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In a Certain Light

by Joe Dickinson

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Left of the dealer goes first Follow instructions or you cannot play the game The game Trapped in a box Feeling pressure to be someone I’m not I’m not Smile for me a little bit Stupid is happy, so tell me - what is smart Smart Freedom is what you make it I make it nothing because I am nothing myself Am I I want you so bad baby I’ll give you pleasure give you pleasure give you pleasure give you pleasure Pleasure I’m all alone when you knock on the door I’ll give you pleasure give you pleasure give you pleasure give you pleasure Pleasure Step away from the screen door A unicorn is being burned I can tell by the air Air So sorry I missed you Sleeping beauty on a mattress made of rain Water Suburban promises lead to a lie Old friend what have you become Become I’m sleeping naked but you’re still covered up A big dog playing around on a sunny day Day Broke broken and blind I’m still trying to find the feeling I’m looking for Thanks for the letter
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Got your message to give you a call Wonder how you are I hope you’re feeling better It’s been a long time since I’ve seen your face But I still know the way to your place And when I pick you up we have to stop so you can put on your makeup And you still haven’t changed You’re exactly the same You just follow your friends If you can call them your friends And you put on your makeup Yeah you put on your makeup But I wish you’d take it off I sit in silence and I don’t feel right When I think about last night And maybe it’s just me being stupid But I can’t shake the feeling That I’m losing a friend I’m losing a friend I’m losing a friend I’m losing a friend I lost you a long time ago All in a day’s work All in a day’s work All in a day’s work All in a day’s work
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I’m trying to believe I wish I could believe In an omniscient friend The invisible helping hand One set of footprints Instead of two I’m trying to believe I wish I could believe In a story I can’t get straight I find it hard even to relate To a system that preaches love But causes hate I’m trying to believe I wish I could believe It’s so hard to face death But when it comes I’ll be ready for it Bring it on Wait - please don’t send me to hell I’m trying to believe I wish I could believe I’m trying to believe I wish I could believe
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Every day is a waste of time Every day is a waste of time Every day is a waste of time Every day is a waste of time Every day is a waste of time Every day is a waste of time Every day is a waste of time Every day is a waste of time Every day is a waste of time Every day is a waste of time Every day is a waste of time Every day is a waste of time
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Garden growing Whiskey flowing Bottomwell blues and the sunlight blinds I’m calling you you girl I’m calling you To pick up all the pieces that you left behind Time time the moon is mine Stuck in armageddon ‘til the flowers bloom Babies crying Arrows flying Strike me in the heart Lay me in my tomb Love love I’m counting on your love If you want to save my life You’d better do it soon Ohhh nothing lasts Try to make the best of whatever you find Garden growing Whiskey flowing Bottomwell blues and the sunlight blinds Bottomwell blues and the sunlight blinds Bottomwell blues and the sunlight blinds Bottomwell blues and the sunlight blinds Bottomwell blues and the sunlight blinds
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Moonlight over Venice Starlight in your eyes Wind will blow by and by so it goes I see no clouds in the sky Moonlight over Venice Romance in the air One more kiss time no longer exists We don’t have any cares I don’t need a vacation Baby I need to disappear Start all over with you love No more tears ‘Cause we can’t be happy here Moonlight over Venice Strolling down the street Hand in hand as we look at the land No pressure no one to beat Moonlight over Venice I just can’t help but smile When you’re near all my blues disappear Please stay with me for a while No one said it was easy No one said it’d be fun You make my life better You’re the one You are my midnight sun Moonlight over Venice Everything over there Stay by my side and we’ll go for a ride We don’t have any cares We don’t have any cares We don’t have any cares
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I I can’t stay here I don’t belong I I have no place I have no home Phone It never rings Why do I Even have a phone I I have no place I have no home I know there’s love out there But I’m too sad to even care When I was in need That’s when they threw me out in the cold I I have no place I have no home All this lovely scenery What is it supposed to mean to me Another mother will weep As another baby is born I I have no place I have no home Gave you my heart and you You turned it to stone I I have no place I have no home I I know no love I am alone
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Out of nothing Comes something ‘Til the opposite is true Everyday is a play unwritten I’ve been lying here trying here If only you knew That in the smoke I’d choke I’d be bitten When the world wears me down And everything is a mess I dance a waltz With a lady in a dark blue dress Paradise Would be nice But I can’t think that way I’d stew Much ado About nothing Can you see the little trees As they struggle to stay Awake as they bake in an oven When the world wears me down And I don’t feel my best I’m in the clouds With the lady in a dark blue dress Every road Is closed ‘Cept the one that I’m on No choice No voice Nothing sadder It’s a shame And it’s lame But you’ve got to stay strong You’ve got to rise And realize It doesn’t matter When the world wears me down And there’s a pain in my chest I make love To the lady in a dark blue dress I’m your friend ‘Til the end In this rest assured I’ll be there And I’ll care If I’m able When you’re burning And you’re turning Toward the face that is cured Think hard And put your cards On the table When the world wears me down And everything is a mess I dance a waltz With a lady in a dark blue dress
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You broke my poor heart And you left me so sad Alone in that dark by and by Yeah you left me so blue I don’t know what to do Guess I’ll sit here in silence and sigh But you’ll always be darling to me You’ll always be darling to me You’ll always be my beautiful First true love see You’ll always be darling to me Well the wind and the rain Try to trap me indoors Alone in that dark by and by I can still see you there With that bow in your hair Smiling as we lay down for the night You’ll always be darling to me You’ll always be darling to me You’ll always be my beautiful First true love see You’ll always be darling to me I feel older than I am And bitter like a lemon Alone in that dark by and by There’s nothing I can do I’m a million miles from you I’ll just lay here and look at the sky But you’ll always be darling to me You’ll always be darling to me You’ll always be my beautiful First true love see You’ll always be darling to me
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Welcome It’s unfortunate I don’t think I can make it Ashamed to show my face here anymore A smile can be faked There’s nothing they can’t take Everything’s become a total chore The world is not real The world is not real Existence is my palette And my body is my paintbrush (Left) To board the train Is to start again And like a firefly I am burning My nocturnal energy All in hopes That you see (Right) A bored request Made in half jest Frightens me into feeling Like I have no place to go Or like I’m only a speck Of dust or whatever That I happen to be (Center) A little girl In a made up world Makes me feel bad Because I think That she would rather Be an animal Than be free It’s a flash of sight A vision of that night And days and weeks and months and hours and minutes Oh dear oh dear What’s happening here Up or down or stay ok I’m in it The world is real The world is real Existence is my palette And my body is my paintbrush (Left) I heard that four years ago There was a man from the hills Came down here looking for gold And some local guy named something Told him that the gold was up in them hills And easy to find So the drifter went up looking for it And he had a hard time And never did find anything (Right) I never really felt too connected To anyone or anything Well kind of There are people and places I guess I’ve always just felt a bit isolated I’m looking for someone to just knock me off my feet Now I’m talking major here At this point though I don’t even care Honestly I’m just rolling along (Center) Last night on the train I kind of realized How everything is connected Yest not connected I think I compared it To a stack of something One thing piled up On another thing And so on and so on Until something big happens And the pile just collapses Thank you

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released September 2, 2007

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Joe Dickinson Chicago, Illinois

Hi, I’m Joe Dickinson.

I'm a DIY singer/songwriter from Chicago, IL.

It's not easy, balancing the external demands of work/life with the internal demands of creativity, but I'm working toward a set of sustainable internal systems that will allow me to continue to write, record, and release songs. Hopefully for the rest of my life.

I appreciate you taking the time to listen.
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