1. |
Jealous of Birds
05:55
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I used to be better with words
But now I just feel absurd
When I try to explain my mind
I'm stuck here on the ground
Without much of worth to be found
I want to glide away
Is it so strange to feel so out of touch with everything?
I look straight up and try to flap imaginary wings
I'm still at a loss for words
But I think I'm jealous of birds
And how they soar through clouds
Human matters don't mean a thing
When you've always got a new song to sing
And you can float on air
Is it so strange to feel so out of touch with everyone?
I look straight up and set my sights on heading towards the sun
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2. |
Golden Goddess
04:04
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Golden Goddess won't you wash me in the light spilling from your eyes
Golden Goddess with your hands radiating warmth like the sunrise
Golden Goddess won't you bless the morning bless the days to come
Golden Goddess as the land vibrates around you with a hum
Feel it in my spine
Sun shining all the time
It's in my bones and in my head
And in my toes the words you said
Swirl in my ears and through my mouth
Up in the north down through the south
And west to east and east to west
Golden Goddess I can feel your presence everywhere I go
Golden Goddess all the stars and planets line up in a row
Golden Goddess I've forgotten all about the way things were
Golden Goddess I am ready for the new world that's for sure
Wash the old away
With all your warm sun rays
Your magic flows all around
It's in the souls of every town
And in the hearts and in the minds
Of everyone now for all time
In all places in all spaces
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3. |
Fly Flutter Fall
03:40
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Fly Flutter Fall
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4. |
Quiver
03:45
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I thought you should know that I'm all right
But I gotta get on the next flight
Somewhere they've never heard of
Dampening out the inner light
A silver arrow's in my sight
I filled the quiver up last night
And now I'm not the one who
Quivers under the stars so bright
Got lost in thought there for a time
While overhead the full moon shines
And lights up clouds that stretch out
From here to the horizon line
I'll turn my eyes from side to side
Take in the sky so deep and wide
A vast expansive ocean
I get dragged away by its tide
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5. |
Must Be Ghosts
04:20
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I guess that there's ghosts in the attic
It must be the ghosts that are banging around
It seems that there's ghosts in the attic
Must be the ghosts that keep making that sound
And I sure wouldn't go up there
When ghosts are lurking everywhere
They haunt the spaces in the walls
But I'm not sure you care at all
At all
There must be ghosts in the water
I think it's the ghosts that make it so cold
I'm sure that there's ghosts in the water
Must be the ghosts, I know it's getting old
And it's strange but it seems to me
We're flanked by things that we can't see
And we've repelled the mosquitoes
So I guess that it must be ghosts
Be ghosts
I think that there's ghosts in between us
Must be the ghosts that push us apart
Yes there are ghosts in between us
Must be the ghosts that keep breaking our hearts
And this could be the worst of it
If we can't just get over this
And we're the ones that hurt the most
But I say blame it all on ghosts
On ghosts
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6. |
Xeriscape
04:06
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(instrumental)
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7. |
Roadblock
03:07
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So I came upon a roadblock
I don't know the way around
The way it goes
The way it flows
The way it goes
The way it flows
I think I've been here before
But I'm not really sure
I think I'm over this
I still exist
I'm over this
I still exist
Roadblocks pop up in my way
But I don't care it's all okay
I'm good for now
I don't know how
I'm good for now
I don't know how
Thoughts form in my head
And then just disappear without a trace
They're gone for good
I knew they would
They're gone for good
I knew they would
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8. |
Falling Forever
05:42
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I'm so tired of trying to make sense out of a senseless world
There's no laws and there's no purpose
Except for what we make ourselves
And is it ever a mess
And how long do you think it'll be until we sink
Into the chasms, into the holes, and into the depths we have made?
I've been staring straight into the heart of an eternal pit
There's no sides and there's no bottom
Should we fling ourselves in it?
Falling forever it seems
And how long til the end of all time and all things?
Falling forever, all of us together, falling right into the void
I don't think I'll ever get just why things are the way they are
Don't know why there's pain and evil
Don't know why there's moons and stars
Falling forever in dreams
And how far does this go? Does it end? I don't know.
Falling forever through stormy weather, falling forever again
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9. |
Zenith
06:14
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All of the atoms in every star
Still wouldn't fill up the void left in our hearts
By all the things that get lost to time
Everything eventually gets left behind
But it was all worth it just to have known you
Just for the instant that we both passed through
It might all be random but I'm glad you were here
I felt less lost just by having you be near
All of our memories might leave with us
Everything eventually gets turned to dust
Even the whole universe will go
As if it never existed at all
None of it in time will even be missed
How could it be when nobody exists?
Still I'll remember as long as I can
If this is all there is I'm still glad it happened
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10. |
Calico Copilot
03:52
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It looks like good conditions now to take flight
My calico copilot's just to my right
Clear skies overhead with tail winds pushing us
Projections are positive for smooth travels and a productive day
And now we're in the air and chugging along
The navigation robot's playing a song
Mountains underneath us hiding a deep blue lake
Oceans on the horizon, canyons straight ahead let's go!
Now we're on cruise control the ground rushes by below
And on it goes and on it goes
We'll travel great distances and see many wondrous sights
And we'll keep going we'll keep going
Going going going going
The calico copilot's taking the reigns
We're turning round and heading back home again
Stars are coming out and shining down on us
Full moon's rising up and glowing vibrantly tonight
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11. |
Year of the Plague
04:01
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There was a time not so long ago
When you could just pick up and go
Pretty much anywhere you'd want to go
But that was in a different age
Before the year of the plague
Uncertainty was exciting not something to fear
And I traveled over the ocean
Just to see what all lay over there
I wandered across many borders
Yes I used to sail through the air
Year of the plague's got me twisted and flailing
Tired of the lies and I'm tired of the failing
And after all these years I still don't know the reason why we're here
But I...
I...
I...
Just can't believe we were put here
To hate each other or feel fear
So please don't despair
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12. |
Eleven Heavens
07:52
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I see the white doves flying over the hills and into the clouds
Then they turn into light forms sparkling bright and wavering around
They flex and bend and then ascend into their various heavens
I'm in a canyon now with hundred foot walls all made out of mirrors
And then the sky will fall and merge with the ground into a new shape
Bells will ring and angels sing while other entities take form
Eleven Heavens floating by...
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Cosmic Cairns Nevada
Cosmic Cairns is a one man band/recording project featuring Ethan Slaughter on numerous instruments. I've been making home recordings since 1995 and am in a constant process of learning, growing, and exploring. And hopefully recording a few halfway decent songs along the way. ... more
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