-------- 1992 Little Earthquakes -------- -------- China -------- [Verse 1] China, all the way to New York I can feel the distance getting close You're right next to me, but I need an airplane I can feel the distance as you breathe [Chorus] Sometimes I think you want me to touch you How can I when you build the Great Wall around you? In your eyes I saw a future together Oh, you just look away in the distance [Verse 2] China decorates our table Funny how the cracks don't seem to show Pour the wine, dear, you say we'll take a holiday But we never can agree on where to go [Chorus] Sometimes I think you want me to touch you How can I when you build the Great Wall around you? In your eyes I saw a future together Oh, you just look away in the distance [Interlude] [Verse 3] China all the way to New York Maybe you got lost in Mexico You're right next to me, I think that you can hear me Funny how the distance learns to grow [Chorus] Sometimes I think you want me to touch you How can I when you build the Great Wall around you? [Outro] I can feel the distance I can feel the distance I can feel the distance getting close -------- 1992 Little Earthquakes -------- -------- Crucify -------- [Verse 1] Every finger in the room Is pointing at me I wanna spit in their faces Then I get afraid of what that could bring I got a bowling ball in my stomach I got a desert in my mouth Figures that my courage Would choose to sell out now [Pre-Chorus] I've been looking for a savior in these dirty streets Looking for a savior beneath these dirty sheets I've been raising up my hands, drive another nail in Just what God needs: one more victim [Chorus] Why do we crucify ourselves every day? I crucify myself, nothing I do is good enough for you I crucify myself every day I crucify myself And my heart is sick of being I said my heart is sick of being in Chains, oh oh oh Chains, oh oh oh [Verse 2] Got a kick for a dog Begging for love I gotta have my suffering So that I can have my cross I know a cat named Easter He says, "Will you ever learn? You're just an empty cage girl If you kill the bird" [Pre-Chorus] I've been looking for a savior in these dirty streets Looking for a savior beneath these dirty sheets I've been raising up my hands, drive another nail in Got enough guilt to start my own religion [Chorus] Why do we crucify ourselves every day? I crucify myself, nothing I do is good enough for you I crucify myself, every day I crucify myself And my heart is sick of being I said my heart is sick of being in Chains, oh oh oh Chains, oh oh oh [Bridge] Please be Save me I cry [Pre-Chorus] Looking for a savior in these dirty streets Looking for a savior beneath these dirty sheets I've been raising up my hands, drive another nail in Where are those angels when you need them? [Chorus] Why do we crucify ourselves every day? I crucify myself, nothing I do is good enough for you I crucify myself every day I crucify myself And my heart is sick of being I said my heart is sick of being in Chains, oh oh oh Chains [Outro] Why do we, in chains (Why do we crucify ourselves?) Crucify ourselves, every day (Why do we crucify ourselves?) Oh, chains, oh yeah (Why do we crucify ourselves?) In chains (Why do we crucify ourselves?) Never going back again, no (Why do we crucify ourselves?) To crucify myself again, you know (Why do we crucify ourselves?) Never going back again to crucify myself (Why do we crucify ourselves?) Every day -------- 1992 Little Earthquakes -------- -------- Girl -------- [Verse 1] From in the shadow she calls And in the shadow she finds a way, finds a way And in the shadow she crawls Clutching her faded photograph My image under her thumb Yes, with a message for my heart Yes, with a message for my heart [Chorus] She's been everybody else's girl Maybe one day she'll be her own Everybody else's girl Maybe one day she'll be her own [Verse 2] Hey, and in the doorway they stay And laugh as violins fill with water Screams from the bluebells can't make them go away Well I'm not seventeen But I've cuts on my knees Falling down as the winter Takes one more cherry tree [Chorus] She's been everybody else's girl Maybe one day she'll be her own Everybody else's girl Maybe one day she'll be her own [Bridge] Everyone else's girl (Everyone else's girl) Maybe one day she'll be her own (One day she'll be her own) Everyone else's girl (Rushin' rivers thread so thin, limitation) Maybe one day she'll be her own (Dreams with the flying pigs turbid blue) Oh, everyone else's girl (And the drugstore's too safe) Maybe one day she'll be her own (In their coats and in their do's) Oh, everyone else's girl (Yeah, smother in our hearts, a pillow to my dots) Maybe one day, maybe one day One day she'll be her own [Verse 3] And in the mist, there she rides And castles are burning in my heart And as I twist I hold tight And I ride to work every morning wondering why "Sit in the chair and be good now" And become all that they told you The white coats enter her room and I'm calling my baby Calling my baby, calling my baby, calling [Chorus] Everybody else's girl Maybe one day she'll be her own Everybody else's girl Maybe one day she'll be her own Everybody else's girl Maybe one day she'll be her own -------- 1992 Little Earthquakes -------- -------- Happy Phantom -------- [Verse 1] And if I die today I'll be the happy phantom And I'll go chasing the nuns out in the yard And I'll run naked through the streets without my mask on And I will never need umbrellas in the rain I'll wake up in strawberry fields every day And the atrocities of school I can forgive The happy phantom has no right to bitch [Chorus] Woohoo, the time is getting closer Oohoo, time to be a ghost Oohoo, every day we're getting closer The sun is getting dim Will we pay for who we've been? [Verse 2] So if I die today I'll be the happy phantom And I'll go wearing my naughties like a jewel They'll be my ticket to the universal opera There's Judy Garland taking Buddha by the hand And then these seven little men get up to dance They say Confucius does his crossword with a pen I'm still the angel to a girl who hates to sin [Chorus] Woohoo, the time is getting closer Oohoo, time to be a ghost Oohoo, every day we're getting closer The sun is getting dim Will I pay for who I've been? [Interlude] [Verse 3] Or will I see you dear and wish I could come back You found a girl that you could truly love again Will you still call for me when she falls asleep? Or do we soon'd forget the things we cannot see? [Chorus] Woohoo, the time is getting closer Oohoo, time to be a ghost Oohoo, every day we're getting closer The sun is getting dim Will I pay for who I've been? [Outro] And if I die today And if I die today And if I die today Ah-ah chasing nuns out in the yard -------- 1992 Little Earthquakes -------- -------- Leather -------- [Verse 1] Look, I'm standing naked before you Don't you want more than my sex? I can scream as loud as your last one But I can't claim innocence [Chorus] Oh God, could it be the weather? Oh God, why am I here? If love isn't forever And it's not the weather Hand me my leather [Verse 2] I could just pretend that you love me The night would lose all sense of fear But why do I need you to love me When you can't hold what I hold dear? [Chorus] Oh God, could it be the weather? Oh God, why am I here? If love isn't forever And it's not the weather Hand me my leather [Interlude] [Verse 3] I almost ran over an angel He had a nice big fat cigar "In a sense," he said, "you're alone here So if you jump, you best jump far" [Chorus] Oh God, could it be the weather? Oh God, why am I here? If love isn't forever And it's not the weather Ah, oh God, could it be the weather? Oh God, it's all very clear If love isn't forever And it's not the weather Hand me my leather -------- 1992 Little Earthquakes -------- -------- Little Earthquakes -------- [Verse 1] Yellow bird flying gets shot in the wing Good year for hunters and Christmas parties And I hate, and I hate And I hate, and I hate Elevator music, the way we fight The way I'm left here silent [Chorus] Oh, these little earthquakes Here we go again Oh, these little earthquakes Doesn't take much to rip us into pieces [Verse 2] We danced in graveyards with vampires till dawn We laughed in the faces of kings, never afraid to burn And I hate, and I hate And I hate, and I hate Disintegration, watching us wither Black-winged roses that safely changed their color [Chorus] Oh, these little earthquakes Here we go again Oh, these little earthquakes Doesn't take much to rip us into pieces Doesn't take much to rip us into pieces [Bridge] I can't reach you I can't reach you I can't reach you I can't reach you, can't reach you Give me life, give me pain Give me myself again Give me life, give me pain Give me myself again Give me life, give me pain Give me myself again Give me life, give me pain Give me myself again Give me life, give me pain Give me my- give me myself again Give me life, give me pain Give me my- give me myself again Give me life, give me pain Give me myself again Give me life, give me pain Give me my- give me myself again [Interlude] [Chorus] Oh, these little earthquakes Here we go again Oh, these little earthquakes Doesn't take much to rip us into pieces Doesn't take much to rip us into pieces Doesn't take much to rip us into pieces -------- 1992 Little Earthquakes -------- -------- Me and a Gun -------- [Verse 1] 5 am, Friday morning Thursday night, far from sleep I'm still up and driving Can't go home obviously So I'll just change direction Cause they'll soon know where I live And I wanna live Got a full tank and some chips [Chorus] It was me and a gun And a man on my back And I sang "holy holy" As he buttoned down his pants [Verse 2] You can laugh, it's kind of funny Things you think at times like these Like I haven't seen Barbados So I must get out of this Yes I wore a slinky red thing Does that mean I should spread For you, your friends Your father, Mr. Ed? [Chorus] Was me and a gun And a man on my back But I haven't seen Barbados So I must get out of this [Bridge] And I know what this means Me and Jesus a few years back Used to hang and he said "It's your choice babe, just remember I don't think you'll be back In 3 days time, so you choose well" Tell me what's right, is it my right To be on my stomach of Fred's Seville [Chorus] Was me and a gun And a man on my back But I haven't seen Barbados So I must get out of this [Verse 3] And do you know Carolina Where the biscuits are soft and sweet? These things go through your head When there's a man on your back And you're pushed flat on your stomach It's not a classic Cadillac [Chorus] Me and a gun And a man on my back But I haven't seen Barbados So I must get out of this [Outro] I haven't seen Barbados So I must get out of this -------- 1992 Little Earthquakes -------- -------- Mother -------- [Verse 1] Go, go, go, go, now Out of the nest, it's time Go, go, go, now Circus girl without a safety net Here, here, now, don't cry You raised your hand for the assignment Tuck those ribbons under Your helmet, be a good soldier [Pre-Chorus] First my left foot Then my right behind the other Pantyhose running in the cold [Chorus] Mother, the car is here Somebody leave the light on Green limousine for the redhead Dancing, dancing girl And when I dance for him Somebody leave the light on Just in, just in case I like the dancing I can remember where I come from [Verse 2] I walked into your dream And now I've forgotten How to dream my own dream You are the clever one, aren't you? Brides in veils for you We told you all of our secrets All but one, now don't you even try The phone has been disconnected [Pre-Chorus] Dripping with blood And with time and with your advice Poison me against the moon [Chorus] Mother, the car is here Somebody leave the light on Black Chariot for the redhead Dancing, dancing girl He's gonna change my name Maybe he'll leave the light on Just in, just in case I like the dancing I can remember where I come from [Bridge] I escape into, your escape into Our very favorite fearscape It's across the sky And across my heart And I cross my legs Oh my God [Pre-Chorus] First my left foot Then my right behind the other Breadcrumbs lost under the snow [Chorus] Mother Mother, the car is here Here, maybe, maybe he'll leave the light on For the, for the, for the dancing girl He's gonna change my name Maybe he'll leave the light Just in case I like the dancing I can remember where I come, come from [Outro] Mother, mother, mother -------- 1992 Little Earthquakes -------- -------- Precious Things -------- [Verse 1] So I ran faster But it caught me here Yes, my loyalties turned Like my ankle In the seventh grade Running after Billy Running after the rain [Chorus] These precious things Let them bleed Let them wash away These precious things Let them break Their hold on me [Verse 2] He said "you're really an ugly girl But I like the way you play" And I died, but I thanked him Can you believe that? Sick, sick, holding on to his picture Dressing up every day I wanna smash the faces Of those beautiful boys Those Christian boys So, you can make me cum That doesn't make you Jesus [Chorus] These precious things Let them bleed Let them wash away These precious things Let them break Their hold on me [Bridge] I remember, yes In my peach party dress No one dared No one cared to tell me Where the pretty girls are Those demigods With their nine-inch nails And little fascist panties Tucked inside the heart Of every nice girl [Chorus] These precious things Let them bleed Let them wash away These precious things Let them break Let them wash away These, these precious things Let them bleed, now Let them wash away These, these precious things Let them break Their hold on me [Outro] Precious, precious -------- 1992 Little Earthquakes -------- -------- Silent All These Years -------- [Verse 1] Excuse me, but can I be you for a while? My dog won't bite if you sit real still I got the Antichrist in the kitchen yelling at me again Yeah, I can hear that Been saved again by the garbage truck I got something to say, you know but nothing comes Yes I know what you think of me, you never shut up Yeah, I can hear that [Chorus] But what if I'm a mermaid In these jeans of his with her name still on it Hey, but I don't care cause sometimes I said sometimes I hear my voice, and it's been Here, silent all these years [Verse 2] So you found a girl who thinks really deep thoughts What's so amazing about really deep thoughts? Boy, you best pray that I bleed real soon How's that thought for you? My scream got lost in a paper cup You think there's a heaven where some screams have gone I got 25 bucks and a cracker, do you think it's enough To get us there? [Chorus] But what if I'm a mermaid In these jeans of his with her name still on it Hey, but I don't care cause sometimes I said sometimes I hear my voice, and it's been Here, silent all these [Bridge] Years go by, will I still be waiting For somebody else to understand? Years go by if I'm stripped of my beauty And the orange clouds raining in my head Years go by, will I choke on my tears Till finally, there is nothing left? One more casualty, you know We're too easy, easy, easy [Verse 3] Well, I love the way we communicate Your eyes focus on my funny lip shape Let's hear what you think of me now, but baby don't look up The sky is falling Your mother shows up in a nasty dress And it's your turn now to stand where I stand Everybody looking at you, here, take hold of my hand Yeah, I can hear them [Chorus] But what if I'm a mermaid In these jeans of yours with her name still on it Hey, but I don't care cause sometimes I said sometimes I hear my voice, I hear my voice I hear my voice and it's been Here, silent all these years [Outro] I've been here Silent all these years Silent all these Silent all these years -------- 1992 Little Earthquakes -------- -------- Tear in Your Hand -------- [Verse 1] All the world just stopped now So you say you don't wanna stay together anymore Let me take a deep breath, babe If you need me, me and Neil'll be Hanging out with the Dream King Neil said "Hi", by the way I don't believe you're leaving cause me and Charles Manson like the same ice cream I think it's that girl [Pre-Chorus] And I think they're pieces of me you've never seen Maybe she's just pieces of me you've never seen, well [Chorus] All the world is all I am The black of the blackest ocean And the tear in your hand All the world is Dangling, dangling, dangling for me, darling You don't know the power that you have With that tear in your hand Tear in your hand [Bridge] Maybe I ain't used to Maybe's smashing in a cold room Cutting my hands up Every time I touch you Maybe, maybe it's time to wave goodbye now Time to wave goodbye now [Verse 2] Caught a ride with the moon I know I know you well Well, better than I used to Haze all clouded up my mind In the daze of why it could've never been So you say and I say you know you're full of wish And your "baby, baby, baby, babies" [Pre-Chorus] I tell you they're pieces of me you've never seen Maybe she's just pieces of me you've never seen, well [Chorus] All the world is all I am The black of the blackest ocean And the tear in your hand All the world is Dangling, dangling, dangling for me darling You don't know the power that you have With that tear in your hand Tear in your hand With that tear in your hand -------- 1992 Little Earthquakes -------- -------- Winter -------- [Verse 1] Snow can wait, I forgot my mittens Wipe my nose, get my new boots on I get a little warm in my heart when I think of winter I put my hand in my father's glove I run off where the drifts get deeper Sleeping beauty trips me with a frown I hear a voice: "You must learn to stand up For yourself, cause I can't always be around" [Chorus] He says: "When you gonna make up your mind? When you gonna love you as much as I do? When you gonna make up your mind? Cause things are gonna change so fast All the white horses are still in bed I tell you that I'll always want you near You say that things change, my dear" [Verse 2] Boys get discovered as winter melts Flowers competing for the sun Years go by and I'm here still waiting Withering where some snowman was Mirror mirror, where's the crystal palace? But I only can see myself Skating around the truth who I am But I know that the ice is getting thin [Chorus] "When you gonna make up your mind? When you gonna love you as much as I do? When you gonna make up your mind? Cause things are gonna change so fast All the white horses are still in bed I tell you that I'll always want you near You say that things change, my dear" [Bridge] Hair is grey and the fires are burning So many dreams on the shelf You say "I wanted you to be proud of me" I always wanted that myself [Chorus] "When you gonna make up your mind? When you gonna love you as much as I do? When you gonna make up your mind? Cause things are gonna change so fast All the white horses have gone ahead I tell you that I'll always want you near You say that things change, my dear" [Outro] Never change All the white horses, ah Hmm -------- 1994 Under the Pink -------- -------- All the Girls Hate Her -------- [Instrumental] -------- 1994 Under the Pink -------- -------- Baker Baker -------- [Verse 1] Baker, baker baking a cake Make me a day, make me whole again And I wonder what's in a day What's in your cake this time? [Verse 2] I guess you heard he's gone to LA He says that behind my eyes I'm hiding And he tells me I pushed him away That my heart's been hard to find [Chorus] Here, there must be something here There must be something here, here [Verse 3] Baker, baker can you explain If truly his heart was made of icing And I wonder how mine could taste Maybe we could change his mind [Verse 4] I know you're late for your next parade You came to make sure that I'm not running Well I ran from him in all kinds of ways Guess it was his turn this time [Chorus] Time, thought I'd made friends with time Thought we'd be flying, maybe not this time [Verse 5] Baker, baker baking a cake Make me a day, make me whole again And I wonder if he's okay If you see him say, "Hi" -------- 1994 Under the Pink -------- -------- Bells for Her -------- [Verse 1] And through the life force and there goes her friend On her Nishiki, it's out of time And through the portal they can make amends Hey, would you say, "Whatever, we're blanket friends"? [Chorus] Can't stop what's coming Can't stop what's on its way [Verse 2] And through the walls they made their mud pies "I've got your mind," I said, she said, "I've your voice" I said, "You don't need my voice, girl, you have your own" But you never thought it was enough of [Verse 3] So they went years and years Like sisters, blanket Blanket girls always there through, through that and this "There's nothing we cannot ever fix," I said [Chorus] Can't stop what's coming Can't stop what's on its way Hey, can't stop what's coming Can't stop what's on its way [Verse 4] Bells and footfalls and soldiers and dolls Brothers and lovers she and I were Now she seems to be sand under his shoes There's nothing I can do [Chorus] Can't stop what's coming Can't stop what's on its way Can't stop what's coming Can't stop what's on its way [Verse 5] And now I speak to you, are you in there You have her face and her eyes, but you are not her And we go at each other like blankets Who can't find their thread and they're bare [Chorus] Can't, can't stop loving you Can't stop loving Can't stop what is on its way And I see it coming And it's on its way -------- 1994 Under the Pink -------- -------- Black Swan -------- [Chorus] Ride on, ride on Friends of the black swan Ride on, ride on Do you know where she's gone? [Verse 1] Gumdrops and Saturdays Did Eric call by the way? He knew, he knew And he knew where the pillow goes [Chorus] Ride on, ride on Friends of the black swan Ride on, ride on You know where she's gone [Verse 2] Buttercups and the fishing flies The biggest thickest ever sky I know they know something I know [Chorus] Ride on, ride on now Friends of the black swan Ride on, ride on You know where she's gone [Bridge] Little green men do okay "It's the fairies' revenge," they say Gumdrops and Saturdays Did Eric call, by the way? [Chorus] Ride on, ride on Friends of the black swan Ride on, ride on You know where she's gone [Outro] Ride on Ride on Ride on -------- 1994 Under the Pink -------- -------- Cloud on My Tongue -------- [Verse 1] Someone's knocking on my kitchen door Leave the wood outside, well All the girls here are freezing cold Leave me with your Borneo I said, "I don't need much to keep me warm" [Pre-Chorus] Don't stop now what you're doing What you're doing, my ugly one Bring them all here How do you hide a Hundred girls in your hair? It won't be fair if I hate her, if I ate her You can go now, you can go now [Chorus] You're already in here I'll be wearing your tattoo, yes You're already in there [Verse 2] Got a cloud sleeping on my tongue He goes, then it goes and Kiss the violets as they're waking up Leave me with your Borneo I said, "Leave me the way I was before" [Chorus] But you're already in there I'll be wearing your tattoo, yes I'm already in [Post-Chorus] Circles and circles and circles again, the girls Circles and circles, circles again, the girls Circles and circles and circles again, the girls Circles and circles and circles again, well [Verse 3] Someone's knocking on my kitchen door Leave the wood outside, well All the girls here are freezing cold You can go now, you can go now You can go now, you can go now [Chorus] You're already in there I'll be wearing your tattoo, yes You're already in there Thought I was over the bridge now Over the bridge now I'm already in [Post-Chorus] Circles and circles and circles again, the girls Circles and circles, got to stop spinning Circles and circles and circles again, the girls Circles and circles and circles again, well Circles and circles, circles again, the girls Circles and circles, got to stop spinning Circles and circles and circles again, the girls Circles and circles and circles again, well -------- 1994 Under the Pink -------- -------- Cornflake Girl -------- [Verse 1: Tori Amos] Never was a cornflake girl Thought that was a good solution Hanging with the raisin girls She's gone to the other side Giving us a yo-heave-ho Things are getting kind of gross And I go at sleepy time [Pre-Chorus: Tori Amos] This is not really, this, a-this This is not really happening [Chorus: Tori Amos] You bet your life it is You bet your life it is Oh honey, you bet your life It's a peel out the watchword Just peel out the watchword [Verse 2: Tori Amos] She knows what's going on Seems we got a cheaper feel now All the sweeteaze are gone Gone to the other side With my encyclopedia They musta paid her a nice price She's putting on her string bean love [Pre-Chorus: Tori Amos] This is not really, this, this This is not really happening [Chorus: Tori Amos] You bet your life it is You bet your life it is Oh honey, you bet your life It's a peel out the watchword Just peel out the watchword [Interlude: Tori Amos] Never was a cornflake girl Thought that was a good solution [Refrain: Tori Amos] Rabbit, where'd you put the keys girl? Rabbit, where'd you put the keys girl? A-ha, rabbit, where'd you put the keys? Oh yes, rabbit, where'd you put the keys Where'd you put the keys, girl? [Bridge: Merry Clayton & Tori Amos] And the man with the golden gun (Don't close this door) Thinks he knows so much Thinks he knows so much, yeah (I know it's so easy) And the man with the golden gun (Don't close this door) Thinks he knows so much Thinks he knows so much, yeah (I know it's so easy) And the man with the golden gun (Don't close this door) Thinks he knows so much Thinks he knows so much, yeah (I know it's so easy) And the man with the golden gun (Don't close this door) Thinks he knows so much Thinks he knows so much, yeah (I know it's so easy) Yeah [Refrain: Tori Amos] Rabbit, where'd you put the keys girl? Oh yes, rabbit, where'd you put the keys girl? All this time, rabbit, where'd you put the keys, oh yeah Rabbit, where'd you put the keys girl? -------- 1994 Under the Pink -------- -------- Daisy Dead Petals -------- [Verse 1] Daisy Dead Petals, that is her name She's in a phone booth phase So underneath the shade of a peppermint tray She can turn it out with a heel on She just rides into town knowing what they'll say Knowing they're around the corner [Chorus] Got a crack in Got a crack in some strange places [Verse 2] Daisy Dead Petals, that is her name So maybe she tastes like a hamburger maid, well "These dead petals, honey, brought me here" She said, "These dead petals, honey, brought me here" Dancing on a dime hearing mother cry Maybe she's around the corner [Chorus] Got a crack in Got a crack in some strange places On my back with On my back with some dirty dishes [Bridge] Falling down, falling down, all over the river Falling down, falling down, falling down Wish what I'm feeling could go on like this forever Falling down, falling down, falling down [Verse 3] And since we're down, might as well stay Might as well fry some eggs And wave to the shade of the peppermint tray She's a new friend, not a skeleton To ride into town, knowing what they'll say Knowing she tastes like a hamburger maid [Outro] But, "These dead petals, honey, brought me here" She said, "These dead petals, honey, brought me here" She said, "These dead petals, honey, brought me here" -------- 1994 Under the Pink -------- -------- God -------- [Chorus] God sometimes you just don't come through God sometimes you just don't come through Do you need a woman to look after you? God sometimes you just don't come through [Verse 1] You make pretty daisies, pretty daisies love (Come down and tell me what you mean, now) I've gotta find, find, find what you're doing about things here (Huh, whatcha doing?) A few witches burning, gets a little toasty here (Hey now, what do you know, what do you know) I gotta find, find, find why you always go when the wind blows [Chorus] God sometimes you just don't come through God sometimes you just don't come through, babe Do you need a woman to look after you? God sometimes you just don't come through [Verse 2] Well, tell me you're crazy maybe then I'll understand (Come down and tell me what you mean, now) You got your 9, 9 iron in the back seat just in case (Huh, whatcha doing?) Heard you've gone south, well, babe you love your new 4-wheel (Hey now, what do you know, what do you know) I gotta find, find, find why you always go when the wind blows [Interlude] "Give not thy strength unto women nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings" [Bridge] Will you even tell her if you decide to make the sky fall? Will you even tell her if you decide to make the sky..? [Chorus] God sometimes you just don't come through God sometimes you just don't come through, babe Do you need a woman to look after you? God sometimes you just don't come through Do you need a woman to look after you? God sometimes you just don't come through -------- 1994 Under the Pink -------- -------- Home on the Range (Cherokee Edition) -------- [Verse 1] Oh, give me a home Where the buffalo roam Where the dear and the antelope play Where seldom is heard A discouraging word And the skies are not cloudy all day [Chorus] Home on the range Where the deer and the antelope play Where seldom is heard A discouraging word And skies are not cloudy all day [Interlude] [Verse 2] Jackson made deals A thief down to his heels Hello trail of tears The Smokies could hide A Cherokee bride Her brave was shot yesterday [Chorus] Home on the range Where the deer and the antelope play Where seldom is heard A discouraging word And skies are not cloudy all day [Verse 3] We know it's not Caroline Your home is your home The range may be fine For some but not in my eyes [Verse 4] Home on the range The Smokies always hide Cherokee bride But in their eyes we know it's not Caroline [Verse 5] Yeah, here, America Here, America Who discovered your ass? The white man came "This land is my land, this is your land," they say [Chorus] Home on the range Where the deer and the antelope play Where seldom is heard A discouraging word And the skies are not cloudy all day [Outro] And the skies are not cloudy all day And the skies are not cloudy all day -------- 1994 Under the Pink -------- -------- Honey -------- [Verse 1] A little dust never stopped me none He liked my shoes, I kept them on Sometimes I can hold my tongue and sometimes not When you just skip-to-loo, my darling And you know what you're doing so don't even [Chorus] You're just too used to my honey now You're just too used to my honey [Verse 2] And I think I could leave your world If she was the better girl So when we died I tried to bribe the undertaker 'Cause I'm not sure what you're doing or the reasons [Chorus] You're just too used to my honey now You're just too used to my honey You're just too used to my honey now [Bridge] Don't bother coming down I made a friend of the western sky Oh, don't bother coming down You always liked your babies tight [Verse 3] Turn back one last time Love to watch those cowboys ride But cowboys know cowgirls ride on the Indian side And you know what you're doing so don't even [Chorus] You're just too used to my honey now You're just too used to my honey You're just too used to my honey now You're just too used to my honey -------- 1994 Under the Pink -------- -------- Icicle -------- [Verse 1] Icicle, icicle, where are you going? Where are you going? Icicle, icicle, where are you going? I have a hiding place when Spring marches in Will you keep watch for me? I hear them calling [Chorus] Gonna lay down Gonna lay down [Verse 2] Greeting the monster in our Easter dresses Father says, "Bow your head like the Good Book says" Well, I think the Good Book is missing some pages [Chorus] Gonna lay down Gonna lay down [Bridge] And when my hand touches myself I can finally rest my head And when they say, "Take of his body" I think I'll take from mine instead Getting off, getting off While they're all downstairs Singing prayers, sing away He's in my pumpkin pj's Lay your book on my chest Feel the word, feel the word Feel the word, feel the word Feel the word, feel it I could have, I should have I could have flown, you know? I could have, I should have I didn't, so... [Verse 3] Icicle, icicle, where are you going? I have a hiding place when Spring marches in Will you keep watch for me? I hear them calling [Chorus] Gonna lay down Gonna lay down Lay down I'm gonna lay down -------- 1994 Under the Pink -------- -------- Over It -------- [Instrumental] -------- 1994 Under the Pink -------- -------- Past the Mission -------- [Verse 1] I don't believe I went too far I said I was willing, willing, willing She said she knew what my books did not I thought she knew what's up [Chorus] Past the mission, behind the prison tower Past the mission, I once knew a hot girl Past the mission, they're closing every hour Past the mission, I smell the roses [Verse 2] She said they all think they know him well She knew him better, better, better Everyone wanted something from him I did too, but I shut my mouth He just gave me a smile [Chorus] Past the mission, behind the prison tower Past the mission, I once knew a hot girl Past the mission, they're closing every hour Past the mission, I smell the roses Past the mission, I smell the roses [Bridge] Hey, they found a body Not sure it was his, still they're using his name And she gave him shelter And somewhere I know she knows Somewhere I know she knows Somethings only she knows [Chorus] Past the mission, behind the prison tower Past the mission, I once knew a hot girl Past the mission, they're closing every hour Past the mission, I smell the roses Past the mission behind the prison tower Past the mission, I once knew a hot girl Past the mission, they're closing every hour Past the mission, I smell the roses Past the mission, I smell the roses Past the mission, I smell the roses -------- 1994 Under the Pink -------- -------- Pretty Good Year -------- [Verse 1] Tears on the sleeve of a man Don't want to be a boy today I heard the eternal footman Bought himself a bike to race [Pre-Chorus] And Greg he writes letters and burns his CDs They say you were something in those formative years Hold onto nothing as fast as you can [Chorus] Well, still, pretty good year Pretty good [Verse 2] Maybe a bright sandy beach Is gonna bring you back, back, back Maybe not, so now you're off You're gonna see America Well let me tell you something about America [Chorus] Pretty good year A-ha, pretty good [Bridge] Some things are melting now Some things are melting now Well, hey, what's it gonna take Till my baby's alright? What's it gonna take Till my baby's alright? [Pre-Chorus] Greg, he writes letters with his birthday pen Sometimes he's aware that they're drawing him in Lucy was pretty, your best friend agreed [Chorus] Well, still, pretty good year A-ha, pretty good A-ha, pretty good year -------- 1994 Under the Pink -------- -------- Sister Janet -------- [Verse 1] Master Shaman, I have come With my dolly from the shadow side With a demon and an Englishman I'm my mother, I'm my son [Pre-Chorus] Nobody is slipping the blade in easy Nobody is slipping the blade in the marmalade [Chorus] But all the angels and all the wizards black and white Are lighting candles in our hands Can you feel them? Yes, touching hands before our eyes And I can even see sweet Marianne [Verse 2] Sister Janet, you have come From the woman clothed with the sun Your veil is quietly becoming none Call the wanderer, he has gone [Pre-Chorus] And all those up there are making it look so easy With your perfect wings, a wing can cover all sorts of things [Chorus] And all the angels and all the wizards black and white Are lighting candles in our hands Can you feel them? Yes, touching hands before our eyes And I can even see sweet Marianne [Outro] Hey, yes, this again Well, I think I could try this once again -------- 1994 Under the Pink -------- -------- Space Dog -------- [Verse 1] Way to go, Mr. Microphone Show us all what you don't know Centuries, secret societies He's our commander still, Space Dog [Chorus] So sure we were on something "Your feet are finally on the ground," he said So sure we were on something "Your feet are just on the ground, girl" [Verse 2] Rain and snow, our engines have Been receiving your eager call There's Colonel Dirtyfishydishcloth He'll distract her good, don't worry so [Interlude] And to the one you thought was on your side She can't understand, she truly believes the lie [Verse 3] Lemon pie, he's coming through Our commander still, Space Dog Lines secure, Space Dog [Bridge] Deck the halls I'm young again, I'm you again Racing turtles, the grapefruit is winning Seems I keep getting this story Twisted so where's Neil when you need him? Deck the halls it's you again, it's you again Somewhere someone must know the ending Is she still pissing in the river, now? Heard she'd gone, moved into a trailer park [Chorus] So sure we were on something (So sure those girls now are in the Navy) "Your feet are finally on the ground," he said (Those bombs, our friends, can't even hurt you now) So sure we were on something (And hold those tears cause they're still on your side) "Your feet are just on the ground, girl" (Don't hear the dogs barking) So sure we were on something (Don't say you know we've gone, Andromeda) "Your feet are finally on the ground," he said (Stood with those girls before) So sure we were on something (The hair in pairs it just got nasty) "Your feet are just on the ground" (And now those girls are gone) -------- 1994 Under the Pink -------- -------- The Waitress -------- [Verse 1] So I want to kill this waitress She's worked here a year longer than I If I did it fast you know, that's an act of kindness [Chorus] But I believe in peace I believe in peace, bitch I believe in peace I believe in peace I believe in peace, bitch I believe in peace [Verse 2] I want to kill this waitress I can't believe this violence in mind And is her power all in a club sandwich [Chorus] But I believe in peace I believe in peace, bitch I believe in peace I believe in peace I believe in peace, bitch I believe in peace [Verse 3] I want to kill this killing wish There're too many stars and not enough sky Boys all think she's living kindness Ask a fellow waitress Ask a fellow waitress -------- 1994 Under the Pink -------- -------- The Wrong Band -------- [Verse 1] I think it's perfectly clear - we're in the wrong band Ginger is always sincere, just not to one man She called me up and she said, "You know that I'm drowning" It's the dog trainer again He says that he thinks that she needs more hands [Verse 2] I think it's perfectly clear - we're in the wrong band Senator, let's be sincere as much as you can He called her up and he said, "The new prosecutor Soon will be wanting a word" So she's got a soft spot for heels and spurs [Chorus] And there's something believing in her voice again Said there's something believing Instead of just leaving, instead of just leaving, instead of just leaving And she gets her cigars from the sweet fat man [Verse 3] I think it's perfectly clear - we're in the wrong band Heidi says she'll be sincere as much as she can I called her up and I said, "You know that I'm drowning Put on your raincoat again 'Cause even the sun's got a price on it" [Chorus] And there's something believing in her voice again Said there's something believing Instead of just leaving, instead of just leaving, instead of just leaving She said it's time I open my eyes, don't be afraid to open your eyes Maybe she's right Maybe she's right Maybe she's right Maybe she's right -------- 1994 Under the Pink -------- -------- Yes, Anastasia -------- [Intro] I know what you want, the magpies have come If you know me so well then tell me which hand I use Make them go Make it go [Interlude] Saw her there in a restaurant, Poppy don't go I know your mother is a good one, but Poppy don't go I'll take you home Show me the things I've been missing Show me the ways I forgot to be speaking Show me the ways to get back to the garden Show me the ways to get around the get around Show me the ways to Button up buttons that have forgotten they're buttons Well, we can't have that forgetting that Girls, girls, what have we done? What have we done to ourselves? Driving on the vine, over clotheslines But officer I saw the sign [Verse 1] Thought I'd been through this in 1919 Counting the tears of ten thousand men And gathered them all, but my feet are slipping There's something we left on the windowsill There's something we left, yes [Chorus] We'll see how brave you are We'll see how fast you'll be running We'll see how brave you are Yes, Anastasia And all your dollies have friends [Verse 2] Thought she deserved no less than she'd give Well happy birthday, her blood's on my hands It's kind of a shame cause I did like that dress It's funny the things that you find in the rain The things that you find, yes [Bridge] In the mall and in the date mines In the knots still in her hair On the bus I'm on my way down, on my way down All the girls seem to be there [Chorus] We'll see how brave you are We'll see how fast you'll be running We'll see how brave you are We'll see We'll see how brave you are We'll see how fast you'll be running We'll see how brave you are Yes, Anastasia [Outro] Come along now little darling Come along now with me Come along now little darling We'll see how brave you are -------- 1996 Boys for Pele -------- -------- Agent Orange -------- [Verse] Gotta tell you what I heard from Agent Orange Mr Suntan, Mister Happy Man Mr "I know the girls on all the world tours" Mr Agent, yes, he's my favorite And they don't understand he's got palm oil fans Yes, he's down and there and everywhere He's got an A to Z an underwater city Where she swims and swims -------- 1996 Boys for Pele -------- -------- Alamo -------- [Verse 1] Alamo, heard all about your fandango Banged on my knees on your back door Only to wake you to blues on the way Blues on the way, blues on the way [Verse 2] Embarcadero, figures you'll see me as older Twenty-three hours till the border Don't think I'll be going as fast as I came Fast as I came, fast as I came [Chorus] Tears on my pillow, of course, they're not mine Alter that altar, making a play Somebody invent the telephone line I'll take my chances [Verse 3] Alamo, wish I could do what gold does Heard that the stars were in order Got yourself dealt a hand with two queen of spades And blues on the way, blues on the way [Chorus] Tears on my pillow, of course, they're not mine Alter that altar, making a play Somebody just... somebody invent the telephone line I'll take my chances -------- 1996 Boys for Pele -------- -------- Amazing Grace / 'Til the Chicken -------- [Intro: George Porter Jr. & Tori Amos] "I forgot my part, but I'm sorry you know. You'll have to forgive me. I'm not used to having all these people around me while I'm playing something as sensitive as the blues." "Oh, I don't think so." "Cool. Let's do it one more time." "Yeah." "You feel alright?" "Yeah, I wanna do the..." "You got one more in your voice?" "We should do another one first. How's your church? Did you go to church? If the angels is gonna come in we should sing the song the angels know, George, they don't know this song." "The angels'll know this one, yeah." "No, what do you know?" "I dunno... 