1. |
Time to Play
04:18
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Some days the sun is shining
Some days there’s nothing to say
Some days you wake up smiling
That’s when it’s time for us to play
Cuz there’s love right in front of your face
There’s love all over this place
Don’t leave out the wind and the rain
Love wants everyone to play
See darkness can play too
Stars they show us the way
One night I heard the wild things calling
That’s when it’s time for us to play
One day the sun caught the moon
Nobody knew what to say
One night I heard your sweet voice calling
That’s when it was time for us to play
Some days the sun is shining
Some days there’s nothing to say
Some days you wake up alone and blue
Well you know I’ve been there, too
But there’s love right in front of your face
There’s love all over this place
Don’t leave out the wind and the rain
Love wants everyone to play
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2. |
My Shirt
03:18
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Got it for Christmas
When I was nineteen
Half a lifetime ago
For whatever that means
Wore it every time
I was trying to seem
Like I belonged to some scene
That was tougher than me
It was my shirt
Black and gray
Checkered plaid
Liked it best in the fall
When I was feeling sad
Used it as a pillow
One lonely night
Sleeping in a car
After a fight
It was my shirt
Used it for blood
Used it for tears
Got a good job
Hung it up a couple years
But then I lost my job
Lost my mom
Came back to my shirt
And put it on
It was my shirt
When I met you
I was fading away
You brightened my life
Like a summer’s day
You made me smile
You made me flirt
You made me want
To wear my favorite shirt
Cuz I was happy
Out one night
Under the moon
We found a place
Like we always do
I took off my shirt
Walked away awhile
Came back and found you
Wearing only a smile
And my shirt
Nothing ever
Seems to last
Friends disappear
Into the past
But I love you so much
I wanna shout
Yeah I feel like I
Can do without
My shirt
October’s coming
You got a lot on your mind
You wanna go out west
Leave the south behind
But it gets cold in the mountains
Windy at night
So here’s a little something
To remember me by
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Everybody’s saying
The same old thing
Telling you your soul
Is just a machine
But you are the wildest thing
I’ve ever seen
And now my life
Feels like a dream
So let’s find a place
Away from here
A moonlight path
A lake appears
You wrap yourself
In my shirt
The fool says I’ve never
Felt this way before
Lion eyes in the moonlight
When I say lion, babe
I don’t mean lyin, babe
I mean a sweet hungry roar
I just can’t ignore
Baby give me more
Baby give me more
We both climb mountains
In our dreams
We were both on fire
Under that tree
We found a little space, baby,
Where we can be
Where I love you
And you love me
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4. |
Revolution of the Heart
04:37
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I don’t want to be perfect
I don’t think it was meant to be
I just want to love somebody
It might have to start with me
We can start a revolution
Of the heart
I kind of want you to like me
But I don’t want to be your dog
Sometimes I want to be happy
And I don’t write a happy song
It’s a trick of perception
The way the meaning slips away
And your left with a heart beat
And it’s only a breath away
I don’t want to be perfect
I don’t think it was meant to be
I just want to love somebody
It might have to start with me
We can start a revolution
Of the heart
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5. |
Tom Waits' Basement
03:52
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If crazy’s on top
What’s down below?
You can dig your way to China
Or just grow old.
Dig and dig
And maybe get dug,
Write it all down
After the flood
Of love
You say I’m too young
To be down here
But a bit too old
For you to care
Faces of the workers
Floating in the smoke
You come down here
To get in on the joke
The joker…came from here
The joker…gave us a year
The joker…is taking a bath
Listen…I hear him in the back
One, two:
Here’s a clue
This is the laugh
You win when you lose
Three, four:
Remember me
The old boy that tore the tire
Off of the tree
Five, six
Have a beer,
Whisper all your dreams
Into my ears
Seven, eight
You and me
Put a buffalo nickel
In the machine
Nine, ten
This is it
One more song
To keep the fire lit
Eleven twelve
Now what’s in store?
We live down here
After looking for more
More…than Buffalo Bill
More…than your mama’s pills
More…than a silver tongue
Baby you are my favorite one
Yeah, I’m still
In love with you
Remember that night
Under the moon?
But too soon
Is now too late
Love gets cold
Just like hate
Hey, hey…here’s the last laugh
Of our little love’s….aftermath
Beautiful baby…don’t hang around
Say goodbye to your favorite clown
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6. |
The Eyes of Men
04:46
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We watch the world
Like we watch the girls
See the way the storm
Turns the sun to pearl
When I was a boy
It wasn’t this way
The world seemed
So night and day
Now it’s all mixed up
Now there ain’t no end
Now I storm the earth
With the eyes of men
One summer day
I watched this boy
Watch the girls
Watch the boys
And I knew right then
How the world would end
Women watching
For the eyes of men
The eyes of men
Seek out all ends
The lights they break
As they try to bend
The eyes of men
They see on stalks
They follow the water
Til it turns to rock
Then they dream of a girl
As they stare at the sun
On a bed of salt
At the end of the run
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7. |
Second Life
04:38
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When the blacks are circling
In on the blues
And the whites get red
With nothing to do
When everyone says
It’s all coming true…
What are you gonna do
Sometimes I feel like I’m on fire
Sometimes I can’t find the light
Last night you pulled over to the
Side of the road
Said baby I just need a second life
What are you going to do
What do you wanna do?
