1. |
I Have a House
03:10
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I have a house
And I have lived in it
Since I remember having fear
I have a house
It has a picket fence
That’s going to wither and to wane
I have a house
It sings to me
I have a house
It’s just for me
I have a house
I live my dreams
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2. |
Bad Blood
04:20
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There’s always so many doors
So many hands to pull you forward
There are three men
The first of them is gray and thin
Sits naked there with wrinkled skin
His mouth lets this out:
Don’t leave this house
It’s all we have
Bad blood won’t allow it
But we’ll stay as long as we can
The second one had lost his tongue
His eyes are shining like the sun
Hidden behind his hands
The final man is raving mad
He wears a suit
Waves his arms and shouts:
Don’t leave this house
It’s all we have
Bad blood won’t allow it
But we’ll stay as long as we can
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3. |
The Strength of the Womb
04:40
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Every bone has its favorite crack
And every man dies
You, my son, take the simple cack
Let’s get you outside
The strength of the womb
There’s stars all around you, child
To guide you to me
You should swim up beneath the tide
Come out of the sea
The strength of the womb
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4. |
My Home Is Fine
03:45
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Well, come in the door
I’ll show you the floor
It’s crafted from hard wood and bone
Do you see this here mirror?
I dreamt this was here
To help me escape from the fire
My home, my home, my home
My home is fine
Now pop up the stairs
I believe your friend's there
The bad one who stays down below
The fire was there
It’d burn up the basement stairs
When he sits there down in his hole
My home, my home, my home
My home is fine
The hallway is long
It goes on and on
Between its two narrow walls
And the doors all open
To rooms that are broken
By the frightening passage of time
But my home, my home, my home
My home is fine
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5. |
A Brother's Love
06:30
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Last year our brother
went to sea, you see, he wondered
If a house was better than a boat
A solid floor to walk on than to row
But he came home
A changed man
Said that he had received a vision
That put the fear of god back in him
Then the angry ocean stole it back
What is god if not nothing oceanless?
It slapped my back
With angry eyes
Let me down
And took my tongue
No more words
You owe me none
Took our brother and his ship
Took his clothes and stripped him bare
These days we just sit around
You did this, you let us down
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6. |
(Instrumental)
03:44
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7. |
When He Is Full
03:57
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The Twelve Canons Iowa
The Twelve Canons were a gothic folk band formed sometime in 2001 or 2002 in Iowa City by singer/guitarist Jim DuRocher. After three albums with members Sam Gold and Alex Body, the Twelve Canons stripped back to a two-piece with the addition of composer/bassist Justin Norman. In January 2014, frontman and founder Jim Durocher tragically passed away. He left behind a large collection of demos. ... more
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