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Terra
02:42
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Terra
i’m just passing time on terra
playing out the common string
all i got is aches and ailments
cheap coins that the seasons bring
i can picture when i met her
or did i invent that too
i still see those brown eyes widen
just not sure they weren’t blue
i’ll be here until they take me
not the kind to cut things short
she lit out some time before me
never was the patient sort
born a tumbleweed of trouble
mostly times gone best forgot
she’s the lilacs i remember
so much now seems just a blot
i’ll be here until they take me
not the kind to cut things short
she lit out some time before me
never was the patient sort
i’m just passing time on terra
dry eyed in this vale of tears
looking back on stellar twilights
picking through the trail of years
i’ll be here until they take me
not the kind to cut things short
she lit out some time before me
never was the patient sort
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2. |
Jewels
03:14
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Jewels
dowsing down for what’s alive
perhaps you probe too deep
they will mount a fierce defense
the norm to stay asleep
you request a meeting
where you might learn what’s real
that makes you a scary threat
who senses what they feel
born to ask these questions
to push against the rules
open wide and listening now
to all the hidden jewels
now your circle dwindles
the merchants turn away
if you will not play the game
of course you’ll have to pay
how could you imagine
that most would let you in
you can hear the doors click shut
before the shots begin
chorus
cadres join against you
but still you persevere
drilling hard into the mask
so little left to fear
born to ask these questions
to push against the rules
open wide and listening now
to all the hidden jewels
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3. |
Pause
03:00
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Pause
seeming pause now in the battle
still the looters loom nearby
they prepare to steal elections
servants to that bully guy
theirs the oozing of resentment
theirs the coded cry of race
they will stoke the roar of profits
hateful in contorted face
we are watching our devices
smooth distractions all around
could the torch of promise guide us
or the fire burn us down
america was ever crazy
settlers grabbing all in sight
shackled slaves and small pox natives
klan militias rule the night
we are watching our devices
smooth distractions all around
could the torch of promise guide us
or the fire burn us down
now the corporate wizards plunder
god is just a bottom line
talking one more righteous pretense
kneeling at the golden shrine
we are watching our devices
smooth distractions all around
could the torch of promise guide us
or the fire burn us down
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4. |
Next Release of Mine
03:24
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Next Release Of Mine
i have been so lucky
had good health until now
like this i’d continue on
if only i knew how
it just takes a hangnail
and i know that i’m done
hoping for a quick adieu
before the worst’s begun
when i’m feeling ready
no taste for slow decline
one thing that still keeps me here
that next release of mine
i just can’t imagine
that one day i’ll be gone
though i contemplate the end
it still computes all wrong
when i’m feeling ready
no taste for slow decline
one thing that still keeps me here
that next release of mine
so much satisfaction to hear the sounds we made
all the words and melodies good reason not to fade
unless we choose to sever
we’re captive to the tides
in the glory of the sun
until our fate decides
when i’m feeling ready
no taste for slow decline
one thing that still keeps me here
that next release of mine
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5. |
Stakes
02:39
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Stakes
now we’re up against it
the fabric breaking down
it’s no time to play by hoyle
just seize the higher ground
might makes right our motto
though not the best PR
in the war for dominance
big brazen lies go far
we can’t win if they can vote
suppression our best antidote
democracy it’s just a name
we’ll invent new crimes to blame
hail the chosen people
by definition good
we will force the devils back
to save our neighborhood
we can’t win if they can vote
suppression our best antidote
democracy it’s just a name
we’ll invent new crimes to blame
politics is struggle
whatever means it takes
we must keep the upper hand
so critical the stakes
we can’t win if they can vote
suppression our best antidote
democracy it’s just a name
we’ll invent new crimes to blame
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6. |
Pirouette
03:46
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Pirouette
though the twilight’s waning
the luster shines so sweet
grateful for this sunset glow
another spin complete
the inner war long ended
such craziness outside
while the body’s slowing down
the psyche sings its ride
walk your path to freedom
a pocketful of grace
even knowing what you know
that smile lights up your face
love has gifts to offer
while hate will rob you blind
you flow better from the heart
than tripping in your mind
walk your path to freedom
a pocketful of grace
even knowing what you know
that smile lights up your face
dancing in the madhouse
our circumstance insane
still the pleasure of each step
we pirouette again
walk your path to freedom
a pocketful of grace
even knowing what you know
that smile light’s up your face
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7. |
Dinghy
02:25
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Dinghy
the darkness whispered to me
i tried to pull away
don’t attempt some rah rah tricks
this blanket’s here to stay
