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88 AC
heaven may never forgive
but the stars will never forget
heaven may never forgive you
but the skies will never forget
bring me that girl's head
bring me to that girl's bed
did you see what she did?
did you hear what she said?
heaven may never forgive her
but the skies will never forget her
heaven may never forgive you
but the earth will never forget you
she was never used
she was never through
she was never ruled, ruled, ruled, ruled
she was never through
now won't you decide
if you are up to life's long task
you said you found love & it landed you in a gown
open in the back
you're a swan song, baby
but you refuse to hatch
you broke your cradle, darling
& then you lit a match!
heaven may never forgive you
but the stars will never forget
heaven may never forgive us
but the earth will never forget
constellations abound
coming up from the underground
leave your mark
you end only to start
you end only to start
(parts of me in you, too
i'm breathing in all of you)
you made every horizon
an open road
you make every plank
a diving board
oh yes, it's been proven
the universe has no end
leave your mark
end only to start
again, again, again, again
heaven may never forgive
but the earth will never forget
(we're wide awake to all these mistakes
wide awake to all these mistakes)
Constellations abound
only the dull are damned
constellations abound, bound, bound, bound
& only the dull
are damned!
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Tiger
03:14
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[mad scatting]
a tap dancing tiger will still bite you
a tap dancing tiger will still bite you
a tap dancing tiger will still bite you
a tap dancing tiger...
a bear on a ball certainly wants to bat
a bear on a ball certainly wants to bat you
a bear on a ball certainly wants to bat
a bear on a ball...
what keeps you safe
in your inside out cage
what keeps you safe?
i wouldn't recommend being
frightened of nothing
i wouldn't recommend it
(i wouldn't recommend eating too high
on the food chain)
(i know a grrrl 5 foot 2
she'd kick a hole right thru you )
i wouldn't recommend being
frightened of nothing
i wouldn't recommend it
what keeps you safe
in your inside out cage
what keeps you safe
in your inside out cage
what keeps you safe
in your inside out... ?
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Homefullness
03:35
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you come like a wave
and you stayed inside me for so long
be sure...sure you're glad
that you did not lose the thing you never had
we're almost home
home
we're almost homefullness
we're almost home
homefullness
what you can carry is what i weighed
are we almost there?
somewhere is better than anywhere
oh, somewhere is better...
be sure, sure....sure you're glad
that you did not miss the thing you never had
we're almost home
we're almost home
we're almost homefullness
we're almost home
homefullness
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Vigil
05:37
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...and some they lay down on a plateau
while some must reach a peak
like some they'll keep vigil,
they'll keep vigil
while some, they sleep
i didn't want to sing you a lullaby
cuz i couldn't watch you sleep
i was spending too many nights here, here, hear
trying to find my heartbeat
now i've gone, and stumbled into a glass case,
but don't call me no prince charming - i never had his face
snow white she's just another woman framed
like eve and that damn poisonous apple - they take all our blame
we're all just people trying to find some shelter and some family
well you're no prince,
but i'm no princess and the pea
oh no no
i'm no faerie tale fantasy
and we can't even afford to put a mattress on this floor
i know you're tired, but i can't sleep
and i have yet to find any faerie tale
that even comes close to you and me....
so come fly high high with me
come fly high high with me
let's make a NeverNeverLand
let's call it Reality
let's make a NeverNeverLand
let's call it, let's call it....Home
let's call it home
home
let's call it Home
i didn't want to sing you a lullaby
cuz i couldn't watch you sleep
i was spending too many nights here, here, hear
trying to find your heartbeat
trying
to find some home
while some may lay down on a plateau
some must reach a peak
like some they keep vigil,
they'll keep vigil
while some they sleep...
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O'Sanity
01:10
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O' Sanity
by Yoko Ono
It's only sane to be insane
Psychotic builds a castle
And neurotic lives in it
I don't know what to do with my sanity
When the world's at the verge of calamity
O' sanity, o' sanity
What am I to do with you
Drink up, shoot up, anything you please
But you're always standing behind me like a devil in hell
O' sanity, o' sanity
Why don't you let me go
Let go, let go, cut it out!
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Bonfire Madigan San Diego, California
Bonfire Madigan, AKA Madigan Shive, is one of my favorite musicians of all time. She clutches her cello like a life-raft, singing in gorgeous yelps and hums. It doesn’t really matter if you like the kind of music Bonfire Madigan sings, because she does it so soulfully and gracefully, you can’t help but stand there open mouthed, gawking at her vocals and cello.— JS The Mercury Pdx, OR ... more
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