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Young Skater
03:17
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Ghost on a skateboard
Let the night air consume you
Letting your sheets flow
In a darkness so true
You disappear in the sycamore whisper
Shadows of branches dance around on the concrete
You watch the patterns playing games under your feet
The sound of crickets
and the smell of a fire burns your nose
Skating through the country
The long road just takes me
Ugly dragonfly flies by
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Evergreen
03:00
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Waking up on the couch
The sun shines bright
Your breath smells bad, you're kinda sad
But you don't know why
All the kids dance around you with laughing eyes
Your mom says that you're grounded but you're 25
In summer we're sitting round a big ol' tree
singing in the bees
Tie me up with poison vines
Feel alright don't mind
Insects glide and I go blind
It's so dark inside
Getting drunk in the forest every night
Spiders spin webs around us, but it's alright
In summer we're sitting round a big ol' tree
singing in the bees
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Wilting
04:31
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My garden wastes away
The ravens come by each day
They perch and laugh at me
While I collect the dry seeds
Don't you want to change me?
Petals swept into the breeze
Frozen stem snaps with ease
Don't you want to change me?
My scarecrow talks to me
He's seen some things I ain't seen
He said a rain will fall
And wash away this here sprawl
Don't you want to change me?
Petals swept into the breeze
Frozen stem snaps with ease
Don't you want to change me?
I listen for the rain
It's calling out my name
The flowers wilt away
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4. |
Formaldehyde
02:15
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Your fire is dim, a fading light
You crawl in shadows out of sight
The air can chill you to the bone
It's still for now, you're not alone
You can't run from the blizzard
You can't hide from the cold
You can't keep out the winter
I saw you freezing out there
Your knees creak from the icy breeze
The wind has got you by the teeth
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Amphibian
03:49
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You rise from the water
Dripping like a ticking clock, I shoulda
Checked the time, my pockets
Leaking out the grains of sand like rainbows
Take all my things, all I own
Twisted soul and you don't even know
You drift off, a distant
Dreamer looking out the classroom window
I'm your dog,
I put my leash on in the chilly evening silence
Take all my things, all I own
Twisted soul and you don't even know
You've got the motion
And I've got the feeling
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Tiny Home
02:32
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Dreamer, sleeper, I feel your warmth beside me
Radiating, your tears still wet, leave it be
I don't believe that you saw me
Tip-toeing out to cross the breeze
Our home's fragile, I kicked the pillars and beams
Made it rattle and hurt us with the debris
I took a walk, needed to breathe
The streetlights hum, helping me see
Nightmare horses, they gallop, serve as my guide
Lead me home, I climb back in bed by your side.
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7. |
Grime
03:15
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My mind's empty
Colors I see
Paint around me
I slip and drift away
Sidewalk needles
Feel so real
Dirty steel
I lose a piece each day
Open your mind to see
Open your heart to me
The rain is falling down
A rusty frown around your mouth
It runs in little streams
Beside the curb, it makes us clean
Cold rain, cold rain
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8. |
Philly Trash
03:10
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Philly trash, baby I cannot relax
Innocent country eyes trapped behind a disguise
Kicking up cups in the road while the plastic erodes
I'm not cool enough, maybe I just never was
Feel the blazing sun, it shines
Warms the garbage right
It cooks the road in red light
Baby you're Philly trash, growing a stupid mustache
And you do hard drugs now cause your friends taught you how
You're just a dirty frown dragging your ego through town
Some kinda artist though you've got nothing to show
Feel the blazing sun, it shines
Warms the garbage right
It cooks the road in red light
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9. |
Shadow Bird
03:27
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Dirty feathers
Could erase
All attention
Know my place
I was some kid they knew
My spirits black and blue
I pushed and pulled right through
A forgotten zero
Descend slowly
From on high
Busted wings and
Burning sighs
I was some kid they knew
My spirits black and blue
I pushed and pulled right through
A forgotten zero
My reflection looks in my eyes
It's a stranger, I'm not surprised
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10. |
Projector Lights
03:02
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Your projector shines watching some old home movies
Your memory can lie sometimes, gold and the glimmer you see
You're casting your light, it's far too bright
Pictures we drew slowly fade away
Things look ugly now, watching on my projector
Rosy lens turns green, making my belly sicker
Cause we made a mess of confused stress
Burning us bad till we ran away
I see clearly
Alone, not lonely
I remember your iris of blue an purple
Pigeons flying by, tracing their little circles
Why can't I forget the good things yet?
Hurting my heart late into the day
I see clearly
Alone, not lonely
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11. |
Flowers For Mary
02:27
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Gave me a rose there, and I couldn't believe what I'd seen
You deserved better than some dirt and an empty speech
Yet I hold your name close to my burning chest
Cause I'm not the kind that can just forget
Holding daisies surrounding a hole in the earth
Can't help but question, what is it all worth?
A beautiful city dark for eternal rest
Your light shines through us, a love that we all reflect
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Chris Sunshine Brooklyn, New York
Chris Sunshine began at Oberlin College as a lo fi solo project. Since then, the project has followed Chris to a farm in upstate New York, through two row houses in northern Philadelphia to an apartment in Brooklyn. A rotating cast of characters have contributed to the project over the years, adding a fresh perspective to Chris’ eclectic songwriting. ... more
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