Satchmo’s Trumpet
 
The drummer from Crowded House just killed himself
The headline read:
Band’s Drummer Found Dead
I used to love that song Don’t Dream It’s Over
It’s so sad he did

  “you know what I need
Sweet emotion
Something so deep
I can’t touch the bottom
I want the door on the floor of the ocean”

Some punks look beautiful, first thing in the morning
Coming off a high in the warehouse light
The beauty of their youth don’t look bit like truth
It’s just another day on a Saturday night

“you know what I need
Sweet emotion
Something so deep
I can’t touch the bottom
I wanna be loved like Satchmo’s trumpet”


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I’m so shut down I’m open
Like a country road that goes nowhere
This might be hell or heaven
   I can’t tell the difference


Solo - Satchmo’s Trumpet

Walt Whitman

In a closed garden I found, Walt Whitman. 
He was holding a sensual body, he was writing erotica. 
He was holding a sensual body, he was writing erotica. 
And when the moon was high, beasts came up from the creek
to have some wine and chat a bit with Walt Whitman.

He thought about the sky bigger better than the ground
He wished he’d taken Philip there – wished he’d taken Philip there
Took the train to Petersburg
He’s looking all around 
Wished he could find Philip there

In a closed garden I found, Walt Whitman. 
He was holding a sensual body, he was writing erotica. 
He was holding a sensual body, he was writing erotica. 

He thought about the sky bigger better than the ground
He wished he’d taken Philip there – wished he’d taken Philip there
Took the train to Petersburg
He’s looking all around 
Wished he could find Philip there
Phillip!

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Across America

They say that blood is thicker than water.
I hear it echo all Across America.
I always thought it was a beautiful name for such a brutal place.
I'm gonna have a baby and call her America.
I hope she turns out okay.
They say that blood is thicker than water.
I hear it echo all Across America.
Across America.
Across America.

2nd Skin - Walt Whitman

September Snow 

Dogs barking in the middle of the night 
Wake me up from sleep that ain’t right
All I ever dream about now
Is making love and the end of the world

As the buildings fall
September snow covers the ground
Helicopters abandon their cause
I’m lost in your arms
Far away from disaster

I never doubted life was good
I was raised a Christian girl
I believe in miracles
But standing here at the gates of hell

It’s harder watching September snow
And it does me in like tranquilizers
I’m lost in your arms
Naked and calm
Far away from disaster

As the buildings fall
September snow covers the ground
Helicopters abandon their cause
I’m lost in your arms
Far away from disaster

Solo - September Snow

Solo - Mornings

When I was young, a boy from my hometown shot himself. Years later, in The Blind Dates, I wrote a song about it called River's Edge.

Penneye’s playing drums and Gina’s on bass.


Death must come like an antelope 
and the rhythm of the sky
Running and pausing through the tall brown grass
Picking oranges in July 
I walked along the river's edge until I found the place
Walked along the river's edge to find you resting
Everybody in town talks about how your cold body flew
Shining in the sun
I bet it hit the river with a shock 
and a final thought of turning back

Solo - River's Edge

Violet Strange - Graffiti Love

Written by Deanna and Danna. Recorded in 1990 at White Room Studios by Conrad Hunter.
Deanna Lynn Campbell: vocals and guitars, weird stuff.
Danna Pentes: bass, guitars, vocals, weird stuff.
Conrad Hunter: Keys and weird stuff.

2nd Skin - Potato Love

2nd Skin - Industry

Across America

They say that blood is thicker than water
I hear it echo across America 
I always thought it was a beautiful name
for such a brutal place
I’m gonna have a baby and call her America
I hope she turns out okay

2nd Skin - Across America

Solo - Ode to Second Skin

This is the Sound Cloud page for my solo songs and the work I did with The Blind Dates, 2nd Skin and Violet Strange.
Deanna

DeannaLynnCampbell