Favorite lyrics?

[Cail]

I know I've posted this before, but.....

The sweet smell of a great sorrow lies over the land
Plumes of smoke rise and merge into the leaden sky:
A man lies and dreams of green fields and rivers,
But awakes to a morning with no reason for waking

He's haunted by the memory of a lost paradise
In his youth or a dream, he can't be precise
He's chained forever to a world that's departed
It's not enough, it's not enough

His blood has frozen & curdled with fright
His knees have trembled & given way in the night
His hand has weakened at the moment of truth
His step has faltered

One world, one soul
Time pass, the river rolls

It's not enough it's not enough
His hand has faltered
.... .... ......

And he talks to the river of lost love and dedication
And silent replies that swirl invitation
Flow dark and troubled to an oily sea
A grim intimation of what is to be

There's an unceasing wind that blows through this night
And there's dust in my eyes, that blinds my sight
And silence that speaks so much louder that words,
Of promises broken

Followed by just about the most kick ass guitar solo you can possibly imagine.

[sgt.null]

Dominoes : Syd Barrett

It's an idea, someday
in my tears, my dreams
don't you want to see her proof?
Life that comes of no harm
you and I, you and I and dominoes, the day goes by...

You and I in place
wasting time on dominoes
a day so dark, so warm
life that comes of no harm
you and I and dominoes, time goes by...

Fireworks and heat, someday
hold a shell, a stick or play
overheard a lark today
losing when my mind's astray
don't you want to know with your pretty hair
stretch your hand, glad feel,
in an echo for your way.

It's an idea, someday...

It's an idea, someday
in my tears, my dreams
don't you want to see her proof?
Life that comes of no harm
you and I, you and I and dominoes, the day goes by...

[Esmer]

• Well, another day, another dollar, after I've sang and hollered,
  Oh, it's my way of living, and I can't change a thing.
  Another town is drawing near. Oh, baby, I wish you were here!
  But the only way I can see you, darlin', is in my dreams.
  
  It's a highway song.. you sing it on and on.. on and on..
  
  Well, the hurt you leave behind, it's the hurt that's on your mind.
  Oh, and last night's show took its toll on me.
  Well the city lights fly by me, as I lay my body in my bed,
  Oh, and dreams of you dance through my head.
  
  It's a highway song.. you sing it on and on.. on and on..
  Highway song.. is as lonely.. as the road I'm on..
  
  It's those big wheels are ready to roll. We've be flyin' high and so low.
  Lord, and all this madness, ain't as crazy as it seems.
  Everywhere, they stop and stare. I'm just a stranger on this road.
  Oh, I stand alone, only in my dream.
  
  Highway song.. you sing it on and on.. on and on..
  Highway song.. is as lonely.. as the road I'm on..
  Highway song.. you sing it on and on.. on and on..
  Highway song.. is as lonely.. as the road I'm on..

[lucimay]

Last sunday morning, the sunshine felt like rain.
Week before, they all seemed the same.
With the help of God and true friends, I come to realize
I still had two strong legs, and even wings to fly.

And oh i, aint wastin time no more
cause time goes by like hurricanes, and faster things.

Lord, lord miss sally, why all your cryin?
Been around here three long days, youre lookin like youre dyin.
Just step yourself outside, and look up at the stars above
Go on downtown baby, find somebody to love.

Meanwhile I aint wastin time no more
cause time goes by like pouring rain, and much faster things.

You dont need no gypsy to tell you why
You cant let one precious day slip by.
Look inside yourself, and if you dont see what you want,
Maybe sometimes then you dont,
But leave your mind alone and just get high.

Well by and by, way after many years have gone,
And all the war freaks die off, leavin us alone.
Well raise our children in the peaceful way we can,
Its up to you and me brother
To try and try again.

Well, hear us now, we aint wastin time no more
cause time goes by like hurricanes
Runnin after subway trains
Dont forget the pouring rain.

[sgt.null]

Late Night: Syd Barrett

When I woke up today
and you weren't there to play
then I wanted to be with you
when you showed me your eyes
whispered love at the skies
then I wanted to stay with you
inside me I feel alone and unreal
and the way you kiss will always be
a very special thing to me...

