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Paper Thin

(lyrics by Brian Stewart)

baby's drunk and im asleep
swear she just wont let me be
she's burnin up my confidence
i know i got to pay for this

run until she's out of sight
hide inside the dark of night
she's racin from the light of day
racin till she's gone away

a harbor for your burning tongue
daddy really left ya young
you said i wouldnt understand
you never could've let me in

my mouth is shut, my hands are tied
but i don't wanna start no fight
i don't see the way out
maybe it's time to lay down

i wanted to say
if you got it this way
i wanted to say

that i can feel it
i can feel it
i can feel it
i can feel it

but baby's in the big machine
swear she's gonna come out clean
oh but i can see it now, see it now
oh it's gonna spit her out

they got your back against the wall
if you don't stand then you can't fall
but that ain't no way to live
with your pride paper thin

did you hear the sound?
could you feel the wave?
did you bury it down?

i can feel it
i can feel it
i can feel it
i can feel it

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Truck Stop

(lyrics by Brian Stewart)

it's burnin hot, the arizona sun don't back down
she's got her heels and her day-old hair-do
later on someone's gonna pay her to get down
she said the cocaine high is the only thing true

she said "I don't wanna try, I don't wanna try for no one
but I don't wanna die, I don't wanna die alone
I don't wanna taste, I don't wanna taste a goodbye
cause I never been good, never been good, I know"

she looks at me, says "everybody's going nowhere"
later on I caught her with those truck stop eyes
she's kiss and tell, running through the night like she don't care
when they close up shop I'm gonna take her out for a ride

now I don't wanna try, I don't wanna try for no one
but I don't wanna die, I don't wanna die alone
I don't wanna taste, I don't wanna taste a goodbye
cause I never been good, never been good, I know

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King's Daughter

(lyrics by Brian Stewart)

she blames it on the bluest skies
blames it on her momma's eyes
she's waiting on the war to come
so she can see the cowards run

but don't bury your head down
don't worry your soul
carry your name proud
and go
to where the wind blows out
king's daughter

they're watchin you with worried minds
cause worry chases troubled times
but she don't want no iron cage
she just wants someone to stay

but don't bury your head down
don't worry your soul
carry your name proud
and go
to where the wind blows out

she blames it on the bluest skies
blames it on her momma's eyes

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Implications

(lyrics by Brian Stewart)

the rock and the stone
gonna shake you down to the bone
we're just counting down the days
till the dust come to wash away

I had a dream of it all
you were standing by my side and everyone was running
we've got a whole lot to fear

I've seen the storm in his eyes
a question to the quiet skies
we're just spinning our charade
but the stars are gonna have their way

I had a dream of it all
you were standing by my side, we saw it all coming
we've gotta get out of here

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Stoned

(lyrics by Brian Stewart)

kiss me honey,
don't say that you dont know what to do
you know, you know, you know
love me, lovely
cause I gotta be lovin on you
you know, you know, you know

you got my heart pumpin fast
that sweet southern ass
she make a pretty little sound
I close my eyes to the world
I'm alone with you girl
I open up and hear them drums playin loud

I feel stoned, oh no
feels like the night is on fire
so let's roll, oh yah
take me higher and higher
I feel stoned, oh no
weight of the world on my shoulders
so let's roll, oh yes
hot or cold, we got to go now, honey

I feel the water rise
I can see the darkened skies
oh you know you got to believe me
like the words of a dyin man
can't nobody understand
what it feels like to be leavin

cause I feel awake in the night
alive in the lights
I feel the sweat drippin down on my face
I feel the burn in my soul
the rock and the roll
not like a rat just stuck in the race

I feel stoned, oh no
feels like the night is on fire
so let's roll, oh yah
take me higher and higher
I feel stoned, oh no
weight of the world on my shoulders
so let's roll, oh yes
hot or cold, we got to go now, honey

I feel stoned

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Parade

(lyrics by Brian Stewart)

I've got a sneakin suspicion
she ain't the girl that she say
I'm stickin to my convictions
I put 'em all on parade

this ain't no comin of age
I think I made a mistake
but I gotta keep rollin on
I don't care what you say
I put it all on parade
like the barrel of a gun

I'm just a man on a mission
you shouldn't stand in my way
you put yourself in position
I put it all on parade

this ain't no comin of age
I think I made a mistake
but I gotta keep rollin on
I don't care what you say
I put it all on parade
like the barrel of a gun

don't bring that shame on your mother
I'll wipe my hands of it clean
don't burn the name of your brother
now don't you know what i mean
don't bring that shame on your mother
I'll wipe my hands of it clean
don't burn the name of your brother
now don't you know what i mean

this ain't no comin of age
I think I made a mistake
but I gotta keep rollin on
I don't care what you say
I put it all on parade
like the barrel of a gun

