Poetry and Lyrics

[Angeline]

Righteously
Lucinda Williams

You don't have to prove
Your manhood to me constantly
I know you're the man can't you see
I love you Righteously

Why you wanna dis me
After the way you been kissin' me
After those pretty things you say
And the love we made today

When you run your hand
All up and run it back down my leg
Get excited and bite my neck
Get me all worked up like that

Think this through
I laid it down for you everytime
Respect me I give you what's mine
You're entirely way too fine

Arms around my waist
You get a taste of how good this can be
Be the man you ought to tenderly
Stand up for me

Flirt with me don't keep hurtin' me
Don't cause me pain
Be my lover don't play no game
Just play me John Coltraine

 

[Angeline]

Minneapolis
Lucinda Williams

I've been waiting for you to come back
Since you left Minneapolis
Snow covers the streetlamps and the windowsills
The buildings and the brittle crooked trees
Dead leaves of December
Thin skinned and splintered
Never gotten used to this bitter winter

I've been wasted, angry and sad
Since you left Minneapolis
I wish my thoughts were pure like the driven snow
Like the heavens and the spring's virgin buds
But they strangle me with their sin
Fill me up with poison
Black clouds have covered up the sun again

I can always trace it back
To that night in Minneapolis
Here on the seventh floor in a room I can't call mine
Deadbolt on the door, do not disturb sign
Shaking and trembling
On the clean white linen
Slivers of starlight across the ceiling

A dozen yellow roses
All that's left in Minneapolis
I wish I'd never seen your face or heard your voice
You're a bad pain in my gut
I wanna spit you out
Open up this wound again
Let my blood flow red and thin
Into the glistening
Into the whiteness
Into the melting snow of Minneapolis

 

[annaswirls]

roses and all

I know a man who recently spent several days on the 7th floor in Minneapolis! Sounds like he might have met up with Lucinda!

 

[Guest]

Fixing a Hole

The Beatles


I'm fixing a hole where the rain gets in
and stops my mind from wandering
where it will go
I'm filling the cracks that ran though the door
and kept my mind from wandering
where it will go

And it really doesn't matter if I'm wrong
I'm right where I belong
I'm right where I belong
See the people standing there
who disagree and never win
and wonder why they don't get in my door

I'm painting my room in a colorful way,
and when my mind is wandering
there I will go

And it really doesn't matter if I'm wrong
I'm right where I belong
I'm right where I belong
Silly people run around
they worry me and never ask me
why they don't get past my door

I'm taking my time for a number of things
that weren't important yesterday
and I still go

I'm fixing a hole where the rain gets in
and stops my mind from wandering
where it will go
where it will go
I'm fixing a hole where the rain gets in
and stops my mind from wandering
where it will go




(On finding my mind wandering)

 

[Angeline]

Re: roses and all

I know a man who recently spent several days on the 7th floor in Minneapolis! Sounds like he might have met up with Lucinda!

Oh god, don't tell ee. He'll be insanely jealous, lol.

 

[Merrymaker]

Tango de Cacao
by Eva Moon

When first I saw you in the window
You caught my eye and called me in
Was it fate that drew me to you
Into this candy story of sin?

Beneath your surface smooth and dark
Lies the promise of delight
I know to have you is my doom
But even so I'm yours tonight

I give in there is no cure
I can't resist your sweet allure
Without you I'm incomplete
Though our love is bittersweet

Let the longing fill my cup
I drink to you in steaming sips
You are my sweet forbidden love
Your candy kisses stain my lips

You are my favorite obsession
I think about you day and night
You are the singular expression
Of my helpless indiscretion
It's a force I cannot fight

Let them point at us and stare
As I revel in disgrace
Let them laugh, I don't care
I only want another taste!

I give in there is no cure...

 

[minsue]

Pardon the Country lyrics, but

MET's Kids Again reminded me of this song a couple of days ago and I've yet to get rid of my wistful mood.


Almost Home
- Joe Diffie (I don't know who wrote it.)

He had plastic bags wrapped around his shoes.
He was covered with the evening news,
had a pair of old wool socks on his hands.
The bank sign was flashin five below
it was freezing rain and spitting snow,
he was curled up behind some garbage cans.
I was afraid that he was dead.
I gave him a gentle shake.
When he opened up his eyes
I said, "Oh man, are you okay?"
He said,

"I just climbed out of a cottonwood tree.
I was runnin' from some honey bees,
drip dryin' in the summer breeze
after jumpin' into calico creek.
I was walkin' down an old dirt road
past a field of hay that had just been mowed.
Man, I wish you'd just left me alone
'cause I was almost home."

