1. |
Reaction
04:32
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REACTION
After all is said and done
A lot more is said than done
And I want a reaction
Want to provoke you
Only known you for a little while
Have a little faith in something real this time
And I want a reaction
I just want a reaction
Confusion is the sharpest knife
With the bluntest ultimatum
But what I'm stabbing for tonite
Is an act of desperation
I want a reaction
Reaction
I want a reaction
Reaction
Woe, we may never know
I want a reaction
The desperate clutch of dead, dry air
Anxious feelings and a cross to bear
And I want a reaction
Want to confront you
Dip your big toe
Or dive right in
You know what you want 'til it feels like a sin
And I want a reaction
I just want a reaction
We could lose our heads tonite
Or we could suffer the passion
Look into that cerebal vortex
I just want a reaction
Gimme reaction
Reaction
I just want a reaction
Reaction
Woe, we may never know
I want a reaction
After all is said and done
I want a reaction
Woe, we may never know
And I want a reaction
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2. |
Isobel
03:46
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ISOBEL
I'm sorry
If I did you any wrong
Lyin' back and drinkin' beers all night in your lawn chair
Baby, I dig your ditch
And I come up with my rent
And I swear that we'll get along alright
'Til you wanna be my friend
Isobel
Hard on the head
Silver shackles
Under your bed
Isobel
Under your spell
Workin' so well
Your flannel shirt
And your worn out patched blue jeans
And you rock that red bandana like a country queen
And we'll ditch the hitchhikers on our clothes
And we'll watch The Grass grow wilder as the summer ends
Isobel
So hard on the head
Silver shackles
Under your bed
Isobel
Under your spell
Working so well
Long ancient days when the tide would roll out
She would roll back my tape to the parts it got loud
Argue all day on the bench in the park
But she'd always change her tune when they day turned to dark
Now Isobel took the car on down the road
And she said that she'd be right back
When I wanted to be her friend
And it's alright
If I need to be alone
But the deal, for real, would've been more tight
If I didn't miss her so
Isobel
So hard on the head
Silver shackles
Under your bed
Isobel
Under your spell
Working so well
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YOU LIKE IT!? LET'S DO IT?!
Well, I heard those words that you gave to me
How you put your hand on my shoulder
Could these statements get any older?
Could this joke get any bolder?
And you like it
Let's do it
I don't need excuses to do it to ya
You like it
It won't bite ya
And I gotta know if it's right and proper to let this feelin' grow now
When I start to feel that pull on me
I can feel your love vibration
Dr. Wu, you and I
We should be a-speakin'
'Cuz when the truth comes
It starts by leakin'
And you like it
Let's do it
I don't need excuses to do it to ya
And you like it
It won't bite ya
And I gotta know if it's right and proper to let this feelin' grow now
Let it grow now
Yes, you dragged me to that cold, cold regatta
And when I got there, I got a whole lotta nada
Let the ragers take in the rage
Let the players get their plays
And you like it
Let's do it
I don't need excuses to do it to ya
You like it
It won't bite ya
And I gotta know if it's right and proper to let this feelin' grow now
Let it grow now
Let the feelin' grow
Let the feelin' grow now
HUH
Let the feelin' grow
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4. |
Anhedonia
04:22
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ANHEDONIA
The night your song had died
Streets were blind and I was longing
I saw the sign and then I cried
Is it there to remind me?
Of the sadder times
When I didn't know myself without you
Rainy day, your dream away
On every breath, you concentrate
I'm feelin' anhedonia
You know you can't stay
Pale rider
And in time
You'll see it from my side
One day I'll decide
What is best for me?
What is destiny without you?
I wanna know right now
Is it there to remind me?
Of the prouder times
No, it won't underwhelm me
And when it comes to spring again
I know I must begin again
'Cuz it's too late to stop now
I'm feelin' anhedonia
You know you can't stay
Pale rider
And in time
You'll see it from my side
One day I'll decide
Epicurus
Man, he sure knew how to party
Late nite orgies at the garden
Or then he'd start talkin'
Of a future time
When folks would rather live more than dyin'
And I'm comin' out of my cave
To join the folks, the strong and brave
I'm feelin' anhedonia
You know you can't stay
Pale rider
And in time
You'll see it from my side
One day I'll decide
What is best for me?
What is destiny without you?
