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The Cimarron Banks
03:40
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My love sleeps under the stars tonight
On the Cimarron Banks,
Full stars through the boughs
Of a hickory tree
Is where he Be.
And 'Lady of the Skies"
Is how he calls me
Dark and Quiet,
Dark and Quiet far as he can see
He can see
And the black river flowing,
Unnoticed by most
Is the way you find your way.
Here comes the day.
Two days later,
And he's in my hometown
He's in my hometown
He's watching the day dawn
In my hometown
And the black river flowing,
Unnoticed by most
Is the way we find our way.
Here comes the day.
My love sleeps under the stars tonight
Dark and Quiet,
Dark and Quiet far as we can see.
We can see.
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The Hellhound's Address
03:21
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Oh!
I was but a waif, just a-waitin' to be taken
By a stiff breeze, a hellhound or a full moon
Yes, my eyes were so wild,
and my time, it was almost through
But lo! behold:
In the half-wrecked seventh ward
(Cockfights in the twilight, under broken streetlights)
A vagabond with strong arms said:
"I will do you no harm"
We fit together, together like two birds in a little nest
Two tired birds who flew 'cross the desert in one long stretch
Oh, two lonesome doves, come now and take you a good rest
Now our feathers fall, our feathers fall together
Now I've returned from the airless expanse
Of the stratosphere, stratosphere, stratosphere
After all that slaughter, dear
We've nothing left to fear
After all that slaughter, dear
We've nothing left to fear
Oh, hellhound: lay down.
We've nothing left to fear.
We fit together, together like two birds in a little nest
And now our feathers fall, our feathers fall together
Who would have guessed?
Your hand-rolled cigarette lit by a burning stick
A burning stick, a burning stick
Oh strange as it may seem, I've seen it before in a dream
Oh strange as it may seem, I've seen you before in a dream
Oh, hellhound: lay down.
You ain't as bad as you seem.
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Wounded Man
02:41
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wounded man, wounded pride
stares into his great divide
what you got stuck in your side?
oh, what you gonna do?
a fucking mess
i confess
i was not expecting less
you've drunk yourself half to death
oh, what you gonna do?
go out back and dig yourself a simple grave, a simple grave
the demon's ridin' on your back and he's makin' you his slave
so let's go out back and dig ourselves a simple grave, a simple grave
the demon's ridin' on my back and he's makin' me his slave
pity you, pity me
pity all you'll never be
lonesome for eternity,
oh what you gonna do?
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Harden Your Blades
04:37
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you sleep at the water's edge in a willow thicket
by day, study these shipping lanes into and out of these city-plains
you've hardened your blades in the fire
ate and drank straight from the land
you are evened out by the longest odds
the longest odds steady your shaking hands
you've sewn a suit of armor
with chain stitches and boughs from, boughs from the bower
boughs from the bower
laid to rest in an 'x' across your chest
to protect you from lance and blade
blades hardened in the fire
blood faded to palest brown
now nothing or no-one can take you down, take you down
now nothing or no-one can take you down
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Carrion Dream
02:39
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easier said than done.
yeah, it's easier lost than won.
another great escape.
another big mistake.
and any victory, my sweet
has been hard won.
blood lost, a passport cast at the sun.
the elements will get the best, the coyotes will get what's left.
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Wake up, wake up my little dark eyes!
Break the spell, come into the light
Demons got you in your sleep
Feeding you lies
And "here I lie, beside you, dear"
He said through eyes of blue
"Now we've yet to cross the vastest desert
So let's ride now, while the air is cool."
"The desert?" I said, through eyes of brown
"Must we go? I'm a-diggin' this dawn!
It seems I've crossed them all, no matter how big or small
Now I want to lay my bindle down."
"Woman", he said, "Just look at those legs.
Your limbs are long and strong.
You've had adequate rest, now take this here test
And we'll see if you're all Right or all Wrong.
You've had adequate rest, now take this here test
And we'll see if you're all Right or all Wrong!"
"I don't know about no test...
Not now when I'm open to my loamy depths!
Old air blowin' out the cracks,
And that last test nearly broke my back."
Hey!
I'm afraid this man is all wrong
I'm afraid this man is alright
What now to do, but stay up all night
Chasing ghosts that fade in the light?
What now to do, but stay up all night
Chasing words that fade in the light?
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Paleface Blues
02:15
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They're talking behind my back
Thinkin' like a pack
Takin' down the weak
Straggler in the back
Oh, baby don't let them
Talk you out of me.
Single out the singleton
Rollin' on your own again
Weak flesh is sick flesh
Oh, no, no please don't let them
Talk you out of me.
I thought I'd found a home
In an awful dream
The master said I had to leave
I could not scream
Though I tried, I tried I tried.
