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Shannon Murray

by Shannon Murray

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1.
Tag 01:48
On the playground you're chasing me, and I am faster so I slow to see just what you'll do when you catch me. You slap me on the back and yell tag you're it then you turn and run and I submit I turn and follow ‘cause I just can't quit when I'm it. This is a metaphor for you and me, but were not playing tag can't you see. Tell me what's your strategy Because I'm on to your little conspiracy. Next time you tag me then decide to flee I'm just not going to follow you stupidly. On the playground you're chasing me, and I am faster so I slow to see just what you'll do when you catch me
2.
Denial 04:55
As I walk down this lonely street I see you with me you're everywhere in every coffee shop window pale blue reflections of you They say you died a year ago but I still hold you in that bed of ours You are the fire that warms me it's winter and my toes are freezing You must be invisible you are the color of the air You must be invisible I can still feel you there something in the way the wind touches my hair You must be invisible I still feel you there You haven't died that's just a lie I tell myself at night Its easier that way than to hear that you just don't want me than to know that you just don't love me If I was invisible could you see my tears If I was invisible would I still have these fears that I'll be alone all my life If I was invisible could you still see my tears When will you come back to life back in my life? I need you I just can't do this without you I'm weak and I need your strength I hear you can become invisible by holding your breath I hear it is something they all call death I just hope it doesn't take too long If I was invisible could you still hear my song
3.
Flying away on a plane to New York City, she's clutching her guitar like it is some kind of shield because it takes her to a place where he cannot reach her, but somehow I fear she's just like Dorothy in the poppy fields and he's the wicked witch who'll break her heart again All I need is a great big house to fall from the sky. All I need is a bucket of water then its bye bye to that guy. Sylvia you're flying away from me now, and I wish I could join you on your journey to Oz. But all I can do is stand here and clutch my guitar wondering if you are just like Dorothy was sleeping in the poppy fields as he is closing in.
4.
Wax Dreams 03:47
I loved you yesterday but today it's just slipped away and tomorrow may be a maybe 'Cause in this world there can be no promises Still we try, we try in vain saying things we know can't be oh just to ease the pain And I said I'd love you forever and you said the same Now we lie in our separate beds and we cry the nights away They filled me with the American Dream some rich man's clever scheme Because rich is rich and poor is poor a never ending theme 'Cause in this world there can be no promises still you lie right to my face Saying things you know can't be just to keep me in my place And you say I can be anything but you forget the rest That only a lucky few will ever pass your test You say I should just relax Build my dreams out of pretty wax while you hold the sun behind your back
5.
Winter is moving in and it looks as if you may run away at least that's what you say It's winter How can the seasons be your excuse? It's been winter in your soul for years When are you going to realize that winter is just a state of mind? When are you going to realize that what you're drinking won't keep you from thinking of me? Every bottle pulls you further from where you'd like to be but that's something you just don't see It's winter How can I show you the winter outside is never so bleak as the winter of your mind? When are you going to realize that winter is just a state of mind? When are you going to realize that what you're drinking won't keep you from thinking of me? Of the ocean Of all those wasted years
6.
Walking through the redwoods of northern California almost lost my mind Their beauty, my insignificance, their majesty and my shame Walking through independence grove I nearly lost my lunch I read a sign that reminded me of how far we'd fallen behind it "said, "The United States of America, the only nation founded on God.” Your god not mine Your god not mine My god is a mother, and yours is the dollar Your god not mine Your god not mine Walking down paths of history I almost lost everything Looking on the tragedies I can barely breathe, barely sing Tell me why did we kill our brothers and tell me why did we cage our sisters and our mothers? And tell me why did we send our children to die for a god on high? So you're cutting down the trees Mr. President and you're cutting down the people on their knees Praying to your god, the dollar Praying to your god not mine And I wonder how many lives you gave for a quick profit in your pocket The United States of America, the only nation founded on God Your god not mine Your god not mine My god is a mother, and yours is the dollar Your god not mine Your god not mine And I hear the economy isn't looking so hot these days must be time for another war We'll trade bodies for dollars, and be happier than we were before The United States of America, the only nation founded on God
7.
In Between 03:09
