Sunday morning I arrive
Through the dark and night's disguise
Sunday morning
Baby, I'm your alibi
Dream got out of bed
And made it stand
Screamin' out loud
Get your feet on the ground
She said drop dead
Stuck in the clouds
That hang around her head
Oh, will someone light a candle
For me, leading to my morning glory
Sunday morning I arrive
Through the dark and night's disguise
Sunday morning
Baby, I'm your alibi
Sunday morning I arrive
Through the dark and night's disguise
Sunday morning
Baby, I'm your alibi
Give and take
And get what you give
The mistake is it's easy to die for you baby
It's harder to live
Windows down
They keep me wake
Oh man, will someone light a candle for me
Drivin' to my morning glory
Sunday morning I arrive
Through the dark and night's disguise
Sunday morning
Baby, I'm your alibi
Sunday morning I arrive
Through the dark and night's disguise
Sunday morning
Baby, I'm your alibi
I know it don't make sense
Accept that this is over
It makes no difference
Accept that this is over
Conversations with my coffee and cigarettes
She's as far from me as heaven
But it's worth it in the end
I wouldn't be here if it wasn't worth fighting for
And for every mile marker on this interstate
There's a reason why I'm still here and why she still waits
So someone light a candle for
Every reason she's my morning glory
Sunday morning I arrive
Through the dark and night's disguise
Sunday morning
Baby, I'm your alibi
Sunday morning I arrive
Through the dark and night's disguise
Sunday morning
Baby, I'm your alibi
Singing out
It don't make sense at all
But I'll drive around all night
I'm singing out
It don't make sense at all
But I'm drivin' all night
All night
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
One For The Numbers (Sirens)
Pack your bags
Don't you feel a bit insecure?
It's natural
And sell your past
You don't need it anymore
It's called Americanization
So if you've come here for salvation
Please wait in line
We take our time
We take no reservations
Give us a break
We're heading in the making
America dear
Religion's a fast food restaurant here
America dear
God works via satellite here
And we wish you were here
We wish you were here
One more for the numbers here
And we wish you were dear
We wish you were here
One more for the numbers dear
How do you you lie?
A nation you paid full price
Quite an exotic sensation
To be a lonely awkward nation
So pack your bags
Don't you feel a bit peculiar?
It's natural
And sell your past
You don't need it anymore
We call it Americanization
So if you've come here for salvation
Please wait in line
We take our time
And make no accusation
Give us a break
We're heading in the making
America dear
Religion's a fast food restaurant here
America dear
God works via satellite here
And we wish you were here
We wish you were here
One more for the numbers dear
And we wish you were here
We wish you were here
One more for the numbers dear
How do you you lie?
A nation you paid full price
Quite an exotic sensation
To be a lonely awkward nation
And it's a fucked up situation
A kingdom of bastard-mixed procreation
And our freedom is masturbation
Feel free to cry
We've sold a lie
But if you've come here for salvation
Please wait in line
We take our time
And save your aggravation
Give us a break
We're heading in the making
America dear
Religion's a fast food restaurant here
America dear
God works via satellite here
And we wish you were here
We wish you were here
One more for the numbers dear
And we wish you were here
We wish you were here
One more for the numbers dear
We wish you were here
One more for the numbers dear
We wish you were here
One more for the numbers dear
How do you you lie?
A nation you paid full price
Quite an exotic sensation
To be a lonely awkward nation
Don't you feel a bit insecure?
It's natural
And sell your past
You don't need it anymore
It's called Americanization
So if you've come here for salvation
Please wait in line
We take our time
We take no reservations
Give us a break
We're heading in the making
America dear
Religion's a fast food restaurant here
America dear
God works via satellite here
And we wish you were here
We wish you were here
One more for the numbers here
And we wish you were dear
We wish you were here
One more for the numbers dear
How do you you lie?
A nation you paid full price
Quite an exotic sensation
To be a lonely awkward nation
So pack your bags
Don't you feel a bit peculiar?
It's natural
And sell your past
You don't need it anymore
We call it Americanization
So if you've come here for salvation
Please wait in line
We take our time
And make no accusation
Give us a break
We're heading in the making
America dear
Religion's a fast food restaurant here
America dear
God works via satellite here
And we wish you were here
We wish you were here
One more for the numbers dear
And we wish you were here
We wish you were here
One more for the numbers dear
How do you you lie?
A nation you paid full price
Quite an exotic sensation
To be a lonely awkward nation
And it's a fucked up situation
A kingdom of bastard-mixed procreation
And our freedom is masturbation
Feel free to cry
We've sold a lie
But if you've come here for salvation
Please wait in line
We take our time
And save your aggravation
Give us a break
We're heading in the making
America dear
Religion's a fast food restaurant here
America dear
God works via satellite here
And we wish you were here
We wish you were here
One more for the numbers dear
And we wish you were here
We wish you were here
One more for the numbers dear
We wish you were here
One more for the numbers dear
We wish you were here
One more for the numbers dear
How do you you lie?
