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Queen of This Town
04:45
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darlin’ it’s been such a long time dear
since we had a talk
let’s go for a walk
you’re not innocent now
lovely, you shine like the ocean
while carpenters carry songs in the gutters
the storm’s coming in
(ch.) still you don’t care what it’s all about
looking up on the world from the peak of the mountain
the world’s just your crown
you’re the queen of this town
but please don’t you feel
like all this is real
and your throne was bought for you
jackknife in the arm of an angel
media madness chasing the dream
but is it your own
it left you hypnotized in the alley
you’re drunken from moonbeams
tastefully rendered from the promise of praise
(ch.) still you don’t care what it’s all about
looking up on the world from the peak of the mountain
the world’s just your crown
you’re the queen of this town
but please don’t you feel
like all this is real
and your throne was bought for you
disguise if you like
try as you might
break so the light
shines on you
day after day
night after night
praying that it grants you
the key to the kingdom you’re spinning
until you get lost in the world
i know you will always be good
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2. |
Stay With Me A While
04:33
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holy moses take a look around
stolen roses grown upon the ground
and you know in your mind that you cannot decide if you should stay or go
and you know that it’s true that the things that you do will come back to you in time
(ch.) find a way
to let go
of the sorrow that turned you away
for a while
it’s good to see you smile
won’t you stay with me awhile
maybe it’s the season of your life
makes you feel you don’t fit your skin quite right
and you try to find out that the reason for doubt all along
and you know that its true that the things that you do
could be wrong
(ch.) find a way
to let go
of the sorrow that turned you away
for a while
it’s good to see you smile
won’t you stay with me awhile
fica conmigo
o que qé iso qué dizer
(ch.) find a way
to let go
of the sorrow that turned you away
for a while
it’s good to see you smile
won’t you stay with me awhile
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3. |
Pretty Green Eyes
04:40
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lately i’ve been thinking
about the rainy days without you
the sun breaks through
turning grey skies to blue
the brightest hue
comes from your pretty green eyes
all I do is look to your pretty green eyes
i go sailing
bound for paradise
gentle breezes blow and the coffee’s nice
and i’ll leave this world behind
in my easy state of mind
intertwined with those pretty green eyes
all i do is look to your pretty green eyes
happiness is just a look away
and if you doubt me brother i would say
those pretty green eyes had better stay
with me
the seasons change
so do i
you can call me what you want
a fair-weather guy
but as time goes by
there’s nothing in the world quite like
the summer skies that shine through your pretty green eyes
all i do is look to your pretty green eyes
the sweetest song gets sung through your pretty green eyes
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4. |
Speed of the World
05:20
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open up your eyes
let in the light
at the end of the night
we’re heading straight for nowhere
the sound of a gun
in the arms of a child
at the end of the fight
it adds up to nothing
the mother child
she’s battered and bruised
when she starts to move
the rain’s a-coming
and i can see her eye
turning toward the sky
when she starts to cry
the world comes tumbling
(ch.) there’s bullets on the highway
and there’s sorrow in the belly of the world
but there’s hope just like the morning sun
falling on the shoulders of a girl
and she turns at the speed of the world
now the mother child
she asks us why
we made her cry
when we were made for loving
and i can see her eye
turning toward the sky
when she starts to cry
the world comes tumbling
(ch.) there’s bullets on the highway
and there’s sorrow in the belly of the world
but there’s hope just like the morning sun
falling on the shoulders of a girl
and she turns at the speed of the world
and she turns another day
and she holds off the rain
reach out your hands
to your brother in pain
cause you know someday you’re gonna be a cryin’
cause the rain that falls
comes to us all
breaks down the wall
of who lives and who’s dying
(ch.) there’s bullets on the highway
and there’s sorrow in the belly of the world
but there’s hope just like the morning sun
falling on the shoulders of a girl
and she turns at the speed of the world
and the tears that fall are yours
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5. |
Come Back
04:45
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sofia sits by her window and ponders the rain
just another day goes by so slowly
(ch.) isn’t it time
to come back
isn’t it time
to steal tomorrow
isn’t it time
to heal from the pain
cause the rain keeps on falling and so
stay beside me
know that you’re always on my mind
sweet forgiveness
when you’re feeling black as the night
i’ll open my eyes and see you darling
won’t you let me come ‘round to ease your mind
sofia sits by her window and ponders the rain
heaven never used to be so hard to explain
(ch.) isn’t it time
to come back
isn’t it time
to steal tomorrow
isn’t it time
to heal from the pain
cause the rain keeps on falling and so
stay beside me
know that you’re always on my mind
sweet forgiveness
when you’re feeling black as the night
when you think there’s no one round to find you
i can see your eyes shining in the light
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6. |
Are You Listening?
