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B i o g r a p h y Dublin,
Ireland, alternative pop band the Frames was led by the gifted singer/songwriter
Glen Hansard, who quit school at age 13 to begin busking on local streets. At
17, he borrowed money from his parents to record a demo, pressing 50 copies that
he distributed to family and friends; one of the copies made its way to Island
Records' Danny Cordell, who successfully lobbied label founder Chris Blackwell
to sign Hansard to the roster. With the jump to Island, Hansard founded the
Frames, taking the name from his childhood fascination with bicycles; he
regularly repaired his friends' bikes, and with the frames scattered about his
family's yard, their home was consequently known as "the house with the frames." |
Click HERE for Glen Hansard & The Swell Season Complete Lyrics Section
Another love song - 1991-03-xx - The Frames  The Dancer You Were Wrong Right Road (Wrong Road) Before You Go The Waltz Downhill From Here Masquerade Picture of Love Martha Another Love Song Telegraph Poles Live Forever |
Fitzcarraldo - 1995-11-xx - The Frames  Revelate Angel at my table Fitzcarraldo Evergreen In this boat together Say it to me now Monument Giving it all away Red chord Denounced Your face |
Dance the devil - 1999-06-25 - The Frames  Perfect opening line Seven day mile Pavement tune Plateau Star Star The stars are underground God bless mom Rent day blues Hollocaine Neath the beeches Dance the devil back into his hole |
For the birds - 2001-04-02 - The Frames  In the deep shade (Instrumental) Lay me down What happens when the heart just stops Headlong Fighting on the stairs Giving me wings Early bird Friends and foe Santa Maria Disappointed Mighty sword |
The Dancer
She was in a class of 44 beautiful dancers
And I watched her pirouette around the stars
In her poms
And I must have told her one thousand times
In my mind, that I loved her
I got drunk one night, she was on the steps
She touched my shoulder
Oh oh oh oh
I was young and full of grace
When I stepped into the fire, with my dancer
She had barely come of age
But she was egging me on, all the way down
And I told her as the ship sank
That I loved her
And I told her as we walked off of the plank
I was all hers
Oh oh oh oh
Step 2, 3, 4, jump 2, 3, 4
Step 2, 3, 4, jump 2, 3, 4
Step 2, 3, 4, jump 2, 3, 4
Step 2, 3, 4, and jump
That's good
You Were
Wrong
Who knows what the day brings?
When the girl on the palace steps sings
I'm sorry the breakdown was mine
I missed all the signs, I can't read your mind
And before you go run off again
And cry to your friends
Would you look through the frost, and see
Here behind my cold eyes, my heart it is wore
My eyelids are sore
And you were wrong
And you were wrong
And so when my song it was sung
I went to the grass, and I sat in the sun
To bask underneath my own dredge
Do I follow my heart, do I have far to go
And I'd lie 'neath the shade of our bones
With the heart of a star,
'Cause I live on my own stone
And you were wrong
And you were wrong
Who knows what the day brings?
When the girl on the palace steps sings
You were wrong
You were wrong
You were wrong
Right Road
(Wrong Road)
The books that you gave me
They had no pages
No picture book stories
To put inside my song
And the heroes you made me
They had no faces
No chisel jaw features
To carve my own on
And there's a right road
And there's a wrong, wrong road
And there's a right road
And there's a wrong, wrong road
So I dropped your book you held so high
Yeah I thought to question this belief
And I know you said you needed time
But I never thought you had the balls to leave
And there's a right road
And there's a wrong, wrong road
And there's a right road
And there's a wrong road, wrong road, wrong road
Yeah
I see your car come tumble down
And I know your future now
I see your car come tumble down
And watch the wheel go spinning round
I see your car come tumble down
I know your future now
I watch the wheel go spinning round
And I watch your future going down
And there's a right road
And there's a wrong, wrong road
And there's a right road
And there's a wrong road, wrong road, wrong road
Right road
Wrong road, wrong road
Right road
Wrong road, wrong road, wrong road
And I was a futureless fish ‘til you came along
Now I'm carved by your crown and loved by your song
And I feel that it's right but I know that it's wrong
Love and love and kind of respect for you I have for you is long gone
Right road
Wrong road, wrong road
Right road
Wrong road, wrong road, wrong road
Hey hey hey hey
I fell in love with a sweetheart song
And you can't deny what is done is done
But you never never must have missed the fall
Before You
Go
You ain't got far to go
Come down for the fiesta
Come on fiesta, love me long
She's incognito
She lives in the parade by the sea, near the sand
And I wish she'd come take my hand
And we'll blow
Baby there's one thing you should know
Before you go
Baby there is one thing you should know
I can't stop loving you
I can't stop loving you
I can't stop loving you
I'm saved now, I'm saved by your hand
And all the logic and language and loss
I'd throw it all away for the dancer
She's running upstairs now and she's made till the end
But you see she's incognito
I've seen a lot of dares and they come and they
Stay and they go
Ah but, no, no, no she said no, she said
Turn on your record player
And baby there's one thing you should know
Before you go
Baby there is one thing you should know
I can't stop loving you
I can't stop loving you
I can't stop loving you
But how far will it go
And baby there's one thing you should know
Before you go
Baby there is one thing you should know
Before you go
Baby there is one thing you should know
I can't stop loving you
I can't stop loving you
I can't stop loving you
The Waltz
You said you kissed the foot of the saviour
Felt his confession in your sleep
Well I'll be your saviour, if you'll do me that favour
And if you want I'll bathe you
In the blood of the lamb
I love you, but you're too young to know
And even if I am thinking of you
I won't let it show
When you're like this
You could be thinking anything at all
When you're like this
I might as well be talking to the
I might as well be talking to the wall
I love you, but you're too young to know
And even if I am thinking of you
You'll never know
There's no stone, stick, bone, name, thrown
Swear to god
But you, but you, but you, but you
But you, but you, but you, but you
But you, but you, but you, but you
Amalama ah but you, amalama ama ramble on
I love you, but you're too young to know
And even if I am thinking of you
You'll never ever ever ever ever ever know
It's too late for you to go
There's no star, crown, rhyme, dice, race for this time will long I go since you
true
Downhill
From Here
Let go of the wheel
And forget how to steer
It's all downhill from here
Forget all the words that you heard
And shuffle them till they're unclear
It's all downhill from here
And if I held the key to all time
Then all of your time would be mine
Pick up something to throw
And see how far it'll go
And forget all you know
We'll throw our thoughts over the pier
And send them all into the mire
And wait there, until they all disappear
And if I held the secret to faith
Then all of your faith would be mine
So let go of the wheel
And forget how to steer
It's all downhill from here
And when you're flying past
In your carriage of glass
Will you get time to ask
Or will it all be too fast
And when you're getting cold in your
In your carriage of gold
Will you hear all I told
Or be too precious to hold
And if I held the door to all love
Then all of your love would be mine
And if I held the whole world in my hands
Then all of your world would be mine
So let go of the wheel
And forget how to steer
It's all downhill from here
It's all downhill from here
It's all downhill from here
Masquerade
Am I making sense?
Am I making time?
Well I, I put it by
And I can't wait to try
Masquerade!
The world's a stage
A hundred faces for you to play
Well it's hard to believe
I'm spinning all this way
I'm spinning all this way
Round and round in my head
Roll over again let your heart do the spin
And listen to nothing I have to say
What did my momma say
I was always making songs for her
Over my song, over these days gone on
You come to a special place
Where you can go in straight
Masquerade!
