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The Goldilocks Effect
03:12
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out there on the threshold, out in the deep void
a planet of diamond, falling asteroids
are we warmer now? are we warmer now?
are we warmer now?
another wicked brew of carbon light and water?
the telescopes won't see far enough to detect
the launches can't get near enough to inspect
spinning faster now spinning faster now
the goldilocks effect
the goldilocks effect in effect
white sails of a ship in the far southern sky
see the Argo Navis traveling on by
remnant nebulae remnant nebulae remnant nebulae
supernova baby come watch a star die
cloud for shade and if conditions are correct
rock on the surface but it's circumspect
what if they're right this time, what if they're right this time
the goldilocks effect
the goldilocks effect in effect
they say it's lovely, so very lovely
30 millions light years away
so far far from here
so far beyond the milky way
the telescopes won't see far enough to detect
the launches can't get near enough to inspect
spinning faster now spinning faster now
the goldilocks effect
the goldilocks effect
cloud for shade and if conditions are correct
rock on the surface but it's circumspect
what if they're right this time, what if they're right this time
the goldilocks effect
the goldilocks effect in effect
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2. |
Carioca
03:45
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"Carioca"
towers rise from the ocean
forces they come to pacify
arms of the redeemer open wide upon the hill
down here below stray bullets fly
blood carioca, yolk of the city,
winding through traffic on a dirt bikes screeching tires
outside the fortress of high security
the camera eye and razor wire
are you are you switched on? are you
are you shining? are you
sparking like matches, crackling like crossed wires,
signal distortion, multiply the frequency
overdrive the amplifiers
the district by the aqueduct the party never stops
over club doorways the bouncers stand
inside the dancers sweat, twist in contortion
shout the chorus back at the band
are you are you switched on? are you
are you shining? are you
sparking like matches, crackling like crossed wires,
signal distortion, multiply the frequency
overdrive the amplifiers
are you are you switched on? are you
are you shining? are you
are you switched on? are you
chasing a vision of a home…..
are you are you switched on? are you
are you shining? are you
sparking like matches, crackling like crossed wires,
signal distortion, multiply the frequency
overdrive the amplifiers
are you are you switched on? are you
are you shining? are you
are you shining? are you
chasing a vision of a home…..
a vision of a home.
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3. |
The Mission
06:08
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so we pick up where we left off, in time
the story finds the heroine, so lost
in strange geography trying to find
her bearing now, so far from home, far from home
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into the great wide world, she forges on ahead
giving up the familiar things, she's known
family and friends, their shared histories and love
left behind but she'll return she'll return
in the streets of a spanish city, she is walking through the night
the bars and clubs spill over in golden warm lights
a lonely pilgrim wandering on a journey of discovery
each step, each breath, new life
because leaving your home is never an easy decision oh oh oh oh oh oh
In the end, all that mattered was the Mission oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
yeah yeah yeah
leaving your home is never an easy decision oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
someday she be back on the alleys of the Mission oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
yeah yeah yeah
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4. |
Where We Started
04:10
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5. |
Shifting Sands
03:37
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when you hear your name called
when you have your moment
grab the brass ring,
we walk on shifting sands,
because this
is your time child,
you are walking in it
mold it to your will, we walk on shifting sands
shifting sands
some will be lifted
some will be buried
some will be delivered, by fortune's kiss
you better walk
like you own it
sure of your footing
the only way is forward
on shifting sands
shifting sands
ever changing
ever moving
ever building
ever turning
constant motion
gravitation
grand designs
washed away
all washed away
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6. |
Stumble On
04:27
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gone the playground
gone the innocence
no more the boy with leaves stuck to his clothes
twigs tangled in his hair
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your charmed life was illusion
has it really been so bad
building castles in air & seeing them fall down
it shouldn't make you sad
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the city takes you
the city weighs on you
rain dapples the taxi window
rain slick on the black concrete
