ABCD Song
It's not "A", do I love him?
It's not "B", do I love to hug him?
It's not "C", do I care for him?
It's just "D", all of the above.
Afraid It's Too Late
She sits at the window
All dressed in white
Been a long time since she's cried
Tears called (???) tumbling down
She remembers her childhood brown
She's afraid it's too late.
She steps out on the porch
Takes a minute from her day
Just like when she was a child
To listen what the wind would say
She was carefree like the children are today
Say, (???) loves you, won't you come out and play?
She's afraid it's too late.
When she was a child
She had crowns hiding gold
With such awe, each flower she did hold
And she (???) the grass beneath her feet
How she hated things that were already late.
They took away her laughter
They took away her crown
They said "Hey girl, you gotta keep your feet on the ground"
She said "Oh, but they are"
They say "Well laughter won't pay your bills".
A flower fell from her hand, falling still
They taught her to be respectable
Responsible somehow
They taught her to be in every (???).
She forgot how it felt to have leaves of grass beneath her feet
Now every thought screams to return to her childhood royalty
She's afraid it's too late.
She takes one last moment
Before going inside
She takes a coat
To dry her eye
She (???) and it all becomes clear
It's probably laughter that gets you what you need
(???) more than here.
She's afraid it's too late.
Ain't No Looking Back
All of your ghosts litter the horizon
Glittering carcasses, I guess that makes twice then
Just like your daisies and all of your buffalo
You don't worry, the children will mend what you tore.
You dress yourself in shark bites, you kill yourself in spoonfuls
You damn all the beehives, you make love to potholes
Your attention is a junkie, it has a wandering vein
And all of your thoughtlessness is dried up rain
Ain't no lookin' back,
Now, is there kid?
You always look to the west, you throw caution to the wind
You're on a one way track, but you can't buy caution back
Can you kid?
You killed a man because you made him borrow
One suicide is made up of ten thousand tiny sorrows
America's great, it's the land of the free
We're so independent that we forgot how to breathe.
Ain't no lookin back,
Now, is there kid?
You always look to the west, you throw caution to the wind
You're on a one way track, but you can't buy caution back
Can you kid?
Show me one hero who ain't afraid of fear
Show me one adult who knows how to hear
I just want to know who's the hope of today
Wanna tell you a whole different way
Ain't no lookin back
Now, for you, is there kid?
All of your ghosts litter the horizon
Glittering carcasses I guess that makes twice then
Just like your daisies and all of your buffalo
You don't worry, the children will mend what you tore.
All the Animals
All the animals agree
You and me should be a team
And they walk on parade
Say that we were made
To be a team.
And my flesh melts beneath your tongue
I am your little communion
And all the rainbows
Tell me that they know
We're a perfect pair.
And the birds up in the sky
Say they can see it from way up high
We're a perfect pair
And my wings weaken beneath your will
And before you I am trembling and still.
All the birds know it
One and one is two
All the birds see it
Tell me why don't you?
And all the light of the sun
Doesn't help me out none
'Cause you still can't see me.
Angel Needs A Ride
"Angel, do you want a ride?"
I said, "Angel, I'm tired and I'm lonely
And I need to have somebody by my side."
It's a long road, that stretches from Vegas to nowhere
It's been an even longer time since he's found some peace of mind.
He lives off of bubble gum and cigarettes
Gets nourishment from all night stores.
Thought he'd just keep on driving until he out-drove his sorrow.
"Angel, do you want a ride?"
I said, "Angel, I'm tired and I'm lonely
And I need to have somebody by my side."
Her feet were worn and tired, but as restless as her soul
She left with no regrets, but also no possessions did she own.
Her heart was as fragile as the thin loving arms
She was praying to God to take away her lonely
When he pulled over on the side of the road.
"Angel, do you want a ride?"
I said, "Angel, I'm tired and I'm lonely
And I need to have somebody by my side."
The highway goes on forever, I've seen a thousand men like him
I've seen a thousand angels that got into the car
They're just a couple of lost souls
Looking to replenish some forgotten dream.
I hope they find what they're looking for in the solace of the road.
"Angel, do you want a ride?"
I said, "Angel, I'm tired and I'm lonely
And I need to have somebody by my side."
A Thousand Miles Away
It's morning time
And I wonder where you are
I wonder who you're talking to
I wonder if the sun has risen where you are.
It's morning time
I miss your hands on my skin
This bed's too big without you.
Oh God, what do I do?
I'm a thousand miles away
And I'm right next to you.
