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Les petits mondes sont partout
(The Little Worlds Are Everywhere)
Maple Syrup is dripping
Down the white velvet walls
And the milkman is sipping
On a telephone call
The big dipper is hanging
On the nose of this town
A music stand on the sidewalk
Is makin’ out with the ground
And oh…
Les petits mondes sont partout
Zipper talks to the Velcro
“Hey man, we’re kind of alike
We both have lots of little arms that
Wrap around each other tight”
And now the starfish is kissing
All the rocks in its sight
The pepper trees keep on singing
To the salt of the night
And oh…
Les petits mondes sont partout
Mushrooms growing in her head
It’s a dark and humid bed
Oh they’re filled with nutrients
Button caps and past laments
Button caps and new intent
And oh…
Les petits mondes sont partout
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2. |
Country in the City
03:08
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Country in the City
There's nothin' better
Then a zydeco band
Playin' that music
Dance as hard as I can
You got that quick feet beat
We could take it to the street
Jumpin' jambalaya for the soul
You’re such a treat
And there's nothin' better
Than that indie folk man
Playin' that music
Slow cookin' in a pan
It's just a sweet sweet tune
Simple summer days in June
Each breath has so much room
Country in The City
Glamorous and gritty
Everyone is pretty
Oh as you can be
Starlight is upside down
Shining from the concrete ground
But it's just a quaint hometown
When you’re playin' these tunes
And there's nothin' better
Than that Honky Tonk band
Playin' that music
Unh, I feel you guitar man
I wanna rock your roll
Wanna take you on a stroll
I'm right back in high school
Play it for me guitar man!
Country in The City
Glamorous and gritty
Everyone is pretty
Oh as you can be
Starlight is upside down
Shining from the concrete ground
But it's just a quaint hometown
When you’re playin' these tunes
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3. |
Hurricane Eye
03:02
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Hurricane Eye
In the dog house once again
Though I try hard as I can
Fumbling through each new day
And though I’m sorry through and through
Took my darkness out on you
Sometimes we learn by fuckin’ up
Cause there’s an octopus inside
Made of all the tears I’ve cried
And its eyes are baby blue
And I’m teaching it to swim
Instead of suctioning to him
And I see one thing to do
Oh when those feeling start to fly
Gonna stay right here in the hurricane’s eye
Big teeth swirling all around
But I’m right here, breathing
From this soft tongue ground
From this dog house I can see
All the past so vibrantly
Technicolor lazor show
And though I never mean to harm
There’s that creature with eight arms
Trippin’ up integrity
Now I ain’t trying to make excuse
I wanna ride the truth Caboose
No matter what the price
But I can’t keep writing you songs
Even I have to move on
Not that you care either way
Oh when those feeling start to fly
Gonna stay right here in the hurricane’s eye
Big teeth swirling all around
But I’m right here, breathing
From this soft tongue ground
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Tumbleweed
03:20
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Tumbleweed
Tired of feeling lonely
Tired of trying so hard to be
All that I think I should be
This is my face, it has its grace
This is the song that lingers on
This is the time to drink green ocean wine
Tired of feeling tired
Always pushing so hard to see
Everything instantly
I’ll take a rest in the sand
And dream about holding your hand
There is a smile in these warm salty tears
Oh Tumbleweed
Tumbled to the sea
California, you sweet home to me
Oh Tumbleweed
Floating weightlessly
California, you sweet home to me
Sweet home to me
Tired of feeling lonely
Tired of trying so hard to be
All that I think I should be
This is my face, it has its grace
This is the song that lingers on
This is the time to drink green ocean wine
Oh Tumbleweed
Tumbled to the sea
California, you sweet home to me
Oh Tumbleweed
Floating weightlessly
California, you sweet home to me
Sweet home to me
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A Calm Sun
03:25
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A Calm Sun
We think happiness is out on the horizon
That next job, that next love, that new stuff
Oh pedal to the metal
Let’s drive this thing fast as we can
To puddles on the highway
Lovers of life we are everywhere
Just sometimes we hide behind thick thick blue bangs of hair
Made of woven worries
Made of silken stories
Puddles on the highway
