*3 A.M. (Listen to it here)
She says it's cold outside, and she hands me my raincoat
She's always worried about things like that.
She says it's all gonna end, and it might as well be my fault
And she only sleeps when it's raining,
And she screams, and her voice is straining,
She says baby,
It's 3AM I must be lonely,
When she says baby,
Well I can't help but be scared of it all sometimes,
Says the rains gonna wash away I believe it.
She's got a little bit of something, God it's better than nothing
And in her color portrait world she believes that she's got it all
She swears the moon don't hang as quite as high as it used to.
And she only sleeps when it's raining,
And she screams, and her voice is straining,
She says baby,
It's 3AM I must be lonely,
When she says baby,
Well I can't help but be scared of it all sometimes,
Says the rains gonna wash away I believe it.
She believes that life is made up of all that you're used to
And the clock on the wall, has been stuck at three for days
She thinks that happiness is a mat that sits on her doorway
And outside, it's stopped raining.
She says baby,
It's 3AM I must be lonely,
When she says baby,
Well I can't help but be scared of it all sometimes,
Says the rains gonna wash away I believe it.
It's 3AM I must be lonely,
When she says baby,
Well I can't help but be scared of it all sometimes,
Says the rains gonna wash away I believe it.
*Forever December (Listen to it here)
I reach within my isolation
I harbor it, I honor it
You say you'd like to see me closer
Of course you would, you have no choice
And I cry cause the weather has gotten to me
And I laugh at the people that I can't be all their lives
Silly pictures
Hey now now now, hey now hey baby
Baby's getting older
Hey now now now, hey now hey baby
The tide is turning, turning us away
You build the wall I'll build the fountain
We'll wrestle it, we'll conquer it
I think we'll live to see the mountain
Of course we will we have no choice
And I cry cause the weather has gotten to me
And I laugh at the people that I can't be all their lives
Silly pictures
Hey now now now, hey now hey baby
Baby's getting older, baby's getting older
Hey now now now, hey now hey baby
The tide is turning, don't turn me away
Version
1
And I can remember
Forever december
The center of dying, the heart of the pain
The rose in the bottle, the thorns in the bottom
The stars surround me, the cold astounds me
Version 2
And it wont take long, we both knew this
Well I wasn't quite prepared
For my center of dying, the heart of your pain
All my words get lost and I cant speak
Got my head stripped down well I get weak
And the words fall out like forever december
But soon it won't matter cause she wont mean nothing
And I cry cause the weather has gotten to me
And I laugh at the people that I can't be all their lives
Pretty pictures
Hey now now now, hey now hey baby
Baby's getting older, baby's getting older
Hey now now now, hey now hey baby
The tide is turning, turning us away
Hey now now now, hey now hey baby
Baby's getting older, baby's getting older
Hey now now now, hey now hey baby
The tide is turning, turning us away
Hey now now now, hey now hey baby
Baby's getting older, baby's getting older
Hey now now now, hey now hey baby
The tide is turning, turning us awa
*Here Comes Horses (Listen to it here)
Help me to remember girl if you don't mind
Well I feel just like the jester when the music died
Haven't seen you lately,
But I know that nothing's changed
Feeling kinda shaky but the wounds have healed
There's a crack there in the doorway where the walls have peeled
And I still see the sun go down, on a clear day
Here comes horses
There goes the rain
Here goes nothing, here it comes again
I was thinking I was angry but I'll let it go
I was waiting on a miracle but nothing showed
And they say our new messiah is at the local bar
Greetings from the homefront have you heard the news
That daddy bet his paycheck on the horses shoes
And we won't feel that way for a long long time
Here comes horses
There goes the rain
Here goes nothing, here it comes again
Sitting in a taxi at the evenings end
I was trying to remember where it was I'd been and
Whether I've got someplace else to be
I ask you why you come here you say just because
I guess I could do without it if I knew what it was well
It really doesn't matter, when you look at me that way
Here comes horses
There goes the rain
Here goes nothing, here it comes again
Here comes horses
There goes the rain
Here goes nothing
*Paint Me Blue (Listen to it here)
There's not enough of me well
There's way too much of you
I think I saw some happy people yesterday and that'll never do
There's never too much violence
Ain't it time we had a war
You leave on your shirt and I'll be skins
And we'll go flying through the door
These are violent times
And I only want to do my part
To sink to hatreds depths and smile at what we've all become
I need understanding
Just a pack or two
To help me with my troubles, and what to do's
I don't feel no raging
There ain't nothing new
Drop me in the ocean
And paint me blue
I don't have a worry
I don't have a care
I don't have a sound piece of mind
But I manage to fare
I don't like my neighbors
Well they're just not my kind
And I think it might be all for the whales
And I really don't mind
If these are the golden years
Then I think it's time to cash them in
To sit in our rocking chairs
And talk about the good old days
I need understanding
