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Earthworm Heart

by The Tom Fun Orchestra

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1.
God lives underground In a dark & dirty hole He's waiting to be found So we dig to save our souls Now this town is hollow We dug until we bled We never did find god Found the devil instead And the ghosts of our families are starving from beyond the grave You spoke for what's left of us and those who you could not save. So Merry Christmas Jim I'm very far from home But i'm with you I'm with you I'm with you I'm standing tall. Trapped in the town that burns you A canary in a cage Surrounded by the poison United by the rage And the ghosts of our families are starving from inside their graves They bent and they stumbled until they found out That what they'd been working for had cast all their doubts. Watching, waiting Until they come home Sometimes they go out And they don't come home. There's a siren that I hear When I'm all alone I tremble because I know They won't come home.
2.
Rowing Away 03:31
Under a knife Rich in blood Into the night Hot with love Leave the money Take the drugs Type the story Pull the plugs Leave the scene Address the fans Come clean Shake their hands Kiss the beasts Where they stand Make a move Change your plans New term for tomorrow New take on creation Trade in your sorrow For interpretation Shadows of shorelines Love is a disguise The ocean raises a hand and sweeps you in Under the lights After the flood Holding a knife The hand of god Rowing away Into the dusk The wasted thoughts Rust into dust Leave your throne Take your place Report back home Follow the chase Over and out And far away These are the last Words you will say A portrait of fallacy The hands of the ghosts who row Waiting to go back home This is my garden These stories will grow up from the earth An ocean to guard them Religion based on their natural birth The meaning is all used up The secret is disappointingly clear A notion to self destruct A cue card to sum up all your fears These are my closest friends And these are my very best years How time will starve them Feed my hunger to live through the tears We're rowing away
3.
I'm writing letters to my dead colleagues  Pollinating their memories They are reborn upon these words that I adore They never died inside, you see. I marked a path across the ocean in a storm I walked along the open sea I followed footprints back to the shore The person waiting there was me Taught myself the history of my mind My conscience slept my memory only lied And from Neil's harbour I saw the edge of time It smiled upon me and stretched its spine The crooked houses placed along the shore Hold the answers through unlocked doors Coal Stove breakfast and a bottle of beer Stale bread and a view of the pier I woke up dizzy as the sky turned gray Looked out the window I was far away. Taught myself the history of my mind My conscience slept, my memory only lied. Ode to a lonely ghost On board from a lonely coast Stretched across the land Like a fire burning softly in my hand. I've got a handgun in the hollow of a tree And three rusty bullets waiting to be set free I take solace in my mind and fire them into the heart of the land Enraptured by the Sunset at the end I am bleeding Hallelujah on a a train to George's Roadhouse with my friends.
4.
Dear Eleanor 02:59
Dear Eleanor I think it's safe to say Curiosity has found you in the strangest place. I want you To come back down I want to see that you've made it safe & sound. But there's so much world to get caught up in So many secrets to uphold until they find out And there's an untold truth to be alone in Hiding in the softest refrains of your furthest memories Dear Eleanor, I'm mirroring your face I'm holding out the arms that held you So they might again And you're stranded at the bottom of the ocean Hiding in a blue velvet corvette with Jimmy Cagney in the back seat And you're seeking out some kind of devotion Hiding in the softest refrains of a sweltering heat.
5.
Lungs 03:43
A fog has hit the architects They're sitting in the dark They can't figure out their lingering doubt Or why they've lost their spark Breathe with me Feel the need To make it to the morning and live another day Wave at all your friends They're with you to the end They're with you to the end These lungs have wings And they fly when you sing And I float with each and every note They're weak and ashamed But they scream your name Softly until I choke Breathe with me Feel the need To make it to the morning and live another day Wave at all your friends We're with you to the end We're with you to the end Put the kettle on We're going to be up late We've got not time to lose A milestone every day A song to say so long A song to ease your mind A song to guide you home A song to be left behind Rise, rise, rise from your bed. . .
6.
Concussional 00:53
7.
Awake Put your heart in place Assemble your body again Rise up from the fog And take A million pills a day Vacation from the pain Wings with which to fall Don't wait To recognize my face Time won't hesitate It's an ever-spinning ball The hardest days Have the mildest ends But this is only the dawn There's a sentimental shrapnel that is breaking me in two Adorned with gems under my skin they're trying to push on through I could tell you this was easy but you could always tell the truth So i'll just sit here scratching at the rust A fearsome freedom fierce with fate Takes comfort in your mental state Cracking up under the weight Of a disappearing yesterday Hyperbolic metaphor A shining bullet to absorb In a meditative cul de sac The screen door closed behind my back But it's calling me back Feels like someone else I know A familiar place I used to go A past that isn't easily shown But i'm falling through it Anchors aweigh The rope is frayed Soon it will break We're lost and we're saved. The moon is raw And it's hanging on A silver thaw Has covered my thoughts The owls have left their morning nests and they're following close behind And the dark horse has come out to take me away, the dark horse has come out tonight
8.
All the way home All the way home All the way home You followed me here all alone Blow me a kiss Blow me a kiss Blow me a kiss And i'll hope that it doesn't miss I've got voices in my head I've got voices in my head I've got voices in my head And they sound just like the living dead Your earthworm heart Is beating strong It's calling you back home Where you belong And in the moment Your knees get weak You take a breath and fall asleep
9.
Animal Mask 04:17
James Earl Jones in an animal mask Wine drunk under an overpass Waxing on tolstoy amongst the broken glass Feeding that gibberish to the pigeons & rats Lady Godiva on a cardboard mat Taking off her clothes to pay the rent The money she earns she's going to give to her man And he's going to shoot it as quick as he can James & his lady with a shopping cart Collecting debris for a cash return This bottle of love has a twist cap heart This bottle is empty this love is a farce Something we had but it seems to be lost Hoping that the government will cover the cost I need a little something that will hit the spot Because I'm running out of methadone Heaven is empty all the angels are here Underneath a bridge with a sobering fear A mild vibration, feel the end is near The devil's in the suburbs pulling 80k a year Trudging through the city with his lady by his side James Earl Jones just trying to get high Got to get across town because i know a guy The road is long for a short supply James lay down trying to catch his breath Crashed on the steps like a body shipwrecked He called out baby I've gotta stop and rest Heart's beating hard I think I'm gonna be sick The night's turning cold i see my breath in the air I'm covered in sweat and i'm shaking with fear take me by the hand and steer me clear Because I think I'm out of methadone Running out of methadone get me to the clinic Lady Godiva with a rag in her hand Dabbing at the blood on her lover's chin Trying to be strong for her dying man Trying to keep steady her trembling hands Some people find religion out of searching for gold Some people find god out of doing what they're told Some people are only trying to find their way home Out of the Kingdom of flesh & bone Let me take off your mask now James Earl Jones Let me see your face let me hold it close Let me cover you up with my winter coat Let me hear your last breath before you leave me alone James Earl Jones laying dead on the stairs His lady long gone she had to be somewhere Just across town where the prices are fair Besides it's cheaper when you're all alone. Running out of methadone get me to the clinic
10.
In the beginning There was a snowbird Laying beside you Singing the sweetest song There was blood on its feathers Blood on its wings and its beak A path through the snow that lead to your fallen feet. Between the bullrushes The crickets are fast asleep I heard a songbird sing Your body is in their dreams There was blood on its feathers Blood on its wings and its beak A path through the snow that lead to your fallen feet.
11.
This could be train station art Or some kind of boxcar lullaby A reminder of the ugly truth Burnt beautifully across the sky The sea the sea is swelling The birds are restless marionettes It’s been a long time since we’ve remembered What we never were supposed to forget Worn out boots & wooly plaid coats Trudging along miles of road The road ends but we keep going Further than our tracks will show.

