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1. |
Wolf Song
05:13
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Wolf Song
Why oh why do they travel at night by the light of the moon
Why of why do people run away in fright at the sight of you
Pitter-patter get your gun!
Pitter-patter a wolf’s on the run
Awoooooo Awoooooo Awoooooo Awoooooo
"Let's shoot 'em up, let's catch 'em all
Make sure that our cattle are safe.
We know better, we are bigger, we rule the world today!
We decide what is right. And we cover it up at night!"
Awoooooo Awoooooo Awoooooo awoooooo
1800 gallons of water it takes to raise one pound of flesh
The world does not need more beef it needs less
Wolf kills nourish the soul adding nitrogen and nutrients
Wolf provides food for the scavengers
Awoooooo awooooo Awoooooo awooooo
Majestic and brave
They're the ones we need to save
So stop the killing
Stop the murder
And stop the hate
Stop the killing
Stop the murder
And stop the hate
Awoooooo awooooo
Stop the killing
Stop the murder
And stop the hate
Stop the killing
Stop the murder
And stop the hate
Stop the killing
Stop the murder
And stop the hate
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2. |
Fool
02:49
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FOOL
You fed me lies
That I could handle
Looked deep in my eyes
And melted me like a candle
At the end of the day
You got your way
And left me for a fool
I walked away
And you didn't stop me
It ended that day
You walked away scot-free
I would blame two
But I wish I had shamed you
Don't take me for a fool
Don't take me for a fool
Don't take me for a fool
Don't take me for a fool
I’ll no longer play it cool
Don't take me for a fool
Don't take me for a fool
Don't take me for a fool
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3. |
For All We Know
04:20
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FOR ALL WE KNOW
I was born on a Saturday night
Nothing special, just another life
Face wide open
Another baby born
They say a baby born in the dark
Has to wait for his life to start
Cause in the morning when he cries
The baby’s eyes meet your eyes
Do do do do, do do do do do
Do do do, do do do do do
We only got one chance
Just one dance
For all we know
I was born on Saturday night
Nothing was wrong, but it sure wasn’t right
The third of three daughters
The last of the bunch
Mum was upstairs and daddy was down
Gettin’ his name signed, when he heard the sound
Over the speakers they called out his name, ‘Kerry Hayes’
Do do do do, do do do do do
Do do do, do do do do do
We only got one chance
Just one dance
For all we know
Who knows where we come from, or where we go
Sometimes it feels like we’re moving way too slow
Then one day, you came my way
Swept me off my feet
I look in your eyes in the morning
Somehow they’re shining, my favourite colour green
And as our lives roll by, I look at you and smile; I’ll be here for a while
Do do do do, do do do do do
Do do do, do do do do do
We only got one chance
Just one dance
For all we know
We only got one chance
Just one dance
For all we know
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4. |
Four Leaf Clover
03:39
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Four Leaf Clover
Once is all it takes
To look the right
The right way
And twice
A second glance
Was enough to know
That I stood a chance
Waves wash over
You’re my, four-leaf clover
You’re my lucky charm
My morning star you are
And forever I would wait
Because life with you,
Well it’s worth that trade
Waves wash over
You’re my, four-leaf clover
You’re my lucky charm
My morning star you are
Waves wash over
You’re my, four-leaf clover
You’re my lucky charm
My morning star you are
And it’s been hard
It’s been rough
It’s been tough
But life with you
Well I’ve always felt enough
Waves wash over
You’re my, four-leaf clover
You’re my lucky charm
My morning star you are
Waves wash over
You’re my, four-leaf clover
You’re my lucky charm
My morning star you are
Impossible as it seems
Well I have found you
And you me
Waves wash over
You’re my, four-leaf clover
You’re my lucky charm
My morning star you are
Waves wash over
You’re my, four-leaf clover
You’re my lucky charm
My morning star you are
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5. |
Careless
04:23
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Careless
She calls out your name
But you’re not there
There’s a hole in her heart
And a bed that’s bare
When she gets up
She stares at the wall
Hoping she’ll find answers
And knowing you won’t call
Oh Dylan, why’d you leave her so soon
Was there another woman
And did she fly you to the moon
Cause careless, you where with her heart
You didn’t understand the consequences
Didn’t understand your part
Loves not a game
But those who choose to play
Will never fully understand
The path of chaos that they lay
And she’ll move on
Healthy and strong
Finally understanding
Well that she did nothing wrong