'Drums'? What about you?" "Gimme 'Drums' on C" "Okay." Amazing Grace [Verse 1: Tori Amos] Amazing grace, how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me I once was lost but now I sure is found Was blind but now I see [Verse 2: Tori Amos] 'Twas grace, mother, that taught my heart to fear And grace my fears relieved How precious did ever, yes, your grace, sweet grace appear The hour I first believed [Verse 3: Tori Amos] When we've been there ten thousand years Bright shining, said as his sun You say I know that grace, sweet grace has appeared And now she'll bring me home 'Til the Chicken [Intro: Tori Amos] "This is our church now, George. Ayy." [Verse 1: Tori Amos] So some say she got Green enough field And some say she got Too many strings With petticoats on And goin' hall gown [Chorus: Tori Amos] The sweetest nylon No, not where she's gone Gonna raise his tail And wrangle his wings [Verse 2: Tori Amos] Some say she got Plenty of stockings So some say she got Some Divas and Kramer Why all this spare Then shaking her tail [Chorus: Tori Amos] The sweetest nylon No, not where he's gone Gonna raise his tail And wrangle his wing Until the little chicken come home [Vocalisations: George Porter Jr.] [Chorus: Tori Amos] The sweetest nylon No not where he's gone Gonna raise his tail And wrangle his wings, I said The sweetest nylon No not where he's gone I'm gonna raise his tail And wrangle his wings Until the little chicken come home, say Until the little chicken come home [Outro: George Porter Jr.] Pass out the chicken, yow -------- 1996 Boys for Pele -------- -------- Beauty Queen -------- [Verse] Hey, hey She's a beauty queen My sweet Bean bag in the street Take it down out to the laundry scene Don't know why she's in my hand Can't figure what it is but I lie, lie, lie again -------- 1996 Boys for Pele -------- -------- Blood Roses -------- [Verse 1] Blood roses, blood roses back on the street now Blood roses, blood roses back on the street now Can't forget the things you never said On days like these starts me thinking [Chorus] When chickens get a taste of your meat, girl Chickens get a taste of your meat, yes [Verse 2] You gave him your blood and your warm little diamond He likes killing you after you're dead You think I'm a queer, I think you're a queer Said I think you're a queer, I think you're a queer [Chorus] And I shaved every place where you've been, boy I said, I shaved every place where you been, yes [Bridge] God knows I know I've thrown away Those graces God knows I've thrown away Those graces God knows I know I've thrown away Those graces The Belle of New Orleans Tried to show me once how to tango Wrapped around your feet Wrapped around like good little roses [Verse 3] Blood roses, blood roses back on the street now Blood roses, blood roses back on the street now, now, now, now You've cut out the flute from the throat of the loon At least when you cry now, he can't even hear you [Chorus] When chickens get a taste of your meat, girl Come on, come on, come on, come on Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on When he sucks you deep, yes Sometimes you're nothing but meat -------- 1996 Boys for Pele -------- -------- Caught a Lite Sneeze -------- [Verse 1] Caught a lite sneeze, caught a light breeze Caught a lightweight lightning seed Boys on my left side, boys on my right side Boys in the middle and you're not here [Pre-Chorus] I need a big loan From the girl zone [Chorus] Building (Inanna) Tumbling down (Inanna) Didn't know our love was so small (Inanna) Couldn't stand it all (Inanna) Mr. St. John just bring your son [Verse 2] The spire is hot and my cells can't feed And you've still got that Belle dragging your foots, yes I'm hiding it well, Sister Ernestine But I still got that Belle dragging my foots, yes [Chorus] Building (Inanna) Tumbling down (Inanna) Didn't know our love was so small (Inanna) Couldn't stand it all (Bring your son) Mr. St. John just bring your son [Bridge] Right on time You get closer and closer Called my name There's no way in Use that fame Rent your wife and kids today Yeah, maybe she will I said maybe she will [Verse 3] Caught a lite sneeze, dreamed a little dream Made my own pretty hate machine Boys on my left side, boys on my right side Boys in the middle and you're not here Boys in their dresses and you're not here [Pre-Chorus] I need a big loan From the girl zone I need a big loan From the girl zone [Chorus] Building (Inanna) Tumbling down (Inanna) Didn't know our love was so small (Inanna) Couldn't stand it all (Bring your son) Mr. St. John just bring your son -------- 1996 Boys for Pele -------- -------- Doughnut Song -------- [Verse 1] Had me a trick and a kick and your message You'll never gain weight from a doughnut hole Then thought that I could decipher your message There's no one here dear, no one at all [Chorus] And if I'm wasting all your time this time Maybe you never learned to take And if I'm hanging on to your shade I guess I'm way beyond the pale [Verse 2] And southern men can grow gold, can grow pretty (You can tell me it's over, it's over) Blood can be pretty like a delicate man (You can tell me over, over your shoulder) Copper to steel to a hinge that is faltered (You can tell me it's over and over) That lets you in, lets you in, lets you in (Come in, Houston) [Chorus] And if I'm wasting all your time this time I guess you never learned to take And if I'm hanging on to your shade I guess I'm way beyond the pale [Bridge] Something's just, something's just Keeping you numb [Verse 3] You told me last night you were a sun now With your very own devoted satellite Happy for you and I am sure that I hate you Two sons too many, too many able fires, hey, yes [Chorus] And you've been wasting all my time this time (I saw you) (You can tell me it's over, it's over) I said you never learned to take (You can tell me over, over your shoulder) And if I'm hanging on to your shade I guess I'm way beyond the pale I guess I'm way beyond the pale [Outro] Had me a trick and a kick and your message You'll never gain weight from a doughnut hole -------- 1996 Boys for Pele -------- -------- Father Lucifer -------- [Verse 1] Father Lucifer you never looked so sane You always did prefer the drizzle to the rain Tell me that you're still in love with that milkmaid How the Lizzies, how's your Jesus Christ been hanging? [Chorus] Nothing's gonna stop me from floating Nothing's gonna stop me from floating [Verse 2] He says he reckons I'm a watercolor stain He says I run and then I run from him and then I run He didn't see me watching from the aeroplane He wiped a tear and then he threw away our apple seed [Chorus] Nothing's gonna stop me from floating Nothing's gonna stop me from floating [Bridge] Every day's my wedding day (Go away world only glass) The baby's still in his comatose state (Georgie, they're your favourite) I'll dye my own Easter eggs (Skiddly-dee I'm in G, yes) Just don't go yet, just don't go (Never go, go so fast) And Beenie lost the sunset but that's okay (Go away world only glass) (Maybe she's hiding in a hot dog) Does Joe bring flowers to Marilyn's grave? (Georgie, I swear they're your favourite) (Got a pig hiding in a truffle) And girls that eat pizza and never gain weight (There she goes, there she goes) (Wearing those purple garters) Never gain weight, never gain weight (There she goes home) (And girl I got a condo in Hoboken) [Verse 3] Father Lucifer you never looked so sane You always did prefer the drizzle to the rain Tell me that you're still in love with that milkmaid How the Lizzies, how's your Jesus Christ been hanging? -------- 1996 Boys for Pele -------- -------- Fire Eater's Wife / Beauty Queen (Demo Version) -------- Fire Eater's Wife [Verse] If you see the fire eater's wife Tell her I heard what she said that night What would this world be like? What would this world be like Without nasty girls, without woman words Without hot little ones? So the baker's wife told me I gotta find the monkey tree, and mmm... Beauty Queen [Verse] Hey, hey She's a beauty queen My sweet Beanbag in the street Take it down out to the laundry scene Don't know why she's in my hand Can't figure what it is but I lie, lie, lie again -------- 1996 Boys for Pele -------- -------- Frog on My Toe -------- [Verse 1] Papa, I know there's a frog on my toe Maybe I'll call him Jethro Maybe I'll grow up to be quite as good as he And maybe you'll come back after you're long gone [Verse 2] And papa I'm sure the worms have eaten you now And Jethro's been on some Frenchy's plate long ago And now I'm pretty sure that I listened to every word 'Cause I still hear you telling me still [Chorus] "Slap them boys when they're naughty Make 'em crawl, make you haughty Make you strong little girl You paint them toes the reddest colour And you know one day you're going to be bigger than a flea You're going to be bigger than that old poison ivy tree" [Verse 3] Now I'm pretty sure that I think you come and visit And talk sometimes kind of like Gidget And in funny little chants like an Indian Brave You said "We all grew fat when the old white man came [Chorus] "But one day girl you're going to learn to make them crawl Make them grow tall but have the grace To be a lady with disgrace And you fry them taters And you make them with lady's hands And I know you're my pappy's baby" [Outro] "That's all. That's for Papa." -------- 1996 Boys for Pele -------- -------- Graveyard -------- [Verse] Here I said don't even let this go And it's hey to that old man I'm coming in the graveyard With my little tune It's June, I said She's gone but I'm alive, I'm alive I'm coming in the graveyard To sing you to sleep now -------- 1996 Boys for Pele -------- -------- Hey Jupiter (Dakota Version) -------- [Verse 1] No one's picking up the phone Guess it's me and me And this little masochist She's ready to confess All the things that I never thought That she could feel [Chorus] Hey Jupiter, nothing's been the same So are you gay, are you blue? Thought we both could use a friend to run to [Verse 2] Sometimes I breathe you in And I know you know And sometimes you take a swim Found your writing on my wall If my heart's soaking wet Boy, your boots can leave a mess [Chorus] Hey Jupiter, nothing's been the same So are you gay, are you blue? Thought we both could use a friend to run to [Post-Chorus] Ooh, ooh, yes Ooh, ooh Ooh, yes And he isn't you (Ooh) [Verse 3] No one's picking up the phone Guess it's clear, he's gone And this little masochist Is lifting up her dress Guess I thought I could never feel The things I feel [Chorus] Hey Jupiter, nothing's been the same So are you gay, are you blue? Thought we both could use a friend to run to I thought you wouldn't have to keep with you, hiding [Post-Chorus] Ooh, ooh Ooh, yes Ooh, ooh Ooh, yes [Bridge] I go from day to day (Ooh) I know where the cupboards are (Ooh) I know where the car is parked (Ooh) I know he isn't you (Ooh) Nothing is (Ooh, yes) [Outro] (Ooh, ooh) Hey Jupiter (Ooh, yes, ooh) Never you (Ooh, yes, ooh) Nothing's been the same (Ooh, ooh) Nothing (Ooh, yes, ooh) Nothing, nothing's gonna save us (Ooh, ooh) Never you (Ooh, yes) -------- 1996 Boys for Pele -------- -------- Hey Jupiter -------- [Verse 1] No one's picking up the phone, guess it's me and me And this little masochist, she's ready to confess All the things that I never thought that she could feel [Chorus] Hey Jupiter, nothing's been the same So are you gay, are you blue? Thought we both could use a friend to run to And I thought I wouldn't have to be with you, something new [Verse 2] Sometimes I breathe you in And I know you know And sometimes you take a swim Found your writing on my wall If my heart's soaking wet Boy, your boots can leave a mess [Chorus] Hey Jupiter, nothing's been the same So are you gay, are you blue? Thought we both could use a friend to run to And I thought you wouldn't have to keep with me, hiding [Post-Chorus] Ooh Ooh Ooh, yes [Verse 3] Thought I knew myself so well All the dolls I had Took my leather off the shelf Your apocalypse was fab For a girl who couldn't choose Between the shower or the bath [Chorus] And I thought I wouldn't have to be with you, a magazine [Post-Chorus] Ooh Ooh Ooh, yes Ooh Ooh Ooh, yes [Verse 4] No one's picking up the phone Guess it's clear, he's gone And this little masochist Is lifting up her dress Guess I thought I could never feel The things I feel [Chorus] Hey Jupiter, nothing's been the same So are you gay, are you blue? Thought we both could use a friend to run to Hey Jupiter, nothing's been the same So are you safe, now we're through? Thought we both could use a friend to run to Hey Jupiter -------- 1996 Boys for Pele -------- -------- Honey (Live) [21/04/96] -------- [Verse 1] A little dust never stopped me none He liked my shoes, I kept them on Sometimes I can hold my tongue and sometimes not When you just skip-to-loo, my darling And you know what you're doing so don't even [Chorus] You're just too used to my honey now You're just too used to my honey [Verse 2] And I think I could leave your world If she was the better girl So when we died, I tried to bribe the undertaker 'Cause I'm not sure what you're doing or the reasons [Chorus] You're just too used to my honey now You're just too used to my honey [Bridge] Don't bother coming down I made a friend of the western sky Oh, don't bother coming down You always liked your babies tight [Verse 3] Turn back one last time Love to watch those cowboys ride But cowboys know and cowgirls ride on the Indian side And you know what you're doing so don't even [Chorus] You're just too used to my honey now You're just too used to my honey You're just too used to my honey now You're just too used to my honey -------- 1996 Boys for Pele -------- -------- Horses -------- [Verse 1] I got me some horses to ride on, to ride on They say that your demons can't go there So I got me some horses to ride on, to ride on As long as your army keeps perfectly still [Verse 2] And maybe I'll find me a sailor, a tailor And maybe together we'll make mother well So I got me some horses to ride on, to ride on As long as your army keeps perfectly still [Verse 3] You showed me the meadow and milkwood and silkwood And you would if I would, but you never would So I chased down your posies, your pansies in my hosies Then opened my hands and they were empty then [Bridge] Off with Superfly, sniffing a Sharpie pen Honey, it's Bill and Ben Off with Superfly, counting your bees Oh, me, honey, like one, two, three The camera is rolling It's easy, like one, two, three [Verse 4] And if there is a way to find you, I will find you But will you find me if Neil makes me a tree An afro, a pharaoh - I can't go, you said so But threads that are golden don't break easily [Verse 5] So I got me some horses to ride on, to ride on You say that your demons can't go there So I got me some horses to ride on, to ride on As long as your army keeps perfectly still Keeps perfectly still Keeps perfectly still -------- 1996 Boys for Pele -------- -------- Hungarian Wedding Song -------- [Verse] When you said you'd marry me, I thought you meant you'd wanted to Then I thought you'd like to, maybe on a Tuesday All the dead are coming, I heard they'll be dressing Something kind of maggoty, rolling with froppity -------- 1996 Boys for Pele -------- -------- In the Springtime of His Voodoo (Rookery Ending) -------- [Outro] And right there for a minute I knew you so well And right there for a minute You were my enemy And right there for a minute In the rookery And right there for a minute I was over it -------- 1996 Boys for Pele -------- -------- In the Springtime of His Voodoo -------- [Intro] Hey, yes, ay, play, play, yeah Hey, hey you, sweet, sweet, sweet to my loo, yes Hey-hey, yeah, ay Such a wang-stang watch you You keep walking, keep walking boy, yeah Ay, see, what? Let me watch me you, yeah Walk down, just keep on boring me, watch me Let me, let me, yeah [Verse 1] Standing on a corner in Winslow, Arizona And I'm quite sure I'm in the wrong song 2 girls, 65, got a piece tied up in the back seat "Honey, we're recovering Christians" [Chorus] In the Springtime of his voodoo He was going to show me spring [Post-Chorus] And right there for a minute I knew you so well And right there for a minute I knew you so well [Verse 2] Got an angry snatch, girls, you know what I mean When swiveling that hip doesn't do the trick Me pureed sanitarily, Mr Sulu Warp speed, warp speed, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, hey [Chorus] In the Springtime of his voodoo In the Springtime of his voodoo [Post-Chorus] Every road leads back to my door (And right there for a minute) Every road I will follow (I knew you so well) Every road leads back to my door (And right there for a minute) Got all your crosses loaded (I knew) [Bridge] And I know she's not that foxy, boys, yes I said I know she's not that foxy, but You gotta owe something sometimes You gotta owe, boys When you're your momma's sunshine You've got to give something sometimes When you're the sweetest cherry in an apple pie I need some voodoo on these prunes [Chorus] In the Springtime of his voodoo He was going to show me spring In the Springtime of his voodoo, he In the Springtime of his voodoo, yes, he He was going to show me spring -------- 1996 Boys for Pele -------- -------- Little Amsterdam -------- [Verse 1] Little Amsterdam in a southern town Hominy, get it on the plate, girl Momma, keep your head down Momma, it wasn't my bullet [Chorus] Don't take me back to the range Back to the range I'm just coming out of the cell in my brain Don't, don't take me back to the range Back to the range Cause, girl, you've got to know these days Which side you're on [Verse 2] Momma got shit, she, she loved a brown man Then she built a bridge in the Sheriff's bed She'd do anything to save her man You see her olives, they are cold pressed And her best friend is a sun dress But, momma, it wasn't my bullet, no [Chorus] Don't take me back to the range Back to the range I'm just coming out of the cell in my brain Don't, don't take me back to the range Back to the range Cause, girl, you've got to know these days [Bridge] All alone got a girl in the city Hey, got a room and a place for two Got a goat and a phone, I said "Boy, you are my Fifth Avenue" Round and around and around I go Round and around this time for keeps (Say a word to the hangman for me, my baby) Round and around and around I go Round and around this time for keeps (Say a word to the hangman for me, me and my babe) Father only you can save my soul And playing that organ must count for something, something Girl you've got to know these days [Verse 3] Little Amsterdam shut down today They buried her with a butter bean bouquet And the Sheriff now can't ride away Like he said into the sunset And I won't say that he shouldn't have paid But, Momma, it wasn't my bullet -------- 1996 Boys for Pele -------- -------- London Girls -------- [Verse 1] Some people sing about Deutsche girls And girls from California They might be alright for a night all right But don't trust them, I warn you I've been to the east and I've been out west And I've been the world around But I ain't seen none come anywhere near A girl from London town [Chorus] Give me a London girl every time I've got to find one, I've made up my mind Give me a London girl every time I want a London girl [Verse 2] Marry a girl from London town You know that you can trust her She'll darn your socks and wash your... Your trousers if you bust 'em, yes They're all good cooks and they got good looks And they won't lead you a dance Said I got to find a London girl If I get a half a chance [Chorus] Give me a London girl every time I've got to find one, I've made up my mind Give me a London girl every time I want a London girl [Verse 3] London girls are the best in the world There ain't no doubt about it If you can't find a girl from London town You're better off a doing without it They don't create when you just come home late And you're crawling up the passage floor And they won't muck about, yes, when you've gone out With the geezer from the house next door [Chorus] Give me a London girl every time I've got to find one, I've made up my mind I said, honey, give me a London girl Babe, every little old time [Outro] Your legs turn to jelly and I got a little smelly But I know it's just what I want 'Cause I need a London girl every time They've always got a pound to buy their round When it's their turn at the bar -------- 1996 Boys for Pele -------- -------- Marianne -------- [Verse 1] Tuna, rubber A little blubber in my igloo, yeah And I knew you, pigtails and all Girls when they fall And they said Marianne killed herself And I said, "Not a chance, not a chance" Don't you love the girls, ladies, babes Old bags who say she was so pretty? Why, why, why, why did she crawl down In the old deep ravine? [Verse 2] Come on, pigtails, girls and all those sailors Get your bags and hold down Won't you just hold down, hold down? 'Cause Ed is watching my every sound I said they're watching my every sound [Bridge] The weasel squeaks faster than a seven day week I said, "Timmy and that purple monkey Are all down at Bobby's house Making themselves pesters and lesters And jesters and my traitors of kind" [Outro] And I'm just having thoughts I said I'm just having thoughts of Having thoughts, having... Marianne She could outrun the fastest slug, she could have Just having thoughts of Marianne Quickest girl in the frying pan I'm just having thoughts of Marianne -------- 1996 Boys for Pele -------- -------- Mr. Zebra -------- [Verse 1] Hello, Mr. Zebra Can I have your sweater? 'Cause it's cold, cold, cold in my hole, hole, hole Ratatouille strychnine Sometimes she's a friend of mine With a gigantic whirlpool that will blow your mind [Verse 2] Hello, Mr. Zebra Ran into some confusion With a Mrs. Crocodile-dile-dile Furry mussels marching on She thinks she's Kaiser Wilhelm Or a civilised syllabub to blow your mind [Outro] Figure it out, she, she's a good-time fella She got a little fund to fight For Moneypenny's rights Figure it out, she, she's a good-time fella "Too bad the burial was premature," she said and smiled -------- 1996 Boys for Pele -------- -------- Muhammad My Friend -------- [Verse 1] Muhammad, my friend, it's time to tell the world We both know it was a girl back in Bethlehem And on that fateful day when she was crucified She wore Shiseido Red and we drank tea by her side [Chorus] Sweet, sweet, sweet Used to be so sweet to me, well [Verse 2] Muhammad, my friend, I'm getting very scared Teach me how to love my brothers who don't know the law And what about the deal on the flying trapeze? Got a peanut butter hand, but honey do drop in at the Dew Drop Inn [Chorus] Sweet, sweet, sweet Between the boys and the bees Sweet, sweet, sweet Sweet, sweet, yes Between the boys and the bees [Bridge] And Moses, I know I know you've seen fire But you've never seen fire Until that you've seen Pele blow And I've never seen light But I sure have seen gold And Gladys save a place for me on your grapevine Till I get my own TV show Ashre, ashre, ashre, ashre And if I lose my Cracker Jacks at the tidal wave I got a place in the Pope's rubber robe [Outro] I said Muhammad, my friend, it's time to tell the world We both know it was a girl back in Bethlehem We both know it was a girl back in Bethlehem We both know it was a girl back in Bethlehem We both know it was a girl back in Bethlehem -------- 1996 Boys for Pele -------- -------- Not the Red Baron -------- [Intro] "What language? No, Dutch." [Interlude] [Verse 1] Not the Red Baron, not Charlie Brown Think I got the message figured, another pilot down And are there devils with halos in beautiful capes Taking them into the flames? Taking them into the flames [Verse 2] Not Judy G, not Jean, Jean, Jean, with a hallowed heart I see that screen go down in the flames With every step, with every beautiful heel pointed [Verse 3] He said "Not the Red Baron I'm sure, not Charlie's wonderful dog Not anyone I really know, just another pilot down" Maybe I'll just sing him a last little sound Many there know some girls with red ribbons The prettiest red ribbons -------- 1996 Boys for Pele -------- -------- Professional Widow (Armand's Star Trunk Funkin' Mix) [Radio Edit] -------- [Chorus] Oh honey bring it close to my Oh honey bring it close to my lips, yeah Oh honey bring it close to my Oh honey bring it close to my lips, yeah Oh honey bring it close to my Oh honey bring it close to my lips, yeah Oh honey bring it close to my Oh honey bring it close to my lips, yeah Oh honey bring it close to my Oh honey bring it close to my lips, yeah Oh honey bring it close to my Oh honey bring it close to my lips, yeah Oh honey bring it close to my Oh honey bring it close to my lips, yeah Oh honey bring it close to my Oh honey bring it close to my lips, yeah Oh honey bring it close to my Oh honey bring it close to my lips, yeah [Post-Chorus] It's gotta be big It's gotta be big I said it's gotta be big It's gotta be big I said it's gotta be big It's gotta be big I said it's gotta be big It's gotta be big I said [Chorus] Oh honey bring it close to my Oh honey bring it close to my lips, yeah Oh honey bring it close to my Oh honey bring it close to my lips, yeah Oh honey bring it close to my Oh honey bring it close to my lips, yeah Oh honey bring it close to my Oh honey bring it close to my lips, yeah [Post-Chorus] It's gotta be big It's gotta be big I said it's gotta be big It's gotta be big I said it's gotta be big It's gotta be big I said it's gotta be big It's gotta be big I said [Bridge] Beautiful angel calling We got every re-run of Muhammad Ali [Chorus] Oh honey bring it close to my Oh honey bring it close to my lips, yeah Oh honey bring it close to my Oh honey bring it close to my lips, yeah Oh honey bring it close to my Oh honey bring it close to my lips, yeah Oh honey bring it close to my Oh honey bring it close to my lips, yeah [Post-Chorus] It's gotta be big It's gotta be big I said it's gotta be big It's gotta be big I said it's gotta be big It's gotta be big I said it's gotta be big It's gotta be big -------- 1996 Boys for Pele -------- -------- Professional Widow (Merry Widow Version - Live) [21/05/96] -------- [Spoken Intro: Tori Amos & Audience Member] "Okay, so I - AH! I promised this girl I'd give this a go. So I don't know what's gonna happen here, but we're gonna - I've only tried this one more other time in my life and I gave myself a brain aneurysm, so - I'm not sure, but it's okay. I'll get some seafood later. Okay, let me just think." "You can do it!" "Okay, if you're wrong, you won't lose your head, don't worry." "Love you anyway!" "Very good, you're gonna need to." [Verse 1] Slag pit, stag shit Honey bring it close to my lips, yes Don't blow those brains yet We gotta be big We gotta be big, boy We gotta be big [Chorus] Starfucker just like my daddy Said, starfucker just like my daddy, yes [Verse 2] What is termed a landslide? Said, what is termed a loving, loving? What is termed a little girl trusting A little boy trusting her? [Chorus] Yes, said, starfucker, just like my daddy Starfucker, just like my daddy Selling his baby, selling his baby Said, just like my daddy, yes Selling his baby, selling his baby Selling me, selling his baby, yeah [Outro] What is loving you? Just like my daddy Selling his baby Said, mother Mary China white Said, let it be, let it be, let it be Give me peace, love, and a hard cock -------- 1996 Boys for Pele -------- -------- Professional Widow -------- [Verse 1] Slag pit, stag shit Honey bring it close to my lips, yes Don't blow those brains yet We gotta be big, boy, we gotta be big [Chorus] Starfucker just like my daddy, yes Starfucker just like my daddy, yes Selling his baby, yes Just like my daddy, yes Gonna strike a deal Make him feel like a congressman Running in the family It's running a family [Bridge] Rest your shoulders, peaches and cream Everywhere a Judas as far as you can see Beautiful angel calling We got every re-run of Muhammad Ali [Verse 2] Prism perfect Honey bring it close to your lips, yes What is termed a landslide of principle proportion, boy? It's gotta be big, I said it better be big, hey, hey [Chorus] Starfucker just like my daddy, yes Starfucker just like my daddy, yes Selling his baby, yes Just like your daddy, yes Selling his baby Gonna strike a deal Make him feel like a congressman It's running in the family It's running a family, hey It's running in the family, hey baby It's running a family, hey yeah [Outro] Mother Mary, China white Brown may be sweeter, may be sweeter Mother Mary, China white Brown may be sweeter She will supply, she will supply She will supply, she will supply, supply, supply Give me peace, love, peace, love Give me peace, love and a hard cock -------- 1996 Boys for Pele -------- -------- Putting the Damage On -------- [Verse 1] Glue stuck to my shoes Does anyone know why you play with an orange rind? You say you packed my things and divided what was mine You're off to the mountain top, I say, "Her skinny legs could use sun" But now I'm wishing for my best impression of my best Angie Dickenson But now I've got to worry 'Cause boy you still look pretty [Chorus] When you're putting the damage on Yes, when you're putting the damage on [Verse 2] Don't make me scratch on your door, I never left you for a banjo I only just turned around for a poodle and a corvette And my impression of my best Angie Dickenson But now I've got to worry 'Cause boy you still look pretty [Chorus] When you're putting the damage on Pretty when you're putting the damage on [Bridge] I'm trying not to move It's just your ghost passing through I said I'm trying not to move It's just your ghost passing through It's just your ghost passing through And now I'm quite sure [Verse 3] There's a light in your platoon I never seen a light move like yours can do to me So now I'm wishing for my best impression of my best Angie Dickenson But now I've got to worry 'Cause boy you still look pretty [Chorus] To me but I've got a place to go, I've got a ticket to your late show And now I've got to worry 'Cause even still you sure are pretty When you're putting the damage on, yes When you're putting the damage on, you're just so pretty When you're putting the damage on -------- 1996 Boys for Pele -------- -------- Sister Named Desire -------- [Verse 1] Got a sister named Desire They don't let you light those little boys by their house On the backhand swing, yes Know a Vicar who coughs a lot I thought we told some little sweet stories In the parking lot [Chorus] They say the girl lost her sway They say the girl lost her sway that day [Verse 2] God I'd like to drag him for a long way 'cause maybe I... Then I'd just cry a little tear near To that sleepy safe place And I'm gonna take it by myself if I've got to go Don't let you, let you know where she goes to With those, me as I interfere [Chorus] They say the girl lost her sway They say the girl lost her sway that day [Bridge] Teach me about them old, old worlds big brother man In an elevator where somebody can get out with the sound [Outro] They say the girl lost her sway Just watch it, just watch it slip through my hands, boy Watch it go, what you know Hey, yes See, just see 'Cause she still can sway -------- 1996 Boys for Pele -------- -------- Sucker -------- [Verse 1] I said I'm not gonna run 'Cause I don't have the breath control And I know that there's someone behind me I said I'm not gonna run 'cause if they get me, if they get me, I [Verse 2] Oh well, I just have had a kind of vision that I know what it is and if it is what it is Well I think I'm gonna just stay right here 'cause it could be fun I think the wolf's a vegetarian [Chorus] And you're a sucker Said, you're a sucker, man Said, you're a har, har, har! And you like it spanked [Bridge] I'm watching Gary get a tattoo Gabriel likes his lilies [Chorus] Hmm, I said hey, hey 'Cause you're a sucker, man And I thought you were my friend But you're a sucker -------- 1996 Boys for Pele -------- -------- Sugar (Live) [15/05/96] -------- [Intro: Tori Amos & Audience Member] "So, I had to get this song together in about um, two hours. And uh, this boy really pissed me off because I had a crush on him - right? And he'd been making me tea for me for nine months." "Father Lucifer!" "Hang on, I'm telling a story! And so, the whole thing is, he would sit there and ask me - now if you're making tea, for a girl, right, for nine months, don't you think, guys - I mean, help me out here, your noodle, I know it can hold a lot of information, right? - but don't you think you can remember how many sugars a girl takes in her tea after nine months? Yo!" [Verse 1: Tori Amos] Don't say morning's come Don't say it's up to me If I could take twenty-five minutes Out of the record books [Chorus: Tori Amos] And sugar, he brings me sugar [Verse 2: Tori Amos] Bobby's collecting bees And hammers, he used one on me Cold war with little boys Get in with a bubblegum trade and [Chorus: Tori Amos] And sugar, he brings me sugar I know the robins bring Bring me many things but Sugar, he brings me sugar As far as I can tell I've been gone for miles now [Bridge: Tori Amos] And you know and I know I don't know me very well And I know and you know If they found me out... Yes, sweet, sweet Sweet boy, when they find you out Tell me what you think they'll do When they find you got a little in here Tell me what you think they'll do When they find you out When they find you out When they find you, find you, find you out [Chorus: Tori Amos] You're just sugar, yes, sugar And all the robins bring Bring me many things But sugar, bring me sugar And all the robins bring Bring many things But sugar, yes, sugar [Outro: Tori Amos] Aah, aah, yes Yeah, aah, aah -------- 1996 Boys for Pele -------- -------- Talula (M&M; Mix) -------- [Intro] Congratulate you Said you had a double tongue Balancing cake and bread Say goodbye to a glitter girl [Chorus] Talula, Talula, you don't want to lose her She must be worth losing if it is worth something Talula, Talula, she's brand new now to you (Sugar, sweet love) Wrapped in your papoose, your little Fig Newton (Softly) [Post-Chorus] Say goodbye now my baby, gotta go Say goodbye my baby to the Old World [Verse 1] Ran into the Henchman that severed Anne Boleyn He did it right quickly, a merciful man She said, "One plus one is two (Maybe I'm a happy man, maybe I'm a honeydew) But Henry said that it was three" (Maybe it's a bad job) So it was, here I am (Maybe it's a what you are) [Chorus] Talula, Talula, I don't want to lose it It must be worth losing if it is worth something Talula, Talula, she's brand new now to you (Listen, baby) Wrapped in your papoose, your little Fig Newton (Supper's chilling) [Post-Chorus] And Jamaica Do you know, do you know what I have done? Mary M weaving on said Said, "What you want is in the blood, Senators" Said, "What you want is in the blood, Senators, yes" [Verse 2] I got Big Bird on the fishing line With a bit of a shout, a bit of shout A bit of an angry snout He's my favourite hooker of the whole bunch And I know about his only Bride And how the Russians die on the ice I got my rape hat on Honey, but I always could accessorise And I never cared too much for the money But I know right now, honey That it's in God's hands, oh But I don't know who the Father is [Chorus] Talula, Talula, I don't want to lose him He must be worth losing if it is worth something Talula, Talula, he's brand new now to you (Listen, baby) Wrapped in your papoose, your little Fig Newton (Supper's chilling, supper's chilling) Your little Fig Newton Your little Fig Newton -------- 1996 Boys for Pele -------- -------- Talula -------- [Intro] Congratulate you Said you had a double tongue Balancing cake and bread Say goodbye to a glitter girl [Chorus] Talula, Talula, you don't want to lose her She must be worth losing if it is worth something Talula, Talula, she's brand new now to you (Sugar, sweet love) Wrapped in your papoose, your little Fig Newton (Softly) [Post-Chorus] Say goodbye now my baby, gotta go Say goodbye my baby to the Old World [Verse 1] Ran into the Henchman that severed Anne Boleyn He did it right quickly, a merciful man She said, "One plus one is two (Maybe I'm a happy man, maybe I'm a honeydew) But Henry said that it was three" (Maybe it's a bad job) So it was, here I am (Maybe it's a what you are) [Chorus] Talula, Talula, I don't want to lose it It must be worth losing if it is worth something Talula, Talula, she's brand new now to you (Listen, baby) Wrapped in your papoose, your little Fig Newton (Supper's chilling) [Post-Chorus] And Jamaica Do you know, do you know what I have done? Mary M weaving on Said, "What you want is in the blood, Senators" Said, "What you want is in the blood, Senators, yes" [Verse 2] I got Big Bird on the fishing line With a bit of a shout, a bit of shout A bit of an angry snout He's my favourite hooker of the whole bunch And I know about his only Bride And how the Russians die on the ice I got my rape hat on Honey, but I always could accessorise And I never cared too much for the money But I know right now, honey That it's in God's hands, oh But I don't know who the Father is [Chorus] Talula, Talula, I don't want to lose him He must be worth losing if it is worth something Talula, Talula, he's brand new now to you (Listen, baby) Wrapped in your papoose, your little Fig Newton (Supper's chilling, supper's chilling) Your little Fig Newton Your little Fig Newton -------- 1996 Boys for Pele -------- -------- That's What I Like Mick (The Sandwich Song) -------- [Verse 1] Cheese and onion sandwiches on Derby chinaware Fiddles and jigs and Woogie my dog, Auntie Vi having a swear Taking my dad for a pint or two, a Sunday morning stroll Licorice pipes and baggy suits, Glen Hoddle scoring a goal Catching a pike and riding my bike, old wooden wheels and a bowl of eels [Chorus] Yes, that's what I like, boy That's what I like [Verse 2] Pie and mash and liquor, walking about in the rain Reading 'em books and comical looks, pianos, trams, and trains Coals and cockles and thunderstorms, plays on the wireless and all Grandfather clocks, and Coke and brandy, fountain pens and Beano and Dandy [Chorus] That's what I like, I said Hey, that's what I like [Verse 3] Little pubs out in the country, mother-of-pearl and Barnet Fair The sound of a banjo, barbershop singing, and having a kip in the chair Burnt toast, a beer from the wood, and old Jerry-Thomas' teeth Jerry and Chet and cannon and ball, a banjo-picking Bill Keith And old bank loads, wood-burning stoves and Shirley MacLaine and Petticoat Lane [Chorus] That's what I like, I said That's what I like, yes, boy Yes, that's just what... [Verse 4] Bubble and squeak and jumble sales, Little Richard and Jerry Lee Bonfire night and Southend light, and paddling in the sea Polished brass and copper, Salvation Army bands Violins and old coach inns and coloured elastic bands Tea in the morning and winter beginning And fishing rods and frogs and Spurs are winning [Chorus] Yes that's what I like Hey, that's what I like [Verse 5] A day at the races, off in the bases, going out hopping in Kent A new pair of braces, little kids' faces, sleeping under the tent And Waggons, chickens and picking blackberries And swallows and sledges and Devon and cherries And haddock and trotters and horses and knickers And cider and celery and banjo and kippers [Chorus] Yeah, that's what I like, boy That's what I like -------- 1996 Boys for Pele -------- -------- This Old Man -------- [Verse 1] This old man he played one He played knick knack on my thumb With a knick knack paddy whack, give your dog a bone This old man came rolling home [Verse 2] This old man he played two He played knick knack on my shoe With a knick knack paddy whack, give your dog a bone [Verse 3] This old man he played three He played knick knack on my knee With a knick knack paddy whack This old man [Verse 4] This old man he played four He played knick knack on my door With a knick knack paddy whack, give your dog a bone This old man came rolling home [Verse 5] This old man he play ten He played knick knack on my shin, on my shin With a knick knack paddy whack, give your dog a bone -------- 1996 Boys for Pele -------- -------- To the Fair Motormaids of Japan -------- [Intro] And the girls say And they still say [Verse 1] So I took a trip to the center of him in a California track suit But you fell too hard for a little Deuce Coupe, but she ran off with a Nazi And let's not forget that sea foam suit she put you in to see the Greyhounds Sure they run real faster than you ever could or will [Chorus] Say goodbye to the fair motormaids of Japan Yume no yoida wa, you said, "We're dead, not sleeping" The things that I would go through to turn you back around The laces I would trip on would bring on the circus crowds The last banana hair-do got a laugh from the samurais The things that I'd turn into to turn you back to me Again [Verse 2] Summer comes and summer goes Shells and shells and a bad girl's balm [Chorus] So say goodbye to the fair motormaids of Japan Yume no yoida wa, you said, "We're dead, not sleeping" The things that I would go through to turn you back around The planes that I have died on, trade you for another cloud The mountain biking posse that brought back another man The things that I'd turn into [Outro] Watch me turn The things that I'd turn into Watch me turn, watch me turn Watch me turn The things that I'd turn into -------- 1996 Boys for Pele -------- -------- Toodles Mr. Jim -------- [Intro] Hey yes I said, yes I said, hurray yay yay yippy yay I said, diddly hey and [Verse 1] "Toodles Mr. Jim you cherry picker Toodles," I say, "So long Hear that your grave's a little warm, you stickler Sing them all your happy song" [Bridge] It's today, today Sunday by your grave [Verse 2] I say "Toodles Mr. Jim, you cherry picker Taught me so well How to spell those red in... And... and... hey... [Verse 3] You know she deserved that nose Splattered and swattered blood in my hands Not a nice day for your little girl But you came to my aid instead" [Verse 4] But now it's "Toodles, Mr. Jim, you cherry picker Build that ladder well Teach me just where those boys can climb When they've got a spell" [Verse 5] Toodles Mr Jim, you are my sweet favourite neighbour Of them all of them Girls go to their parties I don't care 'cause I'm with you still" [Outro] "That was