B i o g r a p h y (by Kelvin Hayes)
Born in Sligo, Ireland, this brooding twenty something singer of delicately crafted etherealism has so far gathered momentum on France. His single "The Hunchback Of San Francisco" lifted from self titled debut album, won him acclaim there as did its follow up "Genevieve." His main influences are troubadours: Leonard Cohen, Scott Walker, Nick Drake and David Sylvian; whose brother Steve Jansen contributed to Blake's second album Still Life released on French label Naive while his third album, California, was co-produced with Italian composer Marco Sabiu and featured Dickon Hinchliffe of Tindersticks. Blake is very popular in France, where his music was used for the soundtracks of the films Presque rien (2000, for which he also wrote the original music) and Trois Petites Filles (2004). Blake's musical influences include Leonard Cohen, David Sylvian, Scott Walker, and Nick Drake. He has collaborated with Françoise Hardy and wrote 2 songs for her award winning Tant de belles choses album. He's also worked with French electronic star Émilie Simon. In March 2015, Blake released under the name ESB {Electro Sensitive Behaviour} an electronic pop album, Modern Love, with longtime collaborators Glenn Garrett and Graham Murphy, whom he has worked with since his first album in 1998.
Still life - 1999-12-07 -
Sandriam This time it's goodbye Leave it all behind No Lullabies If I let you in Bury me with her Still lives Friend (you've been whispering again) War in France Stop Breathing Driftwood Give me back my childhood Wise man blues
This Life California Pretty Love Songs Saying Goodbye The Road To Hollywood How Can The Knower Be Known Ordinary Day A Face In The Crowd Morning Song Venus Of The Canyon
We are not stars When I'm over you Lies lies lies The fox in the winter Ava Song for someone You're not alone Native New-Yorker Tropic of cancer Travelling We couldn't decide The end of the affair Coming home
The crying room - 2005-03-16 -
The crying room Forgiveness Freedom These young dudes I got what I wanted If you don't want me New year's wish Storms Blue sky falling
Almost nothing Fool Goodbye yellow brick road Graines d'étoiles My love Ordinary Day (French version) Stealer of wives This time it's goodbye Ulysses Wise man's blues
Perry Blake Little boys and Little girls Tragic tenor sing to me Of lust and deep depravity hello? hello? Lock me up this time for good Before i might be understood hello? how low... So all of the worlds Little boys and little girls Can sleep peacefully In their tiny beds Tragic tenor kiss my ass And give my filthy mouth a bath hello? hello? Lock me up this time for sure Before somebody finds a cure hello? hello? So all of the worlds Little boys and little girls Can sleep peacefully In their tiny beds The Hunchback of San Francisco Morning has broken the silence of night Now you'll have to use kindness to fight It's just like asbestos, it sticks to your skin It burns within Luck is a hunchback, travelling light With rags and transistors to hold up the sky Drink to the hearts that San Francisco stole But drink slow 'Cause I'm a lonely Man And you're a lonely Girl And it's a lonely world If you make Vegas, leave on the lights I want to see your expression change Hatred will take us to unknown heights Drink slow 'Cause I'm a lonely Man And you're a lonely Girl And it's a lonely world
*** Thanx a lot to Ciprian who corrected a mistake *** 1971 Throw away your suitcase Come back to bed There is nothing I wouldn't do For a girl in distress I've loaded my weapon I'm wearing my best There is nothing I couldn't stoop to For a Girl in distress Nothing I wouldn't stoop to We are out in the hills now looking over the sea There is nothing she wouldn't do To a man on his knees Anouska (I want to come home) Moments come, moments go There is nothing else I will hide in this lifetime of ignorance Nouska-Anouska I want to come home Nouska-Anouska I feel so alone Voice of God comforts some When a love dissolves Voice of God comforts none When a child's stillborn Nouska-Anouska I want to come home Nouska-Anouska I feel so alone I recall a thousand English hands They were praying for an avalanche Nouska-Anouska I've been so alone Nouska-Anouska I want to come home I belong to where the angels die long before they even learn to fly I recall a hundred summer days Summer Girls I knew would never stay I belong to where the angels die long before they even learn to fly Nouska-Anouska I want to come home Nouska-Anouska I feel so alone Broken Statue She is wearing a complexion Like the inside of a church That has never seen two lovers Just before they lose their thirst She likes nature in spite of What nature did to her And she loves enough to jaywalk Enough to get hurt And if she falls in the path of the midday traffic I will sleep by the bed of a broken statue Radio for help now She's gone missing again Without a raincoat or a hairbrush Without a witness or a trail We like Nature in spite of What Nature does to us And we love to jaywalk But not enough to get hurt And if she walks in the path of the midday traffic I will weep by the grave of a broken statue If she walks in the path of the midday traffic I will walk in the path of the midday traffic And she falls in the path of the midday traffic I will weep by the grave of a broken statue
*** Thanx a lot to Ciprian who corrected a mistake *** Genevieve (the pilot of your thighs) Genevieve, Genevieve Dreaming of those castles in the sky Genevieve, Genevieve And clocks that couldn't wait to tell the time That's why I'm the pilot of your thighs The one who holds your hand When you stare in those canals The pilot of your thighs Genevieve, Genevieve Horoscopes were written in the snow Genevieve, Genevieve Sometimes the sun just gets too close That's why I'm the pilot of your thighs The one who holds your hand When you stare in those canals The pilot of your thighs So long Every night and every day Comes a newly hatched decay Nothing ever satisfies Until you lose your appetite So long, so long baby baby So long, so long A feeling that will never die Kept a vigil by your side Helpless as the melting snow There are things that we will never know So long, so long baby baby So long, so long Naked Man
Naked Man dreaming of a Naked God Naked God dreaming of a clothed world Hopeless dawn offers up it's tragedy Fading sun washes out to Sea And you know that's how it goes When people steep themselves in Faith You know that's how it goes That's how it goes Child of Prague, lying through it's broken teeth Get a dog, at least they don't forget And we know that's how it goes When people steep themselves in Love We know that's how it goes That's how it goes Valentine, Why should I remember you? Valentine, Please let me forget. Valentine, Why should I remember you? Valentine, Please let me forget Let me go. Widows by the radio Drink to our demolished home Wher loss resides alone Like a widow by the radio Child, childhood is a place Where sorrow comes of age A widow by the radio Try to understand I couldn't hold your hand I couldn't even hold a gun Surely we could find A reason or a sign That everything's not gone for good Autumn whispers through the trees Cheap things to her and me But patience wears a uniform Nature take care of your sons I think they have become The Darlings of the universe Try to understand I couldn't hold your hand I couldn't even hold a gun Surely we could hide A reason or a sigh That everything is gone for good. Weeping Tree Weeping tree, shoulders to the sky Never understood why Weeping tree, should've let you go How was I to know? And if you find a clue I hope you find it soon Some people hold their breath forever And if you find a house Where you can live without the one you love Weeping tree, fruitless, stands alone where lovers long dead used to go Weeping tree, should've let you go But how was I to know? And if you find a clue I hope you find it soon Some people hold their breath forever And if you find a house Where you can live without the one you love House in the clouds I left my house in the clouds I walked into someone's afterlife She kept a pill in her hand To take when we were about to land Did you try To let it go on by? Did you try? The Needles and the Uniforms A schoolgirl and a unicorn Eclipse a love with a loss I sought comfort in her underwear I shaved my face twice a day Those crazy lambs They will suffocate Did you cry Or let it go on by? Did you cry? The aftertaste of something warmer Of schoolgirls and of unicorns. Did you try to let it go on by? Did you try? The schoolgirl and the unicorn The Needles and the Uniforms; I washed her face in the rain I will return to that place again Back to my house in the clouds Back to my house in the clouds
