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So Many Questions
03:31
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So many questions with unsatisfactory answers
But, I’m gonna figure it all out
I took a potion and it heightened all my senses
Now I’m gonna figure it all out
I wanna break the frame and bust out of the ceiling
Flapping like the rag on a kite string
I made it through another unexpected feeling
I’m hoping I can do it again
The sky’s enormous but the stars have painted pictures
I’m counting on the wisdom now
Trying to read the signs like some men analyze the scriptures
I”m counting on that help right now
I wanna break the frame and bust out of the ceiling
Flapping like the rag on a kite string
I made it through another unexpected feeling
I’m hoping I can do it again
But, something’s overflowing in my mind
I don’t know where I’m going tonight
There is a secret sitting silent on the floor
And when I found it I was astounded
It is so simple that it’s easy to ignore
And though you cannot own it
License or control it
I’m happy just to know that it’s there
I wanna break the frame and bust out of the ceiling
Flapping like the rag on a kite string
I made it through another unexpected feeling
I’m hoping I can do it again…again
I wanna break the frame and bust out of the ceiling
Flapping like the rag on a kite string
I made it through another unexpected feeling
I’m hoping I can do it again
So many questions with unsatisfactory answers
But I’m gonna figure it out
I took a potion and it heightened all my senses
Now I’m gonna figure it out
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Wrecking Ball
02:54
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I heard you’re selling your records and all
Your prized possessions at half of what they cost
Bringing all construction to a grinding halt
Swinging through your life on a wrecking ball
There ain’t bridge that you haven’t burned
There ain’t a crowd that you haven’t turned
All the friends you had have written you off
For swinging through your life on a wrecking ball
Lying through the day, drinking through the night
Used to want to play now all you wanna do is fight
It’s hard to watch you smash what you built so tall
Riding on a wrecking ball
There was a time you could do no wrong
Gliding through the world on your grace and charm
But, all the friends you had have written you off
For swing through your life on a wrecking ball
Lying through the day, drinking through the night
Used to want to play now all you wanna do is fight
It’s hard to watch you smash what you built so tall
Riding on a wrecking ball
Lying through the day, drinking through the night
Used to want to play now all you wanna do is fight
It’s hard to watch you smash what you built so tall
Riding on a wrecking ball
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What started off as raw emotion
Has taken on a life of its own
Once it’s been set in motion
No telling how far it’s gonna go
With the trade winds over the ocean
And the currents under the sea
On a ship Called Blind Devotion
That’s where you’ll find me
Catching rhythm
Can’t you feel it?
Close your eyes
Can’t you feel it?
On hand on the mast for caution
When the pitch and toss won’t ease
One hand holding yours in common
Won’t you tell me what you need
All you want and all you desire
And I’ll try to make it real
On a ship called Blind Devotion
That’s where you’ll find me
Catching rhythm
Can’t you feel it?
Close your eyes
Can’t you feel it?
Close your eyes
In the moment
You’ll be catching rhythm
Yeah, we’re really going
So, when the gale winds start to blow
And the outlook is so bleak
We can right this ship together
And set sail for calmer seas
Pick a spot out on the horizon
Raise the anchor and we’ll leave
On a ship called Blind Devotion
That’s where you’ll find me
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4. |
Silver and Gold
03:49
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When the rent is due again
Baby, we might as well
Dive into Lake Michigan
Bills ain’t gonna pay themselves
Down to the bottom
Where it’s cold dark and unfamiliar
Searching for a light in the sand
Looking for gold and….
Silver
Anything that glitters
Gold and Silver
Gonna make it all better
Richer times we stuffed ourselves
Caviar and lobster tails
Now we’re begging for a handout
Fallen from the higher shelves
Down to the bottom
Where it’s cold dark and unfamiliar
Searching for a light in the sand
Looking for gold and….
Silver
Anything that glitters
Gold and Silver
Gonna make it all better
Silver and gold
Down to the bottom
Where it’s cold dark and unfamiliar
Searching for a light in the sand
Looking for gold and….
Silver
Anything that glitters
Gold and Silver
Gonna make it all better
When the rent is due again
Baby, we might as well
Dive into Lake Michigan
Bills ain’t gonna pay themselves
Down to the bottom
Where it’s cold dark and unfamiliar
Searching for a light in the sand
Looking for gold and….
Silver
Anything that glitters
Gold and Silver
Gonna make it all better
Silver and…
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5. |
Another World
03:06
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My band was steady on the beat
I glanced in fear and disbelief
What can’t be read, but must be seen
Ambulance is rolling through the city streets
A man white as a sheet
He stands dead on his feet
Come back don’t forget to breath
Ambulance is rolling through the city streets
There’s a door to another world
But, I don’t wanna go I don’t wanna go
Through the door to another world
I don’t wanna go
Death masks I see ‘em in my dreams
I’ve asked, but don’t know what it means
Come back don’t forget to breath
Ambulance is rolling through the city streets
There’s a door to another world
But, I don’t wanna go I don’t wanna go
Through the door to another world
I don’t wanna go
One chance is all we may receive
Looking back on a lifetime too brief
Was that all that we achieved?
