1. One Fish • The record begins with simplicity. A universal motif, an acoustic landscape.

2. silver blue • Day dawns from a New York City apartment. Some folks are turning in, others waking up. A busker walking his horn home.

3. Samaritan Smile • This is the title track, except it has a different title. A technicality.

4. Under the Moon And Falling Stars • Even adulterers need a love song.

5. Hearts Carved of Stone • What we don't know can be taken for granted.

6. Doors • To walk through metaphors. A song about a dream — open to interpretation.

7. Common Tongues • A cynical view of love songs and greeting cards.

8. Swim • "I could drown in those eyes, but I know how to swim." Ride the waves or try to touch bottom.

9. All the While Wishing • Dissonant, wailing mayhem interrupts a perfectly quaint little folksong. Just like life.

10. Do It All Again • It's never too late to persue a new dream—or an old dream for that matter.

11. Better Half of a Wishbone • The perils of passive pursuit, in harmony.

12. Hello • Easier done than said. A barstool can be a lonely place when you're not looking for love.

13. 5 or 6 Times • All this from a phone call. There's always room for cello.