1. |
Strange Creature
02:59
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Often in my waking mind
I see your hand next to mine
holding a scalpel hard and cold
handle at my fingertips
blade pressed to my wrist
You're the creature that I wrestle with
a side that never wins
Strange creature that I wrestle with
a side that's never beaten
Often in my sleeping mind
I see your face in front of mine
laughter in one eye
anger in the other
lips curled in an ugly smile
eyebrow raised in disdain
You're the spectator
in a cold courtroom
You're a crowd
that would free Barabbas in a second
You're the foot that holds the acceleration
when before me lies a cliff
Slams on the brakes
when I start to get ahead
You're the voice that says
"I'm not good enough to die"
You're the voice that shouts
"I'm too good to be alive"
You're the strange creature
I wrestle with
Strange creature
I wrestle with
You're the spectator
in a cold courtroom
You're the crowd
that would free Barabbas in a second
You're the creature that I wrestle with
a side that never wins
Strange creature that I wrestle with
a side that's never beaten
You're the spectator
in a cold courtroom
You're the crowd
that would free Barabbas in a second
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2. |
Touch a Flame
02:27
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How many of you knew
what they were getting into?
How many of you saw
what was in store?
How many of you laughed
at a stupid little child
when they tried to touch a flame
and it burned away their name?
It's alright
it's ok
they won't cry or make a scene
'cause a child like them
they're still learning
that although they look up to you
you're really just like them
a child all alone in the world
How many of you guessed
about all the rest
and kept your lips shut
while the child was getting cut?
How many of you knew
what they were getting into?
How many of you saw
what was in store?
It's alright
it's ok
they won't cry or make a scene
'cause a child like them
they're still learning
that although they look up to you
you're really just like them
a child all alone in the world
It's alright
it's ok
they won't cry or make a scene
'cause a child like them
they're still learning
that although they look up to you
you're really just like them
a child all alone in the world
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3. |
Riverman
02:38
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Walls of every colour
in a house on a hill full of must
Why did I go there
I just didn't care
But it was there I met a riverman
clogged with leaves and dusty
It was there I met the Riverman
clogged with memories and lust
And the Riverman
he sang a tune
put my alarms to sleep
The Riverman
he played a game
till I walked in his river too deep
Too deep
As I walked my feet were caught
I could not run or hide
His filthy water filling em up
till I couldn't breath at night
He washed away all the branches
the rocks big and small
So I couldn't get away from the Riverman
even when I grew tall
Now everywhere I run
his river runs with me
I might not see his face anymore
but his footsteps follow me
Follow me
Walls of every colour
in a house on a hill full of must
Why did I go there
I thought he was my friend
Yes, I thought he was my friend
Now everywhere I run
his river runs with me
I might not see his face anymore
but his footsteps follow me
Follow me
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4. |
Collar
03:06
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You've hurt me good and you've hurt me bad
Let's pretend it doesn't make us sad
And I'll keep wearing this collar of leather
If you keep saying you'll try to be better
Try to be better
'Cause I wear you like a coat
You keep away the cold
And I suffocate in your folds
You've taught me to be your lover
You've taught me to be your friend
You've taught me how to take care of you
You've taught me how to be scared
But I wear you like a coat
You keep away the cold
And I suffocate in your folds
Yes I wear you like a coat
You keep away the cold
And I suffocate in your folds
You know, I'd rather be dead than scared
I'd rather be alone than dead
And I'll keep wearing this collar of leather
So I never accept try to be better again
'Cause I wore you like a coat
Though you were full of holes
And I suffocated in those folds
Yes I wore you like a coat
Though you were full of holes
And I suffocated in your folds
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5. |
Chess Piece
02:52
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I'm just a little chess piece
the earth is my board
Feel like a king
though I'm probably a pawn
I bow to every tree I meet
better than any man I see
Sing to flowers on the street
Prettier than any girl I greet
I'm just a little chess piece
going backwards on the squares
Pass right by unseen
'cause I'm a pawn so who cares
I don't believe in any god
just the air in which I breath
I won't follow any king
for none shall follow me
I'm just a little chess piece
the earth is my board
Feel like a king
though I'm probably a pawn
I'm just a little chess piece
the earth is my board
One day I'll walk right off the edge
who'll catch me if I fall?
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6. |
Canvas
02:30
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All you needed was a friend
and now you've got a lover
Well I'm sorry I don't work that way
perhaps you should find another
Yes, all you needed was a friend
and now you've got a lover
Well I'm sorry I don't work that way
perhaps you should find another
But I am your canvas
You paint red tape over me
Yes I am your canvas
Aren't you scared that they'll see?
One day you'll walk by
and I won't be here
I'll run away, away I'll stay
doesn't that seem fair
Cause you, you scare me
you make it hard to breath
And I, I am a bird
I need to fly free
But I am your canvas
You paint red tape over me
Yes I am your canvas
Oh, aren't you scared that they'll see?
So unless you're gonna clip my wings
then open the door wide
And don't tell me that you love me
'cause I'll only run and hide
Oh don't tell me that you love me
'cause I'll only run and hide
No don't tell me that you love me
'cause I'll only run and hide
But I am your canvas
You paint red tape over me
Yes I am your canvas
Oh, aren't you scared that they'll see
Oh, aren't you scared that they'll see
Oh, aren't you scared that they'll see?
