1. |
Shy Ink
04:32
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I PROMISE I WILL KEEP QUIET KEEP SILENT NOW
IT’S QUITE ENOUGH TO SAY THAT YOU ARE ALIGNED
IN A PLACE NOT NEARBY BUT I CANNOT FORGET
YOU MEAN A SONG CAN REASSURE
THE STORY HERE BEGINS OH MY BLOODY LOSS OF TIME
I NEVER HAD NOONE AGAINST MY LIPS
FROWNING EYES OF A CITY WORKSHY
ALL THOSE DAYS I MEANT NO HARM
HERE’S MY WOUND I’VE SENT YOU LETTERS
FROSTY STARS YOU CANNOT CATCH
FEEL ME HERE I’M LIKE A NEEDLE
STUCK INSIDE YOUR PRECIOUS EYE
THOSE FUNNY DAYS ALONE THEY KEPT ME WARM INTO MY SIGHTS
I NEVER HAD NO HEART NOR FINGER IN THE SKY
I’M MEAT IN THE HEAT OH ME THE GROUNDLESS
ALWAYS DOWN A LEAKING SUN
TIGHT IN SILENCE
SHY INK CONFESS
MY FINGERTIP IS LIKE A KNIFE
I WALK THE ROOF TO FIND A RHYME
FINGERLESS I’M IN YOUR GOWN
DAYS OF GRASS AND GOLD ARE GONE
YOU’VE BEEN THERE
BUT YOU LEFT ME DEAD INTO A HOLE
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2. |
June The Third
03:11
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THAT MORNING SOMEONE CAME ACROSS HIS BROKEN BODY CAUGHT
IN SOME BRUSH NEAR THE BANK OF THE RIVER
QUICKLY THEN THE NEWS WAS SPREADING AROUND AND SOON
HIS MOTHER WAS SEEN CROSSING IN CRY THE MAIN STREET OF THE TOWN
WHILE THE RAIN WAS FALLING COLD ON HER BLUE RAGGED GOWN
THEY BROUGHT HIM TO THE MORGUE
THEN OPENED UP HIS LUNGS AND HIS GUTS
IN THE STOMACH WHAT THEY FOUND
WAS A PHIAL WITH A NOTE AND THE WORDS HE HAD SCRAWLED
INSIDE ALREADY SPREAD AROUND THE TOWN
“I CAN ONLY SEE AMONG THE STRIPES
OF RAIN THE STRINGS THAT MAKE OF MY SADNESS
A JUMPING JACK”
FROM HERE I CAN SEE THE GRIEF THEY FAKE
AND EVERY TRICK BEHIND THEIR TEARS
THE DAY AFTER THIS WHEN THEY LAID IN THEIR SHEETS
THE PEOPLE OF THE TOWN COULD HEAR THE BRAND NEW TUNE
MICKAEL DID COMPOSE AND WAS HOWLING ON WORDS
EVERYONE ALREADY KNEW FOR THEY HAD SPREAD AROUND THE TOWN
“I CAN ONLY SEE AMONG THE STRIPES
OF RAIN THE STRINGS THAT MAKE OF MY SADNESS
A JUMPING JACK”
FROM HERE I CAN SEE THE GRIEF THEY FAKE
AND EVERY STRING THAT HIDE THEIR TEARS
ALL THE SONGS COULD NOT CONSOLE THE ONE THAT CAN ONLY SEE
THE TRICKS NO NOTHING CAN CONSOLE THE ONE THAT CAN ONLY SEE
THESE AWFUL STRINGS
FOR TO HIM
EVERYTHING IS JUST TOO REAL
WHEN I WENT OUT THE SUN WAS TOO BRIGHT
I WAS LOOKING FOR A SOUL BUT ALL I FOUND WAS FACTS
I SAW THAT DOG SHITTING ON THE BRIDGE AND WHAT I READ IN HIS EYES
WAS WEAKNESS AND SHAME SO I JUMPED
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3. |
Litany
05:16
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WE SMOKE AND WE DRINK FOR TWO HOURS
SITTING NOT FAR FROM YOUR HOUSE
OH CHEMICAL JOY I’M A GOD AND HERE
HEAVEN IS NEAR THIS TIME I GUESS
BUT SUDDENLY THE SCENERY APPEARS
SO STILL TO ME SO NEAT AND COLD AND CLEAR
SLOWLY I BECOME A PART OF IT
IT’S DONE I CAN FEEL IT
AND NOW
THE ROAD IS RED
AND TIME IS OUT
AND I’M IN A CAR
BUT MY BELLY ACHES A LOT
I SWEAR THE DRINKS AND FOOD WERE EXCELLENT
HOW I KNOW THEY WERE
IT’S HARD TO SEE WHAT THE STORY MUST BE
