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Taboos

by Roadopener

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1.
Blackwaterfoot 06:20
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walking out into the surf under a bull black moon at the start of our ruse tides pulled you far from land and into my waiting hands a hundred miles out, far from the sunny south took your tobacco - the first night on the town crossed county lines, that was the first time our stars aligned and you changed my mind show me how to receive, be a harbour for me that’s what I need i want for your body to know my body finally I’ll keep your powder dry, clandestine don’t go looking for signs in other men’s eyes get a clean kill in your back hills and you know I will be a swift arrow oh blackwaterfoot, do you see me? believe me, blackwaterfoot all my youth I have wasted chasing blackwaterfoot oh blackwaterfoot, do you see me? believe me blackwaterfoot all my youth I have wasted away chasing blackwaterfoot it was hard for me to open, until I was broken like a wave smouldering with lust, but too soon to trust the way that you move up in your hay loft with the tarantulas thinking of africa in the ritual smoke feel the muscle tense, dripping a sweet sweat dropping my defense, now we’re alone break from the reigns, leave me for dead again such a damn shame that we play these games stand not amazed, put on a good face give me one last taste, then I’ll go go go blackwaterfoot, do you see me? believe me, blackwaterfoot all my youth I have wasted chasing blackwaterfoot oh blackwaterfoot, do you see me? believe me blackwaterfoot all my youth I have wasted away chasing blackwaterfoot running with rainclouds in my shoes distant thunder following your hurricane rubbing the salt into the wound (womb) hollow harvest of my muse and she's always on my mind haunting beauty, holy hebridean eyes and her body is a cave hiding the truth I cannot say
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Dustbowls 03:56
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lover, when you came to me (here is the truth, here is your hard proof) with starfire burning through the trees (aquarius moon, spin me in your loom) hunted by the winter night (pockets of rain, pockets for your change) scorpio shining in the sky (sinners and saints, waiting for late trains) sent your letters through the storm (horses within, saddle the tradewind) language lost without a form (keeper of keys, battle the high seas) painted your name across the bow (passion is found, passion is spellbound) hurricane lamps flickered out (heart is a flame, hot.) dustbowls of our love broke where the creek rose we were skipping stones lover, when you called a truce (honey in hives, secrets in her eyes) asked midnight what he could do (ritualize, sharpen the dark knife) did he cover up the truth (cleaning a kill, fire the lime kiln) leaving us room for a ruse? (lingering guilt, bring to a standstill) galleon sails full of lust (seeker of light, seeking the lighthouse) alaska turned me to rust (queen of the hive, deep in the hideout) beeswax heart on my sleeve (give me a sign, throw me a lifeline) kerosene tears down your cheek (shying away, shy.) dustbowls of our love broke where the creek rose we were skipping stones
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Codetalker 06:13
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here's a story for 'round your fire about a woman who got to me thought that I'd have learnt my lesson - no you remember that old cabin? well nothing ever is what it seems wasn't long before she passed out of my reach and talked her codes, codetalker and locked her doors, codetalker I could heat her up for hours she would teach me how to lead as the snow fell soft outside the trees heaved into the lake where ice was melting that is how she'd melt in me and then I'd lay beside her - silent and asleep and talk the codes, codetalker and unlock the doors, codetalker codetalker, now you're dodging all the love you can't receive it's not enough to just be overwhelming me it’s too much for me to handle too much to be believed cut away the cords, let me breathe and talk your codes, codetalker and lock your doors, codetalker spoken word: remembering your soul’s desire like rain quenches the ground: ripe with possibility. available to the other, wide open in bliss. the burden of bliss. yeah. open to the mystery, in this moment, and this moment, and this one. only truth remains in the light of the sublime. the sublime...
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Don't Hesitate 04:00
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your death is imminent so what you want, act on it when you go, all you’ve got is what you’ve done and what you have not oh, don’t forget it you are made from habit oh just go get it, don’t hesitate you won’t regret see the signs of your compromise left alone, they multiply though you hide out, that feeling will intensify now this is medicine, don’t defend you can give in now and believe me, that feeling will intensify what will you gain from your suffering? wait for signs and look for clues but nothing changes and no-one moves oh, don’t forget it you were made from habit oh just go get it don’t hesitate you won’t regret see the signs of your compromise left alone, they multiply though you hide out, that feeling will intensify now this is medicine, don’t defend you can give in now and believe me, that feeling will intensify oh, that feeling will intensify (now)
