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This Brave Riot II

by Copper Dalton

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1.
Snow White Pigeon 03:47
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I am a snow white pigeon I ain't got no friends I live in the back of the 7-11 For a fresh crust of bread I can tell you a tale About cigarette breaks and love affairs All the other pigeons look down on me So proud of their filth and their disease But on the inside, I'm just like them Except I was born with snow white skin The alley cats, they just pass me by While the old men wager at the bench nearby Sometimes, I get scared in the middle of the night I wish I had strong wings so that I could fly See the snow white pigeon with the airplanes Flying so high away from this place I've seen the brochures from the sunshine state Give me some time, I swear I'll make it someday All the other pigeons just laugh at me When I tell them of my plans When I tell them of my dreams I've met some garbage men with the cruelest minds Their fears in my direction I'm a target on their mind "I'd like to see that bird when he's stuck in a cage I'd like to see that bird up on my mantelpiece" I am a snow white pigeon I ain't got no home No one will take the risk on being with one It seems a snow white pigeon is only a threat It seems it's hard to be a snow white anything My papa said, "son," when I was only three When he set me on my own When he sat me on his knee "You are a snow white pigeon You should always be proud There are not many of us left There are not many of around" But if the truth be told I could use a change I'm tired of walking around In these snow white chains
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I Still Believe 02:30
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You know I still believe in the comforts of the sun And I still believe that I'll always see tomorrow And I still believe In the promise of each spring You know I still believe And I still believe in the child inside my heart And I still believe in the fears he won't discard And I still believe in the majesty of kings You know I still believe I still believe in the birth of rock-and-roll And in the kindness of a stranger In the mercy of a home I still believe when this life is said and done Our weight, it will be measured In the courage we have shown I still believe that life starts once you know There will never be a garden, the choice is yours alone I still believe in faith, there lies our soul And In the future lies our devil And in the present lies our love I still believe in me
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Kicking at Thorns 02:28
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I've spent my days in a long frustration A strong narcotic went through my veins I have walked with anger Walked with fury Walked straight into the arms of hate I've spent each year living out old patterns I've been a sheep, I've been a child I have nurtured fear Cultured harmful habits A trail of panic runs through my life I ain't gonna kick at thorns no more I ain't gonna worry all day long
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Circles 03:20
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Running in circles, again and again Running in circles when you know just where you've been Running in circles, again and again Running in circles when you see no ending You thought maybe I might be the one to help you out You thought maybe I might have the answer or the angle You thought maybe I might help to map or point the way You thought maybe Just this once, someone would set you straight
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383 02:29
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I took the 383 across midtown And knocked upon your door I took the 383 across midtown But you don't live there anymore Remember quiet songs like Row Jimmy Remember when the world was young Remember when you said you want to leave Remember how I watched you run Never been so certain of anything And of all the mistakes I've made Never found a friend through all these years To take the place of what we had So take the 383 across midtown And knock upon that door Take the 383 across midtown But you don't live there anymore
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Truth on Vacation 02:33
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Truth is on vacation Writing a letter from the coast of Cuba somewhere Truth is in on vacation Watch all these values get washed away in the sand Let's let the lawyers argue That's what the courts are for Make them beat this dead horse Eight years or more Truth is on vacation And he closed his office So a bunch of friends can shake hands Stay out this doesn't affect you You're not who we're looking for God knows we'd never enlist you Don't want to start an uproar
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Loose Tooth 03:27
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Staring out at this lake I've never had so much Still my flag has been raised at half-staff for months I was taught to believe in strength It seems I've been used Life's been a pleasure and pain Life's a lot like a loose tooth I stayed inside my room for what seemed like years Afraid to come to the door, it was myself that I feared I thought that someone would come Cleanse me to my roots Tear out the pleasure from pain Put a stop to this loose tooth I've been given a choice I've been given a chance Trade in these childhood chains Start a brand new dance Lord, won't you show me the courage Won't you show me what's good Accept the pleasure and pain Accept my beautiful loose tooth
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Widow's Walk 03:29
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On the night of the celebration We danced in the corner, oblivious to All the other people at the party Round and round and back and forth Listening to those big brass horns The band was playing "Fly Me to the Moon" Come down off that widow's walk for me In the colored leaves of late October In our scarves and New England sweaters Is when I put your picture in a frame A Sunday walk in Union Square The noxious gas and cool crisp air The memories we share are simple things It's tricky in a world like this Where letting go is vulnerable And making love to you is one good example Beneath these painful childhood scars Buried deep in these broken hearts Is courage that will challenge any fear Come down off that widow's walk for me