He said, "I was just comin' round the barn
'bout the time you grabbed my arm
and I heard mama holler, 'Son, hurry up.'
I was close enough for my own nose
to smell fresh cobbler on the stove
and I saw daddy loadin' up the truck.
Cane poles on the tailgate, bobbers blowin' in the wind,
since July of '55, that's as close as I've been.

Yeah, I just climbed out of a cottonwood tree.
I was runnin' from some honey bees,
drip dryin' in the summer breeze
after jumpin' into calico creek.
I was walkin' down an old dirt road
past a field of hay that had just been mowed.
Man, I wish you'd just left me alone.
I was almost home."

I said, "Old man, you're gonna freeze to death.
Let me drive you to the mission."
He said, "Boy, if you'd left me alone
right now I'd be fishin'.

I just climbed out of a cottonwood tree
I was runnin' from some honey bees,
drip dryin' in the summer breeze
after jumpin' into calico creek.
I was walkin down an old dirt road
past a field of hay that had just been mowed
Man, I wish you'd just left me alone...

I was almost home."

 

[pink_tulip]

You guys sure keep these boards hopping. I am always showing up late to the party. These are my favorite lyrics lately.

King of love by Mary Chapin Carpenter

He wants to own your heart
He already owns your soul
No matter what you do
He's always in control
And when he calls your name you have to follow
Like moths into a flame, no fear or sorrow will fall upon you
You belong to the King of Love

He wants to know your thoughts
He already knows your mind
No matter where you are
You're someone he'll always find
His very mention brings the slightest shudder
Deep inside you know there is no other as skilled and tender
Just surrender to the King of Love

But when the night falls down, he will not wear a crown
No jewels upon his hands, he is just a man

He wants to rule your world
He already rules your dreams
No matter what you want
He'll never make you Queen
Still when he calls your name you have to answer
And when his music plays you are a dancer for him the only
Never lonely, King of Love
For him the only, never lonely, King of Love

 

[pink_tulip]

choice two

This is Alison Krause's Let me Touch you for awhile. I love the simple lyrics.

It's been a long time coming
As you shed a lonesome tear
And now you're in a wonder
I wonder what you're doing here
The flame no longer flickers
You're feeling just like a fool
You keep staring into you're liquor
Wondering what to do

I don't hardly know you
But I'd be willing to show you
I know a way to make you smile
Let me touch you for awhile

I'm gonna ruin my black mascara
You're drinking whisky when it should be wine
You keep looking into that mirror
But to me you're looking really fine

I don't hardly know you
But I'd be willing to show you
I know a way to make you
Laugh at that cowgirl as she's walking out your door
I know a way to make you smile
Just let me whisper things you've never heard before
Just let me touch you, baby
Just let me touch you for a while

I don't hardly know you
But i'd be willing to show you
I know a way to make you smile

It's been a long time
Let me touch you for

 

[Angeline]

I've loved this song since the first time I heard it. So sweet and exhuberant and optimistic...

Someday Soon
(Ian Tyson)

There's a young man that I know whose age is twenty-one
Comes from down in southern Colorado
Just out of the service, he's lookin' for his fun
Someday soon, goin' with him someday soon

My parents can not stand him 'cause he rides the rodeo
My father says that he will leave me cryin'
I would follow him right down the roughest road I know
Someday soon, goin' with him someday soon

But when he comes to call, my pa ain't got a good word to say
Guess it's 'cause he's just as wild in his younger days

So blow, you old Blue Northern, blow my love to me
He's ridin' in tonight from California
He loves his damned old rodeo as much as he loves me
Someday soon, goin' with him someday soon

When he comes to call, my pa ain't got a word to say
Guess it's 'cause he's just as wild in his younger days

So blow, you old blue northern, blow my love to me
He's ridin' in tonight from California
He loves his damned old rodeo as much as he loves me
Someday soon, goin' with him someday soon
Someday soon, goin' with him, someday soon

 

[Tathagata]

Long Black Veil

Ten years ago, on a cold dark night
Someone was killed, 'neath the town hall light
There were few at the scene, but they all agreed
That the slayer who ran, looked a lot like me

The judge said son, what is your alibi
If you were somewhere else, then you won't have to die
I spoke not a word, thou it meant my life
For I'd been in the arms of my best friend's wife


She walks these hills in a long black veil
She visits my grave when the night winds wail
Nobody knows, nobody sees
Nobody knows but me

Oh, the scaffold is high and eternity's near
She stood in the crowd and shed not a tear
But late at night, when the north wind blows
In a long black veil, she cries ov're my bones



She walks these hills in a long black veil
She visits my grave when the night winds wail
Nobody knows, nobody sees
Nobody knows but me

