Feeling you shake
Feel your heart break
Thinking if only... if only... if only... if only
And the salt water runs
Through your veins and your bones
Telling you no not this way, not this way, not this way
And you would give anything
Give up everything
Offer your life blood away
For yesterday...
No one leaves you
When you live in their heart and mind
And no one dies
They just move to the other side
When we’re gone
Watch the world simply carry on
We live on laughing and in no pain
We’ll stay and be happy
With those who have loved us today
Finding the answer
It’s a human obsession
But you might as well talk to the stones and the trees and the sea
‘Cause nobody knows
And so few can see
There’s only beauty and caring and truth beyond darkness...
No one leaves you
When you live in their heart and mind
And no one dies
They just move to the other side
When we’re gone
Watch the world simply carry on
We live on laughing and in no pain
We’ll stay and be happy
With those who have loved us today
And we won’t understand your grief
Because time is illusion
As this watery world spins around
This timeless sun
Will dry your eyes
And calm your mind...
i feel moved to post these lyrics today as my partners mother died this morning.
2 AM and she calls me 'cause I'm still awake,
Can you help me unravel my latest mistake,
I don't love him, winter just wasn't my season
Yeah we walk through the doors, so accusing their eyes
Like they have any right at all to criticize,
Hypocrites, you're all here for the very same reason
'Cause you can't jump the track,we're like cars on a cable
And life's like an hourglass, glued to the table
No one can find the rewind button girl,
So cradle your head in your hands
And breathe, just breathe,
Woah breathe, just breathe
May he turn 21 on the base at Fort Bliss
Just a day, he sat down to the flask in his fist,
Ain't been sober, since maybe October of last year.
Here in town you can tell he's been down for a while,
But my God it's so beautiful when the boy smiles,
Wanna hold him, maybe I'll just sing about it.
Cause you can't jump the track, we're like cars on a cable,
And life's like an hourglass, glued to the table.
No one can find the rewind button boys,
So cradle your head in your hands,
And breathe, just breathe,
Woah breathe, just breathe
There's a light at each end of this tunnel, you shout
'Cause you're just as far in as you'll ever be out
These mistakes you've made, you'll just make them again
If you only try turning around.
2 AM and I'm still awake, writing a song
If I get it all down on paper, its no longer
Inside of me, threatening the life it belongs to
And I feel like I'm naked in front of the crowd
Cause these words are my diary, screaming out loud
And I know that you'll use them, however you want to
Cause you can't jump the track, we're like cars on a cable,
And life's like an hourglass, glued to the table
No one can find the rewind button now
Sing it if you understand.
And breathe, just breathe
Woah breathe, just breathe,
Oh breathe, just breathe.
for my good friend, Ms. Byrd in her search to find Mr. Right. hang in there, girl.
DRESDEN DOLLS
Coin-Operated Boy
Coin operated boy
Sitting on the shelf
He is just a toy
But I turn him on and he comes to life
Automatic joy that is why I want
A coin operated boy
Made of plastic and elastic he is rugged and longlastic
Who could ever ever ask for more?
Love without complications galore
Many shapes and weights to chose from
I will never leave my bedroom
I will never cry at night again
Wrap my arms around him and pretend.
Coin operated boy
All the other real ones that I destroy
Cannot hold a candle to my new boy Anvil
Never let him go, and I'll never be alone, and I'll never let him go,
and I'll never be alone, go, and I'll never be alone, go, and I'll never be alone, go,
and I'll never be alone go, and I'll never be alone, not with my coin operated boy.
This bridge was written to make you feel smitten
and with my sad picture of girl getting bitter
oh can you extract me from my plastic fantasy
I didn't think so but im still convincible
oh will you persisted and after I bet you a million dollars that I'll never love you
and will you persisted and after I kiss you
goodbye for the last time will you be trying
to prove it im dying.
To lose it im losing my confidence
I want it I want it I want it I want it
I want to I want to I want to I want to
I want you I want you I want you I want you
i want a I want a I want a I want a
Coin operated boy.
Tip my hat and start to wish on
for my life I can't imagine any flesh and blood can be this match.
I can even take him in the bath
Coin operated boy he may not be real experienced with girls
But I know he feels like a boy should feel
Isn't that the point
That is why I want a coin operated boy
With a pretty coin opereated voice saying that he loves me that he's thinking of me
straight and to the point that is why I want a coin operated boy.
Tonight we drink to youth
And holding fast to truth
I don't want to lose what I had as a boy
My heart still has a beat
But love is now a feat
As common as a cold day in LA
Sometimes when I'm alone I wonder
Is there a spell that I am under
Keeping me from seeing the real thing?
Love hurts...
But sometimes it's a good hurt
And it feels like I'm alive
Love sings
When it transcends the bad things
Have a heart and try me
'Cause without love I won't survive
I'm fettered and abused
I stand naked and accused
Should I surface this one man submarine?
I only want the truth
So tonight we drink to youth
I'll never lose what I had as a boy
Sometimes when I'm alone I wonder
Is there a spell that I am under
Keeping me from seeing the real thing?
Love hurts...
But sometimes it's a good hurt
And it feels like I'm alive
Love sings
When it transcends the bad things
Have a heart and try me
'Cause without love I won't survive.
I wake up with blood-shot eyes
Struggled to memorize
Pleasure that made you cry
Feels so good to be bad
Not worth the aftermath, after that
After that
Try to get you back
I still don't have the reason
And you don't have the time
And it really makes me wonder
If I ever gave a damn about you
Give me something to believe in
'Cause I don't believe in you anymore
Anymore
I wonder if it even makes a difference to try
(Yeah)
So this is goodbye
Got them resting in my head
Decisions that made my bed
Now I must lay in it
And deal with things left unsaid
I want to dive into you
Forget what you're going through
I get behind, make your move
Forget about the truth
I still don't have the reason
And you don't have the time
And it really makes me wonder
If I ever gave a damn about you
Give me something to believe in
'Cause I don't believe in you anymore
Anymore
I wonder if it even makes a difference
It even makes a difference to try
And it's over, hurt the feeling
But I don't believe it's true anymore
Anymore
I wonder if it even makes a difference to cry
(Oh no)
So this is goodbye
I've been here before
One day a week
And it won't hurt anymore
I caught you in a lie
You have no alibi
The word is set on what it means to me
'Cause...
I still don't have the reason
And you don't have the time
And it really makes me wonder
If I ever gave a damn about you
And so this is goodbye
Give me something to believe in
'Cause I don't believe in you anymore
Anymore
I wonder if it even makes a difference
It even makes a difference to try
And it's over, hurt the feeling
But I don't believe it's true anymore
Anymore
I wonder if it even makes a difference to cry
(Oh no)
So this is goodbye.
We watch the season
Pull up its own stakes
And catch the last weekend
Of the last week
Before the gold and the glimmer have been replaced
Another sun soaked season fades away
You have stolen my heart
You have stolen my heart
Invitation only
Grand farewells
Crash the best one
Of the best ones
Clear liquor and cloudy eyed
Too early to say goodnight
You have stolen my heart
You have stolen my heart
And from the ballroom floor
We are in celebration
One good stretch before our hibernation
Our dreams assured
And we all will
Sleep well
Sleep well
You have stolen...
You have stolen...
You have stolen my heart
Watch you spin around
In your highest heels
You are the best one
Of the best ones
We all look like we feel
You have stolen my...
You have stolen my...
You have stolen my heart.
