Ribbons Patterns
by RIBBONS PATTERNS
David James Young
David James Young
Whether it's ice cream or insomniacs, Donnie Dureau has to be one of this country's finest songwriters. Outstanding.
Favorite track: Ribbons Patterns.
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Ribbons Patterns
03:27
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RIBBONS PATTERNS / here I stand in a perfect pose under the ceiling rose / and there you watch with both lungs full / and you're blowing out the meaningful / let’s see how long it lasts / let’s see how long it lasts / and so we walk under the lamps / you’re slowing us down to the false romance / and now we’re here / we’re staring in at the ribbons, at the patterns life brings / let’s see how long that lasts / let’s see how long that lasts / cuz it’s not enough to have, just on some days, your eyes on / c’mon, at least for my sake / at least for my sake / so take my arms and grab my legs / if you don’t, you’ll smash my heart / don’t smash my heart / let’s see how long it lasts / let’s see how long it lasts / cuz it’s not enough to have, just on some days, your eyes on / c’mon, at least for my sake / don’t smash my heart / don’t smash my heart / don’t smash my heart / don’t smash my heart
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This Is The Road
02:38
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THIS IS THE ROAD / tonight I looked over a thousand faces strong / you always said I’d still be standing / I was shaking from the cold / I had my stomach burning down / you were watching from the back and in my head you were wanting to shout / this is the road, this is / this is the road / this is the start / so let’s run with it / tonight I ran a thousand smiles maybe more / you were the joker on the level / but when London hung you out and poured concrete in your heart, you painted it well / when it went hard, you were laughing it out / this is the road, this is / this is the road / this is the start / what can you do but laugh at it? is that what I do when these chattering and flapping flocks of doubts are still scratching around in the roof? someone get me an umbrella / get up there with a broom / they’re hanging round just cuz I feed ‘em / well tonight I think they’re better left to the road / and this is the road, this is / this the road / this is the start so let’s run with it / just run with it
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Veta's Laughing
02:47
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VETA’S LAUGHING / door slams / no wallet and no key / a fine rain on an icy wind and no way back in / and somewhere high above there’s Veta laughing / salt fish signora / I promise no long distance calls / I would not interrupt your tearing those icing holes but you don’t know how back at home Veta’s laughing / I can’t stand to lose one minute more / oh god, give me a wrecking ball / now, patience I say / patience I say / I know the spares are coming / it’ll be okay / this fine rain on an ice wind / are you sure there’s absolutely sure there’s no way back in? now I know they can hear every fluted note I sing / god, they must dread the ballast dumped from my heart / bang, in the middle of sleeping hour / I’ve never been more aware than when I can hear Veta laughing / there she goes again / Veta’s laughing
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Rain Rain
02:38
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RAIN RAIN / rain, rain / umbrellaless muddle / laughing to herself from a second storey window / train, train / hope they make the cancellation / who can change their tack if they can’t change a tyre? / you gotta keep one toe grounded when you clip these high flyers / they’re all the same same / I wouldn’t tear a coaster with any of ‘em / you know, I see more overtime than they see accidents in a day / oh, if I have to be everyone’s shining light / they could at least up the pay / it’s when the ice-cream arrives that the vegetarian shame truly disappears / along with all the washing up / nothing builds up around here / gotta keep fingers crossed when you walk with the liars / put on your best smile when you talk with buyers / we’re all the same, same / wouldn’t get toasted with any of ‘em / if calamity doesn’t strike me down tonight / I just might make the 8:35 / and I won't have to fake a cancellation / what can I say? rain, rain / I know I’m trouble / you don’t go through life without stepping in a few puddles, hey / that’s just my pain / now why would I share that with everyone?
