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Fool Moon S w a g g e r
(lyrics by mark - vocals by mark & eric - spoken word by lonnie)

The fool who stole the river / is the man inside the sliver He can turn your words around, without ever speaking a sound
The man who thinks he’s clever / is the fool who fears this life never
He can turn your world upside down, in his light you will bath you will drown

TRAFFIC
(lyrics & vocals by eric - background vocals by lonnie & mark)

Stuck in traffic, I leave you this message, On my way out
Getting out of the city, I don’t want your pity, With no doubt

Forget your superstitions, That I have no ambition, goodbye
I hit the pavement, No engagement, And I'll drive

And I'm packing my bags  As I'm running away, way home
And I'm packing my bags  And I'm running away, way home

I'm glad to see misery loves company
I'm glad to see misery loves company

Call it intuition Or maybe superstition, It's all lies
I'm hitting the highway, Doing it my way, 'Cause I'm alive

And I'm packing my bags  And I'm running away, way home
And I'm packing my bags  And I'm running away, way home

I'm glad to see misery loves company
I'm glad to see misery loves company

Stuck in traffic, I leave you this message, On my way out
Getting out of the city, I don’t want your pity, With no doubt

Stuck in traffic, I run from my problems, When they collide

'Cause I'll drive...

And I'm packing my bags  And I'm running away, way home.  And I'm packing my bags  And I'm running away, way home

I'm glad to see misery loves company
I'm glad to see misery loves company

jester reign
(lyrics & vocals by mark - background vocals by eric)

No real plans had been made, on this golden, fallen day.
Another Autumn fires burn, and all season’s will turn.

It’s our fortunes they need.
It’s our thoughts that they heed.
It’s not kind, (still) I don’t mind.

It’s our souls that they greed.
It’s our hearts that do bleed.
It’s not mine, I’m not blind.

One true hand had been laid, can a savior truly be saved?
Another crime reprieved by Cain, freed by some jester reign.

LOVE LIKE IT WAS
(lyrics & vocals by mark - background vocals by eric)

love like it was - I'll return to you
love like it was - unless untrue
love like it was - let us start anew.

still with the love we made it wasn't enough
still with the love we gave it wasn't enough
still with the love we saved it was not enough.

MEGAN
(lyrics & vocals by eric - background vocals by lonnie)

Megan wants to swim.   But I don't know how to.  Her friends are watching me.  I don't got the nerve.

Megan wants to swim.   But I don't know how to.

She is watching me, I jump in.

Megan wants to swim.   But I don't know how to .  Her friends are watching me.  I don't got the nerve.

And the water's cold.   My fingers going numb.  I feel her hands on me.  The sea will swallow me alive.

She saved me.
Megan you saved me.

Megan you saved me.
She saved me.

And the water's cold...

She is watching me.   My fingers going numb.  I feel her hands on me.  The sea will swallow me alive.

She saved me
Megan you saved me
You saved me
You saved me
You saved me
You saved me
Megan you saved me
You saved me

Megan wanted to swim.   I told her I don't know how to.  Friends watched me.  I found my nerve.

Raw nostalgia
(lyrics & vocals by mark - background vocals by eric)

In the form of things unknown to me
changing daily, its this " something " calling me.

Its the arms that hug, you amongst the breeze.
Its the hands that hold, you down towards an ease.

Well I’ve tried, but I just can’t fight -
and I pry, call it wrong / call it right -
raw nostalgia, (pure) raw nostalgia…

Well I’ve sighed, still I have this sight -
Anytime, sometimes day / sometime night -
raw nostalgia, (pure) raw nostalgia…

In the form of things unknown to me

changing daily, its this " something " luring me. (back home)
Its the music the morning can make, the sound of pure day break.
Its the wonder of (this) a call, the scents of dense night-fall.