You send me down your massive chain
You send me down your massive chain
And you base the frame
What did my momma say
I was always making songs for her
There's a better way
Picture Of
Love
I had to strain to understand
Your swimming in the water tower
Running blood down from my hand
She said are you sure that you live
The way you want to live
I had to hope to take her hand
I was hanging on the edge for hours
Dreaming of some starry strand
And I was dreaming about your face
Running back my way
We were the picture of love
And love doesn't think of tomorrow
And long live romance from above
And your fire of love
I built a fire into the sky
A little something to remember you by
And panic broke and I lost my faith
And I was mistaken for you
On the palace stool
We were the picture of love
And love doesn't think of tomorrow
And long live romance from above
And your fire of love
We were the picture of love
And love doesn't think of forever
And long live your stars from above
And your fire of love
I had to strain to understand
Your swimming in the water tower
We were the picture of love
And love doesn't think of tomorrow
And long live romance from above
And your fire of love
We were the picture of love
And love doesn't think past forever
And long live you stars from above
And your fire of love
And your fire of love
And she said are you sure that you live
The way you want to live
Martha
Hey Martha why are you crying?
Is it for the same reason you were crying yesterday?
Don't you know a bad situation when you see one?
Get out, just leave baby, go today
Well I'm just waiting for you to open me up
Just hoping you'll drink from my broken cup
I'm just a lonely boy who knows
Nothing else but you, my Martha
Hey Martha what are you saying?
You say you got to figure it all out for yourself
Well time won't wait, and you're not special
Don't you think it's time you took me down off your shelf
I won't claim to be the saviour of your soul, no
I wouldn't want that kind of thing at all
I'm just a lonely boy who knows
Nothing else but you, my Martha
Hey my my my Martha
Hey my my my Martha
Hey Martha the boat is leaving
Pretty soon they are going to be
Calling the last of us on
Please don't please don't make me leave without you
Don't make this a very sad and unhappy song
You know I tried to say well it doesn't matter
I tried to throw away everything I thought was true
I'm just a lonely boy who knows
Nothing else but you my Martha
Hey my my my Martha
Hey my my my Martha
Hey my my my Martha
Another
Love Song
I looked into her face again
The penny dropped and I stuck out my can
She was holding her ballerina case
I was stuck in the back of the place
I turned around and she laughed in my face
She took me up to her higher wall
She took me up there just to let me fall and I'll sing you
Another love song
Another love song
I looked into her face once more
Sit you back so I can tell you a little story
You look better from behind
You look better from behind
You look better from outside
She took me up into her flying clay
She took me up there just to blow away and I'll sing you
Another love song
Another love song
I begged her, begged her, begged her please
You skinny fatcher I could take your little stamen
I only asked you for the time
I only asked you for the time
I only asked you for a sign
She took me up into the bell I go
She took me up there just to let it blow and I'll sing you
Another love song
Another love song
Another love song
Telegraph
Poles
There was a head on collision
At my front door today
One man died
And another man tried to stop it
There was a head on collision
At my front door today
One man died
And another man tried to stop it
I was hanging on the pole
When I saw what happened
I went to tell my ma,
But she was sleeping
I was hanging on the pole
When I saw what happened
Don't take that man away
It was not his fault
Telegraph poles are good for climbing
But don't touch the live wire
At the tip of the barrel
Telegraph poles are good for climbing
But don't touch the live wire
At the tip of the barrel
You know this means everything to me
But I'm not sure if I'll be here tomorrow
You know this means everything to me
But I'm not sure if I'll be here tomorrow
Telegraph poles are good for climbing
But don't touch the live wire
At the tip of the barrel
Telegraph poles are good for climbing
But don't touch the live wire
At the tip of the barrel
There was a head on collision
At my front door today
One man died
And another man tried to stop it
Live
Forever
I run my hands along the rail
Like I'm banging on a dead nail
I pull your mask around your face
And pack your castle in a big case
You're not a sage
But you know you're always on a big stage
I'm gonna live forever
I'm gonna live forever
I'm gonna live forever
I'm gonna live forever
He was just a guy with his plan
Pitchin' rubbers with his rain-tan
I took a date from the two day dance
I kissed my girl in pretty blue pants
Got to shake your hand
You know I've always been a big fan
I'm gonna live forever
I'm gonna live forever
I'm gonna live forever
I'm gonna live forever
On holiday when she was away, I was always
Never gonna, ever gonna
I'm gonna live forever
I'm gonna live forever
I'm gonna live forever
I'm gonna live forever
Stop right there, I got a dare
You pull your plan and dig your heal
Spin your castle on a bent wheel
Pull your mask around your face
And throw your hands into a big space
I'm not just gonna stand like I'm
Waiting for the big hand
I'm gonna live forever
Revelate
My simple slant
My broken chant
My human fate
My revelate
Are you so far from me this day
That you can't say my revelate
My open arms
My lucky charm
My number eight
My revelate
I fucked it up
I rest my case
'Cause it's all too grey
My revelate
Sometimes I need your revelation
Sometimes it's all too hard to take
And sometimes I need a revelation
But this time I'm making my own now
Does this mean we're though?
Does this mean it's gone?
I spent a day just to ponder the words
That I would write to you this day
But it's all too great, my revelate
Sometimes I need your revelation
Sometimes it's all too hard to take
And sometimes I need your revelation
This time it's up in arms
This time I need your revelation
'Sometimes it's all too much to take
And this time I need a revelation
Sometimes it's easy just to hate you
Sometimes I need a revelation now
Sometimes I... Sometimes I...
