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The Zoo
04:06
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(Chorus)
It's a good day to go out walking
'Neath this big ole' glassy dome
And appreciate the work he put in
Just to simulate our home
Well, the tree's are made of plastic
Ain't no birds to sing no song
But, it's a nice enough place to stay
Until my number's called
There's a big ole' screen in the town square
That tells us what to do
And it gives us all our answers
Yes, it gives us all our cues
And it may seem unhuman
And a bit much to get used to
But it ain't too bad a livin'
Just livin' inside the zoo
Chorus
Now let me take you back a few days
Maybe a year at the most
To the day we loaded up our ship
Sent off in a puff of smoke
We floated there in darkness
Just gazing at the black
Until one day this friendly fellow
Said he'd take us back
Now back where, we did not ask
But our home, he did not mean
Yes, he took us to his planet
Strangest place I've ever seen
There weren't no trees
Not a blade of grass
Just some strange and dusty stone
But he made us up a place to stay
Just to watch his new pets live on
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2. |
Roadkill Dove
04:29
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Sprawled out like a bearskin rug
Loved by many but the respect is all gone
Where there once was life there now is none
And the once feared creature is now walked on
This old bag of tricks, everyone's seen
Ain't no surprises left, nothing off screen
There ain't no backbone here, you know what I mean
Yes, this old hunk of land is just a fading scene
(Chorus)
Why don't we all just play along
Act for the film and sing for the song
Pledge allegiance to this home you love
And be just like another roadkill dove
Fly out from your house of cards
From your jacks and your queens and your kingly scars
Can your full house win, when your suite is charged
Just run from us now and hide beneath your bars
Chorus
Why do we cry in the dead of the night
And why can't we sleep on this unmade bed of life
And why don't we reach for the light
Chorus
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3. |
The Forest's Call
03:47
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I hear the voices from the floorboards
Ask what lies beyond the door
Is it the night sky I wonder,
Or the sun I once stood for
Can you hear the winds blowing,
Rustling through my brothers branch
Can you hear their cries as we do
Can you hear them call us back
(Chorus)
Can you hear the forest's call?
Can you hear their voice at all?
Oh, now I'm a man of reason
No, these floors, they do not speak
There's no voices down beneath me
Calling out to be set free
Yet the words keep on ringing
Like shots within my head
And who am I to reason
What's alive, and what is dead
Chorus
Now I ripped up every nail
And tie that held them down
And I tore up every board
And hunk of wood that I have found
And I took them to the water
Threw them in one by one
trying to drown the voices calling
And perhaps, it's what they want
Not the drift on down the water
Laying in the rivers bed
Back again with their brothers
All standing tall along the edge
And I swear I still hear them
All calling out to me
But the cries that I once heard
Are now the cheers of the free
Chorus
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4. |
The Bookmaker
04:38
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Falling out from the inner reaches
Of the borderlines
Where the emptiness is filled
By the colors of your mind
And the wonders that you see
Are only limited by time
And the fate as you know
Unwinds
(Chorus)
Just let go
And let the bookmaker write
And let the bookmaker write
And let the bookmaker write
For your life
The winds will blow
And like the bees from the hive
They'll just strike it where it hurts
Every inch just like a bite
From the dogs on the street
And the people that you meet
And the laughs from the voice of strife
Chorus
The changes in the waves
From the pen upon the page
Dragging you out
From the emptied landscapes
Filled throughout the age
weighed out pound by pound
On scales one through ten
From anxiety to zen
from silence into a shout
And the ink spilled from the pen
Reaching out into the ends
Killing emptiness and curing the drought
Chorus
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5. |
The Mouse
03:06
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I wish I were a man
Cried the voice of the mouse
If only these paws were hands
And my nose was off the ground
If I could be anywhere
But this hole in the wall
And if I could live up there
In the land of the tall
(Chorus)
Oh, if I were a man
Could I be what I should
Would I ever use my hands
To create any good
Would I be worth my weight in sand
Or would I just be a mouse
In the skin of a man
Through the walls I crawl
hearing every peep and every shout
Every word from the man
Everything that he puts out