 

[minsue]

Re: Long Black Veil

Ten years ago, on a cold dark night
Someone was killed, 'neath the town hall light
There were few at the scene, but they all agreed
That the slayer who ran, looked a lot like me

The judge said son, what is your alibi
If you were somewhere else, then you won't have to die
I spoke not a word, thou it meant my life
For I'd been in the arms of my best friend's wife


She walks these hills in a long black veil
She visits my grave when the night winds wail
Nobody knows, nobody sees
Nobody knows but me

Oh, the scaffold is high and eternity's near
She stood in the crowd and shed not a tear
But late at night, when the north wind blows
In a long black veil, she cries ov're my bones



She walks these hills in a long black veil
She visits my grave when the night winds wail
Nobody knows, nobody sees
Nobody knows but me

OMG!! I love that song!

 

[minsue]

Inspired by Tath, since the version I know of that song is a cover done by Mike Ness, singer for Social Distortion.

Ball & Chain
- Social Distortion

Well it's been ten years, and a thousand tears
And look at the mess I'm in
A broken nose and a broken heart,
An empty bottle of gin
Well I sit and I pray
In my broken down Chevrolet
While I'm singin' to myself
There's got to be another way

Take away, take away
Take away this ball and chain
I'm lonely and I'm tired
And I can't take any more pain

Take away, take away
Never to return again
Take away, take away
Take away this ball and chain

Well I've searched and I've searched
To find the perfect life
A brand new car and a brand new suit
I even got me a little wife
But wherever I have gone
I was sure to find myself there
You can run all your life
But not go anywhere

Take away, take away
Take away this ball and chain
I'm lonely and I'm tired
And I can't take any more pain

Take away, take away
Never to return again
Take away, take away
Take away this ball and chain

Well I'll pass the bar on the way
To my dingy hotel room
I spent all my money
Been drinkin' since a half past noon
I'll wake there in the mornin'
Or maybe in the county jail
Times are hard getting harder
I'm born to lose and destined to fail

Take away, take away
Take away this ball and chain
I'm lonely and I'm tired
And I can't take any more pain

Take away, take away
Never to return again
Take away, take away

Take away this ball and chain


This must be sung along to at the top of my lungs whenever I hear it.

 

[Tathagata]

Inspired by Tath, since the version I know of that song is a cover done by Mike Ness, singer for Social Distortion.

Ball & Chain
- Social Distortion

Well it's been ten years, and a thousand tears
And look at the mess I'm in
A broken nose and a broken heart,
An empty bottle of gin
Well I sit and I pray
In my broken down Chevrolet
While I'm singin' to myself
There's got to be another way

Take away, take away
Take away this ball and chain
I'm lonely and I'm tired
And I can't take any more pain

Take away, take away
Never to return again
Take away, take away
Take away this ball and chain

Well I've searched and I've searched
To find the perfect life
A brand new car and a brand new suit
I even got me a little wife
But wherever I have gone
I was sure to find myself there
You can run all your life
But not go anywhere

Take away, take away
Take away this ball and chain
I'm lonely and I'm tired
And I can't take any more pain

Take away, take away
Never to return again
Take away, take away
Take away this ball and chain

Well I'll pass the bar on the way
To my dingy hotel room
I spent all my money
Been drinkin' since a half past noon
I'll wake there in the mornin'
Or maybe in the county jail
Times are hard getting harder
I'm born to lose and destined to fail

Take away, take away
Take away this ball and chain
I'm lonely and I'm tired
And I can't take any more pain

Take away, take away
Never to return again
Take away, take away

Take away this ball and chain


This must be sung along to at the top of my lungs whenever I hear it.

Funny...my favorite version of Long Dark Veil IS Mike Ness's and I had No idea who he was
LOL

 

[minsue]

Funny...my favorite version of Long Dark Veil IS Mike Ness's and I had No idea who he was
LOL

ROFL

First laugh of the morning. Thanks, Tath.

 

[Liar]

slightly drunk lyrics...

Sexx Laws
-Beck Hansen

Can't you hear those cavalry drums
Hijacking your equilibrium
Midnight hags in the mausoleum
Where the pixilated doctors moan
Carnivores in the Kowloon night
Breathing freon by the candlelight
Coquettes bitch slap you so polite
Till you thank them
For the tea and sympathy

I want to defy
The logic of all sex laws
Let the handcuffs slip off your wrists
I'll let you be my chaperone
At the halfway home
I'm a full grown man
But I'm not afraid to cry

Neptune's lips taste like fermented wine
Perfumed blokes on the Ginza line
Running buck wild like a concubine
Who's mother never held her hand
Brief encounters in Mercedes Benz
Wearing hepatitis contact lens
Bed and breakfast getaway weekends
With Sports Illustrated moms

I want to defy
The logic of all sex laws
Let the handcuffs slip off your wrists
I'll let you be my chaperone
At the halfway home
I'm a full grown man
But I'm not afraid to cry

 

[Tathagata]

ROFL

First laugh of the morning. Thanks, Tath.

heh
well glad I made someone laugh...
Is social distortion the one that did that suicide song??

