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Sparkle Bird

by Tim Birchard

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1.
Sparkle Bird 06:02
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There's a bird in my back yard And she sings every morning And she rises with the sun There's a Phoenix around me There's a Phoenix in my tree There's a Phoenix in my back yard singing endlessly There's a bird in my back yard And she sings oh so beautifully Rises with the sun And wakes me oh so gently She says, "Have you ever been in love?" She says, "Have you ever, ever been in love before?" Have you ever been in love?
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Longest Week 06:02
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This has been The longest week in the world This has absolutely without question been The longest week in the world I just woke up and it's Saturday It's been a week Well, almost, anyway... And tomorrow, they call it Sunday I wonder, will I hear your voice? This has been without a freaking doubt The Proust and Tolstoy longest week in the world I just woke up and it's Saturday It's been a week Well, almost, anyway... And tomorrow, they call it Sunday I wonder, will I hear your voice? I wonder, will I hear your voice?
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Yes Please 03:36
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More please of you in my life Yes please to you in my life Was it the sun in my eyes Or was it your smile Took my heart by surprise By more than a mile More please of falling in love with you Yes please to you in my life More please of eating some lobster and jumping in the ocean More please of waking up next to you And seeing your smile and looking into your eyes And kissing your face and your toes and your tummy and everything in between
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Bonfire 04:44
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She said Baby, let's build a bonfire in the street I said Baby, I like the way you think She said Together let's make some paper wings And fly way up high We can see if the air really tastes like Key lime pie I can almost see that bus driver's face As they come around the corner Maybe they would put on the brakes And finally slow down She said Baby, let's build a bonfire in the street I said Baby, I like the way you think She said Together let's run away tonight To the ends of the world Find us a beach And let our lives unfurl I can almost feel those waves Crash against my face Maybe I would put on the brakes And finally slow down She said Baby, let's build a bonfire in the street I said Baby, I like the way you think She said Together let's dance without a word We can float like Sparkle Bird Disappear and never return I can almost feel those waves Crash against my face Maybe I can put on the brakes And finally slow down
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Vending Machine 04:58
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I'll give 80, you give 20 Guess that's okay by me I'll take the pain, you take the money Guess that's what it means to be free I lose my grip, you think it's funny I get none and you get plenty Pounding my fist as hard as I can On this vending machine Hey mister, can I borrow a quarter? Got to get me some boundaries Let's pretend it never happened And everything's just fine Don't rock the boat, don't stir the pot No stepping out of line And if I happen to bring up the past Well I must be out of my mind Pounding my fist as hard as I can On this vending machine Hey mister, can I borrow a dollar? Got to get me some boundaries You know you're supposed to forgive and forget It's easier that way Looks like the blood on your face is still wet I'm not sure what to say Tell me who do you think that you are Walking around and showing your scars Pounding my fist as hard as I can On this vending machine Hey mister, can I borrow a dollar? Got to get me some boundaries Hey mister, can I borrow a dollar?
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Janitor 03:36
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He snuck into the janitor's office Stole the keys, the bucket and the mop Walked up and down the halls cleaning bathroom stalls Stayed busy and he never did stop "They all believe that I'm a real janitor Call my name when they're in a mess And I come running with my bucket and my mop Because the Janitor always knows best" Smiles and praise coming my way And "hey, hope you have a nice day!" All I gotta do is keep cleaning after you And I get to be hero for a day But lately appreciation's lacking Expectations are not to his taste He used to at least get a smile and a wink But now he's mopping up radioactive waste "Hey, I'm not even the janitor I just do it as a favor for free This isn't my apron, my bucket or my mop Why can't anybody see?" Smiles and praise coming my way And "hey, hope you have a nice day!" All I gotta do is keep cleaning after you And I get to be hero for a day Sideways glances, hostile stances What's his problem today? I wish he'd hurry up and clean up this mess I've got a date and I really can't stay He finally took off that apron He said, "It never was really mine" Grumbling on, where's the janitor gone? He walked away without looking behind Smiles and praise coming my way And "hey, hope you have a nice day!" All I gotta do is keep cleaning after you And I get to be hero for a day Smiles and praise coming my way And "hey, hope you have a nice day!" All I gotta do is keep showing up for you And I get to be hero for a day
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Gone Fishin' 03:34
