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Wild Sky
04:45
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WILD SKY
Riding in to the wild sky
riding out of the blue
driving in to the wild sky
hoping storms bring something new
hoping storms bring something new
Riding in, riding out
riding east, west, north and south
riding left, riding right
riding blindly but feigning sight
such a courageous fright
Riding in to the wild sky
riding out of the blue
driving in to the wild sky
hoping storms bring something new
hoping storms bring something new
Falling free, flying down
gliding nowhere without a sound
rolling easy down the hill
never slowing that gravity's will
is life within with me still?
Riding in to the wild sky
riding out of the blue
driving in to the wild sky
hoping storms bring something new
hoping storms bring something new
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3. |
Lost Along the Way
04:36
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Lost Along The Way
You had sparkle
and you had dreams
life without the mean side
you made it better than it seemed
You made your way into the forest
you glanced behind you just to wink
the sky’s the limit for the mortals
but, you’ll have it all in just a blink
Did you get lost along the way
or did you just close your eyes
did you get lost along the way
there’s no more glisten (wonder) in your eyes
(or are you still waiting to come to life)
Did everyday worries
make everyday seem
like the day before
only farther from your dreams
Did the common man surround
did their orders bring you down
did you ever stop to breathe the open air
or did they keep you spinning around
repeat chorus
Wonder where, wonder why
you’ve run away so far
wonder how all the time
has vanished with the stars
change the world’s given way
to how to stay alive
and it weeps through your eyes
repeat chorus
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4. |
Beautiful Voice
05:26
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Beautiful Voice
Beautiful voice
You touch my soul
Boundless voice
Reach inside of me
Beautiful voice
Come heal me now
For I’m in need
Of feelings only you can free
With a beautiful voice
Beautiful voice
Rescue me from this moment in time
Timeless voice
Sing me mountains, rivers and seas
Beautiful voice
Lend me inspiration
For I’m in need
Of vision still beyond me
Beautiful voice
In the time it takes
To weave your spell of harmony and soul
I’m whole again, I’m young again, I’m free again, protected
I am sheltered from the cold
Sheltered from the cold
By a beautiful voice
Beautiful voice
You touch my heart
Beautiful voice
Take me far away
With your beautiful voice
Please lend me peace
For I’m in need
Of what you freely give away
With a beautiful voice
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5. |
Somewhere
03:20
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Somewhere
Somewhere behind the rooftops
the sun goes down
somewhere behind the laughter
there’s a frown
looking for that someone
who’s looking to be found
somewhere behind the lightning
comes the sound
Somewhere
people smile though they’re down
somewhere
they laugh
somewhere
open country calls my name
somewhere
it all makes sense, the game
Somewhere behind the meekness
there is fight
somewhere within’ the darkness
there is light
reachin’ forward constantly
suddenly we see
somewhere in the distance
the starting line
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6. |
Crowded Room
03:37
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Crowded Room
Maybe it’s just a way of coping with the past
seeing everything through soft focus view
maybe it’s you that left me cynical as sin
maybe it’s just the mood I’m in
maybe it’s just the mood I’m in
In a crowded room I see you laughing
in a crowded room I stand alone
in a crowded room you left me guessing
was it fate or was it you
I’ve spent most of my time
lost inside my life
is it safe to say we could’ve gone a different way
if we’d seized the time or changed the rhyme
or turned around just in time
In a crowded room I see you crying
in a crowded room you stand alone
in a crowded room you left me wondering
was it fate or was it you
In a crowded room I see you dreaming
in a crowded room I stand alone
in a crowded room you left me hoping
was it fate or was it you
I’ve been wondering about you
was it a dream or was it true
was it fate or was it you
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7. |
Simpilicity
02:59
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Simplicity
You’ve got to simplify your life
simplify your time
simplify your problems
when you simplify your time
Simplify your objects
simplify your stuff
you can simplify your chain links
when you simplify enough
It’s a simple simplicity
simple simplicity
It’s simple when you amble free (if you’re burden free)
with a simple simplicity
Simplify your finances
simplify your romances
replace your complexity
with simple happenstance
Simplify your concerns
simplify your cares
simplify your payload
when you simplify your wares
repeat chorus
We’ll take care of your anxiety
quintessentially, finally and undeniably
Celebrate your mediocrity
