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Intro
02:23
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Urn
04:38
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They drew the crosses on your urn
to earn the trust of god
time will darn the tattered heart
at least that's what we've been taught
we'd wear that sermon like a serpent
tight around our necks
we woke and pressed our mourning eyes
into each others hands
you're goddamn right
I wish that night
I'd say goodbye
We placed the gravel on your grave
to grieve the trust of god
time will wear the strongest heart
at least that's what we've been taught
we'd wear that funeral like a muzzle
tight around our lungs
we wept and sand our aching songs
into each others palms
you're goddamn right
i wish that night
i'd said goodbye
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Another lover on the run
Breaking down in washington
Punching through the pouring rain
Lightning on the mountain range
I try to stop my shaking hands
From turning me around again
Lavender and crow feather
Won't you help
Me get over this old state line
Cause i'm dieing for a new
State of mind
Somewhere out in idaho
With a broken radio
Leaning on the steering wheel
Not knowing where i'm going still
I tell myself another joke
And light myself another smoke
Lavender and crow feather
Won't you help
Me get over this old state line
Cause i'm dieing for a new
State of mind
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4. |
Fledglings on the Wind
04:03
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Mama she danced and she danced and she danced
American mouths at the palms
Of her hands and she fed
She fed them her heart
And she fed them her lungs
She fed them her body
And she fed them her sons
So they fled
They fled from their fathers
They fled from their homes
They fled from the women
That they think they still love
But they don't
Fledglings on the wind
Prayers learning sin
Lovers round the bend
Addicts on the mend
Papa he tried and he tried and he tried
American breath at the back
Of his neck so he lied
He lied from his heart
And he lied from his lungs
He lied from his body
And he lied to his sons
So the fled
They fled from their mother
They fled from their homes
They fled from the women
That they thought they would trust
but they dont
Fledglings on the wind
Prayers Learning sin
Lovers round the bend
Addicts on the mend
Mama she danced she danced and she dance
American mouths at the palms of her hand
and she fed
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5. |
Bouquet of Omens
04:42
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Maybe I should have seen it coming
Maybe it was a sign or something
Not really sure what i was thinking
When i brought you those flowers
From my grandfathers funeral
And you danced
In the doorway of your mother's home
A bouquet of omens in your hands
And oh it's the strangest thing
the way we display our feelings
when we feel excepted and believed
And maybe you should have seen it coming
Not really sure what you were thinking
But was it really that surprising
When I left you the message
That i wouldn't be back
In the doorway of my brothers home
A conjuring of omens in my head
And oh its the strangest thing
They way displace our feelings
When we feel abandoned and betrayed
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6. |
I Love Lucy
05:27
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Well your mother always warned you
To be weary of the boys
She said don't ever let them
Treat you like a door
But they knocked you up
And they slammed you shut
Now you're pulling the locks
And you're closed for good
And just like the clock
You'll raise your children in your arms
And you'll teach them that troubles
Just like seasons are bound to come
And you'll give them all the time
And you'll watch them hurry up
And they may see you spinning
But they'll never ever see you stop
You can hear the old floor boards
Well they sound just like your bones
Yeah they're creaking from the weight
Of trying to hold up this home
And there's knots all down your back
And your thoughts are all pressure cracked
And you may lay down
But you'll never let them see you bend
Oh and just like the curtains
You will lean into the pain
And you'll stay there a while
As if it's your only friend
And you'll flutter with the wind
And you'll soak in all the rain
And you may crack open
But you'll never let the light out again
Oh and just like the show
You live in black and white
You either love or you don't
You're either living or you die
Did it take too long to see
Or were you right where you wanted to be
When you passed to the sound
Of I love Lucy
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7. |
Just Incase
03:36
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Sometimes I wonder where you've been
And did your train ever make it round the bend
And are there peso's in your eyes
Or are you somewhere out in Arizona getting high
And what'd you think you could do
with bloodhounds chasing after you
Ever since you've been out on the lamb
And well I hope that you still
Keep my dagger in your boot
Just incase shit hits the fan
Sometimes I wonder how you are
well you went running but did you make it very far
And did they catch you at the line
or are you in Texas drinking whiskey like your dying
Are you still wild or did you tame
And do they call you by your name
Or is it sweetheart and babe
And you know that I still
Keep your pistol on my belt
Just incase shit goes to hell
Sometimes I wonder what it was
That took us over and possessed the both of us
Did you really need to go
Shoot out all the stars in New Mexico
What did I think you could do
With bloodhounds chasing after you
Ever since you've been out on the lamb
And well I hope that you still
Keep my dagger in your boot
Just incase shit hits the fan
Are you still wild or did you tame
And do they call you by your name
Or is it sweetheart and babe
And you know that I still
Keep your pistol on my belt
Just incase shit goes to hell
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Nail Polish Remover
04:10
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Last night I got a phone call from my ma
And just like any normal thing
a mother would ask of her son
She said i need a ride to the mental institution
Cause I just don't want to live anymore
No i just don't want to live anymore
And i can't live anymore
And they said ma'm
can you prove
That you want to die
Oh ma'm can you prove
that you want to die
oh lease prove to us
that you want to die
Last night I got a phone call from my ma
And just like any normal conversation
A mother would have with her son
She said yesterday I smoked heroin
Cause i just don't want to feel anymore
No I just don't want to feel anymore
And i can't feel anymore
And they said ma'm
Can you prove
That you want to die
Oh ma'm can you prove
That you want to die
Oh please prove to us
That you want to die
Last night I watched my mom soak her hands
In nail polish remover
And that's the day she taught me about
Self esteem and self doubt
She said why should an ugly women
Have beautiful nails
Oh why should an ugly women have
Beautiful nails
And they said ma'm
can you prove
That you want to die
Oh ma'm can you prove
that you want to die
Oh please prove to us
That you want to die
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9. |
Learn to Cuss
03:42
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Well i think i've finally shed it from my skin
All that guilt i had for leaving
My family and friends
I never thought that i would be gone for so long
But i could feel the tugging of the wind
Ever since i was young
We're all writing and righting
In the books of us
If you don't turn the page
You'll never know what comes
And we're all needing and kneading
At these roads of ours
If you don't wear the soul
You'll never reach the stars
And there are times that I feel I need to stop
But if the mountain were smooth
You'd never make it to the top
I guess I can only say it in a song
Tell my father I forgive him
Tell my mother I was wrong
We're all toeing and towing
Around these pains of ours
If you don't lick your wounds
They'll all turn to scars
And we're all taleing and tailing
Behind the lies of us
If you don't tell the truth
You'll never learn to trust
We're all Heeling and Healing
At the hearts of us
If you don't let it break
You'll never learn to love
We're all preying and praying
On the words of us
If you don't bite your tongue
You'll never learn to cuss
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10. |
Desperado
05:14
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You were born just like a black spruce
Your mother weeping, cracked, and charred
And your father was a fire
He never knew quite when to stop
But when the branch breaks oh the babe falls
And you could feel that in the cradle
And you can hear it in your ears now
Oh desperado
Oh desperado
You were tendered by your brother
He was right, and weak, and warm
And he did his best to show you
That bad is good in different forms
But when the branch breaks oh the babe falls
And you could feel that in the cradle
And you can hear it in your ears now
Oh desperado
Oh desperado
But when the branch breaks oh the babe falls
And you could feel that in the cradle
And you can hear it in your ears now
Oh desperado
Oh desperado
Oh desperado
Oh desperado
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Billy Ennis Leonard Portland, Oregon
Hey there, my name is Billy Ennis Leonard, I currently reside in Portland, OR for now. Thank you for taking the time to look into my music and listen.
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