Hey, you, back against the wall,
Wondering if the world will fall apart.
Hey, you, crying in your drink,
Looking for an answer to something in your heart.
You can find it anywhere. (x5)
Sing, it's your favorite song.
When you're singing along,
Nothing is wrong.
Everybody just sing,
For the people who can't.
It'll help them survive;
We are free and alive.
Everybody just sing.
Hey, girl, what's the matter now?
Feeling like each day it's something else.
Hey, you, waiting in the shallow,
Looking for a reason,
Find it in yourself.
You can find it anywhere. (x5)
Sing, it's your favorite song.
When you're singing along,
Nothing is wrong.
Everybody just sing,
For the people who can't.
It'll help them survive;
You are free and alive.
Everybody just sing.
I'm gonna sing. La la la la la.
Come on sing with me. La la la la la.
Come on, guys. La la la la la.
Sing with me. La la la la la.
Keep it going now. La la la la la.
La la la la la.
La la la la la.
La la la la la.
You can find it anywhere. (x8)
Sing, it's your favorite song.
When you're singing along,
Nothing is wrong.
Everybody just sing,
For the people who can't.
It'll help them survive;
You are free and alive.
Everybody just sing.
It's the secret revealed,
If you wanna get real,
If you wanna feel.
Everybody just sing,
For the people can't.
It'll help them survive;
It'll keep them alive.
Everybody just sing.
Back in the day, when i was a teenager
Out on my own fall in love with strangers.
Oh no desire, what are you putting me through?
You look beautiful in 1992.
I'm watching, what do i want to be?
Baby, i'm in love with possibility.
Give me sex, and give me patience.
I can't wait, i can't wait. change the station.
I'm watching american television.
Back in the day waiting for a sign to move.
I got nothing to say, i got something to prove.
Oh me, oh my, teenagers get bored.
You look beautiful in 1994.
I'm dreaming, it's not a fantasy.
Baby, i'm in love with reality.
Give me joy, give me emotion.
I can't wait, i can't wait, change the program.
I'm watching american television.
Here we are, now we are the boulevard.
Dropped off our fear at the junkyard.
Oh man, we can turn it up load.
You look beautiful, right here, right now.
I'm still watching, what do i want to be?
Baby i'm in love with possibility.
Give me sex, indecision.
I'm watching american television.
I'm watching, what do i want to be?
I slipped into a house
To escape my enemies
And opened the door to another world
Of lovers and whores
But I loved you more
Than any of them and ever before
Look how close I've come
I'm far away
The universe is brought back
From the brink of destruction
Every time you smile
But I can see things clearer
It's all smoke and mirrors
Yeah you broke my fucking heart but I still want you
Look how close I've come
I'm far away
One can only guess
What would happen if
I got all my questions answered
Then we'd know for sure
Who's got the quickest draw
Who's laying dead and who's above the law
Look how close I've come
I took a breath of fresh air
I took in the view at the top
I took a lock of her golden hair
I took a look - it was gone
If living
Is giving
I'm ready
I'm willing
I took her heart cos she let me
I took a walk in the dark
I took some time to decide if it was right
I took a walk in the dark
If living
Is giving
I'm ready
I'm willing
I took a piece of the puzzle
I took a souvenier
I took both roads everywhere they went
Now something's gotta give
You cant fight, it's everywhere you hide
It's so strong, it's just where it belongs
For all time we're living in a lie
It's so strange, it's perfect in its way
And this isn't over, but I'm getting closer
I can't shake the feeling inside
And this isn't over, but I'm getting closer
I can't shake the feeling inside
I'm still on the line
I'm still on the line
It seeps in, it's underneath the skin
The world turns, but still you never learn
So hold still depression the way you feel
You're close to you're close to all that ??? you
And this isn't over, but I'm getting closer
I can't shake the feeling inside
And this isn't over, but I'm getting closer
I can't shake the feeling inside
I'm still on the line
I'm still on the line
I'm still on the line
I'm still on the line
And this isn't over, but I'm getting closer
I can't shake the feeling inside
And this isn't over, but I'm getting closer
I can't shake the feeling inside
I'm still on the line
I'm still on the line
Without a gun I'd be defenceless against you
Without a doubt I'd lose everything I have
Last chance - something I'm trying to tell you
It's clear you're really not my friend
On and on while you're gone
On and on while you're gone
Someday rise and realise I'm fine
So strange not waking up by your side
On and on while you're gone
On and on while you're gone
Anywhere you have to go, any risk you have to take
Anything you need to know, any heart you have to break
If you hear me, come near me
This is your song
On and on while you're gone
Eight o'clock - watch the TV
Nine o'clock - I think I'm going to hell
Ten o'clock - Why'd you leave me
Eleven o'clock - I'm not doing so well
Anywhere you have to go, any risk you have to take
Anything you need to know, any heart you have to break
If you fear me, don't fear me
This is your song
On and on while you're gone
Light another cigarette
and maybe by the end of it
you'll have changed.
Make a mental note to self
to dig a deeper wishing-well
next year.
Still, you are the only thing I fear
You give me chills, you give me chills
Sentimental waking up
or sleeping in a coffee cup it seems.
You're so high, the sky's scared
and now you're in my nightmares
and my dreams.
Still, you are the only thing I need
You give me chills, you give me chills
You give me chills, then you leave me cold
Still, you are the only thing I feel
You give me chills, you give me chills
You give me chills, then you leave me:
You give me chills, you give me chills
You give me chills, then you leave me cold
Coming out of Sydney
Country music playing
Cursing all of them who stayed
In the city
I own this city
Get drunker than a poet who just got paid
And I'm finally hoping
That I'll be torn open
So that every word I say is true
The words I'm shouting
While I work it out
In case trouble takes me and I don't make it through
You have to ship my body home
Ship my body home
All I ever wanted was to finish what I started
But there's no way I could do it on my own
You have to ship my body home
Driving through the mountains
Cutting through the night time
Stopping now and then to wonder why
I left the city
The quiet city
I killed its memory just to watch it die
And I'm finally hoping
That I'll be torn open
So that every word I say is true
The words you're hearing
While I make it clear
In case trouble takes me and I don't make it through
You have to ship my body home
Ship my body home
All I ever wanted was to finish what I started
But there's no way I could do it on my own
You have to ship my body
Ship my body
Ship my body
All I ever wanted was to finish what I started
So ship my body
All I ever wanted was to finish what I started
So ship my body
All I ever wanted was
All I ever wanted was
All I ever wanted once I finished what I started
I've been looking for some kick
Looking for one trick
To get through the day
I've tried watching the time pass
Watching the hourglass
Do you ever get the feeling that you just don't want to play?
I'm finding it strange such
That people don't change much
'Til they're torn apart
Keep one eye on the object
And don't change the subject
Do you ever get the feeling that this is just the start?
Sandpaperback inside me
Sandpaperback inside me
Sandpaperback inside me
I've been saved by
I've been saved by you
It's just another thing that I'm wanting
Time that I'm wondering
If I could bend
And I don't believe that things just repeat
Do you ever get the feeling that history must end?
Sandpaperback inside me
Sandpaperback inside me
Sandpaperback inside me
I've been saved by
I've been saved by you
And dearly departed
You leave a city broken-hearted
Or you were never never really there
And dearly departed
You leave a city broken-hearted
Or you were never never really there
Sandpaperback inside me
Sandpaperback inside me
Sandpaperback inside me
Sandpaperback inside me
Sandpaperback inside me
I've been saved by
It's sad and spent
Feel the motion again
Stop and pause
Then move some more
Still surprise you when it shatters
But nothing matters
Still surprise you when it shatters
Don't you know that nothing happens
But a lot goes on
A lot goes on
But nothing happens
A lot goes on
A lot goes on
But nothing happens
Choose a town
Find a girl to follow around
Stay on track
And just sit back
Still surprise you when it shatters
But nothing matters
Still surprise you when it shattered
Don't you know that nothing happens
But a lot goes on
A lot goes on
But nothing happens
A lot goes on
A lot goes on
But nothing happens
A lot goes on
A lot goes on
But nothing happens
A lot goes on
A lot goes on
But nothing happens
But a lot goes on
A lot goes on
But nothing happens
A lot goes on
A lot goes on
But nothing happens
A lot goes on
A lot goes on
But nothing happens
A lot goes on
A lot goes on
Today a boy outgrew his town
They say his sadness was his sign
It used to happen every day or so they say
He's gonna take it all this time
And everybody feels it
And everybody knows
There are those that have the flame
And then there's those that just want to get close
Today a boy became a man
'Cause he prepared himself to fail
He escaped one night
Just trying to save his life
I am the hero of this tale
And everybody has seen it
And everybody knows
There are those that have the flame
And then there's those that just want to get close
Please take off your clothes
Give me your hand
Please sleep in my bed
Please understand
I'm gonna lay down the law
'Cause everybody feels it
And everybody knows
There are those that have the flame
And then there's those that just want to get close
Closer to God
Closer for sure
Close your eyes
And watch me become more
Become more
Become more
Hey there I said it
I'm in love
With you
There's an ocean between us
Just like me
Deep and blue
And I, at times have had nothing
But tonight I want nothing but you
You're the only thing I want
The only thing I want
The only thing on my mind
All the time
Staying up 'til dawn won't take its toll
'Til we get old
And drinking is just the way
We keep away the cold
And you, you know what it means
To be true and searching like me
You're the only thing I need
The only thing I need
The only thing on my mind
All the time
And you gave me a reason
To give you my soul
I'll give you it all
You're the only one I want
The only one I need
The only one on my mind
All the time
All the time
All the time
R.J. Johnson/B. Lee
We used to be the best of friends
I wrote a song for you
You'd call me for no reason
Talk about TV and food
We used to be the best of friends
You read my horoscope, you said
I wasn't anal enough to be a Virgo
I said that's what I hoped
I admitted I was scared to you
I said I couldn't sleep
I told my jokes and they were bad
You laughed to humour me
We used to be the best of friends
We flirted but no more
Sometimes we'd drop each other hints
That we would both ignore
But now we're not the best of friends
We said we'd always be
There was a night I should've kissed you
That blame belongs to me
'Cos you got a boyfriend, got a life
I guess he took my place
I started speaking to you less and less
Till you were just another face
But sometimes our eyes meet
Sometimes we look around
Then one of us will look away
I usually look down
The other night I was hanging out
Red eyes, wet hair
I looked across the circle
And you were sitting there
The moment lasted forever
The reefer round this time
I took the hit and passed it on
Inside I nearly cried
When I think about the friends I've had
Forgotten faces in a crowd
The many times I've bared my soul
I've grown this old, I've cried out loud
I looked at you, you sat in shock
I looked at you, you sat in shock
My drifting nature has got to stop
R.J. Johnson/B. Lee
Michael J. Fox was a household name
In 1985
And what about young Mallory
And all of the Family Ties?
