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Mary Ellen Thomas died in 1945
Waiting for her lover
Prayed he’d make it home alive
But a letter that September brought the tears straight to her eyes
Instead of taking his last name
She would be taking her own life
Everyone’s just waiting for that day
To be shoved inside a pretty box and then be hid away
Will they laugh?
Will they cry?
Tell me, what will they say?
When you dance your brittle bones into the grave
(Ha ha ha, one more time with feeling!)
Little Eric Edwards thought he’d live forevermore
Used to love losing his temper
Thought he’d keep settling scores
But his beauty and his charm and his luck all wore too thin
He let his mouth run to a bet he couldn’t win
(Oh, I’m trying to tell you people!)
Everyone’s just waiting for that day
To be shoved inside a pretty box and then be hid away
Will they laugh?
Will they cry?
Tell me, what will they say?
When you dance your brittle bones into the grave
Some say it’s just like sleeping
Some say you’re born again
Some say you meet that man in red and answer for your sins
Well I’m so sick of dreaming
I don’t want to play pretend
Every end has a beginning
Every beginning has an end
Sparrow County Line
I said I ain’t gonna go to the church this Sunday
The sky opened up over Sparrow County
I saw him speaking with this spirit in the midnight air
Shaking god’s name and it wasn’t a prayer
I ain’t gonna go to the church this Sunday
Because every dime I spent on my salvation
Can’t match the spirit of a free temptation
Hands around my heart in the midnight sheets
I ain’t fighting back the beast in me
I ain’t gonna go to the church this Sunday
And in the preachers eyes, said
“No tomorrow”
And out from his mouth spilled a thousand sorrows
He said he can’t hear god
I don’t think he wanna listen
Out from his lips I hear a new confession
I ain’t gonna go to the church this Sunday
Because every dime I spent on my salvation
Can’t match the spirit of a free temptation
Hands around my heart in the midnight sheets
I ain’t fighting back the beast in me
I ain’t gonna go to the church this Sunday
(Hallelujah…)
Mother, can you hear the sound?
All these angels weigh me down
(Alleluh…)
Mother, can you hear the sound?
All these angels weigh me down
Because every dime I spent on my salvation
Can’t match the spirit of a free temptation
Hands around my heart in the midnight sheets
I ain’t fighting back the beast in me
I ain’t gonna go to the church this Sunday
Claws Out!
If you’re gonna sell it on the boulevard
You know you need to sell it right
I’ve got a half rolled pack of cigarettes
I ain’t gonna waste my time
I’ve got a pocket full of promises and presidents
And half of them are lies
He says he doesn’t want to go because he’s afraid of the dark
But I think I’m gonna kill the lights
Because I’m crazy, baby
I think I’m gonna start a fight
I’m crazy, baby
There’s something wrong with my mind
I see him creeping all around in my Sunday dress
I know what makes him cry
I’m crazy baby
The claws are coming out tonight
Well, it’s a full moon sound
And so they’re gonna know
If you’re moving down the way to the city lights
I don’t expect to see you on my block
You got a lot to say and yet nobody to hear
I guess your mouth wasn’t made to talk
Because I’m crazy, baby
I think I’m gonna start a fight
I’m crazy, baby
There’s something wrong with my mind
I see him creeping all around in my Sunday dress
I know what makes him cry
I’m crazy baby
The claws are coming out tonight
(You said you wanted it, so I gave it and now you have it, whoa!)
Because I’m crazy, baby
I think I’m gonna start a fight
I’m crazy, baby
There’s something wrong with my mind
I see him creeping all around in my Sunday dress
I know what makes him cry
I’m crazy baby
The claws are coming out tonight
The claws are coming out tonight
The claws are coming out… tonight!
Devil
Say they saw the devil alive in you
Say the saw the devil alive in you
God’s coming on a white horse, riding
God’s coming on a white horse
Say they saw the devil alive in you
Say the saw the devil alive in you
God’s coming on a white horse, riding
God’s coming on a white horse
Oh, you better repent by morning
They say god only gives one warning
Day by day, my magnolias are blooming
By night, oh, my garden’s dying
Oh, you better repent by morning
Judgement always comes without a warning
Day by day, my magnolias are blooming
By night, I have tried to save my life
(God’s coming on a white horse riding…
God’s coming on a white horse.)
