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Beautiful
04:35
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The sun rises on another day, A little hazy but I feel OK
I don’t want to leave, but something’s changed
Our footsteps have all washed away, I know there’s nothing left to say
there’s so much I feel, but that too will fade
Just when I thought I had it figured out
I was keeping the faith (and) fighting back my doubts
That’s when it started making sense
Beautiful - it can be beautiful
Though it can feel so cruel
Life can be beautiful
Maybe you don’t have it figured out, you’re keeping time but you lost the count
Blink and it’s gone, all that’s left is doubt
Show me where you keep your feelings hid
I’ll show you all you want but never did
It’s all gonna change / (but) it‘ll be ok
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2. |
The Key
03:44
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You walked in and you set the world on fire
Like a flame on the dry kindling of another life
It burned me up, burned me out but I never had a doubt
When you light that kind of fire it won’t go out, no it won’t go out
Every time you come a round my heart begins to pound
Every bit of peace I’d found it all goes upside down
All that I tried to be - I think I found the key
Strange how being stuck with you - it set me free, it set me free
Sometimes life, it can be a long strange ride
Seasons change and life gets weird, there are days when it’s hard to try
All that running a round it can bring you to the ground
Since you came to pick me up you have never let me down
Every time you come a round my heart begins to pound
Every bit of peace I’d found it all goes upside down
All that I tried to be - I think I found the key
Strange how being stuck with you - it set me free, it set me free
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3. |
Thinkin'
04:16
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Well I’ve been drinking too much
And I’ve been thinking too much
‘Bout all the time I wasted worried ‘bout what’s to come.
Well I’ve been young
And I’ve been older
And nothing changed about my soul or where I’m from
I could take a page out of your book
But that won’t change the story much
You can make it fast
And try to be tough
Or you can live the life you want
Yes you can live the life you want
We’ll all be gone someday
You know it’s coming too soon
People been dying for millions of years seems we’d get it by now
Looked out across
The western ocean
And at the edge of the earth I learned not to worry too much
I could take a page out of your book
But that won’t change the story much
You can make it fast
And try to be tough
Or you can live the life you want
Yes you can live the life you want
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Weird Thoughts
03:40
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It makes me think weird thoughts
When I lie in bed at night
And I can't sleep right
It makes me think weird thoughts
It makes me think weird thoughts
When I go to work all day
And can't think of a thing to say
It makes me think weird thoughts
No matter what we thought
I'll only lose the battles that I fought
I'm always on the fence, it's always so intense
I'll never really own the things I bought
I’d go down to the river if I just knew where one was
And I'd float down that river to a land where I'm never lost
We’re living in the future every day
We’re younger than we’ll ever be again
No matter what we thought
I'll only lose the battles that I fought
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5. |
Stand Up
05:28
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When you’re feeling blue and the world has got you down
There’s one thing you can do to turn it all around
Remember where you’ve been and all that you have done
You don’t have to be or impress anyone
Life’s good but you’ll get tired
You need to slow down and unwind
Even when you feel everything’s on track
The path that you’re on may not lead you back
Gotta be ok with choices that you made
Stay right with your past and cherish every day
Life’s good but you’ll get tired
You need to slow down and unwind
Some times life gives you a shove
Fall down if you like but you can get back up
Stand up boy and look how far you’ve come
Stand up boy and look how far you’ve come
Some times life gives you a shove
Fall down if you like but you can get back up
Stand up boy and look how far you’ve come
Stand up boy and look how far you’ve come
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6. |
Magnolia
05:00
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When I was young in the summertime I’d sit outside and listen to the night
The crickets called and the tree frogs cried and the stars were the only light
Every time without fail I’d get the chills even though it’s warm as hell
Honeysuckle blossom and dew on the grass, didn’t know the future would so soon be my past
A sweet magnolia tree still haunts my memories
Once again there I was – a back yard somewhere, just me and my buzz
Smokin’ cigarettes and telling lies, the night was warm and the stars were bright
Seemed like summer would last forever some times it’d feel like I’d died and gone to heaven
Innocence lost and a good time had no concept of a whole world gone mad
A sweet magnolia tree still haunts my memories of goin’ back home
Look at the sky tell me what do you see a bunch of stars glowing like a life of memories
I reckon someday when I’m old and grey, I’ll look for the stars and they’ll begin to fade
A warm summer night is hard to contain – I’ll take what I can until I go away
A life goes by in the blink of an eye won’t you slow down and sit with me a while?
A sweet magnolia tree still haunts my memories of goin’ back home
That’s where I will be when the night ends I’m goin’ back home
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7. |
Listen Close
04:39
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When you hear something calling you
Listen close, listen close, listen close
When you feel all wrong in your skin
That’s a voice with in
Maybe it’s something you’re with out, but maybe it’s something within.
Maybe you’re lost in your self doubt, but maybe that’s all you’ve been.
CHORUS:
There comes the feeling come the wings you fly on
When you’re down the thing you’d bet your life on
Listen close to your soul
When it tries to tell you what you’re made for
All the things that you should build your life on
Listen close to your soul
VERSE 2:
Like a giant ocean wave overtaking you
You can run but you can’t hide in the ocean blue
Maybe that wave is mountain size
Maybe you’re swept away
If you let it take you on a ride
Maybe you’ll be ok
(Build on F into chorus)
(Play G riff 2 times instrumental then Vox come in)
CHORUS:
There comes the feeling come the wings you fly on
When you’re down the thing you’d bet your life on
Listen close to your soul
When it tries to tell you what you’re made for
All the things that you should build your life on
Listen close to your soul
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8. |
Not the Same
04:50
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At last I forgot — those strange dreams I used to have a lot
Stopped to think — here I am, just a man
So far from any where I thought I’d land
When I think about what I want
I’m still hearing that old Piedmont calling my name
But it’s probably not the same as it was
The daily routine - has a way of getting in between
What you know and the places you could go
Once you move on you can’t go home
When I think about what I want
I’m still hearing that old Piedmont calling my name
But I’m probably not the same as I was
When I think about what I want
I’m still hearing that old Piedmont calling my name
But it’s probably not the same as it was
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9. |
Outside In
04:34
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Why do I have to burn so hard - the things that make me good also leave me scarred
My only hope is that I don’t regret - cause I haven’t stopped to look back yet
I try so hard to make it all make sense - but the harder I try the more it turns to shit
If I could just let it all work out - naked to the world and impervious to doubt
Colder on the outside - just to keep the heat inside
I’ve been on the outside - now I wanna come inside
It sure feels like I haven’t changed - the world’s gone mad but I’m still the same
Thoughts swirl and sometimes I feel like maybe I’m not really here
Tell me what I’m supposed to do when I look at myself and I see right through
I ask myself but I still say no - put my blinders on so I can just go
Colder on the outside - just to keep the heat inside
I’ve been on the outside - now I wanna come inside
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Piedmont Durham, North Carolina
Jim Brantley
Misha Guiffre
Jeff Zahos
Chris Jacobsen
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