Woe - without you
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THE WILD CHILDREN OF SANDRA
Yes, she come with guns a-blazin'
Twenty-four murderers in trainin'
And I watched that house since '61
She just pops them out
She must have her fun
And I declare she was a looker when she was young
You oughta face them
Wild children of Sandra
You oughta face them
Wild children of Sandra
Pick a chord and try to ride it
Pick a girl and don't deny it
No matter how badly she wants to bruise ya
A woman's a treasure and you are the loser
Take a look at the view from on back of the cruiser
You oughta face them
Wild children of Sandra
You gotta face them
Wild children of Sandra
No, they're not mine
They don't look like me
But please don't look very hard
Every time I want to keep it clean
But they got a fight left to start
No, they're not mine
And you'll no fool me
I don't know where to start
Well, she wants me to hit the streets
But I can't sleep in my car
Now many a year has passed since the day
She stopped by to say, "hey"
And my sky turned red
And my face went all grey
Now I'm spyin' through blinds
Get a view of her window
Findin' escape when she creep on her tiptoe
Now see me packin' my case
'Cuz that kid has my face
You oughta face them
Wild children of Sandra
You gotta face them
Wild children of Sandra
No they're not mine
And you don't scare me
I don't care if you cut me off
The way that you tease from across the street
I got no cock to my walk
And they're not mine
They don't look like me
I don't know know where to start
She wants me to hit the streets
But I can't sleep in my car
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6. |
Johannesburg
07:32
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JOHANNESBURG
I walk through suburban tunnels
With graffiti on the walls
By the local white bread kids
And the lines of the swastika
Form a pattern that has spread
To those who have it all
And we're living in a country where democracy's symbolic
A disguise to mask the hate
A country where the speech is free
And goes without a cost
Unless it gets to an offended face
And when it comes down
To push and shove
I feel so powerless
Whenever I begin to feel this way
I'm in Johannesburg
100,000 soldiers are marching off a cloud
Pounding at the gates
No angels at our shoulder
Standing by or watching over
The military states
And all I see is colour
There is no black and white
There is no truth for me
You can have my coat now, honey
If you can't wait
Gonna burn Johannesburg
And the bombs keep getting bigger
To accommodate the target
'Til there is no hiding place
There is no use in talkin'
When words get in the way
And hate is always safe
Oh, when it comes down to fair and square
There is no remedy
And all that I have left is time to waste
'Til we burn Johannesburg
There are strangers in the world
Victims of the darkness
The folks we never see
No place that you can see them
And no politician cares
Or even knows they're there
But when it comes time
To shine the light
It is all so clear to me
Why must we pretend when we stare it in the face?
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FORGET ALL ABOUT IT AWHILE
I have a friend
She doesn't want me to give her name out
She staples egg cartons all over the walls
To keep the sounds in
And she don't give her heart to anything analog
Well, watch out honey
'Cuz I'm movin' in
And I'll think that I'll stay for awhile
Think I'll stay
Forget all about it awhile
She says
My love, yer gonna give yourself an ulcer
Well, you wouldn't trade it in for a shirt and a tie
But I could trade you
And I sure would like to stay a little longer
Watch out honey
'Cuz I'm movin' in
And I'll think that I'll stay for awhile
Think I'll stay
And forget all about it awhile
And you get tired and you get weary
You get tired of all them theories
That you hear when you start listening to your mother
And I really like your talkin'
Yes, I dig what you say
But I lose when I lose you at the end of the summer
Watch out honey
'Cuz I'm movin' in
And I'll think that I'll stay for awhile
Yes I think
WOE, that I'll stay
And forget all about it awhile
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8. |
Your Girl
03:42
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YOUR GIRL
Gettin' freaky at the cafe
That sweet Friday night
My prospects were growin'
I was feelin' alright
And she wore that red dress
She was lookin' so fine
But ya know, that doesn't matter to me
My lovin' is blind
Wish I could find a better way
Toward happiness
But I like your girl the best
I like your girl the best
So the band, we took our last break
Before our last set
I sat down beside her
Did not know what to do next
She was lookin' so sadly
Didn't know what I played wrong
Thought if I could sing this song to her
I could write all her wrongs
Wish I could find a better way
Toward happiness
But I like your girl the best
Like your girl the best
I like your girl the best
Like you girl the best
I like your girl the best
I like your girl the best
I like your girl the best
So we kept pretty quiet
Then it was time for a song
Before I could turn around
I knew they were gone
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9. |
Emma
04:18
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EMMA
Wasn't so much the way you said things
But the silence means a lot
Time the space between your kisses
They ain't healin' anyone
And you know you can find me here
Doncha know I'd slip down your stream
Wash my hands, taste the water
And all the finer things
Wish that I could give the world to you
But it's too small for all your plans
Watch the stars, they fall in line for you
