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Shine
04:36
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An august night, a rocky mountain sky
I stay up late to watch the stars rise
‘Round 3am seven sisters peek their eyes
at earthly bodies huddled around the fire
They look in wonder down on the land
as stars are born and rise under them
It doesn’t matter if you’re an ember or a flame
Or a cinder rising towards the sky
The light we give is not ours to tame
but just to let it shine...
Who’s to say what makes a star
shine bright enough to be seen from afar
Hydrogen, carbon and flame are all a part
of every star and every fire in our hearts
Into the skies sending light
some glow, others beacons in the night
Like voices singing a song
for the whole world to hear our constellation
It doesn’t matter if you’re an ember or a flame
Or a cinder rising towards the sky
The light we give is not ours to tame
but just to let it shine...
An august night, a rocky mountain sky / Let’s stay up late and watch the stars rise
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The Only Life
03:50
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(BGDGBD - drop-D capo 4th fret)
Her dream of marrying a rich man came true one day
Mom & Dad said "we're proud of you, glad to hear your debts are paid"
Now she calls home to tell them she's always on his mind
Yeah, he's gone a lot, but he's good about calling all the time
Ordering crystal glasses
Taking vitamins and yoga classes
She paints a picture, a still life, pours a drink, turns out the lights
And fights the instinct to get out
and she fights, and she fights, she fights
Chorus:
Some live high, and some live low,
To some it's all relative cause it's the only life they've ever known
Some live high, and some live low,
Some just live day by day cause it's the only life they need to know
Late one night as he slept she packed her bag and out she crept
She hardly knew what had happened until she walked up the depot steps
She bought a ticket to that train, but every now and then
She still wonders why she left
She found her way out of the dream she dreamt
'Cause she found her will waking up, to start over again
To start over again…
Chorus (2x)
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Crush
03:49
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(CGDGAC - full capo 1st fret, partial capo 6th fret)
Every single time you catch my eye
A rush of adrenaline makes my temperature start to rise
And I'm still learning to read the signs
Cause you still take me by surprise
I don't know what this might mean
Could it be love or just a passing thing? (it's a)
Chorus:
Crush…it seems so juvenile
Crush…like I'm in Junior High
Crush…and I don't know how
To behave around you now
But I like the way it feels
Well it ain't just your body but your free swinging soul
That creates the mystery that makes me fumble like a fool
When our eyes meet, I look down, butterflies in my belly fly 'round
I don't know what this might mean
Could it be love or just a passing thing?
Chorus
I like the way it feels standing here with you
I think by now you've figured it out,
I hope you feel the same way too (it's a)
Chorus (2x)
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4. |
She Dances
04:05
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(tuning CGDGBD)
I count to three but still feel the four
She corrects me out on the floor
"This is a waltz just relax"
But my clumsy feet send me tripping back
It doesn't seem I'll ever get it right
She's so free I'm so uptight
She's far above but within my reach
If I trust and just let her teach
Chorus
There's no other place I'd rather be
When she dances the way she dances with me
Circling as if suspended on air
So adrift yet so aware
Arm 'round my waist eyes locked with mine
She leads me with grace through space and time
Chorus
Here in our room we close the door
You lead me right to the dance floor
Your eyes reflect how I feel inside
As you love me with grace through space and time
Chorus (2x)
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5. |
The Weaver of Avoca
02:37
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6. |
Savior
04:57
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tuning: BGDGCC
(full capo 1st fret, drop-D capo 3rd fret, shortcut capo 5th fret)
I need to get my gun
Put all my faith in my truest one
Just one savior to guide one bullet
To make one last regret
I will go to the stable alone
No one will know where I have gone
I will deliver the one who has fought
This cold winter can't silence the shot
A savior…
I can't say I didn't know that this day would come
I knew it from the very start all along
For when one succumbs to such a mad disease
I must take its life immediately
A savior…
Now I must put away this gun