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I Am A Stone 04:38
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the feminine is medicine for ruined men fallow wombs weaving my cocoon a winter tomb leave me lusty make me a mockery obsolete ohh oh, I am a stone I’ve been so alone maybe you could help me melt although I went without touch it’s enough now I’m a stone for you touch me, polish me up now I am a stone hurry home stoke my stove warm my bones tonight dance to a dark song linger a little too long locking eyes point blank, close range we howl at the hurricane in our embrace ohh oh, I am a stone I’ve been so alone maybe you could help me melt although I went without touch it’s enough now I’m a stone for you oh, the irish sea is burning ferry me across feed me from your black bowl tighten my knots through the depths of psyche wandering lost I take the shape of a jaguar I have paid the cost back when the cup overflowed I did not question who I was now that I know how it feels I won’t wait to be healed ohh oh, I am a stone I’ve been so alone although I went without touch it’s enough now I’m a stone for you touch me, polish me up now, I am a stone
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Yukon Soul 04:33
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taillights fading, santa fe dust corroding what you promised us some tobacco woman's burning up the fuel of my name over bronze flood plains in the pressure and steam of hollow dreams your love came apart at the seams over highways of sweat to raven’s nests engines of change, darkening rain but my yukon soul built a sauna on the creek a place of heat and when I finally fell down at your feet I fell in defeat, fell in defeat codetalker, when you’re talking, you’re the only one you’re dodging smoke signals you send I will intercept you have the language, so fluent so start the fire without the flint and see those radio receivers, repeating over trees it’s so easy to lose their frequency hauling out from your harbour on the dark cold sea tasting the sweat from our last intrigue but my yukon soul built a sauna on the creek a place of heat and when I finally fell down at your feet I fell in defeat, fell in defeat when I long, I long a long time far along the railroads of rhyme well the oracle never lies, it just wasn’t the time kneeling naked at your altar, asking for a sign hide behind your hymns, sing them soft to him poison love you fought to win and imitate the scorpion I’m worth the price you’d have to pay to feel what you anticipate well my yukon soul built a sauna on the creek a place of heat and when I finally fell down at your feet I fell in defeat, fell in defeat My yukon soul. My yukon soul built a sauna on the creek. My yukon soul. My yukon soul.
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Overpower 03:21
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swam, sputtered, while she swallowed me swell shuddered, swept to the east help hovered just out of reach my lover above me I crawled out of the sea from you I was crawling out and she hauled out of the deep made me into a medicine pouch tobacco, oh, you overpower me although your music is muse it’s a winter tomb it’s a winter tomb you're a winter tomb crawled out of the sea, crawled out crawled out of the sea crawled out of the sea, crawled out crawl out of the deep and lie down with me, lie down with me now tobacco, oh, you overpower me although your music is muse you're a winter tomb you're a winter tomb you're a winter tomb
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Hebridean Nights 08:23
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remember when making our love upon the pyramid sand flickering in the prophet’s better hand while he sold my name along the shore of hebrides carried me into Aleutian seas where we were made never to be young again (saint) kilda kept the secret safe, in her caves as the sun set into my southern cross chest slumbering like a knife without a sheath I sunk into your body heat hungering suck the poison from the sting collapse like little hornet’s wings feel the venom numb your tongue the price is paid, love’s fight is won palo santo drifted on the wind dignified, you brewed the medicine while rain fell upon the tin simmering gathered fuel for the funeral pyre the man I was, the man you desire split upon your sacred shrine, sanctified fanning the flames across alluvial plains then allayed, I turned retrograde cause the cup in old Magellan’s hands tempted me suck the poison from the sting collapse like little hornet’s wings feel the venom numb your tongue the price is paid, love’s fight is won the price is paid, love’s fight is won the price is paid, love’s fight is won hold me through my hebridean nights hold me through.

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released May 12, 2017

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