1. |
The Ocean is Eternal
03:03
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Oh the ocean is eternal
from where you sit, man
it shakes hands a million times
with every single grain of sand
They say the ocean grows each year
and you grow each year too
when they say be like the water
you don't know what they mean
when they say make your own way
honey you need to dream
you need to dream
There is a man sitting on the beach
drinking beer all alone
he stares at the sun in the sky
and those wind turbines on that hill
making it look like the island is about to take off
fly up into the air far away
but when they say you are like the air
you don't know what they mean
when they say make your own way
honey you need to dream
you need to dream
Now the waves come in
and the waves go out
the sun starts to trail off toward the west
the man sitting next to you
has fallen asleep in his chair
after drinking only 8 beers
and telling you birds aren't real
but when they say you are like those birds
you don't know what they mean
when they say make your own way
honey you need to dream
you need to dream
Oh yeah you need to dream
oh honey you need to dream
Oh you need to dream
you need to dream
yeah honey you need to dream
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2. |
Infinity Pool Blues
03:23
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You are on the edge now
staring out at the abyss
you are on your 8th Mai Tai
this is heaven
oh your eyes
are bloodshot
you are barely floating
the sun is in the middle of the sky
i see it in your eyes
even here something is making you blue
i see it in your eyes
just like you want me to
oh here is number 9
we are having a time
all of a sudden it is late afternoon
where did the day go
oh you got those infinity pool blues
i can see it in your eyes
you got those infinity pool blues
Oh you try an end around
on the bartender
reach for the high quality rum
at the very back
no one sees you
what luck
the afternoon is looking up
and the evening too
it stretches out in front of you
all the way to the ocean
it stretches out in front of you
you got those infinity pool blues
The rum is almost out
the sun sets
how come everything went by
so fast
I can see it in your eyes
that you got those infinity pool blues
I can see it in your eyes
that you got
those infinity pool blues
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3. |
Wave the World Away
01:49
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Wave my hand away
this is not the end of the world
this is not even the end of the shoreline
you don't see any clouds here
this world kind of scares me a little
it points its finger at the ceiling
he points his finger at the sky
he points his finger at the waves
oh yeah there are whales out there
in the water
We will have to shift our focus
if we want to get through to him
oh our hearts were beating faster
when we were floating
in the ocean
oh our hearts were beating
as we float on the wind
This is the first time that you tried ice cream
oh we had the same alert on our phones
but don't let it get to you
oh it's not the end
wave them away
wave them away
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4. |
Stay
05:40
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Oh you wanted to stay
Oh you wanted to stay
said there is something about this weather
being good for your skin
something about starting over
you miss
just seemed like a place you could live
if it wasn't so expensive
Kihei got old after a month
sleeping in the same empty lot
by the park
Oh you wanted to stay
Oh you wanted to stay
but you couldn't stay
but you couldn't stay
We drove up to Pa'ia for awhile
to visit your aunt who was an artist
worked in tie dye t-shirts
and she had her own space
We slept there for a week
every afternoon it seemed to rain
yeah every afternoon
when we went to the beach
never even got in the water
but for you thats OK
drank in the same bar every night
you flirted for drinks
and I just watched
Oh you wanted to stay
Oh you wanted to stay
you wanted to stay
but you couldn't stay
but you couldn't stay
We made friends with a couple
with some land
far on the northwest side of the island
they had a helicopter
to go back and forth
over the mountains
September turned into November
we stayed as long as we could
until you stole a necklace and some earrings
and there was nowhere to hide
when the cops came
Oh you wanted to stay
oh you wanted to stay
oh you wanted to stay
you wanted to stay
but you couldn't stay
but you couldn't stay
I bailed you out
with the last money we had
and with a little of your aunt's too
truly that was the end
had to leave the island then
Oh you wanted to stay
Oh you wanted to stay
Oh you wanted to stay
But you couldn't stay
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Oh where was your head at
in that moment, huh
why did we never meet on that island
I see it in the sky now
I have two rings on
on both my pinkie fingers
Oh the flowers bloom
the flowers bloom
kind of a reddish pinkish color
kind of a reddish pinkish hue
I've never seen anything like this before
When the flowers bloom
when the flowers bloom
And then the drugs wear off
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6. |
Afternoon Wind
03:20
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Oh there you are
lost in the afternoon wind
on a beach near Kihei
you are drinking your second iced coffee of the day
that you found in a trashcan
the cars go by
out there on the road
the trees sway
the trees sway
you look up into the blue sky
you look out onto the beach
there are some whitecaps
in the distance
you try to catch that feeling
how did it all come down to this
Oh you are alive in this afternoon wind
existing without time
always falling apart
at the same time
always falling apart
at the same time
oh the trees sway
oh the trees sway
Later that night you walk back into town
try to find something to eat
and somewhere to hide out and get some sleep
