1. |
Black Crows Fly
03:48
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"black crows fly"
black crows fly with broken wings
cross grey skies & the snows they bring
on battered clouds & winds of sleet
beckoned by the paths they seek
feed your fire / lock your door
sinking sun & yesterdays
are no more
sanctuary, weaving dreams
life is never what it seems
you summit peaks to touch the sky
to wake the soul asleep inside
chorus
raise your cup, smile some more
that's what we're created for
curse your night
seize your days
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2. |
I-25
03:16
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"I-25"
crack in the windshield
right where you need to see
driver-side sunburn
wish you'd wore long sleeves
dotted yellow line, like
counting sheep rub your eyes
& the miles go by & you shift and sigh
& the miles go by & you rub your eyes
I-25
sunrise on the front range
you're just where you need to be
alpenglow on evans now
it's just what you need to see
down the road a few more miles, and
castle, springs & you smile
chorus
before the afternoon rains
before the clouds come in & stay
just to see that fourteen grand
above this promised land
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3. |
Cross the Short Grass
04:13
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"cross the short grass"
old vaquero / ridges topped in snow
clouded windows / nothing left to sow
water boilin' / he makes coffee on the stove
across the short grass / up to argentine pass
paintbrush / & columbine
graces / timberline
cross the short grass / up to argentine pass
sun grows dim / he's uneasy near the rim
where the dogwood blooms
is where the windmill stoops
well the wind will blow / tall on the saddle tree
across the short grass / up to argentine pass
paintbrush / & columbine
graces / timberline
cross the short grass / up to argentine pass
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4. |
Hell is Where
02:45
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"hell is where"
angels
watch with shadow smile
seein'
sunset fading all the while
hell is where
the road it runs to empty sky
hell is where
the road it runs to empty sky
halo high
sun looks down on a wayward sky
reflections flow
river runs & memories go
hell is where
the road it runs to empty sky
hell is where
the road it runs to empty sky
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5. |
Pale Blue Sky
02:40
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"pale blue sky"
can you feel?
can you feel?
autumn sees
yellow leaves
& a pale blue sky
& you walk away
& you walk away
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6. |
Leave Your Bitter Tears
03:24
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"leave your bitter tears"
leave it
leave it
for another day
leave it
leave it
for another day
when you will have your say
it just won't be today
i feel your pain
yeah, you must stay sane
& tend your bitter tears
i feel your pain
yeah, you must stay sane
& leave your bitter tears
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7. |
It's Time
03:30
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"it's time"
just like the prophet's wine
it's like the eschaton's vine
trace the beetle's line
beneath the bark of all this pine
it's found its time
sunrise on this jagged line
& 2000 miles, great divide
just like a bitter root
it's like the serprent 'neath your boot
trace the river's line
beyond the valley bend it winds
it's found its time
sunrise follows a horsethief moon
& after all these miles, won't be too soon
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8. |
This Too Shall Pass
02:45
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this too shall pass
by "mark the vaqueros"
(c) 2010 mark mitten
OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO: https://youtu.be/_4Pae0zgxLs
there was a time
when wrong & right
were black & white
there was a time
when day & night
were dark & bright
a friend of mine
once said this too shall pass
like a blade of grass
into the past
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9. |
Hazed & Infused
02:54
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"hazed & infused"
dazed & confused
hazed & infused
just the simple pleasures
just the simple measures
of all we leave behind
think of all we leave behind
yeah
tatiana (rum), child
microbrew & strum, child
aspen leaves & sunshine
alpenglow & moonshine
all we leave behind
think of all we leave behind
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10. |
Comin' Home (Cheyenne)
03:17
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"comin' home (cheyenne)"
by mark the vaqueros
(c) 2010 mark mitten
OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO: https://youtu.be/jsvHYT-kC-4
winter's day / beneath these clouds of grey
lightly blowin' snow / cover buffalo
cross the railroad line / to the other side
old dirt road / in the mud & snow
i can see the smoke / from the chimney goes
into the sky / into the sky
cheyenne / cheyenne
i'm comin' home
rusted pickup truck / runs on faith & luck
chewed up hitchin' post / the one i love the most
whitewash country home / sits there all alone
cornfields stretch away / rows of memory
i can smell the smoke / from the chimney goes
into the sky / into the sky
cheyenne / cheyenne
i'm comin' home
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11. |
From Dust to Dust
01:03
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Mark Mitten Shoshone, Idaho
Singer-songwriter. A blend of folk and folk-western. Also lead singer of Atomicana.
Mark Mitten recommends:
This was a fun project. Maybe a second Atomicana album will appear someday...
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