Well I’ve tried, but I just can’t fight -
and I pry, call it wrong / call it right -
raw nostalgia, (pure) raw nostalgia…

Well I’ve sighed, still I have this sight -
Anytime, sometimes day / sometimes night -
raw nostalgia, (pure) raw nostalgia…

                      r

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        w                                     l

s                          SWIRL me

(lyrics & vocals by mark - background vocals by eric)

swirl me into dream              swirl me into dream
fulfill - treasury                  forgive - memory
lawlessness, gravity              loneliness, travesty
pulling me down                  taking me astray
drowning me                      leading me

so we build walls                  so we build walls
then knock some down                      then knock those down

it really doesn't matter                                  we only love you  & think of you
'cause you're always around                  when you're not around

sometimes                          sometimes
all is not what it seems                  we are not who we seem

swirl me into dream                          swirl me out of dream

The art of letting go.
(lyrics & vocals by mark - background vocals by eric & lonnie)

You always take more than your share
You always say you’ll be here but you’re never there
Why don’t you come down and let it show.

You always take more than you dare
You always say you’ll be near, ‘cause you’re everywhere

Why don’t you come down, and let them know,
That you can’t stop the aching,

So we’ll need to learn, the art of letting go.

You always take much more than what’s fair
Because you really don’t give a damn, you don’t care.

Why don’t you come down, and let us know,
That you can’t stop the breaking,

So we’ll need to learn, the art of letting go.

The art of letting go
So tired sometimes, tired of when you wake me.
So tired sometimes, tired of when you shake me.

The art of letting go… 

W a t e r s o n g
(lyrics & vocals by mark)

Aimless authority
Abstractions brought to me

As it rains 40 days
And it strains 40 nights
Cannot see the stains
In the copper, hazed lights

But I feel the waves on the ocean
Of poetry and of motion
Of chemistry and explosion
As it burns and it churns and turns and it yearns.

Shameless society
Servants bought up for thee

As it presses all its might
And it stresses with delight
Cannot feel the grit
Within the constraints of this site

But I feel the swells on the ocean
Philosophy and emotion
Mystery and of notion
As we grieve as they leave, to recall / to receive.

…Nameless notoriety
Of devotion. Of chivalry.

As the rain comes pouring down
And soaks up this sponge-like ground
As the levels begin to rise
We have no choice but to compromise

The valley becomes a river.
The boulder turns to river stone
The hills become the island
On which we build our new home.

Just waiting for the rainy season to end.    And the curving street becomes yet another river bend. 

WHATCHA' WEARIN'?
(lyrics & vocals by eric)

Whatcha' wearin' when we go out?
Does it always gotta be skin tight?
Whatcha Wearin' when we go out?
It's early and I'm uptight
Whatcha' Wearin' when we go out?
But next to you feels right

And I dress you up, if you dress me down
And I dress you up, If you dress me down

Whatcha' wearin' when we go out?
Everyone's got you in their sights
Whatcha Wearin' when we go out?
It's just another intoxicating night

I'm spinning around and around with you
and the room keeps on spinning

And I dress you up, if you dress me down
And I dress you up, If you dress me down, baby

I'm spinning around and around with you
and the world keeps on spinning
I'm spinning around and around with you
We forget the things we do
I'm spinning around and around with you, oh
I'm spinning around and around with you
We forget the things we do

Whatcha' wearin' when we go out?
Does it always gotta be skin tight?
Whatcha Wearin' when we go out?
It's early and I'm uptight
Whatcha' Wearin' when we go out?
But next to you feels right

Whatcha' Wearin' when we go out? 

WITHOUT A TRACE
(lyrics by eric - vocals by eric & mark - background vocals by lonnie)

Walked by your house again  To catch a glimpse of you  Walked by your house again
Without a trace

Drove by your house again  The curtains hide your face  I'm outside looking in
Out of place

I want to be where you are  I want to be where ya been  When I go to your house again

Without a trace
Left out again

Walked by your house again  To catch a glimpse of you  Walked by your house again
Without a trace

Passed by   Turned around  Letting go  Touching down again

I want to be where you are  I want to be where ya been  When I go to your house again

Without a trace
Left out again
Without a trace
Passed by.....

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