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Gravity or Something
02:55
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I've been watching the skeletons
frames of buildings going up and then
coming down
I love your kisses they don't make a sound
I hear the people walking all around
I'm falling and I'm waiting to hit the ground
I've been waiting for me to live
at least that's what I've been calling it
waiting to die
I love the smoke resting in your eye
it linger there and it billows high
sometimes I wonder why it never ever makes you cry
What's that light, is that the moon in your window
you think you love me and I love you too
what is love if not gravity or something
weighing down on you
Is that the person you've been sleeping with
you won't know him till your sick of it
what comes around
he loves you because you keep him down
a rock waiting on the burning ground
you love him because he never ever makes a sound
What's that light, is that the moon in your window
you think you love me and I love you too
what is love if not gravity or something
weighing down on you
The stars are shining through the trees again
shining white like a skeleton
what keeps you down?
you love the smoke rising all around
you rise up and something holds you down
you're falling and you love the feeling when you hit the ground
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2. |
Bring On The Rain
04:04
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Clouds are lifting
Like smoke that’s drifting
You said you could make a man out of me
Your teeth are showing
The full moon glowing
You said you had everything you need
Hey, but look at me I’ve even stopped my crying
Look at you sitting there so fine
Maybe you could bring on the rain some time
Bulldog walking
And you’re not talking
You knew it would end up like this
Crickets whispering
And you’re not listening
You expect way too much from this
Hey, but look at you, you tied up both your shoes
Everything is going to be fine
Maybe you could bring on the rain some time
The magpie swooping and the willow drooping
You barely felt the wind before it’s gone
And though the summer goes to fast, you pray for the heat to pass
You think I’m lying
You think I’m lying to you now
But time escapes you
And the sound of laughter brakes you
Wouldn’t want to live forever if you could
All that waiting
Would have you shaking
Shaking the ground where you stood
Hey, but look at you, you haven’t even started crying
There’s just a shiver on your spine
Maybe you could bring on the rain some time.
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3. |
Almost Anytime
02:54
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Neon candy glow
Even the neon moon is low
I can’t close my eyes
If I do you’ll be there
Beyond my eyelids there’s the air
Where everything hides
This could be almost anytime
I see shadows on your face
The world in your place
I love you like a light
The stars in the dark
It’s the spark that breaks your heart
Such is the night
This could be almost anytime
This place is cruel with it’s shine
Love you when you’re on my mind
Almost anytime
This neon afterglow
Electricity I know
Still I want you like the moon
Or just the flicker of a sign
Some place is open all the time
It’s never too soon
This could be almost anytime
This place is cruel with it’s shine
Love you when you’re on my mind
Almost anytime
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4. |
Leave
03:24
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Then comes the bad weather
We could leave or stick together
Somebody cried to me last night
And I closed my eyes
Was that the best you could do
To shed a lonely little tear for me
It wasn’t good enough
The kids are sleeping in their beds
Dreams inside their heads
They hear our voices call
Each other names and all
You shut the window tight
But the cold and water Seeping through
Tell me why do I love you like I do
You can leave if you want
I’m not going anywhere
What made you think that anything was new
Maybe the rain will flood the city
It’s never looked so pretty
Was that thunder or the El
I really can’t tell
Should I be wondering
If I’m living life in vain or just pretending to?
Tell me why do I love you like I do
You can leave if you want
I’m not going anywhere
What made you think that anything was new
There’ll be days of bad weather
We could leave or stick together
You’ll cry to me at night
and I’ll close my eyes
You’ll shut the window tight
And hold me and love me like you do
Tell me why do I love you like I do
Tell me why do I love you like I do
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5. |
Cold Night
03:09
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It’s a cold night I come to talk to you again
Wind blows the bus won’t stop for me again
Empty eyes of houses looking down on me
It’s just the night when everybody sleeps
You’d leave a cold blue kiss upon my grave
I know you would so what else can I do?
It’s a cold night I come to talk to you
It’s a hawk that screeches in the winter wind
Soars at my face where your lips have been
From far away where I will never be
It’s just the heat everybody needs
You’d leave a coal black kiss upon my cheek
I know you would so what else can I do?