And tell them what I have done
They will cry and they will weep
And learn that life sometimes ain't easy
Maybe someday they will understand
And have to take a life by their own hands
A savior…
I can't say I didn't know that this day would come
I knew it from the very start since the day they were born
Hard lessons learned, hard lessons taught
Some you forget, some you cannot
A savior…
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7. |
On The Fault Line
04:30
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(CGDGBD - full capo 3rd fret)
Each time you push, I pull back
Running away as if under attack
When all you are doing is reaching your hand
Trying to understand
In the silence surrounding our bated breath
Nervous hearts pound inside of our chests
Even our eyes don't reveal much
They're locked on the floor and that alone says enough
Chorus:
'Cause we're on the fault line between rise and fall
Balancing between giving nothing or all
Waiting to decide which way is best
To put this silence between us to rest…to put it to rest
This isn't about who's to blame
But we can't carry on and on this way
So the more space we give, the more room to grow
And it breaks my heart to have to let you go
I'm not trying to drive you away
I'm not trying to convince you to stay
I'm just trying to give us some time
To ask ourselves why
Chorus
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8. |
Pull
03:30
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(CGDGBD - full capo 3rd fret, drop-D capo 8th fret)
I've got this fuel within me waiting to be burned
But somehow I lost the energy to trust my heart to turn
It's been bottled up for so long now somewhere in the dark
Just waiting to be found and ignited with a spark
Chorus:
It's not as though I wanted to bottle it to sell
But just to let it flow 'cause it has a tale to tell
The price keeps getting higher to keep my tank at full
And it's more than just my own weight that I have to pull
I've dug down deep despite all my fear
Of what I might find and what might become clear
'Cause all I ever wanted was to live up to that dream
And I refuse to let it get the best of me
Chorus
I guess I had forgotten why headed down this path
I thought I'd never find it, but it was always within my grasp
I've got to pull my dreams back out of my past
Strip them down to the bare bones to find what has made them last
Choose my own way to go and finally give up control
And find something to hold on to and pull
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Dead Horse Trampoline
03:06
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(BGDGBD - full capo on 1st fret, drop-D capo on 5th fret)
In a field near town by the old playground lived a red mare
One day word spread that the horse lay dead on the grass there
So little Skeeter and me had to go and see every detail
To the field we sped and pronounced her dead as a doornail
And boys will be boys if you know what I mean
And there was soon to be a dead horse trampoline
Then I did proclaim it would be a shame not to ride her
But from the way she laid there was just no way to get astride her
But then up popped Skeeter with a big idea on the spot there
He climbed up top and he stared to hop on the old mare
He was jumping up and down and giggling
"Yeah, look I'm on a dead horse trampoline"
So I hopped up on and started to sing…hey
Lolly, lolly dead horse trampoline
Giddee up boing boing, giddee up boing boing, giddee up boing
Giddee up boing boing, giddee up boing boing, giddee up boing
Well she swelled so big and she smelled so bad
I couldn't look her in the face 'cause it made me sad
So I just jumped higher, tried to have a good time
You cry your way and I'll cry mine
But then along came Joe and he said, "you know I'm the bossy
So you can both get down cause it's my turn now, you can watch me"
Joe, he jumped so high he let out a cry, "yippee yahoo"
But the mare was so decayed that her ribs gave way…Joe fell straight through
That's what he gets for being so mean
He was a victim of a dead horse trampoline
She was such a pretty filly in a field of green
And then she was a dead horse trampoline
Sorry, sorry dead horse trampoline
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10. |
Bagshot Row
02:42
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Justin Roth Fort Collins, Colorado
"Fans of Leo Kottke or Michael Hedges will find themselves right at home with [Roth's] intricate guitar work...beautifully
written lyrics." - San Francisco Art Magazine
"Superb guitar player, singer, songwriter well worth seeking out...exquisite, emotional and powerful." - Maverick Magazine (UK)
"Now you know—Justin Roth has come into his own." - John Gorka, Red House Recording Artist
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