He was the biggest sleaze in the office,
Years later he'd be known as Mr. Backrub,
He'd melt you with his mini-pony tail and goatee,
And kill you with his "in touch with my feelings" gaze
He makes me sick,
He gives me creeps,
I hope he stays away from me, from me,
He makes me sick,
He gives me creeps,
I hope he stays away
On a drunk and desperate night,
My friend went home with him,
None of us could believe it,
"He's really okay,
It was just a lay,
He's aware,
At least someone cares",
My intelligence insulted
He makes me sick,
He gives me creeps,
I hope he stays away from me, from me,
He makes me sick,
He gives me creeps,
I hope he stays away
I'm sure he's cruising in his Jeep Cherokee,
I always fall in love with the wrong character,
I always fall for the one who dies,
Watch it over again,
Watch for my mistake,
What could I have missed again?
I always fall in love with the wrong character,
I always fall for the one that's despised,
Watch it over again,
Watch for my mistake,
Robin's in the metaphysical section,
She's got "Living With The Dreaming Body.",
Robin's in the metaphysical section,
She's sprawled out along the carpet floor
She says my work is like eating cold oatmeal,
Yesterday's oatmeal, day after day,
She says my work is like eating cold oatmeal,
Day after day, and she's right
Drunk on margaritas and full of food,
She says "It's hard to be with one when you're in love with another",
Drunk on margaritas and full of food,
She says "It's hard to be with one when you're in love with another,
When you're in love with another."
Robin's in the metaphysical section,
You told me that you hated lines,
Hate being told what to do,
You can bitch and you can whine,
But whose idea was the cue?
And I know it's just my opinion,
The lines are in my mind,
They lead me to my indecision,
So what are you gonna do,
When the same applies to you?
She told me that she doesn't care,
Doesn't matter if he dies,
She told me that I'm unaware,
Words are just a waste of time?
And I know it's just my opinion,
The lines are in my mind,
They lead me to my indecision,
So what are you gonna do,
When the same applies to you?
You told me that you hated lines,
Hate being told what to do,
You can bitch and you can whine,
But whose idea was the cue?
And I know it's just my opinion,
The lines are in my mind,
They lead me to my indecision,
So what are you gonna do,
Cut the shit. You know it's just a part of life,
Fuck that shit. It was your choice to sacrifice,
Don't do it because you can
You are innocent in criminal times,
But you're not into it. Why do you even try?
Go do it while you can
I can see the hypocrisies,
Words are coming back to haunt me
Leaving her so quickly always felt like a mistake,
She didn't yell. She didn't cry. This is all she said:
"You'll regret this some day"
Paranoid of anything pinning you down,
Well now your only solace comes from streets in this town,
And the sadness of all that surrounds
I can read the hypocrisies,
Words are coming back to haunt me
I can read the hypocrisies,
I am drawn by intrigue,
Could I ever live in Switzerland?
Could I ever please any number of secret societies?
This isn't Socrates,
It's not the roots of ancient trees,
Maybe disease,
The secret of secret societies
Should I go to Yale like my father's father's fathers?
I can cite examples,
Visions planted, superimposed,
If I can smell the trees can I smell the industry?
What's to beliefs?
I've got, I've got, I've got, I've got a crazy feeling,
I need more time in Auckland, New Zealand,
Does he know he's just Eno?
Every wall has paint that's peeling,
It's so late to be getting rain,
My mind was already on the plane,
Everyone at Flying Nun helped me keep it a little more sane,
I love, I love, I love, I love my red jacket,
It's usefulness is one of many facets,
Driving around in a woman's car,
She must work in A & R,
I've got a crazy feeling,
I need more time in Auckland, New Zealand,
My mind is rockin' and a-reelin',
What's left behind... ,
A room that is big and undefined,
A dying light,
I lie awake alone at night,
And I don't care,
I know that life cannot be fair,
I know that life cannot be fair
I feel nostalgic for nothing,
I am the pawn,
I am the king
This is it,
Can't you feel the Santa Ana winds,
I catch the breeze,
The smell of Eucalyptus trees,
I'll begin,
Can't you feel the Santa Ana winds,
Can't you feel the Santa Ana winds
I feel nostalgic for nothing,
I am the pawn,
I am the king
I feel nostalgic for nothing,
I am the pawn,
I am the king,
I feel nostalgic for nothing,
I am the pawn,
From the beginning,
My understanding,
I am dying and I was born that way
Names and places and thesis,
It's all a bit too late,
Names and places and thesis,
The bloodlines dissipate
My caption,
My reaction,
Nothing you could ever appreciate
Names and places and thesis,
It's all a bit too late,
Names and places and thesis,
The bloodlines dissipate
Names and places and thesis,
It's all a bit too late,
Names and places and thesis,
Now it's good-bye,
Not much to declare,
This good-bye,
It's all mine
The feelings you find,
Were from a better time,
Affectionate memories,
I keep in my mind
So now good-bye,
It's my lie,
This good-bye,
If I die, I don't care about heaven,
I just wanna know, would you visit my tombstone?
I would for you,
I would for you,
I would for you,
I would for you
If I die would you even notice?
Would you bring a date to the funeral service?
I would for you,
I would for you,
I would for you,
Ask me please,
Your love spreads like a new disease,
Your love breeds into authority,
Your love is nothing but vanity
You remind me of a movie that was more than kind,
Took all my feelings, put them straight in line,
A rainstorm lost into the bottomless brine,
Of this town [?]
Of this town [?]
Of this town [?]
Of this town [?]
Policy,
Your politics are your stability,
Your words are polemic smoke screen,
I'll cut you down right at the knees
Lucidity is only part of the artillery,
Four billion people don't know how to be free,
They're reading books about their property
Of this town [?]
Of this town [?]
Of this town [?]
It was not her first film,
But she starts to wonder why,
A brand new co-star,
Who looks just like Susan Sarandon,
At first so clever,
At first so clever,
She'll turn you on alone at night,
This time it's different,
She starts to wonder why
She's making movies,
Not the ones, the ones you would call films,
She won't call it pornography,
To her it's almost women's studies,
For women by women just women,
Just like those Frisco magazines,
Back when things were so simple,
She starts to wonder why
Lately she's been thinking,
About liquid male secretion,
She sharpens her hatred,
On liquid male secretion,
She finds justification,
Validation and segregation,
She's worried her homemade films,
Another bag of sweet and sour plums,
It's like clockwork at this time of year,
A little gift and hopefully a memory,
But I know it isn't working
It's your home,
It's not mine,
You can keep your sweet sunshine,
It's your home,
It's not mine,
You can keep your sweet sunshine
More coffee from Hawaii,
I don't know if I should be laughing,
A little gift and hopefully a memory,
I know that I'm not moving
It's your home,
It's not mine,
You can keep your sweet sunshine,
It's your home,
It's not mine,
The priest waits for the train,
He leaves today,
He says "How could I have been so wrong for so long",
He lights his last cigarette,
He quits today,
What better way to leave than turning a new leaf
"Tell your mom I'm coming home,
Tell your mom I'm coming home"
The priest drinks from a flask,
It keeps him warm,
He says "I've felt this way before",
The book is a book,
The cross is wood,
The priest is a man
"Tell your mom I'm coming home,
I feel dirty with the clothes I have on,
I feel dirty on the Reeperbahn,
I'm walking through,
I walk away,
Time to lose on the motorway (motorway)
An affection that I don't understand,
You're looking like a lost gringo, man (understand),
The board is burning hot tonight,
And I walk straight into the light
The meaning's melded in a blur of speed,
I forget to take the time to breathe,
If this connection never happens again,
I will savor this until the end (until the end)
The new is nothing, the new is shitty,
Architects vomit on this city,
The HaffenstraaY is a world away,
Look at you, you're perfect,
Hoodie hanging just right,
Tattooed arm, cigarettes,
Unaware of your might
Yeah, sure, your pants are baggy,
And your mesmer-eyes are blue,
And you leave me feeling hollow,
As she makes plans with you
What do I have to offer?
Suicides and unhappy times,
Compared to your youthful wonder,
What the hell is she trying to prove,
She can claim it's unintentional,
What the hell is she trying to prove,
She's on television all the motherfuckin' time
She thinks it's just a game,
It's all show and tell,
She thinks it's just a game,
It's all show and tell
She feels she's got something to prove,
It's overcompensation,
Overripe sensation,
One foot on the back of a slave,
One foot firm in the grave
She thinks it's just a game,
It's all show and tell,
She thinks it's just a game,
It's all show and tell
One foot on the back of a slave,
One foot firm in the grave,
One foot on the back of a slave,
I'm shaping shy shame into words,
I'm tongue tied, left mouth dried and absurd,
I know I can't drink it away
You couldn't have been anyone,
If I could choose from anyone... ,
I'm painting lime in shades of gray
If I believed then I would pray
That things would always stay the same,
I know we're changing every day,
I'm still afraid of dying alone,
Is it absurd? I just don't know,
You can call it what you want but I don't know,
Why the things in your garden, why they grow,
You can call me if you want,
But I don't know if I'll pick up the phone
I cut that photo from a Marxist magazine,
And I took my pens and added yellow, blue and green,
I wish there was an easy way to make this photo,
Just a bit more interesting, interesting, interesting
This week goes by much too, much too quick,
I thought examples would let some of my ideas stick,
But (like my idols) it's been written with love,
And it's been sealed with a kick, sealed with a kick
Monday morning won't let me go back to sleep,
Telling me what I can and cannot believe,
Maybe a handgun will be my last chance,
Now that she's gone put her things on the lawn,
The things that you don't really want,
A yard sale on Sunday, with furniture and everything,
She's been gone now for a month
I think it's sad and all,
That might be wonderful,
But just like the rest of the world,
I'm nothing at all
Sit in your lawn chair, chat with the 'shoppers',
Vodka and tonic in a jar,
Sink into the shuffle of the happy young couples,
In 20 years will they be where you are?
