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Spokedog

by David Alan Thornton

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If I Don't 02:43
You got something You got something You got something for me No two people are as good as good as you and I could be But have a good night Get home safely You got my number Let's get together soon If I don't mean a thing to you Let me know so I can pretend That I didn't care in the first place You are something You are something You are something to see There's no other who could ever fit me to a t But you gotta run You're pretty busy You got my number Let's get together soon If I don't mean a thing to you Let me know so I can pretend That I didn't care in the first place I think I fell in love, I think I fell in love You're too kind You amaze me You're so blind You drive me crazy You've got my number Let's get together soon If I don't mean a thing to you Let me know so I can pretend That I didn't care in the first place
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David: I sleep with the moon I sleep with the moon And you'll be home soon You'll be home soon I sleep with the moon I sleep with the moon And you'll be home soon You'll be home soon It's late, I hate to wait You know I hate to wait I'm going straight to sleep without you I sleep with the moon I sleep with the moon And you'll be home soon You'll be home soon Lauren: I walk with a star I walk with a star But I don't go far I don't go far Both: Alright, it's night The light's on bright But I won't fight the night It's right to sleep without you Lauren: But I won't leave you without company David: You take your star and let my moonlight be Both: And since they never stay apart for long David: I know that they'll bring you home to me To sleep with the moon I sleep with the moon And you'll be home soon You'll be home soon Lauren: I walk with a star I walk with a star But I don't go far I don't go far Both: It's late, I hate to wait You know I hate to wait I'm going straight to sleep without you Alright, it's night The light's on bright But I won't fight the night It's right to sleep without you Without you You'll be home soon
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Johnny 04:04
You cover the eastern wall And you forget the other three You're always about to fall But in the end it's me A moment or two to thing And you'd turn tail and run But you genuflect and drink And hail the morning sun But with the sun I'm done Johnny, how's the Father? My regards to the Father's Son And the Holy Spirit too I don't pray as much as you do Johnny, keep it coming You can see what a mess I'm in Call it life or love or sin As it is I'm paper thin Hey, Johnny! Can I keep the window shut? The flies are getting bad I'm stuck in a major rut And it's the best I've ever had Why are you getting mad? Johnny, back to the altar Settle down in the smokey smell The candlelight you know so well The holy stone on which you fell Johnny, keep it together I'm the one who gets to fall apart If you ever did, it would break my heart And that would be your cruelest art Hey, Johnny! Johnny! I'm spiraling at such a speed Kneeling now my knees would bleed Freeing fingers for a fold I would loose and lose my hold But you've got knees and hands and wings to spare Johnny, don't you care? One by one, you clear the air And I cry it isn't fair Johnny, don't call a doctor Lower me to the rocking floor Keep me from that open door If I go I'll get some more Johnny, when is it over? Will I live to the final bell? Conjure me a counter-spell Hide me from these hounds of hell Hey, Johnny! Johnny! Johnny! Johnny, is it the morning? This is something I never knew Have we always had the view? I should pray as much as you do
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Him: I've never been the best with words But I can see the one you're holding hurts I'm not the one who built the lie I'm not the one who said goodbye Okay, I am the one who said goodbye But yours was sunny and mine was a rainy sky I thought I knew the place you had in mind So I got there faster I got there faster I got there faster I've never been the best with wine But the way you sip your glass looks like a sign You grew a smile, I grew a frown At least I'm not the one who cut yours down Perhaps I am the one who cut it down I was harsh in gaining all that ground I thought I knew where both of us were bound So I got there faster I got there faster I got there faster Her: Where'd you go in such a hurry? You have always been faster than me Him: But I've never been the best of men If you have doubt, I'll prove it all again But I'm not what set off the alarm I'm not the one who bruised your arm Am I the one who bruised your arm? Well, simple lies cause complicated harm I thought I knew where all the blame had gone So I got there faster I got there faster I got there faster I was so much faster (Where'd you go?) I was so much faster I can run much faster (Where'd you go?) I ran so much faster And I got there faster (Where'd you go?)
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Abigail 03:42
I'm in the city The city with Abigail Did you hear me? The city with Abigail Are you with me In the city of Abigail? Could you meet me In the city of Abigail? Will you hurry? I'm sitting with Abigail Can you see me I'm sitting with Abigail When you save me Do it gently I'm frail When you save me When you move me Will you tell me You remember Abigail?
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The Window 03:10
Come closer to the window So I can see you Come closer to the window So I can see you Come closer to the window, the window So I can see you You're sharper than a Barlow And how you cut me You're sharper than a Barlow And how you cut me You're sharper than a Barlow and hot as Monte Carlo Come closer to the window Will you keep me waiting here alone out in the cold all night? If you keep me waiting as a favor don't you turn out the light You're hanging up your halo To walk with a devil You're hanging up your halo To walk with a devil You're hanging up your halo, but I ain't gonna lay low Come closer to the window Your lovin' is a swindle If he gets to touch you Your lovin' is a swindle If he can touch you Your lovin' is a swindle, but mine ain't gonna dwindle Come closer to the window Will you keep me waiting here alone out in the cold all night? If you keep me waiting as a favor don't you turn out the light Could you sleep with the light on? Could you sleep with the light on? Could you sleep with the light on? Could you sleep with the light- Could you sleep closer to the window? Closer to the window? Closer to the window? Closer to the window? Come closer to the window So I can see you Come closer to the window So I can see you Come closer to the window, the window So I can see you So I can see you, baby So I can see you So I can see you, baby Could you sleep with the light on?
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Raising Hell 03:34
He’s an eye and I am a fist I tried to blacken him- I thankfully missed I pick my nails with a bicycle spoke I eat what I kill and I kill and I choke But my fighter don’t know what to win for My dancer don’t know what to spin for My jailbird don’t know what it’s in for I’m raising hell I hang my hat where I hang my head I wear a coat when I wake up in bed I pick a fight the way I pick my teeth I bring my bite to the blood underneath But my fire don’t know what to burn for My scholar don’t know what to learn for My lovebird don’t know what to yearn for I’m raising hell I’m raising hell I’m raising hell I’m raising hell! I’m raising hell! Oh! I show my teeth and I clench my fists But something keeps chipping and breaking my wrists Cause my water don’t know what to run for My shooter don’t know what to gun for My songbird don’t know that it’s done for Oh well I’ll just raise hell
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The King is dead Long live the King! That’s what they said: “Long live the King!” The sky fell in two What more could the likes of me do? They’ve been in line for days “Long live the King!” They stand in line to look upon his face “Long live the King!” They look upon the glass They weep upon the glass They kiss the glass And each goes on his way “Regicide!” They claimed regicide, But you can’t kill what’s dead inside No matter what the plot, no matter what the plan It’s impossible to murder what’s ceased to be a man It’s impossible to break what’s always been apart It’s impossible to bleed what doesn’t have a heart It’s impossible to cut what doesn’t own a skin It’s impossible to out what’s never been in It’s impossible to cry when you don’t have a voice It’s impossible to err when you don’t have a choice It’s impossible to move when you’re not in control And it’s impossible to love When you don’t have a soul Sleep, my Arthur! Weep, Queen Mother! Can I find a place to hide my head and my eyes? The King is dead. Long live the King! But as for the man- that’s everything.
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David: There goes an errand train Setting sail across the plain It could come around again- I’d be fine The summer sun is setting low My sister says it’s time to go But I’ll stay by the empty road and wait If it rains, my hair will grow And all the party guests will know Though I may miss the meat and brew I would rather wait for you Sally: Meet me on an autumn day We’ll pass the afternoon away Fireworks and a parade in the street But I still need a little time To get myself and hair in line David: There’s no hurry- I’ll be fine- I’ll wait Both: Let them fire the powder blast Let the horses thunder past I won’t need a better view I would rather wait for you David: Sitting in a wicker chair Flecks of silver in my hair If I lose it, I won’t care- I’ll be fine We don’t have too much to say You can say it just the same And I’ll listen just the same and wait If I die before Jesus comes If I hear the horns and feel the drums If old St. Peter bids me through I would rather wait for you Both: Let them fire the powder blast Let the horses thunder past I won’t need a better view I would rather wait for you If it rains, my hair will grow And all the party guests will know Though I may miss the meat and brew I would rather wait for you I would rather wait for you I would rather wait for you
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Patient 05:55
The promises we made when we were younger They have a bite now that we are old Our happiness hides behind our hunger Our sweeter days lie beneath a mold It’s frailty for my fashionista Our pleasantry turns to tooth-and-nail A bitter pill for this bon artiste I’m swallowed up- Jonah in the whale But look me in the eye- I’ll take care of you Til the day I die- I’ll take care of you You’ll be warm in the winter Cool in the summer And in the in-between times We’ll try to be patient Babe, we have got to be patient And I’ll build a house from sticks and stones I’ll build a bed, for you to rest your bones I’ll build a garden for you to eat from I’ll build a fire for you to get your heat from I’ll build a bridge over the river’s courses I’ll build a stable where you can hold your horses I’ll build a cabin for you to roam to And I’ll build a husband that you can always come back home to And I’ll try to be patient Babe, we have got to be patient We have got to be, got to be, got to be, got to be patient If you would just look me in the eye- I’ll take care of you Til the day I die- I’ll take care of you You’ll be warm in the winter Cool in the summer And in the in-between times We’ll try to be patient We’ll try to be patient We’ll try to be patient Babe, we have got to be patient
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Sip You 03:55
I sip you like wine And I feel your heat In my shaky hands In my achy feet I sip you like wine And you go down warm To my wobbly leg To my knobbly arm And drop by drop You overpower me I'm lost I'm free I savor your burn And sweetly resign To sip you I sip you like wine

