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Okolona
04:18
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(For the folks back home in the Okolona area of Louisville, Kentucky)
A zero crossing points to now and back then
Wake those dead memories and make them beg
All those streets all these houses but no friends
Wander back into the skull of your zombie head
Okolona's far away
Space and time are outta phase
And there's nowhere you are safe
Okolona
The quarry's filled and the stars they've all changed
And the sounds that are filling up this town are rearranged
No time to cross another sin off of your list
Disenchanted disillusionment and dissed
Okolona's far away
Space and time is just a phrase
Like killing time and being saved
Okolona
Seeing trouble doesn't help--you just see red
Skate away into the night where there's no bed
The words are written in your blood on the wall
How much pain in this world have you caused?
Okolona's far away
Space and time is just a phase
Where nothing matters anyway
Okolona's far away
Space and time are outta phase
And there's no where to escape
Okolona
09-2007
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Ohio
05:29
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(A song about a state of mind)
It wasn't all that long ago
I was crawling down the interstate
I had a smile on my face
I was full of bile and hate
All I needed was shelter
Somewhere to clear my head
Don't ya know I turned right back around
When I saw the sign ahead
Ohio---Ohio---
If I had my way baby
I'd never go back to you
Ohio---Ohio---
If I had my way darlin'
I'd never go back to you
When we kissed by Lake Erie
I never felt so high
But when you started running 'round
I truly wanted to die
Some love is meant to be
Others better left unsaid
Our love was high in the middle
And it was round on both ends
Ohio---Ohio---
If I had my way baby
I'd never go back to you
Ohio---Ohio---
If I had my way darlin'
I'd never go back to you
There we were at the edge of the world
And you’re begging me to come back
Close my eyes and spin around
One step forward and six steps back
And if I find myself on 75
Heading south towards Toledo
I'd rather drive back around the world
Yeah, I'm taking the long way home
Ohio---Ohio---
If I had my way baby
I'd never go back to you
Ohio---Ohio---
If I had my way darlin'
I'd never go back to you
No, I'll never go back to you
06-11-2009
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(Inspired from a conversation with Craig Spirko about Buddy Holly)
I'm sitting on the runway
Here at Clear Lake
The snow is still falling
And I’m grinding my teeth
I've got ten bags of laundry
And my guitar in the back
Flyin' all the way to Fargo
While the sky is still black
Not sure how I got here
With my eyes full of stars
Singing one song after another
How did I get this far
Feels like I've been snow blind
For weeks on end
I miss those quiet mornings
And the warmth of your skin
The way you'd correct me
And change my mind
You talk about starting a family
I think we still got time
All I ever needed
Was to be your man
And I promise to call you
Once this bird lands
I'm sitting on the runway
Here at Clear Lake
The pilot guns the engine
And lets off the brake
What if I was to die tonight
And leave you this way
I bet you'd never forgive me
That'll be the day
I'd love to close my eyes and sleep
But this plane's too loud
But if I could I'd dream of a sunrise
And a pair of brown eyes
Oh just to see one more sunrise
And your lovely eyes
02-2009
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Underhill Rose
03:38
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(Dedicated to Molly, Eleanor, and Salley of the fine band Underhill Rose)
She took a walk didn’t know where to go
Took off her shoes in the snow
Kept her face to the sun
Kept a song inside her heart to keep her warm
She kept a song
She kept a song
Inside her heart to keep her warm------
She dug that hole with her bare hands
Buried that heart she didn’t own
Buried it deep beneath the snow
Left it cold alone and forsaken on Underhill Rose
She kept her heart
She kept her heart
Buried deep beneath the snow-------
When you’ve got enough desire and dreams
You can set fire to anything
The pillows were piled high on her bed
The flames licked the ceiling while he slept
Softer, softer he cries
And dreams about those deep green eyes
He dies again every time she goes
To bury that heart on Underhill Rose
He dies again
He dies again
Every time she goes-------
She keeps her heart
She keeps her heart
Buried deep beneath the snow-------
She kept a song
She kept a song
Inside her heart to keep her warm------
05-25-2012
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It's better
Oh so better
To be the bride
Running thru the door
After changing her mind
It's better
Far far better
To be the bride
Than the one she left behind
Cast aside
Into the wind
I hear you talk in your sleep
Speak in tongues
Wanna move away
Old friends you never see
And those promises
There are things you'll never tell
There are things I'll never ask
I tried not to learn anything today
It's better
Oh so better
She said to me--she said to me
It's better
A far far better thing I do
When sometimes
If I don't say I love you
I won’t say I love you
11-2005
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Broken
02:35
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Fix me
Now that I’m broken
Show me
What it is that I'm missing
Tell me
All the secrets I adore
Since I swam upon the shores
Of this life
When you
Are far away from answers
How will
You dream without tomorrow
When there's
No chance of a future
And nothing here to hold you down
That matters to your heart anymore
Kiss me
When it's dark and you're leaving
Miss me
As much as you allow
Tell me
What it is I wanna hear
'Cuz the only thing I fear
Is right now
Fix me
Now that I'm broken...
