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Vox Pop

by Leaf Colors

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Verstehen 02:44
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Leaf Colors Verstehen I am a lowly vagabond, a wandering soul And I beg my bread from everywhere I go These desolate places, these desolate faces I know I've got these bags and rags to to clothe me from the rain Like your soiled mouth that cast me from humane These desolate places, these desolate faces I know I was born to the poor and cursed, forever deemed as worthless Unable to reverse it--I am just one man Born to the poor and cursed, forever deemed as worthless Unable to reverse it--I am just one man I cannot come back. I have no home The speech they preach serves just their own Until the day they open up their eyes and see the light And see the light, and see that I was born to the poor and cursed, forever deemed as worthless Unable to reverse it--I am just one man Born to the poor and cursed, forever deemed as worthless Unable to reverse it--I am just one man I am just one man I am just one man, just a blemish to you I am just one man, you'll never understand I am just one man, just a blemish to you I am just one man, you'll never understand
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Your Key Necklace 03:52
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Leaf Colors Your Key Necklace You've got a necklace that you love to wear with a tarnished key That you found in the attic of your house amid your life's debris You said you don't know what it's from but you took it anyway And put it on a chain around your neck and wear it every day You said, "This key hangs by my heart in case I need to get in But I keep it locked inside my chest to keep it from wandering 'Cause I don't know what I'd do if it was chasing somebody else instead of you." Well, I didn't know that you were so worried about your roving heart That it must be kept under lock and key so it won't depart But I guess your story speaks your testament to me I only wish that you would let me throw away that key I said, "That key hangs by your heart in case you need to get in But if you keep it locked inside your chest to keep it from wandering Then how will I ever know that it wants to be with me if it can't go?" Well, that's a claim you couldn't refute, so you just went mum But later added, "You've got a point, but boy you are so dumb You see my heart is a wild beast that'll tear you apart I keep it locked inside its cage before it can even start Because I care too much about you to let that happen now It's so much better for the both of us if it's just not allowed" You said, "This key hangs by my heart in case I need to get in But I keep it locked inside my chest to keep it from wandering 'Cause I don't know what I'd do if it was chasing somebody else If it was chasing somebody else, if it was chasing anybody else instead of you."
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Sometimes 02:57
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Leaf Colors Sometimes Sometimes, sometimes I get discouraged With the way things ought to be Instead of how they are And it makes me feel so small I can hardly breathe (I can hardly breathe) Sometimes, sometimes I feel real stupid With the way my brother thinks That he's got all the answers And it means I must be wrong Even if I agree (Even if I agree) And sometimes, sometimes I get real angry With the way my father drinks And the way my mother acts And it makes me fear the worst Is what's in store for me (What's in store for me) And sometimes, sometimes I lose my faith In all humanity When I hear it on the news And it makes me feel like dying So I can be free (So I can be free) Sometimes, sometimes I feel so worthless With the way I live my life From one day to the next Without some sort of plan To make some sort of progress (Some sort of progress) But sometimes, sometimes I feel alive When I spend time in the wild Or I make all my friends smile Or I hold you in my arms It's then I love my life (It's then I love my life)
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Green 03:25
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Leaf Colors Green You own a green, green sweater that really brings out your eyes And every time that you wear it, it takes me by surprise I'm always green, green with envy of all the boys you meet And every time I try to tell you I end up talking to my feet I'm always green, green, green Green, green, green Green, green, green Green, green, green I find the green, green mountains hold a power I can't explain And looking through the misty valley I know my life is so mundane I work for green, green money instead of greener days Let's leave behind this man-made pretense and lead a life that really pays We'll grow some green, green, green Green, green, green Green, green, green Green, green, green The spring makes green, green grasses and all kinds of brilliant flowers Let's find a field that's full of daisies so we can run through it for hours And we'll be green, green lovers for our entire lives And we will always have each other until our dying day arrives Oh, we'll be green, green, green Green, green, green Green, green, green Green, green, green Yes we'll be green, green, green Green, green, green Green, green, green Green, green, green Green, green, green...
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Fall In Love With You 02:26
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Leaf Colors Fall In Love With You When I was just a kid I heard all the stories and fairy tales of love so true And growing up we were meant to believe there was someone out there for me and you And I don't know why people fall in love But I wish that I could fall in love with you Needless to say, I grew up one day and I broke the heart that mattered most And ever since I've been scared senseless that I'll do it again to the next one I love And I don't know why people hurt the ones they love But I wish that I could fall in love with you One year later I heard my mother--she told my father, "Don't come back." And ever since I've been scared senseless that it'll happen to me someday And I don't know why people fall out of love But I wish that I could fall in love with you Everyone tells me before they get married that deep down inside they just know that it's right Well, I've been trying to keep that feeling but it keeps leaving from time to time And I don't know why people fall in love But I wish that I could fall in love with you (You) don't know why people fall in love But you wish that I could fall in love with you
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Tatooine Blues 02:45
