1. |
Liberation (prelude)
02:21
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I’VE HAD MY DREAMS ANSWERED
THEN SHATTERED
BY A SLOW MOTION DAYDREAM
WALKED CAPITOL TALL THROUGH TOWNS
BANGING SWITCHBLADE MELODIES
SOME TIMES YOU JUST KNOW
ITS TIME TO GO ON HOME
AND STILL HOPE THAT WHOEVER’S THERE
STILL WAITS FOR YOU
I’M NOT GONNA SAY IT WAS HARD
BUT IT SURE WASN’T EASY
I TOOK SOME KNOCKS IN THE ARMOR
BUT THE CHAIN WALLET SAVED ME
BUT SOMETIMES YOU JUST KNOW
ITS TIME TO WALK AWAY AND GO
TO A SUNSHINE SHATTERED HOME
AND BEGIN AGAIN…
THIS IS THE STORY OF LIBERATION
THIS IS THE STORY OF TEARS AND TRUTH
THIS IS THE STORY OF WHAT YOU FIND
ON THE OPEN SEAS AND IN CAGES TOO
I DONT WANT TO GO ON HOME
BUT I KNOW I CAN’T STAY HERE
THIS IS THE STORY OF WHAT WAS WHAT
THE STORY OF OUR MUFFLED TEARS
MUFFLED TEARS
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2. |
Chain Wallets
02:07
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CHAIN WALLETS
AND WHEN THE BEAT IS DROPPED
TIGER CHASING TAILS WITH CHAIN WALLETS
SWINGING IN THE NIGHT AIR
I WHISPERED “STOP STOP”
PULLED YOU OFF YOUR KNEES
BUZZING WITH THE HOTEL ICE MACHINE
WE WERE FALLING
CHARGING A NIGHTMARE
TO A PLASTIC WONDER
SIGNING ON THE NAMES OF THOSE
BEFORE AND WHO’D BE COMING AFTER
AND WHEN THE CLIENT’S DROPPED
BOX TO DOOR DROPPING MORE
SIGN HERE AND HERE
AND SERVE ME SMILING
I’LL GET MINE AND PAY FOR YOURS
YOU WALK AWAY TRASHING NAMES OF THOSE
YOU’LL SOON BE STANDING UNDER
WE WERE FALLING
CHARGING A NIGHTMARE TO A PLASTIC WONDER
CALLING OUT THE NAMES OF THOSE BEFORE
AND WHO’D BE COMING AFTER
CHAIN WALLETS WILL HOLD ONTO EVERYTHING
BUT CAN CHOKE YOU WITH NOSTALGIA’S MELODY
CHAIN WALLETS
CHAIN WALLETS
CHAIN WALLETS
WILL HOLD ON TO YOU AND ME
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3. |
Million Dollar Baby
03:27
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MILLION DOLLAR BABY
WELL I DON’T WANT TO TO SIT HERE
SHINING LIKE A MILLION DOLLAR BABY TONIGHT
I JUST WANT TO COME BACK HOME
ALONE TO YOU
AND AS OUR ROAD TWISTS AND TURNS
CIGARETTE EMBERS BURN
OUT THE WINDOW YOU THREW
MATCHING THE TAIL LIGHT LIPSTICK REDS
DANCING CLOSE TO YOU
AND I DO REMEMBER WHEN
THAT FUNNY THING YOU SAID
HAD THEM SHAKING IN THEIR BOOTS
KICKED DOWN THE WALLS OF A BOYS CLUB
DANCED THE AISLES OF THEIR TOUR BUS TOO
AND I MAY NOT BE THE MAN
WHO PROMISED YOU THE WORLD IN HAND
IN A BACKYARD PINSTRIPE SUIT
BUT TONIGHT I’M COMING HOME
ALONE TO YOU
IM A MILLION DOLLAR BABY
WHY DON’T YOU CASH ME IN
TO FIND A CHEAPER LOVE
A BETTER LIFE WITH
A BIGGER DIVIDEND
IM A MILLION DOLLAR BABY
NEVER SHED TRAFALGAR TEARS
A LIQOUR STORE SCRATCH LOTTO BEAT
COUNTING 2 & 4 THESE YEARS
WELL I DON’T WANT TO TO SIT HERE
SHINING LIKE A MILLION DOLLAR BABY TONIGHT
I JUST WANT TO COME BACK HOME
ALONE TO YOU
AND I MAY NOT BE THE MAN
WHO PROMISED YOU THE WORLD IN HAND
IN A BACKYARD PINSTRIPE SUIT
BUT TONIGHT I’M COMING HOME
ALONE TO YOU
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4. |
She Came
04:27
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SHE CAME
SHE CAME TO ME
UNDER A NIGHT SO FAIR
SHE CAME TO ME
KNOWING I’D BE THERE
WHATTA YOU DO? WHATTA DO SAY?
