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1. |
Coconut Pearl
03:42
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Coconut Pearl
my coconut pearl
my Isaan girl
my coconut pearl
my Isaan girl
three flights away
and I’m gonna stay
when the mermaid waves
the surf gets played
from water buffalo to
modern in-the-know
itching to move forward
crosses any borders
my coconut pearl
my Isaan girl
my coconut pearl
my Isaan girl
fly open the doors
she’s gotta have more
now the buffalo girl
is riding the world
secret cove
one per grove
my coconut pearl
my Isaan girl
my coconut pearl
my Isaan girl
fly open the doors
my Isaan girl
my Sarakham pearl
my Isaan girl
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2. |
Everybody's Sayin'
03:53
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Everybody’s Sayin
everybody’s sayin
everybody’s sayin
weather is a-rainin’
weather is a-rainin’
down on you
down on you
down on you
under construction
harm reduction
newspaper shouting
daily routing
but don’t you care
you belong everywhere
you can take cover
under this umbrella
rhododendron is your friend and
is your friend
is your friend
don’t you care
you belong everywhere…
you belong you belong
you belong everywhere
you belong you belong
you belong everywhere
over here
over there
you belong you belong
you belong everywhere
yeah!
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3. |
Are There Really
03:30
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ARE THERE REALLY?
Hello I’m insane
I figured out the game
It’s similar to
pick-up-sticks
or hold-your-breath-below
and making angels snow
are there really more pricks than kicks?
Are there really?
across the board
a house is lord
as far as you can see
but personnages
of mortal mélanges
have tempting properties
Now you know the tune
You figured out the rune
reflecting off the
window bay
You get a second chance
you’re offered this dance
might as well
celebrate
Are there really?
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4. |
Show Up
03:43
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Show Up
What up dang, seven
who knew that could be
what up dang, seven
rolling dice are me
rolling army
rolling
Not to casino
instead walk on by
we’ll spin the dial
and show up for life
show up for life
rolling
show up for life
show up for life
show up show up
show up for life
show up for life
show up show up
spin the compass
not the wheel
if you want a card
well I’m right here
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5. |
Accompany Me
04:14
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Accompany Me
Accompany me
Accompany me
City blocks from the maddening crowd
Would you like to accompany me?
Time flies
For fools and the wise
Accompany me
Looking back life seems so foreshortened
Nonetheless c’est la vie ma petite
Time flies for fools and the wise
Accompany me
Accompany me
Time flies
Clockwise
Time flies
Another sunrise
Accompany me
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6. |
Light and Fire
03:40
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Light and Fire
Marcus declared
scruples they scram
when philosophy mixes
with desire
tender’s the night
so won’t you come in
sit down by the light
by the fire
light and fire
all your time
all your time
let go afraid
I’ve got your back
if I’ve got anything at all
on the edge of the wild
what you got there?
