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Soft Knees
02:13
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Soft knees
Soft knees
I want these to carry me
Where I go
Where I rest
I wanna do it all upon soft knees
Bare foot
Dress shoe
Soft knees to carry me
Soaking wet
Dry as bone
I’m gonna do it all upon soft knees
Soft knees
Soft knees
I want these to carry me
Where I go
Where I rest
I wanna do it all upon soft knees
Three kinds of tears
I wanna cry with all three kinds of tears
When i laugh
When they pass
I wanna cry with all three kinds of tears
Soft knees
Soft knees
I want these to carry me
Where I go
Where I rest
I wanna do it all upon soft knees
I’m gonna do it all upon soft knees
I wanna do it all upon soft knees
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Closer
03:29
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Don’t look in the mirrors
In the shopping mall
It’s not you you’re seeing
Not you at all
I left so aimless
I left so small
We end up behind
The car that stalled
My uber driver
Sleepless and thin
Mumbled something about
The war we’re in
He said check in the glove box
What my Dad gave me
Gold leaf through the pages
When I turn eighteen
I don’t know when to read it
Or when’s the right time
It says that there’s a light on
It never goes out
I turn my back and I
Keep my head down
King tides keep coming
The fires, too
I still don’t know how I
Would like to move
It didn’t get any clearer
In the light of day
I want to go to the party
But can never stay
I’m not getting closer
A day at a time
We’re never closer
We’re never really ever closer
It got bad then it got worse
Then it all calmed down
Like wind up the river
Makes its way through town
No harm treading water
A day at a time
It starts to get clearer
Then we lose sight
That’s how it works
Don’t hold it so tight
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So Long Baxie
04:32
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We need some money
Two or three grand
That’s why we’re heading
Through the Southern Midlands
You just stopped moving
Your body got stiff
You’re getting old now
Scared of everything
The servo’s never looked this good
I bet the gardener got a sweet deal
No one would be too surprised
If I fell asleep at the wheel
It was three thirty
The middle of spring
The seagulls were calling
“We’ll eat anything”
You caught their eye and
Didn’t let up
Finally they left us
You lay on the path
There until the sun went down
Sleeping like you can as a kid
Coffee pulsing through my veins
I got the sense of how much I’d miss
Picking you up
So long Baxie, you’re off the chain
Chasing wallabies in the rain
Colder than the river
Or the frost that’s hung around us all day
Least we’ve hit the Brooker now
Tears came fast all over my face
So long Baxie, you’re off the chain
Chasing wallabies in the rain
When we were driving
Down the Midlands
You’d stick your head out
The window and howl
Singing for freedom
Singing for love
Singing for friendship
Singing for us
Singing for now
You got me singing
Yeah you got me singing for now
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For My Whole Life
03:25
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I could walk around this block with you for my whole life
I don’t mind the weather and we don’t need their street lights
If you tell me twice it’s something that you’d like
Maybe start with just a little walk tonight
I could walk around this block with you for my whole life
I don’t care for marriage doesn’t mean too much to me
I don’t need a ring for all the ones I love to see
All I really want is for you here with me
Maybe we could find a little place by sea
I don’t care for marriage doesn’t mean too much to me
I could walk around this block with you for my whole life
How long will it last I really do not want to know
What I said before was just a naive wish, a hope
Take it day by day and we can watch it grow
When we need go fast but for the most move slow
How long will this last I really don’t want to know
I could walk around this block with you for my whole life
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Song For BD
04:10
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It’s back to bed for me, BD
Back to bed for me
Same old thing I trip on lately
Back to bed for me
I wish that I could sleep, BD
I wish that I could sleep
I have all the pills I need
I wish that I could sleep
But I’ll be coming up soon
I’ll be coming up soon
The river’s getting cold, BD
The river’s getting cold
kunanyi’s ice is melting so
The river’s getting cold
But the blossom’s coming out, BD
The blossom’s coming out
I wish that you could see them now
The blossom’s coming out
I’ll be coming up soon
I’ll be coming out soon
It’s back to bed for me, BD
Back to bed for me
Same old thing I trip on lately
Back to bed for me
I’m coming
I’ll be coming up soon
I’ll be coming out soon
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Seaweed