I hear they all robbed liquor stores
And are in jail now for life
Kirk Cameron had Growing Pains
Sex symbol of the year
Problem solved so squeaky clean
In half an hour clear
I hear he's been washing dishes
For the last couple of years
Laughter tracks and '80s stars
Predictable jokes
I don't have to tell you what happened
To the kids from Diff'rent Strokes
Punky Brewster's 15 minutes
Lasted for years before it got old
You're never quite so cute
And I should know
Once puberty takes its toll
And no one knows their whereabouts
What they do or what they did
Chew 'em up and spit 'em out
Like all of the Cosby kids
It's the toughest game and the hardest time
It's the longest walk on the thinnest line
Its sad and true that they love then kill
Where do they go when they die?
To the big '80s sitcom in the sky
Michael J Fox was a household name
R.J. Johnson/B. Lee
If you were here I'd slap you senseless
Then I'd ask you where you've been
I'd tell you don't you know I worry
Sitting up each night in fear
And then I'd tell you that I'm angry
And I'd say you did me wrong
And that I hate you 'cos you sneak into
My every single song
If you were here you'd see the damage done
And then you'd feel the shame
I'd make you understand my pain
If you were 'round I'd show you wounds and scars
The proof that you were here
And then I'd make you cry like I did
If my point still was not clear
If you were here I'd scream and
Maybe trash the room if I had time
And then one single word would break your spirit
Just the same as you broke mine
If you were here you'd realize what you did
Stay for a million years
I'd make you cry my tears
But you're not here
And I'm not strong
And this whole thing has gone on too long
I need to leave this on my shelf
But instead I say it to myself
If you were here I'd slap you senseless
R.J. Johnson/B. Lee
Just 18 I've seen the world
Done more than some their whole lives unfold
Still at school just saving face
But a month today I'll be leaving this place
I've lived a million lives so far
But I'm still naive and a broken heart
I feel like I've heard it all before
With a whole life ahead to hear a whole lot more
You wouldn't believe half the things I've seen
Way too much for just 18
I've written songs about them all so far
And played them all on an acoustic guitar
Life is good, it's been alright to me
I've recorded my heart on a couple LPs
It all comes down to the same old thing
Trying to find someone to share it with
I'm lost, I know that the world is weird
I'm swimming in waters that I used to fear
Crazy things have made me kind of tough
Sometimes I think that I've seen too much
Just 18 I've seen the world
Done more than some their whole lives unfold
Still at school just saving face
But a month today I'll be leaving this place
Eight years old
I was in love with a girl
Eight years old
My only love meant the world
We'd hang out
Play catch and kiss at lunch time
I was young she was something to call mine
I'd be lying if I said I was not
Devastated and broken when she
Opened my hand slid hers in
Then walked away
It was bad
The only eight year old kid suicidal
In the school
Convinced I was down to survival
Melodramatic in my usual way
I was sure that the whole world would end
When the girl left that day
And it did
Seventeen years old
Riding home on the bus
Seventeen
Looking for someone to trust
The seat next to me
Sits down a girl I once loved
She looks at me
And then I remember her touch
She smiles
Then touches my knee
All of the sudden I'm eight years old not seventeen
Again
Here's this girl
I was in love, I was eight
Almost a decade later
A decade too late
So she smiles
Asks me ";so how you been?";
Then gives me her number to go out sometime this weekend
My head is spinning it's all too surreal
Deja vu doesn't begin to describe how I feel
So I laugh
There's nothing to say
Maybe everything in my life's gonna end up this way
[from Grandpaw Would]
I pretend I'm mellow
So you don't think I'm hurt
I'm just a real sad fellow
Pretends he's so down to earth
And I might get a kiss
If I play my cards right
Don't care if I've missed
The whole goddamn point
Just pull myself together in the way
That you'd want me to
You're so mellow
You can't see I'm in pain
My knees turn to jello
And my eyes start to rain
And I might not get dissed
If I play my cards right
Don't care if I've missed
The whole goddamn point
Try to be nice in the way
That you'd want me to
And I wear my shirt like I'm not affected
I'll eat my lunch like I still haven't checked yet
I'll try to be cool and if that doesn't work at all
R.J. Johnson/B. Lee
I'll buy a pair of jeans
A stylish means
A groovy masterpiece
I'll cover them with paper men
And books on zen
Records shot with darts
Talk your way out of this one - blah, blah, blah...
I wrote a song for you (x 2)
I'll sleep till after three
I'll brush my teeth
I'll wash my feet
I don't feel well
You couldn't tell
I look like hell
Records shot with darts
Talk your way out of this one - blah, blah, blah...
R.J. Johnson/B. Lee
I'm out on a limb
I'm trying to climb
I'm feeling unsure
Every little thing
If you give it time
Is destined to change you
Why can't I take back my past if I wanna
Why can't I lose half my life if I wanna
She'll do anything
She'll hurt anyone
That gets in her way
She'll do anything
She'll hurt anyone
That gets in her way
The slippery tongue
I wrap 'round the words
The web that I've spun
Put a stumbling block
In front of the blind
I made you feel dumb
Who says this fruit's gonna last forever
Who says I'm wearing these shoes forever
She'll do anything
She'll hurt anyone
That gets in her way
She'll do anything
She'll hurt anyone
That gets in her way
Locker room dialogue boils the fat
To forget you're a kid feels much better than that
Locker room dialogue boils the fat
R.J. Johnson/B. Lee
Things seemed so nice for the first few weeks
Didn't care - she didn't notice me
Then I asked her does she wanna hang out
Get something to eat
She said I'm just another guy with high hopes
A real sorry sight
I'm also half her height
I'm just another guy in the crowd
She laughed at me
I died
I wrote her a song, took me a real long time
To get everything to rhyme
Read in a magazine girls like it best
When you're honest with them
She said the song sucked big time
I'm a talentless clown
She doesn't want me around
She said the final goodbye
A punch in my eye
[from Grandpaw Would]
Well you're real pretty
And you act like a cross between you know what I mean
It's a real pity
Cause you try to be mean, but you just can't fake it with me
You love the Pixies
You're the ultimate Pop Queen you know what I mean
Yeah my girl is a true dream
And I'm not gonna hate you if you're not gonna hate me
You're my Pop Queen
Well, you're not that lazy
And you know how to act when you're with the upper class
My dreams of you are hazy
As we lie on the grass and we talk about daydreams
You're so unconceited
Yeah you couldn't be slack if I paid you the shirt off my back
R.J. Johnson/B. Lee
Well I know it's real uncool to say
You don't need an amp to blow me away
Don't need to turn up, plug in, or go very far
Just strum a chord on my guitar
Well my guitar is love
And my guitar's all I need
And my guitar's so special
Cause it plays the songs - not me
Well I can take my guitar to the beach
And strum out a pop masterpiece
I work out my favourite songs
I can do it myself or play along
Well my guitar is love
And my guitar's all I need
And my guitar's so special
Cause it plays the songs - not me
And I don't know what would happen
If I lost my guitar
I'd never find another one
Like the last one I adored
It's my guitar
And I guess that when shove comes to push
An acoustic guitar doesn't mean you're a wuss
And when I'm sick of hearing noise
I sit right down with one 'my favorite toys
Well my guitar is love
And my guitar's all I need
And my guitar's so special
Cause it plays the songs - not me
I can't live without your breath
You are all that I adore
I'd say if you were the sun, I'd be the rays
But I don't think that's a suitable metaphor me
How can that be?
I don't know much but I know what I'm talkin' 'bout
I don't care about them anymore
I'd say if you were a kitty, I'd be the litter
But I don't think that's a suitable metaphor me
How can that be?
Enough talk learn to be subtle
Better ways of leaving than slamming the door
I'd say if you were the room I'd be the window
But I don't think that's a suitable metaphor me
Would you resent me
If I said that I'd miss you
And would you hate me
If I wanted to kiss you
And would you love me
If I was stoic
And if I told you
Would you already know it
Well I'm coping better than before
But it's still hard to watch you leave
So don't leave me please
You're like a childhood fear
You're not changing
If I gave you a present
Would you try to exchange it
If I tried to please you
Would you make me feel awkward
If I went away
Would you make me move forward
Well if you decide to go
I'll wait For a year, a month, a week
So don't leave me please
And I'm coping better than before
But it's still hard to watch you leave
R.J. Johnson/B. Lee
Well she talks like a bullet
And she looks like a goddess
Says she's a traveler
And she knows where she's going
Dresses like a model
Talks like a liar
She sounds like a bimbo
But she thinks like a scholar
*She's got me she's lost me
She's got me on my knees in awe
She took me she shook me
And now I want her all the more
Well I'm talking straight to her
And I know she's not listening
Why the hell do I find her
So damn impressive
She has a bad temper
She likes to have control
The fact I don't understand her
Fascinates me all the more
America is a big country
America is a big idea
I once got a fortune cookie that said
America is a place where people can invent themselves
So when I found myself making out with two girls at once at the Linkin Memorial in Washington, DC
I knew what that fortune cookie said had been
Beautiful, strange and true
[Chorus]
Wake up to America, up to America
Feel your broken heart
Beaten' like a drum
Wake up to America, up to America
Even in the dark
Shine for everyone
America, I've been reading your history
And alot of it sounds like Empire building
America the world needs a foreign policy of compassion
I still believe that somewhere underneath all this mess
America's a good country
Coz' I guess I believe that people in their hearts are esentially good
They just get greedy and they get scared
[Chorus]
America it must get so lonley being you sometimes
Up all night, no one to share the long drives with
Don't worry we won't let you fall asleep at the wheel
[Chorus]
Wake up to America, up to America
Up to America
Up to America
Up to America
Up to America
America
This is the first day of the future,
And all i want is you.
I wear a pair of socks you left here.
But i know, i know, i know, nobody could ever fill your shoes.
I can see so clearly when your smoke gets in my eyes.
Please me with your promises and hurt me with your lies.
Baby can you hear the message i am sending?
Love me like the world is ending.
This is the last day of existence.
And all i want is you.
There's a certain sadness.
But i know, i know, i know, the sky is what makes the ocean blue.
I can see so clearly when your smoke gets in me.
Please me with your promises and hurt me with your lies.
Baby can you hear the message i am sending?
Love me like the world is ending.
And they all say to pour it has to rain
So don't complain if we get wet in the deep end.
I can see when your smoke gets in my eyes.
Please me with your promises and hurt me with your lies.
Baby, can you hear the message i am sending?
Woke up this morning
I suddenly realized
We're all in this together
I started smiling
Cos you were smiling
And were all in this together
I'm made of atoms
You're made of atoms
And were all in this together
And long division
Just doesn't matter
Cos were all in this together
I saw you walking
In the city
We're all in this together
The city's changing
Cos we are changing
And were all in this together
Every twelve seconds
Someone remembers
That were all in this together
In the kitchen
Of your rent-control apartment
We're all in this together
C'mon baby
I dont mean to rush you
I only wanted to reach out and touch you
I've gotta start to open my heart
I know you think
About jumping ship before it sinks
But were all in this together
Ask a scientist
It's quantum physics
We're all in this together
And on the subway
We feel like strangers
But were all in this together
Yeah I love you and you love her
And she loves him
But were all in this together
Y'know baby
There's never been protection
In all the history of human connection
C'mon darling
It's alright to show me
You don't ever need to be lonely
Once you start to open your heart
I saw you crying
I started crying
Cos were all in this together
And then religion
It's a big decision
But were all in this together
Are you changing?