When I lay still at night seeing
stars high and light
then I wanted to be with you
when the rooftops shone dark
all alone (I) saw a spark
spark of love just to stay with you
inside me I feel alone and unreal
and the way you kiss will always be
a very special thing to me...

If I mention your name
turn around on a chain
then the sky opens for you
when we grew very tall
when I saw you so small
then I wanted to stay with you
inside me I feel alone and unreal
and the way you kiss will always be
a very special thing to me...

[lucimay]

hide and seek
imogen heap

where are we?
what the hell is going on?
the dust has only just begun to form
crop circles in the carpet
sinking, feeling

spin me 'round again
and rub my eyes,
this can't be happening
when busy streets a mess with people
would stop to hold their heads heavy

hide and seek
trains and sewing machines
all those years
they were here first

oily marks appear on walls
where pleasure moments hung before the take over,
the sweeping insensitivity of this still life

hide and seek
trains and sewing machines (you won't catch me around here)
blood and tears
they were here first

ooom what'dcha say,
emmm that you only meant well?
well of course you did
ooom what'dcha say,
emmm that's all for the best?
of course it is
emmm what'dcha say?
hmmm that it's just what we need
you decided this
mmmm what'dcha say?
hmmm what did SHE say?

ransom notes keep falling out your mouth
midsweet talk, newspaper word cut outs
speak no feeling
no, i don't believe you
you don't care a bit,
you don't care a bit

(hide and seek)
ransom notes keep falling out your mouth
midsweet talk, newspaper word cut outs

(hide and seek)
speak no feeling
no, I don't believe you
you don't care a bit,
you don't care a bit

(hide and seek)
oh no, you don't care a bit
oh no, you don't care a bit

(hide and seek)
oh no, you don't care a bit
you don't care a bit
you don't care a bit

[The Laughing Man]

Where The Sour Turns To Sweet

• We're waiting for you
  Come and join us now
  We need you with us
  Come and join us now
  
  Look inside your mind
  See the darkness creeping out
  I can see the softness there
  Where the sunshine is gliding in
  Fill your mind with love
  Find the world of future glory
  
  You can meet yourself
  Where the sour turns to sweet
  Leave your ugly selfish shell
  To melt in the glowing flames
  Can you sense the change
  See your eyes, now listen
  
  We're waiting for you
  Come and join us now
  We want you with us
  Come and join us now
  
  Paint your face all white
  To show the peace inside
  Drift away while the saffron burns
  To the land where the rainbow ends
  Can you sense the change?
  See your eyes in focus
  
  We're waiting for you
  Come and join us now
  We need you with us
  Come and join us now
  
  We're waiting for you
  Come and join us now
  We need you with us
  Come and join us now
  
  We want you with us
  Come and join us now
  We need you with us
  Come and join us now

[Esmer]

• • It was a ruby that she wore
    On a chain around her neck
    In the shape of a heart
    In the shape of a heart
    It was a time I wont forget
    For the sorrow and regret
    And the shape of a heart
    And the shape of a heart
    
    I guess I never knew
    What she was talking about
    I guess I never knew
    What she was living without
    People speak of love
    dont know what theyre thinking of
    Wait around for the one who fits just like a glove
    Speak in terms of belief and belonging
    Try to fit some name to their longing
    
    People speak of love
    
    There was a hole left in the wall
    From some ancient fight
    About the size of a fist
    Or something thrown that had missed
    And there were other holes as well
    In the house where our nights fell
    Far too many to repair
    In the time that we were there

• • People speak of love
    dont know what theyre thinking of
    Reach out to each other through the push and shove
    Speak in terms of a life and the learning
    Try to think of a word for the burning
    
    You keep it up
    You try so hard
    To keep a life from coming apart
    And never know
    What breaches and faults are concealed
    In the shape of a heart
    
    It was the ruby that she wore
    On a stand beside the bed
    In the hour before dawn
    When I knew she was gone
    And I held it in my hand
    For a little while
    And dropped it into the wall
    Let it go, heard it fall
    
    I guess I never knew
    What she was talking about
    I guess I never knew
    What she was living without
    People speak of love
    dont know what theyre thinking of
    Wait around for the one who fits just like a glove
    Speak in terms of a life and the living
    Try to find the word for forgiving
    
