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Humble the Drum

by gonstermachers

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the bandsman 08:19
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thiebou dienn 04:27
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lightning bugs of august 05:00
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Lightning Bugs of August On the median we walked all night The moon was our drum Lightning bugs of August rose We found them in our hands We crushed them with our thumbs You came to me a foolish fire, Sweet and so insane. We tore the bark right off of the pine Nothing in this world Will ever be the same All the dark in Joan of Arc Fell down from above All the dark in Joan of Arc Sang out like a dove But could not retrieve our love Last night I dreamed of a happy shore But today is today. Last night I dreamed that you still lived Nothing in this world Will ever be the same
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little red rooster 05:51
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veins in the back of my hand 03:27
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The Veins in the Back of My Hand One thing I think I know If I know anything at all One thing I know One thing I understand All I see All I’ll be All I need Are the veins in the back of my hand In the back of my hand One drop of ink that flows If it flows anywhere at all One drop that flows One drop I understand Gaze in the ink Gaze in the oil Gaze in the mirror With the eye at the end of my hand At the end of my hand
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gretchen watch it burn 03:48
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Gretchen Watch it Burn She told me when I got to town Don’t put your suitcase on the ground Her voice was so low It never let go When I got to town Murdering our albatrosses We broke our oaths and cut our losses Though we stammered around The path remained sound Murdering Gretchen watch it burn all night Stand outside the firelight We loiter undone by the night’s iron tongue Gretchen watch it burn Watermarked we sat beside A road up north under the sky Your head in my chest Oh my palimpsest Watermarked we sat Long ago out on my porch You welded us, beloved torch It’s been the longest goodbye I believe we started to die- that night Long ago Chorus
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humble the drum 05:51
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Humble the Drum Bad luck is following all of us, each and every one. The wretched and the woebegone it’s chasing harder. Stop Lift that stick in your hand And humble the drum, humble the drum, humble the drum. Everyone tosses and ransacks what was and what will be She danced until the sun went down, then she danced harder Now: A slender, rolling brink Humble the drum, humble the drum, humble the drum. Let us go down to the campground, you and I And walk away from the sorrowful trouble behind us I know what we’ll do to set ourselves free We’ll humble the drum, humble the drum, humble the drum.
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demoiselle 03:01
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danse des gonsters 04:11
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nio ko bok - for ngor gui ballet 03:23
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bandsman a capella 01:39
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released May 24, 2013

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leo crandall Syracuse, New York

I am a singer/songwriter/composer. I play the requinto, cello and guitar. I have toured Africa sponsored by the State Dept., nominated for Australia’s Bluestar Award, charted #14 nationally in Roots and Blues, received a Meet the Composer Grant. I have composed film scores, dance scores, theater music and ambient sound for installations. My music has been heard all over the world. ... more

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