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Vapor Street Lights
03:24
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There was a time when I knew all your favorite places
In the blink of an eye, it seems, you leave few traces
Patchwork promises and missing mirrors
No words or prayers seem to bring you nearer
Vapor street lights shine on
To chase away the darkness
Wherever you’ve gone
Remember where you’re from
And remember us – Remember
Do you see yourself in the smiles of strangers
Is it easier just to dance with danger
Every lonely road has to come to an ending
Every second chance has a new beginning
Vapor street lights shine on
To chase away the darkness
Wherever you’ve gone
Remember where you’re from
Remember where you’re from
And remember us – Remember
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2. |
Mystery Girl
03:20
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She speaks like a poet
Her words full of rhyme
Can’t decipher her meaning
Most of the time
Clothes full of colors
Hair in a swirl
A walking tornado
That mystery girl
She’ll dance without worry
The way a river just flows
Unrehearsed motions
Somehow she just knows
In perfect alignment
Immersed in her own world
Smiling like sunlight
That mystery girl
Don’t think anybody knows
Where it is in her mind she goes
Doesn’t seem to have a care
She is there, she’s right there
Under the boardwalk
Over the moon
Into the mystic
Summertime blue
Voice like an angel
Out of this world
She’s one and she’s everything
My mystery girl
She’s one and she’s everything – My mystery girl
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3. |
Winter in LA
03:31
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Back East when it’s cold outside, and the Western skies
Are full of golden, halo light
In California it’s a fabulous day, watching the waves
Living here is more than just all right
Sunny skies in December
It’s warm in the shade
It’s our hometown advantage
It’s winter in LA
The seasons they don’t change much, for me it’s just enough
I don’t need no weather extremes
It’s just a matter of degrees, and a song in the trees
72 is just right for me
Sunny skies in December
It’s warm in the shade
It’s our hometown advantage
It’s winter in LA
Where else can you find yourself
Wearing sandals on New Year’s Eve
Top down on a weekday night
Where else in the world is it better to be
Sunny skies in December
It’s warm in the shade
It’s our hometown advantage
It’s winter in LA
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4. |
Falling Down
04:03
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Waking up slowly
Learning to crawl
Picking up pieces
From so many falls
Making up reasons
Making up lies
Searching for love
In cynical eyes
Falling Down
Falling Down
I’m Falling Down again
Restlessly active
Sleepless at night
Running near empty
Just doesn’t feel right
My world out of balance
The choices I make
The love that I give
The chances I take
Falling Down
Falling Down
I’m Falling Down again
Falling Down
Falling Down
I’m Falling Down again
But I get back up every time
Falling Down
Falling Down
But I get back up again
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5. |
Another Good Day
04:00
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When the words that I’m reading in the books by my side
Reinforce what I’m needing more of in my life
When I don’t have to get up, get out and escape
It’s easy to see, this is another good day
It’s another good day
When the smell of the coffee, and the wind through the screens
And the sound of the radio, all fit perfectly
When the songbird that’s singing doesn’t up and fly away
I’m trusting in the promise of another good day
It’s another good day
It’s the little stuff that matters, and the big stuff too
It’s the kindness of strangers and those closest to you
It’s the way the world feels when a dream comes true
It’s all up to me, to me and you
It comes down to us, comes down to me and you
When I’m choosing to walk on the bright side of the road
When I look up and smile and set down my load
When the magic is happening, I let it carry me away
I must be doing it right, it’s another good day
It’s Another Good Day
I’m making it happen today
It’s Another Good Day
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6. |
How Many More
03:13
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How many more days, Are you going to be here
Sharing your secrets, And that spark in your eyes
How many more days, Will those love angels wrap their wings around us
How many more, How many more days
How many more nights, Are you gonna meet me
Up on the mountain, At the edge of the dawn
How many more nights, Are you gonna sing those songs that soothe me
Sing ‘em again, Many more times
Time after time, wishing and hoping