with a nothingness philosophy
of simple, simplicity
I’ll simplify your addictions
with a simple single prediction
a dose of null and voidedness
will cure your swirling affliction
Cast away your heavy load
and throw away your cash
I’ll give you your religion
if you give me all your cash
Simplify your life
simplify your time
simplify your problems
when you simplify your mind
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8. |
Licking the Mirror
03:52
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Licking The Mirror
Jane is a beauty and she uses it well
She’s fixed all of the curves
Where her genes let her down
She turns all the heads of the boys and girls in this town
She is physically perfect and with herself she’s in love
She’s addicted to her image
and she can’t get enough
So, she’s licking the mirror again
She’s drinking in all that her money has spent
She’s tasting her beauty
but, losing her friends
She’s licking the mirror again
John is in junk bonds and trading is his game
It’s down to a science
He shuffles numbers around
He stares down from his mansion over-looking the town
He is mechanically perfect and he smugly stands tall
He’s sure of his brilliance
and he’s keeping it all
So, he’s licking the mirror again
He’s feeling his power, his smile condescends
He’s feeding his ego
but, starving his friends
He’s licking the mirror again
He’s in love with the love of himself
and he’ll share his cold reflection
but, he’ll give nothing else
We are the best or so we’ve been told
Our ways are the best ways
If you’re in doubt look around
We’re the number one people in the number one town
We are better than ever whenever we’re judged
but, we’re squinting in low light
and the image is smudged
Still we’re licking the mirror again
Though the reflection is happy, dumb and content
Were high on the high hilltop
but, soon to descend
We’re licking the mirror again
We’re toasting our virtue again and again
We’re tasting the means, ignoring the ends
We’re licking the mirror again
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9. |
Slipping Away
05:47
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Slipping Away
From the moment of flower decay takes place
still we feel forever young
but the joy and pain shows in our faces
and in the wisdom of our tongues
Relocate my dreams, rearrange my plans
so they fit more where I am
and I look behind instead of where I stand
ahead is dammed
chorus:
I can feel it slipping away
I can feel it slipping away
with every single heartbeat, the fire, it tires
it's youth, slipping away
The song on the airwaves confirms my age
'cause it ain't what it used to be
and the world speeds up and fuels my rage
'cause I can't trust what I see
The blossoms I once used to hunt
are still sweet, but can't be touched
I can smell the spring, but ahead lies autumn
and I know I shouldn't dream so much
repeat chorus:
Innocence, it dies in May
and the summer bakes in age
but you've got so far to go
why are you slowing down
has the world stopped spinning 'round
Though we slip and slide through the streets of life
keep in mind, there's sun ahead
it'll dry the roads and heal the strife
still, we know not where we're led
repeat chorus:
I can feel it slipping away
I can feel it slipping away
I can feel it slipping away…
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10. |
Shells on the Beach
03:03
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Shells on the Beach
Don’t you ever look back
to what you saw before
‘cause once you’ve turned your back
it won’t be there anymore
The shell that I threw back
the girl I left behind
the girl someone else
is loving now
someone new, I knew she’d find
When you’re old those around you move fast
you learn that your youth could not last
and you wish that you could go back
To yesterday
and relive what has been and past
but, you can’t go back
you simply can’t make it last
When you’re old change around you is fast
you’re a replaceable part of the cast
events you lived are simply the past
The shell that I threw back
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11. |
Outro (0's and 1's)
01:18
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12. |
What Remains
03:44
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What Remains
I can feel the heartache
I conceal the pain
I believe for my own sake
But, is it sacred or profane?
I can see you in the cloudbank
I can see you gliding there
I can feel you when the wind blows
And when I breathe the pristine air
You were stolen away from
a world that never knew you
a world that really needed you
you were taken away too soon
too much heart said the doctor
this baby girl is precious
this baby girl, she can’t go on
so, you were there and gone
and what remains is love
I still can’t see the reason
or find shelter from the pain
I can feel the heartache,
to this desert you brought rain
and through this life, you live again
a baby’s breath of hope
and what remains is love
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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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Woe to the Vanquished
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