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released December 1, 2013

Words, music, acoustic guitars, and vocals by David Alan Thornton
Drums and percussion by Ryan Vaughn
Bass by Lorenzo Wolff
Electric guitar by Justin Goldner
Keys by Mark Sanderlin
Piano by Mark Sanderlin & David Alan Thornton
Violins by Elyssa Samsel* and Rita Dottor
Cello by Alisa Horn
Trombone by Dan Dunford
Featured vocals by Sally Eidman & Lauren Marcus
Gang vocals by Taylor Bridges, Sally Eidman, Jonathan Reid Gealt, Andrew Keltz, Emily Stokes, and Ashley Travis
Harp by Ellen Mangan
Double bass by John Davis
Powder blasts by Pat Noonan
Recorded and mixed by John Davis at The Bunker Studio
Additional recording by Andy Plovnick
Mastered by Scott Hull
*Solo on "Abigail"

Produced by David Alan Thornton

Copyright 2013 David Alan Thornton

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David Alan Thornton New York, New York

Alaska-raised, NYC-based, singer-songwriter David Alan Thornton has has been called "too open-minded for the Midwest and too open-hearted for New York." As a performer, his "soulful vocal stylings compliment confessional lyrics that border on literary greatness." With a sound in the middle of David Bowie and Cat Stevens, you might call him an alternative-folk-rock singer, but who really knows? ... more

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