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Light Within

by O'KEEFE

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1.
Deep Blue 05:21
In the deep blue of your gaze I swear the time just slips away It’s alright by me If we lost track of the days It’s like a waking dream when sleep can’t pull you in You’re sending signs Hypnotic memories have got me in their grip You’re in my mind Not quite aware In a state of falling free You’re barely there Into slumber with a key It’s like a waking dream when sleep can’t pull you in It’s blind temptation Is this a fantasy of paranormal kind Or hallucination In the deep blue of your gaze I swear the time just slips away It’s alright by me If we lost track of the days It’s like a waking dream when sleep can’t pull you in It’s hypnagogic Don’t need reality to burn another bridge It’s your psychosis
2.
There's something going on / But I'm afraid to know You're up to something wrong / but I'm afraid to up and go You put me in a tender spot to keep me feeling low Act like I'm the killing moon that lights your wicked road You hide there in the shadows claiming truth is what you told But I can see right through you, right down into your soul There's something going on / I see it in your stare The love is gone / it's just no longer there You fooled yourself / You drank your heart away It's the ones that really love you / are the ones that have to pay Loved you the best I could / deep down I still do Stayed longer than I should / ‘til my heart was black and blue Moonlight’s not enough to show you all your hurtful deeds You're driving like the son of Sam and still increasing speed And in your wake the love you take left dying in the weeds Now you're out of gas and lonely and truth ain't what you seek Because you know what's wrong / you only want your way To keep lying to the world and drink the truth away To have the final say To push the light away To waste another day And I wish you'd hear me when I say That I love you anyways We all love you anyways We wish you'd change your ways There's something going on / the moon is hanging low Are you better now? / Can you see the moonlit road? Do you know which way you'll go? Do you know which way you'll go?
3.
The Quiet 04:56
It's the quiet when you're far away from town It's the quiet and the stillness of the ground It's the night sky that reminds you that you're small It's the stars and sounds and brilliance of it all It gets you thinking 'Bout the time You had it all It's the quiet that stirs your aching soul The quiet and the time that's had its toll Ya get to hearing the sounds of the country air You remember all the time that you spent there Now it's late The moon is waning And it's you and the stars still here In the quiet those memories flood your mind The stillness in the air seems to stop the time And all those years flew by you so fast All the things that you loved are in the past It comes upon you; How much longer Do you really have? Now it's the quiet that sends you off to sleep The quiet and the secrets you still keep You wonder if the sun will come your way Cause the night is only calm with the bright of day But for now The nighttime quiet Is quite okay
4.
I never cared much for dancing I came here to watch the band play That’s the third time she’s asked me and the third time I’ve turned her away For a beauty like her another partner won’t be hard to find I turned back to my beer cursed my stubbornness one more time And the reasons I’m single, the reasons I’m still on my own I spend my nights running when no one is waiting at home I haven’t had much luck finding that someone that I can call mine But the reasons I’m single ain’t reason enough to quit trying Raising someone else’s babies and settling down ain’t my style I’ve given up on finding true love in the grocery store aisle I won’t find one in church well the preaching don’t suit me you see The conversations I have with the lord stay between him and me And the reasons I’m single, the reasons I’m still on my own I spend my nights running when no one is waiting at home I haven’t had much luck finding that someone that I can call mine But the reasons I’m single ain’t reason enough to quit trying I never cared much for money, I make enough to get by I guess I seen too many folks spend their whole life chained to a desk I don’t have much to offer in the way of material things Unless you can find value in these broken down songs that I sing And the reasons I’m single, the reasons I’m still on my own I spend my nights running when no one is waiting at home I haven’t had much luck finding that someone that I can call mine But the reasons I’m single ain’t reason enough to quit trying
5.
All The Time 04:54
I’m losing my mind | I want you all the time You’re deep in my head | I want you in my bed I’m sprawled out on the floor | Waiting for the earth to quake For seismic waves to rise | To shake you from the skies While tides come crashing in | With you upon the ocean’s tongue The pearl of Poseidon | You’re shining I’m losing my mind | I want you all the time You’re deep in my head | I want you in my bed And you come onto me nightly | Sent by Aphrodite With your virtues and your vices | Like I’m your Dionysus And ask for love to borrow | Say you’ll pay me back tomorrow If I said I didn’t want it I’d be lying I’m losing my mind | Still want you all the time Can’t get you out of my head | Not til you’re in my bed All the time | I want you all the time
6.
