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Loose Teeth (Demos 2009)

by Jordan Keller

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1.
The Riverbanks 04:00
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There is a dock by the riverbanks Whittled down through the years Covered up in cattails But I still found it there Well the day before I left this town I headed down to the riverside I sat alone and frowned about The years I’d spent inside Take me back to my younger days Back when I was whole I once was a decent man Back when time moved slow But I forgave my trespasses For TV sets and computer screens Take me back to the riverbanks So I can try again I left town for a lifetime it seems The dirt roads were replaced with city streets And the docks were covered in reeds I guess life moves about without me I still dream of my childhood gone I still dream of the things I could’a done At the bottom of the riverbed There is a boy I left for dead Take me back to the riverbanks so I can try again Take me back to the riverbanks so I can try again Take me back to the riverbanks Take me back to the riverbanks Take me back to the riverbanks Take me back to the riverbanks
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My Brother's Hymn 04:53
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My brother has moved away His house was sold today I will still find a way To my brother who moved away He moved to a different state Said he needed to make some mistakes Said he needed to find his own way Said he needed to just get away We’ve been through a plagiarized war We’ve walked on that frostbitten shore Where we’ve failed and we’ve flown And we’ve sailed and we’ve grown Now together we both are alone This is my brother’s hymn This is my brother’s hymn Now I’m watching him take his time And I’m watching him lose his mind And it’s getting harder to recognize The voice on the end of the line Somedays I am afraid That someway that hellish place Will take my best friend away Somedays I feel ashamed Misplace my rock my faith But still I can hear the waves Of all of those Michigan lakes Somewhere in west LA My brother has lost his way When he finds it again I pray That it’ll lead him back to the Great Lakes Oh, this is my brother’s hymn I’ll love him to the grave This is my brother’s hymn I’ll love him to the grave This is my brother’s hymn I’ll love him to the grave I’ll love him to the grave
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Skeletons of Horses 04:14
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Well you might be the breath I don’t wanna lose So I’ll do my best to hold onto you Tomorrow’s are such sorry things they each could be the last I may be dead in all the fortunes I’ve read But it sure as hell beats living in the past Oh no I rode too hard It’s a shame but I’m to blame for trying to make it last Farewell for now Skeletons of horses I drove into the ground That’s all that I’m left with now Standing over their bones with no heart of my own Cuz it broke when their backs gave out Well this once was a sweet dream but its sour now And the morning it will not come It will not come Oh no I fell too hard too soon And now I’ve landed at the bottom empty-handed Wishing she fell too Oh no I gave too much too soon Farewell for now Farewell for now Oh no I wont let go of you So Cinderella come and find me If your horse falls too I’ll be right where you left me I’ll be right where you left me
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Where the Ghosts Go 03:53
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I was not born yesterday, you know? But if I were I’d claim this weren’t our home Pencil on the wall proves I’ve grown up I guess I have I guess just not enough Cuz I’m flipping through the pages Tryin’ to learn from my mistakes But I ain’t sure which ones are mine Cuz I’m pretty damn sure All the things I know about her I just read between the lines Darlin’ if you should burn down this home Could you tell me where the ghosts will go? I will follow them until I know I’m far enough from you Well I should’ve known better When I let her in the door All my thoughts were alibis I never should’ve let her stay But it’s hard to look away From those wide October eyes Darlin’ if you should burn down this home Could you tell me where the ghosts will go? I will follow them until I know I’m far enough from you You won’t die tomorrow so it goes But if you do I’ll claim I saw a ghost Pencil on the wall proves you’ve grown up So strike the match and turn this place to dust You can scatter all the ashes Of the one you took for granted Is it too romantic still? There’s a fire in your eyes For the very first time Looks like your looks can kill Darlin’ now that you’ve burnt down this home Could you tell me where the ghosts will go? I will follow them cuz now I know They’re all that’s left of you They’re all that’s left of you They’re all that’s left of you They’re all that’s left of you
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A Storm Without the Calm 05:03