lights come on in a parking lot
oh you are still here
you see people walking back to their hotel
you are just waiting on that afternoon wind
and another day
you are consistent
you are always on time
like the afternoon wind
like the afternoon wind
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7. |
Clouds Moving Slow
03:57
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8. |
At World's End
03:16
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Oh man you hit this one right on the nose
oh give the ocean my regards
this light is all lit up
with all the sleep it can absorb
i used to shuffle my feet along
someday I'll walk in a straight line
oh the future is a ghost
oh the past it stays here
there is no death
there is no afterlife
you fan only tell things to stop happening
oh you can tell things to stop happening
Oh my number should have turned up by now
perhaps the sun keeps it away
there are too many of us here
but I don't think about it that much
oh yeah i don;t think about it much
I know you don't either
oh there might be something here
there might be something here
We wake up and admire the day
let our shoes take us where they may
Oh the west is glorious
oh the sun is shining
I take a walk along the beach
we walk by a fancy hotel
you take the first step
and sit on a beach chair
to admire the sunset
it takes some time
for you to listen
it takes some time
to be at the end of the world
it takes some time to live at the world's end
it take some time
It take some time
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9. |
Luxury of the Future
02:21
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Oh and there you are
sitting on the veranda
in your bathrobe
twirling a cigarette in you hand
take it one day at a time
and how many times have I heard you say that
oh you made my day
which day did you makie?
There are horses going down the trail
you see it in the stars
but I don't see you
so there is the morning light
and there is the sun again
and now here comes the clouds
you fill up a jar with sand form the beach
you had your bag stolen from the airport
you touch my arm
but I feel nothing
this is the luxury of the future
this is the luxury of the future
We were on the staircase
when all the appliances turned off
when you knew every answer
when you touched my hand
but I felt nothing
here comes the morning light
here comes the sun
here comes the clouds
here comes the evening
You sit on your veranda again
with one leg crossed over the other
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10. |
Island Time
02:26
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Tell me what i know
I'm just here to follow
You're on island time
darling they wont mind
Remember way back when
before all this began
when I had all my wits
and you had clothes that fit
that was long ago
and they don't need to know
take your time
they'll have all their life
to start things over again
and in the end but isn't that what we want
Staring at the void
counting your stars again
so much that you know
you wished you knew back then
but that was long ago
and they don't need to know
when you had all these dreams
and I was staying clean
take your time
they'll have all their life
to start things over again
and in the end isn't that what we want
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11. |
Birds in Trees/Demerol
01:51
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Oh why do you have your head on your arm
on the table
It's only 10 in the morning
you haven't tried to be kind
since you lost your mind
and this island isn't big enough for all of us know
let me drown
oh let me drown
You are accelerating
and broken at the same time
now that is an admission
Aloha, from Hawaii
oh let me drown
oh let me
drown
oh let me
drown
You can hear the birds in the trees...
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12. |
Sculptures
04:35
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Oh you didn't know there was a world outside
And now it's all you can think about
day and night
You look out the window
at people playing tennis
in their white clothes
now when you ride in a car
you only notice the lines
the lines that divide us
all we have to do
oh all we have to do is leave
He took off in his rental car
it was a convertible with the top down
stuck on a one lane highway with all the tourists
looking at the waterfalls
Oh here comes the clouds in the afternoon
slowly moving
across the blue sky
sometimes it sll I can think about
when the sun just kind of circles around
and circles around
Oh and there you are
building sculptures in the sand
oh and there you are
doing the same thing
over and over again
Back then we din't know any better
it was 1998
you turned 16
there you are
making sculptures in the sand
watching them get washed away
by the ocean
over and over again
Oh I know
the sun keeps circling around
the sun keeps circling around
and there you are building sculptures in the sand
building sculptures in the sand
oh watch it wash away
over and over
again
over and over
again
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13. |
In the Right Light
01:57
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Oh man, oh they all have blood on their hands
and I have something on my hands too
They burned out
in the early morning
they burned out again
in the afternoon
I've trained my wrists to carry anything
but my back falls apart
with the slightest bit of wind
I take it all in
you do too
It is no stretch to say can see anything
in the right kind of light
oh this evening
is the right kind of light
the right kind of light
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Lewis the Light San Francisco, California
"Satisfied with his care and the width of his belly, Lewis escaped and returned to San Francisco, where he was arrested after ripping open his clothing and asking passersbys to witness the divine light that burned in his breast."
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