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Pure Heat

by Davey Halfbeard

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1.
You know I know you can be A no good, no fun guarantee Of broken bones and full of empty greed I know you know I can be A damn-near, downright apple tree Tempting Adam all through Christmas Eve Yes, I’m the greatest man that never lived And I can be so very rude When you look at me and I look at you When the corners of my mouth start to curl The iron taste is almost too much for me, but when I do I feel like I can take on the world Yes, I’m the greatest man that never lived Yes, I’m the greatest man that never lived Oh, I’m the greatest man that never lived And way down underground I hear an awful sound I am Earthbound I am Earthbound Oh, I’m the greatest man that never lived Oh, I’m the greatest man that never lived Oh, I’m the greatest man that never lived And way down underground I hear an awful sound I am Earthbound I am Earthbound
2.
You are my sunshine, only sunshine I’m not glowing bright enough I’ve been burning down up here And I’ve been running out of luck But I know it’s not the first time I told you, my dear Have you ever felt like wishing For a life that wasn’t you? I’ve got rocks in both my pockets I’ve got lead in both my shoes You can try to walk a mile Or give up now
3.
The North Pond Hermit went away back in 1986 Didn’t have all that much to say packed a bag and hit the bricks 27 years, a thousand crimes 40 burglaries a year That’s cost of peace of mind if you want to disappear Through harsh Maine Winters All covered in splinters! Forgot his voice, lost his face slept all day and he walked at night Never left behind a trace tucked away out of sight Phantom of the woods, a legend to some stories got a little contrived Foraging and stolen goods he did what he did to stay alive Through harsh Maine Winters All covered in splinters! He survived Then one day in 2013 the North Pond Hermit tripped a wire Lights and cameras, TV screens felt more like a funeral pyre Caged him up like a wild bear they wondered why he didn’t fight Poor hygiene and greasy hair do you think he dreamed at night? Of harsh Maine Winters All covered in splinters! They cut him loose, they let him go served his time and walked away I don’t think we’ll ever know If he intends to stay We could learn a thing or two about how to live our lives Do what it is you gotta do The North Pond Hermit lead the fight Through harsh Maine Winters All covered in splinters! He survived
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Spanishesque 04:34
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Tennessee IV 02:46
The waking birds at dawn Call in the rain Heavy eyes and tired hands Whiskey down the drain Everybody leaves Everyone is gone The empty rooms in front of me Keep marching on The world falls apart Every now and then I never see it coming But I sure as hell know when to go I lost myself along the road I can’t find my way home I walk a different path, But now I’m not alone I’m waiting for someone To lead me astray No one’s ever truly lost We just get tucked away All these nights I lay awake With nothing on my mind I’d love to fall asleep I can’t find the time anymore
6.
Hello, Singapore Are you waiting there for me As I fall like rotten fruit From a twice as rotten tree Will you pick me up And dust me off Will I get a chance At life again Through my broken eyes and bloodstained ties To the eastern Philippines Will you be waiting there for me Hello, Singapore I don’t think I can be Anything less than young And wild and carefree I’ve made a big mistake In leaving my home Will you take me in And raise me as your own With my broken eyes and bloodstained ties To the eastern Philippines Will you be waiting there for me Across the sea
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Through apathy and guilt And every promise unfulfilled We try to do our best to make amends But this life, it ain’t that square And it can be a dark affair The road is made of cracks and bends But with empathy and will All the cracks might start to fill And we’ll make our way back home in the end There will be no pain There will be no shame We’ll only have today To worry about There are times when you might be Neither care or worry free And you feel like you’ve done all you can do You can say farewell But you might just feel compelled To lay awake the whole night through When those nights feel ever long Find that old familiar song Sing your mind to sleep and wake up new There will be no pain There will be no shame We’ll only have today To worry about
8.
The day is hot But the nights are so cold I feel so young But I know I will grow old I’m overwhelmed But this time is all my own
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Nowhere 03:17
Ants in the tall grass A blanket on the ground Your lips on a cold glass My eyes bent to the clouds I’m feeling anointed In this hot humid air Breathing is pointless When you’d rather be nowhere There’s nothing to do But waste our time Laying in the grass Out of our minds You’ve been waiting a while To step into the light We’re both in denial We think we’ll be alright I know that it’s useless All the petty little thoughts Why would we choose this? The ground is so damn hot There’s nothing to do But waste our time Laying in the grass Out of our minds There’s nothing to do But waste our time Laying in the grass Out of our minds
10.
I took the day off work, I took my mind off you I let it all hang out, don’t know what to do I didn’t know what to do Don’t know what to do With my Halfbearded Blues tonight I think I’ll stay at home, I think I’ll pass the time I’ll try to write a song, I’ll try to make it rhyme Try to make it rhyme I think I’ll pass the time I’ll try to make it rhyme Cause I don’t know what to do I got my Halfbearded Blues tonight Now once upon time there was a Halfbearded Fella Six foot two, blue eyes and his hair was yella’ He took a whole day To make up his mind On this particular day he went down to the river Saw a fish in the water that gave his tall spine a shiver He took a wrong step And fell in head first He said “Hey Mr. Fish why are you swimmin’ so close Don’t you know the dangers that come to those Who live On the edge of life The Fish said “No Mr. Halfbeard, and you don’t either In fact your whole life you’ve been a timid creature.” You’re a long way From paradise You don’t know what to do With your Halfbearded Blues tonight” Now, Mr. Halfbeard, in light of these remarks Climbed out the river and sat in the dark He took the whole night To just dry on out When he was finally dry he grabbed his guitar Picked some good ol’ words out the cookie jar He sang And he sang his song And it goes like I took the day off work, I took my mind off you I let it all hang out, I didn’t know what to do Didn’t know what to do Didn’t know what to do With my Halfbearded Blues tonight I think I’ll stay at home, I think I’ll pass the time Try to write a song and try to make it rhyme Try to make it rhyme I think I’ll pass the time, I’ll try to make it rhyme ‘Cause I don’t know what to do I got the Halfbearded Blues tonight
11.
Run brother run, there’s much work to be done Lest we get picked off one-by-one The beasts at our feet, they are looking to eat And they won’t give up ’till we are none The ship and its hull ain’t made from stone Yes our skinny bones won’t hold We’re out here alone in this ocean so cold And the places we’ve known won’t hold In time we will find God has left us behind But take this as peace of mind For the Toxic below it will sink with our foes To a fate that will save all mankind The ship and its hull ain’t made from stone Yes our skinny bones won’t hold We’re out here alone in this ocean so cold And the places we’ve known won’t hold Our ship and its hull ain’t made from stone Yes our skinny bones won’t hold We’re out here alone in this ocean so cold And the places we’ve known won’t hold
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13.
Dead in the water I will ride this wave to my cold, icy grave I am dead in the water I’ve come all this just to hear myself say I am dead Dead in the water the frostbite has stung All the air in my lungs I am dead in the water I’m trying to shout but the words won’t come out I am dead Dead in the water Our ship will go down, yes, our great metal crown We are dead in the water We’ll sing our goodbyes with no tears in our eyes We are dead in the water We are dead in the water We are dead We are dead in the water We are dead in the water We are dead

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released July 4, 2017

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Davey Halfbeard Orono, Maine

I've seen a thing or two. Hell maybe nine or ten things more. I know what trouble sounds like and it's knocking at your door.

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