B i o g r a p h y (by Jason Ankeny)
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." The group, which included guitarist Dave Odlum, vocalist Noreen O'Donnell, bassist John Carney, violinist Colm Mac An Iomaire, and drummer Paul Brennan, made its debut at an Irish music festival in September 1990, and -- after a brief hiatus to allow Hansard to co-star in Alan Parker's hit film The Commitments -- issued their debut single, "The Dancer," in early 1992. With producer Gil Norton, whose work with the Pixies was a major sonic influence on the sessions, the Frames (sometimes credited as the Frames D.C. to avoid confusion with an American group of the same name) completed their debut album, Another Love Song, but a scheduled U.S. tour was canceled when Mac An Iomaire fell ill and Carney quit; bassist Graham Downey was quickly added, but following a subsequent shakeup in Island's roster, the band was left without a label. Moreover, O'Donnell left the lineup in the midst of recording the follow-up, the 1994 ZTT label release Fitzcarraldo. Bassist Joe Doyle soon replaced Downey, with Dave Hingerty assuming Brennan's drumming duties for the Frames' third full-length, 1999's lo-fi Dance the Devil. Again, the band switched labels, signing to Chicago-based indie Overcoat to record their fourth and finest effort, 2001's haunting For the Birds. Where previous Frames records often suffered from over-production, For the Birds (recorded in part by Steve Albini at his Electrical Audio Studios) boasts an intimacy and fragility perfectly complementing Hansard's quivering vocals and heart-wrenching compositions. Despite critical hosannas, Odlum left the band in November 2001 to focus on production work, with Simon Goode stepping in on lead guitar duties. A U.S. tour planned for the following month was suspended in the wake of the death of Hansard's close friend and sometime collaborator Mic Christopher, former frontman of the Mary Janes. The Frames finally made it to the States in support of the New Pornographers during the winter of 2002. Earlier that year they released their first live album, Breadcrumb Trail. The Frames' next release was 2003's The Roads Outgrown, a nine-track collection of studio outtakes. Their first for Anti, Set List, was released in February 2004. Burn the Maps arrived a year later, followed by Cost in 2007.
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Another love song
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
Fitzcarraldo
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
Dance the devil
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
For the birds
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
Burn the maps
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
Non Albums Tracks
Country Song
( 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
New Partner
( 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
Teardrops In My Wine
( 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