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All Leaves Fall Down
03:40
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I won’t fall back in line
I can't hear what you say
The world seems to share my fear
and I won't get in its way
I can't speak for you
But I speak for myself
The tradewinds are blowing hard
And I’m not trusting myself
And I say
All leaves fall down
All leaves fall down
All leaves fall down
But some ride the wind away
Some ride the wind away
The pieces don't go
Yeah, they no longer fit
And no matter where I turn
I'm drowning in cold stares and sin
I hear a sad lonesome sound
In the moonlight's tall glow
And it all came crashing down
But how, how could I know?
And I say
All leaves fall down
All leaves fall down
All leaves fall down
But some ride the wind away
Some ride the wind away
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2. |
Time Out of Mind
04:16
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All our lives are the same
We’re all following the stars to get home
Don’t waste it all
And watch your time steal away
Tell yourself it’s all right
Counting down the days while you wait
Don’t waste a fall
Nothing here will last anyway
Time out of mind
You’re just like everyone
Mind out of time
You cast your eyes to the sun
We’re out here making a sound
And we're feeling around
And I’m falling in time
But the sun still shines
There’s nothing to say
Cause we're fading away
While we’re figuring out
How to hold on now
All my prayers are now gone
Dreaming up your days cool and fine
Don’t waste a call
Don’t tell yourself it’s a shame
With all my hopes on the line
We’re nothing but some stardust and time
And I can see that I’m
A mind out of time either way
Time out of mind
You’re just like everyone
Mind out of time
You cast your eyes to the sun
We’re out here making a sound
And we're feeling around
And I’m falling in time
But the sun still shines
There’s nothing to say
Cause we're fading away
While we’re figuring out
How to hold on now
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3. |
I'll Follow You
03:43
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The empty space between me and you comes and goes
but I’ve tried to keep holding on
And if you leave, take my heart with you should you go
with all of the past still lingering on
But take me down and I’ll follow you
Take your time as you brood in the moonlight hour
on all these roads we’re traveling down
And in my heart I can hear all the songs you sang
but every song must come to an end
Take me down and I’ll follow you
I’ll fall again today
please come and get away
but I’m glad that I found you at all
In the end, we’re just looking to find a way
to get us through each and every day
But take me down and I’ll follow you
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4. |
I'd Go Down Again
03:41
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I can’t break your fall when you’ve taken your side
The feeling is all around now
Finding your way through places in time
The moment is all we have now
And any old signs now are gone
The feeling is often not right
Leaving your days knowing yesterday’s gone
The future is past to you now
And I’d go down again with you
Can’t wait for your call; won’t softly abide
The sorrow that’s all around now
Watch as the days shame the solace of youth
The past isn’t dead to you now
And all the old signs now are gone
Our timing was often not right
You need a way to remember the time
When what came before is now gone
And I’d go down again with you
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5. |
Gone or Going Away
03:05
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Hearing all your memories call
Every day is wasted chasing a moment
That fades away into the sublime
Abandon all your notions of sin
Waiting for your life to begin as you feel it
Dim the light that shines in your eye
We’re all down or falling over
But getting up will come in time
And we're all gone or going away
Calling all to side with the truth
That’s tearing at the sleeve of your youth and is showing
The frightened child hiding inside
The river is deep and the mountain is high
Where ancient chords and mythical signs are hiding
Like echoes in the back of your mind
We’re all down or falling over
But getting up will come in time
And we're all gone or going away
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6. |
Running Out of Time
03:42
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It was raining on Sixth and Ninth that night
The city streets were so cold
You turned the corner and caught my eye
And since those days we’ve grown old
But I keep on trying every time
to keep you from sinking so low
Now I'm leaving you here with songs of hope in rhyme
That’ll live on after I go
You’re mourning for days of distant times
but moments like that come and go
It’s hard to leave them all behind
Believe me darling I know
But I keep on trying every time
to keep you from sinking so low
Now I'm leaving you here with songs of hope in rhyme
That’ll live on after I go
I left so many lives behind
that I could not stand
But with all the days to come
we're running out of time
But I keep on trying every time
to keep you from sinking so low
Now I'm leaving you here with songs of hope in rhyme
That’ll live on after I go
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7. |
Now and Then
03:05
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Now
you take what comes and you leave the rest
Then
you hang your head and try to forget
Now
you hide your heart like an ancient tomb
Then
you leave this world like an autumn stone
You’re leaving the shade of your soul unbroken
With no time to spare while those doors are open
Doors are open
