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There from Here
03:41
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There from Here
I can’t seem to get there from here
I can’t seem to get there from here
after all the time and tears and blood and caffeine and beer
what’s over there is over there and what is here is always here
and I remain on this, the other side, I fear
‘cause I can’t seem to get there from here
I can’t read the road signs in time
no, I can’t read the road signs in time
after all the curves and stops and starts and backtracking I find
what’s still ahead is still ahead
and what’s behind is still behind
and I remain on this journey passed the signs
that I can never read quite in time
wait to fall
find ways to stall
if you wait to fall
you can have it all
if you wait to fall
you can rise above it all
if you wait to fall
if you wait to fall
I can’t seem to get there from here
I can’t seem to get there from here
after all the time and tears and blood and caffeine and beer
what’s over there is over there and what is here is always here
and I remain on this, the other side, I fear
‘cause I can’t seem to get there from here
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Spinuendo
04:11
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Spinuendo
those buildings didn’t fall down
they blew up
the temperature’s not rising
it is falling
the terrorists aren’t hiding behind every bush and tree
they’re meeting behind golden doors
and creating your reality
with spinuendo
spinuendo
lies mixed in with a dash of truth
and poured into an echo chamber
repeated like it’s something new
it’s programmed false reality
as if the TV is the ultimate word
of what is and isn’t so
it’s spinuendo
spinuendo
spinuendo
those injections that they sell you
will give you the disease
and the jackboots sent to protect you
will drive you to your knees
and the trusted face who reads the news
should never be believed
‘cause he’s reading what he’s paid to read
he’s paid for to deceive you
with spinuendo
spinuendo
lies mixed in with a dash of truth
and poured into an echo chamber
repeated like it’s something new
it’s programmed false reality
as if the TV is the ultimate word
of what is and isn’t so
it’s spinuendo
spinuendo
spinuendo
round and round and round we go
those buildings didn’t fall down
and round and round we go
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Frozen
04:06
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Frozen
you simply fade to gray
and the memories pass away
with the warmth of yesterday
until the chill is all that stays
and I’m frozen
thrown away
lost and broken
while miles away
in a clear hot day
you melt away
you never asked me why
you never let me see you cry
you left me here alone to die
too cold to live too cool to try
and I’m frozen
frozen
cast away
alone and frozen
while miles away
in a clear warm day
you fade away
frozen
tossed away
lost and broken
while miles away
in a summer’s day
you play away
frozen
thrown away
lost and broken
while miles away
in a clear warm day
you melt away
frozen, frozen, frozen, frozen
while you melt away
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4. |
Melancholy Daze
04:10
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Melancholy Daze
in the melancholy daze
of the big fade
in the melancholy haze
lies the big fade
is there really nothing more?
is there really no reward?
when does that boomerang of kharma that I soared
come flying back to me once more?
everything I’ve ever done
and everything I’ve ever dreamed has come to this
all of those dreams have flown away
all of those dreams have crept away from me at night
while I was sleeping
dreaming they were real
in the melancholy daze
of the big fade
in the melancholy haze
lies the big fade
for the joy has been stolen
unreported as a crime
and life is but a mound of soil
moved one shovel at a time
until your back no longer has the strength
to climb the hill
until your soul no longer has determination
and will
in the melancholy daze
of the big fade
in the melancholy haze
lies the big fade
in the melancholy daze
of the big fade
in the melancholy haze
lies the big fade
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5. |
Coma Nation
04:49
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Coma Nation
we are but the healers
and the remedy is truth
the cure is freedom from the corporations
we must stir the sleeping giant
from its programmed saturation
we must wake this coma nation
wake this coma nation
from the shopping malls
to the grocery stores
to the TV sells
they always leave you wanting more
from the sex drive pills
to entertainment thrills
to the gossip spills
what’s it worth,
what’s it for?
