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Secret Room

by Kimrea & Dreamdogs

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1.
St Jo River 02:29
IN 1957 AN EDUCATED MAN WITH HIGH HOPES AND BIG PLANS MOVED HIS FAMILY NORTH TO INDIANA HE TOOK HIS LOVELY YOUNG WIFE THEIR THREE SMALL CHILDREN BOUGHT AN OLD HOUSE AND A NEW BEGINNING IN A LITTLE FARM TOWN ON THE ST JO RIVER FAMILY PHOTOS FRAMED ON THE MANTLE TREASURED BOOKS PUT AWAY ON THE SHELVES ROCKING CHAIR BY THE FIRE PLACE BRIGHT COLORED RUGS OVER HARD WOOD FLOORS THE BEDS WERE MADE THE HOUSE WAS CLEAN SUNDAY CHINA ON THE DINNER TABLE THEN THERE WAS A KNOCK ON THE DOOR IN 1969 A YOUNG GIRL JUST TEN CURIOUS AND WIDE EYED FOUND AN OLD HOUSE BURIED IN WEEDS AND VINES IT SEEMED FOREVER ABANDONED BEGGING TO BE EXPLORED AN OLD HOUSE AND A NEW BEGINNING IN A LITTLE FARM TOWN ON THE ST JO RIVER SHE CLIMBED IN THROUGH A BROKEN WINDOW EVERYTHING WAS COVERED IN DUST SEEMED LIKE TIME HAD STOPPED IN A HEARTBEAT WAITING TO START UP AGAIN SHE ADMIRED THE DARK SKINNED FACES SMILING FOR THE CAMERA IN THEIR SUNDAY BEST THE FAMILY PHOTOS FRAMED ON THE MANTLE TREASURED BOOKS PUT AWAY ON THE SHELF ROCKING CHAIR BY THE FIREPLACE BRIGHT COLORED RUGS OVER HARD WOOD FLOORS THE BEDS WERE MADE THE HOUSE WAS CLEAN SUNDAY CHINA ON THE DINNER TABLE.
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ONE OF THESE DAYS I'M GONNA CATCH THE WIND PUT IT IN MY POCKET AND TAKE FOR A SPIN I'LL TAKE IT FOR A SPIN ONE OF THESE DAYS WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING MY WAY YOU'LL SEE ME TAKING OFF LIKE A JET AIRPLANE LIKE A JET AIRPLANE WATCH ME NOW I'M CHASING DREAMS REACHING FOR THE SKY, I'M AIMING HIGH ONE OF THESE DAYS YOU'RE GONNA BE AMAZED I'LL BE DANCING WITH THE STARS IN THE MILKY WAY I'LL BE DANCING IN THE MILKY WAY DON'T ASK ME WHY I EVEN TRY DON'T NEED NOBODY TO TELL ME THAT I CAN'T FLY ONE OF THESE DAYS I'M GONNA CATCH THE WIND I'LL PUT IT IN MY POCKET AND TAKE IT FOR A SPIN I'LL TAKE IT FOR A SPIN WATCH ME NOW I'M CHASING DREAMS REACHING FOR THE SKY, I'M AIMING HIGH
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I SAW YOU STANDING OUT SIDE THE BAR I WAS ON THE MIDNIGHT BUS PASSING BY YOU WERE LEANING ON A PARKING METER STARING UP AT THE SKY YOU WERE LEANING ON A PARKING METER STARING UP AT THE SKY YOUR RED HAIR BURNING LIKE A FIRE IN THE DARK I COULD SEE YOU WERE UNHAPPY WITH YOUR LIFE STANDING ALONE AWAY FROM THE CROWD STARING UP AT THE SKY YOU WERE STANDING ALONE AWAY FROM THE CROWD STARING UP AT THE SKY AND I WAS WONDERING WHAT WERE YOU THINKING I WAS WONDERING WHAT WERE YOU THINKING I WAS WONDERING WHAT WERE YOU THINKING I WAS WONDERING WHAT WERE YOU THINKING WHEN THE BOYS AND THE BOOZE NO LONGER AMUSE YOU THE POT AND THE PILLS DON'T GIVE YOU A THRILL YOU'LL KEEP TRYING JUST TO FEEL SOMETHING EVEN IF IT KILLS YOU AND I WAS WONDERING WHAT WERE YOU THINKING I WAS WONDER WHAT WERE YOU THINKING I SAW YOU STANDING OUT SIDE THE BAR I WAS ON THE MIDNIGHT BUS PASSING BY YOU WERE LEANING ON A PARKING METER STARING UP AT THE SKY YOU WERE LEANING ON A PARKING METER STARING UP AT THE SKY AND I WAS WONDERING WHAT WERE YOU THINKING I WAS WONDERING WHAT WERE YOU THINKING I WAS WONDERING WHAT WERE YOU THINKING I WAS WONDERING WHAT WERE YOU THINKING WHAT WERE YOU THINKING WHAT WERE YOU THINKING WHAT WERE YOU THINKING
4.
