Calexico

[fox69]

"Crystal Frontier"

"Crystal Frontier"


Marco's shadow falls on the door
to the 7 Lost Cities of Gold.
Finds a raven's head and rattler's tail
dead in his tracks, this Godforsaken soul's
unwanted here and his curse lingers for years.
Amalia's face hides behind the mask,
sweating on the TV factory line.
That smile on her face is starting to crack,
while welding back the pieces of a shattered heart
that's scattered out here, with the ghosts of her peers.
Searches for her lost child along the River of Tears... the River of Tears
The end of the working week
when drunken worlds meet;
both sides keeping a close eye
for a break in the line here... on the Crystal Frontier
Ramon tightens up his leather belt
and slips on through a hole in the fence.
He can get you anything you want
it might cost you a life, it might cost you
the whole price of freedom here...on the Crystal Frontier,
searching for your lost love along the River of Tears... the River of Tears
Blood spills out on the streets
and bodies are missing for weeks;
both sides keeping a close eye
watching the bullets fly here... on the Crystal Frontier
...Crystal Frontier

 

[fox69]

"Cumbia De Donde"

"Cumbia De Donde"


I'm not from here (¿De dónde eres?)
I'm not from there (¿A dónde vas?)
Where am I going? (¿De dónde eres?)
Should I care? (¿A dónde vas?)
When will I get there? (¿De dónde eres?)
Can you even say? (¿A dónde vas?)
I'm in the moment (¿De dónde eres?)
I'm on my way (¿A dónde vas?)
I'm on my way

(Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!)

From D. F. (¿De dónde eres?)
and Guanajuato (¿A dónde vas?)
East Los Angeles (¿De dónde eres?)
and Hermosillo (¿A dónde vas?)
I'm going to Chiapas (¿De dónde eres?)
Magdalena (¿A dónde vas?)
I'm in the moment (¿De dónde eres?)
And I'm on my way (¿A dónde vas?)
I'm on my way

Hay muchas tierras (¿De dónde eres?)
Que nunca he visto (¿A dónde vas?)
Son mil canciones (¿De dónde eres?)
Que no he cantado (¿A dónde vas?)

Todas las rutas (¿De dónde eres?)
Desierto azul (¿A dónde vas?)
me Ileva a ti (¿De dónde eres?)
O a la nada (¿A dónde vas?)

Starting in Sonora (¿De dónde eres?)
Down to Oaxaca (¿A dónde vas?)
Trouble in Tijuana (¿De dónde eres?)
And San Diego (¿A dónde vas?)
And Mexicali (¿De dónde eres?)
And San Francisco (¿A dónde vas?)
Juarez, El Paso (¿De dónde eres?)
I'm on my way (¿A dónde vas?)
I'm on my way

Yo quiero Ilegar
A esa tierra lininda
Que esta mas alla
Donde hay una sonrisa
A bailar la cumbia (Candela, candela)
A bailar la cumbia (Que quema, que quema)

 

[fox69]

"Curse Of The Ride"

"Curse Of The Ride"


The curse of the night
Is all he could say
When he woke to find
His life slipping away
He watched his car
Driving off the cliff
And then he blacked out
And the rest he missed

He came so close, close, close
That night

When the curse of the night
It can't be blamed
She took a chance
Swore never again
Kept riding along
Fate's unforgiving edge
Gave him her heart
Now he's halfway dead

They came so close, close, close
That night

Strange how coincidence
Doesn't need a reason
Choosing a victim
Whose story can be broken

You can curse the night
But it won't do any good
You can curse the night
Won't do any good
No good at all
Won't do you any good
No good at all
No good at all
No good at all
No good at all
No good at all
No good at all

 

[fox69]

"Dark Eyes"
(with Iron & Wine)
(originally by Bob Dylan)

"Dark Eyes"
(with Iron & Wine)
(originally by Bob Dylan)



Oh, the gentlemen are talking and the midnight moon is on the riverside
They're drinking up and walking and it is time for me to slide
I live in another world where life and death are memorized
Where the earth is strung with lover's pearls and all I see are dark eyes

A cock is crowing far away and another soldier's deep in prayer
Some mother's child has gone astray, she can't find him anywhere
But I can hear another drum beating for the dead that rise
Whom nature's beast fears as they come and all I see are dark eyes

