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Park Yard Slang

by Jess Harlen

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1.
Get Ready 01:25
you better get ready dont sleep when that day comes you better get ready dont go down with the sun lift up we gotta get together this old grown place wont last forever at the rate we're going it wont last long been sleeping on for far too long summer is gonna come much later cyclones floods and fires leaps and bounds how sweet the sound don't give up we gonna get higher you better get ready dont sleep when that day comes you better get ready dont go down with the sun
2.
stepping over you they take no part in you aint that the way it goes the world will turn and choose is it me or is it you but the rich can choose their roads the streets are full of tears losing hope and fear your lovers dwell alone looking for relief their eyes are full of grief sleeping on your stone if we are so fragile why do we walk so many miles this time has come before another felt it more where are they now we don't seem to end where did you go my friend tell me where and how the lights are giving heat empty as the street soft and bleeding theres comfort in the light the colours of the night they colour what im seeing and im seeing you but i feel solitude all i want to find is the truth and peace of mind if we are so fragile why do we walk so many miles we are so fragile still we walk so many miles
3.
Weaving 03:25
she walked in i caught it i was sold even though she hadnt bought it and you go deep into the shadows all the lights are burning i watch you lay low she walked out i let her figured she wont come back if i chase her in 10yrs we'll be together you know the truth will have it if its forever i thought you'd leave but don't you weave weave in and out years pass and fall away mornings turn to yesterdays im bolder now you look a little older now years pass and fall away mornings turn to yesterdays im bolder now you look a little older now i thought you'd leave but don't you weave weave in and out
4.
Let You Down 03:48
I wanted to get to you you know i wanted to open your eyes and make you realise I wanted you dont you like it, dont you feel like it I want to know (i wanna know) do you see me, do you want me because Im gonna go (im gonna go) I wont let you down baby stay around I dont wanna let you down baby stay around Wanted to get to you (wanted to get to you) you know i wanted to (i wanted to) open your eyes and make you realise that i wanted you (i wanted you) dont you like it dont you feel like it you know i wanna know (i wanna know) do you see me do you want me you know im gonna go (im gonna go) don't give in don't give in dont go crying back to me dont go crying baby dont cry
5.
it was 7am when the rain came and powered through you like a stream train i felt your pain and rocked you to sleep you cried like a baby and a woman that weeps but i heard a woman say aint nobody's fault but mine if i go unhappy at the end of my time if theres anything i could be or change i wouldn't be so lonely midnight came and took you away misty words were all you could say but i could see you slipping away i wanted to be brave when you were so afraid but i heard a woman say aint nobody's fault but mine if i go unhappy at the end of my time if theres anything i could be or change i wouldn't be so lonely I give it all I give it all I give it all
6.
we never fade but the way we live aint right sew the seeds plantation lullabies for sleeping babies and maybe they'll find peace this is a time to plant for a canopy old trees to create the ceiling and the forest will shelter every living being liberate your mind in time take another minute of mine dont be afraid to say you wish the pain away liberate your mind in time take another minute of mine dont be afraid to say you wish the pain away USA armed you out of your mind made a media to mediate your foresight think clearly they willingly disengage you politically for free reign on the economy theres no war its downright robbery no such threat to protect you from they construct the fear so you trust them son
7.
Colliding 03:42
beautiful diamond we collided into slithers and shards gravity defying we needed better timing you tore apart the stars now they're aligning you're nearly flying you didn't think you'd find the height now i can see you and i believe you now the timing is right and dont it make you feel good babe dont it make you feel good beautiful diamond we collided we went up in flames deep into the night we set everything alight you couldn't say my name now we're aligning im nearly flying i didnt think i'd find the height now you can see me do you believe me the timing is right
8.
Reach Home 03:55
she walks through the night her head down to the ground she keeps the music in and everybody out a quiet girl she's strong inside looking for her place in the world she hides her eyes know you can reach home you will see better days you got to go way back way back to yesterday beautiful dreamer forget her demeanour she's been lost somebody took it from us you don't know what it cost her she's just a shadow boxer she seems a careless one but she's just looking to look up to someone know you can reach home you will see better days gotta go way back way back to yesterday don't you let them down don't you let them down
9.
Day Dreamer 03:09
daydreamer thats what my mum calls me i see an old tree and i see stories daydreamer thats what my dad calls me the garden is always full of stories its full of life castles in the sky its everywhere there's magic in the air daydreamer thats what my mum calls me i see an old man and i see stories daydreamer thats what my dad calls me the fields are always full of stories its full of life castles in the sky its everywhere there's magic in the air
10.
Up To Me 03:13
ive gotta get mine don't lose site healthy body healthy mind leave all my fears behind gotta keep going keep it flowing do it alone run it home push it uphill sharpen my skill cant leave it to nobody its just up to me... its just up to me cant leave it up to nobody its just up to me take a deep breath deepen my pride gather my strength put it in my stride put all my worries aside dont look down im not looking down keep my eyes on the horizon it looks so far travel the yards cant leave it up to nobody its just up to me... its just up to me cant leave it up to nobody its just up to me cant leave it up to nobody its just up to me
11.
welcome to the life that i live welcome to the love that i give welcome to the pain that we share welcome to the beautiful struggle to get there strong heart clear mind is everything you'll find don't peace out the doubt and everything is in your mind i didn't get a chance to say don't let it lead you astray before you were drifting away we were sitting on the dock of the bay you said you didn't set out to deceive but you really built it up and made me believe that might be enough for you but i trusted you that you would match your fight to your words on the worth of my value you gave me these things and said they were mine i made an empire i crossed the lines the decision is mine if i wanna change but you just quit give up and walk away leave the life that i live forget about the love that i give don't worry 'bout the pain that we share the beauty was but the struggle wasn't there
12.
Silence 05:04
i flick past the pages of my old life how did we get here tonight the silence is astounding my chest compounding i feel a steel vice compress the moment and stretch time my eyes slow everything down i can see light move and i can taste sound i hear the lonely ache of the dust drift and with every breath and fall of my soul, the blankets lift don't let me go don't let me go the scratching pen constantly alerting me and my heart to the false alarm of footsteps in the hall she isn't coming at all oh will i ever know what it feels like to be safe or is safety a type of empty only promises make you were so strong in your heart and your arms arms could reach where i roamed you held me as your own you were so strong in your mind without a shadow of doubt please please please don't fail me now don't let me go don't let me go seven years eleven nights i feel the same way as i do tonight worry worry worry on my mind trouble trouble trouble this time

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released July 20, 2012

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