I'm dressed up like before,
Like before I lost it all.
I'm caught up in the night before,
I've been caught up for years.
And we know what only drunkards know.
We've gone where only drunkards go.
And I've been gone for too long,
Two years I've been away.
You said it's time to come down,
And everything is better when you're around.
There may be time for hesitation,
Though you know I hate to stop.
It's springtime when you're here,
Though I know you love the cold and chill of winter.
Friday, January 16, 2009
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Danny (Lyrics)
Danny (Lyrics)
Run, run, Danny, run
If you can hear me calling, won't you come back home
Cuz you've been down for too long
And I wish that we would want what's best for us,
But you and me, we just won't get it right..
It's our underage pretension,
We're not sold on anything
And I would be ok if I could just slow down.
And you would be ok if you could just come down,
Cuz you've been high for too long
And I guess the blind just follow the blind,
But it would ease my worried mind
If my eyes could rest on you for a while
And we could pretend we were small again
And we could pretend your life is not the mess it is.
And I could pretend I could hide away,
Oh, I could pretend I'm not worried all the time,
Cuz I been troubled too long
Run, run, Danny, run
If you can hear me calling, won't you come back home
Cuz you've been down for too long
And I wish that we would want what's best for us,
But you and me, we just won't get it right..
It's our underage pretension,
We're not sold on anything
And I would be ok if I could just slow down.
And you would be ok if you could just come down,
Cuz you've been high for too long
And I guess the blind just follow the blind,
But it would ease my worried mind
If my eyes could rest on you for a while
And we could pretend we were small again
And we could pretend your life is not the mess it is.
And I could pretend I could hide away,
Oh, I could pretend I'm not worried all the time,
Cuz I been troubled too long
Lay You Down (Lyrics)
Lay You Down (Lyrics)
Suburban kids commune with the city over radio
While I'm overwhelmed by the words on every window.
Words on every corner,
I see words on every window.
And we're always late,
We're always hurried.
We're always worried we won't make it to the end--
Oh, but I see the end.
It's when I'll sing Hallelujah,
Oh, and I'll pull you in,
It's when I'll sing Hallelujah,
Oh, and I'll lay you down.
And the leaves are falling down again,
They're fallin' down.
And the world comes apart,
I've seen it happen time and again.
But I'll find you in shade,
Like the trees that rise above it.
Oh, you rise above it.
And we've seen our lives played out on stage,
And we're tired of pressin' forward,
Tired of pressin' on.
And I'm tired of movin' forward,
Wanna stay just where we are.
Suburban kids commune with the city over radio
While I'm overwhelmed by the words on every window.
Words on every corner,
I see words on every window.
And we're always late,
We're always hurried.
We're always worried we won't make it to the end--
Oh, but I see the end.
It's when I'll sing Hallelujah,
Oh, and I'll pull you in,
It's when I'll sing Hallelujah,
Oh, and I'll lay you down.
And the leaves are falling down again,
They're fallin' down.
And the world comes apart,
I've seen it happen time and again.
But I'll find you in shade,
Like the trees that rise above it.
Oh, you rise above it.
And we've seen our lives played out on stage,
And we're tired of pressin' forward,
Tired of pressin' on.
And I'm tired of movin' forward,
Wanna stay just where we are.
Winter (Lyrics)
Winter (Lyrics)
It was coffeeshops and whiskey
We were floating down the Ohio River .
We were singing for strangers,
We were headed down the highway,
I said I'm packed up,
I'm ready to go.
But then the shops filled up
And I couldn't remember why I came
Cuz I'm sick to death of winter and
I'm sick to death of you
It was all night parties and
The summer streets at night,
It was the end of the world
And we knew it
But then the moon caved in
In all your yawning glory
And I said maybe I'm just
Tired of being underwhelmed
And I see you're still doing
That big country show.
And meanwhile my touchstones
Have faded in and out and I said
Baby, I'm just no good, no good for you
It was coffeeshops and whiskey
We were floating down the Ohio River .