Redeem yourself
Redeem yourself
Redeem yourself
Angel At
My Table
There's an angel at my table
And she broke her wings
She's packed her things
She said I'm the only one she'll turn to
But there's a devil on my shoulder
And he's telling me she's so beautiful
That I should go up there and hold up
She's looking on
How can I stay here
It wouldn't be what she wants
And I'm trying to break it easy
But she's pleading with me
Will you be my anchor
When there is no-one around to hold me down
Will you be my anchor
I know you're not the answer
There's an angel at my table
And she's blessed the breeze
That blows in between her and everything
She's left in that (heaven)
And I wish she'd call
'Cause that devil's on my shoulder
And he's pulling me down
And I'm trying to keep a balance
But she's begging me
Will you be my anchor
When there is no-one around to hold me down
Will you be my anchor
I know you're not the answer
There's an angel at my table
She said I'm the only one she'll turn to
Fitzcarraldo
Here, back, down a long and straight track
I have chose the long road -
That leads me to god knows
So I can't stop right now
Even the good stars can fall from grace and falter
Lose their faith and slide
But I can't get an ocean that's deep enough for my day
It's the first of the ascension
It's a sad way we've flown after the storm
And her last words were "I was only thinking of you"
In my olden days I was a slave
Well now it's time for to sound your voice
And capture what you're after
My ship was sold right up the river
But I'm not going down here
This journey isn't over
It's a long way to the house of Fitzcarraldo
And her last words were "I'm always thinking of you"
In my olden days I was a saint
Even the good stars can fall from grace and falter
Like lapdogs that stride that mystery
And her last words were "i'll see you down in history"
It's the only way that we can go
I shall eclipse you
It's a long way to Fitzcarraldo
And I don't want to pray for you
In the name of something true
Evergreen
My evergreen
You are always gonna be
No winter winds
Can take you far from me
Those tides of time
Have carved a few new lines
Oh but they've never changed my mind
My evergreen
Beside me you will be
When all the world was cold and golden
Your colours ceased to bleed
Oh my evergreen
You are always gonna be gonna be
Keep on, keep on
Cause your season's gonna come
When all these storms have passed and done
This distance will be gone
And I swear we will be one
When this race has all been run
And I stole to see the hail
Falling down in through your hair
Through your hair
Oh my evergreen
Oh you are always gonna be
In This
Boat Together
Even if you have a friend
And you give her half your life
Don't think you can't blow the whole thing down
And I could say it is my place
To speak of you so openly
Cause you never hid your hand from anyone
And we're in this boat together babe
And we said it when we pushed away the shore now
And we're in this boat together babe
And you'll bare your soul to anyone
And if I had a wish
I'd give it straight to you now
Cause you look so unsure of when you're coming down
And if you're coming down
And we're in this boat together babe
And we said it when we pushed away the shore now
And we're in this boat together babe
And we're left without a leg to stand
And we're in this mess together babe
And we said it when we pushed away the shore now
And we're in this mess together babe
And only the truth can get us back up on the shore
Say It To
Me Now
Scratching at the surface now
And I'm trying hard to work it out
And so much has gone misunderstood
This mystery only leads to doubt
And I'm looking for a sign
In this dark uneasy time
So if you have something to say
Say it to me now
And I'm not trying to pass the buck
I'm just trying to get a better look
And I'm wondering how it feels for you
Now that the shoe is on the other foot
And I didn't understand
When you reached down to take my hand
And if you have something to say
You'd better say it now
Cause this is what you've waited for
A chance to even up the score
And as these shadows fall on me now
I will somehow
Cause I'm clearing up this wreckage Lord
And there's more than you've ever seen before
So if you have something to say
Say it to me now
Monument
I built a monument to every word that's passed between us
I built a monument to stand through history
And I'll watch the hourglass the time will pass
And you'll rue the day love you ever strayed so far from me
I built a monument to make the time more easy passing
I built a monument to stand up straight and free
When all's been said and done the time will come
And it might be soon love, you'll see it more romantically
I built a monument to all we were
I built a monument to me and her
And now she's coming back
The roof is cracked and the walls are falling
As all those bitter words will flow back to the sea
I'll watch the hourglass the time will pass
And you'll rue the day love you ever strayed so far from me
I built a monument to all we were
I built a monument to me and her
Giving It
All Away
There's only so much that you have
And you've got to keep it safe
You've been spreading it round the place
Now it's gotta come back this way
And you're giving it all away
You're giving it all away
And you're lying through your teeth
You said you found a song to sing
And you're riding on a wave
Whatever helps you get along
And you're giving it all away
You're giving it all away
You're keeping nothing for yourself
You're just giving it all away
And there's so much that you know
And there's so much that you don't
Can you not accept its all the same?
Just accept it's all the same
And you're giving it all away
You're giving it all away
You're keeping nothing for yourself
You're just giving it all away
Red Chord
And I'm pulling on the red chord
That pulls you back to me Lord
It helps me out
When you're away
When I was in the army
And they called you back to save me
And I was resting soft
In the arms of my war
And I'm pulling on the red chord
That pulls you back to me Lord
And I'm pulling on the red chord
So you're not so far away
And I was at the uni
The university of
Blind love and black poetry
And it was there I found you
And you were happy like an angel
But for everything you learned
There is something you must let go of
And I'm pulling on the red chord
That pulls you back to me Lord
And I'm pulling on the red chord
That pulls you back to me Lord
Pulls you back to me Lord
Yeah, pulls you back to me Lord
Pulls you back to me Lord
Yeah, pulls you back to me Lord
Denounced
Are you feeling so abandoned
Have your crutches all been stolen and broken
Now sometimes you've got to fall
Just to remember how far from the bottom you are
Have I got your full attention
Cause these words don't come so easy now
We know what's gonna happen
This is getting us nowhere
And we've been there
I did denounce this
And here I am with you
Before we lose the rest
Lets go with what we've left
Are you holding it together
Are you facing all the hardest and roughest parts
The sign we passed along the way
Said you've come this far
Now you're on your own
And I'm stopping here
I did denounce this
I did denounce this
And so did you
Before we lose it all
Let's try to call it off
I did denounce this
Your Face
I was thinking about your face
Rolling up the river
I was worried what you thought
And I'm sorry if I can't remember
But there's no time for crying
Only time for trying now
I remember your name
'Cause you sang it to me often
I was lying down beside
The river where we met
And now you face is hiding something
Something is burning
And I'm gonna wait for you
I've got to send this tape to you
And I'm gonna wait for you
'Cause I know something about you
Something about the things you do
Something about your voice
That reams in the good stars
It reams in the good stars
There's a road that follows everywhere you go
I stole your golden chaser
But I never meant to steal
Its not in my nature
But if you try again I'll fall
And if you want to save it all
Then all you have to do is give
Give me that look again
Give me that look
'Cause I'm gonna wait for you
I've got to send this tape to you
And I'm gonna wait for you
Perfect opening
line
It's just a lie I guess
Working every hour that heaven sends
Just making sense of this
Never any wiser for the falls
And every time we get
Far away enough to see it clear
It comes right out at you
To pull the wonder out of everything
So hold it in your hand
And i'll just be curious to see now
How you'll make it by yourself
When your walking out ahead
Unaware of anything
And tomorrow as we're looking
Who the history books will blame
You'll be walking out ahead
Not caring anyway
Seven times removed
From the one's who thought they had it down
But don't it go to prove
Nothing cuts you like the lies of a friend
So hold it in your hands
'Cause you can't just switch it off
And i'll just be curious to see now
How you're going to make it by yourself
When you're walking out ahead
Unaware of anything
And tomorrow as we're looking
Who the history books will blame
You'll be walking out ahead not caring anyway
It's the perfect opening line
It's the perfect opening line
It's the perfect opening line
And i'll just be curious to see now
How you're going to make it by yourself
When there's everything to lose
And nothing left to win
And tomorrow as we're looking
Who the history books will blame
You'll be walking out ahead
Unaware of anything
And tomorrow as we're fighting
Over which way was the best
You'll be walking out ahead
Not caring anyway
It's the perfect opening line
It's the perfect opening line
Seven day
mile
Your will changes everyday
It's a road you've come upon
I can't help you if you want to
Down here nothing gets a chance
It's a threat that's real enough
We can burn this bridge or stay here
It's a breeze everlasting like time
Making so sure that
I can return just to see it from your side again
Always never seems to work
It's a word you never learned
I don't really see a way clear
It's a sea ever churning in tides
In the sureness of time
And our words will repeat now forever again
Well this might take a while to figure out
So don't you rush it
And hold your head up high right through the doubt
'Cause it's just a matter of time
You've been running so fast
It's the seven day mile
Has you torn in-between here and running away
I don't have a choice in this
It's a road i've come upon
You can join us if you want to
Always never seems to work
It's a word we never learned
Time will be the judge of all here
This might take a while to figure out now
So don't you rush it
And hold you're head up high
Right through the doubt now
'Cause its just a matter of time
You've been running so fast
It's the seven day mile
Has you torn in-between here and running away
It's line you've been wanting
It's your time
It's the seven day mile
Has you torn in-between here and never again
Never again
And down here nothing gets chance
It's a world too big for us
Time will be the judge of all here
This might take a while to figure out now
So don't you rush it
And hold you're head up high
Right through the doubt now
'Cause it's just a matter of time
You've been running so fast
It's the seven day mile
Has you torn in-between yeah and never again
Never again
Pavement
tune
This situation's killing me
It's got me right under the thumb
I don't know where I want to be
This doesn't make no sense at all
You're quoting every single line
I spoke too much but I was old before my time, you told me
I want my life to make more sense
I want my life to make amends
I want my life to make more sense to me
This road is crooked cracked and wrong
They got the odds staked nice and high
I don't know how they get along
Me, I just internalize
You can imagine what they'd say
Given the choice if I could fight or walk away, I'm walking
You see I want my life to make more sense
I want my life to make amends
I want my life to make more sense to me
I want my life to make more sense
I want my life to make more sense to me
So let me take you by the hand
And lead you through this troubled mind
You said yourself we had a plan
To get us all back to the line
We talk about it everyday
But we keep forgetting what it was we came to say
Now don't we
I want my life to make more sense
I want my life to make amends
I want my life to make more sense to me
My life to make amends
Plateau
I'm on a plateau
It's not where I belong
It's taken so many years
To figure out my way
Upon this plateau
It's all been said and done
And every time I try
The words make little sense until you're gone
And everything must change
Everything must change
Upon this plateau
The diamond sky's enough to take you miles ahead
Where the past can't ever catch us
And all your good friends
Are gathering all around
They say the time is now
And so I must resolve to say
It's just me myself again
And I'm just talking to the wall this time
It's just me myself and i
Deciding on a plan
And everything must change
Everything must change inside you now
Everything must change inside and out
Everything must change, change...
