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Polar Bear

by Black Pepper Sea

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1.
Pearl Diver 02:41
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I still have the faded page Almond eyes and a smile that looks a little lonely I see you twisting in the reef Silver skin and a knife flashing in your teeth I always thought about it But I don't talk about it Staring down at you Half naked in the blue... blue... blue... blue I'm all alone I'm all alone I turn around and you're gone in the undertow I always dreamed about it But I don't talk about it Pulling down on you Half naked in the blue... blue... blue... blue
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Hey Late Morning Sun 03:09
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Hey late morning sun Go back to sleep leave me alone I've had a bad night Too many thoughts won't leave me alone You never come when I'm in need Hey late morning sun Call back the rain to wash me away My eyes start to burn Can't take the strain of a bright sunny day You make it hard to go back to sleep Bring on the clouds and give me some peace I know you're wondering why I complain You only shine to keep me awake And I'm tired of looking at you You keep pushing through Leave me alone... You're not giving up So I get up and crawl to the floor You're warming my bones Filling me up I'm wanting more I hope that you keep hangin' round Shine on shine on keep shining down Late morning sun (thank you) Late morning sun Late morning sun
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Silver Postcards 03:40
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I was dreaming I was dreaming on a train Silver postcards From your lovers fell like rain And you sparkled in the flood With your lips as red as blood And you almost smiled when your autumn hair broke free Do you remember me Not a second Not a second calms me down Silver postcards Have covered the whole town Was it me or was it school Were the summers always cruel Were we ever where we thought we ought to be And you don't remember me Remember Please remember me Remember Please remember me La la la la
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Warm Wool Starling 02:17
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Take my hand my darling We musn't move so slow There's a black-eyed wounded starling And she's bleeding in the snow I feel her heart barely beating in my hands And she hardly makes a sound Wrap her in your scarf try and keep her warm Because the snow is coming down The fire is small but growing And we place her near the heat But her black eyes have flown far away from home Your scarf falls around your feet I'll fly away I'll fly away I'll fly away I'll fly away We wrap her up again like we would a loving friend Touch her wings before we go For the pretty black-eyed girl is sleeping once more Deep beneath the snow
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Rainy Motorbike 03:47
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Rainy motorbike Nothing's what it seems Why am I nothing like The violence in my dreams I feel your loving scar The silver kisses burn I know you shake When the boots are dropping It's your mistake If you think I'm stopping In the kitchen so young and spare Your hands are twitching and you've cut your hair That's when you learn When you take the turn That's when you learn Rainy motorbike Nothing's what it seems Why am I nothing like The violence in my dreams That's when you learn When you take the turn
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Slow King Of Germany 03:37
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I used to think I had a kind of armor Protected me from you I watch the boats burn in the harbor Now you want to burn me too Burn me too I followed your siren song you left me in the cold My eyes fluttered and you were gone a sleepy head of gold I'm the slow king of Germany coronated with a stick and a stone Abdicated my sanity for a broken plastic throne Your mouth opens and the thoughts fly from your tongue Shiny birds that try and block the sun Poison words that can never be undone Undone I see your flags and your drunken armies gathered on the hill You once swore you'd never harm me but we both know you will I built a cage for my blinded hours a carriage for your heel A wooden box of last years flowers I'm pinned against the wheel I'm the slow king of Germany Never asked if I want to be Float across the black pepper sea And I'm free I'm free You walked away like a mystery no answers no reply I'm the slow king of Germany I loved you now goodbye
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Snowflake 03:53
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Drop me into the ocean Wait awhile till the commotion settles down And we'll swim to town And if a pretty girl And if a pretty girl is like (is like) a melody At my funeral would you sing for me Little bird Your smile is like a snowflake Shiny as a dime Different every time And my heart Will never be a polar bear Thought that I was strong Never been so wrong Lead me into the station Let go of your frustration say hello And don't let go Draw me into your warm heart The city shines and tears us apart it's quiet here If we concentrate we can disappear Little bird Your smile is like a snowflake Falls all over town Never sticks around My heart Will never be a polar bear Harder than a stone Cold and all alone Little bird Your smile is like a snowflake Shiny as a dime Different every time And my heart Will never be a polar bear Thought that I was strong Never been so wrong
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Goodbye French Johnny 02:32
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He smoked a cigarette She did a pirouette And waved at every passing car He touched her swollen lip A promissory slip A bitter tasting candy bar So long Sleeping on the stairs Like dreamy millionaires Cherry blossoms at her feet She took his little book And clutched it like a crook And watched the dogs run down the street So long He thought it was enough Pretending to be tough It didn't work out how he planned She tried to pay the rent By looking innocent But she could never understand So long
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Beauty Wolf 03:03
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You're a velvet hand You're a bloody brick You say you understand You say I make you sick (don't do it/give in) You are a golden crown You are a tower bell You never let me rest You're as cold as hell (uh huh) You are a forest fire And you are bitter cream You're a beauty wolf And a troubled dream (don't do it/give in) You're a lying dog And a spiral stair A poison fog And laissez-faire (uh huh) You're a drunken mob You're a whippoorwill You're a mindless job But better still You never will (don't do it/give in)
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She Defends Swans 03:13
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When I say lover I mean lover When I say leave here I mean stay I'm all alone That's what I mean When I throw voices I won't hurt you You say my eyes want it But they don't mean to Anyway that's how I feel She defends swans and loners She believes in hearts and their owners She doesn't have to speak Softly But she does When I ask questions Don't give me answers You're not some offering For me to misuse I know that's not why I'm here She defends swans and loners She believes in hearts and their owners She doesn't have to speak Softly But she does When I say lover I mean lover When I say leave here I mean stay
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Bruises 03:41
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Cars are long and dark There's drinking in the park And the river swells like a sink without a drain The street is slick with tears And broken boutonnières And the sky is full of bruises Do you think it's gonna rain Tried to be around When they put you in the ground But it was hard enough just to look like I was sane Now the box is full of bones And rusted telephones And the sky is full of bruises Do you think it's gonna rain Don't believe I'll see another bluebird Or a lilac in the spring Don't believe I'll face the music Don't believe I believe in anything Don't believe I believe in anything I don't believe Now the trees are cold and still Like you finally broke their will And I know I'll never see you again I can cry and wish I could But I know you're gone for good And the sky is full of bruises Do you think it's gonna rain

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11 songs about dreams, animals, rain, silver, death, love, snow, birds, lust, the ocean, motorcycles and women with knives.

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released March 1, 2009

Written and performed by J. Montgomery

Design: Wednesday

Cover photo: Gideon Mendel.

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