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Every Distant Cousin
04:05
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When she looked up
To the sky last night
She saw our life
On a beam of light
That left the Earth
Countless years ago
She wished for
Just a little more time
To reflect her own light
Back to yours and mine
So we could see
Her light too
We are energy beams
Transforming to see
Evolved to be
Our mothers
Our fathers
Our sisters
Our brothers
And every distant cousin
Every distant cousin
She never felt
Emptiness of space
All she heard was our pale blue note
Our spectroscopic face
Observing our moment in time
Never mind the in-between
This cosmic dust
Inside us all
Will scatter again
Like grains of sand
In time we will become
Solar flares again
We are energy beams
Transforming to see
Evolved to be
Our mothers
Our fathers
Our sisters
Our brothers
Our mothers
Our fathers
Our sisters
Our brothers
And every distant cousin
And every distant cousin
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Bible Man
04:09
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He said I'm just a city guy
Holding these bibles by my side
I'm determined to get each and every one
Into friendly hands
He showed me a maze he'd drawn
On an old downtown map
It was an intricate path
Made in the shape of a cross
I stopped by the mission
They said read the good news
They said you can read it for free
All I needed was shelter and food
All I needed was shelter and food
He said he'd give bibles to bums
And for a family he'd give two
A volunteer to take them all
Well, that, that would do
I stopped by the mission
They said read the good news
They said you can read it for free
All I needed was shelter and food
All I needed was shelter and food
And when the bibles were gone
And he finished his holy trail
He'd go back to the mission
Maybe they had a free warm bed
I stopped by the mission
They said read the good news
They said you can read it for free
All I needed was shelter and food
All I needed was shelter and food
All I needed was shelter and food
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Arbor Day
04:41
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I was just a four-year-old boy
when I planted my first tree
in the backyard on Arbor Day
And year after year I watched
that oak climb up and up
and up and up to the stars
I don't remember saying goodbye
but I kept a leaf inside the back page
of my favorite book
I finally came back so many years have passed
I wondered if I would ever see
my long lost friend
I snuck around to the backyard
there she was, so much taller
right where I remember planting her
She was wealthy and strong, full of green leaves
home to the birds and abundant things
it's good it's good to be here again
She said, I remember you
She said, I remember you
She said, I remember you
(She said)
I grew toward the light beams
while you played and laughed and danced, in orbit
in circles around my feet
You watered me with rubber hoses
worried when the ground was frozen
and napped in the shade beneath my arms
While I aimed toward the clouds
you've grown up tall, my gray-haired man
my long lost friend
She said, I remember you
She said, I remember you
She said, I remember you
So I threw down my traveling things
I whispered some private things
and I hugged my tree with all my might
I said, I remember you
I said, I remember you
I said, I remember you
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4. |
Everything She Was
04:08
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She wears skin tight pants
Has jewels on her phone
Perfectly tan skin
She's never alone
Her high-heel shoes
They never walk far
Always in and out
Of high-end cars
And the day will come
She’ll be too far gone
Everything she is
Is everything she was
Mom can I come home
Been living too hard
Smokey voice on the phone
Vacant house empty yard
She packs up her things
Keeps checking if it's on
Hoping it will ring
Boyfriends don't respond
And the day will come
She’ll be too far gone
Everything she is
Is everything she was
One day a blind man
Says she's beautiful
She finally sees the poison
In all her plastic things
No more party selfies
No more walks of shame
No more pretending
That she doesn't have a brain
And the day has come
When she puts her tennis-shoes on
Everything she is
Is everything she was
Everything she is
Is everything she was
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5. |
Remote Control
04:29
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All done by remote control
Targeting victims of the highest order
With the pull of a distant trigger
A dozen dead include women and children
We found the number two guy
All by remote control
He said,
Don't cross that red line
Don't cross that red line
Don't cross that red line
Who can blame those who are left
Picking through remains of the innocent
Should they choose a life of revenge
Like us they will judge who will live
We killed the number two guy
All by remote control
We killed the number two guy again
All by executive order
He said,
Don't cross that red line
Don't cross that red line
Don't cross that red line
Million dollar drone glides through the air
Over here and over there
Robots in the sky armed to kill
Feel safer now than you did then
We killed the number two guy
All by remote control
We killed the number two guy again
All by executive order
We crossed that red line
We crossed that red line again
All by remote control
All by remote control
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6. |
Fire and Steam
03:46
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Too many moving parts, too many screens
Too many buttons, on the machine
Too many options, too many commands
Too many features, buried in the sand
We must get back to fire and steam
We must find our way back to natural things
Give me a stick, from the forest tree
I'll make a fire, and a bed out of leaves
Give me a flowering tree, with fruit I can pull
I'll delight in the taste of a real apple
We must get back to fire and steam