It’s hard to have strength when there’s nothing to eat
And it’s hard to eat when you don’t have the teeth
And how when you lose the one thing you love
There’s nothing below and there’s nothing above
I’ve been going through changes
I’ve been going through changes
I’ve been going through changes
With nothing at all
It’s hard to accept what you don’t understand
And it’s hard to launch without knowing how to land
And how when it burns, you can’t change a thing
You can soften the blow, but you can’t stop the sting
I’ve been going through changes….
I am still yours even if you’re not mine
I stare at the floor and I study the lines
Oh I took my place at the back of the crowd
I couldn’t see, but at least it was loud
At least it was loud.
And I’ve been going through changes….
And I know that I needed changes
But not this, this is not painless
Oh no, this is not painless.
Destined to be everything
A wilderness of despair
I see a true heart in clumsiness
So are you fit to be scared?
I need to touch,
I'm the whore out of luck,
and I don't know what to say to you,
and I'm selfish with myself
Hope passes, hope looks,
can you cope, do you suffer, do you suffer,
and I'm selfish with myself
I'm selfish with myself
I'm selfish with myself
What comes around goes back round
I was rejected today
I came from nowhere, smell it in the air?
So can you live with yourself?
I need to touch, I'm the whore out of luck,
and I don't know what to say to you,
and I'm selfish
with myself
Hope passes, hope looks, can you cope,
do you suffer, do you suffer,
and I'm selfish with myself
I'm selfish with myself
I'm selfish with myself
Lights are out now
Shout it loud now
Memories they fade
I'm selfish with myself
I walk the streets without regret
Ah, ah, ah
I stood along and watched myself fall apart
Answered the voices in my head
Ah, ah, ah
Slipped through the chainlink of a broken heart
And when I'm tired of feeling black
Spread the wings upon your back
Take us high above it all
And stroke your feathers 'til we fall
Back down again
Bought everything that sounded good
Ah, ah, ah
I understand that I've been misunderstood
And when I'm tired of feeling black
Spread the wings upon your back
Take us high above it all
And stroke your feathers 'til we fall
Until we fall, until we fall back down again
Yeah, back down again
What do you feel before you think?
What do you see before you blink?
Who do you battle in your dreams?
Who strokes your feathers 'til you scream?
And when I'm tired of feeling black
Spread the wings upon your back
Take us high above it all
And stroke your feathers 'til we fall
Until we fall, until we fall back down again
Yeah, back down again.
Sleep, don't weep, my sweet love
Your face is all wet and your day was rough
So do what you must do to find yourself
Wear another shoe, paint my shelves
Those times that I was broke, and you stood strong
I think I found a place where I...
Sleep, don't weep, my sweet love
Your face, it's all wet 'cause our days were rough
So do what you must do to fill that hole
Wear another shoe to comfort the soul
Those times that I was broke, and you stood strong
I think I found a place where I feel I will...
Sleep, don't weep, my sweet love
My face, it's all wet 'cause my day was rough
So do what you must do to find yourself
Wear another shoe, paint my shelves
Those times that I was broke, and you stood strong
I hope I find a place where I feel I belong
Sleep, don't weep, my sweet love
My face is all wet 'cause my day was rough.
Valt het je op dat de zon feller schijnt
Als de rook om je hoofd is verdwenen
Valt het je op dat de wind harder waait
Als je ‘m tegen hebt in plaats van mee
‘t Is koeler in huis dan aan zee
Als de rook om je hoofd is verdwenen
Je kerft je naam in de nerf van een boom
En niemand weet ooit wie je bent
De boswachter glimlacht als hij je herkent
Je drijft langzaam mee met de stroom
Als de rook om je hoofd is verdwenen (2x)
Als er gebeld wordt verlaat je het pand
En je loopt langs de trap naar beneden
De tramconducteur voor de deur op de stoep
Knikt je zwijgend maar zeer beleefd toe
Je wilt wel wat zeggen maar je bent veel te moe
Want je komt langs de trap naar beneden
Je verduistert de zon met de wind in je rug
De tramconducteur schudt z’n hoofd
Vandaag is er niemand meer die hij gelooft
Z’n blindenstok tikt op de brug
Als de rook om je hoofd is verdwenen (2x)
Valt het je op dat de dag langer duurt
Als de rook om je hoofd is verdwenen
Valt het je op dat de nacht warmer is
Als de nevel je ogen verzwaart
De kaars waar je samen naar staart
Als de rook om je hoofd is verdwenen
De klok en de klepel verzetten de tijd
Je glijdt in een sneeuwdiepe kuil
Ze vragen de morgen je geeft ‘m in ruil
Voor het ei dat je eet bij ‘t ontbijt
So now that everybody's gone
You see what change has come
In every song you've ever sung
You find the words were wrong
But now the time is gonna come
And there's no feeling lost
For everyone you could've loved
And made me not to love
And all the time
I thought your words were mine
You held me down
As sure as the sun
You held me down
As sure as the sun
Now I could see into your eyes
But there's no compromise
For anyone you coulda saved
But never recognized
And now your world is gonna fall
But I wont help at all
For everyone who sees the place
Who knows they cant belong
And all the time
I thought your words were mine
You held me down
As sure as the sun
You held me down
As sure as the sun
You've taken away
Much more than you gave
What keeps me down
I'm lost in a rage
No one can explain
What keeps me down
What keeps you down
So now that everybody's gone
You see no change has come
In every song you've ever sung
You find the words were wrong
And every paper that you read
You feel your spirit grieve
For everyone who's gonna fall
The distance another leaves
And all the time
I thought your words were mine
You held me down
As sure as the sun
You held me down
As sure as the sun
You've taken away
Much more than you gave
What keeps me down
I'm lost in a rage
No one can explain
What keeps me down
What keeps you down
... and the will to show I will always be better than before.
Well the animals laugh from the dark of the wilderness
A baby cries hard in an apartment complex
As I pass in a car buried under the influence
The city's driving me out of my mind
I've seen a child, he's caught in the sad trap of gravity
He falls from the lowest branch of the apple tree
And lands in the grass, and weeps for his dignity
Next time he will not aim so high
Yeah, next time, neither will I
Now a mother takes loans out, sends her kids off to colleges
Her family's reduced to names on a shopping list
While a coroner kneels beneath a great wooden crucifix
He knows there's worse things than being alone
And so I've learned to retreat at the first sign of danger
I mean, why wait around, if it's just to surrender?
And ambition, I've found, can lead only to failure
I do not read the reviews
No, I am not singing for you
Well, I stood dropping a coin into the pit of a well
And I would throw my whole billfold if I thought it would help
With all these wishes I make, I should buy something real
At least a telephone to call home
Well, my teachers, they built this retaining wall of memory
All those multiple choices I answered so quickly
And got my grades back, and forgot just as easily
But at least I got an A
And so I don't have them to blame
Well I should stop pointing fingers, reserve my judgement
Of all those public action figures, the cowboy presidents
So loud behind the bullhorn, so proud they can't admit
When they've made a mistake
Well, poison ink spews from a speechwriter's pen
He knows he don't have to say it so it, it don't bother him
Honesty, accuracy, just popular opinion
And the approval rating's high
And so someone's gonna die
Well, ABC, NBC, CBS bullshit
They give us fact or fiction, I guess an even split
And each new act of war is tonight's entertainment
We're still the pawns in their game
As they take eye for an eye, until no one can see
We must stumble blindly forward, repeating history
Well I guess we all fit into your slogan in that fast food marquee
Red-blooded, white skinned, oh and the blues
Oh, and the blues, I got the blues, that's me!
(That's me!)
That's me!