A nation you paid full price
Quite an exotic sensation
To be a lonely awkward nation
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Never Enough (Pride: The Cold Lover)
Hospital corners, out of order
I am rolling in it
Curse me with a love
If it's an illness then the straight jacket fits
And the feeling will not change
I'm building monuments for every breath
That you meant for me to find
And every daisy will die in an effort
To find out if I'm on your mind
Never enough
Of you to keep me satisfied
If you run
I'm right behind
'Cause I'll never have enough of your love
Role play what you'd say if you were here
It's all just pretend
Stories in my head repeat again
Until I start to believe in them
I'm building monuments for every breath
That you meant for me to find
And every daisy will die in an effort
To find out if I'm on your mind
There's never enough
Of you to keep me satisfied
If you run
I'm right behind
'Cause I'll never have enough
Never enough
Of you to keep me satisfied
If you run
I'm right behind
'Cause I'll never have enough of your love
Oh loving you so
Behind these eyes that are brown
There's a sun that goes down
Just for me
There's never enough of you
There's never enough of you
I can never have enough of you
I can never have enough of you
With me behind
These walls awake
It's never enough
Of you to keep me satisfied
If you run
I'm right behind
'Cause I'll never have enough
Never enough
Of you to keep me satisfied
If you run
I'm right behind
'Cause I'll never have enough of you
I can never have enough of you
With me behind
These walls awake
I can never have enough
I am rolling in it
Curse me with a love
If it's an illness then the straight jacket fits
And the feeling will not change
I'm building monuments for every breath
That you meant for me to find
And every daisy will die in an effort
To find out if I'm on your mind
Never enough
Of you to keep me satisfied
If you run
I'm right behind
'Cause I'll never have enough of your love
Role play what you'd say if you were here
It's all just pretend
Stories in my head repeat again
Until I start to believe in them
I'm building monuments for every breath
That you meant for me to find
And every daisy will die in an effort
To find out if I'm on your mind
There's never enough
Of you to keep me satisfied
If you run
I'm right behind
'Cause I'll never have enough
Never enough
Of you to keep me satisfied
If you run
I'm right behind
'Cause I'll never have enough of your love
Oh loving you so
Behind these eyes that are brown
There's a sun that goes down
Just for me
There's never enough of you
There's never enough of you
I can never have enough of you
I can never have enough of you
With me behind
These walls awake
It's never enough
Of you to keep me satisfied
If you run
I'm right behind
'Cause I'll never have enough
Never enough
Of you to keep me satisfied
If you run
I'm right behind
'Cause I'll never have enough of you
I can never have enough of you
With me behind
These walls awake
I can never have enough
Friday, April 24, 2009
Venus 55 (Model Citizen)
Do anything for you
My love
I want it all for you
My love
I steal it all for you
My love
We need to see this through
My love
It's all become so clear
It's all become so clear
It's all become so clear, so clear, so clear
Cut me open and feast on the inner side of me
Keep me open and cleanse the stains they left on me
Dip you in the sea of sex
Go and dry off in my mouth
We'll keep drivin' west while the rest go south
The rest go south
Shoobity-bah-bah-bah
Let you sleep in my palms
My love
I'll eat the rest of you
My love
Till you are inside
My love
We need to see this through
My love
It's all become so clear
It's all become so clear
It's all become so clear, so clear, so clear
Cut me open and feast on the inner side of me
Keep me open and cleanse the stains they left on me
Dip you in the sea of sex
Go and dry off in my mouth
We'll keep drivin' west while the rest go south, go south
Shoobity-fuckity-fuckity-bah
Go south, the rest go...
It's all become so clear
It's all become so clear
Yeah, now it's all become so clear, so clear, so clear
Cut me open and feast on the inner side of me
Keep me open and cleanse the stains they left on me
Dip you in the sea of sex
Go and dry off in my mouth
We'll keep drivin' west while the rest go south, go south
Shoobity-fuckity-fuckity-bah
Go south
The rest go south, go south, go south
Shoobity-fuckity-fuckity-bah
You are my Venus 55
You are my Venus 55
You are my Venus 55
So fine, you are my Venus 55
Shoobity-fuckity-fuckity-oh
My love
I want it all for you
My love
I steal it all for you
My love
We need to see this through
My love
It's all become so clear
It's all become so clear
It's all become so clear, so clear, so clear
Cut me open and feast on the inner side of me
Keep me open and cleanse the stains they left on me
Dip you in the sea of sex
Go and dry off in my mouth
We'll keep drivin' west while the rest go south
The rest go south
Shoobity-bah-bah-bah
Let you sleep in my palms
My love
I'll eat the rest of you
My love
Till you are inside
My love
We need to see this through
My love
It's all become so clear
It's all become so clear
It's all become so clear, so clear, so clear
Cut me open and feast on the inner side of me
Keep me open and cleanse the stains they left on me
Dip you in the sea of sex
Go and dry off in my mouth
We'll keep drivin' west while the rest go south, go south
Shoobity-fuckity-fuckity-bah
Go south, the rest go...
It's all become so clear
It's all become so clear
Yeah, now it's all become so clear, so clear, so clear
Cut me open and feast on the inner side of me
Keep me open and cleanse the stains they left on me
Dip you in the sea of sex
Go and dry off in my mouth
We'll keep drivin' west while the rest go south, go south
Shoobity-fuckity-fuckity-bah
Go south
The rest go south, go south, go south
Shoobity-fuckity-fuckity-bah
You are my Venus 55
You are my Venus 55
You are my Venus 55
So fine, you are my Venus 55
Shoobity-fuckity-fuckity-oh
Probably Nothing (These Magnificent Miles)
It's not a relationship
It's an arrangement
It's not what you say
It's how you say it
Shame on me
Shame on me for opening up with my eyes shut
Here I go again, another lesson
My means to an end is now exhausted
Shame on you
It's my fault too for never addressing this question
And I know this is not what I wanna hear
Yeah I know that we want what we fear
But I'm sayin' it now
Sayin' it now
What I never said before
You bring my knees to the floor
But I'm sayin' it now
Sayin' it now
What you never hear out of my mouth
I'm sayin' it
I find myself reading horoscopes
Looking for some kind of hope
So I don't wanna hear why you can't stay here
And I'll never regret making this statement
'Cause I know this is not what you wanna hear
Yeah I know that we want what we fear to say
But I'm sayin' it now
Sayin' it now
What I never said before
You bring my knees to the floor
But I'm sayin' it now
Sayin' it now
What you never hear out of my mouth
I'm sayin' it now
The real thing
We are the real thing
We got the real thing
And it might be nothing
It's probably nothing
It might mean nothing to you
But it means everything
Everything
It's everything to me
Everything
The real thing
It's everything...
And it might mean nothing
It's probably nothing
Might mean nothing to you
But I'm sayin' it now
It's an arrangement
It's not what you say
It's how you say it
Shame on me
Shame on me for opening up with my eyes shut
Here I go again, another lesson
My means to an end is now exhausted
Shame on you
It's my fault too for never addressing this question
And I know this is not what I wanna hear
Yeah I know that we want what we fear
But I'm sayin' it now
Sayin' it now
What I never said before
You bring my knees to the floor
But I'm sayin' it now
Sayin' it now
What you never hear out of my mouth
I'm sayin' it
I find myself reading horoscopes
Looking for some kind of hope
So I don't wanna hear why you can't stay here
And I'll never regret making this statement
'Cause I know this is not what you wanna hear
Yeah I know that we want what we fear to say
But I'm sayin' it now
Sayin' it now
What I never said before
You bring my knees to the floor
But I'm sayin' it now
Sayin' it now
What you never hear out of my mouth
I'm sayin' it now
The real thing
We are the real thing
We got the real thing
And it might be nothing
It's probably nothing
It might mean nothing to you
But it means everything
Everything
It's everything to me
Everything
The real thing
It's everything...
