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Machine Man
02:24
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Oh my machine man
Takes the time to use his hands
He can’t buy back the missing parts
Tightens bolts to loosened plans
Oh my machine man
Broke down by the old farm stand
All I need is some of your honey
To get this engine running again
I’ve been a stripped bolt,
I’ve been a downed wire
I’ve been a mechanical liar
This factory don’t sleep, so stay awake with me
Father tells him that dollars will make a man
But he is made for something better than a man
Meant to build something stronger than a man
Something outlives my machine man
I’ve been a stripped bolt,
I’ve been a downed wire
I’ve been a mechanical liar
This factory don’t sleep, so stay awake with me
Oh my machine man
Loose parts drag me in the road
From his mouth flew all the birds
Songs I’ve looked for high and low
Songs I’ve looked for high and low
I’ve been a stripped bolt,
I’ve been a downed wire
I’ve been a mechanical liar
This factory don’t sleep, so stay awake with me
I’ve been a stripped bolt,
I’ve been a downed wire
I’ve been a mechanical liar
This factory don’t sleep, so stay awake with me
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2. |
Black Hills
02:57
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you call me up from the black hills of Dakota
you tell me you found your way (found your way)
give me peace of mind; say you’ll be on time (Oh, I’ll be on time)
crawl on your knees and pray
man in the mirror glowering back at you
he don’t like what who sees
make an oath you’ll never choose the bottle
over loving me
i’m on my way, you say
i’m on my way
i’m on my way
i’m coming, coming, coming
wait for me
you call me up from the Black Hills of Dakota
can’t shoot this wild bird down
standing on a rooftop waving you in
but you’re crashing to the ground
now your nothing but a stranger
secret smile plays on your lips
put a coin in the jukebox darling
please ease the pain that grips
i’m on my way, you say
i’m on my way
i’m on my way
i’m coming, coming, coming
wait for me
i mistook you for a father
i mistook you for a fighter
who was poor in the pocket
but rich in the soul
i mistook you for a poet
i mistook you for a maker
but one day the projector finally broke
you call me up from the black hills of Dakota
you tell me you found your way (found your way)
give me peace of mind; say you’ll be on time (Oh, I’ll be on time)
crawl on your knees and pray
i’m on my way, you say
i’m on my way
i’m on my way
i’m coming, coming, x2
wait for me
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3. |
Milktooth
03:04
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One street town, they’re wanting more
The moon like a grapefruit on the porch
Always fighting in this civil war
Since the devil told me I was born a girl
All I ever did was lose you
Build then tear the tower down
Oh the days of my misspent youth
Never could pull my milk tooth
Never could pull my milk tooth
Holy woman said I deserve what I want
And I told her what I want is you
You’re the only chance I’ve got
To build my sorrow into someone new
This sorrow ain’t got nowhere to hide
Can’t hide this shifting heart of mine
Of broken rhymes and great divides
Her hands were my lifeline
Taught myself to hold my lips in place
Smile on my face doesn’t mean I’m trying
Hail that Mary full of grace,
Can’t keep gambling for better timing
Can’t keep gambling for better timing
Holy woman said I deserve what I want
And I told her what I want is you
You’re the only chance I’ve got
To build my sorrow into someone new
Mama said she’d never say my name
God would turn his back again
Learned to live with no refrain
When I was only seventeen
Words have weighed in my mouth for days
Take them out one by one
While you stand and look amazed
You never realized what you had done
You never realized what you had done
Holy woman said I deserve what I want
And I told her what I want is you
You’re the only chance I’ve got
To build my sorrow into someone new
Repeat x4
Holy woman said I deserve what I want
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4. |
Little Bird
02:14
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Little bird sitting on my shoulder
Told me I’m getting older
Told me I got to surrender to the stranger whose holding out her hand
I’m not the kind whose easy to win
Told myself I’d put the time in
Armed with my good intentions
You could not break in
I’m still on the run
Listen baby been waiting for a long time
Calling for you please answer my rhyme
Send up a signal I’m losing my mind x3
I’m can’t hang on anymore
Little bird sitting on my shoulder
Told me I’m getting older
Told me I’ve got to surrender to the stranger whose holding out her hand
Little bird sitting on my shoulder
Ooooooohhh
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5. |
For Icarus
03:47
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icarus was burning his heart was a flame
oh he tried to put it out by dancing in the rain
