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Daughters of the Dust
03:48
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DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST
Oh, lady of the wildwood
how you stand straight and strong.
Hide us in your branches,
give us shelter from the storm.
Oh, maiden of the mountain,
fast asleep under the snow,
keep us close beside you
when the winter winds blow.
We are daughters of the dust,
wind-tossed, drifting.
In the land of bone and rust,
unsteady, shifting--
will we ever find a place for us?
Oh mother river
shining like a silver band,
lead us through this wilderness,
bring us to our promised land.
Blood is on the moon
wolves are closing in...
We are daughters of the dust
wind-tossed, drifting.
In the land of bone and rust,
unsteady, shifting--
will we ever find a place for us?
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2. |
Kryptonite
03:15
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I came a long way not to go in
But I've been standing still so long I don't know how to begin
and I hear the whispers…will she sink or swim?
I'm through treading water, I'd rather dance on the clouds
And this time I’m shining like a diamond
got the rhythm and the rhyme and
I’ve tamed my kryptonite
We've come a long way not to fall down
'cause every good lesson comes from scraping the ground
.
Why do we spend our lives selling flesh by the pound--
Perfect and empty in the beds that we've made?
This time we’re shining like a diamond;
got the rhythm and the rhyme and
we’ve tamed our kryptonite
We drink a lively toast of melancholy praise,
to feed the hungry ghosts of all our glory days
hear them all call now, hear them all call now;
Here's to savoring the moments we are tasting,
and letting go of all the ones that we are wasting
we are all tall now, yes, we’re all tall now
This time we’re shining like a diamond
got the rhythm & the rhyme & we’ve tamed our kryptonite
This time we're shouting like a siren
we’re rolling all our dice and we’ve tamed our kryptonite
This time we’re shining like a diamond
got the rhythm & the rhyme & we’ve tamed our kryptonite
got the rhythm and the rhyme and we’ve tamed our kryptonite
got the rhythm and the rhyme and…
I came a long way not to go in but I've been standing still so long I don't know how to begin.
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3. |
Come On Home
03:23
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We’re livin' a lie here on this road
Every lane a heavy load
But when you spot the exit sign
You know everything will be just fine
We’re losin’ our way to win again
any road to reach the end
but when you hold the truth in sight
you know everything’s gonna be alright
On the road, come on home
On the road, come on home
You’re making a deal out in the dark
Ol’ devil spinnin' round your heart
Turn about those evil ways
You know everything’s gonna be ok
In the dark, find your heart
In the dark, find your heart
We’re livin' a lie here on this road
Every lane a heavy load
But when you spot the exit sign
You know everything will be just fine
On the road, come on home
On the road, come on home
On the road, come on home
On the road, come on home
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4. |
American Girl
03:39
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She was an American girl
raised on promises
She couldn't help thinkin' that there
was a little more to life somewhere else
After all it was a great big world,
with lots of places to run to
And if she had to die tryin'
she
had one little promise she was gonna keep
Oh yeah, all right
Take it easy, Baby,
make it last all night
She was an American girl
Well it was kinda cold that night
she stood alone on her balcony
Yeah, she could hear the cars roll by
Out on 441, like waves crashin' on the beach
And for one desperate moment there he crept back in her memory
God it's so painful when something that's so close
Is still so far out of reach
Oh yeah, all right
Take it easy, Baby,
make it last all night
She was an American girl
Oh, yeah….oh, yeah
Oh yeah, all right
Take it easy, Baby,
make it last all night
She was an American girl
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Hazel
03:11
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Hazel takes a walk down by the river, God forgive her
For she knows not what she’s done
Pondering her path, she is shaken, God forsaken
Will she ever see the sun?
Hazel is a girl with no tomorrow, life of sorrow
And no love to call her own
Caught up in a world of true obsession, pure possession
Does she have a heart of stone?
The darkest heart and evil hands blind our children’s eyes
As every witness takes the stand to show the devil in disguise
She shakes and quivers,
oh, Lord, deliver her
from delirium
May mercy reign, frenzy refrain
until thy kingdom come
Hazel prays for pardon, hope and wonders, buried under
Will truth triumph in the end?
Knowing that the past forever haunts her, ever taunts her
Is she destined to pretend?
The darkest heart and evil hands blind our children’s eyes
As every witness takes the stand to show the devil in disguise...
Hazel takes a walk down by the river, God forgive her
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6. |
Let You Go
03:53
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LET YOU GO
It’s wonderful to see you--I know it’s not the plan
but I’m gonna tell you something I hope you’ll understand.
Got a secret inclination to leave this all behind
‘cause I’ve been very patient, but I’m only killing time.
If we don’t go soon, we won’t go o’er the moon
I love you more than you could know
But, my love, I have to let you go.
I’ve been holding my tongue--she’s holding your hand,
she’s pancakes on Sunday and I’m soup right from the can,
I’ve been writing you the love songs, but her voice fills your head,
it seems like it’s been years, I’m hanging from this thread.
