1. |
Leave You Doubtful
04:04
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Leave You Doubtful
(©2003 Anders/Bohm)
A long time
Livin' pseudo love
Has made me out
So I can trust no other way
Here you are
Now by my side
To take me on
Can it only seem
too much today?
I won't deny
You're takin' a lot of worries on
And I'll tell you
All that I can bear
And I'll give you
More than my fair share
But I'll love you
More than I'd ever dare
And we'll hope it's always
Always me that's there
A long time
Livin' future tense
Has made me out
So I can trust no joy today
Here you are
Now by my side
I'm wishing you
Could help me find
some kinder way
I won't deny
You're takin' a lot of worries on
And I'll tell you
All that I can bear
And I'll give you
More than my fair share
But I'll love you
More than I'd ever dare
And we'll hope it's always
It's always...
No givin' away
Now givin' away
Not livin' away
Can't live it
Only dream away
Can I tell you
All that you can't see
Can I give you
More than has come from me
Could I love you
More than life itself
Not leave you doubtful,
It's doubtful
Can I tell you
All that you can't see
Can I give you
More than has come from me
Could I love you
More than life itself
Not leave you doubtful,
It's doubtful
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2. |
Halycon Days
03:16
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Halycon Days
(©2002 Anders/O'Bitz)
Sea waves crash
She rode a storm
into my arms
I helped to calm her down
Then we found
I was far behind
She couldn't wait
She was storm bound
If it's alright with you
I think I'll stay here on my own
Try to make myself a home
If it's alright with you
I think I'll find another way
Try to turn these into halcyon days
In a winter blast
The next one fell
Into my arms
I helped to warm her up
Then we found
She got on her feet
And gave me no time
She was storm bound
If it's alright with you
I think I'll stay here on my own
Try to make myself a home
If it's alright with you
I think I'll find another way
Try to turn these into halcyon days
Why can't I find
A calm place, a home
It seems that I'm
Storm bound
Storm bound
If it's alright with you
I think I'll stay here on my own
Try to make myself a home
If it's alright with you
I think I'll find another way
Get away from stormy days
If it's alright with you
I think I'll wait here for someone
Who can help me find some calm
If it's alright with you
I'll stay
I've waited too long
My fate
My fated to long
I wait, I wait
I've been waiting too long
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3. |
Wearily
04:02
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Wearily
(©2002 Anders/O'Bitz)
He is hers
He knows she is his
He'll never forget
But it's bedtime now
She tucks him in
Such a tired boy
Wearily
He watches on
As she closes
His bedroom door
Don't go … away
Not now
Let me hear again
How you love me … so
And after time
He's a grown man now
With so many lovers he lies
Still he believes
He can reach it
Wearily
He watches on
As his lovers
Let him down
Don't go … away
Not now
Let me hear again
How you love me … so
The bittersweet years
Of his long marriage
He treated comfort for reaching it
But he is hers
He knows she is his
He'll never forget
Wearily
He watches on
As they lower
Her body down
Don't go...away
Not now
Let me hear again
How you love me...so
Wearily
He watches on
Wearily
He watches on
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4. |
Struggle
04:08
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Struggle
(©2002 Anders/O'Bitz)
So what's your take on my struggle?
And would you say I'm at it again?
You know I lie here still … in silence
Though I keep talking
Never reaching an end
Starting to hear the louder tones of insane
If they are real, how could I
ever explain?
Staying with you here, it seems
so crazy,
While love awaits me beyond
my fears
What was that you said
Looking out my window?
"It's been too many years … too many years"
Starting to hear
The louder tones of insane
If they are real
How could they ever contain?
Talk to me
Don't let me
Slide into
That place
Where only
I can reside
Struggle, struggle
Looking out my window
I know you see me
Leaning on the pain
Starting to hear
The louder tones of insane
I hope they are real
I hope they'll always contain … yeah
Starting to hear
Those louder tones of insane
How does it feel
To watch me slip away?
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5. |
The Wisdom of Kisses
03:39
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The Wisdom of Kisses
(©2002 Anders/O'Bitz)
Kisses are a better fate
Than wisdom will ever be
I was left to wonder
‘Til e. e. spoke to me
He says that "feeling is first"
And suggests I be a fool
While spring is in the world
If I could know
That his wisdom is for me
He swears by all the flowers
And says …
The best gestures of my brain
Could never really help me
To learn to wholly kiss you
But don't cry for me
Cause I'll feel all this wisdom
Of his loving poetry
Before the end of my summer
If I could know
That his wisdom is for me
I'd swear by all the flowers
And say don't cry for me
Don't cry for me, don't cry for me
Don't cry for me
Do your eyelids flutter for me
As you lean back in my arms
Please laugh and don't cry
I will learn to heed my song
I will learn to heed my song
If I could know
That his wisdom is for me
I'd swear by all the flowers and say
Don't cry
If I could know
That his wisdom is for me
I'd swear by all the flowers and say
Don't cry ... Don't cry for me.