I'm on a plateau
I'm on a plateau...
Star star
Star star teach me how to shine shine
Teach me so I know what's going on in your mind
'Cause I don't understand these people
Who say the hill's to steep
Well they talk and talk forever
But they just never climb
Falling down into situations
Bringing out the best in you
You're flat on your back again
And star you're ever word I'm heeding
Can you help me to see
I'm lost in the marsh
Star star teach me how to shine shine
Teach me so I know what's going on in your mind
'Cause I don't understand these people
Who say we're all asleep
They'll toss and turn forever
But no rest will they find...
The stars
are underground
The stars are underground
And the proof is flying overhead
So kick me when I'm down
And I'll be the one you're laughing about now
I don't know if its real
Or how I'm supposed to feel now
That I'm out of your life
And into the darkness
And out of the darkness I'm coming now
When I'm out of your sight
And into the blackness
I drag myself along
Not sure of how I got in here
Well I must have done you wrong
Cause you always insist on telling me
Now how it feels
That I'm out of your life and into the darkness
And out of the darkness I'm coming now
When I'm out of your sight
And into the blackness
Tell mairéad that you saw me
And see how they follow
When the piper plays the song
God bless
mom
God bless mom
Best of all
Spread your wings
Fly or fall
You'll see how hard it can be
To keep your side of the deal
And you'll see how hard it can be
To keep one foot in the real
God bless you
Strong and true
Stay at home
Good as gold
And you'll see how hard it can be
To keep your side of the deal
And you'll see how hard it can be
To keep one foot in the real
Rent day
blues
Down on my check
Eat on my bet
Cool and the gang play on the radio
Back on the block
Picking the locks
And I'm hitching a ride out of this no good town
Late on my rent
And my money's all spent
And I'm running away where no one can find me
And I wonder what they'd say now
If we got lucky babe
And I'd wonder what they'd say now
If we went all the way
Playing the cards and losing too hard
And I'm lying awake
And what have I got to show for it all?
I'm late on my rent
My money is all spent
And I'm hitching a ride out of this no good town
And I wonder what they'd say now
If we got lucky babe
And I'd wonder what they'd say now
If we went all the way...
Hollocaine
It's like they always say
The truth is coming out
Driving us away
Your headlights heading south
You turn your head to leave
'Cause there's nothing here for you anymore
But I am not afraid to stay
Got no need for the bible
It's all in here
It's all in here
And all I need for my survival
Is what you say
Is what you say
I told you once, twice
Somewhere in the tunnel
There's a light that shines for me
To brighten up the darkest place
And watch as the world goes
Burning to the ground
Turn back she said
"I just want to go over there and check it out"
I've got no need for the bible
It's all in here
It's all in here
And all I need for my survival
Is hollocaine
Is hollocaine
Neath the
beeches
Hand me down the picture
Of you leaving unsaid
I know how simple it get
But sat by chance I need you
Will you always be there
And I will lie with you neath the beeches
On the strand again
I'm learning to hand it over
To whatever lord there be
And in the same old colours
I'll be dressed for thee
But it's not about that though is it?
It's about you and me
I hung your feet
That famous painting above my bed
And you told me a story
About some guy who kept his head
He drowned neath the Southport
Near the pier where we stand
And I will lie with you neath the beeches
On the strand again
Dance the
devil back into his hole
Out of the darkness and into the cold
Trying to take something
That's good for the soul
Watching the chances scatter and fall
And spinning the wheel
Cause you've lost control
And we can dance, dance the poison
Right out of your soul
And we can dance, dance the devil
Back into his hole
Sitting with people
Who are draining your strength
Always trying to find somewhere
That nobody's been
And living your life with one good intent
And we can dance, dance the poison
Right out of your soul
And we can dance, dance the devil
Back into his hole
There is no life I know
That compare to pure imagination
Lay Me Down
I will write you letters that
Explain the way I'm thinking now
I will return to you
What I have taken long before
I will return again
When it gets dark and day is done
And lay me down
In the hallowed ground
Down by your side I will stay
So lay me down
And if you wanna stay with me
Then let me know before it's light
I will recoil myself
Into the black and darkest night
And lay me down
In the hallowed ground
Where my (fore)father waits I will stay
So lay me down
And lay me down
In the hallowed ground
Down by your side I will stay
So lay me down
What
Happen When The Heart Just Stops
So what happens when the heart just stops
Stops caring for anyone
The hollow in your chest dries up
And you stop believing
So what happens when the heart gives up
But the body goes on living
The blood crawls to a slow and stops
And flows away
Well we got no-one to meet
No love we would beseech
We only have ourselves to blame for everything
The was no answer in the dust
And I'm missing you so much
And now you're sleeping
And I'm leaving
Empty-handed waiting
Time it will subside and we'll agree
It was a given
Well there was no standard we could set
And the world it does regret
To have to leave you in this state of bereavement
You see I'm feeling everything
Nothing gets by
There is a hollow in my chest
The time I won't forget
There is no comfort in the eyes
They put us always to the test
I can't prepare myself for that
But I work it out in time
There is a love that flows between us
Ever-changing everyday
I worked myself up to a crawl
But I'm not fearing it at all
We have no reason left to stay
And that's why we're leaving
And there was no answer in the dust
And the one I feared to trust
There is a lie that drags us
Beating and pulling into disappointment
I'm disappointed
I'm disappointed
I'm disappointed
It's so late, till you're gone
Headlong
Well I never want to land
'Cause I'm high on you
Beyond all sleight of hand
And tell me if you're sure
And I won't pretend to fall down anymore
'Cause you'll all I really want
Headlong, I'm falling in headlong
And act a little braver
And the lies that try to trip you
Will be my slaves
And tell me if you're sure
And the precious, precious waiting I've endured
'Cause you're all I'll ever want
Headlong, I'm falling in headlong
Fighting
On The Stairs
I'm living out in the old house
And fighting on the stairs
And staring at the windows
Breeze blowing through the years
But if I don't get out of this town
Then something is gonna break
'Cause I gotta find my own way now
Through this thick malaise
Well I don't know where else I can turn now
Makes me often wonder when are we gonna learn
You're wearing too much make-up
Going to the dance
