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gorilla masks
02:53
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nothing is wrong with me i can’t repair
nothing is wrong with me when i’m not there
yeah, sometimes i can’t wait to be home
get so scared whenever i go out
have to talk a lot and smile around
hoping i don’t say something out of turn
all the people that i know, and all the people that i see
wonder if they know the effect they have on me
the girl at the diner said no gorilla masks
don’t want to rob the place
just don’t want to be asked, hey how are you on this lovely afternoon
don’t answer the door when i’m home alone
could be someone important, always someone i don’t know
let them ring that bell, and i won’t move
all the people that i don’t know, and all the people that i don’t see
i know they know the effect they have on me
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almost fall
02:01
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cooling down a little bit, almost fall and we will sit
in our backyard in our long scarves
watching dogs chase aeroplanes
words we both say will dance and play
we will kiss and they will stay in both our hearts
as we part and as we join together again
dance around my pretty lady to a song we both know well
close your eyes and when your rise i will be right there by your side
when winter comes it will be fun to be cold for a month or two
the desert’s strong, cold won’t last long
we want to wear jackets every day of the year
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all these things
02:34
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if i were a boat i’d sail the open sea and i’d always be sure to take you with me
if i were an animal, i’d want to be a bear and i’d scare away anyone who wanted to do you harm
da da, da da, da da, da da da da
if i were a dog i’d probably be a mutt and i’d look really funny but i’d give you all my love
and if i were a house i’d be this house, here for you no matter how bad your day was
i’m just me but i want to be all these things
all these things, and everything you need
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always and never
02:15
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always remember my nightmares
never remember my good dreams
but when i wake and you are next to me
nothing’s as bad as it seems
never remember the things that you say to me
always remember the way that you say them
but i want to give you more happiness than you could ever spend
always like it complicated
never looking for some simple thing
but when i see that look that you give me
i have no trouble believing
so let’s go out and lie in the park
always and nevers lost in the dark
i’ve made more promises than i have told
but never more than my hands can hold
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quiet here
02:54
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it's so hard without you here, i don't know what to do with myself
it's so easy to stay busy and not do much of anything
it's so hard to stay at home, but i don't want to go out
it's so hard to stay at home and not make lots of noise
and i make lots of noise
it gets so quiet here
it gets too quiet here
i can hear myself
i take things apart and put them back together, not in a way that's smart
they're never quite right afterward
it's so easy to get distracted by things that do not matter
some things they do not matter
it gets so quiet here, it gets so quiet here, it gets too quiet here
i can hear myself
i can hear myself think
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if you got old
05:01
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when i read what you said about christmas, you were just listening to records and drinking
oh, when i heard about you, that’s all i was thinking
when i saw your picture in the news, smiling from the local obituary
was like your ghost was there, looking at me
well, i can’t remember the time and place i was talking to you
was it about bob dylan, or did i say something rude
well, i might hear one of your bass lines in some song that i’m playing
you might turn to me and smile
what’s that you were saying
put on my morning jacket and went for a walk in the desert cold
and spent my day wondering what you’d look like if you got old
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the playing field
02:35
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the new year came and i wasn’t ready
over halfway over and i’m holding steady
there are some things I’d like to do
don’t know what they are, it’s true
i’ve never made a resolution
there are times i want to tell you everything i can
but i stop myself from acting stupid because i don’t understand
what it means to rise above this playing field
these teams we’re supposed to be a part of
i’d rather sit out this whole game
there are mornings i wake up
i can see more years in my face than i can own up to
i hold steady at this erratic pace
these years have come and gone, though i tried hard to hold on
i’ve never made a resolution
these people have come and gone, though i tried hard to hold on
i’ve never made a resolution
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the list
02:09
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not sure i believe it yet, i keep hoping you faked your death
hoping it’s all a big joke and you’ll reappear in a cloud of smoke
i’m reading all these goodbyes online, i’m not ready to say mine
looking for your name in the paper, just to see
not really sure if you meant it, i’m really hoping that you didn’t
thought more people would beat you to the end
but the list wraps around and back again
once i can’t find you anywhere, i’ll admit that you are nowhere to be found
maybe in the sky or in the ground
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come now my darling, shed all your fears
anything we might need is already here
you watch the sky, i’ll keep my ear to the ground
we’ll discover nothing like the happiness we’ve found
the gamblers throw everything at the hope of a win
but you were a sure bet from the very beginning
and show lines they form long after we’re gone
we don’t need entertainment, we can sing our own songs
ambiguous waiters, gondolas, evening light, or Mexican restaurants in the middle of the night
the time we have together, it is always spent well
our love is like a sweet take on some fairy tale
six hundred miles from what was our home
we mixed our possessions and made our own
the years they come, they come and they leave
for each one we have, that’s one less to grieve
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glad new day
03:42
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main street is heaven tonight
my car is the only one on the road
i could close my eyes and go through all the red lights
and make it home
up too late with nothing to say
and i left early even though you asked me to stay
the morning light is far too blue for me not to be with you
and i wish i had stayed
but there will be another day
there is something wonderful about everything you do
and never enough ways to say just how i feel about you
nothing feels quite the same
now that you’re around to blame for this good feeling
and my door opens to a glad new day
the stars shine like dreams
and the galaxy spins exactly as it seems
for the first time in a long time, i feel all right
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kids are playing in the street
the neighbors are pulling the trash cans in
i can hear dogs barking, cars driving by
you are sleeping in the next room
i’m whispering so i don’t wake you
just want you to know you make anyplace feel like home
with all the lights left on at night
the stars don’t have room to shine
we will see them on the road, they’ll fade into view
you are waking in the next room
and i’m whispering to softly wake you
and you should know you make anyplace feel like home
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the road between
03:04
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i’ll be leaving in the morning, i’ll be gone and on my way
i’ll be looking for you, darling, every single step i take
the road may be long and winding and i’m no good at directions
but i will find my way across, yes, i will find my way
i’ll buy a bag of flower seeds and when they finally bloom
i’ll tie a ribbon ‘round the stem and deliver them to you
the soil’s bad and water’s scarce and the weeds they grow so tall
but they will find a way to blossom, they will find their way
this trucker’s atlas is too old, these roads are all shut down
the planes have all been grounded but the buses they got out
may take some time to get there and my feet are worn and sore
but i will find my way to you, yes, i will find my way
saw each other on the road between nowhere and nowhere else
you were with your dogs and i was by myself
my map was torn and faded but you had one of your own
and we will find our way across, yes, we will find our way
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rushmore beekeepers Tulsa, Oklahoma
Indie folk/electro folk duo RBK (Zach Fountain and Amanda Hawkins) layer folk instruments with keyboards and electro beats
while singing about purpose, uncertainty, love, and hope with a backdrop that's sometimes everyday, sometimes surreal or apocalyptic.
The solo/duo/trio is based in OK and AZ.
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