The sun shines golden
I feel like my car
A little run-down, a little beat up
Maybe just a little bit green.
Maybe it's my battery,
Maybe it's my starter,
Maybe my heart's too weak.
There's just this feeling
I thought I had to get going
Got too scary, got too big
Say girl, got to get out of here
Even now, I don't know how to get home.
Oh God, what do I do?
I'm a thousand miles away
And I'm right next to you.
These fields stretch out like patchwork
On my granny's quilt
She used to tell me,
"Life is a series of strange and mysterious things.
One minute you think you're up,
The next you find your down,
Your mind says, 'Sweetheart, ya gotta stick around.'
But your heart says 'I'm too weak in the knees.'"
God, what do I do?
I'm a thousand miles away
I said oh, God, what do I do?
I'm a thousand miles away
And I'm lying next to you.
Be Still My Little Heart
Gray sky, no one's out there
To help me find my way home.
And half a jar of salsa is in my fridge
It's been there for weeks.
But I'm afraid if I wish tonight
My lucky star will be out of sight
It's only when the moon is high
I start to miss you standing by
Oh, be still my little heart.
A thousand things fill each day
Grocery lists lined the cart
Now crowded rooms make it easier
To forget I'm alone.
It's only when the moon is high
I start to miss you standing by
But I'm afraid if I wish tonight
My lucky star will be out of sight.
Oh, be still my little heart.
Oh, be still my little heart.
Billy
I know little Billy
From a small time town
Ma and Pa meant well
But they just weren't around
But he would learn
What little they had taught
They told him Heaven is hard
But Hell is hot.
He remembers Papa's words
Before he died
He said, "Work hard son,
You must change the tide
Before our people have liberation,
You can never rest
On your shoulders lies our future, boy,
So do your best
Do your best, boy."
Never forgot the burden
Of his father's words
He lost his own life
And lived the world's
No one told Billy there's some things
One man just can't do Takes time to forgive,
And equality to take more,
Before it's through
It just takes time.
But still Billy went down
To the big time town
Hoping to find some justice there
But God, how it all becomes cynical
Through the eyes of despair.
He no longer saw in color,
He only saw black and white
There were never people behind those faces
Until he realized one man can't win
Can't win this fight.
So Billy went back
To his small time town
He got a life and he settled down
He teaches children
Who never really thought
He told them, Heaven is hard
And Hell is...
Heaven is hard And Hell is...
Hell is not worth fighting for.
Boy Needs A Bike
Pop works in the shop till eight
Mom's on the phone and she's kind of irate
And Sally's doing somersaults on the lawn.
Pop slams open the front screen door
Just to scare mom she says, "What the Hell did you do that for?"
And he washes his dirty hands in the sink.
And things around the table are kind of rough
Mom says it's Pa, Pa says, "Times are just tough"
And me and Sally don't say much of nothing at all.
The garage door light brightens up the night
Pa always works on cars when he gets in a fight
As though he could figure out that woman by working on that old car.
He said, "A car can cure any problem at all
'Cause of looking at all them parts makes a fight look so small"
But I wish he'd just put me and Sally in the backseat and drive us away.
That's when he sits me down, says he's gonna teach me about life
He said, "A man needs a car and a boy needs a bike"
I got my first taste of freedom beneath the light of the moon.
But if it were me
I'd have the guts
And I'd put to test
Those bolts and nuts.
And I'd Ride Away
So fast, so far
Ride Away
So fast, so far.
We put away our tools and we go back inside
Mom feels left out and now she's starting to cry
I wonder if all girls are crazy this way?
I wish pops would just get a spine
I said I know it's kind of small but you can borrow mine
He just smiled and said, "Your mom means well son".
It's most times that are good, it's just some that are lean
And love that makes up for those times in-between
He got a tear in his eye as he took mamma's hand
He said one day I'd understand.
But if it were me
I'd have the guts
And I'd put to test
Those bolts and nuts
And I'd Ride Away
So far, so fast
Ride Away
So fast, so far
Ride Away.
Breaking Up
Do not think it hurts me bad
It doesn't hurt me none
It does not mean anything
I'm fondling this gun.
And I don't hurt that bad
And I don't miss you
I don't eat alone
Wishing I was eating with two.
It's like a sad movie
They always get high ratings
In fact I feel like celebrating
I feel like celebrating.
And do not think I ever thought
That this would really work
It was just sort of a casual thing
Like trying on a shirt.