Well I awoke in relief, my sheets and tubes were all tangled
Weak from whiskey and pills in a Chicago hospital
And my father was there, in a chair by the window
Staring so far away
I tried talking, just whispered, "So sorry, so selfish"
He stopped me and said, "Child, I love you regardless
There's nothing you could do that would ever change this
I'm not angry, it happens
But you just can't do it again"
So now I try to keep up, I've been exchanging my currency
While a million objects pass through my periphery
Now I'm rubbing my eyes, cause they're starting to bother me
I've been staring too long at the screen
But where was it when I first heard that sweet sound of humility?
It came to my ears in the goddamn loveliest melody
How grateful I was then to be part of the mystery
To love and to be loved
Let's just hope that is enough
The car's on fire and there's no driver at the wheel
And the sewers are all muddied with a thousand lonely suicides
Hey! Hey! You! You!
I don’t like your girlfriend
No way! No way!
I think you need a new one
Hey! Hey! You! You!
I could be your girlfriend
Hey! Hey! You! You!
I know that you like me
No way! No way!
No, it’s not a secret
Hey! Hey! You! You!
I want to be your girlfriend
You’re so fine
I want you to be mine
You’re so delicious
I think about ya all the time
You’re so addictive
Don’t you know what I could do to make you feel alright?
Don’t pretend, I think you know I’m precious
And hell yeah!
I’m the princess
I can tell you like me too
And you know I'm right
She’s like so...whatever
You could do so much better
I think we should get together now
And that’s what everyone’s talking about!
Hey! Hey! You! You!
I don’t like your girlfriend
No way! No way!
I think you need a new one
Hey! Hey! You! You!
I could be your girlfriend
Hey! Hey! You! You!
I know that you like me
No way! No way!
No, it’s not a secret
Hey! Hey! You! You!
I want to be your girlfriend
I can see the way you look at me
And even when you look away, I know you think of me
I know you talk about me all the time
Again and again
So come over here, tell me what I want to hear
Better yet, make your girlfriend disappear!
I don’t want to hear you say her name ever again
(And again and again and again!)
She’s like so...whatever
You could do so much better
I think we should get together now
And that’s what everyone’s talking about!
Hey! Hey! You! You!
I don’t like your girlfriend!
No way! No way!
I think you need a new one
Hey! Hey! You! You!
I could be your girlfriend
Hey! Hey! You! You!
I know that you like me
No way! No way!
No, it’s not a secret
Hey! Hey! You! You!
I want to be your girlfriend
In a second you’ll be wrapped around my finger
'Cause I can do it so much better
There’s no other
So when's it gonna sink in?
She’s so stupid
What the hell were you thinking?!
Hey! Hey! You! You!
I don’t like your girlfriend!
No way! No way!
I think you need a new one
Hey! Hey! You! You!
I could be your girlfriend!
Forgive, sounds good
Forget, I’m not sure I could
They say time heals everything
But I’m still waiting
I’m through with doubt
There’s nothing left for me to figure out
I’ve paid a price
And I’ll keep paying
I’m not ready to make nice
I’m not ready to back down
I’m still mad as hell and
I don’t have time to go round and round and round
It’s too late to make it right
I probably wouldn’t if I could
‘Cause I’m mad as hell
Can’t bring myself to do what it is you think I should
I know you said
Can’t you just get over it
It turned my whole world around
And I kind of like it
I made my bed and I sleep like a baby
With no regrets and I don’t mind sayin’
It’s a sad sad story when a mother will teach her
Daughter that she ought to hate a perfect stranger
And how in the world can the words that I said
Send somebody so over the edge
That they’d write me a letter
Sayin’ that I better shut up and sing
Or my life will be over
I’m not ready to make nice
I’m not ready to back down
I’m still mad as hell and
I don’t have time to go round and round and round
It’s too late to make it right
I probably wouldn’t if I could
‘Cause I’m mad as hell
Can’t bring myself to do what it is you think I should
I’m not ready to make nice
I’m not ready to back down
I’m still mad as hell and
I don’t have time to go round and round and round
It’s too late to make it right
I probably wouldn’t if I could
‘Cause I’m mad as hell
Can’t bring myself to do what it is you think I should
Forgive, sounds good
Forget, I’m not sure I could
They say time heals everything
But I’m still waiting
You're everything you need and so you fight,
You take them on your own until you die,
The wisdom in your breath comes much too late,
And everyone you see just gets a face,
In time, the words will come, they say, with faith,
But everything you see just turns you grey.
You're everything you need, but still suspicion holds you tight,
You're everything you need, but still suspicion holds you tight.
Well mind or care, decisions must be made,
Who's side who's on, the question should be saved,
Your purpose comes and nothings left in sight,
And it's clear, they sing, that nothing here feels right,
Now everyone's afraid cos no one moves,
Not towards anything that's anything to you.
You're everything you need, but still suspicion holds you tight,
You're everything you need but still suspicion holds you tight.
The righteous come and bleed you from the bone,
It's all they ever wanted from your soul,
Then every man's intentions are no more,
It's all you'll ever get if you let go.
You're everything you need, but still suspicion holds you tight,
You're everything you need, but still suspicion holds you tight.
... and the will to show I will always be better than before.
You're everything you need and so you fight,
You take them on your own until you die,
The wisdom in your breath comes much too late,
And everyone you see just gets a face,
In time, the words will come, they say, with faith,
But everything you see just turns you grey.
You're everything you need, but still suspicion holds you tight,
You're everything you need, but still suspicion holds you tight.
Well mind or care, decisions must be made,
Who's side who's on, the question should be saved,
Your purpose comes and nothings left in sight,
And it's clear, they sing, that nothing here feels right,
Now everyone's afraid cos no one moves,
Not towards anything that's anything to you.
You're everything you need, but still suspicion holds you tight,
You're everything you need but still suspicion holds you tight.
The righteous come and bleed you from the bone,
It's all they ever wanted from your soul,
Then every man's intentions are no more,
It's all you'll ever get if you let go.
You're everything you need, but still suspicion holds you tight,
You're everything you need, but still suspicion holds you tight.
I've come to wish you an unhappy birthday
I've come to wish you an unhappy birthday
'Cause you're evil
And you lie
And if you should die
I may feel slightly sad
(But I won't cry)
Loved and lost
And some may say
When usually it's Nothing
Surely you're happy
It should be this way?
I say "No, I'm gonna kill my dog"
And : "May the lines sag, may the lines sag heavy and deep tonight"
I've come to wish you an unhappy birthday
I've come to wish you an unhappy birthday
'Cause you're evil
And you lie
And if you should die
I may feel slightly sad
(But I won't cry)
Loved and lost
And some may say
When usually it's Nothing
Surely you're happy
It should be this way?
I said "No"
And then I shot myself
So, drink, drink, drink
And be ill tonight
From the one you left behind
From the one you left behind
From the one you left behind
From the one you left behind
Behind
Behind
Behind
Behind
Behind
Behind
Oh, unhappy birthday
Behind
Behind
Behind
The car's on fire and there's no driver at the wheel
And the sewers are all muddied with a thousand lonely suicides
We live in a political world,
Love don't have any place.
We're living in times where men commit crimes
And crime don't have a face
We live in a political world,
Icicles hanging down,
Wedding bells ring and angels sing,
clouds cover up the ground.
We live in a political world,
Wisdom is thrown into jail,
It rots in a cell, is misguided as hell
Leaving no one to pick up a trail.
We live in a political world
Where mercy walks the plank,
Life is in mirrors, death disappears
Up the steps into the nearest bank.
We live in a political world
Where courage is a thing of the past
Houses are haunted, children are unwanted
The next day could be your last.
We live in a political world.
The one we can see and can feel
But there's no one to check, it's all a stacked deck,
We all know for sure that it's real.
We live in a political world
In the cities of lonesome fear,
Little by little you turn in the middle
But you're never why you're here.