Oh careless, you where with her heart
You didn’t understand the consequences
Didn’t understand your part
She looks in the mirror
And sees something new
A beautiful woman
Who never really needed you
Careless, you where with her heart
You didn’t understand the consequences
Didn’t understand your part
Careless, oh careless
You were careless, so careless
So careless
So careless
Oh Dylan, why’d you leave her so soon
Was there another woman
And did she fly you to the moon
Cause careless, you where with her heart
You didn’t understand the consequences
Didn’t understand your part
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6. |
Dear 1%
03:38
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Dear 1%
You got one product for your skin
And another for your hair
Oh this culture keeps us locked up
Tells us to keep ourselves bare
I won’t fall for any of that no
I’ll no longer get in line
I’ll reclaim my body
Because it’s always been mine
Well you can keep your poisoned produce
You can keep it on the shelves
I reject a system designed to deconstruct my health
I’ve seen the local farmer
Forced to sell off all his land
While consumer dollars
Go to factories on foreign sands
I’m gonna spend all my money on myself
Make my purchase power spread the wealth
If you go to the doctor
Well they’ll prescribe you with a pill
We buy into a system
Reliant on keeping us all ill
Social perception
Says that medicine ain’t drugs
But corporate pushers are much worse
Than who they call street thugs
I’m gonna spend all my money on myself
Make my purchase power spread the wealth
Corporate crime ain’t recognized
It don’t even go to trial
Greased money makes the system clean
And politicians smile
Meanwhile on the other side
A mother and her child
Can’t afford to eat tonight
While the bloated dine in style
I’m gonna spend all my money on myself
Make my purchase power spread the wealth
Bridge
We don’t wanna slow down
We don’t wanna look back
We’re still livin’ the same way
While under attack
But if we don’t slow down
And if we don’t look back
We’ll be livin’ the same way
Dreamin’ the same dreams
Stuck in the past
So lets spend all our money on ourselves
Make our purchase power spread the wealth
Spend all my money on ourselves
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7. |
Save Some For Yourself
03:50
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You light up a room when you walk right in
Hiding behind a layer of confidence
I’ve been waitin’ for so long to tell you
I’ve been singing this same song about you
I just want you to know, you can let it go
Unravel the past that’s in your mind
Take some time come sit down, unwind
If you ask me for help, you’ve got it
I’ll hold that space for you darling
I just want you to feel you’re beautiful
I play for you, I don’t know what else to do
I can’t say I’ve been through what you’ve been through x2
Try to get out, what’ in your head
All those cruel words that they said
They been dragging you down for so long
You don’t always have to be so strong
I just want you to know that you’re beautiful
Your face, your hair, your eyes, your thoughts
I’ll remind you cause you forgot
You shine like the moon and stars above
You give this whole world so much love
Just remember to save some for yourself
I play for you, I don’t know what else to do
I can’t say I’ve been through what you’ve been through x2
I’ll play for you, I don’t know what else to do
I can’t say I’ve been through what you’ve been through
I’ll play for you, I don’t know what else to do
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8. |
Beneath The Waves
04:29
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Beneath The Waves
I always used to wish
I could live beneath the waves
With a fishtail for a body
And human for my brain
Swimming in those deep blue waters
Brought a certain calm
Ripples through an ocean
Felt nothing could go wrong
And oh as it goes
The story unfolds
And oh you’ll never know
Until we both grow old
You gave me love
You gave me strength
From the impending storm
But the long term damage
Well you did not warn
Some people think
There were telltale signs
That I chose to ignore
The riptide and the undertow
Took me further from the shore
And oh as it goes
The story unfolds
And oh you’ll never know
Until we both grow old
And when it has you in its grip
There’ll be no time to shout
And if you don’t know where you’re going
Well you’ll soon find out
Cause oh as it goes
The story unfolds
And oh you’ll never know
Until we both grow old
And oh as it goes
The story unfolds
And oh you’ll never know
Until we both grow old
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9. |
Big Red
04:09
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Big Red
Ready to go home
I’ve had my fill
Been down this road
Can’t wait until
I have my heart
Right next to me
Red headed devil
Makes me complete
Ready to go
Home home home
Feel so a-
Lone, lone lone