Just a pack or two
To help me with my troubles, and what to do's
I don't feel no raging
There ain't nothing new
Drop me in the ocean
And paint me blue
These are violent times
And I only want to do my part
To sink to hatreds depths and smile at what we've all become
I need understanding
Just a pack or two
To help me with my troubles, and what to do's
I don't feel no raging
There ain't nothing new
Drop me in the ocean
And paint me blue
*Dear Joan (Listen to it either here)
Dear Joan
I've almost forgotten
The pane in the window
The blue dress in the doorway
Dear Joan
Help me remember
The face I forget
And the traps that I've sprung
I guess I've grown tired
It's just what's expected of me
To tear your heart
From the inside to the outside
You know I was wired
I just couldn't help it
The hundred thousand times I hurt you
Dear Joan I wanted to say
I'm sorry for the screaming last night,
And the nights before
I've wanted more from this
Than anything I've ever known
Dear Joan
Dear Joan
Your face has a brightness
That I've never seen
In the years that I've known you
Dear Joan
I'd pick up the pieces
But some scattered too far
They flew when I kicked them
I know you believed
When I said it was over
You stood by me patiently
Waiting and brooding
So deeply in love
With every face that I've shown
Dear Joan I wanted to say
I'm sorry for the screaming last night,
And the nights before
I've wanted more from this
Than anything I've ever known
Once I forget
Twice I'm a fool
Three times I wrap
My hands around your neck
(while your sleeping)
(so quietly sleeping)
(sleeping and dreaming)
Dear Joan
Don't walk out the doorway
Because if you did, I believe
I could honestly kill you
Dear Joan I wanted to say
I'm sorry for the screaming last night,
And the nights before
I've wanted more from this
Than anything I've ever known
Dear Joan I wanted to say
I'm sorry for the screaming last night,
And the nights before
I've wanted more from this
Than anything I've ever known
Dear Joan
*High (Listen to it here)
She had said, don't cry
Said it only hurts forever and all we have is time
Yeah, she said she will never know
So close your eyes, turn down the lights,
And I can start this show
Yeah well I can't sleep so I believe
If the shades are drawn then the slate is clean
So don't look at pride, well there is no other way now
Don't try to make no sense of this scene, it's just between Caroline and
me
And we keep changing
Yeah we can grow like a board on the shore
She says I'm restless just a little more time
Well you know damn well she wants to feel this high
Yeah we knew just who we were
Yeah well who we thought we'd try to be
And who it's gonna hurt
Oh but if I'd said, if I was strong at all
Well then I wouldn't be with someone else
I know where I belong
Yeah well I can't sleep, so I believe
If the shades are drawn, then the slate is clean
So don't look at pride, well there is no other way, yeah
Don't try to make no sense of this scene, it's just between Caroline and me
And we keep changing anyway
Yeah we can grow like a board on the floor
She says I'm restless just a little more time
Well you know damn well she wants to feel this high
Yeah well I can't sleep, so I believe
If the shades are drawn, then the slate is clean
So don't look at pride, well there is no other way, yeah
Don't try to make no sense of this scene, it's just between Caroline and me
And we keep changing anyway
Yeah we can grow like a board on the floor
She says I'm restless just a little more time
Well you know damn well she wants to feel this high
She wants to feel this high… high high… high high
*Unkind (Listen to it here)
Bring it on baby, what you getting into
Is living on pain the thing that's getting to you
Write my name, pin it up with my picture
And say it's the only thing cuz I'm not around to be around
I'm beating and battered
Hell if my dreams get shattered then
Pain gives me the right to be unkind
Bring it on baby, what's with sudden devotion
I trade a river of tears for just a little emotion
You can curse my name, pin it up with my picture
And say it's the last time that I'll be around to be around
Oh well I'm torn and I'm tattered
So the thoughts in my head they get scattered
And pain gives me the right to be unkind
And it set's me here
Right back to the heart of it
Jones Crazy is a slight defense from it
Jones Crazy is a place I call my own, when I'm alone, dig
Bring it on baby, what you getting into
I swear at once it was the little things that mattered
But it all seems true to you
Say the hell with my name and say the hell with my picture
Yeah but swear for the one time you need me around to be around
Well I'm around right now
And here I'll stand like it matters
Only once gets through then gets scattered by the rain
But pain gives me the right to be unkind
And it sets me here
Right back to the heart of it
Jones Crazy is a slight defense from it
Jones Crazy is a place I call my own
Right back to the heart of it
Jones Crazy is a slight defense from it
Jones Crazy is a place I call my own, when I'm alone
Right back to the heart of it
Jones Crazy is a place I call my own, when I'm alone
*Jesus Was An Alien (Listen to it here)
Elvis is alive at your local grocery store
And if you believe that well then sit down and I'll tell you more
Lee Harvey Oswald, well you know he acted alone
And Charlie Manson only wanted to make his house a home
Jesus was an alien
Flying through space