When it all feels like it’s coming true
What are you going to do?
They say if you’re selling
You’re already sold
They say every word
Must mean no
Keep trading your heart
For a little more control
See what happens
To your soul
You say you’re so tired
Well I’m tired too
Baby I’m so tired
Of running away from you
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Well, yes, hello may name is Jed.
Left California in an old Ford’s bed.
T’was hot in the day; cold in the night.
Shot the driver at first daylight.
Some years ago, I took a shine to cards.
Took a lot of money; some took it hard.
Day after day; night after night, I
couldn’t get a drink and not get a fight.
After a while, I thought to settle down.
Bought my lady a rock and a gown.
Worked all day; drank all night.
It was fine by me; she said it weren’t right.
She filed her papers and she took our boy.
Let me plead my case before old Judge Roy.
I didn’t care for my wife, less for the kid.
Left with no money and two mouths need fed.
Some folks say I ain’t the forgiving kind.
And it’s true I ain’t one to change my mind.
Waited two long days; waited two long nights.
Made goddamn sure them two slept all right.
Well, yes, hello my name is Jed.
Spent fifteen years with a price on my head.
Some get betrayed; some get caught.
I keep a double ought under my cot.
Now you might say I’ve lived in sin.
But you’re the one who invited me in.
You can pray to god; beg if you like.
It ain’t personal, just a day in my life.
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9. |
Ghost Chord
03:58
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A ghost chord builds behind the band,
Some feedback that no one planned, but
Once it peels away the song it’s real.
Strangers dance past in the lightshow
A few walk by in invisible day glo
The silence is building; you can’t breathe.
Sometimes here the band cuts its ties.
They fall to pieces before your eyes.
The exit sign is nowhere to be seen.
No one here will take your hand
No one can lead you back to land.
You found the ticket, but now the show’s not free.
You find yourself adrift in the crowd.
They seem to dance to invisible sound.
You hate silence, so they give it to you loud.
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10. |
About Love
03:56
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I know a thing, a thing about love x 3
It hangs around after it’s gone
I wanna dream, dream about love
It’s the only thing worth dreaming of
How do you make true love stay
My true love asked as I was running away
Mama mama now I know
You gotta turn you heart….into a home
Why not try one more time
Love is strong, love is kind,
Why not try one more time?
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11. |
Knockin'
04:43
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Are you alone tonight?
Are you in your head?
Do you want to dance?
Are you feeling dead?
Sometimes I get this way
When the summer ends
And the night winds blow
And I can’t pretend
You’re not alone tonight
You’re not alone anymore
You’re not alone tonight
I’m knockin on your door
Are you out on the road?
Are you up on the shelf?
Are you with me, baby
Or are you somewhere else?
You’re not alone tonight
You’re not alone anymore
You’re not alone tonight
I’m knockin on your door
You were the one
In the desert sky
You were the one
I was passing by
When I saw a bomb
Flying down the road
You were the girl
Hanging summer clothes
All those clean white things
By the side of the road
Made me wanna pull over
Maybe say hello
Maybe knock on your door
Say you alone tonight?
You’re not alone anymore
You’re not alone tonight
I’m knockin’ on your door
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12. |
The Eyes of Men II
03:16
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We watch the world
Like we watch the girls
See the way the storm
Turns the sun to pearl
When I was a boy
It wasn’t this way
The world seemed
So night and day
Now it’s all mixed up
Now there ain’t no end
Now I storm the earth
With the eyes of men
One summer day
I watched this boy
Watch the girls
Watch the boys
And I knew right then
How the world would end
Women watching
For the eyes of men
The eyes of men
Seek out all ends
The lights they break
As they try to bend
The eyes of men
They see on stalks
They follow the water
Til it turns to rock
Then they dream of a girl
As they stare at the sun
On a bed of salt
At the end of the run
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Viva la Muerte Greensboro, North Carolina
Viva la Muerte is an six-piece band from Greensboro, NC. In 2019, VLM was voted "Triad's Best Local Original Band" by the readers of Yes! Weekly. Describing VLM's first album, David Gans said, "Very nice variety of feels and flavors here. Hearkens back to the '60s in the best possible way." ... more
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