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Track: Phil's Song (Learn to Stop Time)
Artist: Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band
Album: One of My Kind

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Name: Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band
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The Mystic Valley Band is the name taken by Conor Oberst and his backing band. In November 2007, it was reported that Oberst would work on a solo record with Jake Bellows, and that he would form a band with M. Ward and perform two shows in late December 2007 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.[2] Contrary to this speculation, the shows were not played with M. Ward, but rather with Nik Freitas and Jason Boesel. The band played 13 new songs and it was announced that these songs were not meant for Oberst's main project, Bright Eyes.[4] In early 2008, Oberst and his band traveled to Tepoztlán, Morelos, Mexico and spent two months living and recording their debut album there. Before leaving the country, the band played a show in Mexico City. The Mystic Valley Band played at the 2008 Reading and Leeds Festivals. In addition, they also performed at Connect Festival in Scotland and the Electric Picnic in Ireland in August 2008, the Austin City Limits festival in September and also at the Great Escape Festival in Sydney, Australia in early October 2008. The debut album, titled Conor Oberst, was released in the UK on Wichita on 5 August 2008 and 6 August 2008 on Merge Records in the U.S, billed as a solo album by Oberst. In October 2008 the band released the Gentlemen's Pact EP (again, billed as a solo effort from Oberst), which was available in limited quantities and sold only at shows. The Mystic Valley Band at Terminal 5 in New York City. November 8, 2008 Upon completing their touring schedule in late November 2008, the Mystic Valley Band spent time at Sonic Ranch Studios in Tornillo, Texas. There they recorded more than a dozen new songs, many of which had become staples of their live set earlier in the year. On February 19, 2009, it was officially announced that the band's second album, entitled Outer South, would be released on May 5 on Merge Records. A number of the songs that are slated to appear on the album were written and sung by band members other than Conor Oberst. The band began their 2009 tour in Omaha on April 9 and will tour through July 2009, with scheduled performances including stops at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and the Telluride Bluegrass Festival.

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Release: Conor Oberst And The Mystic Valley Band - One Of My Kind
Year: 2012
Genres: Rock
Styles: Folk Rock

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LYRICS

Well there's a lady I know down in Acapulco
Has a house up high on a hill
Don't bother bringing medicine
Her smile is your pill
There's a beach down the street, just 100 feet
Going to stick my toes in the sand
There's a couple so old, they're taking a stroll
But they're still holding hands

If there's a secret they have, well, I'd like to know
They could whisper it right in my ear
They said, "Open your eyes because you're living blind
And know love is greater than fear"

Because I've been up, and I've been down
No, I've been around and around

Well, there's a girl I see when I go back out east
She lets me sleep in her bed
In the morning we talk about everything
What she learned from the books she's read

There's a store on the corner that sells anything
A simple man might need
Cigarettes and coffee
Lotto tickets just to dream

There's a park on the way where I like to go
Just to sit and watch the folks
Kids playing ball
Their mamas on the phone

Because I've been here, and I've been there
With you, I feel safe and I feel scared
But if I could learn to stop time
Don't you know I would?
How sweet it would be
Only if I could

There's a friend I have, she up and packed her bag
And headed way up north
Turned her back on everything she knew
To brainwash some new foolish fool

If I had to guess, he ain't much different than me
Pretty smart but fairly dumb
Fall in line behind a pretty smile
And a phony selfish charm

But the past is the past and I don't look back
But sometimes she'll call my phone
Open the wound just to rub some salt
She's a miserable person but it ain't her fault

Because I've been here and I've been there
But with you, I feel safe and I feel scared
I've been up, and I've been down
No, I've been around and around
But if I could learn to stop time
Don't you know I would?
How sweet it would be
Only if I could