B i o g r a p h y (by Alex Henderson)
A variety of noteworthy groups were active on the Boston music scene in the late ‘90s and early 2000s—groups ranging from retro-soul/funk band Superhoney to the quirky, ‘80s-minded synth-pop/new wave trio Freezepop to the hard-to-categorize Moonraker (who have since moved to New York City). But the most unique and intriguing group to come out of Boston during that period may very well have been the Dresden Dolls, a highly unorthodox duo consisting of lead singer/pianist Amanda Palmer (who handles the songwriting) and drummer Brian Viglione. Formed in 2001, the Dresden Dolls have favored a most unlikely blend of alternative pop-rock, riot grrrl catharsis and German cabaret—especially the German cabaret that flourished when the Weimar Republic was in power in Germany in the ‘20s and very early ‘30s (before Adolf Hitler and his Nazi regime came to power). The name Dresden Dolls was, in part, inspired by a song from British punk band the Fall, but it also acknowledges Palmer and Viglione's German influences; Dresden, after all, is a German city that was bombed extensively during World War II. However, Palmer doesn't sing or write in German; all of her vocals and lyrics are in English. But even so, the Dresden Dolls' Weimar-era influences are impossible to miss—not only because of their music, but also, because of their physical appearance. When Palmer and Viglione (whose colorful live shows helped them acquire a small but enthusiastic cult following in and around Boston in the early 2000s) perform together as the Dresden Dolls, their clothes and makeup provide a look that is half goth and half Weimar-style burlesque—a look that successfully unites the cultures of different countries and different eras. Like their attire, the Dresden Dolls' clever, darkly theatrical music draws on an unusual variety of influences. Marlene Dietrich and Kurt Weill have influenced the Dresden Dolls, but so have alternative rockers ranging from Tori Amos to PJ Harvey to the controversial Hole founder turned solo artist Courtney Love. And just as the New York City-based, London-born singer/songwriter Nellie McKay has no problem reminding listeners of Doris Day one minute and Alanis Morissette or Randy Newman the next, the Dresden Dolls know how to make their combination of influences from different periods sound perfectly natural and organic rather than forced, pretentious or contrived. In 2003, the Dresden Dolls' A Is For Accident (a collection of live recordings) was released on the Important label; that CD was followed by their first full-length studio album, a self-titled disc that came out on 8Ft. Records in 2004.
Good Day Girl Anachronism Missed Me Half Jack 672 Coin-Operated Boy Gravity Bad Habit The Perfect Fit The Jeep Song Slide Truce
Missed Me Coin-Operated Boy The time has come Mrs O Christopher Lydon Glass slipper Thirty whacks Bank of boston beauty queen Will Truce Stand by your man
Add it up Amsterdam Androgynous A night at the roses Baby One More Time Battered bride Blueprint Chopsticks Colorblind Cosmic Dancer Dance me to the end of love Drunken Butterfly Eisbär Exit Music (For a film) Hallelujah I Don't Care Much
Perfect day Pierre Rid Of Me Say Yes! Science fiction double feature Such great heights The Breakfast Summit The Flesh Failures/Let the Sunshine In The Ghost in you The Rainbow Connection Tous Les Garçons Et Les Filles Train Two headed boy War Pigs Will You Smile Again Wintercoat
The Dresden Dolls
Good Day
So you don't want to hear about my good song You don't want to hear about how I am getting on With all the things that I can get done The sun is in the sky and I am by my lonesome So you don't want to hear about my good day You have better things to do than to hear me say God it's been a lovely day Everything's going my way I took out the trash today And I'm on fire... So you don't want to hear about my good friends You don't have the guts to take the truth or consequence Success is in the eye of the beholder And it's looking even better over your cold shoulder I'm not suggesting You get and line me up for questioning But Jesus think About the bridges you are burning and I'm betting That even though you knew it from the start You'd rather be a bitch than be an ordinary broken heart So go ahead and talk about your bad day I want all the details of the pain and misery That you are inflicting on the others I consider them my sisters and I want their numbers God it's been a lovely day Everything's going my way I took up croquet today And I'm on fire I picked up the pieces of my broken ego I have finally made my peace as far as you and me go But I'd love to have you up to see the place I'd like to do more than survive I'd like to rub it in your face, ha ! Hey it's been a lovely day Everything's going my way I had so much fun today And I'm on fire God it's been a lovely day Everything's going my way Ever since you went away And I'm on fire I'm on fire I'm on fire I'm on I'm on fire I'm on fire I'm on fire I'm on So you don't want to hear about my good day
Girl Anachronism
One , two, three, four ! You can tell From the scars on my arms And cracks in my hips And the dents in my car And the blisters on my lips That I'm not the carefullest of girls You can tell From the glass on the floor And the strings that're breaking And I keep on breaking more And it looks like I am shaking But it's just the temperature And then again If it were any colder I could disengage If I were any older I could act my age But I don't think that you'd believe me It's not the way I'm meant to be It's just the way the operation made me And you can tell From the state of my room That they let me out too soon And the pills that I ate Came a couple years too late And I've got some issues to work through There I go again Pretending to be you Make-believing That I have a soul beneath the surface Trying to convince you It was accidentally on purpose I am not so serious This passion is a plagiarism I might join your century But only on a rare occasion I was taken out Before the labor pains set in and now Behold the world's worst accident I am the girl anachronism And you can tell By the red in my eyes And the bruises on my thighs And the knots in my hair And the bathtub full of flies That I'm not right now at all There I go again Pretending that I'll fall Don't call the doctors They've seen it all before They'll say just Let her crash and burn She'll learn The attention just encourages her And you can tell From the full-body cast That you're sorry that you asked Though you did everything you could Like any decent person would But I might be catching so don't touch You'll start believeing youre immune to gravity and stuff Don't get me wet Because the bandages will all come off And you can tell From the smoke at the stake That the current state is critical Well it is the little things, for instance In the time it takes to break it she can make up ten excuses Please excuse her for the day Its just the way the medication makes her I don't necessarily believe there is a cure for this So I might join your century but only as a doubtful guest I was too precarious removed as a caesarian Behold the worlds worst accident I am the girl anachronism Behold the worlds worst accident I am the girl anachronism Behold the worlds worst accident I am the girl anachronism I am the girl anachronism
Missed Me
Missed me Missed me Now you've got to kiss me If you kiss me, mister I might tell my sister If I tell her, mister She might tell my mother And my mother, mister She might tell my father And my father, mister He won't be too happy And he'll have his lawyer Come up from the city And arrest you, mister So I wouldn't miss me If you get me, mister, see ? Missed me Missed me Now you've got to kiss me If you kiss me, mister You must think I'm pretty If you think so, mister You must want to fuck me If you fuck me, mister It must mean you love me If you love me, mister You would never leave me It's as simple as can be ! Missed me Missed me Now you've got to kiss me If you miss me, mister Why do you keep leaving If you trick me, mister I will make you suffer And they'll get you, mister Put you in the slammer And forget you, mister Then you'll miss me Won't you, won't you miss me Won't you miss me Won't you miss me Missed me Missed me Now you've got to kiss me If you kiss me, mister Take responsibility I'm fragile, mister Just like any girl would be And so misunderstood So treat me delicately ! Missed me Missed me Now you've gone and done it Hope you're happy In the county penitentiary It serves you right For kissing little girls But I'll visit If you miss me Say you miss me 'Cause the food they feed you Do you miss me Will you kiss me through the window Do you miss me Miss me Will they ever let you go I miss my mister so
Half Jack
Half underwater I'm half my mother's daughter A fraction's left up to dispute Uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh. The whole collection Half off the price they're asking In the halfway house of ill repute Uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh. Ah-ah, uh-oh (X3) Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah. Half accidental Half pain full instrumental I have a lot to think about Uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh. You think they're joking You have to go provoke him I guess it's high time you found out Uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh. It's half biology And half corrective surgery gone wrong You'll notice something funny If you hang around here for too Long ago in some black hole Before they had these pills to take it back I'm half Jill And half Jack ! Uh-oh, Oh Oh! (x3) Uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh. Uh-oh , Oh Oh! (x3) Uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh. Two halves are equal A cross between two evils It's not an enviable lot Uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh. But if you listen You'll learn to hear the difference Between the halfs and the half nots Uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh. And when I let him in I feel the stitches getting sicker I try to wash him out But like they say The blood is thicker I see my mother in my face But only when I travel I run as fast as I can run But Jack comes tumbling after And when I'm brave enough And find a clever way to kick him out And I'm so high not even you And all your love could bring me down On 83rd he never found The magic words to change this fact I'm half Jill And half jack Uh-oh , Oh Oh! (x3) Uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh. Uh-oh , Oh Oh! (x3) Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah. I'm halfway home now Half hoping for a showdown 'Cause I'm not big enough to house this crowd Uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh. It might destroy me But I'd sacrifice my body If it meant I'd get the Jack part out See (see) jack run (run) Jack run (run) jack See (see) jack see (see) Jack (Jack) run (run) Jack Run (run) Jack see (run) Jack (jack) see (see) Jack (Jack) Run (run) Jack (Jack) run (run) Jack (Jack) see (see) Jack (Jack) See (See) Jack (Jack) run (run) Jack (Jack) run (run) Jack (Jack) Run Jack run
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*** Thanx a lot to Jalen for this one ***
Coin-Operated Boy
Coin operated boy Sitting on the shelf he is just a toy But I turn him on and he comes to life Automatic joy That is why I want A coin operated boy Made of plastic and elastic He is rugged and long-lasting Who could ever ever ask for more Love without complications galore Many shapes and weights to choose from I will never leave my bedroom I will never cry at night again Wrap my arms around him and pretend Coin operated boy All the other real ones that I destroy Cannot hold a candle to my new boy And I'll never let him go And I'll never be alone And I'll never let him go And I'll never be alone, go And I'll never be alone, go And I'll never be alone, go And I'll never be alone, go And I'll never be alone Not with my coin operated boy This bridge was written to make you feel smittener With my sad picture of girl getting bitterer Can you extract me from my plastic fantasy I didn't think so but I'm still convinceable Will you persist even after I bet you A billion dollars that I'll never love you And will you persist even after I kiss you Goodbye for the last time Will you keep on trying To prove it I'm dying To lose it I'm losing My confidence I want it I want it I want it I want it I want to I want to I want to I want to I want you I want you I want you I want you I want a I want a I want a I Want A Coin operated boy And if I had a star to wish on For my life I can't imagine Any flesh and blood could be his match I can even take him in the bath Coin operated boy He may not be real Experienced with girls But I know he feels Like a boy should feel Isn't that the point That is why I want a Coin operated boy With a pretty coin operated voice Saying that he loves me That he's thinking of me Straight and to the point That is why I want A coin operated boy
Gravity
Gravity plays favorites I know it cause I saw Honest to God, Officer, it's awful Down at work I'm getting too familiar with the floor Trading in my talents by the mouthful Hate to break it to you but it's out of my control Forces go to work while we are sleeping, sleeping If I could attack with a more sensible approach Obviously that's what I'd be doing Right Now Necks are cracking sideways Hit me from the back side I am on the white side You are on the black side Cut a piece that's bite size Shoot me from my good side If you got a straight line This would be a good time Gravity works slowly if you notice it at all Some of us are getting mighty lucky Aren't we If you had to live with this you'd rather lie than fall You think I can't fly Well you just watch me, watch me ... Necks are cracking sideways Hit me from the back side I am on the thin side You are on the fat side Cut a piece thats bite size Shoot me from my bad side If you got a straight line This would be a good time The sky is always falling down on me The sky is always falling, falling, oh The sky is always falling down on me So Officer Forgive me please !
