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In Short (demo)
02:17
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i will not shower you with compliments and platitudes that you will both disbelieve and ignore.
i don't want to say what i know you've already heard countless times before.
i'll just tell you that talking first and hearing later
let me see that you are far imbued (and few imbibed) with qualities that do not meet the ear.
but rather, complexities, nuancities, and anxieties that made me (sincere . . .
ly) love jesus more to see artist and her craft
both live there in such a paradox and dissonance that i cannot seem to figure out,
but leaves me in silent awe as i revel in the glory of how deep one person can be throughout.
in short, it's beautiful. it's beautiful.
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My Cali Girl? (demo)
04:08
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My Cali Girl?
Oh, God, I knew it!!
Right when I stopped seeking
is right when I would find
the right one!
I mean, the right one? Because I don’t know . . .
First inductee into the club of my infatuation
So many years ago, but only for a time.
Shot down once, so I moved right along,
Losing closeness day by day, week by week, month by month
Class by class
But now you’re back-
But I thought you left!
Off to see the real sunset and the real ocean,
And the real you; but nonetheless.
Strange occurrences accompany this new reacquaintance:
Images of rings and white
and things so right
flood my conscious mind;
Images of laying and lying
And praying and dying
For You:
A face horizontal caressed by
sunlight slits through bedroom blinds
days, years after a honeymoon shared.
Counting wrinkles day by day
And counting sheep night by night
Beside you.
But the night is dark and hard to see
Are you the face that's been haunting me?
I strain my eyes, while confusion sets in,
And now you’re coming back, away from real sunsets, and real oceans,
The real you - Is it a sign?
Oh God, I don’t know it!
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[end of "Poseidon"]
I am your refuge and strength,
a very present help in trouble.
Though the mountains be tossed into
the heart, of the sea
You will not fear.
You will need me. I will make it so.
So wake up, oh wake up Odysseus.
Wake up....
["Calypso's Cave"]
I’m up. I’m awake. I roll over. She’s not there.
My mind turns, to better days. Former loves before I fell away.
How far I’ve come - away from you.
Oh, there’s lover, across the sea.
I long to feel her breath upon my neck.
My body groans, my spirit aches
for redemption to come and to be joined to her
It’s here. He’s here. He’s sent someone to my aid.
She bargains well. He does better.
How far I’ve come - away from you.
Oh, there’s lover, across the sea.
I long to feel her breath upon my neck.
My body groans, my spirit aches
for redemption to come and to be joined to her
Calypso sings to me, trying to win me back
but I’ve seen outside the cave
Former loves will not do, shadows won’t satisfy
now that I’ve seen my unseen chains
A battle lies before, a battle for true love
I go now against the tide
I may fail or conquer, die or live,
but either way I’m yours.
Oh, there’s lover, across the sea.
I long to feel her breath upon my neck.
My body groans, my spirit aches
for redemption to come and to be joined to her
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Limited Adornment (demo)
04:01
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My left hand
rings out against the wine glass
Your reddish-hue
still burning upon the edge of yours.
A simple business meal
suddenly changes tone.
My hand receives
a gentle touch;
My ears receive
a simple proposition.
You want me to love you, and
I swear I do.
But not in the way you want.
The right to know me as one
is just for my bride alone-
the one whom I sealed upon my wrist
But I long for thee with a poet’s heart
but a poet’s words are never enough,
To express on paper, in verse or voice
just what’s going on inside.
So as a soldier will die for his nation alone
and a martyr for his cause.
So will a Lover give Himself
just for His Bride . . .
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Instrumental
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I want your ugly
I want your disease
I want your everything
As long as it's free
I want your love
Love-love-love, I want your love
I want your drama
The touch of your hand
I want your leather-studded kiss in the sand
I want your love
Love-love-love, I want your love
I want your love and
I want your revenge
You and me could write a bad romance
I want your love and
All your lovers' revenge
You and me could write a bad romance
I want your horror
I want your design
'Cause you're a criminal
As long as your mine
I want your love
Love-love-love, I want your love
I want your psycho
Your vertigo stare
Want you in my rear window
As long as you're there
I want your love
Love-love-love, I want your love
I want your love and
I want your revenge
You and me could write a bad romance
(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oooh!)
I want your love and
All your lovers' revenge
You and me could write a bad romance
I want your love and
I want your revenge
I want your love
I don't wanna be friends
I want your love and
I want your revenge
I want your love
I don't wanna be friends
I don't want to be friends...
I don't want to be friends...
I don't want to be friends...
Want your bad romance!
I want your love and
I want your revenge
You and me could write a bad romance
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oooh!
I want your love and
All your lovers' revenge
You and me could write a bad romance
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