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3rd Rail
04:18
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With Every groan I am navigating turns
I am entering the city from below
and every image here evokes you
everything evokes you
I associate you with concrete and dark
When I'm lost, when I'm sure
that I've lost you
when you slip back into the frame
when I dream that you
are chasing me
with a knife behind your back
there's a comfort in routine
in the darkness of this train
the motion forward
that always leads me back to you
and the twenty four hours
since you left my door
the sensation of your fingers
the way your silence roars
your pulse is electric
as it snaps through my connections as
another busy station flashes by
the welcome distraction
delays reaction
I swear I see you on the platform
there's a comfort in routine
in the silence of this train
the motion forward
that always leads me back to you
and the twenty four hours
since you left my door
the sensation of your fingers
the way your silence roars
I don't know why I'm so surprised
that my hands are so lonely
If those could be my hands
leaving red fingerprints on the moon
if I could be simply near you
there'd be no need for dreams
there's a comfort in routine
in the darkness of this train
the motion forward
that never takes me anywhere
of compromises
and hesitations
and all the words we could have said
flying past the train
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Between the Waves
04:00
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I'm walking with ghosts
on the back roads
where I used to know you
be mindful of passing words now
with nothing left to say
divide us by an ocean
the sweetest little heart
so softly falls apart
between the waves
we're such a woven, careless mess
of veins and bones and fancy dress
be mindful of passing words
still needing to be said
divide us by an ocean
the sweetest little heart
so softly falls apart
between the waves
be careful with me love
I might just float away
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Catalyst
03:52
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a little tease, just to please the catalyst
a little fight to ignite the spark
through the night, that little light
climbs through your window
I'm coming home all alone when I find you
you say no, but then I go
and I break your heart
it's only words honey
no sticks no stones
you'll be alright
a pretty face, in the right place
soft as shadow
an empty hand that safely lands
on a fault line
as we wade through a love that's
made of water
ebbing and flowing
ebbing and flowing
then gone
you say no but then I go
and I break your heart
it's only words honey
no sticks no stones
though they bruise the same
you say no but then I go
and I say, okay
it's only words honey
please don't feel you need to say anything
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Lake Vernon
02:54
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Smoking trails beneath our feet
disturbing trees and cracking leaves
on the shore of Lake Vernon
where the trees stand like watchmen
neatly calmly
stitch by stitch
you sewed your lovers into fabric
offerings to history
then burned their names away
no more tears, the silence reigns
goodbyes are always bitter sweet
on the shores of Lake Vernon
where the trees stand like watchmen
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5. |
Mercy
04:13
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Here comes the unfortunate part
when I start to miss you
where I am broken glass
shattering and bringing
seven years of rotten luck
I can talk no more of forgiveness
no more of anything but you
Mercy
honey please
don't be so angry at me
mercy
honey please
I'm working within my means
it's not right but it's almost right
I'm getting closer every day
the sky will keep on falling
from blue into bleeding red
and I will keep on moving, keep on moving my feet
the days will pass by and I will lose count soon
I want to lose count
Mercy
honey please
don't be so angry at me
mercy
honey please
I'm working within my means
it's not right but it's almost right
I'm getting closer every day
Mercy
honey please
don't be so angry at me
mercy
honey please
I'm working within my means
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6. |
My Dear
03:39
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I know you've heard it all before
with a face like yours
but if you don't mind another try
you look divine in slated light
oh my dear
I know you've heard it all before
with a face like yours
but I don't hide my heart too well
I never have, and never will
oh my dear
I'm thinking of throwing rocks at your window
in hopes that you might then open up your door
meet me between the houses
breathing silently
oh my dear
I know you left your love behind
and I know you left your heart there too
I can't try to fill that hole
but I've got seeds and room to grow
oh my dear
I'm thinking of throwing rocks at your window
in hopes that you might then open up your door
meet me between the houses
breathing silently
oh my dear
I know our paths will cross again
so I think goodbye should not be said
'cause if and when
you change your mind
I'll be an easy one to find
oh my dear
I'm thinking of throwing rocks at your window
in hopes that you might then open up your door
meet me between the houses
breathing silently
oh my dear
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Reminders
03:37
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I'm crying on the train
a living cliche
mourning my goodbyes
and the fading light and the glass fight
to reveal my shining face
and so it goes
so it goes sometimes
I've been carrying these
chains so long
I've grown used to their weight
You put them down and when I looked around
I could stand tall again
now I know
what a fool I've been
though these days are fleeting
everywhere I go
you are everywhere
is there anywhere I can go
that doesn't remind me of you?
I leave my ride at the end of the line
moving into the world
and the metal veins beneath these trains
stretch out into the dawn
now I know
I 'm a long way from home
now I know my home
feels like where you are
though these days are fleeting
everywhere I go
you are everywhere
is there anywhere I can go
that doesn't remind me of you?
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Stars on the Ceiling
05:46
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I've got this wild heart
and it wants to let you in
show you around
and you've got
those perfect little hands
that are cold all the time
we are the sum of our parts
empty arms and curious starts
we are seeking resolutions
we are lost for words
looking for answers on postcards
seeking forgiveness
for this miserable business
of the letting go
we are the sum of what we've seen
the good the bad the in between
but when you lie beside me
there are stars on the ceiling
must be a good sign
I've got this deadline
and you've got a long drive home
so you must decide what's on your mind
and mean it
completely
we are the sum of our hearts
both the warm and frozen parts
when you lie beside me
there are stars on the ceiling
must be a good sign
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Jen Calder Kingston, Ontario
Jen Calder has spent her life creating, playing and listening to music. Pairing finger-picking rootsy folk style acoustic
guitar with percussion and harmony vocals, Jen writes songs that pull you in and keep you safe in sound.
Her passion is for rhythm: incorporating unique
time signatures and lyrics that capture the universal experiences we all move through and that move through us.
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