Ambulance is rolling through the city streets
There’s a door to another world
But, I don’t wanna go I don’t wanna go
Through the door to another world
I don’t wanna go I don’t wanna go
Through that door to another world
But, I don’t wanna go I don’t wanna go
Through that door to another world
I don’t wanna go
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You Go I Go
03:07
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When it started raining harder
We were only to the halfway marker
Moral was at an all-time low
Your hair was wet and your clothes were soaked
So I took you by the hand
Looked you in the eyes and promised you that
You wouldn’t have to walk alone
Where you go I go
Wind was blowing and the Thunder crashed
Dark clouds kept coming from the west
I said it louder so you’d know
Where you go I go
We’re gonna make it home
We’re gonna make it home
We’re gonna make it home
Where you go I go
Puddles and troubles and cold wet stockings
No cash for a cab no choice but walking
I guess I could have brought my phone
Where you go I go
We’re gonna make it home
We’re gonna make it home
We’re gonna make it home
Where you go I go
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Tammy
02:56
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Tammy she’s got some big ol’ feet
And I can hear her heels clicking on the wet concrete
Oh, Tammy! Where you headed now?
Did the old man finally go and do you wrong?
Will he wake up in the morning just to find you gone?
Oh, Tammy! Where you headed now?
It’s raining pretty hard but she ain’t got no umbrella
She’s got a look in her eyes that says, “I don’t need a fella”
Oh, Tammy! Where you headed now?
It’s always been true woman don’t need no man
She can shoe her own foot she can glove her own had
Oh, Tammy! Where you headed now?
There’s a brighter star in the night sky for you
Pack up your things and you lace up your walking boots
You gonna take those legs you gonna walk right out of town
Oh, Tammy! Where you headed now?
There’s a brighter star in the night sky for you
Pack up your things and you lace up your walking boots
Take it in stride soon enough you’re gonna find
You’re gonna be just fine walking alone tonight
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8. |
On a Summer Day
05:18
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On a summer day I wanna hold your hand
Look at me that way and I want you bad
To the riverbank we’re gonna carry our old canoe
On a summer day custom made for me and you
Hear the summer birds singing their lovers tune
I know what’s on their minds ‘cause it’s on mine, too
I wanna get lost in your long flowing hair
Honey, you know the place and only you can take me there
Where the air is thick and we’re breathing heavy
Paddle to the shade of a willow in an eddy
Your salty kiss and my brow is all sweaty
Your sunburned skin against mine and I’m ready
Gone from my mind is the wintertime
When I waited now with bated breath
I breath the scent of you consumes me
Blinded by our pleasures will we
Ever live up to this perfect image of our nakedness
Lying to our senses disregarding the consequences
But my mind
Was made for reason
But my body
Just wants to give in to the season
On a summer day I wanna hold your hand
Look at me that way and I want you bad
I want you bad
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Shaking Chains
03:06
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Here I am where I used to be
Barking up the same old tree
Most people learn so easily
There must be something wrong with me
Shaking chains and rattling cages
Making the changes and starting over again
The bee sting and the horsefly bite
Barroom boys are looking for a fight
You got a bruise and a bloody nose
Livin’ in a glass house throwin’ stones
Shaking chains and rattling cages
Making the changes and starting over again and again….
You wanna make a bet won’t you show me the dice
I’m on a sentimental roll tonight
Get it straight when I go back home
Tonight you don’t like me just leave me alone
Shaking chains and rattling cages
Making the changes and starting over again
Here I am where I used to be
Barking up the same old tree
Most people learn so easily
There must be something wrong with me
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Grapefruit From the Tree
03:23
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We headed for the coast on the fifth of April
With bodies as pale as plain white eggshells
There was frost on the ground and snow in the air
Gonna get somewhere far from here
Headed southbound put a ribbon in you hair
Gonna get somewhere far from here
There was a wreck on the highway the Southside of Chicago
Then it’s hour after hour of barns and silos
Driving through the night I don’t need any sleep
Wanna put my toes on a sandy beach
Listen to the jokes coming from the backseat
Rubbing my eyes and drinking my tea
It’s been a long wintertime
We gonna find some sunshine
And we would not take no for an answer
When the sun came up we drove a little bit faster
Through the Georgia pines singing Leadbelly songs
Over the border and into the swamp
Traffic is a bummer this time of year
But, we made it through Orlando and we’re nearly there
It’s been a along wintertime
We gonna find some sunshine
We’ll be chasing the light
Hey alright
Hey alright
So I pulled in the drive and I kicked off my shoes
Leave the bags unpacked I’m headed to the pool
I’ll jump right in in all my clothes
Staring at the sky while my body floats
I feel so good I never wanna leave
Surfing everyday grapefruit from the tree
I feel so good I never wanna leave
I feel so good I never wanna leave
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Matthew Davies Wisconsin
Songwriter, singer, swimmer and father of four, Matthew Davies is a busy man. For the past decade he’s been fronting Milwaukee based band of ringers, Thriftones, as well as releasing solo work and performing regularly in multiple capacities.
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