TO MAKE IT GO AWAY?
I LAUGHED
I CRIED
I SMILED
I LIED
DO YOU DO THIS OFTEN?
IS WHAT SHE SAID TO ME
DO YOU DO THIS OFTEN?
I’LL GUESS WE’LL WAIT AND SEE
SHE CAME FOR ME
UNDER A NIGHT SO FAIR
SHE CAME FOR ME
KNOWING I WAS THERE
WHATTA DO?
WHATTA YOU SAY?
TO MAKE IT GO AWAY?
I LAUGHED
I CRIED
I RAN
I LIED
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5. |
Military Man
02:08
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MILITARY MAN
I AM THE FIRST BORN SON
OF A MILITARY MAN
BUT I NEVER HAD TO RAISE THE FLAGS AS HE DID
HE NEVER CALLED ME COWARD
YOU KNOW HE JUST LET ME BE
FOR WHEN YOU FLAME OUT IN CAR POOL LANES
YOU JUST WANT A LITTLE PEACE
I AM THE SON OF A SON OF A MILITARY MAN
HE KEPT THE ICEBERGS SAFE AND OUT OF ENEMY HANDS
BUT WHEN HE CAME HOME
HIS BABY CRIED IN HIS STRANGER’S HANDS
AND THATS THE PRICE HE PAID
A GREATEST GENERATION MAN
I AM THE SON OF A SON OF A SON OF A MILITARY MAN
HE STEPPED ACROSS THE LINES
AS THE GUNS RANG TRUE IN VERDUN
TOMMY BOY FOX HUNTER MINNESOTA WAS THE MAN
OR SO THE VICAR SAID LAID TO REST ’81 IN HAND
AND NOW I HAVE A FIRST BORN SON
WHO SMILES AND CALLS ME DAD
I LIKE TO READ HIM STORIES AND HE LIKES TO HOLD MY HAND
I WANT TO GIVE HIM EVERYTHING
EVERYTHING I CAN
GIVE HIM HIS BIRTHRIGHT
A WORLD AT PEACE
SO THE CHAIN FOREVER BREAKS WITH HIM
GIVE HIM HIS BIRTHRIGHT
A WORLD AT PEACE
SO THE CHAIN FOREVER BREAKS WITH HIM
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6. |
Trafalgar
04:27
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TRAFALGAR
ON A BLOOD RED DECK
HORRATIO RAISED HIS FLAGS
THAT SAID EVERY MAN
IS EXPECTED TO DO THEIR DUTY
SOME GAVE MORE THAN OTHERS
OR SO IT WAS SAID
DROWNED WITHIN DEPTHS
OF A SOFT SOFT TEARED WHISKEY
NOW THE MERMAIDS HAVE COME ASHORE
TO SING AGAIN
LURING ME BACK TO THE TIGHT LIPPED ROCKS
THAT ALWAYS DESTROY ME
AND WHERE A SIREN’S SONG MARKS A SHALLOW SAILOR’S GRAVE
THERE FLIES THE FLAG OF THE GALLANT JOHN BELAY
AND WHEN A TRUE WEST WEST DOES BLOW
I KNOW YOU’LL SET SAIL AND GO
AND LEAVE ME DROWNING
DROWNING
YOU’LL LEAVE ME
NOW THOSE WHO KNOW LESS
KNOW MORE THAN THEY’LL EVER TELL ME
ARMADA’S ARE BOUGHT
KINGDOMS LOST AT LEAST TWICE DAILY
SO WHEN THE JOURNEY’S END
SEEMS A MILLION MILES AWAY
MAY THE WIND FILL OUR SAILS
FAR FROM THE WRECK OF JOHN BELAY
AND IN YOUR MIGHTY CANNONS ROAR
I WATCHED YOU STEP OUT THE DOOR
AND LEAVE ME DROWNING
DROWNING
YOU LEAVE ME
(INSTRUMENTAL)
ON A BLOODIED DECK
HORRATIO’S LAST BREATH SLIPPED AWAY
AND WHEN ONE MAN FALLS
CAN ANOTHER MAN TRULY BE SAVED
A HERO CAME HOME BURIED DEEP WITHIN STONE TODAY
NO MORE TO RAISE SAIL AND GIVE CHASE TO JOHN BELAY
AND WHEN A TRUE WEST WIND DID BLOW
I HELD ON AND NEVER LET GO
NO MORE AM I DROWNING
DROWNING
NO MORE
TRAFALGAR
