 The Prayer CycleMovement I: MercyIn the garden of beauty Digging graves instead of planting Mercy for the crucified A bitter justice Begging eternity for love We're nothing We're everything I am nothing Yet I am everybody We're nothing And yet we are Wisdom lights up life's road I know you 
Movement III: HopeI pray That the river I was born to May again wash over me By God's touch I pray That I may move from this consecrated Earth Into the next season A dark season Beyond the dying religions that Seduced us My soul will surrender And give in to grace
Movement VI: InnocenceFor the ascension Great sky shelter us With your endless compassion Last survivor It is you who must pass Into the light of the new world Under a sky of innocence We are now all dying In a slow black rain Was it a failure Of man and angels? Was it a failure of love? From this human river Too cruel for winter Welcome to the gates A rehearsal for the silence Pray we do not enter Under a sky of innocence We bathe in the seduction Beautiful The light is unraveling now We open our arms to it It is close to ground zero I am no one Yet I am everyone We are nothing, but we are all When I am still, I am inspired We are not yet born Half sadness But half choice When I am still I can hear You speak most clearly Father can you help me For the ocean is big And my boat is small Find the courage
Movement IX: FaithI only wish I had the strength to bring You into this world More faithful
Old SinglesFate Stay With MeWhile you left me, I was thinking aloud Would there be no end to my sorrow Will I make it through tomorrow Chorus: Let the autumn leaves fall The chilly raindrops freeze The white snow melts I'll just sail on those seas Fate, fate, fate stay with me I wanna be, wanna be, wanna be free Fate, fate, fate stay with me I wanna be, wanna be, wanna be free That wouldn't be any fun I'd rather be lying on the sun Together alone with you Beneath the sky of blue Repeat Chorus Tell me! Tell me! Will my light be blown out crying Baby! Baby! I feel as though I'm dying Fate, Fate, Fate
Find The Right ManOnce in a while you meet him face to face It was love at first sight Honey you've gotta fight for his love, for his love He feels the same way, I think you know it You can't be afraid to show it When will this hidden emotion Give you the notion' To make the first move Make the first move You gotta get it straight Oh dear don't wait This might be your lucky day Don't say that there's no way Darling you just can't let him go Deep down in your heart you can't feel at all I'll be calling all there is For his love, for his love You know you can take his heart away Just look straight in his eyes And then you say Hey can't you just see We'll be great you and me Oh yeah, oh yeah You gotta get it straight Oh dear don't wait This might be your lucky day Don't say that there's no way You found the right man in the right place Once in a while you meet him face to face It was love at first sight Honey you've gotta fight for his love, for his love It was love at first sight Honey you've gotta fight for his love, for his love It was love at first sight Honey you've gotta fight for his love, for his love It was love at first sight Honey you've gotta fight for his love, for his love
AlanisFeel Your LoveI'm thinkin' there's somethin' goin' on now A wicked imagination A serious kind of somethin' new It's drivin' me right out of my mind now It's gotta be desperation Can't feel no pain when I'm thinking about you Dreamin' isn't black and white Can't make no gain 'til my vision c-comes true Give it to me like I'd like to give it to you Love I wanna feel your love Right from the bottom of my heart to your hands (now baby now) Love I wanna feel your love You know this waitin' for you boy I can't stand Bein' just who you wanna be and doin' whatever comes to mind now I gotta get information Never knew what to do with you You're givin' me sometin' to hold on to My newest infatuation "People Power" means I gotta believe you Can't you hear the voices callin' Keep your flowers cause their colour will turn blue Give it to me like I'd like to give it to you Love I wanna feel your love Right from the bottom of my heart to your hands (now baby now) Love I wanna feel your love You know this waitin' for you boy I can't stand Love I wanna feel your love Right from the bottom of your heart to your hands (now baby now) Love I wanna feel your love You know this waitin' for you boy I can't stand Love I wanna feel your love Right from the bottom of my heart to your hands (now baby now) Love I wanna feel your love You know this waitin' for you boy I can't stand
Too HotYou make your best shot too hot to hold Never too young Never too old You gotta go for gold Hey boy you wanted all or nothin' Lose the apprehension baby And go with the flow cause you know you've got Stand up if you want the answers You need to blast 'em straight up baby So say what you mean and you mean to say now Hey you don't have to go and prove it You just go ahead and do it Your time is for the takin', makin' the best of what you got now Always too hot never too cold You make your best shot too hot to hold Never too young Never too old You gotta go for gold Don't care what they say about ya You never throw a hero party For those who oppose who you chose to be now Maybe you could feel the power It's like a bomb inside your head that blows if you're slow when you go to use it You, you gotta show them that you mean it just go ahead and scream it And show them what they're missin' listen to what your heart could tell ya Always too hot never too cold You make your best shot too hot to hold Never too young Never too old You gotta go for gold You gotta go for gold and you'll make it baby Gold! And when you're there you gotta Throw your hands in the air And wave 'em like you just don't care Reachin' teachin' practice what you're preachin' Throw your hands in the air And wave 'em like you just don't care Movin' provin' everything you're doin' Always too hot never too cold You make your best shot too hot to hold Never too young Never too old You gotta go for gold You, you don't have to go and prove it You just go ahead and do it Your time is for the takin' makin' the best of what you got now Always too hot Never too cold Give your best shot Go with the flow cause you know you've got to Always too hot never too cold You make your best shot too hot to hold Never too young Never too old You gotta go for gold
PlasticYou can play the game or you'll never start I'm talkin' to you You got a plastic house and a plastic fence Gotta look around or you'll lose your friends Am I gettin' through? You got a plastic girl in a plastic bed And she's in your house made of gingerbread And you're in there too Got a plastic smile on a plastic face But it's underneath that you can't erase But what can you do-do-do? Say Love-it's not that hard after all (tell me what I want, what I wanna hear) When everybody does Say Love-it's gonna tear down the walls (tell me what I want, what I wanna hear) if everybody loves You live in a plastic dream through a plastic card But reality you don't disregard You know that it's true You got a plastic goal in a plastic life Gotta search your soul gotta make it right And here's what you do-do-do Say Love-it's not that hard after all (tell me what I want, what I wanna hear) When everybody does Say Love-it's gonna tear down the walls (tell me what I want, what I wanna hear) if everybody loves Wake up in the morin' Some are not sleepin' tight A matter you've been ignorin' Why can't you just say it? Will not wait forever Can't you see I'm right I want you to endeavor To tell me again and again! Say Love-it's not that hard after all (tell me what I want, what I wanna hear) When everybody does Say Love-it's gonna tear down the walls (tell me what I want, what I wanna hear) if everybody loves
Walk Awayplace is about to be closed I'm meeting my baby yeah and order my hundreath cup of coffee today My hands are shakin' At half past seven I'm sittin here waitin' for my boy all alone for too long It's after eleven yeah I'm tired of waitin' and I'm gonna go home cause I don't need this You never think twice before you break all the rules you gotta be crazy if you think I'm a fool I'll walk away and say good bye If you don't want me anymore I've bot my pride I'll walk away and say good bye if I don't get the love we had before not satisfied He finally gets here I'm waitin' for him to ask me why there's a frown on my face He orders a cold beer he has an excuse about his car breakin' down but I don't buy it You're givin' me sometin' I don't need anymore Just gimme the word and I'll be slammin' the door I'll walk away and say good bye If you don't want me anymore I've bot my pride I'll walk away and say good bye if I don't get the love we had before not satisfied His best intentians are never the same as what he does of the end of the day. I'm feelin' the tension yeah Don't gimme no reasons cause you don't comprehend what am I feelin' You never think twice before you break all the rules You gotta be crazy if you think I'm a fool You're givin' me somethin' I don't need anymore Just gimme the word and I'll be slammin' the door I'll walk away and say good bye If you don't want me anymore I've bot my pride I'll walk away and say good bye if I don't get the love we had before not satisfied So tell me now Just say the word It won't be long I'll be long long gone...
