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Afternoon Parade

by Mike Dole

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heavy flower meadow drifter come tomorrow shed the dark once more face of fire stand the season winter shoulder falling neath her glow when the storm is gone tears continue on like a tree that rains when no cloud remains echoes play, the sadness grows daydream lovely somewhere above me watching shadows curled up on the shore secret story come to show me rest your sorrows deep within my hand when the storm is gone tears continue on like a tree that rains when no cloud remains echoes play, the sadness grows I melt away lost with a hunger for you knowing you're there, knowing it's not really true so we slide away one small death to follow generation run simple rock to swallow
2.
there's an afternoon parade just beyond the window shade but I'm 50 miles away asking for the time of day wishing me the best of luck from the window of her truck wish I had a face that true ocean eyes for falling through feel the light, feel the light don't try to disguise the fear in your eyes one more day in paradise see them passing once or twice on the airport road of dreams motel life is all it seems too much time you learn to love what you once thought lowly of memories that start to fade of an afternoon parade feel the light, feel the light don't try to disguise the fear in your eyes
3.
Walter Chase 04:52
walter chase wakes and shaves other room death in bloom nonchalant resteraunt dinner date meet at eight cleans the plate maybe she will be the one brings her home takes her coat offers drink sees her blink sniff and hum walters mum she goes to leave walter pleads "do you believe that love is eternal?" a tingle on her skin and the room starts to spin colors fill the air as she lays down on the stairs walter strokes her pretty hair feeding the machine is hard work walter's tired of the scene but the voices push him on through the dawn walter chase smiles and waves long red hair sad and fair small talk slows painted toes to her ear feigned sincere "do you believe that love is eternal?"
4.
time twisting on the rope squeezing on the gun time straps you to a train aiming at the sun all you do mull your schemes fall inside live in dreams we plan on happy days life gets in the way we have a place to go till we lose our way all you do mull your schemes fall inside live in dreams love is a living thing with a peak and ebb the promise that you build traps you in a web all you do mull your schemes fall inside live in dreams
5.
Holly wont you leave a light in your window, to carry this pauper home A beacon for a soul you cannot remember, who wanders the freezing cold Half lit in shadow walk, dust blown through city park to siren songs Swallowed in shadow play, lost in a book of days well read & torn Holly don't you ever want to go over, the field where we used to meet It's frozen in the bellowing of October, through hum of the city streets I ride past the abstract lawns, the streetcars, the Audubon, the window stains. Reflection stares broken glass, boys eyes in monster's mask who's spirit fades Darling won't you leave a light in your window, for lost boy in wonder glow Stranded on the street & staring above fences, your warm silhouette in flow Oh Fairy of barker street, the witch masks of Halloween bring winter's spell Way up above it all, safe in your window warm you carousel.
6.
Nothing Man 03:29
raise a toast to nothing man he's been here since it all began long troubled brotherhood lives to be misunderstood wants to love you loathing of you give a nod to nothing man share a smile, shake his hand but when you turn your back you won't see his heart turn to black tries to love you be rid of you will he grace us with his acid dances make the sunlight fade as he passes say a prayer for nothing man see him go a step too far chasing oblivion take a bow, au revoir nice to know you doesn't owe you will he grace us with his acid dances make the sunlight fade as he passes we all follow our own shadow...
7.
when I was down in the blue you came around, brought me to brightened my world, made it new and I wish that I still needed you wanna make you feel satisfied wanna whisper in your ear but I'd just be deceiving you with words you want to hear your love is what got me through and I wish that I still needed you wanna make you feel satisfied wanna whisper in your ear but I'd just be deceiving you with words you want to hear you lifted me and I flew and I wish that I still needed you
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he who hates others does love himself dearly brags of his virtue and claims it severely always certain that you would win bitter as the dead winter wind killing any chance to begin ever was a soul in your skin righteously radical youth dreams abounded somehow the years left you gravity grounded always certain that you would win bitter as the dead winter wind killing any chance to begin ever was a soul in your skin proclaim your sorrow and rage at the lessers aim the sight downward to drop your oppressors always certain that you would win bitter as the dead winter wind killing any chance to begin ever was a soul in your skin dreamer of worship once guessed of my sadness wrong as the rightness that drove him to madness always certain that you would win bitter as the dead winter wind killing any chance to begin ever was a soul in your skin

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All songs written by Mike Dole, except "Holly's Window" (Damien Youth)

Written/recorded May-November 2013

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released November 26, 2013

Instruments & vocals: Mike Dole

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