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Aftershock
05:07
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Someday soon but I don't know where
Gonna find a life in the open air
Someday soon but I don't know when
Gonna find 'nother ride all over again
Oh when I knock there's no one home
So sing it once for me
An aftershock you can't control
Drop days that used to be
Get-a-long Guvvie now who's to say
Why all our troubles are underway
After all is said and done
Best to scratch and claw not walk or run
The chill of the night and a winter child
Still holds me in her arms
The aftershock from the deepest wild
Has freed me with its charms
They say life's too short to stand and wait
Ain't no prize to hesitate
No matter if I'm so inclined
Make running water walk all down my spine
Oh when I knock there's no one home
So sing it once for me
An aftershock you can't control
Drop days that used to be
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Dangerous Mile
03:17
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Old time take a melody, and turn it around
Like the man in a high rise, can tear up your ground
On the wrong side of history and a plan so vile
You’re not alone on this dangerous mile
They put angels in cages but not in our name
Long past finger pointing, we know who's to blame
Your tired, your poor, stuck in exile
They’re all a symbol of this dangerous mile
Hold any hand, that’ll help you exhale
Take any fortune to ride
Somebody simply to unpack your tale
Someone who must testify (solo + repeat)
Old time she’s a fickle one, can’t turn back her hand
How these lives we've forgotten, just don't understand
Please don’t sit back and watch, our children on trial
You’re not alone on this dangerous mile
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When It Comes
04:46
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Somewhere in the distant past, we find a boy asleep
He will not hear the discontent, he will not find his feet
A search for days that disappear, like smoke ring trail parades
Hidden in his vestibules, the question never fades
Where is the lock, where is the key
Where is the moment you come back to me?
When is the time, when it will be
When is the moment you come back to me?
Love when it comes, when it comes, it’ll be alright
Love when it comes, when it comes, it’ll be alright
And when the darkness finds him, so often he will see
The miracles of splendor, and who he wants to be
The pleasantness it offers, is forged just like a blade
And while he wanders aimlessly, the question never fades
Where is the lock, where is the key
Where is the moment you come back to me?
When is the time, when it will be
When is the moment you come back to me?
Love when it comes, when it comes, it’ll be alright
Love when it comes, when it comes, it’ll be alright
Love when it comes, when it comes, it’ll be alright
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These days everyone’s trying to be green - Recycle, reduce and reuse
Green’s is a lifestyle for those in the know - But my life is ruled by the blues
As for me, blue is all that I see - It's my personal muse
Watching the world through azure glasses - I'm color blind with the blues
The sun glows yellow….The fields are green
So many colors to choose
When Fall comes around and the leaves turn brown
I'm still colorblind with the blues
The world’s full of red, There's scarlet and blood - Fuchsia, rose and maroon
It all rolls by in the blink of an eye - While I keep on singing this tune
Till I'm Red in the Face…. Back in the black- These are just some of my views
Leaves me tickled pink, green with envy - I'm colorblind with the blues
Black and white, yellow and brown - The red states don’t have a clue
With orange man in the white house - The whole damn world’s been abused
Puce and Magenta, Mauve and Teal, Tangerine, pink and chartreuse,
Take all these colors, You know where to put them
My favorite color's the blues
There's cornflower, sapphire, cobalt and midnight hues
Ultramarine, teal and indigo - I'm colorblind with the blues
All the red in the world can’t hide the lies - There’s no way that we can excuse
Current events ain’t no day on the beach. Corruption ain’t no pleasure cruise
Damn Fool in the Whitehouse got the world seeing red
We’re all colorblind with the blues
We’re all colorblind with the blues
We’re all colorblind with the blues
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Woebegone
03:29
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When you wake inside, only to be calling
What you seek to hide, all the time you’re falling
When you wake, Woebegone
If you take some time, longer days of summer
If you see some sign, Or hear a different drummer
Take some time, Woebegone, Take some time, Woebegone
Don’t be tame and fine, find another flavor
A fresh place to dine, something new to savor
Don’t be tame, Woebegone