06:02
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so it goes that you lost control
of the words that kept you from feeling whole
and you try to decide
and you ponder a time
when you were young
so tell me what are you fighting for
and the battles rage as it was before
and the curious king got lost in
religion of war
please won’t you say
that there’s a better way
to lead the world to freedom
are you leaving this place
better than you found
there’s blood on the ground
but is it yours
tell me
are you listening
find your way back home
singing hymns
while all your castle walls are crumbling
but who will you let
inside the halls of the pearly gates
rest on litigations and masquerades
no, they won’t complain
no, they came here to be entertained
brother don’t you know that it’s a sin
is this how understanding can begin
when the fighting subsides
we’ll all live in the color of night
please won’t you say
that there’s a better way
to lead the world to freedom
are you leaving this place
better than you found
there’s blood on the ground
but is it yours
tell me
are you listening
find your way back home
singing hymns
while all your castle walls are crumbling
but who will you let in
so find a way
to let go
of what you say
do you recall
it was all that we could do
to think an honest man of you
can you hear me
are you listening?
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7. |
Please
04:54
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please take all i’m worth
resonating aching earth
maybe not but maybe
i’ve got all i need
could it be the winds
or ignorance
that sent me tumbling out to sea
and the jaws of our desires are clenched
and love is just a word
please take all i’m worth
resonating aching earth
maybe not but maybe
i’ve got all i need
and the choirs of thieves
that carry you away from me
and the jaws of our desires are clenched
and love is just a word
please take all i’m worth
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8. |
Breathe
05:26
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all at once you feel a sudden urge
to purge the rumors that you heard
about the crooks, the counterfeit
out it goes, all of it
but they say that you will need them still
when you’re alone against your will
and you’ll learn in time to overthrow
the lies that television grows
i will long for you
i will long for you
i will long for you
to come down to where we are and
breathe
furthermore you feel that you’ve been sold
a bill of goods you can’t control
and you think that there’s no way out of here
but to lock the door and disappear
everybody’s strange and beautiful
long for the day when they will know
everybody’s painting a masterpiece
long for the day when they’re released
i will long for you
i will long for you
i will long for you
to come down to where we are and
breathe
i will long for you
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9. |
Close the Door
08:08
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darling i guess
i’ve been more or less a mess
yet still i protest
your leaving
it seems that our love has finally come undone
yet still i can feel
your breathing
(ch.) forget about what it means
i’m falling apart at the seams
i still can’t explain these beams of light
that fall on your shoulders at night
everything was fine
until you came to mind
on a fiery cold november
the cardinal has flown
and i’ll call you on the phone
from town
if i remember
(ch.)
seeds of time falling like tears
and i see through the years
i still own reason and doubt
i will wait
close the door
you’ll let the light back in
takes your breath away
don’t it
i’m as lonely as a stone
on the floor of the ocean
take me to the tormented hours
of the evening
leave you nothing
but to close the door
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10. |
Dawn
11:13
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choose your weapons well
your children will take cover
you wake in the morning to the sound
of two hearts breaking
is this the end or is this
the beginning
choose your weapons well
your children will recover
you wake in the morning to the sound
of two hearts breaking
is this the end or is this
the beginning
o, dangerous night
silent as prayer
turn on the light
but you are sleeping so well
please don’t awaken her ‘cause
dawn is breaking
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Barclay Martin Kansas City, Missouri
A blend of singer/songwriter folk, pop, and world music, his songs are a celebration of culture that could only come through
traveling the world.
Through his love of music and the gift of travel, Martin realized the role that music has to play in celebrating work that uplifts us all. Music can serve as photographs of who we are as people—it can also serve as a reminder of how connected we are.
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