grows tired
After so much hitting its head against the wall
Lays stunned on the carpet
As everyone waits for the dove’s call
Fly away little bird
There’s no room for you here
Fly flyaway little bird
It’s time to disappear
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Deborah Crooks Alameda, California
"Deborah Crooks makes the case for a return to the roots of rock"- Consequence of Sound
California-based
songwriter Deborah Crooks' music draws on folk, rock, and the Blues. Her diverse, ever-evolving artistic path has included studying writing and poetics at The Naropa Institute, voice in India, co-founding the band Bay Station, and gigging throughout the Western US.
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Aluminum Oasis
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Michael's one of the finest songwriters in the Bay Area
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Western Addition
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Toe-tapping goodness with excellent vocals by Emily Bonn
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