Say they saw the devil alive in you
Say they saw the devil, boy, he danced in you
God’s coming on a white horse, riding
God’s coming on a white horse
Say they saw the devil alive in you
Boy, they saw the devil and he danced in you
God’s coming on a white horse, riding
God’s coming on a white horse
Oh, you better repent by morning
They say god only gives one warning
Day by day, my magnolias are blooming
By night, oh, my garden’s dying
Oh, you better repent by morning
Judgement always comes without a warning
Day by day, my magnolias are blooming
By night, I have tried to save my life
Say they saw that devil alive in you
Say they saw that devil alive in you
(I will not be afraid of the dark, I will not fear…)
Say they saw that devil alive in you
Say they saw the devil, boy, he danced in you
Say they saw that devil alive in you
God’s coming on a white horse riding
Bar in Hell
I guess we never saw the villains deep inside
Oh, we can run and hide but
I don't think we'll make it out a-
Live wire, smoke and fire
and now we're on our own
The strangest places, darkest faces
and now I hear my own voice on the-
Oh, my darling
When it's time to die
You know that our names, they won't be written
in that Book of Life
Firing squad or sleeping pills
Too early to tell
I'll save you a seat at the bar in hell
I guess you never saw the birds in our backyard
They used to tell me stories
Now they're acting like they don't know who we are
Oh god, there's something in the dark
Think it's waited in my heart
And I don't think we'll make it out a-
Oh, my darling
When it's time to die
You know that our names, they won't be written
in that Book of Life
Headfirst off a building
It's too early to tell
I'll save you a seat at the bar in hell
All sinners, may I have your attention for a moment?
Oh, honey when the world goes up in flames
Won’t find us anywhere near those pearly gates
No, I can’t lie
I’m going down
But I’m not going without you
If the holy book spells our certain doom
Then there’s nothing we can do except enjoy the ride
We can’t hide
And I don’t think we’ll make it out
Oh, my darling
When it's time to die
You know that our names, they won't be written
in that Book of Life
Firing squad or sleeping pills
It's too late to tell
I'll save you a seat at the bar in hell
No Money
Oh, baby, we've got no money
But ooh, baby, we've got that face
Oh, baby, we've got no money
But ooh, baby, we've got that face
There's nothing godless in the makeup that he's waiting to apply
As they shiver shaking downstairs in the dying southern light
Told his best friend's mother mother that there's poison on the vine
But there's fire in the man waiting in the Cadillac outside
Oh, baby, we've got no money (Money)
But ooh, baby, we've got that face
Oh, baby, we've got no money (Money)
But ooh, baby, we've got that face
Well, wait a second, now
Oh, come and dance with me indoors
Because I think you know the weather and the meaning therewhatfor
It's two birds stoned at once and they're making their last stand
Coming all around to the fire escape if it all goes according to plan
(Woo!)
Oh, baby, we've got no money (We've got no-We've got no)
But ooh, baby, we've got that face. (We've got no-We've got no)
Oh, baby, we've got no money (We've got no-We've got no)
But ooh, baby, we've got that face
I would like my money back
I would like my money back
I would like my money back
I would like my money back
(Yeah!)
I was outside, really really outside
I really want to bring that guttersmoke to a knife fight
Really not fine, really really not fine
Take another shot when I really need a hotline
The reflection nothing unless rejection
And my fear of rejection, like someone manifesting
Hope you’re resting, hope you keep your perception
Party's over hope your phone ain't dead baby
When your homies are leaving you for dead, baby
Hope you're hearing this inside your head, baby
Oh, baby, we've got no money (We've got no-We've got no)
But ooh, baby, we've got that face, yeah (We've got no-We've got no)
Oh, baby, we've got no money, money (We've got no-We've got no)
Ooh, baby, we've got that face
(Ooh Yeah)
No man I promise when I hit you back
For the thing, That I've got to... You know I've got to...
I've got to... I've got to do the thing...
So... yeah..
(Damn it)
Wicker Park
I put you on your knees and turned your head to the crowd
Said ‘We’ve been having so much fun, I think you should tell them how’
It’s the keeping of composure when your stomach is sick
And the ever-present tension of the lock and the pick
I wait for you to draw the line
The line, babe
So raise me up now
Lay me down
I don’t need to ask you, honey
The tea ain’t better because you drank it alone
So give me one more spoon of honey
No, I don’t need your money
Go cry about it while I sit on my throne
Well, if the fashion of the year is just to blame me for your problems
Sew that sorrow on the arrows that you sling
You’ll only see me smiling to the stories you’re writing
Because baby, I’ve got everything I need
I know your spotlight’s fading and you’re getting jaded
It’s alright
So raise me up now
Lay me down
I don’t need to ask you, honey
The tea ain’t better because you run and you hide
So give me one more spoon of honey
No, I don’t need your money
Go cry about it while you stare in my eyes
Let the horses drag us all away
So raise me up now
Lay me down
I don’t need to ask you, honey
The tea ain’t better because you drank it alone
So give me one more spoon of honey
No, I don’t need your money
Go cry about it while I sit on my throne
God of the Woods
Well look who’s starting trouble now
The night just took a little turn
These upper west side boys will scrape their knees to think they own the world
I made a sound investment
I made a blood pact with the night
In little deals with devils, dolls, dollar bills and bloodshot eyes
I’ve got a red-cloaked alibi
And I’m not afraid to die
I’ll never let you down tonight
I’ll never cut you down