THERE WAS AN OLD MAN IN THE BACK WOOD HILLS PLAYED A LITTLE GAME WITH THE LITTLE CHILDREN THE GAME BECAME A PART OF THEM BURIED DEEP, DEEP WITHIN THE BOY WAS RUNNING THROUGH THE JACK PINE TREES CRAZY OLD MAN RUNNING AFTER HIM SHOT GUN AIMED AT HIS BEHIND THE BOY WAS FIVE, RUNNING FOR HIS LIFE HIS BROTHER SAID DON'T YOU TELL NO TALES NO ONE BELIEVES A THING YOU SAY IT NEVER HAPPENED IT WAS JUST A DREAM IT WAS JUST A DREAM IT NEVER HAPPENED IT WAS JUST A DREAM IT WAS JUST A DREAM THAT WAS THE DAY THAT THEY BURNED THE HOUSE DOWN PACKED UP THE CAR, LEFT THAT HILLBILLY TOWN NOBODY TALKS, THE MEMORY DIES ANOTHER CHILDHOOD GOES PASSING BY HIS BROTHER SAID DON'T YOU TELL NO TALES NO ONE BELIEVES A THING YOU SAY IT NEVER HAPPENED IT WAS JUST A DREAM IT WAS JUST A DREAM IT NEVER HAPPENED IT WAS JUST A DREAM IT WAS JUST A DREAM IT NEVER HAPPENED IT WAS JUST A DREAM IT WAS JUST A DREAM IT NEVER HAPPENED IT WAS JUST A DREAM IT WAS JUST A DREAM IT NEVER HAPPENED IT WAS JUST A DREAM IT WAS JUST A DREAM IT NEVER HAPPENED IT WAS JUST A DREAM IT WAS JUST A DREAM IT NEVER HAPPENED IT WAS JUST A DREAM IT WAS JUST A DREAM IT NEVER HAPPENED IT WAS JUST A DREAM IT WAS JUST A DREAM
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ReUnion 03:28
OUT OF AFRICA INTO EGYPT THROUGH THE BIBLE LANDS AROUND TO ASIA OVER EUROPE UP THROUGH RUSSIA ACROSS TO CANADA DOWN THE AMERICAS THIS IS THE JOURNY OF HUMANITY PEOPLE OF THIS EARTH WE ARE ONE FAMILY COMING TO AMERICA AS IMMIGRANTS AS SLAVES ON SHIPS AS REFUGEES FOLLOWING A DREAM SEEKING FREEDOM WE ARE ALL HERE PEOPLE FROM EVERYWHERE THIS IS THE AWAKENING WE ARE ONE FAMILY PEOPLE OF THIS EARTH COME TO THE REUNION BROTHERS AND SISTERS WE ARE HERE TOGETHER BROTHERS AND SISTERS WE CAN MAKE A BETTER WORLD WE SHARE THE KNOWLEDGE WE SHARE THE POWER OUT OF AFRICA INTO EGYPT THROUGH THE BIBLE LANDS AROUND TO ASIA OVER EUROPE UP THROUGH RUSSIA ACROSS TO CANADA DOWN THE AMERICAS THIS IS THE AWAKENING WE ARE ONE FAMILY PEOPLE OF THIS EARTH COME TO THE REUNION BROTHERS AND SISTERS WE ARE HERE TOGETHER BROTHERS AND SISTERS WE CAN MAKE A BETTER WORLD WE SHARE THE KNOWLEDGE WE SHARE THE POWER
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On & On 03:40