Toodles Mr. Jim Mr. Jim died two weeks ago And he taught me how to pick cherries And I punched his daughter in the nose because she was mean Mr. Jim was good" -------- 1996 Boys for Pele -------- -------- Twinkle -------- [Verse 1] Sure, that star can twinkle And you're watching it do Boy, so hard, boy, so hard But I know a girl twice as hard And I'm sure, said I'm sure she's watching it, too Said no matter what tie she's got in her right dresser tied I know she's watching that star Gonna twinkle, gonna twinkle, gonna twinkle [Verse 2] And last time I knew she worked at an abbey in Iona She said, "I killed a man, T, I've gotta stay hidden in this abbey" But I can see that star when she twinkles, and she twinkles 'Cause I sure can That means I sure can, that means I sure can So hard, so hard -------- 1996 Boys for Pele -------- -------- Walk to Dublin (Sucker Reprise) -------- [Verse 1] If I walk to Dublin 'Cause my feet all got a sole but I sure don't I've got a girl in my pocketbook And some proverb is gonna take it, take it there [Verse 2] Books and killing and something's happening I'm property of my family And Gideon told me where to go I'm gonna sure break down your father's altar and meal [Chorus] Do a jig, do a jig, do a jig Do a jig, do a jig, do a jig, do a jig [Verse 3] If I walk to Dublin I'm gonna pass that Turquoise Lady in her new white Nike flats and something's flat I said, I need size 10,000 for my ass, yes [Chorus] Do a jig, do a jig, make 'em laugh Do a jig, do a jig, hey, make 'em laugh [Post-Chorus] 'Cause he won't be coming back Said, he won't be coming back [Verse 4] If I make the golden host And the Lord needs men, he needs good men The Lord needs U.S. Marines I said I got her numbers in my shear machine I got me an electric shear machines [Chorus] Do a jig, do a jig, do a jig Let me plague myself with the west in his head I said, do a jig, make 'em laugh, make 'em laugh Make 'em laugh, just make him laugh [Post-Chorus] 'Cause he won't be coming back (Won't be coming back) Yes 'Cause he won't be coming back Said, he won't be coming back Got it [Outro] "The drinking test is p-p-puzzling The drinking test is puzzling, Marcel For those that laughed are described both as drinking as a dog Drinking as a dog-phase, they say was misplaced We wonder whether the Lord chose a few good men Whether the Lord chose the U.S. Marines" -------- 1996 Boys for Pele -------- -------- Way Down -------- [Verse] Maybe I'm the afterglow 'Cause I'm with a band, you know Don't you hear the laughter on the way down? Yes, I am the anchorman Dining here with Son of Sam A hair too much to chat of on the way down Gonna meet a great big star Gonna drive his great big car Gonna have it all here on the way down [Outro] The way down, the way down He knows, let's go way down Way down, way down She knows -------- 1998 From the Choirgirl Hotel -------- -------- Black-Dove (January) -------- [Verse 1] She was a January girl She never let on how insane it was In that tiny kinda scary house By the woods, by the woods, by the woods, by the woods By the woods, by the woods, by the woods, by the woods [Chorus] Black-dove, black-dove You're not a helicopter You're not a cop-out either Black-dove, black-dove You don't need a spaceship They don't know you've already lived [Post-Chorus] On the other side of the galaxy The other side of the galaxy The other side of the galaxy [Verse 2] She had a January world So many storms not right somehow How a lion becomes a mouse By the woods, by the woods, by the woods, by the woods By the woods, by the woods, by the woods, by the woods [Refrain] But I have to get to Texas Said I have to get to Texas And I'll give away my blue, blue dress Blue dress [Chorus] Black-dove, black-dove You're not a helicopter You're not a cop-out either Black-dove, black-dove You don't need a spaceship They don't know you've already lived [Post-Chorus] On the other side of the galaxy The other side of... The other side of the galaxy [Refrain] But I have to get to Texas Said I have to get to Texas And I'll give away my blue dress Because, cowboy, the snakes They are my kin, are my kin [Outro] She had a January girl She never let on how insane it was In that tiny kinda scary house By the woods, by the woods, by the woods, by the woods By the woods, by the woods, by the woods, by the woods By the woods, by the woods, by the woods Black-dove -------- 1998 From the Choirgirl Hotel -------- -------- Cruel -------- [Verse 1] So don't give me respect Don't give me a piece of your preciousness Flaunt all she's got in our old neighborhood I'm sure she'll make a few friends Even the rainbows down let us pray As you cock-cock-cock your mane [Pre-Chorus] No cigarettes, only peeled Havanas for you [Chorus] I can be cruel I don't know why Why can't my balloon stay up In a perfectly windy sky? I can be cruel I don't know why, I don't know why [Verse 2] Dance with the Sufis Celebrate your top ten in the charts of pain Lover brother Bougainvillea My vine twists around your need Even the rain is sharp like today As you sh-sh-shock me sane [Pre-Chorus] No cigarettes, only peeled Havanas for you [Chorus] I can be cruel I don't know why Why can't my balloon stay up In a perfectly windy sky? I can be cruel I don't know why, I don't know why [Bridge] Ah, ah-ah ah-ah-ah, ah ah-ah Ah, ah-ah ah-ah-ah, ah-ah, yes Ah, ah-ah ah-ah-ah, ah-ah, right Ah, ah-ah ah-ah-ah, ah-ah ah ah Ah, ah-ah ah-ah-ah, ah-ah ah ah Ah, ah-ah ah-ah-ah, yeah [Chorus] I can be cruel I don't know why Why can't my balloon stay up In a perfectly windy sky? I can be cruel Don't know why, don't know why [Outro] Why, why -------- 1998 From the Choirgirl Hotel -------- -------- Hotel -------- [Verse 1] Met 'em in a hotel, met 'em in a hotel Beneath ground Tell me that he's missing, tell me this is one for Lollipop Gestapo [Pre-Chorus] You were wild, where are you now? You were wild, where are you now? [Chorus] Give me more, give me more, give me more Give me more, give me more, give me more [Post-Chorus] I have to learn to let you crash down I have to learn to let you crash [Verse 2] Met 'em in a hotel, met 'em in a hotel You say he's the biggest thing there'll be this year I guess that what I'm seeking I guess that what I'm seeking isn't here Met him in a hotel, met him in a guess world Guessed anyone but you [Pre-Chorus] You were wild, where are you now? You were wild, where are you now [Chorus] Give me more, give me more, give me more Give me more, give me more, give me... Can't you just give me more, give me more, give me more [Post-Chorus] I have to learn to let you crash down I have to learn to let you crash [Bridge] Where are the velvets, where? Where are the velvets when you're coming, coming down? Where are the velvets, where? Where are the velvets, when you're coming, coming down? [Pre-Chorus] You were wild, where are you now? You were wild, where are you now? You were wild [Outro] King Solomon's Mines, Exit 75 I'm still alive, I'm still alive I'm still alive, I'm still alive I'm still alive -------- 1998 From the Choirgirl Hotel -------- -------- Iieee -------- [Intro] Ieee, ieee, ieee, ieee Ieee, ieee, ieee, ieee [Verse 1] With your E's and your ease and I do one more Need a lip gloss boost in your America Is it God's? Is it your sweet saliva? With your E's, and your ease, and I do one more [Chorus] I know we're dying And there's no sign of a parachute We scream in cathedrals Why can't it be beautiful Why does there gotta be a sa-sa-sacrifice Gotta be a sa-sa-sacrifice [Interlude] Ieee, ieee, ieee, ieee Ieee, ieee, ieee, ieee [Bridge] Just say yes You little arsonist You're so sure you can save Every hair on my chest Just say yes You little arsonist [Verse 2] With your E's and your ease and I do one more With your E's and your ease and I do one more [Chorus] Well I know we're dying And there's no sign of a parachute In this chapel, little chapel of love Can't we get a little grace And some elegance No, we scream in cathedrals Why can't that be beautiful? Why does there gotta be a sa-sa-sacrifice Gotta be a sacr-sacrifice Gotta be a sa-sa-sacrifice -------- 1998 From the Choirgirl Hotel -------- -------- Jackie's Strength -------- [Intro] And Jackie, and Jackie, and Jackie, ha-hmm And Jackie, and Jackie, and Jackie, hey [Verse 1] A Bouvier till her wedding day Shots rang out, the police came Mama laid me on the front lawn And prayed for Jackie's strength Feeling old by 21 Never thought my day would come My bridesmaids getting laid I pray for Jackie's strength [Chorus] Make me laugh, say you know what you want You said we were the real thing So I show you some more and I learn What black magic can do Make me laugh, say you know you can turn Me into the real thing So I show you some more and I learn [Verse 2] Stickers licked on lunch boxes Worshipping David Cassidy Yeah, I mooned him once on Donna's box She's still in recovery Sleepovers Beene's got some pot You're only popular with anorexia So I turn myself inside out In hope someone will see, will see [Chorus] Make me laugh, say you know what you want You said we were the real thing So I show you some more and I learn What black magic can do Make me laugh, say you know you can turn Me into the real thing So I show you some more and I learn [Bridge] And Jackie, and Jackie, and Jackie's strength And Jackie, and Jackie, and Jackie, hey [Verse 3] I got lost on my wedding day Typical, the police came out But virgins always get backstage No matter what they've got to say If you love enough you'll lie a lot Guess they did in Camelot Mama's waiting on my front lawn I pray, I pray, I said I pray for Jackie's strength, strength [Chorus] Make me laugh, say you know what you want You said we were the real thing So I show you some more and I learn [Outro] And Jackie, and Jackie, and Jackie's strength And Jackie, and Jackie, and Jackie, hey -------- 1998 From the Choirgirl Hotel -------- -------- Liquid Diamonds -------- [Verse 1] Surrender then start your engines You'll know quite soon what my mistake was For those on horseback or dog sled You turn at the bend in the road I hear she still grants forgiveness Although I willingly forgot her The offering is molasses And you say [Chorus] I guess I'm an underwater thing So I guess you can't take it personally I guess I'm an underwater thing Liquid running There's a sea secret in me It's plain to see, it is rising But I must be flowing liquid diamonds Liquid, liquid diamonds [Verse 2] Calling for my soul at the corners of the world I know she's playing poker with the rest of the stragglers Calling for my soul at the corners of the world I know she's playing poker with the rest, the rest And if your friends don't come back to you And you know this is madness A lilac mess in your prom dress And you say [Chorus] I guess I'm an underwater thing So I guess you can't take it personally I guess I'm an underwater thing Liquid running There's a sea secret in me It's plain to see, it is rising But I must be flowing liquid diamonds Liquid, liquid diamonds [Outro] I go, I go inside a shell, I see its soul And you're doing oh so well these days You do it again and I say It's coming back again Something like that This Saturday, such was it Can he bring me those jeans Keep it back, Daddy's down Preaching back and to himself Keep it just between us It's, it's liquid Liquid, liquid -------- 1998 From the Choirgirl Hotel -------- -------- Northern Lad -------- [Verse 1] Had a northern lad, well, not exactly had He moved like the sunset - God, who painted that? First he loved my accent, how his knees could bend I thought we'd be okay, me and my molasses [Pre-Chorus] But I feel something is wrong But I feel this cake just isn't done Don't say that you don't [Chorus] And if you could see me now Said, if you could see me now Girls, you've got to know when it's time to turn the page When you're only wet because of the rain Because of 'Cause of the rain, 'cause of [Verse 2] You don't show much these days, it gets so fucking cold I loved his secret places, but I can't go anymore "You change like sugarcane," says my northern lad I guess you go too far when pianos try to be guitars [Pre-Chorus] I feel the West in you But I feel it falling apart too Don't say that you don't [Chorus] And if you could see me now Said, if you could see me now Girls, you've got to know when it's time to turn the page When you're only wet because of the rain When you're only wet because of the rain Because of the 'Cause of the rain, 'cause of 'Cause of the rain, 'cause of the rain -------- 1998 From the Choirgirl Hotel -------- -------- Pandora's Aquarium -------- [Verse] Pandora, Pandora's aquarium She dives for shells with her nautical nuns And thoughts you thought you'd never tell Pandora, Pandora's aquarium She dives for shells with her nautical nuns And thoughts you thought you'd never tell [Chorus] I am not asking you to believe in me Boy, I think you're confused, I'm not Persephone Foam can be dangerous with tape across my mouth These things you do I never asked you how [Refrain] Line me up in single-file with all your grievances Stare but I can taste you're still alive below the waste Ripples come and ripples go and ripple back to me Back to me [Verse] Pandora's, Pandora's aquarium She dives for shells with her nautical nuns And thoughts you thought you'd never tell [Refrain] Line me up in single-file with all your grievances Stare but I can taste you're still alive below the waste Ripples come and ripples go and ripple back to me Back to me [Chorus] I am not asking you to believe in me Boy, I think you're confused, I'm not Persephone She's in New York somewhere, checking her accounts The Lord of the Flies was diagnosed as sound [Outro] Pandora... -------- 1998 From the Choirgirl Hotel -------- -------- Playboy Mommy -------- [Verse 1] In my platforms I hit the floor Fell face down, didn't help my brain out Then the baby came before I found The magic, how to keep her happy I never was the fantasy Of what you want or wanted me to be [Chorus] But don't judge me so harsh, little girl So, you got a playboy mommy But when you tell 'em my name You want to cross that bridge all on your own Little girl, they'll do you no harm 'Cause they know your playboy mommy But when you tell 'em my name From here to Birmingham I got a few friends [Verse 2] I never was there, was there when it counts I get my way, you're so like me You seemed ashamed, ashamed that I was A good friend of American soldiers I'll say it loud here by your grave Those angels can't ever take my place [Chorus] Don't judge me so harsh, little girl You got a playboy mommy But when you tell 'em my name You want to cross that bridge all on your own Little girl, they'll do you no harm Because they know your playboy mommy But you just tell 'em my name You tell 'em my name I got a few friends [Bridge] Somewhere where the orchids grow I can't find those church bells That played when you died Played Gloria Talking about Hosanna [Chorus] Don't judge me so harsh, little girl You got a playboy mommy, come home But when you tell them soldiers my name Cross that bridge all on your own Little girl, they'll do you no harm 'Cause they know your playboy mommy I'll be home, I'll be home To take you in my arms -------- 1998 From the Choirgirl Hotel -------- -------- Purple People (Christmas in Space) -------- [Verse 1] Well, hey do you do judo when they surround you? A little mental yoga, will they disappear? It's grim but never dubious as motives go One thing she always promise, promises a show [Chorus] Thunder wishes it could be the snow Wishes it could be as loved as she can be These gifts are here for her, for you, for me [Verse 2] I watch me be this other thing and never know If I'm marooned or where the purple people go Then lily white matricide from vicious words It doesn't leave a scratch, so therefore, no one's hurt [Chorus] Thunder wishes it could be the snow Wishes it could be as loved as she can be These gifts are here for her, for you, for me [Bridge] And don't you know? The nurses make it clear Just when you escape, you have yourself to fear A restaurant that never has to close Breakfast at every hour, it could save the world [Verse 3] So hey, do you do judo in your finery? An angel's face is tricky to wear constantly [Chorus] Thunder wishes it could be the snow Wishes it could be as loved as she can be These gifts are here for her, for you, for me [Outro] For her, for her, mmm... -------- 1998 From the Choirgirl Hotel -------- -------- Raspberry Swirl -------- [Intro] Hey, hey, hey, let's go I am not your senorita I am not from your tribe In the garden, in the garden I did no crime [Verse 1] I am not your senorita I am not from your tribe If you want inside her well Boy, you better make her raspberry swirl [Chorus] Things are getting desperate (Desperate) When all the boys can't be men (Can't be men) Everybody knows I'm her friend (I'm her friend) Everybody knows I'm her man Things are getting desperate (Desperate) When all the boys can't be men (Can't be men) Everybody knows I'm her friend (I'm her friend) Everybody knows I'm her man [Verse 2] Hey, hey, hey, let's go I am not your senorita I don't aim so high In my heart, in my heart, I did no crime If you want inside her well Boy, you better make her raspberry swirl [Pre-Chorus] Raspberry swirl, let's go Raspberry swirl [Chorus] Things are getting desperate (Desperate) When all the boys can't be men (Can't be men) Everybody knows I'm her friend (I'm her friend) Everybody knows I'm her man Things are getting desperate (Desperate) When all the boys can't be men (Can't be men) Everybody knows I'm her friend (I'm her friend) Everybody knows I'm her man Things are getting desperate (Desperate) When all the boys can't be men (Can't be men) Everybody knows I'm her friend (I'm her friend) Everybody knows I'm her man [Outro] Raspberry swirl, let's go Raspberry swirl, you want inside her world (And she swirls and she swirls and she swirls) Yes, let's go, raspberry swirl (And she swirls and she swirls and she swirls) Let's go, raspberry swirl (And she swirls and she swirls and she swirls, yeah) (And she swirls and she swirls) (She swirls and she swirls) -------- 1998 From the Choirgirl Hotel -------- -------- She's Your Cocaine -------- [Verse 1] She's your cocaine, she's got you shaving your legs You can suck anything But you know you wanna be me So, put on your makeup, boy, you're your favourite stranger And we all like to watch So shimmy once and do it again [Chorus] Bring your sister Bring your sister if you can't handle it Bring your sister Bring your sister if you can't handle it [Verse 2] She says you control it, then she says you don't control it Then she says you're controlling The way she makes you crawl She's your cocaine, your exodus laughing And she knows what you are So shimmy once and do it again [Chorus] Bring your sister Bring your sister if you can't handle it Bring your sister Bring your sister if you can't handle it [Bridge] If you want me to, boy, I could lie to you You don't need one of these to let me inside of you And is it true that devils end up like you? Something safe for the picture frame And is it true that devils end up like you? So tied up you don't know how she came [Verse 3] I said, she's your cocaine, she's got you shaving your legs Got you liking mine back, got me taking it in Getting mine back, lasting mine evil I'm taking my easel and I'm writing good checks, yes You sign Prince of Darkness, try Squire of Dimness [Outro] Please don't help me with this Please don't help me with this Please don't help me with this, no Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah, ah ah ah ah Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah, ah ah-ah-ah Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah Cut it again -------- 1998 From the Choirgirl Hotel -------- -------- Spark -------- [Verse 1] She's addicted to nicotine patches She's addicted to nicotine patches She's afraid of the light in the dark 6:58 are you sure where my spark is? Here, here, here [Verse 2] She's convinced she could hold back a glacier (Between cotton balls and xylophones) But she couldn't keep baby alive (I'm getting old) Doubting if there's a woman in there somewhere Here, here, here [Chorus] You say you don't want it, again and again But you don't, don't really mean it You say you don't want it, the circus we're in But you don't, don't really mean it You don't, don't really mean it [Verse 3] If the divine master's plan is perfection (Swing low) Maybe next I'll give Judas a try (Swing low, sweet chariot) Trusting my soul to the ice cream assassin Here, here, here [Chorus] You say you don't want it, again and again But you don't, don't really mean it You say you don't want it, the circus we're in But you don't, don't really mean it You don't, don't really mean it [Bridge] How many fates turn around in the overtime? Ballerinas that have fins that you'll never find You thought that you were the bomb, yes, well so did I Say you don't want it, say you don't want it How many fates turn around in the overtime? Ballerinas that have fins that you'll never find You thought that you were the bomb, yes, well so did I Say you don't want it, say you don't want it [Chorus] Say you don't want it, again and again But you don't, don't really mean it You say you don't want it, the circus we're in But you don't, don't really mean it You don't, don't really mean it [Outro] She's addicted to nicotine patches She's afraid of the light in the dark 6:58 are you sure where my spark is? Here, here, here -------- 1999 To Venus and Back -------- -------- 1000 Oceans -------- [Verse 1] These tears I've cried, I've cried a thousand oceans And if it seems I'm floating in the darkness, well [Refrain] I can't believe that I would keep, keep you from flying And I would cry a thousand more if that's what it takes To sail you home, sail you home, sail you home [Chorus] I'm aware what the rules are, but you know that I will run You know that I will follow you Over Silbury hill, through the solar field You know that I will follow you [Verse 2] And if I find you, will you still remember playing at the trains? Or does this li-, little blue ball just fade away [Chorus] Over Silbury hill, though the solar field You know that I will follow you I'm aware what the rules are, but you know that I will run You know that I will follow you [Verse 3] These tears I've cried, I've cried a thousand oceans And if it seems I'm floating in the darkness, well [Refrain] I can't believe that I would keep, keep you from flying So I will cry a thousand more if that's what it takes To sail you home, sail you home, sail you home Sail, sail you home -------- 1999 To Venus and Back -------- -------- Bells for Her (Live) [Plugged Tour 1998] -------- [Verse 1] And through the life force and there goes her friend On her Nishiki, it's out of time And through the portal they can make amends Hey, would you say, "Whatever, we're blanket friends"? [Chorus 1] Can't stop, can't stop what's coming Can't stop, can't stop what's coming Not even you can stop Can stop what's on its way [Verse 2] And through the walls they made their mud pies "I've got your mind," I said, she said, "I've your voice" I said, "You don't need my voice, girl, you have your own" But you never thought it was enough of So they went years and years Like sisters, blanket, blanket girls always there through that and this "There's nothing we cannot ever fix," I said [Chorus 1] Can't stop, can't stop what's coming Can't stop, can't stop what's coming Not even you, sir, can stop Can stop what's on its way [Interlude] [Verse 3] And now I speak to you, are you in there You have her face and her eyes, but you are not her And we go at each other like blankets Blankets who can't find their thread Said their thread and their bare [Chorus 2] Can't stop, can't stop what's coming Not even you can stop Can stop what's coming I said not even yourself can stop what's coming Can stop what's on its way Can't stop, can't stop loving you And I see it coming And it's on its way -------- 1999 To Venus and Back -------- -------- Bliss -------- [Verse 1] Father, I killed my monkey I let it out to taste the sweet of spring Wonder if I will wander out Test my tether to see if I'm still free From you [Chorus] Steady as it comes right down to you I've said it all So maybe we're a bliss of another kind I said, a bliss of another kind, I said [Verse 2] Lately, I'm into circuitry What it means to be made of you but not enough for you And I wonder if you can bilocate Is that what I taste, your supernova juice? You know it's true, I'm part of you [Chorus] Steady as it comes right down to you I've said it all So maybe we're a bliss of another kind, I said Steady as it comes right down to you I've said it all [Bridge] So maybe you're a 4 horse engine With a power drive, I said A hot kachina who wants into mine, I said Take it, take it with your terra-terracide and I said [Chorus] Steady as it comes right down to you I've said it all So maybe we're a bliss of another kind I said, a bliss of another kind I said, a bliss of another kind [Outro] I said, a bliss of, a bliss of A bliss of another kind -------- 1999 To Venus and Back -------- -------- Cloud on My Tongue (Live) [Plugged Tour 1998] -------- [Intro] Hey, hey [Verse 1] Someone's knocking on my kitchen door Leave the wood outside, well All the girls here are freezing cold Leave me with your Borneo I said, "I don't need much to keep me warm" [Pre-Chorus] Don't stop now what you're doing What you're doing, my ugly one Bring them all here How do you hide a Hundred girls in your hair? It won't be fair if I hate her, if I ate her You can go now, you can go now [Chorus 1] You're already in here I'll be wearing your tattoo You're already in there [Verse 2] Got a cloud sleeping on my tongue He goes, then it goes and Kiss the violets as they're waking up Leave me with your Borneo I said, "Leave me the way I was before" [Chorus 1] You're already in there I'll be wearing your tattoo, yes I'm already in [Post-Chorus 1] Circles and circles, circles again, the girls Circles and, circles again, the girls Circles and, circles again, the girls Circles and circles and circles again, well [Verse 3] Got one knocking on my kitchen door Leave the wood outside, well All the girls here are freezing cold You can go now, you can go now You can go now, you can go now [Chorus 1] You're already in there I'll be wearing your tattoo I'm already in [Post-Chorus 2] Circles and circles, circles again, the girls Circles and got to stop spinning Circles and circles again, the girls I said I've got to stop spinning Circles and circles again Circles and got to stop spinning Circles and circles again, well [Outro] Thought I was over the bridge now Thought I was over the bridge now Me and you and he and I -------- 1999 To Venus and Back -------- -------- Concertina -------- [Verse 1] Clouds descending I'm not policing what you think and dream I run into your thought from across the room Just another trick, can I weather this? [Pre-Chorus] I've got a fever above my waist You got a squeezebox on your knee I know the truth is in between The 1st and 40th drink [Chorus] Concertina, concertina, a chill that bends This I swear, you're the fiercest calm I've been in Concertina, concertina, try infrared This I swear, you're the fiercest calm I've been in [Verse 2] The soul-quake happened here in a glass world Particle by particle she slowly changes She likes hanging Chinese paper cuts Just another fix, can I weather this? [Pre-Chorus] I got my fuzz all tipped to play I got a dub on your landscape Then there's your policy of trancing The sauce without the blame [Chorus] Concertina, concertina a chill that bends This I swear, you're the fiercest calm I've been in Concertina, concertina, try infrared This I swear, you're the fiercest calm I've been in [Bridge] Too far, too far, too far It could all get way too cheerful, now [Pre-Chorus] I've got a fever above my waist You got a squeezebox on your knee I know the truth lies in between The 1st and 40th drink [Chorus] Concertina, concertina a chill that bends This I swear you're the fiercest calm I've been in Concertina, concertina try infrared This I swear you're the fiercest calm I've been in [Outro] Clouds descending -------- 1999 To Venus and Back -------- -------- Cooling (Live) [Plugged Tour 1998] -------- [Intro] "So this little song, um, it's probably- she's one of my best friends of all the songs. And um, she just didn't wanna be on any of the records. She was, um, supposed to be on Pele, and then she told me to fuck off and then she, uh, was supposed to be on Choirgirl, sort of, kind of. And then she said, 'You know? No.' And then, uh, she decided she liked being played live so I play her a lot and, um, this is sort of my goodbye to you." [Verse 1] Maybe I didn't like to hear But I still can't believe Speed Racer is dead So then I thought I'd make some plans But fire thought she'd really rather be water instead [Chorus] And Peggy got a message for me from Jesus And I've heard every word that you have said And I know I have been driven like the snow But this is cooling faster than I can This is cooling faster than I [Verse 2] So then love walked up to like And said, "I know that you don't like me much, let's go for a ride" This ocean is wrapped around that pineapple tree And is your place in heaven worth giving up these kisses? These, yes, these kisses [Chorus] And Peggy got a message for me from Jesus And I heard every word that you have said And I know I have been driven like the snow But this is cooling faster than I can This is cooling faster than I This is cooling This is cooling This is cooling This is cooling -------- 1999 To Venus and Back -------- -------- Cornflake Girl (Live) [Plugged Tour 1998] -------- [Intro] "Some of you know my wonderful brothers on stage, I love them dearly. This is Caton on guitar. And this creature who hits things, this is Matt Chamberlain. And this is the wonderful Jon Evans on bass." You bet your life it is You bet your life it is And you try and prove me wrong You swear to Christ she won't On your life she won't But it seems to go wrong You swear to Christ she won't On your life she won't But that heart [Verse 1] I never was a cornflake girl Thought that was a good solution Hanging with the raisin girls She's gone to the other side Givin' us the old heave ho Things are getting kind of gross And I go it's sleepy time [Pre-Chorus] This is not really, this, a-this This is not really happening [Chorus] You bet your life it is You bet your life it is Oh honey, you bet your life It's a peel out the watchword Just peel out the watchword [Verse 2] She knows, she knows what's goin on Seems we got a cheaper feel now All the sweeteaze are gone Gone to the other side With my encyclopedia They musta paid her a nice price She's putting on her string bean love [Pre-Chorus: Tori Amos] This is not really, this, this This is not really happening [Chorus] You bet your life it is You bet your life it is Oh honey, you bet your life It's a peel out the watchword Just peel out the watchword [Interlude] No, sir, never was a cornflake girl Thought that was a good solution [Interlude] [Refrain] Rabbit, where'd you put the keys girl? Rabbit, where'd you put the, put the, put the things girl? Like your heart and I swear it's the best thing that you can do That way you do, that way you do, that thing you call Where'd you put, where'd you put the keys, girl? [Bridge] And the man with the Thinks he knows Thinks he knows so much, boys And the man with the golden gun Thinks he knows so much Thinks he knows so much And the man with the Thinks he knows Thinks he knows so much, yes And the man with the golden gun Thinks he knows Thinks he knows [Interlude] [Refrain] Rabbit, where'd you put the keys, little girl? Rabbit, where'd you put the, put the things? Like your heart and you swear it's so hard Well, I don't know what that does, but, anymore, but Like your heart and you swear it's so hard Well where'd you put the keys, girl? -------- 1999 To Venus and Back -------- -------- Cruel (Live) [Plugged Tour 1998] -------- [Verse 1] So don't give me respect Don't give me a piece of your preciousness Flaunt all she's got in our old neighborhood I'm sure she'll make a few friends Even the rainbows down let us pray As you cock-cock-cock your mane No cigarettes, only peeled Havanas for you [Chorus] I can be cruel I don't know why Why can't my balloon stay up In a perfectly windy sky? I can be cruel I don't know why I don't know why [Verse 2] Dance with the Sufis Celebrate your top ten in the charts of pain Lover brother Bougainvillea My vine twists around your need Even the rain is sharp like today As you sh-sh-shock me sane No cigarettes, only peeled Havanas for you [Chorus] I can be cruel I don't know why Why can't my balloon stay up In a perfectly windy sky? I can be cruel I don't know why I don't know why [Bridge] Ah, ah-ah ah-ah-ah, ah ah-ah-ah, yes Ah, ah-ah ah-ah-ah, ah ah-ah-ah, right Ah, ah-ah ah-ah-ah, ah ah-ah-ah, yes Ah, ah-ah ah-ah-ah, ah ah-ah-ah, right Ah, ah-ah ah-ah-ah, ah, you think you own it Ah, ah-ah ah-ah-ah, yeah, go again Ah, ah-ah ah-ah-ah, ah ah-ah-ah, yes Ah, ah-ah ah-ah-ah, ah ah-ah-ah, girls Ah, ah-ah ah-ah-ah, ah ah-ah-ah, you're better than them Wanna go When you go Again, I say, go [Breakdown] Deeper, deeper than you go Deeper than you can Deeper than you can go Deeper than you can I said, you can Right in my eye Deeper, deeper than you go You go deeper still Deeper, but still you go When you said you can I said, you can When you try and Tear it out and tear it out And tear it out and you go Deeper, deeper than you go Deeper than you can Deeper but still you can Deeper than you can I said, you can Tear it out and tear it out And tear it out again Hey, and you know, you know You're gonna lie, boy Way here I said here, yes [Chorus] I can be cruel, darling I don't know why Why can't my balloon stay up In a perfectly windy sky? I can be cruel I don't know why I don't know why [Outro] Why, why "Hey everybody, how's it going?" -------- 1999 To Venus and Back -------- -------- Datura -------- [Verse 1] Passion vine, Texas sage Indigo spires saliva (Get out of my garden) Confederate jasmine Royal cape plumbago Areca palm, pygmy date palm (Garden) Snow-on-the-mountain Pink Powderpuff, Datura Crinum lily, St. Christopher lily (Garden) Silver dollar eucalyptus White African iris, white African iris (G-g-g-g-garden) Katie's cham ruellia Variegated shell ginger, Florida coontie, Datura (Gar...) Ming fern, sword fern, dianella Walking iris, Chocolate cherries allamanda (Gar..., gar-gar-gar-gar-gar...) Awabuki viburnum [Bridge] Is there room enough For you to follow your heart And not need more blood From the tip of your star? Is there room enough For you to follow your heart And not need more blood From the tip of your star? [Verse 2] Walking iris, chocolate cherries allamanda (Get out of my garden) Awabuki viburnum, natal plum, black magic ti Mexican bush sage, gumbo limbo, golden shrimp, Belize shrimp Senna, weeping sabicu, golden shower tree, golden trumpet tree Bird of paradise, come in Variegated shell ginger, datura, lonicera Red velvet costus, Xanadu philodendron Snow queen hibiscus, frangipani, frangipani Bleeding heart, Persian shield Cat's whiskers, royal palm Sweet alyssum, petting bamboo Orange jasmine Clitoria blue pea Downy jasmine Datura Frangipani, frangipani [Interlude] [Outro] Dividing Canaan Oh, Canaan Dividing Canaan Dividing Canaan Dividing Canaan Piece by piece Dividing Canaan Dividing Canaan Dividing Canaan Dividing Canaan Dividing Canaan (Piece by piece) Dividing Canaan Dividing Canaan Dividing Canaan Dividing Canaan Dividing Canaan (Oh, let me see) Dividing Canaan Dividing Canaan (Oh, let me see) Dividing Canaan (Oh, let me see) Dividing Canaan Dividing Canaan (Oh, let me see) Dividing Canaan Dividing Canaan Dividing Canaan Dividing Canaan -------- 1999 To Venus and Back -------- -------- Girl (Live) [Plugged Tour 1998] -------- [Verse 1] From in the shadow she calls And in the shadow she finds a way, finds a way And in the shadow she crawls Clutching her faded photograph My image under her thumb Yes, with a message for my heart Yes, with a message for my heart [Chorus] She's been everybody else's girl Maybe one day she'll be her own Everybody else's girl Maybe one day she'll be her own [Verse 2] Hey, and in the doorway they stay And laugh as violins fill with water Screams from the bluebells can't make them go away Well I'm not seventeen, but I've cuts on my knees Falling down as the winter takes one more cherry tree [Chorus] She's been everybody else's girl Maybe one day she'll be her own Everybody else's girl Maybe one day she'll be her own [Bridge] Everyone else's girl Maybe one day I said she'll be her own Rushing rivers thread so thin, limitation Dreams with the flying pigs turbid blue And the drug stores too safe In their coats and in their do's yeah Yeah, smother in our hearts, a pillow to my dots One day, one day she'll be her own [Verse 3] And in the mist, there she rides And castles are burning in my heart And as I twist I hold tight And I ride to work every morning wondering why "Sit in the chair and be good now" And become all that they told you The white coats enter her room and I'm calling my baby Calling my baby, calling, I'm calling [Chorus] Everybody else's girl Maybe one day she'll be her own Everybody else's girl Maybe one day she'll be her own Everybody else's girl Maybe one day she'll be her own -------- 1999 To Venus and Back -------- -------- Glory of the 80's -------- [Verse 1] I took a taxi from LA to Venus in 1985 I was electromagnetically sucked back into a party going on that night It was the glories of the '80s with karma drawn up in lines And two bugle boy models saying, "Baby, it's a freebie you sure look deprived" [Verse 2] I had the story of O in my bucket seat in my wannabe Mustang Auditioning for reptiles in their Raquel Welsh campaign "In the glories of the '80s," you said, "I'm not afraid to die", I said "I don't find that remotely funny even on the space cake high" [Chorus] And then when it all seemed clear Just then you go and disappear (Disappear) Disappear [Verse 3] Silicone party barbies to the left and Joan of Arcs to the right No one feeling insecure we were all gorge and famous in our last lives In the glories of the '80s you said, "The end is nothing to fear" I said, "Blow the end now baby, who do I gotta shag to get outta here?" [Chorus] And then when it all seemed clear Just then you go and disappear (Disappear) Disappear (Disappear) [Bridge] Sure you're out there orbiting around Sure you're out there orbiting around Wish I had you back now Sure you're out there orbiting around Sure you're out there orbiting around Wish I had you back now [Verse 3] I met a drag king called Venus she had a velvet hologram she said "My husband ran off with my shaman but they love me as I am" In the glories of the '80s I may not have to die I'll clone myself Like that blonde chick that sings Bette Davis Eyes [Chorus] And then when it all seemed clear Just then you go and [Bridge] Sure you're out there orbiting around Sure you're out there orbiting around Wish I had you back now [Chorus] And then when it all seems clear Just then you go and Disappear (Disappear) Disappear (Disappear) [Outro] I took a taxi from LA to Venus in 1980... 