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Amazon
02:37
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She is tall and voluptuous
Giant to the rest of us
Beads and feathers hang from her hair
Python round her shoulders bare
When she wails out a battle song
You should fear the amazon
She is clothed in a leopard fur
Bones and teeth hang off of her
Her body is her weapon here
You should cower when she's near
When she wails out a battle song
You should fear the amazon
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Chasin' Tail
04:10
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I've put you down so you can't howl or wail
I've put you down so you can't howl or wail
You're a dog not a man now, you were always chasin tail
When I just can't reach you, you won't answer your phone
When I just can't reach you, you won't answer your phone
Hell I know that you're out there looking for somewhere new to hide your bone
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The Whistleblower
04:46
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Stranger look in to my face there's but a trace of the child before
Go on dig into my past old photographs won't show what's in store
Tell my mother and my father please not to weep anew
They don't need to add their shame to all the hell that I've lived through
Oh the wheels grind slow now but I feel them roll with every note
Oh circle the crows now to feed on the words that spill from my throat they are
Listen up I am the whistleblower it's time you paid the Piper's toll
I never thought I'd be the whistleblower tonight you're gonna take a mighty fall
If you ask me what you'll find just what's behind the Mona Lisa smile
You won't look at me the same and you'll remain unsettled for a while
I remember every tear I was near drowning in the flood
Of something bitter and so stale and it flows much thicker than blood
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Chi Sau
05:30
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If you ever wonder what has brought me here today
I'm hiding scars of battles and they won't ever fade away
So master and brothers I whisper these words as I bow
For strength I'm regaining I thank you for training me in chi sau
Our hands are swiftly rolling like you've asked me for this dance
I learn to read intention, I'll move through you every chance
I don't mind the bruises, reminders I'm still standing now
For strength I'm regaining I thank you for training me in chi sau
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Dreamcatcher
03:17
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Wake in cold sweats and I'm losin' sleep
The scenes in my head make my skin creep
Would you be my dreamcatcher, would you be my dreamcatcher baby
When you kiss me, you hold me tight
I might be screaming but not from fright
Would you be my dreamcatcher, would you be my dreamcatcher baby
Night has fallen it's turned pitch black
You're like counting sheep to insomniacs
Would you be my dreamcatcher, would you be my dreamcatcher baby
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Highway Time
04:18
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Ribbon made of blacktop up and down I go
Fuel is my only stop deadline don't you know
I'm serving 99 doing highway time
Cameras for my red lights, cameras for my speed
Sober and not reckless, my pocket book will bleed
I'm serving 99 doing highway time
Planes fly over my head, wishing that was me
I have drawn the short straw once again I see
I'm serving 99 doing highway time
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If You Be My Baby
05:08
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Bleeding Heart Tattoo
04:02
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This is the last time I walk away from you
This is the last time you cross that line, leave me hurting, I'll walk away from you
Ain't gonna drag the chain bite down the pain I'm getting a bleeding heart tattoo
I head down to the parlor I'm gonna get some ink
Something to remind me of how love can really stink
This is the last time I walk away from you
Ain't gonna drag the chain bite down the pain I'm getting a bleeding heart tattoo
I'm getting tired of waking feeling so blue
I'm getting so tired of my dreams fired up in smoke and waking feeling so blue
Ain't gonna drag the chain bite down the pain I'm getting a bleeding heart tattoo
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Hideaway
04:45
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Great Big Baby
04:35
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How'd I get it so wrong I thought you were made for me
But when you hit the bottle boy you mean it literally
You're a great big baby that's why I'm leaving you
You're such a great big baby that I find it so hard to do
I wore flat heels made for dancing and the joint began to hop
You said bedtime's come and gone, mister it's only six o'clock
You're a great big baby that's why I'm leaving you
You're such a great big baby that I find it so hard to do
When speaking with me darling I'd swear that you're obsessed
Cos you can't look me in the eye it's always in the chest
You're a great big baby that's why I'm leaving you
You're such a great big baby that I find it so hard to do
You may think that I'm babbling and it sure sounds mighty strange
But this time round I think that I'm the one who needs a change
You're a great big baby that's why I'm leaving you
You're such a great big baby that I find it so hard to do
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Anni Piper Portland, Oregon
She's the First Lady of the Blues! The Australian born sultry singer is also a solid bassist and insightful composer. Piper won an Australian Blues Music Award for her 2005 debut album. She was soon signed to boutique label Blues Leaf Records USA. The title track from 'Blow Up Doll' (April 2020 release) is a semi-finalist in the prestigious 2019 International Songwriting Competition. ... more
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