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7. |
Muffled Tears
02:39
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MUFFLED TEARS
ITS BEEN THIRTEEN YEARS
AND IVE GROWN TIRED OF TALKING
ALTHOUGH I NEVER SAID THAT MUCH
YOU WERE ALWAYS RIGHT
I GUESS I WAS THE PROBLEM
BROKEN ALONE OUT OF TOUCH
SO LOWER YOUR VOICE
THE BABIES ARE SLEEPING
AND I DONT REALLY WANT THEM TO HEAR
THE THINGS TO BE SAID
THAT WON’T WAIT TILL MORNING
FOLLOWED BY YOUR MUFFLED TEARS
IN JANUARY THE RAIN STARTS FALLING
CLEANING THE BLVD
I AINT CLEAN YET SO I’LL KEEP WALKING
I NEVER SEEM TO GET TOO FAR
THE BILLS ARE PAID
BUT THERES NOT MUCH LIVING
GOING ON IN OUR LITTLE HOME
SO HOLD ON MY DEAR
UNTIL NEXT YEAR
THEN WE’LL SAY GOODBYE AND GO
SO LOWER YOUR VOICE
THE BABIES ARE SLEEPING
AND I DONT REALLY WANT THEM TO HEAR
THE THINGS TO BE SAID
THAT WONT WAIT TILL MORNING
FOLLOWED BY YOUR MUFFLED TEARS
FOLLOWED BY YOUR MUFFLED TEARS
FOLLOWED BY YOUR MUFFLED TEARS
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8. |
Until Tomorrow
01:21
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Audio from home movies.
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9. |
Away
01:40
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AWAY
WE HAD BIG DREAMS
WE WERE GONNA TAKE THIS TOWN
YOU COULD NEVER HOLD US BACK
NEVER HOLD US DOWN
THEN IT ALL SLIPPED
AWAY
INTO STUCCO HOMES ON PISSED STAINED STREETS
WHERE SMILES WERE FORCED WHEN VALET EYES MEET
$5 LARGE AND TOSS THE KEYS
AWAY
AND WHEN OUR SPRITS RISE TOWARDS THE SEA
NEAR WHERE THE 10 AND THE 405 MEET
NOTHING TO SEE SAYS LAPD
EVERYONE TURNS
AWAY
AWAY
AWAY
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10. |
Love Letters
02:48
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LOVE LETTERS
I JUST WANT TO SAY
I LOVE YOU WITH LOVE LETTERS
I JUST WANT TO SAY I LOVE YOU
COFFEE’S MADE
AND I LOVE TO SEE YOUR FACE
WHEN ITS SMILING AND FREE OF PAIN
I JUST WANT TO SAY
I LOVE YOU WITH LOVE LETTERS
I JUST WANT TO SAY
I MISS YOU WHEN YOU’RE GONE
I JUST WANT TO SAY
I MISS YOU WHEN YOU’RE HOME
AND I LOVE TO SEE YOUR FACE
WHEN IT’S LIT BY A HANDHELD SCREEN
I JUST WANT TO SAY
I LOVE YOU WITH LOVE LETTERS
(GTR SOLO)
AND I LOVE TO SEE YOUR FACE
WHEN ITS SMILING BACK AT ME
I JUST WANT TO SAY
I LOVE YOU WITH LOVE LETTERS
WITH LOVE LETTERS
LOVE
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11. |
Shine On
04:10
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SHINE ON
WHEN YOU JUST SAY THAT YOU
ARE EVERYTHING THAT I JUST WANT TO KNOW
AND YOU JUST WANT TO FIND OUT
IF EVERYTHING EVERYBODY SAYS IS TRUE
AND IF YOU DON’T KNOW
THEN I DONT KNOW
IF I CAN TELL YOU
AND IF YOU DONT KNOW
THEN I DONT KNOW
WHAT IS REALLY TRUE
YOU SAY I JUST WANT TO FOLLOW
EVERYBODY UNTIL YOU LOSE
AND I SAY
SHINE ON
SHINE ON
