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No Surprises (Live)
03:28
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A heart that's full up like a landfill
A job that slowly kills you
Bruises that won't heal
You look so tired, unhappy
Bring down the government
They don't, they don't speak for us
I'll take a quiet life
A handshake of carbon monoxide
And no alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises
Silent
This is my final fit
My final bellyache
With no alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises, please
Such a pretty house
And such a pretty garden
No alarms and no surprises
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My Friends (Live)
03:54
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I make my home down in the valley
I never made it to the hill
I shine my light out in the alley
I am the only one who will
I guess I've always been a traveler
I do my church out in the street
I'll use the jacket off my back as my tithe
As I give it to the beggar who's in need
All my friends are sick and wounded
We don't have nothing left to give
But we dance like David, Love like Jacob
Keep on walking like Moses did.
When were you naked or in prison?
When did you need something to eat?
You said whatever you have done unto the least of these
My brother who you have done it unto me.
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Lake Michigan (Live)
03:48
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The only thing that I truly own is this heart inside my chest
And so I like to keep it locked and hidden underneath my vest
'Cause I been hurt before. Don't you leave me in Chicago.
What did you come here for if you won't be here tomorrow?
I know my voice is quiet baby but my heart is so loud.
So many things that I want to say but you know they won't come out
'Cause I been hurt before. Don't you leave me in Chicago.
Tell me what did you come here for if you won't be here tomorrow?
I went down to the waterfront docks where we walked the night we met
Went to our usual meeting spot and I found the note you left
Then I watched the dark clouds roll in and swallow up Lake Michigan
And I rode that storm back home.
I'm gonna sit in my sorrow until I write a song or two.
I'm gonna sit in silence until I can finally hear the truth.
'Cause I been hurt before. Why'd you leave me in Chicago?
Baby what did you come here for if you won't be here tomorrow?
I went down to the waterfront docks where we walked the night we met.
A distant thunder from far off so I turned to face the wind
Then I watched the dark clouds roll in and swallow up Lake Michigan
And I rode that storm back home.
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Thirteen (Live)
03:53
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We've been in the rain
We've been on the mountain
We've been 'round the fire
In fancy hotels
Drank water from farm wells
We sang with the choir
I kissed your dry lips
We jumped off the high cliffs
And splashed down below
Skin to skin
In the salty river
Made love in the shadows
Woooah ooh
Read books to each other
Read the mind of the other
Flew 1, 000 jets
We laughed and we cried
At movies and real life
And our ridiculous bets
We danced in the moonlight at midnight
We pressed against back doors and wood floors
And you never faked it
Infrequently
We ignored our love
But we could never mistake it
Oooh ooh
We met on the front porch
Fell in love on the phone
Without the physical wreck
You gave me the necklace
That used to hang
Around your mother's neck
We questioned religions
Gave bread to the pigeons
We learned how to pray
We stood by the ocean
Turned our hearts into one
We layed in bed all day
Heeey
We skipped on the sidewalk
Skipped stones on the water
Skipped town
We've seen the sunrise with new eyes
We've seen the damage of gossip and true lies
We've seen the sun go down
Had passionate make outs
And passionate freak outs
We built this world of our own
It was in the back of a taxi
When you told me you loved me
And that I wasn't alone
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The wind is blowing cold tonight,
And the streets are awfully wet.
I ducked beneath a neon sign and
Through the door I went.
I fell in love a long time ago
With a girl who don't know my name,
So if I don't know much about love
Then I guess I'm the one we should blame.
I had a enough cash for a stiff drink,
Just something to warm up my bones.
I been all around and I'm lonely.
I know what I'm missing and I miss it all.
I fell in love a long time ago
But I let my pride get in the way
So if I don't know much about love
Then I guess I'm the one we should blame.
The dancing girls twirl in the red light.
They look better from farther away.
The bartender gives the last call for the night
And soon I'm back out in the rain.
I fell in love like never before
And Elenore was the girl's name.
But I left her crying, I don't know what for
But I guess I'm the one we should blame.
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How It's Done (Live)
03:13
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When everything's said and done
I leave you with love.
When everything's going wrong
choose love.
And when they've gone to far, they make you question who you are.
When it wrecks you on in the inside. Everybody knows
There are times when it's so hard
To choose love.
I know I cannot stay forever
And when my songs have all been sung.
I hope I've given all I have to you.
To show you how it's done.
They may try to take your everything
But they can't take your love.
And it might blow up in your face one day,
But just love.
And when you feel that it might break you
Or literally kill you,
When nobody would blame you
For giving up the fight
There's only one thing that lasts forever.
One thing that never dies.
There's only one way to cast out darkness
And that's to shine a light
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Nicholas Rowe Columbus, Ohio
"One of the most interesting in indie folk today… a singer to watch closely for years to come." -
MEDIUM
"Fans of artists like Conor Oberst and Father John Misty will find a lot to love here, and the artist’s blend of personality and classic, folksy appeal breathes a tonne of life into the genre." - CLOUT
NICHOLAS ROWE is an indie alt-folk singer-songwriter with a brooding, folksy style.
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