On My Owneverything's right and it's how it should be Why don't they just leave me alone I've got to prove I can Little girl with stars in her eyes they've got her all figured out and there's nowhere to hide why can't they all see who I am when will they understand It may take some time they don't know how it feels because they can't read my mind They always say I'm too young and they feel they should help me But I can make it all alone out here on my own Every day I feel so in demand and all I wish I could find is a place I can land One day I'll feel comfort inside cause I'll know who I am I can hold the line if I know in the end that I won't be left behind I don't regret what I've done I don't think you can blame me Now I'm standin' all alone out here on my own I'm not thinking 'bout leavin' home But I need to be on my own Doesn't mean I have a heart of stone I won't even ask them why I can't ever let them see me cry Here I'm standing all alone out here on my own... out here on my own Feeling lost in a world full of lies I can't help thinkin' that love is just passin' me by Hold on to what I believe and keep an open hand Can I have it all if there's no one to turn to when I stumble and fall Is there a secret I need because no one has told me-all alone It may take some time cause I know how it feels to have a lot on your mind I'll never feel all alone cause! Know that I have me Now I can make it all alone out here on my own
SupermanA serious love like Juliet's is real A little impulsive and a boy at heart A little bit shy but he'll be oh so smart Superman I need a superman You got a complicated girl like me He's gotta be fair and treat me properly yeah I want him to understand equality You gotta Keep searchin' everywhere in the world You gotta keep lookin' or you'll miss the feelin' You gotta be tough to make it today who You do it your way and not how they say You'll find him somewhere You gotta be tough to make it today who And never be scared of finding your way to Superman Should I call him on the telephone Should I go seem him or just stay at home will be different from the other boys if I could find him I'd be overjoyed Superman where are you Superman Whenever it seems like everything's on the line You gotta keep lookin' or you'll miss the feelin' You gotta be tough to make it today who You do it your way and not how they say You'll find him somewhere You gotta be tough to make it today who And never be scared of finding your way to Superman With all the other boys I never knew what it took to make a choice When he's mine I'm gonna stop all my changin' around now Between the two of us there'll be enough goin' on that's serious I can't wait 'til I can stop all my lookin' around now I found my Superman I found my Superman Whenever it seems like everything's on the line you gotta keep lookin' or you'll miss the feelin' You gotta be tough to make it today who You do it your way and not how they say You'll find him somewhere You gotta be tough to make it today who And never be scared of finding your way to Superman
JealousShe just can't wait to party She'll make it look so easy Why won't you listen to me Yeah Jealousy-some girls have it rough oh baby Loyalty-why is that so tough, the trust is gone Jealous don't you know your girl is jealous She can't help but be suspicious Can't you see, that girl is jealous So better make it right Jealous don't you know your girl is jealous She can't help but be suspicious Can't you see, that girl is jealous So better make it right Cruelty-it's easy for him to be Fallacy-you're out on a limb for him Conspiracy Anxiety she just can't wait to party Strategy totally she'll make it look so easy Loyalty disagree why won't you listen to me Fantasy Novelty she will be free Jealous don't you know your girl is jealous She can't help but be suspicious Can't you see, that girl is jealous So better make it right Jealous-it's no fallacy Jealous-she doesn't trust you much Suspicious-so baby can't you see that girl don't trust you much make sure she's alright Jealous don't you know your girl is jealous She can't help but be suspicious Can't you see, that girl is jealous So better make it right
Human TouchStop bringin' me down or I'll slam the door You're getting out of line with the Beverly Boys You start makin' the moves they start makin' the noise You know you're not getting lucky livin' the life because you're movin' to the jungle and paying the price You're livin' right along with the New Brady Bunch Have your people call my people and let's do lunch Reaction to the actin there's more to me than human flesh I've had enough distractions I need some tenderness Human Tough I gotta know it's real I'm tired of people sellin' their sex appeal Human Touch I need human love no imitations of oh baby A bird in the busy is worth two in the street-you know the kind of people never want to meet you're sitting really pretty in your swimming pool with your rock 'n roll tan you keep thinkin' you're cool You know you can't reach Jesus on your portable phone he ain't speakin' to the people in their Hollywood homes with a toot in your snoot and your loot to boot you don't even give a hoot about the minds you pollute Lookin' for deceptions there's more to me than human flesh I'm finding new directions I need some tenderness! Human Tough I gotta know it's real I'm tired of people sellin' their sex appeal Human Touch I need human love no imitations of oh baby I'm lookin' for the real thing there's more to me than human flesh I'm gonna stop at nothin' Human Tough I gotta know it's real I'm tired of people sellin' their sex appeal Human Touch I need human love no imitations of oh baby
Oh Yeah!the drums are a-smokin' and so's the bass Shake your thing When you sing just sixteen no disco queen I'm a white chick singer I've seen the world I've got a lession 4u I'm your teacher girl Two words you'll be hearin' will shake the earth so repeat after me No need to be rehearsed Oh yeah My name is Alanis I'm just sixteen so please gimme a break I'm no disco queen Just hear what I'm sayin' you don't wanna miss I got a message 4U and it goes like this Oh yeah Ride my train Go insane your teacher girl rules your world Now don't overdo it when you shake your thing cause you'll be goin' insane when you start to sing Without special training an amateur Could be a casuality case if they sing these words Oh yeah Yo-Ah Yo-Ah Wo-oh Yeah! The drums are a smokin' and so's the bass they keep on pumpin' a groove and it'll melt your face Comon' everybody and blow your mind Because you'l never escape these 2 words of mine HA HA HA AH...
Party BoyYou're just a party party party boy yeah oh baby You're just a party party party boy! From the moment I walked into your life I knew right then it was a serious thing 4U I got a kick out of your party friends After a while I found a holiday, overdue Who completely away from you Oh baby your love ain't enough-OW! Party Boy You're just a party boy Ain't no time for sleepin' cause you're misbehavin' Party Boy You're just a party boy Wake up soon and open your eyes the time has come to see the light It took me long enough to realize That all you give me is a really big broken heart And I remember how it used to be There was a time when we could never be torn apart and now I wish that we could make a start You know I gave you all my love-OW! Party Boy You're just a party boy Ain't no time for sleepin' cause you're misbehavin' Party Boy You're just a party boy Wake up soon and open your eyes the time has come to see the light This world of yours turning upside down Goin' up and down like a merry-go-round A rumor goin' on right across the town Why can't you see it? I gave you love like you never knew And you're givin' me nothing but an attitude And now I'm gonna give a bit of solitude I'll miss you baby oh... Misbehavin'-now I'll mis ya Ow! Your just a party party party boy yeah oh baby You're just a party party party boy! I've got to say to you so you listen Hey Boy A-Good Bye! Party Boy You're just a party boy Ain't no time for sleepin' cause you're misbehavin' Party Boy You're just a party boy Wake up soon and open your eyes the time has come to see the light
Now Is The TimeReal WorldWe don't give a dam 'bout our reputation baby It's not a game, it's a revelation Step inside the real world The real world...yeahyeahyeah... The real world...yeah... It's been every day now, and it just won't go away now...no Life is so intense now, not much common sense now yeah And late in the night I turn out my light yeah A song in my head, and it says "STEP INSIDE THE REAL WORLD" We play the game with determination We don't give a damn 'bout our reputation baby It's not a game, it's a revelation Just another day in the real world...yeah, the real world I can make decisions with no one else believin' me I just look inside me 'cause I've got my own voice to guide me It came in a dream, a light so extreme yeah A voice in my head, and it says "STEP INSIDE THE REAL WORLD" We play the game with determination We don't give a damn 'bout our reputation baby It's not a game, it's a revelation Just another day in the real world...yeah, the real world Ya gotta step inside the real world STEP-IN-SIDE-THE-REAL-WORLD I woke from the dream, I know what it means yeah That voice in my head...It says "YOU'RE HERE INSIDE THE REAL WORLD" We play the game with determination We don't give a damn 'bout our reputation baby It's not a game, it's a revelation Just another day in the real world...yeah, the real world Step inside the real world, inside the real world, step inside the real world...
An Emotion AwayIt's something I could not compromise And when I saw you I wasn't ready It completely took my heart by surprise Who...And when I think of the time I med you The situation looked harmless It wasn't long before I got confused enough And soon I realized that your... Love is just an emotion away I know it's gonna get to you Love will be only a moment away A moment away you know it's true Lately the way I'm feeling It's something I could never have planned I knew that one day I'd find a love thing Now I'll never stop believing in chance I put my heart on a shelf forever I never thought I would find you I didn't know any better baby But then I realized that your... Love is just an emotion away I know it's gonna get to you Love will be only a moment away A moment away you know it's true Love is crazy love love is crazy and soon you're gonna get some
RainAnd we were, were standing in the pouring rain If I had known it was the last time I would see you again... I would change everything... I look through the broken glass I watch the storm go through my mind There's so much I had to say I know the words I left behind And now I'm caught in a daydream with nowhere to run and hide The world rushes by me, it's leaving me here all alone (I would change everything, but I can't do anything I would give all that I have to know where you are) I'll always carry you inside my heart and you You'll never know how much I wonder where you are I always knew that you would take a part of me away with you And I never got to say good-bye I look in the mirror now and all I see is yesterday At night I hear your voice and it is calling out my name And with every hour just hold on to what you can They're lost in a moment and fading away in the night (I would change everything, but I can't do anything I would give all that I have just to know where you are) I'll always carry you inside my heart and you You'll never know how much I wonder where you are I always knew that you would take a part of me away with you And I never got to say good-bye ...and I never..ever...said good-bye... That night is just a memory But I still feel you standing next to me And when I think I hear your voice all I hear is the RAIN...
The Time Of Your LifeLike a child left in the wilderness, standing there penniless Wanting to be the best Here's a place where life runs at a different pace Where love is just convenient, none are obedient And we are subservient Look at me, I'm a girl that some may preconceive Why do they try and generalize, why are they antagonizing me But something I can't control that... I WANTCHA You know I'll never stop 'til I've GOTCHA You'll never be quite the same when I ROCK YA I'm not the kind of girl that you thought I was You'll have a good time 'cause I WANTCHA I'm breaking down the walls 'till I have you, feel you Show you the time of your life Here we are and I wonder how we've come this far In a world that does not recognize women are victimized What does that symbolize Why do I want the things I usually criticize It may be self destructiveness, or maybe it's emptiness inside But something I can't control that... I WANTCHA You know I'll never stop 'til I've GOTCHA You'll never be quite the same when I ROCK YA I'm not the kind of girl that you thought I was You'll have a good time 'cause I WANTCHA I'm breaking down the walls 'till I have you, feel you Show you the time of your life You'll have a good time... It's a lonely road, and no one knows the way that I feel I'm not giving up now... I'll never try to justify They'll never understand, you'll be a happy man You'll have the time of your life It's something, it's something, it's something that I can't control The time of your life...
