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Swirl
03:19
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SWIRL
All of my life
I have stood here in the rain
Watching the world
And you know I can't explain
Deep in the shadows I explored
Call it a kingdom or a ghetto
Saw one thousand tribal wars
Under one blue shining sky
Riding the dream
What can I do
Caught in the swirl
Of the black and the blue
Heart of the world
Too hard to know
Holding a mirror to a mirror
So here I am
Like some Catcher in the Rye
Don't have a plan
No religion to live by
Watching the blind who lead the blind
Wondering why they're always smiling
Like they've left themselves behind
And just gone on holiday
Riding the dream
What can we do
Caught in the swirl
Of the black and the blue
Heart of the world
Too hard to know
Holding a mirror to a mirror to a soul
Ah, but it's only the world
Lost in the heart of the swirl
Riding the dream
What can we do
Caught in the swirl
Of the black and the blue
Heart of the world
Too strange to know
Holding a mirror to a mirror to a soul
Riding the dream
What can I do
Caught in the swirl
Of the black and the blue
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2. |
Dreamtime
04:08
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Dreamtime
Far from the eyes
Of the rest of the world
Far from the cities
Hidden from view
A fire is glowing
The sparks flying high
The Old Ones are dreaming
In the Outback tonight
Far away
In the Dreamtime
Life begins
In the Dreamtime
Walk away
Down the Songlines
Sing away
The Dreaming starts again
The Old Ones believe
Gods walked the land
Creating the world
In songs that they sang
This was the Dreamtime
And when it was gone
The song was the land
And the land was song
Far away
In the Dreamtime
Life begins
In the Dreamtime
Walk away
Down the Songlines
Sing away
The Dreaming starts again
Modern man
A wonder to see
We can send a thought around the world
In the time it takes you to breathe
We know so much
But, don't understand
The land is the song
And the song is the land
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3. |
The Heart of a Siren
03:35
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THE HEART OF A SIREN
You will not remain
In this place for long
You will leave no trace
When this day is gone
Nothing pure remains
In this world for long
Youth is a flame
And the wolves grow bolder as the fire dies down
Love is a flame
And the wolves grow bolder as the fire dies down
Life is a flame
You will not be still
Time will not be kind
In the fist of night
There your treasure lies
Oh, such lovely lights
Leave you hypnotized
Youth is a flame
And the wolves grow bolder as the fire dies down
Love is a flame
And the wolves grow bolder as the fire dies down
Life is a flame
It's the only life you know
Always out 'til someone takes you in
You will not remain
In this world we're on
And the Siren's heart
Cannot beat for long
Cannot beat for long
Youth is a flame
And the wolves grow bolder as the fire dies down
Love is a flame
And the wolves grow bolder as the fire dies down
Life is a flame
Love is a flame
Youth is a flame
And so...
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4. |
Heartbroken Man
02:56
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HEARTBROKEN MAN
Glazed over eyes
Her words came slowly
She apologized
I said don't worry
Just tell me why
So I'll understand
I'm not a jealous guy
But I am, a heartbroken man
You were gone so long
Is all she tells me
I'm just not strong
The night's so lonely
And he was here
It crept up on me slowly
I didn't mean to fall in love
But now, just let me go please
Just tell me why
So I'll understand
I'm not a jealous guy
But, I am...