We live in a political world
Under the microscope,
You can travel anywhere and hang yourself there
You always got more than enough rope.
We live in a political world
Turning and a'thrashing about,
As soon as you're awake, you're trained to take
What looks like the easy way out.
We live in a political world
Where peace is not welcome at all,
It's turned away from the door to wander some more
Or put up against the wall.
We live in apolitical world
Everything is hers or his,
Climb into the frame and shout God's name
But you're never sure what it is.
Crazy Janey and her mission man were back in the alley tradin' hands
'long came Wild Billy with his friend G-man all duded up for Saturday night
Well Billy slammed on his coaster brakes and said anybody wanna go on up to Greasy Lake
It's about a mile down on the dark side of route eighty-eight
I got a bottle of rose so let's try it
We'll pick up Hazy Davy and Killer Joe and I'll take you all out to where the gypsy angels go
They're built like light
and they dance like spirits in the night (all night) in the night (all night)
Oh, you don't know what they can do to you
Spirits in the night (all night), in the night (all night)
Stand right up now and let it shoot through you
Well now Wild young Billy was a crazy cat and he shook some dust out of his coonskin cap.
He said, "Trust some of this it'll show you where you're at, or at least it'll help you really feel it"
By the time we made it up to Greasy Lake I had my head out the window and Janey's fingers were in the cake
I think I really dug her 'cause I was too loose to fake
I said, "I'm hurt." She said, "Honey let me heal it".
And we danced all night to a soul fairy band
and she kissed me just right like only a lonely angel can
She felt so nice, just as soft as a spirit in the night (all night)
In the night (all night). Janey don't know what she do to you
Like a spirit in the night (all night), in the night (all night)
Stand right up and let her shoot through me.
Now the night was bright and the stars threw light on Billy and Davy
dancin' in the moonlight
They were down near the water in a stone mud fight
Killer Joe gone passed out on the lawn
Well now Hazy Davy got really hurt, he ran into the lake in just his socks and a shirt
Me and Crazy Janey was makin' love in the dirt singin' our birthday songs
Janey said it was time to go
So we closed our eyes and said goodbye to gypsy angel row, felt so right
Together we moved like spirits in the night, all night
Baby don't know what they can do to you
Spirits in the night, all night
Stand right up and let it shoot right through you
... and the will to show I will always be better than before.
All of these lines across my face
Tell you the story of who I am
So many stories of where I've been
And how I got to where I am
But these stories don't mean anything
When you've got no one to tell them to
It's true...I was made for you
I climbed across the mountain tops
Swam all across the ocean blue
I crossed all the lines and I broke all the rules
But I broke them all for you
Because even when I was flat broke
You made me feel like a million bucks
Yeah, you do and I was made for you
You see the smile that's on my mouth
Is hiding the words that don't come out
And all of my friends who think that I'm blessed
They don't know my head is a mess
No, they don't know who I really am
And they don't know what I've been through
But you do
And I was made for you.
When they call your name
Will you walk right up
With a smile on your face
Will you cower in fear
In your favorite sweater
With an old love letter
I wish you would
I wish you would
Come pick me up
Take me out
Fuck me up
Steal my records
Screw all my friends
They're all full of shit
With a smile on your face
And then do it again
I wish you would
When you're walking downtown
Do you wish I was there
Do you wish it was me
With the windows clear
And the mannequin's eyes
Do they all look like mine
You know you could
I wish you would
Come pick me up
Take me out
Fuck me up
Steal my records
Screw all my friends
Behind my back
With a smile on your face
And then do it again
I wish you would
I wish you'd make up my bed
So I could make up my mind
Try it for sleeping instead
Maybe you'll rest sometimes
I wish I could
I wish I could
I wish I could
Whenever I look back on the best days of my life
I think I saw them all on T.V.
I am so homesick now for someone that I never knew
I am so homesick now for some place I will never be
Time won't let me go
Time won't let me go
If I could do it all again
I'd go back and change everything
But time won't let me go
I never had a summer of '69
Never had a cherry valance of my own
All these precious moments
You promised me would come in time
So where was I when I missed mine?
Time won't let me go
Time won't let me go
If you gave me back those years
I'd do it all better, I swear
Time won't let me go
If I could go back once again
I would change everything, yeah
If I could go back once again
I'd do it all so much better
Time won't let me go
Time won't let me go
If I could do it all again
I'd go back and change everything
But you won't ever let me go.
I hope the ring you gave to her
Turns her finger green
I hope when you’re in bed with her
You think of me
I would never wish bad things
But I don’t wish you well
Could you tell
By the flames that burned your words
I never read your letter
'Cause I knew what you’d say
Give me that Sunday school answer
Try make it all okay
Does it hurt
To know I'll never be there
Bet it sucks
To see my face everywhere
It was you
Who chose to end it like you did
I was the last to know
You knew exactly what you were doing
Don’t say
You simply lost your way
She may believe you
But I never will
Never again
If she really knows the truth
She deserves you
A trophy wife, oh, how cute
Ignorance is bliss
But when your day comes
And he’s through with you
And he’ll be through with you
You’ll die together, but alone
You wrote me in a letter
You couldn’t say it right to my face
Well, give me that Sunday school answer
Repent yourself away
Does it hurt
To know I'll never be there
Bet it sucks to see my face everywhere
It was you
Who chose to end it like you did
I was the last to know
You knew exactly what you were doing
Don't say
You simply lost your way
They may believe you, but I never will
Never again
Never again will I hear you
Never again will I miss you
Never again will I fall to you
Never
Never again will I kiss you
Never again will I want to
Never again will I love you
Never
Does it hurt
To know I'll never be there
Bet it sucks
To see my face everywhere
It was you
Who chose to end it like you did
I was the last to know
You knew exactly what you were doing
Don’t say
You simply lost your way
They may believe you, but I never will
I never will
I never will....
Never again.
The smell of your skin lingers on me now
You're probably on your flight back to your home town
I need some shelter of my own protection
To be with myself and center
Clarity, peace, serenity
I hope you know, I hope you know
That this has nothing to do with you
It's personal, myself and I
We've got some straightening out to do
And I'm gonna miss you like a child misses their blanket
But I've got to get a move on with my life
It's time to be a big girl now
And big girls don't cry
The path that I'm walking
I must go alone
I must take the baby steps until I'm full grown
Fairytales don't always have a happy ending, do they
And I foresee the dark ahead if I stay
I hope you know, I hope you know
That this has nothing to with you
It's personal, myself and I
We've got some straightening out to do
And I'm gonna miss you like a child misses their blanket
But I've got to get a move on with my life
It's time to be a big girl now
And big girls don't cry
Like the little school mate in the school yard
We'll play jacks and uno cards
I'll be your best friend and you'll be mine
My Valentine
Yes, you can hold my hand if you want to
'Cause I want to hold yours too
We'll be playmates and lovers and share our secret worlds
But it's time for me to go home
It's getting late, dark outside
I need to be with myself and center
Clarity, peace, serenity
I hope you know, I hope you know
That this has nothing to do with you
It's personal, myself and I
We've got some straightening out to do
And I'm gonna miss you like a child misses their blanket
But I've got to get a move on with my life
It's time to be a big girl now
And big girls don't cry.
Slow down, lie down
Remember it's just you and me
Don't sell out, bow out
Remember how this used to be
I just want you closer
Is that alright?
Let's get closer tonight
Grant my last request
And just let me hold you
Don't shrug your shoulders
Lay down beside me
Sure I can accept that we're going nowhere
But one last time let's go there
Lay down beside me
Oh, I've found that I'm bound
To wander down that one way road
And I realise all about your lies
But I'm no wiser than the fool I was before
I just want you closer
Is that alright?
