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Full fathom five, thy father lies
Of his bones are coral made
Those are pearls that were his eyes
Nothing of him doth fade
But suffer a sea change
Into something rich and strange
Sea nymphs hourly ring his knell
I hear them--
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Diving
03:35
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Cast off cast off these weeds from us
Years of drowning in love
We’re diving into the wreck of ourselves
We might not come back up
Lived in a world that almost drove me crazy
Swallowing water without a sound
Slow goes the ship, I will let go then maybe
I’ll find my own way down
I am a song that you cannot hear
Though I am playing all around
The blue of distance is calling me home
What’s lost can never be found
Lived in a world that almost drove me crazy
Swallowing water without a sound
Slow goes the ship, I will let go then maybe
I’ll find my own way down
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I don’t wanna die alone with my own thoughts
Let them breathe here
And let them continue on their own
How many minds are lost
Like vapor in cold air
To places our mothers could not know were even there
This morning I got dressed
Like a woman I once saw
A woman who was not me
I saw her on TV
Or not the TV, but a computer staring back at me
She smiled, and without speaking, told me that was how I should be
I don’t wanna die alone with my own thoughts
Let them breathe here
And let them continue on their own
How many minds are lost
Like vapor in cold air
To places our mothers could not know were even there
Take good care of my body
Be just as good as you can be
And if you should discover
That you don’t really love her
Please bring my body back to me
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Hmm
00:51
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Hmm
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Where you going I don’t mind
I’ve killed my world and I’ve killed my time
So where do I go what do I see
I see many people coming after me
So where you going I don’t mind
If I live too long, I’m afraid I’ll die
So I will follow you wherever you go
If your open hand is still open to me
Strangers on this road we are on
We are not two, we are one.
So you’ve been where I’ve just come
From the land that brings the losers on
So we will share this road we walk
And mind our mouths and beware our talk
Til peace we find, tell you what I’ll do
All the things I own I will share with you
And if I feel tomorrow like I feel today
We’ll take what we want and give the rest away
Strangers on this road we are on
We are not two, we are one.
Holy man and holy priest,
This love of life makes me weak in my knees
And when we get there make your play
Cuz soon I feel you’re gonna carry us away
In a promised lie you made us believe
For many men there is so much grief
And my mind is proud but it aches with rage
And if I live too long, I’m afraid I’ll die
Strangers on this road we are on
We are not two, we are one.
Strangers on this road we are on
We are not two, we are one.
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Ride slow ride slow, under the rain
You won’t behold such beauty again
When you go your way my old friend
You won’t be coming back again
Oh my lovely love, oh my lovely love
You go astray
But here in my own heart
You do remain
Your father’s watch, gold band and chain
Although it’ll never be the same
Inside my heart, you do remain.
The dog that howls, the winding sheet
The wind that whispers under your feet
Although I lied, I must repeat
I’ll miss you when you’re gone from me
Oh my lovely love, oh my lovely love
You go astray
And you can change the past to fit the page
I broke your heart, and jumped my cage
I set the fires on the stage
The heart knows when it’s been betrayed.
There’s not a word to say to you
I’ve lost your scent, I hunt something new
I could care less to follow rules
That some fool made for me
But still it stands, and will not remove
Your beauty bright in every room
I think of you, and am consumed.
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My only daughter, I saw you walking
Along the side of a country road
I remember it was raining
I pulled over my car
And offered you a ride
You climbed in beside me
Fastened your freezing body
To me you were a fountain of snow
Unreachable, mesmerizing
Though I asked many questions
Answers I made on my own
My love, my love--
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Luna
04:37
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En una noche de niebla
Decidí dar un paseo
Cuando la niebla desaparecio
No pude creer lo que vi
Luna--
Tu luz es muy brillante
Luna--
Por favor no me muestres más
Allí al lado de un árbol
Dos cuerpos abrazados
Y cuando me acerque
Un de ellos fue mi amor
Luna--
Tu luz es muy brillante
Luna--
Por favor no me muestres más
Ahora camino todas las noches
No encuentro descanso
Y cuando veo amantes abrazándose
Esto es lo que digo yo
Luna--
Tu luz es muy brillante
Luna--
Por favor no me muestres más
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Despite all my feelings of life parallel
Nature is happening without my goodwill
I called my friend up and she said it’s still
Happening to you, even when you are ill
Out on the highway it rises the eye
I saw an eagle full mouth with the kill
Flying on by.
No family
No universe
No holy god
No mother earth
Out on the land to either side
A pit as deep as it is wide
And underneath a rolling dime
I lift my skirt for the economy.
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Dancing to Death
02:49
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Call off the guards I found her hiding in this house
Although she swore up and down she was someone else
But I have your picture here, your memory in my mind
Thought you’d gone, but it appears
You’ve remained behind
So it’s true you’ve found me here
But I may as well make myself clear
I’m not gonna go without a fight
You kids and your suits it just ain’t right
And for the record
I’d like to be said
Instead of marching
I danced to my death.
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Kass Richards Massachusetts
Singer-songwriter/song collector living in the Boston area.
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