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Fighting Away Light

by Clifton Gibbons

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By Morning All My Dreams Are Gone 03:37
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Dreams are all I've got They 're what I am And what I'm not Because dreams they seem so real They make you think what you can't feel Because in dreams I find my smile And I can rest a little while But dreams they don't come true So never dream like dreamer's do. In my dream there is no pain I feel no pride I feel no shame All fear and all delight It just won't last Beyond tonight With happy dreams, I wake to grief A nightmare comes, I find relief Close your eyes and set your goal The choice is yours so take control Dreams can give me hope They help me fight They help me cope In time we can change, we can progress, and rearrange To dream's another thing, our mind dangles on a string I'm cursed by the light of dawn By morning all my dreams are gone
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You Laugh, I Fall 04:53
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My heart rests in your eyes, glimmering so blue You laugh, I fall in love with you I watch you as you sleep, hope all your dreams come true Every one of mine is a me with you And your life ends all my sorrow And I can't wait until tomorrow To have your love, I couldn't ask for more This is the smile that I have waited for I can hear your voice, comforting my soul To be in your life is my defining role And your life ends all my sorrow And I can't wait until tomorrow To have your love, I couldn't ask for more This is the smile that I have waited for
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Live Love Breathe 02:59
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I can't tell the forest for the trees, But things like that don't matter much to me. Its comforting to know if other trees should go The one that stands is all that it can be We spend too much time talking, categorizing. We should spend more time walking Live, Love, Breathe. I can't tell the story for the plan; I'm wondering if anybody can. Cause only He, not you, can tell us what is true. For me, I'll try to me a loving man. We spend too much time talking, categorizing. We should spend more time walking Live, Love, Breathe.
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Wintersleeves 03:56
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If I was a hunter I’d kill So that my baby’d always have her fill And if I were a locksmith I’d make The locks that would keep my baby safe   Take me for my words, I write for you Take me for a spin, if you want to Take me for my heart, and we’ll get through   You’re my darling, I’m insane I’m only happy in pouring rain But now it’s spring and you’re in winter sleeves You’re white light, while mine is blue Its seems I’m rubbing off on you You’re my hope and I’m your travesty   If I were a pirate I’d steal But just to buy my baby a meal If I could be something for you I’d simply be more than “I do”   Take it on the rocks, I have no time Go on take my dreams, they’re out of line Don’t think on it twice, no I’ll be fine You’re my darling, I’m insane I’m only happy in pouring rain But now it’s spring and you’re in winter sleeves You’re white light, while mine is blue Its seems I’m rubbing off on you You’re my hope and I’m your travesty
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Were I Happy 03:09
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Monsters and midnight fighting away light, The morning's not calling and we are dissolving in moonlight The darkness is daunting, like reality taunting A corpse of a dream has me questioning all I've been wanting And everything's rearranging around me And everything's rearranging around me The fight may be a good one, but I'll fire no gun Cause love with my winner and I tell no love comes from guns I'm alone in this city, perspiring self pity Creating the a song that I'd never have sung were I happy And everything's rearranging around me And everything's rearranging around me
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If We Could Market Death... 02:45
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If we could market death would we try, would we try Yeah If we could market death would we try We’ll watch your children die and we wont release a sigh Because all of your money now is mine   If we could market pain would we try would we try Yeah if we could market pain would we try We’ll watch the blood flow feeling no remorse to know That because of us all over children cry   I seen so many things such nice cars and golden rings But I’ve also had to watch a person die I’ve seen many fights such fierce muggings in the night And yet you never someone surprised   If we could market death would we try would we try Yeah If we could market death would we try We’ll watch your children die and we wont release a sigh Because all of your money now is mine

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A more lushly produced EP of songs recorded in the fall of 2009 utilizing pianos, ukuleles, and electric guitars.

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released October 20, 2009

Written and recorded by Clifton Gibbons

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