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Chip Away the Stone
04:09
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So it goes around
The wheel is spins forever
Long enough to find
The treasures you had sown
So we chip away the stone
"For how long?" you said
At least until the end of time
All along the line
And lo, you came and you stayed
Long enough to gain control
But now the reins have broken
What did you expect?
So we chip away the stone
"For how long?" you said
At least until the end of time
All along the line
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Lay Down Your Arms
05:02
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Long ago
In a world as black as coal
When time dripped down like honey
Thick and good
Kingdoms of pain
In a land where chaos reigned
All forms of life shot down
Right where they stood
You and I
We could never speak the truth
Suffocated underneath
The caul of youth
As bad for me
As I was bad for you
But I surely never meant to do you harm
Lay down your arms
And now awake
To the sound that morning makes
Praying all new grafts to take
And mend the seams
Without a name
Hesiation, fear or shame
Penetrate the depths
To raise the sunken dream
You and I
We could never speak the truth
Suffocated underneath
The caul of youth
So naive
And so easily seduced
By your block long smile
Your superficial charms
You and I
We could never speak the truth
Suffocated underneath
The caul of youth
Constantly
In search of concrete proof
Tired of grazing through your
Cemetary farms
Lay down your arms
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3. |
Sunset Night
04:11
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Come down
Down to where I live
I know
You've got a lot to give
Some will come down
And be bound to break
And some will come down
And be bound to take
And some will come down
And be bound to wake
And some will be
Sunset Night
I know you're for real
Sunset Night
Won't you tell me how you feel
Let go
And let your bright lights dim
Be low
And watch the midnight swim
Sunset Night
I know you're for real
Sunset Night
Won't you tell me how you feel
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4. |
Waiting For Something
03:31
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Dream me
Away from it all
Dream me
To nowhere at all
Take me
Away from this place
Beam me
To black outer space
Waiting for someone
No one can see
Waiting for you
And for me
Waiting for something
Or nothing at all
Waiting for kingdoms
To fall
Free me
From all of this pain
Help me
To live again
Feed me
Light from your eyes
Make me someone
I recognize
Waiting for someone
No one can see
Waiting for you
And for me
Waiting for something
Or nothing at all
Waiting for kingdoms
To fall
Waiting for someone
No one you know
Waiting
As life comes and goes
Waiting for something
Or nothing at all
Waiting for kingdoms
To fall
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5. |
The Motherlode
03:50
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Hey hey
The winds have blown through
The long night
Telling tales
That everyone should know
Three steps forward
Two steps back
Neither defend
Nor to attack
The feeling for everyone should be easy
If you're open to receive
The Motherlode
And let yourself believe in what you know
Neither for us to teach nor to chastise
We came here to neutralize
We came to reveal and free our souls
Hey hey
The rains have washed out the
Long divide
Telling tales for every single eye
Waves of fear
The fog of doubt
Those that talk out of both sides
Of their mouths
The aimless ways for everyone to be
Are you open to receive
The Motherlode?
And let yourself believe in
What you know
Neither for us to teach
Nor to chastise
We came here to neutralize
We came here to reveal and free our souls
We came here to believe in love
So let yourself believe in love
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6. |
Forever's End
02:55
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Do you recall a time
Long before we ever met
Wide awake, wild eyed and dreaming
Every act performed without a net
And any truth we needed we constructed
Did you forget?
Lost for years inside your eyes
Tossed among your ruins and your debts
Now I stand beneath your window
Armed with just a pair of castanets
Hoping you will rise in time to join me
In forever's end
Wide awake, wild eyed and dreaming
Every act performed without a net
I'm hoping you will rise in time to join me
In forever's end
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7. |
We Could Last Here Long
04:08
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You came
And you stayed alone
Long enough to find me
To remind me
Visions you were shown
And then erased
The bright white night
Was blinding
It was blinding
We could last here long
As they infiltrate the others
You did as you were told
You were brave
De-magnetized from north to south
I feel through your face
And see through your eyes
As I memorize your mouth
Memorize your mouth
We could last here long
As they infiltrate the others
To find your natural home
We could last here long
As they infiltrate the others
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8. |
Going Home
08:07
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Cut and run
The old ways failed
A new world has begun
Time for you to regain
The clarity that you lack
What will still remain
Once you get your senses back?
And I heard someone say....
Tell me what you think
Tell me everything you feel
Tell me what you see
What is true, what is unreal
Going home
On a solo flight
But you are not alone
Wondering if there will be
Something there for us
Someone who will care
Or say a prayer for us
Well I heard someone say...
Tell me what you want
Tell me everything you need
Show me where it hurts
What is broken, where it bleeds
Cause everyone is riding
On an ocean of tears
In a lifeboat bulit
From the worst of all our fears
I've been dreaming
And now I know why
I'm just searching for the other half
Of the sky
Tell me what you think
Tell me everything you feel
Tell me what you see
What is true, what is unreal
NOW
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Jonny Polonsky New York, New York
Chicago born, NYC based musician
profile photo by Jason Robinette
photo with guitar by Julia Sinelnikova
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