I think it's sad and all,
That might be wonderful,
But just like the rest of the world,
The dirt in the air is some atmosphere,
The sun hangs low,
There's nowhere like here,
School is out and we pile in the car,
Get away from everyday, but never too far
You are, you are, you are everything,
In this town that kills anything,
You are, you are, you are my starshine,
Now let's kiss the city and wave goodbye
I know the feeling of stealing away,
All of our lives caught up in the fray,
This town makes you wonder why you deserve this,
This town makes you wonder if you even exist
You are, you are, you are everything,
In this town that kills anything,
You are, you are, you are my starshine,
You can watch the stills,
Watch it happen just outside of Munich,
Or any major city (for that matter),
Throughout Germany and Poland,
The oxygen changes with each progressing photo,
You can see it in his face,
In this snuff documentary
Without a single word you walk through the dead museum,
Impressed yet unimpressed at the same time
"Why would you want to go there?",
They ask at the front desk,
I may not believe in Anne Frank,
But I still believe it happened,
It's a concentration,
Of daily execution,
It's only contradiction,
A denial of involvement
You don't want to go there,
You don't want to go there
Without a single word you walk through the dead museum,
Now you realize that she's never coming back,
You finally come to terms with that very simple fact,
Now you've reached the point where you can think of her,
Without any anger or without wanting to cry
Tonight for dinner,
You eat in the kitchen,
You feel like nothing's missing,
As the rain falls hard it fills the cracks on Mission Street,
There's a hole in my shoe and it's letting water soak my feet,
I don't know why I curse the sky because it won't stop the rain,
I don't know who I'm yelling to because it won't stop the rain
As the rain fall hard it falls on the people waiting for the bus home,
(For the bus home),
No matter who you are, you feel the same when you're wet, cold and alone,
Soaked hair and dress and all the rest divided by the rain,
When you get home you're still alone reminded by the rain, rain
So I went home like I normally do and I put on something dry,
I went out to get a coffee, read a book about anarchy,
And watched the commuters walk by,
Tears from the sky, I'm satisfied that I can't stop the rain,
Can't justify, and I can't define, and I can't stop the rain, rain
We only dream to float downstream, reminded by the rain,
I have an opinion on all of your decisions,
I am going to state them on my internet relations,
I'm gonna have a protest,
Keeping things in focus,
I'm gonna have a protest,
No-one's gonna notice
When you said "this" didn't you mean "that",
When you said "what" didn't you mean "this",
Doesn't that make you a fucking hypocrite?
I've got proof the singer's full of shit
I love punk rock,
I hate grown-ups,
I love punk rock,
I hate grown-ups,
All my thoughts they are complete,
I got them from a lyric sheet,
All my thoughts they are complete,
Ignoring the messages on your machine,
Even your name is sounding obscene,
It's all I can do to keep to myself,
When I set next to you
Deep in the Valley I feel afraid,
We look like junkies in a raid,
We hate the MOCA, we hate "art",
We'll be apart
An empty whiskey bottle helps to see us through,
I wish I had a bit more faith in me and you,
Now I know why you will go,
You're the star of the show
I took a cab to a Santa Monica Pier,
I half expected to see you sitting there,
I walked all around,
For almost two hours
Meeting for drinks on my trip to L.A.,
I already feel like it's a mistake,
You're astute in your judgement,
We're both too sentimental
I hate to see you sad in my favorite dress,
The next time that you wear it it'll be for someone else,
Now I know why you will go,
Come on, come on, let's go,
Let's go check out the transvestite show,
We can laugh at the spectacle,
But someone still goes home alone
He can't sleep,
He never dreams,
He goes to bed in tights and wig,
He goes to bed in tights and wig,
He does not know anything except he is alone
Cuts and bruises from home,
He lived with his mom after the separation,
Her anger and sad cruelty,
A mis-fired, hateful energy
You look so much like your father,
Have I told you about your father?
You look so much like your father,
Have I told you about your father?
Life in unreality,
Subliminal reality,
Cosmetic perfection, cosmetic Darwin,
Superfluous shoulders, an otherwise stereotype
But it's real,
The feeling is seemingly real,
Anger and sadness streak his face,
The trip to Washington was just a test,
Now there's a feeling of uneasiness,
How did you manage such a tangled mess?
You feel like a fool
You've taken all there is to find,
He's under your skin all the time,
But all's the same in his mind,
You feel like a fool
You left your diary out on the bed,
Did you expect that it wouldn't be read?
He finally hears you saying that love is dead,
You feel like a fool
She took all there was to take,
You thought everything was going great,
You thought wrong, such a big mistake,
You can go out tonight,
You can see him all right,
And he's been expecting you,
You can act so aloof,
But he's not looking for proof,
Every gesture he expects from you,
He expects from you
The worst marriage of all,
You don't love him at all,
And you might even hate him at times,
Now you hear what he says,
Your last alimony check,
Now you know this is the last goodbye
The last goodbye
Now it's even and fair,
Why do you even care?
There are no good times to remember you had,
Now he walks out the door,
You won't need him anymore,
For a moment you almost feel sad,
She woke up on a summer morning,
She woke up like any other morning,
But she knows today is different,
Something is growing inside her
She's gonna have a baby,
Do you think it's a good idea?
I know no-one can stop her,
But do you think it's a good idea?
She's gonna have a baby,
Do you think it's a good idea?
I know no-one can stop her,
But do you think it's a good idea?
She is going to be a young mother,
Obligation to no other,
She may ruin her life and another,
But decisions have been made
Do you have your mother's eyes?
Do you have your child's eyes?
She's gonna have a baby,
Do you think it's a good idea?
I know no-one can stop her,
But do you think it's a good idea?
She's gonna have a baby,
Do you think it's a good idea?
I know no-one can stop her,
I got chills, they're multiplying,
And I'm losing control,
For the power you're supplying,
It's electrifying!
You better shape up, 'cause I need a man,
And my heart is set on you, (And my heart is set on you),
You better shape up, you better understand,
To my heart I must be true,
And there's nothing,
And there's nothing for me to do
You're the one that I want (You are the one I want),
Ho, ho, ho, honey,
You're the one that I want (You are the one I want),
Ho, ho, ho, honey,
You're the one that I want (You are the one I want),
Ho, ho, ho, honey,
The one I need, oh yes indeed
If you're filled with affection,
You're too shy to convey,
Meditate in my direction,
Feel your way
I better shape up, don't treat me this way,
Who can keep me satisfied,
I better shape up, if I'm gonna prove (you better prove),
That my faith is justified,
Are you sure?
Yes I'm sure down deep inside
You're the one that I want (You are the one I want),
Ho, ho, ho, honey,
You're the one that I want (You are the one I want),
Ho, ho, ho, honey,
You're the one that I want (You are the one I want),
Ho, ho, ho, honey,
The one I need, oh yes indeed
You're the one that I want (You are the one I want),
Ho, ho, ho, honey,
You're the one that I want (You are the one I want),
Ho, ho, ho, honey,
You're the one that I want (You are the one I want),
Ho, ho, ho, honey,
Jam that needle in your vein,
Blood is in my sink again,
Well I don't wanna know what you had to do,
To score the skag that's killing you
You're dead to me,
You're just a ghost,
I'm haunted by the empty host,
I'm waiting for my friends to die,
I prefer like you're not alive
Don't call, I'm not home,
And I don't care if you're alone,
This time you're on your own
All my friends are fucking high,
Waiting for their turn to die,
I see the scabs and I see the veins,
Don't tell me about the pain,
Punk chicks are turning tricks,
On Capp Street to score a fix,
Twenty-five going on sixty-six,
What is it baby?
What is this?
Don't call, I'm not home,
And I don't care if you're alone,
This time you're on your own
Don't call, I'm not home,
And I don't care if you're alone,
This time you're on your own
You're on your own,
You're on your own,
Every night the table's set,
She pours his beer into a glass,
Pork chops and apple sauce,
They gorge themselves in the silence,
Not a word [... ?],
Like pork chops and apple sauce
None of your memories are (lost... ?),
None of your memories are (lost... ?)
She says she's going to bed,
Away from the TV,
Seems so irrelevant
It's late and you lie awake in bed,
Thinking your bedroom miles away,
Wonder if she too can't sleep,
When you hear the gentle sobbing,
You know she knows and you hate yourself,
Sad and gentle sobbing
None of your memories are (lost... ?),
None of your memories are (lost... ?)