I call her name
God knows I don't want to
I picture him
Knowing things that I knew
Glazed over eyes
My words come slowly
I apologize and she says
No need to worry
No need to worry
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5. |
Take Your Time
04:42
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TAKE YOUR TIME
Take your time
That's what she said
Pour yourself a cup of coffee
And I'll make the bed
A morning moon
Is in the sky
All the screamers of the night
Have passed us by
See the world
Come to life
See the streets fill up with people
In the morning light
I'll take my time
Take it in
There's no place I have to be
No prize to win
I'm strolling down my road to ruin
I don't believe I'll be there soon
I don't know why
I don't care when
It ain't no sin
I take my time
See the world
Running down
One by one
The lights go off around this town
Time for dreams
Behind the blinds
And she turns to me
And tells me take your time
I'm strolling down my road to ruin
I don't believe I'll be there soon
I don't know why
I don't care when
It ain't no sin
I take my time
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Roy Cohn
03:22
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ROY COHN
Mr. Roy Cohn
Depressed and alone
Well, he knows
Capote don't care
About Answered Prayers
And he knows
We all fall from grace
Don't kid yourself that it's not so
We all fall from grace
Old Errol Flynn
Robs the cradle again
Well, he knows
Poor Judy drones
There's no place like home
She knows
We all fall from grace
Don't kid yourself that it's not so
We all fall from grace
Into the maelstrom we go
All of the villains and heroes
That march in the human parade
Count back from 2000 to zero
The Piper has always been paid
Dylan Thomas goes down
After eighteen rounds
Yeah, he knows
Superman wrote
In his suicide note
That he knows
We all fall from grace
Don't kid yourself that it's not so
We all fall from grace
Into the maelstrom we go
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Big City Girls
03:15
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BIG CITY GIRLS
I'm in the corner
You're in your usual place
The lights of the city
Reflecting on and off your face
No stereo on, no TV
No murmur of a broken heart
You never tell me you miss me
You're too proud to play that part
Big city girls have a way of being all right
I wonder could you ask me
Just once where I've been
You take it for granted
I'll always be back again
If there was another woman
Would you even want to know
You never tell me you love me
You're too scared to let it show
Big city girls have a way of being all right
Big city girls have a way to get through the night
Big city girls never cry when they're left alone
Big city girls are the rule and the city's their own
And you're a big city girl
You're a big city girl
No tears from a big city girl
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8. |
Fall Together
03:55
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FALL TOGETHER
Tell me you've got no secrets
Tell me everything's all right
Tell me you've got no reason
Not to stay with me tonight
Tell me I'm the one you choose
I will cast my lot with you
And we'll both fall together
Or together we will rise
Forgive me my trespasses
All those times I let you down
If loneliness was an ocean
Well, I know you almost drowned
If you're tired and insecure
I will be there at your door
And we'll both fall together
Or together we will rise
Maybe I made you crazy
Maybe you think I don't know why
The tear drops fell in rivers from your eyes
Maybe you'd understand me
If I told you I'm only like you
A lonely soul who sometimes feels confused
Tell me you've got no secrets
Tell me I'm the only one
Tell me that I won't lose you
To anything or anyone
If this world should make me choose
I will cast my lot with you
And we'll both fall together
Or together we will rise
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The Party
02:55
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THE PARTY
Threw a party for myself
Invited me and no one else
Bought some wine although I'm broke
And laughed at my own stupid jokes
Addressed your picture on the wall
Like a fool before the fall
Shouted don't need you at all
And hoped like hell that you'd call
I can't keep my head
When I think of the things that you said
But, I guess I know
The words that I'm singing
Will never be bringing you home
Threw a party for myself
Invited me and no one else
I celebrated being free
And dreamed of gold chains wrapped around me
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It Falls on Me
04:28
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IT FALLS ON ME
Every time I see you
I just want to run and hide
You've got your head in your hands
And the teardrops fill your eyes
You say, do your best to understand me
It's just a phase I'm in right now
It falls on me
All the weight of your weeping
It falls on me
And I just can't hold up anymore
Everything's a crisis
Something's always going wrong
You're misery's child
And the tragedy goes on and on
Sometimes I think you're going crazy
Or is it me who's crazy now
It falls on me
All the weight of your weeping
It falls on me
And I just can't hold up anymore
Well, you talk, talk, talk
But, nothing ever seems to change
Pull yourself together now
Or have the guts to go insane
You ought to know you have a good thing
You ought to know that much by now
It falls on me
All the weight of your weeping
It falls on me
And I just can't hold up anymore
It falls on me
All the weight of your weeping
It falls on me
And I just can't take it anymore
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Carl Funk Seattle, Washington
Pacific Northwest artist Carl Funk has spent more than half his life creating lyrics and music, delivering evocative narratives that connect people to foundations that define community, love and resolution.
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