I don't sit home alone and stare
At your picture wishing that you were still there
I never get lonely
In fact I'm probably masturbating
In fact I feel like celebrating
I feel like celebrating.
Oh goody! Oh joy! I'm finally free!
I no longer have to sit through your mother's casserole recipes
Oh joy! Glee! I'm finally free!
Buttercup
Gee your mom looked like shit last night
Hope that tinker toy boyfriend tonks her right
Then again, I could never tell a fist fight from fun
Maybe I've never really known anyone.
Just sat still and spit in the fire
I thought I might strangle you but I couldn't find a wire
You've never been the type to make your heart clear
Lest someone overhear.
Words drown in your martini glass
Entire sentences slowly drunken up
But before they slipped away
I swore I could've heard them say
You wanted me to be your buttercup
Say you need me to be your buttercup.
The party reached a feverish pitch
Good time soldiers drunk and in a ditch
Infidelity a bomb that went off
That left the world to swerve and cough.
Stepped over bodies strewn like shipwrecks
Love's last call, warning puke reflex
Faith is for that frozen few
That never met someone quite like you.
Words drown in your martini glass
Entire sentences slowly drunken up
But before they slipped away
I swore I could've heard them say
You wanted me to be your buttercup
Say you need me to be your buttercup.
Fish don't know they're short, they just feel sideways
And words to you are just the same, they shy away.
When legs and limbs are all tucked in you pull me close to you come night
And I'm just like a fleshy fruit and hung from the bowl of your side.
Your lips may not sell or say what your eyes give away
You're sweet as pumpkin pie.
I take the keys from your hand that stutters up
Let the night air sober you up
Driving home, you make me pull over
You press my hand gently as a four leaf clover.
You say sweetheart, I'm a foolish man
I'm ornery and I'm stubborn, like my coffee from a can
But without you I would shrivel up and die.
Won't you be my
Won't you be my
Won't you be my...
Words drown in your martini glass
Entire sentences slowly drunken up
But before they slipped away
I swore I could've heard them say
You wanted me to be your buttercup
Say you need me to be your buttercup.
Buttercup,
Your buttercup,
Ducks, shnucks, shlucks, shucks
Can't Take My Soul
Weather's getting cold
But it's ninety degrees outside
Feels like I'm dying (???)
(???)
I probably could hear your cold words after all
They're just words
And I though I could see your sad eyes after all
Eyes won't lie.
I thought that I could just take this hatred in
Let it back out and see love again
But now I'm giving up.
Who, I'll never give you
Say you can take my life
And you can keep this heart
But you'll never take my soul
No, never can you take my soul.
Feels so good I can not feel
That these tears running down my face
I dry my eyes to see the sunrise
And I find it set, it's too late.
So I sit there and listen to you scream after all
I never know
But I cry before I go to sleep after all
I know I wasn't what I should be.
I thought that I could just take this hatred in
Let it back out and see love again
But now I'm giving up.
Who, I'll never give you
Say you can take my life
And you can keep this heart
But you'll never take my soul
No, never can you take my soul.
Tried to say goodbye yesterday
But we ended up in bed instead
Asked you if (???)
But I couldn't turn away, turn my head.
Walking with the strings that you pull after all
I'll never go
After all the times I tried after all
I know I wasn't what I should be.
I thought that I could just take this hatred in
Let it back out and see love again
But now I'm giving up
Who, I'm never giving in.
Say you can take my life
You can have this car
You can keep this stuff
I don't want your damn dog
You can have my (???) in my head
And all of those good things (???) everywhere
You'll never take my soul.
You would think that you could possess
All of my hopes and all of my breath
And all of my babies and my lovers too
But don't you know that you will pull with you
Yeah never take my soul
No, you'll never take
Can't take my soul.
Carnivore
So much space can fit in a sigh
More than words can say
I'm left here with my hands all awkward
Trying to mend space.
I used to know you
But not anymore
Your substance has been subtracted
Word by word.
Silence in my ears where once you offered your conviction
Your promises are dry beads that crack with nostalgia.
But that's all right, that's okay
Had no business giving myself to you anyway
I'll be careful next time for sure
And I'll never trust my pink fleshy heart
I'll never trust my pink fleshy heart
To a carnivore
To a carnivore.
Your soul is an ink stain
Your perfection is amend
You're as fragile as your thoughtlessness
You're as strong as you can bend
You could only believe in embryos,
Had all your high hopes through a telescope
And lavender haunted you
So I could only laugh in yellow.
Well you've licked wood flatter than ingenious, subtlety
And you slip through the fingers of ambiguity.