 

[Angeline]

Ball and Chain

I have to admit, I prefer Big Mama Thornton's song by that name...

Ball and Chain

Sittin' down by my window,
Just lookin' out at the rain, at the rain
I said I'm sittin' down by my window,
Just lookin' out at the rain.
You know somethin' came along, grabbed a hold of me,
Felt just like a ball and chain.

And I say, oh, oh, oh, hon',
Why does every thing go wrong ?
It all goes wrong.
And I say, oh, now tell me why,
Does every thing go wrong, all wrong.
Say, here you gone today, an' I wanted to love you
For so long.

Love's got a hold on me, baby,
Feels just like a ball and chain, hmm hmm hmm.
Oh, love's got a hold on me, baby,
Feels just like a ball and chain.
And I don't know why the man I'm lovin'
Wanna leave me in so much pain.

And I say, oh oh oh, hon', tell me why,
Tell me why, tell me why, oh tell me why, why, why.
And I say, oh, honey why, why, oh why, tell me why.
I thought our love would last
Honey, gonna last, last
Till the day I die.

And I say oh, whoa, whoa, hon'
It ain't fair, it ain't fair what you can do,
What you can do, Lord.
And I say oh whoa,
Lord, it ain't fair, it ain't fair what you can do, Lord, you can do.
Oh suddenly you broke my heart
Oh when I was givin' my love to you.

Sittin' down by my window,
Just lookin' out at the rain.
I said I'm sittin' down by my window,
Just lookin' out at the rain.
Somethin' came along, grabbed a hold of me,
Felt just like a ball and chain.

And I say oh, hon this can't be
This can't be all in vain, no, no, no.
And I say whoa, whoa, this can't be,
Honey, it can't be all in vain,
Hope there is someone that could tell me
Hon', tell me why love is like
A ball and chain.

 

[Tathagata]

Nina Simone

What a voice:

My Baby Just Cares For Me:



My baby don't care for shows
My baby don't care for clothes
My baby just cares for me
My baby don't care for cars and races
My baby don't care for high-tone places

Liz Taylor is not his style
And even Lana Turner's smile
Is somethin' he can't see
My baby don't care who knows
My baby just cares for me

Baby, my baby don't care for shows
And he don't even care for clothes
He cares for me
My baby don't care
For cars and races
My baby don't care for
He don't care for high-tone places

Liz Taylor is not his style
And even Liberace's smile
Is something he can't see
Is something he can't see
I wonder what's wrong with baby
My baby just cares for
My baby just cares for
My baby just cares for me


Original lyrics

My baby don't care for shows
My baby don't care for clothes
My baby just cares for me
My baby don't care for cars and races
My baby don't care for high-tone places

Liz Taylor is not his style
And even Lana Turner's smile
is somethin' he can't see

My baby don't care who knows it
My baby just cares for me

My baby don't care for shows
And he don't even care for clothes
My baby just cares for me

My baby don't care for cars and races
My baby don't care for
he don't care for high-tone places

I wonder what's wrong with baby
My baby just cares for
Just says his prayers for
My baby just cares for me

 

[Tathagata]

Town With No Cheer-Tom Waits

Hell to us Irishmen:




Well it's hotter 'n blazes and all the long faces
there'll be no oasis for a dry local grazier
there'll be no refreshment for a thirsty jackaroo
from Melbourne to Adelaide on the overlander
with newfangled buffet cars and faster locomotives
the train stopped in Serviceton less and less often
There's nothing sadder than a town with no cheer
Voc Rail decided the canteen was no longer necessary there
no spirits, no bilgewater and 80 dry locals
and the high noon sun beats a hundred and four
there's a hummingbird trapped in a closed down shoe store

This tiny Victorian rhubarb
kept the watering hole open for sixty five years
now it's boilin' in a miserable March 21 st
wrapped the hills in a blanket of Patterson's curse
the train smokes down the xylophone
there'll be no stopping here
all ya can be is thirsty in a town with no cheer
no Bourbon, no Branchwater
though the townspeople here
fought her Vic Rail decree tooth and nail
now it's boilin' in a miserable March 21 st
wrapped the hills in a blanket of Patterson's curse
the train smokes down the xylophone
there'll be no stopping here
all ya can be is thirsty in a town with no cheer

 

[minsue]

heh
well glad I made someone laugh...
Is social distortion the one that did that suicide song??