Do you know it?
Do you feel it?
Do you know?
But you're waiting
While you're waiting
Why are you waiting?
Just do it - whatever it is
There are secrets
There are places
There are places you can go to
They might tell you
Yeah they'll tell you that you shouldn't
But do it - whatever it is
Go do it - whatever it is
Just do it - whatever it is
And you're dancing
And you're looking kinda crazy
And your arms are making little circles
There are reasons
There are reasons you can find out
So do it - whatever it is
Just do it - whatever it is
Go do it - whatever it is
Whatever it is
It's so quiet
And you're dreaming
I turn to you and say
"Awake is the new sleep"
So wake up
And do it - whatever it is
Just do it - whatever it is
Cos awake is the new sleep
Awake is the new sleep
So wake up
Wake up
And do it - whatever it is
Just do it - whatever it is
Go do it - whatever it is
Just do it - whatever it is
Well you're lookin' so compose as you're starin' down your nose at me, laughin' at the way that i dance
But i just keep on movin' while you're lookin' disapprovin'
I feel sad for you, you never take a chance
So let your feet start shuffling and let your hips swing.
I know your heart's as hungry as mine.
Close your eyes, look at me, open up your mind you'll see that we can share a moment, a moment in time
[Chorus]
Tell me what's so bad, about feeling good
Tell me what's so bad, about feeling good
Well it's not all analysis or mathematic pression
oh all the simple things in life are not small
and all your daily drama and the politics of pleasure
well they really do not matter much at all
so let your words start spilling out against your will
and let your love minlge with mine
close your eyes, look at me, open up your heart you'll see that we can share a moment, a moment in time
[Chorus4x]
Tell me what's so bad, about feeling good
Tell me what's so bad, about feeling good
No guilt. All Pleasure. C'mon I wanna hear you yell it now
No guilt. All Pleasure. C'mon everybody yell it now
No guilt. All Pleasure. I wanna hear you yell it baby
No guilt. All Pleasure. C'mon everybody...Tell me what's so bad, about feeling good
Tell me what's so bad about feeling good.
Tell me what's so bad, about feeling good
Tell me what's so bad, about feeling good
In my dreams they're coming to collect
I've got something that they want
And I don't know what it is
But you hid it in my luggage
Like a needle in a haystack
So I'm running like a criminal
I'm sneaking round each corner
In a phone booth, through a window
And the air is cold around me
And I'm running for my life
Borrow, beg or steal
Everything is real
One day you might feel
Alright again
So I kissed you on the lips
You were sleeping
Like a racehorse in the evening
All that power, motivation
And the endless broken omens
And I don't know if I love you
But I really wanna own you
And I've kept you like a secret
From the moment that I found you
We can make a deal
Everything is real
One day I might feel
Alright again
And I can write my way
Out of this pain
That's a promise that you made me
In a letter that you sent me
From Chicago on a freezing day in winter
Bow I feel a little lighter
But it really doesn't matter
Cos this love is not obedient
It's got its own agenda
And it wants to take me over
And it wants to pull you under
And it would like nothing better
Than to tear us both to pieces
And it wont do what its told
Show me how you feel
Everything is real
One day it'll be
Alright again
One day it'll be
The moon sheds light across the end of the bed.
You made me wait but now i'm touching your leg.
And i remember all the little things you said,
"quesadillas, made with cheese" and "a rock band who went japanese."
So for once in my life, i saw what i wanted and took a bite.
I picked the fruit from the tree and it was ripe.
Your love got big, your drugs got worse each afternoon.
Like bacon at a bah mitzvah, like a lead balloon.
And who's to say what really happened in that room each day?
I was looking for a bride, you were looking for a groom.
So for once in your life, you saw what you wanted and you took a bite.
You picked the fruit from the tree and it was ripe.
And all you people are the heroes i'd known.
We're staring off the edge into the unknown.
We are not there yet but we cannot go home.
So we cry, and we sing.
Yeah, i remember everything.
For once in our lives, we saw what we wanted and took a bite.
We picked the fruit from the tree.
I've been thinking 'bout the straight and narrow
Slip sliding round the back of my hand
Keep turning and its almost tomorrow
I'll find a way to make you understand
There are no right angles in my life
No right angles in my life
Right now I'm hearing nothing but silence
High beams are on - I can feel you
Every piece contains a little bit of violence
And you've changed so much but its still you
No right angles in my life
No right angles in my life
So breathe
Feel the open space
Leave it all behind
Coming into grace
No right angles in my life
There are no right angles in my life
Suspicious minds and you're back on the warpath
All the things you think are up my sleeve
Though you tell me that I'm just like a circle
Somehow you still don't believe
There are no right angles in my life
There are no right angles in my life
So dream
Let your body play
Anyone in need
Give it all away
No right angles in my life
There are no right angles in my life
I've been thinking 'bout the straight and narrow
Slip sliding round the back of my hand
Keep turning and its almost tomorrow
Find a way to make you understand
Please
Taste the sea you sail
Baby I believe
There's no way you can fail
No right angles in my life
There are no right angles in my life
I feel you in the sidetrack
I'm reaching out for contact
To keep you on my mind
And are you close to breaking?
I'm sorry if you're aching
But I don't wanna hide
I feel you somewhere downtown
I hear you in the low sounds
I bleed until I'm cut
And I'm still thinking of you
I promise I can love you
If you can keep it up
Run if you want me, you're moving too slow
Run if you want me, whoa
Run if you want me, you're moving too slow
Run if you want me, whoa
The secret that I'm keeping
The moment that I'm reaching
The image on my mind
I feel you in the outback
I'm holding out for contact
But you're so far behind
Run if you want me, you're moving too slow
Run if you want me, whoa
Run if you want me, you're moving too slow
Run if you want me, whoa
Wake up, jumpstart. You're name across my heart
Someone dragged mine, until the finish line
Slow burn, U-turn. Still laugh at lesson learned
Fun, damage done. If you want me you gotta:
Run if you want me, you're moving too slow
Run if you want me, whoa
Run if you want me, you're moving too slow
Run if you want me, whoa
Run if you want me, you're moving too slow
Run if you want me, whoa
Run if you want me, you're moving too slow
Whats in your heart
Whats in your head
Its one of the other these days
The quick or the dead
Sometimes we gotta fight
So don't you complain
Cause I never promised this
Would be easy babe
You and me are gonna rise up
and they will be surprised, yep
And every things weird
But soon they'll be gone
Cause are whispered words
are louder then bombs
so don't you lose faith
say its no fun
cause we've come to far to stop
before we're done
You and me are gonna rise up
and they will be surprised, yep
You and me are gonna rise up
and they will be surprised, yep
(They will be)
Sometimes we get lost
But soon we'll be found
This is far to important
To turn back now
You and me are gonna rise up
and they will be surprised, yep
You and me are gonna rise up
and they will be surprised, yep
They will be surprised, yep
They will be surprised, yep
Cause we're gonna rise up
I'm in surgery
It's an emergency
It just occurred to me
Ironically I caught a disease
They take a piece of me
Enjoy the scenery
Counting back from ten but
I will never fall asleep
I refuse to go numb
I refuse to go numb
I refuse to go numb
So let the music come
Let the music come
Let the music come
I'm writing pop songs
Done it for so long
Sometimes I dream about
A chorus that's so clever it's dumb
And now they're telling me
The music industry
You can stay if you behave
Be a good boy go to sleep
I refuse to go numb
I refuse to go numb
I refuse to go numb
So let the music come
Let the music come
Let the music come
I refuse to go numb
I refuse to go numb
I refuse to go numb
So let the music come
Let the music come
Let the music come
So if you're asking me
What you mean to me
This is a dream to me
A theme for me
I gotta believe
In what you're telling me
In what you're selling me
In what's compelling me to feel
The only reason I need
Here comes the drum beat
I'm moving my feet
The only reason I need
The only reason I need
And a guiter chord
I feel so sure
The only reason I need
The only reason I need
I refuse to go numb
I refuse to go numb
I refuse to go numb
So let the music come
Let the music come
Let the music come
I refuse to go numb
I refuse to go numb
I refuse to go numb
So let the music come
Let the music come
Well thanks for coming to dinner
And yeah I'm glad we're friends
But honestly I'm not ready
For this evening to end
It's only 10 o'clock
And I don't feel much tired at all
When I get a taste of something
I always want some more
I'm tired of being alone
I want to take you home
You stole my heart
I should have known
I want to take you home
So how about a cup of coffee
Or we could get a snack
Or if you're heading uptown
Maybe we could share a cab
I don't wanna be rude
Don't mean to be obscene
It's just that I feel so much better
When you're next to me
I'm tired of being alone
I want to take you home
It started big
The feeling's grown
I want to take you home
And I could live without you
I could live without you
I could live without you
I just don't want to
I'm tired of being alone
I want to take you home
You stole my heart
I should have known
I want to take you home
I'm tired of being alone
I want to take you home
It started big
The feeling's grown
I backed my car into a cop car the other day
And he just drove off, sometimes life's okay
I ran my mouth off a bit too much, oh, what did I say
You laughed it off, it was all okay
And we all float on okay
Yeah, we all float on okay
Yeah, we all float on alright already
We all float on okay
A fake Jamaican took every last dime with that scam
It was worth it to learn from sleight-of-hand
Bad news comes, don't you worry even when it lands
Good news will work its way to all them plans
And we all float on okay
Yeah, we all float on okay
Yeah, we all float on alright already
We all float on okay
We both got fired on exactly the same day
We'll float on good news is on the way
Bad news comes, don't you worry even when it lands
Good news is on the way
And we all float on okay
Yeah, we all float on okay
Yeah, we all float on now don't worry
There is no way to write it …there is no way to fight it
And I kick and scream but you got me despite it
And I got my pride so I begin to hide it
Like a fire in a free town you begin to lighten it..
Aha aha aha
Sidii hogasha roobka
Ah ah aha you shine down upon me
Aha aha aha Sidii hogasha roobka aha aha aha you shine down upon me
By some higher order you keep getting bolder…
By god or by country you kill like a soldier…
By some widdle you sung little but scream mighty stronger
Like fire in free town you old magic spoiler….
Repeat Chorus
You place bins in my ribs and ask me to lie down
My pain is your pleasure but pleasure is all mine
You lend me your false ear and I lend you my false lines
Like fire in free town I’m fueled by your gold mine
Repeat Chorus…
She pulled out her match and she burned down my home
Fire Fire
She know it to touch me to turn me to stone
Fire Fire
She come like a storm and she rained on my lawn
Fire Fire
She pulled out her match and she burned down my home
Fire Fire
She come like a storm and she rained on my lawn
Fire Fire
She know it to touch me she know it I know
Fire Fire
She come like a storm and she rained on my lawn
Fire Fire
Lovin' you makes me wanna spill my heart and soul.
