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Musical Communication
04:24
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The circus came to town, and it shot everybody down
Now it’s tied up in the courts, while the ring leader laughs people open his door
Television next day air, get polarized get new hair
7 billion people but we’re all alone, no one ever answers their telephone
I want musical communication
Some kind of positive vibration
I want musical communication
In the church of amplification
The whole world is full of graves, traumatized no glory days
Mass produced and paranoid, can’t find the One in all of this noise
I tried drinkin I tried drugs, I tried exercise compassion and love
The doctor told me just to write it all down, set it on fire and dance around
I want musical communication
Some kind of positive vibration
I want musical communication
In the church of amplification
Is there a place we can go
Help each other carry the load
I wanna find connection there
But I am afraid I will be too scared
I am afraid I will be too scared
I want musical communication
Some kind of positive vibration
I want musical communication
Don’t tell me about your vacation
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2. |
Demons
04:13
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Demons are the only friends I have left
Demons are the only friends I have left
My demons talk to me, helpin me pass the time
They tell me what life’s about, they don’t tell me what’s right
And when I’m lonely, I feel them by my side
My demons care for me, well almost every time
Demons are the only friends I have left
Demons are the only friends I have left
Been savin up my money, to get the hell out of here
There’s only one problem though, my demons don’t want to go
Guess I’ll just stand up and get, knocked down like a man
Then I’ll crawl right back to my demons, curl up in their idle hands
Demons are the only friends I have left
Demons are the only friends I have left
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Faithful
04:41
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I’ll be faithful, faithful, carry me when life’s a drag
I’ll be grateful, grateful, for to be half in the bag
Well I’m not exactly the prayin type, but I do a lot of wishin and like a good dream at night
I got my hang-ups, excuses and tricks, and feelin alright can be a bit pernicious
I don’t mess around with angels anyway
They see right through my charade
Even the demons are all getting tired
Stokin' the flame of the same old desire
I’ll be faithful, faithful, carry me when life’s a drag
I’ll be grateful, grateful, for to be half in the bag
I’ll be faithful, faithful, to my restless mind
I will receive you, receive you, till I’m passin out on high
When I feel my life is adrift, I need some kinda liftin
Yes I have been aimless, weary and broke, speeding directionless
Sometimes I hear the mermaids start to sing
And those rocky shores do seem inviting
Have I gone to pieces look in my eyes
Am I havin double vision or second sight
I’ll be faithful, faithful, carry me when life’s a drag
I’ll be grateful, grateful, for to be half in the bag
I’ll be faithful, faithful, to my restless mind
I will receive you, receive you, till I’m passin out on high
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4. |
I Know This Song
04:23
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I know this song better than I know myself
I know this song better than I know myself
I remember the night that I wrote it well
I know this song better than I know myself
Hit my head on the cupboard again
Still haven’t fixed that squeaky bed
Lost my patience and then I broke it too
I still don’t know why I hurt you
What to do
I know this song better than I know myself
I know this song better than I know myself
I remember the night that I wrote it well
I know this song better than I know myself
Hold onto me
Please don’t let go
It’s all that I know
Why am I always gettin high
Kissin the bottle every time I walk by
Didn’t want to stay out, now its tomorrow
Lied when I said I had somewhere to go
I don’t know
I know this song better than I know myself
I know this song better than I know myself
I remember the night that I wrote it well
I know this song better than I know myself
Hold onto me
Please don’t let go
It’s all that I know
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5. |
Too Old To Dance
03:32
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I’m too old to dance, at least that’s what I said
Have I outgrown the fun, or am I just losin touch
I’m too old to dance, but my body still can
Life is such a long song, and you never get to hear it all
Sit this one out with me at the table
Sit this one out with me if you’re able
Sit this one out with me at the table
Sit this one out with me if you’re able
I’m too old to dance, I’d rather just watch the band
Havin fun aint the same, or maybe it’s me that’s changed
I’m too old to dance, but I like to make it last all night
You can run circles around me, I’ll still be savin you a seat
Sit this one out with me at the table
Sit this one out with me if you’re able
Sit this one out with me at the table
Sit this one out with me if you’re able
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6. |
Keeper
04:03
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Throw away people in the shadows of the city
Throw away people climbing mountains of money
Paper thin people dissolve in the rain
Paper thin people get blown away
I wanna be a keeper right where the grass is greener
Torn apart people do everything at once
Torn apart people don’t amount to much