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& the nightlife leaves you distant
see your smiling frivolous friends
smoking & laughing, pissed up again
the party never ends
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& we all stumble on, yes we all stumble on
in spite of grandiose plans
though these fleeting hours that make up a life
you're still one lucky man
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7. |
Run Boy Run
03:49
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all rise for the dark & drunken beauty
make way for a trouble so complete
the kind you've chased down the years of your life
a trouble, a trouble so sweet
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hail hail the coming of your ruin
here to pirate your composure away
making cruel winter all that much colder
breaking you in a thousand ways
run boy run
it's a spark that flies in the dark
flies into the dark & dies
it's a spark that flies in the dark
flies into the dark
& dies & dies & dies
tomorrow you'll pay for these sins
then do it all again
something fierce, elated, & so sanctified
oh love, it cannot be denied
oh love, it cannot be denied
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you're frozen dazed in the headlights
looking right into the sun
& you're weak kneed wasted, rapt, intoxicated
at last your kingdom has come
run boy run
someday you'll learn the lesson
someday you'll learn the lesson
why care now why care now
they are only tears for you cry til you're all cried out
cry out
tomorrow you'll pay for these sins
then do it all again
something fierce, elated, & so sanctified
oh love, it cannot be denied
oh love, it cannot be denied
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8. |
The Rare One
03:45
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huddled down behind the veil
consumed by the fear to fail
stayed in that shit-town way too long
headed nowhere knew it all along
get out get out get out
yea anything can fall
yes anything can fall
but the rare rare thing rises
it's common to have a talent to burn
so burn it down at every turn
gifts all ashes, fortune denied
blessed with truth, living by lies
get out get out get out
yea anyone can fall
yes anyone can fall
but the rare rare one rises
the rare one the rare one the rare one the rare one
the rare one the rare one
not only the will to live
but the need to thrive
any anyone can fall
any anyone can fall
but the rare one rises
the rare one the rare one
the rare one the rare one
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9. |
Take Me There
04:31
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a shift in the atmosphere, something has changed for me today
that I cannot explain
I'm called to follow where my dream leads
to the streets of a city far away
take me there, take me there
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i've been a stranger, a foundling child wandering
all through my hometown in a daze
I don't belong here I know it my bones
I've got to be on my way
take me there, take me there
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distant, fleeting, pulse accelerating
there's a world that awaits us if we choose
to dive into the unknown, lay it down, caution thrown
everything to gain, nothing to lose
take me there, take me there, take me there
take me there, take me there, take me there
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new horizon, horizon to horizon, horizon to horizon
(out there) where the Western skies break open and rain down on us
new horizon, horizon to horizon, horizon to horizon
(out there) where the Western skies break open and rain down on us
love, will you come with me?
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take me there, take me there, take me there
take me there, take me there, take me there
take me there, take me there, take me there
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10. |
Endless Blue I Disappear
03:45
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up into the atmosphere
into the stratosphere
floating high & calling back down to the ground
ever skyward, don't look..
I aspire to great heights
to meet you in mid-flight
where I've watched you for so long now from afar
soaring higher, don't look
soaring higher, don't look down
don't you ever look down, no don't look down
transmitter to full
receiver to boost
can you hear me from this altitude my dear?
into the blue, I disappear
in endless blue, I disappear
in the endless blue, I disappear
can you read me? are you near me way up here?
feel the mercury rise
air pressure readings high
there's just you and me, the world below looks small
then the barometer falls
up into the atmosphere
into the stratosphere
can you read me? are you near me way up here?
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Big Bridges Portland, Oregon
Big Bridges is the brainchild of Japanese rock guitarist Takashi O'hashi in collaboration with musicians in Portland, Oregon. The music is composed by O’hashi with lead vocals & lyrics written by songwriters Casey Neill & Kathryn Claire. Bassist Allen Hunter & drummer Derek Brown are the rhythm section. The songs include themes of travel & relocation that echo the cross cultural nature of the band ... more
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