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The Longest Mile
02:13
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The Longest Mile
I can't see no rainbow,
'Cause I'm feeling so low.
And I can't feel no sunshine
Until the day you're all mine.
The longest mile, I go.
It's your lonely smile I long to know.
What if I've lost my way to you?
Would you light a fire all night through?
What if I fell into a crevice?
Would you lie next to me and weep,
Or pull me up and skin your knees?
I can hear your laughter,
Happy ever after.
I can smell the carcass,
A memory of your last caress.
This loner mounts the peak
With the words of love I dare not speak.
We can lie awake and not sleep,
Or hike down to the meadow, stumbling in the dark
Where you lean on me.
We can stare at constellations
And listen to the time rushing under our feet.
Tonight, we make dream plans of our lives.
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Crying Days
04:35
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You search for him on the ground.
You part the reeds, hope to see his feet.
You cover miles in bounds
And find his body. What a feat.
But when you wake in the morn,
You're still alone, still in grief, forlorn.
The stiff drinks in your coffee: far too sweet to quell the pleas.
You've sent your prayers to Mother Earth and holy ghost.
Can you leave him now?
Can you let him go?
You're stuck in time like a photograph.
You stand still then you fade away.
Instead of hiding it all to laugh,
Allow yourself a crying day.
Beseech the birds in the sky.
You long to know what they see through its eyes.
They glide over leagues of green
You nightly dream to glean.
You can't let a topography
Topple over your memory.
Lassoed in his arms,
The lesser was the harm.
The lay of land is far too grand
For you simply to withstand.
Though his life has passed,
Your days with him will last.
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Take a Walk
02:42
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Take a Walk
Take a walk
Let's step into the trees
Run to the green
No other place to be
Time to breathe
It all comes naturally:
Moments so sweet
Etched in our memory.
Never dreamed that
I would meet/need/find someone
Who could sweep me off my feet
Tired bones, I roamed this world alone
Until you tried/found/loved me
You're the healer/sailor/shelter that I need
Take a dive
Let's sink into the sea
Down to the reef
My wet eyes cannot see
Through murky water
Current is stronger
When you strain
Wedged in the sub-terrain
It's just a blind spot in the sun
It's just a tiny rock in your shoe
Why let the doubters have all the fun
While this carousel of our world
Turns for you?
We'll be home wherever we meet.
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4. |
Mad As Hell
05:20
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Mad As Hell
Had a feeling all this might go wrong
Nothing could stay for long
Ever on my side, this thorn
Counted on a wild horse, it's gone
My seams have come undone
But my kind is strong
You can't excuse yourself - oh no
You haven't been played yet
You can't refuse the name they call you
Well you can be mad as hell
California-bound and starved for gold
Something precious to hold
Seldom pleasured
With sweet fascination,
You look at me
Well, what do you see?
Do I baffle you?
You ruffle me 'till I'm plucked clean
You can't refuse yourself - oh no
You haven't been played yet
You can't excuse the name they call you
Well, you can be mad as hell
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Osamu & the Peripheral Ghosts Long Beach, California
A nature-loving Japanese musician born in Germany and raised in Japan/UK now hailing from southern California sings songs about wanderlust, parallels between life and the meandering trails, and other random musings that occur to a tired hiker's mind.
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