Little Earthquakes
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1
Crucify
Every finger in the room is pointing at me
I wanna spit in their faces
Then i get afraid of what that could bring
I got a bowling ball in my stomach
I got a desert in my mouth
Figures that my courage would choose to sell out now
I've been looking for a saviour in these dirty streets
Looking for a saviour beneath these dirty sheets
I've been raising up my hand, drive another nail in
Just what God needs, one more victim
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Girl
From in the shadow she calls
And in the shadow she finds a way, finds a way
And in the shadow she crawls, clutching her faded photograph
My image under her thumb
Yes with a message, yes with a message for my heart
She's been everybody else's girl
Maybe one day she'll be her own
Everybody else's girl
Maybe one day she'll be her own
And in the doorway they stay
And laugh as violins fill with water
Screams from the bluebells can't
Make them go away
Well I'm not seventeen, but I've cuts on my knees
Falling down, as the winter takes one more cherry tree
Rushin' rivers thread so thin
Limitation
Dreams with the flying pigs
Turbid blue and the drugstores too
Safe in their coats and in their do's
Yeah, smother in our lives, a pillow to my dots
One day
Maybe one day she'll be her own
And in the mist there she rides
And castles are burning in my heart
And as I twist I hold tight
And I ride to work every morning
Wondering why "sit on a chair and be good now"
And become all they told you
The white coats enter her room
And I'm calling my baby, callin' my baby
Callin' my baby, callin'
Everybody else's girl
Maybe one day she'll be her own...
3
Silent All These Years
Excuse me but can I be you for a while
My dog won't bite if you sit real still
I got the anti-Christ in the kitchen yellin' at me again
Yeah, I can hear that
Been saved again by the garbage truck
I got something to say, you know, but nothing comes
Yes, I know what you think of me, you never shut-up
Yeah, I can hear that
But what if I'm a mermaid
In these jeans of his with her name still on it
Hey, but I don't care, 'cause sometimes
I said sometimes, I hear my voice
And it's been here,
Silent all these years
So you found a girl who thinks really deep thoughts
What's so amazing about really deep thoughts
Boy, you best pray that I bleed real soon
How's that thought for you
My scream got lost in a paper cup
You think there's a heaven
Where some screams have gone
I got 25 bucks and a cracker
Do you think it's enough
To get us there
'Cause what if I'm a mermaid
In these jeans of his with her name still on it
Hey, but I don't care, 'cause sometimes
I said sometimes, I hear my voice
And it's been here,
Silent all these years
Years go by, will I still be waiting
For somebody else to understand
Years go by, if i'm stripped of my beauty
And the orange clouds raining in my head
Years go by, will I choke in my tears 'till
Finally there is nothing left
One more casualty, you know
We're too easy, easy, easy
Well I love the way we communicate
Your eyes focus on my funny lip shape
Let's hear what you think of me now
But baby don't look up, the sky is falling
Your mother shows up in a nasty dress
It's your turn now to stand where I stand
Everybody lookin' at you
Here take a hold of my hand
Yeah, I can hear them...
