1. |
Lovers Impromptu
03:12
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I saw you on the street
Walking slowly
You walked right past me
Without noticing
I followed you downtown
It was raining
I wanted to run up and say hello
I love you
Her eyes – windows of the night
Her hair – the scent of chestnut wine
Her eyes – windows of the night
Her hair – a deeper state of mind
I saw you in the square
Walking slowly
You didn’t seem aware
Of the time of day
I followed you uptown
To the corner
You stopped in a doorway and disappeared
I love you
Her eyes – windows of the night
Her hair – holds the evening light
Her eyes – touch something inside
Her hair – unfolds my tangled mind
Her hair – braided with the night
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2. |
Vagabond Prayer
04:03
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Can you take calamity and sprinkle her with stars?
A vagabond sings, hallelujah
Can you change direction when you’ve lost who you are?
A drifter replies, hallelujah
Can you hear heaven in the dribble of the rain?
The abbey resounds a hallelujah
Can you find the moonbeam buried in the lane?
A dreamer begins a hallelujah
Look up at the weeping world
She fumbles on the edge
Her Spirit is almost dead
And I sing my song
Daffodils scream from the yellow of their eyes
Long days of freedom bring longer nights
A sinister glow in the Western sky
People on the streets with hatred and signs
Angels in the valleys and demons in the trees
God is still watching, but He’s on bended knee
Red is the colour of innocent blood
White is for purity, honor and love
[Refrain]
Can a story be retold from another point of view
To make up what we lost in the hurricane?
Can you take misfortune and sprinkle her with stars?
A vagabond sings, hallelujah
Can you change direction when you’ve lost who you are?
A drifter replies, hallelujah
Can you hear heaven in the dribble of the rain?
The abbey resounds a hallelujah
Can you see the moonbeam buried in the lane?
The minstrel boy plays a hallelujah
Look up at the weeping world
She fumbles on the edge
Her Spirit is almost dead
I sing my song
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3. |
Ghost
03:40
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Ghost, your ghost
In the doorway
Is a shadow of yesterday's dreams
Hands, your hands
Are moving
And I can hear you breathe
I won't see you in this world, I'll laugh a lot when the cool wind blows
Ghost, your ghost
Is dancing
It brings me to my knees
Lips, your lips
I remember
Your gentle soul is part of me
I won't see you in this world, I'll laugh a lot when the cool wind blows
Skin, your skin
Is glistening
But only in my dreams
And I won't see you in this world, I'll laugh a lot when the cool wind blows
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4. |
The Gyrfalcon
03:19
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5. |
Aurora Sky
02:54
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Oh, these farmer hands
Fragile, friendly
I see you a mile away
Innocent and dreamy
I owe my love to you
I owe my gold to you
Rumble tumble fields of grain
Restless winters, aeroplane
To rise above the circumstance
In towers built by men of ages past
We saw Aurora sky
It’s red reflections burning in her eyes
Uncanny corner store
The mystery man motions to come inside
I’ve found a radiance
That drifts over the hills into our door
Songbird, laughter
Between the smoke room and the girl
She prays for fire rain
To melt away the smell of pain
We met up at the pinwheel gate
And staggered through the sunset pictureshow
We saw Aurora sky
Reaching round the moon to raid the night
She saw the best in me
Held a lantern close so I could read
Under the balustrade
A calming comfort awaits
We were the rage that night
A cabaret countenance of lights
We saw Aurora sky
It’s red reflections burning in her eyes
Into an orphan dream
The thrill of silence
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6. |
Letters from Adeline
04:18
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Yesterday we learned ricochet
Today we caught a hognose snake
We made our peace in Angelfire
Today we sleep in tumbleweed
Yesterday we hopped a cannonball car
We brushed our teeth with poison leaves
We tamed the yellow-eyed jungle cat
Today we feed on calabash
Tomorrow let’s jump on a horse of steel and ride her down to the sea
I don’t know much about prairie life; I know that I want to be free
Yesterday we climbed the cottonwood
Today we prayed with a Calico Queen
We camped in fields of thistledown
Today we dance on Buffalo Creek
Yesterday that bright Fandango gal
She broke my heart in the everglades
We wrote our names on a whiskey drum
Today she rides in Omaha
Tomorrow let’s jump on a horse of steel and ride her down to the sea
I don’t know much about prairie life; I know that I want to be free
Yesterday we learned ricochet
Today we caught a hognose snake
We made our peace in Angelfire
Today we sleep in tumbleweed
Yesterday we hopped a cannonball car
We brushed our teeth with poison leaves
We tamed the yellow-eyed jungle cat
Today we feed on calabash
Tomorrow let’s jump on a horse of steel and ride her down to the sea
