1. |
Rabbit Hole
03:16
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I've gone down a rabbit hole again
I first came here lookin' for something else
then lost myself again
And you've gone down a rabbit hole, my friend
You first came here to learn about something new
then lost where you came in
Hum a little tune, help me fall asleep
You try to read the room, you know you're in too deep
when you say
Every cloud can have a shape
You can connect the dots into a face
Every flicker is a code
Hum a little tune, mmmm
and you say
Everything can be a sign
if you connect the points into a line
Every flicker is a code
Every flicker is a code
Falling down a rabbit hole
Falling down a rabbit hole
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2. |
Under Our Noses
04:31
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The season of the yellow tractors and the shaking ground
Piles of rubble, dinosaurs over ruined land
The season of the chain link fences and the orange cones
The season is here and you're lucky to get where you're trying to go
CHORUS:
And I hear that they're building the future right under our noses
Yes I hear that they're fixing the past right under our noses now
Watch the pretty lights, they go 'round and 'round and 'round
Watch the pretty lights, they go 'round
You build it up and tear it down,
scrape the sky and hit the ground
The season of "I told you not to stand in tomorrow's way"
'Cause it only takes a minute, it only takes a minute now
Time elapses and empires grind themselves into the dust
Leaves are turning and falling and turning and falling again
CHORUS
Hit the ground, hit the ground
Hit the ground, hit the ground
Hit the ground, hit the ground
Well, I hear that they're building the future right under our noses
Yes I hear that they're fixing the past right under our noses
Ooo, right under our noses
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3. |
Shattering Sky
03:48
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Put on your bravest face, proud pawns of the human race
You run through fields laced with freshly fallen snow
Bury your hatchet while you can, far from the prying eyes of man
Beast and bird may bear that load, but we will never know
And it's all we can do to keep from crying
when all that we know is slowly dying
It's all we can do to keep from lying down
in a hole in the ground
Turn up the fire, switch off the sun, a star in the sky now for everyone
They say that all good things to those who push and shove
Keep your loved ones in your phone, know that you'll never be alone
You'll wander far from home, but the heart is like a sieve
And it's all we can do to keep from crying
when all that we know is slowly dying
It's all we can do to keep from lying down
in a hole in the ground
Inspiration can be a curse
when all of your thoughts just seem to disperse
themselves like water drops, or something less cliched
My own company I will keep, and miles to go before I sleep
That's from a poem we learned when we were in 8th grade
And it's all we can do to keep from crying
when all that we know is slowly dying
and all we can do is dream of flying high
in a shattering sky
Sleep has always been just a dream,
like hills in the distance that never seem
to get much closer, no matter how far you go
Please remember me when I'm gone,
I am the loner who wrote this song
If you don't like the words, then you can sing your own
And it's all we can do to keep from crying
when all that we know is slowly dying
And all we can say is "keep on trying, love,
'til you find what you're dreaming of"
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4. |
Game of Voices
04:29
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Well I think about you every morning
but my words have all gone away
I can't fathom what you're going through, my friend
I'm sorry that I didn't write
'Cause I guess I never quite found my timing
I guess I never said I was wrong
And I hope it's not too late to hold out my hand
and give it a second chance
CHORUS:
But this constant connection is just bitter loneliness
Your face is right there, but you can't hear me through the noise
And nobody wins this game, nobody wins this game
Nobody wins this game you didn't know you were playing
Well, the experts call it moment to moment
But you might call it old jealousy
It's an error that we make when we try to predict
just how it will make us feel
You would think that it would help with the distance,
make the planet not seem quite so big
But the Hum is getting louder and the world's spinning faster
and nothing has prepared us for this
CHORUS
The window's opaque, the words don't translate
You're so far away
And nobody wins this game, nobody wins this game
Nobody wins this game you didn't know you were playing
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5. |
Victim Without a Crime
03:14
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Well you claim that you have values that you're fighting to uphold
A crusade against corruption is the story that you've sold
But we're seeing through your smokescreen and you're running out of time
Poor you
In your own alternative world, you're a victim without a crime
There are those who are downtrodden, persecuted, and abused
They're hated just for who they are, no matter what they do
But when you appropriate that suffering, you step over a line
Yes you do
When you're blind to your advantage, you're a victim without a crime
without a crime
Well you try to distance yourself from this chaos you've allowed
You place blame upon a leader you refuse to disavow
But your complicity is duly noted, and history's not kind
to those who feed a hateful demon, then call themselves
victims without a crime, without a crime
Victim without a crime, without a crime
Victim without a crime
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6. |
Dark Streets
05:16
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Down the dark streets through the rays of the soda lights,
under the stars and the satellites, rolling through the air like smoke
Past the parked cars with the stickers and the sorry dents,
around the flashing lights and the accidents, choking off every escape
Coming, they're coming
Coming, they're coming
Through the headlines and the takes and the TV news,
under the shrugs and the social cues, creeping up the sides like rust
Cyanide stares on the faces in the grocery stores
And every single day it's a little more
Poisoning what's left of your trust
Coming, they're coming
Coming, they're coming
They're coming for you, they're coming for you
They're coming for your neighbors
They're coming for your brothers
They're coming for you
Rolling into town, unannounced, in the dead of night
You’re too surprised to put up a fight, shaking, silent, and stunned
Breaking up homes, taking babies from their mothers’ arms
insisting all the while they won’t come to harm,
but we all know the harm’s already done
Coming, they're coming
Coming, they're coming
They're coming for you, they're coming for you
They're coming for your neighbors
They're coming for your brothers
They're coming for your lovers
They're coming for you
Your birthplace, your only crime
Your human worth diminished to your birthplace
The wrong side of the line
Your human worth diminished to your birthplace
They're coming for your teachers
They're coming for your sisters
They're coming for your lovers
They're coming for you
They're coming for you
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7. |
Come Up for Air
03:32
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8. |
You Will Know
05:07
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Seems everything is different, or has it always been this way?
