B i o g r a p h y (by Jason Ankeny& Diana Potts)
Ruby was the alias of singer Lesley Rankine, previously the frontwoman of Scottish noise-provocateurs Silverfish. After leaving the group in the wake of their 1993 LP Fuckin' Drivin' or What, Rankine relocated from London to Seattle to collaborate with producer Mark Walk, with whom she'd previously worked on material for the industrial collective Pigface. Dubbing the project Ruby — a name shared by both of their maternal grandmothers — Rankine and Walk created a sonic backdrop closer to electronica than the abrasive rock of the singer's past work, with the acclaimed LP Salt Peter appearing in 1995. The remix EP Stroking the Full Length followed a year later. Rankine returned to the outskirts of Scotland to make her follow up record, released in 2001. The album, Short Staffed At the Gene Pool saw Ruby on a new English label, Wichita Recordings and on Thirsty Ear in the US. The song "Grace" was mixed by several abstract producers including Warp Records artist Mira Calix. Later in 2001, Altered & Proud gathered more remixes from luminaries such as Max Tundra, Kid 606, Console and Dot Allison.
Salt Peter - 1995-11-01 -
Flippin' tha bird Salt water fish Heidi Tiny meat Paraffin Hoops Pine Swallow baby The whole is equal to the sum of its parts Bud Carondelet
Beefheart Queen of Denial Lilypad Waterside Lamplight Roses Grace Fly Cargo Sweet Is Fuse Again
Salt Peter
Flippin' Tha Bird Why can't I feel things that I'm supposed to Why can't I steal Why can't I see what I have to do To make it real I laugh when you die I cry when it feels good And I scream because I want to Somethin' tells me I've been here before Somethin' tells me I've been here before Somethin' tells me I've been here Somethin' tells me I've been here Somethin' tells me I've been here before There are two things missing from my life Love and money If I could steal them maybe I'd be Happy Gimme bread I'll want no more But give me cake 'n' I'll want cream And if I scream It's 'cos I want to Somethin' tells me I've been here before Somethin' tells me I've been here before Somethin' tells me I've been here Somethin' tells me I've been here Somethin' tells me I've been here before If I could write my name in snow Winter to spring Would it mean that I know Anything With my hand on your head does it mean that I approve Or do I scream Gimme bread I'll want no more But give me cake 'n' I'll want cream And if I scream It's 'cos I want to Somethin' tells me I've been here before X6
Salt Water Fish All I can see is what I've fried And all the world in your black eye. I'll run in circles all the time I'll gather up all that is mine, Into the room inside my head, The walls are black, the roof is red. And fiery like a volcano I wear it like a massive halo This pretty speckled length of twine That's wrapped around your neck is mine. A ruby rose, stiffed and froze is what I give to you I'll run in circles all the time I'll gather up all that is mine, Into the room inside my head, The walls are black, the roof is red. If I could taste your salty head, And pick the dead hair from your eyes, Let your smell the sweet despise, Those peaks and throughs, guts for a valley, Are a dead sean in my back alley, How tall and wide you have to get, How big and dark and badly lit, And if I said I did, would you believe me, And I showed you gold, would you see through me And if tomorrow didn't come, Would you? I'll run in circles all the time I'll gather up all that is mine, Into the room inside my head, The walls are black, the roof is red. I'll run in circles all the time I'll gather up all that is mine, Into the room inside my head, The walls are black, the roof is red. I'll run in circles all the time I'll gather up all that is mine, Into the room inside my head... Heidi You'd put me in the ground. Your crime is always against me Do you fear what I could be I'm bigger than you'll ever be You'd put me in the ground Can't throw me away You'd put me in the ground Can't throw me away You'd put me in the ground I am what I must, Would you bite me i'll I'm dust. You're terrified You're terrified of me Question - Why would you kill me? Answer - 'Cos I'd cut down your king tree Question - Why do I frighten you ? Why do I frighten you ? 'Cos I'd cut down your king tree You'd put me in the ground Can't throw me away You'd put me in the ground Can't throw me away You'd put me in the ground I can speak so softly because I have so much power Question I can speak so softly because I have so much power Question I can speak so softly Answer Because I have so much power I can speak so softly because I have so much power