Still life
Sandriam
Sandriam, leave on the lights Sandriam, maybe tonight Never win, never lose, never love, never listen to the wind That I'll fill every dream, every waking, every sleep, Every taste, every graze And these seasons in your hand And the things that we'll never understand Never win, never lose, never ever understand Understand Sandriam, leave on the lights Sandriam, maybe tonight I was born to be loved, to be held And those heroes in the sun will become nothing more Than the shadows on your grave Than the crossroads on your face. On your face Sandriam, leave on the lights Sandriam, maybe tonight Where does it go? Why does it go? I know now, I know you now Sandriam, leave on the lights Sandriam, maybe tonight This Time It's Goodbye They flew over the houses Clipped the buildings wide Flew over the rooftops This time it's goodbye I watched the woman waiting Teardrops in her eyes I watched the woman waiting This time it's goodbye Leave It All Behind Secrets in the shadows, it's breaking day now A night eclipsed by sadness makes it's way now Shine, shine, leave it all behind Let it go Shine, shine, leave it all behind Let it go Rising in the twilight, a missing face Martha in her sorrow took it's place See them run, they'll never find See them fly, never knowing why Shine, shine, leave it all behind Let it go Shine, shine, leave it all behind Let it go Let it go No Lullabies North star shining on you April pretends to be June Calm seas swallowing Lives Of those too young to die No lullabies to sing you to sleep As if he died, a soul they could keep Awakening! Awakening! Awakening! Awakening! But no lullabies Why no lullabies? Lullaby Lullaby Lullaby Lullaby No lullabies to sing you to sleep To sing you to sleep If I Let You In If I let you in. I'll never let you out If I let you in. I'll never let you out If I let you in. I'll never let you out Never let you out Blessed are the few who live and die for love I can see their footsteps in the sand If I let you in. I'll never let you out If I let you in. I'll never let you out If I let you in. I'll never let you out Never let you out Winter watches over us as we decide I can see the twilight in your eyes and mine If I let you in. I'll never let you out If I let you in. I'll never let you out If I let you in. I'll never let you out Never let you out Bury Me with Her (Julia) Never underestimate a girl - you are Never underestimate a girl You shine a little light upon the day that sees you through Shine a little light upon the day You went to catch a falling star Too far to catch a falling star Never underestimate a child - my love Never underestimate a child Shine a little light upon the day that sees you through Shine a little light upon that day You went to catch a falling star Too far to catch a falling star Tell us what you know Tell us where you've been Tell us what you've seen 'Cause I just want to touch her skin Tell us what you know About the bloodstains in the snow Tell us what you've seen 'Cause I just want to touch her skin Shine a little light upon the day that sees you through Shine a little light upon the day You want to catch a falling star How far to catch a falling star? Tell us what you know Tell us where you've been Tell us what you've seen 'Cause I just want to touch her skin Tell us what you found And why she is in the ground Tell us what you've seen 'Cause I just want to touch her skin Still Lives Still life is ours now Still life alone Did you know that this could Take a life time What is his name? Doesn't have to have a happy ending What is his name? Doesn't have to have a happy ending What is his name? Does it have to have a happy ending No, no, no, no I tried not to send the letter Tried to remain calm He doesn't love you like I loved you He doesn't love you like you loved me What is his name? Doesn't have to have a happy ending What is his name? Doesn't have to have a happy ending What is his name? Does it have to have a happy ending No What is his name? Baby I'm a happy shadow What is his name? Doesn't have to have a happy ending No, no, no, no Friend (You've Been Whispering Again) Why does it have to have a name? Why does it have to have a name? It's you and I, you and I Love walks a long and lonely road Sticks to the breeze and what it knows It's you and I, you and I Friend, you've been whispering again Friend, you've been whispering again Wildflowers grow and call your name Under the moon it stays the same It's you and I, you and I Jump through the fields and kiss the sky Asking the Gods Forgiveness - why? It's you and I, you and I Friend, you've been whispering again Friend, you've been whispering again War In France Have you heard about the war in France? 6000 reasons not to dance Nothing could comfort him Blue is the blue, the blue within Have you heard about the fight for Spain? 300 villains on a train Fearless, they drank their gin Runs through our veins like Bethlehem It's all the same. people will laugh and cry again It's all the same, lovers will live and die again Alone again, when will this stop, when will it end? Two moons but no sunrise Never the twain for you and I It's all the same, people will laugh and cry again It's all the same, lovers will die and rise again Home at last, she runs in too quickly, much too fast High in the skies above, children unborn will dream this love It's all the same, people will laugh and cry again It's all the same, lovers will live and die again It's all a game, living the lie and you a saint It's all the same, the truer the blue, the less the gain It's all the same All the same Stop Breathing In my life something was wrong In her arms I could be light Like the breeze that blew the man across The sea to take a love away Life become laughter and sun I was having too much fun Like the breeze that blew the man across The sea to take a love away Stop breathing Stop breathing Stop breathing Stop breathing I was having too much fun Like the breeze that blew the man across The sea to take a love away Driftwood Passion rules the day Passion rules the night Passion rules the day I will never learn I will never learn to see you as his bride To see you as his girl To watch you with his child To watch you with his child Passion rules the day Passion rules the night Passion rules the day I will never learn And sifting through the Driftwood I take what I can get And sifting through the Driftwood I take whatever's left I will never learn I will never learn I will never learn I will never learn Give Me Back My Childhood An