I'd like to make you my secret song
I'd make you my wings in the foothills of Montana
If I were a painter
I'd make you my secret song
I'd make you my wings in the foothills of Montana
If I were a writer
And you are the rose on my altar
These hands that worship you so completely
For you are my love
I'll be your hungry valley
Standing at the ocean's stony shores
You ask her where from the wind blows
Ravens they rest on his golden crown
And roaring silently he's a lion
You ask him where from the wind blows
We'll paint a red flame firebird on front
I'm gonna be your race car driver,
I've got studded tires excuse me if I am blunt
Say, you look smashing by the dashboard lights
I'm gonna be your race car driver,
Come on, baby, let's get on the road
I'm gonna be your race car driver,
Come on, babe, what's your answer,
I can see that you're not impressed
And I'm gonna be your race car driver,
He's gonna rock my world
I love the way that he gives all the guys shiners
He's gonna rock my world
He will know all the good movies
If he was Russian, he would be the Kremlin.
He's gonna rock my world
Your twisted frown
You live in a box
I'm gonna run Tonto, run
Don't undress desire
A splinter in my vein
I'm gonna run Tonto, run
You disappear just like a wrapper in a candy store
I'm gonna run Tonto, run
You better run Tonto, run
And don't even try
There's a white wall
Yoga classes so you can look good
There's a white wall
We understand a lot of things
In Hollywood the heroes
There's a white wall
Babies on beach blankets headed for Mars.
But don't worry about nothing, nothing at all
See Sassy she's a little girl
But don't worry bout nothing, doll, nothing at all
Hush, you baby don't you cry
See Sassy wake up on the other side
But don't worry about nothing, doll, nothing at all
See Sassy wake up she's a (???)
She looks inside herself
She don't even know she cries
In her head she plays a game
But when he asks her name
And she don't even know she cries
Now the dirty deed is done
And slowly she turns and heads
And she don't even know she cries
Silver lining
I turn on my TV
Silver lining
I used to have hope
Silver lining
My landlord knocks upon my door
Silver lining
I fix myself some herbal tea
Silver lining
Silver lining
And now she's sitting in the bedroom and she's crying
And Papa said she's too cute for words
So now she's sitting in the bedroom and she's crying
In school all she learned is that talk is cheap
So now she's sitting in the bedroom and she's crying
She said "Sometimes there's this fear inside
See now she's sitting in the bedroom and she's crying
Sometimes It Be That Way
And Romeo was a very nice man
I said, "Oh well, I got nothing left to sell
And Aphrodite with her neon lamp
And Goldilocks, well, she knew three bears
I said, "Oh well, I got nothing left to sell
And shadow's long fingers they dance on the wall
And flame licks the air with its silver tongue
Spivy Leeks was an introvert
He was looking for Jesus in all the wrong places
Spivy Leeks was an odd looking man
Spivy Leeks lived at the local 7-11
He was looking for Jesus in all the wrong places
Spivy Leeks robbed a liquor store
Spivy Leeks died a glorious death down on main street
She's a dancing girl, dancing girl
'Cause she's a bright point of light
For lengths of time, she'd stay in her mind
She's a dancing girl, dancing girl
She was a bright point of light
She saw bursting flowers (???)
(???)
She's a dancing girl, dancing girl
She was a bright point of light
Please don't open your mouth my dear
The yellow wall paper peels a strange halo around your head
Please don't open your mouth my dear
I try not to fight too much, it only just makes me mad
Please don't open your mouth my dear
You lean over and kiss me so sweet
Building a summer home in your arms
You lean over and kiss me so sweet
Building a summer home in your arms
But so sweet, so sweet
You lean over and kiss me so sweet
Building a summer home in your arms
Sleep well, beautiful dolphin
Sleep well,
Poem Song
I'd like to call you my wild horse
And feed you silver sage
I'd like to paint my poems
With desert tongued clay across your back
And ride you savagely
As the sweet and southern wind
Through green and wild Kentucky.
Blazon, dark and red in the orchards
And I would steal away to watch the way
Your silver belly bends and bows beneath me.
My lover in the oceans of the world
I'd make you my calico children
And I would scatter you
Across my green memories of home.