06-25-2009
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(A modern day fable)
There he stands
In his ill-fitting shirt
Wishing that the phone was still working
He opens the window
Looks out at the trees
Notices that the birds are not flying
He walks outside
As the sun drops
And all the colors fade before his eyes
And it’s a long long way somewhere in the distance
And it’s a much longer drive back home
Where she waits all alone for his answer
But the birds will not fly to her tonight
He has no voice
And the birds just stare
He tries to shake them loose from their branches
He wraps cold chains
Around his wrists
Pulls with all his might while lightning flashes
And the shadows from the birds are not their own
The shadows from the birds are not their own
She puts out the phone
One hand to her ear
And somewhere in the distance a tree crashes
Somewhere in the distance a tree crashes
Somewhere in the distance a tree crashes
Somewhere in the distance…
11-02-2010
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Black River
03:19
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(Inspired by the book and film documentary "Wisconsin Death Trip")
There’s two feet of snow
Outside of Black River
And Henry’s layin’ on the tracks again
He’s waitin’ on the train
To take him away
Oh, to feel its breath on his face
The last time he saw her
She held a gun and her bible
Trying to keep the devil at bay
Her name was Marina
And they’ll never find her body
Her bare footprints stopped dead in the snow
The devil took her is all he’d say
I saw them in the full moon and gave chase
The devil’s voice held me still
I heard him from the hill
If I can’t have you no one will
The train comes to a stop
Outside of Black River
Henry opens his eyes and cries
They pull him to his feet
And drag him away
And the devil watches from the train
The devil smiles from the train…
09-07-2010
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Teach Me
03:50
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(Partly inspired by the short story "The Body Politic" by Clive Barker)
We can talk in bed
But it wouldn’t be the same
We could change our tone
But the meanings rearranged
We can talk until more than just our words
Are intertwined
You can teach me and I can learn
You can teach me and I can learn
Oh baby
Remember way back when
And we only told the truth
We looked at the future
But we only saw the stars
Oh baby what will it be like
When the whole world is ours
You can teach me and I can learn
You can teach me and I can learn
Oh baby
Oh baby what will it be like
Imagine the whole wide
World
Is
Ours
Oh baby
06-11-2012
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Mean Girl Blues
03:54
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(A love song)
I tell ya things haven't been the same
Since I found out that's not her real name
She's such a mean girl
But she's all I got
She calls me up and calls me lover
Then hides the condoms when I come over
Such a mean girl
But she's all I got
Keeps insisting 1 and 1 is 3
'cuz she don't care about society
Says she loves me just to get her way
Says she doesn't mean it but she's open to sway
She's such a mean ---- mean, mean girl
Washes the dishes and fixes a drink
Leaves her panties in the kitchen sink
I think I'm starting to believe her lies
She once kissed a man just to watch him die
She's a mean girl
But she's all I got
Such a mean girl
And she's all I got
My strength is fading, I'm not that tough
You can all have her, I've had enough
I beg for mercy, please give it a rest
She sharpens her nails and takes off her dress
She's such a mean ---- mean, mean girl
I tell ya things'll never be the same
I only got myself to blame
She's a mean girl
But she's all I want
Such a mean girl
And she's all I want
She's all I want
My mean, mean girl
07-20-2009
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11. |
Inside Out
02:42
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There's a crack in the world
But the world's still spinning
Sometimes so fast
You can see what's coming
That's when I close my eyes
And wish for patience
And all the courage
I can stand
Cuz it's a perfect day
As long as I'm breathing
I'm not lyin'
I'm just dreamin'
You gotta hide what you are
To get what you want
That's not thinking
That's scheming
There's a crack in the world
And the world is bleeding
I wanna turn it
Inside out
I wanna turn it
Inside out
All the birds on the wires
Sit side by side
And when there's thunder
They scatter
12-12-2009
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12. |
All Is Well
04:52
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(Another fable)
Everyday we become someone new
All the trials we face we're bound to lose
And all our steps are meant to fail
Every night I put my head to rest
Not sure how much strength I have left
But I know all is well
Cuz I might die before I wake
And not have to face another day
Yeah, I know all is well
I know all is well
Me and Death went for a walk
We both held hands and how we talked
But then she turned to me and said:
"I hope to never see you again
I pray you can understand
But you're just not a very good friend
I know you love me but let me go
There's so much more that you should know"
And then she kissed me for the last time
Then Death walked away from me
And as far as she's concerned
She'll never--never come back
But I know all is well
Cuz I won't live forever
Yeah I know all is well
I know all is well
Every night I put my thoughts to rest
Not sure how much pain is left
But I know all is well
Cuz I might die before I wake
If she takes pity on my fate
And I'll feel her embrace
Yeah, I know all is well
I know all is well
03-15-2009 9 am
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Roy Peak Jacksonville, Florida
Roy Peak has played electric bass in more bands than he cares to remember for more years than he can
remember.
He wrote the theme song for the radio show "Hey You Kids, Get Off My Lawn" on WPNR-FM.
His debut album, All Is Well, has been called "A punkish folk-rock tromp through twelve songs about love, death, and birds."
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