Directed by Cassandra Lee Hamilton. Special thanks to Carlie Kinnear and Juana Fernández for assistance on set.
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Blue Motel
04:26
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I took forever
Now I’ve arrived
It is the sunset of my pride
I took the slow lane
To the west side
Singing these blues for the whole ride
She said we’d talk today
I need this one to pay
The golden goose is grey tonight
I’ve tried to reach her
Ms Marilyn Groves
I gave her six or seven calls
Ah but there’s no answer
No, nothing at all
I smashed the phone against the wall
So many different ways
To use up all your days
And this is how we spend our time
At the Blue Motel
Everyone’s got something to sell
At the Blue Motel
Follow your dreams into the ground
And you’ll be found
At the Blue Motel
Oh but you should have seen me
Down at The Ritz
On brighter days and cooler nights
Cash flowed like water
I froze like ice
The clientele did name my price
Now salad days are done
And without dollar one
At least I’ve found a place to hide
At the Blue Motel
Everyone’s got something to sell
At the Blue Motel
Follow your dreams into the ground
And you’ll be found
At the Blue Motel
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2. |
Halloween By The Sea
03:55
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I watched the sun go down
On the USA
Suburban boulevards
Cities in decay
People in dismay
I heard the sun go down
On the great highway
The cries of old theme parks
Playland By The Sea
It was Halloween
Warm and misty air
Maybe friends were there
Wasted on the beach
What a scene
Seagulls in our eyes
Pure light, old and wise
Melt away my dreams
I woke to find her gone
Miss America
Her cracked guitar still plays
In my head always
Listen what it says
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What’s your secret then, Cleo?
You’re a league above them all
I’d be your best friend, Cleo
If I had the wherewithal
What’s your secret then, Cleo?
You’re the portrait of restraint
It’s your measured cool, Cleo
You sketch before you paint
I’ve been alone so long
In my eyes you do no wrong
Mesmerizing me
Dancing through the mystery
What’s your secret then, Cleo?
You’re a league above them all
I’d be your best friend, Cleo
If I had the wherewithal
How can I be your muse?
How can I be the one you choose?
Guess I’ll wait see
You know where to find me
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4. |
Life Under Water
03:51
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Sailors, oh wailers
Did you start to bail
When your ship set sail?
Wave goodbye to the warm and dry
In this world of blue
Things are hard to do
This is life under water
Here we are, under water
Divers, contrivers
Like so many dreams
We are lost, it seems
This is life under water
Here we are, sons and daughters
Who falter
Take a dive at your leisure
Come to find there’s no treasure
This is life under water
Here we are, sons and daughters
Who falter
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5. |
The Amateurs
04:22
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Now when the sun goes down and moonlight starts
That’s when the amateurs begin breaking hearts
They come in one-by-one and two-by-two
They look like friends of ours, they look like me and you
Could it be the way she smiles?
Could it be the lazy, half-hearted style?
Amateur lovers hurting each other
At the amateur hour
Try a little harder
Try a little harder
So in the dead of night, teardrops fall
It seems the one you love did forget to call
You say you get things done when you’re home alone
And so you sent her out into the danger zone
Moving at the speed of light
Something so wonderful ends over night
Amateur lovers hurting each other
At the amateur hour
Try a little harder
Try a little harder
Now when the sun goes down and moonlight starts
That’s when the amateurs begin breaking hearts
They come in one-by-one and two-by-two
They want to fall in love but they don’t know what to do
They’re just…
Amateur lovers
Amateur lovers
Amateur lovers
Insignificant others
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6. |
Your Sorrow
04:27
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It’s Friday night and you’re a total mess
You sit there wondering what to do
Where’s that positive mental attitude?
The kids are laughing on the sidewalk
You’re cold and silent as the moon
They may be calling you to join them sometime soon
And now you’re dancing somewhere downtown
Under the glow of flashing lights
But something lingers in the shadows on these nights
Something that you can’t escape
Here today and here tomorrow
It’s your sorrow
You try to fight the feeling
Ah but the feeling fights back
Life is a train that’s running right off track
Big city lovers with no compassion
Break your heart in every fashion
For the whole world to see
Something that you wear on your sleeve
Here today and here tomorrow
It’s your sorrow
Oh the majesty of what could be
When you find your true calling
With every river crossed, you’ll get back all you’ve lost
Someday soon
So don’t you try and fight the feeling
Because the feeling fights back
There ain’t no shame in being where you’re at
Something yours and yours alone
Here today and here tomorrow
It’s your sorrow
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My life was already unstable enough for me
Living from day to day with no security
And now my abode
Isn’t up to code
Apparently
I wanna spend the night
Oh if you think it’s right
I don’t feel safe at home
The place is crawling with blues
I like to sleep all day
I like to sleep but they
Get up at 6 a.m.
What a prolific crew
I wanna tell the world where I intend to go
I wanna tell the world, if only I did know
Brick by brick, the house that built itself
Is falling down
Shelf by shelf, the house that built itself
Is on the ground
It was a real life dream
I found a recipe
To make a homemade home
Without a single tool
And as I watched it grow
This building of my own
I saw the doors and walls
Put on a coat of paint
I like to sleep all day
I like to sleep but they
Get up at 6 a.m.
The demolition crew
I know a lifestyle change has long been overdue
You better burn that sage when I come through
Brick by brick, the house that built itself
Is falling down
Shelf by shelf, the house that built itself
Is on the ground
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8. |
Time Machine For Two
03:51
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Dark matter, these memories
A forest of aging trees
There’s nothing much left to do
So I think about me and you
In a time machine for two
Time travel into your arms
Awaken without alarms
This moment, no déjà vu
And you clinging to me like glue
In a time machine for two
It’s an elaborate time machine
I don’t know what makes it go
You’ve got the only users guide
And you don’t want to ride
There’s nothing I’d love more to do
But it doesn’t work without you
It’s a time machine for two
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9. |
Single Life
01:56
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10. |
Grownups
03:37
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It’s a golden time
Or so I’m told
It’s an odd century
For the sensitive
It’s so hard to live
And the callous all succeed
Take a look around
At this world I’ve found
Like a lost worker bee
It’s a grown-up time for me
In this day and age
I don’t fit in
Having never made money
I keep throwing salt
Think it’s all my fault
And it wasn’t meant to be
I keep drinking soap
Wash it down with hope
It’s an odd recipe
It’s a grown-up time for me
So drink some water with your wine
Lost and lonely friends of mine
It’s a grown-up time
Well it’s a grown-up time
When some friends have gone
Did they have to fly away?
I will live my life in honor of those
Who cannot be with us today
For each passing year
I will shed a tear
And be swept out to sea
It’s a grown-up time, baby
So drink some water with your wine
Lost and lonely friends of mine
It’s a grown-up time
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11. |
Vampire
03:23
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She’s the kind of love I’d never dream of
Dreams are never so fair
Side by side we sleep like teacups
Although we are not the same
She’s a woman trying to make her mark
And I won’t stand in her way
My lover says things I’ve never heard
In a strange and ravishing tone
She’s a vampire, warns me not to love her
Then directs me just where to kiss her
To be bolder, just how tight to hold her
I try to do all she says
There’s a car outside
She could leave tonight
Make a run for the future
The future
Her piano hands are strong
She plays, amazed with herself
How I long to sing along
With her and no one else
Love her more than anyone before
I’m here for her to betray
There’s a car outside
She could leave tonight
Make a run for the future
The future
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Bart Davenport Los Angeles, California
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