Sleepwalking people are stuck in a trance
Sleepwalking people will never dance
I wanna be a keeper right where the grass is greener
I wanna be a keeper so put me on the stringer
Move along
Move along
Nothing here to see
Bodies in the street
I wanna be a keeper right where the grass is greener
I wanna be a keeper so put me on the stringer
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7. |
Cowboy Song
03:32
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It came from the west where the prairie sun sets
And it echoed into the canyon
Pass tumble weeds, down the ravine
And it rides on the back of a stallion
In a dusty saloon, the piano out of tune
You lay your six shooter down
No damsel to save, you’re a tired cliché
Whistling through a lonesome ghost town
It’s a sad sad cowboy song, and nobody wants to sing along
You’ll never bite the dust only die standin' up
A legend who’s quick on the draw
You walk twenty paces turn around with guns blazin'
You’re a myth, not a legend at all
It’s a sad sad cowboy song, and nobody wants to sing along
It’s a sad sad cowboy song, yer glory days have come and gone
All dressed in white with God on your side
You will be one of the damned
No Heaven or Hell just the end of the trail
In this here stolen land
It’s a sad sad cowboy song, and nobody wants to sing along
It’s a sad sad cowboy song, yer glory days have come and gone
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8. |
Tension
04:16
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When our eyes first met, it was a fatal crash
How we couldn’t look away, good intentions in the trash
There’s a light between us, I think about you every day
Colors beautiful and changing, you are almost in the way
Oh---can you feel the tension
When will it release---
Can you feel the tension
When will it release---
Don’t tell me, well I will tell you
My heart is beatin on a drum, I know what you wanna do
You smile when I come around, I pretend I didn’t notice
To feel the heat of your body, you memorize my lips
Oh---can you feel the tension
When will it release---
Can you feel the tension
When will it release---
Can you feel the tension
When will it release---
Can you feel the tension
When our eyes first met, it was a fatal crash
How we couldn’t look away, good intentions in the trash
There’s a light between us, I think about you every day
Colors beautiful and changing, you are almost in the way
Oh---can you feel the tension
When will it release---
Can you feel the tension
When will it release---
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9. |
How I Slept Last Night
03:49
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We got into an argument before we went to bed
Seems like you got it off your chest, now its all stuck in my head
As I tried to go to sleep, my mind would not stop runnin
The weather man said its a clear night but I know a storm is commin
Sure enough there was a tornado toss n’ turnin me
Followed by a sneaker wave of negativity
And in the morning sun, you’re standin in the light
With a smile on your pretty face, you asked me how I slept last night
They say don’t go to bed mad, they say never to yell
I was buried under this avalanche, they had shovels to sell
Earthquakes a rattle in my bones, friendly fire in my mind
I think I’ll have it all figured out, if I drink it through one more time
Then a thousand hurricanes tried to blow away my tears
A strung-out night is so goddamn long it seems to go on for years
And in the morning sun, you’re standin in the light
With a smile on your pretty face, you asked me how I slept last night
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10. |
Time Machine
05:38
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I wish my wagon was a time machine
I’d take a different trip if you know what I mean
Dig my own grave while I toed that line
Like a forty-niner in a fool’s gold mine
She’s the one that I’ll never find
I see a misty dew, settin on your eyes
There aint nothin between us, but this great divide
I wanna go back to you tonight
Watch the fire flies trace your name in lights
We used to kick our heels up in the tumble weed
But it’s all gone now so real like a dream
She’s the one that I’ll never find
I see a misty dew, settin on your eyes
There aint nothin between us, but this great divide
As the sand moves backwards through the hourglass
On the edge of a big jump to take it all back
My mind was racin so I had to get gone
Got the red paint out and I went to town
She’s the one that I’ll never find
I see a misty dew, settin on your eyes
There aint nothin between us, but this great divide
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11. |
Into The River
04:20
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I’ll wait forever for you
I’ll be your precious gem too
I’m here when life leaves you black and blue
You made the world that you know
You think time moves too slow
Well I have seen the mountains come and go
Into the river
Push me along over the falls
Into the river
Carve me away day after day
Into the river
Turn me to sand where I began
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The Prairie Benders Portland, Oregon
The Prairie Benders is the project of Portland, Oregon musician Jason Ferris. After three decades of writing and performing music, Jason has returned to his song writing roots with an acoustic guitar in hand. In a nod to his earliest musical influences while growing up on a farm in Michigan, The Prairie Benders is the perfect vehicle to explore his folk rock and country tendencies. ... more
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