No ApologiesIt's like looking for tears in a ocean I'm hearing your words like the wind They blow straight through my heart Will you ever give in to emotion And we hurt the ones that we love the most Why we do only heaven knows And I don't know why I'm still holding on...holding on I reach in my heart to see If your love is alive in me But now I feel alone My feelings turn to stone My heart makes no apologies When an apology's made it isn't always enough To erase all the past in a moment Whenever I need you the most You always leave me behind With a word from your lips I'm alone You've been blind not to realize All the love that I hold inside So tell me why do I keep holding on...holding on I reach in my heart to see If your love is alive in me But now I feel alone My feelings turn to stone My heart makes no apologies What I need is your sympathy Like a light flowing into me But I will never give up holding on...holding on I reach in my heart to see If your love is alive in me But now I feel alone My feelings turn to stone My heart makes no apologies ...my heart makes no apologies no no my feelings turn to stone... I make no apologies
Can't DenyAnd only my heart is making a sound I lay awake alone in my bed And I can't sleep should I call you instead I think of you far too much 'cause you, you're one of a kind I'm not like an open book 'cause I've got something in mind You know I can't deny the way I feel inside I won't be hiding my love You know I can't disguise you're always on my mind And now I can't get enough Give me love, I know that you can I like the strength of a confident man It's in my blood and all through my veins You feel it once and you're never the same Whenever I close my eyes you're there. I feel it inside But why am I holding in my love, I can't tell you why You know I can't deny the way I feel inside I won't be hiding my love You know I can't disguise you're always on my mind And now I can't get enough I think of you far too much 'cause you, you're one of a kind I'm not like an open book 'cause I've got something in mind You know I , you know I, I can't deny Every day you're always on my mind You know I , you know I, I can't disguise Can't deny the way I feel inside You know I can't deny the way I feel inside I won't be hiding my love You know I can't disguise you're always on my mind And now I can't get enough
When We Meet AgainWe knew inside we'd find another way We'll have it all, it's not too late to try Maybe you and I could go from here Maybe you and I can make it, this time we'll... Fall in love when we meet again We can finish what we started Fall in love if we try again And then nothing will keep us apart We're not the same as when we first began We'll try to change, we'll take another chance Maybe you and I could work it out Maybe you and I can make it, this time we'll Fall in love when we meet again We can finish what we started Fall in love if we try again And then nothing will keep us apart I see your face, it's always on my mind A time and palace we almost left behind This time we'll fall in, this time we'll... Fall in love when we meet again We can finish what we started Fall in love if we try again And then nothing will keep us apart
Give What You've GotYou know I want it all for me I wanna get to know you baby Is that a possibility Hey, you're my man, I'm your woman And I'm not too proud to tell you what you do to my head I'm not kiddin' You've got everythin' that any girl would want, yes you do You're just wishin' Well it's time you know the truth and that is When you are beggin' me for money Just got to tell me what you need But if you want my lovin' buddy You've got to get down on your knees You've got to give what you got and take what I'm givin' you baby You've got to want what you see and see what I'm givin' away Hey, stick with me, I'm your momma And you can run to momma every time your skin you knee No one ever, Could ever take your place, the way you move makes me hot Let me tell you, You won't be satisfied without me You've got to give it all to baby You know I want it all for me I wanna get to know you baby Is that a possibility You've got to give what you got and take what I'm givin' you baby You've got to want what you see and see what I'm givin' away
(Change Is) Never A Waste of TimeYou hide what you're feeling and you have for a while I can tell that you're falling And you feel that you can't go on But a new day is calling And you'll see that the feeling is gone You know you're not the only one Who has a lot to overcome And when the time has come then you move on 'Cause you've been crying for too long Sometimes life is so unkind But change is never a waste of time I know how you're feeling, I've been there before The hurting is something much to strong to ignore Don't be waiting for someone Who can take all your fear away When there's no one to listen That is when you should not be afraid You know you're not the only one Who has a lot to overcome And when the time has come then you move on 'Cause you've been crying for too long Sometimes life is so unkind But change is never a waste of time But change is never a waste... it's never a waste of time
Big Bad LoveAnd Sigmund Freud would have thought I was crazy I wonder why you've become an obsession All I know is that I need to have your big bad love Big bad love You keep on lovin' and lyin' You've turning me into a fool babe But I'm not screamin' or cryin' There's better things we have to do baby It takes a lot for me to truly believe That you could love me unconditionally And I'm terrified of taking a chance If you're not ready to believe in romance Who...I wonder why I am so unrelentless There's nothing that I can do to prevent this And the dream I am not apprehensive All I know is that I need to have your... Big bad love I need a love with an attitude Big bad love The only kind that I want from you Big bad love I need it from you so urgently Big bad love...need it baby yeah yeah yeah I'm not avoidin' your lovin' 'Cause I can afford to be blue babe I keep on pushin' and shovin' I can't get enough out of you baby I don't believe your blood is bad to the bone 'Cause then you're different when we're here all alone And if you knew the game I wanted to play Now would you say the words I want you to say ...who I'm am so relentless...I can't prevent this... I am not apprehensive All I know is that I need to have your big bad love
Jagged Little PillAll I Really WantMy sweater is on backwards and inside out And you say how appropriate I don't want to dissect everything today I don't mean to pick you apart you see But I can't help it There I go jumping before the gunshot has gone off Slap me with a splintered ruler And it would knock me to the floor if I wasn't there already If only I could hunt the hunter And all I really want is some patience A way to calm the angry voice And all I really want is deliverance Do I wear you out You must wonder why I'm relentless and all strung out I'm consumed by the chill of solitary I'm like Estella I like to reel it in and then spit it out I'm frustrated by your apathy And I am frightened by the corrupted ways of this land If only I could meet the Maker And I am fascinated by the spiritual man I am humbled by his humble nature What I wouldn't give to find a soulmate Someone else to catch this drift And what I wouldn't give to meet a kindred Enough about me, let's talk about you for a minute Enough about you, let's talk about life for a while The conflicts, the craziness and the sound of pretenses Falling all around...all around Why are you so petrified of silence Here can you handle this? Did you think about your bills, your ex, your deadlines Or when you think you're gonna die Or did you long for the next distraction And all I need now is intellectual intercourse A soul to dig the hole much deeper And I have no concept of time other than it is flying If only I could kill the killer All I really want is some peace man A place to find a common ground And all I really want is a wavelength All I really want is some comfort A way to get my hands untied And all I really want is some justice...
You Oughta KnowI wish nothing but the best for you both An older version of me Is she perverted like me Would she go down on your in a theater Does she speak eloquently And would she have your baby I'm sure she'd make a really excellent mother 'Cause the love that you gave that we made wasn't able to make it enough for you to be open wide, no And every time you speak her name Does she know how you told me you'd hold me Until you died, 'til you died But you're still alive And I'm here to remind you Of the mess you left when you went away It's not fair to deny me Of the cross I bear that you gave to me You, you, you oughta know You seem very well, things look peaceful I'm not quite as well, I thought you should know Did you forget about me Mr. Duplicity I hate to but you in the middle of dinner It was a slap in the face how quickly I was replaced Are you thinking of me when you fuck her 'Cause the love that you gave that we made wasn't able to make it enough for you to be open wide, no And every time you speak her name Does she know how you told me you'd hold me Until you died, 'til you died But you're sill alive And I'm here to remind you Of the mess you left when you went away It's not fair to deny me Of the cross I bear that you gave to me You, you, you oughta know 'Cause the joke that you laid in the bed that was me And I'm not gonna fade As soon as you close your eyes and you know it And every time I scratch my nails down someone else's back I hope you feel it...well can you feel it And I'm here to remind you Of the mess you left when you went away It's not fair to deny me Of the cross I bear that you gave to me You, you, you oughta know
PerfectIf you're flawless, then you'll win my love Don't forget to win first place Don't forget to keep that smile on your face Be a good boy Try a little harder You've got to measure up And make me prouder How long before you screw it up How many times do I have to tell you to hurry up With everthing I do for you The least you can do is keep quiet Be a good girl You've gotta try a little harder That simply wasn't good enough To make us proud I'll live through you I'll make you what I never was If you're the best, then maybe so am I Compared to him compared to her I'm doing this for youre own damn good You'll make up for what I bled What's the problem...why are you crying Be a good boy Push a little farther now That wasn't fast enough To make us happy We'll love you just the way you are if you're perfect
Hand In My PocketI'm poor but I'm kind I'm shore but I'm healthy, yeah I'm high but I'm grounded I'm sane but I'm overwhelmed I'm lost but I'm hopeful baby What it all comes down to Is that everything's gonna be fine fine fine I've got one hand in my pocked And the other one is giving a high five I feel drunk but I'm sober I'm young and I'm underpaid I'm tired but I'm working, yeah I care but I'm restless I'm here but I'm really gone I'm wrong and I'm sorry baby What it all comes down to Is that everything's gonna be quite alright I've got one hand in my pocket And the other one is flicking a cigarette What it all comes down to Is that I haven't got it all figured out just yet I've got one hand in my pocket And the other one is giving the peace sign I'm free but I'm focused I'm green but I'm wise I'm hard but I'm friendly baby I'm sad but I'm laughing I'm brave but I'm chicken shit I'm sick but I'm pretty baby What it all boils down to Is that no one's really got it figured out just yet I've got one hand in my pocket And the other one is playing the piano What it all comes down to my friends Is that everything's just fine fine fine I've got one hand in my pocket And the other one is hailing a taxi cab...