Let's get closer tonight
Grant my last request
And just let me hold you
Don't shrug your shoulders
Lay down beside me
Sure I can accept that we're going nowhere
But one last time let's go there
Lay down beside me
Tell me how can this be wrong?
Yeah, lay down beside me
One last time let's go there
Lay down beside me.
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Feel your heart break
Thinking if only... if only... if only... if only
And the salt water runs
Through your veins and your bones
Telling you no not this way, not this way, not this way
And you would give anything
Give up everything
Offer your life blood away
For yesterday...
No one leaves you
When you live in their heart and mind
And no one dies
They just move to the other side
When we’re gone
Watch the world simply carry on
We live on laughing and in no pain
We’ll stay and be happy
With those who have loved us today
Finding the answer
It’s a human obsession
But you might as well talk to the stones and the trees and the sea
‘Cause nobody knows
And so few can see
There’s only beauty and caring and truth beyond darkness...
No one leaves you
When you live in their heart and mind
And no one dies
They just move to the other side
When we’re gone
Watch the world simply carry on
We live on laughing and in no pain
We’ll stay and be happy
With those who have loved us today
And we won’t understand your grief
Because time is illusion
As this watery world spins around
This timeless sun
Will dry your eyes
And calm your mind...
i feel moved to post these lyrics today as my partners mother died this morning.
2 AM and she calls me 'cause I'm still awake,
Can you help me unravel my latest mistake,
I don't love him, winter just wasn't my season
Yeah we walk through the doors, so accusing their eyes
Like they have any right at all to criticize,
Hypocrites, you're all here for the very same reason
'Cause you can't jump the track,we're like cars on a cable
And life's like an hourglass, glued to the table
No one can find the rewind button girl,
So cradle your head in your hands
And breathe, just breathe,
Woah breathe, just breathe
May he turn 21 on the base at Fort Bliss
Just a day, he sat down to the flask in his fist,
Ain't been sober, since maybe October of last year.
Here in town you can tell he's been down for a while,
But my God it's so beautiful when the boy smiles,
Wanna hold him, maybe I'll just sing about it.
Cause you can't jump the track, we're like cars on a cable,
And life's like an hourglass, glued to the table.
No one can find the rewind button boys,
So cradle your head in your hands,
And breathe, just breathe,
Woah breathe, just breathe
There's a light at each end of this tunnel, you shout
'Cause you're just as far in as you'll ever be out
These mistakes you've made, you'll just make them again
If you only try turning around.
2 AM and I'm still awake, writing a song
If I get it all down on paper, its no longer
Inside of me, threatening the life it belongs to
And I feel like I'm naked in front of the crowd
Cause these words are my diary, screaming out loud
And I know that you'll use them, however you want to
Cause you can't jump the track, we're like cars on a cable,
And life's like an hourglass, glued to the table
No one can find the rewind button now
Sing it if you understand.
And breathe, just breathe
Woah breathe, just breathe,
Oh breathe, just breathe.
DRESDEN DOLLS
Coin-Operated Boy
Coin operated boy
Sitting on the shelf
He is just a toy
But I turn him on and he comes to life
Automatic joy that is why I want
A coin operated boy
Made of plastic and elastic he is rugged and longlastic
Who could ever ever ask for more?
Love without complications galore
Many shapes and weights to chose from
I will never leave my bedroom
I will never cry at night again
Wrap my arms around him and pretend.
Coin operated boy
All the other real ones that I destroy
Cannot hold a candle to my new boy Anvil
Never let him go, and I'll never be alone, and I'll never let him go,
and I'll never be alone, go, and I'll never be alone, go, and I'll never be alone, go,
and I'll never be alone go, and I'll never be alone, not with my coin operated boy.
This bridge was written to make you feel smitten
and with my sad picture of girl getting bitter
oh can you extract me from my plastic fantasy
I didn't think so but im still convincible
oh will you persisted and after I bet you a million dollars that I'll never love you
and will you persisted and after I kiss you
goodbye for the last time will you be trying
to prove it im dying.
To lose it im losing my confidence
I want it I want it I want it I want it
I want to I want to I want to I want to
I want you I want you I want you I want you
i want a I want a I want a I want a
Coin operated boy.
Tip my hat and start to wish on
for my life I can't imagine any flesh and blood can be this match.
I can even take him in the bath
Coin operated boy he may not be real experienced with girls
But I know he feels like a boy should feel
Isn't that the point
That is why I want a coin operated boy
With a pretty coin opereated voice saying that he loves me that he's thinking of me
straight and to the point that is why I want a coin operated boy.
And holding fast to truth
I don't want to lose what I had as a boy
My heart still has a beat
But love is now a feat
As common as a cold day in LA
Sometimes when I'm alone I wonder
Is there a spell that I am under
Keeping me from seeing the real thing?
Love hurts...
But sometimes it's a good hurt
And it feels like I'm alive
Love sings
When it transcends the bad things
Have a heart and try me
'Cause without love I won't survive
I'm fettered and abused
I stand naked and accused
Should I surface this one man submarine?
I only want the truth
So tonight we drink to youth
I'll never lose what I had as a boy
Sometimes when I'm alone I wonder
Is there a spell that I am under
Keeping me from seeing the real thing?
Love hurts...
But sometimes it's a good hurt
And it feels like I'm alive
Love sings
When it transcends the bad things
Have a heart and try me
'Cause without love I won't survive.
~ Ice Queen
Struggled to memorize
Pleasure that made you cry
Feels so good to be bad
Not worth the aftermath, after that
After that
Try to get you back
I still don't have the reason
And you don't have the time
And it really makes me wonder
If I ever gave a damn about you
Give me something to believe in
'Cause I don't believe in you anymore
Anymore
I wonder if it even makes a difference to try
(Yeah)
So this is goodbye
Got them resting in my head
Decisions that made my bed
Now I must lay in it
And deal with things left unsaid
I want to dive into you
Forget what you're going through
I get behind, make your move
Forget about the truth
I still don't have the reason
And you don't have the time
And it really makes me wonder
If I ever gave a damn about you
Give me something to believe in
'Cause I don't believe in you anymore
Anymore
I wonder if it even makes a difference
It even makes a difference to try
And it's over, hurt the feeling
But I don't believe it's true anymore
Anymore
I wonder if it even makes a difference to cry
(Oh no)
So this is goodbye
I've been here before
One day a week
And it won't hurt anymore
I caught you in a lie
You have no alibi
The word is set on what it means to me
'Cause...
I still don't have the reason
And you don't have the time
And it really makes me wonder
If I ever gave a damn about you
And so this is goodbye
Give me something to believe in
'Cause I don't believe in you anymore
Anymore
I wonder if it even makes a difference
It even makes a difference to try
And it's over, hurt the feeling
But I don't believe it's true anymore
Anymore
I wonder if it even makes a difference to cry
(Oh no)
So this is goodbye.
~ Ice Queen
Pull up its own stakes
And catch the last weekend
Of the last week
Before the gold and the glimmer have been replaced
Another sun soaked season fades away
You have stolen my heart
You have stolen my heart
Invitation only
Grand farewells
Crash the best one
Of the best ones
Clear liquor and cloudy eyed
Too early to say goodnight
You have stolen my heart
You have stolen my heart
And from the ballroom floor
We are in celebration
One good stretch before our hibernation
Our dreams assured
And we all will
Sleep well
Sleep well
You have stolen...
You have stolen...
You have stolen my heart
Watch you spin around
In your highest heels
You are the best one
Of the best ones
We all look like we feel
You have stolen my...
You have stolen my...