It’s 10:37 at Bar Ten-Eleven, there’s only six people inside Four are the band, one is a drunk, and one’s a bartender named Clyde The tip jar is empty and no is listening the singer lets out a sigh ‘Bout the 45 minutes in front of his mirror, he’s a legend in his own mind He’s a legend in his own mind Back in his 20s he still had no money but the girls would all come to his shows He’d wear flashy jackets with pompadour hair He’s the guy that they’d all want to know, He’s the guy that the girls want to know It’s 10:57 at Bar Ten-Eleven, two guys arrive at the door Their hands in their pockets, their eyes on the bar It’s the drinking that they’ve come here for The singer looks over, points at his tip jar Don’t they know who he is? He’s the one with the pompadour hair The one that the girls want to know He’s the star of yesteryear’s show Hey guy at the bar don’t you know I’m a star And you’re just a lush losing hair Won’t you buy me a drink it’s the least you can do Since you’re taking up space sitting there It’s half past 11:00 and I won’t even mention the name of the man on the stage He’s famous for fighting with shadows and drunks He’s a legend in his own ways Tonight’s no exception and his humble reception’s got him riled and looking to dance He states through the mic the great size of his balls He’s a legend in his own pants He’s a legend in his own pants Let’s tango right here; Put down your beers Let’s see who’s the king of the night It took but a swing from the first guy in sight to give his right eye a new kind of shine Now it’s 1:57 at Bar Ten-Eleven and Clyde is wiping the bar Another night’s over and where’s the time gone Time and a legend’s old songs The house lights come on, the jukebox kicks in, Elvis hangs on the wall I can sing better at the bottom of a pool than that guy jumpsuit and all While the band’s loading out the singer sits down and reaches deep for his change Clyde said don’t bother, this one’s on the house And the singer said thanks for the raise Don’t you forget I’m the best that there is Some say the best of all time And he slugged down his drink and packed up his mic He’s a legend in his own mind He’s a legend in his own mind He’s a legend in his own mind He’s a legend in his own mind
7.
I’m glad to be walking and talking I’m glad for the cool air tonight But I can’t help this sinking feeling It’s anything but peaceful inside I never thought I’d go through this again Lord please make this the last time Someday I’ll write you a love song But tonight I’m drinking you off of my mind Maybe it’s the heat of the summer in Austin Maybe I’m not meant for this life Maybe I’m not done learning my lesson Or it could be the bottle at my side I’m just not ready to let go so soon But you called it and I’ve got no choice Someday I’ll write you a love song With a bottle of whiskey and the sound of my voice I know you need time and it’s an honest decision But time’s all we got ‘til we die All of these days without you Are the longest I’ve spent in a while I don’t know if I can wait forever But God knows and you know I’ll try Someday I’ll write you a love song But tonight I’m singing you out of my mind Someday I’ll write you a love song But tonight I’m drinking you off of my mind
8.
The sky is on fire And this town is sure quiet for Sunday. The church is empty And the preacher has run out of lies It's a quarter to nine My dinner's getting cold on the table If there's pleasure in pain Then I'm happy as a fly If there's one thing I know It's that I'm going to keep getting old And people will talk just to make noise But each passing day I feel I have nothing to say That hasn't already been said The sun’s going down And soon another week will be over But I’m thankful for this quiet Time to reflect Alone on my porch And I can hear wind through the shutters If God’s alive, that’s him Passing me by If there's one thing I know It's that I'm going to keep getting old And people will talk just to make noise But each passing day I feel I have nothing to say That hasn't already been said It's half past my time I used to want to grow old But the more I know The less that I understand Out on this porch I’m holding the sun in the sky And the aches in my bones remind me That I’m still alive But each passing day I feel I have nothing to say That hasn't already been said
9.
A long time gone that they took what they wanted and burned down what they didn’t without consequence - without justice Another sun up another dollar in the pocket of a man who sits real high up in his office and thinks he owns the air we breathe Stand by your rivers Stand up to the man Don't let them take the earth Stand up for your land The cold cold winter of North Dakota and the burning sun of Texas Won’t delay us They can dig their holes and send their dogs but there’s Nothing they can do that will dissuade us We're gonna stand by our rivers Stand up to the man We won't let them take the earth We're gonna stand up for our land When we open up our eyes We see our faces in the water It should come as no surprise, We are the children of the land The people standing ‘round you They are your sons and daughters Stay beside them Draw your line in the sand Stand by your rivers Stand up to the man Don't let them take the earth Stand up for your land We're gonna stand by our rivers Stand up to the man We won't let them take the earth We're gonna stand up for our land Long time gone, they took what they wanted, they took what they wanted, they took what they wanted Long time gone, they took what they wanted, they took what they wanted, they took what they wanted Long time gone, they took what they wanted, they took what they wanted, they took what they wanted Long time gone, they took what they wanted, they took what they wanted, they took what they wanted
10.
Good Things 03:16
It’s been a long summer / And soon a long year Leaves started falling / You’re still sitting here Nothing is done / You worked your fingers to the bone--but it’s gonna come It’s gonna come / Good things are coming for You For you You feel unaccomplished / You got no credit to your name--nobody cares Nobody cares / They shrug you off / When you keep doing your own thing You don’t know when / You’re gonna catch a break But good things are coming to You To You Good things are coming / good things are coming / Yeah, good things are coming to You

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released October 1, 2019

Recorded and mixed at Firefly Austin Recording Studio
Mastered by Cris Burns Audio

Album artwork by Sarah Miller Designs

Musicians: Erin O'Keefe, Rosie Flores, Colin Gilmore, Eli Southard, Trent Pruitt, Matt Long, Jonny 'Keys' Grossman, Eddie Dickerson, Mark Williams, Geoff Queen, Jimmy Milner, Ben Bradshaw, Randy Roberts, Stacey Lee, Mason Kinard, Joe Goynes.

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Dreamy, hazy indie soul.

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