    You keep it up
    You try so hard
    To keep a life from coming apart
    And never know
    The shallows and the unseen reefs
    That are there from the start
    In the shape of a heart

[lucimay]

Villans
verve pipe


I turned the volume up this morning
till there was ringing in my ears
i haven't felt this good in years

Another villain on the cover
of every major magazine
the victim somewhere in between

See how they twist and shout

And as i'm searching for the story
subscription card falls to the floor
i'm losing interest more and more

To pick it up i'm bending over
out of the corner of my eye
I see a pair of blazing thighs

See how they twist and shout
See how they twist and shout

I straighten up to look her over
and up my back a shooting pain
it's bound to settle in my brain

Another villain on the cover
of every major magazine
the victim somewhere in between

See how they twist and shout
See how they twist and shout

[The Laughing Man]

• The Show Must Go On
  Leo Sayer/D. Courtney
  
  Baby, although I chose this lonely life
  It seems it's strangling me now
  All the wide men, big cigars, gigantic cars
  They're all laughing at me now
  
  Oh I've been used
  I've been taken for a fool, oh what a fool
  I broke all the rules, oh yeah
  But I won't let the show go on
  
  Baby, there's an enormous crowd of people
  And they're all after my blood
  I wish baby they'd tear down the walls of this theatre
  And let me out, let me out
  
  Oh I've been used
  I've wasted time, oh so much time
  Walking the wire
  But I won't let the show go on
  
  Baby, I wish you would help me escape
  And help me get away
  Let me outside my address
  Far away from this masquerade
  
  Oh I've been used, I've been so abused
  I've been a fool, broke all the rules
  And I've wasted time, wasted, wasted oh so much time
  Walking the wire
  But I won't let the show, no
  Won't let the show, ho
  Won't let the show go on

[sgt.null]

-s-s-s A-a-a-a F-f-f-f E-e-e-e T-t-t-t Y-y-y-y
Safe, dance!

{Spoken}
We can dance if we want to
We can leave your friends behind
'Cause your friends don't dance and if they don't dance
Well they're no friends of mine
I say, we can go where we want to
A place where they will never find
And we can act like we come from out of this world
Leave the real one far behind
And we can dance

{Sung}
We can dance if we want to
We can leave your friends behind
'Cause your friends don't dance and if they don't dance
Well they're no friends of mine
I say, we can go where we want to
A place where they will never find
And we can act like we come from out of this world
Leave the real one far behind
And we can dance
Danc¨¦e!

We can go when we want to
The night is young and so am I
And we can dress real neat from our hats to our feet
And surprise 'em with the victory cry
Say, we can act if want to
If we don't nobody will
And you can act real rude and totally removed
And I can act like an imbecile

{Refrain}
I say, we can dance, we can dance
Everything out of control
We can dance, we can dance
We're doing it from wall to wall
We can dance, we can dance
Everybody look at your hands
We can dance, we can dance
Everybody takin' the cha-a-a-ance

Safety dance
Is it safe to dance
Is it safe to dance

S-s-s-s A-a-a-a F-f-f-f E-e-e-e T-t-t-t Y-y-y-y
Safe, dance!

We can dance if we want to
We've got all your life and mine
As long as we abuse it, never gonna lose it
Everything'll work out right
I say, we can dance if we want to
We can leave your friends behind
'Cause your friends don't dance and if they don't dance
Well they're no friends of mine

{Refrain}

Is it safe to dance, oh is it safe to dance (6x)
Is it safe to dance

[Lord Mhoram]

One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong - Leonard Cohen

I lit a thin green candle
To make you jealous of me,
But the room just filled up with mosquitoes
They heard that my body was free
Then I took the dust of a long sleepless night
And I put it in your little shoe,
Then I confess that I tortured the dress
That you wore for the world to look through.

I showed my heart to the doctor
He said Id just have to quit
Then he wrote himself a prescription
And your name was mentioned in it,
Then he locked himself in a library shelf
With the details of our honeymoon
And I hear from the nurse that hes gotten much worse
And his practice is all in a ruin.

I heard of a saint who had loved you
So I studied all night in his school
He taught that the duty of lovers
Is to tarnish the golden rule,
And just when I was sure that his teachings were pure
He drowned himself in the pool,
His body is gone, but back here on the lawn
His spirit continues to drool.