And it might mean nothing
It's probably nothing
Might mean nothing to you
But I'm sayin' it now
Red Ryder (These Magnificent Miles)
You let your anchor down
Still got a ways to go
I see your gathering of moss on your rolling stone
Dressin' up pit stops to look like the end of the road
Where've you gone, Red Ryder, Where'd you go?
It would do you some good to forget the morning afters
And dare inspired laughter ringing in your ears
You're overdue
Damn the things you've done
And out comes the sun
Reminding me you're still here
When you gonna hold yourself accountable, kid?
You're throwin' yourself to the lions again
When you gonna lose the weight you're carryin'
'Cause you're sinkin' to the bottom with it
When you gonna hold yourself accountable, kid?
You're throwin' yourself to the lions again
When you gonna lose the weight you're carryin'
'Cause you're sinkin' to the bottom with it
And huggin' that stone won't make you roll, kid
Some people get kicked around and sold as is
'Cause we stomp our feet on the ones we later miss
So you better roll your rock now, boy, or you never will
'Cause there's one last dance on the killing ground
And soon you're standing still
It would do you some good to forget the morning afters
And dare inspired laughter ringing in your ears
You're overdue
Damn the things you've done
And out comes the sun
Reminding me you're still here
When you gonna hold yourself accountable, kid?
You're throwin' yourself to the lions again
When you gonna lose the weight you're carryin'
'Cause you're sinkin' to the bottom with it
When you gonna hold yourself accountable, kid?
You're throwin' yourself to the lions again
When you gonna lose the weight you're carryin'
'Cause you're sinkin' to the bottom with it
And huggin' that stone won't make you roll, kid
You can't curl up at night
Regretting you're on your own
C'mon, Red Ryder, ride
Through the sunset all alone
You gotta let it go
Let it go
You let your anchor down
Still got a ways to go
When you gonna hold yourself accountable, kid?
You're throwin' yourself to the lions again
When you gonna lose the weight you're carryin'
'Cause you're sinkin' to the bottom with it
When you gonna hold yourself accountable, kid?
You're throwin' yourself to the lions again
When you gonna lose the weight you're carryin'
'Cause you're sinkin' to the bottom with it
And huggin' that stone won't make you roll, kid
Huggin' that stone won't make you roll, kid
Still got a ways to go
I see your gathering of moss on your rolling stone
Dressin' up pit stops to look like the end of the road
Where've you gone, Red Ryder, Where'd you go?
It would do you some good to forget the morning afters
And dare inspired laughter ringing in your ears
You're overdue
Damn the things you've done
And out comes the sun
Reminding me you're still here
When you gonna hold yourself accountable, kid?
You're throwin' yourself to the lions again
When you gonna lose the weight you're carryin'
'Cause you're sinkin' to the bottom with it
When you gonna hold yourself accountable, kid?
You're throwin' yourself to the lions again
When you gonna lose the weight you're carryin'
'Cause you're sinkin' to the bottom with it
And huggin' that stone won't make you roll, kid
Some people get kicked around and sold as is
'Cause we stomp our feet on the ones we later miss
So you better roll your rock now, boy, or you never will
'Cause there's one last dance on the killing ground
And soon you're standing still
It would do you some good to forget the morning afters
And dare inspired laughter ringing in your ears
You're overdue
Damn the things you've done
And out comes the sun
Reminding me you're still here
When you gonna hold yourself accountable, kid?
You're throwin' yourself to the lions again
When you gonna lose the weight you're carryin'
'Cause you're sinkin' to the bottom with it
When you gonna hold yourself accountable, kid?
You're throwin' yourself to the lions again
When you gonna lose the weight you're carryin'
'Cause you're sinkin' to the bottom with it
And huggin' that stone won't make you roll, kid
You can't curl up at night
Regretting you're on your own
C'mon, Red Ryder, ride
Through the sunset all alone
You gotta let it go
Let it go
You let your anchor down
Still got a ways to go
When you gonna hold yourself accountable, kid?
You're throwin' yourself to the lions again
When you gonna lose the weight you're carryin'
'Cause you're sinkin' to the bottom with it
When you gonna hold yourself accountable, kid?
You're throwin' yourself to the lions again
When you gonna lose the weight you're carryin'
'Cause you're sinkin' to the bottom with it
And huggin' that stone won't make you roll, kid
Huggin' that stone won't make you roll, kid
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Borderline (Souvenirs of City Life)
Is it coincidence I live my life within the walls of this fence?
And it makes no sense to innocence to leave
But I can't stop believin'
There's so much for me to see
And I wanna taste it all
So much between you and me
But not for long
Have gun will travel
As my life unravels at the seams
I am packed and I am well dressed
Have gun will travel
As my life unravels at the seams
Does mother really know best?
'Cause I'm breathin', breathin' in
Deep inside the borderline
The borderline I've known
I'm breathin', breathin' in
Deep inside the borderline
The borderline I call my home
But now I don't know
Age 18, I am evergreen
On a bus
Destination Columbus
And on my headphones
Scream Simon and Garfunkel
Reaching out to me with America
Here I come, y'all, America
Have gun will travel
As my life unravels at the seams
And now suddenly I'm far away
Have gun will travel
As my life unravels at the seams
I am no longer okay
'Cause I'm breathin', breathin' in
Breathin' on the borderline
The borderline I've known
I'm breathin', breathin' in
Breathin' on the borderline
The borderline I call my home
Have gun will travel
As my life unravels at the seams
And where there was darkness overflows with light
So have gun will travel
As my life unravels at the seams
For all the rights and wrong, why you've gone
Now I'm gone and I've never been better in all my life
And I'm breathin', breathin' in
Way outside the borderline
The borderline I've known
I'm breathin', breathin' in
Way outside the borderline
The borderline I call my home
I'm breathin', breathin' in
Way outside the borderline
The borderline I've known
I'm breathin', breathin' in
Way outside the borderline
The borderline I call my home
It's time to go
And it makes no sense to innocence to leave
But I can't stop believin'
There's so much for me to see
And I wanna taste it all
So much between you and me
But not for long
Have gun will travel
As my life unravels at the seams
I am packed and I am well dressed
Have gun will travel
As my life unravels at the seams
Does mother really know best?
