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Empty Well
02:39
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In the Angeleno forest, high upon a hill
A fire is a climbing, the winds of change won't still
But the water's in the desert and it's getting mighty high
If I don't get out there, then I think that I might die
For a stone falls deep in an empty well
Deep down among the canyons of a long forgotten place
Lies the key to the survival of this misbegotten place
But it's crushed beneath the boulders of our stony foolish ways
So we're doomed to wander wastelands carves by empty waterways
The sound echoes long in an empty well
Water's in the well
Plenty left for sale
By the clowns all a grinning
At the jokers stuck in hell
Parched land is cracking where the waters have all drained
We all will too without getting us some rain
So hunker down, sprinklers on—a storm in coming soon
You might find a tumbleweed, or maybe a monsoon
But time's run dry in an empty well
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Old Twisted Tree
05:30
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By the sea grew an old twisted tree
And to it I knew where to set my sail
It would stand through weather and wars
And proudly it stood and wore it scars
There I sailed on my old rusty boat
With goblet in hand, drinking my whiskey and wine
Played my cards and I had lost
I played fair and straight, still I was counting my loss
Let me grow like that old twisted tree, tall and proud
On the coast of Bantry
My heart is strong but my body is weathered and worn
Let me stand like that old twisted tree with my wounds
In the open to see
Let the mist of the sea set you free
In the waves, I was tossed and I turned
But I held to the mast and I saw
The oak on its perch—holding strong
And it called me home through the stars
But sinking, I fell steadfast neath the waves
Towards the doom for which I was made
Behind my closed lid, I looked on the face
Of the old twisted tree still fast in its place
Let me grow like that old twisted tree, tall and proud
On the coast of Bantry
My heart is strong but my body is weathered and worn
Let me stand like that old twisted tree with my wounds
In the open to see
Let the mist of the sea set you free
Let the mist of the sea set you free
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Silver Sea
03:01
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Love, oh, love
I have no gold
Never have I had the need
For you, my love
Are the riches I need
To set my poor soul free
Your voice carries on the wind
Calling me home
My ship has set its sail
Your gentle eyes
Are as pure as the moon
Setting on a silver sea
If only I could hear your call
We could truly be
One across the brazen sea
Until then, what may be?
Love, oh, love
I have no gold
Never have I had the need
For you, my love
Are the riches I need
To set my poor soul free
For you, my love
Are the riches I need
To set my poor soul free
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The Sundering Sound
03:20
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Injustice lies deep in the hearts of all men
Buried right on the top as the world began
All filled with great sorrow, we let our hearts break
As we listen and nod to the heated debate
Of unlearned men who put forth a foe
That we all thought was buried a long time ago
He's only illusion, but the joker came late
And the unlearned men serve his ghost on a plate
There's a hammer to swing
And a bell that needs rung
If freedom be free
Then it's got to be won
By good hearted folk
From all the world round
Who've heard the great call
Of the sundering sound
Rule is made simple with a comedy on fire
That deceives with its lighthearted take on the liar
Call it out straight and its kingship is through
But there's no fun in sinning when there's nothing to do
So we lap it up plain, and we take it as truth
Then hope we don't kill everyone neath the roof
It's easy, you see, if you let the fool bake
But he'll throw you in too, in his foolish man's cake
REFRAIN
Stand up tall and proud, and look deep inside
You'll see you're still there, but just barely alive
Wake up that good ghost and bring him to life
Perhaps only then we'll be free from our knife
REFRAIN
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May God Bless and keep you always
May your wishes all come true
May you always do for others
And let others do for you
May you build a ladder to the stars
And climb on every rung
May you stay forever young
May you stay forever young
May you grow up to be righteous
May you grow up to be true
May you always know the truth
And see the lights surrounding you
May you always be courageous
Stand upright and be strong
May you stay forever young
May you stay forever young
May your hands always be busy
May your feet always be swift
May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of changes shift
May your heart always be joyful
May your song always be sung
May you stay forever young
May you stay forever young
Forever young, forever young
May you stay forever young
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