I'd make you my hungry valley
And sow your golden fields of wheat my own.
I would paint you with this note
Silver traces on your skin.
And if I were a writer
I would write these words on your back
In desert tongue clay, deep in the wind.
Blazing in the orchard
And I would steal away
To watch the way your silver belly
Bends and bows beneath me.
Make you my lover in the oceans of the world.
I'd make you my calico children
And I would scatter you across
My green memories of home
I'd be your hungry valley
And I'd sow your golden fields of wheat my own.
I would make you my wild horse.
I'd paint you silver sage
And ride you savagely through green wild country.
I worship you eternally in flight like the waves
I'll dip you in these praises like cobwebs
And watch them fill you in
For your hair is the rain
And it soaks across the continents of my skin.
You see this woman standing before you
Naked and seared, true of intent
I don't need you, I want you near.
You are my flower of the sun
You are my lover for all time
You wake in the morning
For your sunflowers
You wake in the morning with your kiss.
And sow your golden fields of wheat
And you are the rose on my altar
I worship you eternally in flight like the waves
You'll be my calico children
I'll scatter you across my green memories of home.
Quiet Warrior
Standing in a circle the wolves have come
But they won't bother her, no
'Cause dancing with her hands of leaves she'll sing for them
And ease their hungering
She's a quiet warrior.
The waves all worship her
She stands in trust and lets the night swallow her
Because she knows that she's a piece of the sun
And a quiet warrior.
She'll say it's how the sky sings
And you ask her how does the sun rise
She'll say 'cause you desire it to be seen.
And you ask her how does she make your heart fly
And she'll tell you, you know why
She's your quiet warrior.
And steal your soul
He smiles and it feels like you've known him
Yes it feels like coming home
He's a quiet warrior.
And he'll hunt for you
His eyes are warm
Because his hands they are made of light
And they seduce your soul
He's a quiet warrior.
He says that the earth breathes
And you ask him how does the sun rise
He'll say that she's got wings.
And you ask him how does he make your heart fly
And he'll tell you, you know why
He's your quiet warrior.
Race Car Driver
Come on, baby, let's get in the car
I'm gonna take you real, real far
I'm gonna paint your mamma's face on the door
You ain't gonna see her anymore.
I will be Evel Knevil, you can double my stunts
This ain't no Malibu Barbie Corvette
This is a real 350 V8 fuel-injected engine
From a private-liner jet.
Your race car driver.
I've got ribbed rims for her pleasure up front
Got fuzzy dice with a secret door
Full of flavored serums, breath freshener and more.
Come on, baby, gonna make you feel all right
Gonna take you at high warp speed
It's better than watching Star Trek
After you've smoked weed.
Your race car driver.
Let's get on track
And I will grab the wheel
Like it was your hair I was pulling back.
I'm gonna straddle the line,
Swear to God, it's gonna take you real far
I'm just a real small man with a real big car.
Your race car driver.
You gonna cross the line?
Quit your sniveling, it's "no" or "yes" this time
What you're hungry?
We'll stop by Mickey D's for a happy meal
It'll be a regular hot dog or deal on wheels.
By the way that you're fully dressed
Looks like I'll pull out all the stops
I'm a sensitive man of the '90's, sweetheart,
Who cares for your emotional being an awful lot.
Your race car driver.
Rocker Girl
I went downtown just to see
If there was a rocker boy made for me.
Tight pants and long brown permed hair.
Preferably zebra striped underwear.
Be his rocker girl
Gonna be his rocker girl.
'Cause it sort of matches my blue eyeliner
He's so tough, he's so cute, he's a regular dream
He looks so good in his acid washed denim jeans.
Be his rocker girl.
He'll know just how to rock it to me
He'll be so romantic that
He'll know every word to Spinal Tap
And I'll be his rocker girl.
If he was a rock star, he would be Led Zeppelin.
If he was a month he would be, oh, say May or June.
If he was underwear he would be Fruit of the Loom.
Be his rocker girl
Gonna be his rocker girl
Gonna be his rocker girl.
Run Tonto Run
Don't even try
Don't want no piece of your sky
And I won't look back
'Cause your blue is all black.