Lovin' you makes me wanna tell you things you've never been told.
Lovin' you makes me wanna write bad poetry.
Loving you makes me wanna waste my time,
So tell me, what's it gonna take to change your mind?
(Lovin' you) How much bad poetry?
And I love you so much, please don't show anyone this stuff
It's between you and me, this bad poetry.
Lovin' you, maybe baby.
Lovin' you, by the phone alone.
Lovin' you, please I'm on my knees,
And that's bad poetry.
Lovin' you, like a rose in june.
Lovin' you, fly me to the moon.
Lovin' you, makes me wanna write bad poetry.
And I love you so much, please don't show anyone this stuff
It's between you and me, this bad poetry.
And I love you so much, please don't show anyone this stuff.
While search for a rhyme, 'cause I'm running out of time.
It's between you and me, this bad poetry.
This bad poetry.
Oh, this bad poetry.
love pop music, this is how we do it
It’s politics you can romance to
I love pop music, sprinkle sugar through it,
Philosophy that you can dance to
The price of oil is at an all time high and rising (yeah)
Global warming threatens life as we know it on this planet (ohh ooh)
And leaders have not committed to a plan of action on renewable
energy
The food crisis is currently affecting a hundred million people world
wide
I love pop music, this is how we do it
It’s politics you can romance to
I love pop music, sprinkle sugar through it,
Philosophy that you can dance to
Turn up the radio
And sing along, like you’re all alone
Turn up the radio
And sing along, like you’re all alone
There are over 6 billion people on this planet and not enough fresh
drinking water (we’re in trouble)
Religious intolerance creating geopolitical instability (shine a light)
Politicians battling each other like professional wrestlers (ooh)
Further division is not the answer, division is not the answer
I love pop music, this is how we do it
It’s politics you can romance to
I love pop music, sprinkle sugar through it,
Philosophy that you can dance to
Turn up the radio
And sing along, like you’re all alone
Turn up the radio
And sing along, like you’re all alone
Turn up the radio
Greed and fear seem to be the driving forces of modern life
We’re encouraged to consume and consume with no thought of where
it all comes from, and where it all goes
Our lives are accelerating as we fall out of touch with nature and
ancient myth
We’re desperately in need of a brand new dream
I love pop music, this is how we do it
It’s politics you can romance to
I love pop music, sprinkle sugar through it,
Philosophy that you can dance to
I love pop music, this is how we do it
It’s politics you can romance to
I love pop music, sprinkle sugar through it,
Philosophy that you can dance to
(Turn up the radio
And sing along, like you’re all alone
Turn up the radio
And sing along, like you’re all alone)
I love pop music, this is how we do it
It’s politics you can romance to
I love pop music, sprinkle sugar through it,
Philosophy that you can dance to
(Turn up the radio
And sing along, like you’re all alone
Turn up the radio
Yeah
It's the only way that I want it - Inside
Yeah
Don't you want me to want it - Oh no
Yeah
And other things I consider
You know you'll never forgive me
'Cause a dream is a weapon
And I think about you everyday
So come for the danger, stay for the strange
But I'm never going to give it away
You'll never clean my dirty mind
You'll never clean my dirty mind
All right
Yeah
And I don't need protecting
From the way I'm connecting
Yeah
'Cause it's never as good
IF you do as you should
Yeah
You've gotta let yourself dream it
You've gotta let yourself mean it
'Cause a dream is a weapon, and I think about you everyday
So come for the danger, stay for the strange
But I'm never going to give it away
You'll never clean my dirty mind
You'll never clean my dirty mind
All right
'Cause a dream is a weapon
And I think about you everyday
So come for the danger, stay for the strange
But I'm never going to give it away
You'll never clean my dirty mind
You'll never clean my dirty mind
i was a boy with a barbie when they teased me it was hard
just a boy with a barbie from the start
don't think it meant to break my heart
i was a boy with a barbie this is beautiful and true
i had a crush on every girl i saw they never knew
i've never told a single soul but you
chorus
boys with their barbies and girls with toy armies
we don't have to play by their rules
i don't know where it started, all these roles and make believe
just a boy with a totem make believe
now it seems naive, i kept my heart upon my sleeve
i was a boy with a barbie and the teachers looked concerned
although they tried to stop me getting burned
i guess they didn't realize it would hurt
chorus
boys with their barbies and girls with toy armies
we don't have to play by their rules
boys being prudes while the girls make thier moves
we don't have to play by their rules
so let them wear that dress, let them make that mess
let em take that fall, let em kick that ball
and thank to the ones that tried to stop my fun
you made me what i am, you made me what i am
you made me a man
chorus
boys with their barbies and girls with toy armies
we don't have to play by their rules
boys staying home while their girls on the run
we don't have to play by their rules
Find the fine line between the good times
And hide ‘em behind the locked door
I got nothing to say about puberty
That you haven’t heard before
Brutal truths, the troubled youths
And boys, I’ll take a chance
Spin the bottle, truth or dare
They’re just trying to get in your pants
Blue denim, come on gimme danger
Blue denim, baby, break it in
Blue denim, girl you’re a teenager
Blue denim, feel it on your skin
Darkness creeping ‘round the corner
And I might just creep too
At your feet with your new power
We’re all thinking about you
If you want a new sensation
And got something to prove
Teenage screams for your blue jeans
Make up and perfume
Blue denim, come on gimme danger
Blue denim, baby, break it in
Blue denim, girl you’re a teenager
Blue denim, feel it on your skin (3x)
Blue denim, blue denim, said blue….
Who can say….what it all means….find the answer…..from your new
jeans
Blue denim, come on gimme danger
Blue denim, baby, break it in
Blue denim, girl you’re a teenager
Blue denim, feel it on your skin (4x)
I'm ten feet tall today
I'm higher than a kite
I sidle up beside
Awake for five days and five nights
I've got a glow today
For everyone I know
It hurts to watch me glow
I'm blind so watch me grow
I hit the ground and I'm downtown
The street's alive there's people 'round
Wonder how I did it all before
You know, I've walked away from more...
I'm ten feet tall today
And no one can explain
And no one can obtain
And I will buckle under strain
I hit the ground and I'm downtown
The street's alive there's people 'round
Wonderin' how I did it all before
You know, I've walked away from more than this
I've walked away from more than this
Away from more
I'm ten feet tall today
R.J. Johnson/B. Lee
9:30, 9am Wednesday
Call Don Wilson - W-L-I-S-O-N
Secretary Treasurer for Austuben County Antique engine
and Tractor Association - we need to know some
information about caps, ah, baseball caps the number
is [blah blah] Thank you,
We're in trouble,
in a mess I've got a feeling
that only you can stop it
cos it's over if we say so
They still don't get it
that it's not an easy job
to be the one who says yes
when the whole world only says no
Will they ever believe this is only a dream
When will they scream
Yoko Ono
Break me open
Tell me which way
do we go now
Yoko Ono
I've been hoping
to change this world
before it's over
We're all choking on the fog and war
Help us, we adore you
Ohh, Yoko Ono
Ohh, Yoko Ono
They're still reeling
from the fact you keep stealing
their alpha male rock star
it was mine that opened his heart
And in that moment he could fly
and his music was a jet
and you were the reason
cos you made every (thought?)
When will they realise that he only wanted to cry
When will they cry
Yoko Ono
Break me open
Tell me which way
do we go now
Yoko Ono
I've been hoping
to change this world
before it's over
We're all choking on the fog and war
Help us, we adore you
Ohh, Yoko Ono
Ohh, Yoko Ono
Teach us how to cry
Teach us how to dream
Teach us how to die
Teach us how to scream
Teach us how to f*ck
Teach us how to pray
Teach us how to be
Man teach us!
Yoko Ono
Break me open
Tell me which way
do we go now
Yoko Ono
I've been hoping
to change this world
before it's over
We're all choking on the fog and war
Sorry if we hurt you
We're reaching out for something more
Help us, we adore you
Ohh, Yoko Ono
Ohh, Yoko Ono
Ohh, Yoko Ono
I want to look sharp
Be strong, refuse when I know it's wrong.
I want you to know my name
I want the hottest chick in the game
I want a big heart
And I want a big car
I want to be a self-made man
I want to know the things that he understands
What does he do when he's lost and confused?
What would Jay-Z do?
When i'm feeling blue
What would Jay-Z do?
I want to pay my dues,
A better life I want to choose
I want to seize the day,
Vacation in Saint-Tropez
I want to grow through the pain
I want to change the game
But it's times like these when life brings me to my knees
What does he do when it's hard to get through?
What would Jay-Z do?
I'm talking to you
What would Jay-Z do?
Cause you are you
And I am not
So come on, show me what you got
You are you
And I am not
So come on, show me what you got
What would Jay-Z do?
What would Jay-Z do?
What would Jay-Z do?
I'm talking to you
I'm feeling tornados
Blood drips off the town now
Blood drips off the town now
I'm watching the wind change
Blood drips off the town now
Blood drips off the town now
My mouth is dry
I've had better luck
My eyes are blind
But soon I'll straighten up
Soon I'll straighten up
I left for a while
Blood drips on the floor now
Blood drips on the floor now
I'm looking for ghosts here
Blood drips on the floor now
Blood drips on the floor now
My mouth is dry
My joints are stuck
My eyes are blind
But soon I'll straighten up
Soon I'll straighten up
But soon I'll straighten up
My mouth is dry
Ive had better luck
My eyes are blind
But soon I'll straighten up
Soon I'll straighten up
And I feel it ending
Blood drains from my face now
Blood drains from my face now
And you keep my heart pure
You keep my heart pure
R.J. Johnson/B. Lee
Copping the sound, the sound cops me
I've got nothing to lose
My hair's in the breeze
I don't hate you, just your jealousy
So if you're ready to procrastinate
I'll be your friend, you'll eat me up
We boast the widest range in town
I'll be your friend, you'll show me how
Alarm clock is off, I'm trying to sleep
Smelling of Bondi beach
And the street, filthy as it may be
Is still my street, so don't challenge me
Some things don't change, for instance me
I'll sail your third defeat today
In every way, you'll lose again
But I don't care, I don't care
The wind's in my hair, the hair's in my breeze
I'm waiting to sneeze, I'm waiting to sneeze
The hair's in my breeze
Well I don't care, I don't care
The wind's in my hair, the hair's in my breeze
I'm waiting to sneeze, I'm trying to sneeze
R.J. Johnson/B. Lee
I don't need you 'round here
I wash my hair
Of all your pain
It's not enough
That you think you're tough
And all that girl stuff
Don't feel sorry for yourself
No one else does
Smash your radio and your stereo
And you're feeling blue
What to do?