Oh love from the mind is like a sand dollar
It’s rough and you owe me so much
Oh love from the heart is like
It’s like a calm, calm sun
Peace you are coating everything
And it’s you that I rest with when I do my attention bring
To that rise and fall
Oh silence holding it all
Puddles on the highway
Oh love from the mind is like a sand dollar
It’s rough and you owe me so much
Oh love from the heart is like
It’s like a calm, calm sun
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6. |
Blown Away
03:18
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Blown Away
Blown Away, Blown Away
I will love you forever and a day
Love you like a snake bite on my tongue
Love you like a monkey with two thumbs
Love you when the moon glow comes undone
Splashes on the mountain like a big blue sun
Love you when I can’t see you at all
Only in my dreams where you’re much too tall
Oh you been haunting me so long
Like a rusty song
Blown Away, Blown Away
Oh I had to leave us
Go on and find my way
Find a way to love my paper self
Wake up on a dusty plywood shelf
Hold my hand through sickness and in health
Offer to The Elephant all my wealth
So I made a brand new steering wheel
Stuck it to the side of a pedal steel
Yeah I’m gonna trust The Great Unfold
Singing songs that mold
Oh…Blown Away
Blown Away, Blown Away
I will love you forever and a day
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7. |
The Universe
03:34
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The Universe
There will be a brighter day
Darkness comes but doesn’t stay
Hold your hand on heart this way
Love will be your guide
Somehow it has come to this
Heart is shattered into bits
Lying in a bed of fear
Still the love is here
The universe is kind I know
There’s something that she’s trying to show
And when the mind is shivering
Oh it brings me home when I start to sing
Hypnotized by other’s lives
Spinning, waxen apple pies
Come back to my own sweet life
All I need is here
Ocean slamming onto sand
Foaming frothing mixed with land
Somehow it is all so grand
All I need is here
The Universe is kind I know
There’s something that she’s trying to show
And when I am so lost at sea
Oh I bring me home with a melody
Turning to the swirling clouds
Speaking to them right out loud
Oh you sweet confused child
Love will be your guide
Somehow it has come to this
Heart is full of peacefulness
Lying in a bed of bliss
All I need is here
The Universe is kind I know
There’s something that she’s trying to show
And when the mind is shivering
Oh it brings me home when I start to sing
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8. |
Love is a Verb
04:47
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Love is a Verb
I was very young when you caught my eye
We would sit and talk late into the night
Oh Amazing Grace echoing into that space
And you showed me worlds that I never knew
Sweet gardenia sings all those lady blues
I fell deep in love,
Who’s the hand, who’s the glove?
Oh…Love is a Verb
We had big ol’ dreams to play in small cafes
Me on saxophone you on all the ways
That we could explore what is on the 13th floor
And we live it up, join a big parade
Travel cobblestones, singin’ on the stage
What a lucky girl
But her toes do not uncurl
Oh…Love is a Verb
And the years roll by, I transmogrify
From the grasshopper to the task master
Now I needed you, bring the bread and be my glue
And it got too dark, maybe we don’t work
I’ll just move along, it’s just a silly song
So I said goodbye
I’ll give other things a try
Oh…Love is a Verb
Then one day you came knockin’ on my door
Perfect melody plopped right on the floor
Oh I had to laugh, I felt like a bubble bath
So you’re not just mean
That’s the rhythm of The Love Machine
Cook me till I’m soft, show me where I’m off
You’re my teacher true
You’re a mirror, I’m the stew
Oh…Love is a Verb
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9. |
The Chocolate Tree
04:08
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The Chocolate Tree
Can’t tell if I’ve done somethin’ bad
Just kinda looks like the dirt is mad
My minds’ gone weak and thin
And the lilacs they don’t smell like a thing
Oh hole in my heart, what do you need?
I’m right here listening
We both know life is bittersweet
Come on let’s dance up in this chocolate tree
Get up and put your halo on
Fasten it nice and tight
But all you really wanna do is hang out your window
Smokin’ cigarettes and drinkin’ all night
Oh come on by the tracks later on
We can talk about what’s goin’ on
Got my money on an old dapple grey
She taught me how to sing and how to pray
Oh now hole in my heart, what do you need?
