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Something in the Trees
04:08
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There was something in the trees
that was echoing the words that I was saying.
There was something in the ground
asking me if it could help in my decaying.
There was something in the leaves
healing my body.
There was something in the wind
that carried me on.
There is something in your eye that flutters my heart, babe.
There's a wrinkle in your smile, it's lovely.
Your clatter is the sound I've fixed my clock to – oooo
You're Saturn to my ring. My world surrounds you.
There's something in the night that cradles me softly
The guiding twinkle in my sky through pouring rain
who beams into my world and brightens the blues
who's laughter makes me sing then claps and sings too.
There was something in the trees
that was echoing the words that I was saying.
There was something in the ground
asking me if it could help in my decaying.
There was something in the leaves
healing my body.
There was something in the wind
that carried me on.
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2. |
Cult of Love
02:19
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I try so hard to
get what I want
But I dream about you
and get nothing done
I think about you
oh how I love love love love love love love love
Everyone's lost too
tryin' to keep up
but all we want to do
is hold onto us
touching is the truth
Show how we love love love love love love love love
Let love surround you
focus on love
seems all we can do
hope it's enough
I try so hard to
Show you my love love love love love love love love
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3. |
Listen from the Dark
03:42
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Here the ancient fog of fear divides
and our innocent devices
idle like a soaring light
without regard for the dark
Then "yay" we say, “What a beacon awaits
awash in gleaming gold!?
The glare, the glow!"
As focus pulls from the beauty of the dark.
Then harkened deep a holy yawn.
The marching peaceful plea to god.
“Our hope has come and gone!”
No more a heavy sigh from darkness.
And what a world to focus on;
a floating dream to ponder.
Off above the faded ground,
listen from the dark. The dark, the darkness.
Then echo bristling voices
from deeply heaving heavy chests,
"dreaming never dies". No, just one
of many many deaths for darkness.
And there they've heaped the light upon
like a candle bested by the dawn.
No use to shake a fist
to offer dismay in name of dark. the dark, the darkness.
And as the angles spread and sprayed the glare,
Stood amazed to face the gates of fear
that guide the passing moments
rising high from fading darkness.
And those tangled in the writhing light
Those too naive to unite
with the best and blessed content to fight,
Sigh, "what good again was the dark?" the dark, the darkness.
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4. |
A Sea of Love
04:14
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Together a culture of love will swell.
Move as one, a wave, a sea of love.
And it only matters if we say it does.
Move as one. A sea of love.
But it only lasts as long as it does if we move as one. A wave.
And we'll only last as long as we love.
A sea of love
Together a culture of love will swell.
Move as one, a wave, a sea of love.
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5. |
Everyone’s Smilin’
02:02
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I walk down the street and everyone's smiling
like I'm holding a mirror up as I'm watching the sky
or walking round all the paperback aisles
hoping to see the thing I've been trying to find
I'm determined to find
something happy inside
something happy inside
I can finally believe in
But it's like I'm in a dream when everyone's smiling
and I'm naked, blushing red, just trying to hide
wandering round with a paper-bag on
only over my head, just to cover my pride
I'm determined to find
something happy inside
something happy inside
I can finally believe in
something happy inside
something happy inside
I walk down the street and everyone's smiling
like I'm holding a mirror up as I'm watching the sky
stumbling down to the place in my mind
where all love begins,
but when I arrive
all the books are just
barely out of reach
the closed sign's still swinging
dimly in the night
so alone when you arrive
you arrive just to find
the closed sign's still swinging
dangling on a line
its tipsy shadow keeping time
to a rhyme from inside
my silent voice has been singing
I'm determined to find
something happy inside
something happy inside
I can finally believe in
something happy inside
something happy inside
yeah everything's fine
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6. |
In a Different Light
03:08
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Rise and shine
wipe the dreamin' from your mind
and forget all the little messes left behind
shake loose the ties that bind
Rise and shine and spring to life
