1. |
Alone in the Light
02:07
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I am a tree blossomed with apologies
and sometimes I can't breathe
into the wind against my face
I am afraid of the attention that I'm paid
and sometimes I can't sing
though I'm sitting on your stage
It's a travesty
you won't sing with me
cause I'm all alone
alone in the light
I am a fraud all alone with my God
though I pray and I pray
I've got nothing to say
(though I pray and I pray...
I've got nothing to say)
It's a travesty
you won't sing with me
cause I'm all alone
alone in the light
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2. |
Glacier
02:51
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I am a glacier
framed by a lonely golden sea
no one exists here
to brave the cold and hold on to me
occasionally, a sailboat might wander my way
and continue on
by God and the waves
I am a sailboat
adrift on a choppy wide sea
there's nobody out here
to come rescue me
with rain pouring down
we can't turn around
and then the sky opens wide
to push us aside
I am a wave
I am a wave
I'm an original creation
in this living population of souls
and I swear my hand to God sometimes
I just don't know where to go
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3. |
Anything You Want
02:04
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I'm not one to tell the truth
but for you I'd do anything you want me to
anything you want me to
I don't know
I don't know the lengths I'd go
for you to know what's true
I'm totally in love with you
it's sometimes hard to know what's right
but at the end of every night
I want your body pressed against my side
it always lights me up inside
you can have
you can have my skin
and all the smaller parts within
you can have
you can have my skin
and all the smaller parts within
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4. |
These Games
01:53
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If, for example, you can't be what I want,
I won't be tricked into loving what you got
it's a shame you're playing these games
I could pretend that i miss you when you're gone
act like it wasn't a party all night long
I shoulda known
I shoulda known
I shoulda known you'd prefer the lies
I'm not keeping a place somewhere
deep down inside for you
unwilling to tear any real love apart for you
I don't think you see there is no you and me
there's a reason you get picked last in kickball
you're not the weakest link you're the pitfall
you're a blackhole, a vacuum
steady to get yourself smacked soon
I don't love you
I don't like you
I'm not doing this to spite you
but despite you I'm okay
I'm okay
(whistling solo!)
If for example you can't be what I want
I won't be tricked into loving what you got
it's a shame you're playing these games
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5. |
Lightweight
01:30
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6. |
Zoo Song
02:57
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I met you at the zoo
you were in front of the bears
and the lions too
when you made fun of the monkeys
I already knew
I wanted to try some monkey business with you
I met you at the park
just strolling around
till the sky got dark
you were walking your dog
and feeding the ducks
and I thought to myself
that's one man i'd like to--
(no, no no no no)
I met you at the cafe
just sipping your latte
with nothing to say
when you looked up at me
from over your scone
I knew right away
that you wanted to take me home
I met you for the last time
walking out of my door
and slipping your hand from mine
you looked up at the sky
and down at your shoes
and I knew from then on
that I needed to sing the blues
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7. |
Lullaby
02:57
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It's a fucking miracle that I'm alive today
You can thank the coward inside of me
they tested out new medication
with lethal side effects
The fantasy of living
rarely meets my expectations
and the dreams I have of dying
exceed all limitation
I can see the tragedy
in breathing through the night
I keep my body tired
so that there's less of a fight
The fantasy of living
rarely meets my expectations
and the dreams I have of dying
exceed all limitation
this was meant to be a lullaby
with a kiss I can sleep
through night...
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8. |
Barely Making a Sound
00:41
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9. |
Constantly
01:56
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I am constantly
introducing myself
to you
and then I run away
By the grace of our kind
and unmerciful God
we are here to stay
I've put a knife in the back
of a lover or two
I am a wild dog
anxious to dig for the bones in you
I've taken this train to the
end of the track and there's
nothing after that
It's plain to my hands
but my heart makes demands
so unreasonable
I am constantly
introducing myself
to you
and then I run away
We've erased all our gods
and thrown them away
still we kneel to pray
I've put a knife in the back
of a lover like you
I am a wild dog
anxious to dig for the bones in you
I've taken this train to the
end of the track and there's
nothing after that
It's plain to my hands
but my heart makes demands
so unreasonable
(unreasonable)
I am constantly
introducing myself to you
and then I run away
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10. |
Zoo Song (Acoustic)
06:29
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I met you at the zoo
you were in front of the bears
and the lions too
when you made fun of the monkeys
I already knew
I wanted to try some monkey business with you
I met you at the park
just strolling around
till the sky got dark
you were walking your dog
and feeding the ducks
and I thought to myself
that's one man i'd like to--
(no, no no no no)
I met you at the cafe
just sipping your latte
with nothing to say
when you looked up at me
from over your scone
I knew right away
that you wanted to take me home
I met you for the last time
walking out of my door
and slipping your hand from mine
you looked up at the sky
and down at your shoes
and I knew from then on
that I needed to sing the blues
&
The rain that strikes the window pane falls
bundled up I await your phone call
when your voice crackles on the other end
I feel like hallelujah and amen
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Kim Tillman California
Kim Tillman is a SF Bay Area-based singer/songwriter and classical guitar player. She is the lead singer of band Tragic
Gadget and part of the duo Kim Tillman & Silent Films.
Outside of her regular live performances, her songs have been featured in television and film. Armed with a honey-velvet voice and razor sharp lyrics, she aims simply to move you.
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Kim Tillman recommends:
The Halloweeny EP
by The Prince Street Ghouls
This compilation was lovingly created by some of my favorite facemelters at Havocado Productions in Berkeley, CA. I'm particularly keen on the Bottle Rocket and Rachel Toups tracks.
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I sing lead in the indie electro pop band Tragic Gadget. There's a lot of omnichord and feelings on this record. Lotta bass, lotta lyrics. It felt really good to make & still feels great to sing.
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Holding On To A Dream
by sir Was
Another stellar exercise in genre-swapping from Joel Wästber: soul, hip-hop, pop, and singer-songwriting traditions all wrapped up in one.
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