1. "The Quiet Life"
The wind in my hair and the sun coming down on me. I need to get back. back
to the quiet life. back to the quiet life again. its been 15 years since ive
had a goodnight sleep. the wind coming through my window oh oh oh oh oooh. i
need to get back. back to the quiet life. back to the quiet life again. its
been 15 years since ive had a goodnight sleep (repeat). Safe from the noise
of the city ill keep my mind at ease.
2. "No Mystery"
a wandering minstrel a lonely circus clown dancing through the trees. every
word is smooth as silk and sung out earnestly. but shes getting wiser to
me.. there's no mystery anymore. and i wonder how she sleeps at night now
that im gone ...because baby i sure dont. I met a lovely well read girl on a
cold Paris street. she would often write with me sweet words for my
melodies. but shes getting wiser to me theres no mystery anymore. and i
wonder how she sleeps at night now that im gone because baby i sure dont.
Your getting wiser to me theres no mystery anymore and I wonder how you
sleep at night now that im gone cause baby i sure dont.
3. "Math"
say adieu to the ocean blue. It dont play games. It dont change at all it
dont change at all...it dont change.
it dont change. Do you count the waves as you sail away? Does life get
better further out to sea? You dont change at all you dont change at all you
dont...you dont change. You dont change at all.
4. "If You Leave Me"
If you leave me you dont to worry cause theres someone else out there who’ll
love you. Thats not true with me I’ll spend my life alone. If you leave me
you dont have to say your sorry or come back my way I’ll be fine...I’ll
catch a comet and make my decent into a black hole. I’ll catch a comet and
make my decent into a black hole.
5. "Darlin Dont Forget My Name"
Now that I...Im an old man will you take me to the nursing home. Now that Im
a hundred years down that road will you bury my bones. Darlin Dont forget my
name darlin dont forget my name...whoa oh oh darlin dont forget my name
darlin dont forget my name. Now that I..Im an old man will you take me to
the mountain top...spend out the rest of my life and let the wind blow me
around. Oh but my baby says “Darlin dont get blown away darlin dont get blow
away.” whoa and Darlin dont get swept out to sea...darlin dont get swept out
to sea.
6. "Everytime You Open Up Your Eyes"
Read the Writings of a lonely novelist in a happy hollow where she never
speaks a sound. Everytime you open up your eyes everytime you open up your
eyes the days just seem to fly by everytime you open up your eyes. Come one
come all come hear the sound of the radio towers...they're burning down.
Hear the protest of the last folk singer. He calls himself “Allen-a-Dale”.
He and his lover have always been a mystery for telling the tallest of
tales. Everytime you open up your eyes everytime you open up your eyes the
days just seem to fly by everytime you open up your eyes. Come one come all
come hear the sound of the radio towers...they're burning down. Come one
come all come hear the sound of the radio towers...they're burning down!
Everytime I open up my eyes everytime I open up my eyes the days just seem
to fly by everytime I open up my eyes.
7. "Say What You Will"
Say What you will about the old woman living here working on the algebra on
her antique accordion. It’s never ending. the folks down in the town (are)
familiar with the sound. She told me she fears she’ll be swept up by the
wind before she can sing her favorite song on new years eve again, "Auld
Lang Syne". Folks down in the town will never hear the sounds. (outro)
8. "I Was All Alone"
I was all alone and I liked it that way. I thought the blowin winds would
keep me safe and I had a grunge ( I had a grunge) on the whole wide world
(on the whole wide world) I thought that loneliness (loneliness) is what’s
iz(I was) livin for. And I dont think my life will ever be (shoo be doo wop
bow shoo be doo wop)and I dont think my life will ever be... I was all alone
and I liked it that way. I decided long ago love was just a game. She took
me by surprise. (took me by surprise) when I saw her eyes (when I saw her
eyes) I discovered that all I’d need was inside. Now I dont think my life
will ever be (shoo be doo wop bow shoo be doo wop)and I dont think my life
will ever be.... the same. I was buried underneath the snow when you found
me here. With you around I’ll never grow cold ever again. And I dont think
my life will ever be (shoo be doo wop bow shoo be doo wop)and I dont think
my life will ever be...will ever be...will ever be...the same.
9. "I’ll Plant A Seed"
I’ll plant a seed and prey that it grows taller than anything I’ve seen.
Taller than a mighty oak tree and I’ll ask my tree why his leaves are
changing but he won’t answer me...my tree don’t speak to me. and the rain
drops fall from a hole up in the clouds...they seem satisfied just to hit
the ground. And of all these things I’ve seen there’s none more beautiful
than you. Mhhmm mmhmm. And the sun will set even if I ask him to stay with
me...He knows the times are changing. And mother earth will turn at a lazy
speed...never in a hurry...she knows the world’s not ending this is just the
beginning. she knows the world’s not ending this is just the beginning. And
of all these things I’ve seen there’s none more beautiful than you. mhmmhmmm.