Tiny Meat Fit to burst I'm in love, No, no , no you silly girl Fist, a brick in my hand, A hole, hole, hole, you silly man I didn't mean to make this mess This paper muscle in my chest And stolen thrist won't be my end, But then I was here first Hand - hole - heart - girl - bleeding I didn't mean that last word, No, no , no you silly man I can't help myself I try,try, try and then I Crack it split to see inside, I run because I can't abide This tiny meat in my hand and the pound, pound, pound, of your bleeding heart Hand - hole - heart - girl - bleeding heart Hand - hole - heart - girl - bleeding I crack it split to see inside I run because I can't abide This tiny meat in my hand And the pound, pound, pound, of your bleeding heart Hand - hole - heart - girl - bleeding Hand - hole - heart - girl Couln't find the right word to say, say, say, you silly girl I drink a hole in my head it makes me think I have it all I didn't mean to make this mess This paper muscle in my chest This pound of flesh will be my end but then it was mine first Couldn't find the right words Couldn't find the right words Paraffin Old man's ass Fifty heads wide Old man's ass Could stretch a battle ship, Side to side to side to side to side to side to side to side Are we all wrapped up, wrapped up together Are we all wrapped up, fit for the kill Are we all wrapped up, stacked up together Stretch my neck to look up to him Are we all wrapped up, wrapped up together Are we all wrapped up- fit for the kill Are we all wrapped up, stacked up together Fit for the kill There's a flower thief in my back yard again, I'll grin my teeth to make him stay, Trap him in my flower bed and then I'll feed him with my paraffin. Feed him with my paraffin. Stretch my neck to look up to him. Are we all wrapped up, wrapped up together Are we all wrapped up, fit for the kill Are we all wrapped up, stacked up together Stretch my neck to look up to him Are we all wrapped up, wrapped up together Are we all wrapped up, fit for the kill Are we all wrapped up, stacked up together Stretch my neck to look up to him. Old man got me in the eye again Stretch my neck to look up to him. Stuck his bony finger in. Stretch my neck to look up to him. Turned me round and did it all again. Stretch my neck to look up to him. Now I smell like paraffin X8 Are we all wrapped up, wrapped up together Now I smell like paraffin X7 / Are we all wrapped up, wrapped up together Now I smell like paraffin X4
Hoops You've never seen what I could do. Like run a mile and jump hoops too And ruin everything for you Could make me smile if you want to Duckin' and divin' skippin' and skivin' Between the shit and the shovel, The ass lick and the grovel and God Oh what a Lord, makes me thankful for being bored! And everything you do To make me happy but you could Make me jump and spin Loops too And crack a smile in front of you Duckin' and divin' skippin' and skivin' Between the shit and the shovel, The ass lick and the grovel and God Oh what a Lord, makes me thankful for being bored! You know I hate it when you cry It makes me want to burn your eyes With a poker every time And chase my tail to make you smile. Duckin' and divin' skippin' and skivin' Between the shit and the shovel, The ass lick and the grovel and God Oh what a Lord, makes me thankful for being bored! Duckin' and divin' skippin' and skivin' Between the shit and the shovel, The ass lick and the grovel and God Oh what a Lord, makes me thankful for being bored! Pine I ... I picked this pine Stuck in my side I've made my head, And there I'll hide my Mouth a grin My muscle taut My mind is clear, Devoid of thought My... my mouth is red The lies are real And perfect as The love I steal You picked this pine, Stuck in you arm And then you just Ran out of charm I... I picked this pine, Stuck in my side I've made my head, And there I'll hide my Mouth a grin My muscle taut My mind is clear, Devoid of thought Now all the time I hear you say I wasn't meant To be this way my Noose is tied, The slack is cut I picked my pine My stink is mine I wasn't meant to be this way My stink is mine. I wasn't meant to be this way My stink is mine. Swallow Baby "Martine is at the piano,a cigarette hanging from her lips" The more I see, the more I do, The more I spit, the more I chew, The more you suck, the more I have to Swallow baby. And when I see the things you do, The more I want the least of you, The more I spit, the more you have to Swallow baby. You think you gotta push it, You think you gotta push it, You think you gotta push to make me Swallow baby. You think you gotta push it, You think you gotta push it, You think you gotta push to make me Swallow baby. And so you think that I'm a freak Because I refuse to sneak Around the back of your dull head is Hollow baby. And maybe you can see me lie Out of your one good eye Around the back of your dull head so Hollow