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Sleepwalkers
03:50
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arm’s length away
you say the distance keeps us safe
well I drag my legs to your door
my body knows something
my mind just won’t admit
no one ever could change you
and only fools would try
I guess I never put to rest
the sleepwalkers in my mind
it’s not your job to play God
when the graveyard comes back to life
all the wasted time
trying to become someone else
you taught me a thing or two
it took awhile to catch up
to where I am now
if we had another run
we’d blow that scene apart
I guess I never put to rest
the sleepwalkers in my mind
it’s not your job to play God
when the graveyard comes back to life
no one ever could change you
and only I would try
I guess I never put to rest
the sleepwalkers in my mind
it’s not your job to play God
when the graveyard comes back to life
when the graveyard comes back to life
when the graveyard comes back to life
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Anagram
03:24
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on the theatre marquee
yesterday was a name
the letters now rearranged
to a crass and obscene phrase
the patrons couldn’t hold their laughter
every finger pointing after those
up-to-no-good-kids
you’re caught in the middle of it
lost and there’s no easy way out
they are both your best friends
you’re together all the time
there’s no secrets you hide
save the one that you’ve resigned
now you’re drifting, growing distant
you’re not alone in this story
love is a clever quicksand
you’re caught in the middle of it
lost and there’s no easy way out
words stay the same
but the meaning changes
you’re all turned around
and falling sideways
none of the simulations you worked through
ended up like this
out-of-body and in-between
make-believe and the real thing
maybe things will all blow over
and go back to how they were before
if this is all a dream
you’re caught in the middle of it
lost and there’s no easy way out
mmm, now you’re caught in the middle of it
lost and there’s no easy way,
there’s no easy way out
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3. |
White Lions
03:31
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she speaks it into existence
white lions on the lawn
glass houses on the hillside
lost in reflection
playing at real romance
fearless and rarefied
skydivers in ascension
willing to risk their lives
for a chance to get close
to something fundamental
love in ones and zeroes
get close to the truth
but there’s no understanding
what is coming over you
chasing illumination
blue sapphire chandelier
rose petals on the runway
appear to disappear
for a chance to get close
to something accidental
love in ones and zeros
get close to the truth
but there’s no understanding
what is coming over you
there’s no understanding
what is coming over you
she speaks it into existence
a love you can’t deny
she speaks it into existence
a love that drives you wild
she speaks it into existence
a love you can’t define
she speaks it into existence
a love that gives you life
and a chance to get close
to something accidental
love in ones and zeroes
get close to the truth
but there’s no understanding
what is coming over you
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4. |
Music to Me
04:04
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shadows fall across my face
as I walk the city wide
windows of empty displays
I’m the only one on either side
would you trade your dreams for a guarantee
to be safe, sound, and secure?
would you give your love away for free
to go following uncertainty?
in the valley between tall buildings
where the sunlight doesn’t fall
lockstep with the crowded sidewalk
everyone lost in their own song
and it’s music to me
in an age where all that is
awaits your fingertips
how does one bear the weight
and keep from slipping through the cracks?
I’m gonna go somewhere and catch my breath
where the air is clear and sweet
when I find that place and way of being
I wonder would you go with me?
it the minutes between the hours
where time is a broken poem
where you’ve always been this person
you’ve always known a different song
and it’s music to me
shadows fall across my face
as I walk the city wide
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5. |
Hush
03:34
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I need something to grab onto
a gravity that keeps me fastened
a role play I can settle into
a place not far from home
stay with me if you’ve got nowhere else to go
I’m too good at being alone
I’ve come undone
my eyes are open
to what’s set in motion
daylight’s fading, truths are changing
hearts are raging no more waiting
words are heavy, bodies ready
to let a lightness in
all my fears concede to a different path
a way I’ve always just walked past
now I’m running for it
my eyes are open
to what’s set in motion
and in a little while when we’re still convinced
that time is infinite
there’ll be a hush
there’ll be a hush, hush, hush
stay with me if you’ve got nowhere else to go
there’s so much that we both don’t know
we’ll discover now
our eyes are open
to what’s set in motion
and in a little while when we’re still convinced
that time is infinite
there’ll be a hush
there’ll be a hush, hush, hush
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6. |
Red Cassette
03:31
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she was waiting at the westbound stop
fumbling with a red cassette
headphones one ear on the other off
Robert Smith on her halter top
a phone number drawn
on the cover of a Sondheim script
she won’t wait for an epiphany
already got her place by the sea
some days it’s easy
some days I just want to scream
where only you know where to find me
room was spinning like a carousel
emptied every bottle on the shelf
music playing rumbling through the floor
sirens outside, a knock on the door
but no-one is home
they’ve all run deeper into the woods
she won’t wait at the palace steps
some things you gotta go and get
some days it’s easy
some days I just want to scream
where only you know where to find me
staring at the river from the lawn
as single spot in a Sunday crowd
softly smiling though she’ll never tell
you’ll spend a lifetime saying farewell
so what would you make of the world
if the canvas was blank?