I’m right here listening
We both know life is bittersweet
Come on let’s dance up in this chocolate tree
I know you’re hurting real bad
Just a junkie for the moonlight
Gone and tasted things that you can’t have
This old helicopter’s got to take flight
Oh come on by the tracks later on
We can talk about what’s goin’ on
Got my money on an old dapple grey
She taught me how to sing and how to pray
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10. |
Wherever I Go
03:16
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Wherever I Go
Sparkles on the river
Shimmering on by
I may long for you so
But I still have to go
To the city where I am called
Pines upon the mountain
No one else for miles
In the hustle I hear
How I long for you dear
But I know still down inside
Home
You’re always right here
Wherever I roam
Sky above and the ground below
Wherever I go
Barrel-chested robin
Pullin’ worms from the dirt
Such a wriggling treat
Beside the taxi-filled streets
No it ain’t only asphalt here
Pink plump blossoms
Just across from my room
When I look out at you
It’s my heart that’s in bloom
And the siren’s keep screechin’ on
Home
You’re always right here
Wherever I roam
Sky above and the ground below
Wherever I go
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11. |
Loving Family
02:46
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Loving Family
Oo Mama,
Oh how you been a best friend to me girl
Smart pretty lady
gave me a great start in the world
And oo Papa
Great big laughter comes a rollin’ outta you
Sweet-hearted man
we can do the sillies or the blues
Oo-ee, I got a good family
We got plenty a quirky things goin’ on
And the love is strong
Oo-ee, I got a good family
We got plenty a quirky things goin’ on
And the love is strong
And Oo big sister reading to me
while I snuggle up tight
You’ve always been there for me
Helping to turn on the light
And oo middle sister, partner in crime
We got a lot to do today
Jump on our bicycles, play a game
And then we end up in the waves
Oo-ee, I got a good family
We got plenty a quirky things goin’ on
And the love is strong
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12. |
Song for Elijah
03:40
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Song for Elijah
I miss you Elijah
You were my best friend
For just a little while and then
It came to its end
You never know how long it’ll go
Magnolia trees are sprouting right out of my knees
And there’s an extra shiny heart upon my sleeve
You never know how deep it’ll grow
I don’t know if I will see you much again
I don’t know if I will see you much again
But I know I’m glad we were friends
I miss you Elijah
We had a good time
It just felt extra nice to be me by your side
You never know how sweet it’ll go
I don’t know if I will see you much again
I don’t know if I will see you much again
But I know I’m glad
Oh I know I’m so glad
Oh I’m so glad
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Old Fisherman's Song
03:33
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Old Fisherman’s Song
Won’t you come be with me
I’m waiting by the sea
Sunset is on its way
Come on let’s play
It is so lovely here
Everything sounds so clear
I’ll be the ship, you steer this song
Carry on
Like an old fisherman at dawn
Cast your line
Into that silver moonshine
Carry on
I’ll be your lover’s welcome arms
Throw your hook
Covered in blueberries and books
La dee dah dee dee dee
Sing all the seaweed
Lo dee doh doh doh doh
The rocks bellow
Carry on
Like an old fisherman at dawn
Cast your line
Into that silver moonshine
Carry on
I’ll be your lover’s welcome arms
Throw your hook
Covered in blueberries and books
Up on the hill we see
Stars in the sky and sea
Sunset is long past gone
This here’s our song
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14. |
A Face in the Mountain
03:19
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A Face in the Mountain
There’s a face in the mountain
behind my home
And when heartache ‘s a callin’
upon her cheeks I roam
There’s a cottonwood snowstorm
swirling outside
And I’ve learned that’s where the twinkle
in my eye likes to hide
Skinny raindrops a fallin’
behind these walls
You’re in love with us darlin’
each pitter patter calls
River trout you’re a dyin’
before my eyes
I can feel you and then just
a lump of earth there lies
Shiny black ocean waters
black open skies
Where you meet there’s just nothing
it swallows me inside
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Lesley Kernochan Los Angeles, California
Lesley Kernochan is an Americana singer/songwriter with occasional bursts of comedy, pop, rock, and jazzy mouth trumpet. Within each song Lesley's versatile voice brings music to life that is "uniquely beautiful [with] lively and sharp intelligence" [NoDepression]. Lesley has an eclectic background as a saxophonist, contemporary composer, operatically trained coloratura, and musical saw player. ... more
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