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Live in Antigonish (6 tracks)

from House Record by Neal Read

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Recorded in Antigonish at the Archibald's for a fundraiser.
Margaree/Pretty Eyes (0:00)
Checks (6:30)
Oh Creature (10:50)
Myndi Wins (14:50)
(chatter)
Overcommitted (17:50)

lyrics

Margaree:

I'm leaving you in the Margaree

I'm gone, I'm going
leaving you in the Margaree
though it's nice to be on the road again
it's oh so bittersweet

I've got this road
all to myself
gonna find the smoothest way

Guess I'll chalk you up
another line against my eye
shows up when I'm laughing
never when I cry

Pretty Eyes:

I've been thinking about pretty eyes
not as much as I've
been thinking about you.
Darkness seems to subside
for the sake of soft light
streaming around you.

And the sun
offers up a sillouette
through thin fabric of your dress
and a gentle breeze
seems to further outline for me

I've never really liked
the smell of roses
it's always been lilies
and lemongrass for me
but my favorite scent of all
has got to be the one
on an on-shore breeze

Checks:

I've been writing in this key
because my shower fan forces me.
It's not the best part of my range
rings nicely though, soft and strange.

I think I've got a wasting disease
my body's slipping away from me.
All the tests and the checks that I run
come back negative, except for one:

I'm positive you've taken me with you
and that my body's following to see it through.

I grow hungry, yet I may not eat
this pit inside's confusing me.
'Wastrel, what are you running on?'
Mugs of whiskey, and half-finished songs

'Mercury is out of retrograde tonight,
the full moon's tomorrow' so she said it's a good time.
Rock's in the sky, reflecting life's light
you would dare compare them, to what your body does to mine?

One thing I've learned, time and again
is never trust your lover near the end.
Lovers are for leaving,
my love-life, has been a little self-deceiving.

Oh Creature:

Oh timid creature, you were right to fear me.
You're like the ocean, I'm not even a lake you'll see

There's no depth, to me

Oh honest creature, will you ever learn to lie?
so upstanding, don't you get tired?

Oh nightmare creature, keep your lurking out of sight.
'Cause I've seen you, under the harsh daylight.
and there's no depth...

Oh brave creature, full of your liquid fire.
Try not to spill any of your desire.

I've been feeling reckless, I've been feeling rude.
I've been feeling reckless, around you.

Myndi Wins:

It speaks about unconditional love,
Of throwing yourself in the dark
and not expecting a thud.
It speaks about getting one.

It speaks about two dark eyes,
a heart not really pumping blood
but full of compromise.
It speaks about cold dark times

Like a thick shell that moves through you,
When you came to you knew nothing else.
It's about the place we share
when you're not there casting spells

It speaks about the way I am,
it's always open ended
but you can't get in and I'll be damned.
It speaks of a broken land.

It speaks of a dried up well,
your heart belongs to someone else
but doesn't have a hope in hell.
It speaks for a dried up well.

Overcommitted:

Not gonna write another song about loss,
cause there was no leaving.
Well it's true that you've gone off,
I still see you every evening.
Oh sure I've made my bed,
Seemed to fit you like a glove.
Strength and trust in its foundation,
it's wide open, free-range love.

But I've overcommitted,
overcommitted it seems.
I've overcommitted
to this dream.

I got just what I wanted,
lucky lucky me.
It's not nice being the one left behind,
but it's increased my productivity.
I am a simple, steady creature,
slow to make my way.
All that spark and fire that we created,
I stole from you I'd say.

Your cup it overflows,
I caught a drop and dyed my clothes
dressed right up, wore it around
you know it, I was the talk of the town

But I've overcommitted,
overcommitted it seems
I've overcommitted,
so I don't worry.

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from House Record, released February 14, 2016

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