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Stone Wall
04:15
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Stone Wall
You’re not getting any younger
So you’ve been told
You’re born with every sunrise
Then you’re bought and sold
You’re not getting any traction
In eternity
You’ve got to take some action
Before you’re history
You’re floating like a spirit
On and on
There’s someone floating with you
A guardian
You say you cannot be agnostic
After what you’ve seen
I got lost in Wikipedia
Searching for your dream
A stone wall on the forest floor
Dividing a field that is no more
Each day it tumbles down a little bit more
Been walking these bones so long
Home is like a far-off beautiful song
The music starts when you open the door
You say you hit the bottle
When your visions fled
You call it a soft landing
It’s like you’re already dead
You’re not getting any younger
Waves keep lapping the shore
You’re born with every sunrise
Now the day is yours
A stone wall on the forest floor
Dividing a field that is no more
Each day it tumbles down a little bit more
Been walking these bones so long
Home is like a far-off beautiful song
The music starts when you open the door
Album art by Jody Tseng
https://www.instagram.com/jodytsengart
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2. |
Stupid Child
02:15
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Stupid Child
Follow me not in their presence
Follow me not in the wild
Follow me not in my present state
I'm a man and a stupid child
Allow me not at your doorstep
Allow me not in your life
Allow me not in my present state
I'm a man and I'm sleep deprived
Well it proves once again
That I have no idea what I'm doing in my life
And I just want to know what you are doing on my mind
Trouble me not with your problems
Trouble me not with your spite
Trouble me not with your hesitation
I'm a man and I'm gonna fight
Embrace me not with affection
Embrace me not I'm defiled
Embrace me not in my present state
I'm a man and a stupid child
I'm a man and a stupid child
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3. |
Toward the Light
02:46
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Toward the Light
Caught me off guard I stepped out of myself in a moment of deja vu
I could believe almost anything when I'm gaining altitude
I just discovered a protective cover, you won't infiltrate me tonight
Honestly I don't know why you keep trying
I'm always three steps toward the light
What I once craved keeps returning again, embellished and ever new
And I admit I prefer it this way because I'm feeling much less the fool
Got to believe all this counts against me in some unseen ledger of life
Nevertheless I am making progress
I'm somehow three steps toward the light
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4. |
Silent Reverie
03:03
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Silent Reverie
Some people seem so satisfied
Like they learned some secret that you've been denied
Wonder what it must be like to be that strong
Living in a world where you don't belong
But you pivot on a smile unexpectedly
And move into a new direction
Saying things that barely scratch the surface we
Try to find the words that will set us free
But there's a deeper rhythm that's going on
Only catch a glimpse or never feel it at all
But just to know it's there explains a lot
And moves you in a new direction
Well a song can hold a world
Or just a true facsimile
Of something you once said to me
In a silent reverie
Silent reverie
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5. |
I Am Ready
03:27
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I Am Ready
Got my back now come to the front
Need to see the face that I want
Come on come on come on come on
The past is not a place we can dwell
If you've got a secret to tell
Go on go on go on go on
I'm ready
I'm ready
I'm ready
If you are
Worked up the nerve an finally said it
Immediately regret it
Of course of course of course of course
Not surprised by the rejection
Whole life has been de-selection
Oh well oh well oh well oh well
I'm ready
I'm ready
I'm ready
If you are
Got my back now come to the front
Need to see the face that I want
Come on come on come on come on
I'm ready
I'm ready
I'm ready
If you are
Album art by Jody Tseng
https://www.instagram.com/jodytsengart
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6. |
Not My Soulmate
03:16
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Not My Soulmate
Won't you be my valentine?
Nothing much to lose if we pretend for one day
Funny way to pass the time
Holding hands amusement park and cotton candy
And who are you anyway?
You're not my soulmate
But I want you anyway
I don't mind at all if we pretend for a day
You are not my concubine
You have never been one to be kept in bondage
You are free now to decide
Treat me with contempt or shower me with fondness
And who are you anyway?
You're not my soulmate
But I want you anyway
I don't mind at all if we pretend for a day
Games of chance and tests of skill
Win it for the lady well that's just what I did
I know it's just the fair but still
I am smiling like I am a ten year-old kid
And who are you anyway?
