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You need to come
03:18
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One gin-soaked afternoon
Saw a small light slowly grow
Flying in to where I am now
I was waiting on these streets
I was sitting where I could see
I was living down below
You need to come
You need to come
You need to come
Down
Saw my face all by itself
Floating freely somewhere else
Saw the struggle leading nowhere
And once I thought I wouldn't miss
If I'd had it that was it
I wouldn't need it back so bad
You need to come
You need to come
You need to come
Down
But I can do this anywhere
There's always Europe I don't care
But let it shine while we are here
Let it break high in thin air
While I am young and you are here
You need to come
You need to come
You need to come
Down
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2. |
Kill
03:25
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In the damp mornings of going away
Lexington Virgin Mary counts the pain
White roses in her hands rain down her face
And all my prayers prayed in vain
You kill us over and over and over again
You kill us over and over and over again
So you find yourself alive still there over the edge
But still wondering about the same things
All the hard words erase the good words
Only what's between your lines remain
You kill us over and over and over again
You kill us over and over and over again
Another night I will believe
Another night you'll tear apart
For fear of ending
I tried to see it all your way
I'm sure I'm just as much to blame
But I tried to save
What I still try to save
And you can never go away
And you can never quite escape
What you thought you'd left behind
Will always somehow be the same
You kill us over and over and over again
You kill us over and over and over again
We'd be alive
We'd be alive
We'd be alive
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It's getting harder for you to stand the wait
You're thinking maybe it's all too late
To reach it and keep it still
You never had it and doubt you ever will
But what's meant for you won't pass you by
Wishes they come and away they go
And you are blessed if you always know
What is good for you and what is not
And the understanding of what you've got
But what's meant for you won't pass you by
Sometimes you wonder if you've got what it takes
If it's more to it than work and faith
Sometimes you do it wrong but you don't pay
And you're thinking that you've got away
But what's meant for you won't pass you by
When you do recognize it you start to ask
Can I keep it and will it last
Will I be able to keep it pure
Will I be able to keep it true
But what's meant for you won't pass you by
But what's meant for you won't pass you by
But what's meant for you won't pass you by
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4. |
Ocean Ave
04:31
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I'm rocking on the porch
And I don't mean Rock 'n' Roll
The wind is coming in
The waves are rolling on
And you are in our room
Putting your old dress on
Getting ready to leave
There's not a drink to be found
Anywhere in this town
But a big cross in the sky
Showing the sailors the light
And I am by myself
Waiting here for you
To come and change my mind
I will drive you out tonight
On roads I've heard in songs
Wherever you want to go
I still remember how to drive
We'll use up our free miles
Wherever you want to go
Will you understand
What would make me want to stay
There isn't that much time
But I've got almost nothing to say
The sun sets on your eyes
Running down the beach
Falling in the waves
Tonight I'll drive you out again
On roads I've heard in songs
Wherever you want to go
I still remember how to drive
We'll use up our free miles
Wherever you want to go
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5. |
Almost lost
04:43
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We're almost lost
We're almost lost
We almost lost us
We're almost lost
In the tears that fall from us
With the end of summer rains
I can't hold them back I can't deny them
I can't make you happy again
We're almost lost
Dangling from the bridge peaks
The pale blue midday moon
As transparent as I am now
And I'm almost lost
In the winds that take me
Back and forth between these rooms
Where you used to look back at me
Almst gone almost here
Almost lost
It's not lost, it's not lost, it's not lost, it's not lost
It's not lost, it's not lost, it's not lost, it's not lost
It's not lost, it's not lost, it's not lost, it's not lost
It's not lost, it's not lost, it's not lost, it is not lost
It is not lost
And you're almost lost
But you do it in the waiting
But the waiting comes back to you
And you're almost lost
In what you know in what you fear
In what you think will come to you
On the terrace where you'll meet me
When you meet me when I'm here
And the wings fly on they slice the air
On my way back to where you are
Behind the windows we let go
You're all awake and I'm still here
And we're just almost lost
And you're all awake
And I'm still here
And you're all awake
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Yes, I didn't make it to your big birthday
That was more than I could do
It's much easier to give things
When it's not demanded of you
But you must know that we can't do this
It turned too sour long time ago
I can't carry all your disappointments
And I don't want to disappoint you anymore
You wanted me to come meet you
At one of our very sacred places
And I was tempted and I was flattered
But our past is in our way
You only want me when it's over
And only when I've given up
You want to break us then revive us
Does the resurrection get you off
And today I can't reach you
But I hope you're doing great
The things I sent you I hope you got them
But of course it is too late
And I can't give you anything now
Even though you wanted me to
I'm saying my cheers all alone here
And someone else is celebrating you
And I can't give you anything now
Even though you wanted me to
I'm saying my cheers all alone here
And someone else is celebrating you
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7. |
Too much
03:18
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Why was it never okay
To put your anger away
Whatever your frustration
It seemed natural to target it on me
It's knowing what you did
It's knowing what you said
It's remembering how you let it go on for days
There was nothing in yourself
That made you think to stop
Only when I left did you think it was too much
Nothing was ever good enough
And there was always the threat
Of your elusive "everybody"
Whose judgement you could always hit me with
It's knowing what you did
It's knowing what you said
It's remembering how you let it go on for days
There was nothing in yourself
That made you think to stop
Only when I left did you think it was too much
You say you're different now
And you're sorry for what you broke
And I want to believe it
