1. |
She Fights the Bull
03:51
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She fights the bull
it was never her intent
to be the only woman
in a world full of men
beauty school would never quell the thoughts that raced within her head
she had these dreams, she had to find out what they meant
she fights the bull
She fights the bull, she takes a pause
but she’s not afraid to wave a little red to get her point across
she guides the motion of the bull, she never thinks she’s boss
a quick step to the side, or the risk becomes the loss, she fights the bull
It’s a dance of beauty
some say of shame
but none of us will wonder
if the two of them are brave
born to be together
on this longest of days
so light may triumph over dark in a ritual display
She fights the bull
she clears her mind
there’s been pain in the past, but she thinks, “Not this time”.
since any day might be her last, she doesn’t look for signs
but to die in the plaza des toros -- it would not be a crime, she fights the bull
It’s a dance of beauty
some say of shame
but none of us will wonder
if the two of them are brave
born to be together
on this longest of days
so light may triumph over dark in a ritual display
She fights the bull
there’s a moment a joy
time becomes suspended
in the alchemist’s alloy
the fluid of the moment flows
to fill up every void
she anticipates the message to become the envoy, she fights the bull
She fights the bull, for remembering
there’s only life or death when she steps into that ring
and all the voices of the people blend into a song they sing:
a chorus of fear for what the day might bring, she fights the bull
It’s a dance of beauty
some say of shame
but none of us will wonder
if the two of them are brave
born to be together
on this longest of days
so light may triumph over dark in a ritual display
It’s a dance of beauty
some say of shame
but none of us will wonder
if the two of them are brave
born to be together
on this longest of days
so light may triumph over dark
in a ritual display
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2. |
Float
03:20
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I am the man who makes
every boat that leaves this town
I build them to hold cargo
to float on down
the long flowing river
to the cities by the sea
every piece of wood's
been shaped by me
Another maiden voyage is at hand
And when it leaves
it won't come back again
My brother guides the craft
with the help of two or three
A 13 days journey to the sea
And every 2-bit castle
with its men wave you ashore
with every quay it costs a little more
Unloading all the goods
at the docks of grand Bordeaux
Pockets filled with golden coins
and so
There remains a single task
in the evening smog,
the turning of my boat into logs.
Another maiden voyage ends
as planned
with nothing left to do
but walk home again
It lightens my heart
to see my only brother return
a quiet celebration
another fire burns
Content to build each craft though
Though it’s destruction must come
anything of worth is surely a labor of love
Another maiden voyage is at hand
with nothing left to do but float down again
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3. |
Shake a Stick
03:44
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Let’s get fat, it’s October
Don’t be sad that summer’s over
Harvest time, don’t say no, sir
Time of reaping, I concur
Candy fills a big white sack
Race along a zig zag path
Abundance swells, I can tell
you feel well enough, go pell mell
Let’s get fat, it’s November
wine is flowing, why stay sober?
A little excess at Thanksgiving
thankful for the life we’re living
The kitchen’s full of starch and fat
we won’t shake a stick at that
Abundance swells, I can tell
you feel well enough, go pell mell
Let’s get fat, it’s December
Days of light I can’t remember
Our butts get round, as time stands still
the bell rings, let’s get our fill
Soon the days will get longer
Walk the fat off and get stronger
Abundance swells, I can tell
you feel well enough, go pell mell
Abundance swells, I can tell
you feel well enough, go pell mell
Abundance swells, I can tell
you feel well enough, go pell mell
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4. |
Right Here Right Now
04:14
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Right here, right now
the rivers flow to the sea
Right here, right now
some are confined and some run free
Though the present is full of loss
The divide's not so wide we can't get across
And the future may never come
so why should you come undone
Right here, right now
Floodplains tell tales we cannot divine
Right here, right now
Weaving the fabric of geologic time
Though the past may be full of pain
The sun always shines after the rain
And the future may never come
so why should you come undone
Right here, right now
the rivers flow to the sea
Right here, right now
some are confined and some run free
Though the present is full of loss
The divide's not so wide we can't get across
And the future may never come
so why should you, why should you, why should you come undone
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5. |
Rollercoaster Ride
03:42
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I think you’re about to take
a giant leap of faith
You ask,
“Why should it be any different today?”
Life’s got its ups and downs,
highs and lows, you know how it goes
Surprise, round ev’ry bend, moves in time
it’s a rollercoaster ride
I think you’re about to take
a giant leap of faith
You ask,
“Why should it be any different today?”