And you're looking over my way now
But some people out there take a chance
But your glow in this light is so becoming now
If I don't get out of this town
Something's gonna break
I'm waiting to find my high/house soon
And rummage through the age
Sometimes it feels like we don't stand a chance
And we go, we go with something pure in our hearts
Giving Me
Wings
You're a fool man
You threw it away
You kill her
With your confidence
In the old days
The cause you embraced
The simple things
That people over complicate
Speaking in lines
Known to yourself
Your speaking at length
On all those days
Will you come with me
And we'll be ourselves,
And we'll walk into the light
And you can colour yourself
In golden wings
You're never yourself
Not even with me
Will you come with me
And we'll ask the dust
It's on my way
It's all my concentration
Can hold
But you alienate me
And throw it down
And rip it off
When nothing's feeling right
And I'll show you how
You can sellotape it on
You're giving me wings
So I don't have to jump
And you're giving me will
So I can carry on
Dissimulate and celebrate this
Time we had alone
Early Bird
The early bird he slips away
And he lives to fly another day
He only serves to point the way
That you should or should not return
Two simple birds that never stray
When the lights go out on us
Just before when we we're found
Will not rush it, will enjoy it
Will not touch it, will rejoice it
The early bird he knows his place
And he'll stay all day there if he has to
He never hides or runs away
When the voices crowd on his
Cry so loud that you will die
Will not rush it, will enjoy it
Will not touch it, will rejoice it
Where did this come from
How long has this been going on
Where is it from
I feel my wheels are turning
I see the sky falling on every face
Telling us now that we ought to stay
I feel my wheels are turning
I see the open road before us stretch
Leading us somewhere past the hour
Friends
And Foe
Turning with the listless
And staying close behind
And the arms that once held you
Have receded
Over time
And the little love I had
For all my friends and foe
And the little lines we've drawn between us all have
Taken hold
In the early morning walking
And the pressure in the night
And the walls that held you with us
Have fallen
Out of sight
And the little love I had
For all my friends and foe
And the little lines we've drawn between us all have
Taken hold
And the little love I had
For all the friends I know
And the little time we got to share was worth it
After all
Now we work it out in silence
And the subplot to the end
And it's falling out of favour
I've seen it
Where I am
And the little love I had
For all my friends and foe
And the little lines we've drawn between us all have
Taken hold
And the little love I had
For all the friends I know
And the little time we got to share was worth it
After all
Santa
Maria
Let me off of this boat
I'm sick of this ride
The world is heading ever southward
And I can't stay in here
And you're lying awake
Away on your side
The feeling comes in waves and burns us
And I don't wanna die
From the slippery hands
To the line of your throat
The fever now consumes us both
In a fire now we will go
Santa Maria
Why did you have to go?
Santa Maria
One day we will know
In a bowing of heads and a passing of hands
And all we thought they'd understand
Is lost and they won't know
And what have we left
It's all that we've got
There is no 'X' to mark our spot
What's past is done and gone
Santa Maria
Why did you have to burn?
Santa Maria
One day you will learn
Disappointed
The future takes us where it leads
Our heads just go beneath the waves
Time tells all and we obey
But how can I be mad at you
You did what you did
And you followed through
You were the one who always said
'Forget it and move on'
But I'm not sad, I'm just disappointed
And I'm not mad, I'm just disappointed
Well the years they get on top of you
The working load it tallied up
And you went down
Beneath it all like anybody would
And I'm just ambling on in this town
I can't get out and it drags me down
And these words don't really fit what I'm feeling now
But I'm not sad, I'm just disappointed
And I'm not mad, I'm just disappointed
And you're not lost, you're just misdirected
And we're not going, oh nowhere
Mighty
Sword
I may not hold you
For as long as forever exists
I may not know you
For as long as the heavens permit
There will be distance
And we'll both have to come to expect
The wild ending of our dark and feathered friends
And we wield the mighty sword
That cuts through bone and lays the liars down
And we wield an angry sword
That softens stone and turns the tides around
So you called me over
And I'll wait by your building tonight
But you may not bother
But it's better than feeding the lie
I am receiving
The message that I need to go
But I'm not leaving
'Til one of us renders it so
Happy
Come help me out I'm sick from the fight
From inserting a laugh where there's none
Show me where this joke got tired
Tell me you know cause I'm slow catching on
You're trying to break me down with your tuneless song
That kept me up all night
Take me to the fair where the lifeless singers
Will let you ride up beside them sometimes
And you're putting a line
Where there should be not a line
And you're building divides
Come cut me out I got caught in the wire
From believing the filtering downs
Show me where the stakes got higher
Just goes to show how slow we've become
And you're putting a line
Where there should be not a line
And you're building divides
And putting a line
Why are you building divides
Is it some failing in your life
Finally
Did you fall on your way
It's a long way down
Welcome back to your place
I hope you know it now
'Cause it's true what you say
We're the wrong way round
And the lie that cut the worse
Has been resolved, then reversed
Finally
Ah come on, show the way
Where are you running now.
Is it lack of restraint
Has you turning round.
And in the end, were both the same
You played your part, so you're part to blame
When you want something that much,
It's drawing trouble on your life
And when you found something that good
It's hard to focus on what's right
And in the end what hurt the worst
Has been resolved and the reversed
And I know it's not what you said
It's like the letter I just sat and read
Finally
You found something so good
It's drawing trouble on your life
And when you lost something so good
It's hard to focus on what's right
I love it so far
Dream
Awake
There's a point in all your dreaming
To every time mean has just deserves
And every time I caught you leaving
I had to dream awake
And for every time I came home screaming
And got sent away, with no warning at all
I had to dream awake
There's a calling, a calling, a calling
To everyone, who lost something
And who had to dream awake.
There's a fight were not contending,
Where we have to the words get mixed,
And the point is lost
Where we have to dream awake
So take us under now
Take us over now
There's a warning, a warming, a warning
To everyone, who found something.