As if I could care
As if I could care
You're never home much anymore
You want me waiting at the door
To kiss you as you walk on through
I've waited far too long for you
And I'm not waiting anymore
My day doesn't revolve around waiting for you
You think I've got nothing to do
Just kiss you as you walk on through
I've waited far too long for you
And I'm not waiting anymore
R.J. Johnson/B. Lee
Piggy's on the floor, getting some sun
The axe on the wall, isn't the only one
The case in the hall, show to everyone
The lock on the door
*If you wanna, if you oughtta
If you kinda, shoulda, sorta
If you'd like some, if you'd try some
So you're sure before you buy some
Gotta come to terms with what I've found
The train will pass the loft each night at ten
Phone echoes round the loft at six am
People come and leave the loft every now and then
I love the loft
*Repeat
Gotta come to terms with what I've found (x 9)
[originally by Noise Addict]
My nervous stage presence
I awkwardly smile
At the sassiest comment
In your outgoing style
You'll cut out my heart
And you'll do it to spite me
Y'only like me cause I'm in a band
But at least you like me
I should feel bad
I should feel used
Keep my eyes closed
Just let me choose
You like my music
Rock 'n' roll music
You got my songs in your head
On the weekend
I'm just a guitar
I'm just a CD
Something to keep but
I'm glad you've got me
*Life reflector
Pretty heckler
Act like you mean it
Not just for free shit
You want a boyfriend
To get on the guest list
You're gonna use me
You're going through me
But I know right now
That you're happening to me
That should scare me
When you phone me
I'll be pretending
But at least not lonely
You like my music
Rock 'n' roll music
You got my songs in your head
On the weekend
I'm just a guitar
I'm just a CD
Something to keep but
I'm glad you've got me
I walk the streets with some friends of mine
Just like every time
Sit here letting time line my face
Fill this empty space
I was tired
I was unsatisfied
I was wrong, I was wrong, I was wrong
I asked you if I could come inside
When I need to hide
Wait for your love to swallow me
Please don't try to follow me
I was tired
I was uninspired
I was wrong, I was wrong, I was wrong
I walk the streets with some friends of mine
Just like every time
Sit here letting time line my face
Fill this empty space
I was tired
I was unsatisfied
I was wrong, I was wrong, I was wrong
No time like the present this
Emptiness kiss and a physical sickness
I'm falling in fear again
I know I'll never be here again
No time like the present this
Emptiness kiss and a physical sickness
I'm falling in fear again
I know I'll never be here again
I know I'll never be here again
I know I'll never be here again
I know I'll never be here again
I know I'll never be here again
I'm ten feet tall today
I'm higher than a kite
I sidle up beside
Awake for five days and five nights
I've got a glow today
For everyone I know
It hurts to watch me glow
I'm blind so watch me grow
I hit the ground and I'm downtown
The street's alive there's people 'round
Wonder how I did it all before
You know, I've walked away from more...
I'm ten feet tall today
And no one can explain
And no one can obtain
And I will buckle under strain
I hit the ground and I'm downtown
The street's alive there's people 'round
Wonderin' how I did it all before
You know, I've walked away from more than this
I've walked away from more than this
Away from more
I'm ten feet tall today
Well I have felt an angel's kiss
And I have seen the sweet sunset
I thought maybe I was this
I found out that I am that
Let go
Give in
Give up
Surrender
Let go
Give in
Give up
Surrender
All the things I long to touch
And all the tastes that seem so sweet
They don't matter all that much
When I'm falling at your feet
Let go
Give in
Give up
Surrender
Let go
Give in
Give up
Surrender
Oh yeah!
Come on!
No-one puts baby in the corner!
yeah!
Well I can't promise I won't fall
And I can't say I'm never scared
I can't promise much at all
But when you call me I'll be there
Let go
Give in
Give up
Surrender
Let go
Give in
Give up
Surrender
Let go
Give in
Give up
Surrender
Let go
Give in
Give up
Surrender
Yeah
Yeah
Sweet mother I’m coming home
Now I know I’m not alone
Cause I’ve been far
Now I’m close
Sweet mother I’m coming home
Tell me mother can you hear me sing
Your love is everything
Heart and soul
Breath and skin
Your love is everything
Oh mother, please hold me tight
Cause mother I need some help tonight
What went wrong
Will soon be right
Oh mother, please hold me tight
Tell me mother can you hear me sing
Your love is everything
Heart and soul
Breath and skin
Your love is everything
Oh mother, this world is strange
Love me mother and make me brave
In my dreams
On this stage
Oh mother, this world is strange
Tell me mother can you hear me sing
Your love is everything
Heart and soul
Breath and skin
Your love is everything
Tell me mother can you hear me sing
Your love is everything
Heart and soul
Breath and skin
Your love is everything
Your love is everything
Your love is everything
Polystyrene, I wanna daydream, I need an enemy to get me through,
Prodigal sunscreen, our love's a guillotine, something borrowed, something blue.
Another ship sunk, family tree trunk, deep scar diving, I look for you,
And we're hoping and we're choking, something borrowed, something blue.
I get the feeling I could leave you on the interstate,
I get the feeling like I just broke through.
I get the feeling like you never mattered anyway,
Something borrowed, something blue.
It gets harder, my father, the weight you manage and the damage too,
Polystyrene, I wanna daydream, something borrowed, something...
I get the feeling I could leave you on the interstate,
I get the feeling like I just broke through.
I get the feeling like you never mattered anyway,
Something borrowed, something...
I get the feeling I could leave you on the interstate,
I get the feeling like I just broke through.
I get the feeling like you never mattered anyway,
Something borrowed, something blue; something borrowed, something blue,
Something borrowed, something blue; something borrowed, something blue.
Ten floors, I'm falling, guess who I'm recalling?
Oh yeah, it's true, my life begins and ends with you.
I get the feeling I could leave you on the interstate,
I get the feeling like I just broke through.
I get the feeling like you never mattered anyway,
Something borrowed, something...
I get the feeling I could leave you on the interstate,
I get the feeling like I just broke through.
I get the feeling like you never mattered anyway,
Something borrowed, something blue; something borrowed, something blue,
It's strange
It's mad
To want someone so bad
And can't
You tell
Feel it in every cell
Our eyes
They meet
I won't accept defeat
I feel
Brand new
Can't keep my hands off you
And we get so hungry
We eat each other alive
We get so hungry
Only the strong survive
We get so hungry
Cannot get you off my mind
If hearts
Could speak
Some things I can't repeat
Cos you
Were sent
To steal my innocence
It's all
So much
Your love your words your touch
Your glare
Your scent
Makes me believe again
We get so hungry
We eat each other alive
We get so hungry
Only the strong survive
We get so hungry
Cannot get you off my mind
We get so hungry hungry
We sleep
We dream
Discuss the things we've seen
We take
We give
This is the way we live
And we get so hungry
We eat each other again
We get so hungry
Only the strong survive
We get so hungry
Cannot get you off my mind
We get so hungry
We get so hungry
So glad you're coming
I've nothing on my mind
If I could only visit
The places that you hide
It's blurred against the background
It vanishes as soon as you tell
I know this feeling
I know this feeling well
Despite these complications
There's nothing on my mind
Turn and face it properly
If you have to look behind
It's buried in the chaos
It vanishes as soon as you tell
I know this feeling
I know this feeling well
You're broken and I want it
You're broken and I want it
Asleep
Asleep
Teach me to sleepwalk
There's nothing I want more
Teach me to sleepwalk
There's nothing I want more
Teach me to sleepwalk
There's nothing I want more
I know this feeling
R.J. Johnson/B. Lee
Shoulda seen that girl on the radio
Made me think of the time
I tried to rhyme
And failed miserably that time
On the radio
Passed the time
Shoulda seen me trying to talk to you
So you'd think I was cool
But I'm not
And I guess you found that out
On the radio
Passed the time
*Said I'd tell you everything
Or every but that one thing
I tried to weasel my way out
You shouldn't have found out that way
I shoulda sat you down and explained
I thought that there would be no way
You'd find out on the radio
Shoulda seen me sink not swim
Made me think of a rat
That's trying to climb
Even though it know it's doomed
On the radio
Passed the time
Shoulda heard me - what a fool
Made me think of the time
I tried to rhyme
And failed miserably that time
On the radio
Passed the time
Ocean sea floor
I've been waiting for you
See less, be more
Where you been?
With a teenage head
And the trouble you've bought
If you slow down now
Then you're gonna get caught
Darkness before
I've been waiting for you
Charlie Brando
Where you been?
With a teenage head
And the trouble you turn
If you slow down now
Then you're gonna get burned
All I wanted was to live on my blind side
Every shadow's like another bad dream
Move fast and Mister dim those headlights
Don't let 'em shine in front of me
Silent swallow
I'm still praying for you
Darkness shadow
Where you been?