baby Hang Bone? Hang Bone? I don't need yours, 'cos I got one of my own. Hang Bone? Hang Bone? I don't need yours, 'cos I got one of my own. And now I see the things you do It makes me want the least from you, How does it suck for you to have to Swallow baby So maybe you can see me lie, Out of your one good eye Around the back of your dull head so Hollow baby. Swallow baby X4 You think you gotta push it, You think you gotta push it, You think you gotta push to make me Swallow baby. You think you gotta push it, You think you gotta push it, You think you gotta push to make me Swallow baby. Hang Bone? Hang Bone? I don't need yours, 'cos I got one of my own. Hang Bone? Hang Bone? I don't need yours, 'cos I got one of my own. The Whole Is Equal to the Sum of Its Parts Fool, what is your name Should I hang my head in shame When you say your name is mine When you say your name is mine I could fill your shoes If my mouth of useless words won't do Would you say those words were mine X4 Leech in my belly suck on me daddy-oh Would you say those words were mine Oh the mess you've made If one word equalled one hatchet blade Would you say that blade was mine X4 Leech in my belly suck on me daddy-oh Fool, how up is high If a mountain dropped me out of the sky Would you say its mess was mine X8 Leech in my belly suck on me daddy-oh
Bud Start at my toes, For this is where the evil grows My legs are sharp, might split your skin And spill the juice that feeds your grin. Take to walking up my spine, See my love drip down like spit wine And then I'll take your jewels in my bag And take 'em home to mama. I'll put your jewels in my bag And take 'em home to mama. Take the slaughter to the lamb Take the hung to the ham and back Take the neck to the crack and pow How does it feel, Whatever you get you steal And I'm bored here, rooted to the floor And what I want you just can't buy anymore So I'll collect your jewels in my bag And take 'em home to mama. I'll put your jewels in my bag And take 'em home to mama. I want some push to my shove, But your hand is in my glove And I'm mad, bad, ripped raw and bleeding Swinging like a beef hook on the hips of hell, And the stains on my boots say my life is going well To snap your skinny neck in two Would be the least that I could do So I'll collect your jewels in my bag And take 'em back to mama. I'll put your jewels in my bag And take 'em home to mama. Stop at my bones, For here my evil made its home For this is where the evil grows X8 Carondelet I feel like burnin' this town This face is bringin' me down I feel like breakin' this town This fear is burnin' me now How can you live with this shit goin' on I feel like burnin' this town My fear is walkin' around How can you live X3 Now, now To be there is all I could do Is that so wrong Just one care is all I could find Now it's gone I'd open my heart just to see What's inside A mountain of raw that's too Big to hide How can you live X3 Now, now When I say I love you, I know that I lie But it feels so good to scream it out loud At least I try This fear, this fear is burnin' me now is that all I can get now? This fear, this fear is bringin' me down I know it's not mine This fear, this fear is breakin' me down It's all wrong This fear, this fear is bringin' me down is that all I can get now? My fear is walkin' around How can you live X3 Now, now To be there is all I could do Is that so wrong Now Just one care is all I could find Now it's gone Now I'd open my heart just to see what's inside Now A mountain of raw that's too big to hide Now
Short Staffed at the Gene Pool
*** Thanx a lot to Joe for these lyrics ***
Beefheart
Beefheart, honey, don't you wanna come and play with me? Beefheart, honey, don't you wanna come and play with me? What happens in here is none of your concern Beefheart, honey, don't you wanna come and play with me? Come and play with me, don't you wanna come and play with me? Play with me, play with me, don't you wanna come and play with me? Come and play with me, don't you wanna come and play with me? Play with me, play with me, don't you wanna come and play with me? A million days of empty space and time that you can use A million years of empty space and time that you can lose What happens in here is none of your concern Beefheart, honey, don't you wanna come and play with me? Come and play with me, don't you wanna come and play with me? Play with me, play with me, don't you wanna come and play with me? Come and play with me, don't you wanna come and play with me? Play with me, play with me, don't you wanna come and play with me? There's nothing to do if you want to There's nothing to do if you want to There's nothing to do if you want to There's nothing nothing nothing nothing nothing nothing nothing Play with me, play with me, don't you wanna come and play with me? Play with me, play with me, don't you wanna come and play with me? Play with me, play with me, don't you wanna come and play with me? Play with me, play with me, don't you wanna come and play with me? There's nothing to do if you want to Play with me, play with me, don't you wanna come and play with me? There's nothing to do if you want to Play with me, play with me, don't you wanna come and play with me? There's nothing to do if you want to Queen of Denial
