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columbus
04:23
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Columbus
words & music by: Michael Murphy
I went full throttle came crashing into your wall
I cried myself back together in one piece
In one piece
Like Columbus I set sail
A great explorer
A survivor
Facing new worlds, and plagues
Over turbulent seas
Discovered my freedom
Deep within
Wandering the streets of New York
I balled out like a baby
And went on quite a journey
From green tea, squids and whales
My isolation, disappointment fell
Came pouring down by Columbus square
I cried you out, I cried you out..
I cried you out, oh baby
I cried you out
I cried you out, Oh baby
I cried you out
Time Square was the north
On my coincidental compass
So strong I found my way to navigate
No lies I showed all my blues
My ‘ugly face’ did make the headline news
I won’t be your lapdog
So sweet and so good
No more waiting up for you
No sitting, waiting to be fed by your love
Came pouring down by Columbus square
I cried you out, I cried you out..
I cried you out, Oh baby
I cried you out
I cried you out, Oh baby
I cried you out
I wish you’d never have kissed me
That night
Mourning out on the square
Columbus did swear
The world was a circle
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2. |
real
03:49
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Real
Words & music by: Michael Murphy
When you are all alone
Do you lie by yourself
Sweat in your sleep
You won’t admit that there’s something wrong
But your body knows
Yeah your body knows
We used to run together like thieves in the night
Sneaking past the ex’s that keep
Tearing you away
Back to the spot
That burned your heart
When you grow tired of me
You’ll see, you’ll see you’ll see,
There’s no one else out there
For you, for me
When you laugh at me
Know that I was on to you
When you laugh at me know that I was fond of you
So when you’re out there turning tricks
You’re the one they always pick
But covers slip and make you fall
What are you going to do when it’s real
What are you going to do
What are you going to do
What are you going to do when its..
Real
That cold dark night
When you turned into an empty tree
So hollow
Haunted by the echoes of the wind
That blew you down
Your heart was never mine
Oh it was never mind
Your heart was never mine
Oh it was never mind
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3. |
unmade bed
02:54
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Unmade bed
words & music by: Michael Murphy
I locked myself in my own body
It was an accident
Always an accident
Breaking things
Your perfume so sweet it won’t leave
Nothing the open window wind
could clear
Won’t you help me
disappear
Won’t you help me
Take them back, take them back
Those words
I never said to you
That made you leave our bed
I was a coward a stupid fool
Oh…
I made the unmade bed our shrine
I kneel before it every night
The unwashed pillows face each other still
The sheets in rippled tides,
Oh I would do anything, everything, to hold you near
So close to you dear
So we could wake up together
In the sun, in the sun
So warm, it makes us cry
So warm it makes us smile
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4. |
breakthrough
04:13
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Breakthrough
words & music by: Michael Murphy
Don’t want to think about your face
Don’t even think I wanna have to embrace
The thought of facing someone new
For fear that it might be you
All over again
It’s been six years and though I died
I only let enough life in to get me by
I lied, I lied
I just wanna break through
Let love come and wake me up again
No bitter fears no masterminding
Just simply there with you
Simply there with you
This pain’s been howling at my skin
Grown scared of letting someone in
And losing my ground
Last time love shot me to the moon
Left cold and breathless way to soon
I yearned for the sun
So warm
I couldn’t land
and fly beyond the craters
I just wanna break through
Let love come and wake me up again
No bitter fears no masterminding
Just simply there with you
Simply there with you
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5. |
barometer
02:59
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Barometer
words & music by: Michael Murphy
When I see you sleeping
I can’t believe what happened
All the years of doubting
Came crashing into knowing
That you’d be best for me
You’d be best for me
Now the light is piercing
Through windows almost blinding
On the tiles coolly
Your body wept to hold me
You’d be best for me
Oh you’d be best for me
The zoo always reminded me
That we had collided
I tried so hard to wipe you off the face of my planet
You’d always be
The barometer of my love
Never binding
The rain kept dropping by
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6. |
heart floor
02:59
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Heart floor
words & music by: Michael Murphy
I’m about to set foot
On a plane
Back to you
I’m about to set foot
On the soil
Where I first met you
Oh I know your heart will drop to the floor
But I will wrap it up, yeah I’ll wrap it up
All good
Please go back to him
Stay with him if you can
Stay with him if you can
Because they all throw the towel in
I’m about to set foot on a plane
Back to you
Oh I know your heart will drop through the floor
When you see me again
I don’t know what my heart will do when I see you
When I see you again
Because the moon is so bright tonight
Oh the moon is so
So bright
For you tonight
I’m so scared to set
My foot on the plane
I don’t want you haunting me again
Holding me again
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7. |
self made man
03:49
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Self Made Man
words & music: Michael Murphy / Fred Bouchard
Spent my whole life always,
Trying to fly
I never liked planes but a shot would
Get me by
With drink in my blood
The emotional flood
Never could express just what I felt
All the little kids are rushing by by bye
When you are going to make a million bucks
I’m going to be man, I’m going to take a stand
When are you going to make that million bucks
I’m going to be a man, a big, big man
