1. |
Five Miles Out
03:33
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Five miles out of Bethune
And I’m thinking of you
I’m listening to the click clack
Wheels on the track
Staring up at the moon
All those days so long ago
We were young we were pretty and we were new
I’m five miles out of Bethune
Staring up at that moon
All those days so long ago
Walk in the woods with you
All those nights so long ago
Laying with you
I’m five mile out of Bethune
And I’m thinking of you
I’m listening to the click clack
Wheels on the track
Staring up at the moon
All those days so long ago
We thought we had nothing to do
All those nights so long ago
We didn’t have a clue
I’m five miles out of Bethune
And I’m thinking of you
Staring up at that moon
Thinking of you
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2. |
Speculate
02:58
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There’s a road from the house to the beach
And beside the road there’s a ravine
And at the bottom of the ravine there’s a Ford from the 50s
With a tree growing through the windshield
No one remembers how it got there
Which leaves us room to speculate
Leaves us room to speculate
I can picture it being pushed over the edge by a pack of kids
They laugh and yell as our Ford
Cuts a swathe through the blackberries
It probably belonged to one of their parents
Or maybe an older sibling
Leaves us room to speculate
It leaves us room to speculate
It hadn’t been driven in years and it wasn’t worth fixing
If instead they had put it in a shed
It would be worth fixing now
But it’s at the bottom of a ravine
With a tree growing through it
So… yeah
Leaves us room to speculate
It leaves us room to speculate
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3. |
STC
03:28
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Uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh
Ooh
Uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh
Ooh
I’ve been driving fifteen years you know
He said I’ve been driving fifteen years you know
Amarillo Nebraska Amarillo Kansas
I nearly froze out there he said
I nearly froze out there he said
I nearly froze out there he said
It’s the saddest sight to see
Laid bare we all could see
Sixty five
Fifty five
Forty five
Thirty five
Twenty five
I’ve been driving fifteen years you know
He said I’ve been driving fifteen years you know
Amarillo Nebraska Amarillo Kansas
I nearly froze out there he said
I nearly froze out there he said
Yellow fingers clasped the phone
It’s like he’s in that bus alone
Sixty five
Fifty five
Forty five
Thirty five
Twenty five
Uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh
Ooh
Uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh
Ooh
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4. |
Text 1
03:37
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Uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh
Mmmmmm
Uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh
Mmmmmm
Text 1 – I want to talk to you
Text 2 – The sky is blue
Text 3 – I want to connect with you
Text 4 – The grass is green
You chose to go
I chose to stay
Neither one is right or wrong
Right or wrong
Either way it hurts
Text 1 – How’s things with you
Text 2 – We’re fine how about you
Text 3 – Unsolicited advice
Text 4 – Oh look there’s the door
You chose to go
I chose to stay
Neither one is right or wrong
Right or wrong
Either way it hurts
Uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh
Ooh
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5. |
Miss Him
02:59
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I’m going to miss him
But what I’m afraid of
I don’t know how much
We’ll take it as it comes
In the meantime
It sneaks up on me
Walking past a tree a leaf moves
A memory wakes up
We’ll take it as it comes
In the meantime
On a path by the river
I thought it was you
What were you trying to say
We’ll take it as it comes
In the meantime
When the phone rings
Hoping it’s you
Knowing it’s not
I know
You can’t stay
We’ll take it as it comes
In the meantime
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6. |
Where Would I Be Now
03:38
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If you hadn’t been there
Where would I be now
If you hadn’t been there
Where would I be now
How long have we been together
Not long enough
How long have we been together
Not long enough
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7. |
Why Is It
02:48
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Why is it
Every time you come around
I feel better
Why is it
When you show up
I feel better
You warm me up
I’m wrapped in love
Cozy and fine
Why is it
Every time you come around
I feel better
Why is it
When you show up
I feel better
Everything’s clear
Expose my flaws
Oddly enough I feel fine
Why is it
Every time you come around
I feel better
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8. |
How's Arizona
03:24
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Do you miss me
Oh honey
Do the streets feel lonely without me
Or are you fine
How’s your job
Should I care
Do you ever think about me or your friends
Do we exist
I’m alone
Walking aimlessly
To find you
I’m alone
Walking aimlessly
Trying to
Forget you
Do you too
Does your mom know where you are
Do you friends know how you feel
Does your sister talk to you every night
Am I the only one you don’t talk to
Don’t talk to
How’s Arizona
Are you bored
Are you tired
Did I push you too far by asking how you are
You’re quite dramatic
It’s problematic
I’m alone
Walking aimlessly
To find you
I’m alone
Walking aimlessly
Trying to
Forget you
Do you too
Does your mom know where you are
Do you friends know how you feel
Does your sister talk to you every night
Am I the only one you don’t talk to
Don’t talk to
How’s Arizona
Can you tell me that you’re safe