1980, 1980, 1985 -------- 1999 To Venus and Back -------- -------- Josephine -------- [Intro: Matt Chamberlain] "...two, three, four" [Verse 1: Tori Amos] Not tonight, Josephine In an army's strength therein lies the denouement From here you're haunting me By the Seine, so beautiful Only not to be of use Impossible, impossible [Verse 2: Tori Amos] So strange, victory 1200 spires, the only sound: Moscow burning Empty like the Tuileries Like a dream, Vienna seems Only not to be of use Impossible [Verse 3: Tori Amos] In the last extremity To advance or not to advance, I hear you laughing Even still you're calling me Not tonight, not tonight Not tonight, Josephine -------- 1999 To Venus and Back -------- -------- Juarez -------- [Verse 1] Dropped off the edge again, down in Juarez "Don't even bat an eye if the eagle cries?" the Rastaman says Just cause the desert likes young girls' flesh and... [Chorus] No angel came No angel came [Verse 2] I don't think you even know what you think you just said So go on and spill your seed, shake your gun to the Rastaman's head 'Cause the desert, she must be blessed and... [Chorus] No angel came No angel came (Listen, darling) No angel came [Bridge] There's a time to keep it up, a time to keep it in The Indian is told the cowboy is his friend A time to keep it up, boys, a time to keep it in The Indian is told the cowboy is his friend You know that I can breathe even when I cheat Should, should, should, should've been over for me [Chorus] (Listen, darling) No angel came No angel came No angel came (Listen, darling) No angel came No angel came No angel came No angel came -------- 1999 To Venus and Back -------- -------- Little Earthquakes (Live) [Plugged Tour 1998] -------- [Verse 1] Yellow bird flying Gets shot in the wing Good year for hunters And Christmas parties And I hate, and I hate And I hate, and I hate Elevator music The way we fight The way I'm left here silent [Chorus] Oh, these little earthquakes Here we go again Oh, these little earthquakes Doesn't take much to rip us into pieces [Verse 2] We danced in graveyards With vampires till dawn We laughed in the faces of kings Never afraid to burn And I hate, and I hate And I hate, and I hate Disintegration Watching us wither Black winged roses that safely changed their color [Chorus] Oh, these little earthquakes Here we go again Oh, these little earthquakes Doesn't take much to rip us into pieces Doesn't take much to rip us into pieces [Bridge 1] I can't reach you I'm not inside your head I can't reach you Shut away just like you are I can't reach you You're so sure of what you know I can't reach you, can't reach you [Bridge 2] Give me life, give me pain Give me myself again Give me life, give me pain Give me myself again Give me life, give me pain Give me my, give me myself, ah honey Give me life, give me pain Give me my, give me myself Give me life, give me pain Give me myself again Give me life, give me pain Give me my, give me myself honey Give me li- [Interlude] [Chorus] Oh, these little earthquakes Here we go again Oh, these little earthquakes Doesn't take much to rip us into pieces Doesn't take much to rip us into pieces Here -------- 1999 To Venus and Back -------- -------- Lust -------- [Verse 1] Hey you, gender nectar Sifting through the grain of gold Tripping at your door Is that you? Alpha in her blood And when the woman lies You don't believe her [Chorus] Rolling and unrolling Coiling, emerging Running free, running through The underworld into your room [Verse 2] Is he real or a ghost-lie? She feels she isn't heard And the veil tears and rages Till her voices are remembered And his secrets can be told [Bridge] Remember, remember Remember, remember Remember, remember Remember, remember [Verse 3] Hey you, gender nectar Crystalline from the vine You know you'll drink her [Chorus] Rolling and unrolling Coiling, emerging Running free, running through The underworld into your room [Outro] So she prays for a prankster And lust in the marriage bed And he waits till she can give And he waits and he waits -------- 1999 To Venus and Back -------- -------- Mr. Zebra (Live) [Plugged Tour 1998] -------- [Intro] "Rabbits, blinkity, blinkity, blink." [Verse 1] Hello, Mr. Zebra Can I have your sweater Cause it's cold, cold, cold In my hole, hole, hole Ratatouille Strychnine Sometimes she's a friend of mine With a gigantic whirlpool That will blow your mind [Verse 2] Hello, Mr. Zebra Ran into some confusion With a Mrs. Crocodile-dile-dile Furry mussels marching on She thinks she's Kaiser Wilhelm Or a civilised syllabub To blow your mind [Outro] Figure it out, she She's a good-time fella She got a little fund to fight For Money-penny's rights Figure it out, she She is a good-time fella "Too bad the burial was premature," She said and smiled -------- 1999 To Venus and Back -------- -------- Precious Things (Live) [Plugged Tour 1998] -------- [Verse 1] So I ran faster But it caught me here Yes, my loyalties turned Like my ankle In the seventh grade Running after Billy Running after the rain [Chorus 1] These precious things Let them bleed Let them wash away These, I said, oh, precious things Let them break Their hold on me [Interlude] I said, I got He said, he, you I said, I said, I said, I do [Verse 2] He said "you're really an ugly girl But I like the way you play" And I died, I died, but I thanked him Can you believe that? Sick, holding on to his picture Dressing up every day I wanna smash the faces Of those beautiful boys Those Christian boys Beautiful boys I said Christian boys Beautiful boys I said Christian boys So, you can make me cum That doesn't make you Jesus [Chorus 1] These precious things Let them bleed Let them wash away These, I said, oh, precious things Let them break Their hold on me [Bridge] I remember, yes In my peach party dress No one dared No one cared to tell me Where the pretty girls are Those demigods With their nine-inch nails And little fascist panties Tucked inside the heart Of every nice girl [Chorus 2] These things, oh, yes I said let them bleed These in my heart, you in my heart And I just let them just bleed now You're in my heart, they're in my heart Leave them, leave them I said these, oh, no, precious things They will bleed, yes Watch them These, they're my precious things They're my bleeding, yes Watch these things, yes, wash away These are my precious thing Let them bleed, now, girls Just bleed These are my precious thing Let them break, break Their hold on me [Outro] I said, I said I can't let you go Precious, precious -------- 1999 To Venus and Back -------- -------- Purple People (Live) [Plugged Tour 1998] -------- [Verse 1] Well, hey do you do judo when they surround you? A little mental yoga, will they disappear? It's grim but never dubious as motives go One thing she always promise, promises a show [Chorus] Thunder wishes it could be the snow Wishes it could be as loved as she can be These gifts are here for her, for you, for me [Verse 2] I watch me be this other thing and never know If I'm marooned or where the purple people go Then lily white matricide from vicious words It doesn't leave a scratch, so therefore, no one's hurt [Chorus] Thunder wishes it could be the snow Wishes it could be as loved as she can be These gifts are here for her, for you, for me [Bridge] And don't you know? The nurses make it clear Just when you escape, you have yourself to fear A restaurant that never has to close Breakfast at every hour, it could save the world [Verse 3] So hey, do you do judo in your finery? An angel's face is tricky to wear constantly [Chorus] Thunder wishes it could be the snow Wishes it could be as loved as she can be These gifts are here for her, for you, for me [Outro] For her, for her, mmm... -------- 1999 To Venus and Back -------- -------- Riot Poof -------- [Intro] Break the terror, break the terror Break the terror of the urban spell [Verse 1] You know what you know So you go break the terror of the urban spell This alliance you say, "I'm on the threshold of greatness, girl" So you burn your pagoda through the Congo Till there's a broken bond On the birth of the search white trash, my native son [Chorus] It will all find its way, its way in time It will all find its way, its way in time Blossom Riot Poof [Verse 2] You know what you know So you go and chain her to your flow She bites through your dry lean meat As she's going to the movie show In a bath of glitter and a tiny shiver She crawls through your java sea Black Sahara I'm stepping into your space oddity [Chorus] It will all find its way, its way in time It will all find its way, its way in time Blossom Riot Poof Blossom Riot Poof [Outro] The sun is warming, my man is moistening I said the sun is warming, my man is moistening I said the sun is warming, my man is moistening (On the bomb, on the bond, on the bomb, on the bond) I said the sun is warming, my man is, the sun is (On the bomb, on the bond, on the bomb, on the bond) The sun is warming, my man is moistening (On the bomb, on the bond, on the bomb, on the bond) I said the sun is warming, my man is moistening (On the bomb, on the bond, on the bomb, on the bond) The sun is warming, my man is moistening (On the bomb, on the bond, on the bomb, on the bond) I said the sun is warming, my man is moistening (On the bomb, on the bond, on the bomb, on the bond) (On, on, ond) -------- 1999 To Venus and Back -------- -------- Space Dog (Live) [Plugged Tour 1998] -------- [Verse 1] Way to go, Mr. Microphone Show us all what you don't know Centuries, secret societies He's our commander still, Space Dog [Chorus 1] So sure we were on something "Your feet are finally on the ground," he said So sure we were on something "Your feet are just on the ground, girl" [Interlude] [Verse 2] Rain and snow, our engines have Been receiving your eager call There's Colonel Dirtyfishydishcloth He'll distract her good, don't worry so [Bridge] And to the one you thought was on your side She can't understand, she truly believes the lie [Verse 3] Lemon pie, he's coming through Our commander still, Space Dog Lines secure, Space Dog [Chorus 2] Deck the halls I'm young again, I'm you again Racing turtles, the grapefruit is winning Seems I keep getting this story Twisted so where's Neil when you need him Deck the halls it's you again, it's you again Somewhere someone most know the ending Is she still pissing in the river, now? Heard she'd gone, moved into a trailer park [Chorus 1] So sure we were on something "Your feet are finally, finally..." So sure we were on something "Your feet are finally, finally..." I said [Chorus 1] So sure we were, we were on something I said "Your feet are finally on..." So sure we were on something "Your feet are just on the ground" -------- 1999 To Venus and Back -------- -------- Spring Haze -------- [Verse 1] Well I know it's just a spring haze But I don't much like the look of it And if omens are a godsend like men Breezing in [Pre-Chorus] Certain these clouds go somewhere Billowing out to somewhere [Verse 2] In a single-engine Cessna You say we'll never make it there So all we do is circle it [Chorus] Uh-oh, let go, off on my way Unseen this eternal wanting Uh-oh, way to go, so I get creamed Waiting for Sunday to drown Uh-oh, way to go, waiting on Sunday Waiting on Sunday to land Uh-oh, way to go, waiting on Sunday Waiting on Sunday to drown [Verse 3] So I know it's just a spring haze But I don't much like the look of it And all we do is circle it And I found out where my edge is And it bleeds into where you resist And my only way, way out, is to go So far in [Pre-Chorus] Billowing out to somewhere Billowing out Luna Riviera Billowing out to somewhere [Chorus] Uh-oh, let go, off on my way Unseen this eternal wanting Let go, so if I really get creamed Waiting for Sunday to drown Waiting on Sunday to drown [Bridge] Why does it always end up like this? Why does it always end up like this? Why does it always end up like this? [Chorus] Let go, uh-oh, off on my way Unseen this eternal wanting Let go, way to go, so I get creamed Waiting on Sunday to drown Uh-oh, waiting on, waiting on Sunday Waiting on Sunday to land Uh-oh, waiting on, waiting on Sunday Waiting on Sunday to drown Waiting on Sunday to drown [Outro] Waiting on Sunday Waiting on Sunday to land Uh-oh, so if I really get creamed I'm waiting for Sunday to drown -------- 1999 To Venus and Back -------- -------- Suede -------- [Intro] Suede Suede Suede [Verse 1] Suede, you always felt like suede There are days I feel your twin Peekaboo, hiding underneath your skin Jets are revving, yes, revving from a central source And this has power over me Not because you feel something Or don't feel something for me but because Mass so big it can swallow, swallow her whole star intact [Chorus] Call me "evil" call me "tide is on your side" Anything that you want Anybody knows you can conjure anything By the dark of the moon, boy And if you keep your silence, silencer on You'll talk yourself right into a job, out of a hole Into my bayou, into my, my bayou [Post-Chorus] Suede [Verse 2] I'm sure that you've been briefed My absorption lines, they are frayed And I fear my fear is greater than my faith But I walk the missionary way You always felt like suede There are days I am your twin Peekaboo, hiding underneath your skin Jets are revving, yes, revving from an ether twist [Chorus] Call me "evil" call me "tide is on your side" Anything that you want Anybody knows you can conjure anything By the dark of the moon, boy And if you keep your silence, silencer on You'll talk yourself right into a job, out of a hole Into my bayou, into my, my bayou [Post-Chorus] Suede [Outro] Oh, little sister, I hope you didn't feel that way Oh, little sister, I'm glad you came, and I said Oh, little sister, I hoped you wouldn't feel that way Oh, little sister, oh, again when I said Oh, little sister, I hope you didn't feel that way and Oh, I'm still glad you came, I said Oh, little sister, I wished you didn't feel that way And oh, little girl I'd do the same Oh, little sister, I hoped you wouldn't feel that way Oh, I said I wished Oh, little sister, you'll forgive me one day You'll forgive me one... Suede -------- 1999 To Venus and Back -------- -------- Sugar (Live) [Plugged Tour 1998] -------- [Verse 1] Don't say morning's come Don't say it's up to me If I could take twenty five minutes Out of the record books [Chorus 1] Sugar, bring me sugar [Verse 2] Bobby's collecting bees And hammers, he used one on me Cold war with little boys Get in with a bubble gum trade and [Chorus 2] Sugar, bring me sugar Well, I know the robins bring Bring me many things but Sugar, just bring me sugar As far as I can tell I've been gone for miles now [Bridge 1] And you know and I know I don't know me very well And I know and you know If they found me out [Bridge 2] Just honey, you just, you just watch what they do Sweet boy when they find you out Tell me what you think they'll do Pretty thing, you gonna leave? Tell me what you think they'll do When they find you out When they find you out Find out, you're just a pussy My sweet boy [Chorus 3] My sugar, hey, sugar I know the robins bring Bring me many things but Sugar, bring me sugar, yes I know the robins bring They bring many things My sugar, bring me sugar [Outro] What they did it to you Oh my God, my sweet boy Hey, hey, you Me? I make to the sky Hey, hey, sweet Just not enough, just not enough yeah Hey, so sweet now, not, not enough now, yes Hey, hey, I -------- 1999 To Venus and Back -------- -------- The Waitress (Live) [Plugged Tour 1998] -------- [Verse 1] I want to kill this waitress She's worked here a year longer than I If I did it fast you know, that's an act of kindness [Chorus 1] But I believe in peace I believe in peace, bitch I believe, I believe in peace I said I believe in peace I believe in peace, bitch I believe in, I believe in peace I said [Verse 2] I want to kill this waitress, you know? There're too many stars and not enough sky I can't believe there's violence in my mind [Chorus 1] But I believe in peace I believe in peace, bitch I believe, oh, I believe in peace I said, I believe in peace I believe in peace, bitch I believe, oh, I believe in peace I said [Interlude] [Bridge] Hang ten, hang ten, honey I'm gonna go where she goes Hang ten, hang ten, honey I'm gonna get me get me one of those Hang ten, hang ten, honey I'm gonna go where she goes Hang ten, hang ten, honey I'm gonna get me, get me, yeah Hang ten, hang ten, honey I'm gonna go where she goes Hang ten 'Cause I know just where she is I said Hang ten 'Cause I know just where she is going Hang ten 'Cause I know just where she is I said Hang, hang ten, hang ten, honey I'm gonna go where she goes Hang ten, hang ten, honey I'm gonna get me, get me Hang ten, hang ten, honey I'm gonna go where she goes Hang ten 'Cause I know just where she is I said Hang, hang ten, hang ten, honey I'm gonna go where she goes Hang ten, hang ten, honey I'm gonna get me, get me Hang ten, hang ten, honey I'm gonna go where she goes Hang ten 'Cause I know just where she is [Chorus 2] Because I believe in peace, yes I believe in peace, I said I believe, I said You know what I believe in I believe in peace, I said I believe in peace But I believe that she's the Devil bitch [Chorus 3] I believe in her something I believe in her something I believe in that girl I believe in her goodness I believe in her darkness But I believe that she's the Devil bitch [Chorus 3] I believe in her something I believe in her something I believe in that girl I believe in her goodness I believe in her darkness I know she can kill me [Chorus 3] I believe in something I believe in something I believe in that girl I believe in her goodness I believe in your darkness But I believe I said I know, I know what I believe [Chorus 3] I believe in something I believe in something I believe in that girl I believe in your goodness I believe in your darkness But I believe that she's the Devil bitch [Outro] Wait... Wait... -------- 2001 Strange Little Girls -------- -------- '97 Bonnie and Clyde -------- [Intro] Baby, your Dada loves you And I'm always gonna be here for you No matter what happens You're all I got in this world I'd never give you up for nothin' Nobody in this world is ever gonna keep you from me I love you [Verse 1] Come on, hey, hey, we going to the beach Grab a couple of toys and let Dada strap you in the car seat Where's mama? She's takin' a little nap in the trunk Oh, that smell? Dada must've runned over a skunk Now I know what you're thinkin'; it's kinda late to go swimmin' But you know your mama; she's one of those type of women That do crazy things, and if she don't get her way, she'll throw a fit Don't play with Dada's toy knife honey, let go of it And don't look so upset, why you acting bashful Don't you wanna help Dada build a sand castle? And Mama said she wants to show you how far she can float Don't worry about that little boo-boo on her throat It's just a little scratch, it don't hurt Her was eating dinner while you were sweepin' And spilt ketchup on her shirt Mama's messy, isn't she? We'll let her wash off in the water And me and you can play by ourselves, can't we? [Chorus] Just the two of us Just the two of us Just you and I Just the two of us [Verse 2] See, honey, there's a place called heaven and a place called hell There's a place called prison and a place called jail And Dada's probably on his way to all of 'em, except one 'Cause Mama's got a new husband and a stepson And you don't want a brother, do ya? Maybe when you're old enough to understand a little better I'll explain it to you But for now, we'll just say Mama was real, real bad She was being mean to Dad and made him real, real mad But I still feel sad that I put her on timeout Sit back in your chair, honey, quit trying to climb out I told you it's okay, hey hey, you wanna ba-ba? Take a night-night? Na-na-goo-goo gah-gah Her make poo-poo ca-ca? Dada change your didee Clean the baby up, so I can take a nighty-nighty Your dad'll wake her up as soon as we get to the water '97 Bonnie & Clyde: me and my daughter Me and my daughter Me and my daughter [Chorus] Just the two of us Just the two of us Just you and I Just the two of us [Verse 3] Wake up sweepy head, we're here Before we play, we're gonna take Mamafor a wittle walk along the pier Baby, don't cry, honey, don't get the wrong idea Mama's too sweepy to hear you screaming in her ear That's why you can't get her to wake, but don't worry Dada made a nice bed for Mommy at the bottom of the lake Here, you wanna help Dada tie a rope around this rock? We'll tie it to her footsy, then we'll roll her off the dock Ready now? Here we go, on the count of 3: 1, 2, 3, wee! There goes Mama, splashing in the water No more fighting with dad, no more restraining order No more step Dada, no more brother Blow her kisses buh-bye, tell Mommy you love her Now we'll go play in the sand, build a sand castle and junk But first, just help Dad with two more things out the trunk [Outro] Just the two of us -------- 2001 Strange Little Girls -------- -------- Enjoy the Silence -------- [Verse 1] Words like violence Break the silence Come crashing in Into my little world Painful to me Pierce right through me Can't you understand? Oh, my little girl [Chorus] All I ever wanted All I ever needed is here in my arms All I ever wanted All I ever needed is here in my arms [Verse 2] Vows are spoken To be broken Feelings are intense Words are trivial Pleasures remain So does the pain Words are meaningless And unforgettable [Chorus] All I ever wanted All I ever needed is here in my arms All I ever wanted All I ever needed is here in my arms [Post-Chorus] Words are very unnecessary They can only do harm [Verse 3] Words like violence Break the silence Come crashing in Into my little world Painful to me Pierce right through me Can't you understand? Oh, my little girl [Chorus] All I ever wanted All I ever needed is here in my arms All I ever wanted All I ever needed is here in my arms All I ever wanted All I ever needed is here in my arms [Verse 4] Vows are spoken To be broken Feelings are intense Words are trivial Pleasures remain So does the pain Words are meaningless And forgettable [Chorus] All I ever wanted All I ever needed is here in my arms All I ever wanted All I ever needed is here in my arms All I ever wanted All I ever needed is here in my arms [Outro] Words are very unnecessary They can only do harm Can only do harm -------- 2001 Strange Little Girls -------- -------- Happiness Is a Warm Gun -------- [Intro: Daniel Bocking, Dr. Edison Amos, George W. Bush & George W. H. Bush] "John Lennon was shot here at the entrance to the Dakota building. Lennon was shot four times with a .38 calibre gun in what seems to be a totally senseless killing." "The second amendment gives the right of the people to keep and bear arms. This is a dispute, which is going on in America now. We should work diligently to keep this second amendment in place for the individual with responsibility - let me repeat again - responsibility and boundaries of those who are privileged to be a part of all these twenty-seven amendments to the Constitution of the United States of America plus the Declaration of Independence." "I believe that uh, people who are going to commit crimes shouldn't have guns." "I guess my reaction is the same as every other father's and every other grandfather. My heart goes out the people, to the victims. Because I don't understand how kids can be out in the garage making bombs and a, and a families be totally unaware of it, this culture going on. And I'm as troubled about it as anybody else and I don't know any answers." [Chorus: Tori Amos] Happiness is a warm gun Happiness is a warm gun, Momma Happiness is a warm gun, Momma [Bridge: Tori Amos] Mother Superior jump the gun Mother Superior jump the gun Mother Superior jump the gun Mother Superior jump the gun, the gun, gun, no, no, no Mother Superior jump the gun I said, Mother Superior jump the gun, I said I'm gonna, oh, no Mother Superior jump the gun Mother Superior jump the gun, no, no, I said I'm Mother Superior jump the gun Said I'm gonna, Mother Superior jump the gun, jump the gun [Verse 1: Tori Amos & Dr. Edison Amos] She's not a girl who misses much "Yet these ten Bill of Rights. Each one gives the people a Special right." She's not a girl who misses much "The second one is a right to bear arms." She's well acquainted with the touch She's well acquainted with the touch of the velvet hand [Interlude] [Verse 2: Tori Amos] I'm, I'm down, keep me down I need a fix cause I'm I said, I need a fix 'cause I'm I need a Need, I need, I need I need, I need, I need, I I need, I, no, no, I I need, I need, na-na I I need, I na-na-need, a mama, I Need, and I na-na-na, need, I na-na-need I need, I na-need, I need, I need 'cause [Chorus: Tori Amos] Happiness is a warm gun Happiness is a warm gun, Momma Happiness is a warm gun, Momma [Post-Chorus: Tori Amos] I need I need a I need [Verse 3: Tori Amos] She's not a girl who misses much She's not a girl who misses much Mother Superior, down [Verse 4: Tori Amos] I need a fix 'cause I'm going down I need a fix 'cause I'm going down I need a fix 'cause I'm going down I need a fix I, mama I need a fix 'cause I'm going down Down to the bits that I left uptown Down to the bits that I left uptown Down to the bits that I left uptown I said, I need a fix 'cause I'm going down I need, I need, I need [Verse 5: Tori Amos] Mother Superior jump the gun Mother Superior jump the gun Momma [Outro: Tori Amos] Happiness is Happiness Momma, Momma, Momma -------- 2001 Strange Little Girls -------- -------- Heart of Gold -------- [Verse 1] I wanna live, I wanna give I wanna live, I wanna give I've been a miner for a heart of gold It's these expressions I'll never give [Chorus] That keep me searching for a heart of gold That keep me searching for a heart of gold And I'm getting old [Verse 2] I've been to Hollywood, I've been to Redwood I crossed an ocean for a heart of gold I've been in my mind, it's such a fine line That keeps me searching for a heart... [Chorus] That keeps me searching for a heart of gold That keeps me searching for a heart of gold [Verse 3] I said, I've been to Hollywood, I've been to Redwood I crossed an ocean for a heart of gold I've been in my mind, it's such a fine line That keeps me searching for a heart of gold [Chorus] That keeps me searching for a heart of gold That keeps me searching for a heart of gold [Bridge] And I'm getting old I said, I'm getting old I said, I am getting old I said, I am [Chorus] Keeps me searching for a heart of gold That keeps me searching for a heart of gold That keeps me searching for a heart of gold Keep me keep me, keep me, keep me That keeps me searching for a heart of gold Keep me keep me, keep me, keep me That keeps me searching for a heart of gold That keeps me searching for a heart of gold That keeps me searching for a heart of gold -------- 2001 Strange Little Girls -------- -------- I Don't Like Mondays -------- [Verse 1] The silicon chip inside her head Gets switched to overload And nobody's gonna go to school today She gonna make them stay at home [Verse 2] And Daddy doesn't understand it He always said she was good as gold And he can see no reasons, 'cause there are no reasons What reasons do you need to be shown? [Chorus] Tell me why I don't like Mondays Tell me why I don't like Mondays I don't like, I don't like, I don't like Mondays Tell me why I don't like Mondays [Post-Chorus 1] I want to shoot the whole day down Down, down, shoot it all down [Verse 3] And all the playing's stopped in the playground now She wants to play with her toys a while And school's out early and soon we'll be learning The lesson today is how to die [Verse 4] And then the bullhorn cackles and the captain tackles With the problems and the hows and whys And he can see no reason, 'cause there are no reason What reason do you need to die, die, oh? [Chorus] Tell me why I don't like Mondays Tell me why I don't like Mondays I don't like, I don't like, I don't like Mondays [Chorus] Tell me why I don't like Mondays Tell me why I don't like Mondays I don't like, I don't like, I don't like Mondays [Post-Chorus 2] I don't like Mondays, no I want to shoot the whole day down Whole day, whole day, whole day down -------- 2001 Strange Little Girls -------- -------- I'm Not in Love -------- [Verse 1] I'm not in love, so don't forget it It's just a silly phase I'm going through And just because I call you up Don't get it wrong, don't think you've got it made I'm not in love, no, it's because [Verse 2] Said, I'd like to see you, but then again It doesn't mean you mean that much to me So if I call you, don't make a fuss Don't tell your friends about the two of us I'm not in love, no, it's because [Verse 3] I keep your picture up on the wall It hides a nasty stain still lying there It hides a nasty stain still lying there I keep your picture up on the wall It hides a nasty stain still lying there It hides a nasty stain still lying there So don't you ask me to give it back I know you know it doesn't mean that much to me I'm not in love, it's because [Bridge] Ooh, you'll wait a long time for me Ooh, you'll wait a long time Ooh, you'll wait a long time for me Ooh, you'll wait a long time [Verse 4] I'm not in love so don't forget it It's just a silly phase I'm going through And just because I call you up Don't get me wrong, don't think you've got it made [Outro] I'm not in love I'm not in love -------- 2001 Strange Little Girls -------- -------- New Age -------- [Verse 1] Waiting for the phone to ring Diamond necklace on my shoulder Waiting for the phone to ring Lipstick on my naked shoulder It seems to be my fancy to make it with Franky and Nancy [Chorus] Over the bridge we go Looking for love Over the bridge we go Looking for love I'll come running to you, oh, baby if you want me I'll come running to you now, baby if you want me [Verse 2] Looking at my hands today Look to me that they're made of ivory I had a funny call today Someone died and someone married You know that it's my fancy To make it with Franky and Nancy, well [Chorus] Over the bridge they go Looking for love Over the bridge we go Looking for love I'll come running to you now, baby if you want me I'll come running to you, baby if you want me I'll come running to you now, baby if you want me I'll come running to you, baby if you want me [Outro] Something's got a hold on me It's the beginning of a new age Oh, oh, oh, well it's It's the beginning of a new age Can you say it too for yourself? Yes, it's the beginning of a new age Oh. you little sick little fox, yes It's the beginning of a new age -------- 2001 Strange Little Girls -------- -------- Raining Blood -------- [Verse 1] Trapped in purgatory A lifeless object, alive Awaiting reprisal "Ah, Death," I said She said, "Death will be their acquisition" [Verse 2] The sky is turning red Return to power draws near Fall unto me, unto Fall unto me the sky's crimson tears Abolish the rules Abolish the rules made of stone [Bridge] Pierced from below Souls of my treacherous past Betrayed by many Now ornaments dripping above [Outro] Awaiting the hour of reprisal Your time slips away Raining blood Raining blood From a lacerated sky Bleeding its horror Creating my structure Now I shall reign in blood -------- 2001 Strange Little Girls -------- -------- Rattlesnakes -------- [Verse 1] Jodie wears a hat Although it hasn't rained for 6 days She says a girl needs a gun these days Hey, on account of those rattlesnakes On account of those rattlesnakes [Chorus 1] She looks like Eva Marie Saint In "On the Waterfront" She reads Simone de Beauvoir In her American circumstance [Verse 2] She's less than sure if her heart has come To stay in San Jose And her never-born child haunts her now As she speeds down the freeway As she tries her luck with the traffic police Out of boredom more than spite She never finds no trouble, she tries too hard She's oblivious despite herself [Chorus 1] She looks like Eva Marie Saint In "On the Waterfront" She says all she needs is therapy All you need is love is all you need [Verse 3] Jodie never sleeps 'cause There are always needles in the hay, hey She says that a girl needs a gun these days Hey, on account of the rattlesnake Hey, on account of the rattlesnakes [Chorus 1] She looks like Eva Marie Saint In "On the Waterfront" She reads Simone de Beauvoir In her American circumstance [Chorus 2] Her heart's like crazy paving Upside down and back to front She says, oh, it's so hard to love When love was your great disappointment [Outro] All those rattlesnakes She says that a girl needs a gun these days A girl needs a gun these days On account of those rattlesnakes Hey, on account of those rattlesnakes -------- 2001 Strange Little Girls -------- -------- Real Men -------- [Verse 1] Take your mind back, I don't know when Sometime when it always seemed to be just us and them Girls that wore pink, boys that wore blue Boys that always grew up better men than me and you [Pre-Chorus 1] What's a man now, what's a man mean? Is he rough or is he rugged, cultural and clean? Now it's all changed, it's got to change more We think it's getting better but nobody's really sure [Chorus] And so it goes, go 'round again But now and then we wonder who the real men are [Interlude] [Verse 2] See the nice boys dancing in pairs Golden earring, golden tan, blow-wave in the hair Sure they're all straight, straight as a line All the guys are macho, see the leather shine [Pre-Chorus 2] You don't want to sound dumb, don't want to offend So don't call me a faggot, not unless you are a friend Then if you're tall, handsome and strong You can wear the uniform and I could play along [Chorus] And so it goes, go 'round again But now and then we wonder who the real men are [Interlude] [Verse 3] Time to get scared, time to change plan Don't know how to treat a lady, don't know how to be a man Time to admit what you call defeat 'Cause there's women running past you now and you just drag your feet [Pre-Chorus 3] Man makes a gun, man goes to war Man can kill and man can drink and man can take a whore Kill all the blacks, kill all the reds If there's war between the sexes then there'll be no people left [Chorus] And so it goes, go 'round again But now and then we wonder who the real men are [Chorus] And so it goes, go 'round again But now and then we wonder who the real men are [Chorus] And so it goes, go 'round again But now and then we wonder who the real men are -------- 2001 Strange Little Girls -------- -------- Strange Little Girl -------- [Verse 1] One day you see a strange little girl look at you One day you see a strange little girl feeling blue She'd run to the town one day Leaving home and her country fair Just beware, when you're there Strange little girl [Verse 2] She didn't know how to live in a town that was rough I'm done thanking you, I'm done thanking you It didn't take long before she knew she'd had enough Walking home in her wrapped up world She survived, but she's feeling old 'Cause she found all things cold [Chorus] Strange little girl, where are you going? Strange little girl, where are you going? Strange little girl, you really should be, really should be going [Post-Chorus] I know you wish you would I know you wish you would I know, I know I know you wish you would [Verse 3] One day you see a strange little girl look at you I'm done thanking you, I'm done thanking you One day you see a strange little girl feeling blue I'm done thanking you, I'm done thanking you Walking home in her wrapped up world She survived, but she's feeling old 'Cause she found all things cold [Chorus] Strange little girl, where are you going? Strange little girl, where are you going? Strange little girl, you really should be Really should be, really should [Chorus] Strange little girl, where are you going? Strange little girl, where are you going? Strange little girl, you really should be I know you wish you would Really should be, really should [Chorus] Strange little girl, where are you going? Strange little girl, where are you going? Strange little girl, you really should be I know you wish you would Really should be, really should be You really should be going -------- 2001 Strange Little Girls -------- -------- Time -------- [Verse 1] The smart money's on Harlow And the moon is in the street And the shadow boys are breaking all the laws You're east of East St. Louis And the wind is making speeches And the rain sounds like a round of applause [Verse 2] And napoleon is weeping in a carnival saloon His invisible fiance's in the mirror The band is going home It's raining hammers, it's raining nails It's true, there's nothing left for him down here [Chorus] And it's time, time, time And it's time, time, time And it's time, time, time that you love And it's time, time, time [Verse 3] Well, they all pretend they're orphans And their memory's like a train You can see it getting smaller as it pulls away And the things you can't rememeber Tell the things you can't forget That history puts a saint in every dream [Verse 4] Well, she said she'd stick around Until the bandages came off But these mama boys Just don't know when to quit Matilda asks the sailors "Are those dreams, or are those prayers?" So just close your eyes, son This won't hurt a bit [Chorus] And it's time, time, time And it's time, time, time And it's time, time, time that you love And it's time, time, time [Verse 5] Well, things are pretty lousy For a calendar girl The boys just dive right off the cars And splash into the street And when they're on a roll She pulls a razor from her boot And a thousand pigeons Fall around her feet [Verse 6] So put a candle in the window And a kiss upon his lips As the dish outside the window Fills with rain Just like a stranger With the weeds in your heart And pay the fiddler off Till i come back again [Chorus] And it's time, time, time And it's time, time, time And it's time, time, time that you love And it's time, time, time [Chorus] And it's time, time, time And it's time, time, time And it's time, time, time that you love And it's time, time, time -------- 2002 Scarlets Walk -------- -------- A Sorta Fairytale -------- [Verse 1] On my way up north, up on the Ventura I pulled back the hood and I was talking to you And I knew then it would be a lifelong thing But I didn't know that we, we could break a silver lining [Chorus] And I'm so sad like a good book I can't put this day back A sorta fairytale with you (A sorta fairytale with you) A sorta fairytale with you [Verse 2] Things you said that day, up on the 101 The girl had come undone, I tried to downplay it With a bet about us, you said that you'd take it As long as I could, I could not erase it [Chorus] And I'm so sad like a good book I can't put this day back A sorta fairytale with you (A sorta fairytale with you) A sorta fairytale with you [Post-Chorus] And I ride alongside And I rode alongside you then And I rode alongside till you lost me there in the open road And I rode alongside till the honey spread itself so thin For me to break your bread, for me to take your word I had to steal it [Chorus] And I'm so sad like a good book I can't put this day back A sorta fairytale with you (A sorta fairytale with you) I could pick back up whenever I feel [Bridge] Down New Mexico way, something about the open road I knew that he was looking for some Indian blood And find a little in you find a little in me We may be on this road but We're just impostors in this country, you know So we go along and we said we'd fake it Feel better with Oliver Stone Till I almost smacked him, seemed right that night and I don't know what takes hold out there in the desert cold These guys think they must try and just get over on us [Chorus] And I'm so sad like a good book I can't put this day back A sorta fairytale with you (A sorta fairytale with you) A sorta fairytale with you [Post-Chorus] And I was riding by, riding alongside For a while till you lost me And I was riding by, riding along till you lost me Till you lost me in the rearview You lost me, I said. yeah [Outro] Way up north I took my day All in all, was a pretty nice day And I, I put the hood right back where You could taste heaven perfectly Feel out the summer breeze Didn't know when we'd be back And I, I don't, didn't think we'd end up like Like this -------- 2002 Scarlets Walk -------- -------- Amber Waves -------- [Verse 1] Well, he lit you up like Amber Waves in his movie show He fixed you up real good till I don't know you anymore From ballet class to a lap dance straight to video And the poolside news was that he would be launching you [Pre-Chorus] Into every young man's bedroom you gave it up On DVD and magazine you gave it up A private rite of passage you gave it up To every boy's sweet dream with their paper cuts [Chorus] You said, "He's got a healing machine It glows in the dark, glows in the dark" You say, "There's not a lot of me Left anymore, just leave it alone But if you're by and you have the time Tell the Northern lights to keep shining Oh, lately it seems like they're drowning" [Verse 2] He could light you up and summon every swan to the lakeside Off to Cabo San Lucas for some optical stimulus Then you started to guess there was someone else through his flint glass Seeing all of you immersed in his sepia [Pre-Chorus] Into every young man's bedroom you gave it up On DVD and magazine you gave it up A private rite of passage you gave it up To every boy's sweet dream with their paper cuts [Chorus] You said, "He's got a healing machine It glows in the dark, glows in the dark" You say, "There's not a lot of me Left anymore, just leave it alone But if you're by and you have the time Tell the Northern lights to keep shining Oh, lately it seems like they're drowning" [Outro] So I went by, 'cause I had the time Told the Northern Lights to keep shining They told me to tell you they're waving -------- 2002 Scarlets Walk -------- -------- Another Girl's Paradise -------- [Verse 1] You caught me lingering in another girl's paradise The way she paints the world, I want that in my life Emeralds, you should know, are renting in her meadow With a stroke, beauty lives - how could I resist? You are desire [Chorus] When it all is said, said and done Who can love you and still be standing? There's Mary calling up a storm Can I take from you and not keep taking? Naked as day, Gemma follows him Does it all come down To the thing one girl fears in the night Is another girl's paradise [Verse 2] Through twists and turns, Jasmine foxed me in her grove Arms filled with honey-bells, St. Michaels Sanford Bloods You have come to discover what you want What I want is not to want what isn't mine But I am desire [Chorus] When it all is said, said and done Who can love you and still be standing? There's Mary calling up a storm Can I take from you and not keep taking? Naked as day, Gemma follows him Does it all come down To the thing one girl fears in the night Is another girl's paradise [Outro] And I know you keep telling me Does it all come down To the thing one girl fears in the night Is another girl, is another girl, is another girl's paradise -------- 2002 Scarlets Walk -------- -------- Carbon -------- [Verse 1] Carbon made, found her at the end of a chain "Time to race", she said, "race the downhill" Behind crystalline irises loons can dive Where the world bleeds white [Chorus] Just keep your eyes on her Keep, don't look away Keep, your eyes on Her horizon [Verse 2] Bear Claw, free fall, a gunner's view Black and blue, shred in ribbons of lithium Blow by blow, her mind cut in sheets Layers deep, now unravelling [Chorus] Just keep your eyes on her Keep, don't look away Keep, your eyes on Her horizon [Verse 3] Get me Neil on the line, no, I can't hold Have him read "Snow Glass Apples" where nothing is what it seems "Little Sis, you must crack this," he says to me, "You must go in again Carbon made only wants to be unmade" Blade to ice, it's double diamond time [Chorus] And keep your eyes on her Keep, don't look away Keep, your eyes on Her horizon [Outro] On her eyes On her horizon -------- 2002 Scarlets Walk -------- -------- Crazy -------- [Verse 1] Not saying not charmed at all Not saying that you weren't worth the fall But I was alone when I knew it was real Down the canyon when I knew I had come [Pre-Chorus] To the line, through the dawn, to the light To the turn when you said you could drive all night Drive all night [Chorus] So I let Crazy take a spin Then I let Crazy settle in Kicked off my shoes, shut reason out He said, "First let's just unzip your religion down" [Verse 2] Found that I, I craved it all Saw me melt into your Native shelter where you carved my name Paper tigers scare me and came [Pre-Chorus] Alive, through the dawn, to the light To the turn when you said you could drive all night Drive all night [Chorus] So I let Crazy take a spin Then I let Crazy settle in Kicked off my shoes, shut reason out He said, "First let's just unzip your religion down" So I let Crazy pull me in Then I let Crazy take his spin Kicked off my shoes, shut reason out He said, "First let's just unzip your religion down Heard that you were once temptation's girl" [Outro] And as soon as you have rearranged The mess in your head He will show up looking sane Perfectly sane, if I know Crazy -------- 2002 Scarlets Walk -------- -------- Don't Make Me Come to Vegas -------- [Verse 1] Don't make me come to Vegas Don't make me pull you out of his bed I am vigilant That it will not be you on the menu He's serving up for his friends [Verse 2] Don't make me come to Vegas Don't make me pull him out of your head Athena will attest That it could be done and it has been done And I think that I am up to it [Chorus] And the jacaranda tree, she's telling me of the trouble you're in Just by the way she bends Remember dancing and wondering as you were swaying What kind of woman you'd be "What will be, will be" Over my dead body [Post-Chorus] Slip through your hand (Slip through your hand) Again and again (Again) [Verse 3] My old flame was a Jester and a joker And a dealer of men They called him the prince Prince of Black Jacks and of women And of anything that slipped into his hands [Verse 4] "And the ranches and the mustangs" And the way you said, "You can have all this Except for me You see, Lady Luck is my mistress And you'll have to play second to her wish" [Chorus] And the Jacaranda tree is telling me it's not over yet Just by the way she bends "If you come