POSITIVELY SPEAKING I'M PAINTING A BRIGHT PICTURE SO BRIGHT IT BLINDS ME BEATING ON A BROKEN DRUM I HOLD MY HOPES UP HIGH THIS PRAYER DEEP WITHIN ME LEAVES DANCING ON THE PAVEMENT FEATHERS IN THE BREEZE AN ACCIDENTAL ALTER TO A GOD UNSEEN WHERE ARE NOW HOW CAN I GO ON WITHOUT YOU ON AND ON ON AND ON AND ON SOLITARY DREAMING I'M HOLDING ON TO NOTHING VIEW KEEP ON CHANGING DAYS ARE PASSING LIKE CLOUDS IN AN INFINITE SKY ON AND ON HOW CAN I GO ON WITHOUT YOU ON AND ON ON AND ON AND ON CONSTANTLY THIS YEARNING WHERE IS MY COMPANION I KEEP RETURNING TO THE SOURCE WHERE I BEGAN FLOWING BACK OUT AGAIN WHERE ARE YOU NOW HOW CAN I GO ON WITHOUT YOU ON AND ON ON AND ON AND ON ON AND ON ON AND ON AND ON ON AND ON AND ON
7.
Secret Room 03:47
I KNOW A SECRET ROOM HIDDEN WHERE YOU CAN'T SPY SAFE IN THE MIDDLE OF EVERYTHING WHERE A LITTLE LIGHT SHINES WHERE A LITTLE LIGHT SHINES A LIGHT SO BRIGHT IT'S BLINDING BRILLIANT SO BEAUTFUL IT CANNOT BE CONTAINED EXPLODING INTO VIEW EXPLODING INTO VIEW EXPLODING INTO VIEW AND THE DOORS WILL OPEN AND YOU WILL SEE WITH YOUR OWN EYES YOU WILL SEE I KNOW A SECRET PLACE ONLY I HAVE THE KEY THERE NO ONE CAN TOUCH ME THERE NO ONE CAN SEE A LIGHT SO BRIGHT IT'S BLINDING BRILLIANT SO BEAUTIFUL IT CANNOT BE CONTAINED EXPLODING INTO VIEW EXPLODING INTO VIEW EXPLODING INTO VIEW AND THE DOORS WILL OPEN AND YOU WILL SEE WITH YOUR OWN EYES YOU WILL SEE I KNOW A SECRET ROOM HIDDEN WHERE YOU CAN'T SPY SAFE IN THE MIDDLE OF EVERYTHING WHERE A LITTLE LIGHT SHINES WHERE A LITTLE LIGHT SHINES WHERE A LITTLE LIGHT SHINES A LITTLE LIGHT SHINES
8.
Hot Hot Hot 02:33
HE LIKES TO GO DOWNTOWN SEE THE PEEP SHOW WATCH THE NAKID LADY DANCIN ON A POLE SEE HER SHIMMY AND SHAKE DO THE BUMP AND GRIND HOT HOT HOT BABY DON'T STOP HOT HOT HOT HIDING IN THE SHADOWS WATCHIN ALL ALONE SEE THE NASTY GIRL SHE GONNA TAKE IT HOME JIGGLE LIKE JELLY SLIDING LIKE BUTTER HOT HOT HOT BABY DON'T STOP HOT HOT HOT YOU CAN'T SEE ME YOU CAN'T SEE ME YOU CAN'T SEE ME WATCHING YOU SHE GOES TO CHURCH ON SUNDAY PRAYING FOR HER SOUL WHERE THE PREACHERS BEEN THE LADY DON'T KNOW HE LIKES TO SEE THAT SKIN HE LIKES TO FEEL THAT SIN HOT HOT HOT BABY DON'T STOP HOT HOT HOT HOT HOT HOT BABY DON'T STOP YOU CAN'T SEE ME YOU CAN'T SEE ME YOU CAN'T SEE ME YOU CAN'T SEE ME YOU CAN'T SEE ME YOU CAN'T SEE ME I SEE YOU HOT HOT HOT
9.