With a teenage head
And the trouble you turn
If you slow down now
Then you're gonna get burned
All I wanted was to live on my blind side
Every shadow's like another bad dream
Move fast and Mister dim those headlights
Don't let 'em shine in front of
All I wanted was to live on my blind side
Every shadow's like another bad dream
Move fast and Mister dim those headlights
Don't let 'em shine in front of me
With a teenage head
And the trouble you've bought
If you slow down now
Then you're gonna get caught
All I wanted was to live on my blind side
Every shadow's like another bad dream
Move fast and Mister dim those headlights
Don't let 'em shine in front of
Don't let 'em shine in front of
I saw you
At a party
And asked you if you'd like the dance with me
You asked me
For a ride home
And I thought that I should take a chance on you
First we're talking
Then we're kissing
Finding out what I've been missing
Heaven's above
Sex without love
I thought you wanted me
I thought you wanted me
Heaven's above
Sex without love
I thought I wanted you
I thought I wanted you
To lay down
Lay down beside me
But here we are and it feels weird with you
I wish someone would tell me
Where is my baby
And how I found myself right here tonight
This is not my kind of danger
Taking candy from a stranger
Heaven's above
Sex without love
I thought you wanted me
I thought you wanted me
Heaven's above
Sex without love
I thought I wanted you
I thought I wanted you
This whole thing is getting strange
I sorta wish I never came
All this talk and playing games
Is slowly driving
Me insane
Heaven's above
Sex without love
I thought you wanted me
I thought you wanted me
Heaven's above
Sex without love
I thought I wanted you
I thought I wanted you
Oh oh
Sex without love
Oh oh
Sex without love
Oh oh
Sex without love
Oh oh
This tender body
Just wouldn't have a clue
What it could be in for
So come on get your shoes on
I'll get you what you go through
And all the people
Around here every day
They go home in the nighttime
So come on do your make-up
And get me what I'll go through
I'm worth my weight in gold
Watching the crowds unfold
Late-start velocity
Nighttime's making a mess of me
And you hear music
Everywhere you go
Music's better in the nighttime
So come on play a record
It'll get you what you go through
I'm worth my weight in gold
Watching the crowds unfold
Late-start velocity
Nighttime's making a mess of me
I'm worth my weight in gold
Watching the crowds unfold
Late-start velocity
Nighttime's making a mess of me
Nighttime's making a mess of me
Nighttime's making a mess of me
Nighttime's making a mess
So come on get your shoes on
Nighttime's making a mess of me
Nighttime's making a mess
Nighttime's making a mess
Go on get your shoes on
R.J. Johnson/B. Lee
There is an orchid someone gave me
Flat and pressed under the glass
It once was pink and vivid
But today it's day has passed
Its brown leaf spread weak and thin
That orchid feels just like my bones and skin
Its heartbeat centre of its soul
Is now just furry shelter to protect it from the cold
Laid out flat for visual effect
Today I feel a lot like that
I put it in its frame eternal joy
And now its just another burned out toy
You should have seen the way
It slowly just decayed
This open sky is painted blue
These curtains kissing in your room
This is the letter I'm gonna send
This is a property condemned
The sleeping hearts
Never understand
Can't hear the song until you dance
We run with scissors in our hands
Ooh, I can feel you in my bones
These are symptoms that I've shown
It's always ever now and then
Life is unusual again
The sleeping hearts
Never understand
Can't hear the song until you dance
We run with scissors in our hands
The sleeping hearts
Never understand
Can't hear the song until you dance
We run with scissors in our hands
So don't ask me for a reason
Don't leave me for a reason
Don't look for me cause I'm runnin'
Too fast
The sleeping hearts
Never understand
Can't hear the song until you dance
We run with scissors in our hands
The sleeping hearts
Never understand
Can't hear the song until you dance
Caught in the deep
Waiting for a sign
I couldn't keep the flowers on my pillow
Alive
Falling asleep, with half of an eye
I want to see the lights of San Francisco
At night
Wait but I won't say that I'm sorry
Watch as I burn my bridges down
And all the time I kept it inside
You leave me no room to bleed
Close to the chest and near to the ground
It's for the best of all the flood gates around me
Lie down
If all that you see has left you unchanged
What did you mean when you said that I was bleeding
In vain
Wait, and I'm living underwater
Watch while I burn my bridges down
The words that I say and the hurt goes away
you leave me no room to bleed
But somewhere inside I'm still on the line
You leave me no room to bleed
Wait on the landscape that I'm breaking
Watch as I burn my bridges down
And I've tried to run but now I'm all done
You leave me no room to bleed
[from Something To Remember Me By]
My heart it is eternal
And my soul it often flies
You can see it in the evenings soaring through the skies
And it takes me close to madness
Though it never really tries
I've crossed a million rivers
And I've walked a million miles
I've kissed a holy angel and I've tried to show some style
I never even questioned
How I know it's all worthwhile
But I'm gonna make it through and I'm gonna do it all
And I'm gonna make it through and I'm gonna do it all
And I'm gonna make it through and I'm gonna do it all
I will fall
My legs they get so tired
And my head it often screams
You can hear the thoughts all turning overload of fears and dreams
I don't mind the sting of feeling
But it burns when I'm empty
I'll ride the road I've chosen
And at times I know I'll fall
I have nothing to lose now so I want to taste it all
Wintertime in Glendale
Till the next location calls
But I'm gonna make it through and I'm gonna do it all
And I'm gonna make it through and I'm gonna do it all
And I'm gonna make it through and I'm gonna do it all
I will fall
I'm gonna make it through and I'm gonna do it all
And I'm gonna make it through and I'm gonna do it all
And I'm gonna make it through and I'm gonna do it all
I will fall
I'm gonna make it through and I'm gonna do it all
And I'm gonna make it through and I'm gonna do it all
And I'm gonna make it through and I'm gonna do it all
I will fall
Well there's no one left but you now babe
Got to say that it's your call
*I'm gonna make it through and I'm gonna do it all
And I'm gonna make it through and I'm gonna do it all
And I'm gonna make it through and I'm gonna do it all
I will fall
I could never leave you waiting
I've never been so close
There's nothing that we'd need to save here
So just let it go
And take me over, and leave me broken
'Cause this is music for the young and foolish
Spilling everything in the dark now
You can have it all
We can build it up to the stars
Just to watch it fall
So take me over, and leave me broken
'Cause this is music for the young and foolish
Don't wanna live under water, I don't wanna drown in the sun
Just wanna cry on your shoulder until the tidal wave comes
Don't wanna live under water, don't wanna drown in the sun
Just wanna cry on your shoulder until the tidal wave comes
Seeking for a secret craving. Headlights on a sign
I might have to walk away from you, babe, to make you mine
So take me over, and leave me broken
'Cause this is music for the young and foolish
So take me over, and leave me broken
R.J. Johnson/B. Lee
Can't get away from a fun song
A pop song, I'm gonna write my swan song
Can't get it happening to write a love song
Always bring in rock 'n' roll
Always bring in dumb stuff
It's not about your jokes
It's not about your name
It's not about the way you hurt me
Every single day
Every boy in the world
Writes a song for a girl
For every girl in the world
I'll write a cool song, a new song, a pop song
I'll write a love song
I'll write a cool song, a new song, a fun song
R.J. Johnson/B. Lee
I pass a town without a name
Seen through the window of a train
A boy and girl stand side by side
The train arrives, she kisses him goodbye
She turns away then steps on board
He thought he'd die but now he's sure
But as he thinks of one last thing to say
The train just rolls away
I pass a station with no sign
An old man gets on the train just in time
He used to love this town despite the rain
But since his wife died it's not been the same
He curses himself, he was weak
At his wife's grave he could not speak
But as he thinks that maybe he should stay
The train just rolls away
The driver likes his coffee strong and hot
The train he drives is everything he's not
He watches the sad people board the train
Then laughs as he pulls out and rolls away
Hits a hundred, no holding back
Then his dear train comes off the track
The news report said instant death, no pain
But who's really to say?
But who's really to say?
The train just rolled away
You are the one who brings the weather
You are a dream I've had forever
You know exactly what I'm wishing
You're gonna love me into submission
Feelings I had
While at your feet
Those kind of things
I cant repeat
You're gonna fill their world
With light
You put the point in exclamation
You took a day to build a nation
You're gonna teach me how to live
You're gonna teach me how to give
Feelings I had
Well who can say?
I cant explain them
Anyway
You're gonna fill their world
With light
You're gonna fill their world
R.J. Johnson/B. Lee
Today I got my call from Ketchum Idaho
From Hemingway and railways and whiskey wine and snow
But if you've never been in pain before then I guess you wouldn't know
I'm leaving in a while now for Ketchum's icy sting
To walk and fish and write some songs, to stay up late and drink
And if I stay there long enough then I'll never feel a thing
And Ketchum will be good to you if are strong and brave
She caters to the melancholy every single day
And babbles like a drunk old man unloading all his pain
I'll lock myself in Ketchum's stare I'll make her my whole world
I'm gonna roam the Ketchum streets to find a Ketchum girl
And then I'll let her break my heart 'cos that's all that I do well
The valley will become my home her hills will keep me safe
I'll give her songs about my soul when there's no soul left to take
And I'll forget I ever lived in any other place
And it may seem inevitable I would love this fate
So beautiful and tragic and her heroes can't escape
And Hemingway he shot himself one July evening late
But me I couldn't bring myself to bloody Ketchum's name
Underneath her passion boils, never spoils surface tame
I'll slowly let her kill me with her lonely wind and rain
It's not hard to see
The truth will set you free
So you take what you want
And I'll take what I need
What's the point in praying
If you don't mean what you're saying
Everything you've chased is here and now
Love is a reason to exist
So let it all go and just say yes
If it feels right then why resist
Throw down your arms and just say yes
And I was often told
To mine a heart of gold
To find a destiny
Waiting there for me
There's no point in demanding
Total understanding
When everything you've craved is here and now
Love is a reason to exist
So let it all go and just say yes
If it feels right then why resist
Throw down your arms and just say yes
Just say yes, Just say yes
There's nothing to be 'shamed of
If it's hurting you're afraid of
Everything you need is here and now
Love is a reason to exist
So let it all go and just say yes
If it feels right then why resist
Throw down your arms and just say yes
Just say yes, Just say yes
Just say yes
Just say yes
You kissed me slow
It happened way too fast
I told myself
There's no way it would last
Is this how love's supposed to feel?
Is this how love's supposed to feel?
And all my friends
Are saying it's not right
I want to sleep
Beside you every night
Is this how love's supposed to feel?
Is this how love's supposed to feel?
So say you'll stay
I promise I won't go
There's just one thing
I really need to know
Is this how love's supposed to feel?
Is this how love's supposed to feel?
Is this how love's supposed to feel?
Is this how love's supposed to feel?
Is this how love's supposed to feel?
I'm feeling better
Since I surrendered
You cant climb till youre ready to fall
You're not a landmine
You're not a goldmine
No, you're not mine at all
So tell me baby
Can you hear me?
I sent a message out into the dark
It's a mystery
When you're near me
I've gotta find my way to your heart
I learned my lesson
First impressions
Are more often right than wrong
It's not a slow dance
This modern romance
Feels like we've already waiting too long
Don't worry baby
About how it should be
I sent a message out into the dark
I'd rather talk to you
About how it could be
I've gotta find my way to your heart
I was one of those
Breathing tornados
But now I live at the eye of the storm
And its all faded
That sense of separation
Since I let your love keep me warm
You tell me baby
That you can feel me
I sent a message out into the dark
When I kiss you
Thats the real me
I've gotta find my way to your heart
So tell me baby
Can you hear me?
I sent a message out into the dark
It's a mystery
When you're near me
In the morning, in the morning
You were there and you felt things get strange
Early in the morning
You learned your lesson, learned your lesson
Misery is too depressing, hey
Now you learned your lesson
But you'll forget, you'll forget
When you're lonely you'll forget
You'll forget when you're lonely
You'll forget
Hey desire, hey desire
Please protect me from the things I'm wanting
This is a recording
Here's a secret, here's a secret
Love's a game where rules just complicate it
Lose it if you break it
But you'll forget, you'll forget
When you're lonely you'll forget
You'll forget when you're lonely
You'll forget
You'll forget, you'll forget
When you're lonely you'll forget
You'll forget when you're lonely
R.J. Johnson/B. Lee
When I am older
When I am 94
I'm gonna die in the desert
That's what the desert's for
And there'll be no water
No rain, no hail, no tears
'Cos it never rains in the desert
Like it has where I live here
I look up and see a million stars in the sky
Not a sound but the ringing in my ears when I die
In the desert
That's what the desert's for
When I am older
When I am 98
I'm gonna die in the city
That's why the city's great
And there'll be no silence
To make me stop and fear
'Cos it's never quiet in the city
Like it is where I live here
I look out and see all the traffic passing by
The smog in the air and the lights
When I die in the city
That's why the city's great
When I am older
When I am 99
I'm gonna die in the country
That's why the country's mine
And there'll be no concrete
Just green trees and some cows
'Cos it's never hard in the country
Like it is where I live now
But if I die tonight in my bed
Still in this town
And all these sounds in my head
I'll never have been to the desert, the city
the country to die there
Because I was busy and blind
And I did not find the time
R.J. Johnson/B. Lee
Well I saw you on the catwalk
Not a corny supermodel song
I tried to cheer, but the cat had my tongue
You came out of the dressing room
In a t-shirt with a red front
I'll be your hanger-onner
If that's what you want
Cause I'm with the star
Cause that's what you are
A beautiful star
I'm with the star
Am I speaking too soon if I say I'm in love
I'm with the star
Cause that's what you are
A beautiful star
You're wasting your pretty face
Hiding behind that mask
The mask of a beautiful star
I tried to think
Maybe I could drop a hint
I'm really awful
At this kind of thing
You came out of the dressing room
In a t-shirt with a red front
I'll be your groupie-supermodel-hanger-onner
If that's what you want
Yeah I'm with the star
'Cause that's what you are
A beautiful star
I'm with the star
Am I speaking too soon if I say I'm in love
Yeah I'm with the star
Cause that's what you are
A beautiful star
Wish I could drive you round
Around in your car
The car of a beautiful star
'Cause that's what you are
A beautiful star
Yeah I'm with the star
Am I speaking too soon if I say I'm in love
Yeah I'm with the star
Cause that's what you are
A beautiful star
Wish I could drive you round
Around in your car
Do do do do do do [x4]
It's true, it's true,
I'm a woman too,
I move with the flow of the seasons
I do, I do, cause I'm a woman too,
I don't make sense but I got my reasons,
So hear me roar
I will not be ignored
If you've ever had to fight, you're a sister of mine
If your heart's got something to prove
Then you're a woman too
It's here, it's clear,
This world can be unfair,
There's always someone being kept down
It's true, it's true cause I'm a woman too try to shut me up and I'm
gonna get loud
So hear me roar
If you've ever had to fight, you're a sister of mine
If your heart's got something to prove
Then you're a woman too
Are you a woman too?
