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Water
02:38
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I want to be another man
Beat time with a softer hand
Stop staring at my eyes in yours
If one and one ain't two then what the two is for
Oh it strikes me unafraid
How fast colors fade
In the water
I want to pound the pavement
With a voice wide open
Quit seeing my portrait at the end of the line
That line portrays your face, not mine
Oh the waves my mind invades
And I know I am made
Of water
I want to be another man
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2. |
Barefoot
03:34
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Call me back later sometime
Very likely I'll change my mind
And follow you down the avenue
White lights rubbin' off on you
I just want to feel something
A mouth telling me stories close
Another heart and mine blushing
Leaving on their toes
More than a silhouette when I look back
All my sons moved to the city
Ghosts decorate the room when I sit here
And the shadows of the night
Fill the air with dynamite
I just want to build something
That knows no border
When you're sure there's a spring
You don't fear the winter
Or a silhouette when you look back
I go barefoot
I go barefoot
I just want to feel something
A mouth telling me stories close
Another heart and mine blushing
Leaving on their toes
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3. |
The Animals Run
02:49
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The rose leaves in the fence
Their shadows grow, shrink, then grow again
The sun warms the whole room
Don't get out of here your eyes seem to tell
And I feel the weight of time like when the last man fell
I don't know nobody with your eyes
Oh release me like a child
Imagination is stuck somewhere sometimes
And the animals run
Grumbling is on the rise
Sounding like just one man
Glued embarrassed flies follow the plan
Happiness never stays
Never gets there, always on the way
In the bright places of the dark
Oh release me like a child
Imagination is stuck somewhere sometimes
And the animals run
The world sounds out of tune
In the music I still hear it out of tune
We could drown in there
My hands travel your hands
And this is how I learn to dance
Only that is real
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4. |
Us Five
03:03
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Off we go
To the open road
Us five in the car
You know a place
We'll all be safe
With the smell of cigar
Emotions charge
Emotions go
With your head on the barge
To keep us afloat
At every turn
My thighs burn
On the melting seat
Your shoulders high
From left to right
Dancing on the beat
Emotions charge
Emotions go
With your head on the barge
To keep us afloat
Wait down the stairs after my nightmares
Feverish shows
To decompose
A soul exposed
To the shapes of a nose
Off we go
To the open road
Us five in the car
You know a place
We'll all be safe
With the smell of cigar
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5. |
Colorblind
04:03
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You and me could really exist
Once rescued from the abyss
Your footstep's a clear sign
There's no-one else breathing behind
Part of the healing
We're part of the healing
Colorblind
We lose all the time
If your voice is not on mine
You and me might really need a kiss
Once fished out from this mist
Though your position's hard to define
We're the only ones left behind
Part of the healing
We're part of the healing
Colorblind
We lose all the time
If your grief dyes mine
We're a part of the healing
The sun runs to hide
Hear it boiling in
One day will provide
The heat on my skin
We lose all the time
If your arm's not in mine
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6. |
Poison Control Center
04:06
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Swing me your fist in the face
Bang your head against the wall
Hurt at your least painful pace
The sky parks somewhere when you crawl
And the neighbors can go to hell
With their ocean of whispers
Days will be days
Tomorrow later
But I can help you now throw up your pills
You hardly hear the sirens
And the trips they remind you of
As your lips tightens
So does your theory of love
The magic ride will wait
Your hand on someone else's
Uneasy
Life ever noisy
But I can help you now throw up your pills
Please have another sip of water
Run some on your temples
Watch the world scrolling longer
Round the bend this day resembles
There would be hundreds of colorful lands
And you wouldn't see any of it ?
Your dark will be dark
I'll always be a part
But I can help you now throw up your pills
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Elvin Byrds Brussels, Belgium
Elvin Byrds is the singer/songwriter from the alt folk duo Alaska Gold Rush. After an album and several EPs with a drummer, he is now alone on stage with a guitar and goes back to the roots of folk music with poetic texts which evoke travel and stir reflection. Passionate about North American cultural heritage, he has developed a unique style of playing and writing inspired by his discoveries. ... more
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