We were singing for strangers,
We were headed down the highway,
I said I'm packed up,
I'm ready to go.
But then the shops filled up
And I couldn't remember why I came
Cuz I'm sick to death of winter and
I'm sick to death of you
It was all night parties and
The summer streets at night,
It was the end of the world
And we knew it
But then the moon caved in
In all your yawning glory
And I said maybe I'm just
Tired of being underwhelmed
And I see you're still doing
That big country show.
And meanwhile my touchstones
Have faded in and out and I said
Baby, I'm just no good, no good for you
No Way Out (Lyrics)
No Way Out (Lyrics)
You're the light in the trees
And when you left me I don't know that I was surprised
And I'm afraid there's no way out.
A new moon shines through my window,
And you know I can't sleep.
So I said, ‘Don't lose your mind, whatever you do.'
Cuz I can't watch you fall
I can't watch you fall away.
And I find myself atop the stairs,
And I ain't said nothin'. No, I ain't said nothin'.
You're the light in the trees
And when you left me I don't know that I was surprised
And I'm afraid there's no way out.
A new moon shines through my window,
And you know I can't sleep.
So I said, ‘Don't lose your mind, whatever you do.'
Cuz I can't watch you fall
I can't watch you fall away.
And I find myself atop the stairs,
And I ain't said nothin'. No, I ain't said nothin'.
Alone (Lyrics)
Alone (Lyrics)
You love your reflection in my eyes,
Magnified three times your natural size.
And once I take you to that place,
You let me go.
And I wish you'd leave me alone,
Why do you leave me alone?
No one will ever be enough for you,
But you might just be enough for me.
You are my bad news,
You are my worn-out blues.
You love your reflection in my eyes,
Magnified three times your natural size.
And once I take you to that place,
You let me go.
And I wish you'd leave me alone,
Why do you leave me alone?
No one will ever be enough for you,
But you might just be enough for me.
You are my bad news,
You are my worn-out blues.
This Town (Lyrics)
This Town (Lyrics)
This world’s hard, but it’s not cold.
Cuz you have faith and you believe,
While I have dread.
But the sun is coming out on this here town.
I miss my voice when it’s gone, and it’s gone.
With your whispered words, you’re leading me on.
Lead on.
It’s a long and lonely walk,
When I’m walking from here to there.
And I know you. I fear I’m just like you.
We can’t take it, we can’t take it, we can’t take it.
This world’s hard, but it’s not cold.
Cuz you have faith and you believe,
While I have dread.
But the sun is coming out on this here town.
I miss my voice when it’s gone, and it’s gone.
With your whispered words, you’re leading me on.
Lead on.
It’s a long and lonely walk,
When I’m walking from here to there.
And I know you. I fear I’m just like you.
We can’t take it, we can’t take it, we can’t take it.
The Dead Don't Heal (Lyrics)
The Dead Don't Heal (Lyrics)
The dead don’t heal
If that’s the sound of us all waking up, I tried to make things right.
It’s killing me. They say it’s killing me, but I don’t’ speak in rhymes.
No, I don’t deal in rhyme.
But the dead don’t heal
It’s too much, this dealing in death.
It leaves me on the edge.
And I’m watched, I hope he is watching,
He is where he belongs.
But the dead don’t heal
Hey now, the ghost rides on
The ghost rides on
The dead don’t heal
If that’s the sound of us all waking up, I tried to make things right.
It’s killing me. They say it’s killing me, but I don’t’ speak in rhymes.
No, I don’t deal in rhyme.
But the dead don’t heal
It’s too much, this dealing in death.
It leaves me on the edge.
And I’m watched, I hope he is watching,
He is where he belongs.
But the dead don’t heal
Hey now, the ghost rides on
The ghost rides on
Bright Day (Lyrics)
Bright Day (Lyrics)
A bright day, like no other day.
I was dead on my feet,
Laying hands on lost souls.
I’d get high and wait for you to let me in,
While you’re going quietly mad (x2)
Stars fell on Alabama,
And they almost ran us down.
