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Menagerie
04:19
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Glide on the ocean bed
Fish swimming overhead
Breath without oxygen
Dive as deep as the dolphin swims
Now, go, you alone, you play god
Prowl between the trees
Jackals, they turn to me
Roar like the wildfire
Loud as any lion’s pride
Now, go, you alone, you play god
Soar far above the cliffs
(You do not have wings)
Wings wide, a gold eclipse
(No, you mustn’t stare)
Stare with my sanguine eyes
(Bow your head and pray)
Prey and feast where the eagle flies
Now, go, you alone, you play god
(Come NOW, you’ve got to GO, can’t leave YOU ALONE for five minutes YOU cannot PLAY GOD)
Glide on the ocean bed
(You are not a fish)
Fish swimming overhead
(Don’t forget to breath)
Breath without oxygen
(No, you cannot dive)
Dive as deep as the dolphin swims
Now, go, you alone, you play god
(Come NOW, you’ve got to GO, can’t leave YOU ALONE for five minutes YOU cannot PLAY GOD)
Prowl between the trees
(You are not a jackal)
Jackals, they turn to me
(Would you please not roar)
Roar like the wildfire
(That is not allowed)
Loud as any lion’s pride
Now, go, you alone, you play god
(Come NOW, you’ve got to GO, can’t leave YOU ALONE for five minutes YOU cannot PLAY GOD)
Soar far above the cliffs
(You do not have wings)
Wings wide, a gold eclipse
(No, you mustn’t stare)
Stare with my sanguine eyes
(Don’t forgot to pray)
Prey and feast where the eagle flies
(Come NOW, you’ve got to GO, can’t leave YOU ALONE for five minutes YOU cannot PLAY GOD)
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2. |
The Vibe
04:27
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Somedays I barely fit inside my skin
Somedays I can’t believe the shape my bones are in
Somedays you wanna be just like everybody else
Every part of me is bigger than myself
Lately my body tells me where its been
Lately it’s getting hard to put it on again
Lately I just sigh, watching from my windowed eyes
The world’s marching by in perfect symmetry
But Aristotle’s wise words won’t uphold, no
These parts are so much greater than the whole
Just shook his head, shoulders shrugged he sighed and said
Just the vibe of the thing
Somehow I woke up bigger than my home
Somehow these feet are dragging me to roam
And I hear it thumping now, every organ ringing out
And I’m just moving like a reflex to the sound
Maybe I could just find another shell
Maybe that’s what they meant when they said I was something else
And maybe nothing fits, no, not quite the way it did
Maybe that’s all part of dreaming big
Au contraire, these proverbs won’t uphold, non,
La belle plume ne fait pas le bell oiseau
Just shook his head, shoulders shrugged he sighed and said
C’est juste le vibe de la chose
Sometimes I barely fit inside my skin
Sometimes I feel my muscles sagging from my limbs
Sometimes I could climb to the height of the sun
And just watch my body sink into the blue
But Aristotle’s wise words won’t uphold, no
These parts are so much greater than the whole
La belle plume ne fait pas le bell oiseau
These parts are so much greater than the whole
But I’ll find my way, shrug these shoulders, sigh and say
Just the vibe of the thing
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Bones
04:39
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Bones, bones, bones
Bones, bones, bones
Bones, bones, bones
Bones, bones
So you want to see some proof
The river has the truth of it
The horse was at his heels
Must’ve put the fear of god in him
Said “where’d you get them shoes, boy?
Ain’t you heard the news, boy?
The rivers on the rise.
(What you say we put some fear inside those sun-maid eyes)
I see you need a friend.
You’ll sink before you swim, I warrant.”
N-n-n-n-n no no l-let me stop you right before you start!
Ain’t nobody got your interest at heart.
G-g-g-greed and gluttony is everybody I know.
It’s just the gingerbread that’s rotting your
Bones! Bones, bones
Bones, bones,
Now let’s get one thing straight
There’s too much on my plate of late.
The pig was at his heels
Must’ve seen the devil in his rearview mirror.
Said “Could you spare some change, boy?
Don’t you find it strange, boy?
There ain’t nowhere to hide.”
(What you say we put some fear inside those sun-maid eyes)
I could see that he was lost.
I ferried him across, that’s all.
N-n-n-n-n no no l-let me stop you right before you start!
Ain’t nobody got your interest at heart.
G-g-g-greed and gluttony is everybody I know.
It’s just the gingerbread that’s rotting your
Bones!
No! It’s just the gingerbread that’s rotting your
Bones!
No! It’s just the gingerbread that’s rotting your.
Well you said you want the tale!
Won’t you get it off your chest?
Feel like no one’s got my back.
Now it’s coming to the head!
Won’t you stop and read my lips.
No, I smell it on your breath.
quarter gone, half gone, nearly gone, nearly (run as fast I can)
quarter gone, half gone, nearly gone
I'm gone!
N-n-n-n-now it seems the truth is tearing you apart
Ain’t nobody got your interest at heart.
N-n-n-no there ain’t no morals, if you ain’t got your own
Still the gingerbread keeps rotting our
Bones.
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Oh I see, but I’m no seer, babe
You’ve been selling riddles to the tourists
But this I know
It’s all for show
Cause I feel how you must feel, babe
You told me to look within
Drew every card it’s written in
Foretold
It’s all foretold
She’s so mystical
She’s my mystic girl
And this love is gonna stay
Could it be?
I could be your believer, babe
Don’t say our planets can’t aligned
I’ve seen it in the crystal eye
You hold
Or was it all for show
She’s so mystical
She’s my mystic girl
And this love is gonna stay
She’s so mystical
She’s my mystic girl
And this love is gonna stay
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Frail
05:14
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She wanted to maintain her youth
So she put it in a plastic cage like a monkey in a zoo
But it thrashed against the walls
‘til it broke through like a waterfall
And shattered on her floor
Oh no, she knows far too well
That life is frail, frail
She wanted to maintain her youth
So she poured it in a holy cup
And called it a grail
But the diamonds broke her nails
When she took it in her aging hand
Because life is
Frail and all things fade away
And beauty fades
Frail
Life is frail
And all things fade away
And beauty fades away
Frail
She wanted to maintain her youth
So she put it in a plastic cage
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Mighty Brother New Orleans, Louisiana
Mighty Brother is a New Orleans-based indie rock band with a genre-bending repertoire of upbeat originals ranging from Avett- inspired Americana to Radiohead-esque art rock. Soaring harmonies and striking melodies knit an eclectic sound, guiding the listener through unconventional grooves and adventurous lyricism. ... more
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