orchestra of women are out to get me They have their reasons and I have many faults An orchestra of women much like confetti They stick around but not that long Give me back my childhood Give me back what I have lost I walk along the shore and think of Mary Poppins She knew then and she knows now That confidence can make a cripple skip on rivers She knew then, she knew then Give me back my childhood Give me back what I have lost Wise Man Blues Wise is the man sleeps with the breeze Nothing will ever bring him to his knees Cold are the nights, long are the days But no one can ever take love away And he kept a lock and key on it forever And he took it out to make sure it was dead And he held it in his hand He held it in his hand And he waited for the dawn for some relief Calm is the girl, flames in her hair Keeper of paths, mirth and despair Cold winter day, warm summer night That no one will ever bring back to life And he kept a lock and key on it forever And he took it out to make sure it was dead And he held it in his hand He held it in his hand And he waited for the dawn for some release Wise is the man sleeps with the breeze Wise is the man sleeps with the breeze
California
*** Thanx a lot to Tasos for these lyrics ***
This life It's a little device It's a little device Keeps you warm Keeps you warm It's a little surprise Just a little surprise To keep you calm To keep you calm Shadows and light Shadows and light I see your face on every single street Got to get out of this place tonight Got to get out of this way of life Got to get out of this place tonight It's a little device It's a little device Keeps you warm Keeps you warm Got to get out of this place tonight Got to get out of this way of life California A new life is what we need A new life is out of here Little moments, don't you know? Maybe go to California, where it's warm Get some work, I can see You and I breaking waves In the sunshine Don't start slipping away Don't start slipping away No sad refrains They belong to yesterday Don't start slipping away Don't start slipping away California, California Pretty Love Songs Sing a pretty love song Sing it straight from your heart 'Cause these pretty love songs They're what keep us alive And we know they lie But we'll always try to Sing pretty love songs Sing them straight from the heart 'Cause these pretty love songs They're what keep us alive Yes we know they lie But everyone likes that Ba ba ba ba ba Ba ba ba ba ba ba Don't speak of the truth Just make an excuse 'Cause these pretty love songs They're what keep us alive Yes we know they're shit But we like the hits So sing a pretty love song Sing it straight from your heart 'Cause these pretty love songs They're what keep us alive They're what keep us alive Saying Goodbye Always dreaming, always dreaming of you Always on my mind now As you've always been Some things are best forgotten So you can sleep The world was not enough love And baby it'll never be Just fall into the arms of Someone who'll lie. And if this is a way of saying goodbye Goodbye. And if this is a way of saying goodbye Goodbye. Always dreaming, always dreaming of you Summer fills the canyon California free The blossoms and the birdsong Are all I need And if this is a way of saying goodbye Goodbye. And if this is a way of saying goodbye Goodbye. The Road To Hollywood It's a dirty little world Full of dirty little complications And I've been kneeling at your feet I've been holding up the cross for us now And it's a sad sad sad song Yeah it's a sad sad sad song We're all on the road to Hollywood See you on the road to Hollywood Hollywood It's a situation lost in the midst Of the bitch renaissance And I've been burying the past In a place that I can't locate now. And it's the season of love Yeah it's the season of love We're all on the road to Hollywood See you on the road to Hollywood Hollywood I got my teenage kicks From a middle aged man in slacks So forgive me if it takes a while For me to laugh. We're all on the road to Hollywood See you on the road to Hollywood Hollywood How Can The Knower Be Known? How can the knower be known John John? How can the knower be known? If it rains everyday If it rains everyday If it rains everyday Will you sink? Will you swim? Will you sink? Will you swim? Will you sing like a bird in jail? How can the knower be known John John? How can the knower be known? If it rains everyday If it rains everyday If it rains. Ordinary Day I need you wa ba da ba da I need you wa ba da ba da I need you I need you I need you I need you Who loves you wa ba da ba da? Who loves you wa ba da ba da? I love you I love you I love you I love you It's an ordinary day It's just an ordinary day Nothing much to laugh about Nothing much to cry about I love you wa ba da ba da I love you wa ba da ba da I love you I love you I love you I love you It's an ordinary day It's just an ordinary day Nothing much to laugh about Nothing much to cry about It's just an ordinary day. A Face In The Crowd Does it hurt that much to love? I sing myself a lullaby To take me through the darkest night Does it hurt to love that much? I have found and I have lost Everything I ever wanted in you. A face in the crowd Such a pretty one A face in the crowd Oh my little one A face in the crowd I have lost you now. So was he the better man? Did he sing you lullabies To take you through the starry skies above? Wipe the blackspots from your hands? As the night falls into day I wish you could've stayed that way A face in the crowd Such a pretty one A face in the crowd Oh my little love A face in the crowd I have lost you now. Morning Song I'm free now, I'm free Good morning, good morning Blue sky, blue sky I'm free now, good morning Good morning blue sky Blue sky, it's so blue Pick up the papers, put on your clothes Everything seems just like it used to be, Used to be. And all that wasted time I just waited for a smile All my wasted time And all I needed was a smile 'Cause you're free And you're alive You're free and you're alive You're free Pick up the papers, put on your clothes Everything seems just like it used to be, Used to be. Pick up the papers, put on your clothes Everything seems just like it used to be, Used to be. Venus Of The Canyon Venus, here's your answer Venus, this girl's not for you And it's true she's your alibi She's your golden child. I had it all I had it all I gave it up Solitude Solitude Solitude Silent night Silent night Silent night. Seamless, seamless as the days roll by Venus, she's your alibi And it's true She will never cry for you I had it all I had it all I gave it up Solitude Solitude Solitude Silent night Silent night Silent night Where are you? Wake up! Where are your solitude? Where are you? Wake up... As the years roll by Venus, she's your golden child And it's true She will never cry... I had it all I had it all I gave it up Solitude Solitude Solitude Silent night Silent night Silent night.
Songs for someone
*** Thanx a lot to Jean-Frédéric who sent me these lyrics ***
We are not stars
I could kill a hundred times a day Just to find something that I would want to save Don't you know who owns the stars ? Controls the sea ? When i stop to catch it all, it passes me. We are not stars We're nothing but descendants Of butlers and attendants We are like cars Rusting in a graveyard With some forgotten saviours. I could host a funeral tonight Lift her dress and kiss her while she's still alive She who kept a swallow in her mouth Just to make it think that it was flying south. We are not stars We're nothing but descendants Of butlers and attendants We are like cars Rusting in a graveyard With some forgotten saviours.
