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Shrug
03:03
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Shrug
You shrug the fear off of your shoulders.
You face the early light, despite the rain.
If I had tried, would you have noticed,
if I found you in this strange place?
You better leave.
You better leave.
Before I ask you to stay.
A chord was struck that was forgotten, an unsung melody I hoped to play.
I thought I lost all my affections, but I feel everything that I can't say.
You better leave.
You better leave.
Before I ask you to stay.
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2. |
All Summer Long
03:14
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All Summer Long
Hang on to me.
What’s the hurry baby?
The roads we’re traveling
are bound to lead us somewhere.
I never told you about that dream,
you were living in your smile.
All summer long,
we could drive across the states,
leave the East Coast in our wake.
All summer long,
there’s no chance we wouldn’t take,
no promise we’d forsake.
It’s been hard lately,
to find a destination.
You can count on me.
I’ll be the lighthouse in your storm.
I never told you about that dream.
You were living in my song.
All summer long,
we could drive across the states,
leave the East Coast in our wake.
All summer long,
there’s no chance we wouldn’t take,
no promise we’d forsake.
What could go wrong?
I’ve spent years spinning these wheels.
Mistook my passion for what’s real.
I don’t belong
in this hyperbolic race.
The end’s not worth the chase.
All summer long.
What could go wrong?
All summer long.
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3. |
Lady In Green
04:03
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Lady in Green
Lady in green.
You caught my eye on an Oyster ride at Vine.
A transient reverie.
If you didn’t flash those pearly whites I’d leave.
Big man that I was,
stupid is and does.
For better or worse?
Depends on who leaves who first.
I can’t catch you,
I’ll never catch you. I can’t.
God only knows,
I can’t catch you,
I’ll never catch you. I can’t.
Got off the same stop,
heart thump-in, dumbstruck.
I chased you down as a busker belted out
on saxophone. What a wonderful world!
Even I could see the serendipity at large.
Big man that I was,
stupid is and does.
God only knows.
I can’t catch you,
I’ll never catch you. I can’t.
God only knows,
I can’t catch you,
I’ll never catch you. I can’t.
Lady in green,
I lost my mind on an Oyster ride at Vine.
Lady, you mean more to me
for the mere possibility.
Lady, you mean more to me
than my fractured reality.
I can’t catch you,
I’ll never catch you. I can’t.
God only knows.
I can’t catch you,
I’ll never catch you. I can’t.
I can’t catch you.
I’ll never catch you.
I can’t catch you.
I’ll never catch you
I can’t.
God only knows.
I am who I am.
No lover, no friend.
For richer or poor.
As the train closed its doors.
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4. |
Tangled Up In You
04:49
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Tangled Up in You
Checked in to the Blue Bird Inn.
Wedding bells on the weekend.
Old friends, recall memories.
Trade vows in the pouring rain.
I called you up,
but the line was engaged,
so I rang you back and called you by name.
Tangled up in you.
Good morning smile.
Brown eyed and true.
Tangled up in me.
Mostly dreaming.
Wild and free.
One night at the Blue Bird Inn.
Secret doors, emerald walls.
Our last dance was a moonlit affair.
Ghost stories, truth or dare.
I called you up.
We were no longer afraid, so I picked you up and drove us away.
Tangled up in you.
Good morning smile.
Brown eyed and true.
Tangled up in me.
Mostly dreaming.
Wild and free.
It was only yesterday,
you flew across the states.
The light was shining where no currents could find it.
I know you’ve been with me all along.
Tangled up in you.
Good morning smile.
Brown eyed and true.
Tangled up in me.
Mostly dreaming.
A hapless believer.
Mostly dreaming.
Wild and free.
Checked out of the Blue Bird Inn.
No maps, we just found ourselves.
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5. |
Sleep At Night
03:54
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Sleep at Night
Wedding bells and misplaced chances.
What will become of a highway romance?
Live free or die, till death does us right.
Coast to coast, in a red sedan.
All of our efforts hand in hand.
We’re scrolling by, beneath the astral light.
Spirits lift with the new horizon.
Brian interjects with a burning question.
“How can it be, you still believe in me?”
We’re on the run, please, no surprises.
The city’s going into hiding.
I don’t think I’m ever going to...
Sleep at night.
Why don’t you sleep at night?
What if I’m to blame?
There’s no one else.
I’m a dropout with a fantasy,
mumbling songs into a tape machine.
I’ve never felt so temporary.
Seven days a week, an apothecary
for the weak of will and lovesick vagrants
who should’ve walked the other way.
Our fingers crossed in a passing moment.
Both wondering if this is not the end.
I stammer to find the words to say.
And if I could, would it ever be enough…
For me to sleep at night?
Why don’t you sleep at night?
Flashback to 96,
the white apocalypse,
brothers in the snow.
Taught to dream of the unseen.
Prophesied by the ordained.
They said I’m destined for transcendence.
I have a purpose that I can’t quit.
I got ahead of myself and lost the plot.
