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Medicine
03:21
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please bring me my medicine
leave me now it's not a sin
turn me on my special friend
open your mind and let us in
turn the light off take my hand
helping you see your shadow man
oh no no
head down to the shore
break out from this warm poison sea
it's killing you
it's killing me
just can't help it feel so low
this worn out habit it's got to go
the serpent knows, she's always on my mind
please be kind my medicine
you got a love that can't be spent
here they come the small blue men
close your eyes and let us in
head down to the shore
break out from this warm poison sea
it's killing you
it's killing me
always crying in your sleep
someone's driving, it's not me
long way down, underground
she's always on my mind
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Wood Between Worlds
04:29
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behind your eye the flower blooms
the dragon flies across the room
her diamonds fill your head in the half light
a tiny man dressed in blue
takes your hand and pulls you through
a passage in the wall you can see through
yeah you want to be the one
leave sorrow behind
let your kingdom rise
I want to see you
in the wood between worlds
sunward flight kiss the crown
look inside the treasure house
where new dreams can be found, they’ll please you
through the trees something moves
every night it comes for you
you step into the hall, the moon shines
yeah they’ve come to make you whole
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you never listen, don’t have a clue
your sad opinion was programmed on the tube
all these people following the lies
they’re trying to tell me that everything’s just fine
I was thinking about my friend
and how he started all over again
torn apart, I tried to pick up
all the pieces of your heart
blow away, blow away your sad balloon
time to wake, waking up to something new
making something new
fell off the deep end, no one seemed to care
and as the alls caved in you just stopped and stared
now he’s sinking, crying all alone
just couldn’t make it, you wouldn’t pick up the phone
I was thinking about the end
and dying to start all over again
change of scene, no more heartache
we’re throwing out new seeds to the wind.
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Night Riders
04:38
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you drink from the moon, an unexpected flight
a river of jewels flowing from your side
you jump form the roof and reach for the prize
through the night we ride
such a soft surprise
now the walls grow thin
feel the summer wind
just one light
just one light
as flames fill your head, there’s nothing left to fear
your pale cheeks all wet from buckets full of tears
you rise from the dead
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Seven Coats For Walter
02:35
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seven coats for Walter, never could make up his mind
a different color, yellow changed from green to white
no one needs to know what he does till daylight
a cruel thorn grows, sticking in his side
disregards his neighbors, lives the way he wants to live
tears up their letters, gives the finger, shakes his fist
staring into space, lights a cigarette
the music plays, second coat’s still wet
once in awhile the sun lights up his face
laughing aloud the clouds begin to rain
once in awhile the sun smiles on his face
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Tea Time
03:33
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have some tea today
it will lift you and help you on your way
take these blues away
no more black clouds, set your sun ablaze
have some tea today
turn the latch key and open up the gate
rolling round without hanging on
the dead man wakes, give up your pain
blowing out all your sick charades
have some tea today, all the children say
drink this special brew
it will leave you sailing in your shoes
just one place to be
go and find her, set your spirit free
in this world that’s gone wrong I will sing a lonely song
but I like sitting next to you, nothing left to lose
let us rise form the earth as we wait your return
I love these pretty snakes, dancing in the shade
a bird of prey flying without a sound
your body shakes as we head downtown
yeah won’t you come on down
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Jolly Bird
03:43
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long time sitting still
near the edge of the woods where the magic was real
no one could see you were wearing a crown
paint a picture for the sad clown
hey kid what do you know?
a cannibal sleeps in the bushes below
all of our plans were slipping away
I'd like to catch you on the next wave
start spinning fast into nowhere
leviathan's on the rise
the butterfly starts to cry
you can hear her
just hold on tight it won't be long dear
the medicine heals the pain
the jolly bird leaves the cage
now you've freed her
and the bright stars seem so near
catch me if you can
over the hills through a tunnel of grass
jump in the pond, swing from the rope
save your crickets for the sparrow
here stands a little man
there's a look in his eye that you can't understand
what can you do, you can't even move?
your body floats outside the bedroom
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Opening To The Infinite
03:33
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a peculiar light hanging over the hillside
all your friends got scared but you went on
spinning in the air, frozen still with a blank stare
had a feeling you might see God
and the last thing I can remember
she was taking a part of me
when the world gets hit with disaster
we will open a better way
I can see you there
sitting under the arm chair
staring at me with wicked eyes
puzzled by your face
standing out in the cold rain
always looking for some way in
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Maple Smile
03:33
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maple smile
she loves to ride on the rodeo
apple of my eye
hold on tight babe don’t let go
she can hang on for quite some time
see her brown eyes shine so bright
then she falls and she hits the ground
but she’s up again cause she wants to ride
yes she loves to ride, she loves to ride on the rodeo
dandelion
blow my sorrows far away
dragonfly
got me caught up in your sway
you’ve been riding oh so high
keep me guessing all the time
come to me now, come like a cloud
don’t let me down, cause you got the stuff that I want most
that I love most but I can’t touch
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The Magic Flower
05:04
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babe I like your star
near the garden gate I’ll wait for you there
sail on a silver ship
we got places to go and you won’t find a better day
ooh in the golden rain
I won’t fear anything
I love your face
you found your way out of the washing machine
the carousel lights up in your dream
the magic flower is opening
the rapid fire of hummingbird wings
ooh when the world turns black
I won’t look away from you
I won’t be sad, I won’t be sad
grow in the golden rain
I won’t fear anything
I love your face
ooh when the world turns glass
I won’t look away from you
I won’t be sad
you found your way out of the washing machine
the rapid fire of the hummingbird wings
the world is waiting for you and for me
the world is waiting for you and for me
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The Soft Hills Los Angeles, California
LA-based project The Soft Hills create a visceral take on soft-psych indie rock, calling to mind the hypnotic melancholy of
the Red House Painters as well as contemporaries like Grizzly Bear or Radiohead.
Songwriter Garrett Hobba started the project in Seattle in 2007. The band, which involves a rotating door of friends and musicians, has toured several times through the US and Europe.
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