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Don't Get Lonesome

by Ruts and Weeds

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1.
Weeds 02:52
The grass is to my shins And the flora gone to waste Potted roses in tins Wilt and leave an empty space Daisies with no white and berries with no blue So meet me in the shed So we can trim a thing or two I'll trim you I'll start with your vines Brushing on your cheek Cut away all those lines So you can take a peek At the pruning we'll begin On your branches and your roots While praying we don't sin In emptying your boots And chip away your bark To see the rings inside Count the years you stood See the secrets you confide I'll take your better parts And form them to my will Carve until i have A sculpture for my windowsill I'll trim you A figurine of wood Layin in the sun Doing what it should Reminding me what you done Every other day I'll hold it in my hands Then put it in it's place So I can take a stand Then the day will come When the frost kills the weeds I'll empty out a drum So we can have some heat And I'll throw you in the fire To finalize your end And with the rubber tires Your flames will rise and they will bend I'll trim you
2.
Muse 03:34
I-80 never looked so good Than through the eyes of you and me. Rollin on asphalt feels like clouds to us. Singin our songs and drummin on dashboards Freedom never felt so free Than when it's beatin in the hearts And pumping through the veins of boys like you and me. Come on muse and teach a little truth We're hungry for a drop of feelin to show to the world We covet no other words than those that ya give. I'm hearing like I've never heard before. North Dakota made a bad first impression Couldn't see the sky for nearly a week. A colder May I may have never known. But it'll take more than a cloudy sky, absent friends, or lying hi-fi To numb me up and take whats only mine. [Chorus] I'm seeing like I've never seen before. Whoa [Chorus] I'm hearing like I've never heard before. Whoa
3.
Pine 03:03
Quarter moon risin over Indiana farms Layin on it's side in tween the stars Frogs call me out with their lull summer sounds They mingle with the highway cars The night lights make a beautiful view I've seen so many but none like you. Fresh air wraps me up tight I'm breathing deep for the smell Sittin on a rock, I catch a glimpse of morning light And a bird song, clear as a bell The pine trees pine like me for you I've seen so many but none like you. It don't matter the roads in my shoes I've seen so many but none like you.
4.
I will speak slowly so that you will listen I’ll talk clearly so that you are sure to understand Cause I’ve destroyed my fair share of bushes Beating around them in a one-sided romance And if this is a game I never got the instructions Cause I’m sure I’ve broken a rule or two And my mouth has become quite the obstruction A broken bridge that never got me to you So let me explain That when you don’t say anything You say the most And it’s harder to get over a ghost And I hope the metaphor wasn’t too daunting But I will break it down line by line You’re the ghost and your silence has been haunting My songs and my words, rhyme by rhyme And if you want to know how you can fix it Put an end to this smug, bitter tune You got a mouth, and I suggest you open it Grab your guns and and make sure you fire soon So let me explain That when you don’t say anything You say the most And it’s harder to get over a ghost Let me try once more to clarify I’m only just asking for a goodbye Cause waiting for me to bleed is a dirty deed indeed And I ask why, won’t you let it die
5.
Threes 04:38
A promise a promise, I’ll make you promise The pains and the dramas you’ve had in the past are passed Cause the fathers, the fathers that drew up the borders Of Bama and Georgia were prophets so they can’t lie That’s not their style Cause stars stars planets and stars Are driving in cars to align me with you And the seasons, the seasons, the leaves and the seasons Are giving us reasons to fall head over heels You, you, you Do, do, do Something to me me me And I can’t speak so I’ll sing in Threes My senses my senses are jumping the fences Are entering trenches because they’re losing the fight They lost their sight My heart, My heart, my scarred heart Is falling apart so you can fit inside I got not place to hide You, you, you Do, do, do Something to me me me And I can’t speak so I’ll sing in Threes You, you, you are one and I, I, I am two The note, the notes, and the music, and the notes and the music make three You, you, you Do, do, do Something to me me me And I can’t speak so I’ll sing in Threes
6.
Sleep brings peace and peace brings dreams in Fly from the cage you clipped my wings in Night is the hour we can start our healing Underneath the stars, we'll start to form our scars We'll shake off the shackles, the chains, and the cells Of demons, and heart aches, and personal hell And drink from the waters of hope and of love Shutting out the light, holding on to night And I'll meet you there We'll stay 'till morning's glare We’ll walk through the grass without any shoes on Sing the melody of a sweet slow love song Take off the watches cause wrists don’t need them When you’re fast asleep, or when you walk through dreams Find a mountain field and we’ll set our camp up And drift from love to love as we keep our eyes shut Lay among the braes and weeds and the deep ruts We will find our place, In the dirt, in the grass, in the grace And I'll meet you there We'll stay 'till morning's glare
7.
Courage 03:46
There’s a light at the edge of your darkness And it won’t move for you or me. If you look far you will see it But don’t start hating where you have to be. And it will lift your drooping shoulders And it will wipe all your tears away. And your feet will begin your journey Along your path, may you never stray. Courage, courage brother Courage everyone Courage at your daybreak Courage at the set of the sun There will be pain all around you And your test is to go on strong. And dark days will surely surround you. In their depths, find the words to your song. You sing that song when the world beats you. And when you can’t sing, just hum the sound. And you’ll see as your eyes are opened Fond friends and comrades all around. Courage, courage brother Courage everyone Courage at your daybreak Courage at the set of the sun
8.
Siren 04:54
Ocean side a mountain high The rain tends to fall before it’s night And the seaside gusts tend to eke out Just what i’m thinkin I stare out at the sea and strain To see your ship through walls of rain But all I find is briney sail and splinters I feel your voice and step into the waves Toe and foot ankle, shin Thighs and hips you drag me in Kiss my lips and burn my eyes and nose The ocean wraps me in your arms I breathe in deep breath in your warmth I can’t help but smile as the water fills my lungs The dark of it all seems so light Bubbling up are all the fears I held inside for all the years We shared a bed, a name, and all those miles And in the clarity of all Through cold and dark your siren’s call Says to fear the unknown is to fear what might be sweet And my eyes are closin now. And the water beds me down. And the current pulls me down. But the coral calms me down. And when I open my eyes I see you.

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released April 6, 2012

Recording: Velvet Echo Studios. Provo, Utah.
Mastering: Nicholas Naioti

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