Bad Habit
Biting keeps your words at bay Tending to the sores that stay Happiness is just a gash away When I open a familiar scar Pain goes shooting like a star Comfort hasn't failed to follow so far And you might say it's self-indulgent You might say its self-destructive But, you see, it's more productive Than if I were to be healthy And pens and penknives take the blame Crane my neck and scratch my name But the ugly marks Are worth the momentary gain When I jab a sharpened object in Choirs of angels seem to sing Hymns of hate in memorandum And you might say it's self-indulgent And you might say it's self-destructive But, you see, it's more productive Than if I were to be happy And sappy songs about sex and cheating Bland accounts of two lovers meeting Make me want to give mankind a beating And you might say it's self-destructive But, you see, I'd kick the bucket Sixty times before I'd kick the habit And as the skin rips off I cherish the revolting thought That even if I quit There's not a chance in hell I'd stop And anyone can see the signs Mittens in the summertime Thank you for your pity You are too kind And you might say it's self-inflicted But you see that's contradictive Why on earth would anyone practice self destruction And pain opinions are sitcom feeding They don't know that their minds are teething Makes me want to give mankind a beating I've tried bandages and sinking I've tried gloves and even thinking I've tried vaseline I've tried everything And no-one cares if your back is bleeding They're too concerned with their hair receding Looking back it was all maltreating Every thought that occurred misleading Makes me want to give myself a beating
The Perfect Fit
I could make a dress A robe fit for a prince I could clothe a continent But I can't sew a stitch I can paint my face And stand very very still It's not very practical But it still pays the bills I can't change my name But I could be your type I can dance and win at games Like backgammon and life I used to be the smart one Sharp as a tack Funny how that skipping years ahead Has held me back I used to be the bright one Top in my class Funny what they give you when you Just learn how to ask I can write a song But I can't sing in key I can play piano But I never learned to read I can't trap a mouse But I can pet a cat No I'm really serious I'm really very good at that I can't fix a car But I can fix a flat I could fix a lot of things But I'd rather not get into that I used to be the bright one Smart as a whip Funny how you slip so far When teachers don't keep track of it I used to be the tight one The perfect fit Funny how those compliments can Make you feel so full of it I can shuffle, cut and deal But I can't draw a hand I can't draw a lot of things I hope you understand I'm not exceptionally shy But I've never had a man That I could look straight in the eye And tell my secret plans I can take a vow And I can wear a ring And I can make you promises But they won't mean a thing Can't you just do it for me I'll pay you well Fuck I'll pay you anything If you could end this Can't you just fix it for me It's gone berserk Oh fuck, I'll give you anything If you can make the damn thing work Can't you just fix it for me I'll pay you well Oh fuck, I'll pay you anything If you can end this hell Hello, I love you Will you tell me your name Hello, I'm good for nothing Will you love me just the same The same
The Jeep Song
I've been driving around town With my head spinning around Everywhere I look I see Your '96 Jeep Cherokee You're a bully and a clown You made me cry and put me down After all that I've been through You'd think I'd hate the sight of you But with every jeep I see My broken heart still skips a beat I guess it's just my stupid luck That all of Boston drives The same black fucking truck It could be him Or am I tripping And I'm crashing Into everything And thinking about Skipping town awhile Until these cars go out of style I try to see it in reverse It makes the situation hundreds of times worse When I wonder if it makes you want to cry Every time you see a light blue Volvo driving by So don't tell me if you're off to see the world I know you won't get very far But don't tell me if you get another girl Baby, just tell me if you get another car The number of them is insane Every exit's an ex-boyfriend memory lane Every major street's a minor heart attack I see a red jeep and I want to paint it black It could be him Or am I tripping And I'm crashing Into everything I can't wait 'til you trade the damn thing in By then they will have put me in the loony bin It could be him My heart is pounding It's just no use I'm surrounded But one day I'll steal your car and switch the gears And drive that Cherokee right off the trail of tears
Slide
A late april day and it's sunny outside And a red little girl's at the top of a slide And an an orange old man at the bottom Wants to take her for a ride As she slips and she tumbles the orange man mumbles Pennies crash down from the sky And he tells her he'll take her away where it's safe And of course it is a lie She's a third the way down and her skirts are yanked up And her little girl cheeks start to wrinkle But her smile is wide and her legs are spread wider Her hair growing long And her hips Getting larger Past Getting brighter Light Growing weaker She is halfway down now but the man is impatient Shakes change in his pocket he might have to wait But she's coming She's coming She's coming Who are you blaming They're just playing That's a good one Who left the playground A good decade Before the bell rang As she starts to draw nearer his view becomes clearer The splinters are painful but she doesn't feel it The pennies were loaded and as they exploded She starts to spin out of control Her eyes are now closing Her sleeves are unrolling Up past her head And her veins are all showing Not that she noticed She's thoroughly focused on One old man who's laughing Who's laughing Who's laughing Don't worry, I've got you Don't worry, I've got you Don't worry, I've got you Don't worry, I've got you The orangeman got you A late april day and it's sunny outside And a red little girl's at the top of a slide And an orange old man at the bottom Wants to take her for a ride
Truce
You can have Washington I'll take New Jersey You can have London But I want New York City I should get providence I've got a job now Los Angeles, obvious That's where you belong now You can have Africa Asia, Australia As long as you keep your hands off Cafe Pamplona We can split Germany Right down the middle You'd hate it there anyway Take Berlin And we'll call it even You can have all of the carry-on baggage I'll trade the saskia jokes for the alphabet language And special occasions we'll split between parents Who forced us to hate them on alternating weekends You call it over and I call you psycho Significant other Just say we were lovers and we'll call it even We'll call it even I am the ground zero ex-friend you ordered Disguised as a hero to get past your borders I know when I'm wanted I'll leave if you ask me to Mind my own business And speak when I'm spoken to I am the tower around which you orbited I am not proud I am just taking orders I fall to the ground within hours of impact I hit back when hit And attack when attacked You get route two between Concord and Lexington I want Mass Ave. from the square to my apartment And if we should meet through some misunderstanding I'll be very sweet very patient and forgiving Now get off my side of the state And if we should see one another in passing Despite these techniques There is sometimes no avoiding There must be some kind of mistake We'll raise high the white flags And bow heads and shake hands Declaring the land we're on unamerican We'll call it even We'll call it even I am the tower around which you orbited I am not proud I am just taking orders I fall to the groud within hours of impact I hit back when hit And attack when attacked I am an accident waiting to happen I'm laughing like mad if you strangle the captain My place may be taken, but make no mistake From a little black box I can say without shame That you've lost That you've lost Do you know what you've lost So take whatever you'd like I'll strike like the States on fire You won't sleep very tight No hiding, no safe cover Make your bed now lie Just like you always do You can fake it for the papers But I'm on to you I'm on to you So take whatever you'd like I'll strike like the States on fire You won't sleep very tight No hiding, no safe covers Make your bed and now lie Just like you always do You can fake it for the papers But I'm on to you I'm on to you I'm on to you I'm on to you
A is for accident
The time has come
The time has come To speak of many things Of jacks and queens and kings I bared my wrists And promised to begin But you cut the blade straight in Try hard my love Do you hear the distant strings Please remember what this means Did I come back for all of this It seems absurd somehow With one well-placed flick of the wrist You've really done it now All of my blind ambition left me deaf with perfect vision The time has come For things to come undone We should not have begun At last I felt A numbness overcome And now you turn and run The time has come To take me in your arms And touch these fragile scars You have the choice now so decide If you want in or out There is too much left for us to try You can't just give up now The time has come To speak of many things Of jacks and queens and kings It took that cut To bring me back to life They're bleeding and they're frightened still I hold out both my hands No one in the world will ever touch me there again
Mrs O
Oh Mrs. O Will you tell us where the naughty children go Will you show How the sky turned white and everybody froze Heaven knows How they got into the fireplace But everybody's saying grace And trying to keep a happy face And Oh Mrs. O Can you teach us How to keep from getting cold Out we go And you watch us as we face the falling snow What a show With our hairdryers aimed heavenwards And fifty foot extension cords You really have a way with words The truth can't save you now Ah ah ah The sky is falling down Oh oh oh Watch the vultures Count the hours April trains may Bring strange showers And Oh Mrs. O Will you tell about the time they made you go All alone to the palace where they took your only clothes We all know There's no hell and no Hiroshima Chernobyl was a cover up The world is really all in love And Oh Mrs. O Will you leave us hanging now that we are grown Up and old Will you kill me if I say I told you so We all know Ther'es no Hitler and no holocaust No winter and no Santa Claus And yes Virginia all because The truth can't save you now Ah ah ah The sky is falling down Oh oh oh Everything they ever told us Shakes our faith and Breaks their promise But you can stop the truth From leaking If you never stop believing
Christopher Lydon
Clutching the phone 'til my hands were sore I never understood pain before, Christopher You cannot know what it does to me Hearing you speak with this frequency I never knew what one voice could do I was in heaven the moment I heard you My friends go out drinking and having fun I stay in bed with my headphones on Shot down with arrows from waves above Christopher Lydon renounced my love It took so long to get through to you I never understood sorrow, and now I do I finally got past your moniter And you broke my heart in two, Christopher Christopher, I was your listener, Christopher I've never felt love like this before, Christopher Christopher, now and forevermore, Christopher I'll never stop saying Christopher, Christopher Finally I knew what I had to do I had to make the connection with you I don't care if you're old and incontinence I will be yours 'til the bitter end So during a show about Joan of Arc I got through and said "Christopher Lydon, you've stolen my heart" When I asked if you felt the same way for me You cut me off like a guillotine Drawn like a bull to a matador I just see visions of christopher Shot down with arrows from waves above Christopher Lydon renounced my love Christopher, I was your prisoner, Christopher I hope you're happy now Chistopher Thank you for everything But I'm not listening anymore Nor do I plan to contribute to npr Christopher, beautiful Christopher What do you take me for
Glass slipper
No one's asking To go dancing It's not like that anymore It's romantic If they mean it When they shut your fingers in the door It's a gory Sort of story That's been told a hundred times before It gets tricky Don't be picky If the slipper fits you wear it whore How many tips Can I take home tonight Without them getting mad How many stitches Do you think it takes To fix a cut that bad How many minutes Until midnight And you get your eyesight back Not to knock it I've been off it Never moving very much at once It's been awkward I still offer it When it's that time of Other girls shower But I give out flowers To curious strangers Who throw dollars at my feet How many crimes Can I try spotting dry Before it leaves a stain How many times say That I love you 'Til it doesn't mean a thing How many fittings Must I sit through With my big feet blistering How many times Until it strips me And my big mouth strikes again I'm not asking To go dancing I'm not that dumb anymore It's exhausting To keep smiling When your toes are bleeding on the floor It's a gory Sort of story That's been told a hundred times before Don't be sorry Just ignore me Because honestly I'm Too sore from fitting Exactly to ride Into setting Suns aching To stand on my own two feet How many wishes Do I still have left To fix the way it ends How many princes Do you think it take To put a girl like this Back together again How many instances Can you point out When I was less than kind How many happy endings Do you need To change your fucking mind And how much time Do we have left Before it's midnight And you see that I was Never the right size
Thirty whacks
Thirty licks with a belt Playing tricks on myself And I wonder if everyone else is this way A succession of tests a triumphant success Each time i'm still intact At the end of the day Thirty drops in a glass Keep my temper and pass With my breath held you bastards You bastards You've lucked out again It's not really so bad There’s still mom there’s still Damage to do before they wrest the axe from my heads It's no mystery You should obviously go Before I break everything You’re always telling me That you're dying to know But you’re not really listening How do I manage to station myself in harms way And only get hit with a ticket for loitering That I have no means to pay And no strength to argue My personal demons can scheme with professional care Oh God they're after me If I could shut them up Just for an hour I swear I could stop this catastrophe Thirty day guarantee But they can't have meant me After all I was born to a childproof world No sharp corners or glass No small objects or plastic bags Please, these are death to a delicate girl It's no mystery You should obviously know That I’ll destroy everything So don't go telling me that you're dying to know 'Cause you’ll get what you're asking for And I still manage to station myself in harms way And only get hit with a ticket for loitering Stating I came the wrong day Now all the demons are screaming their wages aren't fair I've held a secret kept If I could shut them out Just for a second I swear It’ll look like an accident I could be decent yet Be magnificient I could be president
*** Thanx a lot to Jeremy & Matt & Kizeesh who corrected some mistakes ***
Bank of boston beauty queen
I've tried dolls that were guaranteed sixteen Or under none were very exciting Sorta like a laugh track or whacking off they’ll get you off But it’s just not the real thing But It's been decades since my pit days But I havent shaken it, I sit there like an idiot Still caught up in the old punk protocol And dreaming that the teenagers will think that I’m a radical And I still wait for the bus to come Where high school got torn down Still expecting to find true love Among the skateboarders hanging out In back of the bank in my hometown All this talk and no action’s got me stiff from the tit to the bone So I'm living in lala land But at least I'm not living at home Same old catcall same old chemicals Same old thrills Stealing stockings from the shopping mall It's simple enough to grow the fuck up happy with the rough cut Nobody's in the market for a diamond in the rough But I still wait for my mom to come And pick me up at Holly’s house Ten years after they cashed it in To make a multi-level parking lot for a seven-eleven and Burger King I’ve got cryptographs I’ve got all the phones tapped I’ve got proof enough it is indisputable Love’s not good enough I want pies and graphs Something that will teach me my arithmetic at last Better get your kids in I’m on the loose again And getting more ridiculous the more I think I ought to get my mind out of the gutter It’s getting dangerous, Amanda, God You’re old enough to be his fucking My own private highway from the cradle to the grave I save a bundle skipping middle age and saturdays And I still wait for the cops to come Where the station since burned down Still expecting that they’ll pick me up For all the sins I committed In the back of the banged-up pickup truck I’ve got autographs, backstage passes And leather jacket back patches up the Ask me anything I want evidence Single serving saccharine packets dripping black with lipstick kisses I still wait for the bus to come back where the high school got torn down Still expecting to find true love among the sakteboarders hanging out In back of the bank in my home I’m no pederast it was nice to ask Thank you but I’m capable Of getting up and getting dressed Love’s not good enough I want photographs Something that will teach me come inside Time and time again I think I'll head downtown again Oh God I’m sixteen No, I’m ten I’m seventeen And a bank of Boston beauty queen But I'm...
