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It’s not my face you know
Not my body, no
That little boy wasn’t me, no
My face is not the same
Don’t fit inside that frame
That little boy wasn’t me
That boy is gone, gone, gone, gone, gone
And never coming back
That boy is gone, gone, gone, gone, gone
And never coming back
Into this world
Into this dark, dark world
Into this world
Although I take the blame
I haven’t stayed the same
No longer go by that name, no, no
No longer feel the way I felt once yesterday
I’m not that man anymore
That person’s gone, gone, gone, gone, gone
And never coming back
That person’s gone, gone, gone, gone, gone
And never coming back
Into this world
Into this dark, dark world
Into this world
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Paradise
03:38
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Headed north from the city
Waved goodbye to the sea
Time to head out
Time for you and me
We’ll eat meals under the sunlight
Reconnect with the wind
No one will care what we’ve done or where we’ve been
Paradise is where we headed when you retired
Electric comes next year
Paradise is where we headed when you retired
A quarter acre or more
What’s that?
Smoke through a window
I smell that smoke through a window
One road down from the west side
One road up to the hills
My fantasy
Where I want to be
A dream we must fulfill
Paradise is where we headed when you retired
Electric comes next year
I say that Paradise is where we headed when you retired
A quarter acre or more
What’s that?
Smoke through a window
I smell that smoke through a window
My fantasy
Where I want to be
A dream we must fulfill
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3. |
Is it you?
03:35
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I found a photo in an album
I wasn’t supposed to see
I stuck in the place between you and me
I don’t believe in stories
Don’t listen to their words
I don’t trust in anything I haven’t seen or heard
Who’s my brother?
Where’s my sister?
Is it you?
I found teardrops on my pillow
Flowing to the floor
I thought it meant I’d never sleep
By you anymore
I don’t believe in rock stars
Don’t listen to their songs
I don’t learn the chords
And I never hum along
Who’s my brother?
Where’s my sister?
Is it you?
Is it you?
Is it you?
Is it you?
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It’s been a long lonely time
When we can’t see one another
And touching is a crime
When I get the chance to see you
I don’t know what I’ll do
It’s been a long lonely time
I just want to go away
I just want to drive to you
Tomorrow that’s what I’m gonna do
It’s been a long lonely time
Fifty days all alone looking at my broken phone
How many more days to go?
Time moving way too slow
It’s been a long lonely time
I wanna get behind the wheel
I just wanna drive to you
Tomorrow that’s what I’m gonna do
It’s been a long lonely time
Fifty days all alone looking at my broken phone
How many more weeks to go?
Time moving way too slow
Can’t wait to get in my car
Take a drive very far
I know when I do arrive
Once more I’ll feel alive
It’s been a long lonely time
When we can’t see one another
And touching is a crime
When I get out to see you
I don’t know what I’ll do
It’s been a long lonely time
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5. |
Smoke ash fire
04:22
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In the middle of the sky
There’s a cloud, a dark cloud
Ash is falling from the sky, down
Down and around
We’ll head west to the sea
Shining blue, sparkling green
In the middle of the sky
Smoke, ash, fire
He’s in the garden setting up his plants
She’s in the basement looking for blueprints and plans
He’s in the kitchen setting out the spoons
She’s in the attic looking for vacuums and brooms
Hanging over the bay
There’s a cloud, a dark cloud
Ash is falling from the sky, down
Down and around
We’ll head west to the sea
Shining blue, sparkling green
In the middle of the sky
Smoke, ash, fire
He’s in the closet looking for his notes
She’s in the bathtub finding out what in the closet floats
He’s in the front yard watering the lawn
She’s in the living room turning the stereo and TV on
In the middle of the sky
There’s a cloud, a dark cloud
Ash is falling from the sky, down
Down and around
We’ll head west to the sea
Shining blue, sparkling green
In the middle of the sky
Smoke, ash, fire
He’s in the garden setting up his plants
She’s in the basement looking for blueprints and plans
He’s in the front yard watering the lawn
She’s in the living room turning the stereo and TV on
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Burning down the road
04:20
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Wakes you up in the middle of the night
Moon is full, but there is no light
All clear when you crawled in the tent
Hardly slept, now sore and spent
Next ridge, next hill
Will there be fire?
I bet there will
Next turn, next right
Can’t see the road
There’s not enough light
Won’t see the city until midnight
Could this be my home?
Not quite
Look straight up in the middle of the sky
Ash like down, feathers to fly
Follow crows
Up and away
Where they’re heading
We can’t say
Next ridge, next hill
Will there be fire?
