1. |
The Light
07:25
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Sara wore her failure like you wear your peace of mind
in that moment just before you want to leave yourself behind.
She knew the train could change her for the better, or for the worse,
tying forest to the desert like the chorus to the verse.
But as the ghostly station lights faded in the morning haze,
she was riding the rails north out of an old, old maze,
escaping ancient, killing questions of wrong and right,
and looking for redemption in the morning's light.
(C1) Oh, my light, take me away, again
Oh, my light, take me away, again
Mountain faces mixed with fading faces left behind,
as she descended to the valley floor where she hoped she'd find
answers to the questions life always made her ask,
and a way that she could love without putting on a mask.
This was why her feet always itched for the road,
she bounced from place to place just to see what all that travel showed.
So, as the people and the places of her past disappeared,
the warmth of Sara's light helped her overcome her fear.
(C1), (Instrumental)
Over time, the desert planted roots in Sara's bones
and before she knew it, she had found herself a new home.
She settled deeper into place as the days and years went by,
she wasn't sure if she could leave now even if she cared to try.
Sara built that home out of love, respect and trust,
but in the building of a home, you'll kick up a lot of dust.
So, all around the desert, Sara's dust began to rise,
blocking both the open road and the light from Sara's eyes.
(C1)
She'd been so used to living only thinking of herself,
it was hard to be a wife, and put old feelings on a shelf.
So as her home replaced her freedom, Sara's wheels began to rust,
but over time she found that love could help her through the dust.
So, Sara wore her failure like she wore her peace of mind,
and she learned what it could mean if she left the road behind.
Because every time we change, something deep within us dies,
but in the mirror Sara saw the light reflected in her eyes.
(C2) Oh, my light, take me home, again
Oh, my light, take me home again
(Instrumental outro)
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2. |
Not California
06:26
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Been on the road for such a long time
And it’s no longer a friend of mine
The sky is clear and the stars are bright
But this ride’s down to one headlight
(C) And wherever I am, I know it’s not California
I guess the plan has fallen through
And even if I can still get back to California
I know I’ll be going without you
Without you
All of our lives they’re all packed up in the trunk
I’m living the dream, and I’m driving like I’m drunk
Doesn’t seem like home though, and I don’t know if it will
Till San Francisco sun is shining on my windowsill
(C)
All of these dreams, they have come and gone away
And you know if I could find a way to stay I’d stay but
I think we both know this trip ended on the day
We didn’t get to California
(C)
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3. |
Hand In Hand
08:24
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Splintered whispers of
Yet another broken love
Daydreaming out on the trail
But storms blow in, and hearts they fail
Hey there bright girl, don’t waste your time
Doing what I do with mine
You’ve got to keep us from this twist of fate
You know and I both know could be a big mistake
(C, instrumental break)
Some want to fly like Icarus
Does that mean birds dream of living in the dust?
And if the sun melts through our wings of wax
will the view up there be worth our broken backs?
Another day, another dollar, others say
And a penny earned is a penny saved
But what the hell are they all saving for
If their stacks of pennies won’t open heaven’s door
(C)
My point I guess, if I have to choose
Is that you have to fall in love before you sing the blues
Night will turn to day and day to black
Some things you can’t put down and others you’ll never ever get back
Life is just a funny dream and before I wake
I’ve got one request I’d like to make
I was hoping we could walk a while just me and you
Hand in hand, together, I know we can make it through
(C)
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4. |
California
07:11
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like a terra cotta soldier waiting for the sun,
i'd been in the dark for so long
looking for a war to fight, an enemy to kill,
i'd been looking at this thing oh so wrong
since i was a kid i'd heard your work is what you are
that people trade their time for their worth
the less you care, the more you win in this rat race we're running in,
we've all been on the clock since our birth
the thing that mattered most was what the other people thought of you
that you did what they told you to
their judgment was the way you knew
but these screens sure take a toll on you
ohhhhh my god
(C) well, show me to the door, 'cuz i don't want this any more
and i'm putting down the weight
i'll find a way to find a california in my mind
and let this fall away
one night I fell asleep and dreamed the road would rescue me
and I'd fade into the asphalt like a ghost
I'd drive into the sunset, man, I'd melt into the beams
And coalesce again on the coast
So I left behind the things I'd loved, the places where I grew
All the people who had taught me how to be
And as I hit the road, I sprouted dark wings and I flew,
I learned just what it means to be free
I traveled high, I traveled low, on foot, by bike, by car, by plane
till late one night near Coeur D'Alene
a deep-down existential pain
I wondered, laying in the rain
If I'd ever see my home again
ohhhhhh my god
(C) well, get me off the road, 'cuz I've been so alone
I want another way
i'll find a way to find a california in my mind
i place where I can stay
rollin'...
once upon a time, I thought I'd found the girl for me
and we'd orbit 'round each other for all time
but time and time and time again I tried my best to be
the line completing someone else's rhyme
i thought i knew what love was like a rock knows how to fly
and like a stone i never spent time crying
i realize now the truth is that you shouldn't have to try
to sell yourself to someone who ain’t buying
but love has always come to me a little bit too easily
as you'll no doubt begin to see
if you listen to my discography
or consider my geography
a map of my catastrophes
if you love 'em, then you set 'em free
but escaping always escaped me
ohhhhh my god
(C) well, kick me out your door, I don't need you any more
I want someone who cares
i'll find a way to find a california in my mind
a love that I can share
rollin'...
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5. |
Palace
12:11
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Broken down palace in the sun
Someone's treasure's hiding in the walls
Disembodied voices fill the air around you
Someone's ghost is haunting the halls
(C) What map did you use to get here?
Whose feet made all those tracks?
Don't think too much about where you've been or where you're going
You might turn around and head right back
Broken down palace in a dream
You could have lived here long ago
before you realized you didn't want what you had wanted
Now it's long past time to let it go
(C) All you've got to do is open your eyes
Open your eyes and you'll escape
from this dream that's been building walls around you
Watch those walls all crumble and break
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6. |
Generals
10:19
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he mostly flew with generals / to mitigate his sighs
they crested on the winds aloft / while he pencil-sharpened lies
the world below bathed clean the light / that caressed it from above
he mostly flew with generals / that flight of aging doves
(C) but not by sick ones bats started / to clamber to the sky
their hooking flight disarming me / just as i'd arrived
the captain wore a wooden leg / to wrestle with the sea
a sea of stars, his safety net / what she'd like to have him be
and up there in the darkling dark / his telescope imbibed
the captain wore a wooden leg / and stardust for his eyes
(C) the snowflakes pale imitations / yet you laugh as they descend
your crooked smile disarming me / my wits stretched to their end
(Instrumental)
the knights of spruce and alder / rode 'gainst the dragon's breath
they faced its fire to free her / though they hadn't even met her yet
the rose upon the pedestal / the scarlet sacrifice
the knights of spruce and alder / would die for her love twice
(C) i died but once and yet i lost / more than they had to hide
those winter arms disarming me / you rolled me like the tide
(Instrumental)
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7. |
Sunshine (Bonus Track)
07:59
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I've been looking for a sunshine
to chase my blues away
Maybe you could be my bright light
and turn this dark night into day
Burn my shadows away one by one
maybe give me back some innocence
Maybe I will smile when you're done
ridding me of things that I won't miss
Only time will tell if I still need
these things I don't want to feel
Sometimes its easy to believe
your light's the only thing that's real
Could you blame me if I stayed awhile
let that darkness fall away
Buried myself in your eyes
and made your heart my cozy grave?
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