I said don't cry
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6. |
Loveless Lame
03:25
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Loveless Lame
(©2003 Anders/Bohm)
And they're not easy friends
No love to be found
They're not good at nice
But they can't help hang around
But they're not to blame
It's happened all their lives
They're the loveless lame
And they're still making ties
And they can't give it up
Cause the other's treating them
In such a familiar way
This security is their friend
But they're not to blame
It's happened all their lives
They're the loveless lame
They keep on making ties
The loveless lame
It's always the same
Generations of blame
You know this shouldn't be the game
So we're not to blame
It's happened all our lives
We're the loveless lame
And we keep on making ties
So we're not to blame
It's happened all our lives
We're the loveless lame
And we keep on tellin' lies
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7. |
We Went Down
03:36
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We Went Down
(©2002 Anders/O'Bitz)
Hello again
I know it's been many years
And since then
We've grown apart without tears
But I can't forget
The way we used to get
Our own place
For privacy
We went down
Behind Murphy's fence
To the creek
Went across
Then headed downstream
For a mile
Walked down the tracks
To that big tree
And then down
There we were all alone
And now
Privacy's no problem here
We keep it down
So the kids won't hear
But what I would give
To find that place, relive
Must I walk so far?
We went down
Behind Murphy's fence
To the creek
Went across
Then headed downstream
For a mile
Walked down the tracks
To that big tree
And then down
There we were all alone
Repeat
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8. |
Not At One
03:49
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Not At One
(©2003 Anders/Bohm)
Frame it as an ordinary view
Yet every time
I turn away
Something...comes into view
It's nothing...without you
It's hard to say...anything
I'm not at one with many things
It's all out of focus as I sing
Taken back by all of this that's new
It's bound to break
If I fall
Something...seems so true
It's nothing...without you
I can't recall
The very thing
I'm not at one with many things
It's all out of focus as I sing
Your leaving has split me into two
You held me so
Then turned away
Something...comes into view
It's nothing...without you
It's hard to say...anything
I'm not at one with many things
I'm not at one with many things
Am I at one with anything?
It's all out of focus as I sing
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9. |
Never Enough
03:33
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Never Enough
(©2002 Anders/O'Bitz)
You check your watch
We fumble for some words
Who would suspect
We've been together
such a long long time?
But we've shown a bit too much
Can you only turn and run?
You say, "I can't help it"
No, you're right
I'm sure
It's hard to hope like before
Don't try ... anymore
It could never be enough
It used to be
You'd look at me and take me in
Now, when I catch your eyes
The only thing
I see in them is distance
And a bit of waning guilt
You've seemed to have had your fill
You say, "I can't help it"
No, you're right
I'm sure
It could never be like before
No point... anymore
It could never be enough
A question for you
And one for me too
What is enough?
Can we decide
With peace of mind
Based on before
And before the before?
No, you're right
I'm sure
It's hard to hope like before
Don't try... anymore
It could never be enough
No, you're right
I'm sure
It could never be like before
No point... anymore
It could never be enough
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10. |
Leaves Me Cold
03:22
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Leaves Me Cold
(©2002 Anders/O'Bitz)
I'm thinking
Floating by the side of the pool
My hand's making little whirlpools
It's not Justice
Nor Beauty that occupy
Just how Braddock never had it
so … fine
Oh, it leaves me cold
All this thinking in the pool
Baptism
In my chlorinated luxury
Irritated eyes make it hard to see
It's not the water
Which is heated over eighty five
Just it's supposed to satisfy
Oh, it leaves me cold
The sun is shining
Try to fake it like I just don't know
Oh, it leaves me cold
All this thinking in the pool
My eyes widen
As the whirlpool grows
It's too late to save this fool
Oh, it leaves me cold
The sun is shining
Try to fake it like I just don't know
Oh, it leaves me cold
I'm sinking in the pool
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11. |
Say Goodbye Again
04:35
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Say Goodbye Again
(©2003 Anders/O'Bitz)
It's hard
To feel this cold
Can't brave my heart
Enslaved my soul
It's true
What I want
Is to take your hand
Then to let it go
I feel like I've been here forever
I tell myself
No, I'll never
Fade, all those fears
See why I
Can't take these questions on
No, all I've known
Is to say goodbye say goodbye again...
Goodbye again
I can't
Feel that way
Tried hard
It doesn't pay
Can't leave
The past behind
Oh between
Losses, I can't decide.
Again I'll tell myself I'm clever
To keep them here
No, I'll never
Take, it all away
Realize, see my eyes again
No, all I've known
Is to say goodbye
Say goodbye again
Goodbye again
Time is short
And yes, I long to
Settle here and with you belong to
Maybe we weren't meant to follow
This string that's tied
I can't fall alone
Am I fated to always sever
Could it be and will I ever
Take... on these fears
They hold on
Can I open up again?
But what if she says goodbye?
I'll say goodbye before then
It's over now
There's no more time
And I can feel the end
No, all I've known
Is to say goodbye
Say goodbye again
Again … again … again.
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12. |
We Went Down Reprise
01:33
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Eric Anders California
Californian singer-songwriter, Eric Anders, released his anti-Trump album, Eleven Nine, in the spring of 2017. The album was
produced and mixed by Matthew Emerson Brown.
See Eric's latest release, released as a duo with Mark O'Bitz in June, 2018: Of All These Things. Eric and Mark are working on their second duo release, Ghosts To Ancestors, which should be out early 2019.
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