I bet there will
Next turn, next right
Can’t see the road
There’s not enough light
Won’t see the city until midnight
Valleys of California
Tonight
Eucalyptus groves
Burning down the road
We’ll head west to the sun
Back to where we came from
Manzanita wood
Burning down the road
We’ll head west to the sun
Back to where we came from
Eucalyptus groves
Burning down the road
We’ll head west to the sun
Back to where we came from
Manzanita wood
Burning down the road
We’ll head west to the sun
Back to where we came from
Eucalyptus groves
Burning down the road
We’ll head west to the sun
Back to where we came from
We’ll head west to the sun
Burning down the road
We’ll head west to the sun
Burning down the road
We’ll head west to the sun
Burning down the road
Smoke and the ash and the inland breeze
These are the things following me
Following me, yeah, falling from me
As I burn it down the road
Following me
Yeah, falling from me
As I burn it down the road
Following me
Yeah, falling from me
As I burn it down the road
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Firefighters' lament
02:41
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Wake up in a cell
Afternoon into hell
Highway bus men in fear
Quiet mixing thrill and fear
Out of sounds and sight of guards through ash
Into subdivisions
Ladders, hooks, fire engines crash
Heading back to jail cell
Wait for a new fire bell
We’ll head out once more
When ashes blanket forest’s floor
Out of sounds and sight of guards through ash
Into subdivisions
Ladders, hooks, fire engines crash
We save your home yet have nowhere to call our own
We hold the line yet go back to serve our time
We save your home yet have nowhere to call our own
We hold the line yet go back to serve our time
Out of sounds and sight of guards once more
Back to buses through jailhouse door
We save your home yet have nowhere to call our own
We hold the line yet we go back and back and back
To serve our time
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8. |
Battle on
03:39
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I will be by your side
On the barricades
Right on the line
I will be by your side
Raise the shields
When the rocks fly
Don’t you know there’s a battle on?
We’ll head downtown where the battle rages on
War toys, black bloc, smoke bomb, it’s a lockdown
Don’t stick your head in the sand
Meet me at the station downtown
I will be by your side
On the barricades
Right on the line
I will be by your side
Raise the shields
When the rocks fly
Don’t you know there’s a battle on?
We’ll head downtown where the battle rages on
War toys, black bloc, smoke bomb, everyone now
Don’t stick your head in the sand
Meet me at the station downtown
When you see me
Take a video
Post it everywhere
When you see me
When you see me
Take a video
Post it everywhere
When you see me
I will be by your side
On the barricades
Right on the line
I will be by your side
Raise the shields
When the rocks fly
I will be by your side
Raise the shields
When the rocks fly
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9. |
Sleeping
03:07
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Bloodied shields and broken bones
Recording all with their phones
Make up on, scary clowns
When it’s nightfall, they’ll run from town
Driven underground now will they surface in the spring?
I’m sleeping with my street clothes on
I’m sleeping with the door wide open
I’m sleeping with my steel toes on
I’m sleeping with the windows open
Oh no
Don’t you let me sleep today
Don’t let me rest
Don’t let me sleep
Don’t let me turn my eyes away
I’m not sleeping on the bed anymore
I’m not sleeping on the bed anymore
From now on I’m sleeping right by the door
I’m sleeping with my street clothes on
I’m sleeping with my face mask on
I’m sleeping with my steel toes on
I’m sleeping with the windows open
Oh no
Don’t you let me sleep today
Don’t let me rest
Don’t let me sleep
Don’t let me turn my eyes away
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10. |
Red grey and blue
04:10
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You lifted my heart and strapped it in right next to you
You drove so far away
My heart bled out red, grey and blue
My heart bled red, grey and blue
From Manteca to the foothills in the east
I see a ghost in the passenger’s seat
I must have a little more to drink
‘cause I’m bled out red, grey and blue
I’ll see you along the way
At a cold rest stop on a smoky day
Where the hell I’ll go?
I’ll take those yellowed dice and throw
I’ll roll those faded cubes I know
I know, I know
I’ll see you on the way
Take a look out the hills
Dry and dead, grey and still
Am I there right next to you
Or bled out red, grey and blue?
I’m bled out red, grey and blue!
I’ll hear you along the way
At a cold rest stop on a smoky day
Lyrics I don’t know
Melodies still haunt and glow
The harmonies just a little too low
The melodies still haunt and glow
The harmonies just a little too low
I know I know
I’ll hear you along the way
You shuffle hearts
Like you’re dealing cards
You scuff your deck
With your magic tricks
You hold your hand tight
But you can’t hide your cards from me
From Manteca to the foothills in the east
There’s a ghost in the driver’s seat
Am I there right next to you
Or bled out red, grey and blue?
Or bled out red grey and blue?
I’m bled out red, grey and blue! (repeat)
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El Warren California
El Warren composes & performs emotionally charged, lush, original rock songs. His latest Album, Paradise, examines life in
California during the annual widlfire season, using road songs as his primary motif to tell stories of people's lives in transition.
Contact El at elwarrenmusic@gmail.com
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