Will
I won't try to explain What I cannot understand It's a bird, it's a plane It's a one night stand If only we could ride far enough I'd forget you altogether It's a bluff There is no way I could not remember Don't ask me what I came here for It is too delicate for words I used to want to make you talk Now I would rather you did not I don't mind If you read While I'm coming, it's alright If you need the T.V. To keep from noticing my mind Going blank What's the worst thing That could happen is my back All that bad Strike the match And watch the doll come open Don't ask me what I want from you It is not something you could purposely do I used to want to make you mine Now I have better things in mind
Stand by your man
(Tammy Wynett Cover)
Sometimes its hard to be a woman Giving all your love to just one man You'll have bad times And he'll have good times Doing things that you don't understand But if you love him you'll forgive him Even though he's hard to understand And if you love him Oh be proud of him 'Cause after all he's just a man Stand by your man Give him two arms to cling to And something warm to come to When nights are cold and lonely Stand by your man And tell the world you love him Keep giving all the love you can Stand by your man Stand by your man And show the world you love him Keep giving all the love you can Stand by your man
Yes, Virginia
Sex changes
Dear Mr. and/or Mrs. Sender We're pleased to inform you that your applications been accepted Starting from the time you get this letter Your life will be one never-ending “hope you're feeling better” You get your choice of an aesthetic We'll need to chop your clock off (tick tock tick tock tick tock tick tock) It might not be what you expected There is no money back once you've been ripped off, ripped off, ripped off Today's a very special day The boys'll murder for it but what will the neighbors say It leaves you feeling pretty hollow It might be nice to look at Don't forget you're stuck with it tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow You're big enough to stop pretending You'll start to really show within a week or so So don't go saying it's just come to your attention You'll get more than you're asking for without the right protection Today's a very special day And how you'd love to have a little thing with which to play But love wont get you very far Today be still your beating heart You'll have to keep on feeding it tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow Boys will be boys will be boys will be boys will be boys will be boys Will be girls with no warning girls will be girls will be guys Will be boys that don't cry over toys that they use to beat girls they despise by the morning They always said that sex would change you, change you, change you, change you No second thoughts the knife is nearing You'll never hear the little pitter patter pitter patter Of this little feat of engineering Of course I love you and of course it's what's inside that matters But I think the whole charade is ending It seems to me to be the only way to keep from getting Caught up in a long life of regretting The doctors said that once you get a taste for it you'll keep on cutting But while you happen to be here Why don't you whisper all those sweet forevers in my ear Stiff upper lip for all this sorrow Hurry up and stick it in You never when it will end Tomorrow or tomorrow or tomorrow Tomorrow or tomorrow or tomorrow Tomorrow or tomorrow or tomorrow Tomorrow or tomorrow or tomorrow They always said that sex would change you, change you, change you, change you
Backstabber
The record goes from blue to gold So thank you for all your help I know you want to jump around But try to contain yourself You always struck me as the type to take it lightly But now you're gonna have to shut your mouth and fight me Oh backstabber Backstabber You're all alone You're all over the popular magazines Will never care what do you care You're down with the japanese But you've got no right to sit there saying I abuse it When you only sleep with girls who say they like your music Oh backstabber Backstabber, backstabber... Backstabber! Hope grabber! Greedy little fit haver! God I feel for you fool You Shit lover! Off-brusher! Jaded bitter joy crusher! Failure has made you so cruel, you Rotten to the core Rotten to the core Rotten like a crackwhore Begging out the backdoor Show us what you're good for Post it on the noise board Come on join the bloodsport Show us some support Still working at the drugstore Is it because you're A fucking Backstabber! Hope grabber! Greedy little fit haver! God I feel for you fool You Shit lover! Off-brusher! Jaded bitter joy crusher! Failure has made you so cruel So don't tell me what to write And don't tell me that i'm wrong And don't tell me not to reference my songs within my songs Oh oh You backstabber! Hope grabber! Backstabber greedy fucking fit haver! Backstabber!
Modern Moolight Presenting modern moonlight just as advertised Coke and Pepsi finally found a compromise How can they complain that we're all fucked up kids When they keep on changing who our mother is? Like it all you want it's fruitless Night is in the way of progress Retinas are bleeding for the enterprise Surgically wired into paradise Yesterday I dropped in at the mkb Everyone was messaging like it was going out of style It was just the cynic in me God, I love communicating! I just hate the shit we're missing Everybody join in the magnificence Yes! Everything is absolutely making sense Every time you turn around your soul gets sold To the highest bidder Then they turn around and merger and they merger And the merger and they murder and they murder The one who murders most will take it all Fight it all you want it's useless Night is in the way of progress We're gonna take your cities one by one Catch your cables cut your cords and spoil all your fun We're gonna make your lite a living hell Cause stripped of your equipment you'll be forced to face yourself… Wire cutters of the world You know what to use it for Spread the word to all the tightrope walker boys and girls Brace yourself for miracles You're in for a nasty shock When the war is over You can read the paper When the war is over You can read the paper
My Alcoholic Friends I'm counting back The number of the stops It took for me to get Back on the wagon of the weekend I'll use the autotimer to prove that I'll get home with my imagination If they find the body in the basement "In the very house that she was raised in" I'm taking down The number of the Times So when we get the sign From God I'll be the first to call them I'm taking back the number of the beast 'Cause six is not a pretty number Eight or three are definitely better A is for the address on the letter To my alcoholic friends I'm trying hard Not to be ashamed Not to know the name Of who is waking up beside me Or the date, the season or the city But at least the ceiling's very pretty And if you are holding it against me I'll be on my best behavior Taking shots for mother nature Once my fist is in the cupboard Love is never falling over One, two, three, four Should I choose a noble occupation If I did I'd only show up late and Sick and they would stare at me with hatred Plus my only natural talent's wasted on my alcoholic friends My alcoholic friends The party never ends
*** Thanx a lot to Seth & Sean for this one ***
Delilah There's no end to the love you can give When you change your point of view to underfoot very good You may be flat but you're breathing And there's no doubt he's at home in his room Probably watching porn of you from the fall It's last call and you're the last one leaving And you thought you could change the world By opening your legs Well it isn't very hard Try kicking them instead And you thought you could change his mind By changing your perfume to the kind his mother wore Oh God Delilah why? I never met a more impossible girl In this same bar where you slammed down your hand And said “Amanda, I'm in love”, no you're not You're just a sucker for the ones who use you And it doesn't matter what I say or do The stupid bastard's gonna have his way with you You're an unrescuable schizo Or else you're on the rag If you take him back I'm gonna lose my nerve I never met a more impossible girl At four o'clock he got off and you called up “I'm down at Denny's on route one And you won't guess what he's done” Is that a fact Delilah? Larry tap let you in through the back And use his calling card again For a quick hand of gin You are impossible, Delilah, the princess of denial And after seven years in advertising you are none the wiser You're an unrescuable schizo Or else you're on the rag 'Cause if you take him back I'm gonna lose my nerve He's gonna beat you like a pillow You schizos never learn And if you take him home You'll get what you deserve So don't cry Delilah You're still alive Delilah You need a ride Delilah Let's see how fast this thing can go Let's see how fast this thing can go Let's see how fast this thing can go
Dirty Business Raise your glass We have incorporated Place your bets We're all so sick of waiting Queen takes jack You got me this time but I'll get you back So pick a number To all the ones who tried the most Was I supposed to cheer your efforts Sorry that I chose so poorly Golly gee am I the poster girl She's the kind of girl who looks for love in all the lonely places The kind who comes to poker pockets stuffed with kings and aces She's the kind of girl who only asks you over when its raining Just to make you lie there catching water dripping from the ceiling Lift your hats Off to the checkout girls with tattooed backs They'd make an angels skin crawl If you ask them for assistance There's an even chance You'll get a number To all the girls at pearl the surly boys who get to masticate them I've a prize for each and every one of you so just be patient To all the ones that hated me the most a toast You really had me Going for a second I was nervous Boy am I the poster girl She's the kind of girl who gets her slings and arrows from the dumpster The kind who tell you she's bipolar just to make you trust her She's the kind of girl who leaves out condoms on the bedroom dresser Just to make you jealous of the men she fucked before you met her To all the ones who thought they knew me best a test to prove your prowess Who was mine in Ninety-nine I want last names and current status To all the ones who hated me the most a toast you really had me going for second I was nervous boy am I the poster girl For some suburban sickness Better keep a healthy distance Now its up to you know what to do It's pretty dirty business
First Orgasm It is a Thursday I get up early It is a challenge I'm usually lazy I make some coffee I eat some rice chex And then I sit down To check my inbox I only read a word or two I stare across the street and see the churches and the blue The first orgasm of the morning Is cold and hard as hell There won't be any second coming As far as I can tell I arch my back cause I'm very close now It's very cold here By the window There are some school kids Yelling and running I barely notice That I am cumming The first orgasm of the morning Is like a fire drill It's nice to have a little warning But not enjoyable I am too busy to have friends A lover would just complicate my plans So I will never look for love again I'm taking matters into my own hands I think I could last at least a week without someone to hold me I think I could last at least a week without someone to hold me Won't you hold me, won't you hold me
Oh Mrs. O Will you tell us where the naughty children go Will you show How the sky turned white and everybody froze Heaven knows how they got into the fireplace But everybody's saying grace And trying to keep a happy face And oh Mrs. O Will you teach us how to keep from getting cold Out we go and you watch us as we face the falling snow What a show with our hairdryers aimed heavenwards And fifty foot extension cords You really have a way with words The truth won't save you now The sky is falling down Watch the vultures count the hours April trains may bring strange showers And oh Mrs. O Will you tell about the time they made you go All alone to the palace where they took your only clothes We all know There's no hell and no Hiroshima Chernobyl was a cover up The world is really all in love And oh Mrs. o Will you leave us hanging now that we are grown Up and old Will you kill me if I say I told you so We all know There's no hitler and no holocaust No winter and no santa clause And yes, virginia, all because The truth won't save you now The sky is falling down Everything they ever told us Shakes our faith and breaks their promise But you can stop the truth from leaking If you never stop believing
Shores of California He's been trying with limited success To get this girl to let him get into her pants But every time he thinks he's getting close She threatens death before he gets a chance And that's the way it is in Minnesota And that's the way it is in Oklahoma That's the way it's been since protozoa First climbed onto the shores of California And she's been trying with limited success To get him to turn out the lights and dance Cause like any girl all she really wants That fickle little bitch romance That fickle little bitch romance And that is why a girl is called a tease And that is why a guy is called a sleaze And that's why god made escort agencies One life to live and mace and GHB And that's the way it is in Minnesota And that's the way it is in Oklahoma That's the way since the animals and noah First climbed onto the shores of California Must not be too kind Stop thinking love is blind Clench your fists yeah write “She's just not my type...” Why all these conflicting specifications Maybe to prevent overpopulation All I know is that all around the nation The girls are crying and the boys are masturbating The girls are crying and the boys are masturbating And that's the way it is in Minnesota And that's the way it is in Oklahoma That's the way aristophanes and homer Wrote the Iliad and Lysistrata And that's the way it is in Minnesota And that's the way it is in Oklahoma That's the way it's been since protozoa First climbed onto the shores of California
*** Thanx a lot to Seth for this one *** Necessary Evil Let’s get lost Fingers crossed It is an ordinary evening I am broadcasting are you receiving Sick sick sound All fall down It is a necessary evil Just like highway gas stations and people I remember golden days when all this was a mystery And you could write a letter then or god forbid come visit me And if you find yourself without me Can you find yourself without me Can you find yourself without me Can you find your self without me Hi i'm fine You are saying nothing but your tongue is getting blacker all the time It is a measurable feeling Seven on a scale from dead to breathing I've connected speakers to my suitors at the discotheques And they don't know the difference Are they men or are they memorex? And if you find yourself without me If you find yourself without me C'mon find yourself without me C'mon c'mon c'mon And take your listerine, listerine I remember golden days when all this was a mystery And you could write a letter then or god forbid come visit me I remember golden days when all this was a mystery And you could write a letter then or god forbid come visit me And if you find yourself without me If you find yourself without me C'mon find yourself without me C'mon c'mon c'mon And take your listerine, listerine, listerine
*** Thanx a lot to Seth for this one ***
Mandy goes to med school