You may never touch her again,
But maybe on this day,
It seems so irrelevant
Stifled sobbing next to you and there is nothing you can do,
Your dinner gives you heartburn, what if you walked away,
Another woman sleeping sound,
Well does she dream of you? You can't be sure,
You stupid shit,
You fucked-up shit,
You made your bed,
Now lie in it,
You fucking trick,
You worthless shit,
Your number's up,
And here is it
You fucking trick,
You worthless shit,
Your number's up,
And here is it,
You stupid shit,
You fucking trick,
You know the rules,
Now make them stick
You stupid shit,
You fucked-up shit,
You made your bed,
Now lie in it,
You fucking trick,
You worthless shit,
Your number's up,
Woke up in the morning,
Aggravation A.M.,
Last night's entertainment came to a toxic end,
My body takes the poison,
My mind prescribes the dose,
My personal lie wasn't even close
My days turn into cars,
In a psychic traffic jam,
Situations and destinations are all part of the plan,
My earliest potential never had a chance,
Dance you fools,
Close your eyes and dance
Cut the sound and kill the lights,
The audience are late,
In the end, winter comes again,
And I won't allow myself,
To entertain last season's morbid thoughts,
She's waiting in the rain,
Said "Meet me by the train",
It's Christmas time, we're going to get away
Turn the key, open the door,
You don't want to see my face any more,
Fading like the snow to rain,
Turn the key, open the door,
You don't want to see my face any more,
Fading like the snow to rain
(He's putting it all to?) experience,
(There's a good locked door?),
Through the windows, triggering alarm codes,
Set a pitch for his love,
Gets a bullet in the chest,
He tries to recall her face as his socks are damp with blood
Turn the key, open the door,
You don't want to see my face any more,
Fading like the snow to rain,
Turn the key, open the door,
You don't want to see my face any more,
Fading like the snow to rain
Winter comes again,
Father Christmas drunk on gin,
Can't bring himself to face the world again,
She's waiting in the rain,
Said "Meet me by the train",
It's Christmas time, we're going to get away
Turn the key, open the door,
You don't want to see my face any more,
Fading like the snow to rain,
Turn the key, open the door,
You don't want to see my face any more,
You think you've got a lot to say and I've got a lot to hear,
You don't hear a thing,
Your defenses are acting up,
It's some surprise to me,
You don't hear a thing
You don't care about what they're doing,
You just want to have an opinion,
Look at yourself,
You don't do nothing
Drunk on wine,
Saving time,
I remember the first time...
You're so scared of alienation,
You're so scared of segregation,
You don't hear a thing,
You write your words with a poison pen,
It's some surprise to me,
You don't hear a thing
You don't care about what they're doing,
You just want to have an opinion,
Look at yourself,
You don't do nothing
Drunk on wine,
Saving time,
I've never seen fireflies,
It doesn't affect most of my life,
The rings of Saturn might as well be lies,
Take off your coat and stay a while,
Caffeine and sugar to analyze,
We can talk 'til sunrise,
Sunrise, above all else,
Comes as no surprise
And I don't know where the trains go,
Should I just assume "away" is good enough a reason?
What do you know, San Francisco?
Maybe I'm just looking for a non-existent feeling
I can't stand the quiet night,
The sweetly humming electrical wires,
Static electricity, static lullabies,
The radio whispers my desire,
A poignant, washed-out attitude,
It's sincere and absolute,
It's finished here,
Go to bed dear
And I don't know where the trains go,
Should I just assume "away" is good enough a reason?
What do you know, San Francisco?
Now what should I do?
A shoebox full of photographs,
Sometimes I look and have to laugh,
Can't bring myself to throw them in the trash
Now what should I do?
Drenched another handkerchief,
Look at yourself, you're a wreck,
When will you get over it?
Now what should I do?
I call you on the phone,
Hope and pray to God that you're not at home,
Don't want to think that you're all alone
Now what should I do?
The phone rings around 9 o'clock,
Hadn't noticed that the lights were off,
I remember when we said goodbye,
I didn't know it would be the last time I'd see you alive,
I never had your fear of death,
But a certain fear of what I don't expect
And I do see what's in front of me,
Now I ask myself the same old things,
What could I have done?
What could I have said?
Before I read in the paper that you were dead
You never liked the things I had to say,
Now every ideology has melted away,
As I sing this song again and again and again,
All of the meaning has jumped to it's end
And I do see what's in front of me,
And I ask myself the same old things,
What could I have done?
What could I have said?
Before I read in the paper that you were dead
There are skeletons in the closet,
And there are roaches in the kitchen sink,
And I can't go back to that house,
There are too many memories there left for me
And I do see what was in front of me,
And I ask myself the same old things,
What could I have done?
What could I have said?
Before I read in the paper that you were dead,
Everyone's singing the white boy blues,
Haven't they heard the news?
You can't get away with that attitude until you've paid your dues,
You're writing us checks on an empty account,
We know what you're all about,
All of the style with none of the substance,
It's all smoke and mirrors
It's my favorite shade,
It's a black and white,
Your fascination with telescopes won't let you see the light,
Telescopes won't let you see the light,
Telescopes won't let you see the light
Playing in basements and playing in clubs,
Playing wherever you can,
Touring the States eight hours a day,
In a shitty, fucked up, rental van,
Feeling like crap and eating shit,
Living on next to nothing,
Go back home to your shitty job,
I don't feel that I owe you anything
You can't turn around,
It's too late for that now,
Don't expect to see your friends waiting on the ground,
Don't expect to see them on the ground,
I've got customs, nothing functions,
Tongues and different hues,
I've got sizes, slices eyes,
That know you're nothing new,
I've never wanted to go to the moon,
Or grow too old too soon,
Now you're talking like it's something special to do
I've seen trees,
Been weak in the knees,
And walked in ancient lands,
I've shared rice in a social device,
But it's never been part of my plan,
I've never wanted to go to the moon,
Or grow too old too soon,
Your parents do not love you despite what they might say,
They just want a servant,
One they don't have to pay,
Your parents do not love you,
It's like a myth from school,
When you can't find a reason,
Or understand the rules
Inner peace, world hatred,
Violent motions created
Your parents do not love you though they might think they do,
They've told so many lies,
They don't know which ones are true,
Your parents do not love you,
It's just one of their schemes,
They just want you to fulfill their middle-class dreams
Inner peace, world hatred,
Violent motions created
Your parents do not love you,
Look at how they treat each other,
You're learning a big lesson when your father hits your mother,
Your parents do not love you when they tell you to behave,
Now you're ready for the world,
A happy little slave
Inner peace, world hatred,
My images come so fast and clear,
You'll never know I was here,
Every chance is a sacred dance,
Don't step on my career
Why are you being such an asshole?
You're not making anything better,
Like I need a reason to write that stupid fuck a letter
I am the undisputed king of an infinite amount of nothing,
Don't correct me when I'm wrong,
I'm proud to wear the crown of fools
Na na na na na,
Nothing from nothing is nothing,
Na na na na na,
Nothing from nothing is nothing,
Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
Nothing from nothing is nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing,
Nothing from nothing is nothing
Late for lunch, late for dinner,
I've always been a late beginner,
I can't turn off the MTV,
Now I know it's killing me
Drinks are on the house,
Nobody will hear a sound,
Cry alone in the Men's Room,
The Men's Room of all places
I am the undisputed king of an infinite amount of nothing,
Don't correct me when I'm wrong,
I'm proud to wear the crown of fools
Na na na na na,
Nothing from nothing is nothing,
Na na na na na,
Nothing from nothing is nothing,
Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
Nothing from nothing is nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing,
You don't have to justify yourself,
And I don't need to know the truth myself,
UFOs will crash,
So don't expect your world to last,
You don't have to justify yourself
Any of your meanings have cheapened any feelings,
That I have for all your actions,
So shut your mouth
I don't need to know the truth myself,
UFOs will crash,
So don't expect your world to last,
You don't have to justify yourself
Any of your reasons have cheapened any feelings,
That I have for all your actions,
This is not a good sign,
You say you're losing your mind,
People say it's no exaggeration,
Was it something I said?
Was it something I did?
Or was it something from a gray spot in your head?
I want a cheese and mushroom omelet,
I want a microwave oven,
I want to leave a tip after every meal,
Does that make me a bad person?
What's behind the smile?
What's behind the eyes?
Something sorry if anything at all,
The counter is sticky,
This all seems tricky,
To get out of a bogus situation
I want to stay up all night,
I want to sleep with the light,
I want those dishes to be out of here,
We used to stay up all night,
Watching movies 'til light,
Sometimes picking a fight when I knew she was right
They'd be riding their bikes,
All my friends they are dykes
If it's not something you like,
Then go find something you like
Tell me something,
Something good,
I'd be happy if I could
When I'm walking at night and I'm feeling alright,
I'm afraid of the light,
Try to keep out of sight,
You can talk on the phone,
Make a garden of stone,
You can call it your home,
But you're always alone
Tell me something,
Something good,
I'd be happy if I could
Tell me something,
Something good,
They were standing in broken doorways,
Trying to hide their faces,
Trying to hide form the chilling, chilling hand of light,
But the blue light circled back on them,
They were blinded by the light,
Another night of not getting away,
Me, I was just walking down the street,
Just trying to kill some time,
"Not me sir, I'm just trying to find something to eat,
While I'm here I'm taking in the sights",
At 17th and Mission, there is just one distinction,
They'll tell you anything you want to hear at half the price,
Another stranded traveller,
She knew she was travelling nowhere,
But now she's getting restless waiting on the side,
At first I turned away and didn't want to hear,
Didn't want to believe she was alive,
But somewhere under the nicotine was a voice,
It almost sounded sweet,
But the words were "Half and half for $25"
They come here almost every day,
They come from all around the bay,
Trying to fill a void inside with fragments of broken glass,
Laughter trapped in silence,
Laughter sounds like violence,
At times the sound is deafening, deafening,
But I had to walk away,
I convinced myself I was above it,
Three AM and I start to feel annoyed,
Like the show around Christmas time I watched when I was a kid,
Put the dishes in the sink please,
Or the roaches will have a feast,
The leftovers in the fridge please,
It's time to have some tea
The things you are forgetting,
The kitten's needing petting,
And my back, aching,
I guess it comes with age
Put the dishes in the sink please,
Or the roaches will have a feast,
The leftovers in the fridge please,
It's time to have some tea
The rain on the pane,
The cookie's getting stale.