Is really upside down
And it won't last long
'Cause your right is all wrong.
Miniature hands, tiny socks
Your love is a sigh
It just passes me by.
Pale hollow frame
Run Tonto, run
You've let your blood in vein
Run Tonto, run away.
It's always on fire
Strange hour fall down
I'm gonna burn down this town.
A volcano under rain
You're in love with your clone
Which means you're alone.
Pale hollow frame
Run Tonto, run
You've let your blood in vein
Run Tonto, run away.
And I am left wanting more
And don't even think
This ship won't sink
I won't hesitate
You'll choke on your hate.
Pale hollow frame
Run Tonto, run
You've let your blood in vein
Run Tonto, run away.
You better run Tonto, run
You better run Tonto, run away.
Don't want no piece of your sky
And I won't hesitate
It's already too late.
Satellite
Babies on beach-blankets headed for Mars
Cute guys with crew cuts
And their Day-Glo surf boards
There's a pretty lady in a bikini
Her eyes are clear
But her teeth look like smashed-out window panes
She's trying to mend her dreams
With sushi
And seaweed
And carrot juice.
That we can't see over now
But that's okay, we're still learnin'
Mistakes are allowed
If you're a satellite
Oh, oh, oh.
At your singles bar
California's sure lovely
It's the home of the stars
And everybody is a nice body
But their souls are like shadows
They are hollow inside
They're choked, and hiding behind
Power Bars
And volleyballs
And Valium.
That we can't see over now
But that's okay, we're still learnin'
Mistakes are allowed
If you're a satellite
Oh, oh, oh.
Oh, oh, oh
About modern technology
But not about dreams
Oh, oh, oh
Our hearts are all on the shelves
We can't fix ourselves
But we can fix satellites.
Are strung-out on grace
And half skinned Gypsies are crying,
"Leave this place!"
That we can't see over now
But that's okay, we're still learnin'
Mistakes are allowed
If you're a satellite.
Oh, oh, oh
We know how to fix
A satellite
Oh, oh, oh.
See Sassy
See Sassy wake up she's (???)
Things you tell by the ring on her finger
Can't you tell by her fifty dollar shoes
That she's confusing love with the people she uses.
It's just a temporary conscience
Even (???) got to fall.
She looks so (???) she looks so (???)
Papa says that she's too cute for words
So Sassy never learned how to scream.
It's just a temporary conscience
And even (???) got to fall.
Papa's gonna feed you some good advice
Hush, you baby don't miss (???)
Papa's gonna buy you a pretty dress
As though that could mend your heart
As though it could keep you from being torn apart
As though it were your destiny
To face every man you meet on your knees.
Stares at her wedding dress and starts to cry
She's got big eyes but they don't see too clear
Otherwise she never would have ended up here.
It's just a temporary conscience
And even (???) got to fall.
Yeah, yeah.
See Sassy wake up she's (???)
See Sassy wake up she's alone.
She Cries
Time passes quickly for our lady of the hour
She brushes her long blonde hair
From her face only to find a tear
But she don't know why she's been crying.
To maybe find an answer
But she's willingly distracted
By the man who like's her glitter
She says, "Fool, I ain't gold."
'Cause she's so tangled up in lies.
Pretending that she's not the same
Lady who is cheating on her husband
With a man she hardly even knows
She says, "Ignorance is bliss."
She must fumble for an answer
She's been called so many
But now she can't remember
So she just makes up another.
'Cause she's so tangled up in lies.
She heads into the bathroom
She washes her hands in the sink
And thinks it could clean her conscience
If only she could find one.
For the door as if this were all a dream
She has seen her sweet husband's face
But only like a fleeting glimpse
Of all those bridges she's been burning
All those bridges she's been burning.
It should come as no surprise
'Cause she's so tangled up in lies.
Silver Lining
Muffins in the toaster
I got my raspberry jam
My grandfather was a sailor
And he came unto this land
And he was looking for gold
A pretty hand to hold
Or some cards to fold
At least, that's what I've been told.
Silver lining, where'd you go?
They got talking heads in space
It used to be so easy
To have a little faith
I used to rely on luck
To earn an honest buck
I didn't feel so stuck
I didn't limp around like Jon Kruk.