breezing through,"you said "I'll know that it's you by the taste on my lips Bet on the desert's kiss" I could slip through your net "Over my dead body" [Post-Chorus] Slip through your hand (Slip through your hand) Again and again Slip through your hand (Slip through your hand) Again and again (Again) [Outro] Don't make me come to Vegas Don't make me come to Vegas Don't make me come to Vegas Hmm -------- 2002 Scarlets Walk -------- -------- Gold Dust -------- [Verse 1] Sights and sounds Pull me back down another year I was here I was here [Verse 2] Whipping past the reflecting pool Me and you skipping school And we make it up as we go along We make it up as we go along [Verse 3] You said you raced from Langley Pulling me underneath a cherry blossom canopy Do I have? Of course I have beneath my raincoat I have your photographs [Pre-Chorus 1] And the sun on your face I'm freezing that frame [Chorus] And somewhere Alfie cries And says, "Enjoy his every smile You can see in the dark Through the eyes of Laura Mars" "How did it go so fast?" You'll say as we are looking back And then we'll understand We held gold dust in our hands [Verse 4] Sights and sounds Pull me back down another year I was here I was here [Verse 5] Gaslights glow in the street Flickering past Twilight held us in her palm As we walked along And we make it up as we go along We make it up as we go along [Verse 6] Letting names hang in the air What colour hair? Autumn knowingly stared Auburn crimson [Pre-Chorus 2] And the day that she came I'm freezing that frame I'm freezing that frame [Chorus] And somewhere Alfie smiles And says, "Enjoy her every cry You can see in the dark Through the eyes of Laura Mars" "How did it go so fast?" You'll say as we are looking back And then we'll understand We held gold dust in our hands In our hands -------- 2002 Scarlets Walk -------- -------- I Can't See New York -------- [Verse 1] From here, no lines are drawn From here, no lands are owned 13,000 and holding Swallowed in the purring of her engines Tracking the beacon here "Is there a signal there On the other side? On the other side? What do you mean 'side of what things'?" [Pre-Chorus] And you said And you did And you said You would find me here And you said You would find me even in death And you said And you said You'd find me [Chorus] But I can't see New York As I'm circling down Through white cloud Falling out and I know his lips are warm But I can't seem to find My way out, my way out I can't see New York As I'm circling down Through white cloud Falling out and I know his lips are warm But I can't seem to find My way out, my way out Of this hunting ground [Verse 2] From here Crystal meth in metres of millions In the end all we have, soul blueprint And did we get lost in it? Do we conduct a search for this? "From the other side From the other side What do they mean 'side of what things'?" [Pre-Chorus] And you said And you did And you said You would find me here And you said You would find me even in death And you said And you said You'd find me [Chorus] But I can't see New York As I'm circling down Through white cloud Falling out and I know his lips are warm But I can't seem to find My way out, my way out I can't see New York As I'm circling down Through white cloud Falling out and I know your lips are warm But I can't seem to find My way out, my way out Of your hunting ground [Outro] You again It's you again I can't see, I can't see New York I can't see, I can't see New York From the other side I hum from the other side -------- 2002 Scarlets Walk -------- -------- Mrs. Jesus -------- [Verse 1] Life lines and suicide crimes He found me in a state Grabbed my purse and hitched a ride with a Mrs. Jesus "How you been?" I've been cruising a good invention But in some ways I don't think it, it gets any easier [Pre-Chorus] Your walking on the water bit By far my favourite one But now it seems we're drowning In a drop of water, love [Chorus] And even as I'm climbing up The stairs I know there's heaven there And then empty arms That comes with the morning star [Verse 2] Well, made my bed of cut roses by understanding That the cause, it just comes first with my Mrs. Jesus The Gospel changes meaning if you follow John or Paul And could you ever let it be the Mary of it all? [Chorus] And even as I'm climbing up The stairs I know there's heaven there And then empty arms That comes with the morning star [Verse 3] Well, lifelines and suicide crimes There's something every day And there's someone Always paging my Mrs. Jesus [Pre-Chorus] Your walking on the water bit By far my favourite one But now it seems we're drowning In a drop of water, love [Chorus] And even as I'm climbing up The stairs I know there's heaven there And then empty arms That comes with the morning star [Outro] So if you get the Jones at the crossroad The personals are great If you're my way, let me love you, Mrs. Jesus -------- 2002 Scarlets Walk -------- -------- Pancake -------- [Verse 1] I'm not sure who's fooling who here As I'm watching your decay We both know you could deflate A 7 hurricane Seems like you and your tribe Decided you'd rewrite the law Segregate the mind From body, from soul [Chorus] You give me yours, I'll give you mine 'Cause I can look your God Right in the eye You give me yours, I'll give you mine You used to look my God Right in the eye [Verse 2] I believe in defending In what we once stood for It seems in vogue To be a closet misogynist homophobe A change of course in our direction A dash of truth spread thinly Like a flag on a popstar On a Benzodiazepine [Chorus] You give me yours, I'll give you mine 'Cause I can look your God Right in the eye You give me yours, I'll give you mine You used to look my God Right in the eye [Bridge] Oh, Zion please Remove your glove And dispel every trace Of His spoken word That has lodged In my vortex [Verse 3] I'm not sure who's fooling who here As I'm watching your decay We both know you could deflate A 7 hurricane You could have spared her, oh, but no Messiahs need people dying in their name You could have spared her, oh, but no Messiahs need people dying in their name [Outro] You say, "I ordered you a pancake" You say, "I ordered you a pancake" -------- 2002 Scarlets Walk -------- -------- Scarlet's Walk -------- [Intro] Leaving Terra Leaving Terra Leaving Terra [Verse 1] If you're a thought You will want me to think you And I did Invited a guest Up until you announced that You had moved in [Pre-Chorus 1] "What do you plan to do with all your freedom?" The new sheriff said, quite proud of his badge "You must admit the land is now in good hands" Yes, time will tell that, you just lift your lamp [Chorus] I will follow her on her path Scarlet's walk through the violets Just tell your gods for me: All debts are off this year They're free to leave Yes, they're free to leave [Post-Chorus] Leaving Terra Leaving Terra [Verse 2] There was a time When I thought that her destiny Should've been mine Big brave nation But instead her medicine Now forgotten [Pre-Chorus 2] "What do you plan to do with all your stories?" The new sheriff said, quite proud of his badge We're weaving through, every rocket's red glare And huddled masses, you just lift your lamp [Chorus] I will follow her on her path Scarlet's walk through the violets Just tell your gods for me: All debts are off this year They're free to leave Yes, they're free to leave [Post-Chorus] Leaving Terra Leaving Terra [Outro] If you're a thought You will want me to think you And I did And I did -------- 2002 Scarlets Walk -------- -------- Strange -------- [Verse 1] Strange, thought I knew you well Thought I had read the sky Thought I had read a change in your eyes So strange, woke up to a world That I am not a part Except when I can play it's stranger [Chorus] After all, what were you really looking for? And I wonder when will I learn Blue isn't red, everybody knows this And I wonder when will I learn, when will I learn [Post-Chorus] Guess I was in deeper than I thought I was If I have enough love for the both of us [Verse 2] "Just stay," you said, "We'll build a nest" So I left my life Tried on your friends, tried on your opinions So when the bridges froze and you Did not come home I put our snowflake under a microscope [Chorus] After all, what was I really looking for? And I wonder when will I learn Maybe my wish knew better than I did And I wonder when will I learn, when will I learn [Post-Chorus] Guess I was in deeper than I thought I was If I have enough love for the both of us [Verse 3] So strange, now I'm finally in The party has begun It's not like I can't feel you still But strange, what I will leave behind You call me one more time But now I must be leaving -------- 2002 Scarlets Walk -------- -------- Sweet Sangria -------- [Verse 1] I know you know every desperado and sharpshooter in the West You say that I can't see behind the mask Of those who call themselves the good guys in this who take and take "So are you with me or not?" you say, "This time decide" [Chorus] Balmy days, sweet Sangria She's been gone, have you seen her? Senorita shyly turning away Leaving me our fading flame [Post-Chorus] Yeah, you think about that What you believe in It matters now to you and me What you believe in, I'm taking in I said I'm taking in what you believe in It matters now to you and me [Verse 2] Before sundown, the Mexicans leave San Antone The car will then drop him at the border, the breaking point I know your people have suffered time and time again But what about, I ask you now, the innocents on both sides? [Chorus] Balmy days, sweet Sangria She's been gone, have you seen her? Senorita shyly turning away Leaving me our fading flame [Post-Chorus] Yeah, you think about that What you believe in It matters now to you and me What you believe in, 'cause I'm taking in I said I'm taking in what you believe in It matters now to you and me [Outro] So give me, give me, give me a no window, I ask you Give me, give me, give me a bloodless road Tell me, tell me, tell me Why does, does someone have to, have to, have to lose? -------- 2002 Scarlets Walk -------- -------- Taxi Ride -------- [Verse 1] Lily is dancing on the table We've all been pushed too far I guess on days like this You know who your friends are Just another dead fag to you That's all Just another light missing On a long taxi ride, taxi ride [Pre-Chorus] And I'm down to your last cigarette and This "We are one" crap as you're invading This thing you call love, she smiles way too much [Chorus] But I'm glad you're on my side Sure I'm glad you're on my side still [Verse 2] You think you deserve a trust fund Just because you want one Sure you talk the talk when you need to, I fear The whole world is starting to believe you Just another dead fag to you That's all Just another light missing In a long taxi line, taxi line [Pre-Chorus] I'm down to your last cigarette and This "We are one" crap as you're invading This thing you call love, she smiles way too much [Chorus] But I'm glad you're on my side Sure I'm glad you're on my side still [Verse 3] Lily is dancing on the table (Lily is dancing on the air) We've all been pushed too far today Even a glamorous bitch can be in need This is where you know the honey from the killer bees [Chorus] I'm glad you're on my side Sure I'm glad you're on my side Sure I'm glad you're on my side still [Outro] Got a long taxi ride Got a long taxi ride -------- 2002 Scarlets Walk -------- -------- Virginia -------- [Verse 1] In the lush Virginia hills They kept her as long as they could 'Cause they knew when the white brother found White shell beads wrapped around her Skin - a life-giving river Her body open, as will his hand With a "goodbye" there she goes [Chorus 1] She may betray all she loves And even wait for their savior to come And in some things, maybe he'll be right But, as always, the thing that he loves He will change from her Sunwise to clockwise to soul trading Still she'll lay down her body Covering him all the same [Verse 2] So hundreds of years go by The red road carved up by sharp knife She's a girl out working her trade And she loses a little each day To ghetto pimps and presidents Who try and arouse her turquoise serpents She can't recall what they represent And when you ask, she won't know [Chorus 2] She will betray all she loves And even wait for their Savior to come And in some things, maybe he'll be right But, as always, the thing that he loves He will change from her Sunwise to clockwise to soul trading Still she'll lay down her body Covering him all the same [Outro] Oh, Virginia Do you remember? You won't, even you, Virginia When the land held your hand You won't, even you When the land held your hand Oh, Virginia, you won't She will let you back in Even you Do you remember? Oh, Virginia You can't remember your name -------- 2002 Scarlets Walk -------- -------- Wampum Prayer -------- [Verse] In our hand an old, old, old thread Trail of Blood and Amens Greed is the gift for the sons of the sons Hear this prayer of the Wampum This is the tie that will bind us -------- 2002 Scarlets Walk -------- -------- Wednesday -------- [Verse 1] Nothing here to fear I'm just sitting around, being foolish When there is work to be done Just a hang-up call And the quiet breathing of our Persian We call Cajun on a Wednesday [Pre-Chorus] So we go from year to year With secrets we've been keeping Though you say you're not a Templar man Seems as if we're circling For very different reasons But one day the eagle has to land [Chorus] Out past the fountain, I left by the station I start the day in the usual way Then think, "Well why not?" and stop for a coffee Then begin to recall things that you say [Verse 2] No one's at the door You suggest a ghost, perhaps a phantom I agree with this in part Something is with us I can't put my finger on... is Thumbelina size 10 On a Wednesday? [Pre-Chorus] So we go from year to year With secrets we've been keeping Though you say you're not a Templar man You tell me to cheer up You suspect we're oddly even Even, still the eagle has to land [Chorus] Out past the fountain, I left by the station I start the day in the usual way Then think, "Well why not?" and stop for a coffee Then begin to recall things that you say Pluck up the courage and snap, it's gone again I start humming "When Doves Cry" Can someone help me I think that I'm lost here Lost in a place called America -------- 2002 Scarlets Walk -------- -------- Your Cloud -------- [Verse 1] Where the river cross, crosses the lake Where the words jump off my pen and into your pages Do you think, just like that, you can divide this? You as yours, me as mine, to before we were us [Pre-Chorus] If the rain has to separate From itself, does it say "Pick out your cloud?" Pick out your cloud [Chorus] If there is a horizontal line Stay right here That runs from the map of your body I'm gonna stay with you Straight through the land, shooting up Stay right here Right through my heart Will this horizontal line I'm gonna stay with you When asked, know how to find I'm gonna stay right here Where you end, where I begin Pick out your cloud [Verse 2] How light can play and form a ring I found, I found, I found a thrill Of rain that can change bows into arrows? I found, I found, I found a thrill Who we were, isn't lost before we were us Indigo is his own, blue always knew this [Pre-Chorus] If the rain has to separate From itself, does it say "Pick out your cloud?" Pick out your cloud [Chorus] If there is a horizontal line Stay right here That runs from the map of your body I'm gonna stay with you Straight through the land, shooting up Stay right here Right through my heart Will this horizontal line I'm gonna stay with you When asked, know how to find I'm gonna stay right here Where you end, where I begin Pick out your cloud [Outro] If the rain has to separate From itself, does it say "Pick out your cloud?" -------- 2005 The Beekeeper -------- -------- Barons of Suburbia -------- [Verse 1] Barons of suburbia Take another piece of my good graces I'm in my war, you're in yours Do we fight for peace as they take another piece of us? [Pre-Chorus] But, baby, I would let your darkness invade me You could maybe turn this white light into navy before you leave It was a slight miscalculation that my friends My friends would be waiting [Chorus] On the other side of the bridge On the other side of this This molehill of a mountain This potion now a poison They're on the other side of right We're on the other side of her midnight Her midnight, her midnight [Verse 2] When it's all said and done we will lose a piece To a carnivorous vegetarian Barons of suburbia, I have heard you pray Before you devour her [Pre-Chorus] So, baby, will you let my darkness invade you? You always liked your wafer sweet in the middle before you leave It was a slight miscalculation that our friends Our friends would be waiting [Chorus] On the other side of the bridge On the other side of this This molehill of a mountain This potion now a poison They're on the other side of right We're on the other side of her midnight Her midnight, her midnight [Bridge] I'm piecing a potion to combat your poison I'm piecing a potion to combat your poison I'm piecing a potion to combat your poison I'm piecing a potion to combat your poison I'm piecing a potion to combat your poison I'm piecing a potion to combat your poison I'm piecing a potion to combat your poison [Outro] She is risen, she is risen, boys I said, she is risen -------- 2005 The Beekeeper -------- -------- Cars and Guitars -------- [Verse 1] If I choke, boy, you start me up again, restring my wires You know this gearbox can make the shift Polish my rims Damned if you do, damned if you don't I swear it seems of late, boy I've even curved this body to fit your bow [Chorus] Still the rain can't confuse the thoughts that come, come in rhythm 'Cause it never was the cars and guitars that came between us Still, a thought says, "What if I keep on driving, keep on driving?" [Verse 2] "Yeah that whip has skirt", you said it proud Sometimes I'd watch her idle While you'd tune her up, me with my silencer on You and your crocodile clip Me and my alligator pears, yeah All tricked out for the trip that slid into a spin [Chorus] Still the rain can't confuse the thoughts that come, come in rhythm 'Cause it never was the cars and guitars that came between us Still, a thought says, "What if I keep on driving, keep on driving?" [Bridge] You say that "I miss you" You stop in at my drive-thru You know who you'll order some, some, boy [Chorus] 'Cause it never was the cars and guitars that came between us Still, a thought says, "What if I keep on driving, keep on driving?" Keep on driving [Outro] If I choke, boy, you start me up again, restring my wires You know this gearbox can make the shift Polish my rims -------- 2005 The Beekeeper -------- -------- Garlands -------- [Interlude] [Verse 1] "The Winged Painter is on uptown," I said "Will you meet me to go, to go, to go?" Washington Square, I'm racing there To get you at noon, oh, the nocturne noon [Verse 2] Isabella on the way there stops me "I can't stay today" I'm off in flight towards another light, rest, youth Washington Square, I meet you there and we go [Pre-Chorus] And he's on the run, he's on the run From this walking greeting card And Chloe's kiss, the wolf pit, the wine harvest And Phileda's Lesson: we're not his possession [Chorus] In Winter, trampled flowers In Winter, lovers [Post-Chorus] Circus, these garlands, the blue pirouette The marriage, the mimosas, black sun over Paris These garlands, the little swallow St. Paul from the window, the half-open window [Verse 3] Eve incurs God's displeasure, displeasure Passion, Odysseus, and Penelope Ulysses and Penelope The festival in Hell [Pre-Chorus] And he's on the run, he's on the run From this walking greeting card And Chloe's kiss, the wolf pit, the wine harvest And Phileda's Lesson: we're not your possession [Chorus] In Winter, lovers In Winter, flowers, trampled flowers Lovers, bay of angels We're lovers [Post-Chorus] Circus, these garlands, the blue pirouette The marriage, the mimosas, black sun over Paris These garlands, the little swallow St. Paul from the window, the half-open window [Outro] In Winter The Winged Painter, the Winged Painter Washington Square, let's go see "A Day In May" From The Winged Painter -------- 2005 The Beekeeper -------- -------- General Joy -------- [Verse 1] General Joy I know, I know you'll take me there (Where your boys were left behind) General Joy, it seems you need a soldier girl (Now they have Liberty gagged) [Pre-Chorus] By boat, by tram, by motor bus Could it be the fates are protecting us From the hawks that have stolen the bird from the sky [Chorus] And I know you will always love Sorrow Is that why you gave her dress to Happiness? 'Cause it matches her eyes when she cries [Verse 2] General Joy, it seems you don't love your bride (That doesn't mean you're a bad guy) Generally, you're friends, but she is not The love of your life [Pre-Chorus] To dye, to perm, to change your hair or your wife The possibilities are there And it's time for you to decide [Chorus] And I know you will always love Sorrow Is that why you gave her dress to Happiness? 'Cause it matches her eyes when she cries [Verse 3] General Joy I know, I know you'll take me there (But you'll need strength from within) General Joy, it seems you need a soldier girl (And a willing coalition) [Pre-Chorus] By boat, by tram, by motor bus Could it be? The hawks are protecting us From the men who have now assumed their name [Chorus] And I know you will always love Sorrow Is that why you gave her dress to Happiness? 'Cause it matches her eyes when she cries 'Cause it matches her eyes when she cries -------- 2005 The Beekeeper -------- -------- Goodbye Pisces -------- [Verse 1] I don't, I don't know why In your boy's life you become like a bull Like a bull in a china shop Smash it up into smithereens [Chorus] There you, there you go again Breaking, breaking porcelain Is that all I am, just a doll you got used to? We've done, we've done this before As Mars sauntered through his door Don't say it's time to say Goodbye to Pisces Goodbye to Pisces [Verse 2] I cried and I washed my tears That turned into diamond Ice into ice and if it could freeze My heart wouldn't float away [Chorus] There we, there we go again Breaking, breaking porcelain Is that all we are, just some dolls we got used to? We've done, we've done this before As Mars sauntered through his door Don't say it's time to say Goodbye to Pisces Goodbye to Pisces [Verse 3] So how, how will I go Back on, back on the shelf With a smile, with a smile To the customer and say, "On sale by the owner"? [Chorus] Here I, here I go again Breaking, breaking porcelain Is that all I am, just a doll you got used to? We've done, we've done this before As Mars sauntered through his door Don't say it's time to say Goodbye to Pisces Goodbye to Pisces Goodbye, my Pisces -------- 2005 The Beekeeper -------- -------- Hoochie Woman -------- [Intro: Tori Amos & The London Community Gospel Choir] Uh, uh Hoochie woman, hoochie woman Hoochie woman, hoochie woman [Verse 1: Tori Amos] I wasn't thinking, my head was in the book His hands were on her, everywhere I saw his face, I dropped my coffee He's cheating on me with a, a hoochie woman [Chorus: Tori Amos] You can keep your hoochie You can keep the house And the bank accounts 'Cause boys I bring home the bacon [Post-Chorus: The London Community Gospel Choir] Hoochie woman, hoochie woman [Verse 2: Tori Amos] I went to work and the office girls Were all burning their poetry It wasn't good but in the neighborhood Now they're all just hoochie women [Chorus: Tori Amos] You can keep your hootchie You can keep the house And the bank accounts 'Cause boys I bring home the bacon I said, boy, I bring home the bacon now [Post-Chorus: The London Community Gospel Choir] Hoochie woman, hoochie woman [Verse 3: Tori Amos] He called me up and said, "She has needs" I said, "You'll find them on Barney's fourth floor" He said, "I need a loan", that's not a problem You'd better keep this from your hoochie woman [Chorus: Tori Amos] You can keep your hoochie You can keep the house And the bank accounts 'Cause boy I bring home the bacon I said girls I bring home the bacon now [Post-Chorus: The London Community Gospel Choir] Hoochie woman, hoochie woman -------- 2005 The Beekeeper -------- -------- Ireland -------- [Chorus] Driving in my Saab on my way to Ireland It's been a long time, it's been a long time Driving with my friends on my way to Ireland It's been a long time, it's been a long time [Verse 1] So when I was out in the desert And a cowboy tried to lasso me He said, "You're red and made of clay, a virgin portrait" I let him wake me, but decided not to stay [Chorus] Driving in my Saab on my way to Ireland It's been a long time, it's been a long time Driving with my friends on my way to Ireland It's been a long time, it's been a long time [Verse 2] Next in New York, I fell out with a dragon Of the white-collar kind, but just as ferocious I remembered Macha running faster than the horses Then an encounter with a voice that caressed me [Chorus] Driving in my Saab, on my way to Ireland It's been a long time, a long time Driving with my friends On my way to Ireland It's been a long time, a long time [Bridge] Wasn't it you who held off a surrender To one spoiled nun who taught you the names Of the mountains on the moon and then a Jesuit Proceeded to arrange your soul while I prayed on my knees [Chorus] Driving in my Saab on my way to Ireland It's been a long time, a long time Driving with my friends, yes, on my way to Ireland It's been a long time, a long time [Outro] Such a long, long time It's been a long time, a long time -------- 2005 The Beekeeper -------- -------- Jamaica Inn -------- [Verse 1] Can you patch my jeans, Peggy Ann? Just a little stitch to mend the hole He has torn, if you can Maybe I got too set in my ways He says she reminds him of me When we first met in those early days [Chorus] The sexiest thing is trust I wake up to find the pirates have come Tying up along your coast How was I to know the pirates have come? Between Rebecca's, beneath your firmaments I have worshipped In the Jamaica Inn (In the Jamaica Inn, in the Jamaica Inn) In the Jamaica Inn (In the Jamaica Inn) [Verse 2] With the gales, my little boat was tossed How was I to know that you'd sent her With a lantern to bring me in? "Are you positive this is a friend?" The captain grimaced, "Those are cliffs Of rock ahead, if I'm not mistaken" [Chorus] The sexiest thing is trust I wake up to find the pirates have come Tying up along your coast How was I to know the pirates have come? Between Rebecca's, beneath your firmaments I have worshipped The sexiest thing is trust I wake up to find the pirates have come Tying up along your coast How was I to know the pirates have come? Between Rebecca's, beneath your firmaments I have worshipped In the Jamaica Inn (In the Jamaica Inn, in the Jamaica Inn) In the Jamaica Inn (In the Jamaica Inn, in the Jamaica Inn) In the Jamaica Inn (In the Jamaica Inn, in the Jamaica Inn) In the Jamaica Inn (In the Jamaica Inn) -------- 2005 The Beekeeper -------- -------- Martha's Foolish Ginger -------- [Verse 1] Take a walk down memory lane with me Past a watermelon stand on the way Thinking I had everything we'd need on Martha's Foolish Ginger You were late, how could I forget What you said, the part about that Love taking over your life was not in your plan [Chorus] If those harbor lights had just been a half a mile inland Who knows what I would have done If those harbor lights had just been a half a mile inland Who knows what I would have done [Verse 2] Through the cliffs, out of the Bay I went From the starboard side I could black my Visions and my passions, they keep me awake [Chorus] If those harbor lights had just been a half a mile inland Who knows what I would have done If those harbor lights had just been a half a mile inland Who knows what I would have done [Bridge] A familiar voice, "Hi - surprise! I've been searching, trying to find you" I couldn't speak, my hands reached for Martha's Foolish Ginger We talked until the moon came up About how life without love Isn't worth very much, then I played this song [Chorus] If those harbor lights had just been a half a mile inland Who knows what I would have done If those harbor lights had just been a half a mile inland Who knows what I would have done [Post-Chorus] What I would have done What I would have done [Outro] "Memories that we have yet," you said "To make like our burning bed" Love, don't mistake that it wasn't safe on Martha's Foolish Ginger -------- 2005 The Beekeeper -------- -------- Marys of the Sea -------- [Chorus] Hey, I am not in your way Hey, no need to push me again I know it's your day in the sun Last time I checked, he came to light the lamp for everyone [Post-Chorus] "Relax love," he said before he left "Take those hands away from your eyes From where I stand, you're in my sky" [Verse 1] You must go, must flee For they will hunt you down You and your unborn seed In all of Gaul is there safety? [Pre-Chorus] Les Saint Marie de la Mer You will dance the ring Marys of the Sea The lost bride weeps Les Saint Marie de la Mer We will dance your ring [Chorus] Hey, there's a new Jerusalem Hey, you built on rock that's on sand For now, you have hijacked the sun Last time I checked, he came to light the lamp for everyone [Post-Chorus] "Relax love," he said before he left "Take those hands away from your eyes From where I stand, you're in my sky" [Verse 2] I hear a voice and it says "The red of the red rose is it's own and something no man can divide" So Saint Germain hear the prayer of this supplicant For two scarlet women, Black Madonna [Pre-Chorus] Les Saint Marie de la Mer You will dance the ring Marys of the Sea The lost bride weeps Les Saint Marie de la Mer We will dance your ring [Chorus] Hey, I am not in your way Hey, no need to push me again I know it's your day in the sun I know it's your day in the sun Hey, I am not in your way Hey, no need to push me again I know it's your day in the sun Last time I checked, he came to light the lamp for everyone -------- 2005 The Beekeeper -------- -------- Mother Revolution -------- [Verse 1] Lucky me, I guessed the kind of man that you would turn out to be Now I wish that I'd been wrong and then I could remember to breathe [Pre-Chorus] And all along the watchtower The night horses and the black mares Ready themselves for the outcome For the strange times upon us [Chorus] But what you didn't count on Was another mother of A Mother Revolution But what you didn't count on Was another mother of A Mother Revolution [Post-Chorus] You could've had me, you could've had me You could've had me right there beside you You could've had me, boy, you could've had me, yeah You could've had me right there beside you [Verse 2] A wife on loan in a cafe in old El Paso Next I go to Seven Gates and my sister's bass bonanza [Pre-Chorus] And all along her watchtower The night horses and the black mares Steady themselves for the outcome For the strange days upon us [Chorus] What you didn't count on Was another mother of A Mother Revolution But what you didn't count on Was another mother of A Mother Revolution [Post-Chorus] You could've had me, you could've had me You could've had me right there beside you You could've had me, boy, you could've had me You could've had me right there beside you [Outro] What you didn't count on Was another mother of A Mother Revolution -------- 2005 The Beekeeper -------- -------- Original Sinsuality -------- [Intro] There was a garden in the beginning Before the fall, before Genesis There was a tree there, a tree of knowledge Sophia would insist, you must eat of this [Chorus] Original sin? No, I don't think so Original sinsuality Original sin? No, it should be Original sinsuality Original sin? No, I don't think so Original sinsuality [Outro] Yaldabaoth, Saklas, I'm calling you Samael, you are not alone I say you are not alone In your darkness, you are not alone Baby, you are not alone -------- 2005 The Beekeeper -------- -------- Parasol -------- [Verse 1] When I come to terms, to terms with this When I come to terms with this When I come to terms, to terms with this My world will change for me [Verse 2] I haven't moved since the call came Since the call came I haven't moved I stare at the wall knowing on the other side The storm that waits for me [Chorus] And the Seated Woman with the Parasol May be the only one you can't betray If I'm the Seated Woman with the Parasol I will be safe in my frame [Verse 3] I have no need for a sea view For a sea view, I have no need I have my little pleasures This wall being one of these [Chorus] And the Seated Woman with the Parasol May be the only one you can't betray If I'm the Seated Woman with the Parasol I will be safe in my frame [Verse 4] When I come to terms, to terms with this When I come to terms with this When I come to terms with this whiplash Of silk on wool embroidery [Chorus] And the Seated Woman with the Parasol May be the only one you can't betray If I'm the Seated Woman with the Parasol I will be safe in my frame And the Seated Woman with the Parasol May be the only one you can't betray If I'm the Seated Woman with the Parasol I will be safe in my frame [Outro] I will be safe in my frame In your house, in your frame -------- 2005 The Beekeeper -------- -------- Ribbons Undone -------- [Verse 1] She's a girl rising from a shell Running to Spring It is her time, it is her time Watch her run with ribbons undone [Verse 2] She's a rose in a lily's cloak She can hide her charms It is her right, there will be time To chase the sun with ribbons undone [Bridge] She runs like a fire does, just picking up daisies Comes in for a landing, a pure flash of lightning Past Alice blue blossoms, you follow her laughter And then she'll surprise you, arms filled with lavender Yes, my little pony is growing up fast She corrects me and says, "You mean a thoroughbred" A look in her eye says the battle's beginning From school, she comes home and cries "I don't want to grow up, Mom, at least not tonight" [Verse 3] You're a girl rising from a shell Running through Spring with Summer's hand in reach now It is your time, it is your time So just run with ribbons undone [Verse 4] It is your time, yes my angel It is your time So just run with ribbons undone Run, run, darling [Outro] Ribbons un... -------- 2005 The Beekeeper -------- -------- Sleeps with Butterflies -------- [Verse 1] Airplanes take you away again Are you flying above where we live? Then I look up, a glare in my eyes Are you having regrets about last night? I'm not, but I like rivers that rush in So then I dove in Is there trouble ahead for you the acrobat? I won't push you unless you have a net [Chorus] You say the word, you know I will find you Or if you need some time I don't mind I don't hold on to the tail of your kite I'm not like the girls that you've known But I believe I'm worth coming home to kiss away night This girl only sleeps with butterflies With butterflies So go on and fly then, boy [Verse 2] Balloons look good from on the ground I fear with pins and needles around We may fall then stumble upon a carousel It could take us anywhere [Chorus] You say the word, you know I will find you Or if you need some time I don't mind I don't hold on to the tail of your kite I'm not like the girls that you've known But I believe I'm worth coming home to kiss away night This girl, this girl You say the word, you know I will find you Or if you need some time I don't mind I don't hold on to the tail of your kite I'm not like the girls that you've known But I believe I'm worth coming home to kiss away night This girl only sleeps with butterflies With butterflies With butterflies So go on and fly, boy -------- 2005 The Beekeeper -------- -------- Sweet the Sting -------- [Intro: The London Community Gospel Choir] Sweet, sweet, sweet now Sweet sting [Verse 1: Tori Amos] With a strut into the room With his hat cocked sure defiantly He said "I- I have heard That you can play the way I like it to be played." I said, "I can play any way that you want But first I want, I want to know [Chorus: Tori Amos] Baby, is it sweet, sweet, sweet the sting? Is it real, this infusion? Can it heal where others before have failed? If so then somebody shake, shake, shake me sane 'Cause I am inching ever closer To the tip of this scorpion's tail" [Post-Chorus: The London Community Gospel Choir] Sweet, sweet, sweet now [Verse 2: Tori Amos] He said, "I laid my weapons down With my pistol fully loaded A hunted man to my root Will it end or begin in your cinnabar juice?" [Chorus: Tori Amos] Is it sweet, sweet, sweet, your sting? Is it real, your infusion? Can it heal where others before have failed? If so then somebody, shake, shake, shake me sane 'Cause I am inching ever closer To the tip of this scorpion's tail [Bridge: Tori Amos] Love let me breathe, breathe you in Melt the confusion until there is There is you, union [Chorus: Tori Amos] Is it sweet, sweet, sweet, your sting? Is it real, your infusion? Can it heal where others before have failed? If so then somebody, shake, shake, shake me sane 'Cause I am inching ever closer To the tip of this scorpion's tail [Outro: Tori Amos & The London Community Gospel Choir] Sweet, sweet, sweet now Baby, is it sweet, now, now? Sweet, sweet Baby, is it sweet, boy? Sweet, sweet, sweet now Baby, is it sweet? -------- 2005 The Beekeeper -------- -------- The Beekeeper -------- [Verse 1] Flaxen hair blowing in the breeze It is time for the geese to head south I have come with my mustard seed I cannot accept that she will be taken from me [Chorus] "Do you know who I am?" she said "I'm the one who taps you on the shoulder when it's your time Don't be afraid, I promise that she will awake Tomorrow somewhere, tomorrow somewhere" [Verse 2] Wrap yourself around The Tree of Life And the Dance of the Infinity of the Hive (Take this message to Michael) I will comb myself into chains In between the tap dance clan And your ballerina gang [Verse 3] I have come for the beekeeper I know you want my, you want my queen Anything but this Can you use me instead? [Chorus] "Do you know who I am?" she said "I'm the one who taps you on the shoulder when it's your time Don't be afraid, I promise that she will awake Tomorrow somewhere, tomorrow somewhere" [Bridge] In your gown with your breathing mask on Plugged into a heart machine As if you ever needed one I must see the beekeeper I must see if she'll keep her alive, her alive (Call Engine 49) I have come with my mustard seed [Chorus] "Do you know who I am?" she said "I'm the one who taps you on the shoulder when it's your time Don't be afraid, I promise that she will awake Tomorrow somewhere, tomorrow somewhere [Outro] Maybe I'm passing you by, just passing you by, girl I'm just passing you by on my way, on my way I'm just passing you by, but don't be confused One day I'll be coming for you" I must see the beekeeper -------- 2005 The Beekeeper -------- -------- The Power of Orange Knickers (Ft. Damien Rice) -------- [Verse 1: Tori Amos & Damien Rice] The power of orange knickers The power of orange knickers The power of orange knickers Under my petticoat The power of listening to what You don't want me to know [Chorus: Tori Amos & Damien Rice] Can somebody tell me now, who is this terrorist? Those girls that smile kindly then rip your life to pieces Can somebody tell me now, am I alone with this This little pill in my hand and with this secret kiss, kiss Am I alone in this? [Verse 2: Tori Amos & Damien Rice] A matter of complication When you become a twist For their latest drink As they're transitioning [Chorus: Tori Amos & Damien Rice] Can somebody tell me now, who is this terrorist? This little pill in my hand that keeps the pain living Can somebody tell me now, a way out of this That sacred pipe of red stone could blow me out of this kiss, kiss Am I alone in this? [Bridge: Tori Amos & Damien Rice] The power of orange knickers Under my petticoat The power of listening to what You don't want me to know Shame, shame, time to leave me now Shame, shame, you've had your fun Shame, shame, for letting me think That I would be the one [Chorus: Tori Amos & Damien Rice] Can somebody tell me now, who is this terrorist? This little pill in my hand or this secret kiss, kiss Am I alone in this kiss, kiss? Am I alone in this kiss, kiss? -------- 2005 The Beekeeper -------- -------- Toast -------- [Verse 1] I thought it was Easter time The way the light rose, rose that morning Lately you've been on my mind You showed me the rope, ropes to climb Over mountains and to pull myself Out of a landslide, of a landslide [Verse 2] I thought it was harvest time You always loved the smell of wood burning She with her honey hair Dalhousie Castle, she would meet you there In the winter, butter yellow The flames you stirred, yes, you could stir [Bridge] I raise a glass, make a toast A toast in your honour I hear your laugh and beg me not to dance On your right standing by is Mr. Bojangles With a toast, he's telling me it's time To raise a glass, make a toast, a toast in your honour I hear you laugh and beg me not to dance Cause on your right standing by is Mr. Bojangles With a toast, he's telling me it's time To let you go, let you go [Outro] I thought I'd see you again You say you might do Maybe in a carving In a cathedral somewhere in Barcelona -------- 2005 The Beekeeper -------- -------- Witness -------- [Intro] Thought I had a witness Come on, come on, come on Thought I had a witness Come on, come on, come on [Verse 1] Thought I had a witness to this crime Thought I had a witness Thought we were on the same side of becoming Then the judges called in a witness Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on [Pre-Chorus] So then when did you then begin your craving for white powder? Exotic matter that cells divide, arresting time So in your furnace then you drank my tenderness feldspar and mica then You thought that you would own my temple of gold [Chorus] Gotta rise in the night and pick myself off the floor I know now that it's over I had a life before you left me burning in Your petrol emotion, boy Your petrol emotion Wanting more [Post-Chorus] Come on, come on, come on Thought I had a witness Come on, come on, come on Thought we had a friendship (Thought I had a witness) Come on, come on, come on [Verse 2] Thought I heard you whispering murder Thought this witches' brew was more than bulletproof But words are like guns when you shoot the moon 'Cause everybody whispers, yeah Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on [Pre-Chorus] So then when did you then begin your craving for white powder? Exotic matter that cells divide, arresting time So in your furnace then you drank my tenderness feldspar and mica then You thought that you would own my temple of gold [Chorus] Gotta rise in the night, pick myself off the floor, girls I know now that it's over I had a life before you left me burning in, boy Your petrol emotion Your petrol emotion Wanting more [Bridge] Is there anyone? Is it any wonder? Is there anyone? Is it any wonder, baby? Is there anyone? Is it any wonder? I'm out the door, I'm out the door now Is there any way, is there any way forward? Is there any way, is there any way forward? Is there anyone? Is it any wonder? Thought I had a witness, thought you were you Thought I was a witness you could turn to, not in Thought I had a witness, thought I did [Outro] Thought had a witness Come on, come on, come on Thought I had a witness Come on, come on, come on Come on, come on, come on (Thought I had a witness) Come on, come on, come on Come on, come on, come on Come on, come on, hit it, boys (Thought I had a witness) Come on, come on, come on Come on, come on, come on Come on, come on, come -------- 2007 American Doll Posse -------- -------- Almost Rosey -------- [Intro] Uh, uh, oh Hey, hey, hey Uh, uh, oh Hey, hey, hey [Verse 1] Just a minute of your time Yes I've been known to delude myself So let me put those rose Colored glasses to the test Now, is this real enough for you? 