I’ll leave you hanging, baby
Running with the wolf in the night I’ll treat him right
(I’ll never let you down…)
I’ll treat him right
(I’ll never cut you down…)
I’ll treat him right
(I’ll never let you down…)
Running with the wolf in the night I’ll treat him right
If you didn’t know it you’d believe in her lies
Perfect Little Posture came to call on her prize and
Fly to the Honey got a whiskey and wine
And he gave it all away
Oh, I’m full of bad intentions
Oh, I left a blood trail in the light
I’m living for the spotlight
Drawn to the name that he signs on the dotted line
I’ve got a red-cloaked alibi
And I’m not afraid to die
I’ll never let you down tonight
I’ll never cut you down
I’ll leave you hanging, baby
Running with the wolf in the night I’ll treat him right
(I’ll never let you down…)
I’ll treat him right
(I’ll never cut you down…)
I’ll treat him right
(I’ll never let you down…)
Running with the wolf in the night I’ll treat him right
And all the gods and the beasts of the woods
Sat me down and said I had to write their secrets, oh
Until one day, when the sparrows came to play
I couldn’t help but let them read it
I’ll never let you down tonight
I’ll never cut you down
I’ll leave you hanging, baby
Running with the wolf in the night I’ll treat him right
(I’ll never let you down…)
I’ll treat him right
(I’ll never cut you down…)
I’ll treat him right
(I’ll never let you down…)
Running with the wolf in the night I’ll treat him right
Five People in a Two Person Room
Five people in a two person room
Five people in a two person room
Five people in a two person room
We’re gonna get a little crazy tonight
Five people in a two person room
Five people in a two person room
Five people in a two person room
We’re gonna get a little crazy tonight
I called my baby from my hotel room
She had another baby so he came too
Now there’s three damn babies in my hotel room
I called two more and we shake and we zoom
Five people in a two person room
Five people in a two person room
Five people in a two person room
We’re gonna get a little crazy tonight
I lost my mind on the highway
That’s okay, I’m just sideways
That’s alright because I take my time
I lost my mind on the highway
That’s okay, I’m just sideways
That’s alright because I take my time
Five people in a two person room
Five people in a two person room
Five people in a two person room
We’re gonna get a little crazy tonight
(This is the sheriff! You have five people in a two person room! You have five minutes to leave. No more than two people. Five people in a two person room - you need to vacate immediately. Three people must leave from the five people in the two person room.)
I lost my mind on the highway
That’s okay, I’m just sideways
That’s alright because I take my time
Five people in a two person room
Five people in a two person room
Five people in a two person room
We’re gonna get a little crazy tonight
Five people in a two person room
Five people in a two person room
Five people in a two person room
We’re gonna get a little crazy tonight
I Don’t Want to Dance
I don’t want to come to your party
(Lost in the cold you left me)
I don’t want to talk to your friends
(Stuck in a hollow body)
Because it’s a quarter after nine
I’ll wait outside and leave the car running all night
Just let it ride until we
Have a breakdown
Have a breakdown, baby
Have a breakdown
Have a meltdown
Have a meltdown, honey
Share a meltdown
(Didn’t take my meds, now I’m horny!)
I don’t want to dance
Oooh, I don’t want to dance
No! I don’t want to dance
I don’t want to dance
I’m not dancing
And all the kids say
They wanna go to that spaceship
Yeah, the spaceship where they lace shit
But I said
“No! I don’t wanna go to that space shit”
So crash it
Have a breakdown
Have a breakdown, baby
Have a breakdown
Have a meltdown
Have a meltdown, honey
Share a meltdown
(Didn’t take my meds, now I’m horny!)
I don’t want to dance
Oooh, I don’t want to dance
No! I don’t want to dance
I don’t want to dance
I’m not dancing
Everybody’s there
They got their tiny little drinks
With the tiny umbrellas
And she looks at me
From across the room
She comes up to me and she says
“Are you having a good time? You should be dancing.
You should be dancing.
You should be dancing.”
So I lean in close and I look at her and I say
Dance
Oooh, I don’t want to dance
No! I don’t want to dance
I don’t want to dance
I don’t want to dance
Sha na na na na na, baby!
Dance
Oooh, I don’t want to dance
No! I don’t want to dance
I don’t want to dance
I’m not dancing
Paper Ships
Well, the night’s across the sea
And they dragged you out to shore
Taking you away from us
I saw you tied across the boards
Did they find all the lines on your fingertips
When they folded you up like a paper ship?
Last night, I had a dream you were still alive across the tide
The memories, I keep them in a box in the back of my mind
I don’t want to talk about it
The thought of you alone just breaks my bones
I see you from the sails I’m turning
And feel you like a storm before the calm
In the rush of every light
In the creak of every door
In the peaceful rush of fall
Are you gone forevermore?
Did they find all the lines on your fingertips
When they folded you up like a paper ship?
Last night, I had a dream you were still alive across the tide
The memories, I keep them in a box in the back of my mind
I don’t want to talk about it
The thought of you alone just breaks my bones
I see you from the sails I’m turning
And feel you like a storm before the calm
Mirrors sound the loss of life
The ocean writes your name at night
Sparrow guided, solemn heights
Salty air, the sacrifice
The wind bends me into songs and lines
The quiet hurt that tucks me in at night
In letters sent but never read
I promise this in scarlet red
That I will love with presence clear
And you live on in what I’ve written here
And now I know what I can say
You were a gift that couldn’t stay
But in this moment now I know
That death can’t break the heart you stole…