'Cause I'm breathin', breathin' in
Deep inside the borderline
The borderline I've known
I'm breathin', breathin' in
Deep inside the borderline
The borderline I call my home
But now I don't know
Age 18, I am evergreen
On a bus
Destination Columbus
And on my headphones
Scream Simon and Garfunkel
Reaching out to me with America
Here I come, y'all, America
Have gun will travel
As my life unravels at the seams
And now suddenly I'm far away
Have gun will travel
As my life unravels at the seams
I am no longer okay
'Cause I'm breathin', breathin' in
Breathin' on the borderline
The borderline I've known
I'm breathin', breathin' in
Breathin' on the borderline
The borderline I call my home
Have gun will travel
As my life unravels at the seams
And where there was darkness overflows with light
So have gun will travel
As my life unravels at the seams
For all the rights and wrong, why you've gone
Now I'm gone and I've never been better in all my life
And I'm breathin', breathin' in
Way outside the borderline
The borderline I've known
I'm breathin', breathin' in
Way outside the borderline
The borderline I call my home
I'm breathin', breathin' in
Way outside the borderline
The borderline I've known
I'm breathin', breathin' in
Way outside the borderline
The borderline I call my home
It's time to go
The Band (These Magnificent Miles)
If you say you're the ring finger on my stone
Well I say I'm a kite with a key
If you say that you are unsure of things
Well I'm not accepting defeat
Are we strong enough
Is it good enough
Am I brave enough
For the both of us
I will sing you songs
Even though you can't put 'em on your finger
I'll never be a diamond, I'm just a singer
And I will sing you songs
Wishin' my words carried on as long as a stone on a band of gold
You're sleepwalking through the daylight
How else am I supposed to follow a dream?
And now you say I can't wait on you to connect these hands
But I'm still trying to reach
So are we strong enough
Is it good enough
Am I brave enough
For the both of us
I will sing you songs
Even though you can't put 'em on your finger
I'll never be a diamond, I'm just a singer
And I will sing you songs
Wishin' my words carried on as long as a stone on a band of gold
'Cause I'm just a rolling stone in a bend on the road
I know words don't mean much on their own
But what I sing to you is worth more than a stone
I will sing you songs
Even though you can't put 'em on your finger
I'll never be a diamond, I'm just a singer
And I will sing you songs
Wishin' my words carried on as long as a stone on a band of gold
'Cause I'm just a rolling stone in a bend on the road
You said you want a stone on a band of gold
What you got is a rolling in a bend on the road
Yeah, I'm just a rolling stone in a bend on the road
(Lover Don't Leave)
Kiss my ass you dream
I hope you're hearing me
No one's bet on you quite like I did
It's taken everything I've got
To keep myself on the road
I don't wanna drive no more
I'm a stubborn bull
I am a caveman
A cheap tattoo gone from black to blue
So I don't wanna hear it from you
Never gonna be a spaceman
Sittin' on my tin can
Never come back
I spend my afternoons making masterpieces
People later would understand
Well damn you wishing well
You shoulda told me about dreams you wouldn't sell
It's taken everything I've got
To keep my hands from my face
I don't wanna cry no more
I found dangers in acting out
Dreams never meant to be acting out
Dreams never meant to be carried out
But I'm the stubborn bull
I am a caveman
A cheap tattoo fading from black to blue
So I don't wanna hear it from you
'Cause I'm always red, wanting
Well I say I'm a kite with a key
If you say that you are unsure of things
Well I'm not accepting defeat
Are we strong enough
Is it good enough
Am I brave enough
For the both of us
I will sing you songs
Even though you can't put 'em on your finger
I'll never be a diamond, I'm just a singer
And I will sing you songs
Wishin' my words carried on as long as a stone on a band of gold
You're sleepwalking through the daylight
How else am I supposed to follow a dream?
And now you say I can't wait on you to connect these hands
But I'm still trying to reach
So are we strong enough
Is it good enough
Am I brave enough
For the both of us
I will sing you songs
Even though you can't put 'em on your finger
I'll never be a diamond, I'm just a singer
And I will sing you songs
Wishin' my words carried on as long as a stone on a band of gold
'Cause I'm just a rolling stone in a bend on the road
I know words don't mean much on their own
But what I sing to you is worth more than a stone
I will sing you songs
Even though you can't put 'em on your finger
I'll never be a diamond, I'm just a singer
And I will sing you songs
Wishin' my words carried on as long as a stone on a band of gold
'Cause I'm just a rolling stone in a bend on the road
You said you want a stone on a band of gold
What you got is a rolling in a bend on the road
Yeah, I'm just a rolling stone in a bend on the road
(Lover Don't Leave)
Kiss my ass you dream
I hope you're hearing me
No one's bet on you quite like I did
It's taken everything I've got
To keep myself on the road
I don't wanna drive no more
I'm a stubborn bull
I am a caveman
A cheap tattoo gone from black to blue
So I don't wanna hear it from you
Never gonna be a spaceman
Sittin' on my tin can
Never come back
I spend my afternoons making masterpieces
People later would understand
Well damn you wishing well
You shoulda told me about dreams you wouldn't sell
It's taken everything I've got
To keep my hands from my face
I don't wanna cry no more
I found dangers in acting out
Dreams never meant to be acting out
Dreams never meant to be carried out
But I'm the stubborn bull
I am a caveman
A cheap tattoo fading from black to blue
So I don't wanna hear it from you
'Cause I'm always red, wanting
U.S. Bumper Sticker (These Magnificent Miles)
We are proud of this
But we are not all fighters
Educated to a point I guess
So are we writers?
It's been a long time coming to this
We are a long way down from the top of the list
We ain't introduced ourselves
We are a long way down from the top of the list
We're kings of the heap my friend
Bless us with a curse
We must vote to make decisions
And liberty begins to look a lot like prison
It's been a long time coming to this
We are a long way down from the top of the list
We ain't introduced ourselves
We are a long way down from the top of the list
We're kings of the heap my friend
And you're gonna be afraid of it
Why are we American?
