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Coriolis

by Elijah Jett

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And when the sun goes down forever There will be some peace at last It’s the idyll of the future It’s the coldness of the past And when the moon does fall from orbit There will be an end to pain But the song we play for now will remain the same On and on and on and on It goes...
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Well, I sold my coat, my scarf, my hat and mittens I've been smitten with an elegant lass Sure enough, the change I came away with Bought a pair of cufflinks made of brass And so, the flask my grandpa brought back From the war in France had to go Still, all I have to show for myself Is a three-piece suit with six holes That's what you get for being beautiful That's what you get for being fine That's what you get for being foxy And when this song doth end mine lips Will take up residence on thine There's a longer list of things I've thrifted away In the name of love's luxuries There's no escaping testosterone Or as I will call it, poverty And so, I've faked my way to her heart Playing chess, croquet, eating cheese Sure, in the end, I'll be left in debt But as I will see it, so will she That's what you get for being beautiful That's what you get for being fine That's what you get for being foxy And when this song doth end mine lips Will take up residence on thine Or will they? I don't know Maybe I'll just back out and try something by myself Chest hair's taking up one square inch on my chest bare Blindingly white Don't dare open the door there's evidence I've stared Strewn on the floor But what's the shame in love that's always assured That's what you get for being beautiful That's what you get for being fine That's what you get for being foxy And when this song doth end mine lips Will say screw that, the rent's too high
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Falling into love is like building a hole Hoping to ensnare who's been piercing your soul With words, eyes, gestures and maybe a lie or two I'll be here waiting for you In my little room at the foot of my bed Churning out some notes for nobody to hear But just in case you might be in the wrong place, wrong time I'll keep on lying in wait And were I more or less a man I'd have more sense for less a plan But falling never changes as long as the law Of gravity dictates my probable cause To take your heart, ask it to be mine And if it won't, you'll have to climb your way back
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Never once was I in her room, nor was whiskey on my breath Honor, please, take these chains from me, hear the evidence echoing in my chest And let me go on the train back to home, my heart beats true Still, the days don’t break like they used to do Father, I’ve had a test of faith, and the death knell might have rung There’s a price on their prayers for me, and I know that it’s rising just like the son But come to me, my sweet Lord to free my heartbeat true Still, the waves they don’t break like they used to do But she’s mine anytime I choose to hold so still Red wine in a glass too small, she’s there if you listen La dee dum dum, through the wind her voice La dee dum dum, all that’s left are the songs of the wind Darling, don’t call to rescue me, I’m a pure man, tried and true Just one thing ‘fore they string me up, was I really as bad as they proved I was? I’m safe unsound in a bed, but the state won’t pay my rent Said the bones don’t break like they used to do
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We can't see the moon every night It's busy shimmering the pebbles Somewhere on a field seven time zones away Filtering though soft, gauzy green Curtains whispering its return And I rely on that celestial line
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Follow, all you old children, children On the lam from this word you call heaven Heaven, the great I am Oh, your maps are your word North, south and east, west repeat God's in the grass God's in the hearts in the trees Follow, all you old children, children To the sea for the waves are unbroken Broken on the beach Each one perfect and true Stirred by the wind and world Forward they fall Never to reach what's ahead
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What's the word for "letting go" in the native language This and all my unsaid thoughts are seeking refuge somewhere else I'm not here for long And I am nothing but a man passing for a lover Looking for another lie to let fall upon my lips What I'd give for this We're searching for a home Found in the hearts unknown And all that I presume to know was stolen and misshapen History has lost the thread by which life can trace its birth God was made through men But brilliance stands to die alone when no one cares to listen Visions of a brighter world are ever darkened by the dread Of turning from the mirror We're searching for a home Found in the hearts unknown
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Remember the summer: thumping hums of lawn mowers and cicadas, aromas of grilled meats and wild roses, rhythmic turnstiles of family vacations and photos. Here we are once more the noises dim. Autumn summons us from play calls us home. Recipe books come out the kids come in. The dog quickens his step, no longer exhausted by humidity but puzzled by those vaguely familiar smells of fall. I understand him at this moment. The world pauses. I begin drawing conclusions, seasonal parables - a somber task, a solitary one. My loneliness cries in the shower. My gratitude joins others in laughter. I can’t decide which feeling should carry me into winter. The leaves turn. The year and I lose steam, content to finish gently.
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She saw the star fall and reached out toward the sky to catch it "We're what they call lovebirds, and I have wings when you are with me So don't you mock me" He said, "The stars in your eyes are all that I can wish for Bright are the freckles in your smile, and I'll make constellations Though you're impatient" And we may fight over words They may say we're just in love to know how our hearts even work And sometimes it takes mistakes to know just how lucky we were I'm at the bottom of the fall and stuck inside the well deep I try to keep the waters down when you're not here to fly me So come and find me And we'll make love We'll make up for time we will have lost when we will see Each other's scars once again And sometimes we make mistakes to know just how lucky we've been We're not a metaphor, but we are only what we make, Kay I'll be cartographer and chart your ever-wondrous landscapes I'll be your weatherman and call for sunshine in the darkness I'll be astronomer and plot the stars as they pass by us And I'm still jobless But I'll apply for the post of always-hopeful-sometimes-crabby Michael For you, and I'll screw up But sometimes I fake mistakes to know just how lucky I was

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released November 11, 2011

Words and music by Michael Todd except "Goodnight Moon" and "Silence in Autumn," proudly featuring the poems of Jan Brown.

Mastered by Good Times Studio.

Track five, "Tried On All Counts," recorded by Tyler Larson at Good Times Studio. All other tracks recorded by Michael Todd in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Music and Richards Hall; various parts recorded in The George and The Kaige as well.

Chance Solem-Pfeifer appears courtesy of Chance Preston on track eight, "God's in the Grass," on vocals. Sara McCue appears courtesy of Sara McCue on track 10, "Silence in Autumn."

Album cover photo courtesy of Gregory H. Revera. Photograph taken Oct. 22, 2010, from Madison, Ala. Photographed with a Celestron 9.25 Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope. Acquired with a Canon EOS Rebel T1i (EOS 500D). 20 images stacked to reduce noise. 200 ISO 1/640 sec.

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Elijah Jett Lincoln, Nebraska

"Guided by his sense of beauty, an individual transforms a fortuitous occurrence into a motif, which then assumes a permanent place in the composition of the individual's life." – Milan Kundera

With "Coriolis" I hope to chronicle my search for home in the hearts unknown. I've sought the comfort of my childhood in love, God, nature and music, among all other things. Here is how it never ends.
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