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Just swimming Minding my own business Down here beneath the waves I'm right at home Just living Ain't bothering no one Except maybe the ones I eat for breakfast As I roam Stimulus Automatic response No time to stop and ponder If I wanna win Stimulus Automatic response I don't even have to think To save my skin Bug hits the surface I'm on him in a flash I spot him and I've got him I'm grabbing all the cash Ripped out of the water Wasn't even time to look What did I bite down on? A worm on a hook Stimulus Automatic response No time to stop and ponder If I'm gonna win Stimulus Automatic response I don't even have to think To save my skin Giant ugly face Staring down at me He's pulling out the hook And I can't even breathe Cut off my head and feed it to the dog Much to my surprise Next time I'll be more careful Welcome to my demise Stimulus Automatic response No time to stop and ponder If I wanna win Stimulus Automatic response I don't even have to think To save my skin
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Circus 06:24
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Showed up in my mailbox today Envelope had my name Made my eyes go wide Circus invitation inside "Come see what we've got in store A tightrope act and plenty more Monkeys fully trained You're bound to be entertained "Front row seats for you And all you have to do Kindly hand over your keys Your shoes and your jacket, if you please" Peanuts, popcorn... We can make a million Those are not my monkeys And that is not my circus anymore Not for me to try to see Accidental or on purpose Sat down in my chair to consider I might already be a winner But chances are getting thinner So instead I just heated up my dinner Peanuts, popcorn... We can make a million Those are not my monkeys And that is not my circus anymore Not for me to try to see In the big top I get real nervous I don't need a high wire act Just wanna keep my sanity intact The clowns do not deserve us Not my monkeys and not my circus Peanuts, popcorn... We can make a million Those are not my monkeys And that is not my circus anymore Not for me to try to see Accidental or on purpose Those are not my monkeys And that is not my circus anymore Not for me to try to see In the big top I get real nervous
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Belayer 04:32
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I love you without apology Deep connection, intertwined You truly get my psychology How I love your sexy mind They might look at us funny They might stop and stare But the joke's on them Because we really don't care In a world full of proctology Gotta tell you how I feel Your heart is my cosmology I'm gonna let go of the wheel They might look at us funny They might stop and stare But the joke's on them Because we really don't care Climb on! I am your belayer This multipitch is our playground Side by side From headpoint to redpoint Are we really even Earthbound? Your intelligence is really hot Absolutely unconventional Won't you share with me your every thought Positively heaven-sent-tional They might look at us funny They might stop and stare But the joke's on them Because we really don't care Climb on! I am your belayer This multipitch is our playground Side by side From headpoint to redpoint Are we really even Earthbound? Like a bridge made of granite Strategically placed My world comes together When I see your face Climb on! I am your belayer This multipitch is our playground Side by side From headpoint to redpoint Are we really even Earthbound?
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The Ballad of San Cristobal 06:51
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This is the story of the Ballad of San Cristobal The Patron Saint of Paint Brush hanging on my wall The people in the town sang it poorly I guess we're lucky that they sang at all They were singing the glorious Ballad of San Cristobal Some of the Ballad takes place in the deserts of Mexico Some of it has been erased so we'll never know Maybe he paints plein air as the dying embers glow Shaving his head and pushing against the status quo This is the story of the Ballad of San Cristobal The Patron Saint of Paint Brush hanging on my wall The people in the town sang it poorly I guess we're lucky that they sang at all They were singing the glorious Ballad of San Cristobal I think some of it may have happened in the evening I would have stayed on longer but I was leaving Something dramatic took place as they stood around the fire I couldn't really hear it because I was tired This is the story of the Ballad of San Cristobal The Patron Saint of Paint Brush hanging on my wall The people in the town sang it poorly I guess we're lucky that they sang at all They were singing the glorious Ballad of San Cristobal Horses and hand-rolled cigarettes in the chill of the night Maybe a sip of tequila under the starlight I'm not one hundred percent sure that I remember it right Nothing but the facts, for certain; but maybe not quite This is the story of the Ballad of San Cristobal The Patron Saint of Paint Brush hanging on my wall The people in the town sang it poorly I guess we're lucky that they sang at all They were singing the glorious Ballad of San Cristobal They came from miles around bearing witness to the Ballad A tri-tip on the smoker, somebody brought a salad The conversation was flowing so good, we almost ran out of firewood And we never got around to singing the Ballad This is the story of the Ballad of San Cristobal The Patron Saint of Paint Brush hanging on my wall The people in the town sang it poorly I guess we're lucky that they sang at all They were singing the glorious Ballad of San Cristobal That was the story of the Ballad of San Cristobal The Patron Saint of Paint Brush hanging on my wall The people in the town sang it poorly I guess we're lucky that they sang at all They were singing the glorious Ballad of San Cristobal

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released December 24, 2022

Cover art painting: "Muse" copyright 2021 Tim Birchard.

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