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Now Treading Water in Downtown Chicago

by A Grand Wednesday

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7 Months and an Italian Postcard 07:27
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you deserve to have some time alone you deserve to have someone to call your own whatever you want to do, I'm here the telling, I won't do, yet I can't wait to hear I've been dreaming for too long of you I've been singing all these songs of you to you I remember watching you from outside, on the roof I remember wanting to sit by your side, talk to you the rain whispers on the deck, Lady Gaga in the dark all my writings remain unchecked, leaving lifelines in the lot I'm reading books, fifties mysteries, I'm eating healthy, and the such you should know that I heart Huckabees, but these headaches are becoming too much
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Archives 09:16
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We're making all these plans to see each other again I miss you now, will I miss you then? I wish to see you now, will I wish it then? I'm sorry it took so long for us to see we get along, and I'm sorry it took so long, you are my friend Well I'll write you letters, I hope you reply, and I'll take that train yes, I'll make that ride and I hope you'll be waiting for me there and I hope you'll be waiting for me there I'm sorry it took so long and I'm sorry it took so long, you are my friend Well I'll write you letters, and I hope you reply, and I'll take that train, yes, I'll make that ride I don't want this to be the end of something that just started Hell, I'll see you again No, you won't be forgotten No, you won't be forgotten No, we wont be forgotten, we're going down in history No, you won't be forgotten No, we wont be forgotten, we're going down in history
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Thanksgiving 02:59
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I can't stay focused on the weather; it's getting cold and I have no jackets, I have no sweaters. Doing nothing is the easiest thing to do, so why don't I do it? And doing what I love is the easiest thing to do, so why am I not doing it? and with nothing on my feet but the blisters from last week, I've walked to find you and with nothing left to eat (I've not shopped in three weeks), I've come to feed you but I am counting on this song to help me move on but I am counting on this song to help me move on move on I'm going home
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Winter: Part I (Glory and Home) 03:36
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Well I hope home is everything you need, and you find the peace and clarity for which you plead And I can't express how important you've been to me since way before the 18th, when we got tea at 3:15 I gave you a part of me as it got cold, and oh what a story did unfold when I opened the door and saw your face, and the wonder that it holds Oh how grand it was when I had to stop and take a pause cause the tears from the eyes with which I saw I sat down before my desk with a shivering within/from/ my chest, and I couldn't bring myself to free my jaw
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Winter: Part II (You) 05:41
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You laugh like there's no tomorrow, yes you give it your all And you live like you've known not sorrow, you stand tall and I know that we both have a past, I just want this feeling to last Oh I'm scared and I'm nervous You're there and you are gorgeous and we are broken, and we have broke in Here I am, I am in your hands
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Madison, WI 10:18
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You're so brand new, and you're so brand new oh pretty lady, why don't you come over here? oh pretty lady, I can sense when you are near and you do all these tinges, it's tantalizing and you say all these things, you're so inspiring oh pretty lady, yes you are beautiful oh pretty lady, you're so damn gorgeous oh pretty lady, who do you think you are? oh pretty lady, what foolish games these are who do you want to be? who do you have? who do you want to see? Why don't you come over here? You fascinate me I'll see you in Wisconsin I'll find you in Wisconsin Yes, I'll find you in Wisconsin I'll only find you in Wisconsin
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Madison, WI (acoustic) 13:53
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You're so brand new, and you're so brand new oh pretty lady, why don't you come over here? oh pretty lady, I can sense when you are near and you do all these tinges, it's tantalizing and you say all these things, you're so inspiring oh pretty lady, yes you are beautiful oh pretty lady, you're so damn gorgeous oh pretty lady, who do you think you are? oh pretty lady, what foolish games these are who do you want to be? who do you have? who do you want to see? Why don't you come over here? You fascinate me I'll see you in Wisconsin I'll find you in Wisconsin Yes, I'll find you in Wisconsin I'll only find you in Wisconsin
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Trains, Stamps, A Nickel 06:47
