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Brainsong (Without Me)
03:10
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I didn’t mean to wreck your car
At least we made it this far
I know I left those things behind
You always said you don’t mind
And I know you play it cool
but I know you think I’m cruel
And you can’t live without me
I notice all your nervous traits
The ones I know that you hate
There was a time we were good friends
But we both knew that would end
And I know you think I’m mean
Cause I see the things you dream
But you can’t live without me
People say we’re doing well
At least from what they can tell
I do my best to treat you kind
But I don’t win every time
But you tolerate me still
And you probably always will
Cause you can’t live without me
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Leave Me Alone
02:04
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Leave me alone
Leave me alone
Leave me alone
Don’t call on the phone
Nobody home
Anxiety prone
Leave me alone
Don’t feel at home
It's nothing I know
nothing I need
Don’t worry bout me
Avoiding the world
Who needs the world
I’ve got weed to spare
I’ve got my own chair
And this lamp
And this paddle game
Oh hi hello
Glad you liked the show
Yes wasn’t it fun
Was such a good one
Glad you could come
Leave me alone
Leave me alone
Don’t call on the phone
Nobody home
Anxiety prone
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Rose was a sentient cactus
liked to travel around in space
Exploring all the galaxy for all the cactus race
says “I’m skilled and independent but I do admit there’s times,
I do have other cacti on my mind.”
“I’ve searched the final frontier for
A long time now alone
I’ve been a thousand places
But none of them is home”
Silently she floats along
And never hesitating
Cause the universe is waiting
In the distance
Rose was sentimental though
Against her better judgment
Falling for whatever planet
She’d be closely watching
Knowing that no matter what
She found that in the end
She’d have to leave and start it all again
All The milky way’s a highway
And the stars all form white lines
And there’s not another life sign
For at least 8 billion miles
She turns and points her ship to earth
And wonders what she’ll find
She thinks back to another place and time
The desert in the evening
Just before the sun goes down
And the cars along the asphalt
Become the only sound
And as she nears familiar space
She hesitates and sighs
she turns around and heads
for the next system
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4. |
How To Live
02:39
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Kill me gently
Let me fall to the ground
Let my blood flow
Watch it swirl all around
And I’d thank you
Cause you saved me the trouble
I’ve been waiting
Hoping I’d come around
To concluding
That my judgment is sound
I’ll report back
When I like what I’ve found
And I don’t need a reason
To call my own bluff
I’m here in the season that
We loved so much
Everything’s different now
All the same I know
How to live
Just take less than you give
I can wake up
Stumble into the day
Try to do good
But I get in my way
So I’ll lie here
Cause it’s safer
Let’s get ready
Put my face in a jar
Pack my things up
load em up in the car
If they find us
They won’t know who we are
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Real
03:44
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We live in worlds
too far apart
To be so sure
It’d be so hard
To start again
Sometimes you can
Just run away
My life’s a show
But it’s all I know
And that’s ok
Cause I fit in
I know the rules
I’ve learned the tools
I’ve sunk the cost
Cause I know that’s it’s real
Yes I know that it’s real
Yeah I know that it’s real
Can’t change my mind
I know that it’s real
Yes I know that it’s real
Yeah I know that it’s real
Can’t change my mind
Now in control
My mind won’t go
To those same places
Anymore
That isn’t me
They’ve made me see
That I was wrong
One way to tell
If you’re in hell
Just ask yourself
If you can leave
Try not to fret
I’m sure we’ll get
An answer soon
Chorus
It’s over now
Can you somehow
Give my affection
To the folks
I left behind
I hope In time
they’ll come around
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6. |
Dunbar
02:21
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7. |
She's an Astronaut
03:34
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She’s an astronaut
What it takes is what she’s got
She’ll escape the atmosphere in here
It’s stifling
Nothin’s gonna bring her down
Crash back in this made up town
She took off and now she’s on her way
To better things
She set out to find
A world where she could speak her mind
A quiet place to sleep at night
Found a job pressing buttons
It all turned out to be
An alien society
A patriarchal colony
But she’s of the highest order
Ch
She’s not afraid to say
She might be lost and that’s ok
Always finds another way
You’ll never see her worry
One hundred billion stars
Obscured by lights of passing cars
The blindness and the ether had me down
And then I got the goggles
Ch
Life is all the same
There’s no one to blame
Earth won’t keep her down
She’ll never be found
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Maddie Witler Portland, Maine
Maddie Witler is a musician currently living in Baltimore , MD. Known for her mandolin playing in the bluegrass genre with bands like the Lonely Heartstring Band and Della Mae. Her debut solo work Astronaut showcases her talent on several instruments, is the first presentation of her abilities as a songwriter, singer, and producer, and represents a foray into a more progressive musical space. ... more
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