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Your Body
03:41
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This is my mistake; I own up to it
Didn’t want to do it, but you made it so
I never thought I’d have to lam it
But, goddamn it, now I’ve gotta go
You stoked the fire, called me liar
Now you’re baggage
And all I want to know…
Where do I put your body…
Where no one will know
Where do I put your body…
In the deepest hole
No politely dancing around the subject
The time has gone to turn the thing around
Sure you’ll be missed. I’ll lay some flowers
No one can help if rumors abound
Your bomb went off in the dead of Winter
You’ve got me digging in frozen ground
Where do I put your body…
Where no one will know
Where do I put your body…
In the deepest hole
Send my confession to your lord
Though he could barely find me before
It’s not a question of motivation
It’s all what happened on that floor
Just throw my soul into the fire
You know my body’s all I live for
I put your body…
Where no one will know
I put your body…
In the deepest hole
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To Mary On Her Birthday
04:07
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Mary, it's your birthday
Please don't try to go too far
Mary, it's your birthday
Please don't pass out at the bar
'Cause there's many kinds of people in this world
And you are just an innocent young girl
Don't take reds from a man you've never met
You're better off just staying with your girls
Mary, how's the family?
Please forward my regards
Mary, it's your birthday
And you're having trouble getting in the car
You're living every day like it's the end
But you'll never die alone if you have friends
Don't think twice about the hearts you'll break tonight
You're better off just being your own girl
Cause there's plenty evil here to go around
I'll look you up when I get back in town
Satellites have little hope of falling down
You're better off just being your own girl
Mary, it's your birthday
Please don't hang me out to dry
Mary, Happy Birthday
But I wouldn't blame you if you tried
Mary, it's your birthday
Mary, Happy Birthday
'Cause there's many kinds of people in this world
And you are just an innocent young girl
Let the drones walk the beaten path tonight
You're better off just being your own girl
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You are the ground, that holds me up
Without whom I’d falter and
Float around aimlessly
Before we start our day
Let’s lay here for 15 more minutes
Until we both have to go away
And please don’t forget about me
Please don’t forget about me
And try to remember that I won’t forget about you
You are the air around me
Everywhere I look, I’m looking at you
When I breathe, I breathe you in
You course through my blood
And envelop my skin
And when it’s time to fly
I’ll stop myself for one more minute
Just to look in your eyes
And please don’t forget about me
Please don’t forget about me
And try to remember that I won’t forget about you
Please don’t forget about me
Please don’t forget about me
And try to remember that I can’t forget about you
You are the fire that powers my soul
And burns for eternity and never goes cold
And when the Sun goes black
We’ll take a few pictures and wait
For another to come back around
Please don’t forget about me
Please don’t forget about me
And try to remember that I won’t forget about you
Please don’t forget about me…
And try to remember
And try to remember
And try to remember that I won’t forget about you
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If You Don't Want Me
06:29
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I've taken my time
And I've given it
But you've got your life
And you're living it
And it feels like Fall today
And a feeling of change has washed over me
And I've got only one thing to say
If you don't want me...
I don't want you
Maybe I've tried a little too hard
And pushed you away just a little too far
But I'm too old to pretend
That I can't see the imminent end
So it's good night and lights out, my friend
If you don't want me...
I don't want you
I've gone over everything
That I can think to change
And I've given enough of my soul
I'm tired of wasting my time on futility
So now I'm releasing your hold
If you don't want me...
I don't want you
So I'll go it alone
As I always have
There's no use in fooling myself
In my little world there is no one else
And I'm thinking I like it that way
If you don't want me...
I don't want you
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Goodnight
05:00
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The moon is there to remind us
That the Sun's around the bend
Goodnight
Goodnight
I'll see you in the morning
After we play in our dreams
Goodnight
Goodnight
Goodnight
Goodnight
And when we rise, we’ll ride that nightmare down
And swim our souls to watering holes
On the outskirts of town
Until we say goodnight
Goodnight…
Until we say Goodnight
Goodnight…
The Moon…The Moon
Wicked, crazy mellow in its intermittent ambiance, holding our souls in her bosom until the smell of the mundane engines of modernity overcomes the cool morning dew.
We seek to dream and wake no more. Until the Sun brings news of a new day, we lay, drifting, Drifting
But the Moon…the Moon is full! The Moon is full!
Forsake the words of long dead men and surrender distraction.
Follow flow and commune with the oasis.
There is infinitely more than all of your earthly idols.
So close your eyes, drift, floating upward into the stream, walking barefoot through time.
Now take flight until the ultraviolet dawn.
Summerland is just beyond the black hole.
Recorded in the echoes of the confessions of long dead sinners
What the crow caws in the morning, he caws all night.
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Chris Shepard Roanoke, Virginia
"Chris Shepard ... an uncompromising original artist with a unique, darkly comic vision. He is also able to write affecting
lyrics and memorable melodies in conventional song format. As a performer, he has a powerful and rhythmic guitar technique, and sings with exceptional strength and range. He deserves widespread recognition."
Randy Walker, Roanoke Times
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