It’s a cold night I come to talk to you
It’s only city lights and dreams stay open all the night
The cold will take the feeling out and tear your eyes
Time is frozen deep beneath the ice
And now it’s Sunday morning and the snows have come
Like something now covers everything that was
And your face buried deep beneath the sheets
It’s just the morning everybody needs
You’d leave me if you knew me better than you do
And what do I know maybe I would too
It’s the cold nights that slowly turn to days I know they do
And here I am I came to talk to you
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6. |
Tomorrow
05:14
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When you’re lonesome as can be
And there’s someone that you need
You’ve been here before
You recognize the scent of sweet magnolia
And I think I might be drunk
But the leaves touching my arm
Feel like losing track of time
I’ll know you’re in the dark if you keep me from falling
So cut me loose
Hang me up
Ring me out
Because I’ll be home tomorrow
When you’re lonesome as can be
And there’s somewhere that you need
Well maybe that’s tomorrow
Can I offer you some more
Would you like one for the road
Is there someway to convince you
Even if you don’t I’ll say you did
I’m staring at the crow
That’s been waiting by the door
It’s been there for some time
And I can’t imagine waiting any longer
So call in greed, desperation
Call it love
But I can’t help but want it all
I’m coming home tonight
And I’m going to treat you right
Or maybe that’s tomorrow
A good rain will wash the mud
Until the sidewalk is bare
You’ll stare through a corridor
Of rain and trees
Maybe time is all you need
To pretend you’re on your own
Someone alone
who gazed out on a night
And there’s something that you see
Down the rows of dripping leaves
A star shines in a pool
Of water by the side of the road
And the sun will rise
I’ll live and die
And you’ll touch me when I get home tomorrow
That parting in the sky
The star caught your eye
Maybe that’s tomorrow
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7. |
Don't Forget
03:18
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It’s not so much dying but the fear of it
That makes you want to leave this place
Pick up your turntable move to California
Instead of disappearing in this endless space
Don’t forget me when I’m dead and gone
If you can
Your disappointment is going to fuel your dreams
You’re gonna mope your way to fortune and fame
You’re not another, not just another one
You can forget someone and still know their name
Don’t forget me, don’t forget me, love
When I’m gone
Don’t forget me when I’m dead and gone
Days and days will go on and on
What you wanted you knew all along
And you’ll carry on
This all comes down to a change is scenery
An ocean for this alley in the rain
You’ll swear you haven’t seen the sun in years
Just because you’re gone don’t mean you won’t come back again
Don’t forget me, don’t forget me love
When I’m gone
Don’t forget me when I’m dead and gone
Days and days will go on and on
What you wanted you knew all along
And you’ll carry on
It’s not so much dying but the back of your mind
Catching your breath, staring at your feet
A drop of rain water, touch of a hand
The eyes on everybody that you meet
Don’t forget me, don’t forget me love
When I’m gone
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8. |
You and Your Heart
03:30
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It’s all in your mind
You’re crazy like a wind that’s blowing
Screaming like your heart is showing
Blood all down your arm
Funny how I feel
My face is like a sound gone silent
Dragging like a song behind it’s time
Lord it’s time
You and your heart come around
Lit up like a pretty town
The stars explode and you don’t hear the sound
But you know
It’s all in you mind
Your eyes are like a window breaking
It’s cold out and your skin is shaking
Bone, you know you are
Funny how I feel
The city with its eyes all glowing
Rooms with all their insides showing
Clothes all on the floor
You and your heart come around
Lit up like a pretty town
The stars explode and you don’t hear the sound
But you know
The walls are grey and lifeless
Don’t know what to say I’m helpless
I see the dawn outside in your eyes
You know the stars don’t really disappear
It’s all in your mind
You’re teary but you’re far from crying
Bleeding but you’re not done trying
Your blood is all you have
You and your heart come around
Lit up like a pretty town
The stars explode and you don’t hear the sound
But you know
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9. |
All You Are
02:39
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I think you caught me waiting for some time to pass
Looking for a leaf in all that late green summer grass
Happy just to see your eyes
Even if we’re born to die
I don’t mind
I think you caught me being lonely in my room
Staring at the leaves and how they all fall off too soon
All you are is all I need
How these old wounds start to bleed
I don’t mind
I think we can make it if we try
I think we can make it if we try
How I want to pull the rain out of that sky
But I haven’t tried
I think you caught me singing to myself again
Feels like you haven’t heard me since I don’t remember when
Morning dew out on the vine
You know all you are is time
Never mind
I think we can make it if we try
I think we can make it if we try
How I want to pull the rain out of that sky
But I haven’t tried
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Chris Rawlins Chicago, Illinois
Chris Rawlins is a singer/songwriter from Chicago, IL. The Midwestern native creates intimate, modern folk tales with hauntingly beautiful, noir-like imagery.
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