Every day, the same,
I've got anticipation,
You see the complication,
The heat is rising from the centre coil,
Someone's talking,
Someone's nodding,
And I'm waiting for my water to boil
Out in the streetlight,
I see the dogs fight,
I feel the breeze come through the screen,
Uneasy feeling,
My mind is reeling,
Riding in the back, in the back, in the back with no shell,
Trying hard, trying hard, trying hard, trying hard to stay warm,
Trying to keep the bugs out of our mouths,
All that is still is me, you and the stars
Nothing's moving,
Nothing's breathing,
Nothing's changing,
It's sorrow,
Nothing's ever gonna make me plan tomorrow
I could sleep under open skies if I'm back at work by Monday,
Swim against the tide of fate if I'm back at work by Monday
Trying to stay, trying to stay, trying to stay, trying to stay up all night,
Junk food, bad coffee, speeding, speeding all night,
Fast forward the VCR through the better parts of Urgh! A Music War,
All that's left is me, you and the stars
Nothing's moving,
Nothing's breathing,
Nothing's changing,
It's sorrow,
Nothing's ever gonna make me plan tomorrow
I could sleep under open skies if I'm back at work by Monday,
Swim against the tide of fate if I'm back at work by Monday
Nothing's moving,
Nothing's breathing,
Nothing's changing,
It's sorrow
Nothing's moving,
Nothing's breathing,
Nothing's changing,
It's sorrow,
Nothing's ever gonna make me plan tomorrow
I could sleep my life away if I really didn't care,
When the going got rough they called my bluff,
Thirty second song still sounds too long,
When everything I say seems to come out wrong,
Nobody wants to know,
They all just want to sing along
Thirty second song still sounds too long,
When everything I say seems to come out wrong,
Nobody wants to know,
They all just want to sing along
So la la la la,
La la la la,
La la la la,
La la la la,
La la la la,
La la la la,
La la la la,
You're safe in your home,
You're safe yet all alone,
Violence transcends your bank account,
You crawl, you beg,
You're climbing up my leg,
Mercy comes in most finite amounts
Standing in Miami with a $100 bill,
Everybody looks like an easy kill,
Standing in Miami with a $100 bill,
When I run, I'm caught standing still
You think your life cannot be criticised,
Your wealth obscures your mortal eyes,
Your hopes are schemes and every rock star's dreams,
Are weapons in a war to socialise
Standing in Miami with a $100 bill,
Everybody looks like an easy kill,
Standing in Miami with a $100 bill,
When I run, I'm caught standing still
You're safe, secure,
Well I wouldn't be so sure,
Violence is neither good nor bad,
You scream, you shout,
I turn your insides out,
This is the last fuck you'll ever have
Standing in Miami with a $100 bill,
Everybody looks like an easy kill,
Standing in Miami with a $100 bill,
January blows through the track,
You're too hot to feel it on your back,
All alone with everyone,
Do you still remember fun?
Tonight the darkness of the 'loin,
You'll need more than a bunch of coins,
She's there for you but not to stay,
You're invisible anyway
I can't hear a thing you say,
(There's a place where we can go)
I can't hear a thing you say,
(Nobody will ever know)
I can't hear a thing you say,
(There's a place where we can go, we are invisible)
I can't hear a thing you say
Loneliness is a part of trust,
Now you give yourself to lust,
If you're looking for love then you're out of luck,
And a blowjob costs you fifty bucks,
Walk around most of the night,
You have to wonder about your life,
The further that you go,
The less you seem to know
I can't hear a thing you say,
(There's a place where we can go)
I can't hear a thing you say,
(Nobody will ever know)
I can't hear a thing you say,
(There's a place where we can go, we are invisible)
I can't hear a thing you say
In broken English, she says to you,
"Hey, I know something we can do,
Do you wanna for a while?"
You wanna believe the smile,
There comes a point when even sex,
Seems empty and irrelevant,
"Can't you stay a while?"
I can't hear a thing you say,
(There's a place where we can go)
I can't hear a thing you say,
(Nobody will ever know)
I can't hear a thing you say,
(There's a place where we can go, we are invisible)
I think it's time to slow down and take it easy,
City life can always get me down,
The heat is so much gentler when it's breezy,
The city doesn't need me around
The film is never done,
The black and white sun,
Electric communication,
Portugal to L.A.
She has got her friend out for the time being,
The beach is such a nice spot for a shoot,
The black and white landscape is beautifully alien,
The Director's little speech is quite astute,
Sex is the only way to not communicate,
And wallow in the anxiety it will replace
The European man goes to L.A.,
He rents a car and lawyer for the day,
The imitation forest of the night,
L.A. eases off in black and white
"L'Aventura" beautiful,
Made on little or none at all,
If nobody remembers the Star Hotel,
And it's sad, lurid ghosts,
It's probably just as well,
Thinking through the stinking is not thinking a lot,
Reach into your jeans and see what you've got
Tuesday night is just alright,
I'm nauseous but happy,
Tuesday night is just alright
Close your eyes and realize this is it,
Is it what you imagined?
The walls are dead and peeling,
They don't watch the door,
I used to fetishize the girls,
Now I fetishize the floor,
The carpet's tiny razors,
Bits of glass and bone,
Sleeping is an option if you can get alone
Tuesday night is just alright,
I'm nauseous but I'm happy,
Tuesday night is just alright
Close your eyes and realize this is it,
Is it what you imagined?
Close your eyes and realize this is it,
Nothing is the same anymore,
The Satanists convene on the shore,
Their creatures disappeared from the sea,
The gateway vanished into eternity
The Church Of Satan went back underground,
LaVey's magic organ makes no sound, downtown,
Susan Atkins is nowhere to be found,
Banality now keeps the city wound
The Camera Obscura is gone,
The Church of John Coltrane is gone,
The Mechanical Museum is gone,
Half of all my friends are long gone
I don't resent the city or the shore,
I feel myself feeling kinda bored,
I wake up just like I did before,
He's got a million lines for each of your ears,
He's telling you exactly what you want to hear,
He's telling you what you want to hear,
His hands are sweaty moving
You have a beer, another beer,
Another and another and another beer,
Now you're ready to take him on,
Now you are prepared
Punching walls, punching doors,
Nothing like this ever happened to him before,
Picks his pants up off the floor,
Seen it all before
He will use her for tonight,
She is the one I wish I'd treated right
He walks away,
Your evening saved,
Except the overwhelming smell of his aftershave,
It'll be gone in another day,
And thank God for that
The overwhelming smell of his aftershave,
It'll be gone in another day,
Your apartment stinks like aftershave,
"It's a long story. I'll tell you another day"
He will use her for tonight,
Like I said before, "We speak in codes",
Underneath the Eastern snow,
We don't believe in Western modes,
Race around the Berlin roads,
Rita in your mind; she is deep inside,
The Roaming Hash Rebels always have somewhere to hide
Banks are full of money,
Free for us to take,
We contribute chocolate sweets to be given away,
Banks are full of money,
Free for us to take,
We contribute chocolate sweets to be given away
Rita - I hope you meet her,
You should see her smiling in your face,
Rita - I hope you meet her,
You should see her with a loaded AK
When they say "No future",
She shouts out "Guess again!"
She's a good example of how the revolution ends,
Heading to the East,
You think you're in the West,
There's no point in choosing,
Which one you think is the best
Rita - I hope you meet her,
You should see her smiling in your face,
Rita - I hope you meet her,
You should see her with a loaded AK
When they say "No future",
She shouts out "Guess again!"
She's a good example of how the revolution ends,
Heading to the East,
You think you're in the West,
There's no point in choosing,
Which one you think is the best
When they say "No future",
She shouts out "Guess again!"
She's a good example of how the revolution ends,
Heading to the East,
You think you're in the West,
But there's no point in choosing,
Something had to happen,
Something had to change,
Babies vanishing, sacrificed,
To a eunuch with no name,
Make a move,
Things to choose,
Either way you're bound to lose,
Even Wonder Woman sometimes sings the blues
Hey you! (Hey you! )
It's true! (It's true! )
I've got news for you,
Nothing you can do
No need to get worried,
No need to give in,
The babies are all born on dates destined to be King,
Sometimes I get lonely,
Maybe it's just me,
But Michelle, Anita and Maggie Cheung are all I ever need
Hey you! (Hey you! )
It's true! (It's true! )
I've got news for you,
Nothing you can do
Hey you! (Hey you! )
It's true! (It's true! )
I've got news for you,
Like the old cliche, "alone in the crowd",
At the top of your lungs you still won't hear a sound,
The unlocked cage both protects and surrounds,
The dramatic history of a boring town
The faint scent of a faint notion,
Goes from my house to the Richmond
(Which we'll burn to the ground),
It dissipates in the strength of the ocean,
The sad aroma of an exaggerated town
We're out of our minds when we're out of the house,
We're selling revolutions by the ounce,
We never even care to burn the city down,
We're selling our souls to so-called undergrounds
All of your plans are so precise,
If nothing else the movement will be organized,
Why don't you shrink it down to size?
