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Dooms Of Love
06:37
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Weed all the lies and the truth does shine
Bleed all the daytimes into night
Free from the chains of the king and his charm
See no cause for alarm
Breathe all your sighs into a frown
Through a grey sky the sun goes down
He’ll never loosen up his reign
Hope and pain
In the night I can hear your sighs
I see your auburn hair and feel your smile
I dream away until we remain
And dooms of love come calling
I see you and love spins me round
Wings of flight have touched the ground
Reality shackles joy
Your father’s ploy
A-ha, true love’s plight
Ha-ha, so claim your birthright
Abandon royal blood for now
A peasant’s love is quite endowed
The sunrise lifts above the land
Ha-ha, dear king, you’ve just been banned
Count yourself high - you’ll just fall down
Another head bears your crown
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Performer:
Randal Prater - Voices, Guitars, Bass, Drums
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2. |
Waveform
06:07
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The tide comes in
It leaves the air so sweet
I’m feeling chilled
The kind that makes me sleep
Falling into a dream
I’m so tired
Floating out to sea
I’m free
Sailing high on a waveform made for me
It’s okay
I ride the breeze ’til I’m beached in ecstasy
Replete
The sun is black
The clouds all follow suit
The flashes fade
And rain comes crashing down
A walrus smiles
And dances as I laugh
Am I awake
My consciousness still plays
Life at sea suits me fine
Waves of comfort form the years
Isolation is my friend
Falling
Into a dream
I’m so tired
So tired
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Performers:
Randal Prater - Voices, Guitars, Bass, Drums
Erin Claussen - Backing Voice
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3. |
Becoming Very Still
05:21
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Burn bright those days behind me
Bask in their rays - ooh
I’m mesmerized by how time flies
Look inside these eyes and tell me
Are they blue or brown?
They’re green but won’t you take me down
Sometimes I feel…
Sometimes
Slowing down
I’m barely moving now
Slowly slower
Becoming very still
Oh, won’t you come and save me?
And tell me why these fires are burning
I’m thirsty and my mind is numb
Someone tell me something
And make it a myth
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Performers:
Randal Prater - Voices, Guitar
Peter Sawtell - Guitar
Brian Willett - Bass
Gary Hunt - Drums
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4. |
She Wanders
03:50
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She doesn’t like the way her hair flows around her face
She doesn’t like the way her feelings always slip away
She doesn’t like the way her pain rolls up in her head
She doesn’t like the feelings it brings
Tears flow down her face
It always seems the blackest falling down, hands around your neck
I’m safe and sick - I don’t like this pain
It doesn’t go away - I don’t like to feel
It interferes with my day
She doesn’t look to see the world go by
She just drives and drives - And looking like I’m feeling too
I just want to pack my bags and go far away and stay
I’ll save up all my cash and find the girl who doesn’t like to feel
I’ll roam the world until her hair flows around my face
It doesn’t feel so bad
I roam and she wanders away
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Performer:
Randal Prater - Voices, Guitar
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Hallowed
05:44
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Our distant spirits yearn
This emptiness can’t last
The years don’t get me clean
My mourning is my bath
Dear, the ghost of you remains in frozen time
Unchanged, but withered in decay
You left me behind
Tears are fickle and refrained
The past is mine
Our time was hallowed
The winter air brings chills
I walk the open roads
Your hazy breath I feel
The spirit flower unfolds
My journey brings me here
This river flows with life
I kiss your ring and toss
To bid you sweet good-bye
Dear, I’m crippled and afraid of losing time
I’m lame
I can’t seem to contain the loss inside
Tears are flowing
I’m amazed that angels die
Our time was hallowed
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Performers:
Erin Claussen - Voices
Randal Prater - Guitars, Backing Voice, Bass, Drums
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6. |
Iris Ingenue
03:43
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Creaking back and forth
She rocks in time
I stare unseen
The sunlight bleeds from her pores
Iris Ingenue
Bundled in her chair
Stares into the frosted grey covered day
She sighs in tune
I shiver with cold
Warm thoughts make me stay
Others dance on by and birds fill the sky
The day is getting old
I close my eyes and hide from dull, dark days
To find a smile between the sun and rain
Dusk breaches dreams of her on cue
I pine for Iris Ingenue
The empty chair stands cold
I hear a sigh - I spin
And with those emerald fire orbed eyes, she stares
Into my soul
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Performer:
Randal Prater - Voices, Bass, Ebow
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7. |
Sometimes A Kiss
05:04
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How about a game of truth or dare?
Oh yeah, okay, I’ll play
What were you like a hundred years ago?
Oh, yeah, okay
Tell the truth
You gave my song a little twist
Give it back - I need it
My beautiful, sweet, wild aquarian
The Texas winds are blowing
And I’m falling, falling down
The scent of you just lingers
And I’ve still got you on my pillow
Sometimes a kiss is just a kiss
Oh, yeah, okay?
The Texas winds are blowing me down
Watch me come back for more
Up, down, rise
Venus smiles as I fry for you
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Performers:
Randal Prater - Voice, Guitar
Peter Sawtell - Guitar
Brian Willett - Bass
Gary Hunt - Drums
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8. |
Cherry Maple
05:50
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Seems you say
Dim things today
Lover, lover, lover
Come see upstairs, ooh
It’s our secret
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Let’s sleep and dream a while
See, breathe and play
Lover, lover, lover
I see heaven, ooh
It’s our secret
Yeah, yeah, yeah
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Performers:
Randal Prater - Voices, Guitar
Peter Sawtell - Guitar
Brian Willett - Bass
Gary Hunt - Drums
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9. |
Spectator
04:13
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High breeze
Red leaves fall
Onlooking stars
So clear
I dream
I’m falling down
I see I’m free
Low flying clouds
I see the breeze
It flies under me
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Performer:
Randal Prater - Voices, Guitars
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10. |
Auralsoak
03:54
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This song said what it needed to say without lyrics.
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Performer:
Randal Prater - Guitars, Voices, Tape Loops
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Randal Prater Seattle, Washington
Singer-songwriter with four solo albums. Former frontman for Creeping Myrtle and The Pagan States.
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