Right Through YouYou misipronounced my name You didn't wait for all the information Before you turned me away Wait a minute sir You kind of hurt my feelings You see me as a sweet back-loaded puppet And you've got a meal ticket taste I see right through you I know right through you I feel right through you I walk right through you You took me for a joke You took me for a child You took a long hard look at my ass And then played golf for a while Your ashake is like a fish You pat me on the head You took me out to wine dine 69 me But didn't hear a damn word I said I see right through you I know right through you I feel right through you I walk right through you Hello Mr. Man You didn't think I'd come back You didn't think I'd show up with my army And this ammunition on my back Now that I'm Miss Thing Now that I'm a zillionaire You scan the credits for your name And wonder why it's not there I see right through you I know right through you I feel right through you I walk right through you
ForgivenWe make up for so much time a little too late I never forgot it, confusing as it was No fun with no guilt feelings The sinners, the saviors, the loverless priests I'll see you next Sunday We all had our reasons to be there We all had a thing or two to learn We all needed something to cling to So we did I sang Alleluia in the choir I confessed my darkest deeds to an envious man My brothers they never went blind for what they did But I may as well have In the name of the Father, the Skeptic and the Son I had one more stupid question We all had our reasons to be there We all had a thing or two to learn We all needed something to cling to So we did What I learned I rejected but I believe again I will suffer the consequence of this inquisition If I jump in this fountain, will I be forgiven We all had our reasons to be there We all had a thing or two to learn We all needed something to cling to So we did We all had delusions in our head We all had our minds made up for us We had to believe in something So we did
You LearnI recommend walking around naked in your living room Swallow it down (what a jagged little pill) It feels so good (swimming in your stomach) Wait until the dust settles You live you learn You love you learn You cry you learn You lose you learn You bleed you learn You scream you learn I recommend biting off more than you can chew to anyone I certainly do I recommend sticking your foot in your mouth at any time Feel free Throw it down (the caution blocks you from the wind) Hold it up (to the rays) You wait and see when the smoke clears You live you learn You love you learn You cry you learn You lose you learn You bleed you learn You scream you learn Wear it out (the way a three-year-old would do) Melt it down (you're gonna have to eventually anyway) The fire trucks are coming up around the bend You live you learn You love you learn You cry you learn You lose you learn You bleed you learn You scream you learn You grieve you learn You choke you learn You laugh you learn You choose you learn You pray you learn You ask you learn You live you learn
Head Over FeetYou stated your case time and again I thought about it You treat me like I'm a princess I'm not used to liking that You ask how my day was You've already won me over in spite of me Don't be alarmed if I fall head over feet Don't be surprised if I love you for all that you are I couldn't help it It's all your fault Your love is thick and it swallowed me whole You're so much braver than I gave you credit for That's not lip service You've already won me over in spite of me Don't be alarmed if I fall head over feet Don't be surprised if I love you for all that you are I couldn't help it It's all your fault You are the bearer of unconditional things You held your breath and the door for me Thanks for your patience You're the best listener that I've ever met You're my best friend Best friend with benefits What took me so long I've never felt this healthy before I've never wanted something rational I am aware now I am aware now You've already won me over in spite of me Don't be alarmed if I fall head over feet Don't be surprised if I love you for all that you are I couldn't help it It's all your fault
Mary JaneAs you place the don't disturb sign on the door You lost your place in line again, what a pity You never seem to want to dance anymore It's a long way down On this roller coaster The last chance streetcar Went off the track And you're on it I hear you're counting sheep again Mary Jane What's the point of tryin' to dream anymore I hear you're losing weight again Mary Jane Do you ever wonder who you're losing it for Well it's full speed baby In the wrong direction There's a few more bruises If that's the way You insist on heading Please be honest Mary Jane Are you happy Please don't censor your tears You're the sweet crusader And you're on your way You're the last great innocent And that's why I love you So take this moment Mary Jane and be selfish Worry not about the cars that go by All that matters Mary Jane I your freedom Keep warm my dear, keep dry Tell me Tell me What's the matter Mary Jane
IronicHe won the lottery and died the next day It's a black fly in your Chardonnay It's a death row pardon two minutes too late Isn't it ironic... don't you think It's like rain on your wedding day It's a free ride when you've already paid It's the good advice that you just didn't take Who would've thought... it figures Mr. Play It Safe was afraid to fly He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids good-bye He waited his whole damn life to take that flight And as the plane crashed down he thought "Well isn't this nice..." And isn't it ironic... don't you think It's like rain on your wedding day It's a free ride when you've already paid It's the good advice that you just didn't take Who would've thought... it figures Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you When you think everything's okay and everything's going right And life has a funny way of helping you out when You think everything's gone wrong and everything blows up In your face A traffic jam when you're already late A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife It's meeting the man of my dreams And then meeting his beautiful wife And isn't it ironic... don't you think A little too ironic... and yeah I really do think... It's like rain on your wedding day It's a free ride when you've already paid It's the good advice that you just didn't take Who would've thought... it figures Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you Life has a funny, funny way of helping you out Helping you out
Not The DoctorI don't want to be your glass of single malt whiskey Hidden in the bottom drawer I don't want to be a bandage if the wound is not mine Lend me some fresh air I don't want to be adored for what I merely represent to you I don't want to be your babysitter You're a very big boy now I don't want to be your mother I didn't carry you in my womb for nine months Show me the back door Visiting hours are 9 to 5 and if I show up at 10 past 6 Well I already know that you'd find some way to sneak me in and oh Mind the empty bottle with the holes along the bottom You see it's too much to ask for and I am not the doctor I don't want to be the sweeper of the eggshells that you walk upon I don't want to be your other half I believe that 1 and 1 make 2 I don't want to be your food or the light from the fridge on your face at midnight Hey what are you hungry for I don't want to be the glue that holds your pieces together I don't want to be your idol See this pedestal is high and I'm afraid of heights I don't want to be lived through A vicarious occasion Please open the window Visiting hours are 9 to 5 and if I show up at 10 past 6 Well I already know that you'd find some way to sneak me in and oh Mind the empty bottle with the holes along the bottom You see it's too much to ask for and I am not the doctor I don't want to live on someday when my motto is last week I don't want to be responsible for your fractured hear and its wounded beat I don't want to be a substitute for the smoke you've been inhaling What do you thank me What do you thank me for Visiting hours are 9 to 5 and if I show up at 10 past 6 Well I already know that you'd find some way to sneak me in and oh Mind the empty bottle with the holes along the bottom You see it's too much to ask for and I am not the doctor
Wake UpYou like rain but only if it's dry No sentimental value to the rose that fell on your floor No fundamental excuse for the granted I'm taken for 'Cause it's easy not to So much easier not to And what goes around never comes around to you You like pain but only if it doesn't hurt too much You sit... and you wait... to receive There's an obvious attraction To the path of least resistance in your life There's an obvious aversion no amount of my insistence could make you try tonight 'Cause it's easy not to So much easier not to And what goes around never comes around to you To you to you to you to you to you... There's no love no money no thrill anymore There's an apprehensive naked little trembling boy With his head in his hands There's an underestimated and impatient little girl Raising her hand But it's easy not to So much easier not to And what goes around never comes around to you To you, to you get up get up get up off of it get up get up get up off of it get out get outta here enough already get up get up get up off of it wake up
Your HouseI walked up the stairs And I opened your door without the ringing the bell Walked down the hall Into your room where I could smell you And I shouldn't be here without permission Shouldn't be here Would you forgive me love If I dance in your shower Would you forgive me love If I laid in your bed Would you forgive me love If I stay all afternoon I took off my clothes I put on your robe and I went through your drawers And I found your cologne Went down to the den Found your CD's And I played your Joni And I shouldn't stay long you might be home soon I shouldn't stay long Would you forgive me love If I dance in your shower Would you forgive me love If I laid in your bed Would you forgive me love If I stay all afternoon I burn your incense I ran a bath and I noticed a letter That sat on your desk It said "hello love" "I love you so, love" "Meet me at midnight" And no it wasn't my writing I better go soon It wasn't my writing So forgive me love If I cry in your shower So forgive me love For the salt in your bed So forgive me love If I cry all afternoon
City of Angels SoundtrackUninvitedI am flattered by your fascination with me Like any hot blooded woman I have simply wanted an object to crave But you're not allowed You're uninvited An unfortunate slight Must be strangely exciting To watch the stoic squirm Must be somewhat heartening To watch shepard meet shepard But you're not allowed You're uninvited An unfortunate slight Like any uncharted territory I must seem greatly intriguing You speak of my love like You have experienced like mine before But this is not allowed You're uninvited An unfortunate slight I don't think you unworthy I need a moment to deliberate
Supposed Former Infatuation JunkieFront RowTo you didn't make me feel anymore peaceful than how I felt when we weren't speaking because I didn't cop to what I did. I can't love you because we're supposed to have professional boundaries i'd like you to be schooled and in awe as though you were kissed by god full on the lips. i'm in the front row the front row with popcorn I get to see you see you close up i'm too tired to recount the unpleasantries one by one one minute I want to banish the next I want to be on a deserted island with you alone with my three favourite cd's ambivalent yet in your bed we've yet to acknowledge what really happened slid into the ditch I have this overwhelming loss of ambition we said lets name thirty good reasons why we shouldn't be together I started by saying things like "you smoke" "you live in new jersey (too far)" you started saying things like "you belong to the world" all of which could have been easily refuted but the conversation was hypothetical I am totally short of breath for you why can't you shut you're stuff off....i'm in the front row, the front row with popcorn I get to see you see you close up and I laughed until my lungs hurt i love how you bust my chops you don't always feel seen sometimes you feel erasable unfortunately i cannot reciprocate in my current state i think we should be careful of how much time we spend together ...for a while while i'm speaking you know how much you hate to be interrupted maybe spend some time alone fill up your proverbial cup so that it doesn't always have to be about you i've been wanting your undivided attention I like the fact that you're nothing like me are you not burdened by the lack of perspective people have of your charmed life i'm in the front row the front row with popcorn i get to see you see you close up you never meant to be ungrateful nor held up to be whipped or wept for certainly not analysed prodded at more ways than one apparently you've been misrepresented dealing with the concept of arrows being slung towards your outrageous fortune hey i'm not mad at you guardian i'm mad at myself for spending so much time with you and your jeckly and hydeness i'm glad i figuratively slapped you on the wrist you laughed a wicked laugh and said "come here let me clip your wings!" (i know he's blood but you can still turn him away you don't owe him anything) "raise the roof" he yelled "yeah raise the roof!" I yelled back. (Unfortunately you needed a health scare to reprioritize.) No thanks to the soap box. having me rile against them won't make an ounce of difference.....i'm in the front row the front row with popcorn. i get to see you see you close up oh the things i've done for you many a sitch a friend a man's been left for you all the books i've read for you the tongues i've bitten for you many a new city for you many a risk taken for you (not a single regret)
Babawith baited breath for the ritual i've watched this experience raise them to pseudo higher levels i've watched them leave their families in pursuit of your nirvana i've seen them coming to line up from switzerland and america how long will this take baba how long have we been sleeping do you see me hanging on to every word you say how soon will i be holy how much will this cost guru how much longer 'til you completely absolve me i've seen them give their drugs up in place of makeshift alters i've heard them chanting kali kali frantically i've heard them rotely repeats your teachings with elitism i've seen them boasting robes and foreign sandalwood beads i've seen them overlooking god in their own essence i've seen their upward glances in hopes of instant salvation i've seen their righteousness mixed without loving compassion i've watched you smile as the students bow to kiss your feet give me strength all knowing one how long 'til enlightenment how much longer 'til you completely absolve me
Thank Uhow 'bout stopping eating when I'm full up how 'bout them transparent dangling carrots how 'bout that ever elusive kudo thank you India thank you terror thank you disillusionment thank you frailty thank you consequence thank you thank you silence how 'bout me not blaming you for everything how 'bout me enjoying the moment for once how 'bout how good it feels to finally forgive you how 'bout grieving it all one at a time thank you India thank you terror thank you disillusionment thank you frailty thank you consequence thank you thank you silence the moment I let go of it was the moment I got more than I could handle the moment I jumped off of it was moment I touched down how 'bout no longer being masochistic how 'bout remembering your divinity how 'bout unabashedly bawling your eyes out how 'bout not equating death with stopping thank you India thank you providence thank you disillusionment thank you nothingness thank you clarity thank you thank you silence
