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Nine Lucid Dreams (3rd Album)

by Two Loons for Tea

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1.
Sunset Room 05:00
Lyrics: Somewhere in a sunset room Oh, somewhere in a sunset room We’ll share our new religion Dine on rose and apricot And we won’t count the hours or days And we’ll dance until we can’t Ah, somewhere in a sunset room It’s like a portal to another world We have no need for clothes or shoes And without words Convince me you’re not counterfeit And I’ll show you what I’m made of We’ll have breakfast of chocolate and velvet Brush off the dust of sleepy memory We’ve awakened in a sunset room We own, we own the sun and the moon Oh, somewhere in a sunset room We’re craving winter We’ve lost the afternoon We’re dreaming on clouds Of saffron silk Bathed in a golden light Defying gravity, oh so completely Oh, oh so completely Oh, oh, oh… Ah, somewhere in a sunset room It’s like a portal to another world We have no need for clothes or shoes And I’ll show you, Yes, I’m gonna show you what I’m made of Yes I will… Yes I will… Mmm, mmm…
2.
Monkey 03:49
Lyrics: She wants to go where the tide is low She wants to skip rocks And play shadow games all day long She wants to see the monkey do the tricks And she sings, sings with natives Put your hands on the monkey Take your hands off the money Put your hands on the monkey Run as fast as you can Cause we can’t make promises In the state that we’re in That we’re in Sometimes she sits with the lights off And she closes like a flower In frigid weather Well, she’s run out of dimes But she’s bound for a lucky streak She’s run out of dimes But she’s bound for a lucky streak Put your hands on the monkey Take your hands off the money Put your hands on the monkey Run as fast as you can Cause we can’t make promises In the state that we’re in The state that we’re in She wants to giggle Like the girls in the schoolyard She wants to turn into a Japanese tattoo She wants to stop the imaginary Movie cameras in her head Cause they follow her Wherever she goes In the state In the state In the state that we’re in Put your hands on the monkey Take your hands off the money Put your hands on the monkey Run as fast as you can Cause we can’t make promises Put your hands on the monkey Take your hands off the money Put your hands on the monkey Cause we can’t make promises In the state that we’re in
3.
Lyrics: The buildings went up The buildings came down And everything’s changed About this town Some had to go Some stayed behind Some couldn’t make up their minds Stand like a statue With nothing to lose The answer is somewhere In things that you choose Get on a bus And go where it takes you Look for a place Somewhere to belong to And I’ll join you I’ll join you There’s too many things On your mind We’ve become tired And a little touched by time Oh, oh… Scrape the barnacles From the hull of your ship Everyone here’s become Tragically hip The buildings went up The buildings came down And everything’s changed About this town Get on a bus And go where it takes you Look for a place Somewhere to belong to I’ll join you And I’ll join you And I’ll join you
4.
Waiting 03:55
Lyrics: I’ve been waiting For you, for so long I’ve been waiting for ya Waiting for so long Every day seems like a miracle When I think That I ever was without you Why do you hide? Behind that camouflage It’s just a cold façade And when I see you I feel so happy But then sometimes You make me feel so mad Oh, but you’re the best one that I ever had I want to melt your winter But I can’t predict the weather Of your soul Don’t you know, don’t you know? Baby, you don’t have to be alone I’ve been waiting Ooh, ooh, yeah Oh, ohh Ohh Oohooh, oh… Well, if you’re lookin Oh, you needn’t look very far I’ve been waiting I need some sugar right away So come to me, come to me There’s no trouble here There’s no danger Have no fear, come to me Come to me, come to me Let your sadness be gone Let it be gone Oh, oh I’ve been waiting For you, for so long For so long I’ve been waiting Ooh, ooh, oh…
5.
Consuela 03:06
Lyrics: Consuela, I am wandering through the desert. Consuela, I am wandering through the desert Like a beetle with three legs. Where is that lizard? That mean old nasty lizard? The one who eats the little fishes? The owl, the scorpion, the rusting Chevrolet: Everything is perfect in its way. Consuela, I don’t know what’s gotten into you, You painted whiskers on your car! Consuela, I don’t know what’s gotten into you, You put ears on your home, You used to leave well enough alone. I don’t know what’s gotten into you! I don’t know what’s gotten into you! Consuela the cacti rise like skyscrapers… The owl, the scorpion, the rusting Chevrolet: Everything is perfect in its way. The hummingbirds melt in the dawn – Consuela… The hummingbirds melt in the dawn – Consuela… ahhhh Consuela Consuela The hummingbirds melt in the dawn – Consuela… The hummingbirds melt in the dawn – Consuela… ahhhh
6.
