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Every Time Katie
03:34
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Every time, Katie, I dream of your bed
I wake up with aches I never knew before
Every time, Katie, we stir up the dead
I want you just a little bit more
Thought I heard you say my name, thought I heard it faintly
Every time, Katie, I’m hanging by a thread
Which seems to be quite often lately
Every time, Katie, I drive to your house
I get lost in your neighborhood
Every time, Katie, the fire gets doused
I run off to gather more wood
Sometimes I think that there’s no point in wondering what could be
Every time, Katie, you wear that blouse
Hanging fruit on a poisonous tree
Please don’t tell me it’s not going to happen
Please don’t tell me to believe in fate
I’m not trying to tell you anything
But sometimes all is lost the moment you hesitate
Every time, Katie, I look in your eyes
I feel the slithering cold worm of doubt
Every time, Katie, we’re about to try
I feel paralyzed throughout
Everything loose becomes magnetized, everything light feels weighty
Every time, Katie, the path opens up
Why must we fill it with debris?
Every time, Katie, I rise up to the world
I face its inscrutable will
Every time, Katie, your white flag unfurls
My kicking heart momentarily stills
But then I see it’s not a flag just a sheet on a clothesline flailing
Every time, Katie, the milk’s about to spoil
I wonder why the hell are we waiting
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Dark Night of the Heart
03:21
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There was a picture of you
Swinging an axe above your head
Oh it made me ache
What was that song we used to sing?
With your breath between my lips
Oh it made me shake
In a bed that we once shared
Though we both were freezing
My hands were chained
Two matches side by side
And all that we were missing
The smallest flame
Were you waiting there for me?
In the dark night you took my hand
And led me to a clearing
There we lay
The world is filled with secrets
And you told me yours
Set the grass ablaze
I was not alone, but I was waiting for you
In the dark night of the heart
You were waiting there for me
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Guesthouse
04:10
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I have a simple request
Hope it’s not an imposition
Concerning your house for guests
And me, I’m in a time of transition
I’ve been living out of a suitcase
Sleeping in dingy rooms
I’ve never lived in LA
But I’ve always wanted to
Chorus
Can I stay in your guesthouse?
Will you let me stay in your guesthouse?
I won’t get in the way
I’ll be quiet as a mouse
No music after eight
If you let me stay in your guesthouse
There’s a lemon tree out back
I’ll make you lemonade
Leave it on the back porch so that
You never leave the shade
You chose a certain path
Found you were underdressed
Now you fly first class
And you have a house for guests
I did what made my heart sing
I threw away the oars
Now I need a place to crash
Please open up your door
I google-mapped it, there I said it
To see the street I might live on
The corner store is ayurvedic
Just past the dog salon
A gated fence with cameras on it
To keep us from the wolves beyond
The soul is a guest in the body
You’ve got to treat it right
Don’t kick it out too early
Can I just stay the night?
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Young Man
03:50
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The ambitious man said to the young man
In his wake
The higher up the ladder
The more you feel the wind shake
Chorus
I am that young man
The ambitious man said to the young man
Following his path
Do you ever wonder why you’re striving
Or is that a question you’re afraid to ask?
The ambitious man said to the young man
Though he knew it was useless to preach
You’re dying for what’s next
But aren’t you where you always wanted to be?