I will clean and cover my windows 'Cos I don't want to see where the wind blows I'll love it, I'll covet another one's idol Because I am the queen of denial I'll love it, I'll love it I'll love it, I'll love it The ego is the master of psyche And envy tastes sweeter than grey meat I'll love it and learn to follow behind all Because I am the king of denial I'll love it, I'll love it I'll love it, I'll love it The back will snap from burdens of envy And I'll forget the mould who set me I'll love it, and shove it from proof to trial Because I carry the weight of denial I'll love it, I'll love it I'll love it, I'll love it Everybody loves to want to Everybody wants to need to Everybody needs to be To be somebody else Everybody loves to want to Everybody wants to need to Everybody needs to be To be somebody else Everybody loves to want to Everybody wants to need to Everybody needs to be To be somebody else Everybody loves to want to Everybody wants to need to Everybody needs to be To be somebody else Lilypad
Who needs a ring, you're gonna swing for Doing a nasty little thing for this daughter's A dish you're gonna sing for Sing for me, sing for me, sing for me They say you have to learn to love once Before the light is gonna come And so, I know it's never gonna come for me Come for me, come for me The mind connection will be made And you might think you're getting paid But you're still on the lilypad, baby And you might think this deal is done But silk is worm until it's spun You're still on the lilypad, yeah Who needs a dog ya gotta dig for Beg, or kiss around the dirt for Show me ninety ways to get more More for me Sing for me, sing for me The mind connection will be made And you might think you're getting paid But you're still on the lilypad, baby And you might think this deal is done But silk is worm until it's spun You're still on the lilypad, yeah The mind connection will be made And you might think you're getting paid But you're still on the lilypad, baby And you might think this deal is done But silk is worm until it's spun You're still on the lilypad, yeah You're still on the lilypad, yeah You're still on the lilypad, yeah You're still on the lilypad, yeah You're still on the lilypad, yeah Waterside
Transparent wings flash Saltwaters lash From eyes in a brainstorm Go blow yer own Horn of plenty But please come gently To the waterside To dip yer toe and sink your Sink your skinny hide And on these eyes A penny lies to pay my way through the storm And guide me to the light of home Where I sleep alone. And on these eyes A penny lies to pay my way through the storm And guide me to the light of home Where I sleep alone On the waterside Where I sleep alone On the waterside Where I sleep alone And on the bank where my heart sank In clay wet from a rainstorm I dug my own hope and I sleep Please come quietly To the waterside To dig yer hole and sink your Sink your skinny hide On the waterside On the waterside And on these eyes A penny lies to pay my way through the storm And guide me to the light of home Where I sleep alone. And on these eyes A penny lies to pay my way through the storm And guide me to the light of home Where I sleep alone Sink your skinny hide Where I sleep alone Sink your skinny hide Sink your skinny hide Where I sleep alone Sink your skinny hide On the waterside Where I sleep alone On the waterside On the waterside Where I sleep alone On the waterside Where I sleep alone On the waterside Where I sleep alone Lamplight
The big dirty sky's gonna fall in on me It's heavy from the ashes of my lamplight And if it rains inside, does it wash it all clean Away from the burden of sight If I bear my fruit And invite the world to see If I bear my fruit Would you tear it from my tree I'm still running around in here I'm still waiting to see I'm still running around in here I'm still looking for me Now this big dirty cloud is gonna rain down on me It's heavy from the red eye of sight But I'm still running round inside me Though I built a little castle for my lamplight If I bear my fruit And invite the world to see If I bear my fruit Would you tear it from my tree I'm still running around in here I'm still waiting to see And I'm still running around in here I'm still looking for me Now my big, hollow sun is burnin' out of control And love is rainin' down on my lamplight If want is luxury and need is revenge The need was burnin' holes in me last night If I bear my fruit And invite the world to see If I bear my fruit Would you tear it from my tree I'm still running around in here I'm still running around in here I'm still running around in here I'm still running around in here