where does darkness come from
what should this fool have done
severed from the source of light
and stretching for the sun
night absorbed the dinghy
that drifted out to sea
you kept tapping s-o-s
til morning came for me
the darkness didn’t answer
but i could sense more black
like a cloud across my chest
no deed could turn it back
love was just a flicker
that barely lit the cave
yet that stalwart heart beat on
jaw jutted to seem brave
chorus
the darkness penetrated
now what could quicken dawn
fighting fear i tried to breathe
and somehow carried on
night absorbed the dinghy
that drifted out to sea
you kept tapping s-o-s
til morning came for me
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8. |
Alive
03:52
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Alive
we had soon forgotten
what we had barely known
down along the railroad tracks
the truth like trash had blown
midnight on the boulevard
good drugs had kept us calm
now the eerie quiet broke
a piercing strobe alarm
praying for assistance
that never would arrive
everything had broken down
still i stayed alive
you had bought me tickets
that now we’ll never use
i watched the procession pass
of what was left to lose
the river runs forever
great mountains loom above
they don’t even care at all
that hate is hunting love
chorus
turning up the music
the last thing left unchained
then i shouldered one thin bag
pale mournful moon remained
praying for assistance
that never would arrive
everything had broken down
still i stayed alive
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9. |
Flaw
03:10
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Flaw
just the smallest insult
including those not meant
set off such a heat in him
and then would not relent
he knew he was vulnerable
that words could sting and wound
that just seemed his nature
so taut and fiercely tuned
if he didn’t have a song
to see him down the road
all that anger could collect
and then so quick explode
he could feel affronted
at slanders from the right
shouting for their fascist coup
felt like a vicious slight
he got the absurdity
how could mere symbols hurt
still he trembled to strike back
and leave them in the dirt
chorus
age made him more conscious
and yet the flaw remained
scalded still by verbal slings
though full eruptions waned
if he didn’t have a song
to see him down the road
all that anger could collect
and then so quick explode
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10. |
Another Day in Paradise
02:34
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Another Day in Paradise
death came to the supermarket
death had brought a gun
he smirked as they all fell down
death sure had some fun
life grew ever cheaper here
just what could you provide
to the masters at the top
before you broke and died
another day in paradise
here waiting on the end
what was going to take you down
what sweetness to defend
death lay in the corridor
and death stirred as you passed
you had always been on loan
now he’d collect at last
another day in paradise
here waiting on the end
what was going to take you down
what sweetness to defend
life reached out her tentacles
not knowing drove you mad
swaying to the siren song
was that a dream you had
another day in paradise
here waiting on the end
what was going to take you down
what sweetness to defend 2x
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11. |
Sanded
02:39
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Sanded
you and me made whole at last
our battle finally ceased
no more sniping from inside
the critic now released
it’s one virtue of survival
lots of years to find a way
long ago the wars were savage
tore myself down every day
though the body’s getting weaker
still this harmony ascends
grateful for the sanded edges
who thought we’d wind up as friends
i was seeded with ambition
failure made me lose my mind
aiming for some star achievement
whipped myself no place for kind
though the body’s getting weaker
still this harmony ascends
grateful for the sanded edges
who thought we’d wind up as friends
somehow i learned soul acceptance
deep engaged in what felt true
i embraced what beats inside me
no more beef now left with you
though the body’s getting weaker
still this harmony ascends
grateful for the sanded edges
who thought we’d wind up as friends (2x + last line)
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12. |
Days of Peace
04:14
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Days of Peace
it got all degraded
the seamless circuit tight
you had boxed with shadows
no way to win that fight
prior glory faded
the milk spoiled in the fridge
there were vultures in the air
soldiers on the ridge
you attempted dialogue
but no one would reply
grieving some false paradise
the days of peace gone by
the river had been traded
the last trees bought and sold
everyone a gangster now
all tatted up and cold
few could be dissuaded
the factions primed for war
all those straining faces grinned
such longing at the core
you attempted dialogue
but no one would reply
grieving some false paradise
the days of peace gone by
some had called you jaded
but still that bud of hope
every time the road caved in
you crawled back up the slope
it got all degraded
you fought to break the spell
when you looked into the maw
you saw yourself as well
you attempted dialogue
but no one would reply
grieving some false paradise
the days of peace gone by
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Kito Peters Santa Fe, New Mexico
Kito Peters has released (like doves!) quite a few CDs, has garnered his share of esoteric radio airplay, and has won a baker's dozen of New Mexico Music Awards, including twice for Best CD of the Year and four times for Best Pop CD. He is a big fan of Harry Bosch, Al Kaline, and Laura Nyro. ... more
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