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Before There Were Mountains

by First Nations

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Oh i've got this paper heart but it's not like one of those ones that have been torn apart no my hearts blood barely flows cause I'm out here in the snow no, i do not mind the cold. Now i've got these leather lungs that have no business being there hiding right behind my ribs while I'm here gasping for air Soon enough they will forget my leather lungs shrink when they're wet.
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Ghost Lamp (free) 04:20
In your neighborhood the lights shine on me and well i made peace with the streetlights but thats not much of a story so i sail out on the sea i'll leave my country cause i wanted someone to notice and no i'm not much of a sailor so i get tossed by the waves i swim right out of my grave and i'll be right back in the morning with the sun creeping out of the curtains well we'll run around in the park we'll run until it gets dark and then we'll make peace with the street lights ya we'll make peace with the street lights Don't stay here with me in this burning city cause there ain't nothing here but a fire and i'm on top of the buildings now i'm left here with the beasts with claws and sharpened teeth i always wanted someone to notice and no i'm not much of a dancer while they feed feed on my heart our bodies all fall apart and it's a nice night in the forest well see you in the morning and we watched the sun rise we got the sun in our eyes while were on top of the buildings ya were on top of the buildings.
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Beach People 03:57
I can feel your eyes all the time burning holes into my head and i can see that you've won all the medals that make you a real man. I can see your face in the light of the flames. when are you ever going to hand me those prizes i won for you? I can hear your voice echoing to me on the beach you say, "my heart is where our home was before it burnt down."
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Maybe there's a way to climb over this heat and somehow miss your spreading flames before they come for me Maybe there's a place buried in the glow with only black to fill the space and voices all resound Maybe there's a cave hidden in the soil that slowly turns into your grave because it holds you down and i will cut off both my hands maybe there's a face bearing green felt eyes and trying hard to stay awake my poorly knitted skull (begins to break) and i will cut off both my hands
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Son, We Are Animals (free) 02:22
My son, my son never hold your tongue you gotta sing a song Cause i know it seems dark but there's a light in your heart that needs turning on Shine out your flames shine out your flames so it never ends and if i'm here when that happens we will all be clapping me and all my friends all of my friends OOoooh My son, my son you should always run from your enemies cause their far too slow in the falling snow and the fallen trees the fallen trees Watch the sun go down watch the sun go down we were raised by wolves just me and you howling at the moon we are animals CAUSE THERE IS NO PLACE OUR BODIES CAN GO
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The wild beasts live near a city with no lights and no buildings and no more limousines and all the men living in that dead town wore their hearts hearts hearts on their sleeves. If there are planets that don't have a name and clouds showering stones onto the river bank then those beasts will tear the shirts off our backs and our hearts will dry up under the beating sun I wrote a poem about a modern stage-play wrote in 1998 and shown in montreal on a train to go and meet you in the city you said i never knew buildings could grow so tall oh, this town is gunna burn up like the rest of em' and i never loved a fire more than this one here and those beast will fall asleep on the shore and our hearts will shine out like an old flame
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Little Wings 03:40
Why is it that our blood is all that shows what we're made of? I'd rather take all of my friends back to before there were mountains cause then they'd see there is more than their wooden hearts and wooden hands. And there are creatures underneath the ocean with the rusted anchors and your wedding rings we'll find a place that we can make our home and disappear on little wings. I'm told that in these feral days below us are a thousand flames that there's a fire underground that heats up this entire town. But i can't trust somebody else i'll need to see it for myself And there are creatures underneath the ocean with the rusted anchors and your wedding rings we'll find a place that we can make our home and disappear on little wings.
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2 Swans 03:44

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released December 21, 2009

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First Nations Grande Prairie, Alberta

First Nations (currently known as Wand) is Grande Prairie AB musician Derek Janzen. He has been quietly recording and releasing homemade alternative music from out of his bedroom in the cold and dark of the north since 2008. He has played along side some great acts including Mike Edel, Happy Trendy, and Stacy Lloyd Brown. ... more

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