I’ll be smoking in my grave,
Cuz you don’t want a wife anymore (x2)
A bright day, like no other day.
I was dead on my feet,
Laying hands on lost souls.
I’d get high and wait for you to let me in,
While you’re going quietly mad (x2)
Stars fell on Alabama,
And they almost ran us down.
I’ll be smoking in my grave,
Cuz you don’t want a wife anymore (x2)
Can You See Me Now? (Lyrics)
Can You See Me Now? (Lyrics)
They’re writing songs about me.
I know they’re riding without me.
Out all night in the cold,
I’m sorry I tired you on.
Can you see me now?
The sky has opened up and carried him away.
I am here for the first time.
Faded fingerprints on glass,
This is not the way I feel.
It’s his walk, his stagger.
I want to follow him all the way down.
They’re writing songs about me.
I know they’re riding without me.
Out all night in the cold,
I’m sorry I tired you on.
Can you see me now?
The sky has opened up and carried him away.
I am here for the first time.
Faded fingerprints on glass,
This is not the way I feel.
It’s his walk, his stagger.
I want to follow him all the way down.
Hurricane (Lyrics)
Hurricane (Lyrics)
Check under the house, you’ll find the fuse.
It’s in the air you’ll find the spark.
I’m not afraid of the sun,
I am not afraid of you.
I have visions of when we were married.
I have visions of hospitals at night.
I seek forgiveness for having asked too much of love.
And I’ve got a few things to say to the one who broke your heart.
It’s one more for the road, cuz Tuesday’s finally gone like a hurricane.
I have fallen down the stairs.
I have covered up my scars.
I have been haunted by a ghost whose name I do not know.
It’s like drowning in the dark and fading into black.
There are those who hold on
I am willing to be saved.
Check under the house, you’ll find the fuse.
It’s in the air you’ll find the spark.
I’m not afraid of the sun,
I am not afraid of you.
I have visions of when we were married.
I have visions of hospitals at night.
I seek forgiveness for having asked too much of love.
And I’ve got a few things to say to the one who broke your heart.
It’s one more for the road, cuz Tuesday’s finally gone like a hurricane.
I have fallen down the stairs.
I have covered up my scars.
I have been haunted by a ghost whose name I do not know.
It’s like drowning in the dark and fading into black.
There are those who hold on
I am willing to be saved.
In Spring Alchemy (Lyrics)
In Spring Alchemy (Lyrics)
New beginnings and sunshine daydreams in the text of songs,
And recollections of ourselves,
In gifts given in 6/8 time, and time is still.
You’re something I never thought I’d see, in my own flawed recognition,
But now I see you for what you are, in grace, where I never thought I’d be.
I was destroyed by fire and rebuilt in 1999
Without words what do we have?
I said without words what do we have?
Spring thaw, I’m drowning in spring downpours
And words finally said to willing listeners,
Lives lived in the manner we’d imagined.
I’m cleaned out, I’m sobered up,
Pen’s flowing too fast for words or recognition.
And in spring alchemy I wake up not alone,
Though old mistakes follow me and wake me in the night.
I was destroyed by fire and rebuilt in 1999
Without words what do we have? I said without words what do we have?
New beginnings and sunshine daydreams in the text of songs,
And recollections of ourselves,
In gifts given in 6/8 time, and time is still.
You’re something I never thought I’d see, in my own flawed recognition,
But now I see you for what you are, in grace, where I never thought I’d be.
I was destroyed by fire and rebuilt in 1999
Without words what do we have?
I said without words what do we have?
Spring thaw, I’m drowning in spring downpours
And words finally said to willing listeners,
Lives lived in the manner we’d imagined.
I’m cleaned out, I’m sobered up,
Pen’s flowing too fast for words or recognition.
And in spring alchemy I wake up not alone,
Though old mistakes follow me and wake me in the night.
I was destroyed by fire and rebuilt in 1999
Without words what do we have? I said without words what do we have?
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