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First you showed me your heart
Then, you drunk dialed me on the phone
We are lost and confused again
Do we have to end this so soon?
It's easy to make a drawing
When you're using tracing paper
But, I'm better with an eraser
That's why my page is still blank
Across this land that we live in
Down the fiber optic road
Do you speak in a cryptic code?
Said that things would never end this way…
You look good in the moonlight
And sound better on the phone
Existing only in late night
Now you're creepin' in low tones
I'd never ask you to scan me your love
Or, even know exactly what i'm thinking of
One day I'm fine and the next day I'm shot
You've got to see that what you're asking for is a lot
Are there more gardens than beaches?
Or, silver shopping malls
In this new age that we click in
They could see we had it comin'
I'd never ask you to scan me your love
Or, even know exactly what i'm thinking of
One day I'm fine and the next day I'm shot
You've got to see that what you're asking for is a lot
Are there more gardens than beaches?
Or, silver shopping malls
In this new age that we click in
They could see we had it comin'
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It was crazy how we ran out to the throng
And, then watched it all through pane window glass doors
And, then you're wondering why we lifted all those bags
Cause it was the time, the only time we had
In a way, I settled down
In a way, you settled down
In a way, we all settled down
for something different
Packed our bags and head to foreign lands
To find ourselves and make a different plan
In the packs on our backs we carried all we had
If we ever get back, we'll start all over again
In a way, I settled down
In a way, you settled down
In a way, we all settled down
for something different
We get a little sentimental
Stuck a little in the past
and we both know there's nothing wrong with that
We get a little sentimental
Stuck a little in the past
and we won't show there's anything wrong with that.
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Since she put me down
I've been out doing in my head.
I come in late at night
And, in the morning I just lay in bed.
I was gonna come around
But I think I'm going to let it grow.
And, when the time is right
I'm gonna take her to the place I know.
And, sing a Great Lakes Song
On and on
When you're sailing on Huron
We're heading Up North
Where the air is clear
And the water's cool
In a glass bottom boat,
Pull the rope,
To get across the pool
When we settled for the night
We were right on rocky shore
If we see the Northern Lights,
Satellite, we couldn't ask for more.
Sing a Great Lakes Hymn
Again and again
When you're swimming in Michigan.
We pass the lake
Our minds wander
Down a waterfall
We try to make our way northward
Just in time for fall
When you gave the map away
It seemed like dire straits
Superior
Huron
Erie
Ontario
Michigan
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Frightened by the wind ooooh ooooo
Mistaken for a star oooooooh oh o
The view is always the same
Whether captured near or far
Placin' all the blame
Even though it never did belong
My mind is loaded
I just can't sleep
I'm remembering all those things you said
And they don't make sense
Even though I know we really did luck out.
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They say that to the victor go the spoils
But, what happens when the superpowers run out of oil?
They're selling maps to Calamity Land
Which helped me find my old watch, but I still haven't found the hands
Pull the seats out the back of the van
Pump your tires, hop in, and cruise out as fast as you can
Can you canoe through a blizzard whiteout?
People try it… Let's right the bow!
I thought by now that we should've been further down
That lonesome road
Your life is a mystery story line.
When will we find the next clue?
They make a living snapping telephone poles
But, the pay's not enough to make it all worth my time
They found the blackbox filled with yesterday's lies
But once they cracked the code, a melancholy story unfolds
Croc tears come from alligator eyes
So, you'd better hype up or soon we will all fall down
Those cats put a lot of garbage out there…
And, people buy it! We wonder how?
I thought by now that we should've been further down
That lonesome road
Your life is a mystery story line.
When will we find the next clue?
The shape of the land will change in time
Where will we find what we choose?
What happens when the water's like gold?
There's a drain on the lake, now the bottom becomes the top.
Tragic car crash in a sinkhole swarm
When the rain was too much, the ambulance siren wouldn't sound.
Chose the right path, but we took it at the wrong time.
Let's take a new look, cause it looks like the map has changed.
They're bringing lawn chairs to the 4 alarm fire
Now, nothing is left…it all came down.
I thought by now that we should've been further down
That lonesome road
Your life is a mystery story line.
When will we find the next clue?
Too large to take in at one time,
Space awaits to vanish the view.
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Blaze a trail through Monguagon Woods
Try to find the Will o' the Wisp
Right at dusk is when the treasure hunt will begin
Cross the rock wall to the unknown
Our eyes adjust the further we go
But we still can't see beyond the delicate fractal pattern
Deeper under the canopy
Mixed is fear with anxiety
What awaits is what's been told for many years now
In the treetops we'll find peace of mind
We'll lose track of time as we hide
And the green ceiling binds vine to vine
The dappled sunlight shine fills my eyes
Our eyes can't divine all the lines
The treetops divide us from sky
And, I'm pulled to pieces
The pattern goes on and on and on and on and on...