We must find our way back to natural things
Give me a sunset, give me a waterfall
Give me stormy weather, wake up when the birds call
Give me your hand, give me your time
Give me your tenderness, and I'll give you mine
We must get back to fire and steam
We must find our way back to natural things
We must get back to fire and steam
We're heading back to simpler things
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7. |
Travel with Me
06:14
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My broken down car has an empty tank
I'm alone under this highway sign with too much time to think
I know where I am, I know how much this cost
On these mountains of asphalt, in these clouds of car exhaust
I stand alone on this open road
I stand alone on this open road
I see you walk toward me, with your head tilted down
You got my text for help on your way out of town
My hopeful eyes stare longer than they should
Your simple nod says more than words ever could
We stand alone on this open road
We stand alone on this open road
Travel with me
Travel with me
And we'll never be
Stranded again
Travel with me
Travel with me
And we'll never be
Stranded again
Holding your head in my hand, I whisper in your ear
Nothing will stop us from getting far away from here
I take your hand, I've got what I need
The search party won't be looking for you or me
Travel with me on the open road
Travel with me on the open road
Travel with me
Travel with me
And we'll never be
Stranded again
Travel with me
Travel with me
And we'll never be
Stranded again
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8. |
Learn How to Swim
05:18
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I've been in the river during the storm
Water is rising, raindrop and booms
My canoe is slowly filling up with rain
Too far from the shore, I paddle in vain
So I guess I'll have to learn how to swim
So I guess I'll have to learn how to swim
The water is rising, it's time to begin
So I guess I'll have to learn...how to swim
The doctor said gently with her hand on my shoulder
It's not good news, but it's a risk when you're older
She showed me the plan to battle my new rival
I told her I was ready to fight for survival
So I guess I'll have to learn how to swim
So I guess I'll have to learn how to swim
The water is rising, it's time to begin
So I guess I'll have to learn...how to swim
One day I found you broken, alone in your room
You were fading in the dark, broken, full of doom
You feel the under tow, it's pulling you down
This is not how you deserve to be found
So I guess you'll have to learn how to swim
So I guess you'll have to learn how to swim
The water is rising, it's time to begin
So I guess you'll have to learn...
So I guess you'll have to learn how to swim
So I guess you'll have to learn how to swim
The water is rising, it's time to begin
So I guess you'll have to learn...how to swim
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He never gave up
He never gave up
He never gave up
On the long road to freedom
Have courage when you face fear
Inspire hope where you meet despair
Sharpen your mind when you get knocked down
If things fall apart, don’t let go of the peace in your heart
He never gave up
He never gave up
He never gave up
On the long road to freedom
He never gave up
He never gave up
He never gave up
On the long road to freedom
He fought the laws of the land
Until towering white cliffs crumbled to sand
Permanently stained with blood and tears
There's enough hope left to carry us past those years
He never gave up
He never gave up
He never gave up
On the long road to freedom
It took a hero to fight the breaking waves
It took someone willing to give up everything
It took courage from every side
Truth and reconciliation turned the tide
He never gave up
He never gave up
He never gave up
On the long road to freedom
He never gave up
He never gave up
He never gave up
On the long road to freedom
Have courage when you face fear
Inspire hope where you meet despair
Sharpen your mind when you get knocked down
If things fall apart, never let go of the peace in your heart
Never let go
Never let go
Never let go
Of the peace in your heart
Never let go
Never let go
Never let go
Of the peace in your heart
He never gave up
He never gave up
He never gave up
On the long road to freedom
He never gave up
He never gave up
He never gave up
On the long road to freedom
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10. |
Bridges
04:53
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I've been on bridges like the Golden Gate
That carry a thousand cars, trucks and freight
I've been on bridges on long country roads
That creak as you walk, ‘cause they’re rickety and old
I've been on bridges over rivers and land
Built by steel workers or by saw, nail and hand
But no bridge I can find
On this long road of mine
Will carry me this time
I'll have to take
the long way around
All these bridges are falling down
All these bridges are falling down
I've been on bridges covered by ocean's spray
That kept my high above the dangerous waves
I've been on a bridge with locks lining a fence
A destination not a path to an end
I've been on bridges that helped me make it home
That carried my burdens when I could not take them on
But no bridge I can find
On this long road of mine
Will carry me this time
I'll have to take
the long way around
All these bridges are falling down
All these bridges are falling down
I'll build it up with wood and clay
I'll build it up with iron and steel
I'll build it up with silver and gold
It's up to me to build the bridge I need
We will build the bridge we need...
We'll build it up with wood and clay
We'll build it up with iron and steel
We'll build it up with silver and gold
It's up to us to build the bridge we need
We will build the bridge we need
We will build the bridge we need
We will build the bridge we need
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Simeon Peebler Chicago, Illinois
Songwriter Simeon "Simon" Peebler lives in Chicago and he won't stop writing songs.
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