'Cause blondes here don't jump out of cakes If that never impressed you much Come board this lunatic express [Pre-Chorus] Just why do they say "Have a nice day," anyway? We both know they wouldn't mind If I just curled up and died Oh, let's not give that one a try [Chorus] Chin up, put on a pair of these roseys Raise those blinds Chin up, a happy mask was never Your best disguise Chin up, put on a pair of these roseys In no time You will feel almost fine, almost rosey [Interlude] Uh, uh, oh Hey, hey, hey [Verse 2] Now some girls here will huddle with No, not footballers that are rich But will confide in small white sticks He bats as The Virginian Slim Then I tried once to comply With an authority that would Subsidise my wild side But at this altar was sacrificed Yes, you can laugh a femme fatale In a bride's dress now married to The effortlessness of the cracks That lie now in between the facts [Pre-Chorus] Just why do they say "Have a nice day," anyway? We both know they wouldn't mind If I just curled up and died Oh, let's not give that one a try [Chorus] Chin up, put on a pair of these roseys Raise those blinds Chin up, a happy mask was never Your best disguise Chin up, put on a pair of these roseys In no time You will feel almost fine, almost rosey [Verse 3] Now about when Violet died The cause still unidentified She thought her love would be enough But you can't seduce seduction Her tentacles of endless want Reach through my corridors And tempt me to taste of her power I sober with the witching hour And when I hear of one more bomb Yes, we have all been robbed of song And nightingales who throw their arms up When is enough enough? [Pre-Chorus] Just why do they say "Have a nice day," anyway? We both know they wouldn't mind If I just curled up and died Oh, let's not give that one a try [Chorus] Chin up, put on a pair of these roseys Raise those blinds Chin up, a happy mask was never Your best disguise Chin up, put on a pair of these roseys In no time You will feel almost fine, almost rosey [Outro] Uh, uh, oh Hey, hey, hey Feeling almost rosey Uh, uh, oh Hey, hey, hey Feeling almost rosey -------- 2007 American Doll Posse -------- -------- Beauty of Speed -------- [Verse 1] We climbed through the canopy Only to find a crack in our gauge The last thing, a look you gave And then we tumbled out of control I tried to strike a deal with the universe Me and my deals with the universe [Pre-Chorus] Smacked up side of the head With the harsh of daylight So simple last evening The beauty of speed Afraid we've been changing In a way I wasn't loving Feel those colours changing The beauty of speed [Chorus] I'm coming back for more Out of a black and white world Past a shooting star The beauty of speed See the colours changing See the colours changing See the colours changing [Verse 2] Even still I was built To tolerate your temper-ature It fluctuates so I must break Through the bleak of winter Through your latest barrier Your latest barrier [Pre-Chorus] Smacked up side of the head With the harsh of daylight So simple last evening The beauty of speed Afraid we've been changing In a way I wasn't loving Feel those colors changing The beauty of speed [Chorus] I'm coming back for more Out of a black and white world Past a shooting star The beauty of speed See the colours changing See the colours changing See the colours changing See the colours changing See the colours changing See the colours changing See the colours changing, baby Changing, baby, changing I see See the colours changing [Outro] Afraid we've been changing In a way I wasn't loving Feel those colours changing The beauty of speed -------- 2007 American Doll Posse -------- -------- Big Wheel -------- [Verse 1] I've been on the other side Got my lips smacked, now they're dry Then you call me, call me in You think I am your possession You're messing with a southern girl But my recipe is on with your Stale bread, yeah it's hot But, baby, I don't need your cash So, baby, maybe I let your [Chorus] Big wheel turn my fantasy Don't you throw your shade on me I've been drinking down your pain Gonna turn that whiskey into rain [Post-Chorus 1] Wash it away Wash it away Wash it away, boy Let's go [Verse 2] I've been on my knees But you're so hard to please Did you take me, take me in So you are a superstar Get off the cross, we need the wood Somehow you will rise But without a tool I know, honey, you're a pro But, baby, I don't need your cash Mama got it all in hand now [Chorus] Big Wheel turn my Fantasy Don't you throw that shade on me I've been drinking down your pain Gonna turn that whiskey into rain [Post-Chorus 2] Wash it away Wash it away, boy Wash you away, now [Bridge] Gimme 8 Gimme 7 Gimme 6 Gimme 5 Gimme 4 Gimme 3 I. I. I am a M-I-L-F, don't you forget M-I-L-F, don't you forget M-I-L-F, don't you forget Baby, I don't need your cash So, baby, maybe I let your [Chorus] Big wheel turn my fantasy Don't you throw that shade on me I've been drinking down your pain Gonna turn that whiskey, love, into rain [Chorus] Big wheel turn my fantasy Don't you throw that shade on me I've been drinking down your pain Gonna turn that whiskey, love, into rain Gonna turn your whiskey, boy, into rain [Post-Chorus 3] Wash it away Wash you away, boy Wash you down [Outro] Big wheel -------- 2007 American Doll Posse -------- -------- Body and Soul -------- [Intro] Sweet co, co-communion Sweet co, co-communion Sweet co, co-communion [Verse 1] I have waited all my life You say you are bonafide to be my judge Lay your law down on me, love Seven devils, bring them on I have left my weapons 'cause I think you're wrong These devils of yours they need love [Chorus] Come and kneel with me, body and soul Come and kneel with me, body and soul Come and kneel with me, body and soul Body and soul Body and soul [Interlude] Sweet co, co-communion Sweet co, co-communion [Verse 2] In my temple, boy, be warned Violence doesn't have a home now, but ecstasy That's as pure as a woman's gold Seven devils bring them on I have left my weapons 'cause I think you're wrong These devils of yours they need love [Chorus] Come and kneel with me, body and soul Come and kneel with me, body and soul Come and kneel with me, body and soul Body and soul Body and soul [Bridge] I'll save you from that Sunday sermon Boy, I think you need a conversion Body and soul Body and soul [Chorus] Come and kneel with me, body and soul Come and kneel with me, body and soul Come and kneel with me, body and soul Body and soul Body and soul -------- 2007 American Doll Posse -------- -------- Bouncing off Clouds -------- [Verse 1] Bouncing off of clouds we were Is there a love lost and found? [Pre-Chorus 1] Make it easy, make this easy It's not as heavy as it seems Wrapped in metal, wrapped in ivy Painted in mint ice cream [Chorus 1] We could be bouncing off the top of this cloud I put on my silver Bouncing off the top of this cloud [Verse 2] Failure to respond, but I did. but did you listen [Chorus 2] Bouncing off the top of this cloud I put on my silver About what you said, has it come to this? I put on my silver Bouncing off the top of this cloud [Bridge] Well, you can stare all day at the sky But that won't bring her back, that won't bring her back You say you're waiting on fate But I think fate is now, I think fate is now Waiting on us [Pre-Chorus 2] Make it easy, easy, easy We could make this easy, easy love, easy We could make this easy, make this easy It's not as heavy as it seems We could make this easy, make this easy It's not as heavy as it seems Wrapped in metal, wrapped in ivy Blue umbrellas smiling [Chorus 3] We could be bouncing off the top of this cloud I put on my silver About what you said, has it come to this? I put on my silver Bouncing off the top of this cloud I put on my silver About what you said, has it come to this? I put on my silver [Outro] Bouncing off of clouds we were -------- 2007 American Doll Posse -------- -------- Code Red -------- [Verse 1] Some say that I will and some say I won't Victory is an elusive whore She is as easily mine as she is yours Slip and slide my way through this charade I know all the players and I must say Do this long enough you get a taste for it [Chorus] I'll do this last one and I'll grow me some wine Leave them troubled boys all behind What you stole, I would have given freely Code red, you're staring, code red, staring at me [Verse 2] Well sometimes he do and sometimes he don't Sometimes I love myself best alone Do this long enough you get a taste for it A six pack of Coke and a bottle of Jack "Whatever you do," he said "look after that," yeah, well Being trusted and lusted, it could be worse than that [Chorus] I'll do this last one and I'll grow me some wine Leave them troubled boys all behind What you stole, I would have given freely Code red, you're staring, code red, staring at me Code red [Bridge] Come on, baby, I can drink you down Then I have my job to do and do well Since you won't give guarantees I'll be cashing out [Chorus] I'll do this last one and I'll grow me some wine Leave them troubled boys all behind I'll do this last one and I'll grow me some wine Leave your troubled boys all behind What you stole, I would have given freely Code red, code red, code red, staring -------- 2007 American Doll Posse -------- -------- Dark Side of the Sun -------- [Verse 1] Is there a way out of this? If there is, I don't see it Can Heaven and Hell coexist? Not when both battle for dominance [Pre-Chorus] Brush back my tears and he said "Girl, we have to soldier on Yes, girl, even when we don't feel strong" [Chorus 1] So how many young men have to lay down Their life and their love of their woman For some sick promise of a heaven Lies go back now to the garden Even the four horses say all bets are off We're on the dark side of the sun We're on the dark side of the sun, the sun [Verse 2] Soon there'll be fast food on the moon Painted in neon with "For Sale" signs up You say, "I'm more afraid of what Tomorrow could bring to us" [Pre-Chorus] Brush back my tears and he said "Girl, we have to soldier on Yes, girl, even when we don't feel strong" [Chorus 2] So how many young men have to lay down Their life and their love of their woman For some sick promise of a heaven Bushes burn there on the mountain Abraham and Ishmael turn back the clock We're on the dark side We're on the dark side We're on the dark side of the sun Side, side, side of the sun -------- 2007 American Doll Posse -------- -------- Devils and Gods -------- [Verse] Devils and gods, now that's an idea But if we believe that it's they who decide That's the ultimate detractor of crimes 'Cause devils and gods They are you and I Devils and gods They are you and I Devils and gods Safe and Inside -------- 2007 American Doll Posse -------- -------- Digital Ghost -------- [Verse 1] It started as a joke Just one of my larks to see If somehow I could reach you so I swam into your shores Through an open window Only to find you all alone Curled up with machines Now it seems you're slipping Out of the land of the living [Chorus] Just take a closer look Take a closer look At what it is that's really haunting you I have to trust you'll know this digital ghost But I fear there's only so much time 'Cause the you I knew is fading away [Verse 2] Hands, lay them on my keys Let me play you again I am not immune to your net Find me there in it I won't go even if in Your heart only beats 1 and 0s Switch you on my friend Pull you from that rip current But only you can fight against this [Chorus] Take a closer look Just take a closer look At what it is that's really haunting you I have to trust you'll know this digital ghost But I fear there's only so much time 'Cause the you I knew is fading away [Outro] Fading Fading away -------- 2007 American Doll Posse -------- -------- Dragon -------- [Chorus 1] Don't tell me A woman did this to you Candy lies Candy lies Candy lies [Verse 1] You touched my hand I felt a force You called it dark But now I'm not so sure [Chorus 2] Just stay a while, stay a while, stay a while Why don't you stay a while, stay a while, stay a while [Post-Chorus] Cause your wild card, boy, needs playing Don't believe the lie, your dragon needs slaying Won't you lay here with me And I will bring kisses for the beast Lay here with me Here with me [Chorus 1] Don't tell me A woman did this to you Candy lies Candy lies Candy lies Candy lies Candy lies Candy lies [Verse 2] When I look back over documents and pages Ancient savageries christened those inflated Now it has come to light, the Gods they have slipped up They forgot about the power of a woman's love [Chorus 2] Just stay a while, stay a while, stay a while Why don't you stay a while, stay a while, stay a while Why don't you stay a while, stay a while, stay a while [Post-Chorus] Cause your wild card, boy, needs playing Don't believe the lie, your dragon needs slaying Won't you lay here with me And I will bring kisses for the beast Lay here with me Here with me [Chorus 1] Don't tell me A woman did this to you Candy lies Candy lies Candy lies Candy lies Candy lies Candy lies Candy lies Candy lies Forgive me Candy lies -------- 2007 American Doll Posse -------- -------- Drive All Night -------- [Verse 1] I got a spandex dress and it managed to fit Hey now, come and wreck it man I got a kid that calls the cops before the party's started That generation needs a lesson in sin Now you're in my door, you say you're running on empty Girl, I sure could use a friend [Chorus] But it's a long road that goes on and on And it drives and divides my flesh from your thorn And it's clear, dear man, I'm not sleeping anymore Congratulations as you lose control And do you still need a sign to let me drive? 'Cause I can drive all night Said I can drive all night [Verse 2] You say you got a vampire in your head Love, you got one in your kitchen She's been stringing you out since we were kids A black hole that could swallow Jesus And if you want the girl in the blue velvet band She'll charm you into oblivion [Chorus] But it's a long road that goes on and on And it drives and divides my flesh from your thorn And it's clear, dear man, I'm not sleeping anymore Congratulations as you lose control And do you still need a sign to let me drive? 'Cause I can drive all night Said I can drive all night [Bridge] He said "Girl, maybe I can't play your hero In your last picture show... [Outro] But I can drive up all night Said I can drive all night Said I can drive all night All night All night " -------- 2007 American Doll Posse -------- -------- Fat Slut -------- [Verse] "Fat slut," you said "What luck," I said "To be stuck in your, your happy family Don't you dare," I said "Judge me, you go and stick it in somewhere I'm sick-a hearing it Go stick it in somewhere I'm sick of hearing it" -------- 2007 American Doll Posse -------- -------- Father's Son -------- [Verse 1] Steady girl on your feet You and your wonderings Bread can feed a few So can some cartoons [Chorus] So it ends, so it begins I'm my father's son Plant another seed of hate In a trusting virgin gun [Verse 2] Steady girl for the show God versus God ringside Littered with corpses Neither God can forgive [Verse 3] So the desert blooms Strawberry cactus Can you blame nature If she's had enough of us? [Chorus] So it ends, so it begins I'm my father's son Plant another seed of hate In a trusting virgin gun [Verse 4] Steady boy, watch them pray To you I suspect If you keep my flesh firm I'll ready those sacraments [Chorus] So it ends, so it begins I'm my father's son So it ends, so it begins I'm my father's son Plant another seed of hate In another father's son -------- 2007 American Doll Posse -------- -------- Girl Disappearing -------- [Verse 1] 7 am, so it begins again 1 zip favouring familiar silhouettes Left whips and chains behind I'm boycotting trends It's my new look this season [Pre-Chorus 1] Riding on backs of palominos primed for an attack It's as good, as good as it gets [Chorus 1] With girl disappearing What on earth's occurring? 'Cause she's right in front of me A girl disappearing To some secret prison Behind her eyes she whispers "Big surprise, there was No protection by this urban light So I'm running to A constellation where they can still see you" [Verse 2] Envy can spread, herself so thinly She slipped in before I could notice it In my own war, blood in the cherry zone When they pit woman against feminist [Pre-Chorus 2] Riding on backs of palominos ditching the blond shell Working her hell on that red carpet [Chorus 2] With girl disappearing What on earth's occurring? 'Cause she's right in front of me A girl disappearing To some secret prison But she's right in front of me A girl disappearing To some secret prison Behind her eyes she whispers "Big surprise, there was No protection by this urban light So I'm running to A constellation where they can still see you" Then I'm running too If that's a consolation 'cause I can still see you -------- 2007 American Doll Posse -------- -------- Miracle -------- [Verse 1] Okay what if I could hold on, but then Would nightmares turn back into dreams once again? Would Lady Luck say this game has no end? But dawn does not rise to darkness Hold on, break your fall [Chorus] I cry, "Miracle, Miracle" But she's run from all the judges in her favourite dress I cry, "Miracle, Miracle" I could have used one today "No, Miracle, Miracle" God, I hope she's not gone far 'Cause, boys, not many D.J.s can make you a star [Verse 2] I look to the children, they shrug, "Don't ask us Hope was yours to protect till we grow up" I asked a cowboy, "Can you save the day?" He said, "If I had me a few braves as I'm too late" [Chorus] I cry, "Miracle, Miracle" But she's run from all the judges in her favourite dress I cry, "Miracle, Miracle" I could have used one today I cry, "Miracle, Miracle" But she's run from all the judges in her favourite dress I cry, "Miracle, Miracle" I could have used one today "No, Miracle, Miracle" God, I hope she's not gone far 'Cause, boys, not many D.J.s can make, make, make you a star [Outro] I hear Miracle I hear Miracle I hear -------- 2007 American Doll Posse -------- -------- Mr. Bad Man -------- [Verse 1] He's a bad man, Mr. Bad Man And she had enough of him So the wolves try to dry her eyes 'Cause the bad man made her cry [Chorus] But everyday I know that I may just be closer To the sea of frozen words Words that even soldiers would lay down their swords for And they come in every color And flavor too And flavor too [Verse 2] There's a gold star on a gendarme So she asked him, "Hey can you hold my song? It's the one piece that I got left So hide it well" she said [Verse 3] He's a bad man, Mr. Bad Man Just a bad, bad man, such a bad man And she had enough of him So the wolves try to dry her eyes 'Cause the bad man made her cry [Chorus] But everyday I know that I may just be closer To the sea of frozen words Words that even soldiers would lay down their swords for And they come in every color And flavor too And flavor too And flavor too -------- 2007 American Doll Posse -------- -------- My Posse Can Do -------- [Verse 1] I don't know what you've been playing I don't know why I've been staying I got me some better things to do I do mind what you been saying I don't know why I've been staying I got me some better things to do Boys, you give me the beat [Chorus] Tippy-tippy-ty, tippy-tippy-toe Tippy-tippy-ty all over the world There be things that my posse can do Tippy-tippy-ty, tippy-tippy-toe Tippy-tippy-ty all over the world There be things that my posse can do [Post-Chorus] Save yourself the lie, I see it in your eyes You've been having you a wonderful crime She can flip her hair, I can flip you off You got talents but, baby, I'm thinking they're not enough [Verse 2] I don't know what you've been playing I don't know why I've been staying I got me some better things to do I don't do so well in traffic Or with leaders who don't have it I got me some better things to do Boys, you give me the beat [Chorus] Tippy-tippy-ty, tippy-tippy-toe Tippy-tippy-ty all over the world There be things that my posse can do Tippy-tippy-ty, tippy-tippy-toe Tippy-tippy-ty all over the world There be things that my posse can do [Bridge] A Formula One racer or the Pope Presidential posts you say aren't for girls That's the way it's been up until today There's another way Maybe this girl's got a taste to misbehave [Verse 3] I don't know what you've been playing I don't know why I've been staying I got me some better things to do Brothers, I say hallelujah You proselytise and compute All them things that your posse can do Boys, you give me the beat [Chorus] Tippy-tippy-ty, tippy-tippy-toe Tippy-tippy-ty all over the world Tippy-tippy-ty, tippy-tippy-toe Tippy-tippy-ty all over the world Tippy-tippy-ty, tippy-tippy-toe Tippy-tippy-ty all over the world There be things that my posse There be things, I say, yo, hallelujah There be things that my posse can do Boys, you give me the beat -------- 2007 American Doll Posse -------- -------- Posse Bonus -------- [Chorus] This is your posse bonus, this is your extra This is your posse bonus 'cause I like you This is your posse bonus, this is your extra This is your posse bonus 'cause I like you [Post-Chorus] Because I like you, cause I like you, porcupine Burrow your way to freedom [Chorus] This is your posse bonus, this is your extra This is your posse bonus 'cause I like you [Verse 1] Eat your greens Feed your head Mind the doubts, they harvest them Broccoli Feed your head Their ideas are fried in fat [Chorus] This is your posse bonus, this is your extra This is your posse bonus 'cause I like you [Post-Chorus] Because I like you, cause I like you, porcupine Burrow your way to freedom [Verse 2] You say you're not bothered To lie beneath pigs Then go on, Laura Here's a flower for your grave [Chorus] This is your posse bonus, this is your extra This is your posse bonus 'cause I like you I like you I like you -------- 2007 American Doll Posse -------- -------- Programmable Soda -------- [Verse 1] Think of me as programmable soda Too much cherry? Baby, then you can just add cola [Verse 2] Think of me as programmable soda 'Cause you can, can be a cruel fella So okay, then I just back off The vanilla [Verse 3] Think of me as programmable soda Cause I've come, I've come to accept that For lovelies you are a fanatic But I can't, I can't let that throw me Into a genital p-p-panic [Verse 4] Think of me as programmable soda Too much cherry? Baby, then you can just add cola Think of me as programmable soda When you think And, boy, when you drink When you think of me -------- 2007 American Doll Posse -------- -------- Roosterspur Bridge -------- [Verse 1] Somewhere down past Roosterspur Bridge Perhaps just a trick of the light I thought I heard the sweetest guitar Was it a rock and roll Jesus? [Chorus] Sometimes I think I think I understand The fear in the boy The fire in the man Sometimes I watch The wonder in your eyes That and you leaving I have memorised That and you leaving I have memorised [Verse 2] Drove all night through Sliding Rock Falls Thinking I'd find something that we'd lost Can't remember when you stopped laughing Or when I stopped wanting to win [Chorus] Sometimes I think I think I understand The fear in the boy The fire in the man Sometimes I watch The wonder in your eyes That and you leaving I have memorised [Bridge] Do you even see me now? Do you think of us still? Do I always read things in Before a day's deliverance On Roosterspur bridge [Chorus] Sometimes I think I think I understand The fear in the boy The fire in the man Sometimes I watch The wonder in your eyes That and you leaving I have memorised That and you leaving That and you leaving I have memorised, yeah -------- 2007 American Doll Posse -------- -------- Secret Spell -------- [Verse 1] In one hand dreams a plenty In her smile a secret spell There have been disappointments These she knows all too well [Pre-Chorus 1] But you losing you was not a part of this plan so [Chorus] Jumps at three tears at thirteen Just turn you around for Eighteen wheels in a high heel Just turn you around Sold a dream at twenty three Turn you around Hold out You still got your secret spell [Verse 2] At the heart of the matter Someone wove a secret spell Mixed with girl not so peaceful Angel and animal [Pre-Chorus 2] But me losing you was not a part of this plan so [Chorus] Jumps at three tears at thirteen Just turn you around for Eighteen wheels in a high heel Just turn you around Sold a dream at twenty three Turn you around Hold out You still got your secret spell Secret spell [Bridge] Girl you got to do a 180 Disappointment, you know it well But you losing you was not a part of this plan so [Chorus] Jumps at three tears at thirteen Just turn you around for Eighteen wheels in a high heel Turn you around Sold a dream at twenty three Turn you around Hold out. hold out You still got that secret spell Secret spell [Outro] Girl you got to do a 180 'Cause you still got your secret spell -------- 2007 American Doll Posse -------- -------- Smokey Joe -------- [Verse 1] Smokey Joe, you're calling at the station "If I kill him there are complications" I did not ask for this "Oh, but love, yes you did" [Chorus] Maybe it terrifies me It's too, too easy It's too easy This quiet siege It's too, too easy To wish you harm Maybe it terrifies me You threw black ice At the bottom of the river [Verse 2] Smokey Joe hey what's a revelation My dark twin, the annihilating feminine "That one's past is not a destination Does not need civilising It is a road for fools Who need empty approvals" [Chorus] Maybe it terrifies me It's too, too easy It's too easy This quiet siege It's too, too easy To wish you harm Maybe it terrifies me You threw black ice At the bottom of the river [Verse 3] Smokey Joe hey can you pass the pipe A song-less robin, she became You have been blessed now go be wise He stole my sister Clitorides "It is a coward who will say he's not afraid These silken rubber gloves Of dying when clearly he is potently alive" Choking his vitriolic tongue [Chorus] Maybe it terrifies me It's too, too easy It's too easy This quiet siege It's too, too easy To wish you harm Maybe it terrifies me It's too easy This quiet siege It's too, too easy You threw black ice At the bottom of the river [Outro] Smokey Joe is calling at the station Calling at the station -------- 2007 American Doll Posse -------- -------- Teenage Hustling -------- [Intro] You think you can come around here All up in his face All up in my world [Chorus] You better know, you better know, you better know I'm at your door, I'm at your door, I'm at your door You better know, you better know, you better know I'm at your door, I'm at your door, I'm at your [Post-Chorus 1] You gotta right, you gotta right to know You gotta right, you gotta right to know Me and my teenage hustling [Verse 1] I've been working it Since I's fourteen Me and my teenage hustling I've been working it Since I's fourteen Me and my teenage hustling It's gonna save me, save me, save me Save me, save me, save me From your dirty dealings You're a dirty girl You're such a dirty girl [Chorus] You better know, you better know, you better know I'm at your door, I'm at your door, I'm at your door You better know, you better know, you better know I'm at your door, I'm at your door, I'm at your [Bridge] Maybe the riddle of this accident goes back to your gossip With a ferocious strategy you play wounded in his cockpit But I think that you forgot my days of teenage hustling [Chorus] You better know you better know you better know I'm at your door I'm at your door I'm at your door You better know you better know you better know I'm at your door I'm at your door I'm at your [Post-Chorus 2] You gotta right you gotta right to know You gotta right you gotta right to know You gotta right you gotta right to know [Verse 2] Me and my teenage hustling I've been working it Since I's fourteen Me and my teenage hustling I've been working it Since I's fourteen But you been skanking around with your talentless trash You only shoot blanks at your cocksure best Me and my teenage hustling Me and my teenage hustling It's gonna save me, save me, save me Save me, save me, save me From your dirty dealings Now I don't mind a dirty girl Said I don't mind a dirty girl [Chorus] You better know you better know you better know I'm at your door I'm at your door I'm at your door You better know you better know you better know I'm at your door I'm at your door I'm at your door -------- 2007 American Doll Posse -------- -------- Velvet Revolution -------- [Chorus 1] Feeling radical in cotton, purified in my satin But the bomb of the season is a velvet revolution [Bridge] I look at the sky And feel the tears of the prophets crying I look at the sky And feel the rain, the rain of tears [Chorus 2] Feeling radical in cotton, purified in my satin But the bomb of the season is a velvet revolution All you killers of the children, there's a new commandment The true Divine Creator wants a velvet revolution All you killers of the children, there's a new commandment The true Divine Creator wants a velvet revolution -------- 2007 American Doll Posse -------- -------- Yo George -------- [Verse 1] I salute to you, Commander And I sneeze 'Cause I have now an allergy To your policies it seems [Verse 2] Where have we gone wrong, America? Mr. Lincoln we can't seem to find you anywhere Out of the millions, from the deserts to the mountains Over prairies, to the shores [Outro] Is this just the madness of King George? Yo, George Is this just the madness of King George? Yo, George Well you have the whole nation On all fours -------- 2007 American Doll Posse -------- -------- You Can Bring Your Dog -------- [Verse 1] You can bring your dog, I got three He can play the wolf for the evening If you were to get lost behind these locks [Pre-Chorus] Ain't that a good thing? Ain't that a good thing? Ain't that a good thing 'cause [Chorus 1] I'm not making any promises I'm not living to be the Mrs I'm not making any promises, honey But you still got that something, pretty boy You still got that something as a man You still got that something Of this I know, of this I know [Verse 2] That one fancies herself as a black lab I hear that your old flame is a pure breed Me? I guess you could say I'm a Siamese [Pre-Chorus] Ain't that a good thing? Ain't that a good thing? Ain't that a good thing 'cause [Chorus 2] I'm not making any promises You'll be too busy boy to sue her for damages I'm not making any promises, honey But you still got that something, pretty boy You still got that something as a man You still got that something Of this I know, of this I know [Outro] You can bring your dog, anytime You can bring your dog You can bring your dog You can bring them all You can bring your mom Bring your dog, baby, baby, baby Please now bring bring your love -------- 2009 Abnormally Attracted to Sin -------- -------- 500 Miles -------- [Verse 1] He walked 300 miles just to bring, to bring me bread His body like a sculpture, almost decorated [Pre-Chorus 1] And I'll wake him as the dawn does And we'll break it on the bus Saying, "This was made for us, love" [Chorus] In lovers' communion for 500 miles And in 500 miles will he break, break me again? In lovers' communion for 500 miles And in 500 miles will we break, even break? [Verse 2] Step it up, grab your phone, get your suitcase There is no time to waste, a big adventure awaits [Bridge] Sad news France suffered a late snow, the blooms break through the ice In San Francisco A guitar man finally confessed he left that actress Over the lakes With hearts touched by frost, we fought In the Land of the Midnight Sun I lost myself I lost myself [Verse 3] I walk 300 miles just to bring, to bring him bread In love some gifts are simple, others I underrated [Pre-Chorus 2] So I'll wake him as the dawn does And we'll face what any lovers must Blueness pales within a flames lust [Chorus] In lovers' communion for 500 miles And in 500 miles will he break, break me again? In lovers' communion for 500 miles And in 500 miles will he break, even break [Outro] Will we break, even break Break, even break Don't slow down We might not even break -------- 2009 Abnormally Attracted to Sin -------- -------- Abnormally Attracted to Sin -------- [Verse 1] Impeccable peccadillo You are off your guard Pussy willows groves There by the church Don't go in if you are [Chorus] Abnormally attracted to sin Abnormally attracted to sin [Verse 2] She may be dead to you But her hips sway a natural Kind of faith that could give Your lost heart a warm chapel You'll sleep in her bell tower And you will simply wake [Chorus] Abnormally attracted to sin Abnormally attracted to sin [Verse 3] Impeccable peccadillo I know who you are Tales of longing sway Lost without a verse Hymns of swing lay low There by the church Don't go in if you are [Chorus] Abnormally attracted to sin Abnormally attracted to sin [Outro] She may be dead to you Kind of faith that could give Attracted to sin To sin To sin -------- 2009 Abnormally Attracted to Sin -------- -------- Curtain Call -------- [Verse 1] Ebony beauty Pass this shade The looking glass reflects Then a voice calls me back "This is just circumstance It is not personal" Oh no, it never is Then you ram your hand in your bag For a little friendly substance [Pre-Chorus] By the time you're 25 They will say, "You've gone and blown it" By the time you're 35, I must confide You will have blown them all Right on cue, just act surprised When they invite you to take [Chorus] Your curtain call You climbed China's wall Your curtain call [Verse 2] I have done what I've done And it has the ultimate consequence Then a voice calls me back "This is not business, no It's more like spiritual" Is that what it is? Then you ram your hand in your bag For a little protection [Pre-Chorus] By the time you're 25 They will say, "You've gone and blown it" By the time you're 35, I must confide You will have blown them all Right on cue, just act surprised When they invite you to take [Chorus] Your curtain call You climbed China's wall Your curtain call They closed China's wall Curtain call [Outro] Ebony beauty Pass this shade The looking glass reflects -------- 2009 Abnormally Attracted to Sin -------- -------- Fast Horse -------- [Verse 1] How can I be drunk? You strike with dry poison I am possessed Still engaged in some kind of advanced shackling [Pre-Chorus] Girl you got to find you the man who Can smoke this out, bad medicine Girl you got to find you the man who Can smoke this out, good medicine would say [Chorus] You got you a fast horse, darling But all you do is complain it ain't a Maserati You had a soul that you left back in Memphis But your mama ain't New York, she is pure Tennessee [Verse 2] On a desert highway I am struck by my own rage Time-bomb in his palm a finger-apple Augments this advanced shackling [Pre-Chorus] Girl you got to find you the man who Can smoke this out, bad medicine Girl you got to find you the man who Can smoke this out, good medicine would say [Chorus] You got you a fast horse, darling But all you do is complain it ain't a Maserati You had a soul that you left back in Memphis But your mama ain't New York, she is pure, can't you see? [Chorus] You got you a fast horse, darling But all you do is complain it ain't a Maserati You had a soul that you left back in Memphis But your mama ain't New York, she is pure, can't you see? [Outro] Your mama ain't New York, she is pure Tennessee -------- 2009 Abnormally Attracted to Sin -------- -------- Fire to Your Plain -------- [Verse 1] Shock, got the shock of my life Just buckle up girls, I'm stealing the night From them, steal the night What they're down to, let's see in cold day light [Pre-Chorus 1] I gotta get this right I gotta get this right [Chorus 1] Cause she's up and I am low Watching you watching her play this game Yeah she's bold, bold enough To set fire to your plain Her fire to your plain [Verse 2] Pray, you can pray to your Jane I put out the call, but not to be saved Called my devilling kin With her yellow Aston Martin [Pre-Chorus 2] "We gotta get this right" I gotta get this right [Chorus 2] Cause she's up and I am low Watching him watching her play this game Yeah she's bold, bold enough To set fire to his plain [Verse 3] She said, 'Get in and set the Sat Nav to Hell Or would it be Purgatory?" [Pre-Chorus 1] I gotta get this right I gotta get this right [Chorus 1] Cause she's up and I am low Watching you watching her play this game Yeah she's bold, bold enough To set fire to your plain Her fire to your plain [Outro] Her fire, bold enough Her fire to your plain -------- 2009 Abnormally Attracted to Sin -------- -------- Flavor -------- [Verse 1] Battle of the minds Cries below, cries above You must pick a side Will you choose fear? Will you choose love? [Chorus] What does it look like This orbital ball from the fringes of the Milky Way? What does it feel like This orbital ball on the fringes of the Milky Way? Raining fla-fla-flavor Icing fla-fla-flavor Flavor love [Verse 2] Whose God then is God? They all want jur-jurisdiction In the Book of Earth Whose God spread fear? Spread love? [Chorus] What does it look like This orbital ball from the fringes of the Milky Way? What does it feel like This orbital ball from the fringes of the Milky Way? Raining fla-fla-flavor Icing fla-fla-flavor Flavor love [Bridge] Turn up the frequency [Chorus] What does it look like This orbital ball from the fringes of the Milky Way? What does it feel like This orbital ball from the fringes of the Milky Way? Raining fla-fla-flavor Icing fla-fla-flavor Spread that fla-fla-flavor [Outro] Flavor Flavor Flavor -------- 2009 Abnormally Attracted to Sin -------- -------- Give -------- [Verse 1] So you heard I crossed over the line Do I have regrets? Well, not yet There are some, some who give blood I give love, I give [Chorus] Soon before the sun Before the sun begins to rise I know that I, I must give So that I, I can live [Verse 2] There are some, some whose give Twists itself to take, they mistake Who, what, what made up the line? Some say it was pain, or was it shame? [Chorus] Soon before the sun Before the sun begins to rise I know that I, I must give So that I, I can live [Interlude] [Verse 3] Some, some who give blood I give love, I give [Chorus] Soon before the sun Before the sun begins to rise I know that I, I must give So that I, I can live -------- 2009 Abnormally Attracted to Sin -------- -------- Lady in Blue -------- [Verse 1] Cigarettes recommended "Need a light to use?" said the lady in blue After the rain [Verse 2] What is left? What is right? "You may understand, I left the right man" Said the lady in blue, "I left the right man" [Chorus] Boys play well into midnight "Can I join you?" said the lady in blue After the rain [Verse 3] "Pillow cold, but she won't stray into other lands," he said "Take my hand," to the lady in blue "You wronged the right man" [Verse 4] Cigarettes recommended "Need a light to use?" said the lady in blue "I wronged the right man" [Chorus] Boys play well into midnight "Can I join you?" said the lady in blue After the rain [Chorus] Boys, you play well into midnight "Can I join you?" Said the lady in blue [Post-Chorus] Said the lady in blue Said the lady in blue "I can play too" [Outro] For you I will play, lady in blue For you, if you want me to, I will play, lady Lady in blue, if you want me to I will play, play for you, lady Lady in blue -------- 2009 Abnormally Attracted to Sin -------- -------- Mary Jane -------- [Verse 1] Then he said "Mom, I want to forna... I mean formulate And discover the realms of the unknown With Mary Jane After all you'll be away for the weekend Just please consent, I need a friend" [Chorus 1] I admit your puberty was somewhat strange Could this be fixed with Mary Jane? Mary Jane, Mary Jane Mary Jane who? [Verse 2] So I said "Son you want to permeate And discover the realms of the unknown With Mary Jane After all the other boys that are your age They only wake to medicate [Chorus 2] "Do I know her family? Is she even mannerly when she's out in society?" "She even bakes" "She even bakes?" "These odd brownies" Mary Jane, Mary Jane Mary Jane who? [Outro] Then he said "I believe in her family On her maternal side there was a Dr. Tetrahydrocannabinol Pure Isomer Dronabinol Mary Jane who? Mary Jane who? -------- 2009 Abnormally Attracted to Sin -------- -------- Maybe California -------- [Verse 1] Hey Mrs. see, please don't jump "Why not? Nothing is making sense anymore to me I don't know when I stopped making him smile Now the kids see me cry all the time" [Verse 2] From one mother to the other They'll never get over this For their lifetime all their wishes Will be dashed upon those cliffs [Chorus] So let's be strong, you and me The night is o-opening Our angels are falling And they will warm, they'll warm us She asked, "Right now? Right here?" I'm feeling soon, soon my dear Maybe California Maybe California [Verse 3] As mothers we have our troubles You'll leave them with emptiness For their lifetime all their wishes Will be dashed upon those cliffs, those cliffs [Chorus] So let's be strong, you and me The night is o-opening Our angels are falling And they will warm, they'll warm us She asked, "Right now? Right here?" I'm feeling soon, soon my dear Maybe Cali-California Maybe Cali-Califor-California [Outro] Until then there will be Starlight shining down For every tear in every town -------- 2009 Abnormally Attracted to Sin -------- -------- Not Dying Today -------- [Verse 1] There was a gambler and a cleaner and a puppeteer Only the puppet could explain just what he was All on a bus we were hoping to