An eskimo showed me a movie
Hed recently taken of you
The poor man could hardly stop shivering,
His lips and his fingers were blue
I suppose that he froze when the wind took your clothes
And I guess he just never got warm
But you stand there so nice in your blizzard of ice
O please let me come into the storm.

[sgt.null]

Gene Clark - Boston

Spoke to my girl on the phone t'other day
She said she wish I'd come there right away
In Boston Massachusetts where she lives
Got to get there for the love she gives

Catch a plane and soon I will be gone
And I'll be in her arms before too long
In Boston Massachusetts she'll be there
And we'll be together everywhere

You see I'm leaving cause I'm sad
Got a girl and I want to see her bad
You see I'm not leaving 'cause of you
I just can't stand to sit here feeling blue

Can't go on when I don't like this town
I feel so bad not having her around
In Boston Massachusetts where she lives
Got to get there for the love she gives

[dANdeLION]

Catlong sighs holdin kittys black tooth,
She left to marry some top cat, aint it the cold truth,
And there hasnt been a tally since sally left the alley,
Since kitty left with big pretty things have got pretty thin,
Its tight on this fence since them young dudes are musclin in.

Jack knife cries cause babys in a bundle,
She goes runnin nightly, lightly through the jungle,
And them tin cans are explodin out of the ninety degree heat,
Cat somehow lost his baby down on bleeker street,
Its sad but it sure is true
Cat shrugs his shoulders, sits back and sighs.

Catlong lies back bent on a trash can,
Flashin lights cut the night, dude in the white says hes the man,
Well you better move fast when youre young or youre not long around,
Cat somehow lost his kitty in the city pound,
So get right, get tight, get down.
Whos that down at the end of the alley, shes been gone so long,
Here she comes, here she comes, here she comes, here she comes,
Kittys back in town, here she comes now, kittys back in town,
Cat knows kittys been untrue and that she left him for a city dude,
Well shes so soft, shes so blue,
When he looks into her eyes he just sits back and sighs,
Ooh what can I do, ooh what can I do?
Ooh what can I do, ohh what can I do? alright.
Ooh alright, ooh alright, ooh alright, ooh alright.

[lucimay]

Easy Money
rickie lee jones



There was a Joe
Leanin' on the back door
A couple Jills with their eyes on a couple bills
Their eyes was statin'
They was waitin'
To get their hands on some easy money

They flipped a dime
One said " well, I'll take heads this time"
One stepped up
One stepped back
One loosened her shoulder strap
She couldn't speak,
Her knees got weak
She could almost taste that easy money

There was this old black cat
Sittin' in a old black cadillac
The Joe smelled sweet
She curled up at her boyfriend's feet
She said "I got a plan
Listen, Sam, how'd ya like to make some easy money ? "
He say, "yes! oh yes!
Jus' tell me what you want me to do "
She said, "Baby, you can trust me
Baby, but you must be hidin' in my room
At a quarter to two"
Well, the cat told the boy
"Come up to the room and play with my toy"
But the Jill set the bait
And she wasn't gonna sit around and wait
But this guy was wise to all the lies
And he flies out the door
With the easy money

Because there ain't no man
Who got the money in his hand
Who got any of that bread
Bein' slow in the head
The easier it looks
The harder it hooks, aw
There ain't no such thing as easy money
We say, "yes! oh yes!"

Saturday night
There was a terrible, terrible fight
Between two dames who was losin' the same game
It wasn't clear,
But I hear somebody was lookin' for some easy money

[A Gunslinger]

Weightless: Chris Whitley

The ground gives as you go
With all them secrets that you know
As if to give nothing away
Of the signals you obey
They're weightless as a child
Fallen from above
Helpless to your size
Lonelier than God
Footsteps, empty room
As if a temple or a tomb
The bed gives where you lay
As if a power you betray
It's weightless as a child
Fallen from above
Helpless to your size
Lonelier than God
Lonelier than God
Fallen from above
Weightless as a child
Helpless to your love
When you was a child
Fallen from above
Helpless to your size
Lonelier than God
Lonelier than God
Fallen from above
Weightless as a child
Helpless to your love
Helpless to your love