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Workman's Song 03:00
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This is a workman's song Another graveyard tour This is a dirty joke that's all This is the London fog Come dance the dead man's waltz This is the cold iron in hot fire Reveal your bullet smile This city's bruised with cold This is the face you've shown no one This is the bone white bird Stuck in the thin black tar This is the wave that cracked that wall This is your favorite book Complete with cool, crisp spine Here is a broom, go sweep that floor This is a workman's song Another graveyard tour This is the face of what's to come We want to go back home We're singing a workman's song
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Eagles 02:45
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I can't begin to map what you showed me A passion for the cold north wind when it's blowing See the precious passing of this moment It's much better than I ever had A dance rhythm of ocean and air You say we are eagles suspended in paradise I can't begin to map what you showed me You pulled my ass down off the shelf and you told me See the precious passing of this moment I am going to make this right I am going to make this clear You have made me feel alive You're much better than I ever had A dance rhythm of ocean and air You say we are eagles suspended in paradise
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This Brave Riot 02:58
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In a violent winter In the cut of cold autumn In a book was written The precious words we've just begun Under guard and tower In the search light's constant glance The children showed us mercy And we were taught to live again The gallows creaked, and crowds gathered The waters pulsed and buildings fell The violence forced the thunder The forests burned, and the queen just wept Can we gather around the fire and sing the songs of this brave riot I resolve to live today
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Always Innocent 02:58
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She shot an arrow through the curve of the moon She carved a statue in a stone altar She heard a choir in the scream of a guitar She was always innocent She stole red ashes and gave birth in the blue sea She rode a white horse using armor as her wings She painted pictures With a message and no blame She was always innocent Baby, where's your sunglasses Do you want to go blind I'm gonna strike up my welder And form an arc with you, child We can leave in the morning We'll leave the dice behind No regrets in the morning Because we know that we're always innocent Crank up the handle, let the wax records play Meet me in the parlor, we'll mix vermouth and gin Underneath the marquee sign We'll dance 'til we fall No regrets in the morning Because we know that we're always innocent She was an anvil, she could take anything She walked the pavement With flowers and offerings She drank canned heat, she said it purified her veins She was always innocent
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Car Bomb 03:28
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Down in the marketplace The ancient cobblestone There's a woman in a jacket Carrying a baby in her arms She knows no politics She has no argument It's just a cold December morning And she's moving on her way But all the people That she knows Today their walls are coming down 'Cause late last evening I was planning The best way to put her in the ground I don't know Why you're so frustrated with me I'm not a martyr I'm just a car bomb detonating Down in the marketplace An unnamed city street There's a woman in a jacket And she's scoring a bag of dirt She never had a chance She never caught a break Its just a cold December morning And she'll soon be on her way But all the people that she knows Today their walls are coming down 'Cause in the needle The poison I've chosen will surely put her in the ground I don't know Why you're so frustrated with me I'm not a martyr I'm just a car bomb detonating I don't know Why you're so frustrated with me I'm not a martyr I'm not a common petty thief There'll be no warning You'll find just a bit of you in me And we're not martyrs We're just car bombs detonating
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Oceans 04:17
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Now we're talking straight Our histories exposed The animated tale Of how we're each a piece of the puzzle Stared out into space And took it on the chin With the shades wide open I could feel it I was living I have been frustrated I have been accused I have been mistaken On my way back home to you Sometimes we are lonely But mostly we just laugh From dark to light From black to grey Or from fast to rest We speed through hell and back It's hard to believe in something better than this I don't want to believe in something better than this
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Long Shot 03:43
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The best I've got is a long shot And that's good enough for me Been dealt my cards Now I'll have to wait and see I don't want no big house And fame ain't what I seek But I want something worth more than both Something I can believe I want to love somebody That would be good enough for me I want to be somebody That I know I can be I keep missing the mark So the best I've got is a long shot The best I've got is a long shot When fear gets into my veins I run like a child back to my room Because there's a terror on the way Well, I hope I'm not alone in this I could use the company When I've opened up just enough I was a little less afraid The best I've got is a long shot And it's funny and it's strange I come from place uncertain The same place that you've been Ain't no miracles of miracles Gonna come and rescue me So what I need is courage And an opportunity

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released July 1, 2014

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