LYRICS: CONCENTRIC
1. Crossroads
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Do you ever feel like you don't know yourself?
You're living through somebody else
Spending hours studying the eyes
Of a face that you don't recognize
I've been blessed with taking on the looming task
Of pulling back the real-life mask
Find the soul that's chained inside of me
Set it loose by swallowing the key
'loose by swallowing the key
I am at a crossroads
Where the loneliest call home
I'm dying to find what's underneath these bones
So crack my shell & watch me go
There's a constant click inside my head
I won't know peace until I'm dead
'til then I'll plant the mental seed
& climb the stalk to where it leads
Climb that stalk to where it leads
I am at a crossroads
Where the loneliest call home
I'm dying to find what's underneath these bones
So crack my shell & watch me go
Do you ever feel like you just don't belong?
So you lose yourself inside a song
Finding comfort in its minor key
Make a bed inside it's melody
Bed inside it's melody
2. (Love Is) Running Me Ragged
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Once upon another time
I believed the world was kind
Now I wish I may, I wish I might
Have the strength to feel & not to fight
But these days it feels like love, love is running me ragged
It feels like love, love is running me ragged
Been looking high & low for common ground
But I just keep on breaking down
I would say it all but what's to gain, if we don't talk through fear & work through pain?
But these days it feels like love, love is running me ragged
We're busy digging our graves in this garden of division
Think we're all overdue for a bit of a redefinition
We're lost souls at the end of the day
“This is the modern age” I heard somebody say
Love is running me ragged
It feels like love, love is running me ragged
3. California Mansion
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Tell me do you see yourself in that California mansion on the hill?
Do you dream of Spanish tile & the thrill of looking down on heaven's gate?
We'll have a real big door
& a foyer... or is it a foyér?
All we'd know is that it echoes on for days
Like those Zeppelin records we used to play when we were both flat broke
Now we'll have pillars that we don't even clean
Yeah I swear that it'll look like ancient Greece up there
You & me, we could watch the sunset on Sunset
I know it'll be a pretty safe bet
'cause we'd get a million dollars every time we open our mouths
And a hundred thousand paparazzi hunting us down
While you & me can watch the sunset on Sunset, baby
We'll have legendary nights
& be best friends with celebrity socialites
Jenny Lawrence would be on our speed dial
& you know who from Destiny's Child
We'd never come back down
Yeah we'd lose touch with all our family & friends
This lifestyle would start going to our heads
& we start sleepin’ in our separate beds
In our separate wings
Surrounded by all our pretty things'til we both forget to wear our wedding rings
Now you & me, we never watch the sunset on Sunset
I thought it'd be a pretty safe bet
'til we spent a thousand dollars every single time we'd go out
’til all the paparazzi stopped coming around
Now you & me, we never watch the sunset on Sunset, baby
Tell me do you see yourself in that California mansion way up there?
After thinking 'bout it I'm okay right here
You & me, we can watch the sunset on Sunset
I know it'll be a pretty safe bet
'cause we don't need the money, fame, & all that drama bringin’ us down
We don't need the paparazzi coming around
While you & me, we can watch the sunset on Sunset for free
We can watch the sunset on Sunset for free
So baby watch the sunset on Sunset with me
4. Concentric
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I don't know how it happened, but I'm surely glad it happened
That's the truth
I'm glad I met you
There's something quite electric when two circles become concentric
It sticks to you
You carry the residue
If only you & I could die at the same time in a flash of light, I wouldn't have these late-night fears
If you should go before I reach the end of where our windy roads collided
I know you'll be there to guide me on your way back home
It's when I least expect it & I'm learning to expect it
You set the pace in your own way
Like a spiritual suggestion
Just the mere mention of your name & I'm in the right place
If only you & I could die at the same time in a flash of light, I wouldn't have these late-night fears
If you should go before I reach the end of where our windy roads collided
I know you'll be there to guide me on your way back home
This ain't our first go-round
Orbiting around you is where I am bound
Surely as your sun will set, deep down I know
Our everlasting windy roads will just keep on colliding
Oh & you & I will ride 'em on our way back home
5. Sex + Drugs + Rock + Roll + Kitties
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Coffee in the morning gets me vertical
My baby in the morning gets me spiritual
'til I go a trapsin’ through the cobwebs
The sticky ones are waiting here in my head
Let it be good
Let it be good
Won't you let it be?
You tell yourself that life is such a hard road
'til you find that everyone's got something to show
Like Daisy with dementia pickin' pinecones
Shouldn't that tell you that we don't have long?
Let it be good
Let it be good
Won't you let it be?
Ooooh, it’s a wild ride sometimes
Makin' music makes it hard to pay rent
But it can score a couple hits from a vape pen
This one is from Doug in Missouri
He's got a chart of cannabis, so I don't worry
Let it be good
Let it be good
Won't you let it be?
Worst comes to worst & the world ends, we could go live with Jake & Libby out in Bozeman
He's got a bow & arrow, ain't afraid to use it
We could pay 'em back by playing some old time music
Let it be good
Let it be good
Won't you let it be?
Ooooh, it’s a wild ride some times
Whiskey in the evening is my reprieve
I should be drinking Lena's chamomile tea
One last round of the this & that, then I'll be heading off to bed with a fat kitty cat
Let it be good
Let it be good
Won't you let it be?
Let it be good
Let it be good
Let it be
6. Chardonnay
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I had my first a month ago
It’d been awhile since I'd been low
I forgot just how it felt
Now I remember all too well
So all I do is drink all night ever since you left
Chardonnay is my best friend ever since you left
It tells me things I want to hear
Like, “you were right” & “it's all been in my head”
All I do is drink all night ever since you left
Now I'm not one to play the fool
With one exception to the rule
When all I have has gone away
I raise a toast to the good ol’ days
Now all I do is drink all night ever since you left
Whiskey neat is my best friend ever since you left
It tells me things I want to hear
Like, “you were right” & “it's all been in my head”
All I do is drink all night ever since you left
Before this bottle has run dry
Before I come down from this high
There's one last thing I need to know
Is it too late to come back home?