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Torino

(lyrics by Brian Stewart)

the words on the wall
if it don't shatter, it won't fall
so why'd you go and take his name?

the crime you've done
girl, you better cut and run
you aint no marilyn, and lord he ain't no john wayne

she's gonna ride round the city
she's too pretty

I ain't just goin nowhere
she's just a liar who plays debonair
no I ain't just goin nowhere

you broke my pride
gotta bury it inside
there's only so much a man can do

so go on and get right
i gotta get you outta sight
you can go to hell, and he can too

she's gonna ride round the city
she's look pretty

but I ain't just goin nowhere
he's just a liar who plays debonair
no I ain't just goin nowhere

she's gonna ride round the city
she's too pretty

I ain't just goin nowhere
he's just a liar who plays debonair
no I ain't just goin nowhere

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A.W.O.L.

(lyrics by Brian Stewart)

trigger finger flicker on a cigarette
the taste of sugar water and a short paycheck
ain't enough for me
I got plans ya see

cause me and baby got chemistry
she likes the honey and I like the tea
so away we go
to where nobody knows

hand to the sky I never told 'em nothin
I know I'm gonna die, I hope I die for something
sooner or later love, you get tired of running
but sometimes you gotta go

pull the truck over for some gasoline
said she needs some water and some good sunscreen
said she'd be right back
but i knew that was that

now I'm clippin coupons on a 9 to 5
buried my head in a bed of lies
I wonder where did she go
dont nobody know

gun to my head I never told 'em nothin
if I wind up dead, I hope I die for something
sooner or later love, you get tired of running
but sometimes you gotta go

gotta get up, gotta get up
i fall down on my knees
gotta get up, gotta get up
wash my soul in the sea

sometimes you gotta go

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Hurricane

(lyrics by Brian Stewart)

I see you lookin honey
in that dress you're lookin dangerous
I felt my heartbeat runnin
when I saw you walkin straight for us

hey there baby,
well, I don't think I have your name?
she threw two shots of whiskey down
and said "you can call me the hurricane"

the room is spinnin honey
and all this drinkin ain't helpin me out
i ain't losin, i ain't winnin honey
I'm just spinning around and around
hey there baby
well, I dont think I have your name
two more shots of whiskey down
she said "you're never gonna catch me I'm the hurricane"

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Henry, You're Gonna Die

(lyrics by Brian Stewart)

I'm under water, I'm feelin low
no one can catch that morning glow
hold me down farther, I'm waiting on the end
the last horse is comin round the bend

set the night on fire and watch it burn
can't be a lover and a fighter, that's a lesson learned

an honest man's guilt is a crooked heart's stilt
either way we're gonna all get by
a worried man's love is a generous one
but someone's gonna bleed him dry

I woke up here, alone on seventh street
with all my fears and nothin on my feet

sold my love today for a bottle of wine
sold my love today and I'm doin fine

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Middle River

(lyrics by Brian Stewart)

a heavy wound, but she's got heart like steel
a quiet room where she can go to feel
she said "the clock up on the wall is just burning me
and the beauty in the fall is that you're fallin free"

what can I say
she's just a smokin gun
what can I say
she's just a smokin gun

she's feelin old, no she ain't got no spirit
don't make a sound, cause she don't want to hear it
she said "I don't wanna waste my time feelin
and I ain't got no money but I got reasons"

what can I say
she's just a smokin gun
what can I say
she's just a smokin gun

I just can't let it go

she's just a smokin gun
what can I say
she's just a smokin gun

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Cold Morning

(lyrics by Brian Stewart)

disaster
a snow-flooded hill
a cold mornin thrill
a cold mornin

the headlights
they burn up the snow
it's heavy, I know
it's heavy, I know

I look for
room to run
can't turn back
the damage is done
I look for
room to run

darling
we're all born to die
like a long drawn goodnight
like a long drawn goodnight

so I wait for
the dirt or the road
to lighten my load
to light up my low

I look for
room to run
can't turn back
the damage is done
I look for
room to run

I look for
room to run
can't turn back
the damage is done

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Won't Call

(lyrics by Brian Stewart)

I walk alone in the desert
I steal away in the night
I didnt want it this way
now I've got nothin to say

I thought that things would get better
I thought you'd put up a fight
I've got nothin to say
I've got nothin to say

so I won't call ya honey
I won't call ya honey
I won't call ya darlin
I won't call ya darlin

I heard the sound of a warning
lost my head in a phrase
what did you want me to say
I've got nothin to say

I felt the bite of the morning
I felt a shivering daze
now 've got nothing to say
I've got nothin to say

so I won't call ya honey
I won't call ya honey
I won't call ya darlin
I won't call ya darlin

MUSIC

Analog Anthem (Self-Titled), 2011