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Carousel
03:58
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I’m staring the wall
And wishing I was tall and brazen
To climb and conquer all, amazing
You are candied and aligned
To any deifying voices
That suddenly arrive in tokens
We only run around the carousel for the right swan
Until all the carefully made plans erupt, then what?
I’m losing all my touch
And giving into fuzzy contrite
Forgot the feel of brushing delight
You are blasé and ignored
But tethered to a cord of fortune
That grumbles without hoards and notions
We only run around the carousel for the right swan
Until all the carefully made plans erupt, then what?
Run around the carousel for the right swan
Until all the carefully made plans erupt
Run around the carousel for the right swan
After all the carefully made plans
Crash down like the castles of sand
Listen for a heartbeat in tow
Make sure you don’t hear an echo
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Taco Pretty
03:56
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Growing tired of the cold blue city
Rush around just to find me sittin’
Toxic plumbers, mailroom drummers
Creepin’ on the stands
Pushing us through the turnstiles dizzy
Catch some breath and I’m finally peering up
From improper nouns
We’ll buy money from the serpentines
Just to notice what we’ve got entwined
I’ve had enough of life without meaning
Twiddling thumbs just to keep me from dreaming
Let’s start the ride, no more time left scheming
Leave the mess behind, yeah darling
Leave the rest behind
Come along and we’ll flee the gritty
Give away any claims and rearings
Taco orders, mile markers
Fillin’ up our dash
Pause your eyes from the constant spinning
Up and down all the towers in our dust
That we won’t become
We’ll grift careless tides to sweep aside
Any waves emboldened that we find
I’ve had enough of life without meaning
Twiddling thumbs just to keep me from dreaming
Let’s start the ride, no more time left scheming
Leave the mess behind, yeah darling
Leave the rest behind
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Baby can you come over
Can I give you a ride
I've been thinking 'bout being by your side
All the days turning over
Leaving me out to dry
I forget how you make me warm inside
As we hide away I just gaze upon
How you're drapped in the moonlight
'Cause I fall in love with you every night
When you shake me from the grind
Yeah I fall in love with you every night
And remember why I keep calling for you
Baby tell me all your stories
And I'll trade you some of mine
Keep on prying me open with those eyes
As we hide away I just gaze upon
How you're drapped in the moonlight
'Cause I fall in love with you every night
When you shake me from the grind
Yeah I fall in love with you every night
And remember why I keep calling for you
I fall in love every night
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4. |
Spade Arrow
04:45
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I awoke in your soft aura
Bathing in natural light
As we spent away the seconds draining
Sand with vacant minds
Then the bullhorn on the tower
Blew expected tidings
But you heard desired words you wanted
From a fading smile
The stairs to your front doorway
Grew potholes and red vines
That poked my struggling ankles as I
Made a reserved climb
And I saw you in the distance
Dolled and dressed in white
But instead of walking towards me you strolled
Up a different aisle
Soon spring will turn to June
Sighing away the golden age
Fried mercury too high
Cracked apart by honesty
On the way back to my pumpkin
That had gleamed when I arrived
I was struck by a spade arrow, said I
Never read the signs
Ooo, I know I never read the signs
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5. |
Cobwebs
03:38
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Down among broken bells
Tracing around the rings begging to sing
Inspire a summer swell
Such a terrible ghost
Hung up in the coat rack, ‘mongst all the black
Wondering how I’m getting home
And take my mind off everything
If only just for another day
Clear cobwebs in the head
With a broom in the hand, courteous commands
Designs of waking the dead
Find a strawberry moon
And sharpen eyesight, courage and might
Awaken from my cocoon
And take my mind off everything
If only just for another day
Then give myself an astonished name
To enter a new world
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6. |
Love Me Back
04:44
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I am perpetually stuck, the rules are written down
Too tough to give it up, too shamed to not know how
You fired a cannonball right across my bow
That made me notice right away
I hate the medicine, but down the hatch it goes
Sitting back with smiles and dodging all the blows
Rowing through dirty water just to hear some chords
And sticking around way too long
Where you have to go
Right back through that same door closed
I don’t suppose
You’d love me back
Love me back
You hide in camouflage
Right in front of my eyes
No need to wait to ease the grain
Aside the filing of the knife
I hate the medicine, but still I take my dose
Returned atop the shelf above the busy hum
The hours spent together were damage enough
Finally time to cap it off
Where you have to go
Right back through that same door closed
I don’t suppose
Another time would align lucky bones
I wouldn’t know
If you’d love me back
Love me back
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7. |
Hold Tight
06:14
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Never marched through the desert for you, dear
But the soles of my feet ache just as hard
Tried to blow up the bridge between your wars
And yet you still have a heavy mind
I don’t need any of the gold
I don’t need any of the gold
Leave my map underneath the stone
Take the path that will lead me home
Leave a light burning at your door
Open wide, let me knock once more
If you wait to seal your fate
I'll spill out all the reasons to believe me
Hesitate, and let me stay
I’ll prove that I am more than just a smile
And hold tight every moment in the night
Never swam treacherous waters for you, dear
And yet I’m lying here on the shore
Through my spyglass I can see ardor
And yet our secret remains untold
I don’t need any of the gold
I don’t need any of the gold
Leave my map underneath the stone
Take the path that will lead me home
Leave a light burning at your door
Open wide, let me knock once more
If you wait to seal your fate
I'll spill out all the reasons to believe me
Hesitate, and let me stay
I’ll prove that I am more than just a smile
And hold tight every moment in the night
If you wait to seal your fate
I'll spill out all the reasons to believe me
Hesitate, and let me stay
I’ll prove that I am more than just a smile
And show you every one of my weak sides
And give up all my vices for a while
And hold tight every moment in the night
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Yaupon Houston, Texas
Yaupon (Yo-Pawn) is a Houston band that initially bonded over a mutual love of the Laurel Canyon sound. This five-piece outfit incorporates textures of modern indie rock, groovy pop, and 90s college alternative into their performances.
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