When I'm over you
When i'm over you And when you are over me As we go on this journey apart and alone Just another daydream Just another daydream Just another day Just another day to dream You can now unlock the sadness If you ever feel the need Don't you know what turns the planet ? Sends those shipwrecks back to sea ? Healing begins when the wounds have been closed Caution the flowers, these beds may not show Just another daydream Just another daydream When i'm over you And when you are over me Will our ghosts be together ? So peaceful… so free... Just another daydream Just another day dream Fading in the moonlight Fading in the moonlight I don't see the wind through cold blue eyes.
Lies lies lies
Uptown i'm walking the streets with my dreams in a body bag Don't try to tell me you can't me you can't really miss what you never had It's ok, because it's not true It's a lie that get you by A place full of fakes on a strange, very strange, strange odyssey And silly little words that you know will never mean a thing to me It's not right i tell you, it's not true It's a lie to get you by Lies lies lies In the cold of your room In the warmth of the womb Sing, celebrate… celebrate with a handcuffed melody But on that cold and lonely afternoon Will you fade or will you bloom ? Lies lies lies Uptown i'm walking the streets with my dreams in a body bag Don't try to tell me you can't me you can't really miss what you never had It's not true i tell you It's not true It's not true It's not true
The fox in the winter
She was my anchor, We spoke of marriage And i was her lid The fox in winter Will sleep 'till spring In cold blue mountains I don't dream anymore For there is a silence When two rivers meet How can this world have a place there for me and you ? We'll weep for elvis As we drive through the hills The fox in winter Is sleeping still How can this world have a place there for me and you ? The fox in winter The fox in winter
Ava
Solitaire, solitaire Catch the moment that i had you near Solitude, solitude Will good fortune make a path for you ? Ava ava Spending my days without you Ava ava Ending my days without you Celebrate, celebrate Cut the bows and watch this all sail away Fear is fine, fear is mine But when it's gone will that morning be mine? Ava ava Spending my days without you Ava ava Ending my days without you
Song for someone
This is a song for someone I have yet to meet She could be riding on the subway Or sleeping in the street This is a song for someone I may never know she could be dead In someone's memory But how am i to know ? This is the song for no one I have ever known And i don't need these old photographs To tell me that i'm alone This song is for someone This song is for someone I'll take a train that travels far That takes me near to where you are I'll take no radio for company I'll take no baggage Just a photograph This is a song for someone I may never know You could be riding on the subway You could be driving through the snow This is a song for someone This is a song for someone
You're not alone
You're not alone Not alone Not alone in this world If there is fire on the water There are silhouettes in blue There are sails that change direction in our lives And if you ever touch her skin When she's sleeping next to him Remind me if i've forgotten what it's like You're not alone Not alone Not alone in this world There is silence in the evening There is numbness in the dawn Where the swallows seem to hover in the sky Ah but the flowers have not died And though long enough i'll cry Her laughter will stay with me 'till the end You're not alone Not alone Not alone in this world When you take him for the first time When he has you in his arms When his caress seems to wipe me from your mind I will be watching from the wings And the angels will applaud That i stayed as i said i would By your side… You're not alone Not alone Not alone in this world If there is fire on the water There are silhouettes in blue There are sails that change direction in our lives.
Native New-Yorker
Twilight was to my life What the daylight was to yours And in hindsight it was twilight That took you from me But you're a native new yorker You should know it all by now You're a native new yorker There'll be sunshine in spring No more heartache Though the skyline has changed Love is on it's way But you're a native new yorker You should know it all by now You're a native new yorker Twilight was to my life What the daylight was to yours And in hindsight it was twilight That took you from me
Tropic of cancer
Sing that song that no one wants to hear Sing that song so loud and sing it clear Sing that song that no one seems to know Sing it to me slow Bring me back to when i was a boy Full of life and love and full of joy Bring me back to when i was a child Baby make me smile Tropic of cancer You win and you lose Get so high and so low And so blue Limping to the finish with my pride Next time it won't be somebody's bride Yin and yang discreetly by my side How was it for you Tropic et cancer You win and you lose Get so high and so low And so blue Tropic of cancer You win and you lose Get so high and so low And so blue Travelling
It's been so long since i've seen your face Since i've seen the one that i loved There are no songs that tell it as it is Tell it as it is as it was Because i've been trying for what seems like a lifetime I've been rolling through the years alone And i've been travelling so long i'm getting tired I've been travelling too long my love It would be so good holding you again Holding you again for a while There are no words to tell it as it was Tell it as it was for a time And when your beauty starts to fade in time And only artifice remains untouched You'll be listening to bob getting high You'll be listening to songs of love It's alright it's alright it's alright it's alright I've been trying for what seems like a lifetime I've been rolling through the years alone And i've been travelling so long i'm getting tired I've been travelling too long my love It's only moments ain't that what you said Well, ain't that what you said my love We couldn't decide
I couldn't decide Couldn't decide Couldn't decide Moments of weakness Long goodbyes How long must lovers try ? You couldn't decide Couldn't decide Couldn't decide And how the seasons changed But our love remained the same We couldn't decide Couldn't decide Couldn't decide Now that the feeling is gone These moments preserved in song We couldn't decide Couldn't decide Couldn't decide We couldn't decide Couldn't decide Couldn't decide The end of the affair
If it's the end of the affair Then it's the end of the affair And only time will let us know Only time will let us know Two hearts for the price of one Truth will be the death of us And only time will let it show And no one else will ever know That i loved you well I loved you well The many times when we laughed Were the times i could cry Amongst all at the stinking shit Always thought i'd keep my grip Only time has let me knew That i can never let you go I loved you well I loved you well The many times when we laughed Were the times i could cry If it's the end of the affair Then it's the end of the affair. Coming home
Coming home I'm coming home Coming home I'm coming home You don't have to hide Living in someone else's dream You don't have to lie Living in someone else's dream I don't want to die Living in someone else's dream Coming home I'm coming home Coming home I'm coming home You don't have to try Living in someone else's dream You don't want to die Living in someone else's dream Coming home I'm coming home
The Crying Room
Let me take you to the crying room Let me lake you to the crying room Covering our footprints in the sand Covering our footprints in the sand Let me take you to a quiet place Let me take you to a quiet place Wash away the merories that we have Wash away the merories that we have I gave you everything I had I told you everything I knew When you came to the crying room When you came to the crying room
