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Something Like A Storm
03:14
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Something like a storm coming in
So many parts of larger things
And a change in atmosphere
I have been expecting you
Expecting you
Tie it with a piece of twine
I promise you it will be fine
Buried in yourself so deep
Pray the lord my soul to keep
My soul to keep
Can you hear me clearly now
Hello in there and how are you
I’ve been waiting patiently
Singing little melodies
Something like a storm coming in
So many parts of a larger thing
And a change in atmosphere
I have been expecting you
Expecting you
You’re in a place of safety now
You are with your mother now
Such a pretty place to live
And I’ve got a lot to give
A lot to give
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Zero In The City
03:05
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Oh you’ve been here before
Minus one, split and it’s done
Getting up every day
Minus one every way
Oh but nothing’s the same
Minus two, no one to blame
Minus one in the street
A conceit in degrees
Minus two, now we’re gone
Minus you, and we’re done
So turn on your inner light
Zero in the city tonight
Oh you’ve been here before
Minus one, split and it’s done
So turn on your inner light
Zero in the city tonight
Hard to feel a single thing inside
Zero in the city tonight
Oh minus one
Minus two
Minus you
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Shaking All Over
03:50
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Maybe I was missing something initially
Or maybe eventually it’ll all make sense
Snakes against angels and stairways to heaven
I’m shaking all over and I can’t control it
Did you think it was easy, did you really fall into it
I wonder if you’re seeing beyond the lip service
Or try to accept that it’s, hard enough
I’m telling you, it’s rough
Every day could be your last
Hurry darling, hurry fast
Time won’t slow for anyone
Out on the tracks at a quarter to one
I accept you as impossible, as it sounds, impossible
The more, the better
Going down with the ship, with a smile, with affinity
There aren’t any lifeboats to heaven around here
Just misguided people, playing Russian roulette
Mistaking kindness for weakness
Thinking like giants and acting like children
Strangers in a hurry
Every day could be your last
Hurry darling, hurry fast
Time won’t slow for anyone
Out on the tracks at a quarter to one
Yeah set me on fire and watch me fly
You can feel how I burn, you can see how I try
You’re my number one puncher, my number one fist
You’re my heaven and my heartbeat, my one true bliss
So let me down on the floor, I can’t take any more
Of the snakes against angels, and stairways to heaven
And more different faces, than a couple of dice
I’m shaking all over, and I can’t control it
Every day could be your last
Hurry darling, hurry fast
Time won’t slow for anyone
Out on the tracks at a quarter to one
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Don't Leave Me Hanging
03:12
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You had different hair when I saw you last
You flew away, flew when you could have fought
But you did fight, you went so many rounds
Delivered one shot at a time
Don’t leave me hanging, don’t leave me hanging
Drowning in shallow water
Don’t leave me hanging, don’t leave me hanging
To start it all over again
The forest you planted, the sparks where they landed
It’s winter now, it’s cold so finish soon
Your wings drying out, saying when hell freezes over
They’ll straighten out, just wait it out
Even Sundays, swimming, where the current is slow
Through your mouth, and the way you pronounce
The murmurs, the babbling, the wayward characters
One brush stroke at a time
Don’t leave me hanging, don’t leave me hanging
Drowning in shallow water
Don’t leave me hanging, don’t leave me hanging
To start it all over again
To start it all over again
Start it all over again
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The failing word, the parting smile
Saying it will all be worthwhile
Saying it’s steady, and shaking hands
And that we know that the end is coming
And click, click through, the windows and doors
I love you through the ceiling, I love you through the floors
It’s a minute, just a minute
Hey, I love you, hey, I love you
If you’re sitting still, then I’m still screaming
You can turn it off, but don’t stop dreaming
As the horns drop down, for one more charge
At the red cape
A hand-made sign on the battleground
It’s all lit up, and it’s burning down
And while we’re caught in the screen door
Caught in one minute, and gone in another
If you’re sitting still then I’m still screaming
You can turn it off but don’t stop dreaming
If you’re sitting still then I’m still screaming
You can shut it down but don’t stop dreaming
If you’re sitting still then I’m still screaming
You can turn it off but don’t stop dreaming
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I was a wayward pastel bay with a prized pelt
That at times huffed in the moon, overcome, and felt
Ten thousand branches loping through
One minor constellated patch
A limping and broken breach
Confused and slightly out of reach
I think I saw it, did you
Yes, I think I saw it too
There goes another one, another one
There goes another one, and another one
I didn’t know you when you were asleep
But you woke and told your dreams to me
What was seen and things that it could mean
That sense of rifled air
Shivered my sharp ears and tail
Incision in the viscous night
Slit fabric on a movie screen
A pool of hard reality
Fly away quick with feathers cold
Sand through the funnel, and flown to the fold
There goes another one, another one
There goes another one, and another one
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A bird flew inside the house
To remind me of a promise I made to myself
To keep poison from the well and serpents from the nest
Everything’s in danger and heaven needs help
Thoughts become concrete and turn into needs
It’s sad it won’t last through the gathering speed