You're not my soulmate
But I want you anyway
I don't mind at all if we pretend for a day
Bumper cars and ferris wheels
When this day is over we'll remember always
How happiness really feels
It's almost a shame we're going our separate ways
And who are you anyway?
You're not my soulmate
But I want you anyway
I don't mind at all if we pretend for a day
I don't even mind if we pretend for a day
I don't mind at all if we pretend for a day
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7. |
Inner Monologue
03:02
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Inner Monologue
Drawn to your radiance
You've found an audience
Put me in your pocket you all you all you all you all
Destroy me
When your inner monologue turns to song
It won't last too long
Better write it down before it's gone
If that song is sounding true in your mind
Maybe you will find
It could be the start of something new
Drawn to your radiance
You've found an audience
Put me in your pocket you all you all you all you all
Destroy me
If your inner monologue tells you lies
Look em in the eyes
Take em by surprise and set them free
Everybody would thank you if they knew
The battle you just won
The party you just threw in your mind
Drawn to your radiance
You've found an audience
Put me in your pocket you all you all you all you all
Destroy me
Album art by Jody Tseng
https://www.instagram.com/jodytsengart
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8. |
Strange Destinies
02:35
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Strange Destinies
Zeus threw down a lightning bolt last night
It seared my dreams, I sat bolt upright
His aim was good and it got my attention
Steered my dreams into her direction
Who’s got the key?
I don’t know but it seems so cruel
Time and time again you’ve got to push on through
Strange destinies to find the one that's true
There's a slow poison deep in my heart
There's no over-the-counter cure at Walmart
No island herbs no aroma therapy
Can lighten the load that's been put on me
Who’s got the key?
I don’t know but it seems so cruel
Time and time again you’ve got to push on through
Strange destinies to find the one that's true
Odysseys, journeys, destinations
Don't give me a map - I'll lose all patience
I'd rather walk tracks than wait for a train
I'd rather build a boat than take a bridge any day
Who’s got the key?
I don’t know but it seems so cruel
Time and time again you’ve got to push on through
Strange destinies to find the one that's true
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9. |
Good Side of Town
03:05
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The Good Side of Town
Why are we stopping?
What are we doing?
I don't see anyone around
Skeleton cars all stripped down
Here on the good side of town
Who is that figure
Off in the distance?
I say he's freaking me out
Why aren't we moving on now?
Here on the good side of town?
We're leaving a trail of diary pages
Tossing them up through the moonroof to heaven
Bye bye bye bye bye
Is this where our dreams met?
WTF?
Ah but the moon is shining here
Just like it does everywhere
Here on the good side of town
Don't cut your lights here
Darkness is waiting
Roll up your power windows now
We're gonna power through somehow
Here on the good side of town
We're leaving a trail of diary pages
Tossing them up through the moonroof to heaven
Bye bye bye bye bye
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10. |
Concordia
03:44
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Concordia
I let the flame go through me it's no accident
I think it purified me but I won't pretend
That I have any idea about how this will end
I just want to know for certain that I'm into something good
You don't have to stay - I get it - I am rarely understood
I remember when the world was beautiful
Please tell me that this is not the new normal
Cause everybody's acting like an animal
Going to go up to the higher ground where the ocean will never reach
But first I must extract myself from this so carefully
Concordia, concordia
As I approach, you recede
Concordia, concordia
A mirage in a fever dream
And I've already re-enlisted in the search party
How about we end this on a positive?
You don't need permission to begin to live
And I'm about to pay you a high compliment
Because you are eliciting a certain kind of awe
There I said it, don't regret it and there will be nothing more
Concordia, concordia
As I approach, you recede
Concordia, concordia
A mirage in a fever dream
And I've already re-enlisted in the search party
Album art by Jody Tseng
https://www.instagram.com/jodytsengart
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Chris Pellnat New York
Can't really sing but I do it anyway.
In addition to solo work, I also play electric guitar in the band, The Warp/The Weft and am 1/2 of the duo, Teeniest.
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