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Bicycle
04:02
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Speeding on a bicycle
feels like I'm flying
I feel invincible
Truth is, I'm dying
To get out of this town
The world is calling
And I'm longing
To lean against the handlebars
Hitch my wagon to a star
Sail across the brilliant sky
I wanna be a firefly
So small but so bright
I'm not stopping yet
It feels too good to fly
I’m not ready to rest
but I love you best
Racing at the speed of light
I wanna fight the good fight
Feels like I’m floating
truth is, I’m falling away
The world is crying
My heart is sighing
So I’m not stopping yet
It feels too good to fly
I’m racing on a hill
And I love you still
The road’s got its ups and downs
It’ll break your heart
Slow down
or you could brake too hard
But there's a spark in my spokes spinning round
the brightest hope I've ever found
I see it in you and all the people riding through
So I'm not stopping yet
It feels too good to fly
Put your arms out and coast
and I love you most
I’m not stopping yet, it feels too good to fly...
Speeding on a bicycle
feels like I'm flying
I feel invincible
Truth is, I'm dying
To get back home to you
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2. |
Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming
04:22
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There’s a song I love that I want you to hear
It’s one I wish I wrote, been stuck in my ear
They say, “kids today, they don’t understand”
But you and me, we got a different plan
Meet you at the park by the Queen Anne’s lace
Where the sun in the trees paint you a dappled face
Close our eyes and let the music in
Open our hearts, feel the breeze on our skin
Ohh.. do you feel the way I’m feeling?
Ohh... what’s it all revealing?
Life’s got you reeling
I wanna rest in this beauty
Tell me I’m not dreaming
‘Wish I could pull off an old-time hat
Nowadays they don’t make ‘em like that
You can have anything in the world for cheap
I want something to last, and something to keep
Ohh.. do you feel the way I’m feeling?
Ohh... what’s it all revealing?
Life’s got you reeling
I wanna rest in this beauty
Tell me I’m not dreaming
Rent is due, the bills unpaid
But the sun’s got everybody out today
Sitting on the edge, dipping our toes
The river doesn’t worry bout getting old
Ohh.. do you feel the way I’m feeling?
Ohh... what’s it all revealing?
Life’s got you reeling
I wanna rest in this beauty
Tell me I’m not dreaming
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3. |
Through and Through
03:30
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We stayed up late on the beach
Sharing the worries we keep
The things that we hide
Hoping the tide
Would wash them away gently, gently
You made me feel so at home
Free as a kid skipping stones
Our hearts set at ease
It was just you and me
And the waves whispered a poem
By the stars in the sky, we wondered why
And who we’re supposed to be
You held me tight
in the cool of the night
And our cares rolled away with the sea, sea, sea
Our cares rolled away with the sea
Hopped on the train to Montreal
Trees brushing by in shades of fall
Played Saint Anne’s reel
On silver and steel
By a maple parasol
And the man on the moon with milk in his spoon
Poured a drop of white on your hair
In a ripple on the water
We saw our granddaughter
Blowing kisses in the autumn air
Blowing kisses in the autumn air
Stopped on the hill, you had to be kissed
Had a feeling we’d never forget this
And the lady of the moon
With silk in her loom
Tied a knot around our promise
That we’d always be loving, we’d always be true
By the wax and the wane of the moon
Though it can’t be said just what lies ahead
I’ll love you through and through
I’ll love you through and through
As the tide rises, as the tides falls
By the wax and the wane of the moon
Though it can’t be said just want lies ahead
I’ll love you through and through
I’ll love you through and through
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4. |
Losing Track of Time
05:16
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The show is over, it’s time to wind down
I’m a little tired on the bus into town
You ask if you can join me, coming in from the aisle
There’s a softness in your eyes where I could rest a while
I tell you about the one I love, and our sweet baby girl
you smile and say, “I know what you mean, it’s love from another world”
I share the times I’ve felt alone, the times I’ve felt at home
And I see you seeing me, like a friend I’ve always known
Some nights the fog rolls in, we can't make out the stars
Tonight the sky let down its guard
We are specks of stardust, little lights on a vine
holding on to every minute and losing track of time
You tell me about your demons, you tell me about your dreams
How you moved to the city when you were seventeen
You tell me about the one you love, you don’t wanna see her hurt
Your voice gets soft and tender, I feel your love for her
