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Dragon Feet

by Lovely Houses

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1.
Return To Sender 02:43
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I think I'll mail myself to China Visit Aaron We can climb The Great Wall He said walking through the city's Like the world's biggest game of pinball I can meet some of his friends He's got one that reminds him of me And we might clash like blood and water But we're still two things he's always gonna need Or we'll melt like tea and honey down your throat When you've been screaming back at me Oh I'd mail myself to you But I don't know where you're living at these days I think I'll mail myself to Asheville Jonathan's the only one who cares He's been looking for his brother And he thinks that he might find him down there Well I've never worn his shoes But it's hell man to lose the ones you love I hope that he's still living And his brother finds his way out of the mud Oh I'd mail myself to you But I don't know where you're living at these days I keep checking in my mailbox for your letter but have gotten no reply I know I shouldn't take it personal but I cannot help wondering why Oh I'd mail myself to you But I don't know where you're living at these days I'd mail myself to you I don't know where you're living at I'd mail myself to you You won't tell me where you're living at I'd mail myself to you I don't know where you're living at these days
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'Til It's Gone 02:54
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Like a dog on a chain You run circles 'round my brain You won't stay in one place Got me all worn out So I got rings 'round my head You get lonely in your bed You're just hurting all the time Like you ain't never heard of love If you could only listen to the things that I've been telling you I wrote them in a letter so that you would be aware You're acting so malicious toward my loving that's delicious And I'm trying to let you know You might not listen 'til it's gone No you might not listen 'til it's gone So light turns to dark You lay bricks 'round your heart The trowel is your pain And the mortar is your pride You keep everybody out With "No Trespassing" signs You build a pretty fine wall But I'm a wrecking ball of love If you could only listen to the things that I've been telling you I wrote them in a letter so you would be aware You're acting so malicious toward my loving that's delicious I'm trying to let you know You might not listen 'til it's gone You might not listen no No you might not listen If you could only listen to the things I been telling you I wrote 'em in a letter so you would be aware You're acting so malicious Loving that's delicious I'm trying to let you know You might not listen 'til it's gone You might not listen no You might not listen 'til it's gone You might not listen 'til it's gone You might not listen 'til it's gone
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All Over You 04:19
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You can always find the truth And it always will find you When you're being perfectly still But you pace around the room You've been staring at the dark Wondering how to get to Mars You don't think you're beautiful And you don't know who you are I can find it all I can find it all I can find it all over you You took a pill to make you sad And another to cheer you up We danced like dreidels on the ground Until you'd had enough Started naming all the stars You tried to guess which one you are I guess you know where you came from But you don't know who you are I can find it all I can find it all I can find it all over you Well here comes Portland, Oregon You're not quite sure how far you've gone You think if you travel long enough You're bound to be someone But you're suitcase isn't big enough To keep you away from all the stuff That's blinding you from seeing just how beautiful you are I can find it all I can find it all I can find it all over you Well here comes Portland, Oregon You're not quite sure how far you've gone I can find it all over you You're suitcase isn't big enough To keep you away from all of the stuff I can find it all over you I can find it all I can find it all I can find it all over you
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Dress Warm 04:07
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Van Gogh do you know that your paintings hang up on my walls Next to Paris and next to my bed They all imitate thoughts and pictures inside your brain Every artist would kill for your mind You put on your coat and your brown winter hat It's gotten so cold you don't know where you're at I'll sing songs while you sleep When you wake up they'll be in your head Did you cut off your ear for a lover or so you couldn't hear from God Was he talking and driving you mad Yeah did he tell you to paint all those swirls and stars that day Or did you think of that by yourself You put on your coat and your brown winter hat It's gotten so cold you don't know where you're at I'll sing songs while you sleep When you wake up they'll be in your head Hang on You put on your coat and your brown winter hat It's gotten so cold you don't know where you're at I'll sing songs while you sleep When you wake up they'll be in your head
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Kings and Castles 02:38
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You said that I'm born out of wedlock I'm born of the spirit And that you don't believe You thought I'd come from kings and castles I'm a carpenter's son from a town in the country I am the one I won't hang out with you religious pharisees I'd much more prefer these thieves and whores and drunken slobs I won't do works you claim that save you In fact I have come to abolish them all I am the one I won't wear your crown of rubies and gold No I will wear a crown of thorns above my eyes I won't come off this cross to prove I'm anything Instead I'll simply hang here let the blood gush out my side I am the one
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Diamond Hinges 04:17
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A man begs for change on a street in a cold city And I turn my head so I don't feel as guilty 'Cause if I saw the look on his face and the shame in his eyes I'd probably think twice about looking away and passing him by When I was hungry you gave me your bread I was thirsty you gave me your wine Naked you put your shirt on my back Paid me well though I'm not worth a dime If we don't die trying to love no one else will Help us do what you will Amanda cuts hair for a living but she lives to drink Her man locks her out when she's living so she's yelling for me Do I open my door or just let her sit there and cry It was too much to deal with so I laid down and I closed my sober eyes When I was hungry you gave me your bread I was thirsty you gave me your wine Naked you put your shirt on my back Paid me well though I'm not worth a dime If we don't die trying to love no one else will Help us do what you will Some of the churches are holding their capital campaigns To buy diamond hinges on which their golden doors will hang Pope Leo built fancy cathedrals and starved the whole town But it didn't save anyone then and it sure as hell won't save us now When I was hungry you gave me your bread I was thirsty you gave me your wine Naked you put your shirt on my back Paid me well though I'm not worth a dime If we don't die trying to love no one else will If we don't die trying to love no one else will Help us do what you will
