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This Brave Riot I

by Copper Dalton

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1.
It only hurts when I'm dreaming Dreaming, that's all Trading life for false pleasure Is still measuring a fault And I know There's two roads, that's all Still I tell myself I can't go There's a part of life that we can never forgive There's a part of life that we can never know There's a part of life that's waiting straight up ahead That will take us home There ain't no sense in denying We can never get whole A loaded gun has got a trigger So I've learned to pull away slow And I know Life is empty, that's all Still I find it so hard to let go Dead leaves layered on the ground Nothing but earth and soil Dead leaves must all come down To be buried alone
2.
Come on down, 'cause there's a party going on Come on down and grab a seat You know the moon is high and tonight We'll kill the devil in disease He's been running and hiding for a bit too long He's been scaring the children in their dreams You know the time is right and tonight We'll bring that devil to his knees Come on, one and all Don't listen to his call Don't listen when he says that he's just balance Come on down, we're gonna tear him apart Get the horses ready, grab the beams Let the fireworks fly and the bullets rain down in the breeze When all is said and done We'll wipe out dusk and dawn Put an end to medicine And kill all meaning Come on down, 'cause there's a party going on Come on down and grab a seat You know the moon is high and tonight We'll kill the devil in disease
3.
Jesse James 02:48
You steal my clothes You steal my car I bring you flowers You say "where's the card?" You're like a drink and I can't control my thirst Compared to you, Jesse James was generous You master thief With master hands Aboard the train with a perfect master plan It's in your eyes, god knows it's in your curves Compared to you, Jesse James was generous We may be on the path of destruction But when you're in my arms, that ain't nothing This loving, I'm coming to trust in And let it go There's one last thing To tell the world One last detail To your mystery, my girl Just one sweet taste of your treasure thrilled my nerves Compared to you, Jesse James was generous
4.
Go ring your bell and scurry back into your tower You're just carving hash marks into stone, you're not gaining hours The bold conclusion: we're all just working for some king When your box is finished, you're gonna climb in it, just like me You won't see me in here, 'cause this world is a house of mirrors Ramona was quick and she moved like a riot through this town She had her masterpiece, she was a VIP, and wasn't slowing down With a crushing step, she threatened everyone around Then a gentle cancer came, and the riot's quiet now Fairytale upon fairytale, this game's designed with taste Feed it to them young, feed it to them often, feed it 'til they're saved The new Lady Liberty's plaque is bound to say "You poor huddled masses, turn around You ain't got the change"
5.
Copper Thief 03:32
I passed a copper thief on the city street With a shopping cart and a cardboard box He's just a copper thief in old ragged jeans With aged hollow eyes Beside an old cheap wine He's just a copper thief, not like you or me The lies we tell ourselves like we tried to help But oh, copper thief, I ain't fooling you or me I spared a prayer that's all And quietly moved along In my neighborhood, people got it good And they've put in the hours to get what they deserve So, copper thief, you got my sympathy Just don't look to me To solve anything Just a copper thief in old ragged jeans With aged hollow eyes, beside an old cheap wine But oh, copper thief, I see your misery And I would help you out but I just don't know how He's just a copper thief, not like you or me The lies we tell ourselves like we tried to help But oh, copper thief, you got my sympathy And I would help you out But I just don't know how I passed a copper thief on the city street With a shopping cart His bed's a cardboard box
6.
That was the longest winter I'd ever been through That was the darkest stretch of time I've known Unearthed old photographs Exposed old flesh wounds Found me a treasure Hell, let's call it soul Was that the dark nights journey I've read in textbooks That ain't no glory That's just worlds of hurt I found a vessel worth more than a matchbox Made me a promise not to hurt no more Boy, do you have it straight I think I have it straight There's newborn children laughing I've learned that dogs smile I'm tuned in tight Bought me a telescope Intoxicating rapture Intoxicating high I'm mystified I hope this day lasts long
7.
Nickel Bride 03:14
Ten cents for my nickel bride Worth every penny on the day that you die There's one thing in this world that's for sure The nickel bride is worth more than gold Just look at those hips And look at that face Don't bother hiding because nobody's safe Don't talk about integrity Don't talk about your pride Because all that is useless Compared to the nickel bride Stand in line for the nickel bride Don't waste your money Don't waste your time When you feel this down in your feet Then you'll know The nickel bride just can't be beat Just behind that door Well within your reach Lies the greatest beauty you ever will see When you unlock that door you'll feel so alive Your eyes will be burned By the sight of the nickel bride
8.