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Forever In-Between
05:47
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I'm a lightning bolt that splits the sky
A raptor with no cry
Come East and see
If you're meant to be in this world
Before me it stood in all its glory
Gone in the blink of an eye
Can't you see
There's no place for me in this world
When the fresh kill was parted out
You got the guts and I got the heart
A heart full of regret
And one more failed test
Follow your dream
To the end of the road
Where the grass grows high
And the sky is pearly gray with the dawn
There will be no-one there
And that's all you care to know
Forever In-Between
I see what you mean
Your gods are tired of you
Following them around
The hollow dead ring
Of what was once a true sound
There will be no-one there
And that's all you care to know
Forever In-Between
I see what you mean
Hit the road with your dreams
And maybe, baby
That's where you'll find me
Now you don't dream at night
Cause all your days are dreams
All your days are dreams
You don't dream at night
Cause all your days are dreams
All your days are dreams
I had this dream that I could fly
Kicking pink clouds in the sky
I was looking down on everyone
Yeah I was getting real high
Had another dream
There was a black knot inside me
A black dog behind me
And nothing but the black hole of a soul below
A dream was born
No-one could see
That's how you came to be
Yeah that's how the dream
Came to be me
And I tried
How I tried
But it withered and died
Yeah it's withering and dying
Oh, it's withering and dying
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This love's not dead
It's walking through walls
Floating through halls
And turning away when it's name is called
No more a mystery
Than a spider web or a tangled ball of twine
Just cut out the knots, and start with a fresh line
Weave your magic web
From now until the end
You'll get the angle right
There's not another soul in sight
So scream your secrets
Up to the full-star sky
Scream secrets below the moon
Your time is coming soon
Yeah soon your time will come
Now I know you're light
Because you're leaving
And leaving's the one thing
That brings release from the
Dull ache and the demon's wake
No more a mystery
Than a spider web or a tangled ball of twine
Just cut out the knots, and start with a fresh line
I don't want that kind of love
I don't want to cage the dove
Count the days until your gone, but
Oh, how you'll miss my song
Miss it more than you know how
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10. |
Ode to a Lone Bird
03:05
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The bird, oh he go lightly
But sometimes, a bird get lonely
Oh, the birdie, does the birdie
Birdie need some company
I know you got a big cock
Cause your girlfriend's got a big mouth
And I hear you'll be headed down south
By way of the High Desert Flyway
And I'll fly with you for a while, old friend
And know that this is no end, but a lifetime of
Hello again, again
Hello again, hello again, my friend
Low again, low again, old friend
I know you could do better
If you and I were together
But I ain't no homewrecker
No, I ain't gonna wreck no home
When I'm tryin' to build my own
Yes, everybody needs a home, a home
And someday, I'll have you in mine
Maybe tomorrow, honey, someplace down the line
So fly with me for a while, old friend
And know that this is no end, but a lifetime of
Hello again, again
Hello again, hello again my friend
Low again, low again, old friend
Dear friend
The bird, oh he go lightly
But sometimes, a bird get lonely
Oh the birdie, does the birdie
Birdie need some company
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11. |
The Nightjar's Blues
04:56
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Oh, whippoorwill
You speak your name so plain
It's a wonder any man
Ever took notice at all
And never do you
Put on airs so vain, no
It's just what comes out
When you open your mouth
You open your mouth
And your name came out
You open your mouth
And your name came out
Take me back
To the place of your first emanation
The fabric of the thicket is torn by birdsong
Venus and the sliver moon sing along, sing along
It's where you be, it's where you belong
It's where you be, it's where you belong
Oh, you sang just as well
Before you were called anything at all
Before any man saw what was plain
Gave it a name, and called it his own
Before you lost your home
At the end of the road
A man with a pen is waiting
See how your voice is fading as
Fading as he names you
Your voice is fading as he names you
Oh, you sang just as well
Before you were called anything at all
Before any man saw what was plain
Gave it a name, and called it his own
Before you lost your home
Before you lost, before you lost your home
Before you lost, before you lost your home
Before you lost, before you lost your home
Your voice is fading as he names you
Your voice is fading as he names you
It's where you be, it's where you belong
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You can only fly for so long, so long
Before the earth calls you back with her siren song
She will have her way with you, yes
Your bones will break in her embrace
Ask, and you shall receive, shall receive
And now your fingers sing sweet reverie
All the elements converge to rouse this weary, lovely bird
You're pure light with a battered face
A foxfire with a falcon's grace
Any solace you can find in this old heart of mine
Solace and sweetness are yours to take
Hold me until you don't know where you end
Or where you've been
All will be new again, yes
All will be right as rain
A photograph of lightning streaking 'cross the sky
Oh maybe, baby you should cry
For all the ones you left behind
And all the ways you've been unkind
A visit from my sweet and broken muse
A merging of two dark and shattered floes
Do not despair, there is no blame
Now you are the fan, and I, the flame
Streaking with the lightning in the darkest night
Yeah, your streak of light makes it alright
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Amy Annelle Austin, Texas
A prolific writer and interpreter of songs, Amy Annelle maps out the farther reaches of American music, while conjuring visions of our restless musical past. Over the course of ten albums & thousands of miles logged on the road, Annelle has cultivated a rarified voice and repertoire that "blooms with open-hearted, lustful vulnerability and a harrowing naturalistic solitude”(Crawdaddy). ... more
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