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I could spend an hour or so watching as the buses come and go
I could spend my whole day wandering the streets I missed while I was away
I could spend my whole night up on a roof looking at the lights down there below
but none of that feels quite the same no more
yeah none of that feels quite the same, maybe it's sad maybe it's a shame or maybe it's alright
cuz I went to the middle of the country I felt at peace and people loved me and I know now that home's a lot bigger than it seems
I could spend the year all broken and bent walking past your old apartment
and I could spend the next 3 years just wishing you were right back by my side
oh I could spend 100 years just sitting here feeling all alone but what's the point? cuz I don't have to feel so sad no more
yeah I don't have to feel so sad, I miss you but it's not so bad
I'm lucky and I'm strong my life's a dream come true cuz I went to the middle of the country I felt at peace and people loved me and I know now that home's a lot bigger than it seems
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everything was just how I wanted it to be
running away from cars every day on the street
I own these streets I love these streets
basking in my own sweet sweat summer breeze
if I could I'd make these moments freeze
after I feel weak (not in the knees)
I see my whole summer for one second at time
and I see my whole city for the first time in my life
and I feel very pretty for the first time in my life
and you feel very dizzy for one second at a time
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the blue light from the Charles schwab near alma's house
pours into my window of the Prius last night
the blue light from the Charles schwab it pours into my drawing on the fog of the window of the Prius last night
I've been away a long time baby
and I'm gonna stay all night all day
a million different ways to remember how it felt
I throw em all away and dissolve them on my mouth
the blue light from the Charles schwab near alma's house
pours into my eyelids like a puddle last night
the blue light from the Charles schwab it pours into my eyelids and it helps me to remember how I used to feel at night
I've been away a long time baby
and I'm gonna stay all night all day
a million different ways to remember me by
the hills and playgrounds stay never-ending hi(gh)
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cold-legged-boy
03:45
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your legs get cold in the night time
I think of you in my down time
it's been a while but it's about time
I like the way you hold your hand with mine
cold legged boy you are so funny
you never cry except for in the movies
and I cry all the time
but you don't seem to mind
that I cry all the time
you said November was probably your favorite month because you get to wear your sweaters and you love your sweaters so much
I wish I could be with you this coming fall but it's ok cuz when I miss you all I have to do is call, cold legged boy, all I have to do is call
I used to think boys had to be shitty for me to like them
it feels good knowing that's not always true
we go for a walk or we sit on the couch
it's so much fun because I love you
cold legged boy I love you cold legged boy!
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tumbleweed/canada geese
02:25
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moving back into my old home but it's still my new home follow me wherever I go
I keep glass jars in the window everywhere that I go wonder if I'll ever let go
it's the kind of street where tumbleweeds will follow you into your dreams
I've been on this street a million times but I never find just what is mine
last week I left the house at midnight wondering if it's alright if I just stop on by
the rain soaks my clothes but then the sun warms them later
is there really any difference if I don't say goodbye?
it's the kind of street where Canada geese will follow you away from me
I've been on this street a million bajillion times but I never find just what is mine
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volcanoes
01:44
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this is a song about volcanoes and the different ways they erupt
some volcanoes go quietly and some volcanoes do not
some volcanoes are explosive, they destroy everything in their path
they release a lot of sulfur dioxide they release a lot of ash
meanwhile the quiet volcanoes spread their lava but not so fast
the louder volcanoes just call them mountains
they don't realize they're way more than that
but it's ok we forgive them cuz they're going through a lot right now
it's ok to be explosive sometimes, it can even be good for the soil
volcanic soil is fertile and it's beautiful and black
quiet volcanoes and explosive volcanoes
they've got each others' backs
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lil bug
01:12
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I am just a little bug inside a terrarium
I don't have a brain or heart just a complex nervous system
life is pretty dismal trapped inside this terrarium
but sometimes I see through the glass
think fast
but I can't think fast because I don't have a brain, just a complex nervous system
AAAAAAHHHHHH
sometimes I see through the glass
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paths
02:02
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when I walk up the avenue
I hope that I don't see anyone new
when I walk alongside the train tracks
I think that we could cross paths
would you cross my path? you know I'd cross yours
but you go so fast. it's not gonna last
I walk up so many paths (without feeling alone)
it all just slips away from me so fast (and then I feel alone)
parking lots and dunking donuts trash (now I feel at home)
I'm ok with knowing it won't last (I'm always leaving home)
I'm ready to let go of the past
when I walk down the avenue
thought I saw someone but it wasn't you
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map
03:18
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do you remember lying on my bed not long after we met
and do you remember looking at that map that hung above our heads
it was my city then
but it's your city now, it's your city now
and do you remember how I pointed out the places that you might wanna live in
and do you remember what you said the next day when you woke up in the morning ;)
oh and when I'm feeling lost (like I always do cuz I'm pretty bad at geography)
I just look at that map and I find you and you help me find me
but only I can find me!
yeah only I can find me
and you can help
but you can't find me
as much as I would like that to be the case yeah only I can find me
so if you're feeling lost yourself go find yourself a map, it might help if somebody you love lives there or it might help if nobody you know you lives there it doesn't really matter cuz you could find yourself anywhere
do you remember lying on my bed not long before I left
and do you remember looking at that map that hung above our heads
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Ragu Boston, Massachusetts
ragu is Rachel Eber.
photo taken in Grinnell, Iowa, by Saul Chan <3
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