I wanna be the bumper sticker
And shake the hands of fate
We are the pretty face
We are the place that makes the great mistakes
I get by the bright lights
We don't read the headlines
We're coming to this
We are a long way down from the top of the list
We ain't introduced ourselves
We are a long way down from the top of the list
We're kings of the heap my friend
And you're gonna be afraid of it
Why are we American?
I wanna be the bumper sticker
And shake the hands of fate
We are the pretty face
We are the place that makes the great mistakes
We are proud of this
But we are not all fighters
Educated to a point I guess
So are we writers?
It's been a long time coming to this
We are a long way down from the top of the list
We ain't introduced ourselves
We are a long way down from the top of the list
We're kings of the heap my friend
Bless us with a curse
We must vote to make decisions
And liberty begins to look a lot like prison
It's been a long time coming to this
We are a long way down from the top of the list
We ain't introduced ourselves
We are a long way down from the top of the list
We're kings of the heap my friend
And you're gonna be afraid of it
Why are we American?
I wanna be the bumper sticker
And shake the hands of fate
We are the pretty face
We are the place that makes the great mistakes
I get by the bright lights
We don't read the headlines
We're coming to this
We are a long way down from the top of the list
We ain't introduced ourselves
We are a long way down from the top of the list
We're kings of the heap my friend
And you're gonna be afraid of it
Why are we American?
I wanna be the bumper sticker
And shake the hands of fate
We are the pretty face
We are the place that makes the great mistakes
We are proud of this
Finger in the Air (These Magnificent Miles)
Go away, I'm in too truthful a mood to talk
Lines on the map tangled up when my heart gets lost
Cut me down to size
Cut me down to size
I believe
Cut me down
Everybody said, "It ain't gonna be easy"
Nobody said, "Kid, it's gonna get hard"
Heaven's a place for only those who pay their bills on time
And fate has a way of turning innocence into a crime
Cut me down to size
Cut me down to size
I believe
Cut me down
Everybody said, "It ain't gonna be easy"
Nobody said, "Kid, it's gonna get hard"
Well they say, "Give up and go back where you belong
Dreaming's for the dead, the road is too long"
Middle finger in the air, I'm still here
Egging them on
The road's paved the same way for sinners and saints
I believe
Beginners test the waters and suffer the fates
You don't know what I've seen
You don't know what I've seen
You don't know this is what I've always wanted.
Everybody said, "It ain't gonna be easy"
Nobody said, "Kid, it's gonna get hard"
Well they say, "Give up and go back where you belong
Dreaming's for the dead, kid, the road is too long"
Middle finger in the air, I'm still here
Egging them on
With a finger in the air
Egging them on
Lines on the map tangled up when my heart gets lost
Cut me down to size
Cut me down to size
I believe
Cut me down
Everybody said, "It ain't gonna be easy"
Nobody said, "Kid, it's gonna get hard"
Heaven's a place for only those who pay their bills on time
And fate has a way of turning innocence into a crime
Cut me down to size
Cut me down to size
I believe
Cut me down
Everybody said, "It ain't gonna be easy"
Nobody said, "Kid, it's gonna get hard"
Well they say, "Give up and go back where you belong
Dreaming's for the dead, the road is too long"
Middle finger in the air, I'm still here
Egging them on
The road's paved the same way for sinners and saints
I believe
Beginners test the waters and suffer the fates
You don't know what I've seen
You don't know what I've seen
You don't know this is what I've always wanted.
Everybody said, "It ain't gonna be easy"
Nobody said, "Kid, it's gonna get hard"
Well they say, "Give up and go back where you belong
Dreaming's for the dead, kid, the road is too long"
Middle finger in the air, I'm still here
Egging them on
With a finger in the air
Egging them on
The World Is Over (These Magnificent Miles)
Campin' out for the beach and when the lights go out
We just figured it out
We're all screwed now
But we're delighted about what they're writin'
We may just be able to go out with a bang
So beat that drum
Till we run out of all of the air in our lungs
And kissed goobye the lovers that we've loved
We can't take 'em with us
The world is over
Check it out
Mother earth gave birth to her end
Counting you down
Make good use of what breath you've got left
So what we've just learned
We've passed the point of no return
The fuse is lit and guess what?
We're gonna get burned
So beat that drum
Till we run out of all of the air in our lungs
And kissed goobye the lovers that we've loved
We can't take 'em with us
The world is over
So beat that drum
Till we run out of all of the air in our lungs
And kissed goodbye the lovers that we've loved
We can't take 'em with us
The world is over
Wait
Now we wanna know just how we're gonna go
Hurricanes and tidal waves, UFOs and WMDs
The Greatest Show on Earth is well on the way
So beat that drum
Till we run out of all of the air in our lungs
And kissed goobye the lovers that we've loved
We can't take 'em with us
The world is over
So beat that drum
Till we run out of all of the air in our lungs
And kissed goodbye the lovers that we've loved
We can't take 'em with us
The world is over
Delighted the world is over
We just figured it out
We're all screwed now
But we're delighted about what they're writin'
We may just be able to go out with a bang
So beat that drum
Till we run out of all of the air in our lungs
And kissed goobye the lovers that we've loved
We can't take 'em with us
The world is over
Check it out
Mother earth gave birth to her end
Counting you down
Make good use of what breath you've got left
So what we've just learned
We've passed the point of no return
The fuse is lit and guess what?