I've been feeling dull as a coat hanger Pretty as a picture of a patient on a fresh iv Giddy as a gangbanger with a set of sutures where his magic johnson ought to be Yes i'll tell you just the thing you need to be the next big thing Let's start in with a test of your intelligence And zest for the counter-productive Up and down and roundabout and out the back And keep your mouth shut tight The lights are staying out but no sweat i've got aim like a mack truck Guess how many fingers ok guess how many more I can fit there Guess right get the toaster but you know, miss, guessing gets you nowhere I've been baking cakes for the enemy I've been dying to find out the hard way Ive been taking friends to the alleyway Two down now but who's counting anyway Yes I can do everything you need from out of my new SUV All my work is guaranteed to last the length of your recovery Put away those pliers honey trust me cause I know the options How about a nine-month long vacation and a two-foot coffin I've been getting up close and intimate Some close calls but I'm getting into it In some states they say you can burn for it But I'll burn that bridge when I get to it It's not a bad thing To get professional It's got a nice ring Mandy goes to med school I've been taking tips from the government I've been getting damn good at hiding it Fifty bucks a month ought to cover it Two down now but who's gonna notice it And if you show up and I am unavailable My partner Brian would love to take care of you He is a nice man Thoroughly reliable He's in a rock band And he goes to med school
Me and the minibar
Bring two prix fixe dinners up I'll unwrap the plastic cups It's just us my love It's just us my love I will make the room up nice Put your insides all on ice It was real true love It was real true love Close all the windows Put signs on the handles And strip down to my dun-dun-duns You have gone so far You have gone so far And tonight Its just me and the minibar Candles from the walmart that Every city's got to have That I bought last night That I bought last night I was so excited to Do such normal things with you When you left last night With your toothbrush dry No such details will spoil my plan That is the kind of girl I am Ha ha ha Can you hear room 'three eighteen' Man they're really happening They're a wild bunch They're a wild bunch But if they just knew What my night was coming to God would they vomit and run You have gone so far You have gone too far So tonight It's just me and the minibar Nobody else And I sing at the top of my lungs Happy birthday us Happy birthday us
Sing There is this thing that's like touching except you don't touch * Back in the day it just went without saying at all All the world's history gradually dying of shock There is thing that's like talking except you don't talk You sing You sing Sing for the bartender sing for the janitor sing Sing for the cameras sing for the animals sing Sing for the children shooting the children sing Sing for the teachers who told you that you couldn't sing Just sing There is thing keeping everyone's lungs and lips locked It is called fear and it's seeing a great renaissance After the show you can not sing wherever you want But for now lets all pretend that we're gonna get bombed So sing Sing cause its obvious sing for the astronauts sing Sing for the president sing for the terrorists sing Sing for the soccer team sing for the janjaweed sing Sing for the kid with the phone who refuses to sing Just sing Life is no cabaret We don't care what you say We're inviting you anyway You motherfuckers you'll sing someday
* In the promotional album, she sing "fucking" and "fuck"
No, Virginia
Dear Jenny
Boys wear overcoats in heat like this to keep themselves from showing Girls fill out prescriptions for the tricks that keep their hearts from growing Specialists review the year in tears and call for drastic measures Send them to resorts for boys and girls to get their wits together Sad but true the facts of life are bound to get you down So what’s the use dear Jenny anyway The world is pretty, the world is pretty Ashley talks to astronauts back home by means of fax transmission Andy gets a new tattoo each time he gets back bathroom privilege Weary oh so drearily we wave our flags into the camera Amber goes the hotlines are friends but no-one ever answers Sad but true the truth can turn your smile to a frown So what’s the use dear Jenny anyway the world is pretty The world is pretty, the world is pretty upside-down The rates are better in the summer The rates are better in the summer Looks like old Jenny's doing better The rates are better in the summer Back at home the broadcast warning bounces off of an empty table Jenny asks the astronauts to sleep with her behind the stable Christmas hasn't been the same since dad put in the central heating Checks you before bedtime with a battery to keep your new heart beating And the world might turn a million times around before They tell you Jenny anyway the world is happy The world is happy, the world is happy, the world is happy Sometimes they let strangers in and other times they check their records When they check out in the morning dad puts out the lie detectors Jenny prays to gods she's never heard of for a special warning All the walls stay dead as Jenny's head is But she’s still observing Sad but true the two of us might really make it through So what’s the use dear Jenny anyway The world is happy The world is happy The world is happy without you The rates are better in the summer The rates are better in the summer Looks like old Jenny's doing better The rates are better in the summer
Night Reconnaissance Nothing is crueler than children who come from good homes God will forgive them, I guess, but whose side are you on Driving around the old town, I remember it all Dropping my lunchbox and tampax all over the hall And they said You are a socialist cokehead, we know from your clothes You are a Satanist worshipper of things evil You think you're poet, a folksinger poseur, no-oh A volleyball player, you’ve got to be kidding us all So we hide from the guns On our night reconnaissance Steal flamingos and gnomes From the dark side of the lawn No one can stop us The script is a work of genius No one has bought the rights yet But we're not giving up Every unwanted lawn jockey fits in the script Directed by Spielberg and starring the masochist club Mary, you look like hell Stuck in that ridiculous shell Give us some light and God's pure love We know what you've been dreaming of Give us some light and God's pure love We know what you've been dreaming of Give us some light and God's pure love We're taking you to Hollywood Hollywood And we hide from the guns On our night reconnaissance Steal flamingos and gnomes From the dark side of the lawn One plays a socialist cokehead we dress in my clothes One plays a Satanist worshiper of things evil One plays a poet who starts up a band of his own One plays a volleyball player with both the wrists broke And we hide from the guns On our night reconnaissance Steal flamingos and gnomes From the dark side of the lawn And we give them good homes Give them love they've never known In the loft, in the barn In the town where I was born In the loft, in the barn In the town where I was born In the loft, in the barn In the town where I was born
The Mouse and the Model
Nothing is certain at this time of day You could reverberate you could decay The mouse and the model are laughing at us We'll risk it we're desperate for someone to trust Let's start a new heart The new charts are in We'll take them We'll break them We'll make them give in By counting your blessings you wind up in debt It starts with your family and ends in your bed You Jekyll and Hyded when you could have let Your guard down your dress up you must be upset Let's start a new heart The new charts are in We'll take them We'll break them We'll make them give in It's dark over here on the flipside of reason The teaser could be something easy like "they did it in a book" You're a crook, you're a fake, you're committed If you did it say you did it, if you didn't suck it up and say you did Let's start a new heart The new charts are in We'll tax them relax them And make them for fun The vote by a landslide For Jekyll and Hyde Mackenzie macavity Bonnie and Clyde
Ultima esperanza
Downloading doves on your fancy computer You're shooting for love in the dark Hey foks you've found her now go instant message Her name is a pretty good start Ultima sits in her bedroom in Texas and Waits for her hamsters to touch She lost her legs in a car crash three years ago She doesn't get around much But she is hoping someday Somebody will take her away Now that you got her a dress you can send her A matching attachment and face Slick rhododendrons you make out of paper With flowers that never lose shape You have a video camera strapped to Your forehead in case she is true Smiling rewind as we die in slow motion As if it’s not happening to you Don't be afraid of the dark ages darling You may have to wait but a letter is coming With mixes of Marilyn songs And pictures she took at the prom Knowing her name is enough Ultima Foks trotting globes rotting under your fingertips Tapping for oil in veins Surely you won't think to hold that against me It's such an unusual name Someone is hoping to find Her limbs in an auction online Knowing her name is enough Ultima Esperanza
The Gardener Sorry for the setback I know I let you down Turn back the clocks and step back And spring might come around My little misbegotten You're quite a stubborn bud If we can't make you open We will take it out in blood We'll make a man out of you yet We will plant brambles in your bed Just close your eyes and count to ten This is as good as it will get Oh is our little willow willow weeping Flutter to your knees The untilled things before me Oh the possibilities Thank you for the warning But I still see the sun A little global warming Never hurt no one We’ll make a man out of you yet A crown of thorns around your head Get off your knees and have a look This is as good as it will get At last my little flower Is getting put to use You’ve always been a failure But now you're bearing strange new fruit The insides are all useless But the rest is fertile so I will take the belt from off the hook And watch the garden grow We’ll make a man out of you yet You won't know what will hit you next The gardener's coming to collect You wanted love, that’s what you get The gardener's coming to collect The gardener's coming to collect The gardener's coming to collect The gardener's coming to collect The gardener's coming to collect
Lonesome Organist Rapes Page Turner He told me that I knew what to laugh at And I wanted to but I just couldn't ask if he would take it back So I could know for certain So on the bench I watched his left hand crossing While doubling entendres with the voicings He said "Oh darling, you're charming Please don't find it alarming If I pull this stop out to free up a hand for heavy petting" Now there there I'm a friendly man I joke about sex because it's funny when you're frightened So silently I sat and turned the pages Recalculating our respective ages Over my shoulder, he muttered, "If I get any older You can hack my wrists off with your choice of objects No, I'm kidding" Don't be scared I'm a friendly man I joke about death because it's funny when you're frightened This is as far as I could get He jabbed a needle in my neck Erasing all the evidence But there were matchsticks in my pants And if a rock should hit my head And I remember what he did You'll be the very first to know Maybe I'll find out why this damn thing won't stop bleeding He told me that I showed a great potential That given I turned heads and pages Fame would be a piece of cake But practice was essential So like a stupid child I believed it And golly who would had agreed if I had been Schubert or Mozart Devoted to the fine art of perfecting absolutely everything inconsequential Don't be sad I'll come back again I joke about trash 'cause it takes class to be enlightened So several decades have gone by I am still sitting by his side I turn the pages faithfully He turns his head and smiles at me And with a wink he says, "I doubt We would be anywhere without Your gift for keeping truth and consequence from meeting"
Sorry bunch We're a sorry bunch The odds of it are such a drag my darling I could have lost her hand You should look where you are going, guy I could have lost my life But I would lose a hundred fights Just as long as you were on my side Just as long as you were on my side Just as long as you were on my side Just as long as you were on my side We're a sorry bunch The odds of it are such a bummer darling So you were lost in thought Well it won't help now to say you're sorry 'Cause they could've knocked us off But I would skip a hundred parties Just as long as you were invited Just as long as nobody knew Just as long as you were invited Just as long as nobody knew That we were high Here's to alcohol Here's to all of y'all Here's to all of the things that we take When we want to think like no one's listening Just as long as you were on my side Just as long as you were on my side Just as long as you were on my side Just as long as you were on my side
Pretty in Pink
( The Psychedelic Furs Cover / High School Reunion - A tribute to those great 80's films )
My sweet darling My sweet sweet darling One, two Caroline laughs and it's raining all day She loves to be one of the girls She lives in the place in the side of our lives Where nothing is ever put straight She turns herself round and she smiles and she says 'This is it, that's the end of the joke' And loses herself in her dreaming and sleep And her lovers walk through in their coats She's pretty in pink Isn't she Pretty in pink Isn't she All of her lovers all talk of her notes And the flowers that they never sent And wasn't she easy and isn't she pretty in pink The one who insists he was first in the line Is the last to remember her name He's walking around in this dress that she wore She is gone but the joke's the same Pretty in pink Isn't she Pretty in pink Isn't she Caroline talks to you softly sometimes She says 'I love you' and 'Too much' She doesn't have anything you want to steal Well, nothing you can touch She waves, she buttons your shirt The traffic is waiting outside She hands you this coat She gives you her clothes These cars collide Pretty in pink Isn't she Pretty in pink Isn't she
The Kill I am anarchist An antichrist An asterix I am an anorak An acolyte An accidental I am eleven feet Okay, eight Six foot three I fought the British and I won I am a rocket ship A jet-fighter A paper airplane Ja ja ja ja ja Say what you will I am The Kill The only thing that keeps you Really truly safe from being real I have a tendency To exaggerate Just a little bit I am a plagiarist Apologist A walrus cokehead lizard I am an optimist A closeted Misogynist I fought the British and I won I have a wishing well A living will A magical eight ball Ja ja ja ja ja Say what you will I am The Kill Say what you will I am The Kill The only thing that keeps you Really truly safe from being real Put pat sajak back in office Put pat sajak back But the sun still sets on you And the retarded party Nobody came to but you And so you drink to All the emptiness Until you wake up And there’s hell to pay again And the punch lines point at you And all the comebacks in the world are in your head And you can’t say them until everybody leaves And it’s just you and your imaginary friends… Your imaginary friends Your imaginary friends Your imaginary friends Your imaginary friends
