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Dream Zoo (2011, album)

by Paul Sprawl

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jipes Wonderful and haunting performance as well as very deep and political lyrics. Paul Sprawl is not only a master of tone and sonic landscape but also a sincere and moving singer
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1.
Refugee 04:01
1. I am just a refugee I have got no place to be Soldiers killed my family House shelled by artillery 2. Bombers and artillery They destroyed our whole country My loved ones taken from me Make an insurgent of me ~chorus~ And the citizens of that far away land They can never understand They will never hear about me Or the four million others who are just like me Four million refugees Uhh Umm Ummm in my country 3. I am just a refugee Got no electricity No water or food for me Soldiers killed my family 4. You steal oil from our country Wreck our lives and property I have got no place to be I am just a refugee ~chorus~
2.
LA 58 05:22
1. Head West Los Angeles 1958 Birthplace of Sprawl and the orange crate 2. End of the road The final frontier Progress dies In a drive-by shooting here ~chorus 1~ Wandering all across the wasteland Running from the law of conformity Yeah 3. Disappear yourself From the radar screen Curious lover of life Hope fiend 4. Bring the news Brave New World Blues Dig and be dug William Burroughs and Langston Hughes (and Ornette Coleman too) ~chorus 2~ Wandering all across the wasteland Running from the law of conformity Head west Los Angeles
3.
1. Keep the cold wind out Let the warm sun in Keep the cold wind out Let the warm sun in ~chorus~ Uh Uh Uh Uh Uh Uh Uh Uh Yeah 2. I need a low wall I can get behind I need a low wall I can get behind ~chorus~ 3. If there's snow on the ground I can't stick around If there's snow on the ground I can't stick around ~chorus~ 4. Keep the cold wind out Let the warm sun in Keep the cold wind out Let the warm sun in ~chorus~
4.
Dream Zoo 03:16
1. Let the moon fall down from the sky Let the leaves take off from the ground and fly Something's happening and whatever it is These steps can never be retraced ~chorus~ In this dream zoo Dreams are kept in cages People buy tickets They come to look and listen 2. Varieties of childhood dreams All manner of fascination Exotic creativities ~chorus~ 3. Let the moon fall down from the sky Let the leaves take off from the ground and fly
5.
Leralee 03:44
1. Leralee Come away with me Into the mystery That's just outside your front door ~chorus~ We'll keep the home fires burning Wherever we roam And if they go out We'll light them up again 2. Leralee You give me peace and joy Let's make some things We want to nurture not destroy ~chorus~ ~Bridge~ We're casting our net So wide Throwing our coins Into the wishing well 3. Leralee Strong and free Come away with me Into the mystery ~chorus~
6.
In Disguise 03:41
1. Sometimes Love comes in disguise Looks like something else In your eyes ~chorus 1~ It's the furthest from the truth But that's just how it seems That's just how it seems 2. Sometimes Fear comes masquerading too Looks like such a good friend to you ~chorus 2~ You embrace it with open arms But it's just poisoning you Poisoning you 3. In need The Devil eats flys Sometimes Love comes in disguise ~chorus 3~ It looks like something else But that's just how it seems That's just how it seems
7.
Prisoner 04:07
1. Umm Umm Ummm Ummm Ummm The one who killed that man Acted colder than I can ~chorus 1~ I'm doing life in prison No chance of parole The murderer was a young man But I am old 2. I pumped tons of rusting pig iron Ran miles around that track I have arithritic knees now My wrists pop and crack ~chorus 2~ I'm doing life in prison No chance of parole The world outside doesn't care If I'm broken or whole 3. It's ugly and it's stupid A bad part of childhood never ends here The pre-emptive strikes and the violence Preclude having real friends ~chorus 1~ 4. The one who killed that man Acted way colder than I can
8.
In The Night 02:27
1. Swimming through The ocean by moonlight Unknown world Land creature full of fright ~chorus~ Floating, flying Above the ground What you know may not work Until you get down 2. Flying through The night sky of your dream In the night When so much goes unseen ~chorus~
9.
~verse~ Oh no, it's nothing like you thought it would be Oh no, not like it's been in recent history Oh no ~chorus~ Can you keep your head in it Can you keep your eyes and your heart Open ~verse~ ~chorus~
10.
Not Too Far 04:35
1. I'm here alone This is where I chose to be Though I'm alone I still feel you here with me ~chorus 1~ So far away But not too far Just as long as you can Still feel me where you are 2. Sitting under the stars Half moon keeps me company Sing and play these songs Crickets sing along with me ~chorus 1~ ~Bridge~ Our love (3x) Long may it last 3. From Tombstone to Tenessee Crystal Palace to Old Hickory They say the west was won And the south was lost That just depends on who counts the cost ~chorus 2~ So long ago But not too long Just as long as we can Remember what went on 4. I'm here alone This is where I chose to be Though I'm alone I still feel you here with me ~chorus 1~
11.
Epitaph 02:59
1. After all is said and done Life's not like a race that's run It's not a contest After family and career All the love and all the fear Not much real danger ~chorus~ Heaven Is always mixed with Hell Blue sky From the window of a jail cell 2. Put it in song or carve it in stone We're more together than alone Are we a cancerous parasite Our extinction within sight ~chorus~ 3. After all is said and done Life's not like a race that's run It's not a contest ~coda~

about

This recording is about the war for human imagination.

Many, many thanks to:
Lois Hambrick 1924-2011
Hank Hambrick 1923-2011

Fond remembrances of:
Steve White 1950-2011
Chris Michalek 1971-2010

credits

released November 11, 2011

Paul Sprawl - voice, guitar, harmonica
Recorded at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA
Mixed and Mastered at Sutton Sound, Atascadero, CA by Rick Sutton
Tracking engineer, Adam Munoz
Tracking producer, Lee Townsend

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