EP Collection, Vol. 2: August-December » Ang lyrics [+ Idagdag +] |
1. _ Wekh
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2. _ Calendar
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3. _ Cassandra
She was wandering wild-eyed out in the street
So I brought her upstairs and sat at her feet
I made her some coffee and something to eat
Cassandra, now, tell me
Go on you can tell me
She just shook her head
And kicked at the bedspread
And cried, "Why do I see terrible things?"
She said that the rivers would run in reverse
And hurricane season this year will be worse
Wells in the desert all gushing with blood
Great giant palaces buried in the mud
She talked about a plane crash, it happened that night
When I saw it on television, I knew she was right
She said she could see oh so clearly what happens to me
I said, "No, please,
I don't wanna know,
I don't wanna know,
I don't wanna know,
I don't wanna know,
No."
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4. _ Song for Daniel
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5. _ Clementines
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6. _ Luck of Mine
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7. _ Don Christopher
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8. _ I Get Along
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9. _ Walk on By
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10. _ Envy of the Bees
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11. _ Tea for Two
Come inside, shut the door
Grab the blankets off the floor
Let your sneakers dry there on the radiator
Here we are, winter again
Brittle bones and prickled skin
All the geese have flown
I wish I was a hibernator
And tonight it's clear to me
How a country could secede
We keep close, huddle tight
Near the stove, blue and bright
While the kettle warms, how long have we waited?
If they took this joy away
Small it is, but ours today
Well I know, I know, I wanna be liberated
And tonight it's clear to me
How a country could secede
For a cup of tea
For a cup of tea
For a cup of tea!
Here I am, for by sea
They took our bombs to take our tea
We will ring our bells to warn of their arrival
We keep close, huddled tight
Me and you, we'll be alright
And this tea for two will aid in our survival
And tonight it's clear to me
How a country could secede
For a cup of tea!
For a cup of tea!
For a cup of tea!
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12. _ Abe Lincoln
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13. _ St. Ivan's Day School
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14. _ Fireflies
Your shine how it makes me shiver
The line you trace
It says you can still forgive her
And she will forgive you back
Oh, hey, firefly
Oh, why, firefly
And I'd given up already
And I'd let my eyes adjust
When blinking and unsteady
You say come in
Oh, why, firefly
Oh, why, firefly
So I will take
This new shape
But tell me, darlin'
What difference will it make?
And, oh, how it drifts through evening
And into the darkening night
And when I shine, she sees me
Oh, so brief and bright
Brief and bright, firefly
Oh, why, firefly
So I will take to this new shape
And will she know
Will I show how I can glow?
Oh, why, firefly
Brief and bright, firefly
Oh, so brief and bright
Oh, so brief and bright
Oh, so brief and bright
Oh, so brief and bright
Oh, so brief and bright
Oh, so brief and bright
Oh, so brief and bright
Oh, so brief and bright
Oh, so brief and bright
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15. _ Begin to See
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16. _ This Heart
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17. _ Last Chance America
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18. _ People You Meet
I met a kid in Brooklyn and he pointed at the skies
He had liquor on his breath and he had fire in his eyes
He staggered at me and stumbled and I helped him to his feet
I led him up the stairs and sat upon his balcony
He wielded up his glass and waved it around just like a sword
But one more sword of whiskey left me feeling pretty bored
He said, "I'd rather take dead aim than shoot my pistol in the air
I'd rather be a traitor than a man who doesn't care."
Oh oh oh
A man who doesn't care
Oh oh
I met a girl here in Ithaca
She took to me at once
I look just like her brother who had died when she was young
She whispered me her secrets and she whispered me her fear
And said so many things that I would never want to hear
She tried to draw me in just like a sickness in the soul
And said, "my little confidant together we must go
If they ask you for your papers, just respectfully decline
It's true I was born here but this country isn't mine."
Oh oh oh
This country isn't mine
Oh oh
So listen well son
To conversation
And always take from the words of the people that you meet
If you do this
Better witness
You might help a little still
And out in California
With an old dear friend
We drank expensive bourbon
And we tried to talk again
He looked out at his watch
And ran a hand across his head
Said, "I'm working in the morning
Man I've got to get to bed."
I nodded yes of course
And I was happy to oblige
And we both took one more sip
Before the gray light over skies
He said one thing I remember every evening in these hills
"The sun may set on friendship
But never on your bills."
Oh oh oh
Never on your bills
Oh oh
So listen well son
To conversation
And always take from the words of the people that you meet
If you do this
Better witness
You might help a little still
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