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to get to where i’m going i’m gonna need a thick pair of boots
because i don’t know if it’ll be cold, it might rain or even snow
to get to where i’m going i guess i’d better read the news
because i don’t know what happened today, and i know i’ll need something to say
to tell you how i feel, i’m gonna need some christmas lights
wrapped around a hundred trees, the lightest rain and the softest breeze
to tell you how i feel, i’m gonna need a few more songs
wrapped around this old guitar and sung kinda poorly to wherever you are
to get to where i’m going, i may need a map or two
i’ll follow the trail wherever it goes, till i find myself on the right road
to get to where i’m going, i may need to get some rest
when i fall asleep will i dream and find in my mind some deeper meaning
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details (demo)
03:32
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the highway stretches out further than i can see
with a choice of direction and everything waiting for me
taking in every sight i can
and hoping you are seeing the same things i am
there are times i don’t notice the details that surround me
other times i find i’m amazed by almost everything
like the feel of the road when i’m driving too slow
or how friendly people can be when they say “hello”
the crunch of leaves and dry grass under my feet
or the effortless way you look at me
some days i don’t leave my house and i’m perfectly happy
some days i can’t stand it, i’ll go crazy if i don’t leave
i need you so bad sometimes it hurts
but saying things like that just makes it worse
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a good impression (demo)
02:19
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i used to be afraid of seeing ghosts
but now i wish i could
there are people i'd like to see again
and you, yeah you, yeah you, are one of them
i still have the book you said was your favorite
the last time we got together
i still can't bear to open it up
but i promise i will, i will, i will read it someday
never know when you’ll get a bad news phone call
never know when your days will end
i just hope to leave a good impression
and you, yeah you, yeah you, you know i love you
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more of the world (demo)
02:12
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let’s hang up a map of every place we want to see
then we’ll make a list and visit each one, maybe randomly
i’m not restless but i’d love to see more of the world
it’s been a long time since we packed up for a long trip
and though the days fly by, i hope we never get used to it
i like routine but i’d love to see more of the world
it’s so easy to forget how many great things can happen in a day
and it’s hard to remember not everyone has something sarcastic to say
it’s so easy to forget how many great things can happen in a day
and it’s good to remember you can always find something nice to say
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the alien
03:23
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as her car came to a stop
she asked herself why she thought
the world was full of aliens
the light turned green, she hit the gas
and behind the wheel of every car she passed sat an alien
everybody's so weird
i don't understand how they are still here
how could nobody else notice
the strange things taking place?
at the grocery store late one night
all her fellow shoppers and the clerks
had tentacles and buggy eyes
and she wondered why they all talked to her
like she was one of them
and when she was finally discovered
oh, what a scene she made
and they wondered how she'd gone that long
she is so weird, i don't understand how she's still here
but nobody else notices the strange things taking place
maybe she was just lonely and that made her crazy
or maybe she was just crazy
and maybe we're all monsters
disguised as other monsters disguised as something else
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6. |
misery loves (demo)
02:10
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haven't seen you, friend
in oh so long
wonder how you're doing
if you're still keeping on
there was a time
we looked out for each other
we might not need that anymore
but sometimes i still wonder
if we still spoke
would i still be waiting
for a phone call informing me
you'd done something crazy
there was a time
we looked out for each other
wonder if i let you down
or if we let down each other
haven't seen you, friend, and i
know it's been some time
think about finding you
don't know if i have the right
there was a time
we looked out for each other
we may never be as lonely
as when we had each other
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a better day than today
02:00
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there's never been a better time to be alive
to be alive
there's never been a better time to speak your mind
to speak your mind
there's never been a better day than today
there's never been a better night to stay up late
to stay up late
there's never been a better place to sit and wait
sit and wait
there's never been a better day than today
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let's find fall
01:44
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why don’t we just drive out to the forest
we won’t stop till we see some different colors
we’ll have lunch down by the creek
it’ll say that big city has nothing on me
why don’t we just walk into the desert
we won’t stop till the car is out of sight
we’ll find a rock, climb it carefully
it’ll say that big city has nothing on me
i don’t care what other people say
there’s nothing like a warm house on a cold day
and i don’t know what other people say
it’s always the right time to pack up and get away
you can fall in love in the middle of the desert
you can be prepared, you might be surprised
you can sing loud or sing it softly
this big old world has nothing on me
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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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