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Guantanamo Bay 04:01
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I have a tongue that splits into two parts I tend to say things that are harsh They slip from my lips and they poison your heart But that was never my intent You sent me away You've got me locked up in Guantanamo Bay And I'll stay in a cage The execution is set but you won't tell me the day I said "forgive me" but that's not an easy thing to do A man robbed a slew of banks His children were shocked and ashamed They called the five-o and they turned in his name Now daddy lives in jail They sent him away They've got him locked up in Guantanamo Bay And he'll stay in a cage The execution is set but they won't tell him the day He said "forgive me" but that's not an easy thing to do. I'm reading my words Reading my words that are broken Words that are broken Now I'm eating my words Eating my words that are broken Words that are broken And we can't forgive No we can't forgive what is broken Forgive what is broken. "Forgive me" That's not an easy thing An easy thing An easy thing to do
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Scarlet Harlet 02:51
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I'm surprised that you haven't caught an STD When the bride you have married is a slut like me I leave you for a good time and come back at the end of the night It hasn't even crossed your mind to pack up and leave Even though I cross my fingers while apologizing In sickness and in health you hold your breath and somehow sanctify You shoulda' left me You coulda' left me I woulda' left me You coulda' left me a long long time ago Well you sweep me off my feet I often sweep you off my mind Off my conscience off my radar out the door and out of sight I indulge myself again just one more time one more time But I'm sick of waking up next to a liar and tasting sour wine If you wanna know who done it I'm the butler in the kitchen with the knife And the truth is that I hurt the one who loves me and that's the real crime You shoulda' left me You coulda' left me I woulda' left me if I was you You coulda' left me a long long time ago You shoulda' left me You coulda' left me Well I woulda' left me if I was you You coulda' left me a long long time A long long time A long long time ago
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Trouble Living Free 03:47
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Father my hands are aching bad From digging down this whole I tried to make a path But it's hard for me to see That the path you have for me Will fulfill desires that I have So I'm smashing your stone tablets to dust I want the creature not the King I think that living the way I want Will somehow make me free I'm putting on these chains you freed me from 'Cause I like the way they feel And the taste of this vomit I'm eating up Right now has more appeal Than the feast you want to eat with me I have trouble living free I think that I deserve your grace Like it's something that I've earned From something that I've done Yeah I'm your prodigal son Who goes out and has his fun Expecting you to cover up his tracks So I'm smashing your stone tablets to dust I want the creature not the King I think that living the way I want Will somehow make me free I'm putting on these chains you freed me from 'Cause I like the way they feel And the taste of this vomit I'm eating up Right now has more appeal Than the feast you want to eat with me I'm putting on these chains you freed me from 'Cause I like the way they feel And the taste of this vomit I'm eating up Right now has more appeal Than the feast you want to eat with me Yeah I have trouble living free
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Cremate Me 03:40
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You can cremate me And give my eyes away so someone else can see Leave my ashes on a mountain peak My body's dead now but my spirit is so free Cremate me When you're old you're gonna die And when you die we're gonna cry We'll dress you up like you're alive And we'll keep you in the ground But with me that's not okay To trade trees for iron gates And clear so much land away To put dead bodies on display You can cremate me And give my lungs away so someone else can breath Throw my ashes in the deep blue sea My body's dead now but my spirit is so free Cremate me Don't be ashamed it's not a crime We're all going to the sky And you don't need a suit and tie To dance upon the clouds So follow me it'll be okay Go on and give yourself away You'll put a smile on someones face And they'll live another day You can cremate me And give my heart away so someone else can bleed Don't dig a whole just light a fire under me My body's dead now but my spirit is so free Cremate me Give it up for cremation and organ donation Now dance little children all across the nation We're armored with love when it's hate that we're facing
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Piles of Leaves 04:10
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This city is asleep I ride my bike home through empty streets and piles of leaves They're all so pretty and bright It seems passion is found in death and in giving life I can't seem to stay in one place If I blew away And the seasons changed Wouldn't that make you afraid I'm starting to shake I dodge the sidewalks and red traffic lights Pass all the houses too expensive to buy I can't sleep there tonight Cut through the park it'll save me sometime It's best if you go there in early morning or late late night I can't seem to stay in one place If I blew away And the seasons changed Wouldn't that make you afraid I'm starting to I can't seem to stay in one place If I blew away And the seasons changed Wouldn't that make you afraid I'm starting to shake
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Emily Reminds Me 03:30
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Careful don't sweep up your feet I might lose you for good in the vacuum bag You really mean a lot to me Though I don't think that I've met you yet But I must say goodbye It's raining outside And the puddles come up to my knees Emily reminds me of how we all once were Before our hearts were frozen by the cold wind Now we walk in a blur We have forgotten We must relearn You have to be gentle with me I'm a little girl with a pink book-bag And this place is new to me I'm an old soul in a young body Daddy says you're a peasant But I don't know what that means Yeah they call you a peasant But to me you are a king Emily reminds me of how we all once were Before our hearts were frozen by the cold wind Now we walk in a blur Emily reminds me of how we all once were Before our hearts got tangled up In the war we fight to win our pride and worth We have forgotten We must relearn You have forgotten You must relearn I have forgotten I must relearn

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released June 28, 2008

David Campbell- Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Banjo
Steve Campbell- Piano, Organ, Keyboard
Jeremy Hendricks- Drums
Collin Meyers- Bass, Tambourine

Liz Janes sings on "Emily Reminds Me"

Recorded, Mixed, and Mastered by Michael Graham at The Lodge Recording Studios.

Album Art by Austin Warnock, Art Direction by David Campbell

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Lovely Houses Indianapolis, Indiana

Lovely Houses is the music of songwriter David Campbell. Through thoughtful lyricism and melody, he illuminates the beauty in sadness, healing darkness into light.

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