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Box Heart Man

by Mark Dignam

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1.
Build 03:47
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Build I love you in your prime But you say it's too late now Everything's sly There goes the bus Here comes the rain And there's no-one to take the blame Think it's hip to be a deconstructionist Take an axe to the whole damn town Full of smiles when you want to drown And have the whole world wash over you It's not about what you break down It's about what you build Na na na... Get back out there Go see friends Don't waste time trying to dream a better ending Life's too short who can afford this All your anger Nobody is worth it Think it's hip to be a deconstructionist Take an axe to the whole damn town Full of smiles when you want to drown And have the whole world wash over you It's not about what you break down It's about what you build Can't you see that's how he's going to break you Turn you into your own enemy I know I make it sound easy It's not about what you break down It's about what you build Na na na... It's not about what you break down It's about what you build I love you in your prime but you say it's too late now everything's sly I love you in your prime...
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Hope 03:24
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Hope I want to give you so much hope Give you a periscope to see through these dark ages Say you're waiting for love It's waiting for you to pick up the phone and make the first move This well is deep darker than the soil around it Like teeth tearing into shoulder A young, young boy started this fall Now the fall and the boy are both getting older I'll give you my flesh I'll give you my blood I'll give you my sweat in tears now the gloves are off Most of all I'll give you my love Most of all I'll give you my love There are many cuts and abrasions Between the start of a plan and the seat of success The boy comes man Twisted stories and histories Like a white rabbit around Parnell Street I'll give you my flesh I'll give you my blood I'll give you my sweat in tears now the gloves are off Most of all I'll give you my love Most of all I'll give you my love You may be fighting with hate Hate gets it's power from all that you put in it's box of tricks We don't speak the language we don't have the code So we're cutting our feet in the road on the bricks I'll give you my flesh I'll give you my blood I'll give you my sweat in tears now the gloves are off Most of all I'll give you my love Most of all I'll give you my love
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Pinwheel 03:54
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Pinwheel I just want keep putting my card In these gas station pumps and drive this car hard I want to let this latent gypsy blood flow All over the road all over the road all over the road I left four green fields for these three rivers of steel And still not sure how I feel about all of this change I want to ket this latent gypsy blood flow All over the road all over the road all over the road Way over my horizon Way over that drop in the ocean Way over my horizon Way over that drop in the ocean Way over that drop in the... Yeah... Snow flake snakes dancing in the cold Paul... that's the oldest story ever told Weaving in wisps across Centre Ave I want to let this latent gypsy blood flow All over the road all over the road all over the road Way over my horizon Way over that drop in the ocean Way over my horizon Way over that drop in the ocean Way over that drop in the... Yeah... I spied thee your heart spinning like a pinwheel Thou art blessed among women my heavenly bride I stand my best for you at your side Truth is a liberating thing When the walls come down you can hear it ring In the early morning Way over my horizon Way over that drop in the ocean Way over my horizon Way over that drop in the ocean Way over that drop in the... Yeah! I spied thee your heart spinning like a pinwheel
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Fable 03:25
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Fable Take your tables, broken fables Give me an honest human being Over your stable, of high powered geeks Big ugly car loving freaks Who see unstable as a far out aspiration Yeah... Burn your clubs Of rub a dub dub Networking sycophants Tipping up the whole tub We'll get free May still take a century But it's never been about the when bub! It's always been about the why... Yeah... Don't burn your clothes Time to get a bloody nose Beat into the law-books find out all about those Trying hard to shoe in, relics hard of thinking We've got more arrows in our bows Everytime we pay attention Yeah...
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Jane 04:03
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Jane Hey Jane what's your name now Heard you married that crazy bastard And he running around town all plastered I thought you'd do better things Ah but who am I to judge I'm not running around with a record unsmudged When we're young we say we won't regret things And we don't until we forget them and it's too late to make amends I know I was never that great rock You could lean on when times got rough I hope you don't mind I just thought I'd call Don't mean nothing at all Don't mean nothing at all I drove eighty miles and hour Going home thinking about you Head hurts thinking about you Every girl's got your name I know I was never that great rock You could lean on when times got rough I hope you don't mind I just thought I'd call Don't mean nothing at all Don't mean nothing at all I watched my plane leave Stood staring with my ticket in my pocket and... I turn it around a thousand times a day What you'd say If I just turned up at your door I know it's insane I'm crazy I should get a life Been a long time since I lost this fight I know this needs to end