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5. |
Singing to Me
04:44
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They say the lights make you blind
But I don’t buy that
They say some hearts miss all the signs
But I don’t buy that
Because our eyes locked
And my heart stopped
Then I could see
Chorus
You were singing to me
Hundreds of people in the crowd
I don’t mind that
Calling out for you, screaming so loud
I don’t mind that
Because I know
This is rock ‘n’ roll
And they can’t see
Chatter in the back
Talking over the music
You could sing them gold
But they’ll refuse it
Those words you wrote just for me
Don’t deny it
You stand for love in a world of greed
Don’t deny it
You burn like a sun
But not for everyone
And oh the sweetest thing
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My love, I see what is haunting you
Please don’t be afraid
Time, time, time, my love
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Don't Lose Heart
02:46
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No money in the bank
No honey in the tank
No heat in the house
Small defeats but they mount
We’re barely afloat
I should care but I don’t
Different bed every night
Underfed we survive
In windowless rooms
These feverish tombs
We’re barely afloat
I should care but I don’t
The thing may now be to quit
But that’s not something that I’m willing to admit
Don’t lose heart
Don’t lose heart
This is the hardest part
Don’t lose heart
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8. |
Blood Jump
02:54
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The blood jump
As days slump
One into the next
TV on mute
The anxious fruit
Left on the vine by neglect
The blood jump
The sad clump
Of nerves in the spine
Can’t see past
The clouded glass
The future soaked in brine
Blood jump
A shot of fear
We’re drowning here
Beneath the brightest star
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Pushing my toes in the dirt
Bare legs and a loose summer shirt
I feel the grass as it grows around
I hear the animals move underground
Chorus
I don’t want to lose touch with the world
I don’t want to lose touch with the world
I don’t want to lose touch
I love it too much
Come on kiss me like you mean it
My life’s a film but I haven’t seen it
There are screens behind these screens
Where the world’s as flat as a magazine
And everyone kisses like they’re still seventeen
So what if this all ends in darkness
The unending night it is starless
At least while I’m here let me soak in the rain
Let me hold my hand to the flame
I will set free what they tell me to tame
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10. |
Everything Changes
04:12
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We have heard the chatter
Been told all this will shatter
All our friends they will scatter
We will no longer matter
Chorus
Everything changes when two become three
Everything changes everyone swears to me
They make it sound so terrible
Nothing comparable
Barefoot on broken glass
But we’re ready to burn the past
Not afraid to lose our grasp
Arms open towards the avalanche
We have made the big move
Proved we had nothing to lose
Why were we so confused?
We made the most of our youth
Problems so intractable
It all seemed impractical
But now everything is clear
All the hours agonized
While we never realized
How much could change in one year
You who have always been with us
You who have always been here
Came into this world with resistance
We had nothing to fear
But it all depends on how you see yourself
What you count when you count your wealth
Do you care what breaks your stride?
The freedoms we glorify
The same ones that paralyze
May our path not be too wide
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11. |
When You Need Somebody
05:19
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There are lovers and those who pretend
There are numbers between nine and ten
There are strangers who know where you’ve been
And where you are when you are not there
Time is a circular mess
It gets off track when our bodies press
It’s not true that more is less
Unless you’re talking about lovers or money
Chorus
When you need somebody like I need you
Then you, too, will understand
My heart rate gets erratic
The way the light hits her face is cinematic
Everyone but me is telepathic
What’s she thinking about what I’m thinking
The room and the windows are out of proportion
The call of the birds is tinged with distortion
When the night comes, it comes for extortion
I hand over the little I have left
We’re all actors in a play that’s been poorly rehearsed
We’re all made of the same dust as the universe
We’re all going to go back when the sun starts to burst
And the atmosphere shatters like a bell
We all carry a little of the holy and the broken
We’re all asleep until we’re awoken
And sometimes when your heart’s wide open
Your love still has nowhere to go
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12. |
Forgiveness
02:36
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Madre María por la noche y por el día
Cuando se falla y se desmaya ya está
Ay qué desmadre, el Espiritú Santo y el Padre
Todo depende de si se defiende Madre María
Everybody’s coming for forgiveness
Everybody’s coming though the heat is merciless
Here take some water off the back of this truck
The people here don’t believe in luck
Everybody’s coming for forgiveness
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David Wax Museum Charlottesville, Virginia
Pioneering indie folk musicians David Wax and Suz Slezak are the plucky husband-wife duo behind the eclectic, exuberant “Mexo-Americana” band David Wax Museum based in Charlottesville, VA. First reaching national acclaim with a show-stopping debut at the Newport Folk Festival, the band has built a reputation around energetic, heartfelt live shows and sonically adventurous albums. ... more
David Wax Museum recommends:
Nuevas Acequias, Rio Viejo: traditional music of Northern New Mexico
by Lone Piñon
David's cousin Jordan goes deep into Mexican and New Mexican fiddle music
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Soneros Jarochos
by Grupo Mono Blanco
One of the seminal bands of the son jarocho revival movement.
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Is This It (For Two Pianos)
by Sam Kassirer
Our dear friend and producer Sam Kassirer reimagines The Strokes for two pianos. Mesmerizing!
go to albumIf you like David Wax Museum, you may also like:
The Toronto-based sextet make moody, cinematic sounding music that blends psych-folk and post-rock.
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Forever Only Idaho
by Harrison Lemke
Big, strummy songs that recall the heart-on-sleeve earnestness and lo-fi glory of early Mountain Goats.
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Postcards From the Country
by Trae Sheehan
West Virginia country-folk singer-songwriter Trae Sheehan aims to find a balance between the traditional and the modern on his new LP.
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