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floodPulse

by samwe

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1.
You were young and moving fast / Getting caught and fighting back They say the past never really dies / It doesn't even really pass Arrived unexpectedly / Surprised to hear it's Christmas Eve Yeah, the past she always says goodbye / But she never really leaves A little late we saw we'd lost our way but in the back of your mind You may find that after all this time that's the tie that Even misunderstood runs thicker than blood When we find ourselves we'll find ourselves right where should The words we couldn't say / Kept coming up anyway No, the past she never told a lie / She couldn't go back and change A little late we saw we'd lost our way but in the back of your mind You may find that after all this time that's the tie that Even misunderstood runs thicker than blood When we find ourselves we'll find ourselves right where should The wars we fought before / We don't have to fight them anymore I'm there anytime anywhere / Hey, what are brothers for?
2.
Step Outside 03:10
If you hate what you need / And all the people you're begging to please / If you're ready to leave / If you're ready just step outside This sad little role / Over which you've retained no control / If you're ready to go / If you're ready just step outside Take my hand / We're stepping outside / On the outside / There's no waiting for next time Take a chance / We're stepping outside / On the outside / A world to lose and a world to find The desperate pain / Of believing you're that average and plain / If you're ready for change / If you're ready just step outside Take hold of the sky / In your hands it's so solid and bright / If you're ready to rise / If you're ready let's step outside Take my hand / We're stepping outside / On the outside / No such thing as next time Take a stand / We're stepping outside / Nobody moves / Or this fucking duckling dies This moment in time / Could define the rest of your life / Look me right in the eyes / If you're ready just step outside
3.
Just out of school nothing to do But drive out of town and break all your rules Through pinewood and swamp down the Williston Road We'd park in the shade and sweat through our clothes Florida summer out by the tracks waiting for nothing Your birthday wish a tropical fish a bottle of jack You needed tests and a scan you brought me along To make your short term plans and sing you Johnny Cash songs We strolled through the graves people buy for their pets We poured them a sip we were bigger than death Florida summer out by the tracks waiting for nothing Your birthday wish a tropical fish a bottle of jack The smell of your sheets magnolia tree The air before dawn too perfect to breathe Comes back to me now when I drive alone Like a childhood prayer like a dangerous poem Florida summer out by the tracks waiting for nothing Your birthday wish a tropical fish The kind of goodbye that we could get right No looking back bottle of jack
4.
I was the kid who never quite fit too young to care and too old to quit Til the day my day my old man split six weeks later he drove off a bridge Too lit to notice it when he hit Cadillac sank like a ton of bricks Never did find that son of a bitch bet that's yet where he sits Been so young so long been the only one Can guess that we were blessed when the old man took the plunge My brother Jack taught me black from blue and every pure and dirty slur he knew Philistine Quisling Pantagruel then he drowned the cat in our wading pool Mom knew it was some terrible clue whole lot of crazy and a little bit true Packed Jack up and moved him to the Zoo now he's cursing with a whole new crew Mary Jean killed for the thrill of the pace but she wouldn't let me turn that double play I talked about fate and second base she couldn't even keep her face on straight Hung up when I called about a second date a half foot short and a decade late Bet she thinks she put me in my place make no mistake that ain't the case Been so young so long been the only one Knows what a good girl could what a good girl could become Got my Caddy long and mean the keys were right there on the seat Staring up through the window at me I got her parked safe off the street Borrowed cars are hard to keep I'll sell the parts down in Delray Beach Take the cash and get a room for cheap when you keep your mouth shut life gets sweet Been so young so long been the only one Sees what Mama needs but still I gotta run Been so young so long been the only son Jack ain't coming back but still I gotta run yeah still I gotta run
5.
Reconciled 03:22
The life you wanted to lead I could never quite conceive Built your castle in the sky but I never learned to fly Life at two different heights you and I will never be reconciled Our endless feast of tears echoed down the years In your latest hour of need I found somewhere else to be Suddenly it was clear you and I would never be reconciled For all the shits that we gave gifts and grudges we saved Like we'd use them someday then we tossed them all away No need to be afraid you and I will never be reconciled