Lyrics: Let’s join the carnival, the caravan ‘Cause I want to learn to play the accordion That’ll pay our rent That’ll pay our rent And then we can meet We’ll meet the strongest man in the world Salome clad in red, with velvet claws She’s over there behind the mosquito net You can just make out her silhouette We’ll escape the cities And the factories Sell the tickets to the people That we meet Throw our caution to the wind And do just as we please Throw our caution to the wind And do just as we please Well, the clouds did swell But the crowds did come And all the little children Were sneaking in Somehow the tent held up A man with a cape and a wand He’s come to take us along So hop on board Bring child, bring neighbor Bring friend, come all We’ll escape the cities And the factories Sell the tickets to the people That we meet Throw our caution to the wind And do just as we please Throw our caution to the wind And do, yeah, just as we please Let’s join the carnival, the caravan And I’ll play the accordion I’ve always wanted to meet They say, they say he’s the strongest man in the world I heard them say We’ll escape the cities And the factories Sell the tickets to the people That we meet Throw our caution to the wind And do, yeah, just as we please Throw our caution to the wind And do… do just as we please Come join the caravan
7.
Marietta 04:16
Lyrics: Marietta out on the dance floor Marietta in a black dress Another Friday night in El Paso She’s gonna make some new friends fast (Oh, she’s gonna make some new friends) Marietta out on the corner Marietta out on the town Marietta in negotiation She’s gonna lay the rules Of this dirty game down (She’s gonna lay it down) Love for money It’s just a commodity Love for money Don’t you know Everyone’s got needs? Marietta prays to be rescued Marietta prays to be saved Marietta waits to confess her sins In the light of the day In the light of the day She knows what she wants She don’t waste her time, yeah She gets to the point Oh, she keeps you in line Keeps you in line Marietta, Ah, Marietta Marietta shows you such a good time Marietta gets the job done But you know she’s got to pay her bills So, she’s got to love someone She knows what she wants She don’t waste her time, yeah She gets to the point Oh, she keeps you in line Keeps you in line Marietta, Marietta, oh, Marietta
8.
Lyrics: Oh, I’m so hungry, but I can’t eat I’m so thirsty, but I can’t drink I’m so tired, but I can’t sleep Been set free from this body But I can’t find peace This is the chair Where I took my last breath These are the sordid details Of my death Ooh oh oh Ooh oh oh Ooh oh oh Oh Was it the money? Was it the love? Was it the fog? Caused by the drug You left a trail of blood You left a trail of tears You were so young You had so many years They were caught at the Greyhound bus station Some obscure Midwest destination Was it the money? Was it the love? Was it the fog? Caused by the drug You left a trail of blood You left a trail of tears You were so young You had so many years You had so many years So many years
9.
Dixie It Up! 01:50
Lyrics: Yes, yes, Dixie it Up: Pleased with her lips A glimpse into another world No solid surface There’ll be plenty of time for parlor games Oh, We’re all from a supernatural source Super, duper natural source Mapping the path through rainbows And brothels I breathe in the magic wisdom Men, women like so many colored hats With feathers And he plays bluish-green glassy eyed In all his glory I tell you now That fire won’t do you no good That fire won’t do you no good That fire water won’t do you no good Send the spirits away There’s Billie here When you take what’s not yours And Neptune’s daughter beckons from below I’m under water, take me now The weight of my body The ebb of my flow Swallow me whole, swallow me whole Swallow me whole, swallow me whole Swallow me whole, swallow me whole We’re all from a supernatural source Super duper, duper, super duper Natural source
10.
Lyrics: Well I really hate to flatter you But I used to wait by lamplight For your vaudeville smile You go to extremes You’re a liability This is the last time I’m leaving The last time I’m believing that you’ve changed I’m so tired of grieving The death Of something we never had You in a red storm With summer skin You were tap dancing Shape shifting your purple symphony Our hearts were like nectarines This is the last time I’m leaving The last time I’m believing that you’ve changed I’m so tired of grieving The death Of something we never had Clouds of complication Hover over you There’s conflict in your coffee As you step on my words And our love Sits like toxic shellfish in the sun But I know that I’m capable of happiness Yes, I am… yes, I am Yes, I am… yes, I am Yes, I am… yes, I am Yes, I am… yes, I am This is the last time I’m leaving The last time I’m believing that you’ve changed I’m so tired of grieving The death Of something we never had Oh, this is the last time This is the last time
11.
Lyrics: Redheaded girl Cover up your eyes with your hands Caught taking coins from the purse Wake up the epileptics and the outcasts When you hear your name called And there’s a yellow ribbon in your hair Wicked child, you’re dancing with girls Remember when we were children? Remember when we were young? When we believed in all those invisible things? And there’s a world in your words Fairytales at your fingertips A black ribbon in your hair Dancing rings around trees In meadows and fields Remember boys on bicycles Tell the young men To put away their swords And Spanish dancing Turn up the violins To drown out the cowboys and the Indians. We’d rather stand on our heads And pose like like pinup girls Make trampolines of our beds But the shadows took our sisters And the waters did claim them Schoolgirls in pleated skirts and Mary Janes Carry your suitcase Wherever you may go And your typewriter Weave a tapestry Of winding narrow streets And move into the light Cause we’re fancy free Yeah, we’re fancy free We’ll stand on our head Stand on our heads Stand on our heads We’ll be standing on our heads Mmm, Mmmm, Mmmm Standing on our heads

