1. |
Ten Feet Taller
05:35
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be a prayer
ten feet taller
be the sweet scent
be the wild one
be the black son
luminescent
for every single drop
for the very first kiss
for the trembling to never stop
for everything, for this
be a prayer
ten feet taller
take their punches
be the last one
be unbroken
be relentless
for every single drop
for the very first kiss
for the trembling to never stop
for everything, for this
for the one who takes you down
for the ground that meets you there
for your single worst fear
for the truth you cannot hear
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2. |
The Only One
04:36
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I'm broken
and dirty
and lost
all alone
I came here
the same way
you showed me
back home
the people
talk circles
around me
I'm invisible
the streets run
like corn rows
remind me
I don't belong
I'm waiting
I'm waiting
I'm waiting
for you
I'm sinking
without you
I'm bleeding
don't know what to do
waiting
sinking
[repeat first half of first verse, repeat first chorus]
I'm waiting
retracing
rethinking
what I've done
I'm sinking
reliving
regretting
I'm the only one
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3. |
Siren
04:39
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hear me speak
hear me breathe
hear me call to you
hear me sing
hear this song
hear the ocean blue
you’re coming to me
you’re crashing free
you’re drinking from me
your soul-sea
hear me think
hear me blink
hear me pray for your return
hear my mind
hear my heartbeat
hear the gull – its throat burns
you’re coming to me
you’re crashing free
you’re drinking from me
your soul-sea
your siren
your shipwreck
cannons firing
all hands on deck
you’re a firefly
you’re a dancing buoy
you have to try
my siren boy
skyward bright
fading light
you’re deep-sixed in my heart
air escapes
ocean takes
they’ll never break us apart
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4. |
The Golden Hour
03:49
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raven goes red
blackbird to rust
and the tree line turns to dust
and it seems to me
the only place to live
is in the space of forgetting who I am
horizon washed out
blinding sun sea
and the summer turns to leave
and it seems to me
the only place to heal
is in the day that’s dying in me
the golden hour
we’ll never grow sour
as long as you’re with me
ooh, maybe we want to
ooh, maybe we ought to
ooh, maybe we whisper
ooh, maybe we call out
raven goes red
a love I can trust
and your memory turns to dust
and it seems to me
the only way to live
is to make fear your passion, your grace
horizon washed out
blinding sun sea
and the summer turns to leave
and it seems to me
the only place to heal
is in the day that’s dying in me
the golden hour
we’ll never grow sour
as long as you’re with me
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5. |
Sunday Station
06:10
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your love feels like Sunday Station
slow coach pulling away
broken rooftops, Father’s watch stops
miles and miles to feel this way
ooh, wish I was
ooh, wish I could
your love feels like Red Square Sunrise
still life waiting to be born
dizzy heartbeats, worried smile lines
I’m ready to be torn
ooh, wish I was
ooh, wish I could
your love changes everything
your love makes me blind
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6. |
Small Men Need Fear
04:43
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These are the best times
These are the worst times
This is the only time for you and me to get it right
This is the long night
This is the long war
This is the tunnel with no merciful end in sight
small men need fear
This is the low ground
This is the bloody sound
This is the road to torture paved in legalese
We are the sheep-lemmings
They are the chicken-things
This is the shit they want you to swallow on your knees
small men need fear
small men breathe fear
[repeat of first verse, one octave up]
small men pray fear
small men tax fear
small men vote fear
small men hide fear
All men need... mothers
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let me be your slave
you can be my higher power
I know it’s a dead end
I know it’s the last stop
I’ve been here a thousand times before
hey, look—I’m still breathing
who’s to keep me from myself?
who’s to talk me off the ledge?
who can whisper loud enough?
one last time here...
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8. |
Go Down
07:22
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I’ve seen better days
in my dreams
Two Legs says I don’t
but I scream
dirty blades are singing
they’re coming for me
I hear the others go down
one, two, three
go down
hormones and antibodies
dinner for none
Two Legs forgets sometimes
which way to run
go down
I can see four walls
too close to touch
but I know it’s out there somewhere
brilliant sky
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9. |
Be a Prayer
05:03
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for every last drop
for the very first kiss
for the trembling to never stop
for everything, for this
be a prayer
for the one who takes you down
for the ground that meets you there
for your single worst fear
for the truth you cannot bear
be a prayer
for the day that never ends
for the one that never comes
for the love I could return
for the love...
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The Whole Bolivian Army Tacoma, Washington
Co-ed indie rock fermented in the City of Destiny.
Mary Beth Kite, vocals
Matt Kite, guitar
Gibson Kite, drums
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