And God was an astronaut, who said "boy I like your face"
So the story began
Girl I love you and the check is in the mail
I found religion inside myself
I drank the blood the flesh was stale
Reach in your pockets, and give us all you can
You know the one that's going to heaven is gonna be the richer man
Jesus was an alien
Flying through space
And God was an astronaut, who said "boy I like your face"
So the story began
I see you shaking boy, do you find it hard to believe
That the one you been living for would cut your wrist to watch you bleed
You found that the truth is a lie and it makes you feel unwell
But the church of the almighty dollar is all we have to save us from hell
Jesus was an alien
Flying through space
And God was an astronaut, who said "boy I like your face"
So the story began
Jesus was an alien
Flying through space
And God was an astronaut, who said "boy I like your face"
So the story began
That's the story from my side, to your side
*Tired (Listen to it either here)
You've been talking for an hour, and I swear to God that I can't hear a
word you say
So would you come to me, come to me
I get caught up and the waves of conversation they wash over me
And they cover me, they cover me
Should I just pack my things and leave
Would I be a bigger man if I built a wall around your heart and dared you to come
in
I could lie to you and say I didn't mean it
But hurts a funny thing and it makes you stronger
All is nothing in moderation
It's a dirty feeling and it makes you stronger
Well I believe I'm just plain tired
There's a funny way your lip shakes when I know that you've been lying, and
it touches me
It comforts me, it comforts me
I guess I should be satisfied, did you say you love me half the time
Well let's settle there, we can build from there, build from there
Would you be happier if I was only half the man I am
You could shadow me and dare me to come in
I could lie to you and say I didn't mean it
But it really doesn't matter when you stop to think about it
All is nothing in moderation
It's a dirty feeling and it makes you stronger
Well I believe I'm just plain tired
The end is coming she don't even feel it
It's a strange sensation, I'm almost happy
Well I believe I'm just plain tired, I'm tired
Should I just pack my things and leave
Would I be a bigger man if I
Built a wall around your heart
And dared you to come in
I can lie to you
Say I didn't mean it
But hurts a funny thing, hurts a funny thing
All is nothing in moderation
It's a dirty feeling and it makes you stronger
Well I believe I'm just plain tired
The end is coming she don't even feel it
It's a strange sensation, I'm almost happy
Well I believe I'm just plain tired
All is nothing in moderation
It's a dirty feeling and it makes you stronger
Well I believe I'm just plain tired
The end is coming she don't even feel it
It's a strange sensation, I'm almost happy
Well I believe I'm just plain tired
*Swing (Listen to it here)
Still don't mean nothin'
Was written on the concrete
The words weren't on my tongue
Cause we don't talk about it
Day or no evenin', fashion or superman
Just little warped people
With little black minds
Well I wasn't sure just what to think
Say the lights went out
Somebody, somebody swing
Don't wanna, don't wanna talk anymore
Somebody swing
Don't wanna talk no… no
What if we're tainted
Who can we lie to
What if we're dying
Would you just walk around it
Well I wasn't sure just what to think
Say the lights went out
Somebody, somebody swing
Don't wanna, don't wanna talk anymore
Bring boy, can you bring me down
Can you swing
Don't wanna, don't wanna talk anymore
Shut your violence, keep your head down,
Watch your anger boy, realize you could lose
This is violence, look for reason
This don't have to make sense to anybody at all
Then everybody, won't you swing
No still don't mean nothin'
Words written all over the concrete
All over the concrete
Rage gets you out, so you swing
Don't wanna, don't wanna talk anymore
Bring boy, can you bring me down
Can you swing
Don't wanna, don't wanna talk anymore
Don't wanna, don't wanna talk anymore
Bring boy, can you bring me down
Can you swing
Don't wanna, don't wanna talk anymore
*Dizzy (Hidden track) (Listen to it here)
And outside, the sky is falling
People dodging raindrops, staying dry
And inside, I never gave a damn about those outside people anyway
And it hurt me
They don't even know who I am
And inside, there's no rainbows
And inside, I try I try I try, I try to clear my head
And outside, the rain is drying
And inside, I'm dying
'Cause in here, I'm staring at the rings my coffee cup has made on the table
And in here, I know I know I know, that this is as good as it gets
And in time I hope to be the one that talks about the other half
Until then, I count the cracks on the wall
Until it's time to lay my head
And inside, I play with shadows
And inside, I know I know I know, that I'll feel this way all day, all day
And outside, there's hope for trying
And inside, I'm dying
You walk before me, lord knows I can't follow
You walk behind me and I don't think I can lead
You walk around me, please don't walk around me
'Cause you know how dizzy I get
Loss, Strain, & Butterflies (Listen to it here)
He got bad, and she got mad, and he lowered one more time
And she got even
No one heard a single word and as the clock ticked from next door
I could hear her breathing
And I said good morning Mrs. Sumner I would like you to meet my friend Mr.
