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Monument
04:31
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MONUMENT
by Anita Sandwina
This old house invites you in
With it’s porch and a space for a swing
And from up on this hill you can see down below
To the meadow the run and the snow
But closer up and as you walk in
You can feel a hundred years of spite diggin’
and the bend and the bowing from all the resentment
The lives lived here incomplete and relentless
But near by the river flows on
Shrinking and swelling with each summer gone
And this relic stands so quietly jealous of her song
A monument to choices made for oh so long
Weather beats down on this old frame
And the gutters are bent and pushed out by the rain
And the hole in the ceiling where the heat was spared
It’s covered now but tells the tale of how love here was shared
New paint and new siding put on
An attempt to hide these crooked old bones
It’s been for sale now for a number of years
But who would buy this house full of unwept tears?
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2. |
Bottom of the Well
03:41
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Bottom of the Well
by Velvy Appleton
Toe to toe with my shadow
I keep him pinned to the ground
I search beneath
I search below
I search the lost and found
Yes I am looking
Looking for some soul that i can sell
For some shake at the bottom of the baggie
For some water at the bottom of the well
Sneakers hang from a phone line
Chevelle in primer gray
Cash for cars and stripper bars
This road's got a lot to say
Yes I am listening
Listening for a potion for a spell
For some shake at the bottom of the baggie
For some water at the bottom of the well
Boxes piled in the corner
All i own within
Vinyl records, cassette tapes,
Beach glass, magazines
Yes, I am floating
I float with the tide I move with the swell
To the shake at the bottom of the baggie
To the water at the bottom of the well
These days the noise can overwhelm me
Its sink or swim in this show and tell
Feels like they're lining up to sell me
I just want some water
Some water from the bottom of the well
Half a mile from the station
The tracks veered off to the right
Rented dreams and silver screens
Now I can't sleep the night
Yes, I am waiting
Though i know that only time will tell
If there's any shake at the bottom of the baggie
Any water at the bottom of the well
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I Am Yours
04:04
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I Am Yours
by Anita Sandwina
I am the river
I am the stone
I am the water flowing
I am its home
I am the blue
I am the sky
I am the fire burning
I am why
I am yours
I am the anger
I am the hate
I am compassion
I am the love you make
I am the illusion
Of all of this
I am whatever you wish
I am yours
I am I am that I am I am
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4. |
Far From This World
04:31
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Far From This World
by Velvy Appleton
Dear Lord, hear my prayer
Wanna believe there's a place somewhere
Where we all flow into one
I pray there's a time and a space
I pray there's some peaceful place
When this all's been said and done
Show me the way of the water
Know me and my restless mind
Dear Lord, forgive my foolish pride
I don't know about hell and 'bout heaven
I don't care about the gold and the pearls
Dear Lord, I pray you made a place for love
And, I'm praying its not too far from this world
I'm praying its not too far from this world
Dear Lord, i'm tired and i'm torn
I've been forsaken, feel forlorn
And i can't pretend I'm blind
To the blast by the side of the road
To the boy with the stony load
To the mother with the cardboard sign
Show me the way of the water
Know me and my restless mind
Dear Lord, forgive my violent tribe
Save us from the greed and the madness
Save is from the tears and the blood
Dear Lord, I pray you made a place for love
And, I'm praying its not too far from this world
I'm praying its not too far from this world
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5. |
River Winding
03:10
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River Winding
by Anita Sandwina
The river runs
And the river bends
The river wanders
And the river ends
The river winds
And the river’s rush
The river uncovers
And the river cuts
I don’t really mind
The way is worth what’s been left behind
The river stalls
And the river slows
The river guides us
And the river holds
Sometimes it’s mud
Sometimes it’s so damn clear
Sometimes it’s churning
Sometimes it steers
I don’t really mind right now
The way is worth what’s been left behind
Render me smooth like the stones she carries
leave no place untouched before I am buried
Let her leave her marks
For I want to travel with her winding
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6. |
Little Bit More
04:22
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Little Bit More
by Velvy Appleton
Sometimes when I wake too early in the morning
I lay around, wonder what life's for
I can see a brand new day a dawning
But I can’t help wishing for a littl ebit more
Sometimes at night when the wine's been going
I look ahead, wonder what's in store
I know my cup is overflowing
but I can’t help wishiing for a little bit more
I can't abide this aging system
they say that youth is wasted on the young
when I hear 'bout golden years & wisdom
I hang my head and I hold my tongue
this river flows in one direction
wanna tie my boat up to the shore
no point in pushing for perfection
but I can't help wishing for a little bit more
wish them winds of change would come a blowin'
reveal the writing up upon the wall
this train don’t show no signs of slowin;
still I find myself wishing for a little bit more
why should I wonder how I'm faring
sit back let karma settle up the score
no good can come from this comparing
still I find myself wishing for a little bit more
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7. |
Around Again
04:22
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8. |
The Circle
04:19
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The Circle
by Velvy Appleton
For all that we have spoken
After all's been said
For all that we have broken
After all we’ve bled
I join the circle for another day
I wash my face, Step into the light
I join the circle, I join the circle again
For all who live with trouble
For all who live with pain
For all who live in struggle
For all who’ve fought in vain
Time has come for us to RISE
Time has come for us to RISE
Time has come for us to RISE
The Circle calls/holds me again
For all that I have wandered
For all that I have tried
To keep myself from falling
And being swept aside
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9. |
Mojo
03:31
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10. |
California
04:40
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Cup of coffee in the subway
Half past two
New York City got me living like Nosferatu
Day for night, and night for day
I’m kissing Wendy at the Time Café
Running on Ray’s and Grays Papaya, too
Just south of Jersey
Made the change in ‘82
Four years in Philly left me pale and feeling blue
Otis told me bout the Frisco Bay
November ’90 paved the way
My head was spinning but my heart was set on you
California, California
Out on the edge, in the eye of the storm, yeah
California
Just me and you
Bali, Bombay, Bangkok and Rangoon
Kona, Quito, Boca, Kathmandu
I put my pack in the perfect place
Fall in love another pretty face
Those Lonely Planets only led me back to you…
California took my hand
She gave me light, the dark be damned
California took me as I am
Exactly as I am
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11. |
Bless the Mountain
05:10
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BLESS THE MOUNTAIN
by Anita Sandwina
Snow high on the mountain to today
Cold white and distant not here to stay
Reminds me of you and I want to cry
But my tears they’re all frozen like the frigid blue sky
You and each season I ‘ve known like my skin
Like the warm breeze against my skin
Each one of you is a passing beauty
And I hold you so close and I hold you so dearly
Bless the mountain because it remains behind
A comfort and a constant in this current of time
At Least there’s one thing here that stays
Standing against the winds of this endless changing
If it was not for that mountain I would surely blow away
Spring on that mountain and the purple blooms blush
Hope comes in on that warm airs rush
You’re gone now but I remember how it felt
To be with you then in the warm spring melt
Somehow that mountain just holds my heart
Mornings at the window I find reason to start
Each winter I still think of leaving like you did
But some how that mountain just pulls me right through it
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