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Little Mountain

by Said The Whale

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1.
We Are 1980 03:12
Lean back into the wind It’s an empty cold outside I sent you back just the smoothest rock I could find Accompanied by just a couple of words came to mind It’s an old concept Sending letters again Well thought out, rehearsed and written in pen Paperless here is a thing of the past I’m cutting down trees and using up gas We’ve got Mandarax and loveless sex And information passing right through our skin and bones Spot on with my content for the lesser known In spite of all of the rules of my own That I break up in stride Ignoring my front, back Ignoring my left and my right It’s my moral compass And it’s easy to find Well thought out, intentionally left behind It’s regrettable, yes But how could I ever sleep at night? Knowing I had rules and knowing I had to abide We’ve got Mandarax and loveless sex And information passing right through our skin and bones It’s the information age Of lesser consequence to the silence The information age Of fountain pens and real stationary The information age Of lesser consequence to the silence The information age We are 1980
2.
Big Sky, MT 05:06
My grandfather picks wild flowers At the top of the hill Up on the mountainside And He knows their names By their colour, shape and their size   Up over the ridge and through the valley Picking flowers by the river side   My grandfather he picks Shooting-star and Prairie-smoke Where lily-of-the-valley grows Purselane and Queen-Ann’s beauty Bathing in the off-flow   Up over the ridge and through the valley To find Pearly-everlasting in the light For true love “For true love” he said For true love you do the best that you can And she will always be there when you wake up   My grandfather was a fisherman Though no fish ever stood a chance Standing on the riverbank With a fist full of Cutthroat on the sand   My grandfather was a good man And for a good life he gave thanks Picking flowers for his true love For Queen-Ann on the riverbank   My grandfather taught me there If you show true love that you can take care of her And when you wake up she’ll always be there by your side     My grandfather he picks wild flowers At the top of the hill Up on the mountainside And he writes their names In the back of his ‘Rocky Mountain Wildflowers Field Guide’     Up over the ridge and through the valley To find Pearly-everlasting in the light   Up over the ridge and through the valley Picking flowers by the riverside   Up over the ridge and through the valley For true love everlasting in the light   For true love “For true love” he said For true love you do everything you can And she will always be there when you wake up   My grandfather taught me Picking flowers is worthwhile If you doing it for your true love   When you see her smile It's like Big Sky, Shooting star, It's where we are Where we grow Roots of never ending light High up in the mountain meadow  
3.
Loveless 03:14
We tossed the notion around Hints in the subtle sounds Never spoken aloud I loved the idea of it But without significance It could be delicate And I always mean what I say How could I love you less Now that I know you more? It’s just a question that I still don't have the answer for How could I love you less Now that I know you more? If there was a choice Given the choice between theirs and mine I'd take the comfort of comfort every single time How could I love you less Now that I know you more So passing the time away Without remembering anything And learning all your intricacies You, back to the city life Softer spoken, kind Seeing things in a different light And I always mean what I say Back in our younger days (We were younger then) We were locked away (We were just starting out) We were just starting out You used to hold me close (I still hold you close) You're so dear to me (You're still dear to me) Now we're comfortable Never too comfortable
4.
The Reason 03:39
The reason my love My priorities got so fucked up And I’m sorry that I lead you to believe You don’t mean that much to me ‘Cause you do, and I care, and I’d do anything But I’m out on a limb here And you’re just sitting there Smoking your thin-lipped, lady-sized cigarettes And laughing I just want you too, believe me And to believe in me Believe in me But I know hurt ‘aint what you mean And I say there is a fine line Between love and trust And believing the things that we must believe in But don’t forget about all the little things That mean so much to someone like me I just want you too, believe me And to believe in me Believe in me I know hurt ain’t what you mean I say there is a fine line Between love and trust And believing the things that we must believe in So don’t forget about all the little things That might mean so much to someone like me And I know that it’s only skin deep But I know how deep that can be- ‘Cause you tell me And I just want you to believe in me That's the reason my love.
5.
O Alexandra 02:37
Oh Alexandra, So completely undeniable So completely beautiful You teach me to sing again So sweetly I will sing for you If you let me in Alexandra, When you wake up Wear your morning crown No makeup Beautiful You teach me to love again So deeply I will fall for you If you let me Oh Alexandra, When you give up Bear your only heart No regrets Beautiful You teach me Whole again So sweetly I will be with you If you let me in Alexandra When you wake up.
6.
I am aware of a red tide line But I won’t stop swimming here Fires blazing, sirens in the night Things just getting hotter Two days on the land For ten months on the water Awaiting the big wave I'm waving a kiss to Vancouver All of the months of wondering why I'm just not good enough Over the years, under the rug Things just get heavy Now only a few days after and already You're drawing a fine line Now I'm waving goodbye To my city My lover And my friend Vancouver They're tearing us apart We make it pretty The way the world sees this city The way the world Sees us from afar The way we are the way we’re meant to be It's a different city now It's a different city.
7.
Jesse, AR 04:10