Forgiveness
I was just looking for that sense of fun I was just looking for that sense of fun That you had, that you had in your eyes I was just waiting for a friend of mine I was just waiting for a friend of mine That I knew, that I knew, that I knew In my past life My past life What you'll find if you come is forgiveness What you'll find if you come is forgiveness And if you ever come to claim your prize And if you ever come to claim your prize Will you look me in the eye? Will you look? And I don't see it as a place on earth No I don't see it as a place on earth Anymore. Anymore. Anymore. Anymore. My past life My past life What you'll find if you come is forgiveness What you lost, what you lost was your witness What did you find? What did you find in my My past life My past life What you'll find if you come is forgiveness What you ll find if you come is you're forgiven Freedom Freedom, freedom Is this freedom? Is it freedom? Because I've been fighting wars I'll never win Been losing all my life Is this freedom? Is this freedom? Too high, too low Too young to know Too high, too low Too quick, too slow All my life, all my life Freedom, freedom Is this freedom? Is it freedom? Because I've been searching for that harvest moon Been searching all my life Is that freedom? Is that freedom? Too high, too low Too young to know Too high, too low Too quick, too slow All my life, all my life
These young dudes People are strange People are strange All of these young dudes They're getting old now Silence in the rooms Where they played People are strange People are strange As the world stops turning to People are strange People are strange As the world stops listening to All of these young dudes You're getting old now Silence in the rooms Where we played People are scared People are scared As the times start moving on People are scarred People are scarred But they don't like showing wounds All of these young dudes They're getting old now Silence in the rooms Where they played People despair People despair As their locks start turning grey People have seen People have seen That the sky's not all that blue All of these young dudes All of these young dudes People are scared People are scared Getting old People are scared People are scared All of these young dudes All of these young dudes Getting old I got what I wanted You don't seem like the type To settle down You don't seem like the type To settle in And outside it's colder But the night is clear Outside it's colder But I like it here It's what I wanted It's what I wanted Years pass and we become like the rest Weddings and Funerals and Sunday best And everyone has a choice so don't complain Everyone has a chance We're all the same It's what you wanted It's what you wanted From life From life Evenings I stow away upon the wreck As people get drunk upstairs on the deck Outside I hear the call of the wind Outside the life I knew is with me still It's what you wanted It's what you wanted From life From life If you don't want me Clueless we soldiered on Stillborn to worlds unknown People who've never been They cry no tears at all If you don't want me Let me know If you don't need me Then let me go If you don't love me anymore Then you don't love me any less Clear skies were never mine Dark clouds are all I've known That people who've never seen True love could only know If you don't want me Let me know If you don't need me Then tell me so If you don't love me anymore Then you don't love me any less If you don't want me Let me know If you don't need me Then let me go If you don't love me anymore Then you don't love me any less You don't love me any less
New year's wish Streets are full of people Laughter echoes through the halls Christmas makes me dizzy I have many friends to call And pockets full of promises I tried to keep them all Calling out for someone To replace the one that's gone Sparkles like the diamond That you've hidden in your room I look into this night sky And I wondor, where are you? And winter's full of memories That summer leaves behind A new year's wish, an offering To give another try And pockets full of promises I tried to keep them all Calling out for someone To replace the one that's gone Storms
If you have an answer Write it in the sky And turn this grey to amber And we'll give another try And if you have a feeling Love is there for good Write it on the gravestones Of the misunderstood Ride out the storm Ride out the storm Come with me Ride out the storm Ride out the storm If you believe If you believe Everlasting, is that what you want? Never demanding a soul's release And if I knew the meaning Or what it is to love I would've known that feeling Running through my blood Ride out the storm Ride out the storm Come with me Ride out the storm Ride out the storm If you believe If you believe That it's gone for good
Blue sky calling Bring me to a place To a place that I love Bring me to a town To a town that I know Where the blue sky calls me Blue sky calls me home Home Sing me a lullaby That will keep me from harm And in that lullaby May I always find calm There's a blue sky calling Blue sky calling me home There's a blue sky calling Blue sky calling me home Home.... Home.... Home.
Canyon Songs
Gemini Gemini you're no friend of mine Thought that I should be satisfied And I loved you Yes I loved you I loved you for a while Call me the breeze Call me the wind Call me the sky I'm waving goodbye Call me the breeze Call me the wind Call me the sky Gemini, Gemini Thought that I could be astisfied You slept all day and you drank all night But I loved you Yes I loved you I loved you for a while Call me the breeze Call me the wind Call me the sky I'm waving goodbye Call me the breeze Call me the wind Call me the sky Gemini, Gemini I'm waving goodbye I'm waving goodbye You are no friend of mine
The Ballad of Billy Bob Billy Bob was chicken raised And highly strung He was so young To get away he stole a car and took a bride She was beautiful I don't know why I loved her I don't know why I did I don't know why I loved her I don't know why Billy Bob got out of jail he was afraid Of life in the slums To celebrate he fixed his smile and bought a gun Told everyone... I don't know why I shot her I don't know why I did I don't know why I loved her I don't know why I don't know why I shot her I don't know why I did I don't know why I killed her I don't know why I don't know why I don't know why
Do we only fall in love in lovesongs What's a guy to do What's a guy to do What's a guy to do What's a guy to do Do we only fall in love In lovesongs Do we only fall in love In song Strangers in the night Can be strangers in the day When love has lost it's fight When love has lost it's taste What's a girl to do What's a girl to do What's a girl to do What's a girl to do Do we only fall in love In lovesongs Do we only fall in love In song Strangers in the night Can be strangers in the day When love has lost it's fight When love has lost it's way Do we only fall in love In lovesongs Do we only fall in love In song Do we only fall in love In lovesongs Do we only fall in love In song
Songbird
There's a songbird sings to those who've had enough There's a song that shines on those who've never loved I didn't know I didn't know I didn't know I didn't know why I didn't know I didn't know I didn't know I didn't know why There is a wind that blows us far from anyone When the seasons change then we'll meet up again I didn't know I didn't know I didn't know I didn't know why I didn't know I didn't know I didn't know I didn't know why I was the youngest son It's a cold, cold heart that beats in all of us Where the cold hands come and streets are mean again I didn't know I didn't know I didn't know I didn't know why I didn't know I didn't know I didn't know I didn't know why I didn't know I didn't know I didn't know I didn't know why I was the youngest son...