Without my best friend
Big Red
My honey and I
Sweet as cherry pie
He’s got that twinkle
In his eye
He lifts me up
When I am down
He’s got my head spinning
Round and round
Ready to go
Home home home
Feel so a-
Lone, lone lone
Without my best friend
Big Red
Ready to go
Home home home
Feel so a-
Lone, lone lone
Without my best friend
Big Red
Home is where are hearts
They do align
Making sweet music
Reflections of our times
He makes me laugh
He makes me cry
And together
We get by
Ready to go
Home home home
Feel so a-
Lone, lone lone
Without my best friend
Big Red
Ready to go
Home home home
Feel so a-
Lone, lone lone
Without my best friend
Big Red
Big red is waiting
This I know
He always lets me
Grow and grow
Ready to go
Home home home
Feel so a-
Lone, lone lone
Without my best friend
Big Red
Ready to go
Home home home
Feel so a-
Lone, lone lone
Without my best friend
Big Red
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10. |
I Don't Wanna Go On
03:50
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I Don’t Wanna Go On
The days are getting longer now but still
I can hardly muster up the will
November was the hardest month of all
I had to sit with you and see you fall
Mumma you’re gone
And I often don’t wanna go on
I hear your voice inside me saying stay
But mum it gets harder every day
This song feels twisted up bent out of shape
I never thought I’d have to write about this day
It came too soon for me to really see
All that I had when you were here with me
Mumma you’re gone
And I often don’t wanna go on
I hear your voice inside me saying stay
But mum it gets harder every day
I used to share all that I wrote with you
You always helped me to reach my truth
You knew every word and came to every show
My champion of 30 years I know
Mumma you’re gone
And I often don’t wanna go on
I hear your voice inside me saying stay, stay, stay
But mum I miss you today
The wishes that will never come true
Make me sad both for me and you
Cause mumma you’re gone, gone, gone
Your body has moved on
I hear your voice inside me saying stay, stay, stay
But mum… ooooh mum
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11. |
In My Bones
03:41
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In My Bones
Yeah my mumma taught me how to talk
My mumma taught me how to walk
Mumma taught me everything I know
And I never met my grandma
And I never met my grandpa
But mumma made sure that I did know
It’s in my bones
It’s in my bones
Don’t ya know it’s right there in my bones
It’s in my bones, in my bones
Right down from my head into my toes
And my daddy told me stories
Filled with all my families glories
Filled with truth and lies
That often go untold
Four boys down in Manhattan
Well their lives weren’t always satin
But Shirley made sure that road
It did not go
It’s in my bones
It’s in my bones
Don’t ya know it’s right there in my bones
It’s in my bones, in my bones
Right down from my head into my toes
Compost and cleaning garbage
Where the things that went the farthest
For grandpa, cause from poverty he came
Oh the slurry wall left standing
And that Summit Circle landing
Where six kids were raised by
Dear Lorraine
It’s in my bones
It’s in my bones
Don’t ya know it’s right there in my bones
It’s in my bones, in my bones
Right down from my head into my toes
And as the story as it goes
No one knows the highs or lows
Taking all their secrets to the grave
Well I challenge you to take a chance
Life is much better with a little glance
Find out from where and which you came
It’s in my bones
It’s in my bones
Don’t ya know it’s right there in my bones
It’s in my bones, in my bones
Right down from my head into my toes
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12. |
Dream Last Night
02:40
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Dream
I had a dream last night, ooo
Words can’t even describe, ooo
I was transported to another place and time
For a glimmer you got better
We still didn’t know how long
But your life it wasn’t over
You had moment to be strong
Maybe got the chance, maybe got the time
That I so want
I tell myself it could be harder
My life comes with privilege
Still I had to watch you fall
Right through my fingertips
I watched you suffer like no other
Oh mumma how you lived
So please go and tell your mother
Tell anything you want
Tell her that she’s like no other
Tell her in case she forgot
Tell your mother that you love her
Cause I cannot
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Piper Hayes Toronto, Ontario
Finding truth beyond words, rhyme, and reason; delving deep where others don't go; unraveling the many threads of time...Piper sings a bewitching tune. Her voice creeps from a small steady note to a grand booming tone. Power and presence are her appeal, and strength the name of her game. She brings a new twist to the idea of authenticity. In performance she comes alive! ... more
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