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Ashes to ashes, and dust to dust
That's what you do with lots of fluff
Stuff can be buried in ground
New days are yet to be found.
Ashes to ashes, and dust to dust
That's what's become of our love and trust
Hush, don't you make a sound
You're gonna let me down.
"Diamonds On The Inside" (MP3)
I knew a girl
Her name was Truth
She was a w***e and a liar
I knew a girl
Her name was Truth
She was a horrible liar
"Glory and Consequence" (MP3)
I would rather you stop stoning
And you realize your throne.
I would rather me be lonely
And you have someone to hold.
Homeless child, homeless child
Pack your bags, you homeless child.
Homeless child, homeless child
What is left for the homeless child?
Tell me do you really want to be cute and tan
'Cause a car speaks louder, be a polished man
Why would you settle for any other plan
You're a high class hopeful, American Man.
Tell me do you really know your brother man
'Cause a heart speaks louder than a color can
Why would you even shake a brother's hand
If you're not going to help him stand?
"Roses From My Friends" (MP3)
When all the past is for stakin'
Distant whirlpools mean nothing
That's when dreams become the mean.
When all the past has been forsaken
Distant church bells no longer ring
That's the sound of a heart taken.
"Two Hands Of A Prayer" (MP3)
She stoked a breeze, and I know how to try.
She spoke to me, but I could not reply.
"Widow of a Living Man" (MP3)
Mama, why does he fear he's been told?
Why does he act like he's mold?
How long will he sit seated in the tide?
Does he think that he is blind?
He is a ditto, he is a ditto
Of human kind.
Mama, why does he treat me so cold?
Why do I feel so old?
How long has he treated me unkind?
Have I always been so blind?
I am widow, I am a widow
Of a living man.