I’ve gone too far but I won’t stop…
Until I sleep at night.
Why don’t you sleep at night?
I hope you sleep at night.
Why don’t you sleep at night?
With you, I sleep at night.
When I think about you, I sleep at night.
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6. |
Homesick
03:49
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Homesick
Homesick again,
looking for some cold cash.
Bills keep stacking up.
Well, what are we to do?
We are just two citizens.
I think it’s time...
We change our tune.
Something memorable,
From me to you,
You’re someone I can love,
It’s true.
I’ll hold you at the end.
Good Morning, my friends.
Hey, how’s it going out there?
It’s a fine line between
feeling low, getting high.
Is this paradise? I can’t identify.
A searchlight hangs over our bed.
Is it the government or spaceman for rent?
Let’s beg for salvation instead.
I think it’s time
we change our tune.
Something memorable,
from me to you,
You’re someone I can love,
it’s true. I’ll hold you at the end.
I wish that time would change our tune.
Something memorable,
from me to you.
You’re someone I can love, it’s true.
I’ll hold you through the afternoon.
As the fever breaks, I’ll sing for you.
At the end of the world,
I’ll stay.
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7. |
Why Not Stay
05:51
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Why Not Stay
I’m sitting on an airplane,
I and the engine shook.
Blue ocean between us.
Buoyant bodies of breath.
We are the captains.
Weary vessels of life.
Merely captives of our own delights.
When I called you from the payphone,
no answer, you were not home.
Lend me your hand.
Why not stay right here?
Tomorrow is much too late.
If there is no rush,
why not be here now?
Time will not spare a fool.
A hundred times over,
I think I lost you again.
Last call, the connecting flight,
I’ll meet you to the end.
When I left Long Island,
I swore that I’d never look back.
Lend me your hand.
Why not stay right here?
Tomorrow is much too late.
If there is no rush,
Why not be here now?
Time will not spare no fool.
I’m finding out where I am.
Heaven or Los Angeles?
I’m finding that where you are,
won’t keep us from the promised land.
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8. |
Falling Upwards
03:24
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Falling Upwards
Touchdown, L. A.
In a deep haze.
Breaking bread.
Unholy sacrament.
A quarter to six.
Chasing a fix.
Check my kicks,
could be something I’m missing.
Don’t wait to say,
I’m so glad to meet you.
Love with all you have.
Offer up your hand.
Coin toss, falling upwards
at the same time.
Sundown on Sunset Blvd.
I can’t un-see the ending.
Took the scenic route,
now I can’t make a sound.
All that’s left is a passing feeling.
Don’t wait to say,
I’m so glad to meet you.
Love with all you have,
Offer up your hand.
Coin toss, falling upwards
at the same time.
Goodbye, farewell.
Auf Wiedersehen.
In time, I won’t remember anything.
Independence Day.
I’ll be on my way.
Homeward bound.
Heaven help this uncertainty.
Don’t wait to say,
I’m so glad to meet you.
Love with all you have,
Offer up your hand.
Coin toss, falling upwards
at the same time.
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9. |
The Willows
04:38
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The Willows
I want to believe that this still works.
But the willows bend before they burst.
Time is a fickle fiend.
I’m certain there's no in between.
You follow down the rabbit hole,
but catching up is just dumb luck.
We were a flash in the universe.
Extinguished by the flames of love.
You wonder if I folded first.
A few seconds short of being long gone.
I've got a bone to pick with you.
You twist my words like a Vine Street queue.
We'll never say I do, adieu.
Beauty lies where smiles hide.
(I’ve never seen this side before.)
Our intentions are plumed and pliant.
(My love went walking out that door.)
It’s not even that I mind the rain.
I just need someone to fix my brain.
It’s stuck on you.
I've got a bone to pick with you.
You test my mood like I’ve got the blues.
I've got a bone to pick with you.
You twist my words like a Vine Street queue.
We'll never say I do, adieu.
I want to believe that this still works,
But the willows bend before they burst.
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10. |
Half Moon
04:38
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Half Moon
At a cafe in the city,
I was cool, calm, and easy.
You were something unexpected.
Content without direction.
All you’ve got are reasons not to stay.
I’ll grab my keys, then we’ll drive away.
Lazy days.
Half moon.
Out of time.
Half gone.
I’ll show you the secret places,
if you show me what I’m made of.
Like a bird over the ocean,
you flew south for winter.
Underneath the Milky Way, we’ll roam.
Keep running through this wild and windy snow.
Lazy days.
Half moon.
Yours or mine?
Half lives.
Días flojos.
Media luna.
Una y otra vez,
tu espérame.
Días flojos.
Media luna.
Adiós mi amor,
siempre mi amor.
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Adam James Los Angeles, California
Adam James cut his teeth on east coast stages and recording studios. He wrote and performed extensively in bands like the post-hardcore Sleep Bellum Sonno, Prog-punk outfit The Vigilance Committee, and his gritty folk-rock creative brainchild More Than Skies. ... more
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