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Wonder Why
02:44
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Strapped down in corners
Never gonna slip your mind
Put the pencil to the paper
And draw black lines
Which you ingest
without thinking twice
You spit it out
To justify that night
Keep singing sad songs
To stir up the crowd
The children are watching
And they wonder why
Keepsakes of a death wish
Are up for grabs
Fuming over nothing
And they wonder why
They wonder why
Oh son, I wish I could say
Oh dear, I hoped it wouldn't be this way
I don't think that this will ever change
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2. |
The Letter
03:36
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The Earth is shaking
Hold me dear
How did we end up here?
I read the books
And threw them to the ground
Let the light in, didn't make a sound
Stay by the road
Keep straight as an arrow
That's how the story goes
I once tasted the blood
Tasted the blood of an empty heart
I came falling to my knees
I started, I started falling apart
Piece by piece
I stayed up, I stayed up all night
Said my prayers and shut my eyes
I wrote a letter to my wife
I signed it with everlasting life
Everlasting life
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3. |
One Night
03:33
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The crowds are forming
Side by side
Their arm are reaching out
It's growing wide
And the panic within their eyes
Brings me to my knees
Please let them go
Just for one night
You give no reason why
We can't understand
You precede to live this lie
We won't ever comprehend
Oh their feet are torn and bound
They're ratchet down tight
Their eyes run wild in the night
Glazed over twice
Please let them go
Just for one night
You give no reason why
We can't understand
You precede to live this lie
We won't ever comprehend
The crowds are forming now
Side by side
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4. |
Oh My Son
02:41
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With bottled eyes and fingers clinched so tight
He swung and hit me to the floor
Put up my fists tossing side to side
That old man got what he deserved
Grabbed a shovel dug up his shallow grave
Pushed him in said our goodbyes
It took us thirty years to end this household rage
Sometimes death is the only way
He's finally proud of me
Oh my son
Oh dear mother it was the only way
You and brother can be free
He's in the ground and Satan has his hand
Jesus looked and turned the other way
The men in blue came knocking at my door
Guns drawn blood rushing to the top
They shot and hit me my body hit the floor
Oh sweet savior why'd you turn away
You've forsaken me
Oh my son
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5. |
It Was True
03:43
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With all this time
Resting in my hands
So much to do
Very little planned
I seem to take on
What's buried in the sand
Take me down
There's nothing left
When I found out
It was true
They placed me down
Till' I came to
Oh my, my, my
Come on down
I know these times
Are hard enough
Sweet son of mine
Come rough me up
When I found out
It was true
They placed me down
Till' I came to
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6. |
Limbs In A Fight
03:33
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Her hair fell down
Sprawled out on the ground
Twenty-four years and counting
Medicated lips
Move towards her hips
Mouthing forever always so softly
Down from the hill
We ventured past home
Wishing our families the best
Stay close to me dear
You have nothing to fear
My love is all surrounding
In a beam of light
Your limbs in a fight
Grasping my mouth for the songs
The songs for your love
The children they played
Oh so quietly
Counting their fingers and toes
My fingers they pressed
Against the mountainy range on your back
Cascading to the floor
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7. |
Woman With The Shovel
04:30
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I, I was out in the open
With my claws
buried in the ground
And the watchers
Only came at midnight
Where it was too black
To see my fright
And the watchers
Kept walking
Waited for the wind from the west
To set me free
I've been waiting
For over a year now
Still waiting for the woman with the shovel
To dig me out
All I wanted
Was someone to care for me
To bandage up the wounds and serve wine
To ease the pain
So I called
The family doctor
He said I had suffered
A shattered heart
And I guess
You could say it was worth it
The woman with the shovel
May have recovered the missing parts
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8. |
Yesterday
03:59
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My calling is bone dry
It's been disconnected
The midnight train
Flashed right before my eyes
I thought caught
A glimpse of you
I called your house
And got that normal voice
That simple voice
That irritating voice
Yesterday's the day I recall from yesterday
Yesterday
She moves in a way that makes the ocean cringe
That makes the ocean cringe
She parted the sea and stuck her foot right in
She spun the moon again
Yesterday's the day I recall from yesterday
Yesterday
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Zach Zeller Redding, California
A unique brand of lo-fi alternative music that is both raw and organic, yet meticulously produced. Capturing the scenic and serene nature of his hometown in Northern California, his style ranges from moments of sparseness and intimacy, to moments that are lush and emotionally charged. ... more
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