Wherever you are, yeah that’s my North Star
However near or far
I’ll be there
How many more years, Are we gonna make it
Taking the high road, Living our dream
How many more years, Will that love light be shining inside of your eyes
I’m praying for more, Many more years
Yeah, I’m praying for more, Many more
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7. |
Hold Back The Water
03:47
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Hold back the water
Fight to stop the flood
As we watch the life we've built
Wash away through tears and blood
There's flooded farmland in Kansas
In South Dakota too
The river that gave us all we had
Took away the life we knew
Hold back the water
The Mississippi is overflowing
Hold back the water
The mighty river just keeps on rolling
Hold back the water
We shore up our levees
But then the river breaks them down
Seventeen feet above flood stage
Forced to flee to higher ground
There’s more rain in the forecast
No foreseeable end in sight
So we pray for the strength to carry on
For the will to keep up the fight
Hold back the water
The Mississippi is overflowing
Hold back the water
The mighty river just keeps on rolling
Hold back the water
Nearly drowning in pain and fear
We're running for our lives
All we have now are the tears
Nothing left but storm clouds in the sky
Hold back the water
Hold back the water
Hold back the water
Hold back
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8. |
Here Right Now
03:18
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No going back, there’s not a sign or a map
Showing the way, to yesterday
Can’t change a thing, every choice, every move
Remains the same
Forgiveness in the dark
Ignited by a single spark
Finding us here right now, here right now
Here right now, here right now
What’s coming up, anticipation’s the name
Of that game, yeah, yeah
Spinning around and around, every path, every step
Is unproven ground
Finding a glimpse of light
Inside the darkest of nights
Still we remain here right now, here right now
Here right now, here right now
Taking the long way, seems to be my way
Trying to get it right
Bring it on late, staying awake
Turning on the light
Here right now, here right now
Here right now, here right now
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9. |
Walking a Concrete Mile
03:35
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Walking a concrete mile
With wheels turning fast nearby
But not as fast as the images
That blur at the edge of my eye
The sound of a silent meditation
The smell of a cold cuts meal
The jingle jangle of small paper
That makes a man want to steal
What was that she was saying
Where did all that time go
How the hell did we get all the way here
So often it’s hard just to know
Pounding the pavement
Picking up the speed
Just a bit louder
Just what we need
Let it go, let it bleed
Just what we need
Just what we need
Typing a new same direction
Dictating thoughts to the air
Capturing sentence and structure
Put it all down, put it there
Read a book, sing a song, take a number
Get in line, you’re the next one soon
Hands on a watch turning backwards
Reversing the tides of the moon
Walk with me, let’s breathe the same air
In silence, in sync, in motion
Close enough to know better or best
Take it away, take it all in
Striding the sidewalk
The distance recedes
Just a bit further
Just what we need
Let it go, where it will go
Just what we need
Just what we need
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10. |
Fire in the Sky
03:02
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Fire in the sky, blood on the ground
Nobody’s sleeping tonight
Danger and death all around
Who’s gonna live, and who’s gonna die
No one’s walking away from this war
Going home to a peaceful life
Let tonight, be the last night
Some fights never seem to end
Some you never forget
Memories of a life back then
Are all they have left
That’s all
Don’t understand, how we ended up here
Fighting somebody else’s fight
The reasons are no longer clear
Some get to leave, some never get away
There’s a burden they will carry around
Long after today
Let tonight, be the last night
Some fights never seem to end
Some you never forget
Memories of a life way back then
Are all they have left
That’s all
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Concrete Mile Los Angeles, California
CONCRETE MILE was formed in 2018 by songwriter/vocalist/guitarist WEB BURRELL and bassist/vocalist/recording engineer TIM STARNES. In 2019 they added guitarist/vocalist GEORGE OSWALD and drummer/percussionist MARK MORROW. The band recorded and released their self-titled 10 song debut during the 2020 pandemic. Note that Hold Back The Water also appears on The Usual Suspect album by Web. ... more
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