Jesse came from Arkansas Had a house and sold it off Been a husband for too long Never been a lover, though So he headed up to Edmonton He changed his name and found some friends Got a couple shekels from a brother who supported him Didn't take a couple months Till Jesse finally met someone A simple girl from Edmonton Thought that they could be something So he brought her back to Little Rock And showed her off to everyone Found a house and found a job Got a ring to get it done Restless eyes they never sleep for too long they're always a couple steps ahead Jesse disappeared again Didn't go to Edmonton Didn't talk to any friends Like many others who are Trying to be someone else Instead of who they really are Jesse came from Arkansas Had a house and sold it off Been a husband for too long Never been a lucky one
8.
Lover/Friend 02:31
I would never have guessed That you would find me here On the other side of the land And that you would consider me For to be your lover and friend Your lover And friend I will be happy forever And I will never be unhappy again.
9.
Far from suffering Or unjust circumstance Guilty hypocrite Guilty hypocrite Too little too late Won't make the difference Guilty hypocrite Guilty hypocrite.
10.
2010 03:38
I've seen enough parts to know where we stand It's impossible to take it all in Those bright city lights, they're burning your eyes It's unreasonable to see them from Mars You're unrecognizable You're state of the art You're paper plans You're counselled and tall You incorrigible stone You're missing the point You're un-drivable You're falling apart It's back and forth between all of the pride that I've got And all that I've lost And I'm defined by these city streets and sidewalks And when the crowds came it put me off It's apropos that Just after the fact A note arrived - a hand on our backs "Those fiery skies They showed us all why You're so livable You set the bar high" We'll be back and we'll stay All in from so far away You can fit us in, just stack us upon Up in our Lego block homes Poised to flatten below Tease our city bangs with these honeycombs It's back and forth between all of the pride that I've got And all that I've lost And I'm defined by these city streets and sidewalks And when the crowds came it put me off It put me off
11.
Thought I'd seen the last of you You're falling again I'm a roof and I need sun Two feet under I'm done You thought I was the sky Thought the cracked plaster was night Chips of paint reflected light Light upon you Thought my water weight was fine Blended in with ice Im heavy   Out in the woods in the pouring rain Our telephones, well they never ring Our telephones, well they never ring   Is this the worst place you could be Stuck beneath me buried deep I hope this wasn't what you dreamt Elbows up and trying to breathe I thought you were the moon Lying sideways like you do Eyes are craters small and blue Shining brightly Looking simple and serene Talking in your sleep Say goodnight   Out in the woods in the pouring rain Our telephones, well they never ring Our telephones, well they never ring   I must have fallen on you  
12.
Hurricane Adele Little wind growing up east coast Bare skin sleeping through a hurricane You'll be a hurricane Ada I know You'll be Hurricane Ada Sweet in your Mother's arms Fast asleep Little breeze Twinkle in the eye of the storm For my kin For Queen Anne For Marianne On the day you were born You were the blue sky A halo of sunshine over Halagonia For me and my home Little hurricane You were the eye of the storm Hurricane Adele You’ll be the big wind growing up east coast You’ll be a hurricane Ada Hurricane Adele You’ll be the big wind blowing over the ocean You’ll be a hurricane A hurricane Hurricane Adele Little bare bones Eye of the storm You’ll be the blue sky You’ll be the bird song Falling on my ears the day you were born You’ll be the big news baby A photograph Hurricane Adele Little wind growing up east coast Bare skin sleeping in a hurricane's eye You'll be the big wind someday I know You'll be hurricane Ada I know You'll be a hurricane Ada.
13.
Safe Harbour 01:40
We travel at night By the light of the moon We follow in the wake Into a Long Bay We anchors away Safe for the night Four brothers and I Wake with a gloom We bathe in the brine Ever too soon For a captain's call Hauling in the line We make our way Home by dark Four brothers and I Tie up to the barge Ever too soon We gather and sort Carrying our weight We make for the car.
14.
Lucky 03:37
With the dawn we rose aloud Stretched and yawned What's left, surveyed around The humble sound Searched all of our minds alike For the faintest cloud South bound, satisfied With what we'd found After all the causes we get behind We can still find us a common ground Cast down, to the living depths Unnanounced What rises up again? No one knows What chain do we sit atop And watch unfold Each anchor that we set A different home In between all the causes we get behind We can still find us a common ground We are lucky and we know it We clap our hands to show it With the focus on always moving up And moving on We can't rest till we've driven off And our hearts become Second best, and left behind With the weakest pump What's down, but a safety net And the softest ground In between all the causes we get behind We can still find us a common ground We are lucky and we know it We clap our hands to show it
15.
Seasons 02:23
I always thought that Winter was for lovers 'Cause when else is a body's warmth so warm Underneath my clothes your hands are freezing But I don't say a word But maybe it's the Spring that is for lovers 'Cause that is when the world comes out in bloom In the light of all the lengthening days That still end too soon But now I'm thinking Summer is for lovers 'Cause when else will we find the time to leave? Lay out in a field and watch our love growing And swaying in the breeze But could it be the Fall that is for lovers? 'Cause that is when the leaves get tired of being green And then they turn into others That are very rarely seen

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released March 6, 2012

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