1. |
Pathless Land
04:13
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Soft and warm, cozy and comfortable
Set in your ways, safe and so un-reachable
Looking right through me as I reach out
Locked inside your head, without any doubt
Taught from the mark that you have no chance
Hook line and sinker; less a trap, more like romance
Blinders are tailored to accomodate
Following lines left behind by the gods you made
(chorus)
- I point toward the truth, you glare at my finger
- All paths lead away from the place you should linger
- Stuck inside a loop, who figured
- at the end of the day, we could find our own way
- I point toward the truth, ou glare at my finger
- all paths lead away from the place you must linger
- stuck inside a loop, who figured that
- dogmatic dialog would leave us in such a fog
(bridge)
Soft sand cradles your head
embalms your relief
Nose to the grindstone
refines your belief
tail wagging the dog
Bird in your hand
Forsake all you don't know about a pathless land
Understanding you don't understand
elusive Brass Ring
Embracing the wonder that is everything
(solo)
(repeat chorus x2)
(Lyrics copyright Lowell Smith, ASCAP; Mind's Ear Publishing 2022. All rights reserved)
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2. |
Face for Radio
03:48
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Am I getting, am I getting through
My waves perturbing your air
I ain’t worried and I ain’t thinkin
About my clothes or my hair
Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain
Don’t worry your little head
Move along children there ain’t nothing to see
But the lights are all turning red
I got a face for radio
I got a face for radio
Am I getting through
Getting through to you
Static crackling, don’t touch the dial
Relax. We’re gonna be here awhile
You can’t control me, I ain’t a playlist
This is the real thing, yes, it is!
I got a face for radio
I got a face for radio
How can I tell you, I’m uniquely invasive
Without them dirty words
I will send you a subliminal message
And make you part of my herd
Take me to your leader. Your resistance is futile
Can’t hear you screaming from space
I just wanna creep up there beside you
And your speaker is my favorite place
I got a face for radio
I got a face for radio
Lyrics by: Erik Schnautz, copyright 2022, all rights reserved
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3. |
River so Cold
04:05
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A ways up the road in the West Cascades
there are two bodies forever struggling
in an icy vein rolling down through the haze
You can hear her whisper beckoning
- change in elevation gave me more than I bargained for
- she always gives it up,
- but then sometimes she takes a little bit more
- You know where to find me (down by the river so cold)
- in that dark North Umpqua River (down by the water)
- Oh won't you please lay me down by the river so cold
Twisting emerald serpentine, seductive and lethal,
and she's hungry to take your heat away
If you look into her midnight eyes, I will assure you
that you wouldn't want it any other way
and the...
- change in elevation gave me more than I bargained for
- she always gives it up,
- but then sometimes she takes a little but more
- You know where to find me (down by the river so cold)
- in that dark North Umpqua River (down by the water)
- Oh won't you please lay me down by the river so cold
(Bridge; solo)
(repeat chorus x2)
(Lyrics copyright Lowell Smith, ASCAP; Mind's Ear Publishing 2022. All rights reserved)
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4. |
Patch of Blue
04:58
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Sittin' on a park bench
watching the river roll
the grey overhead reflects in the water
Worry fills my head with monochrome,
but your steady peaceful voice restores the color
I turn my head to see your knowing smile
It brings me to my feet
to the here and now
Side by side
we run this course
we are what we need
we balance each other out
- Here we are, hand in hand
- face forward
- eyes forward
- here we are, transcending it all
- on the road to forever
- Making marks on a legacy
- of struggles, faith and victory
- hard-earned wisdom is a consequence of remaining true
- sharing time with you brings
- all of the blessings surrounding me
- humbled by, and thankful for
- when your patch of blue shines through
I live my life
Live with my choices
Walking the road with you has been the easiest one to make
We were surrounded by a swarm of nay-saying voices,
telling us we didn't have what it takes
But...
- Here we are, hand in hand
- face forward
- eyes forward
- here we are, transcending it all
- on the road to forever
- Making marks on a legacy
- of struggles, faith and victory
- hard-earned wisdom is a consequence of remaining true
- sharing time with you brings
- all of the blessings surrounding me
- humbled by, and thankful for
- when your patch of blue shines through
(Lyrics copyright Lowell Smith, ASCAP; Mind's Ear Publishing 2022. All rights reserved)
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5. |
The Signal
04:16
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