Are You Still Mad?are you still mad I gave you ultimatums? are you still mad I compared you to all my forty year old male friends? are you still mad I shared our problems with everybody? are you still mad I had an emotional affair? are you still mad I tried to mold you into who I wanted you to be? are you still mad I didn't trust your intentions? of course you are of course you are are you still mad that I flirted wildly? are you still mad I had a tendency to mother you? are you still mad that I had one foot out the door? are you still mad that we slept together even after we had ended it? of course you are of course you are are you still mad I wore the pants most of the time? are you still mad that I seemed to focus only on your potential? are you still mad that I threw in the towel? are you still mad that I gave up long before you did? of course you are of course you are
Sympathetic Characterafraid of your physical strength I was afraid you'd hit me below the belt I was afraid of your sucker punch I was afraid of your reducing me I was afraid of your alcohol breath I was afraid of your complete disregard for me I was afraid of your temper I was afraid of handles being flown off of I was afraid of holes being punched into walls I was afraid of your testosterone I have as much rage as you have I have as much pain as you do I've lived as much hell as you have and i've kept mine bubbling under for you you were my best friend you were my lover you were my mentor you were my brother you were my partner you were my teacher you were my very own sympathetic character I was afraid of verbal daggers I was afraid of the calm before the storm I was afraid for my own bones I was afraid of your seduction I was afraid of your coersion I was afraid of your rejection I was afraid of your initimidation I was afraid of your punichment I was afraid of your icy silences I was afraid of your volume I was afraid of your manipulation I was afraid of your explosions I have as much rage as you have I have as much pain as you do I've lived as much hell as you have and i've kept mine bubbling under for you chorus*chorus you were my keeper you were my anchor you were my family you were my saviour and therein lay the issue and therein lay the problem
That I Would Be Goodthat I would be good even if i got the thumbs down that I would be good if i got and stayed sick that I would be good even if I gained ten pounds that I would be fine even if I went bankrupt that I would be good if I lost my hair and my youth that I would be great if I was no longer Queen that I would be grand if I was not all knowing that I would be loved even when I numb myself that I would be good even when I am overwhelmed that I would be loved even when i was fuming that I would be good even if I was clingy that I would be good even if I lost sanity that I would be good whether with or without you
The Couchhe died in the arms of his lover how dare he your mother never left the house she never married anyone else you took it upon yourself to console her you reminded her so much of your father so you were banished and you wonder why you're so hypersensitive and why you can't trust anyone but us but then how can I begin to forgive her under so many bridges with dirty water she was foolish and selfish and cowardly if you ask me I don't know where to begin in all of my 50 odd years I have been silently suffering and adapting perpetuating and enduring who are you younger generation to tell me that I have unresolved problems not many examples of fruits of this type of excruciating labour how can you just throw words around like grieve and heal and mourn I feel fine we may not have been born as awake as you were it was much harder in those days we had paper routes up hill both ways we went from school to a job to a wife to instant parenthood I walked into his office I felt so self conscious on the couch he was sitting down across from me he was writing down his hypothesis I don't know I've got a loving supportive wife who doesn't know how involved she should get you say his interjecting was him just calling me on my shit? just the other day my sweet daughter I was driving past 203 I walked up the stairs in my mind's eye I remember how they would creak loudly she was only responsive with a drink she was only responsive by photo I was only trying to be the best big brother I could i've walked sometimes confused sometimes ready to crack open wide sometimes indignant sometimes raw can you imagine I pay him 75 dollars an hour sometimes it feels like highway robbery and sometimes its peanuts I wish it could last a couple more hours so here we both are battling similar demons ( not coincidentally) you see in getting beyond knowing its solely intellectually you're not relinquishing your majestry you are wise you are warm you are courageous you are big and I love you more now than I ever have in my whole life
Can't NotI might be proving you right with my silence or my retaliation Would I be letting you win my non reaction? how would I explain How would I explain this to my children if I had them? because I can't not because I can't not because I can't afford to be misread one more time would I be whining if I said I needed a hug? would you feel slighted if I said your love's not enough? how can I complain? how can I complain when I'm the one who reaches for it? because I can't not because I can't not because I cannot walk without my crutches because I can't not because I can't not because I can't help wonder why you ask me to all the unheard wisdom in the school yard you think you're the right ones you think you're the charmed ones I'm sure how can you go on with such conviction? and who do you think you are why do you question me? because we can't not because we can't not because we can't help laugh at underestimations because we can't not because we can't not because we can't afford to be misled one more time because we can't not because we can't not because we cannot help without your willingness why do you affect me? why do you affect me still? why do you hinder me? why do you hinder me still? why do you unnerve me? why do you unnerve me still? why do you trigger me? why do you trigger me still?
URall this incriminating evidence would surely haunt me if someone broke into my house suits in the living room do you realise guys I was born in 1974 we've got someone here to explain your publishing we know how much you love to be in front of audiences hopeful you are schoolbound you are naive you are driven you are take a trip to new york with your guardian and your fake identification when they said "is there something anything you'd like to know young lady?" you said "yes I'd like to know what kind of people i'll be dealing with" precocious you are headstrong you are terrified you are ahead of your time you are don't mind our staring but we're surprised you're not in a far-gone asylum we're suprised you didn't crack up lord knows that we would've we would've liked to have been there but you keep pushing us away resilient you are big time you are ruthless you are precious you are
I Was Hopingmy wife is in the next room we've been having troubles please don't tell her or anyone but I need to talk to somebody you said " wouldn't it be a shame if I knew how great I was five minutes before I'd died I'd be filled with such regret before I took my last breath" and I said "you're willing to tell me this now and you'renot going to die anytime soon" and I sadi I haven't been eating chicken or meat or anything and you said yes but you've been wearing leather and laughed and said we're at the top of the food chain and yes you're still a fine woman and I cringed I was hoping I was hoping we could heal each other I was hoping I was hoping we could be raw together we left the restaurant where the head waiter (in his 60's) said "goodbye sir thankyou for your business sir you're successful and established sir and we like the frequency with which you dine here sir and your money" and when i walked by they said "thank you too dear" I was all pigtails and cords and tehre was a day when I would've said something like "hey dude I could buy and sell this place so kiss it" I too once thought I was owed something I was hoping I was hoping we could challenge each other I was hoping I was hoping we could crack each other up I too thought that when proved wrong I lost somehow I too once thought life was cruel it's a cycle really you think i'm withdrawing and guilt tripping you I think you're insensitive and I don't feel heard and I said do you belive we are fundamentally judgemental? fundamentally evil? and you said yes I said I don't believe in revenge in right or worng good or bad you said "well what about the man that I saw handcuffed in the emergency room bleeding after beating his kid and she threw a shoe at his head I think what he did was wrong and I would've had a hard time feeling compassion for him" I had to watch my tone for fear of having you feel judged. I was hoping I was hoping we could dance together I was hoping I was hoping we could be creamy together
OneI've been undeniably jealous I have been loud and pretentious I have been utterly threatened I've gotten candy for my self-interest the sexy treadmill capitalist heaven forbid I be criticized heaven forbid I be ignored I have abused my power forgive me you mean we actually all are one one one one one one one one I've been out of reach and separtist heaven forbid average (whatever average means) I have compensated for my days of powerlessness I have abused my so-called power forgive me you mean we actually all are one one one one one one one one did you just call her amazing? surely we both can't be amazing! and give up my hard earned status as a fabulous freak of nature? I have abused my power forgive me you mean we actually all are one one one one one one one one always looked good on paper sounded good in theory
Would Not Comeif I am hardened no fear of further abandonment if I am famous then maybe i'll feel good in this skin if I am cultured my words will somehow garner respect i would throw a party still it would not come i would bike run swim and still it would not come i'd go travelling and still it would not come I would starve myself and still it would not come if I'm masculine I will be taken more seriously if I take a break it would make me irresponsible if I'm elusive I will surely be sought after often if I need assistance then I must be incapable i'd be filthy rich and still it would not come I wiuld seduce them and still it would not come I would drink vodka and still it would not come i'd have an orgasm still it would'nt come if I accumulate knowledge i'll be inpenetrable if I am aloof no one will know when they strike a nerve if I keep my mouth shut the boat will not have to be rocked if I am vulnerable I will be trampled upon i would go shopping and still it would not come i'd leave the country and still it would not come i would scream and rebel still it would not come i would stuff my face and still it would not come i'd be productive and still it would not come i'd be celebrated and still it would not come i'd be the hero and still it would not come i'd renunciate and still it would not come
Unsentthat I would like you to know that if you're ever single in the future and you want to come visit me in california I would be open to spending time with you and finding out how old you were when you wrote your first song dear jonathan I like you too much I used to be attracted to boys who would lie to me and think solely about themselves and you were plenty self-destructive for my taste at the time I used to say the more tragic the better the truth is whenever I think about the early 90's your face comes up with a vengeance like it was yesterday dear terrance I love you muchly you've been nothing but open hearted and emotionally available and supportive and nurturing and consummately there for me I kept drawing you in and pushing you away I remember how beautiful it was to fall asleep on your couch and cry in front of you for the first time you were the best platform from which to jump beyond myself what was wrong with me dear marcus you rocked my world you had a charismatic way about you with the women and you got me seriously thinking about spirituality and you wouldn't let me get away with kicking my own ass but I could never really feel relaxed and looked out for around you though and that stopped us from going any further than we did and it's kinda too bad because we could've had much more fun dear lou we learned so much I realise we won't be able to talk for some time and I understand that as I do you the long distance thing was the hardest and we did as well as we could we were together during a very tumultuous time in our lives I will always have your back and be curious about you and your career and your whereabouts
So Pureyou reduce me to cosmic tears luminous more so than most anyone unapologetically alive knot in my stomach and lump in my throat I love you when you dance when you freestyle in trance so pure such an expression supposed former infatuation junkie I sink three pointers and you wax poetically I love you when you dance when you freestyle in trance so pure such an expression let's grease the wheel over tea let's discuss things in confidence let's be outspoken let's be ridiculous let's solve the world's problems I love you when you dance when you freestyle in trance so pure such an expression
Joining Yousaying you were talking crazy that you wanted to do away with yourself I guess she thought i'd be a perfect resort because we've had this inexplicable connection since our youth and yes they're in shock they are panicked you and your chronic them and their drama you this embarrassment us in the middle of this delusion if we were our bodies if we were our futures if we were our defenses i'd be joining you if we were our culture if we were our leaders if we were our denials i'd be joining you I remember vividly a day years ago we were camping you knew more than you thought you should know you said "I don't ever want to be brainwashed" and you were mindboggling you were intense you were uncomfortable in your own skin you were thirsty but mostly you were beautiful if we were our nametags if we were our rejections if we were our outcomes i'd be joining you if we were our indignities if we were our successes if we were our emotions i'd be joining you you and I we're like 4 year olds we want to know why and how come about everything we want to reveal ourselves at will and speak our minds and never talk small and be intuitive and question mightily and find god my tortured beacon we need to find like-minded companions if we were their condemnations if we were their projections if we were our paranois i'd be joining you if we were our incomes if we were our obsessions if we were our afflictions i'd be joining you we need reflection we need a really good memory feel free to call me a little more often
Heart of The Houseyou are the original exemplary how seen were you actually? how revered were you (honestly) at the time? why pleased with your low maintenance? you loved us more than we could've loved you back where was your ally your partner in feminine crime? oh mother who's your buddy? oh mother who's got your back? the heart of the house the heart of the house all hail the goddess! you were "good ol'" you were " count on 'her 'til four am" you saw me run from the house in the snow melodramatically oh mother who's your sister? oh mother who's your friend? the heart of the house the heart of that house all hail the goddess! we left the men and we went for a walk in the gatineaus and talked like women like women to women would womyn to womyn "where did you get that from? must've been your father your dad" I got it from you I got it from you do you see yourself in my gypsy garage sale ways? in my fits of laughter? in my tinkerbell tendencies? in my lack of colour coordination?