Silver lining, where'd you go?
Now we got soap on a rope
I used to have dreams
Now we got over-paid baseball teams
We got grocery baggers, graffiti taggers
Golf ball shaggers, go team go.
Silver lining, where'd you go?
He's got that payday face
I swear to God he should be paying me
To live inside of this place
It's filled with sharks and fins
Whose double chins
Say, "Thicken your skin
Child, if you want to win."
Silver lining, where'd you go?
'Cause it's healthier they say
Well, healthier ain't half as fun
I'd take a cold beer any day
I used to have dysfunctional fun
In the cancerous sun
With my co-dependent hon
Eating greasy, greasy hotdogs on a buttered-up bun.
Silver lining, where'd you go?
Silver lining, where'd you go?
Silver Satin Wings
"I don't mean to be bad," said the bubble headed blonde
And it was probably true.
"But what else can you do when looks are all people notice
And looks are all that they want, too."
Now she lies beneath his silver satin wings
'Cause she was never raised to know any better
Because he is the best thing she has ever seen.
So she never learned how to speak
And mama said she don't need to read
Just a hot Mercedes and a decent man that won't spring a leak.
Now she lies beneath his silver satin wings
'Cause she was never raised to know any better
Because he is the best thing she has ever seen.
But looks they come for free
They said "Hey, why try and think girl,
If you can smile and get anything you need?"
Now she lies beneath his silver satin wings
'Cause she was never raised to know any better
Because he is the best thing she has ever seen.
That cannot sleep at night, though he is sleeping fine
And I used to like the way he talked
Before I knew promises were just other words for 'goodbye'."
As she lies beneath his silver satin wings
'Cause she was never raised to know any better
Because he is the best thing she
He is the best thing she will ever see.
Night with its shattered teeth attempts to speak
My pen is present but courage left via the sink
And I'm sorry I snuck up on you from behind
I'm sorry not all my love letters did rhyme.
And I'm sorry that Jesus died for my sins
And I swear to God it won't be happening again.
And I'm sorry if it was my swerve that tempted you to sway
Oh well, sometimes it be that way.
He said "Jewel, I don't think you quite understand."
And I'm sorry if you had to explain it like this
I'm sorry I was a point you were destined to miss
And I'm sorry I spoke to you irreverently
Down in the hollow by the old olive tree.
And I'm sorry if my heart-breaking ruined your day
Oh well, sometimes It be that way.
This love was a bell
That rang unheard in the air
I was bound to find out that you didn't care."
Oh well, sometimes it be that way.
Kissed Neptune and they put her face on a stamp
And I'm sorry I used it to mail a letter to you
I'm sorry if I'm glue and the rest bounces off of you.
And I'm sorry not even this jet's metal wings
Could get across these simple things
And I'm sorry if I ever sang your name in vain
Oh well, sometimes it be that way.
They all ate oatmeal and tiptoed upstairs
And I'm sorry I never got to find you like this
Sleeping like a baby and swaddled in bliss.
And I'm sorry for all of the times
I forgot to imply something in between the lines
And I'm sorry if it was I that caused your pain
Oh well, sometimes it be that way.
This love was a bell
That rang unheard in the air
I was bound to find out that you didn't care."
Oh well, sometimes it be that way.
Electricity chases its tail in the hall
And I'm sorry if my arms to you were just empty rooms
I'm sorry I never could comfort you.
And I'm sorry St. Petersburg is such a miserable town
And I'm sorry if I am bringing you down
And I'm sorry if my heart breaking ruined your day
Oh well, sometimes it be that way.
Night has many hands but I have just one
And I'm sorry I walked in on you unexpectedly
I'm sorry I never served you Chamomile tea.
And I'm sorry I didn't always have a match
That could start a fire big enough for your heart to catch
And I'm sorry if it was my swerve that tempted you to sway
Oh well, sometimes it be that way.
Spivy Leeks
Spivy Leeks was a drip of a man
I met him washing dishes in a local café
And he told me if (???) were fishes
He'd steal all their scales and he (???) away.
Like a broken radio he'd make your day real long
An end result, (???) time he looked up women's skirt
Just trying to figure out what was right from what was wrong.