The sheep song Wash up Bowl of mush Look I made America Hush hush Don’t don’t rush Time for quiet Time to brush Brown wine Turpentine Everything will be just fine Sleep now Never fear All your animals are here One, two, three Counting sheep I lay me down to sleep But I see a sheep that will not leave From the back they catch him in a trap Hit his head and send him off to bed Cutting by numbers is kinder Invest in the one with the silencer All of the studies say if they’re Calm when they die then they taste better Cutting by numbers is kinder Invest in the one with the silencer All of the studies say if they’re Calm when they die then they taste better Goodbye Olive sky I am crying all the time There there Don’t despair We will find your sheep somewhere
Boston
All the cities in the world And so very little time and So many different girls All you have to do is find them There’s a wealth of opportunity you make your plans accordingly A pity but the pretty ones are usually more touristy Say how’d you like to run away from these machines Everywhere the spies are printing out our dreams Seven stops in seven different countries Seven page itineraries Memories thick as bloody marys Jesus joseph bloody hell Right now were here in Boston In love with downtown crossing New York will still be there in the morning Come back to bed my darling I had Julian and Steve You had Julia and Jeanette You wear your terror on your sleeve For all the men I haven’t met, yet I had oliver in Potsdam You had Elanor in Amsterdam We’re keeping score so carefully We’ve lost the state we’re in completely Honestly your foot is out the door And I’ve got scores of offers elsewhere And keep both feet planted firmly in the air And tomorrow you can totally erase me from your mind No, really, everything is fine Because right now we’re here in Boston In my apartment in the south end Forget your friends in London Come back to bed my darling You can put the details in a letter The more embarrassing the better Right now I can be happy if I choose to I know that in the morning I will lose you And maybe you’ll be mad And maybe I’ll be gray Before we really understand Or maybe it won't matter anyway We’ll find out that your mom was right And you’ll admit you’re really gay And maybe we’ll wake up In a city far away Or maybe we’ll make up And buy a house and have a dozen kids Who’ll run away it doesn’t matter anyway Right now we’re here in Boston N I M B F R T O Feeling Don’t worry who these jokes will all be lost on Come back to bed my darling There is nothing in the world that we can count on Even that we will wake up is an assumption But I know for a fact that I loved someone And for about a year he lived in Boston In Boston
Non Albums Tracks
Add it up
(written by Brian Ritchie)
Day after day, I will walk and I will play but the day after today, I will stop And I will start why can't I get just one kiss there may be something’s that I wouldn't miss But I look at your pants and I need a kiss Why can't I get just one screw believe me I know what to do But something won't let me make love to you Why can't I get just one fuck guess it's got something to do with luck But I waited my whole life for just one Day after day I get angry and I will say that the day Is in my sight when i’ll take a bow And say goodnight oh my mum Have you kept your eye, your eye on your son I know you’ve had problems, you’re not the only one When your sugar left, he left you on the run Oh my mum take a look now at what your boy has done He’s walking around like he’s number one Went downtown and you got him a gun Don’t shoot, shoot, shoot that thing at me You know you’ve got my sympathy But don’t shoot, shoot, shoot that thing at me Going down the kitchen at the top of the stairs Can I mix in with your affairs share a smoke, make a joke grasp And reach for a leg of hope words to memorize, Words hypnotize words make my mouth exercise Words all failed the magic prize nothing I can say When I’m in your thighs oh my my, my my mother I would love to love you lover city is restless, It’s ready to pounce here in your bedroom, Ounce for ounce oh my my, my my mother I’ve given you, decision to make Things to lose, things to take just as she’s about ready To cut it up she says wait a minute honey, I’m gonna add it up. Day after day I get angry And I will say that the day is in my sight When i’ll take a bow and say goodnight
Amsterdam
(Jacques Brel Cover)
Dans le port d'Amsterdam Y a des marins qui chantent Les rêves qui les hantent Au large d'Amsterdam Dans le port d'Amsterdam Y a des marins qui dorment Comme des oriflammes Le long des berges mornes Dans le port d'Amsterdam Y a des marins qui meurent Pleins de bière et de drames Aux premières lueurs Mais dans le port d'Amsterdam Y a des marins qui naissent Dans la chaleur épaisse Des langueurs océanes Dans le port d'Amsterdam Y a des marins qui mangent Sur des nappes trop blanches Des poissons ruisselants Ils vous montrent des dents A croquer la fortune A décroisser la lune A bouffer des haubans Et ça sent la morue Jusque dans le coeur des frites Que leurs grosses mains invitent A revenir en plus Puis se lèvent en riant Dans un bruit de tempête Referment leur braguette Et sortent en rotant Dans le port d'Amsterdam Y a des marins qui dansent En se frottant la panse Sur la panse des femmes Et ils tournent et ils dansent Comme des soleils crachés Dans le son déchiré D'un accordéon rance Ils se tordent le cou Pour mieux s'entendre rire Jusqu'à ce que tout à coup L'accordéon expire Alors le geste grave Alors le regard fier Ils ramènent leur batave Jusqu'en pleine lumière Dans le port d'Amsterdam Y a des marins qui boivent Et qui boivent et reboivent Et qui reboivent encore Ils boivent à la santé Des putains d'Amsterdam De Hambourg ou d'ailleurs Enfin ils boivent aux dames Qui leur donnent leur joli corps Qui leur donnent leur vertu Pour une pièce en or Et quand ils ont bien bu Se plantent le nez au ciel Se mouchent dans les étoiles Et ils pissent comme je pleure Sur les femmes infidèles Dans le port d'Amsterdam Dans le port d'Amsterdam
Androgynous (The Replacement cover / Boston 4-24-04) Here comes Dick, he's wearing a skirt Here comes Jane, you know she's sporting a chain Same hair, revolution Unisex, evolution Tomorrow who's gonna fuss And they love each other so Androgynous Closer than you know Love each other so Androgynous Now don't get him wrong and don't get him mad He might be a father, but he sure ain't a dad And she don't need advice that's sent at her She's happy the way she looks She's happy with her gender And they love each other so Androgynous Closer than you know Love each other so Androgynous Mirror image, see no damage See no evil at all Kewpie dolls and urine stalls Be laughed The way you're laughed now Now, something meets Boy, and something meets Girl They both look the same They're overjoyed of this world Same hair, evolution Unisex, revolution Tomorrow who's gonna fuss And tomorrow Dick is wearing pants And tomorrow Janie's wearing a dress Future outcasts and they don't last at all Today, the people dress the way that they please The way they tried to do in the last centuries And they love each other so Androgynous Closer than you know Love each other so Androgynous
*** Thanx a lot to The_Better_End for this one ***
A night at the roses You should see yourself When will you grow up Every knob you twist on that machine is like a crutch But I was just the one You’d been waiting for Who says we can’t touch Ourselves to keep from getting bored Nothing else is touching that's for sure A ring around the roses But I will watch you play I come here every night It’s just me the bartender the waitress and the lights Shining on you not getting it right We clap not for you but for your kind A ring around the roses Everybody poses Threats and then backs down The second you put clothes on A ring around the roses Everybody knows it I will sing your fears If you sing my neurosis You should back out now Not a night too soon I’ll still be here when the last poor soul has left the room Standing round just like a good friend should Smiling as if your songs were good A ring around the roses Everybody poses Threats and then backs down The second you put clothes on A ring around the roses Everybody knows it I will sing your fears If you sing my neurosis And I sat there for hours Waiting on the curb Thinking you might like a flower from a pretty girl A ring of fire around the roses’ door A ring around the waitress from the verse Put it on before you lose your nerve Put your hands together and they’ll burst Put your hands together and they’ll burst Put your hands together and they’ll burst Put your hands together and they’ll burst Put your hands together and they’ll burst Make a sound that no one’s ever heard Make a sound that no one’s ever heard Make a sound that no one’s ever heard And I hope we get what we deserve
Baby One More Time
(Britney Spears Cover / Live) Oh baby, baby How was I supposed to know That something wasn't right here Oh baby, baby I shouldn't have let you go And now you're out of sight, yeah Show me how want it to be Tell me baby 'cause I need to know now, oh because My loneliness is killing me I must confess I still believe When I'm not with you I lose my mind Give me a sign Hit me baby one more time Oh baby, baby The reason I breathe is you Boy you got me blinded Oh pretty baby There's nothing that I wouldn't do It's not the way I planned it Show me how you want it to be Tell me baby 'cause I need to know now, oh because My loneliness is killing me I must confess I still believe When I'm not with you I lose my mind Give me a sign Hit me baby one more time Oh baby, baby how was I supposed to know Oh pretty baby, I shouldn't have let you go I must confess, that my loneliness is killing me now Don't you know I still believe (Still Believe) That you will be here And give me a sign Hit me baby one more time My loneliness is killing me I must confess I still believe When I'm not with you I lose my mind Give me a sign Hit me baby one more time
Battered bride This day was meant to be A day that I would treasure This day was meant to be A way to make us closer Could it be he doesnt see That we dont fit together? Could it be that this will be The way it feels forever? This day was planned for years I prayed at every altar This day confirmed my fears There's nothing left to wait for Battered bride dry your eyes Things will change I promise Red on white just you wait You might learn to like it This day was full of pain I tried hard not to feel it The magazines explained Something completely different If I could have my way Id run home to my parents Im scared but have to stay I made a firm commitment Battered bride dry your eyes Things will change I promise Red on white just you wait You might learn to like it Pay your dues Bruised and numb Love means compromises Black and blue Love can come In all shapes and sizes Battered bride Dry your eyes Things will change I promise Run and hide All youd like Only death will part us.... Battered bride Dry your eyes....
Blueprint
(Fugazi Cover) I'm not playing with you I'm not playing with you I'm not playing with you I clean forgot how to play But you can still come around In fact I invite you down Maybe together We can wipe that smile off your face 'Cause what a difference Yeah what a difference, what a difference A little difference would make We'll draw a blueprint, it must be easy It's just a matter of knowing when to say no or yes Frustrating, frustrating, always waiting for the bigger axe to fall A patient game that I can't find my way to play Never mind what's been selling It's what you're buying And receiving undefiled Never mind what's been selling It's what you're buying And receiving undefiled...
Chopsticks (written by Liz Phair)
I met him at a party and he told me how to drive him home He said he liked to do it backwards I said, That's just fine with me, That way we can fuck and watch TV. It was four a.m. and the light was gray, like it always is in paperbacks He asked if I liked playing jacks I told him that I was good to sixes But all hell broke loose after that I told him that I knew Julia Roberts when I was twelve at summer camp We didn't say anything after that I dropped him off and I drove on home 'Cause secretly I'm timid
Colorblind
I love you like a brother And I love you like a child And I love you like a lover And I love you dumb and colorblind And I love you like a mother Even after all you've done And I love you like no other But I know Youre not the one... And I loved you in bright orange And in violet and in green And I loved you in such colors As your eyes have never ever seen And I loved the way you acted But your one trick pony's dead And I loved you unprotected But you only love in Red I know its dark for good I never listen when I should You only see in black and white So go on back to your own kind And i'll go back to mine I love you like a brother And I love you like a child And I love you like a lover And I love you dumb and colorblind And I love you like a mother Even after all she's done And I love you like no other But I know youre not the one...
Cosmic Dancer ( T-Rex Cover ) I was dancing when I was twelve I was dancing when I was twelve I was dancing when I was aaah I danced myself out the womb I danced myself out the womb Is it strange to dance so soon Is it strange to dance so soon Is it wrong to understand The fear that dwells inside a man What's it like to be a loon I liken it to a balloon I danced myself into the tomb I danced myself into the tomb Is it strange to dance so soon Is it strange to dance so soon Is it wrong to understand The fear that dwells inside a man What's it like to be a loon I liken it to a balloon I was dancing when I was twelve
Dance me to the end of love
( Leonard Cohen Cover / Live ) Dance me to your beauty with a burning violin Dance me through the panic 'til I'm gathered safely in Lift me like an olive branch and be my homeward dove Dance me to the end of love Dance me to the end of love Oh let me see your beauty when the witnesses are gone Let me feel you moving like they do in Babylon Show me slowly what I only know the limits of Dance me to the end of love Dance me to the end of love Oh dance me to the wedding now, dance me on and on Dance me very tenderly and dance me very long We're both of us beneath our love, we're both of us above Dance me to the end of love Dance me to the end of love Dance me to the children who are asking to be born Dance me through the curtains that our kisses have outworn Raise a tent of shelter now, though every thread is torn Dance me to the end of love Dance me to your beauty with a burning violin Dance me through the panic till I'm gathered safely in Touch me with your naked hand or touch me with your glove Dance me to the end of love Dance me to the end of love Dance me to the end of love
Drunken Butterfly (Sonic Youth cover / Paris, France 02-23-05) Smile like a sun Back over time Crazy for you Pleasure is mine I love you, I love you, I love you What’s your name? I love you, I love you, I love you What’s your name? You’re coming thru, Even it up Going too far Try understand I love you, I love you, I love you What’s your name? I love you, I love you, I love you What’s your name? Whisper kiss your ear I’ll tell you what I fear Whisper kisses in your ear I’ll tell you what I fear You’re coming home Just ain’t fair Name rock’n’roll Where love dies Couldn’t find a soul Tell it like it is Deep down inside Drunken butterfly I love you, I love you, I love you, What’s your name? I love you, I love you, I love you, What’s your name? I love you, I love you, I love you, What’s your name? I love you, I love you, I love you, What’s your name?
