1. |
Inquisition
03:12
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Mm, that garden left me cold:
lost within those leaves of gold
& in that garden of elvin folk,
tree of vermin & old tongues spoke
Of that garden’s long lost lore—
Of the great and holy war
Aand in that garden
neath the
trees:
I—
I-ye-ai—
I lost
I lost my soul… soooouuuul! x3
Mm—in that garden, you left me cold:
lying naked, dying, and growing
o-oo-oold
Oh in that garden, I lost my soul!
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2. |
The Old Man
05:00
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INTRO
The old man by the sea
Sits there patiently
He is losing his mind
Everything he knew
Is floating away
He can’t seem to find
-
And the cup he’s holding
Is empty, it’s cold
And the fingers he’s clutching
Have long turned to bone
~
He waits for me
By the sounding Sea
He waits!
~
Oh he longs to see
What’s become of me
Tragic scraps of
His legacy –
His legacy!
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REST – tremolo x 4
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Long ag-o
He loved his family
Too scared to know
He’d broken them all but me!
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KEY CHANGE x 8
Waves crash on the beach
Father waits for me
I won’t – (rest?)
I won’t –
I won’t –
I won’t go.
-
OUTRO
The old man by the sea
Sits there, waits for me
He has lost his mind
And everyone he loved
Has long turned away
He can’t seem to find
His li-fe-li-ine
Oh, oh
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3. |
1190
05:21
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Sun ridin’ on summer breeze
Streamin’ through the evergreens
I-I-I’m headed up the canyon
Just to see if you could be the man for me
So turn up the AM radio
Pop open a coca-cola
That AM signal fills the air
O’ won’t you take me there
Baby if you want me
Just tune to 1190
It’s the sound, it’s the sound—
Of the cent-ur-y! [growl]
Pull up to the ridge
Lay a blanket in the pick-up bed
We’ll watch—we’ll watch the stars
Dream of mars
Turn up the AM radio
Roll down your crank window
Floor the pedal of your chevy ‘64
Let it r-i-de!
Well it took me a while to see
But in this mountain air I know
You’re the only many for me
Cos O’ –
Cos O’ –
Oh you know you kiss
So Fine
Won’t you be
Oh I need you
Oh to be mi-i-i-i-ine
Cos I don’t, no I won’t, I’ll never
Mind
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4. |
Silver Glass
02:51
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Darling, sweet Reflection,
tell me I’m not vain.
I spend hours in this mirror,
studying your face.
So tell me sweet reflection,
how shall I mirror your eyes?
Should you look right into
the iris of my demise?
And baby, dear Reflection,
can you see more than my skin?
Can you, a mere reflection,
show me what’s within?
Sincerely,
the Back of the Silver Glass
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5. |
No Is an Answer
03:32
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Oh it’s been years
I shoulda dried my tears
I was too young to know—
Too young to be alone
Took me home
Into your bed
You took me inside
You took me right into your web
So it’ll take control
I won’t take no for an answer
No you can’t
Say
No
I Spend my time
Erasing your lies
You planted them (oh right)
into my skin
Too young to know
To—too young to know how it feels
To take control
I’ll take yo-o-u down
I won’t take no for an answer
No I can’t hear
No
Oooh, ooh,
Oooh, ooh,
Ooh—
Build you up
I tempt you down
(you) Hook me into the story,
Stitch you right inside my head
But I’ll take control
I’m finally ready to leave you
Finally ready to leave you behind.
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6. |
Rose
02:23
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There’s nothin’ I’d rather do
Than spend my days with you
Talking about yourself
And you’re worried about your health
But ohh—oh—
There’s nothin’ I’d rather do
Than share my bed with you
Talkin’ in your sleep
And you’re worried about defeat
But ohh—oh—
I love you
Ooh,
I always do.
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7. |
Epilogue
03:10
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(Mourn the absence of a shadowed man;
despair for his daughter alone at last;
Listen for the screams of an untimely man
who longs to fly)
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Deepest darkest woods:
gone a long long way
Sliding swiftly down
oh—to where I’ll lay
Calling me to breathe
the mantras that I know:
Prayers long abandoned
by The force of growing old
Taking me beyond—
showing me the way
I feel it in my bones:
this place is where I'll play
Longest dankest path,
your stories heard today;
Don't hold the pain inside
your limbs, love:
Let me take that weight—
Oh let me take that weight
let me hold the space;
Let me home
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