10. "Before My Egg Hatches"
I’ll think of all my future lovers and all their smiling faces...all the
planes and freeways of all the foreign places. How the sunlight feels when
it falls upon my skin and all the tales that I can tell when I am finished
here. Before my egg hatches, hatches and before my shell starts crackin,
crackin...Oh I so fear the brand new day on the other side. Before my egg
hatches, hatches...am I something or am I nothing...nothing? whoa whoa
whoa...(organ solo) and my body spills onto the ground for the very first
time...I’ll think of all my future lovers and all their smiling faces...all
the planes and freeways of all the foreign places. How the sunlight feels
when it falls upon my skin and all the tales that I can tell when I am
finished here, when my body spills onto the ground, when my body spills onto
the ground, when my body spills onto the ground for the very first
time...for the very first time...I’ll think of all my future lovers and all
their smiling faces...all the planes and freeways of all the foreign places.
11. "This Is War"
Bop Bah Bop Bah, etc.
This chance has taken me by the hand well over and out the captain shouts:
“This is War....this is war...this is war...this is warrrrrrr!”
This chance has taken me by the hand well over and out I shout to my men on
the ground:
“This is War....this is war...this is war...this is warrrrrrr!”
(noise)
12. "When the Storm Came"
when the storm came we were right as rain in our little fishing boat in the
bay. Our boat was overturned and I remember the words “Oh Captain, why do we
deserve this?” Ohhhhh Oohh (men sinking)
when the storm came we were swept away...now we live in a little town under
the waves.
and I thought to myself “this will be a glorious day...a glorious daaaaay”
When the storm came...when the storm came.
13. "Life with Wolves"
When you come down off the mountain will you come and spend some time with
me. You say you’ll cut that hair and file down your fangs ...well your life
with wolves has come...to an end.
But you still...howl at the moon.
Since I’ve seen your pale pink skin I never wanna see you wear your fur coat
again...and that’s just fine with you ..for the rest of your life with
wolves has come ...to an end.
But you still...howl at the moon.
But you still...howl at the moon.
14. "Please Repeat"
I know you know all the secrets ...all the honesty coming through the
speakers. As you unmask yourself tonight cinematic quality makes the moment
come alive.
(Dialogue)
“Wait...Stay!”
“Don’t give your life away!”
Lights will flash across the screen. each act of emotion played out
seamlessly as I unmask myself tonight...the crowds applause makes the moment
come alive.
“Wait....Stay”
“Don’t give your life away just to hold me in your arms!”
heavy art
expensive liturature
clear connection with the people
old America’s language
the way we speak
radio is taken apart piece by piece!
“Wait...Stay!”
“Don’t give your life away just to hold me in your arms!”
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The Artist & The Scientist
by Dylan Gilbert
1. "Juliet"
oh my sweet baby darlin/ where have you been its been so long/
why are you so far away?/why do i have to live this way?
oh baby
when i see you my darlin/ we'll run far far away from here/
why are you so far away?/why do i have to live this way? oh baby girl
2. "Had It All"
let the radio sound your favorite song so you and youre friends can dance
all night long/ you turn to me and tell me some things wrong/ yeah,
some things wrong youve been singing the same ol song/ I tried to show you
the world/ but you were to busy going up, down & inside out well you dont
know what youre missing/ sure you had it all but it aint nothin at all/
curtains are crying and theyre telling me about their friends but all their
stories were fruitless in the end/ the night has stumbled to the arms of the
sun/ when you awake youll have no idea what youve done.
3. "Across Your Floor"
last night i had a dream that you were weak and crippling/ finding your only
comforting in a nest made of steal/ oh but you still dressed the same not
much else had changed but before you had a smile that could sweep boys off
their feet/ now your lips have embraced a weaker disposition and chose only
to share a select few teeth/ but still when my shoes come squeaking across
your floor the steps that i take arent very sturdy anymore/ we'll make a
swift get away.
4. "In Camera"
and by then it was morning and the sun crept through my window to bring a
brand new day/ well my neighbor the filmmaker only feels safe in her camera/
there she can make the world change in her favor/ baby im the only one who
knows and baby i know/ we take walks together in the cold months of november
i try to ease her troubled mind/ my baby wears a scarf to keep the things
she thinks in her throat but theres a heart thats falling apart under your
coat.