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You got me on a window ledge With a hurricane head And a barcode on my brain Go ahead with your merry-go-round Go ahead and try to knock me down again A storm without the calm Your love has come and gone And now I’m moving on so far so good so what so long Love won’t save you now You can’t see with your head in the clouds But you always looked better from the bottom of the bottle Anyhow Take my hand Cuz I’m gonna hold it tight till we strike the sidewalk On my command I’m gonna show you the new way that I walk Feet don’t fail me now All of this pacing I just cannot allow I wanna wander but I’ve forgotten how A storm without the calm Your love has come and gone But now I’m moving on so far so good so what so long Love won’t save you now You can’t see with your head in the clouds But you always looked better from the bottom of the bottle anyhow A storm without the calm Your love has come and gone But now I’m moving on so far so good so what so long So far so good So far so good So far so good So what so long So far so good So far so good So far so good So what so long
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The Golden Hours 04:30
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Today can wait for you to wake A yawning sun upon your face The frost is soft on the window pane It’s cold today, today can wait You red my blues, you kiss my eyes You dread my truth, you trust my lies You hate your voice, i hate my own You sing with me i’m not alone Chirping birds perch outside Southbound songs from power lines A thousand volts beneath their feet But they just sing When golden hours glaze the land And father time with weary hands Falls asleep beneath the sun We tip-toe past, the days undone We take our time, it’s all we have The golden hours slowly pass When we love we don’t ask why We take our time
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White Lies (w/ Megan Cox) 04:52
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I burn like a bridge As you turn like a stone Two lonely kids Too scared to leave home Think fondly of me As the one that slipped away But your ball and chain blues Your scrapes and bruises Always in the same place White lies guide our hearts White lies guide our hearts Think fondly of me Remember me right I still don’t know what love is But please know that I tried And I pray like a prisoner On death row’s long mile Someday you’ll ignore That tug-o-war That white-knuckled child White lies guide our hearts White lies guide our hearts White lies guide our hearts White lies guide our hearts White lies guide our hearts (think fondly of me) White lies guide our hearts (I’ll think fondly of you) White lies guide our hearts White lies guide our hearts
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Already Gone (w/ Megan Cox) 04:44
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I wasn’t thinking clearly When I told you I was being honest I guess I was lying When I said I’d make the most of our time Together Now you’re already gone You waited up all night for me With a candle in the window In the quiet only night can bring And when I came home In the pastel sky of sunrise I was too ashamed to move your bed Next time I’ll make amends But you’re already gone You’re already gone You’re already gone Oh baby, you’re already gone This the final sunrise And you’re not by my side I catch you just before you reach the bend You say we’ll meet again Same time next year my friend By then I hope you’ve figured something out Then you’re already gone You’re already gone You’re already gone You’re already gone Another summer down, another summer down (you’re already gone) Another summer down, another summer down (you’re already gone) This is the final sunset, this is the final sunset (you’re already gone) This the final sunset, this is the final sunset This is the autumn sunrise
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Dance on a Canyon's Edge 03:18
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We keep chasing the summer moons Watching them change from full to new Let me know if its too soon To tell you I miss you My phone’s right by my side, kid If you need me to confide in Give me a piece of your mind So I can have peace of mind So I can sleep tonight I only hope that I’m on your mind Even half as much as you’re on mine If I can recall how to fall asleep Would you meet me in a dream? Come dance on a canyon’s edge Forget how to take a breath Come dance on a canyon’s edge with me Dance on a canyon’s edge with me Let’s let the dogs have their day Let’s let the world have it’s say They don’t matter anyway They can’t make us go away They can’t make this go away I only hope if you’re still scared of falling You learn how to close your eyes I got two left feet and I’m terrified of heights So kid please hold on tight Come dance on a canyon’s edge Forget how to take a breath Come dance on a canyon’s edge with me Dance on a canyon’s edge with me Dance on a canyon’s edge with me
10.
A Long December (Counting Crows) 05:17
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Loose Teeth is a trove of demoes and rough mixes written and recorded over a four-year span from 2005-2009. These unofficially released songs were demoed (some heavily so) in makeshift recording rooms: blankets baffling the cinder-block walls of a University of Michigan dorm basement until 5 a.m.; moths battering the window screens during humid, July-night recording sessions in southern Michigan.

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released April 28, 2013

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Jordan Keller Chicago, Illinois

I released my debut album in February 23 under the name The Okay Lakes. (theokaylakes.bandcamp.com)

This page is a collection of film/tv score, old songs, songs I made for my D&D campaigns, and other oddities.

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