AND IF YOU JUST FOUND OUT THAT
EVERYBODY SAID THAT I WAS WRONG
WOULD IT CHANGE THE THINGS AROUND YOU
AND IF YOU SAY THAT YOU NEED TO FIND OUT
IF IM THE ONE FOR YOU
I WOULD GIVE IT ALL TO LET YOU
SHINE ON
SHINE ON
AND IF THERE’S NOTHING LEFT TO SAY
NO MORE WINNING HANDS TO PLAY
WHILE GOOD AND BAD BATTLE RIGHT AND WRONG
I WILL WATCH YOU SHINE ON
I WILL RUN
AND YOU WILL SHINE ON
WE WILL SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN
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12. |
Omaha Snow
03:25
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OMAHA SNOW
NOW THAT DARKNESS HAS SETTLED
MY BREATH GENTLY MEETS THE NIGHT
I CAN WONDER WHERE YOU ARE
AND WHAT CHA DOING THERE TONIGHT
ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF PITTSBURGH
HEADING TO ANOTHER SHOW
BUT I WILL MEET YOU IN DECEMBER
IN THE OMAHA SNOW
I HAVE TRAVELED THOUGH THE FIELDS
OF LONELINESS WHERE BRAGGARDS GO
AND BATTLED THROUGH THE RAGING STORMS
OF WEARINESS AND WOE
I HAVE HELD THINGS OF GREAT BEAUTY
THEN WATCHED THEM SLIP AND GO
BUT I WILL MEET YOU IN DECEMBER
IN THE OMAHA SNOW
NOW TOMORROW COMES TOO EARLY
TOO EARLY HARD AND STRONG
GET UP AND SUFFER THE DAY
SINGS THE RINGING ALARM
I HAVE LIVED THE DREAMS OF MANY
DANCED THE NIGHTMARES ALONE
BUT I WILL MEET YOU IN DECEMBER
IN THE OMAHA SNOW
I HAVE TRAVELED THOUGH THE FIELDS
OF LONELINESS WHERE BRAGGARDS GO
AND BATTLED THROUGH THE RAGING STORMS
OF WEARINESS AND WOE
I HAVE HELD THINGS OF GREAT BEAUTY
THEN WATCHED YOU LEAVE AND GO
BUT I WILL MEET YOU IN DECEMBER
IN THE OMAHA SNOW
NOW IVE BEEN AROUND THIS GREAT BIG WORLD
BUT THERES ONE MORE PLACE TO GO
WHERE A SMILE IS A SMILE
A HANDSHAKE MEANS A LITTLE MORE
WHERE CORN FIELDS GENTLY SING
SONGS FORGOTTEN WE’VE NEVER KNOWN
BUT I WILL MEET YOU IN DECEMBER
IN THE OMAHA SNOW
I WILL MEET YOU IN DECEMBER
IN THE OMAHA SNOW
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13. |
Swallow
01:07
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SWALLOW
PEOPLE LAUGH AND CRY
I JUST SWALLOW
I CHOKE ON MY PRIDE
THEN I SWALLOW MORE
PEOPLE LIVE AND DIE
WAITING TO TELL THEIR STORIES
I LISTEN FOR A WHILE
THEN I JUST TRAVEL ON
MEMORIES FADE AND DIE
TIME BECOMES A WHISPER
CAN I SEE YOU TONIGHT
TO LIVE AND SWALLOW MORE
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Greg Eklund Minneapolis, Minnesota
Drummer and member of Everclear 1994-2003.
Multi-instrumentalist and singer for
The Oohlas 2004-
2008.
Drummer and songwriter with Storm Large and Le Bonheur 2009-present.
TV Show Appearances: Saturday Night Live, David Letterman, Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien, MTV Music Awards, Mad TV, 120 Minutes, VHI Behind the Music, HBO Reverb.
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