Angel Blues 03:17
I'M SITTIN IN MY LONELY ROOM PLAYING ON MY GUITAR I'M SITTIN IN MY LONELY ROOM PLAYING ON MY GUITAR WORKIN SO HARD, FEELS LIKE I'M GETTING NOWHERE I GOT TO STOP HERE AND SEND UP THIS PRAYER OUT THE WINDOW AND INTO THE WIND ANGEL ARE YOU LISTENING I WENT DOWN TO THE STORE AND I SPEANT MY LAST FEW BUCKS I WENT DOWN TO THE STORE AND I SPEANT MY LAST FEW BUCKS BUYING CANS OF FOOD TO FILL MY CUPBOARDS UP ANGEL I'M PRAYING THERE WILL BE ENOUGH TO GET ME THROUGH THESE HARD TIMES OH THE TIMES THEY ARE SO TOUGH ANGEL BLUES ANGEL ARE YOU LISTENING I PUT MY TRUST IN YOU ANGEL BLUES ANGEL PLEASE COME THROUGH I SEE AN OLD LADY POKING THROUGH THE TRASH WITH HER CANE I SEE AN OLD LADY POKING THROUGH THE TRASH WITH HER CANE THERE BUT FOR GRACE ONE STEP REMOVED ANGEL WING LIFT ME ABOVE THESE BLUES ANGELS GIVE ME STRENGTH ANGELS GIVE ME FAITH ANGEL BLUES ANGEL ARE YOU LISTENING I PUT MY TRUST IN YOU ANGEL BLUES ANGEL PLEASE COME THROUGH I PUT MY TRUST IN YOU ANGEL BLUES ANGEL PLEASE COME THROUGH
10.
I Got Mine 02:41
SHE SAID THERE'S NOT ENOUGH TO GO AROUND SOME GO MORE SOME GO WITHOUT NOTHIN' TO SPARE, NO TRICKLE DOWN TOUGH LUCK HARD TIMES I'VE GOT MINE YOU THOUGHT YOUR SHIP WAS COMING IN NOW YOUR SUNK WITH NOTHING TO SHOW THE TIDE HAS TURNED YOU'VE REACHED THE END TOUGH LUCK HARD TIMES I'VE GOT MINE I'VE GOT MINE I'VE GOT MINE I'VE GOT MINE I'VE GOT MINE NOTHING LAST FOREVER THAT'S FOR SURE THE RAIN FALLS ON YOU RICH OR POOR THE OTHER SHOE DROPS AND THEN IT'S OVER TOUGH LUCK HARD TIMES I'VE GOT MINE TOUGH LUCK HARD TIMES I'VE GOT MINE TOUGH LUCK HARD TIMES I'VE GOT MINE
11.
Lift You Up 02:42
EVERYBODY IS TELLING SOME LIES EVERYBODY HAS SOMETHING TO HIDE I CAN SEE IT IN YOUR EYES AND I DON'T KNOW WHY IT MAKES ME CRY EVERYBODY IS RUNNING AWAY EVERYBODY HAS SOMETHING TO FACE MEMORIES THEY CAN'T ESCAPE WHAT CAN I SAY IT'S JUST THAT WAY AND I WANT TO LIFT YOU UP I CAN SEE YOU'RE FEELING BAD AND IT HURTS SO MUCH IT' MAKES ME FEEL SO SAD AND I WANT TO LIFT YOU UP I CAN SEE YOU'RE FEELING BAD AND IT HURTS SO MUCH IT' MAKES ME FEEL SO SAD GRAB AHOLD AND HANG ON TIGHT I'LL TRY TO GIVE YOU HOPE TONIGHT EVERYTHING WILL BE ALL RIGHT HOLD ON TIGHT IT'LL BE ALLRIGHT AND I WANT TO LIFT YOU UP I CAN SEE YOU'RE FEELING BAD AND IT HURTS SO MUCH IT' MAKES ME FEEL SO SAD AND I WANT TO LIFT YOU UP I CAN SEE YOU'RE FEELING BAD AND IT HURTS SO MUCH IT' MAKES ME FEEL SO SAD WHAT CAN I SAY IT'S JUST THAT WAY I DON'T KNOW WHY IT MAKES ME CRY HOLD ON TIGHT IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT HOLD ON TIGHT IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT HOLD ON TIGHT IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT
12.