You have stolen my heart.
~ Ice Queen
And it’s hard to eat when you don’t have the teeth
And how when you lose the one thing you love
There’s nothing below and there’s nothing above
I’ve been going through changes
I’ve been going through changes
I’ve been going through changes
With nothing at all
It’s hard to accept what you don’t understand
And it’s hard to launch without knowing how to land
And how when it burns, you can’t change a thing
You can soften the blow, but you can’t stop the sting
I’ve been going through changes….
I am still yours even if you’re not mine
I stare at the floor and I study the lines
Oh I took my place at the back of the crowd
I couldn’t see, but at least it was loud
At least it was loud.
And I’ve been going through changes….
And I know that I needed changes
But not this, this is not painless
Oh no, this is not painless.
~ Ice Queen
A wilderness of despair
I see a true heart in clumsiness
So are you fit to be scared?
I need to touch,
I'm the whore out of luck,
and I don't know what to say to you,
and I'm selfish with myself
Hope passes, hope looks,
can you cope, do you suffer, do you suffer,
and I'm selfish with myself
I'm selfish with myself
I'm selfish with myself
What comes around goes back round
I was rejected today
I came from nowhere, smell it in the air?
So can you live with yourself?
I need to touch, I'm the whore out of luck,
and I don't know what to say to you,
and I'm selfish
with myself
Hope passes, hope looks, can you cope,
do you suffer, do you suffer,
and I'm selfish with myself
I'm selfish with myself
I'm selfish with myself
Lights are out now
Shout it loud now
Memories they fade
I'm selfish with myself
♪♫♪♫♫
Ah, ah, ah
I stood along and watched myself fall apart
Answered the voices in my head
Ah, ah, ah
Slipped through the chainlink of a broken heart
And when I'm tired of feeling black
Spread the wings upon your back
Take us high above it all
And stroke your feathers 'til we fall
Back down again
Bought everything that sounded good
Ah, ah, ah
I understand that I've been misunderstood
And when I'm tired of feeling black
Spread the wings upon your back
Take us high above it all
And stroke your feathers 'til we fall
Until we fall, until we fall back down again
Yeah, back down again
What do you feel before you think?
What do you see before you blink?
Who do you battle in your dreams?
Who strokes your feathers 'til you scream?
And when I'm tired of feeling black
Spread the wings upon your back
Take us high above it all
And stroke your feathers 'til we fall
Until we fall, until we fall back down again
Yeah, back down again.
~ Ice Queen
Your face is all wet and your day was rough
So do what you must do to find yourself
Wear another shoe, paint my shelves
Those times that I was broke, and you stood strong
I think I found a place where I...
Sleep, don't weep, my sweet love
Your face, it's all wet 'cause our days were rough
So do what you must do to fill that hole
Wear another shoe to comfort the soul
Those times that I was broke, and you stood strong
I think I found a place where I feel I will...
Sleep, don't weep, my sweet love
My face, it's all wet 'cause my day was rough
So do what you must do to find yourself
Wear another shoe, paint my shelves
Those times that I was broke, and you stood strong
I hope I find a place where I feel I belong
Sleep, don't weep, my sweet love
My face is all wet 'cause my day was rough.
~ Ice Queen
Trans-lated into English,
So I can learn to not make you frown.
Als de rook om je hoofd is verdwenen
Valt het je op dat de wind harder waait
Als je ‘m tegen hebt in plaats van mee
‘t Is koeler in huis dan aan zee
Als de rook om je hoofd is verdwenen
Je kerft je naam in de nerf van een boom
En niemand weet ooit wie je bent
De boswachter glimlacht als hij je herkent
Je drijft langzaam mee met de stroom
Als de rook om je hoofd is verdwenen (2x)
Als er gebeld wordt verlaat je het pand
En je loopt langs de trap naar beneden
De tramconducteur voor de deur op de stoep
Knikt je zwijgend maar zeer beleefd toe
Je wilt wel wat zeggen maar je bent veel te moe
Want je komt langs de trap naar beneden
Je verduistert de zon met de wind in je rug
De tramconducteur schudt z’n hoofd
Vandaag is er niemand meer die hij gelooft
Z’n blindenstok tikt op de brug
Als de rook om je hoofd is verdwenen (2x)
Valt het je op dat de dag langer duurt
Als de rook om je hoofd is verdwenen
Valt het je op dat de nacht warmer is
Als de nevel je ogen verzwaart
De kaars waar je samen naar staart
Als de rook om je hoofd is verdwenen
De klok en de klepel verzetten de tijd
Je glijdt in een sneeuwdiepe kuil
Ze vragen de morgen je geeft ‘m in ruil
Voor het ei dat je eet bij ‘t ontbijt
Als de rook om je hoofd is verdwenen
♪♫♪♫♫
You see what change has come
In every song you've ever sung
You find the words were wrong
But now the time is gonna come
And there's no feeling lost
For everyone you could've loved
And made me not to love
And all the time
I thought your words were mine
You held me down
As sure as the sun
You held me down
As sure as the sun
Now I could see into your eyes
But there's no compromise
For anyone you coulda saved
But never recognized
And now your world is gonna fall
But I wont help at all
For everyone who sees the place
Who knows they cant belong
And all the time
I thought your words were mine
You held me down
As sure as the sun
You held me down
As sure as the sun
You've taken away
Much more than you gave
What keeps me down
I'm lost in a rage
No one can explain
What keeps me down
What keeps you down
So now that everybody's gone
You see no change has come
In every song you've ever sung
You find the words were wrong
And every paper that you read
You feel your spirit grieve
For everyone who's gonna fall
The distance another leaves
And all the time
I thought your words were mine
You held me down
As sure as the sun
You held me down
As sure as the sun
You've taken away
Much more than you gave
What keeps me down
I'm lost in a rage
No one can explain
What keeps me down
What keeps you down
A baby cries hard in an apartment complex
As I pass in a car buried under the influence
The city's driving me out of my mind
I've seen a child, he's caught in the sad trap of gravity
He falls from the lowest branch of the apple tree
And lands in the grass, and weeps for his dignity
Next time he will not aim so high
Yeah, next time, neither will I
Now a mother takes loans out, sends her kids off to colleges
Her family's reduced to names on a shopping list
While a coroner kneels beneath a great wooden crucifix
He knows there's worse things than being alone
And so I've learned to retreat at the first sign of danger
I mean, why wait around, if it's just to surrender?
And ambition, I've found, can lead only to failure
I do not read the reviews
No, I am not singing for you
Well, I stood dropping a coin into the pit of a well
And I would throw my whole billfold if I thought it would help
With all these wishes I make, I should buy something real
At least a telephone to call home
Well, my teachers, they built this retaining wall of memory
All those multiple choices I answered so quickly
And got my grades back, and forgot just as easily
But at least I got an A
And so I don't have them to blame
Well I should stop pointing fingers, reserve my judgement
Of all those public action figures, the cowboy presidents
So loud behind the bullhorn, so proud they can't admit
When they've made a mistake
Well, poison ink spews from a speechwriter's pen
He knows he don't have to say it so it, it don't bother him
Honesty, accuracy, just popular opinion
And the approval rating's high
And so someone's gonna die
Well, ABC, NBC, CBS bullshit
They give us fact or fiction, I guess an even split
And each new act of war is tonight's entertainment
We're still the pawns in their game
As they take eye for an eye, until no one can see
We must stumble blindly forward, repeating history
Well I guess we all fit into your slogan in that fast food marquee
Red-blooded, white skinned, oh and the blues
Oh, and the blues, I got the blues, that's me!
(That's me!)
That's me!