And the whales! Will live where we lived When were we lived gets washed away Our fields will be the beds of giants Our streets will be where they lay And as the snow falls heavy over a blackened ocean As it swallows the land with a soft emotion The birds will rest at sea tonight The birds will rest at sea.
12.
By the time that I got home You'd moved on with your life Someone else's family Someone else's wife. I'm dead and gone The sun shines on my bones They're hanging in the light My radiant remains The purest white My skeleton will glow A beacon for your eyes Ceremony of faith A funeral for the night My friend your fever is your glory You don't belong in her story The periodic elements of song Are sounding from above She said I want you to come home Because I'm out here all alone And you're all i've got I'm tied to this temple with a twisted knot Harbinger of truth be told A broken puzzle will unfold In the shadows of my hope I tighten my hands around the rope I tighten my hands around the rope The lights turned off and someone spoke I tighten my hands around the rope My grip is eternal and i can't let go Catch me Betray me I'm drowning Don't save me Catch me Recreate me I am born.
13.
Ulysses 03:11
Ulysses I haven't seen you for so long I was the emperor for a while I was channeling your song And with this Drink I'll be reborn I'll mark the moment with some broken glass I'll stab it in my arm Is this love? I think so And it hits me Like the final golden storm Your drink was your third eye It was your wisdom underscored Ulysses The skull has lost its horns They were carried off by locusts And buried in your lore I saw god Misbehaving As I crawled into my empty room the bugs they swarmed around me And I smoked until my skin turned blue and the bugs they crawled around me As I drank myself into my doom And there were angels in the dust and they were all unconscious.
14.
Heavy in a fever A situation in time You seek comfort in darkness You close the blinds.   You say you're restless but tired I say you're swimming through fire Can't stay afloat When you're burning alive.  Can't stay afloat when you're burning alive.  There's a mine in the valley Rich with exotic stones Marked by a path Of dead miner's bones And there's a life in your belly You're no longer alone Guard it in a shelter of skin & bones Guard it in a shelter of skin & bones There's a light in the doorway It moves across the floor Step over the threshold And meet what's in store You'll find it's not as bad as the images that you've created Staring down the barrel of the morning as if you betrayed it.  There's a mine under the night And it's sinking with the weight of the day So get a good look at the moment Because the moment isn't here to stay So get a good look at the moment because the moment isn't here to stay Then close your eyes and count to 10 and you'll be ok. Tomorrow is cradled in a balance of heartache & metaphor You'll know it when you get there by the memories you've had before Hold a lighter to the ashes and wait for them to be reborn Take a pick axe to the morning And break into the day And tear out all the pieces  That are getting in your way  There's a silence in the well  It's been robbed of words to say As the clouds move overhead You close your eyes & pray Hold your breath Let your watery dreams wash over you Now wake up and breathe only Settle in the truth.  