You seem more than happy to compromise
Paint doesn't dry before it's erased,
You're passing out flyers to save the human race,
Unfortunately, isn't that the case?
"Who will win the next election?"
I don't care about the politics you wear,
When it falls who will hear a sound?
The city you love so very much,
I will get you back if it's the last thing that I do,
I'm taking classes every night for my revenge on you,
I may get a gun. I'm still not sure what I will do,
But rest assured that you will know what I am going through
What's another sleepless night?
What am I supposed to do?
Can water change to wine?
I can drink myself to sleep,
And hopefully forget to breathe,
I hate what I've done to my life
You wear out your jaw. You're so austere in your belief,
Each day you work a heart between your pretty yellow teeth,
I'm succinct about this feeling but confused about remorse,
For I loved you like a choir of worms progressing to a corpse
What's another sleepless night?
What am I supposed to do?
Can water change to wine?
I can drink myself to sleep,
And hopefully forget to breathe,
I hate what I've done to my life
Christmas night the Devil and I had a little chat,
He asked me would I rather die as a dog or as a rat,
You can please the universe by using any means,
But when you are alone, I hope you think of me
What's another sleepless night?
What am I supposed to do?
Can water change to wine?
I can drink myself to sleep,
And hopefully forget to breathe,
Romance may be a bankrupt term while we watch the city burn,
I have to wonder if it's true and I'm so glad I'm here with you,
Planting bombs - robbing banks, call it war, call it pranks,
Call it terror, call it love, watch our numbers rise above
I'm so glad I'm here with you,
We believe in something new,
I'm so glad I'm here with you,
We believe in something new
Romance may be a dated term we love to watch the city burn,
While we make our escape hand in hand - hand in fate,
Living in the underground, now we move from town to town,
Call it terror, call it love, watch our flags rise above
I'm so glad I'm here with you,
We believe in something new,
I'm so glad I'm here with you,
We believe in something new
I'm so glad I'm here with you,
We believe in something new,
I'm so glad I'm here with you,
I have no reason to think this season is in itself to blame,
The phone it doesn't ring,
And so I do my thing,
What time is it back home?
"You've got no messages today",
"I find no fax I'm sorry to say",
"I won't check again",
Another Dover stop,
If I jump from the hill top?
Will that just be vain?
So now I'm swallowing my pride,
I've got little left to hide,
(I'm not going home tonight),
Now I'm swallowing my pride,
And I don't want you to decide,
(I'm not going home tonight),
She said my dreams are only lies,
I can't so why do I even try?
(I'm not going home tonight)
Now I'm swallowing my pride,
Was it really worth the price?
(I'm not going home tonight)
I'll try to call again,
You may pick up and then,
Here is your chance,
You can make me feel small,
And wish I hadn't called,
Or you'll save my life
So now I'm swallowing my pride,
I've got little left to hide,
(I'm not going home tonight),
Now I'm swallowing my pride,
And I don't want you to decide,
(I'm not going home tonight),
She said my dreams are only lies,
I can't so why do I even try?
(I'm not going home tonight)
Now I'm swallowing my pride,
Was it really worth the price?
She has a wall made of Styrofoam,
She's a Catholic girl from a Catholic home,
She stares into the space of her computer screen,
Schizo between hyper and fatigue,
She's rarely less than an hour late,
We both have learned I'm willing to wait,
She's not insane, I'm a little surprised,
That there aren't many clouds floating in her eyes
I declare this our private little park,
Snow is falling after dark,
It's not a secret but it's one I'll keep,
For bad, bad people doing bad, bad things
For a girl who dreams of John Cusack,
She's got a lot of Satanists and lumberjacks,
She says it's not a pattern,
She just might be right,
But she'll never take her own advice,
She is not alone,
She is on her phone,
She is the unknown, she will drive me home,
She is the unknown, she will drive me home
I declare this our private little park,
Snow is falling after dark,
It's not a secret but it's one I'll keep,
For bad, bad people doing bad, bad things
I declare this our private little park,
Snow is falling after dark,
It's not a secret but it's one I'll keep,
Another stupid lesson I didn't want to learn,
Standing in the rain waiting for my turn,
It's my human condition that makes my world complete,
But tonight I just want to go home,
And a chance to dry my feet
No-one gets a second chance,
No-one knows the reason to the rhyme,
It might not make a difference,
No-one knows or has that kind of time
Your condescending tone has kept me up at night,
I didn't say a word and I'm left with hindsight,
Your eyes look right through me,
While mine look through the rag,
I don't want your cause and I won't wave your flag
No-one gets a second chance,
No-one knows the reason to the rhyme,
It might not make a difference,
No-one knows or has that kind of time
I didn't want to say this but now I know it's true,
Inspiration turns to dogma and I wipe it off my shoe,
It's my human condition that makes my world complete,
But tonight I just want to go home,
And a chance to dry my feet
No-one gets a second chance,
No-one knows the reason to the rhyme,
It might not make a difference,
All the dishes in the sink sit as cold as the floor,
It's a monument to affluence,
Words carry no quintessence
You're out of time,
You're out of time, you're out of time, you're out of time, you're out of time,
You're out of time,
You're out of time, you're out of time, you're out of time, you're out of time
All the records out of jackets scratch themselves one by one,
And the deejay takes no requests on his voicemail line
You're out of time,
You're out of time, you're out of time, you're out of time, you're out of time,
You're out of time,
You're out of time, you're out of time, you're out of time, you're out of time
Stinking seas of ambivalence clog your pores as you dive in,
This is real cash money,
When you fly west over hours of excess,
Your breath grows short and weak,
Down on the ground,
You take ten trains to the next town,
You're travelling interplanetary,
You're travelling interplanetary
You drive erratic,
You feel the static,
You feel the static as you're hardly home,
Now I know you are not all like me,
It's okay, I knew it all along secretly
I'm impressed by all of your excess,
You've got our machine dreams down,
Now I observe as we speed through the curve,
I cling to the west like the east
I count the money,
The eggs are too runny,
I should have stuck to some local dish,
No land, no past, no country,
I need more proof that I don't exist
Like I need more proof that I don't exist
You drive erratic,
You feel the static,
You feel the static as you're hardly home,
Now I know you are not all like me,
It's okay, I knew it all along secretly
It's OK (OK),
It's OK (OK),
It's OK (OK),
Early tomorrow I am disgusting,
Phantoms and subways,
Clustered hallucinations
The sky is spitting thunderbolts at random intervals,
The wind breaks it's course like a blinded feral dog,
Our guardian angels turn their backs with shame, not disgust,
Although I am afraid, I will stay,
The mountains turn to beachfront and the beach does wash away,
The clouds conceal an evil plot we only contemplate,
The golden hair of angels spindles plastic and disease,
Although I am afraid, I will stay
Synthetic valleys,
Synthetic mountains,
We walk together through horror and sickness
The sky is spitting thunderbolts at random intervals,
The wind breaks it's course like a blinded feral dog,
Our guardian angels turn their backs with shame, not disgust,
Although I am afraid, I will stay,
The mountains turn to beachfront and the beach does wash away,
The clouds conceal an evil plot we only contemplate,
The golden hair of angels spindles plastic and disease,
Although I am afraid, I will stay
Plastic virtues around every corner,
He's going to say what little he has to say,
He's going to say it in the longest possible way,
He knows what he's doing,
You are wrong, he is right,
He will remind you all throughout the night
This is his club,
This is his kingdom,
Does he realize he's in Richmond, Virginia,
This is a problem that cannot be fixed,
Tonight I'm taking you out of the mix
It's too late at night to start a fight,
Nothing's gonna be all right,
It's too late at night to start a fight,
Nothing's gonna be all right
Nothing's gonna be all right,
Nothing's gonna be all right
He's going to say what little he has to say,
He's going to say it in the longest possible way,
He knows what he's doing,
You are wrong, he is right,
He will remind you all throughout the night
This is his club,
This is his kingdom,
Does he realize he's in Richmond, Virginia,
This is a problem that cannot be fixed,
Tonight I'm taking you out of the mix
I'm too tired to deal with this,
I can't believe that it's come to this,
Everything is shit,
Everything is shit,
So here I am in the middle of it
I'm sick,
I'm sick of all the waste,
I'm dying to get out of this place,
I wanna be at home,
I wanna be alone,
I don't wanna talk to the man with the microphone
It's too late at night to start a fight,
Nothing's gonna be all right,
It's too late at night to start a fight,
Nothing's gonna be all right
Nothing's gonna be all right,
While I feel lucky, I still regret,
I never got my second chance,
The photos I took as documentation,
Blend my personal mythologies
A sad soliloquy,
As much for you as it is for me,
A sad soliloquy,
I won't expect anything
A sad soliloquy,
As much for you as it is for me,
A sad soliloquy,
I won't expect anything
I only know what I'm shown,
I can tell my mind was blown,
It's what I need to feel something,
Something,
Anything
A sad soliloquy,
As much for you as it is for me,
A sad soliloquy,
I won't expect anything
A sad soliloquy,
As much for you as it is for me,
A sad soliloquy,
[Part 1]
One more day to stare into space,
One more day in this boring place,
Blank expression on your face,
Drink your coffee, complex aftertaste,
One more day trapped in a room,
One more day of nothing new,
Surrounded by more of the same,
Are they as bored as you?
Are they angry too?
