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The Valley Floor

by The Valley Floor

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1.
I'm just a boy lost in this Big, big world And I have no sense Of direction on These lonely walks These cold, cold walks But I want to show you What it's like to live But I want to show you What it's like to die I'm at the age of 17 Going on 18 And I have no sense Or so it seems I'm going to die at the age of 28 But I won't die I will live on
2.
Gone are the ghost - men's whispers in my ears The night came, & my father disappeared. Into a black boat in a river of tears and then he capsized - underwater 50 years. With her pink wizard's moon she can see light in my eye laughing with the demon moon whos glare fills up the sky That they haven't killed me yet, I don't know why But my father's face I wont forget 'till I die. (Gonna watch him forget my name)
3.
She sat in a chair by the window and stared at the world That was rolling by. She left without warning on a train bound for Portland Beneath a steel gray sky. Her mind was in shambles by the light of a candle as she Searched for a silent good - bye, To her mother and sister who never would miss her For they both saw the world through closed eyes Now rain knocks the window, that cold lonely pillow And the sun soon will go out to hide. The wilderness passes like embers in ashes, A farewell to a world gone awry. Her dreams soft and somber with no path for to wander Will all turn to dust come sunrise. For now she is lost there in the still of the night air To wait for the moon's turning tide.
4.
After fighting wars with flames & smoke, you kick down doors just to save a cat or two You come home & fight more, the cash you earn straight to the store to feed a mouth that came from you Some call you captain, but me I Know your real name. It's full of love & also pain. After turning 10 years old, your only son had sold his soul & learned to turn a tune or two. These words are all in code, but deep down I think you'll know this tune was writ for you. You always do. D F C D C G D, Am, Bb, Bmin, A, G
5.
Seven days out from port, the hull sprung a leak. Taking on water fast, with no time for to speak. Abandon ship the captain cried, as he held his heavy head. With a tear in his eye, and belly full of lead. Though he trusted his first mate, he couldn't help but feel betrayed. There he left the helm to him, and there now it would stay. Into the deep blue of the sea, filled with brine and overgrown with weeds. Where the sound is all turned down, and the bottom feeders feed. What's lost is lost and gone for good, when your heart is made of wood. A splintered knot is all you got, no questions asked it's understood. But what do you see wont you tell me, at the bottom of the sea? Are there shipwreck trinkets for your greed, or did you do it all for free?
6.
It was only a quarter to 9 I just couldn't find myself today I just got lost out in the Hey there miss could you help Me out I got filled with this doubt And can't swim no more All of this and I'm still bored. I woke up to a screaming voice I just couldn't tell where that noise Came from, was it from your mothers Room? Where I was your eyes tears I get filled with this fear and just don't Bother. There's always something more Dear to me there was more to see Something more to be, than this Old hack who gave up his sack For all this And you, you held the Clue to all of my blues To all of my blues And you, said it ends soon It was all up to you. Me I gave a surprising shout I had Finally found out it was you who Nailed the needles down, but then Failed to see, the true me, the Blinding sea it distracted you. It gave you all the wrong moves.
7.
Gold and silver Can not mend the day. They are but a whisper That sounds when you've lost your way. That crashing, flashing sound Of poison in the well. My friends you have fallen From the sound of the music. The sound of the blossom From whence we all came. Our tree is dying. It's trunk is dry, it's roots are rotting in the ground. I know my time's done gone by. It passed before my grandfather died. My clock is out of time. It's face is young, but it's soul is old.
8.
I know we've got a long way to go These crooked paths they throw us Off of the maps, but baby could You please hold on there are many Things that could go wrong. If we Step carefully we will soon be free. I know it's unfortunate now, I've been Caught up. How long till I'm out I Don't know I don't even have a clue I'm lost in your eyes but can't step Through the fire to you. Now I don't like this but I like you So I must take it the way it came So I must take you the way you came This time around And I see you walk around your Town with that frown of your face You don't need that kind of disgrace You should move on, move on towards Me you could live for free, I'll give You everything. I know that you want It now but these damn cards, I've got too many to hold, and I just can't let go.
9.
(empty my lungs!) (IGOTKITTYCATSINMYPOCKETS) Water is bublin' as I'm burning at the sides. & I'm waiting for the day trip to disconnect My mind.... Xavier & Snowcap all help me find some peace But it's short lived & useless, 'cause it leaves Me on my knees Dreaming without sleeping, Now I don't wish I was Dead And then I wake up, barely breathing, With the madness in my head (SLOW THE TAPE! HAHAHAHA ugh.)

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released December 21, 2008

This album was recorded by Micol Cazzell in the homes and hallways of the musicians who appear on it. We would like to thank Chris Haupt, Daniel Joseph Kennard, Sarah Cazzell, The Vick Family, and The Cazzell Family for being a part of this record.

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