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Pick Up the Bricks
04:53
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Pick Up the Bricks
you’ve got nothing to say
you’ve got nothing to do
do you?
cuz you don’t care
you keep staring at me
you’ve got things you’re scared to death to say
and all my blank pages make you think again
all my blank pages make you think again
you don’t have to drive me far
just tell me where you are
confidence is like the morning sun
warms you up, blinds you,
then she’s gone
confidence is like the evening sun…
you don’t have to be set free
just tell me who you wanna be
pick up the bricks and throw them far
show them who you are
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The Smallest Earthquake
03:58
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The Smallest Earthquake
i’ll hold you like the sun’s going down
i’ll hold you like the sun’s going down
i’ll hold you like our train’s coming round
i’ll hold you like the lost can be found
tell me what you didn’t want to say
tell me that there’s gonna be the greatest earthquake
cuz we’re going down
yeah we’re going down
a last dance for magic
i’m climbing up your walls
do you feel the same?
or is it the smallest earthquake?
tell me where you think you wanna go
tell me if we’re ever gonna go
sing it like you can, sing it to a man
sing it if you want me to know
a last wish for magic
i’m climbing up your walls
do you feel the same?
or is it the smallest earthquake?
tell me that the tide’s turning round
tell me what I’m gonna find is what it’s always found
are we wiser now?
or just beaten down?
i’ll hold you like the sun’s going down
i’ll hold you when the sun’s going down
i’ll hold you if our train’s coming round
i’ll hold you if our love’s in the ground
if you know there’s nothing
deep inside your walls
in the end
despite the pain
the force will always remain
of the smallest earthquake
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Crazy Jean
03:10
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Crazy Jean
well i talked to the valley
and the valley, she said to me
“no one can reach the river without me”
well i can’t live without her
but she says she’s leaving me
what are we gonna do, crazy jean?
crazy jean
i thought we’d worked it out
and i thought we’d left this town
the ghosts are gone, except for you and me
crazy jean
well let’s walk to the river
through the cold and dark valley
i will carry all our baggage endlessly
will we make it the river, crazy jean?
crazy jean
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Blue Shadows
04:23
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Blue Shadows
no matter how
no matter how hard i try
it’s another cloud
floated into the sky
car wrecks scattered everywhere
the more i cruise, the less i care
taking cracks at a liberty bell
and buying when i ought to sell
crawling into blue shadows
and close my heavy eyes
why do i stay in blue shadows
i thought i loved the light
it’s not right
i’m sending up a storm today
so i don’t have to make a change
wildflowers are free
pushing through the desert in harmony
crawling into blue shadows
it’s the easy way
you know i love the blue shadows
you know it’s just today
every day
how do i write with blue shadows?
or do i write a lie?
do the wildflowers lie?
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5. |
The Kite
03:29
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The Kite
historic preservation
if a kite could choose where it blew
i would attach myself to you
what am i to do?
what am i to do?
holding your hand
hanging on to what we can
if the kite could choose one key
you’re the one i want for electricity
what am i to do?
what am i to do?
cracking open everything
sitting still and listening
i love who you are
I love that you comprehend and take a stand, oh
the gravity
the way that we push and pull, the balancing, oh
is this all about polarity?
forever is coming soon, let’s sing to the moon
historic
what am i to do?
what am i to do?
holding your hand
hanging on to what we can
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6. |
Walk of Fire
05:31
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Walk of Fire
kate, kate, kate
do you wanna dance?
let’s step out of our wounded skin
and give ourselves a chance
look at your heart—it’s a cinder block
and i’m a frozen lake
i never learned to do the shake
but i’ve gotta start someday
you did the walk of fire
something new
you did the walk of fire
you needed to
you did the walk of fire
there’s no flame like the spark that can start you up
kate was in pain, and so was i with her
was it desperation, or was it in the stars?
or was my saving grace listening to ZZ Top?
you did the walk of fire
something new
you did the walk of fire
needed to
you did the walk of fire
now there’s nothing to wait for
if change is here
then you know it’s here to stay
if change is here
then burn it all away
we did the walk
we did the walk of fire
now there’s nothing to wait for
(and hey—you will be strong)
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Goner
03:11
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Goner
we’re gone
yeah we’re gone
yes we’re gone
we’re gone
petrified in amber
is how i know i’m free
wash embalming fluid down
with a fifth of harmony
desperation is understated
going home is overrated
when you’re gone
you’re gone
like transylvanian prospectors
desperate for a name
we might find what we’re looking for
but we’ll never be the same
cuz we’re wild
yeah we’re wild
inside you, the high you won’t listen to
inside you, this time, you’ve got nothing to listen to
the desperation is understated
going home is overrated
when you’re gone
you’re gone
if you’re gone
then you’re gone
well we’re gone
yes we’re gone
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Manpower (When All the World Is Singing)
the dams will break from our mistake
did we think we were showing off?
we’re one and done, a lonely gun
like a screaming Kalashnikov
when all the world is singing
then all the world won’t leave you on your own
every time you can touch my mind
is a time that I don’t lose mine
boom boom go the sails
boom boom goes my heart
when all the world is singing
then all the world won’t leave you on your own
man man manpower, ooh
man man manpower, ooh
every time you can touch my mind
is a time that I don’t lose mine
when all the world is singing
then all the world won’t leave you on your own
every time I can touch your mind
is a time that I don’t lose mine
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9. |
Hey Skinny
03:37
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Hey Skinny
hey skinny, give me some skin
i wanna thank you for being my friend
you broke the door open for me
shook the shaker evenly
you said it’s no measure of a man
but how will i swim when i can’t even stand?
hey skinny, give me some skin
i wanna thank you for being my friend
you gave my soul a brand new outlet
hands and sticks flying around
simple words to clear my headspace
heavy words for breaking me down
hey skinny, give me some skin
i wanna thank you for being my friend
hey my man, i’m diggin’ your style
you’ve taken my best and made it shine
music comes, and music goes
but your heart, it keeps me alive
you point your finger, raise an eyebrow
i’m gonna do whatever i can
simple words might clear my headspace
i’m gonna do your leprechaun dance
hey skinny, give me some skin
thank you for being my friend
hey skinny, you taught me to fly
i’m sincerely diggin’ your style
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10. |
Prisoners
03:14
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Prisoners
prisoners do their time
lovers can, and I’ve done mine
if you leave it all to fate
your heroes come, but way too late
if your head’s too complicated
don’t you worry, don’t you worry
the time is on your side
prisoners do their time
lovers have, and I’ve done mine
tomorrow’s here to take
tomorrow’s here, don’t wait
now’s your time
if your head’s too complicated
don’t you worry, don’t you worry
the lights, maybe, have faded
don’t you worry, don’t you worry
time is flying by
don’t you let it fade away
don’t you fade away
prisoners do their time
yeah prisoners do their time
the time is flashing by
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Wayne Everett Los Angeles, California
“Everett weaves a captivating spell." - The Big Takeover
On his new LP "Two Ghosts," Wayne
Everett weaves together threads of ocean-haze indie-psych, delicate jangle-pop, shimmering swirls of shoegaze, and languid ballads; all built on a foundation of tasteful, meticulously crafted songwriting.
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