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Your delicate foliage has fallen and is drug across the floor You are strong and you know this, sit and see what you need; no one else, nothing more The past, in all its glory, sets up shades, lights the day, leaves it sunny and stormy But it's right where it'll always be. Times appear, with them tears, leaves you humbled and worried Trains, stamps, a nickel Blames, camps, feeling little Do you feel you don't deserve love? What are you afraid of? Feeling unsure of yourself is being all you can be. Running barefoot back at home; have/are all the good days gone? Intelligent, beautiful, talented- with you is where I'll be, if you need me. Trains, stamps, a nickel Blame, camp, feeling little "We are human, you and I": words to live by Play your music, you'll know why. Spring has come just in time.
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Spring (take 1) 02:24
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I stepped out into the hall and/to see you all alone, and I finally ask, "What have you been thinking?" You got up, you got close, you looked up, and all time froze You replied, "About us?" It was glorious. You are glorious. I hope things are fine and you're doing better. Alright, alright, It'll be alright
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Spring (take 2) 05:38
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I stepped out into the hall and/to see you all alone, and I finally ask, "What have you been thinking?" You got up, you got close, you looked up, and all time froze You replied, "About us?" It was glorious. You are glorious. I hope things are fine and you're doing better.
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Fading By 07:58
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You're in a constant state of steadfast motion, yet when I look out, you're right there And I'm aware, but what am I gonna do? It's been about a month or two and- I've said it before- you are so brand new Well, I'll just stay here in my room I'll just stay here in my room I'm fading by I'm fading by I'm fading by Why don't you look back when I pass? Let's all hail the queen! her kingdom, and her class! Why don't you look back when I pass? You were my greatest victory How did I fuck up? get locked up? stayed inside, heard the laughter fly by You are my proudest victory now I'm a downfall at your feet I'm fading by I'm fading by I'm fading by I'm fading right behind you, and I will see you soon I'm fading right below you; I hope to see you soon
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Footstool 07:55
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There's a saddle on your back arranging/erasing all these abstracts making boxes out of shelves, moving mountains just to be flat And I still need a fire, but I've run out of pages And I don't know why, and/but I don't know how to say this I'm holding on while you're gone And I've nothing to show, I'm sorry we missed the snow Please don't let me freeze. I'll be here on my knees You're the one I aim to please. I'll leave if you say leave. Who would've known? that when you're not at home, I'd be alone. For you a song, a song. Well, I've come undone. Are you yet undone? There was a message on my phone, I wish I had known And I want to be alone, but I'm so damn alone Have I lost my mind? I don't know why I even try So come on home, what are you waiting on? So come on home, what are you waiting on? What are you waiting on? You strike panic in the hearts of young ones You're present in the dreams of someone Your taste leaves a trail of dark forms I'm a young man, still I know none I'm holding on while you're gone Are you still not home? Is your work done? Was that you this morn? Or did you leave alone? Has he left alone? Look me in the eye(s) Walk here by my side Sit here by my side I'm holding on while you're gone Are you coming home? Is your work done? All I have is this photograph resting on my desk All I have is this photograph resting on my desk, my desk
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Grazing 04:24
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There's a lonely and vastly hollow joy to this. It keeps me busy, there's always something to do. And the time has lost its mind, just look outside; it's springtime and it's cold. Is this how it goes? I miss mosquitos. Oh this worried man who understands indecision and it shows, in search for gold; the search everyone knows. Oh this hurried man, when he stands, gives up everything he knows for the taste of gold, the taste only you hold. Let us graze around the only world that//who only shows the only goals that I know: a girl, a girl, a girl And you are everything, you are all the time. With//when the moon revealed, oh we hugged goodbye! You did glow; all orbits, silent and slow Oh this worried man who understands indecision and it shows, in the search for gold; the search only he knows. And this hurried man, when he stands, gives up everything he knows for the taste of gold, the taste only you hold. Oh this caring man has a single hand holding stacks and stacks of met demands. Faces south at a beam, a story, a mouth! The mean, the worry, the blouse! For this tired man has yet again made no plans. This summer, his hands will be empty and tan.
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Evanston (take 1) 04:44
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The bridge is gone, the play done Come down from your watchtower and eat what you want Mansions and gardens, a river, a run The birds are chirping for your charm You rest on a higher ground, now your nest is undone He'll be there waiting for you, your story's not done So burn your horoscope and see what you've won I'll do a little dance for you, it's only fun if it's fun Sense is senseless and it weighs a ton I've opened my window and let in some sun

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released May 13, 2011

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