Roses
Ooh, I've been diggin' round in my own dirt again And I don't smell the roses And the train is speeding, boiler stoked And I won't be home for a while And I won't be home for a while And I won't be home for a while Grin - I won't be home for a while Grin, grin, grin - I won't be home for a while Ooh, if I were to love another of my kind Would you mind? If I did now, would you mind Now these words are burning holes in my face These are dangerous days for the calm mind And the train is speeding, boiler stokes And I won't be home for a while And I won't be home for a while And I won't be home for a while Grin, grin, grin - I won't be home for a while Grin, grin, grin - I won't be home for a while From ear to ear Toes to chin North to South And back again From ear to ear Toes to chin North to South And back again Running from the savagely unkind Grin, grin, grin - I won't be home for a while Grin, grin, grin - I won't be home for a while Grace
Baby comes one time and in his touch I feel a grace that only he can bring And with his kiss, I feel a grace That only he can bring, only he can bring Baby comes two times and with his touch I feel warmth and peace that wholeness brings And with his kiss, deliciousness And peace that wholeness brings That only he can bring And it feels like butter, runnin' over me Butter, and I'm won over, yeah Butter, runnin' over me Butter, butter, that only he can bring Baby comes three times and with his touch The electrifying spark is he and me And with his kiss, a quiet bliss That only he can bring, only he can bring And if I taste his grace, his gift That he gives only to me Then I can taste desire, delicious fire That only he can bring, only he can bring And it tastes like Butter, runnin' over me Butter, and I'm won over, yeah Butter, runnin' over me Butter, butter, that only he can bring In the quiet, warm, and fragrant dark The electrifying spark is he and me Like only we can be Fly
As I fly through the eye unaware That the man at the helm is more scared Of losing his money than his mind or his hold on the sky And the wings on his rings that he wears Bend and bow to the man splitting hairs Between the weight of his pennies and the birds in the sky And what makes them fly And the stone inside the seed is what feeds the rose And the bud that grows from weed Is more knowing than those Who purge the fishless sea From their sinking boat 'Cause the skin is all they see For a glimpse of gold For a glimpse of gold Cargo
You think I'm blind, I can see for miles You think I'm happy 'cause I smile But beneath flies a bird with a neck for a noose and bricks for cargo You think I'm blind, I can see for miles You think I'm gonna fake this smile But I'll turn it loose on stones and air with its guts for cargo And its pockets full, and its pockets full There's a whole full of old blind men pointing in one direction With their pockets full So blind, they're tripping over their own deception With their pockets full You think I'm blind, I can see for miles You think I'm happy 'cause I smile But beneath flies a bird with a neck for a noose and bricks for cargo You think I'm blind, I can see for miles You think I'm gonna fake this smile But I'll turn it loose on stones and air with its guts for cargo And its pockets full Too, too blind, I wander in the wrong direction With my pockets full ??? in one direction With my pockets full You think I'm blind, but I can see for miles You think I'm happy - but I can take this smile And turn it loose to live on stones and air for its own protection With its pockets full You think I'm blind You think I'm blind You think I'm blind
Sweet Is
Sweet is the mind that carries me. Under its breath lies tragedy And when the fruit of passion lingers On choicely scented fingers On wings of doubt fly jealousy And fruit of love Sweet is that time that waits for me From evil grows insanity Morbid as splendour faked This diamond for my wake Is why I wait here patiently And fruit of love The fruit of love The food of love The fruit of love The food of love Love, love, love The fruit of love The food of love The fruit of love The food of love Swift are these wings that carry me Under their breath fly jealousy On wings of doubt they'll carry me They'll carry me, they'll carry me The fruit of love The food of love The fruit of love The food of love Fuse Again