*** Thanx a lot to Grumbletrout for this one ***
The letter If I burn the letter Will that make me free If I burn the letter What will that make me Canyon girl, canyon girl Canyon girl, canyon girl If the spring came early Would that make you stay Pretty fields of flowers To dance for you each day All my life All my life All my life I will pay the ??? If I burn the letter Will that make me free If I burn the letter What will that make me Canyon girl, canyon girl Canyon girl, canyon girl If you see Mary I've gone solo for too long Special moments I've had so If you see Mary please tell her to call Put back the phone on the hook If you see Mary please tell her to call She will be understood Lonely sidewalks take me home Simple pleasures I have known If you see Mary please tell her to call Put back the phone on the hook If you see Mary just tell her to call She can always come home Home, home... I've been drifting for too long Losing friends as I moved on If you see Mary please tell her to call Put back the phone on the hook If you see Mary just tell her to call She will be understood If you see Mary please tell her to call Put back the phone on the hook If you see Mary please tell her to call She will be understood If you see Mary please tell her to call Put back the phone on the hook If you see Mary please tell her to call She can always come home She will be understood She will be understood She will be understood She will be understood
Something still reminds you Something still reminds you Something still reminds you Something still reminds you of the loss Love may come, love may go Leaving footprints in time Moving on, moving up Getting on with our lives Then something will remind you Something will remind you Something will remind you of her love Looking back, with regret Never brought someone home Brave new goals, bring no blue skies Please get on with your life Yet something still reminds you Something still reminds you Something still reminds you of her love Something still reminds you Something still reminds you Something still reminds you of her love
Have I let you down O my lover Have I let you down I really didn't mean to O my lover I've been underground I needed just to be alone But the past is not the future and the future's not the past And a love that hurt like ours did can't be good If the past is not the future and the future's not the past Can a love that last some moments still be true O my brothers, O my sisters too I think that you should know I've been drinking, I've been feeling blue Thought that you should know that But the past is not the future and the future's not the past Could a love that last a lifetime is this blue If the past is not the future and the future's not the past Can a love that last some moments still be true The past is not the future and the future's not the past And a love that last forever isn't due If the past is not the future and the future's not the past Can a love that last some moments still be true Still be true O my lover Have I let you down O my lover Have I let you down
Sometimes Now that you've taken your place in the world, love And all of the fragments are cast in the sand The nights that I slept with the moon in my memories I was holding my breath as I gave them all back Sometimes love is not enough Sometimes love is not enough Sometimes love is not enough Calling the winds you were there to protect me I was walking the rooftops in search of a friend of all of the things that are there to remind me there is something that we should never forget Sometimes love is not enough Sometimes love is not enough Sometimes love is not enough And all of these love songs keep telling me the best thing I ever had Sleep by the phone wait jealously someone might take it back Sometimes love is not enough Sometimes love is not enough Sometimes love is not enough
Songs Of Praise Diamonds In The Sun In this life In this life In this life In this life We all dream of something better We all dream of something divine Oh black dog Oh black dog Oh black dog Oh black dog Always dreamed of something better Always dreamed of something divine Like the days when we were young Where are those diamonds in the sun? Like the days when we were young Where are those diamonds in the sun? We all dream of something better We all dream of something better Miracle Drowning man could use some help A heart of gold for a heart of delph Just looking for some hope Within this world Like a rolling stone I'll return to her Whilst waiting for a miracle Waiting for a miracle Just looking for some hope Within this world Like a rolling stone I'll return to her Just looking for some hope Within this world Like a rolling stone Just looking for some hope Boxes Which way is up and which way is down Seems all the joy has gone for us So who is right and who is wrong You gave yourself to love in song Taking the days out of the boxes Treasures we locked away Cursing the sky at midnight For a life I never knew Which way is up and which way is down Til they're breaking the clay On your side Which way is up and which way is down Which way is up and which way is down Which way is up Evensong On the eve of Evensong We gather in the chapel He will dream of Babylon And dance amongst the apples Oh, evensong Oh, evensong She will lose a lot of sleep and light a lot of candles She will weave a melody And all will be entangled Oh, evensong Oh, evensong When apples were golden And dreams were alive were alive We will meet someday when all is forgotten We will meet again someday When all the fruit is but rotten We will meet again someday We will meet again someday Oh, evensong Oh, evensong Some kind of magical Some kind of magical Some kind of magical Looking back, Yes I love you Some kind of magical Some kind of magical If you make it to a 100 If you make it to a 100 and 10 I've had a lot of women And you've had a lot of men Some kind of magical We had our reasons Justified by time and place Always knew we had a future If only in separate graves Some kind of magical Some kind of magical Looking back, Yes I love you Some kind of magical If you make it to a 100 If you make it to a 100 and 10 Remember all the heartbreak Remember all the bends Yes I loved you, Some kind of magical When I loved you, Some kind of magical Some kind of magical, When I loved you If you make it to a 100 If you make it to a 100 and 10 I've had a lot of women And you've had a lot of men We had our reasons We had our reasons The Lives of Strangers I broke the lock I saw the light I swam out to sea I got a taste of paradise Guess it just wasn't for me, for me The lives of Strangers Are more interesting than others The lives of strangers in the street I drew a face and took a cast I planned it for weeks I got a taste of married life Guess it just wasn't for me, for me The lives of Strangers Are more interesting than ours The lives of strangers in the street, to me The lives of Strangers Are more interesting than ours, to me Broken Little Orphan Twice in my life, I've been hurt Once by a man, then a girl I get as close as I can Take in my place amongst the also rans Like a broken little orphan Looking for home I'd cross any ocean Just to find some love Back in the land of the dead I felt a pulse, so I said Let's get fucked Hit the town I'll comb your hair, cover that frown Like a broken little orphan Looking for a home I've crossed any ocean Just to find some love Like a broken little orphan Looking for a home Broken little orphan Like a broken little orphan I've crossed many oceans, Just to find someone Like a broken little orphan, I get as close as I can Like a broken little orphan I've crossed many oceans, Broken little orphan Looking for some love Broken little orphan So Many Things So many things to turn you on Turn you on Turn you on Maybe I just don't turn you on Turn you on Turn you on If I could start again Then I would start again If I could start again Then I would my friend So many things to keep you warm Keep you warm Keep you warm So many things to make you smile Make you smile Make you smile But If I could start again Then I would start again If I could start again Then I would my friend There’s a new day at dawn It’s a new day at dawn There’s a new sky at dawn It’s a blue sky at dawn
Wrote you a letter You can't say that it's You can't say that it's love That it's love And I can't say that it's I can't say that it's not It's just us So I wrote you a letter Delivered it by hand So I wrote you a letter You'd understand There's nothing left to lose I wrote you a letter There's nothing left to lose So I wrote you a letter There's nothing left to lose I wrote you a letter There's nothing left to lose I wrote you a letter I wrote you a letter I wrote you a letter
Summer of 2012 Let me tell you how we met in the summmer of 2012 Not such a long time ago Not such a long time ago Oh the pleasures of the flesh I heard music as she undressed Seems such a long time ago Seems such a long time ago At a table by the sea I know her spirit waits for me At the centre of the earth There's a place where nothing hurts Seems such a long time ago Seems such a long long time ago
Hypatia's Lament Along a dusty road She tells me of a time When all was turned to Stone and none was Turned to wine Hypatia, Hypatia You lived your world Inside reluctant easter Bride Hypatia, Hypatia Charlie Chaplin I know you like a winter's night A place where all the shadows hide you could say yes You could say no You could say Hey, let's take it slow I'm sure that Charlie Chaplin could Before he went to Hollywood He could see light He could see dark He could see the person sleeping in the park My, has the world almost run out of love Why has the world almost run out of love Followed by the satellites Before we gave up the fight I could care more, I could care less I could find truth it's beauty undressed My, has the world almost run out of love Why has the world almost run out of love Strange old times, strange old times Strange old time, strange old times
My, has the world almost run out of love Why has the world almost run out of love My, has the world almost run out of love Why has the world almost run out of love...