we are but the healers
and the remedy is truth
the cure is freedom from the corporations
we must stir the sleeping giant
from its programmed saturation
we must wake this coma nation
wake this coma nation
from the traffic jams
to the poison clams
to the I got mine grins
upon the chosen hams
from the helpless cries
to the hopeless lies
the people always buy the latest scam
‘cause that’s the plan
floating away
changing the day
composing the play
brand new
from the forests and fields
knowing freedom feels
filling life with zeal,
openness and grace
from the pristine skies
to the ocean bed lies
the mask that can no longer disguise
the face of truth
the face of truth
we are but the healers
and the remedy is truth
the cure is freedom from the corporations
we must stir the sleeping giant
from its programmed saturation
we must wake this coma nation
wake this coma nation
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6. |
What Once Was
04:08
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What Once Was
while everything crumbles
while everything fails
when everything crumbles
I’ll be blowing on sails
I moan and grumble
and float this boat without a breeze
and then up from another stumble
I’ll add my warm breath to the cold freeze
while everything crumbles
everything’s shattered
everything’s smashed
what was whole and precious
is broken and cashed
everything’s shattered
our best days all passed
our future’s in tatters
the dye’s been cast
and everything’s shattered
what once was
we are all a part of it
what once was
everything’s shattered
what once was
we are all a part of it
everything’s shattered
what once was
we are all a part of it
everything’s shattered
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7. |
Forever 'Til Fall
04:26
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Forever ‘til Fall
the first cool day
I’ve been dying for you
the first cool day
I’ve been burning
waiting for winds to blow the leaves to the ground
the first cool day
I’ve been dreaming of you
the first cool day
I’ve been praying
waiting for rain
to wash this fever away
for so long
for so long
for so long
I’ve been aching for north winds to blow
the first cool day
I’ve been dying for you
the first cool day
I’ve been burning
waiting for change
for the warm breeze to turn around
waiting for winds
to blow the leaves to the ground
for so long
for so long
for so long
I’ve been aching for cold winds to blow
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Spirit Whales
02:33
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Waves
04:22
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Waves
dark clouds are moving as they form
telling tales of the coming storm
spinning winds yell the truth as they whirl
you shoulder the weight of the world
let the waves wash over me
the salt and sand, the sun and sea
floating free from the gravity
the salty spray, the sun and me
bleak as it appears, it’s the end it’s just the start
you shouldn’t breathe that poison and take it to your heart
plant the seeds of hope, then let ‘em grow
and breathe in the will that you sew
let the waves wash over me
the salt and sand, the sun and sea
cleanse my soul of this gravity
the salty spray, the sun and me
drink in the sunset and all the colors on the bay
and let the sunrise light your way
let the waves wash over me
the salt and sand, the sun and sea
cleanse my soul of this gravity
the salty spray, the sun and me
let the waves wash over me
the salt and sand, the sun and sea
floating free from the gravity
the salty spray, the sun and me
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10. |
A Colorful Dream
05:52
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A Colorful Dream
in the twilight of a colorful dream
in the twilight of this American dream
where once anything was possible it seemed
and our cities brightly gleamed
but, now frontiers and possibilities exist only in the atmosphere
and our freedoms have been sacrificed and medicated away
and every action regulated and programmed for display
in the twilight of a colorful dream
nothing can ever be well again until the balance has been restored,
to the land we stole to mold our shining cities on the hills
and to the people we godlessly killed with our swords
in the twilight of a colorful dream
in the twilight of this American dream
the frontiers are all closed and the horizon hit a bolder
the freeway funneled into a road block of brainwashed-black clad soldiers
and yet, we must believe, we must believe that there is time
we must still pursue the answers we have yet to find
we must have the will to calmly face these phantom fears
and we must still believe in frontiers
in the twilight of a colorful dream
we must still believe in frontiers
in the twilight of a colorful dream
we must still believe
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11. |
Puzzle Pieces
03:57
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Puzzle Pieces
puzzle pieces partly put into their place
puzzle pieces strewn and scattered every place
and when it’s all completed and I resolve this as my fate
I’ll put a frame of glass upon it
and use it as a plate
I must protect my puzzle pieces
from ever falling to the floor
for after falling into place
my puzzle pieces always fall once more
I’m a work in progress
I’m a workingman
it seems I haven’t gotten far
It’s all part of the plan
but don’t, judge me ‘til I’m finished
I work whenever I can
‘cause I’m a work in progress
I’m workingman
puzzle pieces partly put into their place
puzzle pieces strewn and scattered every place
and when it’s all completed and I resolve this as my fate
I’ll put a frame of glass upon it
and use it as a plate
I must protect my puzzle pieces
from ever falling to the floor
for after falling into place
my puzzle pieces always fall once more
I don’t speak that kinda languish anymore
I don’t suffer ‘til I vanquish like before
I don’t wish upon the gods and think my luck will beat the odds
I don’t speak that kinda languish anymore
I don’t speak that kinda languish anymore
puzzle pieces partly put into their place
puzzle pieces strewn and scattered every place
I must protect my puzzle pieces
from ever falling to the floor
for after falling into place
my puzzle pieces always fall once more
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12. |
Another Way
04:37
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Another Way
he found himself another way
wrapped himself in a simple cloth from yesterday
and ridded himself of the burdens
that this modern life inlays
he found himself another way
‘cause he knew well that Jesus was a medicine man, who gave it all away
who healed the sick with a medicine hand, he found another way
and anointed sinners with the oil from a medicine plant
Jesus was a medicine man
he found himself another way
wrapped himself in a simple cloth from an earlier day
and ridded himself of the burdens
that this modern life enslaves
he found himself another way
Ghandi was a worldly man, who gave it all away
who healed his people with a peaceful hand, he found another way
who freed the enslaved masses with a non-compliant plan
indeed he too was a medicine man
there is this life they mandate you
and then there is the real truth
there is a role they make you play
and then there is another way
here’s hoping that you find yourself another way
another way
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Matt Kjeldsen Austin, Texas
With well over 1000 songs to his name and about one hundred independently produced and released albums over the past decades, Matt Kjeldsen is a veteran of the music industry and the eclectic Austin, Texas scene. His sound ranges in tone from irreverent to sublime, from angry to resigned, from simple tracks to grand soundscapes, from singer-songwriter to avant-garde groove designer. ... more
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