The African,
He's a woman too
The American,
He's a woman too
The Palestinian,
He's a woman too
The Jew
He's a woman too
The freedom fighter
He's a woman too
The messiah
He's a woman too
This planet
It's a woman too
You,
You're a woman too
You're a woman too
You're a woman too
So hear me roar,
I will not be ignored
If you've ever had to fight you're a sister of mine
If your heart's got something to prove
Then hear me roar
I will not be ignored
If you've ever had to fight, you're a sister of mine
If your heart's got something to prove,
Then you're a woman too
You're a woman too
And I'm a woman too
[originally by Noise Addict]
[Version 1]
It may sound stupid when I say it out loud
Like I'm just jealous of his silver cloud
He looks real good he drinks diet Coke
He gets his NME's sent by air not boat
I wish I was him
He gets the women at his feet
With all his cool friends
He gets his records for free
I wish I was him
He has no enemies
I wish I was him
He's got six different flannel shirts
Airwalks not thongs
He even understands the words to Pavement songs
He's got his new guitar toys
He loves Smudge and the Beastie Boys
*I wish I was him
He gets the girls at his feet
With all his cool friends
He gets his records for free
I wish I was him
He has no enemies
I wish I was him
I feel much better now I've let it all out
He's got big biceps and a masculine shout
I don't want to sound like I'm trying to be mean
But he plays guitar much faster than me
*Repeat
I wish I was him
He gets the girls at his feet
I wish I was him
He has no enemies
With all his cool friends
He gets his records for free
I wish I was him
I wish I was him
[Version 2]
Well, it may sound stupid when I say it out loud
Like I'm just jealous of his silver cloud
He's crazy as hell, he drinks diet Coke
He gets his NME's sent by air not boat
I wish I was him
He gets the girls at his feet
With all his cool friends
He gets his records for free
I wish I was him
He has no enemies
I wish I was him
Well, he's got six different flannel shirts
Airwalks not thongs
He even understands the words to Pavement songs
He's got his little fan club and his guitar toys
He loves Smudge and the Beastie Boys
*I wish I was him
He gets the girls at his feet
With all his cool friends
He gets his records for free
I wish I was him
He has no enemies
I wish I was him
Well, I feel much better now I've let it all out
'Cause he's got big biceps and a masculine shout
I don't want to sound like I'm being mean
But he plays guitar much faster than me
*Repeat
[Spoken:
Y'know he even knows the guys from Dinosaur Jr.
And he played on the first Blake Babies Album, how awesome
And you know that black stripey shirt he's got?
Well, I've got the same one, except it's red, but it's the same, y'know
what I mean]
I wish I was him
He gets the girls at his feet
With all his cool friends
He gets his records for free
I wish I was him
He has no enemies
I wish I was him
I should let this go but I just can't
And now it's just a lesson I can't grasp
So what's really the best that I could do
To hope to see you every year or two
And the things you said
Do they still make sense
Could you mean them now
Did you even mean them then
I could torture myself Insane and tense
But I don't have the strength
I'm crushed in pain you drifted through my life
But even looking back I know it's right
I gave you my heart scared complete and whole
When all you ever asked for was my soul
And there's nothing left
But a song or two
That mean not a thing
If I can't play them for you
If I could hear your voice just one more time
Maybe I'd be fine
But I guess I won't
'Cos it's too late now
And I guess you're gone
'Cos it's too late now
And the pain I feel
Is all I can take
Maybe this turn of karma
Is too late
Maybe I was wrong
Maybe I was caught In a net of passion
Maybe I was caught
Maybe I should take it all with salt
And soon I'll believe that it's not my fault
And it's not my fault
And it's not my fault
And it's not my fault
And it's not my fault
And it's not my fault
And it's not my fault
If I say it enough
R.J. Johnson/B. Lee
I can't live without your breath
You are all that I adore
I'd say if you were the sun, I'd be the rays
But I don't think that's a suitable metaphor me
How can that be?
I don't know much but I know what I'm talkin' 'bout
I don't care about them anymore
I'd say if you were a kitty, I'd be the litter
But I don't think that's a suitable metaphor me
How can that be?
Enough talk learn to be subtle
Better ways of leaving than slamming the door
I'd say if you were the room I'd be the window
But I don't think that's a suitable metaphor me
R.J. Johnson/B. Lee
I swear I've never been speechless
Till today, no way
I never thought you weren't pretty
Had to say, had to say
And if you need some kind of reassurance
I'll cry and send my tears
But if you don't know I'm sorry
Then my green hearts won't mean anything
I draw a picture of red hearts
On a plate, just to state
I don't need love, just a letter
In my way, on my tray
And if you hate me cause I'm selfish
I'll begin to understand
But if you don't know I'm sorry
Then my green hearts won't mean anything
R.J. Johnson/B. Lee
I know you feel pretty beat
You're wanting to sleep
I know your eyes getting sore
You've been up since three
The time's come to sleep
If you wanna crash out
So if you wanna crash out
Don't feel I'm keeping you up
I know you're near dead
I won't be waking you up
That's best left unsaid
The time's come to sleep
So if you wanna crash out
So if you wanna crash out
I'll let you sleep
If you wanna crash out
I'll let you be ( x 2 )
R.J. Johnson/B. Lee
It's 3 AM in New York
Sometime in 1995
The other half of the world
The other side
It might have been warm outside, maybe cold
Who could tell?
Three of us stumbled into room 421
At the Grammercy Park Hotel
It's 3 AM in New York
We sat for a while
We started to talk
We started to smile
Then he played a song
I knew very well
3 AM in New York
At the Grammercy Park Hotel
He passed the guitar around
Over and over and over again
Till one of us broke a string
It was probably him
But the songs came out strong
They were loud, they were long
There were songs about girls, about boys
Sung a lot, screamed a lot
We made lots of noise
It's 3 AM in New York
It's the time of my life
Minstrels and maidens and heartbroken songs
Made me cry
And we were anonymous, androgynous
Bearers of truth
And the indie rock columnists would have freaked out
If they knew
It's 3 AM in New York
And I knew we were right
We were young, not so young
And in love with our lives
3 AM in New York
I went back to bed
Three lone true prophets
With songs in our heads
It's 3 AM in New York
And I just felt God
Lying awake in the dark
I was in awe
And I know in reality, it might not be true
But for three of us here in New York
It's all we could do
I know it's just songs, played on guitars
It's not rocket science, flying to Mars
And I know it's not much, but it's all that I have
To be sure that I'm real
Again and again and
If there comes a day
When my fingers don't work
Or my voice loses sound
Gives me grief, gives me hurt
Well, I swear on that day
When I lose what's worthwhile
From that day forth
I never shall smile
It's 3 AM in New York
I feel fine, I feel well
Sound asleep
Ok baby
What'll it be?
I asked my friends and they all agreed
You're exactly the kinda trouble that I need
I've got songs that give
I've got songs that prove
Songs I use
When I want to seduce
And I want to seduce you
Why wont you let me?
I wanna get you
So get gotten
I wont stop
Till I get to the bottom
I wanna get you
So get gotten
I've got big big dreams
In a small small world
And I'm using god
To pick up girls
And I'm willing
To put it all on the line
I've got words that destroy
Words that build
I use words
And I feel no guilt about it
I've got words that got bump in the night
It's no secret
That ive fallen
I wont stop till I get to the bottom
It's no secret that I've fallen
Cos first you're ripe
Then you're rotten
Don't stop till you get to bottom
First you're ripe
And then rotten
Once I knew
But I've forgotten
I'll find out when I get to the bottom
Once I knew
But I've forgotten
I wanna get you
So get gotten
I wont stop till I get to the bottom
I wanna get you
Gamble everything for love
Gamble everything
Put it in a place you keep what you need
You can gamble everything for love if you're free
You gotta gamble everything for love
Baby are you cold?
Are you cold baby I could wrap you up
Wrap you up in my love
If you wanna you can gamble everything for love
If you wanna you can gamble everything for love
Tell me are you feeling lost? have you crossed
Into places that you never knew to get through?
Tell me are you gonna cry all night?
Tell me the truth and ill tell you the truth
If you gamble everything for love
You're gonna be alright
Alright
Make a list of things you need
Leave it empty
Except for number one - write love,
Gamble everything
Keep it under lock and key
If you wanna you can gamble everything for love
Love me with an open heart
Tell me anything
We can find a place to start to gamble everything
We can set this thing apart
Cos were gonna
Gonna gamble everything for love
Tell me do you lose your way each day?
Are there people you don't recognize?
Do they lie?
Tell me do they make you feel too real?
Tell me the truth and ill tell you the truth
If you gamble everything for love
You're gonna be alright
Alright
You can go your own way
You can go your own way
You gotta go your own way
If you gamble everything for love
If you gamble everything for love
Gamble everything for love
Gamble everything
Put it in a place you keep what you need
You can gamble everything for love if you're free
You gotta gamble everything for love
Tell me are you getting hurt?
Is it worth it?
Tell me are the people strange?
Do they change?
Tell me are you letting go?
Do you know?