pass the time Plug my piece in boys then we can drink the wine Drink the wine, drink the wine [Chorus 1] Well, music, good friends, I'm not dying today I may be 6 feet under, full of wonder I'm not dying today, dying Today, today Today I'm not dying, mister Today, today [Verse 2] Neil is thrilled he can claim he's mammalian "But the bad news," he said, "Girl, you're a dandelion" Dandelion, hey I need to think about that Yeah, I thought about that and I said, "What the Hell?" He said, "Nope, you are Earth bound Blow them seeds away and maybe one will make a sound Make a sound, make a sound" [Chorus 2] Oh, music, good friends I'm not dying today I may be 6 feet under, full of thunder I'm not dying today, dying Today, today Today I'm not dying, mister Today, today [Bridge] So they got us go, going and coming 'Cause they make us pay if we go or stay Is he praying that I'll pop my clogs? If they can't prove I'm crazy By noon I'll be pushing up them daisies Tomorrow, with their doughnut box They'll say, "It's sad she's brown bread" Hey, I got my weapons [Chorus 3] Music, good friends I'm not dying today I may be 6 feet under, way down yonder I'm not dying today, dying I'm not dying, sister Keep your paws off my ankle straps and my mister Dying, frying, rather have a lie-in I am not blowing that Gabriel's trumpet I got my own band to play today -------- 2009 Abnormally Attracted to Sin -------- -------- Ophelia -------- [Verse 1] Ophelia, your secret is safe Ophelia, you must break the chain Some girls will get their way Some fathers will control from the grave Ophelia, you must remember: [Chorus] Veronica's America is not like Is not like Charlotte's, one to savour cosmic flavor Then Alison whispers, "Remember Change waltzes in with her sister Pain Waiting for you to send her away Wish her well, break the chain, break the chain" Ophelia, I feel you [Verse 2] Ophelia, "The Eve of St. Agnes" A poem he can't reach you in Ophelia, you know how to lose But when will you learn to choose Those men who choose to stay Those mothers who won't look the other way Ophelia, you must remember: [Chorus] Veronica's America is not like Is not like Charlotte's, one to savour cosmic flavor Then Alison whispers, "Remember Change waltzes in with her sister Pain Waiting for you to send her away Wish her well, break the chain, break the chain" Ophelia, Ophelia Feel you, remember -------- 2009 Abnormally Attracted to Sin -------- -------- Oscar's Theme -------- [Chorus] A warm autumn breeze gliding in In the distance a tailspin Languid is Oscar's theme He awaits Juliet's landing [Verse 1] Made to doubt Where he is now If he could just step back and swim To bliss partnership [Chorus] A warm autumn breeze gliding in In the distance a tailspin Languid is Oscar's theme He awaits Juliet's landing [Verse 2] Snakes and snails And puppy dogs' tails "Yes, throw the rice Are they all made with sugar and spice?" [Chorus] A warm autumn breeze gliding in In the distance a tailspin Languid is Oscar's theme He awaits Juliet's landing [Outro] Languid is Oscar's theme He awaits Juliet's landing -------- 2009 Abnormally Attracted to Sin -------- -------- Police Me -------- [Chorus] Police yourself Police yourself Police me [Chorus] Police yourself Police yourself Police me [Verse 1] We've got our own remote viewing Every cell has been taught to think Perhaps the answer to the question Lies in the question Perhaps you should read my thoughts Line them up like soldiers [Chorus] Police yourself Police yourself Police me [Post-Chorus] Loaded, full of winter You are storming Blackberry girl will you strike before he's Loaded, full of winter You are storming Blackberry girl will you strike before he's Loaded, full of winter You are storming Blackberry girl will you strike before he's Loaded, full of winter You are... [Chorus] Police yourself Police yourself Police me [Bridge] Police yourself Can they monitor how you think? Police yourself They've got their own remote viewing Police yourself To get off he cries "slutty goth" Police yourself But I'm a brightly colored person Police me [Post-Chorus] Loaded, full of winter You are storming Blackberry girl will you strike before he's Loaded, full of winter You are storming Blackberry girl will you strike before he's Loaded, full of winter You are storming Blackberry girl will you strike before he's Loaded, full of winter You are... [Verse 2] Perhaps the answer to the question Lies in the question Perhaps you should read my thoughts Line them up like soldiers Perhaps the answer to the question Lies in the question Perhaps you should read my thoughts Line them up like soldiers [Chorus] Police yourself Police yourself Police me [Chorus] Police yourself Police yourself Police me -------- 2009 Abnormally Attracted to Sin -------- -------- Starling -------- [Verse 1] Starling, you were right, I am the jealous kind Whoever would have guessed? Starling, now I am shut out and confined Even within my nest [Chorus 1] What, what does it take to make it through another day If a feather lined with his words becomes a blade? [Verse 2] Starling, when he screams he screams in black and white Just like the magpie Shattered night then I woke Not to a lonely lark, but to a raven's cry [Chorus 2] If a feather lined with his words becomes a blade Then what, what will it take to make it through another day? [Bridge] So when they play, play the song Sing along It could be your turn to shine If you know the lines Hey, what's that you say? "You can find, find him online Most of the time these days" "Is that right?" I say [Outro] You were right, Starling -------- 2009 Abnormally Attracted to Sin -------- -------- Strong Black Vine -------- [Verse 1] Shut your mouth, I'm spinning it tight down south I'm on raid, tie you down 'Cause boy I can save you from that evil faith Eagles serve, yeah uhuh, mother first They turn you predator But boy I can save you from that evil faith [Pre-Chorus 1] Arms sold in balmy cities that may not be with us for long Save you from that evil faith Lay back [Chorus] Strong black vine Submission is my mission for a Strong black vine You just might see that sweet Jesus Strong black vine Submission is my mission for a Strong black vine Your mission, con-concentrate [Verse 2] Blown to bits her innocent flesh to dust All for a dark god All for the love of some evil faith Swollen stream, every drip serpents bless You rape Earth knowledge Still she would save you from your evil faith [Pre-Chorus 2] Bodies bathe is black gold, your pleasure Arms sold in balmy cities that may not be with us for long Save you from that evil faith Lay back [Chorus] Strong black vine Submission is my mission for a Strong black vine You just might see that sweet Jesus Strong black vine Submission is my mission for a Strong black vine Your mission, con-concen... [Chorus] Strong black vine Submission is my mission for a Strong black vine You just might see that sweet Jesus Strong black vine Submission is my mission for a Strong black vine Your mission, con-concentrate -------- 2009 Abnormally Attracted to Sin -------- -------- That Guy -------- [Verse 1] That guy Swears he will walk And carries a chip As big as New York That guy At night makes me scream And smashes the best Possibilities That guy Just brings his war Home, she cries, "Why can't Daddy leave his war War outside?" That guy When he wants can love Like no other love Until the darkness comes [Chorus] Do we make up to break up? Do we break up then wake up To cuts instead of kisses? To cuts instead Instead Instead [Verse 2] That guy Swears he will walk And carries a chip As big as New York That guy Cannot seem to see There're no other guys But the one he used to be [Chorus] Do we make up to break up? Do we break up then wake up To cuts instead of kisses? To cuts instead Instead Instead [Outro] Will we make up? Will we break up? Will I wake up with With that guy That guy, that guy -------- 2009 Abnormally Attracted to Sin -------- -------- Welcome to England -------- [Verse 1] "Do a dance for me," Baby, it is late, still you pour me A tall one, "Go on Let the liquid take off what you're on You've been down before" Boy, not like this, I'm in quicksand I am sinking fast "Perfect," he laughed, "'cause your other half has Got himself a devil's access" [Chorus 1] "Welcome to England," he said "Welcome to my world You better bring your own sun, sweet girl You gotta bring your own sun Don't you forget, you bring your own sun Just enough for everyone" [Verse 2] Heels on, go on Bang a tango, but do not get tangled Who can stay strong When they only give us lies to lean on? When your heart explodes is it deathly cold? You must let the colours violate the Blackness, there is a magic world parallel So leave your daily Hell [Chorus 2] "Welcome to England," he said "Welcome to my world" It's not a question if I can Fight by your side and withstand Anything, but I forgot that you said "Girl if you come You better bring your sun, sweet girl You gotta bring your sun Don't you, forget you bring your sun Just enough for everyone For everyone" [Outro] "Welcome to England Welcome to England" -------- 2011 Night of Hunters -------- -------- Battle of Trees -------- [Chorus 1] Our language of love The Battle of Trees We fought side by side No one had more Sharper consonants than you love And my vowels, well, were trusted [Verse 1] First comes the birch Rowan followed by the ash Then through the alder she forms And merges with willow [Interlude] [Verse 2] The hawthorn blossoms As the oak guards the door "She" is the hinge on which the year swings He courts the lightening flash and her [Chorus 2] Summoning the spirits Through incantations You said, "that Thunder God Seems to have In our enemy, his own laureate" But we knew the furies held the holly sacred [Verse 3] We were insulated In a circle of words we'd drawn With wisdom sent from 9 hazels A rowan fire, and a willow rod At 10 comes the vine That generates bramble wine The constant change of the night sun A song in the blood of the white bull [Chorus 1] Our language of love The Battle of Trees We fought side by side No one had more Sharper consonants than you love And my vowels, well, were trusted [Verse 4] From ivy leaves Is an ale that can unveil The hidden meanings and serpents Only revealed through visions Yes, vowels could insert "A" was for the silver fir The furze or gorse then came next With heather at her most passionate The White Poplar's gift To the souls of the dead A promise that it was not the end But for the vine - the yew its coffin [Chorus 3] Vowels and consonants The power of trees The power they hold The power of prose So when the church began to twist the old myths They built their own Tower of Babel From ulster to Munster [Chorus 4] The reed gave way then To the elder The Earth turns her wheel So that night follows day From dawn to dawn From winter to winter That day the ash had power Over the alder [Chorus 5] Our language of love The Battle of Trees We fought side by side Then he said to me "I've dodged bullets and even poisoned arrows Only to be felled by the blade of a vowel" -------- 2011 Night of Hunters -------- -------- Cactus Practice (Ft. Natashya Hawley) -------- [Verse 1: Tori Amos & Natashya Hawley] Maybe he and I Are like a pair of suns that are captured Maybe he and I are like a pair of Suns That are captured Eternally linked into chasing each other's spin Eternally linked into chasing each other's spin [Pre-Chorus 1: Tori Amos & Natashya Hawley] Bound by beliefs That have become steel cords Why the disharmony? Let's re-sing my world With a harmonic defiance I'll face this [Chorus 1: Tori Amos & Natashya Hawley] I'd like to induct you into The drink of the cactus practice Cactus Cactus? Practice Will you induct me into The drink of the cactus practice? Cactus Cactus Practice [Verse 2: Tori Amos & Natashya Hawley] Are you saying I'm Reactive but I can work with it, doll-face Every couple has their version of what they call the truth? Every couple has their version of what they call the truth [Pre-Chorus 2: Tori Amos, Natashya Hawley and Tori Amos & Natashya Hawley] Call all that lies Beneath both stories Back to my fire Embrace what you find With a harmonic defiance I'll face this [Chorus 2: Tori Amos & Natashya Hawley] It's time to induct you into The drink of the cactus practice Cactus? Cactus Practice I'd like to induct you into The drink of the cactus practice Cactus? Cactus Practice Will you induct me into The drink of the cactus practice? Cactus? Cactus -------- 2011 Night of Hunters -------- -------- Carry -------- [Verse 1] Love, hold my hand Help me see you with the dawn That those that have left Are not gone [Verse 2] But they carry on As stars looking down As nature's sons And daughters of the heavens [Chorus] You will not ever be forgotten by me In the precession of the mighty stars Your name is sung and tattooed now on my heart Here I will carry, carry, carry you Forever [Verse 3] You have touched my life So that now cathedrals of sound are singing Are singing [Verse 4] The waves have come to walk with you To where you will live in the Land of Youth Land of Youth [Chorus] You will not ever be forgotten by me In the precession of the mighty stars Your name is sung and tattooed now on my heart Here I will carry, carry, carry you Here I will carry, carry, carry you Forever -------- 2011 Night of Hunters -------- -------- Edge of the Moon -------- [Verse 1] Here on the edge of the moon Running from our future As I look back, your heart grabs my hand asking me To remember a vow you made that would always take Me to the edge of the moon Circling pictures of you [Verse 2] The time you sailed on Under the diamond eye Or for a dolphin who for a song had Crossed night to bring back your bride Under a warm Tuscan sun No cliff was too steep for us Here at the edge of the moon I surf a curve thrown by you [Verse 3] And did you teach me to fly past your marmalade sky? So that after the waning and waxing of love You could find Me at the edge Here at the edge Me at the edge of, the edge of the moon [Interlude] [Verse 4] Now I'm going back, past that marmalade sky 'Cause you've got my waxing and waning As primitive goes You can stir the embers of the Lucy inside of my soul Now I'm going back, past that marmalade sky 'Cause you've got my waxing and waning As primitive goes You can stir the embers of the Lucy inside of my soul Now I'm going back, past that marmalade sky 'Cause you've got my waxing and waning As primitive goes You can stir the embers of the Lucy inside, the Lucy inside Lucy inside of my soul Stir the Lucy inside of my soul [Outro] Here at the edge Me at the edge of, the edge of the moon -------- 2011 Night of Hunters -------- -------- Fearlessness -------- [Verse 1] Fearlessness blew in with the wind Waking up to greet the sun We sailed on like the ancient ones Into the Nine Underworlds We knew dangers would come I had faith in both of us [Refrain] Listen to your heart You can hear me Listen to your heart You can hear me [Verse 2] Day turned night when he questioned "Why can't you balance the skies?" Soulless storms have sent watchers With blade-less weapons to fight [Chorus] Teams of horses of the brine Followed his cry Through the fire demons of the wild Hissed with the wind Did you listen? [Refrain] Listen to your heart Can you hear me? Listen to your heart Can you hear me? [Verse 3] Fearlessness soon reminded me "You must be stronger than they" Cautioning, "There are those who live To be cruel for the fun of it." He let in a dark companion That orbited between us His siren friends convinced him that love Was no match against storms to come Their songs inflamed by doubt Fearlessness drown them out [Interlude] [Chorus] Teams of horses of the brine Followed his cry Through the fire demons of the wild Hissed with the wind Did you listen? [Refrain] Listen to your heart You can hear me Listen to your heart You can hear me [Outro] Did we begin without knowing it? To find fault in every gift Then that was when the blame began What were once two forces joined in fearlessness -------- 2011 Night of Hunters -------- -------- Job's Coffin (Ft. Natashya Hawley) -------- [Verse 1: Natashya Hawley] Job's coffin looks down Job's coffin looks down To see what mankind is gonna do There is a grid of disempowerment All forces are being called to dismantle this As Job's coffin looks down Job's coffin looks down To see what you're gonna do [Bridge: Natashya Hawley] There exists a power of old Who wanted Earth to be controlled But she and she alone is her own She is her own [Verse 2: Natashya Hawley & Tori Amos] Job's coffin looks down Job's coffin looks down And can't be proud, proud of what I have done Since time, why do we women Give ourselves away, we give ourselves away Thinking somehow that will make him Want to stay, make him stay [Verse 3: Natashya Hawley] Job's coffin looks down At the day you shut your power down You must out create that destructive tendency Little fire starter heal the fury Sister, it's time to bring it back online As Job's coffin looks down Job's coffin looks down To see what you're gonna do To see what you're gonna do -------- 2011 Night of Hunters -------- -------- Nautical Twilight -------- [Verse 1] As the day gave way to nautical twilight I turned my back on the force of which I knew I abandoned it, rupturing a delicate balance When I left my world for his [Chorus 1] Day after day, as my city fades And is swallowed by his sea And she is boundless Even breaking on the beach [Verse 2] Every alchemist knows fusion and fission Can unify or drive a force to split He has been possessed To drink of the spices from the east by his liquid mistress Which then pushed me into the lair of uranium She divides time between greed and his twin tyranny [Chorus 2] Day after day, cities are betrayed And the earthy sons lay their blame And she is boundless But by then she has been frayed [Outro] As the night gives way to nautical dawn I can see I must activate the force of which I am made -------- 2011 Night of Hunters -------- -------- Night of Hunters (Ft. Kelsey Dobyns) -------- [Verse 1: Kelsey Dobyns & Tori Amos] Rose so red, this night of hunters Find love instead of their blood by your thorn Rose so red, this night of hunters Find love instead of their blood by my thorn [Verse 2: Kelsey Dobyns & Tori Amos] Dark forces are out there gathering Dark forces are out there gathering Some hunt for power, others to invade children's dreams Some hunt for power, others to invade children's dreams [Verse 3: Kelsey Dobyns & Tori Amos] They must pay this night of hunters Find love instead of their blood by your thorn Find love instead of their blood by my thorn [Chorus 1: Kelsey Dobyns, Tori Amos and Kelsey Dobyns & Tori Amos] Holy Father, why not ask forgiveness from the Land? Spirit to spirit, end this suffering Spirit to spirit, soul to soul They stole the dreams Of the children by distorting what love means [Bridge: Kelsey Dobyns & Tori Amos] Watching over, keeping watch Watching over, keeping watch Watching over Keeping watch over children's dreams The ancient seven sisters above Tuning the frequency Keeping watch, watching over Keeping watch over children's dreams The ancient seven sisters above Changing the frequency Watching over, keeping watch Watching over, watching over Keeping watch over children's dreams The ancient seven sisters above Turning the frequency Keeping watch, watching over Keeping watch [Chorus 2: Kelsey Dobyns, Tori Amos and Kelsey Dobyns & Tori Amos] Holy Father, you ask forgiveness from the land Sacred Mother, you are released from your chains Spirit to spirit, the children's dreams Must now be reclaimed Spirit to spirit, changing the frequency Spirit to spirit, soul to soul -------- 2011 Night of Hunters -------- -------- Seven Sisters -------- [Instrumental] -------- 2011 Night of Hunters -------- -------- Shattering Sea -------- [Verse 1] That is not my blood on the bedroom floor That is not the glass that I threw before He gets his power from tide and wave But grains of sand are my domain His tempest surged an angry flash Then through my arms formed a sea of glass [Interlude] [Bridge] Shattering sea, closing my eyes Shattering sea, closing my eyes Shattering sea, closing my eyes [Verse 2] Every line, every curve, every twist Every turn of every brutal word Every turn, every line, every twist Every line, every curve, every twist Every curve of every brutal word [Interlude] [Outro] That is not my blood on the bedroom floor That is not the glass that I threw before -------- 2011 Night of Hunters -------- -------- Snowblind (Ft. Natashya Hawley) -------- [Verse 1: Natashya Hawley & Tori Amos] Some get snow blind With the daylight But then with the night For once see clearly [Verse 2: Natashya Hawley & Tori Amos] Through fox's eyes I've been watching you How do you free your mind So that you're not confined By our concept Of what we call time? [Chorus 1: Natashya Hawley, Natashya Hawley & Tori Amos] Follow me, call me Anabelle [Verse 3: Tori Amos] Some get SnowBlind With the daylight But then with the night For once see clearly [Chorus 2: Tori Amos] I will follow you, Anabelle [Verse 4: Natashya Hawley & Tori Amos] Just imagine Him, there upon that hill Over 3,000 years from now 'til then A key fragment of you and him [Outro: Natashya Hawley & Tori Amos] And one I must now bring back I'm wondering... Were you giants or friends? Even the Morrigan? Lovers or enemies? One or all of these? -------- 2011 Night of Hunters -------- -------- Star Whisperer -------- [Chorus 1] Lost star whisperer Where, where, where have you gone? Lost star whisperer Will your cloud riders come? Why, why have you locked up your sky? Night sky, whisper me back to life [Verse] Night warns of an eastern threat North calls reinforcements from the west Lost all reason guarded by the wise Sing to life the Seven Lords of Time [Chorus 2] Lost star whisperer Send for your Cloud Riders to come Why, why have you locked up your sky? Night sky, whisper me back to life [Refrain] Then I heard you scream From the other side of the mountain I saw a "you" I didn't want to see I heard you scream From the other side of the mountain [Interlude] [Refrain] Then I heard you scream From the other side of the mountain You saw a "me" I didn't want to see I heard you scream From the other side of the mountain [Chorus 3] Lost star whisperer Where, where, where have you gone? Forged of fire and song You warn hate shadows love Why, why have you locked up your sky? Night sky, whisper me back to life -------- 2011 Night of Hunters -------- -------- The Chase (Ft. Natashya Hawley) -------- [Verse: Tori Amos, Natashya Hawley and Tori Amos & Natashya Hawley] Out there are hunters Let's say predators I have weapons That could destroy them You must out create It's the only way I am the hunter and the hunted Joined together You create duality And neutrality I must leave you With the fire muse Show her the riddle It is serious if you lose Out there I'll be the hare Then I'm the greyhound Chasing after you Then I'll change my frequency To a fish that thinks Then you will find yourself In the paws of the otter Near her jaws Then I'll grow my wings As a flying thing Flying thing You be warned I'm the falcon Watch me change To a grain of corn A grain of corn? Hear the alarm In your head? I'm the hen Black and red And you're in my barn They would have won Use your head or you'll be dead -------- 2011 Night of Hunters -------- -------- Your Ghost -------- [Verse 1] You've left your ghost Until tomorrow And then he must be sent To a strange address In the Mediterranean [Verse 2] I've met your ghost He has proposed I've met your ghost, yes He's proposed He needs some time alone Then he'll stay with me Then he'll visit your seven seas [Verse 3] Please leave me your ghost I will keep him from harm Although I've learned that You were wounded My forest of glass Caused enough damage As has your teal satin crashing My ambers and my blues Could have another use Your ghost has shown me Our primroses could survive the frost If a gentle rivulet of flame Is sustained tenderly [Verse 4] He'll play a Beatles tune Me, more a Bach fugue Is this such a great divide Between your world and mine? They both can purify And heal what was cut and bruised [Verse 5] Please leave me your ghost I will keep him from harm I understand that you've been wounded [Verse 6] My ambers and my blues Could have another use Please leave me your ghost Just leave me your ghost I will keep him warm I will keep him warm -------- 2012 Gold Dust -------- -------- Cloud on My Tongue -------- [Verse 1] Someone's knocking on my kitchen door Leave the wood outside, well All the girls here are freezing cold Leave me with your Borneo I said, "I don't need much to keep me warm" [Pre-Chorus] Don't stop now what you're doing What you're doing, my ugly one Bring them all here How do you hide a Hundred girls in your hair? It won't be fair if I hate her, if I ate her You can go now, you can go now [Chorus] You're already in here I'll be wearing your tattoo, yes You're already in there [Verse 2] Got a cloud sleeping on my tongue He goes, then it goes and Kiss the violets as they're waking up Leave me with your Borneo I said, "Leave me the way I was before" [Chorus] But you're already in there I'll be wearing your tattoo I'm already in [Post-Chorus] Circles and circles and circles again, the girls Circles and circles and circles again, the girls Circles and circles and circles again, the girls Circles and circles and circles again, well [Verse 3] Someone's knocking on my kitchen door Leave the wood outside, well All the girls here are freezing cold You can go now, you can go now You can go now, you can go now [Chorus] You're already in there I'll be wearing your tattoo I'm already in there Thought I was over the bridge now Over the bridge now I'm already in [Post-Chorus] Circles and circles and circles again, the girls Circles and circles, got to stop spinning Circles and circles and circles again, the girls Circles and circles and circles again, well Circles and circles, circles again, the girls Circles and circles, got to stop spinning Circles and circles and circles again, the girls Circles and circles and circles again, well [Outro] He and she We and me -------- 2012 Gold Dust -------- -------- Flavor -------- [Verse 1] Battle of the minds Cries below, cries above You must pick a side Will you choose fear? Will you choose love? [Chorus] What does it look like This orbital ball from the fringes of the Milky Way? What does it feel like This orbital ball on the fringes of the Milky Way? Raining fla-fla-flavor Icing fla-fla-flavor Flavor love [Verse 2] Whose God then is God? They all want jur-jurisdiction In the Book of Earth Whose God spread fear? Spread love? [Chorus] What does it look like This orbital ball from the fringes of the Milky Way? What does it feel like This orbital ball from the fringes of the Milky Way? Raining fla-fla-flavor Icing fla-fla-flavor Flavor love [Bridge] Turn up the frequency [Chorus] What does it look like This orbital ball from the fringes of the Milky Way? What does it feel like This orbital ball from the fringes of the Milky Way? Raining fla-fla-flavor Icing fla-fla-flavor Spread that fla-fla-flavor [Outro] Flavor Flavor -------- 2012 Gold Dust -------- -------- Flying Dutchman -------- [Verse 1] Hey, kid, I've got a ride for you They say, "Your brain is a comic book tattoo And you'll never be anything What will you do with your life?" Oh, that's all you hear from noon till night [Pre-Chorus] Take a trip on a rocket ship, baby Where the sea is the sky I know the guy who runs the place And he's out of sight [Chorus] Flying Dutchman, are you out there? Flying Dutchman, are you out there? Flying Dutchman [Verse 2] Straight suits, they don't understand She tried that one with the alligator boots But the other side drew her in Heart falling fast when she left Even the milky way was dressed in black [Pre-Chorus] Take a trip on a rocket ship, baby Where the sea is the sky I know the guy who runs the place And he's out of sight [Chorus] Flying Dutchman, are you out there? Flying Dutchman, are you out there? Flying Dutchman [Post-Chorus 1] They can't see what you're born to be They can't see me They can't be what they can't believe They can't see what you see [Bridge] They'll keep the boy spinning in their own little world Tie him up so he won't say a word They'll keep the boy spinning in their own little world So afraid he'll be what they never were [Pre-Chorus] Take a trip on a rocket ship, baby The sea is the sky I know the guy who runs the place And he's out of sight [Chorus] Flying Dutchman, are you out there? Flying Dutchman, are you out there? Flying Dutchman [Post-Chorus 2] They can't see They can't see They can't see Are you still out there? They can't see but I fly now They can't see, they can't see You know, you know, you're jumping from a high jump Don't hide your head, hide your head So many know, you know, but them, they can't see -------- 2012 Gold Dust -------- -------- Girl Disappearing -------- [Verse 1] 7 am, so it beings again 1 zip favouring familiar silhouettes Left whips and chains behind I'm boycotting trends It's my new look this season [Pre-Chorus 1] Riding on backs of palominos primed for an attack It's as good, as good as it gets [Chorus 1] With girl disappearing What on earth's occurring? 'Cause she's right in front of me A girl disappearing To some secret prison Behind her eyes she whispers "Big surprise, there was No protection by this urban light So I'm running to A constellation where they can still see you" [Verse 2] Envy can spread, herself so thinly She slipped in before I could notice it In my own war, blood in the cherry zone When they pit woman against feminist [Pre-Chorus 2] Riding on backs of palominos ditching the blond shell Working her hell on that red carpet [Chorus 2] With girl disappearing What on earth's occurring? 'Cause she's right in front of me A girl disappearing To some secret prison But she's right in front of me A girl disappearing To some secret prison Behind her eyes she whispers "Big surprise, there was No protection by this urban light So I'm running to A constellation where they can still see you" Then I'm running too If that's a consolation 'cause I can still see you -------- 2012 Gold Dust -------- -------- Gold Dust -------- [Verse 1] Sights and sounds pull me back down another year I was here, I was here Whipping past the reflecting pool Me and you skipping school [Refrain] And we make it up as we go along We make it up as we go along [Verse 2] You said you raced from Langley Pulling me underneath a cherry blossom canopy Do I have? Of course I have beneath my raincoat I have your photographs [Pre-Chorus] And the sun on your face I'm freezing that frame [Chorus] And somewhere Alfie cries And says, "Enjoy his every smile You can see in the dark Through the eyes of Laura Mars" "How did it go so fast?" You'll say as we are looking back And then we'll understand We held gold dust in our hands [Verse 3] Sights and sounds pull me back down another year I was here, I was here Gaslights glow in the street, twilight held us in her palm (Flickering past) As we walked along [Refrain] And we make it up as we go along We make it up as we go along [Verse 4] Letting names hang in the air What colour hair? Autumn knowingly stared (Auburn crimson) [Pre-Chorus] And the day that she came, yes I'm freezing that frame I'm freezing that frame [Chorus] And somewhere Alfie smiles And says, "Enjoy her every cry You can see in the dark Through the eyes of Laura Mars" "How did it go so fast?" You'll say as we are looking back And then we'll understand We held gold dust in our hands In our hands -------- 2012 Gold Dust -------- -------- Jackie's Strength -------- [Intro] And Jackie, and Jackie, and Jackie's strength And Jackie, and Jackie, and Jackie, hey [Verse 1] A Bouvier till her wedding day Shots rang out, the police came Mama laid me on the front lawn And prayed for Jackie's strength Feeling old by 21 Never thought my day would come My bridesmaids getting laid I pray for Jackie's strength [Chorus] Make me laugh Say you know what you want You said we were the real thing So I show you some more and I learn What black magic can do Make me laugh Say you know you can turn Me into the real thing So I show you some more and I learn [Verse 2] Stickers licked on lunch boxes Worshipping David Cassidy Yeah, I mooned him once on Donna's box She's still in recovery Sleepovers Beene's got some pot You're only popular with anorexia So I turn myself inside out In hope someone will see, will see [Chorus] Make me laugh Say you know what you want You said we were the real thing So I show you some more and I learn What black magic can do Make me laugh Say you know you can turn Me into the real thing So I show you some more and I learn [Bridge] Yeah Jackie, and Jackie, and Jackie's strength And Jackie, and Jackie, and Jackie, hey [Verse 3] I got lost on my wedding day Typical, the police came out But virgins always get backstage No matter what they've got to say If you love enough you'll lie a lot Guess they did in Camelot Mama's waiting on my front lawn I pray, I pray, I said I pray for Jackie's strength, strength [Chorus] Make me laugh Say you know what you want You said we were the real thing So I show you some more and I learn [Outro] Yeah Jackie, and Jackie, and Jackie's strength And Jackie, and Jackie, and Jackie, hey -------- 2012 Gold Dust -------- -------- Marianne -------- [Verse 1] Tuna, rubber A little blubber in my igloo, yeah And I knew you, pigtails and all Girls when they fall [Bridge 1] And they said Marianne killed herself And I said, "Not a chance, not a chance" Don't you love the girls, ladies, babes Old bags who say she was so pretty? Why, why, why, why did she crawl down In the old deep ravine? [Verse 2] Come on, pigtails, girls And all those sailors Get your bags and hold down Won't you just hold down Cause Ed is watching my every sound I said, they're watching my every sound [Bridge 2] The weasel squeaks Faster than a seven day week I said, "Timmy and that purple monkey Are all down at Bobby's house Making themselves pesters and lesters And jesters and my traitors of kind" [Outro] And I'm just having thoughts I said I'm just having thoughts of Having thoughts, having... Marianne She could outrun the fastest slug She could have Just having thoughts of Marianne Quickest girl in the frying pan I'm just having thoughts of Marianne -------- 2012 Gold Dust -------- -------- Maybe California -------- [Verse 1] Hey Mrs. see, please don't jump "Why not? Nothing is making sense anymore to me I don't know when I stopped making him smile Now the kids see me cry all the time" [Verse 2] From one mother to the other They'll never get over this For their lifetime all their wishes Will be dashed upon those cliffs [Chorus] So let's be strong, you and me The night is o-opening Our angels are falling And they will warm, they'll warm us She asked, "Right now? Right here?" I'm feeling soon, soon my dear Maybe Cali-California Maybe Cali-Califor-California [Verse 3] As mothers we have our troubles You'll leave them with emptiness For their lifetime all their wishes Will be dashed upon those cliffs, those cliffs [Chorus] So let's be strong, you and me The night is o-opening Our angels are falling And they will warm, they'll warm us She asked, "Right now? Right here?" I'm feeling soon, soon my dear Maybe Cali-California Maybe Cali-Califor-California [Outro] Until then there will be Starlight shining down For every tear in every town -------- 2012 Gold Dust -------- -------- Precious Things -------- [Verse 1] So I ran faster But it caught me here Yes, my loyalties turned Like my ankle In the seventh grade Running after Billy Running after the rain [Chorus] These precious things Let them bleed Let them wash away These precious things Let them break Their hold on me [Verse 2] He said "you're really an ugly girl But I like the way you play" And I died, but I thanked him Can you believe that? Sick, sick, holding on to his picture Dressing up every day I wanna smash the faces Of those beautiful boys Those Christian boys So, you can make me cum That doesn't make you Jesus [Chorus] These precious things Let them bleed Let them wash away These precious things Let them break Their hold on me [Bridge] I remember, yes In my peach party dress No one dared No one cared to tell me Where the pretty girls are Those demigods With their nine-inch nails And little fascist panties Tucked inside the heart Of every nice girl [Chorus] These precious things Let them bleed Let them wash away These precious things Let them bleed Let them wash away These, these precious things Let them bleed, now, girls Let them wash, wash away These, these precious things Let them break Their hold on me [Outro] Precious, precious -------- 2012 Gold Dust -------- -------- Programmable Soda -------- [Verse 1] Think of me as programmable soda Too much cherry? Baby, then you can just add cola [Verse 2] Think of me as programmable soda 'Cause you can, can be a cruel fella So okay, then I just back off The vanilla [Verse 3] Think of me as programmable soda Cause I've come, I've come to accept that For lovelies you are a fanatic But I can't, I can't let that throw me Into a genital p-p-panic [Verse 4] Think of me as programmable soda Too much cherry? Baby, then you can just add cola You think of me as programmable soda When you think And, boy, when you drink When you think of me -------- 2012 Gold Dust -------- -------- Silent All These Years -------- [Verse 1] Excuse me, but can I be you for a while? My dog won't bite if you sit real still I got the Antichrist in the kitchen yelling at me again Yeah, I can hear that Been saved again by the garbage truck I got something to say, you know but nothing comes Yes I know what you think of me, you never shut up Yeah, I can hear that [Chorus 1] But what if I'm a mermaid In these jeans of his with her name still on it Hey, but I don't care cause sometimes I said sometimes I hear my voice, and it's been Here, silent all these years [Verse 2] So you found a girl who thinks really deep thoughts What's so amazing about really deep thoughts? Boy, you best pray that I bleed real soon How's that thought for you? My scream got lost in a paper cup You think there's a heaven where some screams have gone I got 25 bucks and a cracker, do you think it's enough To get us there? [Chorus 1] But what if I'm a mermaid In these jeans of his with her name still on it Hey, but I don't care cause sometimes I said sometimes I hear my voice, and it's been Here, silent all these [Bridge] Years go by, will I still be waiting Will I still be waiting to understand? Years go by if I'm stripped of my beauty And the orange clouds raining in my head Years go by, will I choke on my tears 'til finally there is nothing left? One more casualty, you know We're too easy, easy, easy [Verse 3] Well, I love the way we communicate Your eyes focus on my funny lip shape Let's hear what you think of me now, but baby don't look up The sky is falling Your mother shows up in a nasty dress And it's your turn now to stand where I stand Everybody looking at you, here, take hold of my hand Yeah, I can hear them [Chorus 2] But what if I'm a mermaid In these jeans of yours with her name still on it Hey, but I don't care cause sometimes I said sometimes I hear my voice, I hear my voice I hear my voice and it's been Here, silent all these years [Outro] I've been here Silent all these years Silent all these Silent all these years -------- 2012 Gold Dust -------- -------- Snow Angel -------- [Verse 1] As the bell brought in midwinter I waited for a sign A shadow of a wing this has always been [Pre-Chorus] The children know this That she will come to them To them, to them [Chorus] Snow angel Snow angel Snow angel She'll make her way and she'll stay For a time, for a time [Verse 2] In the dark of this midwinter The moon slipped from night A shadow of a wing this has always been [Pre-Chorus] The children know this That she will come to them To them, to them [Chorus] Snow angel Snow angel Snow angel She'll make her way and she'll stay For a time, for a time [Pre-Chorus] The children know this That she will come to them To them, to them [Chorus] Snow angel Snow angel Snow angel She'll make her way and she'll stay For a time and it's time -------- 2012 Gold Dust -------- -------- Snow Cherries from France -------- [Verse 1] I knew a boy who would not share his bike Oh, but he let me go sailing I swore that I could survive any storm Oh, then he let me go [Pre-Chorus 1] "Can you launch rockets from here?" Boy, I've done it for years Right over my head And when I promised my hand He promised me back Snow cherries from France [Chorus] All that summer, we travelled the world Never leaving his own back garden Girls, I didn't know just what it could be Oh, but he let me go sailing [Verse 2] You question me, "Can you ride anything?" Lord, do you mean like your mood swings? Invaders and traders with the best intentions May convince you to go [Pre-Chorus 2] "They look like pirates from here" Boy, I've been one for years Just keeping my head And when I promised my head He promised me back Snow cherries from France [Chorus] All that summer, we travelled the world Never leaving his own back garden Girls, I didn't know just what it could be Oh, but he let me go sailing [Outro] And then one day he said, "Girl it's been nice Oh, but I have to go sailing" With cinnamon lips that did not match his eyes Oh, then he let me go -------- 2012 Gold Dust -------- -------- Star of Wonder -------- [Verse 1] We three kings are coming again Bearing gifts from the east, from the east [Pre-Chorus] Some say a star will rise again In the hearts of humankind Some say we have been in exile What we need is solar fire [Chorus] Star of wonder, star of night Star of royal beauty Westward leading, still proceeding Seeding a star of wonder [Verse 2] We bring gold and myrrh for him From the east, frankincense, from the east [Pre-Chorus] Some say a star will rise again In the hearts of humankind Some say we have been in exile What we need is solar fire [Chorus] Star of wonder, star of night Star of royal beauty Westward leading, still proceeding Star of wonder, star of night Star of royal beauty Westward leading, still proceeding (A star) Seeding a star Seeding a star of wonder, of wonder -------- 2012 Gold Dust -------- -------- Winter -------- [Verse 1] Snow can wait, I forgot my mittens Wipe my nose, get my new boots on I get a little warm in my heart when I think of winter I put my hand in my father's glove I run off where the drifts get deeper Sleeping beauty trips me with a frown I hear a voice: "You must learn to stand up For yourself, cause I can't always be around" [Chorus] He says: "When you gonna make up your mind? When you gonna love you as much as I do? When you