But how can I understand why you put me through
It's knowing what you did
It's knowing what you said
It's remembering how you let it go on for days
There was nothing in yourself
That made you think to stop
Only when I left did you think it was too much
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Linger
03:22
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Sitting in a hotel bar
Of former grandness and I know it well
Piano from another room
Drinking killer coffee reading Lawrence Durrell
From the bar a Calvados
Reminding me of us
At another place but no drama here
So I will just linger on
The dread of being first to cause pain
Has kept us faithful so long
Fear of guilt will stay with you
After the rest is gone
It's hard to say no it's hard to not pursue
When once no one bothered to look back at you
Always needing to know how far it can go
It feels like I'm betraying my own flesh and blood
But no I didn't it was enough
Just knowing it could have been done
The step's too step to take but still
I couldn't help but linger on
I will find my own guilt thanks
If you lay it on me I will shrug it off
Rather being left alone
Than always being not quite enough
Now I can taste
The nostalgic anticipation of change
I could start anew but try harder too
I punish myself I linger on
It's hard to say no it's hard to not pursue
When once no one bothered to look back at you
Always needing to know how far it can go
It feels like I'm betraying my own flesh and blood
Here comes the night the evening crowd
The piano plays a faster song
They're dimming the lights but I'm not staying here
Still, still, still
I linger on
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9. |
I'm sorry
04:06
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You put your hands on my knee
And you look me in the eyes
And you tell me what you think is true
You tell me what you think you want
What you might want to do
And it scares me more than you can know
And the night comes to us
And we're lying in the dark
And it feels like there is no right thing to do
I'm sorry, I'm sorry I can't help you there
I'm sorry, I'm sorry though
And I don't know why it is like this
If I inherited what I lack
But I didn't much care for being there myself
And I didn't long to go back
And I remember what was done to me
But still it's hard to judge
When you're not sure you wouldn't do the same
I'm sorry, I'm sorry I can't help you there
I'm sorry, I'm sorry though
I'm sorry, I'm sorry I can't help you there
I'm sorry, I'm sorry still
Now you sit in your chair
And you read what you read
And you're dealing with things the way they are
And I hope that you'll be happy
And I hope that you'll feel good
And I hope that you'll get what you want
I'm sorry, I'm sorry I can't help you there
I'm sorry, I'm sorry though
I'm sorry, I'm sorry I can't help you there
I'm sorry, I'm sorry still
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10. |
Forever changed
03:04
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You had your fun
I had a little of my own
But that my dear was just the start
You have your end
And I will have mine
But our lives were not apart
I will always wonder about
Things you did and didn't say
But I was forever changed
The way my heart lifted
Every time
I came out of JFK
Sometimes the sun was shining
Sometimes the snow was falling
I was glad the days I came
I will always wonder about
Things you did and didn't say
But I was forever changed
Some things you'd say
Some things you'd do
I was forever changed by you
Things I let go
Aren't there anymore
All the things I left
That I knew wouldn't remain
The first months alone in wonder
The glow of anticipation
The promises in the lights
And then you came
I will always wonder about
Things you did and didn't say
But I was forever changed
Some things you'd say
Some things you'd do
I was forever changed by you
Some things you'd do
Some things you'd say
I was forever changed
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11. |
The excitable gift
04:53
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I wish that you were here
But you're not
I'm left to wonder where
Were you true to me like I
Was true to you
Were you?
But I see them
The things that people do
To each other all the time
But we don't do them do we?
And you're waiting
For bad news to hit hard
You're always on your guard
Should you be?
It was Christmas when you came
And then spring again
And yes, we made it through
I think of what I had
That I didn't use to have
And no, it never settled
And I see you
Coming through the park
With me there at the start
And an old man walking up to us
And he showed us
A plate with a magic bell
For a dollar he would bless
We said no thanks I 'm not sure why
There's a sparrow on my fence
Trying to make sense
Out of this lack of movement
Breathing in the sky
A balloon not so high
And then it's leaving
And I wonder
Were you really happy then
Looking down at your hand
Tired in your seat
By the window
With the ash still on the snow
Warm inside your coat
Or just bothered by that crooked stone
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12. |
Further away from you
04:06
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There's a rose garden out in front
Going to the edge of the cliff
Stray dogs yawning at me
As I'm stepping out to eat
The hotel looks like a Soviet version
Of the house being blown up in Zabriskie Point
I'm going down the road getting further away from you
Now I've got the church bells in my room
And the geckos doing their one-line croon
Every hour there's another chime
Added to awakeing
Someone's kind and coming with a candle
When all the lights have shorted out
I'm going down the road getting further away from you
We're driving through a town for the first time
Excited by that liking the sight
Knowing we'll never see it again
And that's alright
It's a big bulky car I'm in the backseat
I'm counting the miles from my defeat
I'm going down the road getting further away from you
You needed me so much and you needed so much of me
And now almost nothing at all
It's a relief and it's a new way of being
Hollow and lost
Down the road I'll be going
You won't be there but I didn't think so
I'm going down the road getting further away from you
I said where I'd be and I said when I 'd leave
I heard she asked about me after we met
So I think she might come or I think she might call
Or I think she might give me another thought
Now I'm just waiting for some friends to come
I'm the divorcee they're the married ones
I'm going down the road getting further away from you
Going down the road getting further away from you
Going down the road getting further away from you
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Stellan Wahlstrom Drift Band Stockholm, Sweden
Modern big-city folk rock from Swedish singer-songwriter Stellan Wahlström, fomerly a member ot The Wylde Mammoths (Crypt Records).
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