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Edge of the Garden
07:30
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So I stand by the edge
And peer into the darkness
There’s a thief in the air
We were courting the swan
The edge of the garden is far too close
I see the Glenbrook mill
I see my bedroom window
There’s a man overboard
And I’m watching him drown
She stands at the mouth of the bed
And states: these are my terms
Oh lord I know the drill
The edge of the garden is far too close
We can find our homes in terms of
A place to lay our bones I know
You’re here with us in spirit oh I know
You’re here in spirit I know
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The Wreck of the Wahine
05:00
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The union boats are leaving town
Giselle went south for the spring
An antique haul, Tapuhi’s fall
Hector, my captain, take the reigns away
We’ve lost control
Go quietly by the rooms, there’s a child on board
Dragging anchor, looming founder
Ngake strikes his tail
Caught between the devil and the deep blue sea
Abyssal plains ahead
The drowning dogs in smokeroom lounges
Such an ugly day
We’ve lost control
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3. |
Devotion Decline
05:21
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Over there, the one that I love
My body, philanthropic
Kill the child, snuff the saint
Now what acts do I owe you today
I’ve a tear in my lust for this love
An unborn tragedy
I have a malice for my father and his son
That arrests the ties between you and I
Though I’m the virgin vicar
Whose devotion declined
But my duty to your disposition
Hangs heavy on my heart
There’s a tear in my lust for this love
An unborn tragedy
I have a malice for my father and his son
That arrests the ties between you and I
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4. |
Grey Diving Bell
03:40
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A nurtured urchin
You want it all grey
Am I more than my discernment of me?
I am the bends to your diving bell
But I’m still running blind through red flags
I’ve drawn a picture of you
It rests in my coat
I study it from time to time
See branches of everyone I love
Two heads, one heart
It’s a three party race
How we amble and oh how we trade
I am the logs to the splinters in your eyes
And I’m a bygone means in an unfolding hour
I’ve drawn a picture of you
It rests in my coat
I study it from time to time
See branches of everyone I love
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5. |
When Will We See the Day
03:53
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You are the one that carries me
And holds my head above the sea
There is a dove flying overhead
With your name engraved on its quiet vein
How can I praise how can I have faith
When the ones I love live so disgraced
I tried to see everything your way
But the facts don’t change, the hope don’t come
When will we see the day?
We built a life down by the cross
But my confidence wanes, my prayer’s unheard
Every day I want the best for you
A home, good friends, and a life well lived
All of your hopes and fears are here
In this box upon the window pane
There is a rope hanging from the sky
And it’s calling me, this is no way to be
When will we see the day?
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National Radio
07:25
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Oh love let’s wait ‘til the morning
Then say goodbye
I cannot give myself the right
But that don’t matter, not to me
Just walk away
I’m never here with you
I sleep through endless mornings
Waiting around for the sunlight to pierce my eyes
With my curtains closed
The days and nights seem so alike
Though my fears have given to
You were a home to me
You were a womb to me
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7. |
Ranges in the West
05:16
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You’ve been due home for some time
The last I heard
You were swallowed by the ranges in the west
In search of stillness
And a faith that knocks on the door
There’s a great forest
Enticing you to go
The barren woods
A jealous cry
I taste the salt of the south
And hear the murmur of the tasman sea
It's a ghost coast
You’ve been due home for some time
The last I heard
You were floating down the hallway
Kakahi, the place I spent my boyhood years
Nō reira, I am not a fisherman
Orpheus, the warden of the woods
Thomas defends our soil
And gods defend our sea
It's a ghost coast here
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Through the Kauri
04:33
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I sit silently on the cab right home
First light, anchors to your eyes
My head, my heart are in union
We make it to the door,
And I fumble my keys in the lock
Captivated by the spate of a holy sentence
Violence, an omen on the long ride home
Red lights, absence in your eyes
There’s still that kid in me, he’s scared to hell
We make it to the cell,
And I fumble the keys in the lock
Captivated by the spate of this holy sentence
I am so eager to sustain
In this witch hunt for value
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Jigsaw Legs
07:23
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Lover, I can’t seem to get you gone
I got them mid-morning seizures
I’m nude in the cell
There’s wails from cage nine
Lord know the woes
We are lovely when we’re sick
I thought I’d reached the bottom
Turns out I can dig some more
I’m in the motel, I might just have a fit
I’ve got jigsaw legs and a fairly puzzled head
Got my tranqs in the trunk
I’m set for the week
Lord this surgery, back on the cards again
I thought I’d reached the bottom
But I can always dig a little more
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10. |
Anxiety Baby
06:08
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There’s a raven in the stable of doubt
It’s you, the uninvited one
So they take me to the edge of the pier
Won’t you pour out the last of me here
There’s a light in the gap in the doorway
In time I know I’ll come to love
Mama told me to stand proud
Believe in yourself
But I fear I’ve lost the faith
I’ve nursed my anxiety baby
The bridge of calm will pass you
Just remember the toll
There’s a light at the end of the hallway
In time I know I’ll come to love
I’m not a good man at all
It’s been some time since I laid down my virtue
When you bleed I see my reflection in the red
Witch hunt’s on and it’s me who’s leading the pack
There’s all this talk about the worth of a soul
I know this was a marriage borne in hell
My son, strife and duress
The only heirlooms left for you
When you bleed I see my reflection in the red
Witch hunt’s on and it’s me who’s leading the pack
I’ve nursed my anxiety baby
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11. |
To Somewhere Else
04:33
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Where to? Just somewhere else
All I know, I want to forget
This world was never enough
But the time drifts on
Look ahead, how far do you see?
Now look up at the sky above
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