We're gonna get burned
So beat that drum
Till we run out of all of the air in our lungs
And kissed goobye the lovers that we've loved
We can't take 'em with us
The world is over
So beat that drum
Till we run out of all of the air in our lungs
And kissed goodbye the lovers that we've loved
We can't take 'em with us
The world is over
Wait
Now we wanna know just how we're gonna go
Hurricanes and tidal waves, UFOs and WMDs
The Greatest Show on Earth is well on the way
So beat that drum
Till we run out of all of the air in our lungs
And kissed goobye the lovers that we've loved
We can't take 'em with us
The world is over
So beat that drum
Till we run out of all of the air in our lungs
And kissed goodbye the lovers that we've loved
We can't take 'em with us
The world is over
Delighted the world is over
Where You Wanna Go (These Magnificent Miles)
Wherever you wanna go, that's fine
Dress up just like Audrey Hepburn and thread the needle with the divine
And cut down parking meters
Sheets to the wind, I'll oblige
As long as we drink till dawn and then sleep through the light
Where do you wanna go tonight
You feel like palm trees and mai thais
It's the same old thing every Saturday night
And that's why we're getting out of here tonight
So tell me where you wanna go
Tell me where you wanna go
Wherever you point to I'll find
So tell me where you wanna go
Tell me where you wanna go
Girl I'll let you steer the wheel while I drive
Strip bars make you feel dirty
Go wash your hands
Amusement parks don't start till it turns green
And the drive-in's cold as hell
The windshield fogs up so well
It looks like ghosts are dancing on movie screens
So where do you wanna go tonight?
Oh I feel like drinkin' whiskey and gettin' high
So tell me where you wanna go
Tell me where you wanna go
Wherever you point to I'll find
So tell me where you wanna go
Tell me where you wanna go
Girl I'll let you steer the wheel while I drive
Where do you wanna go tonight
Oh, you can't be in teh circus if you don't wanna leave town
No destination's too far from us now
So tell me where you wanna go
Tell me where you wanna go
Wherever you point to I'll find it
So tell me where you wanna go
Tell me where you wanna go
Girl I wish that you would make up your mind
So tell me where you wanna go
Tell me where you wanna go
Girl I'll let you steer the wheel while I drive
Make up your mind
Dress up just like Audrey Hepburn and thread the needle with the divine
And cut down parking meters
Sheets to the wind, I'll oblige
As long as we drink till dawn and then sleep through the light
Where do you wanna go tonight
You feel like palm trees and mai thais
It's the same old thing every Saturday night
And that's why we're getting out of here tonight
So tell me where you wanna go
Tell me where you wanna go
Wherever you point to I'll find
So tell me where you wanna go
Tell me where you wanna go
Girl I'll let you steer the wheel while I drive
Strip bars make you feel dirty
Go wash your hands
Amusement parks don't start till it turns green
And the drive-in's cold as hell
The windshield fogs up so well
It looks like ghosts are dancing on movie screens
So where do you wanna go tonight?
Oh I feel like drinkin' whiskey and gettin' high
So tell me where you wanna go
Tell me where you wanna go
Wherever you point to I'll find
So tell me where you wanna go
Tell me where you wanna go
Girl I'll let you steer the wheel while I drive
Where do you wanna go tonight
Oh, you can't be in teh circus if you don't wanna leave town
No destination's too far from us now
So tell me where you wanna go
Tell me where you wanna go
Wherever you point to I'll find it
So tell me where you wanna go
Tell me where you wanna go
Girl I wish that you would make up your mind
So tell me where you wanna go
Tell me where you wanna go
Girl I'll let you steer the wheel while I drive
Make up your mind
You're My Las Vegas (These Magnificent Miles)
Well musical says
Luck be a lady tonight
Well hold on tight to me doll
'Cause we're about to take a bite
Live nude shows going on in my head
Your lipstick glows red
You kiss and blow and I wish I was dead
'Cause you kill me every time
You kill me without even trying
But if you just bet on me, I'll be your surest thing
'Cause baby your my Las Vegas
And I don't know what I'd do without you
Just hope and pray your chips fall my way real soon
Money's not an object to me, and incidentally
I hope you're not into objects, darling
If all that matters, money, honey
But if you like dancing
And nickel-slot romancing
Well maybe you should give us a chance then
'Cause if you just say no, I'll probably die alone
'Cause baby your my Las Vegas
And I don't know what I'd do without you
Just hope and pray your chips fall my way real soon
'Cause baby your my Las Vegas
And I can't afford to lose
What are the odds that you're going home with me real soon
Vegas in the night
Well baby you're my Las Vegas
The queen of hearts and the king of all fools
Ain't enough lights in this town to outshine me and you
'Cause baby your my Las Vegas
And I can't afford to lose
What are the odds that you're going home with me real soon
Vegas in the night, burning bright
Burning bright
The city lights
Las Vegas: quite a sight
Luck be a lady tonight
Well hold on tight to me doll
'Cause we're about to take a bite
Live nude shows going on in my head
Your lipstick glows red
You kiss and blow and I wish I was dead
'Cause you kill me every time
You kill me without even trying
But if you just bet on me, I'll be your surest thing
'Cause baby your my Las Vegas
And I don't know what I'd do without you
Just hope and pray your chips fall my way real soon
Money's not an object to me, and incidentally
I hope you're not into objects, darling
If all that matters, money, honey
But if you like dancing
And nickel-slot romancing
Well maybe you should give us a chance then
'Cause if you just say no, I'll probably die alone
'Cause baby your my Las Vegas
And I don't know what I'd do without you
Just hope and pray your chips fall my way real soon
'Cause baby your my Las Vegas
And I can't afford to lose
What are the odds that you're going home with me real soon
Vegas in the night
Well baby you're my Las Vegas
The queen of hearts and the king of all fools
Ain't enough lights in this town to outshine me and you
'Cause baby your my Las Vegas
And I can't afford to lose
What are the odds that you're going home with me real soon
Vegas in the night, burning bright
Burning bright
The city lights
Las Vegas: quite a sight
Gravity (These Magnificent Miles)
Explore your unknown
Until the dark we roll
Float upon your landscape
A million miles from home
Rocket ready to crash and burn for you
Rocket ready to crash and burn for you
I would be a spaceman
I would be a spaceman
I would be a spaceman for you
You've eclipsed me with your face
I give up the ground to match your grace
And I would vandalize outer space
Remake constellations to spell our names
Like when we used to carve our names into bark
Or write upon the windshield fog in the car
Or sign autographs with sparklers in the dark
We'll make graffiti out of stars
Rocket ready to crash and burn for you
Rocket ready to crash and burn for you
I would be a spaceman
I would be a spaceman
