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Armada
04:06
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Someone stole one of us
Punched a hole in our hearts
And this small town won't be the same
This small town can't be the same
Mourning April never stops
It leaves a hole in our hearts
But we won't give in to the pain
This town won't give in to pain
Armada, look at what you've done
Lifting us up
Lifting us all up
Do it all with the heart
Plant a garden at the spot
Where an innocent was lost
Where all our innocence was lost
Keep an empty chair in sight
Dress it up in pink and white
Welcome strangers, keep your neighbors friends
Still welcome strangers, keep your neighbors friends
Let's go to the garden our rainbow memory
Lavender and zinnia, golden day lilies
Sitting in the garden, stories we could tell
Gone never forgotten, ring the lasting bell
Armada, look at what you've done
You lift us up
Armada, look at what you've done
You lift us up
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Far Above and Far Away
02:59
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Trying to find a way to remember it all
The time was passing so fast
I couldn't hear if you called
Now we must unwind
Take shelter in this time
But can you trust in time to balance for you
Running 'round in circles
Finally easy to do
I think I'll be okay
Far above and far away
'Cause I will take shelter
Over and over in these melodies
Stories long for a song
They echo through the dawn
And here they'll find their way
Just maybe not today
I'm just wondering how to calmly walk through these hours
They stretch on an on
Or you blink and they're gone
I think I'll be okay
Far above and far away
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Macarons
03:01
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What do we do when the festivals have all closed down
What do we do when the circuses won't come around anymore
We'll just pick our instruments up and play new chords
And we'll think ourselves up some words for a new song
And we'll all sing along.
What do we do when the fourth of July has been cancelled
What do we do when the swimming pool gates have been locked for so long
So we jump barefoot in the grass to be real cool
And we make ourselves up some steps we can dance to
And we'll run in the sun
And when we're done, done, done
We'll bake macarons.
Just because we cannot do what we thought we would
Shouldn't put us deep in a mood
We can make up some other fun whether it's rain or sun
And bake up something so good.
We'll just pick our instruments up and play new chords
And we'll think ourselves up some words for a new song
Everyday, yeah, everyday
Everyday, yeah, everyday
We'll bake macarons.
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4. |
Lights in the Sky
04:26
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When electric lights went out
We caught a glimpse of what eternity's about
In stillness of time
Floating away
Staring at the night
Lights in the sky, stay here awhile, don't quickly die
Strolling through a wilderness
Landscape of gold, violet, and red
Rushed to the edge
Breathing it in
As the sun sets
Lights in the sky, stay here while, slowly subside
Fleeting moments sing
Melody of dreams of what heaven brings
Slowly float downstream through eternity
Feel what heaven brings
Feeling mist rise from the sea
We have a taste of tranquility
Moon large and low
Hanging around
Sheltered in its glow
Lights in the sky give us some time, a moment to hide away
Lights in the sky, stay here awhile, slowly subside
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5. |
Michael's Song
04:15
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We've been a secret I am still willing to keep
I've been content
Even if moments so interrupted come
It is enough
For you
For us
For awhile
But can it compare to standing here by your side
In the world's eyes
Or having the right to uninterrupted time
Is it enough
For you
For us
For awhile
I'll be here if you want me
I've been here
I've been waiting
I've been waiting for years
We'll have this secret I am still willing to keep
I am content
For you
For us
For awhile
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6. |
It's Insane
03:34
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It's like waiting for some paint to dry
And January come July overnight
It's like trying to watch a clock wind by
The hours and days of a whole life
In slow motion time
I'm not willing to play your game
Waiting for you to change
It's nothing but insane
It's insane
Every minute that I've spent
Waiting for you to repent is a crime
It's my trust you take from me
Breaking in without a key
Every time
I've been too willing to play your game
Deceived again and again
It's nothing but a shame
It's a shame
Luring me in
Spinning your web
It's not gonna work again
Fool me one time
And maybe twice
But you won't fool me again
It's like thinking hours of steady rain
Will suddenly evaporate in short time
Or saying that a drift of snow
Can melt away at ten below
That's a lie
I'm not willing to play your game
Waiting for you to change
It's nothing but insane
It's insane
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Charlotte
03:47
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Have you grown accustomed to the siren blare
Can you sleep at night with all the neon glare
Have you kicked the radiator again
Do you know where you'll get next month's rent
Have you stretched more meals from the carry out
Have you shaken every little ounce of doubt of what you're about
Have the house plants brightened up the room
Have you shaken any sense of doom
Do you have your curtains yet
Have you been able to forget Charlotte
Charlotte keep your curtains drawn
Against the life you're running from
Charlotte
Are you dining still from your paper plates
It's still better than living with the hate you ate
Charlotte you'll get over what you fear
Charlotte I can promise bruises heal
Do you have your curtains yet
Have you been able to forget Charlotte
Charlotte keep your curtains drawn
Against the life you're running from
Charlotte
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Love is Mine
03:08
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Love is mine
Wrapped up like a prize
Love is mine
Unraveling the ties
To all possessions
And false life lessons
That haunt me
Yeah love is mine
Say your name
Feels so right to me
Hear your voice
And then suddenly
All nervousness subsides
And I've no need to hide away
'Cause love is mine
As your head rests on my shoulder
There's nothing more to do but hold you
To help me know that everything's all right
As we lie here in the morning
And the world awakes with yawning
Uncertainty opening the day
Love is mine
Connecting all the lines
And I'll be fine
'Til the end of time
There's no repressing
And there's no guessing
That your love is mine
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9. |
Nick Drake
05:09
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You, like Edgar Allan Poe
And alabaster snow quick melts to barren ground
You left feeling so alone
We're filled with self-reproach for how you were let down
Oh, it's too late, it's too late
Oh, it's too late, it's too late
You'll never know
I read you lived in poverty
And the fog of obscurity now burns away
We admit we're starting now to get
The beauty of your art just today
Oh, it's too late, it's too late
Oh, it's too late, it's too late
You'll never know, you'll never know, you'll never know
Life, a glimmering spark of light
Darkens quick with a slight of hand
And so soon is done
The sense of hope you must have lost
When no one listened, no one called
Now lives on in a song
Now a gray and windy day
I listen to Nick Drake and read poems once bundled down
In a room of focused solitude
Hearing echos of a tune that you passed on
Oh, it's too late, it's too late
Oh, it's too late, it's too late
You'll never know....
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Fleeting moments sing
Melody of dreams
Of what heaven brings
Slowly float downstream
Through eternity
Feel what heaven brings
Light in the sky
Give us some time
A moment to hide away
Lights in the sky
Stay here awhile
Slowly subside
(Light in the sky, give us some time, a moment to hide)
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After Blue Fraser, Michigan
After Blue is a collaboration of singer/keyboardist Katie Williamson and guitarist Tom Alter. Williamson and Alter craft original songs flavored with folk, jazz, r&b, and alternative influences. They are based in Detroit, MI.
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