Well I awoke in relief, my sheets and tubes were all tangled
Weak from whiskey and pills in a Chicago hospital
And my father was there, in a chair by the window
Staring so far away
I tried talking, just whispered, "So sorry, so selfish"
He stopped me and said, "Child, I love you regardless
There's nothing you could do that would ever change this
I'm not angry, it happens
But you just can't do it again"
So now I try to keep up, I've been exchanging my currency
While a million objects pass through my periphery
Now I'm rubbing my eyes, cause they're starting to bother me
I've been staring too long at the screen
But where was it when I first heard that sweet sound of humility?
It came to my ears in the goddamn loveliest melody
How grateful I was then to be part of the mystery
To love and to be loved
Let's just hope that is enough
And the sewers are all muddied with a thousand lonely suicides
I don’t like your girlfriend
No way! No way!
I think you need a new one
Hey! Hey! You! You!
I could be your girlfriend
Hey! Hey! You! You!
I know that you like me
No way! No way!
No, it’s not a secret
Hey! Hey! You! You!
I want to be your girlfriend
You’re so fine
I want you to be mine
You’re so delicious
I think about ya all the time
You’re so addictive
Don’t you know what I could do to make you feel alright?
Don’t pretend, I think you know I’m precious
And hell yeah!
I’m the princess
I can tell you like me too
And you know I'm right
She’s like so...whatever
You could do so much better
I think we should get together now
And that’s what everyone’s talking about!
Hey! Hey! You! You!
I don’t like your girlfriend
No way! No way!
I think you need a new one
Hey! Hey! You! You!
I could be your girlfriend
Hey! Hey! You! You!
I know that you like me
No way! No way!
No, it’s not a secret
Hey! Hey! You! You!
I want to be your girlfriend
I can see the way you look at me
And even when you look away, I know you think of me
I know you talk about me all the time
Again and again
So come over here, tell me what I want to hear
Better yet, make your girlfriend disappear!
I don’t want to hear you say her name ever again
(And again and again and again!)
She’s like so...whatever
You could do so much better
I think we should get together now
And that’s what everyone’s talking about!
Hey! Hey! You! You!
I don’t like your girlfriend!
No way! No way!
I think you need a new one
Hey! Hey! You! You!
I could be your girlfriend
Hey! Hey! You! You!
I know that you like me
No way! No way!
No, it’s not a secret
Hey! Hey! You! You!
I want to be your girlfriend
In a second you’ll be wrapped around my finger
'Cause I can do it so much better
There’s no other
So when's it gonna sink in?
She’s so stupid
What the hell were you thinking?!
Hey! Hey! You! You!
I don’t like your girlfriend!
No way! No way!
I think you need a new one
Hey! Hey! You! You!
I could be your girlfriend!
~ Ice Queen
"Not Ready To Make Nice"
Forgive, sounds good
Forget, I’m not sure I could
They say time heals everything
But I’m still waiting
I’m through with doubt
There’s nothing left for me to figure out
I’ve paid a price
And I’ll keep paying
I’m not ready to make nice
I’m not ready to back down
I’m still mad as hell and
I don’t have time to go round and round and round
It’s too late to make it right
I probably wouldn’t if I could
‘Cause I’m mad as hell
Can’t bring myself to do what it is you think I should
I know you said
Can’t you just get over it
It turned my whole world around
And I kind of like it
I made my bed and I sleep like a baby
With no regrets and I don’t mind sayin’
It’s a sad sad story when a mother will teach her
Daughter that she ought to hate a perfect stranger
And how in the world can the words that I said
Send somebody so over the edge
That they’d write me a letter
Sayin’ that I better shut up and sing
Or my life will be over
I’m not ready to make nice
I’m not ready to back down
I’m still mad as hell and
I don’t have time to go round and round and round
It’s too late to make it right
I probably wouldn’t if I could
‘Cause I’m mad as hell
Can’t bring myself to do what it is you think I should
I’m not ready to make nice
I’m not ready to back down
I’m still mad as hell and
I don’t have time to go round and round and round
It’s too late to make it right
I probably wouldn’t if I could
‘Cause I’m mad as hell
Can’t bring myself to do what it is you think I should
Forgive, sounds good
Forget, I’m not sure I could
They say time heals everything
But I’m still waiting
You take them on your own until you die,
The wisdom in your breath comes much too late,
And everyone you see just gets a face,
In time, the words will come, they say, with faith,
But everything you see just turns you grey.
You're everything you need, but still suspicion holds you tight,
You're everything you need, but still suspicion holds you tight.
Well mind or care, decisions must be made,
Who's side who's on, the question should be saved,
Your purpose comes and nothings left in sight,
And it's clear, they sing, that nothing here feels right,
Now everyone's afraid cos no one moves,
Not towards anything that's anything to you.
You're everything you need, but still suspicion holds you tight,
You're everything you need but still suspicion holds you tight.
The righteous come and bleed you from the bone,
It's all they ever wanted from your soul,
Then every man's intentions are no more,
It's all you'll ever get if you let go.
You're everything you need, but still suspicion holds you tight,
You're everything you need, but still suspicion holds you tight.
I really like that song, meme.
I've come to wish you an unhappy birthday
'Cause you're evil
And you lie
And if you should die
I may feel slightly sad
(But I won't cry)
Loved and lost
And some may say
When usually it's Nothing
Surely you're happy
It should be this way?
I say "No, I'm gonna kill my dog"
And : "May the lines sag, may the lines sag heavy and deep tonight"
I've come to wish you an unhappy birthday
I've come to wish you an unhappy birthday
'Cause you're evil
And you lie
And if you should die
I may feel slightly sad
(But I won't cry)
Loved and lost
And some may say
When usually it's Nothing
Surely you're happy
It should be this way?
I said "No"
And then I shot myself
So, drink, drink, drink
And be ill tonight
From the one you left behind
From the one you left behind
From the one you left behind
From the one you left behind
Behind
Behind
Behind
Behind
Behind
Behind
Oh, unhappy birthday
Behind
Behind
Behind
And the sewers are all muddied with a thousand lonely suicides
Love don't have any place.
We're living in times where men commit crimes
And crime don't have a face
We live in a political world,
Icicles hanging down,
Wedding bells ring and angels sing,
clouds cover up the ground.
We live in a political world,
Wisdom is thrown into jail,
It rots in a cell, is misguided as hell
Leaving no one to pick up a trail.
We live in a political world
Where mercy walks the plank,
Life is in mirrors, death disappears
Up the steps into the nearest bank.
We live in a political world
Where courage is a thing of the past
Houses are haunted, children are unwanted
The next day could be your last.
We live in a political world.
The one we can see and can feel
But there's no one to check, it's all a stacked deck,
We all know for sure that it's real.
We live in a political world
In the cities of lonesome fear,
Little by little you turn in the middle
But you're never why you're here.
We live in a political world
Under the microscope,
You can travel anywhere and hang yourself there
You always got more than enough rope.
We live in a political world
Turning and a'thrashing about,
As soon as you're awake, you're trained to take
What looks like the easy way out.
We live in a political world
Where peace is not welcome at all,
It's turned away from the door to wander some more
Or put up against the wall.
We live in apolitical world
Everything is hers or his,
Climb into the frame and shout God's name
But you're never sure what it is.
♪♫♪♫♫
'long came Wild Billy with his friend G-man all duded up for Saturday night
Well Billy slammed on his coaster brakes and said anybody wanna go on up to Greasy Lake
It's about a mile down on the dark side of route eighty-eight
I got a bottle of rose so let's try it
We'll pick up Hazy Davy and Killer Joe and I'll take you all out to where the gypsy angels go
They're built like light
and they dance like spirits in the night (all night) in the night (all night)
Oh, you don't know what they can do to you
Spirits in the night (all night), in the night (all night)
Stand right up now and let it shoot through you
Well now Wild young Billy was a crazy cat and he shook some dust out of his coonskin cap.