The campus, the womb, is serene,
The city surrounds in it's machine,
The world nullifies, it surrounds,
Don't you wanna burn it down?
One more night in inter-zone,
One more night you're all alone,
One more empty conversation,
Theories and devastation,
One more night to share a bed,
Afraid to talk, you fuck instead,
But what goes on inside her head?
Anything? Everything?
The campus, the womb, is serene,
The city surrounds in it's machine,
The world nullifies, it surrounds,
Don't you wanna burn it down?
The campus, the womb, is serene,
The city surrounds in it's machine,
The world nullifies, it surrounds,
Don't you wanna burn it down?
One more day to stare into space,
One more day in this boring place,
Blank expression on your face,
Drink your coffee, complex aftertaste,
One more night to share a bed,
Afraid to talk, you fuck instead,
But what goes on inside her head?
Anything? Everything?
The campus, the womb, is serene,
The city surrounds in it's machine,
The world nullifies, it surrounds,
Don't you wanna burn it down?
The campus, the womb, is serene,
The city surrounds in it's machine,
The world nullifies, it surrounds,
Don't you wanna burn it down?
[Part 2]
Diodes and electrodes,
Nails and bolts and beams,
Anatomically correct US war machines,
Bombs are built like TV sets, cars and stereos,
Vietnam's the target audience that you don't know
You're not Galileo, you're not Copernicus,
You sit and stare from the Nanterre's numbing bliss,
You're not Galileo, you're not Copernicus,
You sit and stare from the Nanterre's numbing bliss
You've seen the factories of Renault,
You've heard of the class system at the Sorbonne,
You fetishize the workers and their plight,
Guilt confirms your intellectual flight
You're not Galileo, you're not Copernicus,
Sit and stare from the Nanterre's numbing bliss,
You're not Galileo, you're not Copernicus,
Sit and stare from the Nanterre's numbing bliss
The sound is violence,
The sound is ecstatic,
The sound is like fucking,
A beautiful panic,
All that is left of your sleepless science fiction is the revolution's residue,
Practicing urban vampires
Tonight there is danger,
No longer a stranger it seems,
Dreaming behind barricades,
I can't sleep,
Tonight there is danger,
It's killing this city's disease,
The light is so bright in my head,
I can't sleep
The right wing is talking,
And the left wing is balking,
All of them stopping you from kicking it over,
Caught by surprise,
Forced into compromise,
When you win the trade unions you'll know it's a movement
Tonight there is danger,
No longer a stranger it seems,
Dreaming behind barricades,
I can't sleep,
Tonight there is danger,
It's killing this city's disease,
The light is so bright in my head,
I can't sleep
Don't know if they were offended by their anti-Semitic leaders,
Don't know if they remembered the experiments of Spain,
Don't know if they were sick of de Gaulle and his lackeys,
Don't know if they were horrified of having a boss for the rest of their days
The trade unions are coming!
The trade unions are coming!
The trade unions are coming!
The trade unions are coming!
[Part 3]
May 15, 1968, a black flag waved over the factory,
Collectivizing is inadvertent when a wildcat strike takes the whole country,
Bakers kept on baking,
Fishers kept on fishing,
Canteens kept on serving,
Dreams became reality became slogans
The workers terrified the bureaucracy,
Free love terrified the bourgeoisie,
Imagine the hilarity,
"Free love is neither love nor free",
A moral threat to society,
A political threat to decency,
Imagine fucking in a factory,
In all honesty there's not much intrigue
[Part 4]
When all is said and done,
Despair is just a loaded gun,
It turns into something more,
In the hands of anyone ready for war,
The war for dignity,
Workers, farmers, universities,
Even when you lose,
There's a glimpse of a future you can choose
When all is said and done,
If the students chose the Summer sun,
And the middle class gave into tradition,
And the all the illusion it brings,
They can never win,
We'll be coming back again,
They can never win,
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, it's no good,
Just a magazine for firewood,
You can play make-believe,
But it's not worth killing trees,
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, you're a bore,
Selling papers by the corner store,
Don't wanna know what you have to say,
I've heard it a million times anyway
I don't want to hear your voice,
It's obvious to you that I've made my choice,
You bore me to death with nothing new,
And I don't need to be talked down to
I don't want to hear your voice,
It's obvious to you that I've made my choice,
You bore me to death with nothing new,
And I don't need to be talked down to
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, it's a phase,
We're gonna laugh about all of these days,
Class war is what you talk about,
As long as they don't hurt your parents' house,
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, I have to laugh,
Newspapers and baggy pants,
You seem to think that it's superiority,
But it's all just like a cult to me
I don't want to hear your voice,
It's obvious to you that I've made my choice,
You bore me to death with nothing new,
If I could live my life again,
There are so many things I'd want to change,
As if I could know...
I'd be destined to relive the pain again
She's got pictures on the wall,
Always manage to make me feel small,
I tell her that they keep her down,
As if it makes any sense at all
She can spill her mind into a jar,
It manifests itself on her bedroom floor,
Snot rags, books and tea bags,
I say that I'm just running to the store
She's past caring for herself,
She's frustrated when she forgets,
She's scared whenever she gets lost,
Sometimes she forgets herself
Sometimes she forgets herself,
Sometimes she forgets herself,
Sometimes she forgets herself,
I don't drink everything,
She won't stop at anything,
She won't wait for me,
I don't smoke anything,
I don't mind living at her place,
I don't mind her smoke in my face
She helped me move out of Hollywood,
She gave me the reason,
That I would leave for good
I saw the scar from when she tried to shoot herself,
The bullet passed through her arm,
I can't change anything,
But her sadness and her pain somehow drew my cruelty
We grew apart every time she cried,
I would always hold her,
But it always felt like a lie,
She left town,
Formal goodbyes,
Same old speech,
I blew my last chance,
Fucked apology,
It don't mean anything,
Rest my feet, Kingsley Street,
I knew we couldn't stay in touch,
Smiling newscaster,
She reports the tragedy,
We must share the same secret joke,
Or aren't we laughing at the same thing?
Public feigning outrage,
But these are caustic times,
The only honest outrage,
Is yet to be outlined,
Is yet to be outlined,
Is yet to be outlined,
Is yet to be outlined
No no no no,
No no no no,
No no no no
He can look you in the eye,
You know he sees nothing,
He looks into a million eyes,
He won't tell you anything
At least nothing worth knowing,
Follow his moving lips,
He's an empty oral tradition,
He's a fucked-up piece of shit,
He's a fucked-up piece of shit,
He's a fucked-up piece of shit,
Rock and roll is history,
It's like reading in a library,
It's got little or nothing to do, nothing to do with me
Rock and roll is as cold as clay,
It's time to take the corpse away,
Smell it rot on a hot, hot, hot, hot, hot summer day
It's all right, it's all right,
It's all right,
It's all right, it's all right,
It's all right
Rock and roll means nothing to me,
It's just some other kid's poetry,
Keep the art for the students,
The students and the bourgeoisie
Rock and roll is a simple lie,
I can see it when I squint my eyes,
Repetition is a cheap yet convincing, a cheap yet convincing disguise
It's all right, it's all right,
It's all right,
It's all right if you're white and you wanna be uptight,
It's all right
It's all right if you're white and you wanna be uptight,
It's all right if you're bright and you're staying up all night,
It's all right if you're tight and just wanna be polite,
No domination,
Just exploitation,
You don't need total control,
When you use us all
I'm waking up in the noontime sun,
The late night show is not for everyone
A simple gesture molds the future,
No creation,
Missing passions
Got caught in the rain again late last night,
Couldn't get to sleep so I took the time to write,
Two A.M., let's see what's on TV,
Nothing stopping you and nothing stopping me
And I'm waking up in the noontime sun,
And the late night show is not for everyone
When you read the signs,
You may change your mind,
Your situation may read extinction
I've had three apartments since I last saw you,
I kept your letters,
Your hate mail, I kept too
I can't drive a car,
Or play guitar,
But I'm moving fast and that's a gas
I saw hail for the first time late last night,
All I can say is I'm glad I was inside,
I re-read your letters so I could feel sad,
For the first time they didn't make me think of times we had
And I'm waking up in the noontime sun,
And the late night show is not for everyone
Got caught in the rain again late last night,
Couldn't get to sleep so I took the time to write,
Two A.M., let's see what's on TV,
She is the girl that creates her own world,
What makes you think that it's the right idea?
Her perfunctory glance still feels like random chance,
It's a plan to make her words seem more sincere
The TV's on,
So I won't get to sleep tonight,
Her come on,
It's not enough to feel alright,
If I were 21,
She would only be 13,
It's no fun,
Or at least it isn't fun for me
Oh oh oh oh oh,
She's my ex-friend girl,
The girl who cleared herself a space in my world,
Oh oh oh oh oh,
She's my ex-friend girl,
She's a razor made of chocolate and curls
She's in graduate film school at NYU,
But she's out west for the summer,
She's been to Paris and she thinks that makes her "so rad",
The accent she affects is just rubbish
I'm sunk in,
I've drunk myself past better judgement,
It's funny,
But I thought I was really feeling something,
Four long weeks,
Stranded in another country,
When she speaks,
I'm reminded I am nothing
Oh oh oh oh oh,
She's my ex-friend girl,
The girl who cleared herself a space in my world,
Oh oh oh oh oh,
She's my ex-friend girl,
She's a razor made of chocolate and curls
She has a boyfriend back east that I'll probably never meet,
He can't be happy with the situation,
If it makes you feel any better, I feel equally pathetic,
I wish I could resist the invitation
She's so mean,
And it means a lot to me,
She's real keen,
On keeping me where she wants me to be,
She's so mean,
And I'm so not anything,
The more I see,
Does not point to the contrary
Oh oh oh oh oh,
She's my ex-friend girl,
The girl who cleared herself a space in my world,
Oh oh oh oh oh,
She's my ex-friend girl,
She's a razor made of chocolate and curls
Oh oh oh oh oh,
She's my ex-friend girl,
I bring you diamonds and she asks me for pearls,
Oh oh oh oh oh,
Come and talk to me,
You know the call is free,
To me it feels like such a long, long time,
I saw the magazine,
You looked seventeen,
It makes me feel like thinking about you is a crime
The world that you live in is a million miles away,
Why not do tomorrow what you can do today,
There's coffee in the kitchen and bags for making tea,
Tea and toast for breakfast is good enough for me
When you think of me,
What do you see?
