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Knowledge Seeker
03:23
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Knowledge Seeker - Michels/Waite
I've here seeking knowledge
I've wasted half my time
I hope that you're still with me
This happens in our lives
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2. |
Rose Water
05:02
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Rose Water - Michels
taste of iron, taste of copper, skinned knee, cedar spruce
aroma from the bakery, the mix of several foods
faces, firmiliar faces, that i've mostly seen before
they've all come together come to gather one time more
a drink of rose water to ease yourself right
a nip of rosewater to synch you up tight
a drink of rose water a nip of rosewater oohhh
what makes you want things, its what your shown
its what you see, what you come to know
longings not living, thats where it ends
brush yourself off there and begin again
a drink of rose water to ease yourself right
a nip of rosewater to synch you up tight
a drink of rose water a nip of rosewater oohhh
theres a bottom theres a top, theres a knife and theres a mop
many things hidden in what you see and what you think
what you think's not always real. open up and cast your reel
what you catch is up the stream if you only dare to dream
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3. |
Never A Bun
01:42
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Never A Bun - Michels
no permanence is ours
in cathedral or cave
as an ever-lasting guest
no field or plow is our
kneaded dough never sent to flame
drying in the sun, awaiting bake
stiffened there in the sun
dough to stone, never a bun
dreary faces glare the stone, rolling 'cross the land
(they) let it roll till its force is spent, (and it) vanish(es) into sand
into the sand it goes, into the great unknown
and then you prove whats next by tempting fate and kneading dough
no permanence is ours
no field or plow is our
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4. |
Cliffs Of Insanity
03:33
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'Cliffs Of insanity' - Michels
here at the cliffs of insanity
we try not to jump off
onto a ledge is this insanity?
this is our stop
he summed it up in just two words
oh how it hurt to hear those words
my whols life in just one breathe
this monster never sleeps
here at the cliffs of insanity
we try not to jump off
onto a ledge is this insanity?
this is our stop
into another new millennium
we've seen one just the day before
onto the floor is this linoleum?
what are we hear for?
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5. |
Shadow
04:56
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Shadow - Michels
shadows grow in us when we dont know what we have
we dont think we have it but we have just what we need
very clear signs but we deny everything in view
very clear sign but we refuse to make a move
shake the shadow, red to black and back again
shouting in my thoughts clutter in my head
coffee in my cup, butter on my bread
very clear signs but we deny everything in view
very clear sign but we refuse to make a move
shake the shadow, red to black and back again
shadows grow in us when we dont know what we have
shake the shadow
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6. |
Michigan Sand
03:30
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Michigan Sand - Michels/Oakerland
take me to each time of night
cuz I intend to stay up right
instead i sleep before too long
the words she say drift me along
my eyes travel round as the spoke turns now
teach me a lesson 'bout my life
take me to each time of day
shes in the lake by the first of may
she handed me an ivory spoon
told me to build a sharp harpoon
my eyes travel round as the spoke turns now
teach me a lesson 'bout my life
going on our way in the sand each and every may
take it to the sky or the sand watch the willow sway
maybe it's the sky or the sand that makes me feel this way
i know i'll come back someday to that michigan sand
i' find way back to michigan sand
if you wanna play in texas, you gotta have a fiddle on the band.....
if you wanna play in michigan you gotta learn to dance on the sand
my eyes travel round as the spoke turns now
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7. |
I Moved In Last Week
04:53
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I Moved In Last Week - Michels
i moved in last week, had stuff in boxes
moved stuff. stashed things. this here that there
i painted some walls, hung a photograph
shelves with novels, stands with guitars, lamps and blankets: all of my shit
i move everyday its not very hard. wasted, i feel its not my fault.
i have my reasons but i think they're mine. i know I'm here its a feeling. you can't prove me wrong. I'm block headed
dont let my things take me over
gunna know just who i am
who i am is a feeling inside
i can't describe it, i feel alive though
in the kitchen the clock is ticking
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8. |
Play Out
03:19
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Play Out- Michels
got a lot to learn, a lot to learn
settles my doubt it'll all play out
play out
cooking rice, got a lot to do
not much to do, if i only knew
play out. play out.
written or not, it'll all play out
got a lot to to hear and a lot to know
if i'd never know, then i'd still go
play out
i will make a promise i won't break
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9. |
Wolf's Head
03:01
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Wolf's Head - Michels
Wolf's Head seams scary, cold and grey, stone of silence
somber quake inside me yells, my heart speaks up
i dont want to do this, i just wanna give up
the earth still rests beneath my feet, supporting me
and the moon she shows her face sometimes to great me
the skys so wide i hope someday i'll find it
weathers coming in taking me over
and over and over into a red ball of yarn, soft and new it costs a nickel
court the earth. love the moon. wed the sky.
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10. |
Song For Oceans
02:15
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Song For Oceans - Michels
'cuz it fits without question into any space its aloud
and it bigger than anything pacifist endowed
theres a song for oceans in me
but I'm a stranger, no birds-eye-view
learn from the ocean, let the waves pass through
deserts, sandy, rocky surf and turf reside
gate 'tween mainland and water, two worlds collide
theres a song for oceans in me
but I'm a stranger, no birds-eye-view
learn from the ocean, let the waves pass through
theres a lover screaming into the wind
learn from the ocean and start again
theres a long for oceans in me oceans in me
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11. |
Giants
17:26
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Giants - Michels/Benson
the first time i used my eyes there were two giants standing over me
at first my heart began to race i didn't know what they might do to me
the blue one reached out his arm and pulled me out of my bed
he lifted me 10,000 feet and just kissed me on the head
the first time i used my ears a sound wave came through the air
a sound wave from an unknown source hit me like a running horse
the giant sang that song alive, a song about his lovely wife
and when the song came to an end the giant sang that song again
first time i used my ears, i heard the giant's song
first time i used my eyes, damn i felt alive
*This version of 'Giants' contains music and lyrics from 'Atoms Aren't Small' by Michels, 'Pick and Grin' written by Michels/Benson and the monologue from 'City Spirits' -also by Michels.
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Chris Michels Michigan
Fusion guitarist Chris Michels adds a tasteful hint of folk and jazz to his jamming and songwriting. Always striving for a good lyrical hook, he has a large catalog focused on musicianship AND goofiness that is very tight- and very loose at the same time. ... more
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