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Make Someone Happy
01:49
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I told her I wasn't hers
And she wasn't mine
You told me just make her happy
And it will be fine
And it will be fine
And I will be happy too
But I never asked how it worked out for you
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Before I Was Dust
04:36
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Before I was dust
I was sun-bleached bone
Scattered and white
Over sand and stone
Before I was bone
I was flesh and blood
Splitting into
The flesh I was
And you were my skin
And I was your eyes
Before I was flesh
I was cell collide
Rhythm and mood
Whether love or lie
And you were my hands
And I was your spine
And you were my food
And I was your fire
Before I was one
I was two or five
And death never came
To my still, cold eyes
And you were my dust
And I was your dust
And you were my dust
And I was your dust
And you were my dust
And I was your dust
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Sometimes The Body
05:53
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I threw a line in the deep, murky water.
I threw a stone at the hive hung in the tree
But I had one chance to wade out in the water
'Cause I never had known if the water alone
Could cover me
I found a box of birds on the subway
Carried them up to let them fly free
But there were four eyes and three wings on the subway
I think one bird survived; well I guess they both died
Eventually
A soul white as wool takes some time to acquire
'Cause sometimes the body runs out of desire
And sometimes the winter reminds you of fire
But sometimes the body runs out of desire
I sat alone and I talked to Jesus
He didn't have scars on his feet or on his side
And he said, "Hey kid, I didn't ask to be Jesus"
So I looked at his hands and he laughed at my plans
Of deicide
A soul white as wool takes some time to acquire
'Cause sometimes the body runs out of desire
And sometimes the winter reminds you of fire
But sometimes the body runs out of desire
Sometimes the body runs out of desire
Sometimes the body runs out of desire
Sometimes the body runs out of desire
Sometimes the body runs out of desire
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4. |
Transformations
04:29
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Portion of this yew
Is a man my grandsire knew,
Bosomed here at its foot:
This branch may be his wife,
A ruddy human life
Now turned to a green shoot.
These grasses must be made
Of her who often prayed,
Last century, for repose;
And the fair girl long ago
Whom I often tried to know
May be entering this rose.
So, they are not underground,
But as nerves and veins abound
In the growths of upper air,
And they feel the sun and rain,
And the energy again
That made them what they were!
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Cover Us
03:18
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We sat on the lawn in front of the trees
And watched the clouds roll in
And cover us
We sat on the porch and read books aloud
But god help us now
If we understood a word
We sat on the couch at opposite ends
And said not a thing
To defend ourselves
We sat on the floor in front of the fire
And let ourselves go
But not too far
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6. |
Blood
03:36
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Love is good and love is strong
But blood is thicker
Some is sure and some is long
But blood is thicker
Blood
I saw you and felt your skin
And I was warm of soul
But I held him and felt his weight
And there I lost control
And there is no fault
There is no blame
Love is good...
Eyes and hands and feet and mouth
Red and fertile flame
What was I content about?
Blind and bent of frame
There is no dark
There is no night
When I'm called to count my wrongs
Spill my veins like oil
Weep not now nor everlong
And bless me back to soil
Now there is blood
Now let it rain
Love is good...
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7. |
You Said
04:11
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You said, "It's time to come home.
You've wandered out here alone"
But what you couldn't see
Is I wasn't lost
And what you had to say
Was hard to shake off
Your right hand was blackened with ink
Eyes fixed lest you should blink
My heart was heavy and sick
From your penetrant stare
I felt humanity fade
Into the air
And you almost lost me there.
Praise God from whom blessings flow
Praise Him, creatures below
Praise Him up above, you heavenly hosts
Praise the Father, the Son, and Holy Ghost
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