gonna make up your mind? Cause things are gonna change so fast All the white horses are still in bed I tell you that I'll always want you near You say that things change, my dear" [Verse 2] Boys get discovered as winter melts Flowers competing for the sun Years go by and I'm here still waiting Withering where some snowman was Mirror mirror, where's the crystal palace? But I only can see myself Skating around the truth who I am But I know that the ice is getting thin [Chorus] "When you gonna make up your mind? When you gonna love you as much as I do? When you gonna make up your mind? Cause things are gonna change so fast All the white horses are still in bed I tell you that I'll always want you near You say that things change, my dear" [Bridge] Hair is grey and the fires are burning So many dreams on the shelf You say "I wanted you to be proud of me" I always wanted that myself [Chorus] "When you gonna make up your mind? When you gonna love you as much as I do? When you gonna make up your mind? Cause things are gonna change so fast All the white horses have gone ahead I tell you that I'll always want you near You say that things change, my dear" [Outro] Never change All the white horses, ah Hmm -------- 2012 Gold Dust -------- -------- Yes, Anastasia -------- [Verse 1] Thought I'd been through this in 1919 Counting the tears of ten thousand men And gathered them all, but my feet are slipping There's something we left on the windowsill There's something we left, yes [Chorus] We'll see how brave you are We'll see how fast you'll be running We'll see how brave you are Yes, Anastasia And all your dollies have friends [Verse 2] Thought she deserved no less than she'd give Well happy birthday, her blood's on my hands It's kind of a shame cause I did like that dress It's funny the things that you find in the rain The things that you find, yes [Bridge] In the mall and in the date mines In the knots still in her hair On the bus I'm on my way down, on my way down All the girls seem to be there [Chorus] We'll see how brave you are We'll see how fast you'll be running We'll see how brave you are We'll see, see We'll see how brave you are Oh yes, we'll see how fast you'll be running We'll see how brave you are Yes, Anastasia [Outro] Come along now, little darling Come along now with me Come along now, little darling We'll see how brave you are -------- 2014 Unrepentant Geraldines -------- -------- 16 Shades of Blue -------- [Verse 1] Are you telling me it's over Disintegrating, lost, and there's nothing I can do? Before you drop another verbal bomb Can I arm myself with Cezanne's 16 shades of blue? [Pre-Chorus 1] As my heart is slowly ripping into pieces Disconnecting from the circuits of my mind "You'll get over it," you say, "in time" In time? [Chorus] If the clocks are black Absorbing everything but A remembering How we made it that Clocks are black [Verse 2] You say, "Get over it if 50 is the new black Hooray this could be your lucky day" But my cables they are surging Almost overloading as you disengage [Pre-Chorus 2] Could your heart be slowly ripping into pieces Disconnecting from the circuits of your mind? "We'll get over it," you say "in time" In time [Chorus] If the clocks are black Absorbing everything but A remembering How we made it that Clocks are black [Bridge] "That's it you're done You've screwed up your life" Before you've begun There are those who say I am now too old to play [Verse 3] See over there at 33 she fears she'll lose her job Because they hear the ticking of her clock At only 15 - I said 15 - they say her future's bleak She should have started this at 3 [Pre-Chorus 3] As her heart is slowly ripping into pieces Disconnecting from the circuits of her mind "She'll get over it," you say, "In time" In time? Stop Father Time [Chorus] If the clocks are black Absorbing everything but A remembering How we made it that Clocks are black [Outro] Before you drop another verbal bomb Can I arm myself with Cezanne's 16 shades of blue? -------- 2014 Unrepentant Geraldines -------- -------- America -------- [Verse 1] The other America You can find her Sunday Sitting by a stream On her own All alone The other America Might show up on Tuesday At your kitchen door She will ask politely "Is anybody home? [Chorus 1] Or did they all lay down To sleep through the now? And if they all lay down I'll be waiting for them At the river bed Once they wake from their rest" [Verse 2] The other America Takes herself to night school To understand the law She may bring you questions When she finds the flaw [Chorus 1] "Why did they all lay down To sleep through the now? And if they all lay down I'll be waiting for them At the river bed Once they wake from their rest" [Bridge] We could be opening a doorway Globally, but that's okay Once upon a time you had faith You would not be swayed By fools untouched by clairvoyance And you swore that we'd be brave Well, not today No, not today [Chorus 2] Because we all lay down To sleep through the now And if we all lay down She'll be waiting for us Where the rivers cross Once we wake from our rest [Outro] "All the best" The Other America -------- 2014 Unrepentant Geraldines -------- -------- Dixie -------- [Verse 1] Grab your coat And those things without any fingers, the peach ones That keep you warm in a southern winter [Chorus] Off I go, window shopping with my mum We'll go whistling Dixie down the lane So who cares our purse is almost empty? I'm the richest girl in Dixie land Look away, look again She is still holding my hand, holding my hand [Verse 2] Grab your coat The cloudy blue one with the stripy buttons That keeps you warm in a southern winter [Chorus] Off I go, window shopping with my mum We'll go whistling Dixie down the lane So who cares our purse is almost empty? I'm the richest girl in Dixie land Look away, look again She is still holding my hand, holding my hand [Interlude] [Outro] Look away, look again She is still holding my hand, holding my hand -------- 2014 Unrepentant Geraldines -------- -------- Forest of Glass -------- [Verse 1] Steal me away Steal, steal me away From where I stand although I'm kneeling down On the ground Steal me away Steal, steal me away From where I stand although I'm kneeling down On the ground [Pre-Chorus] The owl hoots and the moon beats through A doubt awakes, a voice dares to ask [Chorus] "Will you follow? If you love him you will follow Will you follow? If you love him you will follow If you love him you will follow him even to His forest, forest of glass Forest, forest of glass His..." [Verse 2] Robbing the muse Is, is that what I've done? They turn and laugh, "That you cannot do We are the robin's muse and we will sing for you: Lift up your head, lift up your heart Lift up your head, lift up your heart Lift up your head, lift up your heart" [Pre-Chorus] The owl hoots and the moon beats through A doubt awakes, a voice dares to ask [Chorus] "Will you follow? If you love him you will follow Will you follow? If you love him you will follow If you love him you will follow him even to His forest, forest of glass Forest, forest of glass His..." [Outro] Steal me away Steal me away From where I stand although I'm kneeling down On the ground "Lift up your head, lift up your heart Lift up your head, lift up your heart Lift up your head, lift up your heart In his forest, forest of glass Forest, forest of glass" -------- 2014 Unrepentant Geraldines -------- -------- Giant's Rolling Pin -------- [Verse 1] Beth and Marlene's pies with help from Caroline After just one slice you can uncover any lie That's why the NSA and now the FBI Want to be the ones who control Beth and Marlene's pies With help from Caroline So basically that's why [Chorus] I'm off to find the giant's rolling pin Legend says it does exist If you don't stop looking for it I'm off to find the giant's rolling pin Legend says it will bake for the world Oh, it will, yes, it really will In case we have rolled out our little world too flat Then the giant's rolling pin Will roll the truth out so that the whole world can dig in To Beth and Marlene's pies [Verse 2] Everybody spies, so why the big surprise? That is why the working woman well deserves a slice Mississippi mud or key lime? But now the nice taxman in every state has tried To say that it's in his jurisdiction to decide Who gets a bit of pie So honestly that's why [Chorus] I'm off to find the giant's rolling pin Legend says it does exist If we don't stop looking for it I'm off to find the giant's rolling pin Legend says it will bake for the world Oh, it will, yes, it really will If in fact we had rolled our little world too flat Then the giant's rolling pin Would roll the truth out so that the whole world can dig in The whole world can dig in To Beth and Marlene's pies [Outro] With help from Caroline For a window of time you can see through any lie With help from Caroline And the giant's rolling pin -------- 2014 Unrepentant Geraldines -------- -------- Invisible Boy -------- [Verse 1] You are, are not just An invisible boy If you want to be one An invisible boy [Chorus 1] You could go undercover, make your great escape Go where only eagles dare go without needing wings Jump on a triumph like Steve McQueen It's time you lived your dream "But how can this be?" you say "Won't it all fade away If I'm only made out of clay Only made out of clay?" [Verse 2] You are, are not just An invisible boy If you want to reach her As an invisible boy [Chorus 2] You could sit down beside her, hold her as she cries Call upon your friends the cloud riders to unlock the sky Then wave to the snowdrops skating by Catch the laughter from her eyes "But how can this be?" you say "Won't it all fade away If I'm only made out of clay Only made out of clay?" [Verse 3] You are, are not just An invisible boy If you want to be one As an invisible boy [Chorus 3] You could cross over to the Great Pub in the Sky There you'll find him listening to a lost soul pouring them a pint Then you'll know you have missed his advice And he'll look you in the eye If you want to be, he'll say To be only partially A boy that's made out of clay We're all made out of clay [Outro] But not you, you are my best invisible boy And if you want to be this, an invisible boy Then only those who can see you Will be better off because they can See and believe in my best invisible boy Best invisible boy -------- 2014 Unrepentant Geraldines -------- -------- Maids of Elfen-Mere -------- [Verse 1] The Maids of Elfen-mere Watch over the boy with chestnut hair And as he dreams about his love for them They make a vow to protect him [Chorus 1] Spinning their song Sung by a happy corpse Foreseeing A pretty girl drawing Her arrow But what they want to know Will she bring him True love or sorrow? [Verse 2] The Maids of Elfen-mere Don't know that the boy with chestnut hair Winds back the clock at the 11th bell Hoping to follow them through the veil [Chorus] Spinning their song Sung by a happy corpse Foreseeing A pretty girl drawing Her arrow But what they want to know Will the Queen of Eastland Or the Wastelands be waking? [Outro] The Maids The Maids The Maids of Elfen-mere -------- 2014 Unrepentant Geraldines -------- -------- Oysters -------- [Verse 1] So can these shoes take me to Who I was before I was stabbing my sticks into A vulnerable earth? [Pre-Chorus] And I can almost outrun you And those stalking memories Did I somehow become you Without realising? [Chorus] Found a little patch of heaven now So then I'm gonna turn oysters in the sand 'Cause I'm working my way back I'm working my way back to me again Not every girl is a pearl With these ruby slippers With these ruby slippers [Post-Chorus] So then I'm gonna turn oysters in the sand In the sand, in the sand Turn, turn, turn [Verse 2] And there are forces of conflict Taking portions of my mind In whose realm laced with trickery The fragments I must find [Pre-Chorus] And I can almost outrun you And those stalking memories Did I somehow become you Without realising? [Chorus] Found a little patch of heaven now So then I'm gonna turn oysters in the sand 'Cause I'm working my way back I'm working my way back to me again Not every girl is a pearl With these ruby slippers With these ruby slippers [Post-Chorus] So then I'm gonna turn oysters in the sand In the sand, in the sand Turn, turn, turn, turn [Bridge] Not every girl is popular Popular, popular Not every girl is a pearl With these ruby slippers With these ruby slippers [Post-Chorus] So then I'm gonna turn oysters in the sand In the sand, in the sand Turn, turn, turn, turn, turn -------- 2014 Unrepentant Geraldines -------- -------- Promise (Ft. Natashya Hawley) -------- [Verse 1: Tori Amos & Natashya Hawley] Promise not to say That you told me so Promise not to say That I'm getting too old Promise not to take Never take your phone I mean take their word You mean over yours? What I need to know, will you [Chorus: Tori Amos, Natashya Hawley and Tori Amos & Natashya Hawley] Be there, be there, be there Be there, be there, be there Where the sun shines I will be there You are the light That follows you everywhere Look for my love Where the sun shines I will be there Will you? [Verse 2: Tori Amos & Natashya Hawley] Promise not to judge To judge who you love I don't know if I Yes, make that promise Whatever it is Can you hear the truth If they accuse me? You think I'll doubt you? What I need to know, will you [Chorus: Tori Amos, Natashya Hawley and Tori Amos & Natashya Hawley] Be there, be there, be there Be there, be there, be there Where the sun shines I will be there You are the light That follows you everywhere Look for my love Where the sun shines I will be there Will you? [Bridge: Tori Amos & Natashya Hawley] Be there, be there, be there Be there, be there, be there When I am all alone You're not alone When I am broken down We all break down When every door is closed There is one more Will you look for me? I will rescue you [Outro: Tori Amos, Natashya Hawley and Tori Amos & Natashya Hawley] Where the sun shines I will be there You are the light That follows you everywhere Look for my love Where the sun shines Where the sun shines I will be there I will be there I will be there Be there, be there, be there -------- 2014 Unrepentant Geraldines -------- -------- Rose Dover -------- [Verse 1] If you see Rose Dover That's her secret name She would meet 3 others To keep the forest safe [Pre-Chorus] She said, "My reality Got soon called make believe Imagination's funeral Killed by the teenage me" [Chorus 1] You don't have to throw it away Throw being a kid away Just because you're growing up faster everyday You, you don't have to throw it all away You don't have to throw it all away There's a way [Post-Chorus] I've been thinking lately it's not a permanent si-si-situation Just a phase that she's in I've been thinking lately, I've been thinking lately It's not permanent [Verse 2] A scattering of birds Above her head A scattering of birds That whisper to her [Chorus 2] You don't have to throw it away Throw being a kid away Just because you're growing up faster everyday You, you don't have to throw it all away There's a way [Verse 2] Happy was Rose Dover Speaking badger, fawn, rabbit Behind the lumberjacks Pondering the dilemmas At the Redwood conference [Pre-Chorus] She cries, "My reality Is now called make believe Imagination's funeral Killed by the teenage me" [Chorus 3] You don't have to throw it away Throw being a kid away Just because you're growing up faster everyday You, you don't have to throw it all away You don't have to throw it all away And as you rise, a rose you will forever stay -------- 2014 Unrepentant Geraldines -------- -------- Selkie -------- [Verse 1] Selkie unzips her skin Finally determined Through a window in the dark There he sits all alone [Pre-Chorus] I've been waiting on The love of my life to find He's been waiting on His Selkie to come back [Chorus] He said, "I know these shores are not like yours but Will you make your home in my arms?" [Verse 2] Selkie battled tide and wave Just to gaze upon his face Hiding behind rocks to learn If he found a new love [Bridge] Lorelei sings the song For lovers who were torn apart Then left brokenhearted Lorelei hears the cry Of lovers that the sea of fate Had separated [Verse 3] Selkie puts her hand in his He knows the gift she gives There inside his cabinet Folded safe her seal skin [Pre-Chorus] I've been waiting on The love of my life to find He's been waiting on His Selkie to come back [Chorus] He said, "I know these shores are not like yours but Will you make your home in my arms?" -------- 2014 Unrepentant Geraldines -------- -------- Trouble's Lament -------- [Verse 1] Trouble needs a home, girls Trouble needs a home She fell out with Satan Now she's on the run [Pre-Chorus 1] But I have found her quite straightforward In her contracts and her deals She warns me when danger is Loose behind his wheels And he is loose behind his wheels Don't cry, baby [Verse 2] Trouble got evicted From the Devil's lair I wager she got betrayed By her friend Despair [Pre-Chorus 2] Now the flames from Satan's tongue are charged And licking at her heels She whispers "Hey Ginger, Danger's Loose behind his wheels" And Satan knows how Danger makes you feel What will be will be, baby [Chorus] You don't, you don't need to cry There are no tears in my eyes If Danger wants to find me I'll let him in, he can find me [Verse 3] Trouble needs a home girls A covert abode From Tucson to Ohio Back through Tobacco road [Pre-Chorus 3] And she is armed and will fight for the souls Of girls around the world Standing up to Satan Dancing on St. Michael's sword I'm on her side, in this brutal war Don't cry, baby [Chorus] You don't, you don't need to cry There are no tears in my eyes If Danger wants to find me I'll let him in, he can find me [Outro] Trouble needs a home, girls Trouble needs a home Trouble needs a home, girls Will you give her one? Trouble needs a home Trouble needs a home -------- 2014 Unrepentant Geraldines -------- -------- Unrepentant Geraldines -------- [Verse 1] Matthew, Mark, John and Luke This is the day of reckoning Mamma looks to you for truth With the heart of St. Catherine No need to apologise For the gypsy Madonna Truth is not always kind Jesus Hosanna Peter and Paul they did condemn This is the day of reckoning Women like the Magdalene She, you said, the saviour loved best Now you ask me if I agree Our patron St. Cecilia With the unrepentant Geraldines Jesus Hosanna [Pre-Chorus] Chapel of birds, we sing our song, revise the word Will you pray, pray for me, unrepentant Geraldines? [Chorus 1] I'm gonna free myself from your opinion I'm gonna heal myself from your religion I'm gonna free myself from your aggression I'm gonna heal myself from your religion [Verse 2] Our Father of Corporate Greed This is the day of reckoning You absolve corporate thieves They will give the Judas kiss As our governments relent Guess who gets them elected And turn a blind eye to your sin Jesus Hosanna [Pre-Chorus] Chapel of birds, we sing our song, revise the word Will you pray, pray for me, unrepentant Geraldines? [Interlude] [Chorus 1] I'm gonna free myself from your opinion I'm gonna heal myself from your religion I'm gonna free myself from your aggression I'm gonna heal myself from your religion [Pre-Chorus] Chapel of birds, we sing our song, revise the word Will you pray, pray for me, unrepentant Geraldines? [Chorus 1] I'm gonna free myself from your opinion I'm gonna heal myself from your religion I'm gonna free myself from your aggression I'm gonna heal myself from your religion [Interlude] [Verse 3] If you find the Vicar's wife Running through the rain On her way from St. James To Mary's in the field [Chorus 2] You'll find she plays guitar Sometimes with her band But she plays the bass like a Messiah [Verse 3] If you find the Vicar's wife Staring out to sea Praying for one more soul We lose one every week There she will light a flame Asking why they've gone What are we not giving Giving to the young? [Chorus 2] You'll find she plays guitar Sometimes with her band But she plays the bass like a Messiah [Outro] If you find the Vicar's wife Running through the rain On her way from St. James To Mary's in the field On her way from St. James To Mary's in, Mary's in In the field -------- 2014 Unrepentant Geraldines -------- -------- Weatherman -------- [Verse 1] He is not a weatherman, but his bride lies with the land And she will whisper to him, "I'll be dressing up in snow" Cloaked in echo it's almost as if only Nature knows How to bring his wife to life and breathe her into form [Chorus] "One more look From her eyes One more look Can you paint her back to life?" [Verse 2] He knows every moor and mound, every curve of every hill A shoulder of the mountain where they watched a thousand dawns [Chorus] "One more look From her eyes One more look Can you paint her back to life?" [Verse 3] Rising, she stirs, first it blurs a breeze that lifts Lilac blossoms from the earth Blending its shape to a skirt With limbs that bend He's drawn toward her pirouette turn Autumn's peach black, winter's velvet coat Pink tourmaline, palette of spring In summer she's wrapped in Viennese green [Verse 4] He is not a weatherman, but his bride lies with the land And she will whisper to him, "I'll be dressing up in snow" Cloaked in echo it's almost as if only Nature knows How to paint his wife to life with every season's tone [Chorus] "One more look From her eyes One more look From her eyes One more look From her eyes One more look From her eyes One more look From her eyes One more look Can you paint her back to life?" -------- 2014 Unrepentant Geraldines -------- -------- Wedding Day -------- [Refrain] The deafening sound of silence Silence the siren between us [Verse 1] Now I drink back the past Back to our wedding day We'd hang onto every Word the other would say [Pre-Chorus 1] Blanket on bluebell knoll Under a starry night holding us close As Jupiter winked at the Earth On that our wedding day [Chorus] I run back to your arms again Back there safe in your arms again [Verse 2] Your thoughts safely were shared My secrets to you I gave I swore angels were born You said heaven can be made [Pre-Chorus 2] Above us on bluebell knoll The laughing seven maids chased by the bull As Virgo she danced through the dawn On that our wedding day [Chorus] I run back to your arms again Back there safe in your arms again [Refrain] The deafening sound of silence Silence the siren between us [Chorus] I run back to your arms again Back there safe in your arms again I run back to your arms again [Outro] Now I take off the mask That hides all this from your gaze As you sleep I pretend you dream Of our wedding day -------- 2014 Unrepentant Geraldines -------- -------- White Telephone to God -------- [Verse 1] Do we have to get older? We do Do we have to get older? We do So besides getting grey hair guess what turned up in the mail? My very own white telephone My very own white telephone to God [Verse 2] When the white telephone rings It's him It's not happened to me yet But it's happened to my friend Hearing from the other end We all have to get older It's true And then Saint Peter said, "Better older than dead" [Verse 3] So you're being one to change your diet Fresh bread, garlic butter Toasted, dipped in the starter Some days don't you just need Sticky toffee pudding plus Extra caramel sauce for luck? [Verse 4] Roasted taters and gravy Pizza thin pepperoni I'll make a deal with you Hold the booze and not tiramisu You think you get tiramisu [Verse 5] Cheesecake, red velvet cupcakes Some favour their dream burger Fish and chips with tartar sauce Fear will come a weight gain, love [Verse 6] When the white telephone rings It's him It's not happened to me yet, but if I don't change my diet Hearing from the end We all have to get older We do But then Saint Peter said, "Better older than dead" [Outro] "That's your warning From your white telephone" My very own white telephone to God -------- 2014 Unrepentant Geraldines -------- -------- Wild Way -------- [Verse 1] I hate you I hate you, I do I hate that You're the one who can make me feel gorgeous With just, just a flick of your finger It is that easy [Chorus] Yes, there was a time you didn't always get your way Back there where my heart was not so easy to invade When my battlements were strong before the Pilgrims came Don't forget you were the one who loved my wild way [Verse 2] I hate you I hate you, I do I hate that I turn into a kind, some kind of monster With just, just a flick of your finger It is that easy [Chorus] Of course there was a time you didn't always get your way Back there where my heart was not so easy to invade When my battlements were strong before the Pilgrims came Don't forget you were the one who loved my wild way [Verse 3] I hate you I hate you, I do I hate that You're the one who can make me feel gorgeous With just, just a flick of your finger It is that easy To hate you To hate you -------- 2017 Native Invader -------- -------- Bang -------- [Verse 1] Bang went the gun on their tongue Word crucifixion toward immigrants shunned Immigrants that's who we all are 'Cause we're all made of stars You said to them Oh, yes you did [Verse 2] Bang went the universe Hydrogen lusting for helium's burst A mighty sun's dance of death Exploding Super Nova One story's end Seeds another to begin [Chorus 1] Then the Heavens opened And then I heard voices Joined in Hosannas Breathlessly I saw your star [Post-Chorus] So bright it blinded me I had to shield my eyes So bright it blinded me I had to shield my eyes So bright it blinded me I had to shield my eyes And then you took my hand Oh, yes you did [Verse 3] Bang the world now traumatized By a cluster of hostile humans who side With their warlords of hate So we must out-create With the backbone of night To re-humanize [Chorus 2] Then the Heavens opened And then I heard voices Joined in Hosannas And their tower of confusion Could not drown the light From your star [Post-Chorus] So bright it blinded me I had to shield my eyes So bright it blinded me I had to shield my eyes So bright it blinded me I had to shield my eyes And then you lit the path Oh, yes you did [Outro] Can't they see, he said to me That we all are molecular machines Goals and dreams All I wanna be is the very best machine I can be Oxygen and carbon Part of our molecular machine Goals and dreams All I wanna be is the very best machine I can be Hydrogen, calcium Phosphorus, potassium Sulfur, sodium All I wanna be is the very best machine I can be Chlorine, magnesium Boron, chromium Cobalt, copper, fluorine All I wanna be is the very best machine I can be Iodine, Iron, Manganese Molybdenum, Selenium Silicon, Tin, Vanadium and Zinc All I wanna be, a molecular machine -------- 2017 Native Invader -------- -------- Bats -------- [Chorus] If you see three candles in the window Been expecting you Undine of the Sea The Kindly Ones are here with me Undine of the Sea keep breathing girl [Verse 1] Got a bat visiting On a break from teaching At William and Mary You've asked his expertise About the deal the ancient Sea maids made with humanity [Verse 2] Warning "the most precious thing That we'll fight to save The fate of our waves With her blue satin crashing" [Chorus] If you see three candles in the window Been expecting you Undine of the Sea The Kindly Ones are here with me Undine of the Sea keep breathing girl [Verse 3] You say the bats are wise And once had prophesied What fate... if betrayed By human kind [Verse 4] Yes dripped in mist sisters rise Quietly from the fens and marshes All for the love of our dearest friend It now begins [Outro] If you see three candles in the window Been expecting you Undine of the Sea The Kindly Ones are here with me Undine of the Sea The Kindly Ones are here with me Undine of the Sea Undine of the Sea Undine of the Sea Keep breathing girl -------- 2017 Native Invader -------- -------- Benjamin -------- [Chorus 1] Benjamin, science whiz My computer bat friend Tell me where, tell me when I'll meet you ninja Ben [Verse 1] At the back of the record store With the tapes you secure Prove the extent of the viciousness As they purge out scientists My computer bat hunts for facts [Chorus 2] Campaigns funded by The fossil fuel industry How many of us will they own To give them global mastery? [Verse 2] Sucking hydrocarbon from the ground Those pimps in Washington Are selling the rape of America As they attack Juliana [Verse 3] Now there is no avoiding Necessity resurrecting herself And her daughters Who will never be bought Not by the gods Not by the men on the hill Thread of life, measured quick Spin then snip [Chorus 1] Benjamin, science whiz My computer bat friend Tell me where, tell me when I'll meet you ninja Ben [Outro] Tell me where, tell me when I'm in your army, Ben -------- 2017 Native Invader -------- -------- Breakaway -------- [Verse 1] No, I don't expect You to forgive me this Siding the soldiers who say We cannot win the day A theatre of war the frame Inner conflicts now reign Their intent: division till There is no side to take [Pre-Chorus 1] You feel betrayed I feel played By our so-called friends Not the friends we should have made [Chorus] So when the story ends And the stage goes dark Only we both can hear The writing on the wall Then I beg the bard To write another scene Because you're the one Who taught me to believe There is something more That I need to say I should've said it though I should've said it though Before yesterday Before your breakaway [Verse 2] This jungle is dark But full of diamonds That can cut and exploit With just a whiff of blood 'Faith in spades' in us So what were the odds? Our hand of hearts would have to fold To their flush of clubs [Pre-Chorus 2] You've been betrayed I've been played At least they made me exit Through their chopper on the stage [Chorus] So, when the story ends And the stage to goes dark And we all can hear The writing on the wall Then I beg the bard To write another scene Because he's the one Who taught me to believe There is nothing more That I need to say I should've said it though I should've said it though Before yesterday Before your breakaway -------- 2017 Native Invader -------- -------- Broken Arrow -------- [Verse 1] This broken arrow Needs heeding When great white fathers Your mistress is inequality [Chorus 1] Rash and reckless won't get us to Where we want to be Are we emancipators or oppressors Of lady liberty? [Post-Chorus] Have we lost her? Have we lost her? Have we lost her? [Verse 2] This broken arrow Needs heeding When great white fathers Our poisoned rivers feed your greed [Chorus 2] Rash and reckless won't get us to Where we want to be Ancient songlines are singing To wake lady liberty [Bridge] She may seem weak We may be battle-weary Still those songlines sing From our Great Lakes To our sacred Badlands Over sweet prairies No, I'm not letting go I won't be silenced or frozen out By those who must account In our Senate and in the House [Chorus 3] We the people Dear judges will be watching Over you Over you [Interlude] [Post-Chorus] Have we lost her? Have we lost her? Have we lost her? [Outro] This broken arrow Needs heeding -------- 2017 Native Invader -------- -------- Chocolate Song -------- [Verse 1] I don't have to like the things you say sometimes Then I don't like the things I say Now vowels and consonants our weaponry We vowed to love eternally [Pre-Chorus 1] And I hear your pain screaming And I hear your pain in the silent evenings We used to be happy We used to make happy On the stove On our own [Chorus] Satiny luscious chocolate I don't hate you, I don't hate you Satiny luscious chocolate No, I need to be more like you Satiny luscious chocolate Within the tension of your opposites Satiny luscious chocolate Somehow the lingering sweetness Satiny luscious chocolate Without betraying your bitterness Satiny luscious chocolate I don't hate you, I don't hate you Satiny luscious chocolate [Verse 2] I don't have to like swinging from extremes The lows so low, the highs so high From throwing knives to dessert stirring Our tight rope act just balancing [Pre-Chorus 2] And I hear your pain screaming at me Hear your pain screaming We used, used to be We used to make happy We used to make, make happy [Chorus] Satiny luscious chocolate I don't hate you, I don't hate you Satiny luscious chocolate No, I need to be more like you Satiny luscious chocolate Within the tension of your opposites Satiny luscious chocolate Somehow the lingering sweetness Satiny luscious chocolate Without betraying your bitterness Satiny luscious chocolate I don't hate you, I don't hate you Satiny luscious chocolate I don't hate you, I don't hate you [Outro] Hear your pain screaming We used to make happy We used to make, make happy In a cauldron on our stove I feel fire, sweet water We used to make, make happy We used to make happy -------- 2017 Native Invader -------- -------- Climb -------- [Verse 1] "Climb over the church wall" he said "You can feed the koi in the pond Climb over the church wall in your Sunday dress Be sure to feed the koi in the pond" It's a long long climb going back in time [Chorus] All of me wants to be, believe That the angels will find me (Saint Veronica) All of me wants to be, believe That somehow you will save me (Saint Veronica) [Verse 2] He said "Kneel before your judges in reverence Your penance for the woman you'll become You knew if you talked there'd be a consequence Your sentence for the woman you'll become" Ten days of hell in Satan's cell [Chorus] All of me wants to be, believe That the angels will find me (Saint Veronica) All of me wants to be, believe That somehow you will save me (Saint Veronica) [Bridge] Dream of dimensions Then cross through the veil to them Wrap yourself in linen holding Jesus close Calling Saint Calling Saint Saint Veronica [Verse 3] "Climb out of the belly of the beast" she said "Become a witness out of the abyss The temple of the soul will have to heal the flesh Only when you're whole can you forgive But it's a long long climb It's a long long climb" -------- 2017 Native Invader -------- -------- Cloud Riders -------- [Verse 1] Standing on the edge of the cliff Didn't think it would come to this A dead calm before the storm Not a sound from their engines From the other side, saw a shooting star at 4:22 a.m [Verse 2] A warning shot from the rhythm demons Or from the guitar preachers I've been touched by both And by the Holy Ghost From the other side, saw a shooting star at 4:22 a.m [Chorus] Underneath the stars above I said, "No stop I am not giving up on us." And I am not going anywhere soon Annie, grab your bass guitar Help me bring in the October moon Then you shout, "Run for cover." I scream, "Rev the Triumph's engine." You say "Baby we're too late From the Cloud Riders, no escape." Darling, what's the blanket for? Riding out this storm We'll be riding out this storm [Verse 3] Carved a stave against the grain At the nine doors to gain The secrets of trees Once I could hear them singing From the other side [Verse 4] Back then, the thunder gods They used to cast our lots But then I lost touch Close to when her chariot From the other side [Verse 5] A chariot pulled by cats Purring, "we'll be returning." From the other side "Girl, it's time you take back your life." [Chorus] Underneath the stars above I said, "No stop I am not giving up on us." And I am not going anywhere soon Annie, grab your bass guitar Help me bring in the October moon Then you shout, "Run for cover." I scream, "Rev the Triumph's engine." You say "Baby we're too late From the Cloud Riders, no escape." Darling, what's the blanket for? Riding out this storm We'll be riding out this storm [Outro] This storm This storm This storm This storm -------- 2017 Native Invader -------- -------- Mary's Eyes -------- [Chorus] What's behind Mary's eyes Mary's eyes Mary's eyes [Refrain 1] The Death Midwife Can you bring her back to life? The Death Midwife Can you bring her back to life? [Verse 1] Sister Despair, Sister Despair Can you bring the Dream King to me? Sister Despair Hide your tears around Mary We've got to get her to Joy to the world Joy to the world [Refrain 2] Hymns for us to sing She's a believer Hymns locked in her memory I'm a believer they're the key [Verse 2] What's behind Mary's eyes Patterns matter Stringing sequences together matters To bring, bring her back to us [Chorus] What's behind Mary's eyes Mary's eyes Mary's eyes [Refrain 1] The Death Midwife Can you bring her back to life? [Verse 3] Sister Despair, Sister Despair She must not see you cry Hide your tears Can't we just bring her delight [Refrain 2] Hymns for us to sing She's a believer Hymns locked in her memory I'm a believer they're the key [Chorus] What's behind Mary's eyes What's behind Mary's eyes Mary's eyes Mary's eyes Mary -------- 2017 Native Invader -------- -------- Reindeer King -------- [Verse 1] Crystal core Your mind has been divided from your soul Now you say you are that stranger on your shore Grief it brings need the naked freeze caught in the frost Numb unbearable thoughts your inner need fire not lost No way, not lost [Pre-Chorus] I've just come from the Reindeer King He says, "your purity of soul, crystalline" [Chorus] Gotta get you back to you Get you back to you You gotta get you back to you Get you back to you [Refrain] You, you, you, you, you [Verse 2] Crystal core You are at the still point of the turning world The divide fearing death desiring life Ice you were the one most tender with the rivers You the roof of the waves layer after layer After layer [Pre-Chorus] I've just come from the Reindeer King He says, "your purity of soul, crystalline" [Chorus] Gotta get you back to you Get you back to you You gotta get you back to you Get you back to you [Bridge] You know that I would skate Skate all the way just to hold your hand To take away your pain You know that I would skate From Scandinavia All the way to the moons of Jupiter With you [Refrain] You, you, you, you [Chorus] Gotta get you back to you Get you back to you You gotta get you back to you Get you back to you You gotta get you back to you Get you back to you You gotta get you back to you Get you back to you [Outro] I've just come from the Reindeer King -------- 2017 Native Invader -------- -------- Russia -------- [Verse 1] For those on the Right You need to build a bridge For those on the Left You must build a bridge For those in Washington There is only one question: "Is Stalin on your shoulder Stalin on your shoulder As he was with his composers?" [Verse 2] Time to wake Activate our Native Invader Warriors of the Earth It's getting late now Time to face Those who take More and more From our Great Mother The Mother we call home [Outro] "Is Stalin on your shoulder?" -------- 2017 Native Invader -------- -------- Up the Creek (Ft. Natashya Hawley) -------- [Intro: Tori Amos & Natashya Hawley] Good Lord willing and the creek don't rise [Verse 1: Tori Amos & Natashya Hawley and Natashya Hawley] Good Lord willing and the creek don't rise Good Lord willing and the creek don't rise We may just survive If the Militia of the Mind Arm against those climate blind [Chorus: Tori Amos] Desert Sister I'll be breaking in Desert Sister To break you out [Verse 2: Tori Amos & Natashya Hawley and Natashya Hawley] Knowledge sown in Gaia's bones Knowledge sown in Gaia's bones Granite canyon webs of stone Her uncorrupted soul Will not be possessed or owned [Bridge: Tori Amos] Gone, when hope is almost gone You know that's the time we must stand Strong, every girl in every band Every cosmic cowboy in the land To the Earth will you show mercy? [Verse 3: Tori Amos & Natashya Hawley and Natashya Hawley] Good Lord willing and the creek don't rise Good Lord willing and the creek don't rise We may just survive If the Militia of the Mind Arm against those climate blind [Chorus: Tori Amos] Desert Sister I'll be breaking in Desert Sister To break you out [Interlude] [Chorus: Tori Amos] Desert Sister I'll be breaking in Desert Sister To break you out [Outro: Tori Amos & Natashya Hawley] Good Lord willing and the creek don't rise Good Lord willing and the creek don't rise Good Lord willing and the creek don't rise -------- 2017 Native Invader -------- -------- Upside Down 2 -------- [Verse 1] Watch the boats go by And someone else's life Those smiling faces We've worn them before Watch the boats go by No that is not our life Not today Not today Some things work out that way [Chorus] I'm not gonna be angry Lately seems like everything Is falling down All around Us [Post-Chorus] We gotta turn that frown We gotta turn that frown Upside Down [Verse 2] Those smiling faces We've worn them before Watch the boats go by No that is not our life Not today Not today Some things work out that way [Chorus] I'm not gonna be angry Lately seems like everything Is falling down All around Us [Post-Chorus] We gotta turn that frown We gotta turn that frown Upside Down Upside Down -------- 2017 Native Invader -------- -------- Wildwood -------- [Chorus] Wildwood, poppies Wildwood, touch me [Verse 1] Behind the birches whirl The bongo boys in their summoning The sound seeds now In the fingers of the eastern breeze Where the sleepless wait For her ascent from the perilous pit She said, the only way to change our fate It is to make it rain [Chorus] Wildwood, poppies Wildwood, touch me [Verse 2] Past the Alders and the Oaks Through the Willow Grove snakes the Ivy's gift Which taught you can't escape anguish But how to live with it Then reports from the robins Form in you an inner radiance It's as if they fused with a spirit you knew Who's come back again [Chorus] Wildwood, poppies Wildwood, touch me [Verse 3] Off the pilgrim's path With the talisman he placed in my hands With its magic mapped from winter's past It leads the way After three long months Endured with her absent Over dragon lines we walked The current, a labyrinth With little green corn shoots Now in abundance As the forest celebrates She says, make it rain [Chorus] Wildwood, poppies Wildwood, touch me Touch me again -------- 2017 Native Invader -------- -------- Wings -------- [Verse 1] You've been suffering Hiding your pain Unshed tears on the edge "Just water under the bridge" you say [Pre-Chorus] Is it too late to make myself A safe place? I could not see the dangers The sacrifices you were making [Chorus] Hurt you, hurt me Hurt you, never meant to Hurt you, hurt me I need to make myself a safe place For you to cry baby 'Cause sometimes Big boys they need to cry [Verse 2] So we built you some wings To help you to flee From your demanding Dark Angel And me [Pre-Chorus] Is it too late to make myself A safe place? I went too far When we flew too close to our star [Chorus] It hurt you, hurt me Hurt you, never meant to Hurt you, hurt me I need to make myself a safe place For you to cry baby To cry baby 'Cause sometimes Big boys they need to cry 'Cause sometimes Big boys they need to cry