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released November 13, 2012

Produced by: Jamie Foulds and The Tom Fun Orchestra
Engineered, MIxed and Mastered by: Jamie Foulds
Additional Engineering by: Albert Lionais
Recorded at Soundpark Studios; Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada

The Tom Fun Orchestra:
Albert Lionais - Trumpet, Cornet, Vocals
Breagh Potter - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Dave Mahalik - Accordion
Ian Macdougall - Lead Vocals, Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Keyboards
Shane O'Handley - Bass, Guitar, Electric Autoharp, Vocals
Steve Wilton - Drums
Victor Tomiczek - Banjo, Electric Guitar, Vocals

Featuring
Colin Grant - Violin, String Arrangements
Hinson Calabrese - Double Bass
Carmen Townsend - Vocals
Nathan Richards - Electric, Acoustic & Slide Guitars
Thomas Allen - Drums, Percussion (on Tracks: 1,2,3,5,10,12,13 & 14)
Zachary Maclean - Electric Guitars, Piano
Jamie Foulds -Synth, Electric Guitar

The Flying Horse Singers
Alyce MacLean, Alex Abbass, Alex Sheppard,
AJ Fraser, Andrew Greig, Andrew Lionais, Ashley MacIntyre,
Corey MacMullin, Dinao MacCormick, Harry Doyle, James Walsh
Jenni Welsh, John Gill, Katie Boutilier, Katie Leblanc, Maria Nemis,
Mike Lelievre, Redmond MacDougall, Stephen MacDougall,
Steven Fifield, Thomas Allen, Tori Mackinnon

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We dug for days
The dirty piled higher
The hole was the truth
The mound was the liar.

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