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Divide
03:08
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Divide
we’re all about the main chance
we’re all about free choice
anyone can make it big
the market’s god’s real voice
but all those whining losers
the immigrants and such
women and the darker hued
add little asking much
yes there is a great divide
and we will keep it so
as god rules the angel realm
so we must rule below
it’s always been a hard world
men striving for the top
just the best will stand on high
and that won’t ever stop
virtue is apparent
the rich take more it’s true
then that brilliance trickles down
a little scrap for you
chorus
it’s the way god planned it
the lion and the lamb
each of us astride the peak
each roaring yes i am
yes there is a great divide
and we will keep it so
as god rules the angel realm
so we must rule below
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2. |
Combat Love
02:39
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Combat Love
moments i remember
but mostly i forget
back before the big collide
when i had no scars yet
she looked like a gypsy
she drank and fooled around
don’t know why i fell so hard
or broke when i hit ground
i wailed to the angels
i cursed the sky above
still i burn from her caress
the sting of combat love
we had something in the dark
that i had never known
but only there between the sheets
did any love get shown
she left just a stab wound
then later she came back
now we couldn’t spend a meal
without some crazed attack
chorus
i hear she’s in hedge funds now
and made a killing there
no i’d never seek her out
plumb nuts to think i’d care
i wailed to the angels
i cursed the sky above
still i burn from her caress
the sting of combat love 2X
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3. |
Channel
03:35
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Channel
locked in a cathedral
to write his final piece
summing up the cosmos
at last the strain would cease
vodka in a thermos
berries in a cup
every time he sank down deep
his heart kept pushing up
god was speaking through him
or maybe just the muse
he could hear that distant call
so how could he refuse
no one came to see him
no doubt they feared his bite
he had left a bloody trail
when he’d run off that night
only sound could soothe him
the whisper and the scream
he intended to evoke
the spiral of a dream
chorus
he grew sick of failing
and solitude got old
plus he missed his pekinese
his condo hadn’t sold
art demands commitment
but really what’s the point
he prepared to call their bluff
and break out of the joint
chorus
now the channel sputters
the voices come and go
spread sheets clutter on his desk
some things best not to know
god was speaking through him
or maybe just the muse
he could hear that distant call
so how could he refuse
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4. |
Mail Order Bride
03:54
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Mail Order Bride
i paid for the shipping
she took a peek and cried
i’d sent another’s photo
to my mail order bride
when she started cussing
my patience sure was tried
i demand all due respect
from my mail order bride
i knew she could love me
if she’d just give me a chance
once she dumped received ideas
of magazine romance
what i’d called a mansion
had one dirt floor inside
but i’d bought a brand new broom
for my mail order bride
maybe i’d not been up front
in fact i’d mostly lied
but how else could i woo and win
my fine mail order bride
chorus
she’s not spoken in a month
though i leave her untied
it seems harder than i thought
with my mail order bride
i knew she could love me
if she’d just give me a chance
once she dumped received ideas
of magazine romance
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5. |
Twin
03:37
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Twin
wind blew down the canyon
snow fell on the ground
no way we could bury
the body that we found
i thought i was dreaming
and maybe i was right
we’d been hiding from the law
and running every night
he looked so familiar
almost like my twin
wasn’t that the same scar
i have on my chin
i remembered mother
she said i’d see a ghost
she would send a message
when i might need one most
i tried to understand it
but soon would come the day
we had to keep moving on
the dogs not far away
chorus
i looked back to see him
what could this all mean
i saw mist arising from
the creek side where we’d been
he looked so familiar
almost like my twin
wasn’t that the same scar
i have on my chin
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6. |
Boxes
04:18
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Boxes
snow fell soft like feathers
the forecast threatened more
i was craving eggs and toast
when i pushed through the door
he sat in a corner
hair matted and torn clothes
no one would sit next to him
his eyes looked like they’d froze
all the others seemed like me
with roofs and their own cars
none lay out in boxes
beneath the frigid stars
it seemed good they served him
all kindness a surprise
every gaze averted
the whole room in disguise
his waitress brought more coffee
and let him bide his time
he looked fixed and broken
beneath the rags and grime
chorus
who knew where he’d go next
what shelter might be found
i peered at my emails
the snow kept drifting down
all the others seemed like me
with roofs and their own cars
none lay out in boxes
beneath the frigid stars
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7. |
Kegs Of Hope
02:53
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Kegs Of Hope
i am not as cool as she is
hip and poised and yet so young
can’t be easy in this climate
