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Dragonfly

by Tim Birchard

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1.
Eye Of Your Storm 05:20
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I know some days will serenade I know some nights will delight But winds will blow Vaga Luna riding proudly through the night Your waves will level all that stands Give me one chance to dance on your sands (CH) I'm not afraid to ride your waves There's nothing here that I can hope to save I don't want to hesitate Nothing left to contemplate I come here to celebrate Where it's safe and warm In the eye of your storm Tranquility, verility Fireball freefall into the sea And deep inside Search to be free from the search to be free I'm not fool enough to think You won't take me to the brink (CH) Such beauty, such power Destroy, create Love me, level me Clear my slate Waves are building, I can tell No questioning the current No way to quell Winds will blow This joyful heart rides the cycle of your tides Again your waves are crashing on the shore Again I say I love you, I ask for nothing more (CH)
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Disappear 05:16
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Disappear It's taken some practice Hiding my precious lies It's all for the best I paid good money for my disguise I'm gonna find some pleasure I'm gonna hide from pain No one home to answer No one coming to the door No one home to answer No one home.... Lights are out, it's clear I disappear I'm going for glory Determined to find the truth Doing yoga every day Here in my telephone booth I'm gonna find some pleasure I'm gonna hide from pain No one home to answer No one coming to the door No one home to answer No one home.... Lights are out, it's clear I disappear No resistance, no holding on (No one home) None of the judging thoughts belong (No one home) No resistance, no holding (No one home) It's time to go beyond (No one home) Got to get to the bottom Once and for all to see One of us has got to go I'm worried it might be me No more chasing pleasure No erasing pain No one home to answer No one coming to the door No one home to answer No one home.... Lights are out, it's clear I disappear
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One More Mask 03:40
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One More Mask No one knows what happens In my dressing room They all think it's nothing more Than a closet for the brooms It's taken me a lifetime To build this repertoire I can mimic any creature In my daily double-feature Over here we have The Honest Guy Here we have The Liar This one makes me spiritual So they can all admire Here we have The Coward There, The Confidant Got to have the wardrobe To get the love that I want Guides, guardians, all I ask Help me live up to the task Of removing one more mask Practice brings perfection Efficiency is key Little wasted movement Transitions they can't see I got so good at gliding From one pose to the next I forgot that I was hiding Behind my page of text Here's my favorite costume My pride and joy It celebrates the genius Of my latest ploy I keep a spare in the trunk It's frequently on call It's the mask of someone bold enough To wear no mask at all Guides, guardians, all I ask Help me live up to the task Of removing one more mask
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At The Bottom Of It All 04:19
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At The Bottom Of It All For the sunshine, moonlight Every star that I see at night For the joy and the pain For every drop of rain For the laughter, for the tears Every second, all these years For the struggle, for the ease For the morning breeze When you hear me screaming, pounding my fist Ready to complain, making my list Won't you help me flip it, help me turn it around When you see me stumble, headed for a fall Ready to put my head into the wall I don't want to be blind, help me to find the love At the bottom of it all For the rage my heart releases For the broken little pieces For the dreams that come true For the joy of knowing you For the lightning, and the thunder For innocence and a sense of wonder Truth, for all the lies For the love in your eyes When you hear me screaming, pounding my fist Ready to complain, making my list Won't you help me flip it, help me turn it around When you see me stumble, headed for a fall Ready to put my head into the wall I don't want to be blind, help me to find the love At the bottom of it all For the branches in the sky For the roots underground For compliance, defiance For the silence behind the sound When you hear me screaming, pounding my fist Ready to complain, making my list Won't you help me flip it, help me turn it around When you see me stumble, headed for a fall Ready to put my head into the wall I don't want to be blind, help me to find the love At the bottom of it all
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River 04:07
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River I am the trees, I am the shore I am the empty sky, nothing more The river's flowing through me A river of thought The river's flowing through me The river I am not When I try to hold this river I become distraught The river's flowing through me The river I am not Autumn's fiery golds, ever-changing mystery The river's contents are of no consequence to me The river's flowing through me A river of thought The river's flowing through me The river I am not When I try to hold this river I become distraught The river's flowing through me The river I am not I am the trees, I am the shore I am the empty sky, nothing more The river's flowing through me A river of thought The river's flowing through me The river I am not When I try to hold this river I become distraught The river's flowing through me The river I am not