Don’t you stay in line, run free with your owner
When you’ve done some crime, to infuriate that stoner
Don’t you stay, Woebegone, don’t you stay, Woebegone
Ain’t no peace of mind, while that beat is getting stronger
Could you be so kind, to hang a little longer
Ain’t no peace, Woebegone
Soon we'll bid adieu, later on you'll ramble
Settle down and chew, a puzzle to unscramble
Settle down, Woebegone, settle down Woebegone
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On Your Way Down
05:46
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Sunrise
Sunset
Since the beginning it hasn't changed yet
People fly high begin to lose sight
You can't see very clearly when you're in flight
It's high time that you found
The same people you misuse on your way up
You might meet up
On your way down
Vintage wines from the year '62
It's your thing, it's your thing
It pleases you
You got to frown when you cross town
You think it's an honor just to have you around
It's high time that you found
The same dudes you misuse on your way up
You might meet up
On your way down
You think the sun rises and sets for you
But the same sun rises, sets and shines
On the poor folks too
I don't mind you turning round
I myself would even like a little higher ground
It's high time that you found
The same people you walk on on your way up
You might meet up
On your way down
On your way down
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Backfield In Motion
04:05
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Under Every Stone
04:15
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All that I believe in, all that makes me, me
Vaporized by compromise, of who I want to be
Dreams and wishes cast aside, by circumstance and fate
If you knew what I’ve been through, perhaps you could relate
Can only blame myself, It’s left me feeing burned
Trying to find peace of mind, I left no stone unturned
Back out on the streets again, burned another bridge
Cast aside while in my stride, did what they alleged
So much time has come to pass, there’s more wind left to blow
Waves will break upon the beach, tide’s will ebb and flow
Can only blame myself, it’s none of your concern
Trying to find some peace of mind, I left no stone unturned
Changing habits, changing ways, cleaning up my act
Moving forward without fear, I’m on a brand-new track
Leave behind my worries, sacred and profane
Toss aside the baggage, start a new campaign
Can only blame myself, for feeling unconcerned
Trying to find some peace of mind, I left no stone unturned
What I’m looking for, isn’t well defined
Underneath the stones that I’ve been turning
What’s on the other side, like the turning of the tide
Is just another lesson I’ll be learning
With the turning of a stone, seeds of change are sown,
With just a little luck things will improve
All that I believe in, All that makes me, me
Will come back, when I get back in the groove
Turn a new leaf over, get a brand-new start
Climb back up on that horse, heal my broken heart
Fix the shit I damaged, own up to the pain
Rise above, spread the love, break the ball and chain
Can only blame myself, this meeting is adjourned
Tried to find some peace of mind, I left no stone unturned
Can only blame myself, this meeting is adjourned
Tried to find some peace of mind, I left no stone unturned
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Not So Joo'd Notice
04:12
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Not so joo'd notice, all's I know, what ain't necessarily so
Not so joo'd notice, all's I know, what ain't necessarily so
The world moves without you in star, stone and flesh, roll along with the charade
It's a shopworn notion in do's re's and mi's, 'nother stray fabric frayed
Not so joo'd notice, all's I know, what ain't necessarily so
Before you dine with pharaohs, take some tea with me, every dog will have its day
A stroll with contentment kowtow to the tide till your plans evaporate
Not so joo'd notice, all's I know, what ain't necessarily so
A frugal thing this happiness, all you got today
And so it seems, to surely fade away (riff)
Not so joo'd notice, all's I know, what ain't necessarily so
A rock into a slumber until you have learned you're seen from blind point of views
The world moves without what this used to mean, an offer you can't refuse
Not so joo'd notice, all's I know, what ain't necessarily so
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Alex Wise San Francisco, California
Fog Swamp is a Bay Area-based assemblage of first-call musicians that performs original swamp rock.
Steeped in genres
ranging from rock, New Orleans funk and blues to bluegrass and jazz, Fog Swamp has headlined venues such as the Sweetwater Music Hall, The Chapel and The Boom Boom Room. The band’s members have shared stages with The Meters, Joan Baez, Wilco, Phil Lesh, and others.
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