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Southern Nights
04:44
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Days are bright and tranquil
on this boat called Southern Nights
we might hit a snag but we
we'll be alright on the Southern Nights
We might head out tomorrow
we might head out tonight
it don't matter we've got no place
to be, we just gotta be
who we are
who we are
who we are
and I am
who we are
Because time passes slow
on this river where we flow
and that's the way that we wanna go
I said time passes slow
on this river where we flow
and that's the way that we wanna go
that's the way that we wanna go
Our first mate is the finest
and he's anybody's mate
In fact I've never found a finer mate to date
and we just roll with fate
Now we might hang with pirates
we might walk the plank
the people we meet are priceless
and they're just like us
and we just gotta be
who we are
who we are
who we are
and I am
who we are
Because time passes slow
on this river where we flow
and that's the way that we wanna go
I said time passes slow
on this river where we flow
and that's the way that we wanna go
that's the way that we wanna go
That's the way I wanna go
That's the way that we wanna go
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2. |
Needle & Thread
02:54
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She was a seamstress and a dreamer
and the last time that I've seen her
her eyes could still
gauge the way I feel
I was a poet on a mission
in need of female intuition to proceed
she knew what I needed most
and some better clothes
But life has different rhyme and reason
and our love became a different season
and the clothes I wear
remind me of her
the poetry of leaving
holding onto a needle and a thread
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3. |
Bald Eagles
02:57
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Cruising four knots neath a cast over sky
with keys to the locks that we pass by and by
Storm creeps on in and the wind starts to rush
we're scouting a place to feel safe
bald eagles hover as we search for cover
and look for that one single place
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4. |
Message
04:11
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In a glare of your reflection
when I felt I had to shade my eyes
when I felt I could not
I should have tried
In my mind's eye
I held your embrace
and I kissed your face
For a moment there I had you
without a clue of what to do
when you moved
and you turned your head
you were in my bed
I'd really like to know
your body and your mind
maybe I could come
and see you one more time
in the meantime is there something
I can do for you
before I mess this one up too
Maybe time one day will lead us
to act on what we really want to do
and we'll move
and we'll turn
together
in each other's arms
I'd really like to know
your body and your mind
maybe I could come
and see you one more time
I'd really like to feel
your spirit deep inside
while keeping this in mind
your intentions are not mine
in the meantime is there something
I can do for you
before I mess this one up too
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5. |
Deva
05:09
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Turn a wrong corner and our lives
will never be the same
astray from the road
and our lives take a toll
but it's all part of god's great game
The pains that we share
are reminders
we all must take care
but as long as we smile
at the wind in our strife
we'll get there
Life has a weird way of leading
us down a different path
the cards we get dealt
by the wayside
and the memories that will last
The plans that we share
are assuming
that we'll still be here
but as long as we try
we'll find ways to get by somehow
so keep trying
and trying
I feel when our bodies get broken
the love we all share becomes real
as long as we're healing
and trusting our feelings
we'll live to see another day
another beautiful
The things you went through
can never ever be undone
but in the eye of the storm
there's a promise
that this battle too can be won
And as long as we try we'll find
ways to get by somehow
so keep trying
and trying
I feel when our bodies get broken
the love we all share becomes real
as long as we're healing
and trusting our feelings we'll live
as long as we try
we'll find ways to get by
and we'll live to see another day
another beautiful day
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6. |
Minor Scratch
02:45
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d
with you my friend
I have no fear when I'm with you
It's been too long
since I ran with my feelings
but make no mistake
I'll keep running on
running into you
How long will I go this time
I have no fear when I'm with you
There is no fear when I'm with you
Here we stand
I have no fear when I'm with you
my dear friend
on this river bank
but nothing has changed
How long will I go this time
how long can I go
I'll keep running on
running into you
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7. |
Seamless
01:57
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Bald eagles shave the jarred horizon
of a sunset wet from sangria
and ephemeral thoughts soaked
in a determined current high
purpose and dreams of Southern Nights
tucked under a poet's quilt sown from
rooftop chorales and serenaded by
the feathered and brave pioneers of
tomorrow's gold mirroring the embrace
of a wild naked body idling to the beat
of a river heart blindly bleeding it's way
into a seamless rebirth of another endless
dying day...
we'll be ok
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8. |
Walls
02:13
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On the bank of a river bed
lies the gem we are searching for
to complete our crown
when the walls come down
There's a sign on a road somewhere
if we listen it'll take us there
In a crowd full of people
we pick out the few ones that hurt
in a faraway river
we distinguish the gold from the dirt
and ground
when the walls come down
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9. |
Muddy Waters
03:36
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Lightning bolts imagination
stamina and alcohol
forest lakes and ammunition
catfish chilli bowls
mississippi martyrs
when you're swimming
in the muddy waters
Ferry boats and train ride ventures
undertow and balding eagles
skin rash skeeter bites
bloodshot boogie nights
lock and load
when you're swimming
in the muddy waters
Here goes
the current lets you reunite
when you let it loose
the creator and his latest batch
it shows you who you really are
and just what you done ate
so close your mouth and face the float
when you're swimming
in the muddy waters
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10. |
Paper Crane
03:20
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Rain came late today
wind told us we must stay
and the earth told us we can not
carry on this way no
the fire had afterglow
Bird said we must pay
turtle said seize the day
and the tracks in the forest
told us we might still have a life
truth at the end of a knife
Reptiles or humanoids
nuclear or asteroid
and two times around
the cleet can hold the world
a paper crane in a puddle
gathering rain
but rain came late today
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11. |
Beckon
01:57
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I'll never forget
the people living here
standing in the mud
I learn to see things clear
shedding my skin
getting free from fear
the river is my goddess
and she's always near
as far we can find it in ourselves
to drift away then everything
makes sense
so I beckon
the river beckons me
In one of many lifetimes
I'll be growing old
shining like the children
of tomorrow's gold
carried on the breeze
and beating in my heart
bleeding through the screen
and everything between
a voice I've heard
a million times before
and always leaves me
coming back for more
and it's beckons
the river beckons me
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12. |
Photograph
04:08
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I saw a shadow in the fading grass
it told me summer soon will have passed
and we'll be embraced by cold winter at last
The only thing that separates us from the light
is time and our own restless mind
but the twilight soon will set things right
and the stars will seem to shine ever more bright
Surrender give room for new life
and a deeper love appears
with the changing light
and with
It was a late summer night in Iowa
I was waiting for a flight back home
when I felt that I was no longer alone
I caught the feeling on a photograph
before the moment had passed
and it filled me with peace and joy and wealth
because I felt that I had finally found myself
Surrender gives room for new life
and a deeper love appears
with the changing light
and with you a deeper love appears
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Ragnar Ólafsson Reykjavík, Iceland
Ragnar Ólafsson is a many-sided musician from Iceland, currently releasing his second solo album
m.i.s.s.
Ragnar started his solo project after a decade of composing and performing with various groups and projects
As a musician he has written and recorded over 20 studio albums with his bands, and tours regularly around the world with his main act Árstíðir, and as a session player for Sólstafir.
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