1. |
Toss the Bones
03:08
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You've been afraid for far too long
So hidden away
So scared of a change and what could go wrong
Toss the bones high
Be steady and small
And dance while they spin in the sky
They'll fall where they fall
The truth will grow so hard to hide
And every time
You build on the lies will eat you alive
Toss the bones high
Be steady and small
And dance while they spin in the sky
They'll fall where they fall
Your stem could be cut, your leaves could wilt
Discarded aside
So suddenly dry yet drowning in guilt
Toss the bones high
Be steady and small
And dance while they spin in the sky
They'll fall where they fall
But roots could expand so solid and deep
Your branches could grow
Supported by those whose hearts you keep
Toss the bones high
Be steady and small
And dance while they spin in the sky
They'll fall where they fall
Whatever may come your strength will hold
Stop hiding away
You're ready for change, go out and be bold
Toss the bones high
Be steady and small
And dance while they spin in the sky
They'll fall where they fall
Toss the bones high
Be steady and small
And dance while they spin in the sky
They'll fall where they fall
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2. |
This Old Floor
03:10
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Today, my friends we stand upon these boards so old and worn
They've served us well but now they're done
We're pulling them up on this crisp autumn morn
This old floor has held us a hundred years
It's marked by the soles/souls of those who've gathered here
Our footsteps wore at the finish and the bare wood started to show
A faint, familiar oval
From the line of dance where we've traveled the most
This old floor has held us a hundred years
It's marked by the soles/souls of those who've gathered here
Remember the night when Ben dropped the light and it crashed with a thunderous sound?
We swept up the glass, but here is the scratch
A little off center and perfectly round
This old floor has held us a hundred years
It's marked by the soles/souls of those who've gathered here
On contra night you could see that we had a slightly tilted floor
Our sets would drift and our dances left
Diagonal stripes from the stage to the door
This old floor has held us a hundred years
It's marked by the soles/souls of those who've gathered here
We're finding hidden initials left for the generations to see
A heart for newlyweds L and R
Their daughter's granddaughter is here next to me
This old floor has held us a hundred years
It's marked by the soles/souls of those who've gathered here
We're laying down a new floor today, adding marks near those from before
So take a knife, and carve your name
It'll help hold us all for a hundred years more
This old floor has held us a hundred years
It's marked by the soles/souls of those who've gathered here
This old floor has held us a hundred years
It's marked by the soles/souls of those who've gathered here
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3. |
The Hall Remembers
02:20
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In this hall, we dance together
We dance together
We dance, we dance together
And the hall remembers when we dance
In this hall, we swing our partners
We swing our partners
We swing, we swing our partners
And the hall remembers when we swing
In this hall, we stomp our feet
We stomp our feet
We stomp, we stomp our feet
And the hall remembers when we stomp
In this hall, we play the fiddle
We play the fiddle
We play, we play the fiddle
And the hall remembers when we play
In this hall, we call our dances
We call our dances
We call, we call our dances
And the hall remembers when we call
In this hall, we sing the chorus
We sing the chorus
We sing, we sing the chorus
And the hall remembers when we sing
In this hall, we dance together
We dance together
We dance, we dance together
And the hall remembers when we dance
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Oh the year was 1734
When disciples set sail on the word of their lord
The lookout exclaimed as they crossed Baffin Bay
There was something emerging from within the waves
It was a most unusual sight
Wondrous and wiggling and wrinkled and white
Its head as high as the ship
Its tail behind so long and thick
The sea creature of Greenland
Most dreadful and monstrously big
Oh it truly was a magnificent beast
So curving and floppy, a king of the sea
It rose up above the ship's yard arm
And excitedly waved to the sea men's alarm
It was a most unusual sight
Wondrous and wiggling and wrinkled and white
Its head as high as the ship
Its tail behind so long and thick
The sea creature of Greenland
Most dreadful and monstrously big
Every port, the sailors would spread the word
A serpent of gobsmacking, glorious girth
With every retelling it doubled in scale
And then old Willie whaler caught wind of the tale
It was a most unusual sight
Wondrous and wiggling and wrinkled and white
Its head as high as the ship
Its tail behind so long and thick
The sea creature of Greenland
Most dreadful and monstrously big
Old Willie he knew what the whales would do
When they'd see a whale they wanted to woo
They'd float on their backs, put it all on display
Oh yes, inviting that whale to play
It was a most unusual sight
Wondrous and wiggling and wrinkled and white
Its head as high as the ship
Its tail behind so long and thick
The sea creature of Greenland
Most dreadful and monstrously big
It was a most unusual sight
Wondrous and wiggling and wrinkled and white
Its head as high as the ship
Its tail behind so long and thick
The sea creature of Greenland
Most dreadful and monstrously big
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5. |