Death Of A Society Girl Requiem I let thee down I let me down When we were lovers Just like the others I let you down Alone in the dark You became joan of arc Just like your mother And all of the others I let you down I let you down I let you down Requiem You take the roof now I’ll climb the wall Sadness is nothing Sadness is all around Requiem You had a temper I had no balls Sadness is nothing Sadness is all around Requiem Requiem You take the roof now Sadness is nothing Requiem Requiem Requiem One of these days One of these days i’m gonna wake up And know just what to do Maybe then i will see it From your point of view If there’s love ya i’ll take it Not much else to lose If there’s love yes i’ll take it It’s up to you It’s up to you One of these days One of these days If it’s not broken i’ll break it That’s just what i do If it’s not real then i’ll fake it Just like you Just like you One of these days One of these days If there’s love you i’ll take it If there’s love you i’ll take it It’s up to you It’s up to you Nobody’s child If there’s a window to the soul What does it show What does it show Within the wisdom of the eye What could we find What could we find Beneath a chrome december sky Nobody’s child Nobody’s child You had a picture in your mind Was it tree lined Was it tree lined Nobody’s child Nobody’s child Nobody’s child Song of the wind Song of the wind Stays with me still When comes the day This all blows away They don’t seem to notice They don’t seem to mind They don’t seem to know That they were less than kind She had a twin Painfully thin Made for the tracks Never came back No one seemed to notice No one seemed to mind No one seemed to care That she’d been left behind The saddest goodbye Is when nobody cries Silk to the skin Ready for him He wrapped her in a blanket Threw her in a skip She was identified by braces And a birthmark on her hip They didn’t seem to notice They didn’t seem to mind They didn’t even know That they were less than kind Song of the wind Song of the wind Let’s fall in love Through your window You can see the northern lights Like a maple among the evergreens Leaf by leaf you come to me In a dream Turn the light off Read it by the moon Don’t give regret The best of you Let’s fall in love Let’s fall in love again Let’s fall in love again Let’s fall in love Let’s fall in love again Let’s fall in love Let’s fall in love again Concertina Night falls Playing us like a concertina Ice cold She’s warming up like a ballerina I believed Everything in life Happened for a reason I believed Everything must change Changing like the seasons Changing like the seasons Oh i know it’s not everything Not everything you need Oh i know it’s not everything But it is everything to me Autumn brings Us to the brink of merry little winter Autumn leaves Everything behind Everything but reason Everything but reason Oh i know it’s not everything Not everything you need Night falls Ice cold Night falls Oh i know it’s not everything But it is everything I need Rules of love Rules of love Rules of love I never wanted anything from us Oh these rules of love Rules of love I never wanted anything from us If it’s true There’s no loving you If it’s true There’s no loving you Pools of joy We deploy An artifice that can destroy If i could somehow control my rage I’d read your thoughts And burn the page Yes it’s true There’s no knowing you Yes it’s true There’s no knowing you Rules of love Rules of love Oh these rules of love Rules of love Yet it’s true There’s no leaving you Yes it’s true There’s no leaving you Rules of love Rules of love Oh these rules of love Rules of love Rules of love Rules of love Oh these rules of love Rules of love Death Of A Society Girl (feat. Paul McGann) You You were out there for so long You were glamorous and strong Filled with empathy and grace Far In the distance there was me I was game for anything In that world of beautiful I watched that world go by Through the eyes of a child That‘s how I learned the truth Oh, the world has changed so much We should’ve stayed in touch I wonder where you are Stockholm Nineteen ninety three I asked her to remember To remember everything Soon You had three cars in the drive You were glad to be alone So lucky to be alive Me I was broken, I was beat But I was not on the streets In that world of beautiful I watched that world go by Through the eyes of a child That’s how I learned the truth Oh, the world had changed so much We should’ve stayed in touch I wondered where you’d gone London Nineteen ninety six She was photographed Dying in a lift I watched that world go by Through the eyes of a child The world had changed so much
Hummingbirds Write a letter to yourself And never open it Write a letter to yourself And never open it You must never tell a soul About the things that only we should know There was never time to dream But we were happy then Or so it seemed Maybe that is why these birds fly solo Far away from land Far away from earthly sorrow Far away from man Where the river meets the sea I wait for her to come to me Where the bonet meets the lake We are happy now Give or take Maybe that is why these birds fly solo Far away from land Far away from earthly sorrow Far away from man Don’t just leave like that (oh the wheels of fortune) Don’t just leave like that (oh the wheels of fortune) Write a letter to yourself And never open it Write a letter to yourself And never open it Maybe that is why these birds fly solo Maybe that is why these birds fly solo
Non Albums Tracks
Almost nothing
( Presque Rien EP ) It's the end of the year And everyone's wise It's the end of those tears It's too late to cry My love My love My love My love It was almost nothing Nobody noticed but me Almost nothing It was almost nothing All I ever wanted was you Almost nothing It's the end of affairs And I'm staying here It's the end of affairs I'm staying here One love One love One love One love It was almost nothing Nobody noticed but me Almost nothing Almost nothing All I ever wanted was you Almost nothing
Fool Take me dancing, I'm here all alone Take me swimming, I'll swim like a dog Take my honey, like all of the bees Bring me danger, I'll sink to my knees 'Cause I'm a fool, fool, fool I'm a fool, fool, fool I'm a fool, fool, fool for love Oh my lordy, I've done it again I just wanted somebody to pretend I never wanted to be understood So, take your chances but you'd better be good 'Cause I'm a fool, fool, fool I'm a fool, fool, fool I'm a fool, fool, fool for love So, did you take your chances Yeah, yeah Did you take your medicine Did you take those chances 'Cause you're a fool for love Oh my lordy, I've done it again I just wanted somebody to pretend 'Cause I'm a fool, fool, fool I'm a fool, fool, fool I'm a fool, fool, fool for love