I don’t know much about prairie life; I know that I want to be free
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7. |
The River Knows
02:47
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That misty morning we conquered the river
Our search to find what the river knows
Me and Donovan in the mouth of the jungle
A quest to find out where the river flows
These foaming rocks are cold and bitter
I feel this underworld will swallow me
The forest breathes but I can’t see the river
A giant speaks and his river churns
We walk the dreams of the sleepless river
Our search to hold what the river holds
That misty morning we conquered the river
And now we know what the river knows
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8. |
When The Last Bird Sings
03:10
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When the last bird it sings
In the glass pepper trees
Where shadows and silhouettes meet
We ponder only in prose
Geometry of a ghost
On lazy quays in the towaway lane
Hand-picked, soul gaze
A friendly wave
When staccato sung low
We bore a well-mannered hole
For to hide all our hologram cards
She took me on for a day
In her own little way
It was the makeup, convinced me to stay
Hand-picked, soul gaze
A friendly wave
Only the slumbering horse
At the tea maker’s door
Knows the way to the thirty year war
When the nightingale sings
In the dalmation trees
Light will play on a skeleton key
Hand-picked, soul gaze
A friendly wave
You clamber down from your bed
Pull your socks up instead
Write a book about dreaming in red
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9. |
Kinora
01:49
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Take my hand, let's roam this crazy world
Don't give up, your courage is enough
To take that road
Life is a circle of changing patterns
Go find yourself in the fields of memory
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10. |
Moulin-à-Vent
05:04
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When you fall
When you come home late
And when you’re tall
When you cannot wait
And when you sleep
And roll in bed between the sheets
When you scratch your head
Indigo dreams
When you jump
When you miss the train
And when you’re stumped
When you can’t complain
And when you’re there
And you take a moment to despair
To smile for your friends
Moulin-à-vent
Sweet in suede
Her hands are satin
They’re formed in grace
Our worlds collide
Like rain-drenched streets
Two mangled mountains out of reach
On borrowed time
An echo of hello
Goodbye
When she laughs
When the driveway’s empty
And when you crash
As the world turns
When the breeze
Comes like a ghost among the trees
Nights are long; the days are cold
She wants to race you home
When you fly
When frenzy follows
And when you’re scared
When you lose your voice
And when you change
And thoughts are slightly disengaged
When your deepest memories are gray
Moulin-à-vent
Sweet in suede
Her hands are satin
They’re formed in grace
Our worlds collide
Like rain-drenched streets
Two mangled mountains out of reach
Unfettered wings
This rusty boat
These restless dreams
Undaunted love
Unchartered seas
Awaken my soul
When you fall
When you come home late
And when you’re tall
When you cannot wait
And when you sleep
And you roll in bed between the sheets
When you scratch your head
Indigo dreams
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11. |
Star Swing
04:15
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There’s a star swing in an acrobat sky
My friends who have been there know just what it’s like
One day soon we’ll be waiting in line
To hold on to the ropes and swing into the night
I will run to the moon-kissed mountain
And dip my hair in the hideaway fountain so free
There’s a star swing in an infinite sky
If you like zero gravity, you’ll enjoy the ride
Through the green chamber door, past a courtyard of light
Let go of the railing and kick your feet high
I will run to the moon-kissed mountain
And rinse my hair in the fringe of a fountain so free
I will run to the moon-kissed mountain
And dip my hands in the fringe of a fountain so free
On that star swing in the acrobat sky
We take off our sandals and wait for the sign
The rooftops are glowing in the starlight tonight
When the doorman gives signal, just let go and glide
I will run to the moon-kissed mountain
And rinse my hair in the fringe of a fountain so free
I will run to the moon-kissed mountain
And dip my hair in the fringe of a fountain so free
And dip my hair in the slideaway fountain so free
And drink from the magical fountain...
On that star swing in an acrobat sky
A feeling of weightlessness, we swing through the night
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12. |
The Picturedrome
03:07
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Jade Alger Chattanooga, Tennessee
Jade Alger began his journey in music at an early age playing cello. At university he made a name for himself through song- writing and became known for his abilities to marry avant-garde wordplay with lilting melodies and intricate finger-style guitar work. ... more
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