time it right and catch the sunrise through the trees
set your burden free
be what you be when the sun arrives
Don't cross your T's or dot your I's
don't let worry bog your mind
climb a tree and you will find
trees are there for you to climb
so climb up high and sing the lines
you'll be seein' things in a different light
In a different light
In a different light
In a different light
In a different light
Rise and shine and spring to life
time it right and sift pink sunlight through your fingertips
and it's a holy sight,
you diffusing light as the sun arrives
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7. |
Losin’ Myself
03:30
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I heard the wind rustlin' all around the leaves
I saw the trees bowing gentlemanly
Lovesick chimes, clumsy kissin' like a teen dream
Sat there convinced that it was all arranged for me
Losin' myself Losin' LoooLosin' myself
I saw the dust calmly darkening the sky
Aloft the leaves glide and float to where they lie
The smell of rainclouds sends the kids inside
to watch the water fill what once was brittle and dry
Losin' myself Losin' LoooLosin' myself
I felt the wicker pressing soft against my spine
I heard my watch ticking but lost all track of time
I remembered the rhythm of a poem my grandma used to rhyme
Not sure what brought that memory back into my mind
I'm feelin' the seedlings of unspent energy
bouncing off of everything, vibrating through me
sending my head in the clouds to be shedding my leaves
feelin' the tree rings in my body
casting their spells
Losin' myself Losin' myself LoooLooosin' myself
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8. |
Wesley
02:05
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Eyes closed barely dawn
Where has my dog gone
The space where he belongs
still warm but he ain’t on it
Oh no where’d he go
Hey Wesley come inside
I need you in the morning
Your excitement gets me by
Once you’re finally in my arms
You settle down
I’m calling for my boy to come my way
Looking all around frantic, Yelling out his name
If I woulda walked you more would you have stayed?
Coulda held him closer, coulda just shut the gate
Once he’s finally in my arms I can settle
Now I can barely calm my heart
Once he’s finally home I’ll remind myself
everything’s alright and then forget
we were apart
But Oh no - I'm
I’m calling for my boy to come my way
Looking all around helpless,
yelping out his name
If I woulda walked you more would you have stayed?
If I woulda held you closer and been more present on the lazy days?
Once.... you’re finally in my arms I can settle down
Once.... you’re finally in my arms I can settle down
Once you’re finally in my arms I can settle down
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And then all the wet and ruffled feathers fly
through the soft beguiling morning dew.
And like the touch we touched when
once unruly and knew the warm and ever-present wonder
once we grew the courage to.
“So why not listen from the dark as I've been;
Just beyond the pink horizon?
But try not to tempt a little light to shine in.”
why not?
Cuz it's the same fate too for our elusive truths;
Those that danced on toes across the ghostly darkness;
Truths that glances couldn't quite hold in view
long enough to trust our hunches.
And as the horizon nears us clapping thunder,
awe to feel in every new boom
utter doom defying you to wise up.
“Wise up and listen from the dark as I've been
Just beyond the pink horizon.
But try not to tempt a little light to shine in.”
why not?
- - -
Don't let the brittle light divide you
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10. |
I Can Hear Laughter Too
03:32
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Standing beside you, head on your shoulder.
Our legs touch and minds wander.
Leaves laugh at the way the wind's breathing. A bird laughs too.
Standing beside you, wrapped round your waist.
Knee high grass tapping at our legs.
Leaves laugh at the way the wind's breathing. A stream laughs too.
I listen for raindrops you know,
but I can hear laughter too.
You know I listen for raindrops
but I can hear laughter too. You know.
You know I'm standing beside you, feet touching yours.
My blood warms and I know
I listen for raindrops you know,
but I can hear laughter too.
You know I listen for raindrops
but I can hear laughter too. You know.You know.You know.
When they're sending rain from high above
On the riverbanks we're laughing
All this beauty suits you, love.
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Cal Wilson Vancouver, Washington
I'm a bedroom songwriter, composer, producer looking to explore the boundaries of creation from under my
blankets.
"Cult of Love" was human created.
"Sleeping in the Gateway" is part of an ongoing project of research and dialog with my computer via GPT-2 for text and Google Magenta for midi. Each of these songs was partially generated by an AI, then I re-composed, arranged, and produced them.
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