nightmares threaten everyone
i was watching her on youtube
nothing seemed to rock her cool
still some secrets that she’s hiding
tucked behind that vestibule
we try turning fear to pleasure
hip can be a way to cope
we are goofing at the picnic
drunk as hell on kegs of hope
i am glad that i’m not young now
it looks like a lot to bear
wondering what will be the future
getting hotter everywhere
wondering when they dream of children
what they think it could be like
sure they get to have their babies
such big danger down the pike
chorus
i am watching on my iphone
generations i won’t know
singing laughing just like we did
watching as the fires grow
we try turning fear to pleasure
hip can be a way to cope
we are goofing at the picnic
drunk as hell on kegs of hope
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8. |
Eden For A Few
03:26
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Eden For A Few
i came to this country
and hoped to make a buck
i had heard of streets of gold
but i was out of luck
still i found a decent job
and sent the bulk back home
now they say they’ll throw me out
no mercy can be shown
they say that i’m stealing
this job that they won’t do
what a crazy frightened land
just eden for a few
how i miss my family
but they need me to earn
if i flew to hold my son
then i could not return
so i’m in this limbo
this place i have to stay
sometimes i just want to scream
and blow these walls away
chorus
i pray god will help me
but so far not so much
he got used to fancy food
and lost the common touch
they say that i’m stealing
this job that they won’t do
what a crazy frightened land
just eden for a few
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9. |
Big Box
03:46
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Big Box
big box i’ve been working there
running to fulfill each sale
the only way to make it here
is get high every day
tried to look outside the box
all i saw was broken locks
won’t you tell me where the treasure’s hidden
you don’t know what i know about you
can’t you see what i hide
you don’t know what i learn about you
every time i look inside
big box i’ve been working there
frozen in an empty vault
everyone keeps telling me
that this life is my fault
but when i look outside the box
i see the school of easy knocks
one they never opened up to me
chorus
big box i’ve been working there
it’s safe to say that no one cares
there is only one thing that’s ka-ching
but when i look outside the box
i see the miles of dead end blocks
and further on those black clouds threatening
you don’t know what i know about you
can’t you see what i hide
you don’t know what i learn about you
every time i look inside
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10. |
Empath
03:41
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Empath
she could take the others in
so they felt heard and seen
still she flew invisible
and who cared how she’d been
everyone was rushing
they all tried to play tough
heart and soul a hindrance
the sharks piled up more stuff
they don’t have the inner space
though god i wish they did
all the richest feelings
so much that we keep hid
still she watched and listened
and let the others flow
open to what pulsed inside
she found she longed to know
sometimes she felt lonely
her life a secret book
who would turn the pages
would someone ever look
chorus
such a solitary world
but still she shines her light
open to the deepest realms
and then alone at night
they don’t have the inner space
though god i wish they did
all the richest feelings
so much that we keep hid
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11. |
Passing Lane
03:59
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Passing Lane
you zoom like they’re standing still
again the exercise of will
there’s so much to lose or gain
foot down hard in the passing lane
you ran late now you’re cruising fast
you shut em down as you shoot past
you glance back with some disdain
foot down hard in the passing lane
unless you conquer you get mad
way too low the place you had
a daily battle to ascend
miles of cars stretch without end
while you strive to beat em all
you might skid and hit a wall
but you push on through pouring rain
foot down hard in the passing lane
now you’re yelling on the phone
mouth set tight your eyes like stone
there’s no time left to explain
foot down hard in the passing lane
chorus
the city calls you in the night
got to get there make it right
figures jumping round your brain
foot down hard in the passing lane
unless you conquer you get mad
way too low the place you had
a daily battle to ascend
miles of cars stretch without end
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12. |
Mystical Lagoon
04:09
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Mystical Lagoon
i ran down to see her
at the mystical lagoon
when i said i love you
she laughed it’s way too soon
i just think you’re lonely
or read too many books
stop with all the sighing
those deep and soulful looks
i pray she’s still uncanny
i owe her much i know
moves me to remember
sweet days of long ago
of course i felt offended
i’d just declared my heart
she smiled like i was a child
she’d done that from the start
and yes i wanted magic
so much seemed dull and cruel
she shone with such beauty
the perfect romance fuel
chorus
she said let’s go swimming
of course i plunged right in
when i splashed her in the face
she flashed the brightest grin
and it was true i loved her
and later she loved me
by the mystical lagoon
we cut each other free
chorus
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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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