You hold me like every time's the first, and you hold me like every time's the last. But you seldom hold me anymore. You seldom hold me anymore. You hold me like every time's the first, and you hold me like every time's the last. But it's always by your rules, and it's always on your terms. You hold me like every time's the first, and you hold me like every time's the last. And pass the spaces in-between your embraces like a fool. ‘Cause you hold me like every time’s the first, and you hold me like every time’s the last. But you seldom hold me anymore. You seldom hold me anymore.
8.
My head is cradled between your breasts And your fingers trace the contours of my face And I could lie with you like this for a long time Cradled between your breasts I tell you you are the best I've ever had and we laugh until our sides hurt and then we fall into that same embrace ‘Cause you're the best I've ever had You're the best I've ever had Yeah you're the best I've ever had I kiss your fingers, I kiss your eyes You know you are the prettiest girl I know And I wonder if anyone understands your beauty Cradled between your breasts I tell you you are the best I've ever had And we laugh until our sides hurt and then we fall into that same embrace ‘Cause you're the best I've ever had You're the best I've ever had Yeah, you're the best I've ever had
9.
There was a girl I knew as a child Her name was dandelion and I loved how she smiled But all the kids at school they could be so cruel And they'd ask her what is was like to be a weed And all the lilacs and the lilies felt supreme Because their parents could buy them very nice things But little dandelion wore ugly clothes Her mother could not afford to dress her daughter as a rose Dandelion child do you know how pretty you are Do you know how pretty you are And little dandelion grew and grew She learned things weren't any easier after high school Because the world loves roses to and they called her a weed They tried to cut her down and destroy her seed But she said your thick green poisons can't contain me And your fat men on lawnmowers will never erase me I've had to be stronger then those roses you prune It's taken all my strength just to make it through june Dandelion child do you know how pretty you are Do you know how pretty you are There was a girl I used to know And all she wanted in life was a safe place to grow But even in the garden- kindness has been banned Yeah the sign on the door reads weeds aren't allowed in this land Get out, get out, no weeds aren't allowed in this land
10.
I would fall into you Like the sky falls into the sea I would fall into you Would you fall into me And see it's like that song you are always singing out of key We could be so happy baby if we wanted to be I know why things fade with time I know why we've got to be free I know why things fade with time Won't you put your faith in me And see it's like that song you are always singing out of key We could be so happy baby if we wanted to be I would fall into you Like the sky falls into the sea I would fall into you Would you fall into me And would you tell me why Why I've never lost this high
11.
I'm gonna paint a big red smile across my face Install a string that makes me sing Anything that you want to hear Maybe something you won't fear And I'll be grinning And lying through my teeth And we'll all be happy With no one telling the truth That we all don't want to hear And I'll forget to mention that while i sing this song Sixteen women were beaten by a lover's hand And I'll forget to mention that four women died today In this very same way And I'll be grinning And lying through my teeth And we'll all be happy With no one telling the truth That we all don't want to hear And I'll forget to mention that while I write this song Ronnie fry is waiting He's waiting to die And I'll forget to mention that his lawyer drank his way Through all those court days And I'll be grinning And lying through my teeth And we'll all be happy With no one telling the truth That we all don't want to hear I'm gonna paint a big red smile across my face Install a string that makes me sing Anything that you want to hear Maybe something you won't fear And I'll be grinning And lying through my teeth And we'll all be happy With no one telling the truth That we all don't want to hear
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13.
Election Day 02:31
Yesterday was election day in my one woman world And now I am the president and I've declared peace In my one person world Today's your election day Tell me what will you do When the fate of the world is resting on you You could be the president And you could declare peace in your one person world Know you make a difference Know you make a difference Know you make a difference to me

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released January 1, 2002

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Shannon Murray Bemidji, Minnesota

Shannon Murray is a folk/punk singer-songwriter. Tackling guitar playing, and songcraft like it’s a contact sport, their music is intensely political, and deeply personal. Shocking and delighting audiences everywhere with their quirky stories, passionate songs, quick wit, and contagious energy, Shannon has been making folk a threat again since 2001, and is proud to call Bemidji, MN home. ... more

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