There in my hole, save his soul
Spivy Leeks, it's time to go home.
He looks just like a pool table shoved into jeans
And he thought that he possessed a secret power
And no matter what he did, he would be redeemed.
He looked at dirty magazines most everyday
He studied those pictures like he studied the Bible
He thought that they were angels and that he'd been saved.
There in my hole, save his soul
Spivy Leeks, it's time to go home.
Instead of a gun, he used a candy bar
He told the cashiers that he was their savior
But his holiness, his holiness and his Baby Ruth didn't get him very far.
It was quite a public site
And as Mr. Sheriff man was about to blow him to pieces
He said "Hallelujah, I'm coming home tonight."
Star Child
A child 12 years of age stared into the sun
She stared into the bright lights of (???)
It imprinted upon her soul, mysteries of both young and old
And she closed her eyes tight to feel the darkness.
She danced so fast, so fine
She danced around with her eyes shut
To see the stars in her mind
Spinning Jupiter, spinning Mars
She herself was just a singing star
A breathing constellation.
Traveling through the skies of her mind
Oh and how she knew the stars
And the map of the human heart.
And follow roads back, ancient tracks and primitive times
And giant birds lifted themselves
Starry wings to burn white, fiery silhouettes in the sky.
She danced for them
And she followed all the lines back
To where they did begin
She saw her mother in Pegasus wings
She felt her father in a scorpion's sting
A genetic constellation.
Traveling through the skies of her mind
Oh and how she knew the stars
And the map of the human heart.
Shooting stars who songs sang to her bones
She saw stories her grandfather used to tell
His flesh was frozen and kept so well.
Meaning of the words, the pictures
(???)
(???)
She danced so fast, so well
And she danced until her knees got weak
And all resistance fell
And all the walls, they came tumbling down
She stood eyes open, back on the ground
Why's it (???) glowing (???).
Traveling through the skies of her mind
Oh and how she knew the stars
And the map of the human heart.
Studies in Love #12
The doorway frames you a perfect picture silhouette
Blue sky of regret
Enough to hang out
Your legs seem to tremble
At least I imagine that they do
Then again, it's probably easy for you.
I can read all the signs
I can take it from here
There's no need to explain
It's perfectly clear.
It's funny how you notice these stupid things instead
You say something awkward but I wish that you wouldn't
A whole life of you wish you coulds but just couldn'ts.
I can read all the signs
I can take it from here
There's no need to explain
It's perfectly clear.
Spent half my life loving you.
Think of all the love that I could have had
Five years of kisses packed in my bags
And this tiny moment fits all the big things we ever had.
I can't quite pinpoint when it left or what for
Love always steps lightly away from the door.
I can read all the signs
Hell, I've known you for years
There's no need to explain
No, there's no need to explain
There's no need to explain
It's perfectly clear.
Summer Home in Your Arms
You take your coat off and throw it on the floor
Night delivers you to my arms once more
You feel so familiar as you get into bed
Cigarette smoke halo around you head.
I could lay with you like this for hours
Hours and hours.
I kiss you with the languid adoration of slumber
Landing random as lotto numbers
One for each eye and, oops, one on your nose
And ten for each of your cute little toes.
I could lay with you like this for hours
Hours and hours.
Am I crazy, do I talk too much?
Sometimes I think your silence is a crutch
Am I mad, are you married?
Oh, Jesus, this love stuff can sure be scary.
Here in your arms I'm a bit of a mess and I'm gone too much
But when I'm away it's you I long to touch
And certain things remind me it's such a special treat
As these little things that bring you to me.
I could lay with you like this for hours
Hours and hours.
I'm building a summer home in your arms
I'm building a summer home in your arms
I'm building a summer home in your arms
Built with all your charms.
Swedish Lullaby
Written by Jewel Kilcher (sung in Swedish). Translated by Alexander Stamou.
Sleep well, beautiful dolphin
Sleep well, white wolf
We have love for each other
For each other
Forever.
Sleep well, white wolf
We awaken in the morning
Then we kiss, we kiss
We kiss, forever.
Sleep well, white wolf
We awaken in the morning
Then we kiss, we kiss
Forever, we kiss.
Pieces of You
Spirit
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