Maybe I'm just some distant memory,
I'm on the outside,
Beyond the bright lights,
I will think of you anonymously
The world that you live in is a million miles away,
Why not do tomorrow what you can do today,
There's coffee in the kitchen and bags for making tea,
Last night I saw your skin go red,
From your smelly little feet to the top of your head,
Why do I feel so ashamed?
I know, I know, I know, I know
You read old letters written to me,
I found an ancient lyric sheet,
It felt like reading my diary from 1983
It's okay with me,
You can keep your secrets with me,
So when you wanna publish your memoirs,
You'll have to come looking for me,
Hey!
Why do I feel so ashamed?
Every word I've written now seems so lame,
This song is not exempt,
I wrote it in less than half a day,
You read old letters written to me in the pages of a fanzine,
Felt like reading my diary from 1983
It's okay with me,
You can keep your secrets with me,
So when you wanna publish your memoirs,
You'll have to come looking for me
Why do I feel so ashamed?
Every word I've written now seems so lame,
This song is not exempt,
I wrote it in less than half a day,
You read old letters written to me in the pages of a fanzine,
Felt like reading my diary,
I'm hoping that this new year,
Is better than the last one... ,
'Cause me and my loneliness,
Could sure use a divorce
Not that it's any fault of my own,
Not that I've ever stood fast and hard,
Check in, now start,
You hurry up and wait,
I've read every magazine,
La la la la la
I'm hoping that this new year,
Is better than the last one... ,
'Cause me and my loneliness,
Could sure use a divorce
There are people determined to ruin my life,
This year I'll anticipate their modus operandi,
They laugh, they smile,
They say it's guaranteed,
Tell me that it's good as done,
La la la la la
I'm hoping that this new year,
Is better than the last one... ,
'Cause me and my loneliness,
I know that it's not cool to cruise the boardwalk in Santa Cruz,
But we had nothing better to do on a boring afternoon,
No level of sophistication could prepare me for the situation,
Now I know you don't like carnival rides,
And I know you don't like me
Let me savor every moment,
Feel the flush warm through my pores,
Let me savor every moment,
Feel the flush warm through my pores,
Crushed by your every comment
This conversation is in your court
Did I tell you that I hate your new hair,
And I'm bored to death by your stupid poetry,
And I hate the way that you take up the whole bed,
And other things you did inadvertently,
The romantic notion of a secret place is now blowing up in my face,
I'll dream of you with someone new,
But if you ever want me back... no
Let me savor every moment,
Feel the flush warm through my pores,
Let me savor every moment,
Feel the flush warm through my pores,
Crushed by your every comment,
This conversation is in your court
Leaving you took a few books of mine,
A few kitchen utensils which was fine,
But when you kept all of my friends,
Well it seems you should have asked,
Alone in the studio I wait for you to come home,
Until I realize,
I'm just pretending that love's never ending,
Chitty, chitty chat, chitty chat,
Surrounded by the sycophants,
But he's a cool, cool cat,
He is 79 years old,
He's heard it all before,
He'll hear it all some more,
This is your chance,
It's your once chance,
Will you just ask for an autograph?
Can you find a single word that he hasn't heard,
Though it's not what he demands?
A personal experience,
You cannot explain,
At the Ceremony Hall,
Everything just changed,
And you can't possibly understand
If you listen with your eyes you'll be mystified by the superficial signs,
If you listen with your ears there is an outside chance that you will hear,
If everything goes as planned,
As it always can with an improvising man,
Tonight you will see the light,
I know it sounds trite,
But it is alright
A personal experience,
You cannot explain,
At the Ceremony Hall,
Everything just changed,
And you can't possibly understand
Tonight you will see the light,
Tonight you will see the light,
Tonight you will see the light,
Tonight you will see the light,
Tonight you will see the light,
Tonight you will see the light,
Tonight you will see the light,
Tonight you will see the light,
Tonight you will see the light,
Tonight you will see the light,
Tonight you will see the light,
Sadie Mae Glutz was just a fan,
When she got the big call to the masterplan,
On a still hot August night,
She dipped her hand in the blood and began to write
Superstar sings super clear,
North America getting the fear
Sadie Mae Glutz had a bigger list,
Stars the revolver somehow missed,
Liz Taylor, Richard Burton were next to die,
And Frank Sinatra would be skinned alive
Superstar sings super clear,
North America getting the fear
Sadie Mae Glutz was in the pen,
When she got the crazy notion to be born again,
She may never be red or blue,
Every letter is a secret clue
Superstar sings super clear,
Looking at your watch a third time waiting in the station for a bus,
Going to a place that's far, so far away and if that's not enough,
Going where nobody says hello, they don't talk to anybody they don't know,
You'll wind up in some factory, spend all your time, there's and nowhere left to go,
Walk home to an empty house, sit around all by yourself,
I know it might sound strange, but I believe you'll be coming back here before too long
Don't go back to Rockville (how I wish I could stay),
Don't go back to Rockville (I know it's time to go),
Don't go back to Rockville (how I wish I could stay),
And waste another year
At night I drink myself to sleep and pretend,
It doesn't matter if you're not here with me,
'Cause it's so much easier to handle all my problems when I'm too far gone to see,
But something better happen soon,
Or it's gonna be too late to bring you back
Don't go back to Rockville (how I wish I could stay),
Don't go back to Rockville (I know it's time to go),
Don't go back to Rockville (how I wish I could stay),
And waste another year
It's not as though I really need you,
If you were here I'd only bleed you,
It's just that everybody in this town only wants to put you down,
And that's not how it ought to be,
I know it might sound strange, but I believe you'll be coming back here before too long
Don't go back to Rockville (how I wish I could stay),
Don't go back to Rockville (I know it's time to go),
Don't go back to Rockville (how I wish I could stay),
And waste another year
Don't go back to Rockville (how I wish I could stay),
Don't go back to Rockville (I know it's time to go),
Don't go back to Rockville (how I wish I could stay),
There's no reason to feel down,
Just because the Rock'N'Roll museum is in your town,
There's no reason to feel down,
Just take a book of matches, burn it to the ground,
Our night has ended while others have begun,
We sleep on floors and we speak in tongues
A cupboard full of kittens in the back,
Turns into 11 angry cats,
They don't appreciate the way we sound,
We play the gig and get out of town,
We get a break for just one night,
And then it's back to jaded eyes
If everybody sings along,
We might play your favorite song,
Or hopefully something that will suffice,
Every cough tastes like tofu and rice,
I don't get it,
I don't understand,
You're telling me that it's guaranteed,
You're the next big number one,
You may be right but there's a pretty good chance you're wrong,
You're telling me how it's supposed to be,
Yeah, your boys have got it all,
I can only hope that I'm still around when you fall
You're not anything,
You're rich and young and dumb,
There's a million more just like you where you come from,
You're not anything,
You're rich and young and dumb,
There's a million more just like you where you come from
You're telling me that you're special somehow,
Yeah, your single's in the charts,
Are you playing songs or are you just playing a part?
You're telling me about everything,
MTV and the BBC,
Then you say that it all comes from the heart
You're not anything,
You're rich and young and dumb,
There's a million more just like you where you come from,
You're not anything,
You're rich and young and dumb,
There's a million more just like you where you come from
You're telling me that I don't understand,
That I lack the ambition,
They're gonna listen to your records long after you're gone,
You're telling me about your management team,
How I should give them a call,
But I'd rather walk than start to crawl
You're not anything,
You're rich and young and dumb,
There's a million more just like you where you come from,
You're not anything,
You're rich and young and dumb,
The sound is coming through the trees,
And we stand paralyzed,
The corporate godhead demands a sacrifice,
And it's a present day danger,
We're a human plantation,
More like a human rainforest,
Ghetto deforestation
Picture this,
Picture lines,
Picture lines and poor design,
All the world is defined by temporary borderlines
Keeping eyes on the prize,
But everybody has eyes,
Another dubious goal,
Anesthetized,
But our eyes stay blind but we can feel it,
And we don't say a word,
But it's no secret
Picture this,
Picture lines,
Picture lines and poor design,
All the world is defined by temporary borderlines
Then I thought that it was no good,
All my dreams they turned to wood,
I froze where I stood just like damaged goods,
I would have run if I could,
I would have run if I could,
So I quit my job, dropped out of school,
At the time it felt like the right thing to do,
Now I know it's true, it's 1992,
When I think about my useless limbs,
I see a sad defeated army,
A million cells, some MIA,
Are we waiting for our Midway?