‘cause all I do is drink all night ever since you left
‘cause I’m missin’ my best friend ever since you left
You said the things I could not hear & now your words are ringin’ in my head
All I do is drink all night ever since you left
7. Julie Wants to go to War
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Julie wants to go to war to fight for the right of being born unsure
She never fit in to those high heeled shoes
Rather lace up a pair of combat boots
Julie dreams of that ol' front line that her grandaddy towed back in ’69
With an M16 pressed against her skin, she’d forget all about the wars within
'cause Julie’s gonna change her name to Daniel
Daniel wants to come out of the shadows
Uncle Sam I don't mean to cause any trouble
Julie's taking on the beast
Stationed somewhere in Korea in the DMZ
They were fighting for freedom & the right to choose
Until the day they read the news
Julie's on a plane back home
Tried everything to stay but they still said no
When did living as a gender that you weren't assigned have anything to do with your sacrifice?
Julie’s gonna change her name to Daniel
Daniel’s gonna come out of the shadows
Uncle Sam I don't mean to cause any trouble
Uncle Sam don't wanna leave all your feathers ruffled
But Daniel wants to go to war to fight for the right of being born unsure
Never fit in to those high heeled shoes
Now they sit in the closet with some combat boots
8. Fluorescent
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You & I both know I can't stay mad at you
In a hospital room the whole world turns moot
Tell me once again when you were just a child
Tell me once again how you forgot to smile
Every little detail, don't leave out a thing
Tell me once again all about living
You & I know we've both talked some shit
Under these fluorescent lights let's forget about it
Tell me once again how all of the abuse dug its way deep & seeped into your roots
And only for your children would you try to change
Tell me once again all about your pain
Tell me what you're thinkin', now you're looking back
Tell me what you're thinkin', now you're looking back
Tell me what you're thinking, now you're looking back
Tell me all the things you'd add or you'd subtract
Every time your demons got you at your best
Tell me once again about forgiveness
9. Dorothy
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I'd take my father to the spot where he’d gamble & lose the family farm
He would drink whiskey like it’s the end of the world
I'd lead him back to the truck in my arms
I was a little girl
Was the victim of his bad hand
I was in his shadow then
I met my husband when the leaves started changing in 1933
He would shoot free-throwsI'd twirl in the air
The royals of varsityHe was my only one
We'd talk for hours on end 'til he joined the Air Force
I'd wait for the letters that he would send
I was in love's shadow then
We raised a family near a little red barn where he & I would sell antiques
'til a tornado lifted the roof & left us both covered in leaves
We didn't know it yet
He would never be the same
But he had a lion's heart
We would reminisce 'til his dying day
I was in death's shadow then
In a lonely apartment
I'd sit in his chair
Lose control of my wandering mind
All I'd remember is when the leaves started changing & the way his hand felt in mine
I'm patiently waiting for the end of this waiting game
Then I'll be out of the shadows
I am out of the shadows
10. Belly of the Beast
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All things change
People change
One day your long hair will be short & gray
In what will seem like little time
Your life will flash right before your eyes
You & I must dive into the fire
Face every fear & fulfill all desire
You & I will know what lies beyond our reach
When you & I go into the belly of the beast
Your beliefs will be arranged
Like bones you thought so strong, they blow away
If we get our fair shake
We'll bury our mothers, not the other way
You & I must dive into the fire
Face every fear & fulfill all desire
You & I will know what lies beyond our reach
When you & I go into the belly of the beast
All things change
People change
And one day fall asleep & never wake
You & I will know what all this really means
When you & I go into the belly of the beast
You & I will go into the belly of the beast
11. This Land Was Your Land
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This land was your land
This land's now my land
I'll give you a sliver, unless it's on oil sands
I'll poison your water
Rewrite your history
‘cause there ain't no land for you & me
Amen
You broke your shackles
You thought you found freedom, but the inner-city's the new slavery
And if you protest, no one will listen
‘cause there ain't no land for you & me
Amen
I roamed & rambled
I covered the footsteps of my great-grandfather who crossed the great sea
He committed evils in the name of liberty
He said there's no land for you & me
Amen
So you can keep your poor huddled masses
You can keep saying they bleed just like me
You can rip up your golden ticket
‘cause this ain't your land if you don't look like me
Amen
There ain't no land for you & me
Amen
12. His Town
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We've all got hands for taking
We've all got souls for shaking
We've all got love for breaking hearts
We've all got pride for faking
We've all got time for flaking
We've all got money & it costs
But all I need is the blue sky above me & my feet standing on the solid ground
I don't need anyone else to love me, 'cause all I needed I've already found
If there’s a God & he's all around, this must be his town
We trade our lives for livin’
Declare our lies forgiven
We're all just shooting in the dark
And we all got time for waiting
Always anticipating the end before the journey starts
But all I need is the blue sky above me & my feet standing on the solid ground
I don't need anyone else to love me, 'cause all I needed I've already found
If there's a God
If there's a God & he's all around, this must be his town
And he's shaking hands, kissing babies
Putting smiles on everyone's faces
Pouring shots for all of the ladies
This must be his town
We're all awake but dreaming
Trying to find the meaning for all the things we'll never figure out
But all I need is that blue sky above me & my feet standing on the solid ground
I don't need anyone else to love me, 'cause all I needed I've already found
If there's a God
If there's a God
If there's a God & he's all around, this must be his town
