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Sleeping Tiger Dreams Of Stars
warm wind rattling the cage
work this loose bar free by tomorrow
tiger paces fro and too
he thinks that he can smell the jungle
ceiling black like starless night
conjure imagined constellations
lacking fixed point to steer by
tiger paces hole into the cage floor
lose it if you look directly at it
dimmest star in all the sky
I keep you in the corner of my eye
climbing up to things that matter
on broken ladders
balancing while down below
sleeping tiger dreams of stars
he dreams of stars
he dreams of stars
lose it if you look directly at it
dimmest star in all the sky
I keep you in the corner of my eye
Copyright Joe Rut 2022 (BMI)
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San Pedro And Sunflower
02:54
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San Pedro and Sunflower
Sun floats almost still
Above the throbbing of machinery
San Pedro and sunflower
Still weary of time
Urban rooster cranes his neck to crow
His plea is stark and chemical
Lovers quarrel through an open window
Rooster preens until he shines
Red bricks surrender to
The clinging vines
Neighbor’s dog strains at his chain and whines
a dirt lot scattershot with dandelions
they await with glacial patience
for all of this to fall
Copyright Joe Rut 2022 (BMI)
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I Will Not Forget
03:29
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Tell me
I am all ears
Show Me
I am all eyes
Touch me
I am all skin
I will not forget
Copyright Joe Rut 2022 (BMI)
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Roof Is Full Of Holes
02:20
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rain is cold
roof is full of holes
buckets on the floor
I’ve been here before
and this is surely a pound of cure
that's a given thing
rain is cold
roof is full of holes
fingers full of lead
holes up in my head
couldn’t live without
how would love get in or out
without something leaking
rain is cold
roof is full of holes
sun is gonna shine
down on me and mine
and open up its doors
down on you and yours
gonna dry the wing
rain is cold
roof is full of holes
Copyright Joe Rut 2022 (BMI)
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Amber Clear
02:33
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Amber Clear
I loved your voice in my ear
like a tin roof loves the rain
like an old dog loves a sunbeam
like a folk song loves a train
as amber clear
as scratchy vinyl
as amber clear as when you were here
San Francisco skyline
calling collect from afar
through the rattle in my speakers
and the whiskey in the jar
as amber clear
as scratchy vinyl
as amber clear as when you were here
living on a fault line
bound to see some shaky times
bound to hear that needle skip
bound to miss a couple rhymes
you can live just for the moment
live it long enough you’ll learn
that every moment is a crossroad
and the way that you should turn
as scratchy vinyl
as amber clear as when you were here
Copyright Joe Rut 2022 (BMI)
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Falling Under Spells
02:58
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I’m falling under spells
makes stormy skies seem lazy
and your words a magic potion
seashells echoing the ocean
or rain falling down a well
I’m falling under spells
I’m falling under spells
though not against my will
how could I not surrender
to any spell that's spoke so tender
and the rain falls down the well
I’m falling under spells
I’m falling under spells
I’m falling under spells
I’m falling under spells
Copyright Joe Rut 2022 (BMI)
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Pillow Of Clouds
02:26
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Pillow Of Clouds
Gonna rest my head
On a pillow of clouds
Pillow of clouds
Gonna rest my head
On a pillow of clouds
And dream about you anyway
Oh I don’t care
If the rain comes down
Rain comes down
Gonna rest my head
On a pillow of clouds
And dream about you anyway
Oh I don’t care
If the sun burns the ground
Sun burns the ground
Gonna rest my head
On a pillow of clouds
And dream about you anyway
Copyright Joe Rut 2022 (BMI)
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Fine From Here
03:41
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Fine From Here
listen to that bluebird sing
through the tangled branches
I turn my head the other way
but slyly cup my ear
like if i just act nonchalant
he’ll fly right to my shoulder
but i can hear him sing
just fine from here
listen to that bluebird sing
as though there’s no tomorrow
like there was no yesterday
brightly and sincere
like that’s the only song he knows
I could move closer I suppose
but i can hear him sing
just fine from here
singing with a joyful heart
of the love he’s sure to find
one that may grow blurry but
never disappear
listen to that bluebird sing
somewhere in the distance
he’s either singing louder now
or else he’s drawing near
i wish he would come closer still
but bluebirds do as bluebirds will
and i can hear him sing
just fine from here
Copyright Joe Rut 2022 (BMI)
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Staring Down The Moon
02:35
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Staring Down The Moon
A photograph
A tarnishing of
Silver searching light
To paper binds me
As midnight finds me
Staring down the moon
I set a course
For no place special
And I wound up here
I let the monkeys steer
They’re up there still
Upon the treadmill
And I’m staring down the moon
Adrift again
The compass spins
That I would be
The first to blink
Never was in doubt
The contest was a route
You cannot win
But once again
I’m staring down the moon
Copyright Joe Rut 2022 (BMI)
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Frog's Sunrise
02:08
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