Some nights the fog rolls in, we can't make out the stars
Tonight the sky let down its guard
We are specks of stardust, little lights on a vine
holding on to every minute and losing track of time
Light from the street lamps falls through the trees
like sand through our fingers, scattered by the breeze
moments like these help me to believe
in a love worth weaving
into a constellation of every human heart
Some nights the fog rolls in, we can't make out the stars
Tonight the sky let down its guard
We are specks of stardust, little lights on a vine
holding on to every minute and losing track of time
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5. |
Heartbeat
02:50
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You hoped for a baby, she never quite made it
Cried about it quietly, bewildered and afraid
To be a burden
Oh friend,
You’re a gem
Please don’t hold back again
Before I was born, my mother miscarried
As a kid I never thought of the babies she buried
My younger siblings and I were all alive
Never realized how many dreams don’t survive
Like we imagined
Oh friend, come here, come rest, my dear
Like the Beloved John, his ear pressed upon
His best friend’s breast
And he wrote of the heartbeat
He wrote of the heartbeat
The world moves quickly
Too quickly for grieving
The weight that you carry
Don’t carry it alone
The gifts that we’re given
Are given for giving
And I’ll give away my heart
As long as I’m living
Did you ever think
Of the joy
You brought your mother,
Simply with a breath?
Her love is stronger than death
Oh friend, come here, come rest, my dear
Like the Beloved John, his ear pressed upon
His best friend’s breast
And he wrote of the heartbeat
He wrote of the heartbeat
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6. |
Records and Rent
03:03
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Landlord comes around, asks if I got cash
I have Johnny and Rosanne
And I recommend
Crosby, Stills, and Nash
He says, "you think you're funny
You better show me the money"
Well I got plenty of bills
Bill Monroe, Bill Frisell, Billie Holiday
I need shelter from the sun and storm
A place to keep the records I've worn out
Listening on long nights through and through
I'm hell-bent on payin’ the rent
And keepin’ records on the table
And I won't be late
If you'll take gold or platinum
He says, "Rent is due, you must respond
I'll say it like they do across the pond
Give me Euros or a ten-pound note
Heck I'll even take a cow or a billy goat"
Landlord, don’t you understand
I’m giving you the best I’ve got on hand
He gets red in the face, "you're a bloody disgrace!
I demand you hand over the keys"
I need shelter from the sun and storm
A place to keep the records I've worn out
Listening on long nights through and through
I'm hell-bent on payin’ the rent
Keepin’ records on the table
And I won't be late
If you'll take gold or platinum
You say you want keys, how 'bout Alicia?
Songs in A Minor
Way Over Yonder in a Minor Key
Woody Guthrie and Billy Bragg,
Brag, I don't mean to brag
But if you're looking for dough
I've got plenty
Of do-re-mi
In the key of C
I need shelter from the sun and storm
A place to keep the records I've worn out
Listening on long nights through and through
I'm hell-bent on payin’ the rent
And keepin’ records on the table
And I won't be late
If you'll take gold or platinum
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7. |
Dangling Like Keys
03:57
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I can't sleep at night, I lie in bed
Watching shadows shift above my head
On the wall where I should have seen the writing
Silhouettes of branches twirl like smoke
On the bench where I used to laugh at your jokes
We lost ourselves in an illusion
Can I have my heart back, please?
And my secrets, dangling like keys
I used to be an open book
Now I can hardly find my page
The maze of my mind spinning round
The haze of the street lamps looking down
Thought I could keep you if I gave a little more
But that's not what love is really for
We lost ourselves in the confusion
Can I have my heart back, please?
And my secrets, dangling like keys
Snow blowin' in a cabin door
I wanna push it closed forevermore
But if I do that, how will the sun come forth, come the spring?
It wasn't easy but it's what we've got
I'd rather love and lose than never love at all
I'd rather laugh and cry than be numb and dry
I wanna feel it all
So will you keep my heart safe, please?
And my secrets, dangling like keys
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8. |
Sepia
04:16
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Let me tell you
We ignored the alarm bells
Tried to call them wedding bells,
Dinner bells,
School bells
I’m looking at sepia
Trying to remember the colour we used to live in
The blush of our Mother
Has been smothered
By a sickly yellow
Smog seeps in
Sepia
Do you remember
The sun would lift her lashes across the sky
Leaving a hush in my heart, a sigh
Gentle magenta giving way to blue
Oh, heavenly hue
Where are you?