SHE TAKES THE SUBWAY EVERY DAY WATCHES THE DARK WALLS THROUGH THE WINDOW FLYING UNDERNEATH THE CITY STREETS PASSING STRANGERS WAITING ON THE PLATFORM STRANGERS WAITING ON THE PLATFORM WAITING FOR THE NEXT TRAIN WAITING TO REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS WAITING FOR THE NEXT TRAIN HER THOUGHTS GO WITH HER UNDERGROUND THEY NEVER SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY SHE DOSN'T SMILE SHE DOSN'T FROWN SHE JUST LOOKS OFF FAR AWAY SHE LOOKS OFF FAR AWAY WAITING FOR THE NEXT TRAIN WAITING TO REACH HER DESTINATION WAITING FOR THE NEXT TRAIN I WATCH HER BLEND INTO THE CROWD SHE'S RIGHT ON TRACK SHE'S RIGHT ON TIME SHE DISAPPEARS AROUND A CORNER DOWN THE LONG DARK TUNNEL OF HER LIFE THE LONG DARK TUNNEL OF HER LIFE WAITING FOR THE NEXT TRAIN WAITING TO REACH MY DESTINATION WAITING FOR THE NEXT TRAIN WAITING TO REACH MY DESTINATION WAITING FOR THE NEXT TRAIN
13.
I DON'T KNOW WHO I AM I DIDN'T ASK DIDN'T RECOGNIZE ME WHEN I CHECKED LAST I'M A DIFFERENT PERSON THEN I USED TO BE TOMORROW I'M CHANGING DIRECTIONS I'M TIRED OF SWIMMING UPSTREAM I HAVE BEEN SAILING WITH NO CAPTAIN I HAVE BEEN FLYING WITHOUT A PILOT I'M TAKING DIVING LESSONS IN A SHALLOW POOL TOMORROW I'M CHANGING TEACHERS I'M TIRED OF GOING TO SCHOOL IT'S BEEN AN UPHILL BATTLE ITS BEEN A MOUNTAIN CLIMB I THINK I'LL DROP MY PADDLE AND LET THE WHOLE THING SLIDE NO SENSE TRYING TO TALK CAUSE I'M NOT LISTENING CAN'T HEAR A WORD YOU SAY THERE'S TOO MUCH MENTAL DIN I DON'T KNOW WHO I AM, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO TOMORROW I'M CHANGING DOCTORS I'M TIRED OF SEEING YOU I TRIED THINKING ONCE BUT THAT WAS TOO MUCH WORK I TRIED NOT THINKING BUT THAT WAS EVEN WORSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE POINT IS THOUGH I USED TO KNOW TOMORROW I'M CHANGING RELIGIONS I'M TIRED OF RITUALS IT'S BEEN AN UPHILL BATTLE ITS BEEN A MOUNTAIN CLIMB I THINK I'LL DROP MY PADDLE AND LET THE WHOLE THING SLIDE IT'S BEEN AN UPHILL BATTLE ITS BEEN A MOUNTAIN CLIMB I THINK I'LL DROP MY PADDLE AND LET THE WHOLE THING SLIDE

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released April 15, 2012

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Kimrea & Dreamdogs San Francisco, California

A prolifically active songwriter, Kimrea has been composing and performing her songs an impressive five decades. Kimrea sees her songwriting style as a box of many colors with roots in folk, influences of rock, nuances of jazz, touches of blues, country flavors and pinches of punk.
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