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What have I done?
Something careless on a summer day
I took a sip of lemonade and everything has changed
The sun's still bright, the tide still rises
Day still topples into night
But now it seems I'm on the run
I'll never end what I've begun
Oh... what have I done?
What have I done?
San Francisco, Halloween Night
The rope leads to the balcony, the girl begins to fly
Haunted places, monkey chases
Cases of mistaken faces
When I saw the ghost again
He spoke to me, I shook his hand
Oh... what have I done?
What have I done?
They're gonna come and get me now
They'll take away my pretty face and tie me to a plow
Is that a flute, is that the breeze?
Is someone sitting in that tree?
My senses fail me one by one
I always knew this day would come
Oh... what have I done?
What have I done?
Winter's never what it seems
I can't tell the difference between my thoughts and dreams
The dropper drop, the pistol pop
The world could stop while shoppers shop
I think this season's trap has sprung
I don't think Spring will ever come
Oh won't somebody tell someone
I never meant to hurt no one
Oh... what have I done?
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Be merry, my friends, be merry!
The treasure we seek is buried!
Don’t you weep! Dig that shovel deep!
See the things she carry!
The worms crawl in and then-then
The worms crawl out again-gain
Fat and juicy ones, long and skinny ones too!
I remember lying in bed
While the soil was sprinkled over my head
And the blackbird danced around me!
The blackbird danced around me!
She feed me pomegranate wine
She run her fingers down my spine
And then my love surround me!
And then my love surround me!
And I lay my weary head upon her breast
Roaming the city through the bells and calls
We were dancing free ‘neath the white stone walls!
Singing, “Rum bum badda oompa!
"Rum bum badda oompa!”
Papa’s in the tower, nodding his head
Mama’s in the kitchen bakin’ the bread
Going, “Rum bum badda oompa!
And, “Lai lai lai lai lai lai lai lai lai lai lai…”
My love is a dove, she’s my bride of the mountains
She goes out tonight to bathe in the fountain
Hold my baby tighter! Hold my baby tighter!
The hiss and the steam of the cold and the heat
From the top of your skull to the toes of you feet
Oh, lift that baby higher! Lift that baby higher!
Until the crown of stars is pressed beside her brow
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I spent the night beneath the yellow moon
When I was just little boy, a diamond in my eye
I told my mommy and my daddy not to wait
That I’d be home when morning broke, and spread across the lake
Oh the hills were so inviting
But foreign winds brought something frightening
Howling hounds had approached the woods
When I awoke, I saw them all around
I held my breath inside my chest, as not to make a sound
There must have been two dozen, maybe more
Ghastly dogs with orange coats, all rusted to the core
Oh their teeth were scraps of iron
And their claws were tangled wire
And their eyes, I shall never forget
And it’s never a-roaming I’ll go, I’ll never go a roaming
Though the hills look very wonderful tonight
No, it’s never a-roaming I’ll go, I’ll never go a roaming
Won’t you be a brother, pour another pint
Now I light a fire from the cold
And if I ever leave this town, my feet stay on the road
I feel all right, and nothing’s out of reach
With my summers at the cottage, and my winter’s by the beach
Oh, the town is mine to shelter
I’ll keep it safe in stormy weather
And everybody knows my face
And it’s never a-roaming I’ll go, I’ll never go a roaming
Though the hills look very wonderful tonight
No, it’s never a-roaming I’ll go, I’ll never go a roaming
Won’t you be a brother, pour another pint
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The night that I was born I guess the wind was too wild
'Cause mama and papa had a showbiz child
You can put me in your pocket, I think you've always known
Put me in your pocket 'cause that's where I want to go
It might sound crazy, might seem a little weird
It's the same bed but it's a different dream, my dear
I saw you in the morning you had stayed up all night
Not a penny to your name but your eyes were full of light
You see everything is free now and the mold is broke
And I'm hoping that you saw yourself, I'm hoping that you know
It might sound crazy, and I know it seemed so clear
It's the same bed but it's a different dream, my dear
Row, row against the waves
The ocean keeps what the ocean saves
And we that follow what we crave
Heaven sent or ego made
Must feel a little bit betrayed
By appetite, by aftertaste
By hangups about getting paid
By predators and shadow plays
And I can tell you right away
That I've seen it and I've heard it, I've mouthed out every word
I think I've had too much tonight I'll sit here on the curb
But if you need me, I'm beside you, life is but a dream
And that's the sweetest thing, I'd say, for showbiz kids like me
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I do believe, I do believe
If love comes to you once it can never leave
And if you don't got time for it
Better wake up and learn to adore it
And I don't care what day of the working week it is
You'd better get down in your soul
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released February 4, 2018
