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In A Circle
00:43
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2. |
I Dream
03:41
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Behind the dawn the stars escape
There’s nothing left to find
We sit and watch the big blue waves
Rolling through the sky
Long ago, this used to be the bottom of the sea
For a little while we drift above
The limitless unknown
There was no good reason, just for fun you
Tried to skip a stone, across the sky
Way down at the bottom of the sea
I dream there is a city where we go every night
That disappears into the sleepy morning
I dream about Colfax Avenue
I dream about the rivers and the mountains too
I dream about making sweet love to you
I dream
I dream about black and white TVs
I dream there was a time that was made for me
I dream about Kerouac and Cassidy
I dream
I dream that I was driving up 285
And the city was an ocean floor that dried up
Into the sky, I know we’re alive
I know we’re alive because we all are swimming
We all are swimming from the 4th of July
Clear through to Thanksgiving
I dream that there is time explore
All the places that our love has never gone before
I dream that’s where we’ll go
And I dream there is a city
And if we go there tonight
I don’t care if I wake up in the morning
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3. |
Diamond Lake
00:31
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4. |
Magnifying Glass
07:22
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Awake to see the diamond lake
Is much more still and clear
When you are not here
Something to contemplate
When all is quiet and out of sight
I catch the light and magnify it
Today I’m not afraid to say
I understand what it means
In the language of dreams
Speak in more subtle ways
We look inside
Inquiring minds have a right to know
Somebody shine a light
How much longer must I wait
I’ve had as much as I can take
And then your dark magic secret thrills me
Why do I love what kills me
Then suddenly the mirror shatters
It’s what isn’t said that really matters
And the unspoken lesson we were taught
It’s only crime if you get caught
So where you last Thursday?
I was somewhere else that day
I was miles and miles away
Let’s see how long you last
Under my giant magnifying glass
It’s the age of insecurity
It’s the only true philosophy
It’s the solar luminosity
It’s the hope for all humanity
Can you see me now? I can’t see you
Speak loud, tell the truth
It’s gonna be a straight shot and a long drop
Arise, have you been hypnotized
You’ve got those mercury eyes
There are no words to describe
Speak in more subtle ways, we look inside
Inquiring minds have a right to know
Somebody shine a light
Somebody shine a light
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5. |
Smile and a Handshake
05:41
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Smile and a handshake
Someday you might make
Me a believer after all
Turn into one who can
Pull out the plug
and then rest for as long as the day is tall
How long will you last
When you’re moving this fast
The days flying past
And I still can’t decide
The lanterns are burning
And the wheels always turning
When you’ve got that look in your Mercury eye
Spin the wheel and guess the weight
Toss a ring up into the air
I’ve changed so much since yesterday
It’s like I wasn't even there
No no no, it’s like he was not there
I turned off the lights and lock up gate for the evening
And then felt a little drop but I did not see the shapes that were forming
High above the ridge, in the darkness and without warning
Until the wind shook the clouds and the stars fell down from ceiling
And the roar was so loud that bells in my ears started ringing
And I grabbed what I could and I just started running
And then suddenly, it was plain to see
I didn’t have to go looking, it just came to me
It just came to me, an epiphany
I was all tied up, and now I’ve broken free
I think I belong with the ducks in the pond
In a trance well beyond repair
I’ve changed so much since yesterday
It’s like I wasn't even there
No no no, it’s like he was not there
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6. |
This Moment in Time
01:31
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7. |
If You're Brave
01:56
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8. |
Turning Century
05:59
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I skip through time but I forget
Those distant days before we met
Back in the turning century
The story never ends
We watch it spinning through the years
Never listening
Reenacting history
While my life is skipping over me
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9. |
Center of Gravity
04:20
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10. |
A Little Escape
09:09
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You & I
09:20
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I was sitting in this gnarly old tree
With the most beautiful girl next to me
When suddenly something tricky caught my eye
It was a mythical Arabic box
I had to pry open its rusted lock
And when it broke, in a cloud of smoke
I awoke in the pedal of a rose and voice spoke
Why do we move so fast?
Everybody else I see is slipping side by side
Living to scrape by always in the past
We blew a wish in a dandelion
It scattered ten thousand ways
While on the path to the garden we wound up
In an impossible maze
An impossible maze
We left a life of security
Learned to improvise
We snuck into the forbidden city
In a humble disguise
So we have learned from the wise
You and I
I say I’m doing it all for you
You say I’m never around
We made a puzzle so difficult
We couldn’t figure it out
We couldn’t figure it out
One bright little light in the cellar broke
Deep down underground look around in
the vanishing smoke
Where are you?
What did the feather to the mountain say?
What a beautiful day to blow away
You and I
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In a Square
00:40
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13. |
Vitruvian Man
02:21
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Just as it began
I was waiting for the end
I noticed that I was suspended in the air
In a circle in a square
Two hands above my shoulders
Two hands by side
Exactly in the style
Of tomorrow’s Vitruvian Man
So why wouldn’t we play
A little pointless little game
Without a direction
We are spiraling in space
When I spin too far away
I can follow a melody home
So if you lose your way
Between the cradle
And the grave
I left a song for you
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Chimney Choir Denver, Colorado
Chimney Choir combines folk harmonies, ambient electronics, and swirling textures of rhythm and melody into a style of music that is not easy to define. Their performances often take on a theatrical quality that has incorporated puppetry, ritual, dance, storytelling, interactive video and even a sci-fi mini-drama. Their newest album, "(light shadow)" will be released in January of 2020. ... more
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