A Caution
To The Birds
The body's not secure
The truth will not absorb
And this crumbling apart
Is no good for you at all
Sound, there's order in the sound
The sound that you don't know
And with eyes that never look
Past the time under foot
And this reading in the cards
Is a caution to the birds
Sound, there's order in the sound
The sound that you don't know
Trying
Seven months in hiding
Buried in the sand
I lost my way, come find me
And tonight, you're not even trying
Constantly reminded
That I was just in time
Don't run away, like I did
And tonight, you're not even trying
Tonight, you're not even trying
Fake
You're telling me I should forget you
But why
And you're talking like I never knew you
But that's a lie
And you're playing out your game again
Why are you never on my side
And you're telling me I should forget you
Come on the guy's a fake
What do you love him for
And it was my mistake
Just kicking in his door
And if it's just a game
What are we crying for
You're telling me I will regret you
But so
And you're talking like I should expect to
But you'll never know
And he's left you in the rain again
And you were always on my mind
And you're telling me I should forget you
Come on the guy's a fake
What do you love him for
And it was my mistake
Just kicking in his door
And if it's just a game
What are we crying for
I don't know anymore
Sideways
Down
Maybe I should just move along
But you know I'd draw blood if that's what you want
You found someone who makes you laugh
Who'd stick around but that's not what you want
You slipped at the start
And dragged the whole thing sideways down
Everybody fucks up
It's just something that's been going round
And you found someone who said he'd stay
Who'd give it all but that's not good enough
Now you're standing alone
And you're living alone cause you don't know what you want
And you're living alone
And you're wondering now, cause you don't know what you've done
Maybe I should just disappear for now
Then maybe you could see a little clearer now
And you found some one who makes you laugh
Who promised you he'd never let you down
And you blame it on your broken heart
But everyone who reaches out gets stung
Now you're standing alone
And you're waiting alone cause you don't know what you want
And you're living alone
And you're wondering now cause you don't know what you've done
Maybe I should just move along
But you know I'd draw blood
If that's what you want
Underglass
Your will it drifts forever in the open air
My head, it looks forever but there's no one there
Don't say, you'll wait forever then you disappear
I'll stay, ill stay forever if you want me here
Cause I'm always thinking about it
How can I accept your disappointment man
It's not exact, it's no science man
I want it less than you ever have
I will not accept your disappointment man
Damn straight, cause there's always someone who'll compare
I'd wait, I'd wait forever if you want me here
But I'm always wrong about it
I will not accept your disappointment man
It's not exact, it's no science man
I wanted less than you ever have
How can I accept your disappointment man
Ship
Caught In The Bay
Leaving, but never far enough
Like a ship caught in the bay
We'll show each other where it hurts
And well make the fuckers pay
And what is it we don't do well enough
That were constantly afraid
And clearing up the pieces when you're gone
But the silence always stays
The silences and formlessness is gone
With the hand that rocked the babe
Well forgive each other what is done
There's no one we could blame
And neither side is sure enough to move
There's something in the way
And still for all the wisdom that we've got
We're suffering the same
Buried in the work what never ends
And silently we fade
And we walk on, on
Keepsake
Maybe it's all we can't take
Keeps us always returning
I'm keeping this as a keepsake
And everything else I'm burning
And maybe it's cause you can't wait
Keeps you always regretting
I'm keeping this as a keepsake
And everything else forgetting
When were down, down, down
All the way
Can we run away
And maybe it cause I can't say
Keeps you always believing
And maybe it's cause you can't say
Keeps me always believing
I'll give you this as a keepsake
And right after that I'm leaving
And maybe it's all we can't take
Keeps us always returning
I'll give you this as a keepsake
And everything else I'm burning
I can't sleep
Their hunting me down like an insect
Chasing me down like an insect
Crushing me down like an insect
Stamping me out like an insect
Running me down like an insect
Suffer In
Silence
Come back, show your face
Don't you see
You're too good for this place
Can we leave
It's not your fault, what they say
Don't believe
Or would you rather suffer in silence.
And defeat
Or would you rather suffer in silence
Needlessly
Ah come on, show the way
I'll believe
Welcome back, you've been away
How's it been
Or would you rather suffer in silence
And defeat
Or would you rather suffer in silence
Needlessly
Wake up
It's your love calling
Locusts
Don't go outside tonight
The locusts fill the sky
And the devil's work is never done
And the gypsy curse you wore
Can't hurt us anymore
As we raise our glasses to our mouths
And it's all for one
And the bells that rang in hope
Are still swinging from the ropes
We thought we'd one day perish on
And the tune you never wrote
And the words you never spoke
Have gathered up and need a song
I'm moving off, I'm packing up
I'm willing to be wrong
Now you're giving up the ghost
To the one who meant the most
And one day when she least expects she'll know
And the words you never spoke
And the tune you never wrote
Won't write itself or wait for evermore
I'm moving off, I'm packing up
I'm willing to be wrong
The Cost
Song For
Someone
Drying up in conversation, still
My head was halfway round the world
And working through your sleeping I was
Driven by the promise of a quick return
And I wonder if she'll be the very same
And I wonder if she's gonna break the waves again
Trying just to focus on the good
I'm tired of diving for the pearls
And every dawn is another morning less
I have to wait to wake beside that girl
And I hope she's gonna be the very same
And I hope she can survive this wave again
And if we're all for someone
And if we're born for someone
When will she come, that someone
And put things in their place
Coming back to see you girl,
You know there's nothing surer in this world
Remember all the maddened seasons
Back when we weren't old enough to wait our turn
And I hope we're gonna be the very same
And I hope we can survive this wave again
And if we're all for someone
And if we're both for someone
When will she come, that someone
And put things in their place
Falling
Slowly
I don't know you
But I want you
All the more for that
Words fall through me
And always fool me
And I can't react
And games that never amount
To more than they're meant
Will play themselves out
Take the sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice
You've made it now
Falling slowly, eyes that know me
And I can't go back
Moods that take me and erase me
And I'm painted black
You have suffered enough
And warred with yourself
It's time that you won
Take the sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice
You've made it now
Take the sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice
You've made it now
Falling slowly sing your melody
I'll sing along
People Get
Ready
People all get ready
'Cause we're tearing down the stand
Rebuild what's gone unsteady
And see it through with newer hands
And what has gone between us
Is a lot, is a lot
And who'll be there to clean us
If you're not, if you're not
People all get ready
'Cause we're breaking down again
Rebuild what's gone unsteady
And see it through with wiser hands
And what has gone before us
Is a lot, is a lot
And who'll be there to ignore us
When you're not, when you're not
We have all the time in the world
To get it right, to get it right
We have all the love in the world
To set alight, to set alight
People all get ready
'Cause we're breaking down the band
Rewrite what's gone already
And see it through with angry hands
And what has gone before us
Is a lot, is a lot
And who'll be there to ignore us
When you're not, when you're not
And we have all the time in the world
To get it right, to get it right
And we have all the love in the world
To set alight, to set alight
Just look up, just look up
We have all the time in the world
To get it right, to get it right
And we have all the love in the world
To set alight, to set alight
Just look up, just look up
We have all the time in the world
To get it right, to get it right
And we have all the love in the world
To set alight, to set alight
People all get ready
'Cause we're coming to a stop
Rise
Breathing in the night
There's nothing else I'm needing now
The wind is at my side
And so you
Together we will rise
With all these words and promises we couldn't keep
Together we will fly
Above it all now
But sometimes we will fall
From the light
But it shines on us tonight
Together we will rise
Together we will rise
Surely its a sign now
That everything's in tune to some kind of higher plan
Yeah, surely it's a sign
That you were right
There's this secret line
That we've been denied
And we'll cross it here tonight
And together we will rise
And together we will rise
Sometimes we will fall
From the light
But it shines on us tonight
And together will rise
Past this light
And we'll cross it here tonight
And together we will rise
When Your
Mind's Made Up
So, if you want something
And you call, call
Then I'll come running
To fight, and I'll be at your door
When there's nothing worth running for
When your mind's made up
When your mind's made up
There's no point trying to change it
When your mind's made up
When your mind's made up
There's no point even talking
You see, you're just like everyone
When the shit falls all you want to do is run, away
And hide all by yourself
well there's no point that's gonna warn to help
When your mind's made up
When your mind's made up
There's no point trying to change it
When your mind's made up
When your mind's made up
There's no point even talking
When your mind's made up
When your mind's made up
There's no point trying to change it
So, if you ever want something
And you call, call
Then I'll come running.
