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Hesitant
02:51
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The fervent love
which you deserve
in its service I'm unsure
I'm hesitant at this time
I do try to love you
do you see all the work that I do?
still I disappoint you
you tell me I shouldn't have to try
I make my own choices
but your conclusions leave me voiceless
you tell me first that I don't want this
like you see more clearly than do I
into this heart of mine
I do try to love you
it seems lately that's all I do
still I disappoint you
you tell me I shouldn't have to try
you ask why I'm
so hesitant?
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2. |
Not Working
02:39
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Another sleepless night
another pointless fight
baby this ain't right
it's not working
Another mystery
in our history
we must be ships in the night
it's not working
Has it been more bad than good?
as the pessimist in me grins
Is it so hard to be understood
better than we've been?
better than this?
So let the rain outside
wash this whole thing by
let's join the sea again
let's just start walking
And maybe empty space
can come and take my place
I'll draw the other blank
it's not working
Has it been more bad than good?
as the pessimist in me grins
Is it so hard to be understood
better than we've been?
better than this?
It's not working
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3. |
Learn to Sleep
02:22
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Well I’m getting tired
and it’s getting late
but I have to wait until
until I learn how to sleep without you
And it’s clear that I miss you
Well I want you back
but I can’t tell you that
when I told you once already
I think you understand
And it’s clear that I miss you
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4. |
Better Spent
03:38
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It’s been days since I've slept enough
and I'm too tired to think straight
and when my sleep routine gets this corrupt
I make things worse by staying up late
But I've got nothing to repent
without belief in time better spent
It’s been years since I have held
someone whom I was prepared to love
the few misfits who slipped through my bed
I had to hide them from myself
But I've got nothing to regret
without belief in time better spent
I keep trying, I keep trying
but it's hard just to stay healthy
I've been humbled, I've been blind
still I try to use my hands to see
And I've got nothing to resent
without belief in time better spent
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5. |
Westerly Wind
04:02
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Oh, westerly wind
as you float along
please look for my love
my love who is gone
please tell her you’ve seen me
and that you’ve seen me sigh
that I’m sad and lonely
sad and lonely
she’ll already know why
And westerly wind
as you roam the skies
please watch for the man
who is sadder than I
please tell him you’ve seen me
ask him to make room
he’s so sad and lonesome
let him know
I’ll be joining him soon
And westerly wind
keep an eye out for me
by the time you return
I don't where I’ll be
please tell me you’ve seen me
from your infinite heights
tell me a story
to bring in the night
Tell her you’ve seen me
as you’re whispering by
that she’s left me so lonely
but tell her
that you ain’t seen me crying
No, you ain’t seen me crying
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6. |
Why Go Away
03:54
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All is silent now; the wind has gone away
and I’m as still as the trees
the wind is dancing on an ancient mountain lake
and sleep is dancing on me
My soul is stretching out
it feels so tired and long
a golden sadness in its mouth
Why go away?
A ship is resting in a silent cove but no ropes
tie it to the shore
A spider’s thread from the ship onto the land
is enough to be sure
And so, the softest threads
tie me to this earth
the sky gentle as a bed
Why go away?
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7. |
Lazy Phase
04:48
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I’m entering a lazy phase
I choose the easy chords
You could find a way to stay with me anyway
ignore what we’re moving towards
‘Cause all I want is the feeling of falling
into a warm summer’s breeze
and in your sunshine, in your daylight
all the fog has gone away
has gone away from me
I’m entering a lazy phase
Lay my head upon the ground
You hold me to this place, oh honey babe
Do you feel like laying down?
‘Cause all I want is the feeling of falling
into a warm summer’s breeze
and in your sunshine, in your daylight
all the fog has gone away
has gone away from me
My lover of a lazy phase
you see this paradise?
You hold me to this place, oh honey babe
I’m looking through your eyes
‘Cause all I want is the feeling of falling
into a warm summer’s breeze
and in your sunshine, in your daylight
all the fog has gone away
has gone away from me
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8. |
Eastern Pines
03:56
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This October has been so warm and dry
we’ve been so spoiled
clouds in the morning
but by the afternoon clear skies
and the whispering trees
to the dancing leaves
oh, I wish that you could see
and I know that this ain’t
the Appalachian woods
where you’ve been spending time
as the leaves turn gold
do you still dream of me
from beneath those Eastern pines?
well I’m moving out
I got a brand new house
and the winter's coming soon
and when you return
if you return, I hope
you will warm up my new room
and I know that this ain’t
the Appalachian woods
where you’ve been spending time
as the leaves turn gold
do you still dream of me
from beneath those Eastern pines?
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9. |
Long Spring Dream
04:23
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Cherry blossoms are out
Rain steeps in the soil
such beauty unreal
maybe I’ve been
In a long spring dream
How gently they fall
to your hospice bed
such beauty outside
doesn’t this feel
Like a long spring dream?
The world became beautiful
just to bid you farewell
I wanted you back here,
brought you home from the hospital
you see, everything’s blooming
to make sure that you get your fill
Of your long spring dream
When branches are naked
from weeping for you
will I wake from this sleep to recall
the lines of this cheek as just one passing scene
From a long spring dream?
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