Supposition worse than flu Over my head Hangs a weighted lung for two Wings aloud and bound for nowhere else But back where they belong A third eye may be too strong For when you're going If you think you know the rules Think again If you think you know the rules Think again Because lightning won't strike twice And I might not be enough To blow the fuse again Perfect lesion is the crime on my mind Hangs a weighted heart of mine If I pulled these two apart to see Just where I went wrong A clear eye could see no wrong In where I'm going If you think you know the rules Think again If you think you know the rules Think again Because lightning won't strike twice And I might not be enough To blow the fuse again If you expect me to deliver I will simply steal the horse If you expect me to deliver If you think you know the rules Think again If you think you know the rules Think again Because lightning won't strike twice And I might not be enough To blow the fuse again And I might not be enough To blow the fuse again To blow the fuse again To blow the fuse again To blow the fuse again To blow the fuse again...
Waiting for Light Waiting For Light Its hold is forgotten All damage and wear is untold It won't come round here again I have fallen from a great height And I'm lying in water Waiting for light This path, so dark and heavy Don't think I'll walk this way again It rains in me, it rains in me I am without love And it rains in me, here Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin Lying in water, waiting for light I'm lying in water m waiting for light My heart is gutted, arms lie empty by my side And darling, all love has died And I'm lying in water Lying in water, lying in water Waiting for light Waiting for light Waiting for light Waiting for light Last Life Last life I drank a hole in my head Last life I got stoned I flew in on the wings of could be I never got home Last life I got stoned I never got home I'm flying on the wings of could be I wanna get home I wanna be the things I should be I wanna be good Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin Always flying on the wings of could be I'm wingin' it home I wanna be good I'm wingin' it home I'm flying on the wings of could be I'm wingin' it home I'm wingin' it home Fireweed Light up - You are the hunter at my table Bring your light, your allspark to me And love, as much as you’re able The first time you moved in me I fell in love, never to recover So don’t fear the weird, revel in it baby Follow your own path, and revel in it baby Fireweed, I love you more than light Fireweed, I love you more than light Fireweed, I love you more than light Love you more than I can say Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin So go scare the dark, and chase it with a stick Cos your storm will light the way around you Your time is now, your time is now And my love will rage inside you The first time you moved in me I fell in love, never to recover So go scorch the earth, revel in it baby Show us how it’s done, and revel in it baby and don’t fear the weird, revel in it baby Follow your own path, and revel in it baby And 5 and 4 Five, five is your number It’s where you’re waiting for me Picked your place inside my heart It’s not where I want to be And five and four Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin Four, four is the number Four score and ten A stage to play out our heart’s intent The more we’re given, the more we spend Running at the pace of your heartbeat Always chasing rabbits and hares I want to feel every breath that I take I only want to stand and stare No time to love, to love to love No time to love, to love to love And five and four Five, five fingers keep counting This clock, a rod for my back All my minutes spent in a heartbeat All my money for five minutes more I want to feel every breath that I take I only want to stand and stare All my minutes spent in a heartbeat All my money for 5 minutes more No time to love, to love to love No time to love, to love to love To love Spin There's more to life than love, with its pull, drawing The path is simple, clear and not worth following Here, waiting for love to arrive, in its tall, dark, handsome frame Still here, will it ever find me Waiting for my prop to spin, spin, spin, spin Oh hapless sea, too deep for dredging Too young to die Oh hapless sea, too wide for dredging Pinball from shore to shore Weight me with no expectations Load me with no demands Beach me with no limitations Hold out your hand Hold out your hand Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin And I'll wrap my web around you And never let go I'll wrap myself around you Hold out your hand Hold out your hand Hold out your hand hold out your hand Hold out your hand And make me spin, spin, spin, spin