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No Christmas in CA
03:38
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there’s no christmas in california
it’s plain apparent from geography
when there’s no scene of snow
or even hint of cold
California keeps ya warm
There’s no fires in fireplaces,
no need for coats or knitted things
When every tree stays evergreen
Forgetfulness is easy
California keeps ya company
when you’re callin,
when you ring
that’s 3000 miles of wire shaking
near the ocean, crashing waves
make a static so loud
it’s really hard to hear here anyways
and that’s a california holiday
when you’re callin,
when you ring
that’s 3000 miles of wire shaking
near the ocean, crashing waves
make a static so loud
it’s really hard to hear here anyways
California probably don’t need me
but then ol Oregon gives December sunshine,
in all that crystal clear christmas cold,
it’s a lifetime away
but i could use a holiday
and california ain’t got my baby
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New Years, Portland OR
04:41
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my friend stepped off a building
he said he'd be okay
pick up the mess, scrub cement
how's that for altered brain effect
Now I can't seem to shake it
I try the wrong ways
shaking, spinning, smashing ok,
singing and spitting sounds away
pray for ways to run
without falling down
pray for ways to get higher
without stepping off yourself
well my head can't be broken
despite repeat attempts
hydrate to save my own brain
destroy to save the fuckin day
oh i mindlessly try to
kill every cell i've got
repeat my head against the wall
repeat my head fall and fall
blame yourself for missing
keep the sorrow strong
lose your own ambition
everything is always wrong
when the stay drunk
becomes the still drunk
stay drunk
still drunk
stay still
stay still
I am actively destroying my body
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3. |
Snake River ID, OR
03:44
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i don’t believe in real love
come down from the mountain when enough’s enough
i don’t believe in your pain
you carry what you carry baby either way,
if you don’t know what it is
no you don’t know what it is
sleeping around gets lonely
no different then sleeping alone outside
but when that rivers around me
it ain’t keeping me warm tonight
i’d really like to call but I got no phone tonight
drinking alone just hydrates
while birches in the wind make sound like rain
every morning says the same
birches never bring the water anyways
and it hasn’t rained for days
no it hasn’t leaned for days
sleeping around gets lonely
no different then sleeping alone outside
but when that rivers around me
it ain’t keeping me warm tonight
Let go the ones who love you,
keep the ones who treat you right
the woods are filling with smoke
they’re closing all of the roads
We got no chance anymore
Thank god for the river, the water’s cold
sun’s getting low, i’ll find a place
no sleeping near the river cause of runaways
snakes in the water, not too safe,
never vomit cause of drinking
only cause i get sick
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4. |
CA Highways 33, 150
03:08
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it’s only blue
through the front porch, getaway
over mountain, past
the tire swinging low
past the fake lake,
green and lavender,
almost an hour,
only feels a little a more
oh my lord
feel the warmth
valley sun is always closer
than you think
oh my lord
these dirty roads
take me over to things
i never knew i need
green around the Sespe
slick on grey rocks
slipping sides, hitting
water, burning hands
there she goes
and i seem to think of her
like another one to
try and understand
oh my lord and
all the earth i
thank you for everything
you’ve buried underneath but
oh my lord
when it grows
I don’t understand
whats coming up from me
fruit fallin meat and pit
slow rot under all of it
walkin up the roads
green fruit peels hard away,
tasting bitter
i can’t wait until it’s sweet
oh, i don’t know
is it lust or nausea
all this hunger makes me
swell up like its heat
oh my lord and
all the earth i
thank you for everything
you’ve buried underneath but
oh my lord
when it grows
I don’t understand
whats coming up from me
fruit fallin meat and pit
slow rot under all of it
sweet tangerine
sweet tangerine
looking at the stars
going up so clearly
burning like they really
know which way to spin
looking over orchard
oh sweet tangerine!
it’s a slow grow
waiting for the spring
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I don't wanna go
To another funeral
its hard to keep a hope
death seems to follow
me around
All the different photos,
Reading verses I've heard before.
can you really love some body
When they tend to come and go
Kenny, Rick and Nicky,
Gram and grandpa o
They are all so beautiful
We sing songs that I know
i know that a drink looks better
but it never does the trick
stay awake for awhile
things might be different
soon enough
Bad enough to be surprised by,
it’s ok to ask for help
there’s enough of accidental
you don’t need decide yourself
Mahoney, Bill and Emylee,
gram and grandpa jones
They are all so beautiful
We talk about the ones we love
Please don't make me go
To another funeral
I dont know you anymore
but i love ya, don’t let it go
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