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The Quiet Inside
03:36
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instrumental
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The Noise Outside
03:25
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lately lately lately
i've been tired
there's so many people to meet
in the city tonight
and i'm frankly grateful, hateful
every time
there's so many things i'd like
to do with my life
and it wakes me up
when i find you lying there
street light in your sweat-soaked
matted hair
and the noise outside says it's time
we got out of here.
and a night is a night is a night is
a year gone by
and if my mom could only
see me now
and we're waiting waiting like candy
on a shelf
hoping for the rent
to pay itself
and it wakes me up
when i find you lying there
sun light in your sweat-soaked
matted hair
and the noise outside says it's time
we got out of here
and the grass is still green in the spring
flowers will still come out
no matter how hard the winter's been
no matter how much we've been torn apart.
and lately lately lately i've been tired
but there's so many people to meet
in the city tonight
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3. |
When it's all Over
04:02
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So much easier to let go
than hold on
so much easier to let it grow
than break down
This is our goddamn war
and when it's all over
I won't be so sad she said
I won't be so sad anymore
So much easier to hold on
than let go
So much easier to break down
then let grow
When it's all over
i won't be so sad she said
i won't be so sad she said
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The Old Railroad Bridge
03:07
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Took the path that led up
to the old railroad bridge
easier to leave up than tear down
There's no use for this now
City can't find a way
out or in or through
a soft northern view
Spanning side to side
this train is long ago passed
There's nothing left but steel and ghosts and
What was and will never be
There's no use for this now
out or in or through
a soft northern view
a soft northern view
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5. |
A Short Pier
03:48
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includes recitation of "There Will Come Soft Rains" by Sara Teasdale
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The Aging Bike Messenger
02:52
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riding high
tell me where have you gone
wheels are warn
and 30 doesn't seem so old anymore
every bump
in the road is a crater
every bus, every car driving hater
with no brakes
gonna need to stop before long
no pain
slamming yourself headlong
downtown
ten years with yuppies and slaves
working themselves to their graves
in long sleeve shirts and ties
and no breaks
gonna need to stop before long
no pain
slamming yourself headlong
round and round and round and round and round and round and round and round and round and round and round and round and round and round and round and round
with no brakes
gonna need to stop before long
no pain
slamming yourself headlong
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Coda
02:19
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and even though you missed the bus
and even though you drank too much
your face turned red when you learned
about that crush
and even though the plane you made
won't ever take flight
i think it's going to be all right
and even though she broke it off
before you could say how you feel
and even though there's a car alarm
at 3 in the morning
as long as the sun floats in the sky
there will be light
i think it's going to be all right
and even though the lines are down
and even though it's going around
and buildings seem to crumble to the ground
every step seems out of place
and the world my end tonight
i think it's going to be all right
i think it's going to be all right
i think it's going to be all right
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The Lonesome While Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford CT indie rock with punk and post-rock influences.
Dave - guitar
Kevin - guitar, vox
Laura - bass
Steve - drums, vox
Nate - guitar, vox
Maureen - drums, vox, emerita
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