Photographs Artwork and Lyrics

Close to the dead (cover)

Photographs (inside booklet)

Departure (Tray picture)

(Back cover)

Credits

Additional Supporting Artwork

Memories

Puzzle

One?

Every breath

Gift

Lyrics

Runnin

I see you, Runnin

Her words keep ringing his ears
He saved her message for fear 
this one may be the last of the year
She lays in bed with the phone
The television glow and falling snow is all you see from the taxi below
Inside the cab is a man taking care of his tab
Door slams, four words flow fresh off his pen

I see you, Runnin

It’s really starting to snow he rings the buzzer below
2,3 4 her last name he doesn’t know
She comes down wearing a robe and an awkward hello
Her safety net, his late ace in the hole
Cut to her ex again
smoking weed with a friend 
Remember when we were young I never want that to end 

I see you, Runnin

She pours a glass of merlot 
it ain’t the greatest she knows 
a few days too old he throws her phone on the floor
She backs him into a chair starts to play with his hair
Disrobes, postpones small talk for dirty swears
Thinking his ex is at home sleeping just with the phone
Sprays cologne, hoping for a late night friend of his own 

30 minutes have passed they lay and force out some laughs
with a t v soundtrack of more death in Iraq
Nothing but sex to share he looks for another beer, 
smoke, hit, phone call to get the hell out of there
The writings on the wall, she knows cause she made the call
And it’s fall, it won’t be long, until the next alcohol phone call

Back at the ex pad, flashbacks of their past 
his last cigarette burns in the trash can
A piece of sex to find, he never really liked wine 
Or the times trying to help rhyme (all of) the poems in her mind 
She let’s her friend disappear until sometime next year 
Cause she fears that this year winter will be severe

I see you, Runnin

One missed phone call, One unread
One message from One old friend

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Religion

heaven gonna be alright, heaven …

I’m gonna buy me a religion 
from a late tv station
I’m gonna buy me a better life
all for 19.95
and heaven is gonna be alright
cause heaven makes me feel so nice
cause heaven doesn’t come without a price
doesn’t come without a price 

I done lost everything I got
I’m gonna put my faith in God
don’t wanna hear about evolution
there’s only one true solution
a second chance for a brand new life
baptized into Holley life
out of fear I’m gonna give
the only one true way to live

I’m gona buy me a religion 
from a late tv station
I’m gonna buy me a better life
all for 19.95
and heaven is gonna be alright
cause heaven makes me feel so nice
cause heaven doesn’t come without a price
it doesn’t come without a price

I’ve been good doing all my chores
selling his book door to door
I really love my new family
they gonna tell me how life should be
and I know who’s against my book
it only takes me one good look
only one truth the one last shot
this is the world of the lord my god

all myself
all myself
all yourself
all yourself

I’m gona buy me a religion 
from a late tv station
I’m gonna buy me a better life
all for 19.95
and heaven is gonna be alright
cause heaven makes me feel so nicece
cause heaven doesn’t come without a price
it doesn’t come without a price

halleluiah
halleluiah
halleluiah
halleluiah

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PHOTOGRAPHS

She only cries when she’s asleep
Those photographs have made her weep
she recalls when they were small
From photographs up on the wall

Been many years since she has read
Those fairy tales at night in bed
Those nights are gone, she has not all
But photographs up on the wall

misses times of better days, of better lives and better ways
so it goes, her days alone, with photographs up on the wall 

Save me
Save me
Save me from these memories

Fifteen years of killing time
With photographs on her mind
The lights are off within her cell
And I saw your face turn to stone

And now you’re here and now your gone
most of your life you can’t recall
And so it goes, her days alone
with photographs up on the wall

Save me
Save me
Save me from these memories

Light up her room with salvation

* * *

Put your mind away

ah beautiful
you just put your mind away
its me and you, two 
so just put your mind away
I hear you
I feel you
but just put your mind away
just put your mind away
away
put your mind away
Just put your mind away

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Candle 

Candle burning quickly
Candle burning long
Candle play my favorite song
Candle how I’ve missed you 
missed you long
Candle play my favorite song

But you, you’re not innocent
No you, you’re not passionate
No you, you’re not scared
You just stare ( through seas of many)

Candles burning quickly
Candle burning long
Candle play my favorite song
Candle how I’ve missed you 
Candle missed you long
Candle play my favorite song

Little boys and little girls 
it’s way passed your bedtime
Nights of pitter-patter 
there’s been something on his mind
He laid dreaming sort of singing 
melodies and rhythms on the wall
So young and small

*(And lightning bugs and fifty years 
have passed since he’s been nine
Early morning road trips, 
riding on a piece of time
Leaves have covered memories of 
beauty love laughter and life
It will be all right

The night drifted with carelessness 
that many did envy
The moon and stars had closed their eyes
he raced to greet the sea
Goodbyes rang loud at the sixth hour, 
I sped away in disarray,
as I would say

I’ve been drawn to fire, glass and water
Penny for your thoughts 
A tiny bud of life 
just seemed to grace my flowerpot
Many of them gone again 
so I’ll scramble up a friend or two tonight. 
It’s going to be all right.)

*: part of original lyrics not included in this recording

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Be Careful 
(Every Night and Day)

Here comes another morning news flash
There goes another evening rush
Chalk up 1 more for the cave men
There goes another hope to crush

Be careful who you’re gonna cling to
Be careful who you’re gonna sing to
Be careful who you’re gonna sing to
Kneel to
Pray to
Bow to
Love to
Every night and day
Every night and day

I’ve heard all your fairy tales
I’ve heard all your pseudo facts
Did I hear you speak of faith, please?
Do you want me on my knees

Be careful who you’re gonna cling to
Be careful who you’re gonna sing to
Be careful who you’re gonna sing to
Kneel to
Pray to
Bow to
Love to
Every night and day
Every night and day

* * *

Say I don’t

Once again, love clouds my eyes
It’s sad when something so young dies
And the silence of this night is thunderous
Decision times arrived for the both of us

Could it be a fairy tale
Or a hammer to a nail
Out of this comes something new
Say I don’t or say I do

Say I don’t
Say I don’t
Say I don’t

Tomorrow is so far away
With all I got I’m here to stay
Out of this comes something new
Say I don’t or say I do

Say I don’t
Say I don’t
Say I don’t

Maybe one day we’ll swing on a set
Lace up our shoes and run to forget
I’ll catch your tears with a dry hand
And do my best to be a man

Could be red or blue
Could be red or blue

Love unspoken love so strong
what is right is often wrong
Out of this comes something new
Say I don’t or say I do

Say I don’t
Say I don’t
Say I don’t

* * *

Young Butterfly

young butterfly
you fly so high
young butterfly
you touch the sky
I wish I knew
how to hold you
your pretty wings break
if I would have touched you
I wish I knew
your pretty wings will break 

break .. break

if I touch you

young butterfly

you fly so high

young butterfly

you touch the sky

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