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Made for the Sky
02:38
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MADE FOR THE SKY
(words and music by E.P. Schwartz)
You and me
we were forged in a sun
steel and gossamer
every single moment
and everyone
but time blows against us
like we're windchimes
we were made for the sky
You and me
on the belly of the world
riding out
every swell
and every swirl
while time steals moments
like a magpie
we were made for the sky
You and me
we were pulled from a star
and then we cooled
and we formed the
things we are
And time torments us
like a gadfly
we were made for the sky
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Thunder Jacket
03:57
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MADE FOR THE SKY
(words and music by E.P. Schwartz)
You and me
we were forged in a sun
steel and gossamer
every single moment
and everyone
but time blows against us
like we're windchimes
we were made for the sky
You and me
on the belly of the world
riding out
every swell
and every swirl
while time steals moments
like a magpie
we were made for the sky
You and me
we were pulled from a star
and then we cooled
and we formed the
things we are
And time torments us
like a gadfly
we were made for the sky
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WHITE FOLKS WITH ACOUSTIC GUITARS
I was looking through my playlist
I'll admit I was a little embarrassed
I like to think I'm a little more eclectic than this
It was just miles and miles of
White folks with acoustic guitars
sitting in the parks
and playing in the bars
gonna tell us to change the way we are
and teach us how to love
White folks with acoustic guitars
approximating Dylan
and putting out tip jars
saving the world one D chord at a time
and teaching us how to love
Oh, white folks
I'm not too blind to see
the heaping mounds of irony
I thought there was more to me
but the truth is I'm just...
CHORUS
It's not like I can change the way I am
there's no pill I can swallow
so accept it, own it, keep on keeping on
but free your mind and the rest will follow
It's ironic don't you think
how this song about my lack of pigment
has shifted gears into
me white 'splaining how to fix it
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4. |
Perseids
05:00
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5. |
Helloscape
02:43
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When They Had the Night
04:24
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WHEN THEY HAD THE NIGHT
(words and music by E.P. Schwartz)
She didn't think she'd ask him
but she had him on the line
would it have been so awful
if she'd kissed him that time
when they were young
when they were solid
when they had the night
He hadn't thought about it
for nearly twenty years
He didn't know he missed her
he was surprised by his own tears
when they were young
when they were solid
when they had the night
Neither of them slept that night
for the secret they kept that night
they both found they wept that night
She thought it best not to call him
he thought it best to let it lie
they never spoke again
it all faded again in time
when they were young
when they were solid
when they had the night
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7. |
Midnight Leaf Blowing
04:56
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MIDNIGHT LEAF BLOWING
I saw a woman midnight leaf blowing
I watched her quietly in disbelief
It was like an act of violence, pushing them to her neighbors yard
when she was done her lawn was on fleek
She'd mow the lawn and touch the trim up
vacuum the porch with some kind of rage
she had a gait that made me think she'd had a hip replaced
why was she obsessing so hard at her age
at her age
Well..
She had this son, she had her mother
they were all trapped together
they seemed to hate each other
at least that's the way it seemed
from where I stood
when something's wrong inside the house
make the lawn look good
The three had this dog but they were never happy
no matter what it did, they were pissed
The day the old lady locked them all out of the house
that's a day I'm so glad I didn't miss
I found myself some place in between
schadenfreude and empathy
I know it was pain that fueled their anger
it looked like an attempt to control anything, to me
She had this son, she had her mother
they were all trapped together
they seemed to hate each other
at least that's the way it seemed
from where I stood
when something's wrong inside the house
make the lawn look good
The house was on the market for almost 10 years
I don't know why it always seemed nice
maybe they were accounting for pain and suffering
when they decided on the asking price
Now they're gone there's another family there
I truly hope they found some peace
And here I sit, never even said hello
just smug in my pop psychology
She had this son, she had her mother
they were all trapped together
they seemed to hate each other
at least that's the way it seemed
from where I stood
when something's wrong inside the house
make the lawn look good
So they're gone
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8. |
Shots with Dinzy
03:23
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9. |
Coyote
04:45
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COYOTE
(words and music by E.P. Schwartz)
Texas oil refinery erupts
extinction-level event
saw on a bathroom TV
eh, they're all fine I guess
Had brunch with my grandpa
he's been dead for 33 years
"why don't you text me, scumbag?"
that's what he whispered in my ear
When the lines of reality
are fadin'
and the world's gone mad
your dreams will rise to the occasion
coyote on my roof
and he seems to know my fear
damn thing almost gave me a gripper
the way that he appreared
high school sweethearts and movie idols
all trying to be with me
this room of lost toys
is where I prefer to be
When the lines of reality
are fadin'
and the world's gone mad
your dreams will rise to the occasion
So I drove down to Texas
to make a counting of the dead
they weren't extinct, just a little rattled
mushroom cloud still overhead
I asked my long-dead grandmother
"is grandpa's cell number new?"
I'll just text him to stay in touch
but the coyote sees right through
When the lines of reality
are fadin'
and the world's gone mad
your dreams will rise to the occasion
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10. |
The Plague Mask
03:02
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THE PLAGUE MASK
I put on a plague mask
and I dance around
I dance across setting sun
trying to escape from holy ground
I dance between drops of rain
between the barbs on the wire
I dance until my flesh is gone
and I set the moon on fire
How do I know it's you?
How do I know it's you?
How do I know it's you?
I just do
The devil waits in a circle of salt
down at the water line
he is ready for the demarcation
and I am right on time
So I kick away the salt
and the devil hands me the keys
he says "look upon my new master
all hail the new disease!"
How do I know it's you?
How do I know it's you?
How do I know it's you?
I just do
I put on the plague mask
and I dance around
I find the righteous
and make them go to ground
When the devil drives
they say "needs must"
but what if the devil hits the gas
and pops the clutch
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11. |
Cassowary Murder Foot
06:12
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FACEMEAT AND THE UNIVERSAL VAGINA
Pardon me
can you look down here
if you get a moment
I'm made in your image
I'm made in your image
Hope you like it
I made it with my hands
it's not as good as yours
but you'll understand
but you'll understand
I know you'll understand
Only you
Pardon me
can you look down here
pardon me
pardon me
pardon me
can you look down here
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13. |
Open Water
05:26
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Eric Peter Schwartz Aurora, Illinois
Acoustic rock and some instrumental rock. Where heart and quirk collide.
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