A few of my friends suggested I post the lyrics to my songs, so here they are! At least the ones from (*) I warn you now this is one depressing mother fucking album.
Where Did You Go?
Where did you go? You went away from me The man in the tie, collar & button sleeves Your pockets are stuffed with clippings from magazines Old poems and bunched up things We used to talk about our dreams We used to revel in the possibilites Under the fluorescent gleam Of the diner where we were destined to be great You'd say it's never too late In the nights, in the streets of the city you loved In the maze of the buildings you'd roam with rock doves Now I hear your footsteps rubbing out little notes Wandering room to room, wandering with your ghosts Your ghosts We used to talk about our dreams We used to revel in the possibilities Under the fluorescent gleam Of the diner where we were destined to be great You'd say it's never too late Where did you go? You went away from me The man in the tie, collar and button sleeves I have your nose, your eyes, I have your cheeks You said you'd never leave
See You One More Time If you think you’re going ~ Tell someone I know Get the information flowing ~ My direction if you go Cuz if you go I may just have to see you one more time So I can turn off the light and put it to rest The way you lit up the night the last time we met And when you looked at me ~ I could not catch my breath I was undone So if you think you’re going ~ Tell someone I know Get the information flowing ~ My direction if you go Cuz if you go I may just have to see you one more time So I can turn off the light and put it to rest The way you lit up the night the last time we met And how you looked at me for a second too long It would be easier- if -I knew I was wrong We hardly spoke BUT where you went I was aware And when I turned around I’d find you in a stare You pulled my focus apart, unanchored my heart, I was undone So if you think you’re going ~ Tell someone I know
Pixels and Text I can’t smell your D’ajour on our sheets and pillows anymore I just turned of my device. I won’t let you try to be nice. It's not emojis that I need or hugs & kisses that you read You once held me when I wept; Tickled my back until I slept. Now your heart beats on, it goes boom boom so far – away And you try to tell me how you love me each and every day Chorus: You left, you left, you left, you left me I am alone You should see how I jump with every noise in my phone I used to lay my head down and hear your heart in your chest You left, you left, you left and turned to pixels and text. Verse: Your Instagram – it’s like a dream Puppies, kittens and ice cream Yellow sundress so bright In the California light Your niece could be your little clone And look how all the kids have grown Your eyes sparkle when you smile I have not seen that for awhile When you call to say goodnight your window frames some other moon And when we wake up different suns rise up above our different rooms Chorus:You left, you left, you left, you left me I am alone You should see how I jump with every noise in my phone I used to lay my head down and hear your heart in your chest You left, you left, you left and turned to pixels and text.
When I Stop Barking- C I may be hunched and twisted Drooping toward the ground F Still I sniff out your defects C Like a cadaver hound No, you don’t want to hear it Well harness your revolt F It’s the very thing that C You will miss the most Chorus: Cuz when I start barking Fire up the coals Yeah when I start barking Start digging my hole C When my legs are wheels and My teeth sleep in a glass F And my gestures are jerky C Like silent films of past C When my skin crinkles Like paper mache F And you can look through and Count up all the veins G When my cabinets fill with syringes and pills F Don’t start counting down or looking for my will Chorus: It’s when I start barking Fire up the coal Yeah when I start barking Start digging my hole G Your eyes plead with me “be quiet” C No, not until I’m a ghost G And let me remind you once again F It’s the thing that you’ll miss most ------ Back to chorus. End.
