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The Distance
03:44
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I do not stand alone – Nor look back the way I came
I do not miss my home – That which gave me my name
Chorus:
The distance is my destination – The distance to where I began
The distance is my celebration – and the end I need not understand
For it’s not the place that I’m going – that keeps me headed this way
I want love in the journey – wanna be alive along the way
Chorus
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2. |
Objectivity
04:19
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Man, don’t let me drive all night, rearrange me, make these wheels decide
If one more pass around these words could steer me in and make me heard
Cos I can’t think when I go too far, I been drivin in circles around
Gonna lay my head on the ground
And hope that by mornin’ I’m found
By the angels of reason that left me alone, then I’ll pick up my head and cry
…. objectivity risin’
What I may think is a world too far like a distant dream or a cloudy star
Remains to be seen when we spread ourselves so thin- and nothing is gained
Cos I can’t think when I go too far I’ve been drivin in circles around
Gonna lay my head on the ground
And hope that by mornin’ I’m found
By the angels of reason that left me alone, then I’ll pick up my head and cry
…. objectivity risin’
Man, don’t let me drive all night, rearrange me, make these wheels decide
If one more pass around these words could steer me in and make me heard
Cos I can’t think when I go too far, I been drivin in circles around
Gonna lay my head on the ground
And hope that by mornin’ I’m found
By the angels of reason that left me alone, then I’ll pick up my head and cry
…. objectivity risin’
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3. |
When I Go
03:29
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About three thousand miles away there’s another place called home
It’s twenty years and thirty days since I packed my bags alone
Now I can stand and I can run to whatever suits my mind
From the freezing cold to the burnin sun always one I leave behind
Chorus:
When I go- I leave behind no shadow when I go
No promises are broken on this night
And I can start all over with the memory of the distance left behind
Now I wish I could be there tonight but if I were I know
That I’d be wishin I was here and a dreamin’ I could go
That faraway place I’m goin to aint the reason I can’t stay
I’m livin in the distance- wanna be alive along the way
Chorus
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Stealin' J's Head
04:39
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Don’t look back cos I won’t be there struggling to be heard
You can keep on screamin’ emptiness, you can choke on your last word
You’re callin me brother in between some other discussions about your fee
But I can’t see that you give two shits about me
Chorus:
And you know I’ve noticed that you’re getting old
And that conscience that begged at you to love has let go
I still believe there’s a friend inside if only you could cry
But I still expect you’ll be singin this when you go
And turn that final pint glass over and say goodbye
You pissed your pants and then you missed your chance to be locked up at twenty three
I remember your words on a greyhound bus: “Is this all that I can be?”
You were callin me brother in between some other discussions about your soul
Did you think this through? Did it creep on you or did the liquor just take its toll?
Chorus
…and if I’m still singin this when you go
I’ll turn that final pint glass over and say goodbye.
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5. |
First Impressions
05:44
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If I’m free – why are there so many places I’d rather be?
It aint me – that’s fillin in all the spaces in what you see
If you let go – one way or the other – you’d walk the fine line that separates you from your mother
Late in the night- the haze was just right to see you standin there
In a circle of friends around a firelight singin I was just too drunk to care
I’ve learned my lessons well and walked them careful down the road
I’ve seen the worst inside myself and lightened up my load
I thought I’d found- a break in the clouds in my head this time around
I look around- I’ve been so high for so long you let me down
If I let go one way or the other
I’d speak my mind and get behind someone as a brother
Late in the night the haze was just right to see you standin there
In a circle of friends around a firelight singin I was just too drunk to care
You tell me you’re tired, you tell me it’s hard and you don’t know what to do
Well I’ve been around and I’ve been knocked down as many times as you
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Angeles
03:09
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Delicate Apathy
04:29
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8. |
Me and The Dog
02:59
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9. |
Release
04:40
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Gabriel Zacchai Camden, Maine
Gabriel Zacchai has been writing, recording and performing original music for over 30 years. His influences combine Neil Young, Mason Jennings and the old Bluegrass masters with the likes of Leadbelly and the North Mississippi All-Stars. Zacchai’s repertoire ranges from upbeat and catchy folk to hard-driving soulful blues and rock. ... more
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