01:16
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I’m gonna sit like a mountain
I’m gonna sit like a mountain
I’m gonna sit like a mountain
And I’m gonna light that fire
I’m gonna light that fire
I’m gonna light that fire
I’m gonna light that fire
And I’m gonna follow that river
I’m gonna follow that river
I’m gonna follow that river
I’m gonna follow that river
And I’m gonna sway like seaweed
I’m gonna sway like seaweed
I’m gonna sway like seaweed
I’m gonna sway like seaweed
And I’m gonna sway like seaweed
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Song For Juno
03:17
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Someday you will run just not today
Your little aches and pains
They will stay
But I am here to prove
You’ll be running soon
One day you will run just not today
The big old river bend waits for us
When you’re coming good I'll race ya
There’s no one quite as tough that I’ve ever loved
One day you will run just not today
They say with the right medication you’ll be fine
They’re the ones with all the information
They’re so bright, you’ll be fine
I can’t wait to have you home
I will hold you all night long
One day you will run just not today
(Take it, Jed)
I can't wait to have you home
I will hold you all night long
One day you will run just not today
I fell for you fast
I fell hard (I fell fast, I fell hard)
Like everybody else who’s met ya (Everybody, who’s met ya)
I think I might have loved you more than anyone
One day you will run just not today
Yeah, one day you will run just not today
One day you will run just not today
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Referendum
03:50
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Look where we have fallen
So low
The bottom of the barrel never been more divided
So low
And nobody's calling
No one
The wind is out of me it’s out of you
Everybody’s so low
Low
Deep inside the mourning
I try to muster hope for us yet
It’s so hard to believe in
When I treat their Brother like that
Their Mother like that
Their Children like that
Their Country like that
But so come tomorrow
I choose
To light a little fire and to send a couple flowers to you
I know I know nothing
I do
But I’ve got to chase a light however tiny
I need something like you
You
Deep inside the mourning
I try to muster hope for us yet
It’s so hard to believe in
When I treat their Brother like that
Their Mother like that
Their Children like that
Their Country like that
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Headwind
07:34
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I’m riding in fast to the headwind
Riding in fast
I’ve found if I just keep on pedaling
It isn't as hard
There's no one out here after dark
Just you and me, darl
I'm riding in fast at the headwind
Riding in fast
I have to sit down on the side ‘til
The pain settles down
Always the same old affliction
Around and around
The light in my eyes turns to grey
Then comes back alive
I have to sit down on the side ‘til
The pain settles down
Ooh
The cloud on the hill started parting
I pick myself up
I could have been there for an hour
Or maybe just half
I have the choice to keep riding
Or head back to town
The clouds on the hill started parting
I pick myself up
Ooh
The rainbow has moved from the river
The night settles in
A fire is keeping the housewarm
My family within
Piano in tune just enough
To keep me playing
The rainbow has moved from the river
The night settles in
Ooh
The fire at dawn, always gone
Is mine to light up
My stomach will only stay empty
If I let it
The shower is there for the dirty
The tired, the clean
The fire at dawn, always gone
Is mine to light up
Ooh
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Shave My Hair
04:05
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Shaved my hair to skin
Nothing but a mole, a scar, a gift
Just another start
I swear the sun
The sun will talk to me
The news reported how
The town was torn apart
And how the island
Now is but a grave
The kids will leave
The rest of us will stay
Shave my hair and throw me deep
In the river or any creek
Under moonlight I will rest
I think Iʼm nearly ready for this
The home, the farm, the car
Left nothing but the gum
Theyʼre holding on
Again itʼs not the first
Theyʼve been through this
So many times before
The fire burned all day
Until the wind had changed
Then sent it back
From where it first had played
Until nothing
No ground was left to take
Shave my hair and throw me deep In the river or any creek
Under moonlight I will rest
I think Iʼm nearly ready for this
Shaved my hair to skin
Nothing but a mole, a scar, a gift
Just another start
I swear the sun
The sun will talk to me
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Christopher Coleman Hobart, Australia
My sis calls me “Roo Boy” and MONA called me a "legit Tassie treasure". My Soft Knee Recordings come out on Feb 3.
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