But that's all right, that's okay
Had no business giving myself to you anyway
Be careful next time for sure
And I'll never trust my pink fleshy heart
I'll never trust my pink fleshy heart
To a Carnivore.
Come on, I did it before but I won't do it again
This time I'll be my own best friend
And I'll take back all of my songs and my poetry
This time I won't be so easy to read.
And I'll never trust my pink fleshy heart
I'll never trust my pink fleshy heart
I'll never trust my pink fleshy heart
To a carnivore
To a carnivore
Carnivore.
Circle Song
If you see me speak without words,
Know that I am speaking of the wind.
And if you see my words like wind,
Know that soft tongues cut through stone.
And if you see my tongue like stone,
Know its wisdom lies in silence.
And if you see my wisdom in silence,
Then with you I will always be.
And if you doubt my true love is true,
Just see how you have no markings on your hands.
And if you see you wear no chains,
You are free like poor men.
And if you see your freedom in being poor,
Pleased you'll be with the treasure of your mind.
And if you're pleased with the treasure of your mind,
Then with you I will always be.
And if you wonder how it is that I left,
Just watch the sunset slip away.
And as you watch that sun slip away,
Know some things are better left unseen.
And if you know things are better left unseen,
Then night shall carry you in her arms.
And if you see I carry you in my arms,
Then with you I will always be.
With you I will always be.
Cold Song
It's getting cold and I'm starting to sneeze
Wipe my nose on my sleeve
I've got the sniffles
I'd better drink my tea
Oh do you do you wanna wanna catch a cold with me?
I'd catch a cold with you anytime
I ain't just feverish, I ain't just lyin'
'Cause when your nose is running
It's a perfect time for kissing and hugging
Oh do you do you wanna wanna catch a cold with me?
We'll stay inside where it's nice and warm
Tell our bosses we're caught in a sneezing storm.
We'll sniffle and snuggle and watch some more TV
Oh do you do you wanna wanna catch a cold with me?
I'd catch a cold with you anytime
I ain't just feverish, I ain't just lyin'
'Cause when your nose is running
It's a perfect time for kissing and hugging
Oh do you do you wanna wanna catch a cold with me?
Do you do you wanna wanna wanna wanna
Do you do you wanna do me yeah indeed
Oh do you do you wanna wanna catch a cold with me?
Comfortably Numb
Snow is on the mountain
Winter settles in my heart
Icy fingers are familiar
Smooth and cold and oh, so hard
Comfortably numb.
Frost bites deep
Tiny birds fly from my heart
White winds scream
As they leave frozen lands of my heart
Comfortably numb.
I watch my hands
To see what it is they do
They're dirty, they don't build churches
They don't take risks and they don't remember you
Comfortably numb.
Orion was a mighty warrior
Cleopatra was a cheap French maid
He said sweetheart I give you the moon
She says I much prefer jewelry, so in the stars he stayed
Comfortably numb.
Me and Jesus, we go way back
'Cause we used to hang at the mall
He says you can't trust them
They'll just put holes in your hands
So I covered him while he stole a bottle of cheap cologne
Comfortably numb.
Lord, forbid, care crawled up my arm
And I killed it right on the spot
For fear it might tear out of my heart
And make me love what I do not
Comfortably
Comfortably
Comfortably Numb.
Cruise Control
Where do you go
When the cold wind blows?
What do you see
When you're staring down victory?
Well, hey, mister, this one's gonna pass you by
If you let it fly
Let it go, oh
You're not here, you're not in love
You're on cruise control
You're on cruise control
You're on cruise control.
You have no taste for
What is too known
You have to ignore something
Once it is shown.
Well, hey, mister, this one's gonna pass you by
If you let it fly
Let it go, oh
You're not here, you're not in love
You're on cruise control
You're on cruise control
You're on cruise control.
You can't get it back,
It's like a heart attack
Once you lose track,
You can never find the track back home.
You lost a friend and you lost something great
You sold yourself just to save a little faith
Just like a razor with nothing left to cut through
You throw yourself on everyone around you.
Oh, you're invincible, you (???)
You catch cleverness up around your heart
You were always like the rest of us
(???)
But you'll be lonely tonight,
Lonely tonight, lonely tonight
You can't comprehend hunger before it begins
You can't appreciate good love until it's too late.
Well, hey, mister, I'm gonna pass you by
If you let me fly
Let me go, oh
You're not here, you're not in love,
You're on cruise control
You're on cruise control
You're on cruise control.
Pieces of You
Spirit
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