Spin, spin, spin, spin, spin, spin Spin, spin,spin, spin, spin Pulling Teeth Hoolit fly, I want the world to see you just out of reach up beyond my eye I want the world to feel this This push n pull, this weighted haul This constant, dragging me up that hill Must try harder, must live longer Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin This pushing skin, this pulling teeth This unsafe harbour than that lies beneath Just try harder, just try longer Why can’t this be easy The space is calling me Why can’t this be easy Escape is calling me Must try harder, must live longer Rain Be still my fickly heart Let me shed my skin Have I torn we two apart Made my mess again Love is a bastard, a ten-headed beast But it lets me shed my skin But pity me my dear I’m the one left drowning in my own rain Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin Love’s savage industry Will tear your sails apart Like the two things I fear most Love and failure Will burn your belly and freeze your heart Love is a monster, a ten-headed freak But it lets me shed my skin So pity me my dear I’m the one left drowning in my own rain In my own rain Does it all boil down to this A half-shook hand and stranger's kiss Does it all boil down to this A half-held hand and birthday kiss Does it all boil down to this Love was sent to make us drink Does it all boil down to this I’m the one left drowning in my own rain Does it all boil down to this love was sent to make us drink And drink and drink and drink... Go Down Easy You curl around me Like a fern in the spring Lie down here, Let me sing the things you bring And we can go down easy Oh my lover, we can go down easy Oh my darling, we can go down easy Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin Come up and see me With your big brown eyes Come around to my place You know I'll sympathise And we can go down easy. Oh my lover, we can go down easy Oh my darling, we can go down easy I won't be fancy But I will be free You know I love you You can really talk to me And we can go down easy Oh my darling, we can go down easy Oh my lover, we can go down easy Curl around me Like a fern in the spring Lie down here Let me sing the things you bring And we can go down easy Oh my darling we can go down easy Baby we can go down easy Note To Self My hearts still bleeding from the kicking you gave it, baby My bones still shake from the weight of you guilt, love My back still breaks from the burden of envy, baby Nothing weighs so heavy, nothing kills like a knife, love Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin Have a go, have a go Come on have a go If you think That you're hard enough My hearts still bleeding from the kicking you gave it, baby My bones still shake from the weight of you guilt, love With all I do you think you could be nicer, baby I don't think you see me in your best light Have a go, have a go Come on have a go If you think That you're hard enough Nothing kills like a knife Wetland My heart is wetland Peat and water speak my name Trespass given lightly burns forever Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin My heart makes me Blood and breath, both, my name Trespass given lightly burns forever I am grown in wetland Peat and water fill my veins No breath taken lightly draws forever Barricades Deepest darkest love I have need of your assistance Deepest darkest love, envelop me In your shoulders wide as barricades, barricades Deepest darkest love I have need of your attentions Drown me in your ether, drift me off In your arms round me like barricades, barricades Deep narcotic slumber, anchor me Sink my feet, in room to breathe Hold my hand until I sleep In your darkness deep as barricades Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin Deepest darkest love This life skins me from the inside Skins me from the inside Deepest darkest love This life skins me from the inside Skins me from the inside, out Deepest darkest love Keep me safe behind your barricades Your barricades Lush Are you still here Could you not find the door Do you still wonder what you're sorry for The goal post's moved, it's not where it was before And if I was stone, you'd inscribe me Impervious, saturate me If I could see, you would guide If I was lush, you'd imbibe me Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin The mood has darkened The way no longer sure My heart has left me and my guilt is pure I hope you find what you are looking for 'Cause I love you when you're not around But if I was stoked, you'd entice me If I were true, you'd indict me It's obvious you ignite me If I was lush And if I was known, you'd describe If I was strong, you'd sustain me If I could see, you would guide me If I was lush, you'd imbibe me I love you when you're not around