I’m listening to static
Feeling nostalgic
For the birds and their morning song
I used to sing along before it all went wrong
The trees would tell their stories
Of gladness and glory
Now their leaves are but ashes on the ground
The silence is thick
Static
Do you remember
The sun would lift her lashes across the sky
Leaving a hush in my heart,
A sigh
Gentle magenta giving way to blue
Oh, heavenly hue
Where are you?
Ooohh…
Tried to call them wedding bells,
Dinner bells,
School bells
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9. |
Little Days
04:55
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Where did you come from?
Who sent you here?
Edge of the water, golden hour in your hair
My heart aches, from being stretched so wide
In the ocean of my heart, you’re the rising tide
In the ocean of my heart, you’re the rising tide
When d’you get taller?
‘Nother notch on the doorframe,
Footsteps in the hallway,
I hear you call my name
You say, “did you know, blue and yellow make green?”
You colour my world, in shades I’ve never seen
You colour my world, in shades I’ve never seen
Little days, they move too fast
Thought you’d be a baby forever
Sure as a seedling grows
You grew out of that little red sweater
I want to linger
A little longer
In the wonder of these little days
The sun looks down at its face on the sea
When I see you smile, it reminds me
Could I be less heavy and a little more free?
Lines on my face are like a weathered tree
Winter brings snow, the springtime it’s rain
You bring the sunshine and I’m a kid again
But I’m lost in the thought, “Someday you’ll move on”
To chase your own dreams and sing your own song
Chase your own dreams and sing your song
Little days they move too fast
Thought you’d be a baby forever
Sure as a seedling grows
You grew out of that little red sweater
I want to linger
A little longer
In the wonder of these little days
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10. |
Magnifying Glass
04:28
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You come with your magnifying glass
Read the words upon my heart
Trace your fingers along the lines
Tangled in that secret part
In darkness with your skeleton keys
You open every box
Softly read the letters to me
Of faded and forgotten thoughts
I've been keeping out the cold with stone Walls and ivy
I'd build a fire but nothing warmed me
Until you came calling my name
No matter what you found
You loved me just the same
The veil of my heart falls to the earth
You put your loving hands where it hurts
You kiss the lining, delicate as a butterfly
I'm stretched wide as a prairie sky
You lift the dust when you breathe
Dandelion seeds upon the breeze
There's a pin prick of light in the deep, deep, deep
Where I didn't know anyone could reach
I've been keeping out the cold with stone walls and ivy
I'd build a fire but nothing warmed me
Until you came, your face lit by the flame
No matter what you found
You loved me just the same
I must have been writing about you
With every detail that came true
But love fell in, long before the final pages
Fumbling through the hidden spaces
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11. |
Dear Friend
05:31
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Dear friend, I'm thinking of you
April showers are pouring down
As I sit to write this letter
Spring is coming round
I’ve been keeping warm with ginger tea
Trying to move the chill in the air
I’ve been dreaming of weaving
Maytime flowers in my baby's hair
How've you been, how's your lady
Are you writing good poems these days?
I've always liked the one you gave me
Of dead sunflowers in Spain
How'd it go last night in Toronto?
Did you pluck the heart of your cello?
Did you see the woman crying
In the shadows of the back row?
Did you feel your heart beating?
And the whole world breathing?
Late last night I had a dream
I was walking along in a forest
In a clearing ahead there was endless summer
And people singing in chorus
Do you remember when we were kids
Come November we’d greet the winter
We had too much fun to feel the cold
Or worry about getting old
We felt our hearts beating
And the whole world breathing
Even though I'm far away
And the hours get shorter every day
I think of you often, it makes me smile
And the space between us melts away for a while
I feel our hearts beating
And the whole world breathing
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The Bombadils Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia
Canadian Folk Music Award nominees The Bombadils bring together bluegrass, Celtic, and contemporary folk music with front- porch style and classical grace. Canadian arts journalist Bob Mersereau describes their music as "folk tunes done with musical adventure and sophistication" and Elmore Magazine calls it "an enchanting folk romp." ... more
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