Eisbär (Grauzone / Live Hambourg) Eisbär, Eisbär Kaltes Eis, kaltes Eis Eisbär, Eisbär Kaltes Eis, kaltes Eis Ich möchte ein Eisbär sein Im kalten Polar Dann müßte ich nicht mehr schrei´n Alles wär so klar Ich möchte ein Eisbär sein Im kalten Polar Dann müßte ich nicht mehr schrei´n Alles wär so klar Ich möchte ein Eisbär sein Im kalten Polar Dann müßte ich nicht mehr schrei´n Alles wär so klar Ich möchte ein Eisbär sein Im kalten Polar Dann müßte ich nicht mehr schrei´n Alles wär so klar Eisbären müssen nie weinen Eisbären müssen nie weinen Eisbären müssen nie weinen Eisbären müssen nie weinen
Exit Music ( For a film ) ( Radiohead Cover / written by Thom Yorke )
Wake... from your sleep The drying of your tears Today.. we escape We escape. Pack and get dressed Before your father hears us Before.. all hell.. breaks loose. Breathe... keep breathing Don't lose.. your nerve. Breathe... keep breathing I can't do this.. alone. Sing us a song A song to keep us warm There's such a chill Such a chill You can laugh A spineless laugh We hope that your rules and wisdom choke you Now we are one In everlasting peace We hope that you choke.. that you choke We hope that you choke.. that you choke We hope that you choke.. that you choke
God damn the sun (Swans cover) When, when we were young We had no history So nothing to lose Meant we could choose Choose what we wanted then Without any fear Or thought of revenge But then you grew old And I lost my ambition So I gained an addiction To drink and depression They are mine My only true friends And I’ll keep them with me Until the very end I'd choose not to remember But I miss your arrogance And I need your intelligence And your hate for authority But now you're gone I read it today They found you in Spain Face down in the street With a bottle in your hand And a wild smile on your face And a knife in your back You died in a foreign land And they found my letter Rolled up in your pocket Where I said I’d kill myself If she left me again So now she's gone And you're both in my mind I've got one thing to say Before I am drunk again God damn the sun God damn the sun God damn anyone That says a kind word God damn the sun God damn the sun God damn the light it shines And this world it shows God damn the sun
Hallelujah
(Leonard Cohen Cover)
I`ve heard there was a secret chord That David played, and it pleased the Lord But you don`t really care for music, do you? It goes like this the fourth, the fifth The minor fall the major lift The baffled king composing Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelu-uuu-ujah Your faith was strong but you needed proof You saw her bathing on the roof Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you She tied you to a kitchen chair She broke your throne, and she cut your hair And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Maybe I`ve been here before I know this room, I`ve walked this floor I used to live alone before I knew you I`ve seen your flag on the marble arch Love is not a victory march It’s a cold and it’s a broken hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah There was a time you'd let me know What`s real and going on below Remember when I moved in you The holy dark was moving too And every breath we drew was hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Maybe there`s a God above And all I ever learned from love Was how to shoot at someone who outdrew you It’s not a cry you can hear at night It’s not somebody who`s seen the light It’s a cold and it’s a broken hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelu-uuuujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelu-uuu-ujah
I Don't Care Much
(Cabaret cover / 07-06-06 Columbus) I don't care much, Go or stay, I don't care very much Either way. Hearts grow hard On the windy street. Lips grow cold with the rent to meet. So if you kiss me, If we touch, Warning's fair, I don't care Very much. I don't care much, Go or stay, I don't care very much Either way. Words sound false When your coat's too thin Feet don't waltz when the roof caves in So if you kiss me, If we touch, Warning's fair, I don't care Very much
I Got You Babe
(Live / Sonny & Cher Cover)
They say we're young and we don't know We won't find out until we grow Well I don't know if all that's true 'Cause you got me, and baby I got you Babe I got you babe I got you babe They say our love won't pay the rent Before it's earned, our money's all been spent I guess that's so, we don't have a pot But at least I'm sure of all the things we got Babe I got you babe I got you babe I got flowers in the spring I got you to wear my ring And when I'm sad, you're a clown And if I get scared, you're always around So let them say your hair's too long 'Cause I don't care, with you I can't go wrong Then put your little hand in mine There ain't no hill or mountain we can't climb [HIM:] Babe [BOTH:] I got you babe I got you babe I got you to hold my hand I got you to understand I got you to walk with me I got you to talk with me Igot you to kiss goodnight I got you to hold me tight I got you, I won't let go I got you to love me so I got you babe I got you babe I got you babe I got you babe I got you babe
I love Rock 'n Roll ( written by J. Hooker and A. Merrill / Joan Jett Cover ) I saw him dancin' there by the record machine I knew he must a been about seventeen The beat was goin' strong playin' my favorite song An' I could tell it wouldn't be long Till he was with me, yeah me, singin' I love rock n' roll, so put another dime in the jukebox, baby I love rock n' roll, so come an' take your time an' dance with me He smiled so I got up and' asked for his name that don't matter, he said, 'Cause it's all the same. Said can I take you home where we can be alone An' next we were movin' on, He was with me, yeah me Next we were movin' on, He was with me, yeah me, singin' I love rock n' roll, so put another dime in the jukebox, baby I love rock n' roll, so come an' take your time an' dance with me Said can I take you home where we can be alone an we'll be movin' on An' singin' that same old song, yeah with me, singin' I love rock n' roll, so put another dime in the jukebox, baby I love rock n' roll, so come an' take your time an' dance with me
Imagine (John Lennon Cover / Live with Ryan Ross) Imagine there's no Heaven It's easy if you try No hell below us Above us only sky Imagine all the people Living for today Imagine there's no countries It isn't hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion too Imagine all the people Living life in peace You may say that I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you'll join us And the world will be as one Imagine no possessions I wonder if you can No need for greed or hunger A brotherhood of man Imagine all the people Sharing all the world You may say that I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you'll join us And the world will live as one
I want you, but I don't need you
( Momus / Live Cover ) I like you, and I'd like you to like me to like you But I don't need you Don't need you to want me to like you Because if you didn't like me I would still like you, you see La la la La la la I lick you, I like you to like me to lick you But I don't need you Don't need you to like me to lick you If your pleasure turned into pain I would still lick for my personal gain La la la La la la I fuck you, and I love you to love me to fuck you But I don't fucking need you Don't need you to need me to fuck you If you need me to need you to fuck That fucks everything up La la la La la la I want you, and I want you to want me to want you But I don't need you Don't need you to need me to need you That's just me So take me or leave me But please don't need me Don't need me to need you to need me Cos we're here one minute, the next we're dead So love me and leave me But try not to need me Enough said I want you, but I don't need you La la la La la la I love you, and I love how you love how I love you But I don't need you Don't need you to love me to love you If your love changed into hate Would my love have been a mistake? La la la La la la So I'm gonna leave you, and I'd like you to leave me to leave you But lover believe me, it isn't because I don't need you (you know I don't need you) All I wanted was to be wanted But you're drowning me deep in your need to be needed La la la La la la la la la la la la I want you, and I want you to want me to want you But I don't need you Don't need you to need me to need you That's just me So take me or leave me But please don't need me Don't need me to need you to need me Cos we're here one minute, the next we're dead So love me and leave me But try not to need me Enough said I want you, but I don't need you
*** Thanx a lot to Kizeesh for this one ***
I would for you
(Jane's Addiction Cover) Oh baby I’m so tired.... Men from the government Men from the tax report Men in the public school Men owns the golden rule here I'm everybody's slave I made you my slave You said This I'd do for you If it would help To give the world back What it gave Then I would I would I would I would I would for you I would for you You say my eyes Are crazy eyes Sometimes they are And so are you And if you wonder What I would do I would do Anything If I could You know I would I would I would I would for you I would for you I would for you I would for you I would for you
Karma Police
(Radiohead Cover / written by Thom Yorke)
Karma police, arrest this man, he talks in maths He buzzes like a fridge, he's like a detuned radio Karma police, arrest this girl, her Hitler hairdo is Making me feel ill and we have crashed her party This is what you get when you mess with us Karma Police, I've given all I can It's not enough, I've given all I can But we're still on the payroll This is what you get when you mess with us And for a minute there, I lost myself, I lost myself Phew, for a minute there, I lost myself, I lost myself
Kiss off
(Violent femmes cover) I need someone a person to talk to Someone who’d care to love Could it be you, could it be you Situation gets rough then I start to panic It's not enough it’s just a habit Hey kid your sick well darling this is it You can all just kiss off into the air Behind my back I can see them stare They’ll hurt me bad but I won’t mind They’ll hurt me bad They do it all the time, yeah yeah They do it all the time, yeah yeah They do it all the time, do it all the time Do it all the time, do it all the time I hope you know this will go down On your permanent record Oh yeah well don’t get so distressed Did I happen to mention that I’m impressed I take one one one cause you left me and Two two two for my family and And three, three, three for my heartache and And four, four, four for my headaches and And five, five, five for my lonely and Six, six, six for my sorrow and Seven, seven, for no tomorrow and Eight, eight; I forget what eight was for and Nine, nine, nine for a lost god and Ten, ten, ten, ten for everything Everything, everything, everything You can all just kiss off into the air Behind my back I can see them stare They’ll hurt me bad but I won’t mind They’ll hurt me bad They do it all the time, yeah yeah They do it all the time, yeah yeah They do it all the time, do it all the time Do it all the time, do it all the time…
Life on Mars
(David Bowie cover) It's a god-awful small affair To the girl with the mousy hair But her mummy is yelling "No" And her daddy has told her to go But her friend is nowhere to be seen Now she walks through her sunken dream To the seat with the clearest view And she's hooked to the silver screen But the film is a saddening bore For she's lived it ten times or more She could spit in the eyes of fools As they ask her to focus on Sailors fighting in the dance hall Oh man! Look at those cavemen go It's the freakiest show Take a look at the Lawman Beating up the wrong guy Oh man! Wonder if he'll ever know He's in the best selling show Is there life on Mars? It's on Amerikas tortured brow That Mickey Mouse has grown up a cow Now the workers have struck for fame 'Cause Lennon's on sale again See the mice in their million hordes From Ibeza to the Norfolk Broads Rule Britannia is out of bounds To my mother, my dog, and clowns But the film is a saddening bore 'Cause I wrote it ten times or more It's about to be writ again As I ask you to focus on Sailors fighting in the dance hall Oh man! Look at those cavemen go It's the freakiest show Take a look at the Lawman Beating up the wrong guy Oh man! Wonder if he'll ever know He's in the best selling show Is there life on Mars?
Lua (Bright Eyes cover / Iowa City, IA 10-14-05) I know that it is freezing, but I think we have to walk I keep waving at the taxis, they keep turning their lights off But Julie knows a party at some actor's West side loft Supplies are endless in the evening by the morning they'll be gone When everything is lonely I can be my own best friend I get some coffee and a paper, hold my own conversations With the sidewalk and the pigeons and my window reflection The mask I polish in the evening by the morning looks like shit And I know you have a heavy heart, I can feel it when we kiss So many men stronger than me have thrown their backs out trying to lift it But me I'm not a gamble, you can count on me to split The love I sell you in the evening by the morning won't exist You're looking skinny like a model with your eyes all painted black Just keep going to the bathroom, always say you'll be right back Well, it takes one to know one, kid, I think you've got it bad ’Cause what is simple in the evening by the morning's such a drag I got a flask inside my pocket, we can share it on the train And if you promise to stay conscious I will try and do the same We might die from medication, but we sure killed all the pain ’Cause what is normal in the evening by the morning seems insane And I don’t know what the trouble was that started all of this The reasons have all run away, but the feeling never did It's not something I’d recommend, but it is one way to live ’Cause what is simple in the moonlight by the morning never is But the simple in the moonlight now it's so complicated Was so simple in the moonlight, so simple in the moonlight So simple in the moonlight, so simple in the moonlight
Material Girl
(Madonna Cover / Live)
Some boys kiss me, some boys hug me, I think they're okay If they don't give me proper credit, I just walk away They can beg and they can plead, but they can't see the light, that's right 'Cause the boy with the cold hard cash is always Mister Right, 'cause we are living in a material world, and I am a material girl You know that we are living in a material world And I am a material girl Some boys romance, some boys slow dance That's all right with me, if they can't raise my interest then I Have to let them be Some boys try and some boys lie but I don't let them play, only boys who save their pennies Make my rainy day, 'cause they are Living in a material world, and I am a material girl You know that we are living in a material world And I am a material girl Living in a material world Boys may come and boys may go, and that's all right you see Experience has made me rich and now they're after me, 'Cause everybody's Living in a material world, and I am a material girl You know that we are living in a material world And I am a material girl Living in a material world
Mother
(Pink Floyd cover / 07-06-06 Columbus) Mother do you think they'll drop the bomb Mother do you think they'll like the song Mother do you think they'll try to break my balls Ooooh aah, Mother should I build a wall Mother should I run for president Mother should I trust the government Mother will they put me in the firing line Ooooh aah, Mother I’m really tired Hush now baby, baby don't you cry Mother's gonna make all of your nightmares come true Mother's gonna put all of her fears into you Mother's gonna keep you right here under her wing She won't let you fly But she might let you sing Mama’s gonna keep baby healthy and warm Ooooh Baby Ooooh Babe Ooooh Babe Of course Mama's gonna help build the wall Mother do think she's good enough For me Mother do think she's dangerous To me Mother will she tear your little boy apart Oooh aah, mother will she break my heart Hush now baby, baby don't you cry Mother's gonna check out all your girl friends for you Mama won't let anyone dirty get through Mama's gonna wait up until you get in Mama will always find out where you've been Mamma's gonna keep baby healthy and clean Ooooh Babe Ooooh Baby Ooooh Babe You'll always be baby to me Mother, did it need to be so high.
