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Fortune Teller Miracle Fish

by Dylan Rysstad

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1.
Josephine loves the sea she loves it more than you and me she loves the ocean breeze Plenty of fish in the sea but all I want's my Josephine oh my ocean Queen Talk about a sight unseen overboard goes my Josephine oh my Josephine Grab the wheel up at the bow if you're not sure I'll show you how oh my Josephine Breathin' under water just may take some time But I'm prepared to wade/wait out in the ocean tide I'm lowerin' my anchor I'm setting your sails Just me and Josephine out on the ocean with the whales oh Josephine Hold on tight, baby if you're sick if there's a storm I'll make it quick oh my Josephine Talk about a dream come true the waves of love are crashing through oh my Josephine
2.
Listen here, babe, there's something I'd like to say I loved you once before I'm gonna love you once again If only you'd come home, can't stand to be alone I'd like to settle down, baby if I can I saw you the other day with some other man Oh won't you understand it's not part of my plan I'm just dreaming a dreamer's dream I tried to shake it off but I haven't stopped shaking I ripped my heart out 'cause it wouldn't stop aching Now I'm all alone, I'm just a rolling stone I had somebody new but it ain't the same I don't care for all these rules in this stupid game I can't remember her name oh it's a crying shame I'm just dreaming a dreamer's dream I loved you once before I'll love you once again If you don't love me know it's just a matter of when I loved you once before I'm gonna love you once again well I know what you're thinking but I don't need another friend She's more trouble than she's worth But she's worth her weight in gold I've been told by high sources that you've been acting bold with some friends of mine who were waiting in line I'm so tired 'cause I haven't slept I should be reading all those letters that I never kept To find my way to you oh babe if only you knew I'm just dreaming a dreamer's dream
3.
I wanna go to Idaho Get a little house in the woods where the living's slow I long for the days of a simpler time Start a little fire with a bottle of wine Forget about the days that seem to never end Take one look at the lake, your soul's on the mend Some time to figure out what it is we really care about I cross my fingers that you think like I do 'cause I know it's hard When things come crashing down on you But you gotta catch your breath Don't you cry There's only so much you can do When life puts you to the test You're 17, I just turned 22 Too young to settle down, too young to be new Is this love or am I drunk again I can carry on if you can pretend Let's hide out in the woods, get away from it all Fix up this old house, maybe paint the walls You say you wanna go but you don't wanna run away Make up your mind, my hearts on the line 'cause I know it's hard When things come crashing down on you But you gotta catch your breath Don't you cry There's only so much you can do When life puts you to the test
4.
Well he walked the walk and talked the talk He stuttered as he stumbled With half a brain of cellophane He muttered as he mumbled Oh how did it ever come to this He drank his paycheques at the bar Grew restless as a clown Walked along the avenue on the shady side of town Singin' oh won't you see me through the night His heart was always in The right place at the wrong time He said he'd find his way A little further down the line Someday He had an anchor on his arm Those days had come and gone An old deck hand on an old big boat Is where his heart belonged But his ship, his ship ain't coming in He had a wife named Jenna Lee She left him in the cold He'd always thought the things he bought Were made from solid gold But oh, not just any fool should know His heart was always in The right place at the wrong time He said he'd find his way A little further down the line Someday
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Let Me Down 04:22
Let me down like an old man's heart Long before its time When his wife of forty some odd years Crossed the finish line Long before he ever thought to run Cryin' on the shoulder of his oldest son When there once was two but now, babe There's just one Memories made so quickly lost It's just old age settling in Waiting 'round just to get where you're going Can't remember where you've been It's just another heartbeat away When you can't say what it is you wanna say Don't know if you'll see another day but that's life Time sure knows how to take its toll It's a changin' like a child In a world of death and endless breaths We're just jokers running wild When a new morning comes in the night And the darkness fades away when it fears the light It's got a mean, mean bark but it don't bite
7.
You don't love me anymore Don't you lie to me You don't love me anymore Don't you lie to me I can see it in your eyes And the way that you smile All your hopeless goodbyes All choking at the throat of denial You don't care like you used to care Don't you lie to me You don't care like you used to care Don't you lie to me I can see it in your eyes And the way that you smile All your hopeless goodbyes All choking at the throat of denial You can hide your tears in the rain Hope it never comes back again Hide your tears in the rain Oh it'll never be the same

about

Fortune Teller was done with Your Vancouver Vipers shortly after we started playing together. I saw them playing with our friend Sean Wesley Wood and I knew I had to have them as my band. We were together for a year or so and recorded this album with Jacob Mullen as well as three songs with Felix Fung at Little Red Sounds that I'm including in the album download. Tyler Mounteney of The Parallels/Tranzmitors joined The Vipers at the time of the Little Red sessions.

For one reason or another the band kind of fell apart. This would be the first of many bands/musicians I've worked with. I'm starting to think it has something to do with me...

Your Vancouver Vipers were a lot of fun to play with. I learned a lot from them.

Bonus Material:
*Album Lyrics
*Band photos
*3 songs from the Little Red Sounds Sessions
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released May 1, 2008

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