If you gamble everything for love
If you gamble everything for love
If you gamble everything for love
You're gonna be alright
R.J. Johnson/B. Lee
From such a tender age I let you in
To mess with my insides I don't regret a thing
And I don't care if you're confused
Please hold my hand
Grip the railing I still don't understand
Twenty metres above the ground, took off my disguise
I never thought of kissing you is that such a surprise
I think you've heard my song before
Won't make you hear it again
Don't wanna hear about your girl
Got my own best friend
And if you wanna hear a tune we'll grab a bite
Take your quotation marks away
I got my pride (x 2)
I ate my mushroom goop
You were laid-back
We tried to reinvent ourselves
We're getting off the track
And I don't care if you're confused
Please hold my hand
Grip the railing I still don't understand
I think you've heard my song before
Won't make you hear it again
Don't wanna hear about your girl
I've got my friend
And if you wanna hear a tune we'll grab a bite
Take your quotation marks away
We play our cards close to our chests
Surrounded by our enemy that we know best
Turn it asleep cause the sleep is so light
And all this danger gets bigger at night
There is secrets to keep
And places not to go
You find out when you need to know
Who can we trust when the truth is as thin
Feels like the con is in
And I want to break free
Cause the world's gone insane
All I see are families cheating at board games
Where is the love and it's such a shame
All I see are families cheating at board games
We break vows but the truth is the thing
In the land of the blind with our one eyed king (yeah)
Time stands still for a breaking heart
It doesn't need to be this hard
And I wanna break free
Cause the world's gone insane
All I see are families cheating at board games
Where is the love and it's such a shame
All I see are families cheating at board games
Break away from what you've known
You are not alone
We can build a brand new home
You are not alone
Break away from what you've known
You are not alone
We can build a brand new home
You are not alone
Break away from what you've known
You are not alone
We can build a brand new home
You are not alone
Break away from what you've known
R.J. Johnson/B. Lee
On the last day of the world
On the last day of history
I'm gonna live like I always wanted
I'm gonna live like I really was free
And when it finally happens
When they say it on TV
You can bet your life that I'll be the first one
Dancing in the street
You'll have your scientist expert nuclear physicist
Saying that he can't explain
Maybe it's a meteor nuclear bomb missile launch
A final plague acid rain
Then he'll tell you it's the last day of your life
And you must not leave your home
There'll be millions of people all around the world
Praying to the CNN god alone
But I'm gonna dance
And I'm gonna sing
When I hear those words said
I'm gonna smash my favorite guitar
Burn every book I've ever read
Then I'm gonna gather all my friends together
We'll get drunk and we'll get high
And then we'll chain smoke cigarettes
It doesn't matter 'cos we're all gonna die
I'm gonna tear down the main city street
In a stolen police car
Record the world's trashiest song
And make myself a star
Then I'm gonna come back home and sit and think
About every word I've said
Take a photo of myself as a souvenir
'Cos by the end of the day I'll be dead
And then I'll come round to your place
With a flower and a song
I'm gonna rest my tired head in your lap
And cry about all the things I've done wrong
Then I'm gonna look at you just one last time
And smile at the life I chose
Then let one final tear past my eye
R.J. Johnson/B. Lee
I wrote my last love song today
Got the whole damn phase out of the way
It was here now it's gone
But that was my last love song
I wrote my last love song today
I wrote my last love song tonight
Recorded my last love-starved plight
I was young and naive
I wore my heart on my sleeve
I wrote my last love song tonight
I wrote my last romantic spiel
So you'd know how I feel
You're just another girl no doubt
Who this song's not about
I wrote my last love song tonight
I used to think I was a pioneer
To love what no man has gone near
But there's no point no dignity
To sulk in self pity
So that's behind me
Just try me give me your best shot
I don't know what I am
But I know what I'm not
I wrote my last love song it stinks
At least that's what I want you to think
But it's not true there'll be more
About the cute girl next door
I'm just burned out on love for a while
[from Something To Remember Me By]
Eight years old
I was in love with a girl
Eight years old
My only love meant the world
We'd hang out
Play catch and kiss at lunch time
I was young she was something to call mine
I'd be lying if I said I was not
Devastated and broken when she
Opened my hand slid hers in
Then walked away
It was bad
The only eight year old kid suicidal
In the school
Convinced I was down to survival
Melodramatic in my usual way
I was sure that the whole world would end
When the girl left that day
And it did
Seventeen years old
Riding home on the bus
Seventeen
Looking for someone to trust
The seat next to me
Sits down a girl I once loved
She looks at me
And then I remember her touch
She smiles
Then touches my knee
All of the sudden I'm eight years old not seventeen
Again
Here's this girl
I was in love, I was eight
Almost a decade later
A decade too late
So she smiles
Asks me, "So how you been?"
Then gives me her number to go out sometime this weekend
My head is spinning it's all too surreal
Deja vu doesn't begin to describe how I feel
So I laugh
There's nothing to say
R.J. Johnson/B. Lee
You know you never change your ways
And I don't mean the way you brush your hair
You know you never change your ways
And I don't mean the clothes you wear
And I don't want you to lose your inhibitions
Just be a bit more flexible
By dictionary definition
Be a bit more ductile like me
You know you never change your ways
And I don't mean the life you lead
You know you never change your ways
And I don't know what you need
And I don't want you to lose your inhibitions
Just be a bit more flexible
By dictionary definition
Be a bit more ductile like me
I'm hoping you'll be
A bit more ductile like me
I'm hoping you'll be
A bit more ductile like me
Here's hoping you'll be
R.J. Johnson/B. Lee
I didn't see it coming
I just thought that you were friendly
But here we are passionately embraced
I suppose it's kind of funny
But it's also kind of scary
That your kiss brought back a feeling I'd erased
When you said that you were lonely
And I said I thought you would be
Then you took me to a darker holy place
Then I said I liked to kiss you
And you said you loved to kiss me
Then kissed the sweetest kiss I'll ever taste
'Cos I've known you for an hour
But you're growing like a flower
In me
I've known you for a lifetime
Or we're soul mates from a past life
Daisy
It's all mixed with indecision
And a painful soulful spilling
Of everything I've ever felt or known
And you know that they're all looking
So you kiss me even harder
Then hold me and I just feel right at home
Your touch is soft and tender
So I raise my flag surrender
Then say "I feel you staring at my soul"
And it makes them all feel awkward
But our time here's more important
So we sink into our closed eyed painful hole
I'm scared of what will happen
So I kiss you, say I'll call you
Then I tell you so much I don't understand
Then you kiss me with an answer
And my question seems invalid
And I go to bed with daisies in my hand
I call you there's no answer
But I know I have to see you
So I call and call and call and call again
But you never get my message
Or you choose not to return it
Because you shouldn't, needn't, wouldn't or just can't
I'm lonely and I love you
For the moment that is what's true
In me
I've known you now forever
Joined at the soul together
Daisy
There'll be no way to avoid you
When I see you in the movies
And I realize right now you're not here with me
If I'll see you in my lifetime
If again I'll feel you kiss me
I suppose that I'll just have to wait and see
But for now I'll just be grateful
To be touched by such an angel
And put it down as life experience
That my muse is just a daisy
With the most beautiful nature
Will one day fall back in my flower bed
And I know you said you love me
And that's the only memory left
For me
'Cos I need you more than ever
Joined at the soul together
R.J. Johnson/B. Lee
You throw me in a pan
You cook me in a can
You stretch me with your hands
You love to watch me bake
You serve me up with cake
And that's your big mistake
Your guest comes in dressed smart
You offer a la carte
You didn't have the heart
And I want a TV embrace
And I, I'm getting off your boiling plate
They swore you'd steal my steam to feed your dream
And then be gone
I wish I could say that everyone was wrong
You left me burned and seered
You left me ripped and teared
And older than my years
I should have know at first
That you wouldn't leave me hurt
You had to try dessert
No way to let off steam
Don't bother milk or cream
No way to let off steam
And I want a TV embrace
And I, I'm getting off this boiling plate
They swore you'd steal my steam to feed your dream
And then be gone
I wish I could say that everyone was wrong
It must feel good to stand above me
While I make you so proud of me
It must feel good that I'm now gone
I wish I could say that everyone was wrong
I wish everyone was wrong
I wish everyone was wrong
I wish everyone was wrong
I wish everyone was wrong
My head is a box filled with nothing
And that's the way I like it
My garden's a secret compartment
And that's the way I like it
And that's the way I like it
Your body's a dream that turns violent
And that's the way I like it
And that's the way I like it
The winter is long in the city
And that's the way I like it
So please
Baby please
Open your heart
And catch my disease
I was backstage in Pomona
And that's the way I like it
She drank beer with coca-cola
And that's the way I like it
And that's the way I like it
She told me about the winds from Santa Ana
And that's the way I like it
And that's the way I like it
She told me she'd love me like fireworks
And that's the way I like it
So please
Baby please
Open your eyes
And catch my disease
So please
Baby please
C'mon
And catch my disease
They play good charlotte on the radio
And that's the way I like it
They play sleepy Jackson on the radio
And that's the way I like it
And that's the way I like it
I hear Beyonce on the radio
And that's the way I like it
And that's the way I like it
They don't play me on the radio
But that's the way I like it
So please
Baby please
Open your heart
And catch my disease
So please
Baby please
C'mon
R.J. Johnson/B. Lee
When I was a kid I was best at whatever I did
When I was a kid I was smart, at the top of the class
When I was a lad I was sure I had the world in my hands
I was my own teacher I had my own plan
I could have been an athlete could have trained all the time
Been just like the others could have left them behind
But I was too lazy I could not see ahead
All I thought of was music that was filling my head
I could have been a painter painting life in a rush
All I saw in a day on canvas with my brush
But I was just painting my life in a song
Getting all the chords right getting all the words wrong
I could have been a writer with a back catalogue
Full of stories of crimes, sex and beer, girls and drugs
But instead I was writing my first song so bad
On the cheapest guitar that the music store had
'Cos instead I strummed on guitars
Instead I wasted my time
And I strummed on guitars
I could have been a lawyer defending some guy
With a paycheck so big for my heart paid to lie
But instead I was keeping the truth to myself
In the records I placed one by one on my shelf
I could have been a champion, man of the year
Wave to the crowd as they scream and cheer
But here I am playing to people sat down
Nursing their beers while I play the clown
And instead I strummed on guitars
Instead I wasted my time
And I strummed on guitars
I could have been a racing car driver speed mad
Seeking the thrills that my youth never had
But instead I was busy enjoying my age
With teen punk rock anthems and hearts paid to rage
I could have been a scientist, doctor or man
With a stethoscope diagnosing ladies' old hands
But instead I built fret-callous fingertip scars
On my ten year old hands meant for toy ships and cars
And instead I strummed on guitars
Instead I wasted my time
Strummed on guitars
I could have been so much
But I wasted my time on useless guitars
I could have been so much
But I'm not
And I'm glad
And I'm glad
You called me early one morning
And said you were glad I was home
You were lying there flat on your back
Getting drunk playing guitar alone
Did she say
She was leaving the very next day
Did you beg her to stay
Did you beg her to stay
You got to burn to shine
You got to burn to shine
You got to burn to shine
It doesn't get easy get empty get older
And realize we actually die
Filled up with fear and the question persists
That you just might be living a lie
And I saw, as you beat your tired fists on the wall
Are you asking for more
Are you asking for more
You got to burn to shine
You got to burn to shine
You got to burn to shine
You got to burn to shine
You got to burn to shine
You got to burn to shine
I'm keepin' it together
Just keep it together at best
Somewhere inside of me
I know that this is a test
You got to burn to shine
You got to burn to shine
You got to burn to shine
You got to burn to shine
You got to burn to shine
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