My Doorbell (The White Stripes cover / Chicago, IL 10-15-05) I'm thinkin' about the doorbell When you gonna ring it, when you gonna ring it I'm thinkin' about the doorbell When you gonna ring it, when you gonna ring it I'm thinkin' about the doorbell When you gonna ring it, when you gonna ring it I’m thinkin' about the doorbell Oh, well Well women and children need kisses Not the man in my life I know I’ve been going to mystery misses I respect the art of the show Take back what you said little girl And while you're at it take yourself back too (I'm) Tired of sitting here waiting Woman whatcha gonna do now, whatcha gonna do about it I'm thinkin' about the doorbell When you gonna ring it, when you gonna ring it I'm thinkin' about the doorbell When you gonna ring it, when you gonna ring it I'm thinkin' about the doorbell When you gonna ring it, when you gonna ring it I’m thinkin' about the doorbell Come on You don't seem to come around Point your finger and make a sound You don't seem to come around Not now since I knocked it down? Make a sound and I'll make you feel right Right at home, yeah Yeah, right at home, yeah Now you’ve got me waitin' in pain But how come it's so easy to you You don't strike me as the type to be callous But your words seem so obtuse But then again I know you feel guilty And you tell me you want me again But I don't need any of your pity I got plenty of my own friends They're all above me I'm thinkin' about the doorbell When they gonna ring it, when they gonna ring it I'm thinkin' about the doorbell When they gonna ring it, when they gonna ring it I'm thinkin' about the doorbell When they gonna ring it, when they gonna ring it I’m thinkin' about the doorbell Oh, well They don't seem to come around Put your finger and make a sound They don't seem to come around Maybe they knock knock 'em down I'm thinkin' about the doorbell When you gonna ring it, when you gonna ring it I'm thinkin' about the doorbell When you gonna ring it, when you gonna ring it I'm thinkin' about the doorbell When you gonna ring it, when you gonna ring it Oh well I'm thinkin' about the doorbell When you gonna ring it, when you gonna ring it I'm thinkin' about the doorbell When you gonna ring it, when you gonna ring it I'm thinkin' about the doorbell When you gonna ring it, when you gonna ring it I'm thinkin' about the doorbell When you gonna ring it, when you gonna ring it Ooh I'm thinkin' about the doorbell When you gonna ring it, when you gonna ring it I'm thinkin' about the doorbell When you gonna ring it, when you gonna ring it I'm thinkin' about the doorbell When you gonna ring it, when you gonna ring it I'm thinkin' about the doorbell When you gonna ring it, when you gonna ring it Oh well
My Favourite Things (Sound Of Music cover / 07-06-06 Columbus) Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, Bright copper kettles and warm woollen mittens, Brown paper packages tied up with strings, These are a few of my favourite things. Cream colored ponies and crisp apple strudels, Door bells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles. Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings. These are a few of my favourite things. Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes, Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes, Silver white winters that melt into springs, These are a few of my favourite things. When the dog bites, when the bee stings, When I'm feeling sad, I simply remember my favourite things, And then I don't feel so bad. Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, Bright copper kettles and warm woollen mittens, Brown paper packages tied up with strings, These are a few of my favourite things. Cream colored ponies and crisp apple strudels, Door bells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles. Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings. These are a few of my favourite things. Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes, Snow(flakes) That stay on my nose and eyelashes, Silver white winters that melt into springs, These are a few of my favourite things. When the dog bites, when the bee stings, When I'm feeling sad, I simply remember my favourite things, And then I don't feel So bad. Aaah
New Year's Day
(U2 cover) All is quiet on New Year's Day A world in white gets underway I want to be with you Be with you night and day Nothing changes on New Year's Day On New Year's Day I will be with you again I will be with you again Under a blood red sky A crowd has gathered in black and white Arms entwined, the chosen few The newspapers says, says Say it's true And we can break through Though torn in two We can be one I... I will begin again I... I will begin again
Happy New Year How everybody's feeling tonight Oh... Maybe the time is right Oh...maybe tonight... I will be with you again I will be with you again And so we're told this is the golden age And gold is the reason for the wars we wage Though I want to be with you Be with you night and day Nothing changes On New Year's Day On New Year's Day On New Year's Day On New Year's Day I will be with you again I will be with you again...
No one knows
(Queens Of The Stone Age Cover)
We get some rules to follow That and this These and those No one knows We get these pills to swallow How they stick In your throat Tastes like gold Oh, what you do to me No one knows And I realize you're mine Indeed a fool of mine And I realize you're mine Indeed a fool of mine I journey through the desert Of the mind With no hope I found low I drift along the ocean Dead lifeboats in the sun And come undone Pleasantly caving in I come undone And I realize you're mine Indeed a fool of mine And I realize you're mine Indeed a fool and mine Ahhh Heaven smiles above me What a gift can be love But no one knows A gift that you give to me No one knows
One
(Three Dog Night cover with The Ambitious Orchestra / NYC 10-28-05) One is the loneliest number that you'll ever do Two can be as bad as one It's the loneliest number since the number one No is the saddest experience you'll ever know Yes, it's the saddest experience you'll ever know ’Cause one is the loneliest number that you'll ever do One is the loneliest number, that you'll ever do It’s just no good anymore since she went away Now I spend my time just making rhymes Of yesterday Because one is the loneliest number One is the loneliest number that you'll ever do One is the loneliest number that you'll ever do One is the loneliest number one is the loneliest number One is the loneliest number that you'll ever do One is the loneliest Number one is the loneliest Number one is the loneliest number that you'll ever do One is the loneliest number that you’ll ever do One is the loneliest number that you’ll ever do One is the loneliest number Much much worse than two One is the loneliest number that you’ll ever do One is the loneliest number that you’ll ever do One is the loneliest number that you’ll ever do One is the loneliest number that you’ll ever do One is the loneliest number that you’ll ever do One is the loneliest Number one is the loneliest Number one is the loneliest number that you'll ever do One is the loneliest One is the loneliest Number one is the loneliest number that you'll ever do One is the loneliest Number one is the loneliest Number one is the loneliest number that you'll ever do (Amanda speaking, presenting the band…) One is the loneliest Number one is the loneliest Number one is the loneliest Number one is the loneliest Number one is the loneliest Number one is the loneliest Number one is the loneliest number that you'll ever doooo One is the loneliest Number one is the loneliest Number one is the loneliest number that you'll ever doooo One is the loneliest Number one is the loneliest Number one is the loneliest number that you'll ever do
Perfect Day (Lou Reed cover / 07-06-06 Columbus) Just a perfect day, Drink sangria in the park, And then later, When it gets dark, We go home. Just a perfect day, Feed animals in the zoo And then later, A movie, too, And then home. Oh it’s such a perfect day, I’m glad I spent it with you. Such a perfect day, You just keep me hangin’ on, You just keep me hangin’ on. Just a perfect day, Problems all left alone, Weekenders on our own. It’s such fun. Just a perfect day, You made me forget myself. I thought I was someone else, Someone good. Oh it’s such a perfect day, I’m glad I spent it with you. Such a perfect day, You just keep me hangin’ on, You just keep me hangin’ on, You just keep me hangin’ on, You just keep me hangin’ ooooooon. You’re gonna reap Just what you sow, You’re goin’ to reap Just what you sow, You’re gonna reap Just what you sow, You’re going to reap Just what you sow...
Pierre
(from the Live in Paradise dvd) There once was a boy named Pierre Who only would say I don't care Hear a story my friend for you'll find at the end that a suitable moral Lies There One day his mother said As Pierre got out of bed Good morning darling boy, you are my only joy Pierre said : "I don't care" What would you like to eat? I don't care Some lovely cream of weed I don't care Don't sit backward on your chair I don't care Or proceed ripping your hair I don't care You are acting like a clown I don't care And we have to go to town I don't care Don't you want to come my dear? I don't care Would you rather stay right here? I don't care So his mother left him there His father said : get off your head Or I will march you up to bed And Pierre said : "I don't care" I would think that you could see I don't care Your head is where your feet should be I don't care If you keep standing upside down I don't care We'll never never get to town I don't care If only you would say "I care" I don't care I'd let you fold the folding chair I don't care So his parents left him there They didn't take him anywhere Now as the night began to fall A hungry lion payed a call He looked Pierre right in the eye And asked him : "Would you like to die" and Pierre said : I don't care I can eat you don't you see? I don't care Then you would be inside of me I don't care And you'd never have to bother I don't care With the mother and the father I don't care Is that all you have to say? I don't care Then I'll eat you if I may I don't care So the lion ate Pierre Arriving home at 6 o' clock His parents had a dreadful shock They found the lion sitting there They cried "Pierre is surely dead" They pulled the lion by the hair And hit hi with the folding chair His mother cried "where is Pierre" And the lion answered : "I don't care" His father said : "Pierre's in there" They rushed the lion into town The doctor shook him up and down And when the lion gave a roar Pierre fell out upon the floor He rubbed his eyes and scratched his head And laughed because he wasn't dead His mother cried and held him tight His father asked "Are you allright?" Pierre said "I am feeling fine Please take me home it's half past nine" The lion said if you would would care Just climb on me I'll take you there Then eveyrone looked at Pierre Who shouted "Yes indeed I care" The lion took him home to rest Then stayed home as a wicked guest The moral of Pierre is "care"
*** Thanx a lot to Sebastiaan for this one ***
Rid Of Me
(PJ Harvey cover / Providence 2-5-05) Tie yourself to me No-one else No, you’re not rid of me No you’re not rid of me Night and day I breathe Ah hah ay Hey, you’re not rid of me No, you’re not rid of me No, you’re not rid of me No, you’re not rid of me I beg you, my darling Don’t leave me, I’m hurting Lick my legs I’m on fire Lick my legs of desire I’ll tie your legs To keep you against my chest Oh, you’re not rid of me No, you’re not rid of me I’ll make you lick my injuries I’m gonna twist your head off, see Till you say don’t you wish you never never met her? And don’t you don’t you wish you never never met her? Don’t you don’t you wish you never never met her? Don’t you don’t you wish you never never met her? I beg you, my darling Don’t leave me, I’m hurting Big lonely above everything Above everyday, I’m hurting Lick my legs, I’m on fire Lick my legs of desire Lick my legs, I’m on fire Lick my legs of desire No, you’re not rid of me No, you’re not rid of me I’ll make you lick my injuries I’m gonna twist your head off, see Till you say don’t you wish you never never met her? Don’t you don’t you wish you never never met her? Don’t you don’t you wish you never never met her? Don’t you don’t you wish you never never met her? Don’t you don’t you wish you never never met her? (lick my legs I’m on fire) Don’t you don’t you wish you never never met her? (lick my legs of desire) Don’t you don’t you wish you never never met her? (lick my legs I’m on fire) Don’t you don’t you wish you never never met her? (lick my legs of desire) Don’t you don’t you wish you never never met her? (lick my legs I’m on fire) Don’t you don’t you wish you never never met her? (lick my legs of desire) Don’t you don’t you wish you never never met her? (lick my legs I’m on fire) Don’t you don’t you wish you never never met her? (lick my legs of desire) Don’t you don’t you wish you never never met her? (lick my legs I’m on fire) Don’t you don’t you wish you never never met her? (lick my legs of desire) Lick my legs I’m on fire Lick my legs of desire Lick my legs I’m on fire Lick my legs of desire
Say Yes! (written by Elliot Smith) I'm in love with the world through the eyes of a girl Who's still around the morning after We broke up a month ago and I grew up I didn't know I'd be around the morning after It's always been wait and see A happy day and then you pay And feel like shit the morning after But now I feel changed around and instead falling down I'm standing up the morning after Situations get fucked up and turned around sooner or later And I could be another fool or an exception to the rule You tell me the morning after Crooked spin can't come to rest I'm damaged bad at best She'll decide what she wants I'll probably be the last to know No one says until it shows and you see how it is They want you or they don't Say yes I'm in love with the world through the eyes of a girl Who's still around the morning after
Science fiction double feature (Written by Richard O'Brien / From The rocky Horror Picture Show) Michael rennie was I'll the day the earth stood still But he told us where we stand And flash gordon was there in silver underwear Claude raines was the invisible man Then something went wrong for fay wray and king kong They got caught in a celluloid jam Then at a deadly pace it came from outer space And this is how the message ran: Science fiction - double feature Dr. X will build a creature See androids fighting brad and janet Ann francis stars in forbidden planet Oh-oh at the late night, double feature, picture show. I knew leo g. Carroll was over a barrel When tarantula took to the hills And I really got hot when I saw janet scott Fight a triffid that spits poison and kills Dana andrews said prunes gave him the runes And passing them used lots of skills But when worlds collide, said george pal to his bride I'm gonna give you some terrible thrills, like a: Science fiction - double feature Dr. X will build a creature See androids fighting brad and janet Ann francis stars in forbidden planet Oh-oh at the late night, double feature, picture show. I wanna go, oh-oh, to the late night double feature picture show. By rko, oh-oh, at the late night double feature picture show. In the back row at the late night double feature picture show.
Such great heights (The postal service cover / Chicago 11-05-04) I‘m thinking it's a sign That the freckles in our eyes are mirror images When we kiss they're perfectly aligned And i have to speculate That god himself did make us into corresponding shapes Like puzzle pieces from the clay True, It may seem like a stretch, But it’s thoughts like this that catch my troubled head When you're away When I am missing you to death When You’re out there on the road For several weeks of shows And when you scan the radio I hope this song will guide you home They will see us waving from such great heights, 'Come down now,' They'll say But everything looks perfect from far away, 'Come down now,' But we'll stay... I tried my best to leave This all on your machine But the persistent beat sounded thin upon listening And that Frankly will not fly You will hear the highest highs and lowest lows With the windows down when this is guiding you home They will see us waving from such great heights, 'Come down now,' They'll say But everything looks perfect from far away, 'Come down now,' But we'll stay...
