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Angelina
04:13
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ANGELINA
Angelina take credit
for the things that you have done
for the highways and the dirt trails
and the trials you have overcome
there’s no ordinance could keep us apart
Angelina take heart
Angelina take it in
for the days when you’re to blame
your house, your kitchen’s on fire
and your feet are stuck in the flames
there’s no misery could keep us apart
Angelina take heart
Angelina take shelter
from the voices that say you’ve been warned
because you will hold the fort
weather the night and weather the storm
there’s no dignity could keep us apart
Angelina take heart
Angelina take solace
in the harsh island sun
the tide may roll and the coast may crumble
there’s cause to be proud of what you’ve become
there’s no audience could keep us apart
Angelina Angelina angelina take heart
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2. |
Six String Melody
05:44
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SIX STRING MELODY
sharpen your teeth, see what the line entails
bite into your resolve, dignity as tough as nails
tough as nails
thin moments separate yesterday from tomorrow
betting on today to let a young love grow
to let a young love grow
like some truth entailed in telling lies
baby please come spend the night
dance a little dance in your expensive shoes
flirt a little bit with whoever you choose
with whoever you choose
pay a pretty penny for a country lullaby
watch a lovely song float up into the sky
up into the sky
like some poem disposed to watering eyes
baby please come spend the night
hold your judgment until you wave goodbye
“most Novembers I break down and cry”
i break down and cry
throw back your arms like that famous movie scene
as you waltz to where you’re going and where i’ve been
where you’re going and where i’ve been
like some spinning tale on a live wire
baby please come spend the night
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3. |
Colorado
04:53
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COLORADO
take me with you
take the time
let's take a walk
where our love shines
take me with you
way up high
sleep together
under an endless sky
take me with you
through the silent snow
take me with you
to where I need to go
take me with you
to Colorado
take me with you
take a leap
undress and bathe
where our love runs deep
take me with you
set us free
climb together
it's where we need to be
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4. |
Missionary Zeal
04:44
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MISSIONARY ZEAL
in the pale moonlight
just up your street
I bite I cry I choose I polish all the memories
in the pale moonlight
all is forgiven
hard pressed to remember which dyke I left my finger in
all the rules I wrote
they’ve all been repealed
I walk your street tonight
with a missionary zeal
in the pale moonlight
after the flood
I feel the rush I tempt my fate and I taste blood
in the pale moonlight
before the rain
the paint under my nails and the scratches on your windowpane
all the judgements I’ve passed
they’ve all been appealed
I seek your cover tonight
with a missionary zeal
with a missionary zeal
you know I’ve got you in my sight
with a missionary zeal
I’ll do what it takes tonight
show you how I feel
in the pale moonlight
in the pale moonlight
all has passed
I listen to feel just how long the lingering lasts
in the pale moonlight
I surrender
I feel the trickle on my back and shiver in all your splendour
all the secrets I kept
they’ve all been revealed
look for your arms tonight
with a missionary zeal
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5. |
Cripples and Cures
03:44
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CRIPPLES AND CURES
your love is my temple
your love is my sight
your love is my prayer
on a thundering night
your love’s my salvation
my confessor my knight
your love is the peace
in the first morning light
your love’s my addiction
your love’s in my veins
your love cripples and cures
through pleasures and pains
your love races in my blood
and pulls back the reins
your love ties me down
and takes me away
oooh darling, hold me near
wrap me up tight, whisper in my ear
oooh darling, hold me tight
go easy on me, save me tonight
your love is my shelter
your love keeps me warm
your love is my blanket
throughout the storm
your love stretches over me
when I’m naked and worn
your love it could kill me
and make me reborn
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6. |
Mister Cliché
04:55
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MISTER CLICHÉ
she used to think she’d found her a ten
then find herself alone again
always wanted to spend her life
with that perfect Mr. Right
disappointed when her only one
turned out to be a barrel of scum
hey baby, don’t you quit
can’t you see i’m Mr. Adequate
just maybe she’s reached a stage
feels she’s getting on in age
she’s hoping for Santa to send
her cook and her lover and her best friend
realizes that with the selection
she might not find Mr. Perfection
hey baby, look in my eyes
can’t you see i’m Mr. Compromise
her friends are all married, with kids and cars
so she gets stuck with singles bars
last weekend her best time
was sitting on some party line
says she knows there’s someone out there
she’d go out and find him, but doesn’t know where
hey baby, what do you say?
i’m not so bad i’m Mr. OK
late in the evening she gets home
tired of spending her nights alone
next morning she gets up and she
pours a solitary cup of coffee
constant loneliness, constant yearning
it’s a cold existence but her heart is still burning
hey baby, it’s an outdated adage
i’m no worse than Mr. Average
hey baby, i’m not what the angels sent
but you’ll see that i’m Mr. Sufficient
hey baby, what do you say?