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7. |
Station Wagon Blues
03:28
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morning show hijinx
laugh at their own expense
crawling through zip codes
in wood-paneled chariots
keeping a low profile in case
someone is watching
like the one
that you’ve had
your eye on
white shirts and blue slacks
fall in with all the rest
drum up some courage
don’t leave it to circumstance
if there was a perfect time you’d be
the last to know
so get back in the race
and let’s go
only in film does the good side succeed
only in song does the party go all night
only in fantasy does the spell break
only we’re living in real life
cue up the mixtape
to say what you really mean
just get to the weekend
and wait for phone to ring
when you wish upon a headlight
your dreams will be bright
start it up, let it roar
let it ride
only in film does the good side succeed
only in song does the party go all night
only in fantasy does the spell break
only we’re living in real life
only we’re living in real life
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8. |
Man of Stone
04:01
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don’t move - you’re OK where you are
who is going to push
you up and down a hill?
you’re fine on your own man of stone
don’t cry - you’ll find another way
to keep it all inside
no-one has to know
be the man of stone holding strong
weather turns by-the-by
while everyone’s inside
you’re out there on your own
rain, heat, wind or tornado
you’ll stay right where you know
man of stone
breakdance, well that move is not for you
who else is going to wait
silent by the wall
happy not to fall?
whether you do or die
no-one has to know
weather turns by-the-by
rain, heat, wind or tornado
no surprises though
man of stone
no surprises though, man of stone
don’t let anybody know, man of stone
rolling on alone, man of stone
rolling on alone, man of stone
rolling on alone, man of stone
rolling on alone, man of stone
rolling on alone, man of stone
rolling on alone, man of stone
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9. |
Hollywood Theatre
03:31
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it’s taken me so long
to come around
so much is changing
I feel like the odd one out
I thought I was close
to something that I’d always known
it vanished overnight
so I keep searching
places I’ve been
for something I didn’t see
to show me what I missed
you know, I never believed in ghosts
but now that I’ve seen one
I’m in love again
I never thought I would find
love again
still after all this time
spinning out of control, spinning out of control
falling forever
I don’t want to find the end
sure things falter
and empires fall
so many gods to appease
you can’t answer to them all
I thought I was close to something
that I’d always know
then it vanished overnight
a certain way of life
it’s always been there
I’ve been missing out
funny, it’s taken me so long
to come around
now I’m in love again
love again
I’m in love again
I never thought I would find
love again
still after all this time
spinning out of control, spinning out of control
falling forever
I don’t want to find the end
I don’t want to find the end
now I’ve found love
again
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10. |
Where We Go
03:19
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if you remember me when I’m gone
I’ll know
somehow my mind wanders
somehow my heart wonders
if you think of me when I leave
I’ll sense it
I can’t explain the invisible ways
we’re all connected
where we go
we weave a net around the world
in every step captured in every breath
a dream you told me about one day
long ago when words were cheap
roads weren’t so steep
our hearts in synch
where they will always be
if you talk about me at all
I’ll hear it
somehow my ears ringing is a siren singing
when you’re driving through the night
I’m with you
I can’t account for why we are bound
I’ve come to expect it
where we go
we weave a net around the world
in every step captured in every breath
a dream you told me about one day
long ago when words were cheap
roads weren’t so steep
our hearts in synch
where they will always be
where we go, where we go
I can’t explain the invisible ways
we’re all connected
where we go, where we go
our hearts in synch where they will always be
our hearts in synch where they will always be
our hearts in synch where they will always be
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Chris Koza Minneapolis, Minnesota
Both solo and with his band Rogue Valley, Chris Koza has supported and shared the stage with artists such as Brandi Carlile, Ingrid Michaelson, The Jayhawks, Neko Case, Kathleen Edwards, Dan Wilson, Stephen Kellogg, This is the Kit, and Tift Merritt, among others. His song (Rogue Valley) The Wolves and the Ravens was featured in Ben Stiller’s film The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. ... more
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