1. |
When I Hear the Windigo
02:39
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Help me out
When my eyes are wandering
When I see the wind blow
When I hear the windigo
Hissing a lipless song
Wishing I’d sing along
But my tracks
Are still stained with others
Greed and heat
Burn my feet from deep within
When I feel my low growth
When I hear the windigo
Rushing with giant stride
Thrush sing nothing to hide
But then smack
Twigs crack thrush flutter
Help me out
When I taste the skin and bones
Of a love not my own
When I hear the windigo
Heckling me back again
Will this night ever end
I don’t know
Time to go see mother
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2. |
When You Say You Love Me
03:35
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When you say I want to settle down
And then I say I want to know
That’s when I learned to love you
When you say you want to mess around
That’s when I say I’m lying down
And when I learned to love you
When you say you love me
That’s how I want to feel
Like a baby bunting its beak wide open
Sucking worms
Hey
When you say you love me
That’s how I want to know
There’s a mountain path too wide for two
We’re taking turns
Hey
When you say you love me
When you say you love me
When you say you love me
That’s how I want to feel
When you say you love me
When you say you love me
When you say you love me
That’s how I want to feel
That’s how I want to feel
When you say there’s no one else around
That’s when I say I’m gonna drown
And when I learned to love you
When you say we’re going into town
And then I take it lying down
That’s when I learned to love you
When you say you love me
That’s how I want to feel
Like a baby black bear clung to mom as the river churns
Hey
When you say you love me
That’s how I want to know
That the forest fire set by lightning is meant to burn
Hey
When you say you love me
When you say you love me
When you say you love me
That’s how I want to feel
When you say you love me
When you say you love me
When you say you love me
That’s how I want to feel
That’s how I want to feel
Oh great egret
Take my lonely spirit
Fly it high as white spruce
Use it as you choose
But when you need it egret
Don’t forget to feed it breezes and thistle weeds
And leave it flying free
Free with fleets of other spirits
Free with fleets of other spirits
Hey
When you say you love me
When you say you love me
When you say you love me
That’s how I want to feel
When you say you love me
When you say you love me
That’s how I want to feel
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3. |
Repelling
04:06
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One two three
Give a kickoff
And we’re airborn
Free as a bighorn sheep
I ram my feet
On the rocky
Slab of land
Bend in
And we’re repelling again
Two three
You’re a vision
You’re a dream
Black hair
Wind is blowing
As you careen
I stare
Then I look at the
Slab of land
Rocks break
And we’re repelling again
And back and out and back again
And back and out and back again
And back and out and back again
And back and out and back again
And back and out and back again
And back and out and back again
And back and out and back again
And back and out and back again
Two three feet
I’m falling
I’m falling fast
Nine ten feet
I look up
And see the last thing I can remember
Before I hit base camp
And my femur
Breaks through my skin
It’s you
You’re a bighorn sheep
A flower blooms under your hoof
With every leap
My world and my vision
Are closing in on you
And we’re repelling again
And back and out and back again
And back and out and back again
And back and out and back again
And back and out and back again
And back and out and back again
And back and out and back again
And back and out and back again
And back and out and back again
I’ll go where you say you want me to
Because I know this day is one of a million days with you
I’ll spend them all the way you say you want me to
If you say yes to the question that takes
A mountain
Some altitude sickness
And months worth of training
And trekking
And trail mix
To just ask you
One two three
Will you marry me
As I spit blood
On my brand new carabiner
I wait for you answer
I’m passing out
Wake up
And I’m passing out again
Two three
And I wake up at first memorial
Look out the window and see an oriole
Look at your finger and see a ring
Pass out
And we’re repelling again
And back and out and back again
And back and out and back again
And back and out and back again
And back and out and back again
I’ll go where you say you want me to
Because I know this day is one of a million days with you
I’ll spend them all the way you say you want me to
Because you said yes to the question that takes
A mountain
Some altitude sickness
And months worth of training
And trekking
And trail mix
To just ask you
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4. |
I Want to See You
02:25
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One time
I’ll find a straight line to climb
And maybe I’ll be just like
You’d like me to be
Whoa Yeah Whoa
Whoa Yeah Whoa
One time
I’ll find a straight line to climb
And maybe I’ll be just like
You’d like me to be
Whoa Yeah Whoa
Whoa Yeah Whoa
Since you’ve been a little while
And you can’t seem to find
Since you’ve been a little while
And you can’t seem to let me know why
I want to see you
On time
And never wandering online
And maybe I’ll be just like
You’d like me to be
Whoa Yeah Whoa
Whoa Yeah Whoa
Since you’ve been a little while
And you can’t seem to find
Since you’ve been a little while
And you can’t seem to let me know why
I want to see you
I want to see you
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5. |
White Spruce Tree
02:48
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Why can’t you see the beauty in
The dying white spruce tree
Its brittle needles are wearing thin
And that’s what’s wrong with me
Why can’t you see
What is happening
What is happening
You don’t even like to gather leaves in the fall
So why did you bother buying a rake at all
Why can’t you see what is wrong
Something’s wrong
Why can’t you see what it is
That’s wrong with me
Why can’t you see what it is
That’s wrong with me
My pedigree is wearing thin
And that’s what’s wrong with me
Why can’t you see
What is happening
What is happening
Since you want to go out I don’t want to come back
Since you want to go out I don’t want to come back
Why can’t you see what is wrong
Something’s wrong
Why can’t you see what it is
That’s wrong with me
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6. |
I Took a Walk
02:50
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I took a walk
At 6:00
And you said to be back
By seven or before
Then I closed the door
You said to be back
You said to be back
You said to be back
By seven or before
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