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…And the stardust
Reated substantial mass
Building layers
Upon our past
On a backward slide
Through the firmament
Back in time…
Before the light
…And the stardust / On a backward slide
Created substantial mass / Through the firmament
Building layers / Back in time…
Upon our past / Before the light
Before the light
Before the light
Before the light
Before the light
Before the light
When all was cold
After the dark
Before the light
Before the light
…And the stardust
Created substantial mass
Building layers
Upon our past
On a backward slide
Through the firmament
Back in time…
Before the light
…And the stardust / On a backward slide
Created substantial mass /Through the firmament
Building layers / Back in time…
Upon our past / Before the light
Before the light
Before the light
Before the light
Before the light
Before the light
When all was cold
After the dark
Before the light
Before the light
To bend time and space in circles
Or to send events into reverse
Is anti-matter really out there?
And, how long can something exist?
What came before the ancient light?
Was it Boze-Einstein Condensate?
Is absolute zero really out there?
And, how long can something exist?
How can something not have a beginning or an end?
How can something not have a beginning or an end?
How can something never end?
How can something never end?
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It's weird to me when you sing in that register
Don't look at me in that tone of voice
We all know now just where the money went
We'll be fine cause we're growing old
growin'…
You reveal your motive now
And, you wear that lazy crown
We hope for better days
While we try to settle down
And, we laugh without saying anything
And, we see without opening our eyes
And, we grey when you wear that lazy crown
…………………….after the sun goes down
It's hard to say just when the whistle blows
But, when the fall is bathed in light
We'll dwell inside cause it's growing cold
And, you promise things of gold
And, you wear that lazy crown
I was always looking up
Cause I thought the sun would burn out,
burn out, burn out
And, we laugh without saying anything
And, we see without opening our eyes
And, we grey when you wear that lazy crown
We settled in the shade…
(leaves blow around)
You reveal your motive now
And, you wear that lazy crown
We hope for better days
While we try to settle down
And, we laugh without saying anything
And, we see without opening our eyes
And, we grey when you wear that lazy crown
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The bare bulb is much too bright for me
The walls are white which makes it hard to see
The lack of holes in the wall are not enough
To keep my mind from wandering outside
The parking lot was empty at the time
I traced the lines to find my only ride
It didn't go exactly as I planned
I'll take my chances traveling over land
I'll take my chances traveling over land
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Your world is so small
When you're 13 years old
Lost in the hall
On the first day of school
And, the burnouts ruled
So you stayed out of their way
And, it sounds so strange
To even say it today
YET
There was a time when
Burnouts were cool
There was a time when
They could smoke outside of school
When Eddie lived
And Iron Man ruled
In '86 we were
Culturally askew
And, I thought they might
Take you away from me
When I saw you hanging out
With the wrong crowd in the street
What else can I say?
I was young and afraid.
It still sounds so strange
To even say it today.
There was a time when
Burnouts were cool
There was a time when
They could smoke outside of school
When Eddie lived
And Iron Man ruled
In '86 we were
Culturally askew
There was a time when
Burnouts was cool
There was a time when
They could smoke outside of school
When Eddie lived
And Iron Man ruled
In '86 we were
Culturally askew
The leather denim crowd
Really was the tops.
You wanna find 'em
Well… they hang in parking lots.
Their hair was long in back
And short up on top.
Straight out of metal shop
It's 80's culture shock!
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When we all fall down
Brown ashes spread 'round
Will we rise up?
Or, will we fall down?
When we all fall down
Brown ashes spread 'round
Will we rise up?
Or, will we fall down?
We burrow under the stairs
And wait for the light to come out
It may take a lifetime or two
Then we'll head back above the ground
We'll live our lives off the land
While waiting for the sun to burn out
We built this all by hand
And one day we'll watch it come down
We burrow under the stairs
And wait for the light to come out
It may take a lifetime or two
Then we'll head back above the ground
We'll live our lives off the land
While waiting for the sun to burn out
We built this all by hand
And one day we'll watch it come down
When we all fall down
Brown ashes spread 'round
Will we rise up?
Or, will we fall down?
Will we rise up?
Or, will we fall down?
Will we rise up?
Or, will we fall down?
Will we rise up?
Or, will we fall down?
Will we rise up?
Or, will we fall down?
Will we rise up?
Or, will we fall down?
Will we rise up?
Or, will we fall down?
Will we rise up?
Or, will we fall down?
Will we rise up?
Or, will we fall down?
Will we rise up?
Or, will we fall down?
Will we rise up?
Or, will we fall down?
Will we rise up?
Or, will we fall down?
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Wait… Is this a little too classic rock?
Is this a little too Search for Spock?
And, a little too late
Wait… Is this a little too Rolling Stones?
But not enough Brian Jones?
And, a little too late
Wait… Just a little too easy
Just a little too easy
And, a lot too late.
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released January 17, 2012