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8. |
Look My Way
03:03
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Desire is gone
for all the souls that have been down here
The moment is done
I feel like I’m going away
The frenzy is on
sometimes dragging me down in four ways
Burning inside
I feel I might call it a day
Oh, right now
come look my way
I'm right here
come look my way
Moments of doubt
are all you have when you’re down here
Like legions of stone
They’re never really going away
Enter the fire
I just don’t matter to anyone here
And I’m feeling like now
I’m sure I’ll never be saved
Oh, right now
come look my way
I'm right here
come look my way
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9. |
Feel Like Getting On
03:19
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Every day I’m standing outside of you
Fading fast away I take my time getting through
Long lost signs are hanging outside the door
Coming home again I’ll waste my time never more
Not giving up, giving up this time
Not going back for a losing fight
Cause you'll stand wasting
if you can’t carry the weight
I feel like getting on
Distant storms are now raging inside within
Drowning fast in a wave we cast our cares to the wind
Empty dreams are waking beside of you
Hold them close when you feel the endless days slipping through
Not giving up, giving up this time
Not going back for a losing fight
Cause you'll stand wasting
if you can’t carry the weight
I feel like getting on
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10. |
Days of Grey
02:42
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Take your time and watch what’s going on
When it’s hard to keep moving on
And you feel that it’s all a waste of time
with no way back, with no way back
I feel that I’m falling over
I’m giving my days away
I’m hearing you calling over
You want to keep on going
but the stars are gone
and we should call it a night
Raise your head and stop and wonder why
Raise your heart to the cold darkened sky
And you feel like there’s now some missing sign
you can’t wait for, you can’t wait for
I feel that I’m falling over
I’m giving my days away
I’m hearing you calling over
You want to keep on going
but the stars are gone
and we should call it a night
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11. |
Last Dime
02:35
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I stand to go leaving for you now
It seems a long time ago
But I call again to lay it out for you now
Don’t write me off on the wind
Every day and every night
I call and call till I find the time to say
I’m coming home to you
Drowning in my mind, my heart’s here for you now
I’d fly away in your arms
But I’m waiting for a sign that my heart’s still beating now
cause I’ve stopped believing in time
Every day and every night
I call and call till I find the time to say
I’m coming home to you
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12. |
Walk for Miles
02:42
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The sun shines hard on your face
The wind blows slow across your skin
The sound of silence in the air
as the day burns slowly to the end
And I say it loud so that you’ll hear
When I fall down you lift me up dear
I know now, I know it’s so clear
You lift the cloud every time that you’re near
And I’d walk for miles to see you smile
I’m raging inside once again
There’s no time left to pretend
I’m tearing these walls all away
There’s nothing left now to say
And I say it loud so that you’ll hear
When I fall down you lift me up dear
I know now, I know it’s so clear
You lift the cloud every time that you’re near
And I’d walk for miles to see you smile
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13. |
Desiree
02:57
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Desiree
all your time has gone by
Along the way
you used them all to get by
but I feel like I’m loving you hard
Desiree
in your mind you know why
You can’t get away
from all the pain of this life
but I feel like I’m loving you hard
Why do I take and leave you down here every night?
Why do I always feel so tired all the time?
When I’m hiding inside
you make my walls come tumbling down
with just one look in your eye
Desiree
in your mind you know why
You can’t get away
from all the pain of this life
but I feel like I’m loving you hard
Why do I take and leave you down here every night?
Why do I always feel so tired all the time?
When I’m hiding inside
you make my walls come tumbling down
with just one look in your eye
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14. |
Without Me
03:43
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I took for signs your very lives
And for your sake I changed mine
But every song must end some way
And every life and love must end on some dark day
So now my time with you is done
And all my rhymes have all been sung
I’m going home into the light
Please forgive me if I never said goodbye
Gardens will grow without me here
And all you kids without me near
I hope you'll take this last advice:
Be kind and true and always do what is right
I’ll miss you dears, I’ll miss your smiles
I’ll miss your laughs and I’ll miss your trials
I’m flying home out of this night
but keep me close and everything will be all right
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National Steel Galesburg, Illinois
National Steel is the retro lo-fi Americana/Indie Pop recording project of Michael Hattem, who, in addition to writing the songs and playing almost all of the instruments, self-produces the records. Referred to as "cosmological freak-out Americana" by one reviewer, National Steel melds indie folk songwriting with retro pop instrumental and production sensibilities. ... more
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