When We Sing Together
05:15
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My friends we have traveled far to gather here today
The light is dim, the shadows long our time is slipping away
Our voices blend so easily just like they always do
As we join again in joyful song and let it bring us through
When we sing together it's like we were never alone
We want to forever believe our music will ring where green things grow
We know it'll fade so we sing ever stronger, fill up our hearts with home
When we sing together it's like we were never alone
The air, how it shimmers as we sing in harmony
And we can feel the floorboards shaking underneath our feet
We lean against each other and pretend it'll never end
For we've built this song together and we'll sing it once again
When we sing together it's like we were never alone
We want to forever believe our music will ring where green things grow
We know it'll fade so we sing ever stronger, fill up our hearts with home
When we sing together it's like we were never alone
No matter how much we try this moment cannot stay
Our songs will turn to silence and we'll go our separate ways
The heartache it will have us as it ever has before
Cause we cannot know where we will go or when we'll meet once more
When we sing together it's like we were never alone
We want to forever believe our music will ring where green things grow
We know it'll fade so we sing ever stronger, fill up our hearts with home
When we sing together it's like we were never alone
And now when we're in the world, the little things we see
Can bring to mind our times gone by, the ghosts of harmony
The rumbling train, the evening light, a warm cup of tea held near
We all carry with us memories like those we're making here
When we sing together it's like we were never alone
We want to forever believe our music will ring where green things grow
We know it'll fade so we sing ever stronger, fill up our hearts with home
When we sing together it's like we were never alone
When we sing together it's like we were never alone
We want to forever believe our music will ring where green things grow
We know it'll fade so we sing ever stronger, fill up our hearts with home
When we sing together it's like we were never alone
When we sing together it's like we were never alone
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6. |
Midnight Pizza
02:33
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Late at night we've got the munchies
No, no, not the munchies
We could go for something crunchy
We don't want the munchies
We know what we are wanting
Midnight, midnight pizza
We know what we are wanting
Midnight, midnight pizza
That grilled cheese smells so delicious
No, no, not the grilled cheese
Crispy with a melty finish
We don't want the grilled cheese
We know what we are wanting
Midnight, midnight pizza
We know what we are wanting
Midnight, midnight pizza
We could stop and get some tacos
No, no, not the tacos
I hear they make cheesy nachos
We don't want the tacos
We know what we are wanting
Midnight, midnight pizza
We know what we are wanting
Midnight, midnight pizza
Those burritos are so wide
No, no, not burritos
meat and cheese and veg inside
We don't want burritos
We know what we are wanting
Midnight, midnight pizza
We know what we are wanting
Midnight, midnight pizza
We could order spicy wontons
No, no, not the wontons
eat em up until they're all gone
We don't want the wontons
We know what we are wanting
Midnight, midnight pizza
We know what we are wanting
Midnight, midnight pizza
How about some gourmet waffles
No, no, not the waffles
with real syrup, fake is awful
We don't want the waffles
We know what we are wanting
Midnight, midnight pizza
We know what we are wanting
Midnight, midnight pizza
We know what we are wanting
Midnight, midnight pizza
We know what we are wanting
Midnight, midnight pizza
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7. |
Legacy Code
03:41
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We've got a problem
We've gotta go
We thought we could fix it in a day
Down, down, down
Our tools weren't made to do this
We've gotta go
Our ancient patterns are hard to change
Down, down, down
We've gotta go down, down, down
Down in the depths where nobody goes
And what we will find there nobody knows
We've gotta go down, down
In our legacy, legacy code
There's no documentation
We've gotta go
And those who wrote it are no longer here
Down, down, down
The smallest change could break it
We've gotta go
Cause so much was made with it over the years
Down, down, down
We've gotta go down, down, down
Down in the depths where nobody goes
And what we will find there nobody knows
We've gotta go down, down
In our legacy, legacy code
Oh the horrors we'll uncover
We've gotta go
And oh the terrors we will see
Down, down, down
Why would someone write this
We've gotta go
I looked in the records -gasp- written by me
Down, down, down
We've gotta go down, down, down
Down in the depths where nobody goes
And what we will find there nobody knows
We've gotta go down, down
In our legacy, legacy code
It was built with good intentions
We've gotta go
Constraints and assumptions no longer true
Down, down, down
We might think that we are different
We've gotta go
Tomorrow our code will be legacy too
Down, down, down
We've gotta go down, down, down
Down in the depths where nobody goes
And what we will find there nobody knows
We've gotta go down, down
In our legacy, legacy code
We've gotta go down, down, down
Down in the depths where nobody goes
And what we will find there nobody knows
We've gotta go down, down
In our legacy, legacy, legacy, legacy, legacy, legacy code
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