You made the angels start a band
And you gotta take your time
Before I take your time
You gotta do what you can do
With your life
I'll buy a truck and we can take the sun
On down the 'mouth, from Sydney to Saint John
Watch the trees as autumn comes along
You don't lose heart in the lost and found
'Cuz you ain't nothin' but yours tonite
Emma
Emma
And you gotta take your time
Before I take your time
You gotta do what you can do
With your life
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10. |
Pictou County
04:33
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PICTOU COUNTY
Well, I thought I'd be wise
To go west for the money
So I wouldn't have to sell my body
So I loaded up the K car
With a trunk of Sam's Pizza
And my best winter radial tires
Wishin' I was back in Pictou County
What doesn't kill me will just make me sadder
Well, I thought I'd be wise
To try the big city
Where everyone is sellin' me hydro
Now here I am
Losing my humour
'Cuz I don't have The Comedy Channel
Wishin' I was back in Pictou County
What doesn't kill me will just make me sadder
Well, I thought I'd be wise to go west for the quiet
Join the gophers in the endless prairies
I got so much Regina
And so much Beaver River
I was too tired to do poor Prince Albert
Woe no
Wishin' I was back in Pictou County
What doesn't kill me will just make me sadder
Go right ahead, Evan
Well, I thought I'd be wise
To go raw like Quebecois
With my gitter and my pocket rocker
But on Montreal's streets
They want smoked meat
Kicked my ass
Saul Bellow
To Chicago
Wishin' I was back in Pictou County
What doesn't kill me will just make me sadder
Well, I thought I'd be wise
To go home for my sanity
'Cuz I wasn't doin' myself any favours
But when it got dark
The car wouldn't start
And I ended up on Baffin Island
Wishin' I was back in Pictou County
What doesn't kill me will just make me sadder
Woehoe
What doesn't kill me will just made me sadder
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11. |
Lobsters and Penguins
11:49
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LOBSTERS AND PENGUINS
(LOBSTERS)
Beside the garden walls, we crawl
In ancient peace
We don't need your money
In the Gulf of Maine
But closer to Yarmouth
Crustaceans untarnished
Comin' out of my shell
And I'm gnawing it down
For precious nutrients
Dance face to face
Pinch of flesh for the taste
I ate you
You're tasty
And the lobsters get high
And the lobsters get high
Ride on the tail of a whale and smile
Smile
Trawlers, traps, and elastic bands do not exist
Tonite I dine on clams and fish
In the murky bottoms
Trawlers, traps, and elastic bands do not exist
Tonite I dine on clams and fish
In the murky bottoms
When I was a kid, I hid
Checked out the honeys
He checked out the honeys
I see none of the tail
That I seen today
And that ain't even funny
Might get swept by a wave
I back pedal for days
And seaweed
Just happens
Now don't cross my path
'Cuz you might regret this
When you ain't got no claws left
And the lobsters get high
And the lobsters get high
Ride on the tail of a whale and smile
Smile
Trawlers, traps, and elastic bands do not exist
I dine on clams and fish
In the murky bottoms
Trawlers, traps, and elastic bands do not exist
I dine on clams and fish
In the murky bottoms
Aah
(PENGUINS)
All the boys and I, we huddle
With our eggs
Try and keep our leggies warm
And while the chicks go get our feed
We try to brave the storm
And I never want to know dumb luck
I never want to know dumb luck
Further off, we're staring
At the break
Where the water divides the ice
And a little filet-o-fish
It would be awfully nice
And I never want to know dumb luck
I never want to know dumb luck
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12. |
Sinking Ships
04:32
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SINKING SHIPS
The wine had lost its taste
The water was in my mouth
Feelin' like we're helpless
The way we wander now
Did you hear that last explosion?
It's not that far away
See the prisoners chained on the bay
And it's just the way that you're feelin' them
Beat them with their own punch
And the crew is shouting louder
Getting darker with the rum
You say it's not that bad
But I've been watching this ship for days
And what rafts these lives had made
The wine had lost its taste
Lady, your kiss, without
Deceive me, like yer sweepin'
And tossin' me about
No way to lose the learnin'
It's the hard way, I found out
And the singers sing so loud
And if you miss me in the morning
Flyin' in your big jet plane
Don't say I didn't warn ya
Can't say I feel the same
Need no news to know ya
When the words they say are rhymes
And I don't believe in signs
The wine had lost its taste
The moment I found out
That our shaky ship was sinking
And no place to anchor now
A shot will send me runnin'
How revenge must seem so sweet
But now the bell tolls for thee
And if you miss me in the morning
Look down at our sinking ships
When I see you send the warning
It's like the stone can't skip
There is no way around it
When a ripple becomes a wave
A new one starts its break
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Jeff Gay and Special Blends Nova Scotia
JEFF GAY AND SPECIAL BLENDS were a Halifax band circa 2008. V1 lineup incl. EVAN CARDWELL (g) and KRIS MOULTON (d). Kindly Requests was recorded mostly as a trio (Gay dubs the bass parts... and everything else!). Moulton went out west; KIM MOORE (d), JEFF KINSMAN (b), and PAUL MAYBEE (keys) joined Jeff and Evan for V2. V3 was Jeff, Evan, CHRIS PENNELL (d), and GLEN LECK (b), and V4 w/o Cardwell. ... more
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