The Breakfast Summit
"Amanda arranges a breakfast summit with Liz Phair, Bjork, Tori Amos, Courtney Love Pink and Avril to hear their individual reflections on signing with a major label" Liz had practice Bjork flew from Paris Ani said she's try to make it Courtney flirted with the waitress Pink brought her accountant Who hid out in the bathroom Tori ordered eggs and bacon Avril said she wasn't eating I said "so the purpose of this meeting, And thank you all for coming, I understand we're extremely bizzy, People to make, People to see Just to get you in one place, All at one time, I briefed you on our situation, So lets hear your thoughts, Who'd like to speak I expect your total honesty ...liz pher?" And Liz says "take the money and run" Bjork says "just make sure you have fun" Avril says "this isn't any fun, I can’t relate to anyone" And Courtney says "yeah that's right try taking heroin" And pink says "leave the kid alone" And I say "girls girls settle down, Lets conduct ourselves like ladies, shall we. Lets start again" Then I turn to Ani, I said Ani don't hate me, We found a major label We think there pretty stable. Ani says "don't quote me, There all wolfs in sheep's clothing, Wait till your a little older, Don't come crying on my fucking shoulder" I said think of tori, My records strong and pretty happy Right tori? But tori just ignored me So I turn Bjork But Courtney cut me off She said "kid I’ve been around the block, they'll rape you and its torture" Liz says "take the money and run" Bjork says "once your rich its no fun" Avril says "your can say that again. Find what it is to go back home" And Courtney says "Yeah try taking methadone" And pink said "leave the kid alone" And I say "girls girls, lets settle down, let’s conduct ourselves like ladies Shall we? Let’s start again" Can we please stick to the subject Here we all all grown ups, mostly Can I get and answer Some kinda of consensus Avril looks at Courtney Courtney looks at Tori Tori looks at Ani Ani shrugs her shoulders And have you, bjork turns to pink Who is ordering a drink And I'm starting to think This meeting was a big mistake I said "Ok, I know, I know, You all have planes you all have to go to, But please, I’m asking one more time, What do you think we should sign?" Ani turns red Bjork shakes her head Tori says "yes" Pink drops her glass Avril says "sign it" Coutney says "fuck it" Tori says"shut up" Courtney says" make me" I say "ladies, ladies, ladies, What is this sixth-fucking-grade, Can we all just get along and agree, Cant i get an answer before you all leave? Liz says "take the money and run" Bjork says "take the money and run" Tori says "take the money and run" Courtney says "take the money and run" Avril says "take the money and run" Fame says "take the money and run" Pink says "take the money and run" Ani says take "take the money and run, Fuck all you anyway, Amanda you write brilliant songs"
The Flesh Failures/Let the Sunshine In (Covers from The Hair Providence, 10-29-05) We Starve-look At one another short of breath Walking proudly in our winter coats Wearing smells from laboratories Facing a dying nation Of moving paper fantasy Listening for the new told lies With supreme visions of lonely tunes Somewhere Inside something there is a rush of Greatness who knows what stands In front of our lives I fashion my future On films in space Silence tells me secretly Everything, everything Manchester England England Manchester England England (Eyes look your last) Across the Atlantic sea (Arms that take your last embrace) And I am genius genius (And lips on you The doors of breath) I believe in God (Seal with a righteous kiss) And I believe that God believes in Claude (Seal with a righteous kiss) That’s me The rest is silence The rest is silence We Starve-look At one another short of breath Walking proudly in our winter coats Wearing smells from laboratories Facing a dying nation Of moving paper fantasy Listening for the new told lies With supreme visions of lonely tunes Singing Our space songs on a spider web sitar Life is around you and in you Answer from Timothy Leary dearie Let the sunshine Let the sunshine in The sunshine in Let the sunshine Let the sunshine in The sunshine in Let the sunshine Let the sunshine in The sunshine in Let the sunshine Let the sunshine in The sunshine in So Let the sunshine Let the sunshine in The sunshine in Let the sunshine Let the sunshine in The sunshine in Let the sunshine Let the sunshine in The sunshine in Let the sunshine Let the sunshine in The sun shine in…
The Ghost in you (written by Richard Butler / The Psychedelic Furs Cover) A man in my shoes runs a light, and all the papers lied tonight But falling over you, is the news of the day, angels fall like rain And love - is all of heaven away Inside you the times moves, and she don't fade - the ghost in you She don't fade, Inside you the time moves, and she don't fade A race is on, I'm on your side, And here in you My engines die, I'm in a mood for you - or running away Stars come down in you and love - you can't give it away Inside you the times moves, and she don't fade - the ghost in you She don't fade, Inside you the time moves, and she don't fade Don't you go it makes no sense when all your talk And supermen just take away the time and get in the way Ain't it just like rain and love - is only heaven away Inside you the times moves, and she don't fade - the ghost in you She don't fade, Inside you the time moves, and she don't fade
The Rainbow Connection
(John Denver cover / Chicago 11-05-04) Why are there so many songs about rainbows What's on the other side? Rainbows are visions, but only illusions, Rainbows have nothing to hide. So we've been told and some choose to believe it I know they're wrong, wait and see. Someday we'll find it, The rainbow connection: The lovers, the dreamers and me. Who said that every wish would be heard and granted When wished on the evening star? Somebody thought of that, and someone believed it, And look what it's done so far. What's so amazing that keeps us stargazing What do we think we might see? Someday we'll find it, The rainbow connection: The lovers, the dreamers, and me. All of us under its spell, We know that it's probably magic... Have you been half asleep? And have you heard voices? I've heard them calling my name. Is this the sweet sound that calls the young sailors? The voice might be one and the same. I've heard it too many times to ignore it It's something that I'm supposed to be... Someday we'll find it, The rainbow connection: The lovers, the dreamers, and me. Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo...
Tous Les Garçons Et Les Filles (Françoise Hardy cover / Lyon, France 03-10-05) Tous les garçons et les filles de mon âge Se promènent dans la rue deux par deux Tous les garçons et les filles de mon âge Savent bien ce que c'est d'être heureux Et les yeux dans les yeux Et la main dans la main Ils s'en vont amoureux Sans peur du lendemain Oui, mais moi, je vais seule Par les rues, l'âme en peine Oui mais moi, je vais seule, Car personne ne m'aime Mes jours comme mes nuits Sont en tous points pareils Sans joies et pleins d'ennuis Personne ne murmure "je t'aime" à mon oreille Tous les garçons et les filles de mon âge Font ensemble des projets d'avenir Tous les garçons et les filles de mon âge Savent très bien ce qu'aimer veut dire Et les yeux dans les yeux Et la main dans la main Ils s'en vont amoureux Sans peur du lendemain Oui mais moi, je vais seule Par les rues, l'âme en peine Oui mais moi, je vais seule, Car personne ne m'aime /m’amène Mes jours comme mes nuits Sont en tous points pareils Sans joies et pleins d'ennuis Oh! quand donc pour moi brillera le soleil? Comme les garçons et les filles de mon âge Connaîtrais-je bientôt ce qu'est l'amour? Comme les garçons et les filles de mon âge Je me demande quand viendra le jour Où les yeux dans ses yeux Et la main dans sa main J'aurai le coeur heureux Sans peur du lendemain Le jour où je n'aurai Plus du tout l'âme en peine Le jour où moi aussi j'aurai Quelqu'un qui m'aime
Train (featuring and written by Cormac Bride, 27 November 2006, at The Paradise in Boston, MA) I still control you I still follow you around I still control you I still follow you around You will never leave me On this train comes life There are many wrongs On this world comes love There are many bombs They only hate so much But you feel like you might die Only way to survive is to feel it all Burn me away, right up Burn me away, right up Burn me away, right up Burning As the love you use burns But I don’t feel a thing Want to watch me fail I’m not broken in In this held up abyss I can see myself I still dream of when I felt I had a chance Caress me down Get away from me My only friend died, saving And it hurts so much That you feel like you might die The only way to survive is to feel it all
Two headed boy (written by Jeff Mangum / Neutral Milk Hotel Cover) Two headed boy, all floating in glass The sun it has passed now it's blacker than black I can hear as you tap on your jar I am listening to hear where you are I am listening to hear where you are Two headed boy Put on sunday shoes And dance round the room to accordion keys With the needle that sings in your heart Catching signals that sound in the dark Catching signals that sound in the dark We will take off our clothes And they'll be placing fingers through the notches in your spine Two headed boy With pulleys and weights Creating a radio played just for two In the parlor witha moon across her face And through the music he sweetly displays Silver speakers that sparkle all day Made for his lover who's floating and choking with her hands across her face And in the dark we will take off our clothes And they'll be placing fingers through the notches in your spine Two headed boy There is no reason to grieve The world that you need is wrapped in gold silver sleeves Left beneath Christmas trees in the snow And I will take you and leave you alone Watching spirals of white softly flow Over your eyelids and all you did Will wait until the point when you let go
Umbrella (Rihanna Cover) You had my heart And we’ll never be worlds apart Maybe in magazines But you still be my star Baby cause in the dark You can’t see shiny cars And that's when you need my there With you I always share Because When the sun shines we'll shine together Told you I’ll be here forever Said I’ll always be your friend Took an oath Imma stick it out till the end Now that it’s raining more than ever Know that we'll still have each other You can stand under my umbrella You can stand under my umbrella (ella ella eh eh eh) Under My Umbrella (ella ella eh eh eh) Under my Umbrella (ella ella eh eh eh) Under My Umbrella (ella ella eh eh eh eh eh eh) These Fancy Things Will never come in between You're part of my entity If for Infinity When the world has took its part When the world has dealt it's cards If the hand is hard Together we'll mend your heart Because When the sun shines we'll shine together Told you I’ll be here forever Said I’ll always be your friend Took an oath Imma stick it out till the end Now that it's raining more than ever Know that we'll still have each other You can stand under my umbrella You can stand under my umbrella (ella ella eh eh eh) Under My Umbrella (ella ella eh eh eh) Under my Umbrella (ella ella eh eh eh) Under My Umbrella (ella ella eh eh eh eh eh eh) You can run into my arms It's okay don't be alarmed Come into me There's no distance in between our love So gonna let the rain pour I'll be all you need and more Because When the sun shines we'll shine together Told you I’ll be here forever Said I’ll always be your friend Took an oath Imma stick it out till the end Now that it’s raining more than ever Know that we'll still have each other You can stand under my umbrella You can stand under my umbrella (ella ella eh eh eh) Under My Umbrella (ella ella eh eh eh) Under my Umbrella (ella ella eh eh eh) Under My Umbrella (ella ella eh eh eh eh eh eh)
War Pigs
(Black Sabbath Cover)
Generals gathered in their masses Just like witches at black masses Evil minds that plot destruction Sorcerers of death's construction In the fields the bodies burning As the war machine keeps turning Death and hatred to mankind Poisoning their brainwashed minds Oh lord, yeah! Politicians hide themselves away They only started the war Why should they go out to fight They leave that role to the poor, yeah Time will tell on their power minds making war just for fun Treating people just like pawns in chess Wait 'till their judgement day comes, yeah Now in darkness world stops turning Ashes where the bodies burning No more War Pigs have the power Hand of God has struck the hour Day of judgement, God is calling On their knees the war pigs crawling Begging mercies for their sins Satan, laughing, spreads his wings Oh lord, yeah!
Will You Smile Again (And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead Cover) Close the door and drift away Into a sea of uncertainty Where all your hopes and dreams Have faded out of reach Remember all the bad dreams Are not far from reality Would you write again for me? Let me whisper something in your ear And you awake and there you are Not far off from the line before And just how long did it take for you to understand Where your feelings stopped and writing began Convince yourself to take control Play to the hilt this unlikely role Remember all the bad dreams Are not far from reality Would you write again for me? And who bade you stop this living art? Have you forgotten just what you are? If you don't want to then you could at least pretend That the paper's your soul and your blood's the pen And maybe then you'd see the light And read the truth that you had to write If heaven sent you downstream Where banished eyes haven't been Would you smile again for me? You misread your fate line Had long run out ahead of time Would you write again for me? And you awake and there you are Not far off from the line before And just how long did it take for you to understand Where your feelings stopped and writing began Convince yourself to take control Play to the hilt this unlikely role If heaven sent you downstream Where banished eyes haven't been Would you smile again for me...
Wintercoat (Paul Kelly cover / Iowa City, IA 10-14-05) We were lovers once Long ago Walking through cold winter street Like lovers do Stopped inside a market Kissed behind a stall Someone said you'd better move on If you're not buying at all Then I saw the winter coat Hanging on the rack I thought about that winter coat Hanging on my back So you helped me try it on It was just my size Then you bought that coat for me After haggling over the price Now when it's chilly Up in these cold cold hills I just put on My winter coat My winter coat Years have come along And years have gone Some friends have risen Some’ve moved on And my old winter coat still Hangs by my front door Holding all the stories I can’t remember Anymore Now when it’s freezing Up in these cold cold hills I just put on My winter coat My winter coat My winter coat My winter coat