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Three Wishes 06:00
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Three Wishes I don't want to do the dishes I don't feel like folding clothes I just really want to dance with you Discover colors no one knows Then I look in the windows The beautiful windows of your soul The sweet, golden lamp glow Beckons me back, welcomes me home Sometimes I feel you in the morning Blowing gently through the trees And I can tell you're there, running fingers through my hair In that quiet moment just before I sneeze Then I look in the windows The beautiful windows of your soul The sweet, golden lamp glow Beckons me back, welcomes me home There are days that I have wasted Shedding tears for what I've tasted Try not to laugh I'm out on a raft Coast of Shikoku disappearing fast You know this joy is so contagious Then I look in the windows The beautiful windows of your soul The sweet, golden lamp glow Beckons me back, welcomes me home If I ever had three wishes This is how our dance might go Folding laundry, doing dishes Discover all the roses right before our very noses Then I look in the windows The beautiful windows of your soul The sweet, golden lamp glow Beckons me back, welcomes me home
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Cards 03:32
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Cards Here sits the love of my life Feel the deck shift in my pocket “How many cards are you holding?” “Three,” I say. “Only three,” I say. Here sits the love of my life Taking a chance, trying to dance “How many cards are you holding?” Come what may. “Seventeen,” I say. Let's make a deal. I'd like to heal. But I don't want to reveal. Sit with myself for awhile Stranger sits down, gives me a smile “How many cards are you holding?” What can I say? I deal, we play Come what may Here sits the love of my life Feel the deck shift in my pocket “How many cards are you holding?”
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I Still Believe 04:12
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I Still Believe You are resting in the hands of God, I swear to God, I swear I swear on God's mother's grave Listen for the source of light The wind that lifts the child's kite so high What might happen if I lay my fears aside? Take a breath, look into my brother's eyes and... I still believe in magic I still believe it's true More than meets the eye Inviting me to fly again My heart will show me What to do You are resting in the hands of God, I swear to God, I swear On my mother's grave Feel the sunshine in my bones A scoop of summer in a cone What might happen if I lay my fears aside? Take a breath, look into my brother's eyes and... I still believe in magic I still believe it's true More than meets the eye Inviting me to fly again My heart will show me What to do You are resting in the hands of God, I swear to God, I swear I swear to God I swear it on God's uncle's grave
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Sunport 04:30
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I Need Some Mexican Food 03:30
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I Need Some Mexican Food I woke up last night at a quarter to one I found myself in the Land of the Rising Sun I tried to go back to sleep, but my stomach was kickin' I needed me a bucket full of something finger-lickin' Been jammin' on the sushi, been jammin' on the rice And the squid on a stick was really nice But at the end of the day, I've gotta have it my way Enchiladas are callin', and all I can say... I need some Mexican food I need some Mexican food Don't wanna come off as rude I need some Mexican food I've had “futatsu beiru” that was mighty cold And a pound of raw meat that was good as gold I'm eatin' Udon noodles and wasabe galore I've held fish so fresh it wiggled in the grocery store It's only been a month, it ain't that long But I'm gettin' kind of itchy and the urge is strong I'm bowing long and low, don't want to come off as rude But hear me when I say I need some Mexican food I need some Mexican food I need some Mexican food Don't wanna come off as rude I need some Mexican food I woke up last night at a quarter to one And the grumbling and growling just ain't no fun I'm rolling down Ban-cho, stomach's still kickin' Chopsticks in my pocket, but it just ain't clickin' When I tried to get some nachos, I was out of luck Doritos in a cup, and it cost me five bucks Guess I'll have to swim back to Austin, TX Where it's 24/7 down-home Tex-Mex I need some Mexican food I need some Mexican food Don't wanna come off as rude I need some Mexican food Onagaishimasu...

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Dragonfly is an eclectic collection of songs written and recorded while living in Takamatsu, Japan. Ranging stylistically from rock to jazz to pop to folk (and, in one case, rap), this collection provides a glimpse into a world of wonder, confusion, ambivalence, sadness and joy, all through a lens of optimism.

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released August 2, 2007

All songs copyright 2007 Tim Birchard (BMI) except "River" (acoustic rhythm guitar by Cheryl Birchard).

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