1. |
no hard feelings
03:45
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no hard feelings
no hard feelings
how do I make it so
the words ring true
like summer foghorns
come june or july
a seafaring symphony
familiar as a favorite lullaby
like a pair of windmills
hear the whistle between the blades
among these ocean undertones
oh the hum of a great highway
no hard feelings
no hard feelings
how do I make it so
the words ring true
like the ol' streetcar bells
such happy chimes--
a warning sign
forests full of eucalyptus
roots deep as rumbling fault lines
like that tower there
'top mount sutro
the lilt of the waves-- tv radio
landmark pulls a vanishing act
it's a trick of the fog--
any native knows
no hard feelings
no hard feelings
how do I make it so
the words ring true
only-- murphy-- if I could
make you say it with me
no hard feelings
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2. |
signs of christine
03:51
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mary-jane platform shoes
a panther pacing
right next to you
fiery red curlicues
a smoky gaze
piercing through you
there are more signs
of christine
images you've never seen
beyond-- yes-- words so
extreme
there are more signs
of christine
a bird alone
sad but true
a handwrit' love-note
wafts before you
a butterfly
every hue
its sleepy wings
brush now past you
there are more signs
of christine
images you've never seen
beyond-- yes-- words so
extreme
there are more signs
of christine
a yellow rose
never blues
a cowgirl on a slow ride
waves back to you
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3. |
john kim
04:23
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john kim
he was my friend
john kim
yeah he was my friend
post-punk korean-american
he wore wire-rimmed glasses
like john lennon
intro german class it was
hard to miss him
said the word "zeitgeist"
like I'd know what he meant
john kim
he was my friend
john kim
yeah he was my friend
we tuned in' kqak--
the quake-- radio station
romeo void bauhaus
too joy division
caught elvis costello
at the greek
that one time
too bad, but not the attractions
john kim
he was my friend
john kim
yeah he was my friend
we started up a chapter
of junior statesmen
just to make some poster art
for a mock election
I drew a gavel and
a microphone for one
in the shape of
a hammer and sickle icon
john kim
he was my friend
john kim
yeah he was my friend
1989 'roundabout then
he made a beeline
heading out west berlin
I can almost see him tagging
that ol' wall therein
no space no time
he always used to say to me
sounds funny come' think of it now
"sara rose, for a big city?
san francisco's a pretty sleepy town."
john kim
he was my friend
john kim
yeah he was my friend
post-punk korean-american
he wore wire-rimmed glasses
like john lennon
intro german class it was
hard to miss him
said the word "zeitgeist"
like I'd know what he meant
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4. |
hiroko haikus
02:39
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hiroko please don't go
so soon as a loose leaf wind-strewn--
weather vanes askew
hiroko please don't go
so far-- seabird's flown westward--
sunlight all aglare
hiroko please don't go
so long-- coyote's ancient song--
city streets ahum
we hardly knew ye
we hardly knew ye-- hiroko!
we hardly knew ye
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5. |
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you don't need to
play it cool
you have my word
I'm your fool
if you say so
my song will echo
cross my heart dear
I'm yours alone
let's go while away
all the livelong day
in baghdad-by-the-bay-- yes
let's be complementary
share a cup of mint-leaf tea
blue gone orange light
in the even' sky
that reminds me
the time's always nigh
so I'll take your hand
shall we both command
I be your ol' lady
and you be my man
let's go while away
all the livelong day
in baghdad-by-the-bay-- yes
let's be complementary
share a cup of mint-leaf tea
you don't need to
play it cool
you have my word
I'm your fool
you have my word
I'm your fool
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6. |
I shy away
02:59
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I shy away
(it) comes natural to me
as I live and breathe
sheepishly cry in refrain
I shy away
I shy away
no photos please
take none of me
a shadow there
outside the frame
I shy away
I shy away
noisy parties
they only leave me
wondering what words
fail to say
I shy away
I shy away
(I shy away...)
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7. |
no bed o' roses
02:05
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it's no bed of roses
when you're the bride-to-be
no veil can dim
the glare of the mirror
that self-same scrutiny
no matter that you're 24 or so
or pushing 43
it's no bed of roses
when you're the bride-to-be
a broke-down wind-up doll
you can't stop it--
the turn of the key
an heirloom clock on the wall
you can't fix it--
cuckoo's one-note melody
it's no bed of roses
when you're the bride-to-be
no time to say
"no photos please"
like some camera-shy celebrity
red lights flash the way sirens do
and sure enough! you're champagne dizzy
until you take hold
the bridal bouquet--
violet-tinged succulents
dark sunflowers arrayed--
flamenco guitar strains
waltz you right through
the golden gate--
there's the bridegroom!
it's no bed of roses
when you're the bride-to-be
but now you know it's a piece of cake--
let's make it carrot cake
with whip' buttery cream!--
imagine that there's no more better taste
whilst you share it
with your one-and-only
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8. |
two cats
03:00
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railroad flat
two cats
fast track
railroad flat
two cats
fast track
one tuxedo sister
dresses up to the nines
one wild-eyed long-haired mister
dons a black mask, western-style
down a stretch of hallway!
rat-a-tat scratch the walls!
they tumble this way that way
dustbunnies roll along
railroad flat
two cats
fast track
railroad flat
two cats
fast track
look out! a picture window
butterfly on the sill
redwoods cast garden shadows
as songbirds ghostly trill
skid stop on the hardwood
right on schedule lose steam
where a sun patch
makes a warm bed
there're two cats chasing dreams
railroad flat
two cats
fast track
railroad flat
two cats
fast track
railroad flat two cats
fast track railroad flat
two cats fast track railroad flat
two cats fast track two cats
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9. |
sorry hummingbird
03:12
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I'm so sorry hummingbird
you gave me-- yes-- a start
hovering at my lips
expecting there a rose
allow me to propose
we share this-- disappointment
I'm so sorry hummingbird
no sunlight dawns on you
shivering in a blanket
weighing your feathers down--
the fog
listen please to this song
I give you this distraction
I'm so sorry hummingbird
there's no time to delay
your flying away but a mere dream
your beating wings in the air
I'm no one to compare
this beauty-- at this distance
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purring engines... San Francisco, California
Sara and Kevin started playing music together in the early Aughts, when Kevin answered an ad in the SF Weekly & joined Dolly Rocker, Sara's first band. When that project dissolved, Sara continued writing songs which she found, in time, reflected a shade rosier view of things. On a related note, since 2015, Sara and Kevin are married and enjoy spending time with their two cats, Fern & Fillmore. ... more
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