let me be your Mr. Cliché
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7. |
You Are My Blessing
04:35
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YOU ARE MY BLESSING
in the days of no conditions and months that have no name
at the speed of our volitions, like driving across the plains
i lack the better judgment, to see who’s off worse
but you are my blessing, and i am your curse
as the miles roll by like the tears in my eyes, by the salty-eyed coast
and the days they feel like broken wheels, telling me what i need most
can’t make out the finish line, or who’s come in first
‘cause you are my blessing, and i am your curse
having tried to sympathize with my strangers’ friends
to separate to realize the means from the ends
so tonight i find myself homeless, homeless in Gravenhurst
for you are my blessing, and i am your curse
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8. |
Slow Walk Home
03:50
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SLOW WALK HOME
i’ve had some time to think about it
about all that’s been said
among the crowds and the expectations
i’ll spend the whole day in bed
no need to lose my cool
it’s what we had known
i’ve changed my mind a hundred times
on the slow walk home
i’ll spend my change at the paper stand
or wait for the bus
peek through the window of the corner store
see what’s in store for us
no chance to find my bearings
or go it alone
i’ve changed my mind a hundred times
on the slow walk home
ah, those years of decadence
that we had known
ah, those years of merriment
so long ago
one last stroll through the fresh cut grass
and the shiny headstones
one last look at the town i love
on the slow walk home
i’ve been lied to though i’ve been untrue
i’ve covered my ears
i’ve been beat though i’ve won sometimes
throughout the years
no time to pull up the bootstraps
or sink like a stone
i’ve changed my mind a hundred times
on the slow walk home
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9. |
House of Cards
05:36
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HOUSE OF CARDS
she slipped into the house into the room into the middle
she’s a welcome stranger soft and discrete
calmly closes her eyes as her skirt
and inhibitions slip to her feet
the trail of tears she leaves
goes on for yards and yards
she built a house, a house of cards around me
she has a little money put away somewhere
she’s not the type to beg for more
she breaks down when the moon is full and her gown
and ambitions fall to the floor
the broken glass all around her
lies in slivers and in shards
she built a house, a house of cards around me
she counts backwards from eleven
she holds her breath yet again
she bursts into the open
into the open
she gathers up all her strength and all her courage
to denounce the coming round
hums an old tune as her summer dress
and last defenses come tumbling down
the fire she set in the basement
has left the house unstable and charred
she built a house, a house of cards around me
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10. |
Fall Together
04:00
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FALL TOGETHER
in the minor key that’s hidden
in the songs that we hear
in the place of sadness in our hearts
that we hold dear
before the techniques of resistance
are raised to art
before we fall together – fall apart
before we fall together – fall apart
in the glimpses of forgetting
in the beds that we make
in the moments of surrender
in the times we forsake
before the moorings strain and break
and the ship departs
before we fall together – fall apart
before we fall together – fall apart
before we fall together
expel our regrets
before we fall together
after years of neglect
before we fall together
memorize our parts
before we fall together – fall apart
before we fall together – fall apart
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11. |
There Are Days
05:27
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THERE ARE DAYS
We’ve not seen the sun in days
Hope it’s coming round soon
You went to the woods to pick your flowers
I went to the moon
I only hope you come round soon
I only hope you come round soon
We’ve not seen the clouds in years
In familiar terrain
You went out looking for shelter
I slept in the rain
I only hope you come round again
I only hope you come round again
There are days in April and May
There are days in June
There are days all shrouded in darkness
And the days the light shines through
There are days when you stop and wonder
What the world is coming to
Not a day goes by when I don’t say
I’m counting on you
I’ve not seen you cry for so long
Seems time unknown
You went out begging for dollars
I put on a show
I only hope you’ll come back home
I only hope you’ll come back home
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12. |
Constellation
03:28
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CONSTELLATION
my darling drew a constellation
in the starry sky
she leaned back and she pointed
then covered my eyes
she made all those diamonds and jewels
open wide
I hope one day she will be mine
my darling drew a constellation
on an endless night
turned to me all teary eyed
and held me tight
did she make the whole world stop?
or just everything in sight?
I hope one day she'll set me right
my darling drew a constellation
and started to sing
sang to me of all the hope and joy
the future will bring
she read my mind 'cause I'd been thinking
the very same thing
I hope one day she'll come to me
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Mookie Brando Budapest, Hungary
Mookie Brando is a singer-songwriter, musician and producer hailing from Toronto and now based in Budapest. His writing and performance is a blend of rock, alt.country and americana styles in the vein of Steve Earle, Lucinda Williams and The Rolling Stones. He and his backing band The Second Cousins have been playing to packed clubs in Budapest since 2003. ... more
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