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What Isn't What It Is
03:01
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Invisible to the light
Until you open your eyes
It is what it is
But what isn’t what it is?
Decadent introspection
Got to make a stronger impression
It is what it will be
But what doesn’t follow that which it will be?
What is the thing you live for?
What is the resonant tone?
What is it that makes the time roll?
What is it that makes the slow motion go?
What is your strongest fear?
What is your last resort?
What is it that makes you wonder?
The question that spins and spins
Why don’t you give up the one thing that has no end?
Why not live in the one place that needs no home?
What is it that slips through your fingers
Only to fill your boots?
It isn’t what you wanted
It’s made of desire but can’t be held
Spill it in the lost and found
Throw it to the public domain
Bless all the decent people!
Why not just give up the one thing that has no end?
Why not live in the one place that needs no home?
What a waste its literally endless
Why must we fight with it all the time?
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2. |
The Path
02:51
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You know I love to get it right but I rarely do
Lost in the weeds wondering what to do
Peeping through the dappled leaves at the crystal blue
While I’m alone in a patch of trees with a path worn through
Sit in a crowded parking lot and pray for things
To an angry god of your own imagining
I’ll believe it when I see the lightning come
Everyday is judgement day for everyone
Oh ooh oh
There’s not a single wallet big enough
To collect the pain of any one of us
Tell me where I’m going to be when I don’t have you
All alone in a patch of trees with a path worn through
Oh what do I do?
There’s not a single pocket deep enough
To hold the groove of any one of us
You can dance like no one cares you can bang the drum
Tapping out your rhythms until the daylight comes
Oh ooh oh
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3. |
Your Mind's Made Up
02:39
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Your mind’s made up
Your mind’s made up
Set aside what you need and leave it with us
We’ll take care of your stuff
Think of us in the nest up above
Stuck in time if you must
We’ll be waiting for your sweet return
Your mind’s made up
Your mind’s made up
It’s the coming of spring it’s a beautiful thing
It’s something everyone must do
But it won't always feel so good
We’d beg you to stay if we thought you would
Your mind’s made up
Your mind’s made up
Am I getting through to you
If I pretend you’re someone else?
That’s what I have to do
To hide the tears from myself
Your mind’s made up
Your mind’s made up
Send us a note
If you’re feeling alone
You don't have to say much
You’d be surprised what a couple of words can do for us
We’ll be waiting for your sweet return
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4. |
Old Man Winter
02:58
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Humming on the resonant tone
Floating in the thick of the drone
You do what you can
What you need so you can stay afloat
You stood your ground
You’re in recovery now
Pound for pound
You took the beating that your heart would allow
Old man winter all year round
Drag your feet on the frozen ground
Oh we were ready to run
We were ready to roll
The crickets in the trees
Repeat after me
They’re calling your name
What are they saying when you’re not around?
You did what you had to do
But was it ever really up to you
You did what you said but did you really have to do it alone?
Old man winter all year round
Drag your feet on the frozen ground
Oh we were ready to run
We were ready to roll
Oh we were ready to run
We were ready to roll
Old man winter all year round
Drag your feet on the frozen ground
Oh we were ready to run
We were ready to roll
Oh we were ready to run
We were ready to roll
Oh we were ready to run
We were ready to roll
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I never did much of anything
I never wanted to burst into flame
I hold myself unaccountable
I count myself immune to blame
I’ve got no particular place to go
The floating points in the distance grow
My passage is uneventful
I want to go where the big sails go
No behaviour modification
No big idea nothing to share
No consequences and no equal reaction
No home and no loved ones there
My arrogance is rewarded
But it’s never enough
Humility doesn’t pay
The meek will inherit a world of dust
I’ve got no particular place to go
The blinking eye of the needle grows
My passage is uneventful
I want to go where the big sails go
I don’t resent the intrusion
I don’t regret being pulled from the path
I’ve got no particular place to go
The floating points in the distance grow
My passage is uneventful
I want to go where the big sails go
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6. |
Disenchantment
03:51
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We’ve been living in disenchantment
Gently sticking it to the man
We’ve been knee deep
Wading around in the tides of circumstance
But the demon wants to dance
If my déjà vu is reliable
You can walk right to the edge of the pier
You can take off your shoes roll up your jeans
And try to disappear
try to disappear
But if the demon wants to dance…
Are you awake and for how long?
Don’t waste a minute of your time
It’s so easy to do
I can see the light
Underneath the door
You try to get a leg up
Mind your inner child
You punch the clock
Do your time
But the corridor goes on for miles
The corridor goes on for miles
And the demon wants to walk
Are you awake and for how long?