And if we don’t go soon, we won’t go o’er the moon,
I love you more than you could know
But, my love, I have to let you go.
I thought that we’d grow old together, and I waited patiently,
but I’ve never felt so lonely as when you lay next to me.
So I’m done with understanding, and with empathy, I’m through,
I’m not giving up on love, Dear, I’m just giving up on you.
And if I don’t go soon, I won’t go o’er the moon--
I love you more than you could know
But, my love, I have to let you go
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In My Bones
02:59
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IN MY BONES
Death come knockin’ in the evening air
Found me sleepin’ in the rockin’ chair
Rollin off me like sticks and stones
‘cause I’ve got livin’ in my…
Death come knockin’ in the evening air
Found me sleepin’ in the rockin’ chair
Rollin off me like sticks and stones
‘cause I’ve got livin’ in my bones
Finally got a life I think I’m gonna keep her
Got no time to stop and entertain the reaper
I've got a 10-foot robe and razor-sharp sickle to evade
Yes, we’ve got ourselves a sticky situation
When the man in black makes his certain visitation
I’ll make my move, get so close that I can smell his aftershave
And one of us is going to the grave
Death come knockin’ in the evening air
Found me sleepin’ in the rockin’ chair
Rollin off me like sticks and stones
‘cause I’ve got livin’ in my…
Bones, bones, bones
bones, bones, bones
bones, bones, bones,
bones, bones, in my bones,
in my bones, in my bones In my bones
Death come knockin’ in the evening air
Found me sleepin’ in the rockin’ chair
Rollin off me like sticks and stones
‘cause I’ve got livin’ in my
Death come knockin’ in the evening air
Found me sleepin’ in the rockin’ chair
Rollin off me like sticks and stones
‘cause I’ve got livin
I’ve got livin
I’ve got livin in my bones
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8. |
This Is My Heart
03:41
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This Is My Heart
I am sure that time can heal, I’m hoping it gets better
I’m right to question everything, I’m right about to scream
I’m outside looking into this empty foolish dream.
This is my heart, take it or leave it,
part by simple part, every little bit
You sweet talk a game of love,
but is it me you’re thinking of?
Behold across the room, the elephant is smiling
knowing words won’t cure what’s coming ‘round again
your pitiful indifference careening ‘round the bend
This is my heart, take it or leave it,
part by simple part, every little bit
There is a tide in this affair,
and fortune lost beyond repair
Sometimes solitude feels like home,
there’s harmony in stillness but still we roam.
This is my heart, take it or leave it,
part by simple part, every little bit
I call your love and raise you one,
and now at last the deal is done.
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9. |
Devil Down
03:20
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DEVIL DOWN
I'm gonna drive my devil down,
put my black dog in the ground.
He's on the run now, I'm chasing the sun now,
today the hare humbles the hound.
I'm gonna drive (gonna drive)
gonna drive (gonna drive)
my devil down (devil down).
No more my shoulder for his roost,
no more his whisper to seduce.
He's over a barrel, and I've got an arrow
to break the chains, and set me loose.
By & by (by & by) rope & tie (rope and tie)
my devil down (devil down) devil down.
I've been turning pages before the story's ended,
stuck in open cages, lied to by, tied to my devil in me.
Not every dreamer makes a dream,
some folks will always swim upstream.
But I won't give in while I'm livin'--
I'm taking maps and gasoline,
and I'm gonna drive, (gonna drive),
gonna drive, (gonna drive)
my devil down (devil down), devil down, (devil down).
I'm gonna drive (gonna drive),
gonna drive (gonna drive)
my devil down (devil down), devil down, (devil down).
I'm gonna drive (gonna drive), gonna drive — my devil down.
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10. |
No Man's Land
03:56
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No Man’s Land
Ain’t no man can be my savior
No man can raise me by his own hand
No man can blame me for his failure
I am no man’s land
No man can sit upon God’s throne
No man has me at his command
No man can claim me for his own
I am no man’s land
No man’s book can tell my story
No man’s judgment can understand
No man’s eyes can see my glory
I am no man’s land
This is not love
This is not love
You can’t love what you can’t set free
If you can’t love me then let me be
No man’s words can still my voice
No man can tell me where I stand
No man’s will can take my choice
I am no man’s land
I am my savior, I am my story
I am my power, I am my glory
I am my beauty, I am my own
I am no man’s land
I am no man’s land
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Bobtown Brooklyn, New York
"If you're looking for acoustic gothic-folk-Americana kissed with gorgeous harmonies then look no further." -Americana
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NYC-based Bobtown's four full-length CDs show their evolution from mostly a capella arrangements to full instrumentation, with bits of folk, Americana, pop, bluegrass, rock, and gospel all bound together by a continuous thread of innovative vocal harmonies.
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