show us your book
of a life that took
all of your time
light and fire
all your time
light and fire
all your time
all your time
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7. |
Lunatic Fringe
04:30
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Lunatic Fringe
beatin’ down debate
never will abate
it’s the beast
cock-a-doodle-do
not a vote, for you
not in the least
beasts of prey and
lunatics abound
beating down all
vestigial debate
hello my old friend
I see you by the crane
chewin’ on the end
of the Pope’s refrain
lookin’ for reprieve
time to take our leave
on the open moraine
beasts of prey and
lunatics abound
beating down all
vestigial debate
well we’re all on the edge
of the lunatic fringe
yeah we all drink along
during the lunatic binge
beaten down by beasts of prey
don’t know night from day
well we’re all on the edge
of the lunatic fringe
we’re on the edge
yeah we all drink along
during the lunatic binge
we’re on the edge
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8. |
Emerges
02:34
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Emerges
dreamin in a state
having passed out
flying right along
a hall of doubt
but I don’t know concern
ease at each gurney
legs don’t touch the ground
dreamin’ in a state
I have felt profoundly
discarded all cares
ever clung to
and I’m filled with peace
of release from
all false tension
dreamin’ in a state
I have felt profoundly
without decision relinquishing
all foreknowledge
without decision relinquishing
dreamin’ in a state
I have been profound
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9. |
Rosalea
03:40
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Rosalea
Come on now follow
across the land
from sleepy hollow
to the highest stand
gimme the truth now
I’m holding on
I will salute you
in a song
If you listen you’ll hear
hear by choice
all sound is near
all things rejoice
…
Rosalea
my arena
Rosalea
brazen youth
and elder calm
I will salute you
and carry on
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10. |
Mermired
03:25
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Mermired
hark the mermaid
of the dirty klong
hark the mermaid
all day long
she’s been swimming in the
brackish scum
that’s the reason
she’s the one
she’s the one
you can circle the islands
within the klong
takes you back to where
you started from
where you started from
primordial ooze
the dam it sluices
mermaid set free
flushed from the sea
to shoal with the
neon tetras
tetras
she’s been swimming
that’s the reason
she’s been swimming
neon tetra
neon tetra
That’s the reason
she’s been swimming
shoaling with the neon tetras
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11. |
No Cadeau
03:44
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No Cadeau
Eyes off the prize
Exhibition Place
Eyes off the prize
Burning the scandals
at both ends
seeing and wise
seeing and wise
what you got to lose
except worry and booze
wherever you go
what you got lose
wherever you go
accept no cadeau
no cadeau
no cadeau
floating abreast
of the subconscious
the subconscious
wherever you go you
accept no cadeau
no cadeau
midway ennui
lakeshore breeze
no cadeau
that’s enough of that show
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12. |
Seems As It Is
04:08
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Seems As It Is
seem as it is out there
under electrolier
there’s always a note to learn
so give me that corkscrew turn
ever there’s a shifting load
nothing more you can know
you can know
seem as it is out there
under electrolier
by the St. Pauli pitch
I was the one the Wichita
riding on the surface of time
lightness in the place you find yourself in
you find you’re in
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13. |
The Volunteer
03:20
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The Volunteer
Volunteer animal
that’s my name
o’er the hill, along the road
down the lane
have a drink citizen
celebrate
you’re across the border now
it’s not too late
so up I signed now
listen well to this
mortal citizen
make the most of it
I didn’t choose
choose to volunteer
but life is quick
and the dead they persevere
they persevere
they remain remains
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14. |
Mesopotemkin Cruise
02:14
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Mesopotemkin Cruise
as the moon dims
and quiet displaces all
the quick moment
where life goes by
is when we’ll meet
arriving strong
head first
and then we’ll leave
feet first
as the moon dims
two parking levels
below underground
Pfistermeister knows the answer
Pfistermeister knows the tune
Pfistermeister works for Ludwig
but all too soon
Secretary Pfistermeister
he is fired
is fired
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Tonight’s the New Tomorrow
Tonight’s the new tomorrow
no putting off till then
goodnight to all my sorrows
greetings my new friends
you’ve got you’ve got to
make a play
the new tomorrow is today
…
we’re in this boat together
what seems like just one night
tonight’s the new forever
so let’s get it right
Tonight’s the new tomorrow
tomorrow tomorrow
Tonight’s the new tomorrow
yeah
…
got to make a play
the new tomorrow is today
Tonight’s the new forever
forever forever
Tonight’s the new forever
yeah
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16. |
Skate Lake
05:20
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Skate Lake
long lines etched in
etched in ice
vast and windswept
don’t think twice
what is that you say
afore you meet your fate
it’s never to late
to skate your fate
on skate lake
sounds of the skate blades
on see-through ice
blends with the crane’s call
sets you right…
on skate lake
you can’t be fake
on skate lake
for your own sake
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Pip Hamilton, Ontario
Award winner Pip writes distinctive and unique melodic vocal songs with world, classical and jazz elements and
a
focus on guitar work.
Shirley Horn, Donovan, Burt Bacharach, Michael Franks, Jimmy Web, João Gilberto, Irene Kral, Erik Satie, Francis Poulenc
Pip has performed across South East Asia, Europe, South Korea, and North America.
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