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Kindred 04:37
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Kindred From my hotel room I am reaching over Miles to touch your shoulder This song is to get you through the night Until the morning light When I got away Somehow I always bring you with me It's like a piece of your soul Forever walks with my own This song is to get you through the night Until the morning light This song is to get you through the night Until the morning light My love, my love, my girl, my love You're part of living good Home is where you're waking It ripples out to where I am This song is to get you through the night Until the morning light This song is to get you through the night
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Flags 05:14
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Flags May your gods bless you When the cold gets into your bones You find the need to silently let her know It's not as much fun anymore There's this division of labor She does the dishes You pick up the laundry You resent each other through your chosen chores Both look with wider eyes at the movie stars Stars in your eyes I remember You were once a diver for pearls Was it so much work Did you hold your breath so long You know a love that's skin deep Will soon start to peel... It's fear that makes sharp dressed men March across the souls of women And they'll run like dogs in the streets without allegiance They'll pin their flags to a mast out of terror To a mast out of terror May your gods bless you May your gods bless you You groan in the morning You feel like your putting your best foot forward on a bed of nails You think that you're clever, scheming your exit But if she's got any sense boy she's doing the same Stars in your eyes I remember You were once a diver for pearls Was it so much work Did you hold your breath so long You know a love that's skin deep Will soon start to peel... It's fear that makes sharp dressed men March across the souls of women And they'll run like dogs in the streets without allegiance They'll pin their flags to a mast out of terror To a mast out of terror May your gods bless you May your gods bless you May your gods bless you
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Deceiver 04:03
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Royalty 03:56
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Royalty Shall I compare thee No that's not fair see We're all so unique and free In all the steps we could take I won't stand in your way dove No matter what you say love We're as cozy as a winter glove And I want to keep it that The world gets so ugly With all it's divided loyalties Can't we sit in sunshine And talk about what we could share I'll be your King of Jokes If you'll be my queen of laughter And the rest can go screaming in the streets I'll be your King of Jokes If you'll be my queen of laughter And the rest can go screaming in the streets Shackles and chains Keep coming around again Maybe we're really into pain But I'm too small to know I'm happy with my road And you seem happy with your load And you know that makes me happiest of all They're standing in different camps Throwing stones over fences But we've tunneled through hatred We've come up for air I'll be your King of Jokes If you'll be my queen of laughter And the rest can go screaming in the streets I'll be your King of Jokes If you'll be my queen of laughter And the rest can go screaming in the streets I'll be your King of Jokes If you'll be my queen of laughter And the rest can go screaming in the streets
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Divine 05:46
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Divine I'm looking for Divine Want to know if she's still there And if she'll still be mine I'm hold up on her stair The dial tone's drawn a blank Across this ear of mine I'm cold and I'm alone Here looking for divine There's nothing to write that's not been written Nothing that I can bite that's not been bitten There's nothing left to swallow that's not been digested But I know that she is true I know she is so fine I know I can rely on my angel sweet divine My Angel Sweet Divine The menu looks so bad All friendships tied with twine Self service is the fare Can't stand here wasting time There's nothing to write that's not been written Nothing that I can bite that's not been bitten There's nothing left to swallow that's not been digested But I know that she is true I know she is so fine I know I can rely on my angel sweet divine My Angel Sweet Divine I need to feed my soul I need to feed my mind I need to get the fuel I only get from my divine But I know that she is true I know she is so fine I know I can rely on my angel sweet divine My angel Divine

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Recorded in Detroit MI at Rustbelt Studios.

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released March 1, 2005

Produced, Recorded and Mixed by Eric Hoegemeyer.
Assistant Engineer: Dan Curry
Photo: Kristi Spence
Design: Heather Jarosz, Brown Bag Design

Live Photos on this site: Debra Reschoff Ahearn, Paddy Glennon.

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Mark Dignam

Irish born Singer/Songwriter. Highly poetic, poignant lyricist and powerful performer. Performs solo, or with the band "The House of Song" also available for private events and workshops.

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