Your Congratulationsso much of myself for fear of having you hating me I would've sung so loudly it would've cracked myself! I became self conscious of anything exuberant I would'nt have sold myself short I would've kept my eyes glued to the ground if I had've known my invisibility would not make a difference I would've run around screaming proudly at the top of my voice I wouldn't have said it was in fact luck i'm talking idealism here I would not have been so self deprecating I wouldn't have cowered for fear of having my eyes scratched out! I wouldn't have cut my comfort off I wouldn't have feigned needlessness I would not have discredited every one of their compliments it was your approval I wanted your congratulations
Dogma SoundtrackStillI am your brilliance and frustration I'm the nuclear bombs if they're to hit I am your immaturity and your indignance I am your misfits and your praises I am your doubt and your conviction I am your charity and your rape I am your grasping and expectation I see you averting your glances I see you cheering on the war I see you ignoring your children And I love you still And I love you still I am your joy and your regret I am your fury and your elation I am your yearning and your sweat I am your faithless and your religion I see you altering history I see you abusing the land I see you and your selective amnesia And I love you still And I love you still I am your tragedy and your fortune I am your crisis and delight I am your profits and your prophets I am your art I am your bytes I am your death and your decisions I am your passion and your plights I am your sickness and convalescence I am your weapons and your light I see you holding your grudges I see you gunning them down I see you silencing your sisters And I love you still And I love you still I see you lie to your country I see you forcing them out I see you blaming each other And I love you still And I love you still
Alanis UnpluggedNo Pressure over CappuccinoAnd you revel in your psychosis How dare you And you sample concepts like hors d'euvres And you eat their questions for dessert Is it just me or is it hot in here? And you're like a 90's kennedy And you're really a million years old You can't fool me They'll throw opinions like rocks in riots And they'll stumble around like hypocrites Is it just me or is it dark in here? Well you may never be or have a husband You may never have or hold a child You will learn to loose everything We are temporary arrangements And you're like a 90's noah And they laughed at you when you packed all of your things And they wonder why you're frustrated And they wonder why you're so angry And is it just me or are you fed up? And may god bless you in your travels in your conquests and queries
Princes Familiarplease be tapped into your feminity please be able to take the wheel from me please be crazy and curious papa love your princess so that she will find loving princes familiar papa cry for your princess so that she will find gentle princes familiar please be a sexaholic please be unpredictably miserable please be self absorbed much (not the good kind) please be addicted to some substance papa listen to your princess so that she will find attentive princes familiar papa hear your princess so that she will find curious princes familiar please be the jerk of my knee i've fit you always you finish my sentences I think I love you what is your name again no matter i'm guessing your thoughts again correctly and I love the way you press my buttons so much sometimes I could strangle you papa laugh with your princess so that she will find funny princes familiar papa respect your princess so that she will find respectful princes familiar please be strangely enigmatic please be just like my
These R The Thoughtsin my backyard on a Sunday afternoon when I have the house to myself and I am not expending all that energy on fighting with my boyfriend is he the one that I will marry? why is it so hard to be objective about myself? why do I feel cellularly alone? am I supposed to live in this crazy city? can blindly continued fear-induced regurgitated life- denying tradition be overcome? where does the money go that I send to those in need? if we have so much why do some people have nothing still? why do I feel frantic when I first wake up in the morning? why do you say you are spiritual yet you treat people like shit? how can you say you're close to God and yet you talk behind my back as though I am not a part of you? why do I say I'm fine when it's obvious I'm not? why's it so hard to tell you what I want? why can't you just read my mind? why do I fear that the quieter I am the less you will listen? why do I care whether you like me or not? why is it so hard for me to be angry? why is it such work to stay conscious and so easy to get stuck and not the other way around? will I ever move back to canada? can I be with a lover with whom I am a student and a master? why am I encouraged to shut my mouth when it gets too close to home? why cannot i live in the moment?
King of PainLyrics by StingIt's the same old thing as yesterday There's a black hat caught in a high tree top There's a flag-pole rag and the wind won't stop I have stood here before inside the pouring rain With the world turning circles running 'round my brain I guess I'm always hoping that you'll end this reign But it's my destiny to be the king of pain There's a fossil that's trapped in a high cliff wall That's my soul up there There's a dead salmon frozen in a waterfall That's my soul up there There's a blue whale beached by a springtime's ebb That's my soul up there There's a butterfly trapped in a spider's web I have stood here before inside the pouring rain With the world turning circles running 'round my brain I guess I'm always hoping that you'll end this reign But it's my destiny to be the king of pain There's a king on a throne with his eyes torn out There's a blind man looking for a shadow of doubt There's a rich man sleeping on a golden bed There's a skeleton choking on a crust of bread There's a red fox torn by a huntsman's pack There's a black-winged gull with a broken back There's a little black spot on the sun today It's the same old thing as yesterday I have stood here before inside the pouring rain With the world turning circles running 'round my brain I guess I'm always hoping that you'll end this reign But it's my destiny to be the king of pain Queen of pain I'll always be queen of pain I'll always be queen of pain
Under Rug Swept21 Things I Wand in a LoverDo you not play dirty when engaged in competition? Do you have a big intellectual capacity but know That it alone does not equate wisdom? Do you see everything as an illusion? But enjoy it even though you are not of it? Are you both masculine and feminine? Politically aware? And don't believe in capital punishment? These are 21 things that I want in a lover Not necessarily needs but qualities that I prefer Do you derive joy from diving in and seeing that Loving someone can actually feel like freedom? are you funny? A la self-deprecating? Like adventure? And have many formed opinions? These are 21 things that I want in a lover Not necessarily needs but qualities that I prefer I figure I can describe it since I have a choice in the matter These are 21 things I choose to choose in a lover I'm in no hurry I could wait forever I'm in no rush, cuz I like being solo There are no worries and certainly no pressure in the meantime I'll live like there's no tomorrow Are you uninhibited in bed? More than three times a week? Up for being experimental? Are you athletic? Are you thriving in a job that helps your brother? Are you not addicted? ...Curious and communicative...
