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Renaissance Man
04:42
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I see you, walking around
I see you walking around
Like you own this town
You’re a renaissance man, doing what he can
You’re a renaissance man, just doing what he can
You roll in and you shoot around, and you’re
Holding it down
you’re holding it down.
You’re in a slam dunk band and standing on your hands
You’ve got a half-cut plan, yelling out demands
But when the lights went out, they went out
And when your lights went out, they really went out
And like my morning candle on my table you’re
Burnin’ out
you’re burnin’ out
You’re burnin’ out
you’re burnin’ out
You’re a renaissance man but you’re holding out
You watch the game from bed because you got it figured out
But when it’s all dark and you’re all alone you wonder,
What you’re about
what are you about?
What you’re about
what are you about?
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Blue
04:06
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3. |
City Limit
06:17
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I’m holding out
Taking my time
‘Till I make up my mind
But I’m all strung out
Walking that line
And I’m losing time
Time...
Time...
Walk these streets of mine
All the neon signs
But I don’t know what’s mine
So I’m holding out
And everything’s fine
I’m just losing my mind
My mind...
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Dear Neighbour
04:47
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Questions, keep me pacing around, my house all day
What happened to you will it happen to me
I swear I felt everything, shaking
Dancing, with a drink in my hand and a heavy sway
Fucked, watching the lights, wash me away
I know, nothing ever lasts, but I wish I could stay
There’s a rhythm can’t you tell?
They’re ringing the bells
The colours are changing around you
I can’t move forward but maybe through
And I’m lying awake thinking about all the things I should and shouldn’t do
I hear, it’s nice out there, got that wind in your hair
Seems, the sun does shine, a little more on your side
Your first, second, third, all in my mind am i falling behind
Oh you caught me in a mess once again
Waiting on the other end
The colours are changing around you
I can’t move forward but maybe through
And I’m lying awake thinking about all the things I should and shouldn’t do
There’s nothing, to do or say, ‘cause nothing’s wrong
I’ll see you again one day it won’t be long
There’s no going back I guess it’s all gone
It’s got a beat can’t you see
And it’s beating down on me
The colours are changing around you
I can’t move forward but maybe through
And I’m lying awake thinking about all the things I should and shouldn’t do
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Half Hitch
04:47
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You shot me one of your famous looks
Your arrows fly with precision
And like a fish caught on a hook
You reel me into submission
I took you for some kind of sailor
You me for a star
A match made in millenial heaven
But dreaming will only take you so far
Oh these days are numbered
So don’t stray too far
I’m out again so I come knockin
This time it don’t feel the same
I had some song I got lost in
And you just ran with all that pain
Now all the stars are fading for the night
And the sailors pulled into port
I can’t always tell when I’m right
But to me I think we fell a little short
Oh we made us a blunder
So don’t stray too far
I was thinking about you and me
Couldn’t settle, couldn’t let it be
I was dreamin, of a way, that we might find our way back home…
It’s a call to my brothers
Alone and scarred
These days they are numbered
So don’t stray too far
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6. |
So Long
05:19
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With an old teapot made of metal
You were looking for somewhere to find and settle down
It’s dreamed up, cleaned up classic case
Of a twenty eight year old’s escape from town, this goddamn town
You’re tired of work, tired of money
Tired of friends who just can't seem to see
Like a little mouse creeping through the woods
You took hold of your life like I knew you would and believed (so long Claire)
So long...
I come out here I've got some time
Things have been easy, been getting by these days (all my days)
You know me, I ain’t so subtle
But I’m doin’ my best to stay out of trouble
I see your mind run and I can feel your edge
Your questions and answers feel like some judgement of me
Am I crazy, imagining things
Or is this just what growing up kind of means?
we can do better
So long…
I'd have followed you
But it’s clear that ain’t what you wanted
But it's strange after oh so long
Not to be needed…
By you, by you…
You’re the tiniest flower dying in my hand
You’re an ice cream cone down in the sand
Time it hits you, so will the rain
I’m soaking wet now, do you even know what i mean?
So long...
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The Waves
05:16
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I’ve heard it all before
In some recurring dream
“Boy you’re almost there now”
“Just sit back and follow me”
I’m tired of all the answers
Tired of the way it always seems
I wish i was a dancer
In the air and out of reach
In the air and, out of reach
It’s hard to point a finger
It’s even harder, to say
But the thing I was after
Somehow, slipped away
Never doing what I should
Can’t seem to find the time
Help myself if I could
Walk a straight line
Make a move to get unstuck
Sit around it’s all the same
Morning time I’m out of luck
So i sing this sweet
So i sing this sweet
So i sing this sweet refrain
Living in this town
Watching time tick away
Oh it’s breaking me down
gotta break, break away
Like the sun I’ll start again
And on that sunny day
I know something’s gonna happen
I’m gonna find my way
And when the dust settles
I’ll lament these bygone days
And the man I remember
Won’t matter, anyway
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Run Home
07:03
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Want to, go off
like some, powder keg
But you, so exact
Wouldn’t have none of that, would you
Bit my tongue shore to shore
Made it here but I'm stuck at the door
I don’t mind the wind and the rain
But i can’t stand losing again
(Makes me want to…)
Pack up, wave goodbye
You know it’s for the best
Move on, go off with the rest
Can’t wait around, for someone, who doesn’t exist
can’t waste, anymore more time on it
So can we, reconcile
Hand in hand we could walk so many miles
But for now, I’ll have to wait
I’m so tired it’s too late…
Kick back with the same old view
The sky is grey and so are you
And ain’t it silly ain’t it a crime
That I keep hanging on
Pack up, wave goodbye
You know it’s for the best
Move on, go get lost with the rest
Can’t wait around, for someone, who just doesn’t exist
can’t waste, anymore more time on this
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Bill Jr. Jr. Vancouver, British Columbia
Bill Jr. Jr. is a Vancouver based indie-folk band.
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