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Larry
02:29
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LARRY / he came in one night, sleep walking / got into bed with his shoes still on / on came the light, and he woke with a fright / a hard thing to do with your eyes already open / dressing gown around her, she threw back the sheets and withdrew like a storm seeing his feet / but love, he cried, it was a terrible dream / we lost the house, the cars and the plasma tv / she came in from the refrigerator with a juice and a thing or two to say on the matter / oh Larry, I can see something's going on / now don't wake the children / oh Larry, you're working too hard and too long / and I can see something's going wrong / she drove him down to an all-night doctor / two minutes they were told to wait and two hours later came a man with fatigue in his stride, a white collared shirt and plum coloured eyes / I don't see a problem, he said, all clear / flipped down a pill and said, well why are you here? you know, you're not the only one falling behind / I've got one patient waiting out there for every star in the sky / oh Larry, I know you think you’re working too hard and too long / but don’t worry, we're all working hard and too long / don't worry, nothing's wrong / she grabbed his hand and said, I think we'll see you later / I wouldn't trust a doctor who looks like he's falling over, no / no Larry, I can see something’s going on / but it's not about your children / oh Larry, we’re all working hard and too long / don’t worry, nothing’s wrong
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Too Bad
03:39
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TOO BAD / tell me, what are you thinking? / are you sad? there’s no need to look at me like that / tell me, what's going on? / I know, I know I’ve taken too long to understand / don't say that’s too bad / tell me, what are you thinking? something wrong? I’m not gonna look any brighter when the lights come on / so tell me, what will you do? by the time you've taken the time to think this through, I'll be gone / I'll be gone / tell me, what are you thinking? are you sad, are you sad? there’s no need to look at me like that / just tell me what's going on / I know, darling / I know I've taken far too long to understand / don't say that’s too bad / don't say that’s too bad / don’t say it / that’s too bad
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THIS WAVE BETTER HAVE MY NAME ON IT / all the young mothers / pushing their prams / they’ve done it hard / they’ve done the yards / they can sit back / or they can drive on / if they want / in their husbands cars / this wave better have my name on it / this wave better bring a change / all the young girls / they walk home from school / so relaxed now that there’s nothing left to do but dance / step out and take their chance / this wave better have my name on it / this wave better bring a change / and if the tide gets to high in my heart / there'll be a wave I can ride back to shore / this wave better have my name on it / this wave better have my name on it / this wave better bring a change / better bring a change / better bring a change
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Full Of Lead
02:14
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FULL OF LEAD / she walked one shoe-width away from the law / making her money breaking lots for loans / slips on a child-suit and tangles her hair / no-one ever gets that phone in the morning / she said I feel so full of lead / I took the fire at our empire’s burning / sure I did have a plan in my head / don’t tell me I didn’t try to make it stick / he steps on and over the stains on his floor / this man full of purpose with a bird-bone jaw / a twelve-step hen, cocktail molotov / he grinds up his dreams and drinks them fresh in the morning / he said I’m not so full of lead / still they fire, still they keep missing / sure I did have a plan in my head / gotta remember there are times to make it live / but if she’s on the line all drunk and dancing then… / they walk down to the plane from the car / he says nothing, she’s throwing up stars / slips on and over the stains on his past / and sleeps through the phone cuz it rings like a warning / she said I feel so full of lead / still I fire at him, I keep missing / sure I did have a plan in my head / I tried everything and nothing seemed to stick
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Butchered Heart
04:14
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BUTCHERED HEART / you look like a man who could use a drink / you look like a man who would tell me what he thinks / I'm in need brother / I’m in need / you look like a man who's seen everything / a man who's been stung / a man who can still yet sting / I'm in need my friend / can you help me? I'm weakest in the parts hardest to see / and I'm in need brother / well it's a rare kind of bird that can fly on one wing / a rare kind of world that's swung on the end of a string / you look free, my friend / are you free? cuz I'm weakest in the parts hardest to see / weakest in the parts hardest to see / well I know there's nothing more ugly than a sob story / the butchered heart left outside / raw, stinking and rotting / and for that, I'm sorry / it’s just I'm weakest in the parts hardest to see / weakest in the parts hardest to see / where other people smile, I can only bare my teeth / it isn’t me brother / it isn’t me my friend / it isn’t me
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Harry Baker
03:44
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HARRY BAKER / if anyone knows Harry Baker / if anyone has any news / I can still see him up on the hammer bringing it down, plum / all eight pounds / with me on the tap, I didn’t know what hard work was until I came by cattle truck to Hintock / my captors’ lives were the question mark in the dirt / didn’t I cop the bamboo for being smart / if anyone knew Harry Baker / they knew the asset that he was / I could never work out how a Queensland cane-cutter could turn his hand so easily to drilling rock / but now that cutting, it towers above me / and where mud ran in rivers is solid ground / you’d think the dysentery and disease of ’43 could have been washed from the world by now / so if anyone knows Harry Baker / tell him he helped pull me through / if anyone knows Harry Baker / tell him Tom Uren says hello
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released April 9, 2010
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