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The Arson Garden
04:55
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our terms are not ideal
the arrangement is flawed
you invest in us and pay the cost
I took your letter and waged a war
on all that’s central to our core
walking through lavender
lost oleander
bonfires on levees campfire songs
asking forgiveness taking advantage
it’s always easy standing on shoulders
all that’s broken all that remains have the strength to begin again
the arson garden
of our denial
a bargain is struck on your accord
walking through lavender
lost oleander
bonfires on levees campfire songs
asking forgiveness taking advantage
it’s always easy standing on shoulders
all that’s broken all that remains have the strength to begin again
I remember your face
I recall your name
a harbinger a beggar’s tale
it’s all over when you wake the remains of my mistakes
in the harshest light of day it’s all over when you wake
the remains of my mistakes
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2. |
Amends
03:22
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set the house on fire burn it down
crash your car in a bayou drown it out
honestly how do you treat people this way
this revelry will find you one day
how can we make amends
make amends
looking for answers in your corner bar
move to a fashion capital abroad
this is where one who thinks like me belongs
end up where you started all along
how can we make amends
make amends
every little thing you do is your fault
every little fault you make is my favorite
honestly do have you no resolve
I believe you have the resolve
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3. |
Along The Ramparts
06:03
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hear the sound
eyes to the ground
marching orders into the sea
how can you believe what you believe
out of mind
absence of time
out of a passion that kept us alive
we attack them the rest of their lives
keep your head down
has truth been found
a vow to keep
a way to be free
it will be over when you wake
no repentance for mistakes
I’ll take as much as you can take
hold the line
the signal is dying
the voice at 4:43
words that you promise to keep
hallowed ground
a nameless town
speak of today’s tragedies
believing what you believe
night falling down
a vow to keep
it’s hard to see
the path to be free
it will be over when you wake
no repentance for mistakes
I’ll take as much as you can take
along the ramparts
the palisades come into sight
on the horizon
windows down
breath in the light
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4. |
Blank Stare Nowhere
04:32
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in your life
the intent you see
do you see sovereignty
dystopia
coliseum place
in the earliest days
vanished into grey
with no trace
it’s not easy to sing
let us garlands bring
is it a fair assumption that we’re ok
bodies pulled to the ground
watching the fan go around
in just one moment
you’re here
union terminal
revolving door
escalator down
first floor
in the smoking room
I laid eyes on you
blank stare nowhere
come home
blank stare nowhere
let’s go
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5. |
Solace
04:33
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it’s hard to make any difference
when you can’t change your selfish ways
I can’t make heads or tails of it
how I’m held in your sway
where there’s a will there’s a day
when you’ll gain trust and you will stay
it’s difficult to come to terms with this
all hope is lost on a night like this
it’s hard to know when to say when
a heart to lose or a heart to mend
where there’s a will there’s a day
when you’ll gain trust and you will stay
just seems so hard to come out of this
just seems so hard to get along after this
where there’s a will there’s a day
when you’ll gain trust and you will stay
just seems so hard to get along after this
just seems so hard to get along after this
where there’s a will there’s a day
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6. |
Petrochemical
04:47
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overcommit the crime
innocence standing by
a single witness
victim left to lie
Louisiana street
a landscape worn and beat
another sermon
a cold routine unseen
I couldn’t say it wasn’t true
a mercenary losing sight of you
I couldn’t say it wasn’t hard
to cut the ties that bind
forging a new start
fence line cedar post
climb through southern ghost
still of water but not enough to drink
how could this Eden call anyone at all
petrochemical refineries of steam
I couldn’t say it wasn’t true
a mercenary losing sight of you
I couldn’t say it wasn’t hard
to cut the ties that bind
forging a new start
father picture window Mercedes Benz
outside slam door screaming canal backs up
and flows out into the sea
Mobile Bay lighthouse
Sand Island Spring eternal
Dauphin Island tidal breaches
other ways to say the same thing
nothing has to remain the same
you can count on it that it won’t
honestly you’re never going to feel this way again
I promise you’ll never make your way out of this land
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7. |
Outside Lies Magic
04:20
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move down here
I promise you’ll beat this thing
live somewhere you’ve never been
learn to live by letting go
and embrace the bittersweet that follows
pack your things take my advice
leave your life I’m by your side
there’s nothing left for you there
but grief and pain everywhere
move down here
we tried our best to live within means
we both said things we didn’t mean
in this life we’re told no guarantees
so let’s forever crush the darkness of being
all this time I thought of you
raising our child the way she grew
the bonds still hold pure and true
a lifetime gone and life anew
a life with you
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the skies on fire hear our prayer
a soul gunned down hear our prayer
a coast on fire hear our prayer
up in smoke hear our prayer
how can I change with my hands tied
we talk in circles all the time
a river flows in no straight line
heed the warning believe the signs
a conversation you can’t keep
a magic show on late tv
lost your heart in jubilee
at what cost to be free
how can we change with our hands tied
we talk in circles all the time
a river flows in no straight line
soot smoke and the working coast
rising tides losing hope
a life-long lesson on how to cope
how we can change with our hands tied
we talk in circles all the time
a river flows in no straight line
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9. |
Night Suit
06:54
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Tarah Cards neon luxury
as your lipstick traces unopened letters
and I’m waiting - always waiting for your call
it’s 4AM
Tarah Cards neon luxury
the television is off the air
my night suit’s on and I’m waiting
I’m waiting for you here
Tarah where are you? Tarah where are you now?
It’s 5AM
in the station I’ve got my tickets in hand
I want you here
the radio station on all night
amplification in UV light
a gated snare drum a voice on air
the bouncing needle is always there
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10. |
Solace (Reprise)
02:25
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Early Day Miners New Orleans, Louisiana
Led by Daniel Burton—founding member and engineer of albums by Songs: Ohia, Papa M, Okkervil River, and Windsor For The
Derby—Early Day Miners have released 7 full length albums on both the Western Vinyl and Secretly Canadian labels.
"Outside Lies Magic" will be released digitally and on Limited Edition Desert Sand or Ultra Clear vinyl on 3/22/24 by Solid Brass Records from Los Angeles, CA.
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