And as intrigued as I may be
With this whole world around
I could only dream of the other lands
Beyond the mouse
Chorus
I hear the mazes in their phrases
Of what will and won't abound
From the anxious waiting races
And their sweet and peaceful sounds
From the hard at work
To the melodic strolling bard
One earning their wages
And the other, peoples hearts
Chorus
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6. |
The Wheel
01:53
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We're living life on the wheel
Spinning loud upon the ground
Chasing our own tails
Searching again for what we've found
And I don't mind
I've been shouting in the wind and rain
Planning my great escape
From the bonds that hold me down
They shot into the clouds
And I don't mind
Tear down your ivory cage
And build it up to that silver stage
On your spare times wage
And burn down the walls
Watch as the water falls
and listen for the calls you leave
You leave them for me
Living life upon the wheel
Spinning loud upon the ground
Chasing our own tails
Searching again for what we've found
And I don't mind X2
no, no, I don't mind
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7. |
Glass Heart
04:06
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Found her in the garden
Running from the rain
Running from the storm
And the man she's sworn
Hiding in the leaves
Beneath that shade giving branch
Reaching for the rope
To pull her from this loveless trench
(Chorus)
Take this glass heart
watch it break and fall
And watch it shatter
as you throw it against the wall
And take these road worn shoes
With their soul full of blues
And leave this shadow washed room
Forget it all
Found her in the courtroom
on her hands and knees
The begging in her screams
Just pleading to be set free
Tied down by her regrets and her shame
Burned out on hope
No more playing of the game
(Chorus)
Broken is the lock
That held our little girl back
Oh, now chased by the hounds and the guards
And the faint distant yells
surely the sounds of a living hell
Scattered among her broken life's shards
(Chorus)
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8. |
Into The Storm
05:46
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9. |
Fragile Home
03:18
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This house of cards will keep tumbling down
When the wind blows or there's a shaking in the ground
And when there ain't no faces or suits show
Just grab them all and throw them straight out the door
(Chorus)
It's a goodbye to this fragile home
And it's about time I build my house on stone
Now you wouldn't build a mansion in the sky
For what would hold when the clouds vanish from your sight
And when the floors all break out down beneath
Lord, when you're headed down, you know there ain't no damn retreat
(Chorus)
Oh now get me out
Get me out from the cold
Oh now get me down
Get me down to the floor
Down where I may stand
Lord, just get me back to bare land
Now it's just the work for me, Just the work and the time
Lord, just a few more bricks, Just a few more lines
Then I may have a house built on land
And I may once again have the grounds on which to stand
(Chorus)
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10. |
Let it Drown
04:07
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Another bullet into my chest
Another badge upon my vest
Another war that's won and lost
And another coin that's hardly been tossed
And it's about time it's all gone down
And it's about time we let it go and drown
(chorus)
Lock the door, forget the key
We have no need for these things you see
Who's to say it's not a quack
Just a clever ruse made to draw me back
Is this solid ground on which I stand
Or am I slowly sinking down into the sand
Have we finally gone and lost it all
Are there any problems left that we could try to solve
And it's about time it's all gone down
It's about time we let it go and drown
(Chorus)
I'm too far gone down this lonely road
And it's a long way back to what I hardly know
Just let me go and let me be
For you'll never care for the ways I see
Another wall to guard the chest
Of all the valuables and memories I've kept
Of all the wonders and things I've seen
And all the dreams I never dreamed I could be
And it's about time that walls gone down
And it's about time we let it go and drown
Yes, it's about time that walls gone down
And it's about time we let it go and drown
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Tony Farris Hopewell, Virginia
Tony Farris is a singer/songwriter residing in the town of Hopewell, Va. Inspired greatly by the Folk Boom music of the 60's up into the psychedelia movement, Progressive rock, grunge and garage rock, the list goes on. His music is carefully arranged, descriptive and mysterious in nature. Certainly a story teller that show's you, rather than tells you. ... more
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