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Waitin' for a Miracle
02:57
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Though she was quite meek she was for greatness destined
She was known to speak with folks most interesting
Hey girl your mama don't believe ya
But you looked her in the eye
And said "Would I deceive ya?"
Waitin' for a miracle
They say it came and went
Waitin' for a miracle
Didn't see it and it won't be back again
In a vision she could see a woman clothed in light
When the sun came out she cried "Behold the sight!"
Ten thousand folks on bended knee
Finally taking her story seriously
Waitin' for a miracle
They say it came and went
Waitin' for a miracle
Didn't see it and it won't be back again
Did you see what I just saw?
No...but tell the press I'm filled with awe
Hey girl they tried to make you cry
But you had half the town
Lookin' at the sky
Waitin' for a miracle
They say it came and went
Waitin' for a miracle
Didn't see it and it won't be back again
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We Will Return
04:30
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And so it came to pass
A mighty empire rose
From time to time under siege by the beast
From the forest where no man goes
Brave and mighty was the chieftain
Sought by women far and wide
Into the forest he journeyed
And at his sword the great beast died
We will return
We will return
And the long forgotten flame
Once again will burn
Setting out on his journey home
Looming darkness concealed the way
To the Goddess of the Moon he prayed
And she sent down her heavenly rays
Gazing down at his moonlit face
Such fine features she'd never seen
Come live with me in the heavens she cried
We'll be celestial king and queen
We will return
We will return
And the long forgotten flame
Once again will burn
Goddess o most high you are
Greater than all things that shine above
But my people I have sworn to lead
And so I must withhold my love
Most impressed am I she said
By your boundless loyalty
Now to the underworld I banish
You and your people for eternity
We will return
We will return
And the long forgotten flame
Once again will burn
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Hallucinating Troubadour
03:03
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Fences
02:41
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Silence...stillness...days without a shave
Pencil...moving...'cross an empty page
Even my piano wants to stay inside and drink
Keep hearing a cure is on the brink
Touching...breathing...standing much too near
Fences...trying to keep us in the clear
Hands no longer holding...faces framed by wire mesh
No passage in the flesh
If I had a dollar for each time I hear the phrase
"In these uncertain times" come blaring out the TV
I would buy a wrecking ball and knock the fences down
Melt 'em all down and cast it out to sea
Watching your departing silhouette
Walking...lighting one last cigarette
If I had a dollar for each time I hear the phrase
"In these uncertain times" come blaring out the TV
I would buy a wrecking ball and knock the fences down
Melt 'em all down and cast it out to sea
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The King and the Jester
02:53
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Nine ten a big fat hen
The king speaks to his people again
One two the old brown shoe
All good words none of them true
And the jester says: Simple I may be
But you'll never make a fool of me
JESTER: How far the nearest star?
KING: Threescore miles from Reading Bazaar
JESTER: Can I get there by candlelight?
KING: Yes and back in one fortnight
And the jester says: Simple I may be
But you'll never make a fool of me
KING: What I tell you three times is true
JESTER: That's three more than I'll listen to you
Cause water's water if twenty men call it wine
And time was time before anyone named it "time"
Hear ye the king's decree
Hang the jester from a tree
But he was on horseback by dark of night
Out of town before first light
And a note said: Simple I may be
But you'll never make a fool of me
KING: What I tell you three times is true
JESTER: That's three more than I'll listen to you
Cause water's water if twenty men call it wine
And time was time before anyone named it "time"
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Hazy Castle
04:00
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Lately I've been thinkin'
Random thoughts of you
In that place you're at is any
Daylight seeping through
Reams of age-old wisdom
Stacked against the walls
Portraits of the ancients
Lining musty halls
Built to withstand the onslaught of the ages
Now under siege as human knowledge rages
So tell me how are things
In your hazy castle
Do angel choirs sing
In your hazy castle
Some day I will visit you
In your hazy castle
You'll look radiant in robes of Prussian blue
With ornate tassels
Please crack a window open
I don't know if I can breathe in there
Will those truths you put your hope in
Remain...when exposed to air
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