All my little kids are hushing cry, cry, cry
I wanted to go to school
But never could pay
So I used my brains
And I did it my way
All I wanna do is drive, drive
Drive ‘til the end of the night
All I wanna do is drive, drive…
I’ve been going a 180 miles an hour since the day I was born
Drove myself solo, so low
Cause momma went away
She chose to run away
My childhood folded in that suitcase
I never complained
But all that remained was bread and molasses and cold
Newspaper stains
I lived the life I wanted to live
And maybe, just maybe
Its not too late
Never did get to be a kid
Will it be worth it now
If I change
All I wanna do is drive, drive
Drive ‘til the end of the night
All I wanna do is drive, drive
Doctor you don’t know what’s wrong with me
I took a little fall from the family tree
So take another test, probe and guess
I’m just another stranger out your door
Did you get my name
Well it's a shame
Cause we both ended up sporting
Fancy cars
All I wanna do is drive, drive
Drive ‘til the end of the night
All I wanna do is drive, drive
The night is getting darker still
This death’s in my stomach, death’s in my stomach
I’ll fight to see the morning light
Cause I still got another 18 rounds
To play
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8. |
red coat
03:09
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Red Coat
words & music by: Michael Murphy / Fred Bouchard
When you feel alone
Just put on my red coat
When you feel strung out in a funk
Inflate it up and float
When you’re feeling tired
And there is no hope in sight
When your skin is shivering cold
I’ll keep you warm tonight
Cause you feel so much
Don’t hold it all inside
Yeah you fear so much
Just let it all subside
When you’re standing in the rain
Just put on my red coat
When your world comes tumbling down
We’ll sail on a paper boat
When your start to laugh
Put my red sweater on
And the day you finally sleep
I’ll greet you with the dawn
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9. |
little lone wolf
04:17
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Little Lone Wolf
words & music by: Michael Murphy / Fred Bouchard
Gonna pack up the car
And run for them woodland hills
Gonna gaze at the stars
Till I wake to the morning light chill
Couldn’t take anymore
Couldn’t keep up with that pace
It was time to go
I couldn’t recognize my own face
I hear it calling
Little lone wolf
Little lone wolf, little lone wolf
Won’t be coming home again tonight
Going to head up the coast
Put my feet on the ocean shore
Raise my arms for a toast
To the sun, where my spirit can soar
I stand here naked
Shed this heavy clothes off my back
Feel the rain on my skin, smell the fire
When the night has gone black
I was due for a kill
But not hunting for some new prey
I was caught in a game
That I didn’t know how to play
Cause I lost my voice
From howling at the crescent moon
Now I sing to the full one
Please can you help me soon
Hear me calling
Little lone wolf…
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10. |
quiet in your arms
05:01
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Quiet in your arms
Words & music by: Michael Murphy
Why do you keep saying those things to me
Why do you keep putting yourself down
Don’t you know what you’re worth
Well I know what you’re worth to me
Just let it be
I’m so tired of these social graces
Happy hour, cocktail faces throw up conversations
Everyone’s gone high-class prostitution
Commitment’s not the end for me
And our love can break this reverie
I’ll take you in my arms tonight
Take you in my arms tomorrow
So quiet that head down
Quiet that head down
Surrender to my arms tonight
I'll still be holding you tomorrow
So quiet that head down
Quiet that head down
Down
Still remember how we walked along the street and
We'd buy flowers for your room
You looked good in the sunlight
Oh I love the way your teeth touch
When your lips stretch out to smile
Your eyes still find a way to mess me up
I could wake up to their light every morning
So forget all your fears just come over here
I’ll take you in my arms tonight
Take you in my arms tomorrow
Quiet that head down
Surrender to my arms tonight
I'll still be holding you tomorrow
So quiet that head down
Quiet that head down
Down
I can still feel your voice
Gently singing on my back
On the side of the curb
That warm, humid night
I almost stopped to breathe
You soothed my soul
You soothe my soul
So take me in your arms tonight
Take me in your arms tomorrow
Quiet that head down
Quiet that head down
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11. |
hang on
06:02
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Hang on
words & music by: Michael Murphy / Fred Bouchard
The sky’s growing darker
The wind’s blowing harder
Mercury’s having its way
The water’s edge rising
For the tears you’ve been shedding
And each breath grows shorter each day
We robbed the land barren
None left for the children
Who hunger and thirst for a change
come rain put out this fire
Hang on….
The snow storms are manic
The shoveling gets frantic
As a new season comes every hour
No waving your neighbour
Keep climbing that tower
We’re all on the phone
Alone
Come rain, put out this fire
Hang on
Hold on…
I thought I saw the people dancing
I thought I heard them sing
I felt the people come together
I thought I felt their hands
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12. |
bye lullaby
04:40
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Bye, lullaby
words & music by: Michael Murphy
I’m cozy in the orange sun
This lazy afternoon
Outside the branches cast their shade
On this old Picasso piano
My neck hangs loose and heavy
My feet protected from this cold floor
my mother’s stuck in traffic
my brother lost his way
But me
I rock myself
In this lullaby
But me
I rock myself
In this lullaby
Bye bye lull
Bye bye lull
Bye bye lull
Bye lullaby
Bye bye lull
Bye bye lull
Bye bye lull
Bye lullaby
My neck hangs loose and heavy
My feet protected from this cold floor
My mother’s stuck in traffic
My brother lost his way
But me I rock myself
In this lullaby
But me I rock myself
In this lullaby
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