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Isis, Take Me Home
I got home on Monday
Wedge tied to my boom
The only type of thrust I found
Is the one I barely use
Shuffling the sidewalk
Wedge tied to the view
Isis, I'm sorry I lost your ring
I Bought you one that's new
Oh, I bought you one that's new
*Oh, Isis take me home
Through the rain, the dark, and the dawn
A ship can't pull a blind eye to the fleet
Oh, Isis take me in
Although, I don't know where to begin
Suffer in silence for the terror
Plagued by bad weather
Plain Jane had me Tuesday
Ran me out a car
I drove the thing into the canal
The cold stream bared my scar
Just a ball and bearing
Shot away my bed
Torn the mattress right up
Put a stone under my head
Put a stone under my head
*
When I went out this morning
I fell into a bar
A cold sweat bore a hole in me
As I sang one from a jar
But I paid to see you, Isis
I bought you drinks and tips
I still got the scars you gave to me
Oh, my ghosts still show the rips
Oh, my ghosts still show the rips
I Once Knew Her
It landed late and it forced up the walls
Just to spite the maids, they were cleaning
The doctors said in time they will fall
Until, one by one, they stop breathing
Rats hit the street like hell on rain
This blood all fell down to the bottom
No one saw the clues in the vermin's drain
The landlord, he laid there, forgotten
"A plague, a plague", he heard them call
As he held a young girl, I wept with slur
So close the town and lock the doors
For the girl in your arms, I once knew her
For I once knew her
The town had left her under a tree
I could hear the screams come from afar
Où la paix est ici
sans Emily loin de moi
The letters were sent and the railroads closed
The tower shut off to the world
They could not compensate, for they could not compose
For their hearts, like their minds, were both withered and
furled
Man of Me
Man of me
?Easily, when you're pride?
Pray the worry and the tide
That brought you me
Oh, which way is when
Your feeling will come again
Man of mine, you feel that hunger
That brought you to me
*Don't get yourself going crazy
Yesterday is all I can give you
Yesterday makes more sense, to me
Yesterday is all I can give you
Yesterday makes more sense, to me
Man of me
Let me see your mind
If only, please be kind
For these days can be wild
It's good to be alone
Some of the time
Man of mine, you count the days on your fingers
And the worry on your mind
Still Can't Tell
You caught me on the edge
Of some lowly mountain side
Questions from the ?mouths of money?
A few men chose to run
Less chose to speak
Oh, when will their courage fill me
I'm here all alone
As ?I do? choose to be
My innocence gets lost upon the shade
Fence for my eyes
Meant for the heart
Oh, when will I be fit to see
I'm a haunted man
Like my friends think they are
Only have to pick a side
When they're gonna try
You know they're gonna try
I'll scream from my lungs, "I'm still alive!"
*The time is just a swell
Love sometimes feels like hell
When you break through the dawn of the well
You still can't tell
I read it in the news
I read it on the face
Trespasser stood upon my land
?I took upon the night
And I'll roast in burning hell
But he just wanted my hand?
?It's hard to tell in the face
A wrong to another
Only on the garden in Versailles?
My friends seem to know
I have ??? to tell
They scream from their lungs, "I'm still alive!"
Only You
Last time I saw my sister
She was walking through a country street
With her golden hair and her tears
Running slowly down to her feet
And I've been not back again
And only you can understand
I've knocked through the door of many a man
And only you will take my hand (x2)
*And only you, picked me off the floor when I was better off
dead
Only you, brought the sudden doubt to ease my worried head
And only you, save my soul from ending up in the slum
Last time I saw my brother
He had felt too many of life's pains
I could see the trouble inside him
It came rushing out of him like rain (x2)
*
And only you, picked me off the floor when I was better off
dead
Only you, brought the sudden doubt to ease my worried head
And only you, you brought me back from what I'd become
Only you, you shared the glory from what you had won
And only you, save my soul from ending up in the slum
And only you, save my soul from ending up in the slum
Let Me Be
The sun cast a spell on your eyes
That wants me to weep and tell lies
For the sorrow you felt in my heart
Was there all along at the start
And hid between the light and the dark
Something you're born with and hope
Will rise and fall like the smoke
But it's pure as the first time we laughed
Like a mother and her newborn in bath
*How I wish I was still young
But you were too young to see
What the years have done to everyone
And how they've set them free
**If I could ask one thing of you
Is say a good word for me
And I'll be better for everyone
And maybe they'd all just let me be
We held hands just like we were 10
The calluses have hardened since then
No one stared like they would back then
I counted the seconds, my friend
And I vowed to give them back in the end
The nail has been driven in hard
But the rust has settled close to the ?path?
