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Across the river
clouds hang on the mountain
You stare at the sky
It's probably going to snow again
You are staying by yourself
at your Uncle's second home
in White Salmon, Washington
Another Christmas all alone
Another Christmas all alone
It's only been two days so far
there is something about this weather
that sets you off
You head into town
and spend the whole day
Watching the Seahawks game
on an outdoor TV at the Elks Lodge
Then you go stop by the liquor store
for another fifth of Gin
You need something to pass the time
You need something to pass the time
You fall asleep on the bathroom floor
When you wake up
everything outside is covered in snow
Out the window
you can barely see across the road
You try to count the trees
just to pass the time
At night you go downtown again
a sign in the middle of town
says Season's Greetings
Season's Greetings from White Salmon
Season's Greetings from White Salmon
The next morning when you wake up
you wrap yourself in two blankets
and eat breakfast off a paper plate
You look at your phone
no missed calls
no text messages
nothing at all
Later that night
you wander into town again
and drink by yourself alone at the bar
Season's Greetings from White Salmon
Season's Greetings from White Salmon...
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2. |
Contender
02:15
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Oh you gotta admit
you gotta admit
that I am a contender
Oh come here and lay these roses
down at my feet
Oh you gotta admit
you gotta admit
that I am a contender
you gotta admit it
Oh you only see me
you only see me in dreams
you only see me in dreams
Oh you gotta admit
you gotta admit
that I am a contender
I am a contender
you gotta admit it
For I am a place
that holds the light
It is beautiful
It is beautiful
I am the place
that holds this light
Oh you gotta admit
you gotta admit
that I am a contender
I am a contender
I am a contender
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3. |
A Skull in the Snow
03:24
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I'm OK
Are you OK?
You go for a walk around lunchtime
I can see from my window
The sky seems really close right now
as you walk past the cemetery
There on your right is the highway
You walk a little farther
and now on your right is the fire station
You keep going
up the hill toward the park
Everything now covered in white
There on the side of the road
is a skull in the snow
There is a skull in the snow
and you turn away
There on the side of the road
there is a skull in the snow
and you, you turn away
you turn away
I'm OK
Are you OK?
Here, here is a feeling
This is nostalgic
The way the tree touches the sky
Oh the air in your lungs in winter
when you breathe
it feels just like that dream
You go for a walk again at night
past the house all covered in Christmas lights
There is Santa Claus
sitting deflated on the roof
Look down
there is a skull in the snow
Look down
there is a skull in the snow
and you turn away
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Everybody
02:48
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Hello everybody
Hello everybody
Everybody come downtown
everybody shake off the winter
everybody gets loose
everybody goes to bed
everybody sees someone else
Oh here comes the wind down main street
It shakes up the snow
everybody goes back inside
everything is on hold for awhile
Oh I've reached the end
and you have too
Hello everybody
Hello everybody
Everybody comes downtown
everybody has something to drink
everybody sees the mountain in the distance
everybody wears their heart on their sleeve
Hello everybody
Hello everybody
Hello everybody
It's time to say what you need
It's time to say what you need
I'm alone and you are too
I'm alone and you are too
I'm at the end and you are too
I'm at the end and you are too
Hello everybody
Hello everybody
Everybody come downtown
everybody look at the Christmas lights
everybody spin around
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It's coming down heavy now
it's sticking to the street
you feel it in your bones
you feel it out at the edge of the city
out by the railroad tracks
where the trees drop down the hill
I'm sitting in a bar
just counting the photos
on the back glass
It's coming down even harder now
Walk along the railroad tracks
Oh you'll never see the end of the line
I cover up my ears
I can't hear anything
The wind whistles through the trees
and on to me
I'm holding on to nothing
I'm letting go
of your dreams
Oh the street lights capture me in silhouette
I'm walking quickly now
I'm walking quickly now
past the cemetery
gravestones for people who died 100 years ago
Oh you will never see the end of the line
Oh you will never see the end of the line
Here is that thought again
Oh you will never
Oh you will never see
the end of the line
Oh you will never
Oh you will never see
you will never see the end of the line
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6. |
Dream Sequence
02:43
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The Old World
02:05
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Dreams of the old world in your head
they will take you places you don't know
Dreams of the old world in your head
There are two truths that you are aware of
that you are aware of
Dreams of the old world in your head
but you only see the way the snow melts at night
you didn't see it fall during the day
Dreams of the old world in your head
you close the window
you close the window
you don't want to let too much light in
That night you walked downtown
and there was no one out
Dreams of the old world in your head
Dreams of the old world in your head
You only see the snow at night when it melts
Oh believe me
you can believe me
there is nothing here
You walk through someone's back yard
to look out at the river
and the old world goes away
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Loser, Saint
05:18
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The wind it moves across the river
all the way into your hair
There is snow on the streets now
there is something in the air
I look out my window
sometime around 3 a.m.
There is nothing happening
There is nothing there
Oh but if you could see me right now
I'm just like the sun
I'm not really here
I put on my snow boots
and walk up to the hills
I see the sun shining
I see it in the air
Oh and if you could see me right now
I'm just like the wind
I'm not really here
Back in the day
You said I was both a loser and saint
On that's what she said
a loser and a saint
Oh and if you could see me right now
you 'd have your own sense
of what I'm getting at
The last time I saw you
was almost 10 years ago
Oh but if you could see me right now
you'd say 10 years is not even long enough
I made it through the last bottle
of second rate gin
oh the ceiling is spinning
but maybe that is the ceiling fan
I forgot to turn the heating on
Oh and maybe if you where with me right now
you'd tell me this cold
is not really here
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9. |
Snow in the Morning
03:10
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10. |
Watching the Water
01:58
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Oh you know
it was always going to go that way
You had such a shit eating grin on your face
and I tried not to read too much into it
We crossed the bridge late at night
It has always been one lane each way
I saw it coming from the other side of the road
I am parked at that bar right off the highway
Oh if you look up
at the stars tonight
you will see me
and I'll see you too
We just stood there looking at the water
watching it move
We just stood there watching the water
watching it move
I keep waiting to make a decision
and I know you do too
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11. |
B.P.O.E. 1868
02:58
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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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