The reptile mind runs parallel,
To the bird mind runs parallel,
In the lion mind runs parallel,
In my mind
I'm not looking for the naked truth,
I've got just enough proof,
I'm trying to find creative ways,
To keep my head out of the noose
'Cause everybody knows there's no hope in loneliness,
And in loneliness there is no hope at all,
Everybody knows where grass is gonna grow,
But grass has got no reason, none at all
Every night when I go to bed,
I remember every word I said,
But every word is all alone,
And none of them define the whole,
My mind runs parallax,
I'm dying on the railway tracks,
I'm reaching for Thoreau,
My mind is here trying to go
I'm not looking for the naked truth,
I've got just enough proof,
I'm trying to find creative ways,
To keep my head out of the noose
'Cause everybody knows there's no hope in loneliness,
And in loneliness there is no hope at all,
Everybody knows where grass is gonna grow,
But grass has got no reason, none at all
In the event that something should happen to me,
Burn all my possessions thoroughly
I'm not looking for the naked truth,
I've got just enough proof,
I'm trying to find creative ways,
To keep my head out of the noose
'Cause everybody knows there's no hope in loneliness,
And in loneliness there is no hope at all,
Everybody knows where grass is gonna grow,
Radical chic, it's your mystique,
Your so-called movement will be dead in a week,
Lesbian chic, Thelma And Louise,
It's all so simple on the big screen
I want to believe,
As much as you want to believe,
We'd like our reality in bite-sized pieces
Radical chic, Madonna's knees,
Her Coke bottle trick is an old disease,
Radical chic, the magazine,
Same old lie sold to you by me
I want to believe,
As much as you want to believe,
We go out of our way to make our lives easy
Nothing is free in society,
You buy revolutions out of condom machines,
Looking for leaders, looking for keys,
'Cause if you read it in the paper it's a fantasy
I want to believe,
As much as you want to believe,
This morning I was racked by an all consuming feeling of regret,
Vague memories of tragedies,
Dionysian polemics,
Emphasized by my splitting headache
This forgettable day... ,
That I have thrown away,
The booze and you are here with me,
You're in my mouth, you're on my teeth,
And I'm alone,
And I'm alone,
I'm alone, I'm alone, I'm alone, I'm alone, alone
Your words filled my head,
I drank away to deaden all the pain,
I drank one, it turned to four,
On the floor and I drank more,
Now I'm never seeing you again,
I'm not drinking again,
No I'm never ever drinking again,
The stench it rises from my pores,
Mind and body tired and sore,
And I'm alone,
And I'm alone,
I'm alone, I'm alone, I'm alone, I'm alone, alone
I'm not drinking again,
No I'm never ever drinking again,
The stench it rises from my pores,
Mind and body tired and sore,
And I'm alone,
And I'm alone,
I'm alone, I'm alone, I'm alone, I'm alone, alone
I'm not drinking again,
No I'm never ever drinking again,
The stench it rises from my pores,
Mind and body tired and sore,
And I'm alone,
And I'm alone,
Pond Scum Plum is as cool as they come,
And he's swinging from the chandeliers,
He doesn't even care about his girlfriend's affair,
As long as he can spend the night drinking by the pier,
He laughs and says "Love ruins everything",
But he doesn't really mean it,
It's the drugs talking,
Lolita takes one look and knows everything,
The stars are incidental, could be anything
I'll learn the quickstep, scissors step, side chasse,
Quickstep, scissors step, side chasse,
Quickstep, scissors step, side chasse,
Yeah, yeah, whatever it takes
With steady drink in hand, I'm drawing up a plan,
In the hopes of tonight's pre-occupations,
The girls just wanna know what is on the stereo,
Is it Elvis or just imitation?
We're fending off another year,
Our private little club,
Hoping that the alcohol is gonna be enough,
It's early in the morning and the diner isn't fun,
The waitress' feet drag while the eggs begin to run
I'll learn the quickstep, scissors step, side chasse,
Quickstep, scissors step, side chasse,
Quickstep, scissors step, side chasse,
Yeah, yeah, whatever it takes
Fuck this, my body: a trashcan,
I woke up today with the shakes again,
It's 98 degrees and I can't take the noise,
I'm living in a box and unemployed,
Last night I passed out in all of my clothes,
Somewhere along the lines I got a bloody nose,
Winners get medals and front-page news,
I want a trophy every time that I lose
I'll learn the quickstep, scissors step, side chasse,
Quickstep, scissors step, side chasse,
Quickstep, scissors step, side chasse,
Empty glasses made of plastic,
So unlikely and fantastic,
I might cruise in coffee houses,
I'm returning naked glances
But if the mediocre (vision...) you boring,
You start a conversation on American short stories
Don't even, don't even tell me,
(Don't tell me, don't tell me),
Don't tell me that it's nothing,
Don't tell me that you need it,
Don't even, don't even tell me,
(Don't tell me, don't tell me),
Do you want the complication,
Not open to interpretation
Whose figures are you flexing?
So drunk and interesting,
You should be [... ?] at your studies,
She leave me bruised and bloody
You're trying to say I think I love,
I (smell?) the rest of the day
I'm trying to find the words but there's nothing left to say
Don't even, don't even tell me,
(Don't tell me, don't tell me),
Don't tell me that it's something,
Don't tell me that you need it,
Don't even, don't even tell me,
(Don't tell me, don't tell me),
Do you want the complication,
Not open to interpretation
Nervous and callous crust,
Smooth and [... ?],
I'm happy with the knowledge I won't see you again
This is not my style,
(Don't even tell me, don't even tell me),
I guess I feel (insane... ?) for a while,
This is not my style,
(Don't even tell me, don't even tell me),
When counting houses on my street,
The architecture ain't so unique,
The walls crawl and the windows creep,
Don't lie, they tell no stories
I'm dying underneath the light,
I'm trying to get out despite the gravity of the home town team killing me
You can be the Queen and you can set the tone,
Convince yourself you're in the danger zone,
You can travel in the parts unknown,
I am unknown,
I am unknown
Broken dreams are on my street,
The sidewalk speaks with senility,
The sidewalk doesn't say anything,
It's not responding to anything,
And I want to leave this town behind,
Pack my crap and take a ride,
Find there's nothing I can find tonight
You can be the Queen and you can set the tone,
Convince yourself you're in the danger zone,
You can travel in the parts unknown,
I am unknown,
I am unknown
Broken dreams are on my street,
The sidewalk speaks with senility,
The sidewalk doesn't say anything,
It's not responding to anything,
And I want to leave this town behind,
Burn down the buildings, riot in the streets,
Just stay out of my neighbourhood,
Carry your banners in your protest march,
But I don't feel it does any good
I might agree with everything that you do,
But if I'm part of the problem,
Then you're part of the problem too
Stumble home drunk in the middle of the night,
I try to walk where it is light,
Despite my sight, I feel all right,
I know that it's not very bright
I might agree with everything that you do,
But if I'm part of the problem,
Then you're part of the problem too
I'm not sure what you're asking,
But I know that I don't have the answer,
As if it makes any difference to you
I'm not sure what you're asking,
But I know I don't know the answer,
I'm reading, writing, doing something,
But at the end of the day I'm nothing,
I can throw my life away from Monday to Friday,
Hey, does the sound just grate?
Hey, well it's a bit too late,
The mods look like Vulcans in parkas and flags,
The mods look like Vulcans in expensive rags,
The mods look like Vulcans and I don't want to look like that
Talking 'bout my generation,
Talking 'bout my generation,
Talking 'bout my generation,
I can't explain my generation
Hey, do you look great,
Hey, why are you afraid,
The kids are wearing their parents clothes,
The kids are wearing silver and gold,
They used to be wearing tattoos and boots and piercings in their nose
Talking 'bout my generation,
Talking 'bout my generation,
Talking 'bout my generation,
History is all a mystery,
Fiction's all we ever have,
You worship Nico,
You spit on Yoko,
Here's another thing that you don't know
We are nothing more than all the things that came before,
We're just playing it by ear,
There is no music history,
So let's enjoy the mystery,
Theory is hobby here
You never could write her story,
In fact, you're getting it all wrong,
Overconfident,
Undergraduate,
Your expertise is false alarm
We are nothing more than all the things that came before,
We're just playing it by ear,
There is no music history,
So let's enjoy the mystery,
Theory is hobby here
History is all a mystery,
Fiction's all we ever have,
You worship Nico,
You spit on Yoko,
Here's another thing that you don't know
We are nothing more than all the things that came before,
We're just playing it by ear,
There is no music history,
So let's enjoy the mystery,
I love my baby and she loves me,
I lost my baby to the deep blue sea,
Gonna take my trigger, blow your head,
Gonna shoot 'til you all are dead
Gonna kill surf city with a loaded gun,
Gonna hit surf city like a nuclear bomb,
Gonna fuck surf city, gonna get it down,
Kill, kill, kill it now,
Gonna kill surf city
I hate her and she hates me,
That's the way it's supposed to be,
Gonna want to wanna hit the sun,
See you cunts, I'm gonna get my gun
Gonna kill surf city with a loaded gun,
Gonna hit surf city like a nuclear bomb,
Gonna fuck surf city, gonna get it down,
Kill, kill, kill it now,
Gonna kill surf city
Gonna kill surf city with a loaded gun,
Gonna hit surf city like a nuclear bomb,
Gonna fuck surf city, gonna get it down,
Kill, kill, kill it now,
