1. |
say hi
02:01
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say hi
say hi
it’s my favorite game
the sun is breaking
say hi
vines climb in double time
we should be lucky
say hi
***
say hi
when the powder flies
it will be better
say hi
say hi
unclassified
the music suits you
say hi
***
and love
is a lasting gift
into the center
say hi
our time
has an endless ring
the stones are singing
say hi
verse instrumental outro
February 18, 2011
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2. |
I wander
02:03
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I wander
many the hills I wander
notice the spell I’m under
taking the parenthetic to task to task
only a new transition
brings back the old suspicion
put through the premonitions
with sand for land
here is the introduction
it saves us from corruption
neither hand is hindered
you’re free, you’re free
may 30, 2010
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3. |
impression
02:33
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impression
talk about your fortune
sell me for a while
make a great impression
where the heels are high
* * *
it seems the clouds are constant¬¬¬
as if the dive were in
I think that you’ve got time for
an exception
* * *
comprehensive service
hits you where it hurts
but no one wants to end up
with what they deserve
May 19, 2010
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4. |
adored
02:01
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adored
you go through the motions
adored, adored, adored
knowing that you’ll touch the floor
it’s an esoteric sentence
adored, adored, adored
a movement in your head, once more
my purse is always open
but my parchment’s getting sore
in the land of plenty, there is more
you go through the motions
adored, adored, adored
knowing that you’ll touch the floor
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5. |
love is unstoppable
01:41
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love is unstoppable
it’s true – you never lose
every instrument of order
love is unstoppable
in the path that you are going
this rose, this love I chose
the way is through the day
* * * (instrumental section) (music from first section)
intent – follow the scent
we’re prone to seek the known
it’s true – you never lose
every instrument of order
love is unstoppable
in the path you’re on
June 4, 2010
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6. |
the journey
02:20
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the journey
these days are hot
these days are cold
into the ground
extract the old
sometimes you choose
sometimes you get
but in the end
we all shall rest
***
the sound is strong
the sound is brief
you’re just as lucid as you’ve been
sometimes we ride
into the sea
sometimes we stay
sometimes we leave
***
well there are forces
and there are dreams
there are times
for being brave
this is the journey
of the soul
your small voice
is meaningful
July 11, 2010
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7. |
starstruck
02:35
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starstruck
What is this I’ve come upon
though the day is not so young
did this light begin to shine
long before our time
In the moment of response
let us make a difference
for the hungry, for the sick
let us break the bread
let us read the mountain’s form
let us know that we’ve been born
let our entrances be swift
let us find the lift
God is with us where we are
when we’re near or when we’re far
from the caverns through the clouds
let our love resound
from the shadows light is bright
help us get our bearings right
from the shallows to the deep
let us pass the peace
June 7, 2010
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8. |
guided by the ravens
02:17
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guided by ravens
It takes some time
to understand
guided by the ravens
I’ll dig a hole
in the ground today
the climate tied
around my neck
I’m tired of amusement
see what will strengthen
the right resolve
the air is out
the clouds are in
the rain has found your chamber
memory renders
the sweetest song
what I sought
I seek again
because you never fail me
I have this love in my heart
all my life
May 15, 2010
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9. |
who knows
03:14
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who knows
it rolls where it rolls
we’re back on the side of the blind
who tests the waters now?
who throws himself down the line?
who throws himself down the line?
we’ll spell it out in mink
we’ll put all our baggage in claims
the vanguard has its names
with all of its sources secure
with all of its sources secure
***
who knows your number now?
who has taken that route?
suppose it’s one of those
who cherished their wilderness clothes
who cherished their wilderness clothes
it’s a serious reproach
but it ends on a better note
who put their purse away?
who knows what the heart will say?
who knows what the heart will say?
June 1, 2018
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10. |
heaven is home
02:22
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heaven is home
I never told a solitary soul
I never took to flight
***
sometimes we reel from the broken seals
but the burden can be light
the earth is beneath us
we are in transit again
heaven is home
heaven is home
we’ve gone through the contests
we’ve taken the bullet points out
the causes unknown
the causes unknown
***
we’ve seen the corona
we’ve been to the vanishing point
heaven is home
heaven is home
heaven is home
heaven is home
June 1, 2010
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11. |
see for myself
03:10
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see for myself
I don’t have a rival
I don’t want to know
how the cause is costing
what the limit knows
I’ll look and I’ll see
I’ll look and I’ll see
see for myself
I will
see for myself
I will
bending in the weakness
waiting for the buzz
you don’t have to tell me
what the squalor was
I’ll look and I’ll see
I’ll look and I’ll see
see for myself
I will
see for myself
I will
***
monetary values
filtered through your fear
you don’t need a passport
to be present here
I’ll look and I’ll see
I’ll look and I’ll see
see for myself
I will
see for myself
I will
December 30, 2013
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John R Williamson Los Angeles, California
Named by T Bone Burnett as one who deserves the hall of fame (GQ Magazine, May 2006), Williamson writes with an ornate simplicity and sparseness that Paste Magazine described as an amalgam of Yo La Tengo and Thomas Merton.
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