1. |
Puddle of Red
02:05
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2. |
Cold Feet
02:38
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cold feet
in my socks
cold feet
in my shoes
I got here in my slippers
and I've got everything to lose
shaken
I'm shaken over you
I'm afraid of the death that
is following me
afraid of the blade that will
set my love free
but I will lay it down
surrender
I will hold my ground
with the prince of peace
shaken over you
shaken
I'm shaken over you
cold feet in my bed
cold feet in my chair
I got here in the knick of time
and I've got all my life to spare
praying
I'm praying over you
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3. |
Midwestern Prayer Chain
04:30
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did I find trouble
or did it find me?
I came up short
but I didn't come up weak
it's out of my hands
there's nothing I could have done differently
and I know there's no way around it
all I can do it hold my chin up
take a deep break walk a slow line
till I'm safe and sound
well it don't make much sense to me
but grandma put it through the prayer chain
soon my troubles will be history
midwestern prayer chain
it's gonna save me
their sending their sweet Jesus's arms around me
I'm gonna be well
in a speedy recovery
all because the midwestern prayer chain cares about me
they care about me
oil my head
wash my feet
read that book
circle when he speaks
forgive my sins
consecrate all my heart to thee
still I know there's no way around it
even if I spread the good news
plant a few seeds
save a few lives from the constant drowning
it don't make much sense to me
but now that it's tethered to the prayer chain
soon my troubles will be history
midwestern prayer chain
it's gonna save me
their sending their sweet Jesus's arms around me
I'm gonna be well
in a speedy recovery
all because the midwestern prayer chain cares about me
they care about me
midwestern prayer chain
it's gonna save me
all because the midwestern prayer chain cares about me
they care about me
care about me
they care about me
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4. |
Hey, Cut Me Open
02:35
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hey
boy won't you come home with me
hey
boy won't you come home with me
I've been waiting for weeks
waiting for years
waiting like a pipe dream
leaking my tears
looking up to heaven
waiting for flashing sign
hey
boy won't you come home with me
hey
cut me open with a big ole knife
hey
cut me open with a big ole knife
pull out my heart
staple me up
put it in a blue box and wish me luck
always thought was a gift to live and to learn to love
hey
cut me open with a big ole knife
hey
little momma what you gonna do?
hey
little momma what you gonna do?
you're gonna speak your mind
and hush it up
drink the hard facts from a dixie cup
then you'll cross your fingers till you make it to the other side
and I'm gonna buckle you up
drive you around
keep you from the doctors cause they freak you out
oh you're gonna get better and it's gonna be on your own dime
hey
little momma it'll be alright
hey
little momma it'll be alright
singing hey
little momma it'll be alright
yeah hey
little momma it'll be alright
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5. |
Magnesium Drip
00:45
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ropes that wrap
crackle in tautness
and release
a wide round
flying saucer seat
our backs become pillars
they touch
inertia sweet
an up and down sway of not cold feet
as whispers fall from cottonwood trees
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6. |
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Mary comes to work at 8am
she's kind of clumsy
but she's nice
nice
nice
nice
she tapes me up real crooked
and she asks me if i'd like a cup of ice
ice
ice
she has a kitty at home
and a rescue dog named Pete
her free time's full of episodes of
law and order on repeat
she's a lot like you
she's a lot like me
the only difference is
she has a clearer picture
of the state of humanity
and I'd quite agree
Julie comes to work at 5pm
she really tries
she thinks she's right
right
right
right
she makes me feel uncomfortable
says it hurts the baby when I don't
lay on
my side
she has her own prerogative
she sticks to her own rule
her face
it looks so tired but
she always seems to follow through
she's a lot like you
she's a lot like me
the only difference is
she has a clearer picture
of the state of humanity
and I'd quite agree
Constance she is
constantly checking
on my vital signs
signs
signs
signs
at least when
she awakes me
it is gently
it's an hour past midnight
night
night
she doesn’t like to sleep alone
she's somber when she's off
her reason to become a nurse was
to fix the suffering she saw
she's a lot like you
she's a lot like me
the only difference is
she has a clearer picture
of the state of humanity
and I'd quite agree
yeah I'd quite agree
wouldn't you quite agree?
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7. |
Stay Inside
03:25
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warm in your temporary home
da da da da da
hmmmmmmm
hum drum and heart beat
roll around and move your feet
take in all the good that comes along
along the way
to meeting your new friends
the means to finding your own end
you have to pace yourself
it's fine
you have your whole life
whole life
baby take your time
whole life
baby make it worth your while
whole life
baby stay inside
stay inside
da da da da da
hmmmmmmm
da da da da da
hmmmmmmm
da da da da da
hmmmmmmm
da da da da da
da da da da da
narrow road is blocked
a detour
easy ride it's over before night
seems you were meant to go this way
this way is
unexpected
full of discovery and I'll be there
to guide you with a smile
you have your whole life
whole life
baby take your time
whole life
baby make it worth your while
whole life
baby stay inside
stay inside
warm in your temporary home
da da da da da
hmmmmmmm
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8. |
Closing Time*
04:00
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Sarah Summer Arizona
I sing these songs to triumph depression and spit in the face of doubt.
Influences
include Roger Miller, Neil Young, Robert Johnson, Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Smashing Pumpkins, Holly Golightly, Linda McCartney, and Françoise Hardy
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