It's hard to tell with nights so long and dreams that creep into the day
You're not sure if you can take it, don't know if you can pull yourself through
How can you pick up the pieces of the life that you once knew?
And it's ok to let those questions go
You will know, you will know
When you're not sure where to start,
put your hand upon your heart and you will know
Take stock of all your values, count them up and lock them away
You can rest assured that they'll still be there for the sake of future days
Then take everything you don't need, everything that's weighing you down
Take this as a chance to let it go and break new ground
And it's ok to be unsure for now
You will know, you will know
When you're not sure where to start,
put your hand upon my heart and you will know
You will know, you will know
You will know, you will know
You will know, you will know
You will know
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9. |
What's Good for You
03:20
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Well I know you have your ideas about just what I am to you
You keep on holding me in your mind, my life you play on rewind
I guess it's just a human thing to do
But for as long as you have known me,
sometimes it seems you don't know me at all
And I have just lately become aware of all these faces I often wear
So it's not like it's entirely your fault
CHORUS:
I keep on trying to explain, but it don't stay in your brain
It's not that much I'm demanding, just try to understand me
I hope these words will get through, I hope they're not misconstrued
What's good for me is not what's good for you
Here's a little piece of free advice:
For every face I wear, I pay a price
Just because I'm good at it, good at it
doesn't mean I like, like it
Just because you're good at it, good at it
Doesn't mean you should do it, should do it
I would never ever ever hurt you
I would never ever desert you
and the fact of the matter is I don't really want to claim damages
'cause all of that groundwork now works right to my advantage
CHORUS
What's good for me, what's good for you
Ohhhh
I keep on
I keep on trying to explain
but it don't stay in your brain
(Just because I'm good at it, good at it
Just because I'm good at it, good at it
Just because you're good at it)
I hope these words will get through
(All of that groundwork now works right to my advantage)
I hope these words will get through
What's good for me is not what's good for you
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10. |
Actually Living
05:21
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Day in, day out
Stay in, keep it out
Who to trust, what to read, parse it out
The sirens wail
The fighter jets roar
The songbirds sing
and the wind keeps on whispering
Thoughts are only stories
I don't relate but the choices you make, I don't judge
Take care of yourself but don't throw someone else under the bus
You know it's not for you
You know as well as I do
It's time to be something new
Rinse the greens
You plant the seeds
and pull the weeds
Speak your dreams
The family chats
The online spats
You feed the cats
and time elapses
Clean the doors
The grocery wars
We can't afford
Engage or ignore
Engage or ignore you
I think I'm right but I'm not gonna fight you right now
And yes, I know about biases, logical fallacies, and all
And if this is life then I hope I can find it in me
You know it's not for you
You know as well as I do
It's time to be something new
Is this the weight of a nation I feel on me now?
(Heat the oil
Work the soil
Save the jar
Dealer starts)
I want to stay with this feeling
It's nothing and it's everything
I want to stay with this feeling
The day to day routine is actually the living
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11. |
Leave the Light On
03:39
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I get home at 2 a.m.
The show went later than I had planned
Quietly, I bring in my guitar
And I know you were thinking of me
'cause there's a light on in the kitchen
Those little things you do go so far
And I know I'm not the easiest one
Sometimes I'm here, sometimes I'm gone
chasing after something that only I can see
Sometimes when I get home, it's almost dawn
I know when I get up, you'll be long gone
But you always leave the light on for me
We both have an inner voice
that we listen to when faced with choice
We both follow our own magnetic pole
Yes, the future is uncertain
We don't know just where we're going
I know it's hard to not feel in control
But I know there's a place where we belong
where you can write your books and I'll write my songs
Chasing after something that only we can see
I know that I can sometimes be withdrawn
And where I go, I don't bring you along
But you always leave the light on for me
A special kind of language, deeper than just words
In the air like electricity
A special kind of language, just between you and me
And I know this is not the easiest time
Sometimes I think we're losing our minds
chasing after something that only we can see
But I think it's been there all along
And when the need comes, I'll be strong
'Cause you always leave the light on
Oh you've always left the light on
Yeah you always leave the light on for me
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Kyle Rightley Madison, Wisconsin
A native of the Four Corners region, Kyle Rightley is no stranger to crossroads. A trained classical musician with a jazzman’s flare for improvisation and a folk singer’s love of storytelling, Kyle stands at a unique junction. In addition to his solo exploits, he is a member of award-winning groups The Big Payback, Driveway Thriftdwellers, The Civil Engineers, Beefus, and other area ensembles. ... more
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