Don’t waste a minute of your time
It’s so easy to do
I can see the light
Underneath the door
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7. |
It's Coming Together
03:09
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It’s coming together
It’s coming together
It’s coming up roses it’s coming up blooms
It’s coming up flowers all over the field
Pushing on through no matter what the weather
It’s coming together
You fell in love and you turned on the charm
Now you’re walking around arm in arm
Picking each other’s eyelashes off your sweaters
It’s coming together
Tell me how not to worry about the fear
Tell me how not to worry
Tell me how not to worry
I heard a bump in the night
I heard wolves at the door
Having at all but still wanting more
Ignoring every last detail down to the letter
It’s coming together
I need a bucket of ice I need a burning flame
I need to confess I need someone to blame
I need a little help here
I’m at the end of my tether
It’s coming together
Tell me how not to worry about the fear
Tell me how not to worry
Tell me how not to worry about the fear
Tell me how not to worry
It’s coming together
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8. |
No Such Thing
02:17
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I never wanted to be any kind of hero
I barely stood up for myself when I was pushed around
I told myself that it was ok to run
And in a way I guess it must have been ok to run away
But now I realize I’m not the only one that benefits
fits if I speak up when something isn’t right
They used to call it growing up
But now we know there’s no such thing
Now we’ve come to learn it’s not just rolling through the changes
That gets you to a place that feels ok when you stop spinning
They used to call it growing up
But now we know there’s no such thing
There’s a certain kind of comfort that distracts you from the things you want to do
Keeps you from the things you want to be around
A way of making you blind to what it is you think you need
That makes it possible to live a death in safety
To kill the thing that let’s the magic have a say
Standing on the bridge you can shuffle to uncertainty
Or linger in the middle here and suffer for eternity
They used to call that growing up
But now we know there’s no such thing
They used to call that growing up
But now we know there’s no such thing
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It’s just me I forever wait my turn
The devil is a myth that can still burn
If I endure the licking flames
Will heaven die and come to me?
Do you ever get tired of having fun?
Do you ever get tired of having fun?
When heaven dies and comes to me
A snake in the clouds I will know
I will know
Serpent in the sky
The ever-watching eye
Serpent in the sky
While you sleep I’ll be swimming in your eyes
Dark pools and geometric lines
I’ll endure the licking flames
Will heaven die and comes to me?
Serpent in the sky
The ever-watching eye
Serpent in the sky
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10. |
Original Bad Boy
03:05
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Maybe you’ll find me maybe you won’t
Maybe you want to but maybe you don’t
In the back of the classroom or out in the street
Pacing the aisles or walking the beat
What a waste of energy
But I can’t say I regretted it
I pushed them away I retreated within
Got some time alone but that wore thin
I’ve got to be honest I don’t like suffering fools
The original bad boy breaking all the rules
But I can’t say I regretted it
When he door slams shut you can’t open it
Suffer the future or stutter the past
Making concessions and making them last
Pushing the buttons and counting the stars
Buying into the dream and playing a part
I had the chance and I wasted it
But I can’t say I regretted it
You can’t save your love for eternity
Sooner or later you’re going to get sloppy
Most of us are harmless enough
I pushed them away I retreated within
Got some time alone but that wore thin
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11. |
No Excuses
02:49
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I’m not making excuses anymore
I’m not worrying about my cape dragging on the floor
You’ve played the part many times before
But when the credits roll
We know whose name you’ll be looking for
But it’s sad to see you go
It’s sad to see you go
When you’ve got your past in front of you
And history plays out in full view
I’m not making excuses anymore
I’m not worrying about our blood dripping on the cutting room floor
But it’s sad to see you go
Yeah it’s sad to see you go
Spoken in a voice
Of someone I don’t recognize
The sound of nasty glances
That cuts you down to size
Apart from what you see
And apart from what you feel
Everything is fine
It’s just spinning like a reel
Spinning like a wheel
I’m not making excuses anymore
I’m not making excuses anymore
But it’s sad to see you go
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12. |
Boundary Road
03:31
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Wall to wall carpet
Vintage fixtures
Mid-century charm
Sit on the dock
Dangle your feet
The water is warm
Remember the first thing
You learned as a child:
Do no harm
Moment to moment to moment to
Lifetime walking the boundary road
Looking in the windows at the warm glow
Bored in heaven
Lost in the fog
In the flowery language of the epilogue
You’re pretending you’re wrong
Taking the high road
And hating the view
Suddenly you’re lost
It’s like you’re trapped under glass
Nothing new
Incurably separate
A cast of millions
All in the lead
Moment to moment to moment to
Lifetime walking the boundary road
Looking in the windows at the warm glow
Bored in heaven
Lost in the fog
In the flowery language of the epilogue
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Michael Feuerstack Montreal, Québec
Montreal-based song-maker, musician and producer Michael Feuerstack (fka Snailhouse) has built an ever growing archive of crooked and beautiful songs. Live and on record, Feuerstack’s panoramic and literate song-craft can be heard in many forms, transcending boundaries with his unmistakable voice and unique perspective hovering between humour and heartbreak. ... more
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