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7. |
Fucking Clowns
02:21
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Think you're such a clown
playing with my head
It's only 'cause I let you
otherwise you'd be dead
Think you're such a puppeteer
pulling my strings all day
It's only 'cause I want you
to believe it's that way
It's that way
But I won't let you bring me down
no matter what you say
And I won't let you take me apart
no matter what you play
What you play
Think you've got me all worked out
the way I sleep and walk
Think I'm just a kid
but I know how to talk
How to talk
I won't let you in
not till you go
I won't be your queen
or your king or your dogs bone
No, I won't let you in
not till you go
And I won't be your queen
or your king or your dogs bone
Your dogs bone
I won't let you bring me down
no matter what you say
And I won't let you take me apart
no matter what you play
What you play
What you play
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8. |
Questions and Answers
04:20
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Father please tell me
what's the weather report today
Father please tell me
why do you and mother never right
Father please tell me
why do my friends laugh when I walk by
Father please tell me
why was mother crying last night?
It's gonna be a sunny day
so how about you go for a walk
And you know I can't answer questions
about your mother at all
Your friends seem like nice kids
maybe it's just a coincidence
But it's gonna be a sunny day
so how about we go for a walk
Mother why do you say
don't grow up too fast
And mother why do you dye your hair
when you know the colour won't ever last
And mother what's the point
in pretending you're ok every day
You think school went well
but how can you know if I don't say?
It's no fun to be an adult
you're better to stay young
And one day you'll understand
when your hair it starts to dull
No one wants to listen to me crying
about myself
You're lucky you were born here
and not in someone else' life
Sister please tell me
why do you and mother always fight
And sister please tell me
why is there
under your pillow a knife
And sister please tell me
where do you go in the night
Sister please tell me
how exactly did Lily die?
She won't let me go out
to see any of my friends
And you're too young
to understand all the rest
I know she tells us
don't grow up too fast
But one day I'll get out of here
and then I can grow up at last
And it's gonna be a sunny day
so how about you go for a walk
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9. |
The Child
03:11
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You picked up a child
off the street corner one night
Took them to your home
where you turned out the light
They lay next to you
and asked why you cried
But you wouldn't give an answer
No, you wouldn't give an answer
Now they're standing next to you
and they don't know what to do
And they don't know how to say
goodbye and stay away
And their eyes are asking questions
but their lips are pressed tight shut
'Cause they know, yes they know
that you won't give any answer
Oh they know, yes they they know
that you won't give any answer
And they're shaking, they're breaking
the questions they're building up
Yes they're shaking, they're breaking
the questions they're too much
But they'll keep on
standing next to you
Winter autumn summer spring
they swear they won't give up
But it's getting older now
the game you play all day
And their eyes are asking questions
and their lips they open and shut
'Cause they're shaking, they're breaking
the questions they've built up
Yes they're shaking, they're breaking
the questions they're too much
Oh they're shaking, they're breaking
the questions they've built up
Yes they're shaking, they're breaking
the questions they're too much
You picked up the child
off the street corner last night
Took them to your home
where they turned out the light
You lay next to them
and you asked why they cried
But they wouldn't give an answer, no matter how you tried
No they wouldn't give an answer, no matter how you tried
They wouldn't give an answer, no matter how you tried
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10. |
Lolita
02:51
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She's just a little girl
sitting on your lap
Your very own Lolita
your little girl nymphet
She'll say she loves you truly
as she leads you to your room
But she's much too young for that
she'll make you cry so soon
So why do you follow her?
I just don't understand
Why do you follow her?
No I just don't understand
One day she'll leave you
but till that day arrives
Take care of my dear Lola
she's the only one you'll get
Why do you love her so
I just don't understand
She could have been your daughter
but now you've become her man
So why do you follow her?
I just don't understand
Why do you follow her?
No I just don't understand
I'm just a little girl
sitting on your lap
I'm your very own Lolita
your little girl nymphet
I'll say I love you truly
as I lead you to your room
But I'm much too young for that
I'll make you cry so soon
So why do you follow me?
I just don't understand
Why do you follow me?
Oh I just don't understand
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11. |
I'll Wait (For a Friend)
02:42
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I'll wait
behind a blue door
I'll wait
all alone
I'll wait in a rocking chair
when my face is withered and old
I'll wait on a stone cold bed
when all the roads are closed
I'll wait
behind a blue door
I'll wait
all alone
And when you're watching, when you're waiting
I'll write you every song I know
When you're standing by my shoulder
holding my hand from behind my back
Give me a drink on you
while my head is in a sack
So I never see you coming
and I won't look back
won't look back
I'll wait
behind a blue door
I'll wait
all alone
So steal away my light till I've had all your wine
Sliding down my throat from a glass labeled life
And I'll wait
all alone
I'll wait
in a world of my own
of my own
And when you're watching, when you're waiting
I'll write you every song I know
When you're standing by my shoulder
holding my hand from behind my back
Give me a drink on you
while my head is in a sack
So I never see you coming
and I won't look back
won't look back
I'll wait
behind a blue door
I'll wait
all alone
I'll wait
behind a blue door
I'll wait
in a world of my own
of my own
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