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Another Ocean Away

by David Ernsberger

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1.
Reset 01:48
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I Want you to know I'm changing Everything about me I want you to see Everywhere Everyone Has got to go Everything about me Everywhere Everyone Has got to go
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Down the Line 02:50
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I paid my bills I paid my rent I had a little money But my money's all spent I got nothing coming down the line Took my last 250 to the five and dime For a sack of potatoes and a box of wine Got nothing coming down the line Something's better than nothing... But I could use something Coming down the line The inflation game It's all the same Even when they try to change its name I got nothing coming down the line I know I'm the only one to blame I'd trade starvation for a minute of fame Got nothing coming down the line Something's better than nothing... Sometimes something's the same as nothing But I could use something Coming down the line
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Windmills 02:57
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On the far ridgeline, The wind blows through the mills Sends Power down the hills To the city Where the sleeping People Lie But I live the breeze Blowing through the trees The heat could smother me still Maybe it will Before I have the chance To leave this heart of mine Oh wordless sentinel Tell us your secret message We'll never know Why am I sentimental For carbon fiber fins and aluminum stanchions But I love the breeze Surely as I breathe The heat could smother me still Maybe it will Before I have the chance May I have this dance? And leave this heart of mine
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Talking to Myself 03:40
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I'm talking to myself Talking to myself Because you might be the last one alive You might be the last one alive You might be the last one left Talking to myself Talking to myself Existential dread Am I already dead? Is that why I can't find the words to say when... I'm talking to myself Talking to myself Because you might be the last one alive You might be the last one alive You might be the last one left Talking to myself Talking to myself Is this the new religion's Apocalyptic vision? Should I get down on my knees and pray? Talking to myself Talking to myself Everybody's talking Talking at me Even the echoes sound Like the drowning can't be found Look at the mess of the game we made Looking to land on the mines we laid Falling in line Falling asleep You want to go baaaa But you only go beep beep Talking to myself Talking to myself You might be the last one alive You might be the last one alive You might be the last one
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The Shade of Summer 02:43
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Well my hands aren't made out of papier maché And head's not made out of clay You can put me in your pocket if you light bottle rocket And know how to point it which way And your hair's the shade of summer On a cold autumn night it takes me there Leaves flit by my knees in November I needn't worry about the winter when Skies are blue with rainbows in November Look what's coming around the riverbed I poured holy water upon the witch when I heard her talking in tongues But she came at me with a bottle of wine And we drank until it was gone Skies are blue with rainbows in November I know I'll make it until the winter's end My hands aren't made out of papier maché And your hair's the shade of summer
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Sunset Rising 03:29
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Spent the night with a friend I used to know They hadn't changed Said they barely even know me anymore Why'd I have to change? I'm lost Sunset rising Sunset rising Sunset rising today Thinking about what I've done with my time How did I decide? Wondering about when my next dream dies How will I survive? I'm lost Sunset rising Sunset rising Sunset rising today First cup of coffee with the last of the rays Sunset rising today Said goodbye to a friend I used to know Some things don't change But all the pieces change Oooooh Sunset rising Sunset rising Sunset rising today First cup of coffee with the last of the rays Sunset rising today
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Jasmine Tree 04:37
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Under a jasmine tree I thought I saw something bigger than me As far as I can see These were transitory beams So it seems So it goes What it means Nobody knows Under a jasmine tree Think how lovely it could be Under a pile of leaves How I thought the world was big What I wanted for me All I had to do was dig But the game is rigged So they say What are rules And who gets to play? Under a pile of leaves How I thought the world was big Under the driver's seat He left a note for us to read But all he wrote for me was: Son, I'm sorry So it seems So it goes What it means Nobody knows Under a jasmine tree Think how lovely it could be
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Copper Colored Roses 05:10
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I remember the dawnlight Copper coloring your eyelids We were a couple of kids With our whole lives to ruin We swore that we could do it And it would be forever You and me together Til I said never again Then I think of the trouble I could have saved When I think of the trouble I have made Maybe you were the one Your daughter has your smile But she has her father's face Does it remind you of him And his disgrace He no longer sees her You claim just as well The devil can stay in hell Thank I think of the trouble I could have saved When I think of the trouble I have made Maybe you were the one Then he put you away Ever further Day after day after day And you were oh so delicate A whisper on a weeping willow How did you break free from his prison? So take your babe to your breast And forget all the rest Thank I think of the trouble I could have saved Maybe you were the one
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The Bakery 04:07
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You stood in the corner counting coffee cups Looking bored Almost every day I'm in here But I'd never seen your face before But soon you'll have my order memorized And that falls into the plan that I've devised Because all I want is oh, a little more And all I need is oh, a little more One more taste of your creation Sweet sensation When I finally got the courage up you told me It's not enough But I see the way you smile when I walk in I'll call that bluff This place is bad for my health but I can't stop Because you keep on drawings heart in the froth on top But all I want is oh, a little more And all I need is oh, a little more One more taste of your creation Sweet sensation And all I want is a little more The bread is baking in the oven Now it's time to go.
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Hubris 04:34
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When ruins return to rust And all the bootheels stop their wandering Will anything still remain Of all the words that we've been wondering I sit upon a higher plain In waves of incandescent coloring Is it a sign of what's to come Or just more foolish pondering I don't know if we'll make it through To the edge of tomorrow Does it matter if we do Beg and steal what's borrowed All the songs end the same for our hubris

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released April 16, 2023

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David Ernsberger Ann Arbor, Michigan

David is an independent songwriter and musician from Michigan. He spends most of his time these days working in the real world so that he can be a weary-voiced crooner when he retires.

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