4
Precious Things
So I ran faster, but it caught me here
Yes, my loyalties turned like my ankle
In the seventh grade
Running after a Billy
Running after the rain
These precious things
Let them bleed, let them wash away
These precious things
Let them break, they hold over me
He said you're really an ugly girl
But I like the way you play and I died
But I thanked him
Can you believe that sick
Holding on to his picture
Dressing up every day
I wanna smash the faces
Of those beautiful boys, those christian boys
So, you can make me cum, that doesn't make you Jesus
These precious things
Let them bleed, let them wash away
These precious things
Let them break, they hold over me
I remember
Yes, in my peach party dress
No one dared, no one cared to tell me
Where the pretty girls are
Those demigods
With their nine-inch nails
And their little fascist panties
Tucked inside the heart of very nice girl
These precious things
Let them bleed, let them wash away
These precious things
Let them break, they hold over me
5
Winter
Snow can wait, I forgot my mittens
Wipe my nose, get my new boots on
I get a little warm in my heart when I think of winter
I put my hand in my fathers glove
I run off where the drifts get deeper
Sleeping beauty, trips me with a frown
I hear a voice "you must learn to stand up
for yourself, 'cause I can't always be around"
He says, when you gonna make up your mind
When you gonna love you as much as I do
When you gonna make up your mind
'Cause things are gonna change so fast
All the white horses are still in bed
I tell that I'll always want you near
You say that things change my dear
Boys get discovered as winter melts
Flowers competing for the sun
Years go by and i'm here still waiting
Withering where some snowman was
Mirror mirror, where's the crystal palace
But I only can see myself
Skating around the truth who I am
But I know dad, the ice getting thin
Hair is gray and the fires are burning
So many dreams on the shelf
You say I wanted to you to be proud of me
I always wanted that myself
He says, when you gonna make up your mind
When you gonna love you as much as I do
When you gonna make up your mind
'Cause things are gonna change so fast
All the white horses have gone ahead
I tell that I'll always want you near
You say that things change my dear
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Happy Phantom
And if I die today I'll be the happy phantom
And I'll go chasin' the nuns out in the yard
And I'll run naked through the streets without my mask on
And I will never need umbrellas in the rain
I'll wake up in strawberry fields every day
And the atrocities of school I can forgive
The happy phantom has no right to bitch
Oo who, the time is getting closer
Oo who, time to be a ghost
Oo who, every day we're getting closer
The sun is getting dim
Will we pay for who we been
So if I die today I'll be the happy phantom
And I'll go wearin' my naughties like a jewel
They'll be my ticket to the universal opera
There's Judy Garland taking Buddha by the hand
And then the seven little men get up to dance
They say Confucius does his crossword with a pen
I'm still the angel to a girl who hates to sin
Oo who, the time is getting closer
Oo who, time to be a ghost
Oo who, every day we're getting closer
The sun is getting dim
Will we pay for who we been
Or will I see you dear and wish I could come back
You found a girl that you could truly love again
Will you still call for me when she falls asleep
Or do we soon forget the things we cannot see
Oo who, the time is getting closer
Oo who, time to be a ghost
Oo who, every day we're getting closer
The sun is getting dim
Will we pay for who we been
7
China
China, all the way to New York
I can feel the distance, getting close
You're right next to me, but I need an airplane
I can feel the distance, as you breathe
Sometimes, I think you want me to touch you
How can I, when you build the great wall around you
In your eyes, I saw a future together
You just look away, in the distance
China, decorates our table
Funny how the cracks don't seem to show
Pour the wine, dear
You say we'll take a holiday
But we never can agree on where to go
Sometimes, I think you want me to touch you
How can I, when you build the great wall around you
In your eyes, I saw a future together
You just look away, in the distance
China, all the way to New York
Maybe you got lost in Mexico
You're right next to me
I think that you can hear me
Funny how the distance learns to grow
Sometimes, I think you want me to touch you
How can I, when you build the great wall around you
In your eyes, I saw a future together
You just look away, in the distance
I can feel the distance, I can feel the distance
I can feel the distance, getting close
8
Leather
Look I'm standing naked before you
Don't you want more than my sex
I can scream as long as your last one
But I can't claim innocence
Oh, God, could it be the weather
Oh, God, why am I here
If love isn't forever and it's not the weather
Hand me my leather
I could just pretend that you love me
The night would lose all sense of fear
But why do I need you to love me
When you can't hold what I hold dear
Oh, God, could it be the weather
Oh, God, why am I here
If love isn't forever and it's not the weather
