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Streetlight Owl
02:47
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This night
Couldn't last another minute longer
Fills me with a sense of wonder
How's he moving so fast I'll spend the rest of my years in a stagnant attempt/ to understand
/This night
Has me worked into a state of panic
Can I take another exit to get to
Some place where he could feel unleashed in a righteous attempt to break the ice
What do you see at night?
From up on a street light
Looking out over a moon filled sky
The city’s alive inside
The cars just race on by
God I wish, I wish I could fly like you
So clear
That the cold is on the verge of snapping
I'll initiate this place of being
In my minds eye when I'm watching you fly and what's the point of pushing through all of/ this rush
/My friend
I've never seen you out here
But I see through the dark and it's so clear
That the closeness of you can let me drive right on through and the rest of this night will be okay
What do you see at night?
From up on a street light
Looking out over a moon filled sky
The city’s alive inside
The cars just race on by
God I wish, I wish I could fly like you
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Rooftops
02:54
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A snap at the cold
A tug at your shirt
A chill down your spine
You know this will hurt
Empty dark glass sits below in the dark
Don't run to the edge, your look feels…
Sit on the grain as it shifts and it grinds
Smash into cinder and say you'll be fine
The eves need a cleaning this much I know
Throw a punch, take a glance, I know this won't
Take your eyes off the ground to place them back in your skull
You're in control not bruised from the fall
Tug the cord so it guides falls in straight ahead
She'll forget all the gestures and hard times you
Said this won't hurt but it will catch off guard
In the night cut the cord the loose threads from your mind
A long empty walk
A garden unkempt
The tenses in which she’ll never accept
Go gently to good nights
A lover unkind
A snap in the cold
And a chill down your spine
Throw a punch take that glance
Sit on the grain
Just so you know
Just remember that:
I don't hate you cause I want to but I'm getting pretty good at it
And
I don't hate you cause I have to but I think I’ve got the best of it
I don't hate you cause I want to but I'm getting pretty good at it
And
I don't hate you cause I have to but I think I’ve got the best of it
(Please believe me that I love you and I want you
And I hope that someday you can forgive me to)
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The Left Behinds Calgary, Alberta
A blend of folk, rock and acoustic music this band features good humour and tragic melancholy, often at the same time. Swirling guitars give way to indie drumbeats, and bombastic vocals trade off with gentle folk melodies in a way that is always unpredictable, yet somehow familiar. With a penchant for melodramatic crescendos, The Left Behinds are a band that refuses to be pinned down. ... more
The Left Behinds recommends:
Time and Space and Everything In Between(EP) 2012
by Jesse and the Dandelions
These guys are awesome. We've played with them a couple times and they just keep surprising us with their incredible creativity
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We love how energetic these guys can be, but then they turn around and play a great little mellow tune. It's both ends of the spectrum in one. They're great.
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...or of Something Else
by My Mother the Carjacker
Energy!!!!! Shark Fin Soup is my favourite track.
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