1. |
The Moon's A Balloon
03:09
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The moon's a balloon
That's what David Niven said...
I touched the sky with my hands
I grabbed the sky and took it home
I put it in a bottle next to the salt & pepper
So I can look at it when I eat
Everyone says what's said is said
But I've got some of the air that you talked into
I kissed the sun with my lips
I licked the sun with my tongue
I swallowed it down into my stomach
'Cause I saw you do the same
When anyone says the weather's bad out
I think about how it felt to kiss your lips & mouth
How it felt to kiss your mouth
The moon's a balloon
The moon's a balloon
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2. |
Woody Says No
02:26
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Woody says No
You can't go anywhere
It's just too dangerous for your colored hair
You've gotta stay safe inside
Or I'll cancel your subscription to the New York Times
Woody says No
You can't go
Woody says No
Stay at home
Anything that you want, you got a telephone
You've gotta make new habituaries
Or you're gonna end up in the Obituaries
Woody says No
You can't go
There's never been a better time to stay at home
You can draw in all your books
And then recite your Auden poems
Woody says No
Stay indoors
You can watch an old movie if you start to get too bored
You better follow my direction
Or you're never gonna know what's in the Arts Section
Woody says No
You can't go
You better stay safe inside
Or I'll cancel your subscription to the New York Times
Woody says No
You can't go
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3. |
Gone So Long
03:28
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There's dust upon my memory
But you blew it off when we sat down to talk
Every ringing tone from your voice
Opened up a door that I'd forgot
Gone so long
Gone so long
In secret forts by railroad tracks
We'd light a fire and wait for bells to ring
Signaling the changing of the subjects
And the stoning of the kings
Everybody knew that this was never meant to last
Everybody knew
Except for you
There're fickle creeks and battered cheeks
That never end their never-ending taunts
There're faces that remained and places
That we named our favorite haunts
Gone so long
Gone so long
Gone so long
Gone so long
And I never never never never never said
I never never never never never said
I never never never never never said
This is where we belong
Time has been a blinking eye
That winks and stares and sometimes falls asleep
The best that we have done is never catalogued
It wasn't made to keep
Everybody knew that this was never meant to last
Everybody knew
Except for you
Gone so long
Gone so long
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4. |
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I had a long, long talk
With my dead friend Bill
He said, "Why ya still doing
The things you're doing still?
If you want me to help you
Brother, I will...
You gotta put down your telephone
Get up in the morning
Breathe the mantras
And heed the warnings
Of The Interdimensional Trans-Spirtual Brain Trust
They're gonna come to find you one day
You better be prepared,
And it'll be beautiful..."
I had a long, long talk
With my dead friend Bill
He said, "Why ya still doing
The things you're doing still?
If you want me to help you
Brother, I will...
You gotta tap the Big Door
Drop your ego
Lift your vibies
And make a free throw
For The Interdimensional Trans-Spirtual Brain Trust."
They're gonna come to find me one day
I'm gonna be prepared,
And it'll be beautiful...
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5. |
Good Enough
03:18
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You had a revelation
An internal conversation
Asking why things fall apart
And every time it breaks your heart
Hey, what ya doing Jim
Will you sink or will you swim
While you sit wallowing
The world waits to be swallowing
And it feels like you're good
Yes you're good
But you're not good enough
Feels like you're good
Yes you're good
But you're not good enough
You feel so far away
From any bright sun ray
You search the sea and slope
For someone to give you hope
But it's never gonna happen
'Cause it's all down to you
You had a revelation
Standing in the railway station
Everybody gets on board
But you don't call that going forward
Hey, what ya doing Jim
Why don't you just be like them
Funny how that manifested
In a life that's so congested
And it feels like you're good
Yes you're good
But you're not good enough
Feels like you're good
Yes you're good
But you're not good enough...
Sorry.
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6. |
Just Breathe
03:55
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When the doom gets heavy
When the hope is dim
Don't be too disheartened
Don't be crestfallen
There are other things around you
There's another path to take
Feel the air that does surround you
Every moment is awake
Time is frames on film strip
Time is real yet fake
Take in a breath
Believe that everything is fine
Just breathe, just breathe
Don't be frightened by the future
Don't be ill about the past
Everything is nothing
Nothing isn't bad
You put your eyes on someday
Someday is not today
You only need this one day
And it's okay
Take in a breath
Believe that everything is fine
Just breathe, just breathe
Just breathe, just breathe
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7. |
I Am No Longer Real
03:05
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I fell into a submarine
That was floating in the sea
Deep within the sea
I took control and drove it far
Just like flying in the sea
Flying in the sea
The creatures were not well-impressed
With my destination chart
My destination chart
So they wandered off indignantly
With another course in mind
Another course than mine
I came across a secret hope
With an element of fear
An elemental fear
So incredible the modest sum
Disguised as dangerous
Dada dangerous
I went into it willingly
Now I am no longer real
I am no longer real
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8. |
Fly Guy
02:24
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F-L-Y
G-U-Y
Fly Guy
F-L-Y
G-U-Y
Fly
Guy
If he flies
Iffy flies
F-L-Y
G-U-Y
Fly Guy
F-L-Y
G-U-Y
Fly
Guy
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9. |
Why Do We Bother?
04:08
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You say you could die from all this dormancy
I say living largely torments me
So why do we bother anymore?
You want to live a life of spectacle
I want it quiet and respectable
So why do we bother anymore?
You are so pretty
When you're taking off your shoes
And the lamp highlights your hair
That's all I want
And that's all I need to have
Nothing in the world compares
You say drugs are more fun than love
I say you should know you've had enough
So why do we bother anymore?
You are so pretty
When you're not under a spell
Or trying to be star
That's all I wanted
And that's all I need to have
Nothing in the world compares
You say I am not a fun jury
I say I know you're gonna bunbury
So why should I bother
When you can't be bothered
Why do we bother anymore?
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10. |
Your Dreams = YOU
03:18
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Your dreams are a necklace
Of pearls late at night
They're torn and scattered
On the floor when you wake
You will never see them again
You will never see them again
You leave in the morning
For the place where you go
Your dreams hidden softly
Like pearls in the snow
You will never see them again
You will never see them again
What did they say?
What did they show?
You will never see them again
You dream what you are
Don't lose what you dream
You are what you dream
Don't lose what you are...
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The Marble Tea Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey
Drawing mandalas and watching Captain Kangaroo...that's pretty much what it's like in here. I enjoy writing songs about my
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