They tell me to be discreet for all intended purposes
They tell me revenge is sweet and from where they stand, I'm sure it is
But I feel nothing for their game, where beauty goes unrecognized
All I feel is heat and flame, and all I see are dark eyes

Oh, the French girl, she's in paradise and a drunken man is at the wheel
Hunger pays a heavy prize to the falling gods of speed and steel
Oh, time is short and the days are sweet and passion rules the arrow that flies
A million faces at my feet but all I see are dark eyes

 

[fox69]

"Dead In The Water"

"Dead In The Water"


Tired of being the good cop
I'm gonna do what I please
Don't hand me any more allegations
Of misconduct or sanction me
I got the world in my hands
Can make it rain or flood
I've got my fingers in all the pots
And toxic waste in my blood
In my blood

Don't try to look away
Or stop me in my path
I make the law and I decree
A new kind of wrath

Whenever I want, whatever I need
Wherever I go don't stop me
Whenever I want, whatever I need
If you try to resist or put up a fight
I'll take you and the whole world with me
You and the whole world with me
I'll take you and the whole world with me

I'll pick your pocket in plain daylight
And no one move a muscle
I got my eye on the prize
You're drowning in your lies

You and the whole world with me
I'll take you and the whole world with me
I'll take you and the whole world with me
I'll take you and the whole world with me

 

[fox69]

"Dead Man's Will"
(originally by Iron & Wine)

"Dead Man's Will"
(originally by Iron & Wine)



Give this stone to my brother
'Cause we found it playing in the barnyard many years ago
Give this bone to my father
He'll remember hunting in the hills when I was ten years old

May my love reach you all
I lost it in myself and buried it too long
Now that I come to fall
Please say it's not too late now that I'm dead and gone

Give this string to my mother
It pulled the baby teeth she keeps inside the drawer
Give this ring to my lover
I was scared and stupid not to ask for her hand long before

May my love reach you all
I lost it in myself and buried it too long
Now that I come to fall
Please say it's not too late now that I'm dead and gone

 

[fox69]

"Dead Moon"

"Dead Moon"


The winter is cold
But not as cold as a hand
Covering your heart

The moon is dead
Like the light in your eyes
Fading and gone

Cast out over the hills
Wandering forest and field
Still no resolve when sorrow calls
And silently takes you from here

April showers
Held up inside
For weeks on end

The moon is empty
Memories have all
Passed you on by

Medicine is slowly running out
Your breath is shallow and frail
The doctor arrives
Closes your eyes
Places two pennies in their place

Places two pennies in their place

Summer shadows are long
The days collapse underneath
This coldness I've known
Is now my own
Silent path to you, dear

My own path to you, dear

 

[fox69]

"Deep Down"

"Deep Down"


When numbers matter more than the heart
Your eyes are hollow and stiffness starts to take control
Capsize the soul, deep down you know it's evil
You've always known

Be a good example show your new tricks
And while you're out there they'll make the pitch
To rally the troops and make a huge contribution
To help push this through
Deep down you know it's evil
You've always known it's evil

The days here are numbered but your record is clean
Outstretched and waiting on banks that seem
To flow and flow, a rich reward to show
Duty carried out in the field
Deep down you know it's evil
You've always known it's evil
You've always known

 

[fox69]

"Drag Storm Around"

"Drag Storm Around"


Through plumes of smoke
A few houses a blaze
Your eyes scan over the water
Where the city's outline is faded and erased

Cries in the night
After the storm
Arms entangled in wave and wire
Frozen below in the darkness

Days float
Buildings sway
Tensions rise with the waters
As the sense of your fears worsen

What's at stake
Once the levee breaks
No one could imagine not returning
Nor the shots that echo and ringing

No second line
Will lay you down
The delta moon weeps and weeps
As the tide folds it little babies to sleep
'Neath the darkness
Sleep now sleep
Sleep now sleep

 

[fox69]

"Dream On Mount Tam"

"Dream On Mount Tam"


It was in a living dream
Smooth like sculpted ice
A spirit guide appeared
Before my eyes

Frozen underneath the mask
I wanted it to last
Keeping the seas so low
And all the creatures here below

With the sweetest kiss
One I've never known
Couldn't make sense
In this sphere alone

It's scientifically
[?] by the trees
But the balance has been tipped
Contract's been ripped

Rise with me
Rise with me
Rise with me
Rise with me
Rise with me