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One man leaps from a steel crane
220 feet to ground
Prays to god as he's going down
to lift him up again
Oh my god
Oh my god
Oh my god, please don't give me what I want
One boy pulls at a knotted string
from his wrist to a balloon
Prays to god as it leaves the room
to come back down again
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What It Means
03:07
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Waking up with my slippers on, on my front lawn
I went out walking in my dreams
We were talking in your room about nothing new
about nothing new
Have you heard them say
a river splits in streams?
Have you heard them say
an ocean in between?
And everyone it seems
knows what it means
Your father was a quiet man
and when I ran up the hill and rang your door, he let me in
I heard that you had twins, a boy and a girl
Maybe you've heard, I've got two girls of my own
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There You Were
03:00
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At the end of my line, when my thoughts turn to threads
and the strands seem so fine, could I find love again?
Dragged down by a stone to the ocean floor
until I severed the line and swam to the shore
There you were in a dress
and the wind beat in my breast
as you moved across the surface of the sand
All the promising words that once filled my lungs
like coughing up dirt until you came along
There you were in a dress
and the wind beat in my breast
as you moved across the surface of the sand
I gave my sword to the sea, I gave my blood to the ground
My kingdom crumbles complete when you are around
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Christmas Begging
03:00
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You're opening a store where our house stood
knickknacks and more
I moved here to grow old without you
These bible-thumping hands are worn through
Burden on my back
loose sand underfoot
I bend and walk the hill again
You're lost inside the pain of angels singing
But I'm copper penny stained from Christmas begging
Burden on my back
loose sand underfoot
I bend and walk the hill again
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How Great Thou Art
05:29
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You dug your heels into the earth
and in your footprints flowers sprouted
You leaned across the mountain peaks
roots wrapped around your calloused feet
You breathe, you sigh, you lift your eyes
You clear your throat and sing
The chorus starts, how great thou art
The congregation sways
The plastered walls have spider-webbed
and you find loose paint chips in your tread
You lean across to cover the cracks
The ladder shakes, you lose your balance
You breathe, you sigh, you close your eyes
You hear the angel sing
The chorus starts, how great thou art
The ground beneath you sways
How great thou art
How great thou art
How great thou art
until it falls apart
Maybe god forgot his seed
maybe he just got too busy
Jesus, if you can still hear me
Prepare yourself, your son is coming
You breathe, you sigh, you lift your eyes
You clear your throat and sing
The chorus starts, how great thou art
The congregation sways
How great thou art
How great thou art
How great thou art
until you break my heart
until you break apart
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Promises
03:34
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If promises are obvious
why do I feel this deep twisting in my chest
promises, promises
I don't believe what I don't understand yet
on my own, on my own
calling around but nobody's home
If endings are obvious
why am I beautiful only like a sunset
promises, promises
I don't believe that I know how to fix this
on my own, on my own
asking around but nobody knows
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What Now?
02:59
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Sometimes the devil takes hold
and treats you like an animal
you try to tie him down
but he gnashes at the leashes
I know I took too long
looking for the answers
I lost you like a song
that got stuck in the branches
What now?
What now?
What?
Before you learn to breathe
the devil takes apart
what you think you need
You can feel the devil's heart
What now?
What now?
What?
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Weathervane
04:02
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A weathervane, the copper stained green
spinning around, spinning around
Your attic walls, lined with your old throwaways
that once were found, that once were found
and they gave you comfort
I know it broke you to think you
had wasted all that time
The frozen fields where crops have withered
You know that ground, you know that ground
The darkening sky where clouds have gathered
You know that sound, you know that sound
and it gives you comfort
I know it broke you to think you
had wasted all that time
but darlin you've been spinning, whirling,
and breaking the curses in your mind
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Serena
04:34
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I thought I saw a blinking light
beyond the shore, inside the room
behind your eyes, where old trees bloom
and silhouettes of lovers sigh
In the tape deck of your hatchback
she sang of love lost in perfect time
out of nothing, into nothing
like images from satellites
I broke the song
when I held the notes too long
When you left me, I knew you loved me
You pulled the rip cord when I was bound
by blind emotion, I was broken
before I landed on the ground
Now every hour I'm digging deeper
to the center of the earth
past the diamonds and the anchors
and the loved ones in the dirt
I am not afraid
of keeping what you gave
Serena, I release you
I know I loved imperfectly
but I can finally hear you singing
like a kite without a string
And I am not afraid
In every moment, we are remade
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