MY STAYS IN STARS ARE SADDENNING ME
I CRAVE FOR CALM OR INNOCENCE
I COULD HAVE SEEN
THE HORSE IN ME
RUNNING FREE
IN XTC
BUT MY BELLY ACHES A LOT
I SWEAR THE DRINKS AND FOOD WERE EXCELLENT
HOW I KNOW THEY WERE
CAN YOU SEE THE END OF ALL
THE DYING LAND IN BLOOD
THE LOSS OF LIVES AND LOVES
THE LONELINESS IN US
WE’LL SEE MAYBE I’M WRONG AND DESPERATE
YOU’LL SAY MAYBE IT’S A PRETEXT TO DISAPPEAR
SEE I FLEE IN ME
LIKE A BEE
FLYING FREE
BUT MY BELLY ACHES A LOT
I SWEAR THE DRINKS AND FOOD WERE EXCELLENT
HOW I KNOW THEY WERE
OH SEMINAL JOY I REACT
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4. |
Dago Bay
07:36
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YOUR VOICE TOOK ME TO THE SHORE
IT WAS NICE THERE BUT SOMEHOW INSECURE
AN ICY RAIN WAS FALLING DOWN
AND EVERY DROP LIKE A NEEDLE IN MY SKIN
THE BEACH WAS BLANK AND I
WAS WAITING FOR THE GHOST
THAT WAS HAUNTING ME FROM ANCIENT TIMES
YOUR FACE WAS REFLECTED BY THE SEA
(SEE THE SEA CAN TAKE US ALL
AS FAR AWAY AS ALL THE WAVES CAN GO)
WAS IT A TEAR OR SOME SAND LOST IN MY EYE
(EYE IN EYE SO ME WITH YOU
AS FAR AWAY AS ALL OUR POISONED DREAMS)
THE BIG BLACK NIGHT WAS TAKING ME
IN IT’S ENDLESS DARKNESS LIKE A GRAIN OF SAND
THE SEA WAS BLACK AND I
WAS SWIMMING IN YOUR EYE
HOW LONG WILL I KEEP MY HEAD AND SOUL
A SHARK GROWS IN MY HEART
A SHARK SWIMS IN YOUR EYE
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5. |
Hmgwy
04:50
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THE PIANO STOPS AS HE TAKES HIS GLASS
TO HIS LIPS IN ANOTHER SIGH
I GIVES HIMSELF AS A VOLUNTEER
NOT AWARE OF WHAT THE PIANO PLAYS
HE’S LOST IN HIS THOUGHTS SO PROFOUND
AND HERE
THE CELLAR IS DEEP THE CELLAR IS DARK INSIDE
BUT THROUGH THE CRUTAINS THERE SHE APPEARS
WITH HER SILENT VIOLENCE AND HER BIG RED MOUTH
WITH HER VIOLENT SILENCE AND HER SOMEWHAT THICK NOSE
WITH HER CHILDISH MOUVEMENTS AND HER LONESOME EYES
SHE REMINDS ME A BIT OF HEMINGWAY
THE PIANO STARTS AS THEIR EYES GET IN TOUCH
A MUFFLED TUNE AS HER STEPS ON THE FLOOR AND THERE
HER TWO EYES ARE DEEP HER TWO EYES ARE DARK INSIDE
AND I CAN’T HELP BUT THINK OF THAT BOOK I READ OF
HEMINGWAY IN A SHINY RAIN
HEMINGWAY IN A TEPID RAIN
WITH HER SILENT VIOLENCE AND HER BIG RED MOUTH
WITH HER VIOLENT SILENCE AND HER SOMEWHAT THICK NOSE
WITH HER CHILDISH MOVEMENTS AND HER LONESOME EYES
SHE REMINDS ME A BIT OF HEMINGWAY
THEN SHE TURNED HER HEAD AND SAW ME WRITING THIS
THEN SHE CAME TO ME AND TOOK HER TIME TO SAY
“WITH YOUR CHILDISH MOVEMENTS AND YOUR LONESOME EYES
YOU REMIND ME A BIT OF HEMINGWAY”
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6. |
Duplicity Vs. Sincerity
06:10
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I’M COMING IN
I’M COMING OUT AGAIN
I SHOULD GET UP
I’M COMING DOWN INSTEAD
I WILL NEVER NEVER BE MYSELF
THE UGLYNESS IN ME RESIDES IN MY DUPLICITY
I’M SITTING ON A BENCH
AND WATCH THE SKYLINE SLOWLY DISAPPEARING FROM MY VIEW
I’M FEELING LOST THE BED OF THE RIVER HAS NEVER SEEMED
