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The Greatest Mural
01:07
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You know I'm going to paint you the greatest mural around
With six million cans of spray paint to cover this entire town
So they won't ever forget you even though you're in the ground
They'll say 'Oh lord, there's the greatest mural around.
They'll say 'Oh lord, there's the greatest mural around.
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2. |
To Love and to Danger
03:39
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Listen up children I'll tell you a story about a boy who was timid and shy
He had two younger brothers a dad and a mother and when he left them they all died inside.
Now this boy was no stranger to love and to danger but those things he sure like to hide.
And he didn't like losing he was smart with his choosing how to win the battles he'd fight
Now the way that I live is for sinners
And the way he lived was the right
And I've never felt like a winner
Because I lost everything that night
He loved baseball and Hendrix
The Mets, Jets and Rangers
And we wore those colors with pride
He didn't have any romances
Didn't take any chances until the day that he died
Now the way that I live is for sinners
And the way he lived was the right
And I've never felt like a winner
Because I lost everything that night
It's been 17 years gone now
And I still dream about him
I dream that he might be alive
But I know I'll never about the love that could grow
If I keep reliving that night
We painted you a mural
with colors on fences
But those colors they never did dry
Like the tears of your mother your dad and your brother
keep re-living the night that you died
Now the way that I live is for sinners
And the way he lived was the right
And I've never felt like a winner
Because I lost everything that night
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Take a visit to the past now
You got your foot upon the gas and you're pressing too hard
Now you're out of control, yeah you're out of control
In the name of the father and son now
I think you're having too much fun and it's starting to show
Now you're out of control yeah you're out of control
You got to get it right back to the start of it all
Yeah you're out of control you're out of control
You got to get it right back to the start of it all
Yeah you're out of control again
I saw a picture of an old man they say he died of a broken heart
He's still picking up the pieces and he's heading right back to the start
Man this is out of control, this out of control we got to get it right back to the start of it all, this is out of control again.
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4. |
Krylon Blues
03:34
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Well I feel so lost without you it's been so long that you're gone
But I still can remember that next day
mom was moaning all night long
She still got heartache pumping through her veins
I count from 20 to 10 now And I count from 10 to 1
I'm just counting down my days here
Until my time out here is all done
I still got heart break flowing through my veins
But I feel your light come and lift my soul
To the place I want to be
Well we painted you a mural where the colors all run deep
I just wish the paint was warmer
Just to ease my mind to sleep
Because you know it's heart break That's keeping me awake
But I feel your light come and take me back
To the places where we ran free
And it feels alright
When nostalgia takes me back to the place where I wanna be
They say the stars are reflections
Of the souls that passed before
As I try to make this connection
Well the stars they shine no more
Because nothing but darkness has got a hold over me
And if you feel the way I do then you feel the same pain too
And it's alright now
And I'm going insane it's true and I don't know what to do
But it's alright now
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5. |
Jesus Candles
03:25
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I'm bumming a cigarette off someone I don't know
I can't help but feel like shit
I've lost all composure there's no room for closure
Down in this bottomless pit
Jesus candles are strune on the sidewalk
Turning this long night to day
This doctor has left me with a head full of words
But I have nothing left to say
Sitting and missing him waiting and wishing
For all of this time to pass
All his friends, all his friends
It never ends
Time it stops for nobody now
With exception for all of the dead
This dark hands wants more as it sits at my door
Remembering everything that you said
Jesus candles burn slowly for you
And they can't help but bring me down
All these beautiful flowers all tied in a bow
Just get me right out of this town
All his friends, all his friends
It never ends, it never ends
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6. |
Wiffle Ball Kings
04:29
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I've got an 0-2 count on me
I can show you around his town if you want to see
All the wreckage of the past
And when we die well do we
Go up into the sky or do we
Close our eyes into eternal rest
It's hard to fall in love with a harmless thing
But when we were young all we did was sing
Last time I saw you
We were shooting basketball in front of our home
The you said I gotta go
And I never saw you again
Now I'm cool with all of your friends
It's weird I know
It's hard to fall in love with a harmless thing
But some of your friends seem to be the closest thing
All I do is think about the past
And wonder why the good times never last
They move so fast
Remember all of the fun things that we would do
We're whiffle ball kings now because of you
Because of you
It's hard to fall in love with a harmless thing
But when I think about you all it does is sting
I'm gunna think about you for the rest of my life
When I do it cuts like a knife, like a rusty knife
Remember all the fun things that we would do
Well I'm so lost now without you, without you
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7. |
Bari's Song
05:25
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I wish I could take those leaves
And put them back on the trees
Watch it be summer all over again
You lit up the night sky on the 4th of July
Those nights were so crazy
With just a couple of friends
I made a promise never to fight with my brother again
It always makes me sad when I do
Bari you should know you were one of he greatest friends I had
I thought you should know I didn't want you to go
But I'm not dying for you now
I'm not dying for you now
I'm not dying for you dying for you dying for you now
You were one of a kind
And I don't think you ever knew
How much love we all have for you
You said goodbye to the ground
But you forgot to wear your wings
Now I'm stuck down here without you
I made pact with my friends to always keep in touch
But sometimes those plans they may fall through
Bari a friend like you has always meant so much
I thought you should know I didn't want you to go
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8. |
The Ballad of John Shaw
04:52
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I saw you walking there
The snow was falling down but you didn't seem to care
Because Angels like you will fall for anything at all
Yeah angels like you fall for anything at all