He said, "Trust some of this it'll show you where you're at, or at least it'll help you really feel it"
By the time we made it up to Greasy Lake I had my head out the window and Janey's fingers were in the cake
I think I really dug her 'cause I was too loose to fake
I said, "I'm hurt." She said, "Honey let me heal it".
And we danced all night to a soul fairy band
and she kissed me just right like only a lonely angel can
She felt so nice, just as soft as a spirit in the night (all night)
In the night (all night). Janey don't know what she do to you
Like a spirit in the night (all night), in the night (all night)
Stand right up and let her shoot through me.
Now the night was bright and the stars threw light on Billy and Davy
dancin' in the moonlight
They were down near the water in a stone mud fight
Killer Joe gone passed out on the lawn
Well now Hazy Davy got really hurt, he ran into the lake in just his socks and a shirt
Me and Crazy Janey was makin' love in the dirt singin' our birthday songs
Janey said it was time to go
So we closed our eyes and said goodbye to gypsy angel row, felt so right
Together we moved like spirits in the night, all night
Baby don't know what they can do to you
Spirits in the night, all night
Stand right up and let it shoot right through you
It's Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.
They have a new fantastic record coming out on May 1, Baby 81 and they are a superb live act
Tell you the story of who I am
So many stories of where I've been
And how I got to where I am
But these stories don't mean anything
When you've got no one to tell them to
It's true...I was made for you
I climbed across the mountain tops
Swam all across the ocean blue
I crossed all the lines and I broke all the rules
But I broke them all for you
Because even when I was flat broke
You made me feel like a million bucks
Yeah, you do and I was made for you
You see the smile that's on my mouth
Is hiding the words that don't come out
And all of my friends who think that I'm blessed
They don't know my head is a mess
No, they don't know who I really am
And they don't know what I've been through
But you do
And I was made for you.
~ Ice Queen
Will you walk right up
With a smile on your face
Will you cower in fear
In your favorite sweater
With an old love letter
I wish you would
I wish you would
Come pick me up
Take me out
Fuck me up
Steal my records
Screw all my friends
They're all full of shit
With a smile on your face
And then do it again
I wish you would
When you're walking downtown
Do you wish I was there
Do you wish it was me
With the windows clear
And the mannequin's eyes
Do they all look like mine
You know you could
I wish you would
Come pick me up
Take me out
Fuck me up
Steal my records
Screw all my friends
Behind my back
With a smile on your face
And then do it again
I wish you would
I wish you'd make up my bed
So I could make up my mind
Try it for sleeping instead
Maybe you'll rest sometimes
I wish I could
I wish I could
I wish I could
Jason
I think I saw them all on T.V.
I am so homesick now for someone that I never knew
I am so homesick now for some place I will never be
Time won't let me go
Time won't let me go
If I could do it all again
I'd go back and change everything
But time won't let me go
I never had a summer of '69
Never had a cherry valance of my own
All these precious moments
You promised me would come in time
So where was I when I missed mine?
Time won't let me go
Time won't let me go
If you gave me back those years
I'd do it all better, I swear
Time won't let me go
If I could go back once again
I would change everything, yeah
If I could go back once again
I'd do it all so much better
Time won't let me go
Time won't let me go
If I could do it all again
I'd go back and change everything
But you won't ever let me go.
~ Ice Queen
Turns her finger green
I hope when you’re in bed with her
You think of me
I would never wish bad things
But I don’t wish you well
Could you tell
By the flames that burned your words
I never read your letter
'Cause I knew what you’d say
Give me that Sunday school answer
Try make it all okay
Does it hurt
To know I'll never be there
Bet it sucks
To see my face everywhere
It was you
Who chose to end it like you did
I was the last to know
You knew exactly what you were doing
Don’t say
You simply lost your way
She may believe you
But I never will
Never again
If she really knows the truth
She deserves you
A trophy wife, oh, how cute
Ignorance is bliss
But when your day comes
And he’s through with you
And he’ll be through with you
You’ll die together, but alone
You wrote me in a letter
You couldn’t say it right to my face
Well, give me that Sunday school answer
Repent yourself away
Does it hurt
To know I'll never be there
Bet it sucks to see my face everywhere
It was you
Who chose to end it like you did
I was the last to know
You knew exactly what you were doing
Don't say
You simply lost your way
They may believe you, but I never will
Never again
Never again will I hear you
Never again will I miss you
Never again will I fall to you
Never
Never again will I kiss you
Never again will I want to
Never again will I love you
Never
Does it hurt
To know I'll never be there
Bet it sucks
To see my face everywhere
It was you
Who chose to end it like you did
I was the last to know
You knew exactly what you were doing
Don’t say
You simply lost your way
They may believe you, but I never will
I never will
I never will....
Never again.
~ Ice Queen
But it's so hard to penetrate pig-thick skin
I'm 'bout as low as I can get
I'd leave but I can't forget
Still I wonder why it ain't right
it ain't right, ain't right, it ain't right
She's 'bout as low as she can get
She's leave me but won't forget
And she wonders why it ain't right
it ain't right, ain't right, it ain't right
Now we're as low as we can get
Can't leave and can't Forget
We ain't right we're not right
We in't right
It's hard to believe some body tricked you
When you can see you were only high
It's all up to you so you gamble
Flat on your face and into the fire
You're probably on your flight back to your home town
I need some shelter of my own protection
To be with myself and center
Clarity, peace, serenity
I hope you know, I hope you know
That this has nothing to do with you
It's personal, myself and I
We've got some straightening out to do
And I'm gonna miss you like a child misses their blanket
But I've got to get a move on with my life
It's time to be a big girl now
And big girls don't cry
The path that I'm walking
I must go alone
I must take the baby steps until I'm full grown
Fairytales don't always have a happy ending, do they
And I foresee the dark ahead if I stay
I hope you know, I hope you know
That this has nothing to with you
It's personal, myself and I
We've got some straightening out to do
And I'm gonna miss you like a child misses their blanket
But I've got to get a move on with my life
It's time to be a big girl now
And big girls don't cry
Like the little school mate in the school yard
We'll play jacks and uno cards
I'll be your best friend and you'll be mine
My Valentine
Yes, you can hold my hand if you want to
'Cause I want to hold yours too
We'll be playmates and lovers and share our secret worlds
But it's time for me to go home
It's getting late, dark outside
I need to be with myself and center
Clarity, peace, serenity
I hope you know, I hope you know
That this has nothing to do with you
It's personal, myself and I
We've got some straightening out to do
And I'm gonna miss you like a child misses their blanket
But I've got to get a move on with my life
It's time to be a big girl now
And big girls don't cry.
~ Ice Queen
Remember it's just you and me
Don't sell out, bow out
Remember how this used to be
I just want you closer
Is that alright?
Let's get closer tonight
Grant my last request
And just let me hold you
Don't shrug your shoulders
Lay down beside me
Sure I can accept that we're going nowhere
But one last time let's go there
Lay down beside me
Oh, I've found that I'm bound
To wander down that one way road
And I realise all about your lies
But I'm no wiser than the fool I was before
I just want you closer
Is that alright?
Let's get closer tonight
Grant my last request
And just let me hold you
Don't shrug your shoulders
Lay down beside me
Sure I can accept that we're going nowhere
But one last time let's go there
Lay down beside me
Tell me how can this be wrong?
Yeah, lay down beside me
One last time let's go there
Lay down beside me.
~ Ice Queen