I would be a spaceman for you
If it wasn't for gravity, we'd be gone
If it wasn't for gravity, we'd be gone
If it wasn't for gravity, we'd be gone for good
I would be a spaceman
I would be a spaceman
I would be a spaceman for you
I would be a spaceman
I would be a spaceman
I would be a spaceman for you
Until the dark we roll
Float upon your landscape
A million miles from home
Rocket ready to crash and burn for you
Rocket ready to crash and burn for you
I would be a spaceman
I would be a spaceman
I would be a spaceman for you
You've eclipsed me with your face
I give up the ground to match your grace
And I would vandalize outer space
Remake constellations to spell our names
Like when we used to carve our names into bark
Or write upon the windshield fog in the car
Or sign autographs with sparklers in the dark
We'll make graffiti out of stars
Rocket ready to crash and burn for you
Rocket ready to crash and burn for you
I would be a spaceman
I would be a spaceman
I would be a spaceman for you
If it wasn't for gravity, we'd be gone
If it wasn't for gravity, we'd be gone
If it wasn't for gravity, we'd be gone for good
I would be a spaceman
I would be a spaceman
I would be a spaceman for you
I would be a spaceman
I would be a spaceman
I would be a spaceman for you
Spies and Lovers (Pride: The Cold Lover)
I've got you in my sights my adversary
I'm your Indian-painted face and feathers
Be my cowgirl wrapped with leather and love
Look forward to fighting you forever
We are bound more than just two hearts living without consequence
This almost change everything
Like promises made in vain
We don't need to settle down
We live our lives upside down
To figure out
We are just like love and war baby
We don't need to settle down
We live our lives upside down
To figure out
We are just like love and war baby
We are love and war
Sharing secrets we're both spies and lovers
With these weapons that won't break the skin
Pulling triggers bundled undercover
Surviving only 'cause neither wants to win
We are bound more than just two hearts living without consequence
This almost change everything
Like promises made in vain
We don't need to settle down
We live our lives upside down
To figure out
We are just like love and war baby
We don't need to settle down
We live our lives upside down
To figure out
We are just like love and war baby
You bring me down
We wake up, break up, make up, fall asleep and do this all again
We wake up, break up, make up, fall asleep and do this all again
We wake up, break up, make up, fall asleep and do this all again
We are bound by more than just these secrets in this world we started
We don't need to settle down
We live our lives upside down
To figure out
We are just like love and war baby
We don't need to settle down
We live our lives upside down
To figure out
We are just like love and war baby
Baby, you bring me down
We wake up, break up, make up, fall asleep and do this all again
We wake up, break up, make up, fall asleep and do this all again
Come on what are we waiting for on this bed of love and war
I'll gladly do this all again
I'll gladly do this all again
I'm your Indian-painted face and feathers
Be my cowgirl wrapped with leather and love
Look forward to fighting you forever
We are bound more than just two hearts living without consequence
This almost change everything
Like promises made in vain
We don't need to settle down
We live our lives upside down
To figure out
We are just like love and war baby
We don't need to settle down
We live our lives upside down
To figure out
We are just like love and war baby
We are love and war
Sharing secrets we're both spies and lovers
With these weapons that won't break the skin
Pulling triggers bundled undercover
Surviving only 'cause neither wants to win
We are bound more than just two hearts living without consequence
This almost change everything
Like promises made in vain
We don't need to settle down
We live our lives upside down
To figure out
We are just like love and war baby
We don't need to settle down
We live our lives upside down
To figure out
We are just like love and war baby
You bring me down
We wake up, break up, make up, fall asleep and do this all again
We wake up, break up, make up, fall asleep and do this all again
We wake up, break up, make up, fall asleep and do this all again
We are bound by more than just these secrets in this world we started
We don't need to settle down
We live our lives upside down
To figure out
We are just like love and war baby
We don't need to settle down
We live our lives upside down
To figure out
We are just like love and war baby
Baby, you bring me down
We wake up, break up, make up, fall asleep and do this all again
We wake up, break up, make up, fall asleep and do this all again
Come on what are we waiting for on this bed of love and war
I'll gladly do this all again
I'll gladly do this all again
Are You Listening? (Pride: The Cold Lover)
Our conversation piece for the empty-handed
My life has not worked out the way I've planned
Problems have all ended
The answers are all stranded
And the crumbling fortune cookie called my life
I need some space where someone I can hold
Anyone at all
And lock ourselves inside
Things will never change
'Cause no one has meaning for words for long to fizz
Better be brave
'Cause no one cares
Are you listening?
Drunk and standing still as another year ends
Green to red to brown to white and brown to green again
Epidemics have demanded all solutions be abandoned
And Hollywood's fighting for the rights to make the film
And media will all inflate
And critics are sure to hate
And I'm outside waiting in line
Things will never change
'Cause no one has meaning for words for long to fizz
Better be brave
'Cause no one cares
Are you listening?
The sun surrounds
Let's do the drill
I need some space
Where I can shed this skin
And turn my outsides in
And lock myself inside
Things will never change
'Cause no one has meaning for words for long to fizz
Better be brave
'Cause no one cares
Are you listening?
Are you there?
Are you there?
Are you there?
Are you there?
Are you listening?
My life has not worked out the way I've planned
Problems have all ended
The answers are all stranded
And the crumbling fortune cookie called my life
I need some space where someone I can hold
Anyone at all
And lock ourselves inside
Things will never change
'Cause no one has meaning for words for long to fizz
Better be brave
'Cause no one cares
Are you listening?
Drunk and standing still as another year ends
Green to red to brown to white and brown to green again
Epidemics have demanded all solutions be abandoned
And Hollywood's fighting for the rights to make the film
And media will all inflate
And critics are sure to hate
And I'm outside waiting in line
Things will never change
'Cause no one has meaning for words for long to fizz
Better be brave
'Cause no one cares
Are you listening?
The sun surrounds
Let's do the drill
I need some space
Where I can shed this skin
And turn my outsides in
And lock myself inside
Things will never change
'Cause no one has meaning for words for long to fizz
Better be brave
'Cause no one cares
Are you listening?
Are you there?
Are you there?
Are you there?
Are you there?
Are you listening?
