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Gone were the Years
04:11
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Gone were the years and gray went the embers
The old songs sing of rails
The curtains were sheer those nights in September
The lake winds made them sails
Dancing like ghosts, forever to haunt me
Those days are gone, but ever are with me
North to the pines, past Moose Lake and Barnum
My forebears signed their names
Families left, though no fortunes followed
Staking humble claims
I carry their names. Forever they haunt.
They may be gone, but ever are with me
Vows we avow in the light of the morning
Crunching feet in snow
Shining the sun, so bright it could blind me
It's brightest when it's cold
How my heart shines in the glow of the autumn
Some things are gone, but never forgotten
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2. |
Pathways
03:34
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Darkness will cover the face of the earth
(ration the food 'cuz they shut down the factories)
Endless the cycle of death and rebirth
(pack up the nursery, call out the cavalry)
Challenging damaging thoughts in your head
Gather the children and put them to bed
Maybe you'd rather fight dragons instead
Four-footed tyrant not serving you well
(balancing sanity, shun mediocrity)
Claims he's the draftsman of personal hells
(counting the casualties, raising the salaries)
Getting a Starbucks to pilot the drones
Try not to hit any schools or homes
Sit by the fire and silence your phones
Sit by the fire
Shadows projects of who you will be
(haunting the hills of some long-distant memory)
Hang your provisions up high in the tree
(back to the basics to mute the complexity)
No window seat left on this mission to Mars
Can't fight the boredom by counting the stars
There is still life in this world of ours
There is still life
There is still life
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3. |
Falling Out
03:20
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Proofread papers coming home after work
As you'd fix dinner, I'd rub my eyes in the dark
Burning out, but we'll make it through
Imagine all the relief
But you ended up falling out of love with me
You ended up falling out of love with me
Frequent phone calls, struggle to manage your time
Misplaced wristwatch, no wonder you're falling behind
Swept away in the undertow, floating out on your grief
And you ended up falling out of love with me
You ended up falling out of love with me
Planned a road trip out of town
Down the block the car broke down
Why that happens, who's to know?
Windows opened sometimes close
Angry morning, stumbling into the day
Heard no warning, keeping the anger at bay
Held me tongue, and I held my breath
Little more I could do
and I might have been falling out of love with you
I might have been falling out of love with you
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4. |
The State of the Union
03:32
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My student loan bill has come due
This week I turned in my annual review
Exceeding my goals got me raise
Hovering above the inflation rate
The State of the Union means more than it did
Far more than it did back when I was a kid
Now that I'm older and I understand
It's hard to believe things are going as planned
The State of the Union means more than it did, far more than it did
The State of the Union's affecting us all
United we stand and divided we fall
Giving campaign deducting my pay
Send my regards to the United Way
The State of the Union means more than it did
Far more than it did back when I was a kid
Now that I'm older and I understand
It's hard to believe things are going as planned
The State of the Union means more than it did, far more than it did
Credit is paid where the credit is due
Someone's to blame, but we're not blaming you
Realize wincing that we've been deceived
We blinded ourselves 'cuz we want to believe
Credit is paid where the credit is due
Someone's to blame, but we're not blaming you
Realize wincing that we've been deceived
We blinded ourselves 'cuz we want to believe
Try to stay close, follow my lead
Keep yourself free from corruption and greed
We'll try not to judge, we'll fight for your cause
We'll try to ignore all the character flaws
The State of the Union means more than it did
Far more than it did back when I was a kid
Now that I'm older and I understand
It's hard to believe things are going as planned
The State of the Union means more than it did, far more than it did
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5. |
Cabin Light
02:51
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Called support and put on hold
Did the things that I was told
Called you up when I got off the phone
Ask you how your day has gone
and listen if there's something wrong
It's okay if you need time alone
The cabin light is shining in the dark
Illuminates the pathway to my heart
You tell me not to think but feel
and ask me if my wounds are healed
if there's any way to make it right
Over-read and overwhelmed
Time to make a sweeter sound
I just wanna make it through the night
The cabin light is shining in the dark
Illuminates the pathway to my heart
Analyze myself to death
Never stop to catch my breath
When there's nothing buried to be found
Maybe you don't understand
Maybe it's the way I am
A thousand holes are scattered on the ground
The cabin light is shining in the dark
Illuminates the pathway to my heart
The cabin light is shining in the dark
Illuminates the pathway to my heart
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6. |
Rings
05:08
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She gave back the ring on a Saturday
Sick of the same threadbare lines
Tearing her heart and tugging her mind
She gave it due thought, she gave it due time
The writing's on the wall
Though we never meant to fall
The problem is we were only kids when we married
A suitcase on the floor
and a letter by the door
"It's time I dig up all the dreams I had buried."
The faucet would drip in the wake of the arguments
Confidence tattered and torn, but a flag flying high
As memories march over the fields
Alone on the porch, I'm often reminded of all the hours when I'd
Lie awake at night
and pretend that I'm alright
I see self-deceit's such a tragedy now I'm older
It's time I make amends
with my family and friends
and console the girl I had told to stand in the corner
Inquired if I have any regrets
I carry them still
Not as stones, but as feathers
So she gave back the ring on a Saturday
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7. |
Her Name is Love
02:31
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Numb was this heart of mine
Running out the clock and running out of time
Birds in the morning sing
If you focus on the past you can't hear anything
Her name is love, tell me, have you seen her?
I write the joys on a piece of paper
Reminds me of a life I need to live
and love I need to give
Learn to laugh and love again
Many times I thought that I was at the end
Looking east when I lived out west
Oblivious to all the ways I had been blessed
Her name is love, tell me, have you seen her?
I write the joys on a piece of paper
Reminds me of a life I need to live
and love I need to give
Living in the moment
I don't know what that means
I'd like to think I'm learning now
by seconds and degrees
My love is always helping
and showing me the way
The distance is uncertain
but I'm closer everyday
Her name is love, tell me, have you seen her?
I write the joys on a piece of paper
Reminds me of a life I need to live
and love I need to give
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8. |
Second Guessing
03:33
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Tell me it plain, I don't understand
So draw me a map, or show me a plan
Give me a sign as fast as you can
I don't want to be second guessing
Do you, oh do you have feelings for me?
It's so hard to tell, and you're so hard to read
I'm being as patient as patient can be
But please tell me, do you have feelings for me?
This nagging doubt's a formidable flaw
I've never been good at the hem or the haw
Wanting your love, but I'm grasping at straws
I don't want to be second guessing
Do you, oh do you have feelings for me?
It's so hard to tell, and you're so hard to read
I'm being as patient as patient can be
Do you, oh do you have feelings for me?
Here on the fence is the wrong place to sit
A saddle-sore heart and a mouth full of grit
A nuclear dusk, the atoms are split
I don't want to be second guessing
Do you, oh do you have feelings for me?
It's so hard to tell, and you're so hard to read
I'm being as patient as patient can be
Do you, oh do you have feelings for me?
Do you, oh do you have feelings for me?
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Ben Hoganson Saint Paul, Minnesota
Singer-songwriter based in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Side acts: Scattered to Broken
Past acts: Duplomacy
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