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Ghosts
03:52
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Been out here for weeks, chasing the sun
foot to the pedal, a man on the run
I've been buying time, but it doesn't come cheap
there's always a price, a consequence to reap
But I'm shedding all my ghosts, one by one
not sure when I'll be done
I'm shedding all my ghosts, one by one
not sure when they'll be gone
Early on my way, with a carefree song
arrows point ahead, and they can't be wrong
But echoes of the past, reverberate
finding their way back, for a double take
So I'm shedding all my ghosts one by one
not sure when I'll be done
I'm shedding all my ghosts, one by one
not sure when they'll be gone
I'm shedding all my ghosts one by one
not sure when I'll be done
I'm shedding all my ghosts, one by one
not sure when they'll be gone
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The Desert
04:35
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Last night we were pale New Yorkers
with only ideas to show
collaging our thoughts on to scraps of paper
This morning we parted reluctantly
letting our hands fall away
saying it's not goodbye it's see you later
You steered the car away slowly
maybe having second thoughts
Then I saw you adjusting the mirror
saw you turn the radio on
They say the west is vast and unfiltered
lonely and brutal and free
patient and uncomplicated
a waking reverie
The desert is all-consuming
it can topple a man
or be a guide and saviour
When your hope for the future
is slowly becoming a demon inside
it's a guru and emancipator
Last night I heard you thinking aloud
you didn't know I was there
You spoke to the open window
tested the night air
You said the west is vast and unfiltered
lonely and brutal and free
patient and uncomplicated
and it's where I wanna be
We travel in search of the promising flickers of light
We do what we can and what we're able
At takeoff we gather ourselves,
at landing we sigh
Arrive home to sit at the kitchen table
We tell our stories to save our skin
talk it out until dawn
We write our minds like a poem
play our hearts like a song
They say the west is vast and unfiltered
lonely and brutal and free
patient and uncomplicated
a waking reverie
You said the west is vast and unfiltered
lonely and brutal and free
patient and uncomplicated
and I'll take you there with me
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Standing outside, minus 5
clutching a paper cup
It's almost spring
the river is breaking up
A radio somewhere reaffirms
the world is on the brink
I need your insight
need to know what you think
I'm waiting for good news
I'm waiting for good news
I'm waiting for good news
I'm waiting for good news
Every conversation weighs
theory versus fact
about how we got here
and how we might get back
Afternoon is overcast
evening's gold and blue
The sky is a metaphor
for me and you
I'm waiting for good news
I'm waiting for good news
I'm waiting for good news
I'm waiting for good news
Wallet, glasses, keys, phone
I'm ready, ready to go
I'm waiting for good news
I'm waiting for good news
I'm waiting for good news
I'm waiting for good news
I'm waiting for good news
I'm waiting for good news
I'm waiting for good news
I'm waiting for good news
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The outline of your heart is fading
The pull of gravity abating
My arms are able but aching
The ice on the river is flowing
Going home
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The Bridge
03:52
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Enter the night, Ontario wintertime
Mid air redefined
Enter the men, invisible 5am
upon the steel skeleton
Prepare the band and the ticker tape parade
Alert the press and the motorcade
This city will hum and move and heave
when the bridge connects the west to the east
Enter the wind, bend rattle and buckle in
Cruel but innocent
Enter the names, the candles all flickering
in honour of the brave
Prepare the band and the ticker tape parade
Alert the press and the motorcade
This city will hum and move and heave
when the bridge connects the west to the east
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String of Lights
03:52
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I beg, no more like implore you to think
of a better reason to be where we are
at this moment
A string of lights connected to a thread
or in other words, a display
of fortune smiling
of fortune smiling on us
of fortune smiling on us
Do you see it the same way (frozen in space)
every little move a frame (a keepsake)
These marks we made
if we come back in years from now
would we find them?
Would we find them waiting
Would we find them waiting
Do you see it the same way (frozen in space)
every little move a frame (a keepsake)
Tell me there's a better thing
I dare you
As if the world outside us is a myth
and in our field of sound
is all that is living
all that is living
all that is living
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The Real Shade Toronto, Ontario
The Real Shade is a Toronto-based indie-pop band.
It was formed in 2007 when long-time
side woman Jane Gowan (Spygirl, Neins Circa, Belinda Bruce) teamed up with bassist Mary Harmer.
What started as a lo-fi rock ’n roll outfit evolved into a project that explored other styles, most notably Americana and Indie Folk.
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