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Hollow
04:02
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one more requiem
as the church bells open fire
on another kid who will never hold the hand
of his first love at the homecoming dance
gunfire riddles the news again
"welcome brother" echoes in my head
the last words of a hero
giving open arms and love in face of death
i just can't take it
how'd we get so hollow?
how'd we get so...
how'd we get so...
how'd we get so hollow?
how'd we get so...
how'd we get so...
hollow
and the future's caving in on me
when I try to tell my children
because a house held up by silence is a grave
but I don't know what to say
how'd we get so hollow?
how'd we get so...
how'd we get so...
how'd we get so hollow?
how'd we get so...
how'd we get so...
hollow
i don't want to be good at this
i don't want to give hate my silence
another day, another sorrow
how'd we get so...
how'd we get so...
how'd we get so hollow?
how'd we get so...
how'd we get so...
how'd we get so hollow?
how'd we get so...
how'd we get so...
hollow
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2. |
Althea
03:44
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althea,
i've got you on my mind
can we put ourselves back together out on the great divide?
call me by your name,
and I'll call you by mine
althea,
did you hear the night break?
we were five stories high,
i was tethered to your name
longing was our language
the last breath of fire
i'm bound to your light
repentant sinner of the choir
i feel your holy word breaking through
althea,
there's no liberty like you
althea,
like dawn in the valley
the fog is letting go of us now
in the light of understanding
grief turned to wine
longing was our language
the mask of Gemini
i'm bound to your breaking, your healing, your sky,
i feel your holy word pulling us through
althea,
there's no liberty like you
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oh, I was like a rag underwater
in a white-washed river, hiding a bed of gold
my heart sunk and heavy and drowning in the soil
you came on like a wildfire
warming me up to a lie
oh, I must have been blind
to think you were mine
what are you waiting for?
come dance with us, we're burning
what are you waiting for?
we'll be gone by the morning
what are you waiting for?
what are you waiting for?
for a night, we're the envy of the Perseids
the world counts the days until their light
but we burn so bright
make no promises to time
what are you waiting for?
come dance with us, we're burning
what are you waiting for?
we'll be gone by the morning
what are you waiting for?
you're gone by the morning
must be making love to your man
feel used as I've ever been
you've got some nerve to make me be the other man
what are you waiting for?
what are you waiting for?
what are you waiting for?
come dance with us, we're burning
what are you waiting for?
we'll be gone by the morning
what are you waiting for?
what are you waiting for?
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4. |
Leave
03:51
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beauty left shadows
the shadows black and blue
in the ache of the moonlight
she brings a glass to her lips,
and stains them with Palisade wine
oh, I've never seen her so angry
oh. she's holding back on me
keeping words for ransom
and I keep on asking myself, why don't I leave?
leave, leave
when I was young,
my mama said "don't play pretend 'cause someday you'll grow up and mean it"
but beauty plays mean and she means it
she's breaking me down
to build me up again
oh, her lips sweet as peaches
oh, she's holding me
holding love for ransom
and I keep on asking myself, why don't I leave?
leave, leave
i'm gone
she's in the words of every goddamn song
she's sorry how it all went wrong
'til I'm back on her doorstep
and wrapped up in her arms
i need someone to tell me it's not my fault
but I'll hold my tongue
'cause I'm tired of the talking
and she's walking the walk all over me
and I keep on asking myself, why don't I leave?
leave, leave
and I keep on asking myself, why don't I leave?
leave, leave
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5. |
Just Ain't Home
02:53
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i woke to the hymn of the west wind
bummed a ride with the sun, he was always falling
found God on the coast in a redwood grove
but he covered his tracks in a town of ghosts
everywhere I go
just ain't home
just ain't home
sold my soul to the band at the crossroads
childhood dream playing "Friend of the Devil"
my name's on the walls of the places I already been
they pay my way, but I never win
everywhere I go
just ain't home
just ain't home
oh, I met a girl, think I'll take her name
she gave me the family that I never thought I'd have again
her heart is a home, but I'm a weathervane
i'm looking out the window
jealous of the falling snow
feels like I gotta go, go, go
just ain't home
just ain't home
everyone I know, and everywhere I go
just ain't home
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6. |
Blackout Poetry
04:04
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oh, it's late
and my head pounds like thunder
or was that just some echo of you?
did I stumble like a ghost
from the garden of your grace
or was that just another excuse;
turning black that cold ache of truth?
did you tire of all the burden
from my dollar bin, paperback heart?
was I all caught up in shadow
like some midnight boulevard,
another stubborn man who suffers in the dark?