Sad Songs
And the light you gave
You took when you were gone
It's a war that can't be won
With fists or talk or money
And there's no escape
But there's nothing I want more
But I'd better stop complaining now
I guess because
Too many sad words make a sad, sad song
Too many sad words make a sad, sad song
And the night you came
You won me all and all
And the better part of everything
Was born to run
And the price of fame
Is that they love you when you're gone
But I better stop complaining now
It's useless because
Too many sad words make a sad, sad song
Too many sad words make a sad, sad song
The Cost
Love has been the cause
Of all this suffering
And what has been our loss
Has been it's gaining
So lay your burdens down
And stop your crying
Will we let it burn
Burn us down, burn us
Low have been the odds
Of our reuniting
And where now can we turn
When we've got nothing
Will we let it burn
Burn us down, burn us
And maybe it'll turn
Us around
True
I find it so hard to be true
And all these lies I'm telling you
Are little anchors in my chest
That pull us down into this mess
I find it easy to distract
And just as soon as you turn your back
I'll be gone again
I find it so hard to be true
And all the secrets I keep from you
Are like a blackness in my heart
That only tears us both apart
I find it easy to pretend
That we're not heading for our end
This I'm telling you
I built a wall
I cut you off
Now there's no lies
That's gonna fix this up
I played the saint
And a saint I ain't
Now all the hurt
Is here again, here again
I find it so hard to be true
But I'm gonna try my best for you
And every distance that we've known
Will disappear before too long
And every line we've ever drawn
Will be erased before we're gone
And this I swear to you
I built a wall
I cut you off
No there's no lie
That's gonna fix this hurt
I played the saint
I cursed your name
Now there's no-one
But myself to blame
That you're gone
How could I live with this weight
You keep on pushing on me
You say it's never too late
I'm afraid it is though for me
When every word that you say
I cut my heart up on it
You only pushed me away
Till I was way beyond it
I'm moving on without you
There's no more fight left in me
I'm breaking down all the walls
You slowly built around me
Why do you ask for my trust
When you're not worthy of it
I find it hard to adjust
To lines you're drawing for me
Wait
The Side
You Never Get To See
If you come, come alone
Please don't take anyone else
'Cause we're never alone
And tonight I want you for myself
Take it back, take it back
Those words that you never can help
And the side you never get to see
Is the part I keep from everyone
And the side you never get to see
Is a lie, is a lie
Will you dance money dance
Don't have me repeating myself
Because you came here by chance
And I'll knock you right down again
And the side you never get to see
Is the part I keep from everyone
And the side you never get to see
Is alive, is alive
And the side you never get to see
Is the part I keep from everyone
And the side you never get to see
Is alive, comes alive
Bad Bone
There's a bad bone inside of me
All my troubles started there
And all the cracks are adding up to be
A little more than you can bare
When I met you, you were bitter still
From a scar you're never gonna show
And I was cursed with a jealousy
That's killed every love I've ever known
When the anger that you feel
Turns to poison in your soul
Then the scars you only feel
Will start to show
You were naked on the balcony
And I was waiting in your bed
You said I pleased you only partially
But I knew my hunger would be fed
And all my thoughts of going clear
And getting out before my time
Have died with you upon the vine
Have died with you upon the vine
To die with you upon the vine
To die with you
So if you'll lead the way
( Rent Day Blues EP )
Driving, sleeping in station
Trying to keep my patience
From running dry
But you're out there
Looking in the wrong place
Warming to the wrong face
Every single time
Driving, it's like a meditation
Gets me to the place
I'm trying to find
But you're lost now
Looking for the highway
Cruising down the byway
Maybe feeling fine
Success, never really took you
Said it's just a thing
You had to try
But you're alone now
Tired of the road now
You never love at all
You turned the other way
But you're lost now
Looking for the highway
Cruising down the byway
Life's A Gas
( Marc Boland / Turn On Your Record Player EP )
I could have loved you girl like you planned it
I could have chained your heart to a star
But it really doesn't matter at all
No it really doesn't matter at all
Life's a gas
I could have built a house on the ocean
I could have placed our love in the sky
But it really doesn't matter at all
No it really doesn't matter at all
Life's a gas
But it really doesn't matter at all
No it really doesn't matter at all
Life's a gas
I could have turned you into a priestess
I could have burned your fate in the sand
But it really doesn't matter at all
No it really doesn't matter at all
Life's a gas
Now it really doesn't matter at all
No it really doesn't matter at all
Life's a gas
I hope its gonna last
Listen Girl
( Mic Christopher / Headlong EP )
Listen girl I might
If you ask me very nice
I just might tell you the truth
Because you give me love and I like it
And charming as you might be
Listen girl you like it to
All of the corner kids
They're looking for joy
Dreaming of playgrounds and toys
Well they're dreaming no more
'Cause they've been there before
And now they just sit and absorb
Like when I couldn't get out of bed
Oh I could hardly walk
But I come here to muse
I come here to talk
To say listen girl ...
And the fluids
That hold me in my mind
A candle in the way
To falling back in time
And beer
The wilful little tout
That brightens up my nights
But hoodoo when I'm awake
Look Back Now
( Breadcrumb Trail LP )
Looking through the valley floor
I saw a changing man
And all the places they were
And as I walk beside you now
I feel there is no more we can say
But I'd never do nothing to hurt you love
And if we look back now
And see how far your tiny ship has come
And if we look back know
We see how willingly some bridges burn
You know I think it's a shame
You don't talk at all
Maybe you just don't hear me call
But I've been doing very well
I play those games no more
I'm just getting on
But I'd always come running to catch you
And if we look back now
And see how easily these tables turn
And if we look back know
We see how willingly some bridges burn
And if we look back now
Maybe we can forgive ourselves for all we've done
For all we've done
And if we look back now
And see how far your time of rest has come
And if we look back now
We see how willingly these bridges burn
Bridges burn
Me And My
Boyfriend
( Sideways Down EP )
Me & my boyfriend
Driving too fast
And crashing neath the Shangan underpass
Me & my boyfriend
Watching the pack
And crashing neath the Ballymun underpass
And the world was passing us
And we didn't have a care
And I'm old and wiser now
You're down in the easy chair
Me & my boyfriend
Hiding the hash
And hoping that the cop just wouldn't ask
Me & my best friend
Watching the pack
And selling Sunday papers outside mass
And the whole world was chasing us
And the whole town came to watch
Now you're in the easy chair
And I still might get caught
Me & my boyfriend
( Breadcrumb Trail LP )
There's a black tinted sunset
In the prettiest of skies
Lay back, lay back
Rest your head on my thighs
There is some awful action
That just breeds from my hand
It's a breathe from the deep
So exquisitely grand
And you were always on my mind
And you were always on my mind
And you were always on my mind
And you were always on my mind
Well I would not have moved
If I knew you were hear
It's some special action
With motives unclear
Now you'll haunt me, you'll haunt me
'Til I pay for what I've done
It's a payment which precludes
The having of fun
And you were always on my mind
And you were always on my mind
And you were always on my mind
And you were always on my mind
And oh I got a new partner riding with me
I got a new partner now
Well the sun's fading faster
And we're ready to go
There's a skirt in the bedroom
Lying pleasantly low
And the loons on the moor
Or the fish on the flow
Well my friends, my friends
Still will whisper hello
We all know what we know
It's a hearts one to know
When you think like a hermit
You forget what you know
And you were always on my mind
And you were always on my mind
And you were always on my mind
And you were always on my mind
And oh I got a new partner riding me
I got a new partner riding with me
I got a new partner riding with me
I got a new partner now
And you were always on my mind
And you were always on my mind
And you were always on my mind
And you were always on my mind
Ohio Riverboat
Song
( Will Oldham Cover - Breadcrumb Trail LP )
When it's time from work to go
And in my boat I row
'Cross the muddy Ohio
When the evening light is falling
And I looked towards Floyd's Knobs
Where the after glories flow
And I dream on two bright eyes
With a merry mouth below
She's my beauteous Catarina
She's my joy and sorrow too
Though I know she is untrue
Ah, but I cannot live without her
For my heart's a boat in tow
And I'd give the world to know
If she means to let me go,
As I sing the whole day through.
Catarina your lovely hair
Has more beauty I declare
Than all the tresses here
From Smoketown to Oldham County
Be they black, red, gold or brown
Let them hang to lenghts below
They mean not as much to me,
As a melting flake of snow.