oh once you’ve tasted flight the ground won’t be the same
I’m the tar and feathers paraded through the street
oh it’s felonious to fly so I’m tried for treachery
run a bone along the bars tell the warden set me free
run a bone along the bars tell the warden set me free
Oh oh oh ohhhhh
somewhere I once read a man laughed himself to death,
now he’s buried in the churchyard with roses round his head
we all wanna be remembered when there is nothing left
Icarus was crying crawled back into the womb
Oh he always had a vision of what it means to love
But the grandeur of the moment left him looking up above
But the grandeur of the moment left him looking up above
Watching you break down
when you fly too close to the sun
You fall down, the wax melts
you think you’re the only one
x2
Oooohhhhhhh
Icarus was burning his heart was a flame
oh he tried to put it out by dancing in the rain,
oh once you’ve tasted flight the ground won’t be the same
Once you’ve tasted flight the ground won’t be the same
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6. |
Red Rocking Chair
03:28
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7. |
Sing Me
01:11
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Sing me, oh sing me
And I’ll fall in line
I’ve been alone for too long
Sing me, oh sing me
Asleep I will fall
By your side
And I won’t let you go
Mend me, oh, mend me
Like only you can
I’ll empty myself in your hands
Mend me, oh, mend me
Needle and thread
Stitch me up
I’ll be out there again
Sing me, oh sing me
And I’ll fall in line
I’ve been alone for too long
Sing me, oh sing me
Asleep I will fall
By your side
And I won’t let you go
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8. |
Jane
03:58
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I’m feeling lost
What is the cost
Of laying bricks down
Of keeping you round
I’m just a child child child
You’re on my mind mind mind
Oh I’ve seen you laughing, seen you crying
You think I’m lying lying lying
Can’t tell you why why why
Oh I’ll be waiting for you at the end of the line
I’m feeling lost
What is the cost
Of playing it safe
And hope we don’t break
It’s not easy easy easy
To keep this quiet quiet quiet
Oh your voice don’t matter
When the house is on fire
Have mercy mercy mercy
I can hardly breathe
Oh they can keep you from fresh water
You’re the cold rain set me free
Oh I told you I’d be waiting for you
Oh I told you I’d be there x3
Ooooooooo
I’m feeling lost
What is the cost
Of laying bricks down
Of keeping you round
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Odysseus
03:05
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whoever built this country built it too wide
and i can’t tell what side of the bed you’re on tonight
put down your poison the sun is coming up
let the light dissolve the grief that fills your cup
oh you can do better than this
don’t heed the siren’s whispering
find your way back home Odysseus
for i’ve planted a kiss in the ground
we’ll grow in the spring again
please show me a little kindness don’t make me beg
won’t jump through your flaming hoops for my daily bread
don’t clench your teeth until your heart breaks
let me in from the cold, can’t stop this shaking
oh you can do better than this
don’t heed the siren’s whispering
find your way back home Odysseus
for i’ve planted a kiss in the ground
we’ll grow in the spring again
there's a siren singing a song
no i can't stay long, no i can't stay long
there's a siren singing a song
no i can't stay long, no i can't stay long
oh you can do better than this
don’t heed the siren’s whispering
find your way back home Odysseus
for i’ve planted a kiss in the ground
we’ll grow in the spring again
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10. |
Breadwinner
02:02
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I wanna be your breadwinner
Let me feed you, let me feed you now
I wanna be your breadwinner
Fill you up fill you up somehow
This age old ache is wrapped around my finger
And all I can think of is you
Words that weigh, your heavy breath lingers
Take me back to the place I once knew
I wanna be your company
When you need when you need some love
I wanna be your company
When you try when you try to run
This age old ache is wrapped around my finger
And all I can think of is you
Words that weigh, your heavy breath lingers
Take me back to the place I once knew
I wanna be your breadwinner
Let me feed you, let me feed you now
I wanna be your breadwinner
Fill you up fill you up somehow
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Ruby Mack Massachusetts
Grounded in their New England roots, Ruby Mack’s name references a sweet and tart apple—radiantly passionate, and fiery red. Ruby Mack encapsulates both the band’s unapologetic existence and simultaneous commitment to vulnerability and softness. Inspired by Americana traditions, these four songstresses are rough around the edges with their unabashed harmonies, and pictorial lyricism. ... more
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