Can I just let you go
Can you promise me you’re happy on your own
I know you
You feel too
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9. |
Never Let A Day Go By
02:56
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People
People ask me
How do you cope
I say I don’t know if I do
Never
Never let
Never let a day go by
People
People ask me
What’s your secret
But it’s not a secret
A secret is when you don’t tell
And I’m quite happy to tell
Never
Never let
Never let a day go by
People
People ask me
What gives my life meaning
Just being alive is more than enough
Just being alive is more than enough
(just just just being alive)
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10. |
Tiny Room
03:22
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I want to put you two in a tiny room
Stop the clock lock time out
I want to put you two in a tiny room
Everything stays the same
Everything stays the same
Everything stays the same
As I rip the last piece of my heart out
I know you know
You know I know
That you are loved
I want to put you two in a tiny room
Stop the clock lock time out
Everything stays the same
Everything stays the same
Everything stays the same
Do some living boys
Find out what’s what for you
To be good
What you need to be good
To be good
I want to put you two in a tiny room
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11. |
Angel Boy
03:07
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They can’t be talking about me
Must be someone else
Clinging to my words of defence
As my angel boy kicks me over the edge
His sulking just made it worse
Hiding on the stairs
Can you not just come up
We were ready to talk it out
It’s hard to keep walking when you
Trip over your wings
No one loses anything
They never really knew me at all
It’s me she says the other you
I’m sitting right here
And you don’t know me
It’s funny how a song can spark
It takes you right back
Out of the blue reminding you
How ugly you can be
That side of yourself
You never want to admit
Your innocent charade
It’s just that
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12. |
Song of the Crawdads
03:28
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Kya sitting in the sun
Yellow feathered coloured shells
Each colour knows its place
Kya sitting in the sun
No one knows what she’s done
She knows
She knows
She knows
Oh joy
The wind the gulls know her name
Oh joy
Oh joy
The wind the gulls know her name
Oh joy
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13. |
With Nature and I
03:32
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I heard the words
They snapped into my mind
Did she raise her voice
The how the why I do what I do
The mark was passed down
No street signs no straight lines for me
There she said it
I’m not the only one
Heard it hundred times before
This time it sticks
The laughing sleights
No longer matter
They slide away because
This time it sticks
I heard the words
They snapped into my mind
Did she raise her voice
The how the why I do what I do
The mark was passed down
No street signs no straight lines for me
His words confirm
Unending lessons
Trees and hills and birds
I’ve known deep down
OK agreed
It’s a manufactured race
Slowly walk and breathe
I’ve known deep down
Cuz...
I heard those words
They snapped into my mind
Did she raise her voice
The how the why I do what I do
The mark was passed down
No street signs no straight lines for me
No street signs no straight lines for me
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14. |
Listen To The Birds
03:48
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Listen to the birds singing in the trees
Oh what a breeze let’s talk about love
My mamma told me about the birds and the bees
Oowee
We don’t talk about love
I’m crawling out from under the false impression
If I was good to you you’d be good to me
I feel like I’m talking to myself
It’s a solo dance of love with you
So I listen to the birds singing in the trees
Oh what a breeze let’s talk about love
The birds fly away when the weather turns cold
Those bees are so busy they just sting and go
Two crumpled souls talk into the night
About the love they want but it’s just not there
I say the same old things that I always said
And it kicks me down those same old stairs
So I listen to the birds
They're singing in the trees
Oh let's talk about love
My mamma told me about the birds and the bees
Oowee
We don't talk about love
We don't talk about love
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15. |
My Alice Moment
03:06
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Why are you walking with them again
He yelled from the porch
In the broad daylight
She nudged me
I reached out
She pulled away
She pulled away
Down and down and down I went
Down and down and down
I went down knowing
I knew better
But it still hurt
As I fell down that hole I thought I filled in
Our love works
It’s good
Our love works
It’s good
Instead of the blind free fall
This time around
Halfway down
This time around
Halfway down
I knew I’d fucked up
Clutching the side of walls
I pulled myself up
To try again
I called for your help
We walked each word
We lined them up
We rearranged
Covered that rabbit hole
Our love works
It’s good
Our love works
It’s good
Our love works
It’s good
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Blue Dirt Girl Vancouver, British Columbia
NO STREET SIGNS NO STRAIGHT LINES (06.21.23)“a crafted blend of musical styles.. oddly familiar..sound is old and new at
once.” “Sutherland’s gorgeous voice strong & nuanced she doesn’t want to fit into a single style. One moment she reminds of classic Dolly Parton in another the energetic cries of Grace Slick.”
“..half blues but with a dash of Pink Floyd.”
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