AS ATTRACTIVE AS TONIGHT
YOU’RE COMING IN
YOU’RE COMING OUT AGAIN
I WILL NEVER NEVER BE YOUR FRIEND
THE BEAUTY LEFT IN YOU
RESIDES IN YOUR SINCERITY
I’M SITTING ON A BENCH
AND WATCH THE SKYLINE SLOWLY DISAPPEARING FROM MY VIEW
I’M FEELING LOST THE BED OF THE RIVER HAS NEVER SEEMED
AS ATTRACTIVE AS TONIGHT
DROWN ME I’M TIRED
MY TASTE FOR NIGHT IS BACK
SO DROWN ME BUT DROWN ME DOWN IN LOVE
I WILL NEVER NEVER BE YOUR FRIEND
CAUSE YOU’RE TOO KIND WILL I KILL YOU
CAUSE I’M TOO MEAN WILL I KILL MYSELF
CAUSE I’M TOO BAD WILL YOU KILL ME
CAUSE YOU’RE TOO KIND WILL I KILL YOU
CAUSE I’M TOO MEAN WILL I KILL MYSELF
CAUSE YOU’RE TOO GOOD WILL YOU KILL YOURSELF
NO
LEAVE ME HERE WITH THE AIR I BREATHE
GIVE ME PAIN AND LOVE AND DROWN ME INTO SILENCE
DROWN ME HERE
OR BURY ME DEEP UNDERGROUND
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7. |
Malka
04:22
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YOU BY THE LAKE LINEN DRESS BOATER ON
WITH A RED RIBBON WINDED AROUND
MILKY SKIN
LEAVES BEGIN TO SHAKE
WE ARE JUST TEN
BLACK CURLY CLOUDS ARE GATHERING
IN A DUSTY CORNER OF THE SKY
WOKEN FROM THAT DREAM
I MISS YOU I MISS YOU BAD
THAT TIME IS FAR FROM ME NOW
WOKEN FROM THAT DREAM
I MISS YOU I MISS YOU BAD
THIS TIME SHE’S GONE FOR GOOD
ALL THE YEARS SINCE THEN I
I THOUGHT YOU DISAPPEARED
FROM MY MIND I THOUGHT YOU
YOU WERE LESS THAN A SOUVENIR
ALL THOSE YEARS MAKE NO SENSE TO ME
BEST FRIEND OF MINE
FAR MORE FOR ME
YOU LEFT US THAT TIME
I FELT SO DEPRESSED
I THOUGHT YOU’D COME BACK
BACK INTO MY LIFE
COME BACK BACK TO ME
THE DAY THEY PHONED MY LIFE COLLAPSED
BLACK BEARDS WERE PICKING UP REMAINS OF HER AMONG GLASS AND DUST
THAT DAY I THOUGHT OF YOU
OR DID I THINK OF HER
I THOUGHT OF YOU AND I
I THOUGHT OF YOU AND HER
I THOUGHT OF THAT TIME
WHEN SHE WAS YOU BUT
WAS SHE REALLY YOU
ANYWAY THEN
NOONE HAD TO DIE
I’M STILL WAITING MALKA
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8. |
What A Time
06:40
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HOW DOES IT LOOK THERE TODAY
DOES THE LIGHT STILL GET IN
THE WAY IT USED TO WHEN WE WERE THERE
THROUGH THE CURTAINS WE HAD AND WE
ARE WE STILL THOSE RESTLESS KIDS
RUNNING BLINDLY THROUGH THE NIGHT
LIKE THE SUNBEAMS THROUGH THE LEAVES
IN THE SUMMER HEAT
THERE WITH YOU
IT WAS SUCH A LOVELY TIME
SO BEAUTIFUL AND STRANGE
I KNEW WHAT HAPPINESS COULD MEAN
WITH YOU
IT WAS SUCH A LOVELY TIME
I KNEW IT ALL ALONG
AND EVERY MINUTE AND EVERY SECOND
DID WE TAKE THE WHOLE OF US
WHEN WE LEFT OR DID WE LEAVE
THE BEST BEHIND SO ARE WE NOW
LESS OURSELVES THAN WE WERE
DO YOU STILL REMEMBER THE SONGS
WE USED TO SING THERE ALONG
THEY WERE ABOUT THE LIFE WE LEAD
OH WHAT A TIME
THERE WITH YOU…
SINCE THEN MY LIFE’S BEEN AN EMPTY JAR
I THOUGHT I’D NEVER BE HAPPY THIS WAY
SINCE THEN I’VE CREPT AND SO MANY TIMES
I SAID I’D NEVER FALL IN LOVE ONCE AGAIN
WAS I RIGHT OR DID I LIE
OH SURE I DID BUT WITH YOU
IT WAS SUCH A LOVELY TIME
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