When your statue is crushed in pieces The cat who got your tongue won't release it A damaged misplaced heart with a soft beat The only one you've got, don't resist it When you think that love is a long shot Your stomach's tied in knots, it hurts to breath out A sharp splinter of dust lodged in your green eyes The one that's closed tight shut can feel the sunlight Everybody knows, we all sense it It's whispered in these winds, you can feel it There's mercy in this world when you need it I know you're brave enough to receive it Move into the great beyond and on Girl, you've got some gifts to give once more Worth more than you know
9.
Minnesota 03:12
Well, it's really good to see you Heard that you were back this way Trying to find something to stand for Learn the rules to this useless game When I ask you how you're doing I can't believe your latest plans You say you're going to Minnesota Leaving me behind again Well, I can't pretend I've held you I can't pretend to know what's best Still I find I want to know you Can't expect no more, I guess You've got a thousand miles behind you I was hoping you could use a hand But now you're going to Minnesota Leaving me behind again You're going to Minnesota Somewhere where the winds blow hard Going to Minnesota No one is there to warm your heart If you ever want to come back Leave behind those northern lands I'll be standing somewhere colder Wishing you were home again It's like a sundown never-ending No one has to go this alone Or a shooting star descending Where it lands nobody knows I thought I finally found a treasure Buried in a world of sand Now she's gone to Minnesota I guess I'll say goodbye again
10.
Promise Ring 03:59
The words you said, they tasted sour The words you fed me They knocked me off my feet Hit like a fist, hit like a hammer Knocked me in the chest and took the wind out of me Well, it seems I've come along too late You wear somebody else's promise ring Well, I must admit I have no case No rights, no title, no privileges The only proof is in my heart That's twisted, wrecked, and ripped apart What is worse, is your wounding sword Is the only sword that will heal me I joined a south pole expedition Two teams, two leaders, one prize Too cold for me I chopped the ice, I crossed those valleys I found a flag and dropped down to my knees Well, it seems I've come along too late Someone else has been here first That flag, it stakes a certain claim The rights, the title, the promise ring What is this, within my heart That's twisted, wrecked, and ripped apart What is worse, is your wounding sword Is the only sword that will heal me
11.
Was it September or maybe Sunday I don't remember, that's no use to me I waited for you, hours and hours Each train came slowly When did we get this way A heart in pain will take some time to start feeling better But heartaches fade A reminder that we're truly all the same Same sad story, I walked the streets with One part sadness, two parts rage Out past the wide fields Out past the laughing I passed some old folks I looked away "Just give it time, yeah" I heard a voice say I heard a voice but no one was there You weren't there and that was the problem You weren't there and I finally really cared
12.
In a town in New Hampshire Richard Potter was born in 1783 He had seen his mother a slave to her color And cried, "mama I've found the key Although I'm uneducated, I can be entertaining And hide my voice whenever I speak There's a teacher in London, so I'm stowing away on Sunday Pray for me" No I am not Richard Potter And I don't know if a son needs a father Hear my voice, it comes from no other No, I am not Richard Potter Richard Potter's profession was sensory deception A ventriloquist, practiced at the slight of lips When he sat on a stool with a mannequin doll People laughed Working day and night on b's and t's and his p's Well, that turned out to be quite a hell of a task He cried, "mama, what's the perfect tool for this task A mustache" In an earlier time, a man could lose his life For hiding the source of his voice Some doctrine from Rome Claimed they had sole control over choice But Richard Potter did not commune with the dead He did it for the money And with ease Just took eyes over ears And a crowd needing to believe No, I am not Richard Potter And to me, one prophet of peace is as good as another Hear my voice, it comes from no other No, I am not Richard Potter Richard Potter came home and bought a hundred-acre farm In the state of live free or die Took his young bride Sally for a ride in the northeast countryside And huge crowds would gather around to be blinded by his sound And willingly fooled by their eyes He cried, "mama, just once, I'd like to say what's on my mind" No, I am not Richard Potter And to me, one prophet of peace is as good as another And I don't care if the son has a father No, I am not Richard Potter No, I am not Richard Potter Hear my voice, it comes from no other Do you hear me in Rome, I have soul control, so don't bother No, I am not Richard Potter
13.
Block of Ice 04:15
Downtown, on a narrow cobble street A dime bag knocks a young girl off her feet Just a hint of arsenic does the trick A junkie's risk Her dealer laughs, and says, "you stupid kid Your father won't be seeing this three grand Sorry, but there are losers in this game And I'm out to win" It's just a block of ice out in the sun There's a broken promise etched on every one If honesty ain't what it used to be I say we take each day and wait and see Meanwhile, on a horse and carriage ride With eyes affixed upon his best friend's wife The bridle and the whip, the horse it rides The driver smiles Her husband is a bastard, serves him right Yeah, that's her screams you've heard out in the night And best friends only go so far, sometimes She's a pretty sight

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released July 1, 2014

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