5. "Honest"
youve got me where you want/ im so in love girl/ i wanna sing you a song/
baby you know i love you so/ im being honest
6. "The Process Of Filmmaking"
(instrumental)
7. "Sail Away"
lets go see a movie lets go see a film/ one to reminisce in black & white/
no color in the air/ no need to coordinate/ it dosent matter what you wear/
you know what im thinking and i know what youll say/ oh im sorry ive been
gone so...ive been gone so long/ i was lost (i was lost) i was lost in a
dream/ you will sail away all expenses paid.
8. "New York City Apartment"
Can you help me take the paint on your finger and smear the color off my
face/ off my face/ can i take you out to dinner and we can waste away with
wonder of which of us is the bigger bag of bones/ can your face win you a
lifetime and a boyfriend with a skyline/ a view from the top of his new york
city apartment.
9. "On Holiday"
and every morn she wakes for the sun to rise on her face/ and every night
she stays up for the stars/ it is customary my dear for a young gentlemen
who fancies a beautiful girl to think of her (to write to her) when shes on
holiday/ and every morn she wakes in a bed in a bed made of mirrors/ and
every night she stays up to read the words..words written down to make her
smile...smile and laugh outloud when he's on holiday.
10. "The Letter"
im writing you a letter/ just seeing how youve been/ cause things aint felt
the same since the day you left/ give me one more chance/ give me one more
chance and i swear things will be so much better/ love of mine please write/
youre writing me a letter just seeing how ive been/ it was filled with
snowflakes...all the cold words that you said.
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Oh No Oh Now I Know
by Dylan Gilbert
1. "Tangled Up In Knots"
Tangled. Im tangled up in knots. Tangled like the knots in her hair. Im
tangled up in knots. Tangled up in knots. Feel my heart. Feel my heart
beating, yeah. Am I alive? Am I on Fire?
2. "You're Not Just Saying That"
How long can I sit on the steps of your apartment thats sits about a mile
from downtown? I walk up the stairs...carrying roses. Watching my breath in
the air. She opens the door and she nearly faints...kissing this boy on the
cheek. "Cut! Print! Someone please stop the papers! what a bloody good poem,
my dear." I say "Thank you, darlin for your compliment, but youre not just
saying that are you dear? Youre not just saying that....
are you? When I am at battle I take nearly fatal blows to the chest. I come
wandering, staggering back to the town where you rest your head and ill do
my best to keep my heart from falling out of these bandages. This payphone
sure came in handy tonight. When I call will you put your arms around me and
stitch it back in place? Youre not just saying that are you dear? Youre not
just saying that are you? Now thats what i call romance.
3. "Oh No Oh Now I Know"
Never thought id see you coming back. Never thought id see your face around
here, oh no oh now i know. I saw you following a trail of bread crumbs into
the woods last night. i was wondering where you were going. You found a
house of temptation...and you said it could be a swift migration from my house to
your house and back. I sing a song about your leaving. I never thought id
see your face around her, oh no oh now i know.I Couldnt think of all the words that I had said. Now I Know them all my
darlin. Yeah, she calls me darlin. Oh I never thought id see her growing
old. Shes making art with her fingers. She said "darlin i have to let it
linger and wait till the paint dries" but i know what she was really saying
and thats that shes not planning on staying not even to put my heart on
plain white paper. Shes making art with her finger. She said "darlin i have
to let it linger and wait till the paint dries" but i know what she was
really thinking and thats that shes planning on leaving as she put her hands
over my eyes.
4. "Not Following You"
say what you havent said in a long time. Its alright, im not falling for you
and you're not falling for me. Silhouettes walking down the street at night.
Singing "Oh Oh" They're not following you. They're not following me. They're
not following you.
5. "She Paints In Blues"
Painting a picture and your brush strokes will make things all better. and i
know im a fool for waiting. and i know that im a fool. And i cant wait too
long for your colors to evolve into something entirely new. i hardly even
know you. And I cant wait too long for your .45 record to start playing our
song. Oh, its been way too long. She paints in blues and there is nothing i
can do....if she don't show her pretty little head around here soon.
(i cant wait too long, but wait now ive been singing you a song. I didnt
think youd ever hear it. Oh but i dont know.)
6. "To Cry Alarm"
Like a cardboard cut-out walking in the snow...a painted white Polaroid. Has
my optimistic fear helped create wonderful composition. All i need in all
the world is to cry alarm and wake this town from their silent slumber. I
wish youd drop out of school and come back and see me. la de da. Is anybody
home, tonight? Is anybody listening? Is anybody there who knows what its
like feeling this way? Can you hear the song im singing?
Waiting for me to get home. Whoa... Whoa Oh Oh.
All lyrics by Dylan Gilbert. Copyright 2005 - 2008