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Leaf Colors Tatooine Blues I watch the suns set from my homestead I'm only thinking about ways to get out of this this sheltered life I'm just a farm boy cleaning my droids I've got a list of chores to do before I can meet my friends I've gotta break away from these wasted days on this worthless rock And I've gotta break free from the monotony on this moisture farm And in my free time I like to bulls-eye womp rats in canyons In my T-16 I taught myself to fly But I've got bigger dreams of fighting the regime of the empire And setting fire to this stagnant life And I've gotta break away from these wasted days on this worthless rock And I've gotta break free from the monotony on this moisture farm I need the city lights; I need to fly the sky I crave it all but I'm afraid that day won't come Adventure and action; I need some satisfaction I'll join the rebel faction and I'll start a chain reaction Just you wait and see Just you wait and see
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Easy For Me 04:56
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Leaf Colors Easy For Me I've got a habit that I've got to break I've got a bottle of white pills to take And I've got a problem with these things I can't help but think And you say you want to help, but you say I do this to myself But it's not easy for me like it's easy for you I've got a history of holding onto the past And I've got a feeling that these feelings are going to last And I've got a problem with these demons in my head When every day's a constant war and I'm not sure if the fight's worth fighting for 'Cause it's not easy for me like it's easy for you I've got some questions I don't dare to ask I've got these faces I keep struggling to mask And I've got a problem with the loneliness at night And I'm not saying death'll be bliss but it's got to be better than this 'Cause it's not easy for me like it's easy for you No, it's not easy for me like it's easy for you
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Dark Sky Rolling 04:51
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Leaf Colors Dark Sky Rolling I see a dark sky rolling in to take me away I see an angel. She's telling me I'm gonna be okay Well, that darkness just swept in and filled me to the brim and carried me off into the air When at long last we arrived I couldn't help but stare at those mighty gates erected right there Well, I know that St. Peter was once just a man; my only hope is that he'll understand When he reads me my sins from upon a painted scroll And then only then, then only then, then only then will I know Whether I made my life a sum of good or great disgrace, and which of two directions I must go I see the dark clouds coming in to take me home I see an angel. She's telling me that I'm not alone Well, standing next to heaven I don't know what to do so I fall down on my knees And then when they ask me, "Boy, what's that you do?" I tell them I pray for peace And I thought, "Maybe they'll hear it, but maybe they won't. And maybe I'll disappear in smoke" And then I heard a voice, and it said, "Son, now you pray for peace, but what did you do That twenty-some years, twenty-some years, twenty-some years that you lived? You spent it on yourself and you threw it all away. It's getting late now and you can't stay." I see a dark sky rolling in to take me away I see an angel. She's telling me I chose to go this way Well, yes it was a choice, but I never got to choose. Some people are just born to lose Abruptly she turned to me. "It's that shallow point of view that left you right in those sorry shoes. Every word upon that list, every act you did commit. You were the one to blame for causing your demise." Without a second's loss the steps beneath my feet were gone And down I went down, down I went down, down I went down, I went down Well, I tumbled and I shook. And I couldn't help but look deep down into where only darkness lies I see the dark clouds coming in to take me home I see an angel flying down with me to the unknown As I was falling through the depths, I'll tell you what I saw: I saw my life as shot through someone else's eyes And lo, that very sight made me want to close my eyes And cry, only cry. Cry, only cry. Cry, only cry, only cry. But when I hit the bottom I heaved and I was shocked to find myself inside my own bed Awake and alive, relieved I gave a sigh, and thanked the good Lord I wasn't dead So next time that you ask me, "Boy, what's that you do?" I'll tell you I pray, I'll tell you I pray, I'll tell you I pray for peace
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Let It All Go 02:06
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Leaf Colors Let It All Go I don't know what you're going through but I sure can tell you, I've got my problems too Don't act like there's nothing wrong, 'cause you know I can read you just like you were a book All day I've been given the shoulder and I sure do hate it when you write me off And oh, you've got to let it all go, let it all go And oh, before you get so low now, you get so low I can't promise I've got all of the answers but I know how to listen; it might make you feel better I can't help you when you swaddle yourself in your favorite pity and you won't come out for weeks Don't tell me that I won't understand it, 'cause I sure can tell you, I've been through problems too And oh, you've got to let it all go, let it all go And oh, before you get so low now, you get so low I don't know what's going on with you, but if you'd only let me I could help you make it through
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On An Axis 04:00
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Leaf Colors On An Axis Well, I've been upside and I've been down. I've been strung all over this old town I've been used but I've played the fool a time or two I spend my time instead of money. With so little of both it's just not funny But I don't seem to mind when I've got you by my side And over the years I've just learned to say, "You can't force your way through anything" So instead I write these songs with the hope that you'll sing, you'll sing along: Da da da da da da da, da da da da da da da, da, da Well I know I can't change the world's ways, but sometimes I like to try it anyway But in the end I just feel so lost again Well, this world is full of magic and mystery, full of sadness and repeated history But one thing I learned is the earth will always turn But over the years I've just learned to say, "You can't force your way through anything" So instead I write these songs with the hope that you'll sing, you'll sing along: Da da da da da da da, da da da da da da da, da, da And over the years I've just learned to say, "You can't force your way through anything" So instead I write these songs with the hope that you'll sing, you'll sing along: Da da da da da da da, da da da da da da da, da, da Da da da da da da da, da da da da da da da, da, da

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Produced by Leaf Colors at The Haff House in Seattle, WA between November 2009 and February 2010.

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released March 1, 2010

All songs Written and Produced by Leaf Colors.
Cover Art and Design by Julianne Hamilton.

Additional vocals:
Tracks 3 & 4: Erin Birgy, Zach Burba, Jordan Michelman, Amanda Whitt
Track 10: Erin Birgy, Amanda Whitt

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Leaf Colors is a singer, songwriter, and producer that makes catchy and emotional indie rock music. The Leaf Colors Guitar Method is out now.

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