I know you hadn't seen it before
But you're always looking up from the floor
And balancing yourself from the poor
*
**
The sun cast that spell on your eyes
That wants me to weep and tell lies
The trouble you felt in my heart
Was there all along at the start
It hid between the light and the dark
Something you're born with and hope
Will fall and dwindle like the smoke
But comes from the fire and ash
It's as pure as the first time we laughed
Like a mother and her newborn in bath
*
If I could ask one thing of you
Is say a good word for me
And I'd be better for someone
And maybe someone would be better for me
Darling, I Remember the Drink
I can't remember the time at the bar where you left me
But I remember the smell and the place
The whiskey ran through me like a crimson shade fountain
I held steady as you scratched at my face
You wished me well with some look in your eye
And I didn't have the time to think
I can't recall the reason why you threw me
But, darling, I remember the drink
The bomb, it threw you back to my home in the ally
As your breath clouded the windows, your teeth shown
The piss of the bottle like my father and mother
Lifted me up to the sound of the song
Beyond the clapping, the dribble, and the laughable
It pushed my soul to the brink
I don't remember the song or your screaming
But, darling, I remember the drink
I didn't know how to control myself
But not knowing if you were someone else
Doesn't mean I was hiding or out of my face
But you made sure this would be our last resting place
Your eye caught my eye as you cried out to me
"Baby, you can hold on to that ring"
My tear hit the bar and sent a ripple that shook me
I lost the only girl who'd ever made me sing
I tried to call out, I begged you to stay
But my body couldn't override the sting
I don't remember the bar or the drink that had me
But, darling, I remember everything
Darling, I remember everything
Darling, I remember everything
You Got Me Lost
They say the darkest hour
Comes right before the storm
It's easier to turn and cower
Than to pretend that you're lost
And I don't know that if I'd not met you
If I'd still be lost standing here
But my mind it doesn't frequent
Just the heart, the pain, and the fear
Sometimes I get so low
I can see from the top of my head
I don't know if I want my grave
Or the softness of my bed
Sometimes I want to lay down so lost in the frost
You got me lost, you got me lost
'Cause they say the darkest hour
It comes right before the storm
And it's easier to turn and cower
Than to pretend that you're lost
And I don't know that if I'd not met you
If I'd still be lost standing here
Cause all I'm really left with
Is the hardness, the pain, and the fear
And I said I don't know that if I'd met you
If I'd still be lost and standing here
My mind it doesn't frequent
Just the hardness, the pain and the fear
When it rains so low
I can speak from the top of my mouth
When the torch's down
From my north and south
I weigh down my soul to the end of the frost
You got me lost, you got me lost
Hold Me Now
Again, he gave his chastised body to the street
Black and blue with coffee burns and cigarette holes
Keeled over and hanging onto another wall
He knows too well that he's staying there tonight
With his arms hanging down as low as low
With his eyes as closed without being closed
With his future as dark as it is light
All he knows is that he's staying there tonight
*Hold me now
Hold me now
Hold me now
Please, hold me now
(repeat)
Again, she pulls her baby through the rusted iron
Cleaning her up with mother's good old spit and shine
Makes her way with cuts of blood on her elbow
She knows too well that they're not staying there tonight
With her hair hanging down as low as low
With her eyes teared without being closed
With her future as dark as it is light
All she knows is that they're not staying there tonight
I Giver Her Love
What would ever happen if I stopped loving you
Until then I'll be everything you need
I carved your name in oak
And planted my hearts first seed
I'd gather you all the money I could ever hope to make
I'll even hold you up if your world begins to break
I place my body on the line
And blessed the lips that breathe
I'd give you all my money if I should ever choose to leave
For the dead and dying
In purgatory
I prey to give her love
And hide her memory
With the shadows, leaves and earth
Under all the weeping trees
What would ever happen if I don't stop loving you
You're always every single thing I need
With every turnin summer
And every fallen leaf
I shouldn't want to give my heart away
With all the stories my mother said to me
I'll always be your man in every time of need
To give you more than moments should you ever choose to
leave
For the dead and dying
In purgatory
I wait to give her love
And hide her memories
In the shadows, leaves and earth
Under all of the weeping trees
Under all of the weeping trees
Dancers Dance Into the Night
Dancers dance into the night
So fair across the street
There feet don't gather dust
There bringing the light
This place leaves the sirens on
It takes off all its clothes
Its foaming from the mouth
I wish you would come
You don't know where I'm going
Where the rivers are flowing
Your world is your lie
You don't know what I'm saying
Or the games that your playing
Your world is your lie
The same old fight in this place
The same old ground in my place
The same old sounds fill this place of my town
A stairway takes you past the morning
To places that we meet
Showing the winter rust
My heart is in mourning
A ruptured fence that holds me in
Which means were bound to fleet
A god for the unjust
My favourite sin
You dont know where im going
Where the rivers are flowing
Your world is youre your lie
You dont know what im saying
Or the games that your playing
Your world is your lie
The same old fight in this place
The same old ground in my place
The same old sounds fill this place of, my town
Windy Rush Blues
She lays her head down on the wheel
Laughing at the nicknames she gives to all her friends
She calls me a sinner 'cause I love to sing and steal
Oh she stole my heart and didn't make amends
She sung out of the window of the man who broke her heart
I call myself a hero but I couldn't choose a name
I asked about his reason she began to fall apart
I guess the boy just didn't feel the same
I guess that's why she's dealing with the pain
So let me hold you now
Before I have to leave again
So let me hold you now
Before I have to be in/ I'll never let you leave again
So let me hold you now
Shake off this old coward's web
I won't make the same old sweet mistakes
She told me that I looked like a wreck in my new shoes
I told her stories about all the places she had never been
She had the look of wind rushed eyes
I knew that she could never loose
His perfume drifted from her quilt, it seems
And fluttered 'round my sunken poets' dreams.