NarcissusI know you've enjoyed all that attention from her And every woman graced with your presence after Dear narcissus boy, I know you've never really apologized for anything I know you've never really taken responsibility I know you've never really listened to a woman Dear me-show boy, I know you're not really into conflict resolution, Or seeing both sides of every equation, Or having an uninterrupted conversation And any talk of healthiness And any talk of connectedness And any talk of resolving this Leaves you running for the door why why do I try to love you Try to love you when you really don't want me to? Dear egotist boy, you've never really had to suffer any consequence You've never stayed with anyone longer than ten minutes You'd never understand anyone showing resistance Dear popular boy I know you're used to getting everything so easily A stranger to the concept of reciprocity People honor boys like you in this society And any talk of selflessness And any talk of working at this And any talk of being of service Leaves you running for the door Why why do I try to help you try to help you When you really don't want me to You go back to the women who will dance the dance You go back to your friends who will lick your ass You go back to ignoring all the rest of us You go back to the center of your universe Dear self-centered boy, I don't know why I still feel affected by you I've never lasted very long with someone like you I never did although I have to admit I wanted to Dear magnetic boy, you've never been with anyone who doesn't take your shit You've never been with anyone who's dared to call you on it I wonder how you'd be if someone were to call you on it And any talk of willingness And any talk of both feet in And any talk of commitment Leaves you running for the door Why why do I try to change you try to change you When you really don't want me to You go back to the women who will dance the dance You go back to your friends who will lick your ass You go back to being so oblivious You go back to the center of the universe
Hands CleanIf you weren't so wise beyond your years I would've been able to control myself If it weren't for my attention you wouldn't have been successful and If it weren't for me you would never have amounted to very much Oh, this could be messy But you don't seem to mind Oh, don't go telling everybody And overlook this supposed crime We'll fastforward to a few years later And no one knows except the both of us And I have honored your request for silence And you've washed your hands clean of this You're essentially an employee and I like you having to depend on me You're kind of my protege and one day you'll say you learned all you know from me I know you depend on me like a young thing would to a guardian I know you sexualize me like a young thing would and I think I like it Oh, this could get messy But you don't seem to mind Oh, don't go telling everybody And overlook this supposed crime We'll fastforward to a few years later And no one knows except the both of us And I have honored your request for silence And you've washed your hands clean of this What part of our history's reinvented and under rug swept? What part of your memory is selective and tends to forget? What with this distance it seems so obvious? Just make sure you don't tell on me especially to members of your family We best keep this to ourselves and not tell any members of our inner posse I wish I could tell the world, cuz you're such a pretty thing when you're done up properly I might want to marry you one day if you watch that weight and keep your firm body Oh, this could be messy and Oh, I don't seem to mind Oh, don't go telling everybody And overlook this supposed crime
FlinchIt still smarts like it was four minutes ago We only influenced each other totally We only bruised each other even more so What are you, my blood? You touch me like you are my blood What are you, my dad? You affect me like you are my dad How long can a girl be shackled to you How long before my dignity is reclaimed How long can a girl stay haunted by you Soon I'll grow up and I won't even flinch at your name Where've you been? I heard you moved to my city My brother saw you somewhere downtown I'd be paralyzed if I ran into you My tongue would seize up if we were to meet again What are you, my god? You touch me like you are my god What are you, my twin? You affect me like you are my twin How long can a girl be tortured by you? How long before my dignity is reclaimed And how long can a girl be haunted by you Soon I'll grow up and I won't even flinch at your name So here I am one room away from where I know you're standing A well-intentioned man told me you just walked in This man knows not of how this information has affected me But he knows the colour of the car I just drove away in What are you, my kin? You touch me like you are my kin What are you, my air? You affect me like you are my air
So UnsexyOne small sideways look and I feel so ungood Somewhere along the way I think I gave you the power to make Me feel the way I thought only my father could Oh, these little rejections, how they seem so real to me One forgotten birthday I'm all but cooked How these little abandonments seem to sting so easily I'm 13 again, am I 13 for good? I can feel so unsexy for someone so beautiful So unloved for someone so fine I can feel so boring for someone so interesting So ignorant for someone of sound mind Oh, these little protections, how they fail to serve me One forgotten phone call and I'm deflated Oh, these little defenses, how they fail to comfort me Your hand pulling away and I'm devastated When will you stop leaving, baby? When will I stop deserting, baby? When will I start staying with myself? Oh, these little projections, how they keep springing from me I jump my ship as I take it personally Oh, these little rejections, how they disappear quickly The moment I decide not to abandon me
Precious IllusionsI'll be happy right? When your healing powers kick in You'll complete me right? Then my life can finally begin I'll be worthy right? Only when you realize the gem I am? But this won't work now the way it once did And I won't keep it up even though I would love to Once I know who I'm not then I'll know who I am But I know I won't keep on playing the victim These precious illusions in my head did not let me down when I was defenseless And parting with them is like parting with invisible best friends This ring will help me yet as will you knight in shining armor This pill will help me yet as will these boys gone through like water But this won't work as well as the way it once did Cuz I want to decide between survival and bliss And though I know who I'm not I still don't know who I am But I know I won't keep on playing the victim These precious illusions in my head did not let me down when I was a kid And parting with them is like parting with a childhood best friend I've spent so long firmly looking outside me I've spent so much time living in survival mode
That Particular TimeMy departures were old, I stood in the room shaking in my boots At that particular time love had challenged me to stay At that particular moment I knew not run away again That particular month I was ready to investigate with you At that particular time We thought a break would be good, for four months we sat and vacillated We thought a small time apart would clear up the doubts that were abounding At that particular time love encouraged me to wait At that particular moment it helped me to be patient That particular month we needed time to marinate in what "us" meant I've always wanted for you what you've wanted for yourself And yet I wanted to save us high water or hell And I kept on ignoring the ambivalence you felt And in the meantime I lost myself In the meantime I lost myself I'm sorry I lost myself I am You knew you needed more time, time spent alone with no distraction You felt you needed to fly solo and high to define what you wanted At that particular time love encouraged me to leave At that particular moment I knew staying with you meant deserting me That particular month was harder than you'd believe but I still left At that particular time
A ManBacon is brought to the house in this mold Born of your bellies I yearn for the cord Years I have groveled repentance ignored And I have been blamed And I have repented I'm working my way toward our union mended I am a man who has grown from a son Been crucified by enraged women I am a son who was raised by such men I'm often reminded of the fools I'm among And I have been shamed And I have relented I'm working my way toward our union mended We don't fare well with endless reprimands We don't do well with a life served as a sentence This won't work well if you're hell bent on your offence I am a man who understands your resistance I am a man who still does what he can To dispel our archaic reputation I am a man who has heard all he can Cuz I don't fare well with endless punishment Cuz I have been blamed and I have repented I'm working my way toward our union mended And we have been blamed and we have repented I'm working my way toward our union mended
You Owe Me NothingAcceptance if you want it. I will give you Encouragment to choose the path that you Want if you need it. You can speak of anger and doubts, Your fears and freak-outs and I'll hold it. You can share your so-called "shame-filled" accounts Of times in your life and I won't judge it. And there are no strings attached to it. You owe me nothing for giving the love that I give. You owe me nothing for caring the way that I have. I give you thanks for receiving, it's my privilege, And you owe me nothing in return. You can ask for space for yourself And only yourself and I'll grant it. You can ask for freedom as well Or time to travel and you'll have it. You can ask to live by yourself Or love someone else and I'll support it. You can ask for anything you want, Anything at all and I'll understand it. And there are no strings attached to it. You owe me nothing for giving the love that I give. You owe me nothing for caring the way that I have. I give you thanks for receiving, it's my privilege, And you owe me nothing in return. I bet you're wondering when The next payback shoe will eventually drop. I bet you're wondering when my Conditional police will force you to cough up. I bet you're wondering how far you Have now danced your way back into debt. This is the only kind of love As I understand it that there really is. You can express your deepest of thruths Even if it means I'll lose you and I'll hear it. You can fall into the abyss on your way to your bliss, I'll empathize with it. You can say that you'll have to skip town To chase your passion and I'll hear it. You can leave and hit rock bottom Have a mid-life chrisis and I'll hold it. And there are no strings attached to it. You owe me nothing for giving the love that I give. You owe me nothing for caring the way that I have. I give you thanks for receiving, it's my privilege, And you owe me nothing in return.
SurrenderingYou were self-sufficient and needless Your house was fully decorated in that sense You were taken with me to a point A case of careful what you wish for But what you knew was enough to begin And so you called and courted fiercely So you rached out, entirely fearless And yet you knew of reservation and how it serves And I salute you for your courage And I applaud your perseverance And I embrace you for your faith in the face of adversarial forces That I represent So you were in but not entirely You were up for this but not totally You knew how arms lengthing can maintain doubt And so you fell and you're intact So you dove in and you're still breathing So you jumped and you're still flying if not shocked And I support you in your trusting And I commend you for your wisdom And I'm amazed by your surrender in the face of threatening forces That I represent You found creative ways to distance You hid away from much through humor Your choice of armor was your intellect And so you felt and you're still here And so you died and you're still standing And so you softened and you're still safely in command Self protection was in times of true danger Your best defense to mistrust and be wary Surrendering a feat of unequalled measure And I'm thrilled to let you in Overjoyed to be let in in kind
UtopiaWe'd all slow down, rest without guilt, not lie without fear, disagree sans judgement We would stay and respond and expand and include and allow and forgive and Enjoy and evolve and discern and inquire and accept and admit and divulge and Open and reach out and speak up This is utopia, this is my utopia This is my ideal, my end in sight Utopia, this is my utopia This is my nirvana My ultimate We'd open our arms, we'd all jump in, we'd all coast down into safety nets We would share and listen and support and welcome be propelled by passion not Invest in outcomes we would breathe and be charmed and amused by difference Be gentle and make room for every emotion We'd provide forums, we'd all speak out, we'd all be heard, we'd all feel seen We'd rise post-obstacle, more defined, more grateful, we would heal, be humbled And be unstoppable, we'd hold close and let go and know when to do which, we'd Release and disarm and stand up and feel safe This is utopia, this is my utopia This is my ideal, my end in sight Utopia, this is my utopia This is my nirvana My ultimate
B-SidesDeath Of CinderellaAnd angry and free, And smart and available, And sexy... I'm soft and appealing, And wearing pajamas, And twisted and willing, And crazy... And this is the story of the death of Cinderella She'd grow to be a maid if she couldn't find a fella Who can use her And it's all you could do not to throw her on the floor. And thought-provoking, And opinionated Cultured and funny, And experienced... Fearless and tender, And sweetly innocent, Uninhibited, Likes a good debate. And this is the story of the death of Cinderella She'd grow to be a maid if she couldn't find a fella Who can use her And it's all you could do not to tie her to the bed. I could fall in love a million times before I die You could draw me a bubble bath, We could walk into the sunset... And this is the story of the death of Cinderella She'd grow to be a maid if she couldn't find a fella Who can use her And it's all you could do not to keep her sober. And this is the story of the death of Cinderella I'm gonna grow to be a maid and I'll never find a fella Who can use me And that's all you can do not to kick me in the ass.