I think you’re about to take
a giant leap of faith
You ask,
“Why should it be any different today?”
Appliance noises aligned?
Full moon sky? I can’t tell you why
Surprise, round ev’ry bend, moves in time, it’s a rollercoaster ride
One day, a feeling flows,
soon it’s all warm air and blue sky
Surprise, round ev’ry bend, moves in time
it’s a rollercoaster, it’s a rollercoaster,
it’s a rollercoaster ride
I think, you’re about to take
a giant leap of faith
You say,
“I really do feel different today”
I think, you’re about to take
a giant leap of faith
You say,
“I really do feel different today”
I feel different today
Don’t it feel good? Don’t it feel good?
Don’t it feel so good? So good?
To be a little different today
It’s just a rollercoaster ride of life, don’t worry I’m right here by your side
It’s just a rollercoaster ride of life, don’t worry I’m right here by your side
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6. |
What's the Hurry
04:13
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What’s the hurry?
you’re gonna rush to the red light
Ya gotta get to the store
With a complete lack of polite
You wish I’d play the next chord
You run me off the road, run me outta town
So wrapped up in your own head
You never heard the sound
Of the cry of common courtesy
As it slowly sunk and drowned
What's the hurry?
It's a marathon just to stay
ahead of the game you say
what about the end of the day
when peace of mind doesn't place
You run me off the road, run me outta town
So wrapped up in your own head
You never heard the sound
Of the cry of common courtesy
As it slowly sunk and drowned
In a hurry
I'm gonna rush to the west side
Escape the heart of your game
behind the mountain I will hide
three thousand miles away
You run me off the road, run me outta town
So wrapped up in your own head
You never heard the sound
Of the cry of common courtesy
As it slowly sunk and drowned
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7. |
Nothing to Fear
04:20
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They tied the knot
even though there would be war
Freedom was worth sacrificing for
But newlyweds deserve so much more
They found a second-story
one-bedroom flat
That’s where she would stay
until he got back
When they’d move away
and never be sad
She’s hoping for their will to bend
She’s waiting for the war to end
To be with the one she loves again
Downstairs they can hear
the pacing of her feet
As if the distance might carry her to meet
The love that would fill her veins with heat
Now the child at her feet is not her own
And the time drags on
but how this child has grown!
Still the hope in heart has not flown
She’s hoping for their will to bend
She’s waiting for the war to end
To be with the one she loves again
Many years on, the child’s child is here
And she staves off the aching
‘til they disappear
With a drag on her cigarette
and nothing to fear
Nothing to fear
because he never came back
And she spent most of her life
up there in that flat
Thinking," Was freedom
really worth all that?"
She gave up hope their will would bend
Now she’s waiting for her life to end
To be with the one she loves again
The child’s child stands at her hospital bed
Noting how little had ever been said
Of the life that she wanted
but never was led
Illness finally overtakes her
Her mind and her body will not again stir
But her love and her soul freely endure
She gave up hope their will would bend
She’s way beyond her life’s end
She’s with the one she loves again
She’s with the one she loves again
She’s with the one she loves
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8. |
Nothingness
03:58
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Living my life trapped in a mall
Not feeling anything at all
Where does this expression end?
As nothingness fills up my head
Drive everywhere I need to go
Huge companies get all my dough
They tell me it is to simplify
The simple life I’ll never know
Ate my lunch next to a busted TV
Most refreshing thing that I have seen
Guts spilled out as wires and board
Lies on the screen shall burn no more
Death and marriage find me in the realm
Of faith in god and fear of hell
Alter boys fidget and look so bored
Pay up your money to receive the lord
I do not mean to offend
Words can get you when you let them
I do not mean to offend
Words can kill you in the end
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9. |
For a Song
02:52
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Working each day in any old way
giving it up for a song
Making your way at the end of the day
you're just giving it up for a song
For a song, for a song
Giving it up for a song
For a song, for a song
Giving it up for a song
Get out and play, try giving away
giving away with your all
You might just look up and don't get shook up
they might start to sing right along
Sing along, sing along
singing along with your song
Sing along, sing along
singing along with your song
And if it has a good beat then you might move your feet
shuffling around to the song
And a partner you see just a shuffling like thee
dancing around to this song
To this song, to this song
dancing around to this song
To this song, to this song
dancing around to this song
Then one day we'll be dust anyway
and all that remains are some songs
Lying around in a vacuum surround
Let's hope someone just comes along
To hear our song, hear our songs
echoes of what once belonged
To hear our song, hear our songs
echoes of what once belonged
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10. |
We're Everybody
03:41
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Don’t close your eyes to the truth
And then ask why, you can’t do anything that you wanna do
The answer is: because we’re here, too
I’d like to think of you
as someone who thinks of us
We’re your community,
do I have to make a fuss?
