Haiku Rock

1. 1Bitter Man3:04
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   wouldn’t want gold from another man’s back or sell my soul for the faster track
   no old fool would confuse my sight of a broken mold for an endless fight
   i might have been green like a tree at birth,  but i believe i’ve seen what this life is worth
   
   hey, don’t want to be a bitter man
   
   wouldn’t cry wolf or compose my fall, hold another man back or make a friend feel small
   couldn’t be lost to the darkest night if the hand i held shined the brightest light
   
   hey, don’t want to be a bitter man
   
   you can lose your way or have your heart bleed out, get your fix of the fear and doubt
   no high hopes for the world’s grand plan, but at the end of my life don’t want to be a bitter man

   Wouldn't want gold from another man's back: a refusal to turn bitter.

2. 2Long Summer2:46
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   it’s been a long summer
   slow like a dream
   flew back down under
   i travel like a meme
   
   what could you expect
   speak up your next
   senator say something
   say what you mean

   Slow like a dream, flew back down under, and a dare to a senator to say what he means.

3. 3Eyes of the Heart1:43
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   when the night
   has come,
   and the whole world follows through
   was it right
   to hold on,
   together?
   
   should we fight
   or move on?
   the soul should not assume
   if its night
   or just
   stormy weather
   
   will our sight
   stay long
   staring at the sun?
   it’s the eyes
   in our heart
   that sees better

   Fight or move on? It's the eyes in our heart that see better.

4. 4Getting On2:05
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   getting on
   i keep getting born
   from yesterday
   quit feeling strong
   like you’re setting up the play
   not so fast we got a hold of you
   
   sitting on,
   a restless dawn
   feels like slowing down the wind
   not getting up or moving on
   sometimes the cold is your friend
   
   making waves
   I spend and save
   my soul for the truth
   i ain’t just turning up
   to play with fate
   hold on son, we got a deal for you
   
   i make a mess
   but improve my best
   stealing the day
   not shooting out
   but build the nest
   waking up at the end of the day
   
   time corrects
   so, less, and less
   i tangle with the past
   it ain't wrong to lose
   or sing this blues...

   Sometimes the cold is your friend: slowing down on a restless dawn.

5. 5Why Only Whisper2:00
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   i’m still a favorite in a runaway race
   
   your queen is flushing when i’m playing my ace
   
   this bottle's empty take one more from the shelf
   
   my medicine is taking all of my health
   
   
   
   my best intentions stepped all over them self
   
   i couldn’t stop the wins take all of my wealth
   
   why only whisper when your heart wants to shout
   
   this party’s over when we burn down the house

   An ace played, an empty bottle, medicine taking all of the health.

6. 6Told You So1:58
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   I told you so
   
   how cold to mention my mistake
   how could i know the best idea
   you say it shows a lack of trust
   i think it’s not so very clear
   what kind of friend would great my pain
   what kind of family
   how would you like me to ascend
   on your own misery
   
   I told you so

   The four coldest words between friends, or family.

7. 76 Shooter2:24
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   six shooter, sit down
   
   you're shooting booze and slur your talk
   now your shoes don’t want to walk
   trying to pick your keys up from the ground
   six shooter, sit down
   
   sit down
   six shooter sit down
   ….
   why you drinking here, you know you don’t belong
   the people in this bar can tell their right from wrong
   it’s time for you to stop you look more lost than  found
   
   6 shooter sit down

   Six shooter, sit down: last orders for a drunk who doesn't belong in this bar.

Released 2020-07-31