And her dance is like the gleam
Of the sunlight on the stream
And the screeching bluejays seem
To form her name when screaming
But my heart is full of woe
For last night she made me go
And the tears begin to flow
As I sing the whole day through
One Irish Rover
( Revelate EP )
Tell me a story
Now that its over
And wrap it in glory
For one Irish rover
Tell me you're wiser now
Tell me you're older
Wrap it in glory
For one Irish rover
I can tell by the light in your eyes
That you're so far away
Just like a ship out on the sea
Without a sail you're gonna stray
Tell me the facts real straight
Don't make me over
And wrap it in glory now
For one Irish rover
That's over now
I can tell by the light in your eyes
That you're so far away
Just like a ship out on the sea
Without a sail you're gonna stray
Tell me you see the light
Tell me you know me
Make it come out alright
And wrap it in glory
For one Irish rover
For one Irish rover
Tell me you see the light
Tell me you know me
Precarious
Aiming
( Fake EP )
I'm gonna sail myself a boat out in the wild
I'll take you with me when I float into the tide
We're not two bright masters
We're not two bright guys
I can't go back to that place I've been this world
Has lost its faith in me
I'm gonna find myself a way into your mind
And it's exactly like you say
We're white on white
I can't go back to that place I've been
This world has lost its faith me
I can't go back
Rise
( Lay Me Down EP )
Breathing in the night
There's nothing else I'm needing now
The wind is at my side
And so are you
Together we will rise
With all these words and promises we couldn't keep
Together we will fly
Above it all now
But sometimes we will fall
From the light
But it shines on us tonight
Together we will rise
Together we will rise
Surely its a sign now
That everything's in tune to some kind of higher plan
Surely it's a sign
That you were right
There's this secret line
That we've been denied
And we'll cross anytime
And together we will rise
And together we will rise
Sometimes we will fall
From the light
But it shines on us tonight
And together will rise
Past this light
And we'll cross it here tonight
And together we will rise
Roger
( Fitzcarraldo LP 1995 edition )
Your big mouth, steelish stare
It fills my wings, enough to fly
I sent a letter on a stone
Through your window down the hall
One more day, still stuck in here
I burnt my words, on a beaten stove
I sent my love a golden song
But a simple tune to hum along
She played my hearts strings with a bow
And the bow fire cracked out like a drum
I sent my love a golden song
But a simple beat to tap along
She plays me like a rubber bow
And the bow fire fizzed out with the dawn
I feel in love with a girl called Roger
Shake You
( Picture of love EP )
Look into the bigger picture, each ?? side
From the mouth of the lonely painter
Let the moment be your guide
Am I ever going to shake you
Am I ever going to
The room was filed with ether
And they fell into a dance
And the people stopped following their leader
And left it all back up to chance...
Steal My Body
Home
( Pavement Tune EP )
Steal my body home
Don't let me lie in this town
'Cause all I want from you
Is just a place to lay this burden down
And if the world comes falling in
Will you help me to get up again
And if I fall and break my crown
Will you come tumbling after now
Never sold myself
To the tired rule
And all you get is by sweat
And I've gotta tell you now
I can see myself
When I look at you
Running from my chance
Now to see it all through
And I'll forgive myself
For all the good it'll do
'Cause you beat me already
Now the feeling that I get
Is something that's returning
Boy I've given you my best
Gonna fail anyhow
Never sold myself
To the tired fool
And all their luckless selves
They're trying to tell you now
I can see myself
When I look at you
Running from myself
And all I'm supposed to do
And I'll forgive myself
For all the good it'll do
'Cause you beat me already
Song For Paul
( I Am The Magic Hand EP )
We're brothers in another life
We walk this world now hand-in-hand
We saw through the blackest night
And brought the sunlight to the land
And we were born as one in Christ
We had our hearts set on this star
'Cause out on every flag
We heal the world with love and stone
You see this world is not a place to land
It's all I have in here my hand
We're brothers in another time
We had our hearts set on the sun
We helped the many through the light
We brought a peace onto this world
We bathe in rivers deep at sea
Our hearts were cleaner than the soil
We never need nothing to breath
We found our answers in the way
We walked, and talked and planned
This world was not depraved by man
Sworn
( Revelate EP )
I want you but I'm sworn
I got to give it all
My mind is broken and I'm torn
Yes we were saw all alone
That I see no ties
I'd like to but I'm sworn
There's a ring on my finger
That ties me to her
My mind is broken and I'm torn
I want you but I'm sworn
I feel need in my mind
That you could answer inside
I could be with you
I could be with you
I could be with you
You got to be part
You got to be part
I could be with you
I want you but I'm sworn
There's a ring on my finger
There's a chain around my neck like a halo
It guides me back to her
I want you I swear
If you say you're fine
If you can break off the sides
Then I need the ties
If you kept a lie
If you could say goodbye so easy baby
So could I
I want you but I'm sworn
Taking The Hard Way
Out
( Rent Day Blues EP )
Well it's over now
And for a while you walk away
Went over everything you might've said
And you realise the time it takes
And you're getting nothing done
Just working 'round inside a tired head
Walk on, walk on
And go easy as you fly
'Cause I never found a way to say it right
And battle on as though we had the whole day
But all we had were moments
And I can't stand to fail
And we had the whole thing down
And we're taking the hard way out now
Well I see you found
What you were always waiting for
Well I hope you're happy now
And I can't take away from you
This moment that you love
I wouldn't understand it anyhow
And we have the whole thing down
And we're taking the hard way round it now
And we have the whole thing down
And we're taking the hard way out
And we had the whole day down
( Masquerade EP )
???
Sometimes there's thunder in the valley
Sometimes it rains without a sign
Every now and then she leaves me
Sometimes there's teardrops in my wine
?? dreams and hopes no more
I've thrown away all I've ever loved
Kick you to the floor, don't want to see you anymore
A job south of the border
?? buy myself a home
I was working for a rich man
?? spraying cars
He said I was doing a fine job
He was going to keep me on
?? flowers in the garden they walked out
And there was no-one left
Somewhere else, somewhere else
I don't know why I wasted all this time
The Blood
( Set List LP )
If you look and find
You lost your place
To the girl behind
With the honest face
Ain't that the way
And your hero
He walked by on broken feet
With the girl He found
Between the roof and street
On a thin escape
And I can't explain where the blood goes
And I can't explain cause I don't know
It finds a way
The wise, they talk of honesty
While the boats, they keep pointing
Always set for sea
A fool's escape
There's a note, I found
Reminding me
Not to wait
That you'd come and look for me
But not to wait
And the wise, they talk of honesty
While the boats, they keep
Pointing always set for sea
And some fool's escape
And I can't explain where the love goes
And I can't explain cause I don't know
It finds a way
And I can't explain where the love goes
And I can't explain cause I don't know
It finds a way, yeah
It finds a way
Tomorrow's Too
Long
( Lay Me Down EP )
Cover yourself from the storm
Cause forever has just come and gone
And tonight the wind blows in cold
And we don't know what tomorrow will hold
And the waiting is keeping you strong
But tomorrow is too long
Gather yourself for the ride
And whatever you can't carry you should leave behind
And the lights are fading on the shore
And tomorrow is so far to go
Tomorrow is so far to go
Trying
( Fake EP )
Seven months in hiding
Buried in the sand
I lost my way, come find me
And tonight, you're not even trying
Constantly reminded
That I was just in time
Don't run away, like I did
And tonight, you're not even trying
Tonight, you're not even trying
