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W.I.P. (The word)
03:47
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I know a step is not a walk
I know a drop is not a sea
But it´s a damn good way to start
If the word is right
If the word is right
If the word is right
If the word is right
And i may know not how to get there
But i sure as hell know where i´ve been
And if there ain´t no road i´ll build me one
If the word is right
If the word is right
If the word is right
If the word is right
And i will bark on your tree
Until the sap comes running down
And as it comes i´ll take it all and i´ll be
Poor in spirit for you
Mourn and meek just for you
Hungry thirsty for you
Pure in heart just for you
Glorified just for you
Persecuted for you
Crucified just for you
Resurrected in you
And many stories have been told
And many tongues have sung your song
But as i open my mouth you´ll hear me out
If the word is right
If the word is right
If the word is right
If the word is right
And this word it will be sorrow
And this word it will be joy
Cuz where i put the word i put the heart
And the heart is right
And the heart is right
And the heart is right
And the heart is right
And i will bark on your tree
Until the sap comes running down
And i will lay at your feet
Until the Jewels fall from your crown
One by one your idols fall
As we watch with morbid eyes
Some go young and some go old
As they go back to their fire
Willy nilly warriors come
But they die befote they´re born
If you wanna cast great shadow
Make your dealings with the sun
Poor in spirit for you
Mourn and meek just for you
Hungry thirsty for you
Pure in heart just for you
Glorified just for you
Persecuted for you
Crucified just for you
Resurrected in you
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Filomena
04:14
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Filomena está sentada
con la luz en el pulgar
ni las flechas ni las anclas
le van a hacer dudar
las heridas de adentro que vienen y van
nadie sabe el principio ni el final
ella engendra en las montañas
llena de electricidad
los grillos se me aceleran
y la luna se me va ay dio!
ella viene
ella viene
ella viene y va
ella viene
ella viene
ella viene y va
aguanta Filomena
en la tierra
en el cielo
soy herida
en el tiempo
en el cielo
en la tierra
las venas
están abiertas
en la tierra
en el cielo
soy herida
en el viento
en el cielo
en la tierra
las venas
están abiertas.
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3. |
Room 7301
04:50
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It was at the infirmary
The room 7301
You promised i´d be your queen
As soon as you got back your crown
Stolen some years ago
By thieves from the ocean
I told you to go back to sleep
And sang you this little song
River oh river
Sweet little one
You have your head full of dreams
And your eyes filled with stars
I´d rather you stay with me
But now you must go out
Into the world
But you´ll always be my favorite one
The prick of the needle in my arm
To send me away
The sorcerers conspiring
Whether to amputate
And from this other side
I see through the veil
Of your dress against the backlight
Until i no Longer feel the pain
River, oh river
Sweet little one
You have your eyes full of tears
And your head in the clouds
Come down and fetch the key
That lies hidden under my tongue
But if you run never turn your head son
Can still feel your smell in the sheets
Still fresh from the unmade bed
The children are all asleep
And you´re running wild my friend
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4. |
Balloons
03:39
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Balloons
Over my head
balloons
Down here at the bowl
You walk through the door
And light up the room
Balloons
That float in a haze
Balloons
The spell it is cast
As you take my hand
And we begin to dance
Lost in a dream
Where the price it is high
And i´ll pay with my sorrows
There where im going
Marianne
Can you hold my hand tight so tight
Cuz it feel like im fading
There must be some way out
There must be some way out
There must be some way out
But all i see is
Balloons
Deep blue balloons
Shaking for me
Staring at me
As i stare at you
Balloons
That burst in your mouth
Balloons
You laughed so hard
That i had to kiss
Your champagne lips
My heart is a carrousel
spinning out of control
and you should know there is violence
there where im going
marianne
the waves they beat loud
so loud
against the promenade
dont ever let me go
dont ever let me go
dont ever let me go
for all i have is
balloons
for all i have is
balloons
for all i have is
balloons.
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Satellites
03:56
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I´d be walking in the streets
Looking for a glimpse of you
The Light flicker through the bottles
And all the drunk will sing their tune
As the sun fades
You know it will rise up again
But im not so sure
When you do
The way your eyes fit into mine
And for that momento we stop time
Why dont we throw away our shoes
I´d like to walk barefeet with you
As the sun fades
You know it will rise up again
But im not so sure
When you do
And while the world burns
We could have another round
But now you are gone
Tell me why
As the sun fades
You know it will rise up again
But im not so sure
When you do
Tomorrow will be another day
And i´ll look for your face again.
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Mira la flor del puerto
Que yo un día encontrar
Ñao le tengas miedo
Es sólo un sueño y pasará
Ya se pasará
Ya se pasará
Danzan al son del viento
Estatuas de sal
El alcohol de la madera
en lenguas de mar
el corazón de la niebla
tiene la espalda mojá
y to el que quiere sobarlo
pronto se pone a llorar
niñas lindas vienen y van
ñao precisan naves pra navegar
navegar
navegar
navegar
navegar
navegar
navegar
navegar
navegar
Y la nave va sangrando
Perdida en altamar
Y a pesar de la tormenta yo sigo bailando
En algún lugar
Debajo del horizonte
Sale un sol con mil espadas
Que lentamente va clavando
Sobre la madrugada
Sobre la madrugada
Sobre la madrugada.
Mira la flor del puerto
que yo un día encontrar
Ñao le tengas miedo
Es sólo polvo y pasará
Ya te pasarás
Ya te pasarás.