Chorus
She cut the hand of her sister
And dried the blood up with her hair
She longed the smell of the slaughter
The dead, the living and the tale
The dead, the living and the tale
She braced, hugged and pulled on my heart's desire
From the arctic moon to the hellish fire
Across boundaries, open fields, trees and the rough
She took me and she did it all for love
She took me and she did it all for love
Afternoon to Afternoon
Afternoon to afternoon
Dressed in their smart suits
Troubadors and spivs and a
Won't complain a down and out man
Who's reckoning the world is
Full to the brim of
Jokers and smokers and
Profit sniffing cokers
And an elegant child wishes one day he can ride with him
Afternoon to afternoon
Benchmark to benchmark
Phone called at dawn to dogs are barking in the alley again
One eye open keeps one on the sitting room floor
A man down on his luck goes shoots em up
And the kids in the alley are screaming for a little bit
more
And the kids in the alley are screaming for a little bit
more
And I say hold on, hold on
My love is upturned and I'm still standing strong
The policeman has caught me
Right on the back of my head
It wasn't my fault he was playing me dead
So catch the rumour that some say is true
I once loved a woman but it sure wasnt you
And I say hold on, hold on
My sweat has been dribbling for I have done wrong
My arms are cut up while I live by your Hollywood hands
I would ask questions but I would not understand
I've got a mind to blame it on the rest
But an old man once told me to take it as a test
Fight I'm strong
Afternoon to afternoon
Won't you come along with me
The band's there to meet us
And their playing your favourite song
As the drums kick in you're merry and dancing so bright
So later on I decide to tag along
And the band gives his time to play into the day
And I said the band gives up his time to play into the day
Afternoon to afternoon, dim lights are fading
Records are playing those kids don't need saving
The schools are out and streets are packed to the brim
Of old school boys and country fair noise
Rain over the nest while hatching a dirty plan is slim
And I say hold on, hold on
My love is my turn and I'm still standing strong
The policeman has caught me
Right on the back of my head
It wasn't my fault he was playing me dead
So catch the rumour of what some say is true
I once loved a woman but it sure wasnt you
And I say hold on now, hold on
My sweat has been dribbling for I have done wrong
My arms are cut up but I live by your Hollywood hand
I would ask questions but I would not understand
I've got a mind to blame it on the rest
But an old man once told me to take it as a test
A special *something* boy when you're fighting the best
When two sharper wounds sting right across your chest
Fight I'm strong
Fight I'm strong
Fight I'm strong
A Game We're Playing
If I lay down by your side
Would you shield my youth
From the tide
And climb the seven ages gone
Please let the devils rest
Like I so long
For the roads where your demons flee
Fall softly at my fletching feet
'Cause I miss you
And I want you to save your tears and ease my fears
Oh what a game we're playing
You drink yourself the foolish draught
The heaven's bind your will
To shame your doubts
And the smoke that cradles your hate and lies
It covers our thoughts
And twists our ties
And the roads where your demons flee
Fall softly at my fletching feet
And I miss you
And I need you
And I want you
I want you to save your tears and ease my fears
Oh what a game we're playing
I'm Needed Now
I'm needed now, I'm needed now
The pathway is broke but I know how to find my way home
I'm needed now, I'm needed
Got stuck on a trail that brought sadness straight out of me
I think I'm gonna find me out
I think I'm gonna spend some time digging the old country ground
Lay in the grass where I've played
I'll scatter all the old picture frames
Play hide and seek with old faces, I'd never wish to change
Call on them all in the morning, in the morning
I button every coat I wear
I walk upon the rue lanes and hold the singing air
But I won't sing of his words when I'm leaving, when I'm
leaving
I've been drenched in this rain before it tends to leave the
thinkers astray
And I'm foolish now, I'm foolish now
I have other ways to walk but she's telling me she needs me
to stay
And I'm needed now, I'm needed now
I turn a corner hoping the past would not lead me astray
(insert humming part again)
I think I better kick my feet and head down the road to its
old familiar beat
But I can't go home this a way, this a way
Turning heads may wish me off but I can't leave this place
this a way
Fallen leaves may cover my footsteps but I'll wipe them away
And I'm hoping now that I'll draw it out
The time has come to lay down my fears 'cause I know I can't
stay
And I'm hoping now that it won't be long
Before the waves of the sea take the darkness straight out
of me
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