I know you
You're helpless

Barkmarket - Feed Me

She paints pictures on the wall
She eats all of the garden
And has an aversion to conviction
And she calls her dog "the bear"

In love with this girl
And with her town as well
Walking 'round the rainy city
What a pity there's things to do at home

She paints pictures on the wall
I awake to see the feelings
from the night before
She eats all of the garden, it's a jungle out there
And we won't return by dawn

If I had three lives
I'd marry her in two
I'm dreaming of a time
That we sit when the music stops

She has an aversion to conviction
She's more confused than ever
Won't pay her fines and wonders when the cops will get her
She calls her dog "the bear"
And walks me with him to the corner
In her pyjamas

The Whitlams - Melbourne

there is this old man who spent so much of his life sleeping that he is able to keep awake for the rest of his years
he resides
on a beach
in a town
where I am going to live
and I often ask him
are you looking for the motherlode?
huh?
no
no, my child, this is not my desire
(and then he said)
I'm digging for fire

sorry, largely comic moments. but i love a chuckle.

so i've already mentioned "power from the needle to the plastic" in another thread. just soo daggy.

i love eminem's description of panic "all you see is bitches coming out their halter tops"

evan dando (and tom morgan?) "if i was a booger, would you blow your nose? where would you keep it? would you eat it?"

bit more serious: split enz' tim finn's "i need a dragon slayer who can save me from myself" and "lived for the day when i'm left here on my own. with no-one to betray, it's no wonder i prefer to be a castaway" those were so satisfying when i was a depressed teenager and tim's drama as he sings "she speaks to me with ultra high frequency" is great

i love the trad. audience response to the angels song : (band)"am i ever gonna see your face again?" (reply)"no way! get fucked! fuck off!" great release at a blue light disco (80s-90s police run teenage gatherings)

This one always makes me smile.

Wellington by The Muttonbirds

I wish I was in Wellington - the weather's not so good.
The wind it cuts right through you and it rains more than it should.
But I'd be there tomorrow, if I only could,
Oh, I wish I was in Wellington.

I wish I was in Wellington - the bureaucracy,
The suits and the briefcases along Lampton Quay.
The Harbour City Capital, the lights beside the sea,
Oh, I wish I was in Wellington.

It just isn't practical, with you down in the capital,
And me at the other end of the island.
The problem is the gap between us on the map,
And there's no easy way to reconcile it.

I wish I was in Wellington, the cafes and the bars.
The music and the theatre, and the old Cable Car,
And you can walk everywhere, 'cause nowhere's very far,
Oh I wish I was in Wellington.

Oh I wish...

I wish I was in Wellington, the wind it cuts right through,
I wish I was in Wellington, there's so much more to do,
I wish I was in Wellington, and you wish I was too,
Oh I wish I was in Wellington, 'cause then I'd be with you.
Oh I wish I was in Wellington, 'cause then I'd be with you.

"Island/reconcile it" - how about that for a rhyme!

Hey, now you're talking: The Angels lyrics on their old stuff are amazing:

Blue master Thatcher got a well laid plan
to make himself a singularly self-made man
new Paris shirt, Yves Saint Laurent
you got everything that you want
Cats are runnin' to your candy coloured Chevrolet
consumer consumed and the loser has to pay
the higher you climb, the deeper you go
talk about a change, nothing change so slow
Climbing on the ivory stairs, never gonna get anywhere
slipping on the first step, can't get a good grip
climbing on the ivory stairs
The kid on the street with his ear to the ground
credit card conspiracies and flesh by the pound
harlequin dance between the sun and the moon
they got you dancing to a gallows tune

Indeed.

They put him aboard a well wound whirlwind,
pulled out his teeth and told him to grin.
He gave them a smile, pulled out a bottle of wine
and said "I never existed, you've been wasting your time."

One more from The Angels, then I'll step back. By the way, the transcriptions of their lyrics on the web area abysmal. I've half a mind to dig up my old tapes and correct them all. Most of them I could do from memory anyway, or even just the sense of the words.

Yesterday I bought you flowers, and in the night I watched them die,
today the flower lady's gone, I woke up alone and I cried,
you took me for a ride.

I have done the best I can
But what I've done is not who I am
-Kelly Willis, "What I deserve"

Liquor and guns, the sign says quite plain
Somehow life goes on in a place so insane
Whiskey bottle over Jesus
Not forever, but just for now
-Jay Farrar/Uncle Tupelo, "Whiskey Bottle"

Gimme back my dog
-Slobberbone, "Gimme back my dog"

I wish I hadn't bought you dinner
right before you dumped me on your front porch
[...]
Give me my money back
give me my money back you bitch
give me money back
and don't forget my black t-shirt
-Ben Folds Five, "Song for the Dumped"

Those are a few of my favorites.

Me, I was at the height of my power
There in the small of her neck.
Between her compassion and her prowess,
Her heart was the compass that knew when and where I'd wreck.
When and where I'd wreck

--Giant Sand

I like the earlier lines from "Song for the Dumped":

So you wanted
to take a break
Slow it down some and
have some space

Well fuck you too

(etc)

How about the chorus of Elvis Costello's "New Amsterdam"?

New Amsterdam it’s become much too much
Till I have the possession of everything she touches
Till I step on the brakes to get out of her clutches
Till I speak double dutch to a real double duchess

Well, it's clever the first time...

07
Hooker with a Penis


I met a boy wearing Vans, 501s, and a
Dope Beastie t, nipple rings, and
New tattoos that claimed that he
Was OGT,
From '92,
The first EP.

And in between
Sips of Coke
He told me that
He thought
We were sellin' out,
Layin' down,
Suckin' up
To the man.