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"Sexy, just too sexy to even mention, almost erotic, really! These are the words that immediately come to mind when addressing Two Loons for Tea's beautiful work. "Nine Lucid Dreams" is this Seattle-based duo's third album and it's like their "Simple Things", the big breakthrough for Zero 7." ~ Properly Chilled Magazine

"This album has the perfect title, 'Nine Lucid Dreams', because throughout listening, you almost feel as if you're in a dreamlike state. It creates all these visions throughout your mind that sweep and soar around your thoughts. You can picture every word being sung, it verges on strange, but the kind of strange that you find yourself fascinated by and must get closer to if given the chance to have a more in-depth look. Some just might not get it, but I have no doubts it will be loved and cherished by many!" ~ Infuzed Magazine

"Two Loons for Tea return with its third album, Nine Lucid Dreams. Featuring Sarah Scott’s gorgeous jazz-worthy vocals and Kochmer’s inventive song structures, the duo enlist heavy hitters like Matt Chamberlain, percussionist Mike Dillon, bassist Brad Houser, string master Eyvind Kang and others to flesh out its inspired landscapes. In lesser hands these 11 sexy tracks with their grab bag of styles ranging from pop to jazz to trip-hop, Dixie, folk, rock and even the heavily processed, Latin-laced rumba of “Consuela” could come off as scattered, but with Kochmer and Scott leading the Loons, we get a fully realized album for sultry sunsets or sophisticated after-dark engagements." ~ RELIX

"This Seattle duo are so free of “it” consciousness on their third LP. Sarah Scott and fellow singer-songwriter (and burgeoning Sarathan mogul) Jonathan Kochmer bathe songs in a highly produced, glossy smoothness that’s whimsical and engaging in spirit, but perfectionist in execution – so little of contemporary music bears comparison. Reaching back, one keeps thinking of the Sundays – before The Cranberries style-takeover diluted our appreciation. They’re sensual enough to recall that missed Harriet Wheeler-led group, like on the soundtrack sweep (with a glimpse of Portishead trip-hop) on “Marietta.” They also take on 50s Latin soul on “Consuela” and 20s Dixieland (really!) on the brief “Dixie it Up!”. With a voice this powerful and languid, they should be better known." ~ The Big Takeover

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released August 28, 2007

Two Loons for Tea is Jonathan Kochmer and Sarah Scott, and many friends and guests invited for Musical Tea on various songs (see each track for specific credits).

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Two Loons for Tea is the eclectic trip-hop, electro-acoustic and jazz-infused duo Jonathan Kochmer and Sarah Scott, with the many friends and guests invited for Musical Tea (see each track for specific credits).

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