Pride is a Lonely Blanket (When we Speak) (Pride: The Cold Lover)
We can't seem to sleep
With a heart so overrested
We see stars
Long live the start of the moment that lasts when we hold it
We can't seem to speak
With a tongue so roped and twisted
Come on
We are the part of the moment that lasts when we hold it
When we speak
But our words won't let us say so
And we wished we'd let it all show
We started falling apart
That the heart will be broken till the end
We can't even breathe
With lungs so black and deflated
Come on
Goodbye to all of the moments that die when we forget
When we speak
But our words won't let us say so
And we wished we'd let it all show
We started falling apart
That the heart will be broken till the end
Oh no, no
When we speak
But our words won't let us say so
And we wished we'd let it all show
We started falling apart
Oh, when we speak
But our words won't let us say so
And we wished we'd let it all show
We started falling apart
That the heart will be broken till the end
Till the end
With a heart so overrested
We see stars
Long live the start of the moment that lasts when we hold it
We can't seem to speak
With a tongue so roped and twisted
Come on
We are the part of the moment that lasts when we hold it
When we speak
But our words won't let us say so
And we wished we'd let it all show
We started falling apart
That the heart will be broken till the end
We can't even breathe
With lungs so black and deflated
Come on
Goodbye to all of the moments that die when we forget
When we speak
But our words won't let us say so
And we wished we'd let it all show
We started falling apart
That the heart will be broken till the end
Oh no, no
When we speak
But our words won't let us say so
And we wished we'd let it all show
We started falling apart
Oh, when we speak
But our words won't let us say so
And we wished we'd let it all show
We started falling apart
That the heart will be broken till the end
Till the end
Tearing Down Stars (Pride: The Cold Lover)
I may be used
I'm not brand new
But I'm not disposable
Like the friendships you use
To block the tears from heavy years
Oh, what keeps you in the dark?
Did you ever even bother to spark a fire?
It's like our parents said
All fun comes to an end
Is our world suddenly unraveling?
We're tearing down the stars
We got this far and we won't stop
We won't stop
Remember every scar made us who we are and we won't stop
We won't...Hello, hello
Now I don't know
(Now I don't know)
What holds us back
But we should let it go
We save the tears to keep the souvenirs
Multiplying in the dark so we'll never be able to spark a fire
It's like our parents said
All fun comes to an end
Is our world suddenly unraveling?
We're tearing down the stars
We got this far and we won't stop
We won't stop
Remember every scar made us who we are and we won't stop
We won't
We were young
We didn't know
So we went down the open road
And we won't stop
We will not
We're tearing down the stars
We got this far and we won't stop
We won't stop
Remember every scar made us who we are and we won't stop
We won't stop
We were young
We didn't know
So we went down the open road
And we won't stop
We will not
We won't stop
We won't
I'm not brand new
But I'm not disposable
Like the friendships you use
To block the tears from heavy years
Oh, what keeps you in the dark?
Did you ever even bother to spark a fire?
It's like our parents said
All fun comes to an end
Is our world suddenly unraveling?
We're tearing down the stars
We got this far and we won't stop
We won't stop
Remember every scar made us who we are and we won't stop
We won't...Hello, hello
Now I don't know
(Now I don't know)
What holds us back
But we should let it go
We save the tears to keep the souvenirs
Multiplying in the dark so we'll never be able to spark a fire
It's like our parents said
All fun comes to an end
Is our world suddenly unraveling?
We're tearing down the stars
We got this far and we won't stop
We won't stop
Remember every scar made us who we are and we won't stop
We won't
We were young
We didn't know
So we went down the open road
And we won't stop
We will not
We're tearing down the stars
We got this far and we won't stop
We won't stop
Remember every scar made us who we are and we won't stop
We won't stop
We were young
We didn't know
So we went down the open road
And we won't stop
We will not
We won't stop
We won't
Leaving Behind (Pride: The Cold Lover)
Don't try to explain
I've been here before, the phone calls and the letters of loved ones
Always prying and implying that when the stormy sides of dreams arrive
I feel the consequences hit, but I...
I've had enough
I've had too much
The feeling strains me
I've had too much
The feeling drains me
With so much at stake
Leaving behind
Shortcuts to find
The long way home
Leaving behind
Shortcuts to find
The long way...
I've tried to escape
I'm drifitng from shore
The bow breaks from the weight of the loved ones
Leave us gliding, forward and flying out when the sunny sides of dreams have died
I feel the consequences lift, but I...
I've had enough
I've had too much
The feeling strains me
I've had too much
The feeling drains me
With so much at stake
Leaving behind
Shortcuts to find
The long way home
Leaving behind
Shortcuts to find
The long way...
I've tried to explain
But the right words feel wrong, big mistake for the well when the love's gone
But now this crying and goodbyeing...
No
I've had enough
I've had too much
The feeling strains me
I've had too much
The feeling drains me
With so much at stake
Leaving behind
Shortcuts to find
The long way home
Leaving behind
Shortcuts to find
The long way home
I'm leaving behind
Shortcuts to find
The long way
I've been here before, the phone calls and the letters of loved ones
Always prying and implying that when the stormy sides of dreams arrive
I feel the consequences hit, but I...
I've had enough
I've had too much
The feeling strains me
I've had too much
The feeling drains me
With so much at stake
Leaving behind
Shortcuts to find
The long way home
Leaving behind
Shortcuts to find
The long way...
I've tried to escape
I'm drifitng from shore
The bow breaks from the weight of the loved ones
Leave us gliding, forward and flying out when the sunny sides of dreams have died
I feel the consequences lift, but I...
I've had enough
I've had too much
The feeling strains me
I've had too much
The feeling drains me
With so much at stake
Leaving behind
Shortcuts to find
The long way home
Leaving behind
Shortcuts to find
The long way...
I've tried to explain
But the right words feel wrong, big mistake for the well when the love's gone
But now this crying and goodbyeing...
No
I've had enough
I've had too much
The feeling strains me
I've had too much
The feeling drains me
With so much at stake
Leaving behind
Shortcuts to find
The long way home
Leaving behind
Shortcuts to find
The long way home
I'm leaving behind
Shortcuts to find
The long way
Welcome to my new favorite site
Since I was introduced to the band by a friend at Ohio University's Blue Gator, which is no longer in existence, in the fall of 2007, I fell in love with the independent, underground, widely-followed Columbus-based band. Having seen them eight times live in the past year and a half in four different cities, I decided I would make it my personal goal to provide the lyrics for their songs, in no particular order. Enjoy.
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