King Of IntimidationFor you they wear whatever you want them to as long as it is short They count to ten when you tell them how to drive And when they're afraid they let you speak for them All hail the king of intimidation Obeyer of Christian behavior For you we wax; but still, you check our legs For you we chew our nails if we had any but fake ones to do it We contradict him temporarily And it was somethin' about how you talk down to me All hail the king of intimidation Obeyer of Christian behavior The role of compromises for the family you now want some There's only so much we can do to make you rest assured I am single I am weary You're just jealous You're just confused You're just hungry You're in sin now You're not happy You are petty All hail the king of intimidation Obeyer of Christian behavior He does not know what he has wrongly done Forgive his ignorant behavior You are tortured You are captured You are busted We were silent You were tested You did better You are lonely Was it worth it?
The Weekend Song / I Don't Know'till Taylor has his coffee Friday night is not Friday night 'till Jesse leaves the room sweaty Tuesday morning is not Tuesday morning 'till Nick has his talk with his son Thursday night is not Thursday night 'till Chris has sex with his bass Come on to the weekend 'cause the weekend I'll get high Hold off 'till the weekend 'cause there's too much time to think And there will be nice skies Tuesday morning is Wednesday afternoon When you cry all night Wednesday early we fall into work all caught up in the day by day Thursday morning is not Thursday morning 'till (Alanis???) says how's your life how's your life? Yeah how's your life how's your life? Come on to the weekend 'cause the weekend I'll get by Hold off 'till the weekend 'cause there's too much time to think and not much time to cry Hold off 'till the weekend 'cause the weekend we'll be high Hold off 'till the weekend 'cause there'll be no time but we'll get by What if there were no more mama's boys What if no one shares their humble appearance What there were no consequences What if there were no more arguments Well that'd be a shame Wouldn't that be impossible and you would be bored 'cause you wouldn't want it a little too late... Hold on 'till the weekend 'cause the weekend I'll get by Hold off 'till the weekend 'cause the man upstairs has the really nice skies Hold off 'till the weekend 'cause the weekend I'll get high Hold off 'till the weekend 'cause we may look strange but we surely will get by What if there were no more mama's boys What if we all had no thinking together Wouldn't that be a shame... Wouldn't that be impossible and you would be bored 'cause you wouldn't want it any other way...
A Year Like This OneI'm surprised I did not hate your guts And after a year like this one I'm surprised I still love music just as much After a year like this one I'm suprised I did not eat my arm After a year like this one I'm sorry if I'm not cordial to everyone After a year like this one I'm surprised I am convinced at all And after a year like this one I do not roll my eyes at the cynical After a year like this one I can't help but wonder how they've been And after a year like this one I think I'll leave it all to my next of kin After a year like this one I'm suprised we're all not weeping drunks And after a year like this one I want you to choose the restaurant And after a year like this one I'll need a good whole sixteen months alone After a year like this one I think I'll make the west coast beaches my new home.
LondonThe hard shell bugs bite my forearm My right index fingernail chewed to the quick My cervix is a long one My sprinklers go off at 6pm each day And sometimes they spray unsuspecting visitors My pimples are goosehairs all over my legs My brow is furrowed and my vision is blurred And how I do love London And how I do love London The birds make guttural sounds and protect me My friends come to visit and love me a lot I don't have the energy to fill this I am like flight attendants on a 12 hour flight And how I do love London And how I do love London I am intrigued by the boy with songs sometimes they write sometimes they write not The steam will smell of eucalyptus in the shower The hug will feel forced upon you, inconsolable thing And how I do love London And how I do love London Deep breaths will not make my brain stand still To be loved and swallowed are single and depraved I love speaking French to the taxi drivers We slept and were cold on the train out of France And how I do love London And how I do love London
GorgeousYour little sister just kicked out of God you can't shave your head Come to the show The boys rock harder Your mother lent you her slip She lent you her bright red lipstick And your shoes are hurting your back But boy don't you look gorgeous You look gorgeous You look gorgeous You look gorgeous How you look gorgeous This is but an observation You put a bullet in your foot You make it hard for us bitches, inconsequential in your back bends And your taste in men leaves something to de desired You love them to be aloof and self obsessed They love you in your mini dress You are looking gorgeous You're looking gorgeous You're looking gorgeous How you look gorgeous *harmonica* When your voice is raised above a certain level I'm afraid you must go to the ladies room I left your competence in curlers You look gorgeous You look gorgeous You're looking gorgeous How you look gorgeous.
Keep The Radio OnThe lyrics are straight from the heart The soul is expressed in the lyrics The virtues and vices are released Keep The Radio On, This song means so much to me Keep the Radio On, The words live right through me The lyrics are comforting Like I expressed them my self Keep The Radio on, the song speaks for itself. Why Can't You Relate To my way of thinking Why don't you understand All the things I am feeling I am not a stranger to opinions In fact i have my own I am no stranger to delusions Although you live through mine Keep The Radio On, This song means so much to me Keep the Radio On, The words live right through me The lyrics are comforting Like I expressed them my self Keep The Radio on, the song speaks for itself. Keep The Radio On Keep The Radio On The words have their meaning Keep The Radio On Can't you feel what they are saying Keep The Radio On Keep The Radio On, This song means so much to me Keep the Radio On, The words live right through me The lyrics are comforting Like I expressed them my self Keep The Radio on, the song speaks for itself.
Pray For PeaceThey require me to kick into high gear We may as well have our Ph'ds Might we compose was never taken into account I pray they let out or talk it out She would give me a wink across the room I would have made a really good lawyer I had a really good strategy for putting things back on the wall of the hoser Thank God it was the God dammed wall I would have to hide all my valuables Who would calm my mother down? Who would calm *me* down once I talked her through it? My mother and I were the official peace makers It was a full time job I would send my mother directly to bed do not collect 200 We'd talk about it till 5 am when I'd come visiting her 5 years later We would pray for peace It was most comfortable and familiar
Pollyanna FlowerBetween a broken nose and a fake smile Between piety and gunpowder Between fighting and fleeing the scene Between murder and diplomacy Between regression and in oblivion Between brutal and realistically well behaved Between sleeping and pulling in the reins Between tiptoeing and ambling What am I to do with all this fire? (I'd like to hit you, but I could never hit you.) Would you stay with me in this red space? (I'd like to slap you, but I could never slap you.) Between violence and silently seething Between my fist and my pollyanna flower Between "Fuck you!" to your face and "It's all right." Between war and denial. Between flying vases and secretly weeping Between loose cannons and ever downplaying Between bruises and nobly deferring Between bursting and boiling What am I to do with all this burning? (I'd like to hurt you, but I could never hurt you.) Do I overwhelm you in this place? (I'd like to kill you, but I could never kill you.) Between violence and silently seething Between my fist and my pollyanna flower Between "Fuck you!" to your face and "It's all right." Between war and denial. What am I to do with all this fire? Can you understand me in this place?
Cover SongsFake Plastic TreesRadioheadfor her fake chinese rubber plant in the fake plastic earth that she bought from a rubber man in a town full of rubber plans to get rid of itself it wears her out it wears her out it wears her out it wears her out she lives with a broken man a cracked polystyrene man who just crumbles and burns he used to do surgery for girls in the eighties but gravity always wins and it wears him out and it wears him out and it wears him out she looks like the real thing she tastes like the real thing my fake plastic love but i can't help the feeling i could blow through the ceiling if i just turn and run and it wears me out it wears me out and it wears me out if i could be who you wanted if i could be who you wanted all the time
Happiness is a Warm GunThe BeatlesShe's well acquainted with the touch of the velvet hand Like a lizard on a window pane The man in the crowd with the multicolored mirrors On his hobnailed boots Lying with his eyes while his hands Working over time A soap impression of his wife which he ate And donated to the Nation's Trust I need a fix cause I'm going down Down to the bitch that I left uptown I need a fix cause I'm going down Mother Superior jumped the gun Mother Superior jumped the gun Happiness is a warm gun Happiness is a warm gun When I hold you in my arms And I feel my finger on your trigger I know that nobody can do me no harm Happiness is a warm gun, mama Happiness is a warm gun
Norwegian WoodThe BeatlesShe showed me her room, is not it good, norwegian wood? She asked me to stay and she told me to sit anywhere, So i looked around and i noticed there wasn't a chair. I sat on a rug, biding my time, drinking her wine. We talked until two and then she said, "it's time for bed". She told me she worked in the morning and started to laugh. I told her i didn't and crawled off to sleep in the bath. And when i awoke i was alone, this bird had flown. So i lit a fire, is not it good, norwegian wood.
One Bad AppleThe Osmond BrothersBy that look on your face, boy Some girl brought sad into your happy world You need love, but you're afraid that if you give in Someone else will come along And sock it to ya again One bad apple don't spoil the whole bunch, boy Give it one more try before you give up on love One bad apple don't spoil the whole bunch, boy I don't care what they say I don't care what you heard I could make you happy, baby, Satisfy you too But how can I if you won't give me a chance To prove my love to you? Won't you give me just one chance? I'll give you my guarantee that you won't be hurt again One bad apple don't spoil the whole bunch, boy Give it one more try before you give up on love One bad apple don't spoil the whole bunch, boy I don't care what they say I don't care what you heard I've been noticing you, baby For a long, long time And I'm not ashamed to tell the world That you really messed up my mind Boy, to me you're like a dream come true I'd rather hurt myself than to ever hurt you One bad apple don't spoil the whole bunch, boy Give it one more try before you give up on love One bad apple don't spoil the whole bunch, boy I don't care what they say I don't care what you heard
There Are Worse Things I Could DoGreaseEven though the neighborhood thinks I'm trashy and no good I suppose it could be true, but there are worse things I could do I could flirt with all the guys, smile at them and bat my eyes Press against them when we dance, make them think they stand a chance Then refuse to see it through, that's a thing I'd never do I could stay home every night, wait around for Mr. Right Take cold showers every day, and throw my life away On a dream that won't come true I could hurt someone like me, out of spite and jealously I don't steal and I don't lie, but I can feel and I can cry A fact I'll bet you never knew But to cry in front of you, that's the worst thing I could do
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