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Delivery
03:38
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I've been trying to set you on fire since a quarter past four
I've been trying to take you higher but you can't take anymore
I'm going to open the door
For sure
I'm going to shake you right down to your core like you ain't been shook before
For sure
I'm going to wear you like you've never been wore
I've been trying to help you make up your mind but you still say you don't know
I've been trying to help you find your way but you won't let me go
Hey, I need you to understand
I'm your delivery, man
And I'll try for you
Cry for you
Get by for you the best that I can
I've been trying to give you direction but you always look lost
I've been trying to give you a sign but your signals are crossed
I'm going to open the door
For sure
I'm going to shake you right down to your core like you ain't been shook before
For sure
I'm going to wear you like you've never been wore
I've been trying to hold it together but you're blowing it up
I've been trying to move it along but you keep getting stuck
Hey, I need you to understand
I'm your delivery, man
And I'll try for you
Cry for you
Get by for you the best that I can
Hey I need you to understand
I'm your delivery, man
And I'll speed for you
Need for you
Succeed for you the best that I can
Dig
I've been trying to set you on fire since a quarter past four
I've been trying to take you higher but you can't take anymore
Hey, I need you to understand
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2. |
Vampire
04:58
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Deep deep under
Where the roots take hold
It's got me all boxed in
It's crawling under my skin
But I've got the situation under control
It's reproduction, baby
It's all that fresh young blood
That's got me out of my head
That's left me bedridden and misunderstood
In the nighttime
I'm talking about midnight, baby
No need to cross your heart
Don't be afraid of the dark
It's just the planetary rotation
Oh, I'm talking galaxies, baby
I'm talking about the big, big bang
There's no need to be scared
You're not underprepared
Trust me when I say that space is just a thing
I need an operator
To ease the connection
To your mainline tonight
Let your hair down
Everything is gonna be alright
In the sunshine
At the break of day
It's got me all boxed in
It's crawling under my skin
And I can't get away
Just like a vampire, baby
It's all that fresh young blood
That's got me out of my head
That's left me bedridden and misunderstood
I need an operator
To ease the connection
To your mainline tonight
Let your hair down
Everything is gonna be alright
I need an operator
To ease the connection
To your mainline tonight
Dry your eyes now
Everything is gonna be alright
Everything is gonna be alright
Everything is gonna be alright
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3. |
I Am Sky
04:34
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You feel so innocent
You carry voices to the other side of town
But
My eyes are not what they seem
They came down to me in a dream
Oh, here they come
I feel them gathering their strength
When you live in the moment
You cannot overthink
But
My mind is not a part of me
It's just a part of my body
And here it comes
Here it comes
Here it comes
Here it comes
Just hold on
Just hold on
You steal the beating of my heart
If a thing can melt away then it cannot fall apart
A wise man once told me that a wise man never was
But you won't accept his just because
Oh here they come
I feel them turning round that dial
When you live in the moment
You are never out of style
The things I fashion are no longer apart of me
They live outside of my body
And here they come
Here they come
Here they come
Here they come
Just hold on
Just hold on
And breathe
Because I am sky
I am the sky
I am sky
I am sky
I am sky
I am sky
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4. |
Guitar
07:12
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This guitar is the boundary
Between you and me
There's something behind it
That you've got to let be
There's a swarming of spirit
That you're trying to see
But you cannot command
What you will not believe
This guitar is the poison
The king poured in your ear
There's something behind it
That you'd like to be near
There's a burden of whispers
That you're trying to hear
But the truth can't be harnessed
When it's the harness you fear
This guitar is a smokescreen
It's a rallying cry
And there's something behind it
But it's passing you by
It's that moment that scares you
And you never know why
This guitar is that moment
Between you and I
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5. |
Building No. 415
03:59
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Do you remember
The day the building first appeared
I can't recall
It was the night I grew to fear
Can I ask you a question
Can I ask your advice
Can you sell me a savior
Can you give me one more reason why
Do you remember
The day the building fell apart
I can't recall
Much of anything past the pounding of my heart
Can I ask you a question
Can I ask you twice
Can you bottle a stranger
Can you give me one more reason why
There in the moment
As I balanced on the brink of collapse
I found an answer
I found the man inside the hatch
And then I asked him a question
And then I asked him a lie
How much is cancelled behavior
Can you give me one more reason why
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6. |
The Watching
09:49
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On the prairie
Where the bison lies
Watching through the grasses
For the bison knows watching is wise
All the huntsmen
Have wide open eyes
Watching through the grasses
For the huntsmen know watching is wise
In the shallows
Where the kingfish lies
Watching through the currents
For the kingfish knows watching is wise
All the fishermen
Have wide open eyes
Watching through the currents
For the fishers know watching is wise
In the jungle
Where the tiger lies
Watching through the broadleaves
For the tiger knows watching is wise
All the huntsmen
Have wide open eyes
Watching through the broadleaves
For the huntsmen know watching is wise
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7. |
Big Brother
03:56
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It was late October 2017
When I surrendered my ambition to a telephone screen
But it was just a telephone screen
With pinhole cameras and shattered glass
I'd adapted to a future repurposing the past
But none of it was meant to last
I though I had it right
I knew it all along
Big Brother don't you ever lead me wrong
I need to rest assured
I'll never be alone
Big Brother, won't you take me home
He knows where I stay
And he knows where I go
And he knows all those little things that I don't know
He knows how I manage my flow
He knows what I won't
And he knows what I need
And he knows where I sleep
And he knows where I breed
He knows how I manage my feed
I though I had it right
I knew it all along
Big Brother don't you ever lead me wrong
I need to rest assured
I'll never be alone
Big Brother, won't you take me home
I though I had it right
I knew it all along
Big Brother don't you ever lead me wrong
I need to rest assured
I'll never be alone
Big Brother, won't you take me home
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8. |
When the Circus Ends
06:41
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When the circus ends
The world has changed
It's a happier place
Though half-deranged
And I thought that I might give it a little more of my time
When the circus ends
I can't let go
And the wheels on the car turn by so slow
So I wrote it all down just to relax my mind
Yeah I wrote it all down just to relax my mind
When the circus ends
The world has changed
It's an itty-bitty place
And it's a little bit strange
And I can't remember the last time that I'd been
When the circus ends
I had waited so long
Just to hear that voice singing that same song
About the next time that the circus comes around again
Yeah I can't wait until the circus comes to town again
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Jason Jefferies Raleigh, North Carolina
Jason Jefferies lives in Raleigh, NC.
He performs with Greg Eades and Reggie Worth in The Heritage USAs.
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