So many people in the world
we only want it to be just
We’re everybody that’s why
I'd like to think of you as someone
Who thinks of us
You worked so hard, you think it’s fine
But open your heart
to the consequence of your slice of pie
Build your dream house
while the children die
I’d like to think of you as someone who thinks of us
We’re your community, do I have to make a fuss?
So many people in the world we only want it to be just
We’re everybody that’s why I'd like to think of you as someone
Who thinks of us
I’d like to think of you as someone who thinks of us
We’re your community, do I have to make a fuss?
So many people in the world we only want it to be just
We’re everybody that’s why I'd like to think of you as someone
Who thinks of us
I’d like to think of you, oh, how I’d like to think of you as someone
Who thinks of us
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11. |
Rain
04:33
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When the rain came
I finally had something to say
As if the blame
were wholly on the sun to be laid
As if the same
could be said of the longest day
I guess when the sky, pours out its heart
I just like it better that way
Liberation, from the rays that stubbornly lit
My fascination, with the complexly infinite
Jubilation, now’s the time to be deliberate
I guess when the sky, pours out its heart
Joy flows from that which was rigid
I’m ready, I’m ready, I’m ready for the rain
I’m ready, I’m ready, I’m ready for the rain
When the rain comes
I can’t see what you whine about
As the green sums
and leaves receive what they’ve gone without
Don’t be so numb
to the force of beauty and life all around
I guess when the sky, pours out its heart
I wanna welcome it with a joyous shout
I wanna welcome it with a joyous shout
I wanna welcome it with a joyous shout
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12. |
Everybody's Good
02:46
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Everybody's good, everybody's fine
Everybody's who they are all of the time
Love 'em all the same
as if they were your child
Love can make the whole world
break into a smile
Forgive 'em when you can,
or don't even feel hurt
Most of us don't know
when we're acting like a jerk
Everybody's good, everybody's fine
Everybody's who they are all of the time
Some are working hard,
some are standing still
none of us can know
what's coming over the hill
Everybody's good, everybody's fine
Everybody's who they are all of the time
Some are doing good, some are acting bad
Lettin' go's the best fun that I ever had
Everybody's good, everybody's fine
Everybody's who they are all of the time
Love 'em all the same,
as if they were your child
Love can make the whole world
break into a smile
Forgive 'em when you can,
or don't even feel hurt
Most of us don't know
when we're acting like a jerk
Love us all the same,
as if we were your child
Love can make the whole world
break into a smile
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13. |
World Renowned
02:21
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There's laundry in the bathroom,
and a big pile on the bedroom floor
and more dirty clothes by the washer,
as you're headed out the back door
There's a general clutter, my friends say they don't notice anymore
I think they're just saying that to be polite, just to be good sports
You should see the jumble of equipment, when we're tired unloading in the morning light
Like a terrible explosion
all the pieces left to fall where they might
We procrastinate making the bed
'til it's just about time to turn out the light
There's papers everywhere
needing some care
Oh what a sight
I once was told a story
about a woman and her vacuum
She never actually used it
but kept it in the middle of the living room
When friends come by
she'd say she was just about to begin
If cleanliness is next to godliness,
I can't imagine the trouble we're in
There's always a better way to spend my time,
so my house is always a mess
And my Mom thinks I'm so productive
she offered to clean my house, I confess
I considered taking her up on it
even one time a month or less
but she spends so much time cleaning her own home, we think she should rest
This song wasn’t very hard to write
I only had to look around
to document the chaos
and lament the things I wish I'd found
If dust were on the open market
and I could sell it by the pound
Then I would be a millionaire
and my dust would be World Renowned
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Ten Spiders Portland, Oregon
Ten Spiders was an acoustic trio in Philly and grew into a regional roots rock jam band in the late 90s and early 00s. Over
a decade, they played over 800 gigs in 10 different states. They appeared live on community TV and radio, including in NYC.
Now located in Portland Oregon, they're entertain people along the West Coast.
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