The forest surrounds and it’s soothing
Take a deep breath and keep moving
I’m in someone else’s shoes
And I hear no good in the news
That I have nothing to lose
Everything’s in danger and heaven needs help
Over the highways and in between isles
And into the woods so deep
Tough as a winter freeze, light as maple keys
Where I will earn my keep
I’m in someone else’s shoes
And I hear no good in the news
That I have nothing to lose
Everything’s in danger and heaven needs help
I’m in someone else’s shoes
And I hear no good in the news
That I have something to lose
Everything’s in danger
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A jukebox in a desert of snow
Cold speakers where nothing grows
There is no limit to the fire under here
Down here her crown is languishing
Under the weight of being free
Figuring out anchor knots, and
Standing still, feeling supernatural
It’s still OK to have this dream
Anyway, I’m sitting here
Wondering how things got so sick
Watching us turn into monsters
And forget how to get home
Don’t eat the light in me
I can handle the dark around me but don’t you
Don’t drag me in there with you
Where it’s so dark I can’t see anything
And the only door that I’ll look for
Is the one I know you’ll answer
And say, honey won’t you come on in
It’s a bitter dark night, but it’s alright
Let me take you in from this cold dark night
It’s alright, it’s alright
Anyway, I’m sitting here
Wondering how things got so sick
Watching us turn into monsters
And forget how to get home
Don’t eat the light in me
I can handle the dark around me but don’t you
Don’t drag me in there with you
Where it’s so dark I can’t see anything
Don’t eat the light in me
I can handle the dark around me but don’t you
Don’t drag me in there with you
Where it’s so dark I can’t see anything
I can’t see anything, I can’t see anything
I can’t see anything, I can’t see anything
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I can’t seem to keep out of the rain
I’m in a storm that I can’t shake away
Salvation, I thought I found it at last
I’ll keep drivin’ ‘til I run out of gas
Salvation, guess it was here all along
Still can’t figure how it went so wrong
Keep on the sunny side, keep on, keep on
I lost my heart and I’m looking for clues
I must have someone else’s blues
A bad bit of weather that I can’t diffuse
I must have someone else’s blues
I can’t help staring, at my shoes
I must have someone else’s blues
I leave my door, and trouble ensues
I must have someone else’s blues
Keep on the sunny side, keep on, keep on
I lost my heart and I’m looking for clues
I must have someone else’s blues
A bad bit of weather that I can’t diffuse
I must have someone else’s blues
I can’t help staring, at my shoes
I must have someone else’s blues
I leave my door, and trouble ensues
I must have someone else’s blues
I must have someone else’s blues
I must have someone else’s blues
A bad bit of weather that I can’t diffuse
I must have someone else’s blues
I can’t help staring, at my shoes
I must have someone else’s blues
I leave my door, and trouble ensues
I must have someone else’s blues
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The Great Bear
04:17
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A weightless breath, the air alive
Swords of water cutting the sides, through half-closed eyes
A marble curtain floating down
Swimming into fishes mouths, and waving through
In the call of the wind
In the ways of the sea
You won’t believe
What’s out there
Tracing the great green pathways
A forest of arms turning into fins
With ancient veins on granite chins
An avian song fills the air with notes, diving in
Hard edges green with newly grown coats
Where do we draw the lines
And put this on the line
Where do we draw the line
And stray so far with these designs
The night water’s deep and kissing the land
Luminous and green, from magic hands
As if it springs up and is born from inside
But the real spell surrounds transcendent and wild
In the call of the wind
In the ways of the sea
In the lungs of the land
In the lines of the streams
You wont believe
What’s out there
Tracing the great green pathways
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11. |
With Every Departure
03:14
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With every departure, with every return
Our eyes spill out and the edges blur
With every departure, a promise to return
To your arms, again to burn
How far will you fly
Towards the other side
How far will you go
Before you come back home
And though ranging over uncertain seas
Flocks migrate: locks without keys
And on with the current, and back again
Flight patterns under the skin
How far will you fly
Towards the other side
How far will you go
Before you come back home
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12. |
Expecting You
03:52
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Something like a storm coming in
A spirit on a higher wind
From the fog and into view
I have been expecting you
Expecting you
Just ahead of tempest lines
I promise you it will be fine
Changes in the atmosphere
Reaching for my rosary
My soul to keep
Can you hear me clearly now?
Hello in there and how are you
I’ve been waiting patiently
Singing little melodies
Something like a storm coming in
A spirit on a higher wind
And a change in atmosphere
I have been expecting you,
Expecting you
You’re in a place of safety now
You are with your mother now
Such a pretty place to live
And I’ve got a lot to give
A lot to give
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Great Lake Swimmers Toronto, Ontario
Tony Dekker’s music spans two decades as the lead singer and songwriter of Great Lake Swimmers. Over eight albums, multiple EPs, live shows and reissues, the Toronto-based group with a revolving cast of players has established itself as a beloved indie folk act in their native Canada and beyond. Great Lake Swimmers was shortlisted for the Polaris Prize and nominated twice for the Juno Awards. ... more
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