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Women in Tso Pema
04:45
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Remember the lotus
on that little island
In the middle of the lake
Remember the fire
Remember the holding
Of our hands as we sang
To him from the shore
And the wind how it carried
The sound of our voices
Making ripples across
The surface
And i can feel the island
And i can feel the island
And i can feel the island
Is approaching
Is approaching
Back to us
We where five hundred
The nuns in the fortress
Locked away inside
With the princess
And do you remember
beloved sister
when he appeared inside
wrapped in rainbow light
and the cloud of smoke
coming from the valley
and the fire that turned
into water
and him shining so peaceful
and him shining so brightly
in the middle
in the middle
of it all
and i can feel the island
and i can feel the island
and i can feel the island
is approaching
is approaching
back to us
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8. |
The watchman
05:13
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See these chains
They´ve been disguised
I was raised to live to love them
Been evicted out of myself
Left outside for years to wonder
Many miles deserted in this sorrow land
See this picture
She´s my daughter
She must be inside
Somewhere hidden
See, her name is
I´ve forgotten
But if you call
She´ll come out, yeah
Boy, you must believe
I think i hear her inside
She is Kingdom
She is lover
She is beauty
She is wonder
She is lightning
She is mountain
Will you burn with her
When the time come
All her children armed to the teeth
With grace and love.
I´ve seen her light
I´ve seen it rising over the fields
And in her eyes
Above the pain everyday is revealed
Y mi hija
Está ardiendo
En el centro de mi pecho
En medio de la oscuridad
Y las lágrimas
que van bajando
En la hora más solitaria
Cuando el grito no sirve de nada
I´ve seen her light
I´ve seen it rising over the fields
And in her eyes
Above the pain everyday is revealed
She is Kingdom
She is lover
She is beauty
She is wonder
She is lightning
She is mountain
Will you burn with her?
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Treehouse
04:35
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Made a painting of you
Would you like to see?
It´s red and Bellow
With bits of green
The stroke is clumsy
But at least you´re smiling
Or so it seems
And though i know you´re far away
Somewhere out there lost in time
I do wish you´d come and see me
And tell me that it´s alright
Come up to my treehouse and play with me a while
Everyone seems so high and satisfied
I´ll take the ride too
But i just feel i cant today
The kids are talking through
Their machines
They´re drinking lemonade and then they´re
Drinking beer
As life slips through our hands
Trying to look for something real
And i´d like to think you´re still a part of me
Sometimes out and sometimes deep within
But it´s on days like these
i could surely use a lead
Come up to my treehouse and lay with me a while
Everyone seems so sad and satisfied
I´ll take the ride too
But i just feel i cant today
Come up to my treehouse and lay with me a while
Everyone seems so high and satisfied
I´ll take the ride too
But i just feel i cant today.
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10. |
Bitter end
04:40
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Raven in the morning
And vampire in the night
Roaming in the alleys
Looking for a spark
Oh but i became a servant
When i saw it in your eyes
Wild wild wild
Wild wild wild
Cherry eyes
Flying from the distance
i see the cannonballs
from a jealous pirate
that wants to hurt my boat
oh but i became a sailor
when i heard the siren´s song
oh my sail
oh my sail-or soul
tell me now, did i ever really go
let me know,did i ever return
or was i stuck in some story from the past
that was told by some friends
who said they´d be with me
till the bitter
till the bitter
bitter end
I know that i was failing
When you saw me on the street
But next time i promise
I´ll try to be discreet
Oh but i became a mirror where you saw your dirty feet
Oh babe
Oh babe
Aint it sweet
tell me now, did i ever really go
let me know,did i ever return
or was i stuck in some story from the past
that was told by some friends
who said they´d be with me
till the bitter
till the bitter
bitter end.
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La chichigua
07:38
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My chichigua is dancing in the wind
Shaking her tail like Jennifer Lopez
With her wings of metallic silver
Winking her light at the birds above
But soon my joy then turned into worry
When i saw manolito come
Carrying something sharp in his left hand
And when he passed by the cord let go
Ay chichigua!
As it was fading in the sky
Ay chichigua!
My fist in manolito´s eye
Ay chichigua!
And then we rolled into the ground
Ay chichigua!
Until we saw my mother´s frown
Ay chichigua!
And then we heard this screaming guy
Ay chichigua!
As he was pointing to the sky
Ay chichigua!
And he said it was Jesus soul
Ay chichigua!
Trying to fertilize the sun
Many days they did go by as i was staring into the sky
Hoping so that i could see my chichigua flying wild
Looked all over the neighborhood
and also looked through my telescope
confused it with the brightest star
but was told it was Venus and
meanwhile in outer space
an unidentified object floats
it´s chichigua and she´s looking kinda bored
then a comet passing by, said “do you want a ride?”
and she said
“sure babe, these high heels are killing me”
Mars!
Jupiter!
Saturn!
Uranus!
Neptune!
Wormhole!
Wormhole!
Wormhole!
Wormhole!
Wormhole!
Wormhole!
Wormhole!
Wormhole!
Wormhole!
Wormhole!
Wormhole!
Wormhole!
Wormhole!
Wormhole!
Wormhole!
Wormhole!
Ay chichigua!
What the hell am i doing here
Ay chichigua!
Flying over boca chica Beach
Ay chichigua!
And when i gaze into the shore
Ay chichigua!
I see my kite is flying me!
Ay chichigua!
Also the sun the sky the clouds
Ay chichigua!
Are held by lines onto the ground
Ay chichigua!
And a girl flying over the sea
Ay chichigua!
Says “were lost in a chichigua´s dream”
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Charles Lavaigne Madrid, Spain
Charles Lavaigne is a Dominican singer songwriter living in Madrid. His music is rich, crazy and sometimes overwhelming. His songs and albums take the form of a musical roller coaster ride through many styles and places delivered with honesty all the way. So buckle up and let go. ... more
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