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Beneath Waves

by Karl Blau

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A long time comin' this return A long time comin' this return Taking a risk on a burn Back in front of crashing waves Do you remember the mountain? Do you remember the mountain? Yeah I was there the other day It's just a dive and stroll away Before you're back in front of crashing waves We pray in service divine We pray in service divine Sandy skin tangled in a kelp vine Back in front of crashing waves I heard 'em say We'll never leave you for a day Right here we lay in waiting At risk of overstating - here we lay Here we lay Our purpose figured out We make way for the edges In frothy spray / crashing shout I heard 'em say Poor you, you're leaving today Poor you, you're leaving today Well lucky me - I'm in skin And in skin I just begin Back in front of crashing waves Back in front of crashing waves Back in front of crashing waves Back in front of crashing waves
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My Johnny 05:55
I gave out a cry I cried as a plover As a killdeer when you boarded Your boat to cross over You left me a puzzle Of an unfamiliar scene And I fumbled the pieces Alone in my keen Are you waitin' my Johnny? For I've been taking my time And I'm corking it up in a bottle May it ferment as the wine Whoa whoa I've been wailing and whining My brow a dark cloud Shields The Sun with its shining Through the darkness The night is the day My John boarded his ship Sailing ever astray Are you waitin' my Johnny? For I've been taking my time I plan to come see you But not before I finish This bottle of wine Let me loosen this necktie This knot in my throat That doubles and tightens With the distance of your boat Let me sort out what I'm feelin' With no pressure of words It may be more descriptive To cry out as a bird Ka-ka coo - coo - coo Coo - coo - coo Coo - coo - coo! Ka-ka coo - coo - coo Coo - coo - coo Coo - coo - coo! Are you waitin' my Johnny? For I'm givin' you this here rhyme And I'm corkin' in up in a bottle May it find you in its time And may it find you in its time May it find you In its time
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Dragon Song 02:17
That's the sound of the TVs turnin' off All at the same time The people gathered round The center of town The birds were in air Just to share this moment Ooh - ooh - ooh - ooh Among the crowd No words could be found Yet none were missing When one hand grabbed the next A chain spread between them So it had come to this Traded in for a heart with a fist Ooh - ooh - ooh - ooh About this time We saw the dragon coming down Out of a storm cloud The Sun and moon lay set Atop horizon's edge They stared across the sky I tried to tell which was comin' and which was goin' That's the sound of the TVs turnin' off All at the same time
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Slow down Joe Though it's a magical way to go With no brakes to stop this speed I'd like to think that you know where you're goin' But I've got to be real And it's hard to be real Without you comin' down For some an anchor would drown them But it could do us some good Let's rest in the harbor With the calmness of the bay And smell of the driftwood We could park up on the hill Let's look down on the town And turn around To watch The Sun peak o'er the mountain Slow down, Joe Though it's a magical way to go With no brakes to stop this speed I'd like to think - I'd like to think Damn Joe just pull o'er to the side there Let the bloody repetition of the freeway traffic Give you some clue Oh-whoa-Oh Joe!
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Notion 05:20
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Ode to Ocean 04:12
There's a part of me that wants to be a part of you And when my skin is wet I forget about me Your waters - my flesh A simple rhyme, a lasting embrace Sand from stone after caressing years Sandy skin, sandy skin Sand from stone after caressing years Sandy skin, sandy skin And there's a part of me that wants to be apart from you To pant in thirst, witness the worst of myself In thirst I'll bloom - I want to carry my fallen, brown blossoms Back into your room Back to your open arms Back to your open arms Back to your open arms Back to you
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Oh my demons My friends When I lay You may rest with me But when I leave where I lay You must be on your way Get on your way That will be another day It feels good to communicate Oh I never wanna hear you say Never wanna hear you say I'm sorry sorry sorry sorry
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Shadow 04:50
Let the cherry blossoms fall on me Must I swing alone long from my favorite tree Is what I thought Until I looked under me There floating in silent mimicry With hummingbird grace and featureless face A lively ghost of the grass You who have always been a family friend That I have never really been alone Shadow - once locked inside a trunk behind the family tree Shadow - some lost beneath the blue and green of sea Now that I blew the candles out I crawl deep inside of you I've learned how love is scared of light Yet it flows free in you So shadow Take me away from this Blow your blackened kiss on my cheek Let me reek of the night When I flounder in light Let me reek of the night The night I blew the candles out I crawled the insides of you Love burns - I once shared of light Yet I'll turn free for you So shadow Take me away from this Blow your blackened kiss on my cheek Let me reek of the night When I flounder in light Let me reek of the night When I flounder in light I'm a fish on the sandbar Beneath The Sun And though I too am in the dark About the why's of wanting you I started in the womb I'll end up in the tomb Beloved shadow I'm scared of in between times Gonna dig a deep, dark coal mine Inside you'll find My shadow My shadow My shadow
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Blau's first album debuting on the K label, "Beneath Waves" features two distinctly different configurations: more of a rock band, "The Noceans" for tracks like "Slow Down, Joe" and "Notion" and then a more orchestral group Blau called "The Crashing Waves" for songs like "Crashing Waves" and "My Johnny."

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released January 26, 2006

The Noceans:
Laura Veirs - guitar
Nate Ashley - lead guitar
Dave Matthies - guitar
Karl Blau - drums

The Crashing Waves:
Alex Mahan - bass
Steve Moore - trombone
Eddy Blau - trumpet
Alex Blau - Wurlitzer keyboard
Johanna Kunin - rhodes, piano
Sam Winston - percussion
Dave Matthies - guitar

Ode To Demons: Dave Matthies - drums

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Karl Blau Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

These records are all over the place. My latest studio record Love & Harm consists of a modern country rock sound featuring the pedal steel of Jon Hyde (Introducing) and amazing players you'd recognize from playing on stage with me. Living in Germantown, Philadlephia, started a recording project called Opal Eskar, check that out too. ... more

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