6.
Killing time on this empty highway Wore my shoes out with my heartache Open road stretched before me Your lovely form craved and adored me In my mind I walk a line That divides the deranged and defiled from the divine Doing time in the county system For killing pain with no prescription A minor crime but it slowed me down Dreamt each night of breaking out Of my mind and running wild Through the alleys of desire running like a dog on fire I walk a long low road I watch the sky turn black Isn't it enough to know that I will walk I will walk this long road back A sea of time all my own Asking why takes so long This grand design this great unknown Take my side take me home In my mind my mind's paradise Take these broken lines and set them right I walk a long low road I watch the sky turn black Isn't it enough to know that I will walk I will walk this long road I walk a long low road I watch the sky turn black Isn't it enough to know that I will walk I will walk this long road back
7.
Carpentry 02:46
Called you up drinking gin Playing solitaire with an old friend Funny whom you meet on a losing streak Cut a hole in my hand shaped like you Built a box out of bones but you grew Told you not to leave your sweet dreams In the backseat of my rusty old flying machine When you're running that hot it takes just one spark Cut a hole in my head shaped like you Built a box out of bones but you grew Never meant to piss you off Thought that new blue dress might be enough Your face got hard but your eyes were soft Didn't I tell you my touch could be a little rough It can be a little rough my touch It can be a little rough my love Cut a hole in my heart shaped like you Built a box out of bones but you grew
8.
Take Me Back 03:28
The bender lasted a couple weeks When I resurfaced you refused to speak to me I tried to kiss you and you turned that other cheek Like that's that You looked away pointed to the door Wouldn't say it but I could tell it was torturous We both know there's more in store for us I'll be back If you'd seen where I'd been you'd never let me out of your sight again If you knew the thoughts I'd thunk you'd pay to keep me drunk If you'd heard the words I'd said you'd never get me out of your head If you only knew the facts you'd take me back so take me back I've prayed for wisdom I've prayed for faith Never found them but the praying had kept me safe Until you rented out my covered parking space Behind my back I'm not bitter I'm not mad I get it I was wrong about what I had with you Let's pin it all on my bad attitude And take me back If you'd seen where I'd been you'd never let me out of your sight again If you knew the thoughts I'd thunk you'd pay to keep me drunk If you'd heard the things I'd said you'd never get me out of your head If you only knew the facts you'd take me back so take me back If I told you I'd been a fool I'd enrolled back in school again That from now on you'll set the rules my friend Would you take me back I hope you hear this and you change your mind And entertain that I might have been kind of right There's no other guy you'll find tonight To take back If you'd seen where I'd been you'd never let me out of your sight again If you knew the thoughts I'd thunk you'd pay to keep me drunk If you'd heard the things I'd said you'd never let me out of your bed If you only knew the facts you'd take me back so take me back
9.
Tis of Thee 04:31
You were young, you and Shelley lived a quiet life Raising baby June, paying bills with overtime Til that call from your man down at the National Guard Those Devil Dogs could use a hand down in Anbar Shelley put it to you: "You'd have us believe We'd be safer with you fighting somewhere overseas? Baby, call me crazy, ain't we, your family, All the stability you could ever need? Ain't that what they mean when they sing My country tis of thee?" June's first memory's your first goodbye Your dress uniform your hero's smile Each year you'd reappear like dawning light Bring your little lady's eyes right back to life You'd ask about summer break and birthday gifts This way of life you'd missed defending it And as you gave her that final farewell kiss Whispered, "Baby girl, remember this This what we mean when we sing My country tis of thee" God, country, family Don't always come easy Oh, when these loyalties divide Will I find you by my side? Will I? For still I sing Junie see the flag and she hears your voice Strong and sad as the days you redeployed Feels your ribbons against her face Sees you and Shelley in that desperate embrace Yeah, she understands sacrifice Better than a father might have liked She carries her pain with pride No matter why you laid down this life This what she means when she sings My country tis of thee Land of memories So grand and bittersweet For thee I sing

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released July 30, 2017

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