Momma had to pass you by
Hanging your head so low started to make her cry
Til the tears ran down her face at such a slow and steady pace
And the tears ran clean and dry til there was nothing left to do but sigh
And the streetlights start to glow
Against the tombstones in a row
And I think that it's time to go
But Johnny I hope you know
That we will always love you so
Yeah Johnny I hope you know
That we will always love you so
Light your candles by the wall
By all the murals that are gone now
They never meant anything at all
Even when they were there
well no one seemed to care
Like a friend that always gives to you
Until he's got nothing left to share
And the streetlights start to glow
Against the tombstones in a row
And I think that it's time to go
But Johnny I hope you know
That we will always love you so
Yeah Johnny I hope you know
I'm really glad you didn't go
I'm really glad you didn't go
I'm really glad you didn't go
I'm really glad you didn't go
I'm really glad you didn't go
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9. |
Ain't No Brother
04:31
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When I was lost well You were never there
You just pretended to be someone
Someone who cared
You liked to tell me what
You didn't want me to do
But then you ran around
And did those things too
But that's ok
I loved you anyway
And I listened to you always
Every night and day
So if you don't love me it's because of your troubles
And if you don't love come clean
You said you're my brother
Well you've got troubles boy because ain't no brother treat me this mean
I had two good friends
In her and you
So I introduced you two thinking it was cool
But then she started a fight
And she went and lied
Knowing you would be there just to take her side
And then you chose to hate me For no good reason
Knowing it would break me
when you knew I loved you more than you cared to see
So if you don't love me it's because of your troubles
And if you don't love come clean
You said you're my brother
Well you've got troubles boy because ain't no brother treat me this mean
You should never let A girl get in the way
Of two good friends
and the things they say
It shows you're not a man
You're just a little boy
So go play your games just to fill the void
And that's ok
I loved you anyway
And I wish you all the best now every night and day
So if you don't love me it's because of your troubles
And if you don't love come clean
You said you're my brother
Well you've got troubles boy because ain't no brother treat me this mean
And you just ain't no brother to me
So if you don't love me it's because of your troubles
And if you don't love come clean
You said you're my brother
Well you'll discover you just ain't no brother to me
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10. |
Letter to Mike
05:15
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It use to drive him nuts when I hung around
And he use to chase me up and all around this town
But that's over (yeah it's over)
You shoulder all the pain as if it's your own
And I called you late last night on the telephone
Saying it's over (yeah it's over)
Cause he's gone and he's not coming back
Yeah he's gone you gotta get on track
Cause he's gone man don't look back
Cause he's gone
We use to ride our bikes in the summertime
By the old cemetery where we use to get high
But that's over (yeah it's over)
It's really not your fault
You should know that's the truth
Contemplating all the things that you're suppose to do when it's over
(Yeah it's over)
Cause he's gone and things ain't the same
Yeah he's gone and you're not to blame
Cause he's gone don't feel ashamed
Cause he's gone
You gotta let it go sometimes
You gotta let it go sometimes
You gotta let it go sometimes
You gotta let it go sometimes
I dreamt of him again just the other night
And he wanted me to tell you everything's alright
And it's over (yeah it's over)
Sitting at the table next to hungry jack
And I think about those times
But we can't go back cause it's over (yeah it's over)
Cause he's gone and he's not coming back
Yeah he's gone you gotta get on track
Cause he's gone man don't look back
Cause he's gone
You gotta let it go sometimes
You gotta let it go sometimes
You gotta let it go sometimes
You gotta let it go sometimes
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11. |
Saint Pelagia
04:26
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The soldiers hands got you pressed up against the wall
And when you jump there'll be no one to catch your fall
But that's okay cause the light is on in your mind
You're not afraid cause the man up there sAid its fine
Mother superior has the arms to reach in your soul
You gave me nothing now that nothing is all I know
Saint Pelagia coming up on the silver screen
Cause any exit from this would does not go unseen
And the bad hand wins again
When there's nothing left in the end
And I promise you my friend
When this ends, that this will never happen again
Dancing around all these dark clouds in your mind
Has left you dizzy now you're running out of time
No ones a saint and there's no one left to save
Ain't it a shame when there's no point left to pray
And the bad hand wins the bet
When there's nothing left in the end
And I promise you my friend
When this ends, that this will never happen again
A dying flower still holds beauty when it's dead
I listen closely to the voices in my head
They tell me things that I really don't want to hear
But I'm not afraid because there's nothing left to fear
And the bad hand wins again
When there's nothing left in the end
And I promise you my friend
When this ends, that I'll never do this again
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12. |
No Hatchbacks Allowed
06:18
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I found you passed out on the living room couch
Decked out in your new suit for work
And I'm sorry how I treated you when you were young
You know I feel just like aficking jerk
But I didn't know how to deal with the pain
And I still don't know what to do
But I hope you know how much you mean to me
And I'll try to mean as much to you
But everything's changing now
And I'm still haunted by the pieces of this broken town
Still trying to find a way to get back to those better days
And you know where to find me now
In the backstreets and the alleys of this broken
Still trying to find a way to get back to those better days
Those better days
It scares me how much you remind me of him
Yeah it scares me right down to the bone.
Because I just picked up the pieces of my broken heart
And I don't want to do it again
So I hope you listen close to everything that I say
Though you're hardheaded and stubborn as fuck
But you're my only brother and I don't have another
And you know I love you so damn much
Everyone's changing now
And I want to do same but I don't know how
Still trying to find a way to get back to those better days
And you know where to find me now
In the backstreets and the alleys of this broken town
Still trying to find a way to get back to those better days
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The Popular Marksman New York
Brendon Conroy a.k.a. 'The Popular Marksman' is an indie musician/singer songwriter whose sound is an eclectic mix of folk, blues, punk, Americana, and alternative.
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