Hand me my leather
I almost ran over an angel
He had a nice big fat cigar
"In a sense" he said, "you're alone here,
So if you jump, you best jump far"
Oh, God, could it be the weather
Oh, God, why am I here
If love isn't forever and it's not the weather
Hand me my leather
9
Mother
Go, go, go now, out of the nest it's time
Go, go, go now, circus girl without a safety net
Here, here now, don't cry,
You raised your hand for the assignment
Tuck those ribbons under your helmet
Be a good soldier
First my left foot, then my right behind the other
Pantyhose running in the cold
Mother the car is here
Somebody leave the light on
Green limousine for red-head dancing girl
And when I dance for him
Somebody leave the light on
Just in case I like the dancing
I can remember where I come from
I walked into your dream
And now I've forgotten how to dream my own dream
You're the clever one aren't you
Brides in veils for you
We told you all of our secrets
All but one
So don't you even try
The phone has been disconnected
Dripping with blood and with time and with your advice
Poison me against the moon
Mother the car is here
Somebody leave the light on
Green limousine for red-head dancing girl
And when I dance for him
Somebody leave the light on
Just in case I like the dancing
I can remember where I come from
I escape into your escape
Into our favorite fearscape
It's across the sky, and across my heart
And I cross my legs, oh my God
First my left foot, then my right behind the other
Breadcrumbs lost under the snow
Mother the car is here
Somebody leave the light on
Green limousine for red-head dancing girl
And when I dance for him
Maybe she'll leave the light on
Just in case I like the dancing
I can remember where I come from
10
Tear In Your Hand
All the world just stopped now
So you say you don't wanna stay together anymore
Let me take a deep breathe, babe
If you need me, me and Neil'll be hanging out with the dream king
Neil says Hi, by the way
I don't think you're leaving 'cause me and Charles Manson like the same ice cream
I think it's that girl and I think there're pieces of me you've never seen
Maybe she's just pieces of me you've never seen, well
All the world is
All I am
The black of the blackest ocean
And that tear in your hand
All the world is
Danglin', danglin', danglin' for me darlin'
You don't know the power that you have
With that tear in your hand
Maybe I ain't used to
Maybes, smashing in a cold room
Cutting my hands up
Every time I touch you
Maybe,
Maybe it's time to wave goodbye now
Time to wave goodbye now
Caught a ride with the moon
I know, I know you well, well better than I used to
Haze all clouded up in my mind in the daze of the why
It could've never been, so you say
I say, you know you're full of wish
And your "baby, baby, baby, babies"
I tell you there're pieces of me you've never seen
Maybe she's just pieces of me you've never seen
All the world is
All I am
The black of the blackest ocean
And that tear in your hand
All the world is
Danglin', danglin', danglin' for me darlin'
You don't know the power that you have
With that tear in your hand
11
Me and a Gun
5 a.m., friday morning
Thursday night, far from sleep
I'm still up and driving
Can't go home, obviously
So I'll just change direction
'Cause they'll soon know where I live
And I wanna live
Got a full tank and some chips
It was me and a gun
And a man on my back
And I sang "holy, holy"
As he buttoned down his pants
You can laugh, it's kind of funny
Things you think, times like this
Like I haven't seen Barbados
So I must get out of this
Yes I wore slinky red thing
Does that mean I should spread
For you, for your friends
For your father, Mr. Ed
Me and a gun
And a man on my back
But I haven't seen Barbados
So I must get out of this
And I know what this means
Me and Jesus, a few years back
Used to hang, and he said
"It's your choice, babe, just remember,
I don't think you'll be back in 3 days time, so you choose well"
Tell me what's right
Is it my right to be on my stomach of Fred's Seville
And do you know Carolina
Where the biscuits are soft and sweet
These things go through your head
When there's a man on your back
And your pushed flat on your stomach
It's not a classic cadillac
Me and a gun
And a man on my back
But I haven't seen Barbados
So I must get out of this
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Little Earthquakes
Yellow bird flying
Get shot in the wing
Good year for hunters and Christmas parties
And I hate, and I hate, and I hate
And I hate elevator music
The way we fight
The way I'm left here
Silent
Oh, these little earthquakes
Here we go again
These little earthquakes
Doesn't take much to rip us into pieces
We danced in graveyards with vampires 'till dawn
We laughed in the faces of kings
Never afraid to burn
And I hate, and I hate,
And I hate, and I hate
Disintegration watching us wither
Black winged roses that safely changed their color,
Oh, these little earthquakes
Here we go again
These little earthquakes
Doesn't take much to rip us into pieces
I can't reach you, I can't reach you
I can't reach you, I can't reach you,
Give me life, give me pain,
Give me myself again,
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