Jones
He has a house made out of butterflies
I can't sleep sometimes but I've been told
It's a lonely condition called growing old
Let me stumble sometimes
I'm looking for a soul to cling to
Girl what you think about that
This time, well it all comes down
To loss and strain and butterflies
Then it comes right down to me
Hello have you been alright
Did you find a piece of something wrapped around the light side of your life
To make you feel better
Did you get out with your sanity
Did you save a little something for the people in need
And did you know with the rain in your pockets
You can change the weather
I'm looking for a soul to cling to
Girl what you think about that
This time, well it all comes down
To loss and strain and butterflies
Then it comes right down to me
This time, well it all comes down
To loss and strain and butterflies
Then it comes right down to me
Is it just the total for the wages of our sins
And have you made yourself a victim
In a game that you can't win
And our we caving in
And does it all depend on loss and strain and butterflies
And does it come right down to me anymore
This time, does it all come down
To loss and strain and butterflies
Come on down to me
Million Miles (Listen to it here)
Can you roll down the window
Can I have a cigarette
Can I sweep you for forgiveness
Can I sweep you for regret
And can you drive a little faster, to clear my head
Can you see that I've been crying
Can you tell that I've been alone
Can we walk the streets at the same time, I don't mind
I'll be quiet and no one will know
And can you drive a little faster, take me home
These are the days that make up the lifetimes
These are the clothes that I wear
This is the only thing I wanted more than anything
I wanna fall at a million miles an hour
With people and little picture radios
And I'm smiling but I'm trying hard not to smile at all
And I crave for the little conversation
And the way you toss your hair back, you're beautiful
And it suits me fine
These are the days that make up the lifetimes
These are the clothes that I wear
And this is the only thing I wanted more than anything
I wanna fall at a million miles an hour
With people and little picture radios
And I'm smiling but I'm trying hard not to smile at all
And I crave for the little conversation
And the way you toss your hair back, you're beautiful
And it suits me fine
I wanna fall at a million miles an hour
With people and little picture radios
And I'm smiling but I'm trying hard not to smile at all
And I crave for the little conversation
And the way you toss your hair back, you're beautiful
And it suits me fine
These are the days that make up the lifetimes
These are the lifetimes that make up generations
These are the lifetimes that make up generations
These are the days that make up the lifetimes
This Is Not A Love Song (Listen to it here)
I'm running out of reasons for caring about the other half
I think my half wants a little more pride
I'm running out of reasons for sharing sometimes I can't think of one
I'm running out of faces that I can call familiar
Hey man I'm running out of friends
That I can call at all
How long have I been sleeping, why the hell am I awake
It seems just to stand here is overkill
If I bend any farther, I swear that I'll break
And I think you should let me
It all seems so perfect, yet
Some people, some people get lonely
Some people they just grow older and scared of a little pain
And we people, we cause a commotion
We didn't mean to be confused, we didn't mean to be alive
And we don't want to be standing here, standing here
How long have we been sleeping, why the hell are we awake
It seems just to stand here is overkill
If I bend any farther I swear that I'll break
We ask, and we burn what we hear on the water
And we speak, we burn what we say
But if you hold the rain
It's just a little further
Don't wanna scare you
Don't be unhappy
This is not a lovesong
This is not a lovesong
We ask, and we burn what we hear on the water
And we speak, we burn what we say
But if you hold the rain
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