Setting Sun Verse Yeah, I’ll be your secret Yeah inaudible drone Yeah under the radar Yeah tucked deep in your phone Yeah your eyes have pulses Yeah you can’t blink away Yeah 220 voltage Chorus: You are changing the direction of the setting sun Yeah tell him your meeting Yeah friends for a drink Yeah come to the city Yeah feel it, don’t think Yeah I’m twisting your necklace Tween my fingers and thumb Yeah It all feels so reckless Chorus: You are changing the direction of the setting sun Guitar solo Bridge: You are changing the direction of the setting sun The peace in muted sound and color comes with twilight is undone The pedals on the tulips open up as in a morning dew I parked two blocks away-headlights dimmed just like you asked me to. The faces in the midnight windows, oh how they would never guess Your lashes long like spider legs, your perfect hair, your islet dress The peace in muted sounds and colors comes with twilight is undone You are changing the direction of the setting, setting sun yeah you are changing the direction of the setting…ssssuuuuunnnnnnnn Verse: Yeah, I’ll be your secret Yeah, inaudible drone Yeah come to the city Yeah no one will know
Mas Caliente Que El Sol VERSE: Tue es mas caliente que el sol Wherever it is – you may go 5 minutes after you leave all the air is cold Shoulders shiver like a fault runs through Lips turn from red to blue And our words turn to smoke when they follow for you CHORUS Come back- come back to us- come back- come and melt us- come back, come back Mas Caliente Que El Sol Verse: As the night was coming to an end I wanted to be more than friends of friends You left your hand on my hand as you said goodbye So much has happened between now and then The earth froze and a garden bloomed again And still I fall asleep and see your light dark eyes Tue es mas caliente que el sol Wherever it is you may go 5 minutes after you leave all the air is cold Shoulders shiver like a fault runs through Lips turn from red to blue And our words turn to smoke as they follow for you CHORUS: Come back- come back to us- come back- come and melt us- come back, come back Mas Caliente Que El Sol Verse (wrap up): Tu es mas caliente que el sol Wherever it is you may go 5 minutes after you leave all the air is cold.
KISSES ON BLANKETS BY THE SEA VERSE 1 I can hear your thoughts- I swear I can- of the things you want to do Little things like lean to touch my hand and maybe hold it too I can feel you tug at my belt to pull me closer in I can feel your arms around my waist, your whisper on my skin But so many eyes are watching above crooked little smiles Like they’ve never seen 2 people who walked down the rainbow aisle CHORUS 1: I know of a place where we can be free. Oh kisses on blankets by the sea VERSE 2: Cotton candy clouds dangle from a periwinkle sky The ferry bounces on a Swarovski sea toward the rainbow side Where we will watch the queens dance around a pool that smells like bleach And I will write our names in a heart where the ocean meets the beach Long after the last grain of sand goes down the shower drain And winter brings a policy of icy and dark change CHORUS 2 REPEAT TWICE: I'll dream of a place where we can be free Oh kisses on blankets by the sea BRIDGE: It’s so easy for most people to love just to be No bloody nose, no broken ribs, no fractured dignity His dress is gold, his voice is sweet, his eyes are glittery It’s so easy for most people to love, just to be VERSE 3:The beach is made of sugar, waves of wine crash on sweet sand When you don’t have to think before you hold your lover’s hand CHORUS 3: I know of a place where we can be free Oh, kisses on blankets by the sea I know of a place where we can be free Oh, kisses on blankets by the..blankets by the…blankets by the sea
Clap For Youself Chorus: Clap For Yourself Clap For Yourself Sometimes your flaws deserve applause Clap for yourself V1: Dig down deep inside Find your sense of pride Let it rise up to the surface Get goosebumps when you feel your purpose Loudly slap together your palms Yeah people may stare But you have no qualms Chorus. V2: On your mark, get ready go. Push off when the whistle blows And your shirt billows and your hair flows Legs and elbows flail in vain Team mates look on with disdain As you lose again and again You love it- Even though you’re not good at it This love will persevere yeah it’s about the action, inherent satisfaction Clap loud enough for all the doubters to hear. Clap for yourself. Musical chorus, no words. There used to be people who cheered away the doubt And if you listen through time you can still hear them shout But they’re fading The tiniest chimes On the wind of a whisper sounds die……………………… Clap for yourself………………..to Chorus
Rearranged Somewhere on your journey, there's a corner that you turn Up is down and right is left and out is in Returning should be easy You just go the way you came But every step you retrace puts you further in Wondering how you got here, the directions never changed But all you see and all you hear Rearranged Somewhere in the mirror I should recognize Something in your movement Something in your eyes There's just a stranger Another Unfamiliar Drifting farther Wondering how you got here The directions never changed All you see and all you hear Rearranged
Shadows On The Beach On the winds of Santa Ana In the sky above Montana Gulls case their shadows on the beach A sparrow launches from her tree Flocks traverse the panorama I used to think The birds in the sky Were waving their wings So they could fly Your closet's filled with your clothes Neatly folded and hung in perfect rows Makes us feel like you're still near It's been some time since you've been here Maybe time has come to let go I used to think The birds in the sky Were waving their wings So they can fly I happen to know They're waving hello to you Now I happen to know They're waving hello Hello to you Hello to you