[lucimay]

Wild Country
chris whitley

Breaking rocks all day on the avenue
its hard to unearth anything thats true
soon I am gonna loose these rags and run
Returning to the wild where I'm from

There's miles of stone, jack hammer in my hand
There's compromises, I cant comprehend
soon I am gonna drop this jack and run
Returning to the wild where I'm from
Returning to the wild where I'm from

Between the bricks you'll hear the children play
Their calaces get harder day by day
Between the cracks you'll notice where I've gone
Returning to the wild, where I belong

Soon I am gonna loose these rags and run
Returning to the wild, where I'm from
Returning to the wild, where I'm from

[A Gunslinger]

Sunspot Stopwatch: Pete Droge

With your sunspot stopwatch renegade savior stances

You say you take your chances

Or else you break your branches as you climb to that top shelf, tuna melt buckle up your

seat belt

Rickie Lee Jones

and everything you think you own

Is fool's gold and ancient fossil stones

You got more than you need but you need a lot more than some do

Look at your cigarette burn through

The things you can't undo if you try

Well that's tough luck King Tut... Daffy Duck never got old babe

They'll bury you with gold yeah

Is that enough to hold you for today.

I got to hand it to you, why do you do what you do

It's times like this I'm glad that I ain't you

You think you got the devil on retreat but he's back up on his feet and he's looking for you.

With your monkey wrench you dig a trench, don't you see the lights they're shining

Shut up and quit your whining

Four star restaurants dining in the shade

Then your mini skirt'll hit the dirt and baby you'll be crying and bleeding

you'll bite the hand that's feeding

and then you're back there pleading for your soul.

I got to hand it to you, why do you do what you do

It's times like this I'm glad I ain't you

You think you got the devil on retreat, but he's back up on his feet and he's looking for

you.

[sgt.null]

btw: Luci, just noticed the Imogene Heap. great song.

Untitled : PM Dawn

And Columbus would sail across the end of the world
Almost admittedly I do this unto you
As Columbus would sail across the end of the world
Almost admittedly I wish I were with you

And Columbus would sail across the ends of the world
Me, I just couldn't find my way home

And she'd say to me, baby
"I hate you so much, why can't you go away, baby?
I wish you were here."

I get to curse the world with your good advise
I shoulda stayed a victim and let it surround you babe
I never concentrated and that's all right
See, it's the interruptions that always define you babe

And I say

If Lovin' you is pleasing you
Nothing really matters
(Nothing really matters when you don't)
If lovin' you is pleasing you
Nothing really matters
(Nothing really matters when you don't)

Commonlaw connects me to vice
I shoulda been a witness just to terrify you babe
I can't be myself and still be liked
But, I can have devotion and crucify you babe,

So I say

If Lovin' you is pleasing you
Nothing really matters
(Nothing really matters when you don't)
If lovin' you is pleasing you
Nothing really matters
(Nothing really matters when you don't)

And she'd say to me, baby
"I hate you so much, why can't you go away, baby?
I wish you were here."

I don't have the patience to be understanding
I become engaged when she reminds me
She can never please me even when she pleases me
Can I really love her?
If she reminds me...of her
She reminds me...of her
She reminds me...of her

When she's condescending
With her double standards
In her apathy I think she...?

And she'd say to me, baby
"I hate you so much, why can't you go away, baby?
I wish you never were"
And she say, she say to me baby
"I hate you so much, you're nothing to me,
nothing to me baby. I wish you never were"

You never were, you never were
You never were, baby
You never were, I wish you never were
You never were, you never were
I never was...

[lucimay]

Thru devotion, blessed are the children
Praise the teacher, that brings true love to many
Your devotion, opens all lifes treasures
And deliverance, from the fruits of evil.
So our mission, to bring a melody,
Ringin voices sing sweet harmony

For you heres a song, to make your day brighter.
One that will last, you long thru troubled days.
Giving your heart the light to brighten.
All of the dark that falls in your way
You need devotion. bless the children
Deliverance from the fruits of evil

In everyones life, theres a need to be happy.
Let the sun shine, a smile your way.
Open your heart, feel a touch of devotion.
Maybe this song, will help uplift your day.

Make a better way
You need devotion