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False Memories
01:33
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2. |
Scenery
03:31
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I learned to bleed
To treat this all like scenery
But it keeps coming around
What I see
Don’t always match reality
And it keeps dragging me down
What we need
Is a break from all this misery
But it keeps coming around
Never free
From our fears
And our anxiety
And it keeps dragging us down
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3. |
Paint
02:50
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Dig yourself a garden
Shoot yourself a scene
If we don’t do our part
It will be bleak
You know where your heart is
But that ain’t gonna pay
God is just an artist
And this world is just some paint
Leave that tale untold
If it don’t make no dimes
It’s a waste of time
And interest has run cold
You’d better mind your market
Build something that can be sold
So you leave it out to dry
But the stains all start to bleed
It wasn’t what you wanted
But it gave you what you need
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4. |
Timeline
02:19
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When I was young, I didn’t know
What to do so I did as I was told
Echoes of all that I’ve seen
We’re just reflections, aren’t we?
I don’t know what I said
But they had the things in my head
They said, “Come on, just give it a little try”
But don’t forget, you get wet
A lot quicker than you get dry
I think I’ll hide from the sun
The bells are ringing
And the wind is picking up
Something inside is awake
And I can’t keep living
Like it’s not gonna fade away
This life keeps passing my by
And the more I worry
The more I let it slide
But now I finally see
That time’s not a line
And it doesn’t have to bother me
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5. |
Ebb and Flow
03:12
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We ebb and flow
We come and go
Sometimes we know
Sometimes we don’t
And when this livin’s hard
It covers up the good parts
I’ve been fucked up from the start
Tell me where you are
We ebb and flow
We come and go
Sometimes we know
Sometimes we don’t
And when your love is far
There’s somethin bout that graveyard
Put my feet up to the stars
It tells me who you are
It tells me who you are
It tells me you we are
Tells me who you are
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6. |
Rise and Shine
01:08
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7. |
The Middle
03:17
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They don’t relate
They don’t hear anything you say
We’re on our way
To a place we can’t escape
Now you’ve turned to stone
It’s probably best that I leave that alone
Because if I don’t match your tone
Then I’m an enemy who can’t do nothing
But do wrong
You don’t like what they said
You’d meet ‘em in the middle
But the middle’s dead
No, we don’t talk
Just lose our heads
We’ll all get buried under it
We demonize
We criticize, dehumanize
Don’t realize
All the lies twisting our minds
And if we let our fears
Turn to hate, it’ll turn into tears
If you could lend your ear
And listen to me like I’m someone
That you hold dear
You don’t like what they said
You’d meet ‘em in the middle
But the middle’s dead
No, we don’t talk
Just lose our heads
We’ll all get buried under it
They don’t like what you said
They’d meet you in the middle
But the middle’s dead
No, we don’t talk
Don’t use our heads
We’ll bury ourselves under it
I get the feeling that we’ll fall
And our stubborn selves will cause it all
I hear the engine start to stall
But at least we’ll all feel right
At least we’ll go out standing tall
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8. |
Disgraceful
02:06
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You wake up early in the morning
Get to work on time
You see their stock prices a-soaring
But asking for a living wage is out of line
Your work's worth a dime
They give you a nickel
You ask for more
They call you ungrateful
They turn to the next one
Desperate for a mouthful
And they leave you out there in the dust
Disgraceful
Your work's work a dime
They gave you a nickel
But you've learned
That you should just be thankful
Don't make no waves
And be careful
Or they'll leave you out there in the dust
Disgraceful
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9. |
Time to Sing
02:23
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Won’t you help me
Wake up my heart
Shake up my body
Go back to the part
Where we felt we
Could do anything
Back when we made
Time to sing
Now we fill these
Bags up with gold
We’ll fight for position
And work til we’re old
It’s not healthy
And we’re all bound to lose
But you sure got
Something to prove
Don’t let
Your success
Be the best that you get
You’ll see
To succeed
Isn’t all that you need
You’re known
They all seem to love you
They carved you in stone
Time’s flown
We’re all impressed
And you’re all on your own
Never place your
Wealth up above
Your health or your heart
Your dreams or your love
‘Cause it takes more
All this shit’s not enough
It’s never what you’re thinking of
Save some space for
The girl of your dreams
The love of a child
Or a nice mountain scene
Have some grace or
Just hunt ‘em all down
‘Til nobody wants you around
Don’t let
Your success
Be the best that you get
You’ll see
To succeed
Isn’t all that you need
They’re gone
They all seemed to love you
They left you alone
Time’s flown
We’re all impressed
And you’re all on your own
Won’t you help me
Wake up my heart
Shake up my body
Go back to the part
Where we felt we
Could do anything
Back when we made
Time to sing
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10. |
Greener
03:25
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One foot in, one foot away
Always chasing a pattern
Some future to stay
So it fades
And now you’ve got nothing to show
Mistakes
They start compounding
And fear starts surrounding
It makes
It makes you doubt everything
It’s a fate
That I wanna know
It’s a place
That I wanna go
Life keeps on showing me
The stubborn always win
And the way it’s been going
We just drift with the wind
That river keeps flowing
Yeah, you can wade right on in
But there’s always a distant shore
Where you have never been
It’s a fate
That I wanna know
It’s a place
That I wanna go
It’s a face
That I wanna know
It’s a place
We can never go
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11. |
Shine a Light
01:56
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Sometimes I act
Like my head is on fire
My muscles contract
And it tightens me up
Like a wire
Frayed and ready to give
Reality fades
It’s replaced with my fears
Those rational days
Have been dead, gone and faded
For years
And that’s no way to live
So we shined a light
In the cracks of my brain
Cleaned it up right
But I’ll never get rid of
The stains
This life that we’re living
Takes its toll on everyone
But it’s all we’re given
And pretty damn soon
It will be done
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12. |
Caverns
03:14
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Me? I’m all right
I just get sidetracked
In the caverns of my mind
We live our lives
With so much goddamn emptiness inside
And we all wanna fill it
Pile anything into that void
We treat that space just like a villain
Clutter that peace all up with noise
We wait so long
To find some answers
Find some meaning
To belong
For me, that’s all gone
So I will clear some space
By letting out this song
Oh, I’m done trying to define it
Ain’t gonna seek that anymore
‘Cause any guess that I’d align with
Would be just that
So what’s it for?
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13. |
I Hope it Stays
01:52
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I was walking down the street
When that pavement all turned into peat
I fell into a bog so deep
Fossils and jewels down underneath
I felt a fear I can’t describe
Clutching for life
Fixin’ to die
Now I find fate is on my side
Free from the asphalt and the time
I crossed planes
I travelled space
Made peace with demons face to face
Learned that I really love this place
I hope it stays
I hope it stays
I hope it stays
I hope it stays
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14. |
Somewhere Brighter
03:26
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I stumbled in
Didn’t know where I had been
All the sin
All the times I could not win
I didn’t try
Didn’t make no moves outside my mind
Don’t lie
Are you livin’?
Or are you dyin’?
I searched my soul and I didn’t like it so
I shot it full of holes
I made some plans
I’m not invited
I’ve spent my whole life undecided
Those sparks just fizzled in the snow
I’m on my way
To somewhere brighter
You’re gonna fly
Soon as you stop sitting there
Wondering why
You’re always behind
All this time
You haven’t done nothin’
Just ball it up inside
You gotta try
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Dan Friese Eugene, Oregon
Dan Friese is an Oregon songwriter who makes folky, bluesy, psychedelic music packed with thoughtful lyrics and creative guitarwork.
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