it was blackout poetry,
blackout poetry,
worn like a bruise on me
Oh, it stains this book of life
all my flaws crossed out in a slaughterhouse of mind
and the fiction that bled through,
it was never fair to you
if I could go back and erase my doubt, I would
it was blackout poetry,
blackout poetry,
worn like a bruise on me
i've been trying to be better
but it feels like falling backward
my heart, he is a beggar
and he just can't find the words
digging up all my hurt
it was blackout poetry,
blackout poetry,
worn like a bruise on me
worn like a bruise on me
blackout poetry,
worn like a bruise on me
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7. |
The Thief
03:32
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like a dog with a thorn caught in his sleeve
i'm swinging back at the world
in a left-hook misery
been howling and hurting,
eyes turned to diamonds of greed
and what is it worth
when I am the thief?
yeah, I am the thief
the moon has the stars
strung around her shoulders
she's giving away the light of the sun
she's holding and healing
the grief of the universe
and what is it worth
when I am the thief?
yeah, I am the thief
the land we call free is just blood in the creek
leave my body for the earth, the worms & leaves
i buried all my hurt,
tried to cheat my suffering
been running and hiding,
but death holds the skeleton key
says "what is it worth wh
when I am the thief?"
yeah, I am the thief
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8. |
Save a Little For Me
04:36
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we've been running fingers through the barley
we've been picking moonbeams
out from the soil and grain
jealous of the earth
and the light she takes
she's been a gypsy
alone all her days
leaving only whispers
"please,
when you leave -
take all you can,
take what you need
but when you go
save a little for me"
mother earth wants to give
but we've got mouths to feed
and time is limit
when we're gone
she'll be whistlin'
"please,
when you leave -
take all you can,
take what you need
but when you go
save a little for me"
the moon only shines on us
'til our time runs out
and time is runnin' out
runnin' out
so take all you can,
take what you need
but when you go...
take all you can,
take what you need
but when you go
save a little for me
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she's the dance of the fire
got me howling at the moon
when I'm broke down and I'm lost
she's the breeze of a fiddle tune
turns my heart into a liar
every night I sleep alone
all my hope just holding on
to an empty dial tone
the stars are getting gone, gone, gone
yeah, but you can
love me when you're lonely
when you're far from home
love me when the days are colder than our nights together
swear to let it be,
i'm caught on you, this thread of me is
coming undone
but it's alright,
it's just play,
you can love me
love me when you're lonely
oh, I know it's only human
born and raised to come and go
but your t-shirt by my bed
will always be in vogue
the stars are getting gone, gone, gone
yeah, but you can
love me when you're lonely
when you're far from home
love me when the days are colder than our nights together
swear to let it be,
i'm caught on you, this thread of me is
coming undone
but it's alright,
it's just play,
you can love me
love me when you're lonely
though my eyes may be open
they're still dreaming of a dawn
where you reach for my hand
and I listen to your breath to tell me you haven't moved on
the stars are getting gone, gone, gone
yeah, but you can
love me when you're lonely
when you're far from home
love me when the days are colder than our nights together
swear to let it be,
i'm caught on you, this thread of me is
coming undone
but it's alright,
it's just play,
you can love me
love me when you're lonely
love me when you're lonely
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10. |
Windowpanes
02:37
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storm's howling out
like the ghost of a westbound train
this rising in my chest,
tears fall just the same
heaven's sweet perfume only brings me pain
the truth that you're gone
is flowing through my veins
beads of light on the window
told them "God, you must have made a mistake"
left me looking up
for a spirit can't be held by a name
someday I'll meet you there
where the Great Plains rise and unfold with grace
but on the darkest of days
with the ache of the windowpanes
i carry on
and i know you by the sound of rain
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11. |
The Wave of Panic
04:54
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when my thoughts get loud
it's like waiting on the world to scream
'til I can't breathe
from all the pressure pushing down
drowning me
my heart starts beating
in search of a way out
from the way my mind keeps racing figure eights around itself
say: "I'm a closer, I'm a failure, not even worth a dime"
i buy it every time
caught up in the wave again
the wave of panic
caught up in the wave again
the wave of panic
the funny thing is,
when it all gets hard to take
the only way is through it
so hold on to the wake
you are not your thoughts, your thoughts aren't you
you're going to be okay
caught up in the wave again
the wave of panic
caught up in the wave again
the wave of panic
and sometimes i'm no good to myself
so I'll say this to you
because i need to hear it too
you are not alone
feel the ground beneath your feet
breathe in deep
you're going to beat this
we're going to beat it
caught up in the wave again
the wave of panic
caught up in the wave again
the wave of panic
come and get me, I can take it
i'm in the wave again
the wave of panic
i know i'm breathing in,
i know i'm breathing out
i know i'm breathing in,
i know i'm breathing out
i know i'm breathing in,
i know i'm breathing out
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Jacy James Anderson Denver, Colorado
Jacy James Anderson is an indie-folk singer-songwriter based out of Denver, CO.
Anderson is heartbreaking in his
vulnerability - his delicate approach to tough subjects like mental health, self-esteem, and violence providing a sound that spotlights the human condition with depth and brevity.
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