Goodbye yellow brick road
( Elton John cover ) When are you gonna come down? When are you going to land? I should have stayed on the farm I should have listened to my old man You know you can't hold me forever I didn't sign up for you Not a present for your friends to open This boy's too young to be singing the blues Goodbye yellow brick road Where the dogs of society howl You can't chart me in your penthouse I'm going back to my plough Back to the howling old owl in the woods Hunting the horny back toad Oh I've finally decided my future lies Beyond the yellow brick road So what do you think you'll do then I bet that'll shoot down your plane And it'll take you a couple of vodka and tonics To catch you on your feet again Maybe you'll get a replacement There's plenty like me to be found Mongrels who ain't got a penny Sniffing for tidbits like you on the ground Goodbye yellow brick road Where the dogs of society howl You can't chart me in your penthouse I'm going back to my plough Back to the howling old owl in the woods Hunting the horny back toad Oh I've finally decided my future lies Beyond the yellow brick road
*** Thanx a lot to Corqsan for these lyrics ***
Graines d'étoiles
( With Emilie Simon ) Pour un peu de toi je pars sans hésiter Tout au bout du monde sur le toit au sommet Au sommet Marks your path with scattered seeds beneath the opal stars, Sur ton chemin But in the crowd there's only one beneath the opal stars, Sur ton chemin Le long de tes reins Juste un peu de voix, un souffle pour suggérer Te laisser imaginer la chute J'ai parsemé, j'ai déposé, des graines d'étoiles opales Sur ton chemin J'ai parsemé, j'ai déposé, des graines d'étoiles opales Sur ton chemin Le long de tes reins
*** Thanx a lot to Chogu for this one ***
My love What must the earth look like as it is feed from above Know all of the people inside who are hungry for love Didn't want to make a thing of it I really didn't want to make a thing of it no And anything I've ever done I have tried to do it for love, for love Why, why, why, why Why, why, why, why Why, my love People in places are new as a child I gave up Most of the faces I see on the street are lonesome Didn't want to make a thing of it I really didn't want to make a thing of it no And anything I've ever done I have tried to do it for us, for us Why, why, why, why Why, why, why, why Why, my love Why, why, why, why Why, why, why, why Why, my love Why, why, why, why Why, why, why, why Why, my love
Ordinary Day (Un jour comme les autres) Je rêve de toi (I dream about you) Plus près de moi (closer to you) I need you, I need you I need you, I need you Who loves you Who loves you Nos histoires (our stories) Nous séparent (keep us apart) Je regrette ce temps qui passe. (i long for the time passing) It's an ordinary day Just an ordinary day Nothing much to laugh about Nothing much to cry about C'est comme ça du soir au matin (it's like that from evening to morning) Y penser n'y changera rien (to think about won't change a thing) Bien malgré moi (even though i wish not) Tu vis en moi (you live inside me) I need you, I need you I need you, I need you Chaque jour se ressemble (everyday seems the same) A s'imaginer ensemble (thinking of us being together) On se manque et l'on se retient (we miss each other and we won't tell) L'avenir semble si lointain (our future seems so far) I need you pa ba da ba da I need you pa ba da ba da Tant d'espace (so much space) Nous sépare (tears us up) Et si tu perdais ma trace (and if you were losing my track) It's an ordinary day Just an ordinary day Les jours se suivent et se ressemblent (days follow and remain the same) Separés mais toujours ensemble (apart but still together)
Stealer of wives ( Live Black Session 98 ) Stealer of wives Stealer of skin Listen to her Listen to him Holding her kind Sending her love I used to be in love I used to be in love Better afraid Stealer of life Spending those days Changing back time Lover of loves Killer of sex I used to be in love I used to be in love And if he ever comes around here With his toothache and his gloves Just remember it hurts much less than heartache For those who've been in love For those who've been in love Funny your word Funny your place If it doesn't hurt It doesn't taste A sparring of hands Dolphins of love (?) I used to be your love I used to be And if he ever comes around here With his toothache and gloves Just remember it hurts much less than heartache For those who've been in love For those who've been in love if he ever comes around here With his toothache and gloves Just remember it hurts much less than heartache For those who've been in love For those who've been in love
This Time It's Goodbye
( Presque Rien EP ) They flew over the houses Clipped the buildings wide Flew over the rooftops This time it's goodbye I watched the woman waiting Teardrops in her eyes I watched the woman waiting This time it's goodbye
*** Thanx a lot to Nagui for this one ***
Ulysses ( Self Titled CD Bonus Track ) I was on the verge of love When I discovered drugs Lucy had a way with words Especially goodbye She opens wide and says it's nothing much Those girls in tights Those girls you'll never touch You don't need them I stood on the edge of a cliff And I couldn't smell the sea Standing on the edge of bliss Where melancholy breeds She closed her eyes and said it's nothing new Just fills a space and then it rots like fruit You don't need them She opens wide and says it's nothing much Those girls in tights Those girls you'll never trust You don't need them I was on the verge of love When I discovered drugs Lucy had a way with words Especially goodbye She closed her eyes and said it's nothing new Just fills a space and then it rots like fruit We don't need it She opens wide and says it's nothing much I saved her twice and then I helped her jump I don't need her She closed her eyes and said it's nothing new Just fills a space and then it rots like fruit Nothing new Just fills a space Rots like fruit Nothing new
Wise Man Blues
( Presque Rien EP ) Wise is the man sleeps with the breeze Nothing will ever bring him to his knees Cold are the nights, long are the days But no one can ever take love away And he kept a lock and key on it forever And he took it out to make sure it was dead And he held it in his hand He held it in his hand And he waited for the dawn for some relief Calm is the girl, flames in her hair Keeper of paths, mirth and despair Cold winter day, warm summer night That no one will ever bring back to life And he kept a lock and key on it forever And he took it out to make sure it was dead And he held it in his hand He held it in his hand And he waited for the dawn for some release Wise is the man sleeps with the breeze Wise is the man sleeps with the breeze