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Salish Sea
03:53
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SALISH SEA
Take me along
When you go
I will be good for you
How would you ever know?
Take me along
Here I stand
Ragged as love forlorn
But, still an honest man
Take me along
You will find
I'll keep your company
Even in desperate times
Take me along
I foresee
That we will make a home
Here by the Salish Sea
Something better than nothing
Let me make my case
A chance to leave a brokenhearted place
Take me along
Promise me
That we will live alone
Here by the Salish Sea
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No Man's Land
03:36
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NO MAN’S LAND
Sadly
Sometimes she looks at me so sadly
And all that I can do
Is look away
Silence
So much emotional violence
Something inside of her
She can't explain
This no man's land
We understand
Can not be claimed
What doubt or fear
That we brought here
Will remain
Bad dreams
Left alone with my gray things
I have no medicine
Of which I know
I know
I fall so short of what I know
Even the falling
Feels like shame
This no man’s land
Can not be claimed
But, you and I
We still try
Human
Sometimes so hard to feel human
Even when two of us
Love the same
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Unfinished Business
03:29
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Ask a ghost from any attic
What makes them stick around
With a whisper they might tell you
What it is that weighs them down
Do you still have unfinished business here
Do you still have unfinished business here
On the end of that receiver
You're as quiet as death and dreams
Softly breathing, wishing nothing
Wondering why I've called again
Do you still have unfinished business here
Do you still have unfinished business here
You know I do
In a moment, in an instant
Something breaks and then it’s gone
You’re still with me, still haunt me
What keeps us hanging on
You know I still have unfinished business here
You know I still have unfinished business here
I need to tell you I’m fine
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Hard Light
02:41
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HARD LIGHT
In the hard light
When lines show
The big reveal of it all
Is a sideshow
In the hard light
When you see me
This is who really I am
Will you stay with me
I declare this
And I mean so
If love is a dead world away
That's where we'll go
I've seen you
In the hard light
And nothing that you'll ever say
Can destroy that
The hard light
In the hard light
Makes it easy
To walk without any fear
Believe me
Believe me
Believe me
Believe me
Believe me
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Halo
02:43
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HALO
A simple walk by the river
Never felt so good
Feeling the rays on her face
Seeing the detail she never quite could
Pushing the push back away
She's taking a liking today
Taking a liking today
Everything that life is throwing her way
She's taking a liking today
A story of a mother
And a scrawny little kid
The obstacles that stood in their way
Finally understanding all the things
That she did
Putting the anger away
Leaving a few crumbs behind
Making sure she can find
A measure of safety
If she ever wants to go home
In that halo of forgiveness
When she finally came clean
Held all the illusions at bay
She had the revelation it’s our own damn dream
And let the disappointment
Dissipate
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THE STORY (THAT WAS TOO LATE TO BEGIN)
She was born of blood and restless unease
Had dragged whole kingdoms to their knees
Found a place to rest, for her sanity
Never did let go the empty core
He was sure he loved her when they met
Black hair, the language, all the rest
Wounded eyes had always been his best bet
For someone who might tolerate his sins
Whispered words
Cling to me
Show me that your
Love is strong
Next day's sun she was gone
Sometimes an ending's etched in stone
He for her, she for him
The story that was too late to begin
Whispered words
Cling to me
Show me that your
Love is strong
Whispered words
Cling to me
Better choose
Whose side you're on
Whispered words
Cling to me
Show me that your
Love is strong
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Last Honest Man
03:32
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LAST HONEST MAN
It's a miracle
It's a virgin birth and so much more
He's an outlier
He's not your everyday for sure
He's the last honest man
And he shines on down
You've got to give it up
Immortalize him with a song
This anomaly
He won't be with us very long
He's the last honest man
And he shines on down
From the blue diamond skies
To the hard, cold ground
You've got to give it up
Give it up for the last honest man
Got to shout it out
Shout it out while you still can
It's a miracle
Here he comes he's going by again
It's a miracle
Wonder where it is he's been
You know you’ve got to love him
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Only Darkness
03:26
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ONLY DARKNESS
Murmuration changes shape
Like a heart deformed by friction
With a bow to Mr. Yeats
All the best lack all conviction
In the end
It will lead to only darkness
Voices carry in the night
Then traverse across the water
How the message dims the light
And makes the world grow harder
In the end
It will lead to only darkness
Open doors are slamming closed
Invitations are rescinded
Backs have turned and eyes grow cold
This is yours and mine to live with
In the end
It will lead to only darkness
In the hearts
In the minds
It will lead to only darkness
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Let the Living Be
03:52
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LET THE LIVING BE
I had a friend, he said
Coward take this coward's hand
And this man showed me
How brave a soul can be
By living
When his time finally came
It was hard to watch, I remained
We sat hand in hand
No words, no tears, no demands
The living
Let the living be
Let the living be
In my mind there’s a face
That can never be replaced
This friend who showed me
How full a life can be
Coward take this coward's hand
Let the living be
Let the living be
Let the living be
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You Know
03:03
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YOU KNOW
In the days of old
When the King sang songs
It was a good idea
To sing along
You know
I'm done with that
I want a brand new start
You can't put the squeeze
On a beating heart
You know
On the mountain top
It’s a lonely chime
It's a low bar, baby
This social climb
You can eat that cake
You can kiss that ring
I’m not wasting my time
On that kind of thing
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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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