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" ... hearings, but Mr. Vincent feels this is not early enough. "By the time public hearings are held, it seems to us that the engineers, local officials, and key members of Congress are largetly committed, and most of the decisions have already been made."
"Fog patches continued to plague us that night, but shortly before dawn a chilly "blue norther" whistled in, ... "
~ Nat'l Geographic,
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my baby cares for you
04:18
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you can stand this day
stand before her all of you
you can stand this day
before all trials and tribulations
before the elders, & officials
before the children & young women
my baby cares for you
even when she cares for me
you can stand this day
outside the store you're the stranger
you can stand this day
when your delight has been forsaken
my baby cares for you
even when she cares for me
my baby cares for you
when she doesn't care for me
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hourlong (instrumental)
05:22
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"the suffer jets"
04:56
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I knew what you want before you find something
let me tell you what it means
knocking off airs / tables and chairs / wasn't it a dream?
not on your life / I'm not your wife / get off my leg and plead
you act so tough / all man-sized and stuff / you lie like a disease
I know you want / to figure it out / to live a lifetime of ease
he did love your family
what garment did I wear?
whose arm did he adorn?
My life has been fair
funny how memory clouds the passage of time
putting on airs / people and stares / wasn't it a dream?
Not on your life / i'm not your wife /get on all fours and scream
you act so wise / jewelry and ties/ you lick like a disease
I know you want / to figure it out / to live a lifetime of ease
you were nobody's mother to me
something sounded like geese
somewhere west of the magins
got me thinking the affinity
of your friends is no sin to judge
and no matter what I say I love you
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incidental 13
00:54
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houdini's blues
03:29
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no need
to be
forgiven
forgive
me when
i'm gone
don't need to be forgiven
you'll forget me when i die
much better to be forgotten
then to adopt a lie
gather you children around me
say, why you can't see eye to eye?
much better to be forgiving
than to adopt a lie.
son, why'd you not buy your brother
a casket made of stone?
oh, death'll lock down another
and you'll find yourself alone
gather your witness around you
a pound of her flesh for a pound of your bone
oh, death'll lock down your brother
your casket will leave her alone.
oh, darling, don't put out the candle
this here darkness is cold
your love, my brother mishandled,
your love and my love has grown old
what's this you gather around you:
a treasure lost, and a treasure sold?
your love to my brother's a candle,
your love and my love has grown old.
you say you don't need to forgive me
you'll forget me when i'm gone
you'll not forget what you give me
nor upset this earth i'm standing on
gather your assets around you
another's labour, another's song
you'll not forget to forgive me
nor upset this earth i'm standing on
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queen anne's lace
04:43
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silent pictures
03:31
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in the silent pictures
you'd live a celebrated life
in the silent pictures
you'd make love to your wife
and when they find you
laughing at yourself
in the camera's eye alone
when you've had your methadone
who's that beside you
singing in the rain
when yoiu've been tied to the tracks
of an oncoming train
and who has left you that way?
in the silent pictures
and you cleave your body to the ground
for the time being alone
in the silent pictures
is it you or the world that has no sound?
and the silence is a drone
and no one listens anymore ...
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golden gate
04:39
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i would say the day is done
it would be nice to meet you
if just to say i'm sorry
for what they'll put you through
and i don't need to bring it up
but in a way you made it
harder on yourself
when everything that you do
doesn't even come through
and they're laughing at you
to your face
quiet is the next best thing
you'r gonna need to listen
to what he says in the morning
a victim of clonipin
i'm not sayin' this is what you need
but in a way you make it
harder on everyone
when you can't see what you do
and it's not about you
and it's not about me
you've got your sights on winning
some big race
(you're not winning a race
youre not running
you're late again
razorblades
razorblades
you're leaving behind
razorblades
you're leaving behind
you're not running the right rate
you're not running
you're lame
razorblades
razorblades
you're bleeding your mind
razorblades
razorblades
you're letting your mind elate
you're gonna need a pair of jeans
before you hit the airport
to get back on the road
you can't wait around for long
thought this wasn't in the rule book
don't need to be indifferent
or harder on yourself
or harder on anyone
it's in the past what's been done
you're moving out beyond
golden gate
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showman's blues
06:10
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how do you do what i cannot do
how come i falter when i try to
it's been a long, long time . life kickin' me around
even the angels bring me the blues
when wanted me to show her i love her
but she didn't see how scared i was
if it's sunny, we'll picnic; if it's not, then we'll die
even the angels bring me the blues
i lost a pillow in poplar bluff
for seven weeks couldn't even sleep
if the angels took my scarf, then i wasn't through
even the angels bring me the blues
i'm slipping over now on my way
i'm skipping over to better days
i thought you had an office, now, i guess we're through
even the angels bring me the blues
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lauren's song
06:26
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they didn't hear you say a word, sparrow,
until you said goodbye
they didn't hear you say a word, child,
until you quit and said goodbye
everyone who leaves this place
has a day to die
everyone who leaves this place
even you and i
but you have a day to live
you have a day to live
you have a day to live
and you are alive
they say that everyone has a place
and that we must survive
we didn't have a chance in the world
how're we gonna survive?
oh, how we laughed at them
because we knew we'd die
oh how we laughed at them,
everyone will die
but we'll have a day to live
we'll have a day to live
we'll have a day to live
and we are alive
i promised you a sparrow, child,
to keep birdsong alive
i promised you a sparrow, child,
to keep your song alive
I promised you a child,
i'll keep yr song alive
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song i'll never sing
06:03
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pittsburgh city lights
04:19
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the salt wells Arkansas
the salt wells began as a homerecording project in 2002. this came to include freak out improvisations, spontaneous compositions, & collaborative songwriting with stacy hartoon, greg wallace, junko hayashi, & alex moomey. by 2004 more than two cassettes had been produced and the salt wells included contributions from mikey hayes & david simpington, again with jessie floyd & sophia ramone in 2010. ... more
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