Well now I've got some
A-dvice for you, little buddy.
Before you point the finger
You should know that
I'm the man,

And if I'm the man,

Then you're the man, and
He's the man as well so you can
Point that fuckin' finger up your ass.

All you know about me is what I've sold you,
Dumb fuck.
I sold out long before you ever heard my name.

I sold my soul to make a record,
Dip shit,
And you bought one.

So I've got some
Advice for you, little buddy.
Before you point your finger
You should know that
I'm the man,

If I'm the fuckin' man
Then you're the fuckin' man as well
So you can
Point that fuckin' finger up your ass.

All you know about me is what I've sold you,
Dumb fuck.
I sold out long before you ever heard my name.

I sold my soul to make a record,
Dip shit,
And you bought one.

All you read and
Wear or see and
Hear on TV
Is a product
Begging for your
Fatass dirty
Dollar

So...Shut up and

Buy my new record
Send more money
Fuck you, buddy.

-tool/hooker w/a penis

Some say the end is near.
Some say we'll see armageddon soon.
I certainly hope we will.
I sure could use a vacation from this

Bullshit three ring circus sideshow of
Freaks

Here in this hopeless fucking hole we call LA
The only way to fix it is to flush it all away.
Any fucking time. Any fucking day.
Learn to swim, I'll see you down in Arizona bay.

Fret for your figure and
Fret for your latte and
Fret for your hairpiece and
Fret for your lawsuit and
Fret for your prozac and
Fret for your pilot and
Fret for your contract and
Fret for your car.

It's a
Bullshit three ring circus sideshow of
Freaks

Here in this hopeless fucking hole we call LA
The only way to fix it is to flush it all away.
Any fucking time. Any fucking day.
Learn to swim, I'll see you down in Arizona bay.

Some say a comet will fall from the sky.
Followed by meteor showers and tidal waves.
Followed by faultlines that cannot sit still.
Followed by millions of dumbfounded dipshits.

Some say the end is near.
Some say we'll see armageddon soon.
I certainly hope we will cuz
I sure could use a vacation from this

Silly shit, stupid shit...

One great big festering neon distraction,
I've a suggestion to keep you all occupied.

Learn to swim.

Mom's gonna fix it all soon.
Mom's comin' round to put it back the way it ought to be.

Learn to swim.

Fuck L Ron Hubbard and
Fuck all his clones.
Fuck all those gun-toting
Hip gangster wannabes.

Learn to swim.

Fuck retro anything.
Fuck your tattoos.
Fuck all you junkies and
Fuck your short memory.

Learn to swim.

Fuck smiley glad-hands
With hidden agendas.
Fuck these dysfunctional,
Insecure actresses.

Learn to swim.

Cuz I'm praying for rain
And I'm praying for tidal waves
I wanna see the ground give way.
I wanna watch it all go down.
Mom please flush it all away.
I wanna watch it go right in and down.
I wanna watch it go right in.
Watch you flush it all away.

Time to bring it down again.
Don't just call me pessimist.
Try and read between the lines.

I can't imagine why you wouldn't
Welcome any change, my friend.

I wanna see it all come down.
suck it down.
flush it down.

-tool/aenima

Some say a comet will fall from the sky.
Followed by meteor showers and tidal waves.
Followed by faultlines that cannot sit still.
Followed by millions of dumbfounded dipshits.
Some say the end is near.
Some say we'll see armageddon soon.
I certainly hope we will cuz
I sure could use a vacation from this
Silly shit, stupid shit...
One great big festering neon distraction,
I've a suggestion to keep you all occupied.
Learn to swim.

Followed by millions of dumbfounded dipshits.
Followed by millions of dumbfounded dipshits.
Followed by millions of dumbfounded dipshits.
Followed by millions of dumbfounded dipshits.
Followed by millions of dumbfounded dipshits.
Followed by millions of dumbfounded dipshits.
Followed by millions of dumbfounded dipshits.
Followed by millions of dumbfounded dipshits.
Followed by millions of dumbfounded dipshits.
Followed by millions of dumbfounded dipshits.
Followed by millions of dumbfounded dipshits.
Followed by millions of dumbfounded dipshits.

. . . and the world will live as One.

-John Lennon, 1940-1980

We get home
I get hot
You pass out
Sucks a lot

Don't get too drunk to fuck tonight


Avenue D - 2d2f

Sitting here wishing on a cement floor
Just wishing that I had just something you wore

I put it on when I go lonely
Will you take off your dress and send it to me?

I miss your kissin' and I miss your head
And a letter in your writing doesn't mean you're not dead
Run outside in the desert heat
Make your dress all wet and send it to me

I miss your soup and I miss your bread
And a letter in your writing doesn't mean you're not dead
So spill your breakfast and drip your wine
Just wear that dress when you're dying

Sitting here wishing on a cement floor
Just wishing that I had just something you wore

Bloody your hands on a cactus tree
Wipe it on your dress and send it to me

Sitting here wishing on a cement floor
Just wishing that I had just something you wore


Cactus - Pixies

Jesus died for somebody's sins
But not mine

Lou Reed

NIN. all of it.

Bjork~JOGA
All these accidents,
That happen,
Follow the dot,
Coincidence,
Makes sense,
Only with you,
You don't have to speak,
I feel.
Emotional landscapes,
They puzzle me,
Then the riddle gets solved,
And you push me up to this
State of emergency,
How beautiful to be,
State of emergency,
Is where I want to be.
All that no-one sees,
You see,
What's inside of me,
Every nerve that hurts,
You heal,
Deep inside of me, oo-oohh,
You don't have to speak,
I feel.
Emotional landscapes,
They puzzle me - confuse,
Then the riddle gets solved,
And you push me up to this
State of emergency,
How beautiful to be,
State of emergency,
Is where I want to be.

We lack the Moses
To look the saints in the eyes

Soundgarden