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Country Storm
04:54
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Bring down the firmament
I been drunk since god knows when
But when i’m feeling down
I just sing this song to bring me back again
But when the music hits
I don't know what to say
Cause if i had my way
I'd just sing and dance and stomp around all day
Here comes a country storm
Here come amber waves of grain
Here comes america
And she ne'er do part her hair in the same place
Here comes the universe
And here come hearts that break
But when you've shown your worse
The earth still glitters when you play
Now here comes the firmament
I been drunk since god knows when
But when i’m feeling down
I just sing this song to bring me back again
But when the music hits
I don't know what to say
Cause when i have my way
I’ll just sing and dance and stomp around
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2. |
Miss October
04:37
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Miss October told me sunrise was her watershed
And she always does not envy nor does she upset
Miss October slowly wanders down the road again
In the quicksand when her face was young and innocent
But we'll always be dreaming gypsies in the dark
And we'll always be rambling on a spark
Miss October has a way with leaving things unsaid
And she always does not envy nor does she upset
But we'll always be painting gypsies in the dark
And we'll always be rambling on a spark
And we'll always be dancing where you are
Miss October has a way with breaking hearts
Miss October
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3. |
Magdelena Revisited
04:18
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Magdelena don't say much
But she don't have to when she walks up
She just stand there lost and lovely
And when her tire tracks do spin
The corners scream and squeal and bend
With a wild and desperate feeling
Over and o'er
Now when magdelena has her way
You cannot find much left to say
And she always leaves you wanting
She been takin' you over
Been knockin' you down
Tearin' your clothes off and turnin' you 'round
Til you follow after every move she start to make
Fore you start to give chase
Magdelena fucks you up
But she fucks you up with such good luck
You can't help but brave the danger
She got great legs
And she get good kicks
From makin' you squirm and a makin' you itch
And she's always in the mood to play
Anyway
Anyway
Magdelena ain't the only one pissin' you off and turnin' you on
But she’s the only one that waits for you
And magdelena ain't the only one that sparkles your eyelids
And wakes up your dawn
But she's the only one that waits to see where you go
When you turn down the road
Now she don't let go
She don't leave you alone
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Arizona Snow
04:11
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I was looking for your face here
And waiting on the arizona sun
I was checking out the space here
But i never saw anyone
Til the sun came up at dawn
There was something out of place here
Out near the western rodeo
I was staring at your tombstone
When your eyes got pale and slow
And arizona let me know
All the things she want me to know
They were changin' out the guard here
When you finally let me go
In the arizona snow
But i always did relieve you at dawn
And i always did believe you moved along
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5. |
Sing Hallelujah
02:20
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I might sing hallelujah
But I couldn't talk to ya
And you might think that's somethin'
But it really ain't nothin'
But when you feel needed
You can't be mistreated
But I might could undo ya
With just one hallelujah
And there's somethin' about the rain that brings on the change
There’s somethin' out in the streets there stirrin' you to speak
And there's nothin' left to do but sing to you new
Sing to you true
And sing to you blue
Then sing you back home
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6. |
Penelope
03:37
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Oh penelope
Your dress wears a strange disfigure
It swirls when you turn
And brings new light to your knees
And when you want
I will come over late just to haunt you
I’m haunting you now
I like when you haunt after me
Oh penelope
And i really don't know why i can't find your perfect orchard
On these lazy new days we've torn up and trampled to see
And i almost got caught by your ecstasy when you came over
You know that i like the way that it feels to believe
Oh penelope
Oh penelope
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The whippoorwill sends a chill
Through the mountain
Turning in
Straight on through the canyon and out again
So will you write
Or send a note
Scribble sunsets and inkblot moons
On the corner of the postcard if there's any room
Carolina
Desdemona
Is this real
And is it all that you want
Magdelena
Desert feeler
Sing to me
I’m so pent up
But Carolina come inside
Tonight I might like to get it right
The stolen change
The wind and rain
The clang in my pockets where pennies shake
As I clamor down the boardwalk like a hurricane
Through tired lights
And dirty streets
The city brags of her misery
As my feet quickstep the pavement in a blur of heat
Now Carolina
When you find a mystery
And I start showing up
You won't know what Magdelena means to me
And you don't know what she does
Carolina come inside
Tonight I might like to get it right
Carolina come inside
Tonight I just might die to get it right
Get it right
Get it right
Get it right
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8. |
Slow Desdemona
06:00
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She whistles and walks like a ghost or a hawk
From the bedroom
She travels the stair in a whirl to prepare for your feet
But when you get home
She is pleasure to know
And she moans so slow
I’m hardly aware of her intimate care til she's moaning
Or how she explodes in her room when there's nobody home
But when you get there
She is cautious and fair
And she moans so slow
Slow desdemona
How do you dare
Slow when you want
She lured me in slow with the delicate tone of her dreaming
She taught me to care with the intimate stare
That she breathes with
I got up to go
But she lured me back so
With her slow moan
Slow desdemona
How do you dare
Go slow when you wanna
I like how you care
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9. |
8th Time Around
04:49
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She told me that nobody should know
When we get home
Tired and brave at your feet
It's hardly discreet
When we do meet
I’d tear all the lines from your phone
Just once to know
We're here all alone
What rave and rage you erupt
I’m looking for some drink from your cup
But you never knew quite where you fit in
I don't really mind
You know that i try not to care
And you never know quite what you're missing
Until you get home
And you smile at me there
Tell me now why do we say
It gets in the way
When we behave
Tell me now why can't you see
It's so indiscreet
When we two do meet
But you never knew quite where you fit in
But i don't really mind
You know that i don't fucking care
And you'll never know quite what you're missing
Until you get home
And you smile at me there
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David Starlight* San Francisco, California
David Starlight* makes up songs, and he also records many of them. Today he releases new songs and music videos through his own label, Outsider’s Soirée. *
David Starlight* recommends:
The Wilderness
by Jesse DeNatale
Jesse DeNatale’s brand new and highly anticipated album “The Wilderness” arrives to us precisely when it means to. This bouquet of poems and stories told through song is necessary for the now.
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Obo Martin’s “SpellBreaker” is a whimsical, freewheelin, folk-rock poetry ride that has an incredible garage-indie sound texture throughout. The album is raw/vibrant and lyrically fantastic.
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Mr Precarious
by Be Brave Benjamin
Be Brave Benjamin gathered a whole community of musicians and artists from around Barcelona to bring life and lots of color to his unique and engaging collection of poem-songs, “Mr. Precarious”.
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Westward, to Nowhere
by Ian McCuen
This sweet, mournful “loose concept” album from folk artist Ian McCuen tracks a journey across the bleak landscape of American life.
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The Nothing
by The Last Dinosaur
Jamie Cameron conveys heartbreak and loss with violins, acoustic plucking, tambourine beats, and whispered lyrics.
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