LOL For that genre, Tath, you're gonna have to be a bit more specific.

Stuck in my head this evening, for reasons that will become more and more obvious if I continue to post, is The Only Time - Nine Inch Nails


i'm drunk.
and right now i'm so in love with you.
and i don't want to think too much about what we should or shouldn't do.
lay my hands on Heaven and the sun and the moon and the stars.
while the devil wants to fuck me in the back of his car.


nothing quite like the feel of something new.
maybe i'm all messed up.
maybe i'm all messed up.
maybe i'm all messed up in you.
maybe i'm all messed up.
maybe i'm all messed up.
maybe i'm all messed up.
maybe i'm all messed up in you.
maybe i'm all messed up.
this is the only time i really feel alive.
this is the only time i really feel alive.

i swear.
i just found everything i need.
the sweat in your eyes the blood in your veins are listening to me.
well i want to wrap it up and swim in it until i drown.
my moral standing is lying down.

 

[Angeline]

Tim Buckley

Before there was Jeff Buckley, there was his father, Tim Buckley. His songs have a simple honest poetry to them, and he had the most beautiful voice--full of his emotions. I think of him as a troubadour. He died way too young--only 28--from a drug overdose.

I Can't See You

Summer princess, midnight maiden
When I first saw you I just breathed
Into your smile my past went fading
Inside your voice, my mind was sheathed
Inside lagoon, we waited wading
Along the streets, we went parading
Never looking back to where we'd been

Autumn temptress, sundown angel
Inside your blood you aren't so young
I came to you a loving vandal
And heard your heart and touched your tongue
Day became a lighted candle
Sky fell down beneath your sandal
In your eye I began to spin

Winter harlot, moontime lover
I can't speak when I feel this way
Don't keep your feelings undercover
Tell me what you want today
Don't leave me in the air to hover
Sing it out and don't make me suffer
Don't be ashamed love is no sin

Springtime woman, sunrise girl
I am hiding beneath the sea
Trick or treat the Halloween world
Hide and seek but you can't catch me
I can't catch you until you hurl
Your wing to me and make me twirl
I'm alive underneath your skin

Wings

Although you've spoken many times before
A sight of birth leaves you by the door
And now you know he does't understand
And all you need is the warmth of his hand

And if he'd smile your loving blood would dance
Once silent kiss leaves you in a trance
And now you know you cannot live alone
And now you know the future is unknown

One day the questions die
On wings of chance you fly

And on that day your laughs and tears will rise
And fall as free as seabirds climb the skies
And you will love when love comes your way
And when it comes there's nothing more to say
And now you know he doesn't understand
And now you know you don't need his hand

One day the questions die
On wings of chance you fly

Song for Janie

You've got the untortured mind of a woman
Who has answered all the questions before
You've got the free-giving ways of a woman
Who has tossed all the heartaches out the door

And Janie don't you know
Janie don't you know
I've been trying

Yes I'd truly love to be with you
if I wasn't with the one that I'm with
Yes I'd truly love to be with you
If I didn't have to give what I give

And Janie don't you know
Janie don't you know
I've been trying

I brought to you my tired plans, my weary faith to you
And with a smile you took me in and showed me love again
Now it has to be to say goodbye or stay and I don't know
But remember please I gave you love that's only mine to give

And Janie don't you know
Janie don't you know
I've been trying


Phantasmagoria, Part Two

If a fiddler played you a song my love
and if I gave you a wheel
Would you spin for my heart and my lonliness
Would you spin for my love

If I gave up all my pride for you
And only loved you for now
Would you hide my fears and never say
Tomorrow I must go

Everywhere there's rain, my love
Everywhere there's fear

If you tell me a lie I'll cry for you
Tell me of sin and I'll laugh
If you tell me of all the pain you've had
I'll never smile again

Everywhere there's rain, my love
Everywhere there's fear

I can plainly see that our parts have changed
Everything shifting round
Need I beg you for one more day
To find our lonely love

Everywhere there's rain, my love
Everywhere there's fear

 

[Angeline]

Let the Wind Carry Me
Joni Mitchell

Papa’s faith is people
Mama she believes in cleaning
Papa’s faith is in people
Mama she’s always cleaning
Papa brought home the sugar
Mama taught me the deeper meaning
She don’t like my kick pleat skirt
She don’t like my eyelids painted green
She don’t like me staying up late
In my high-heeled shoes
Living for that rock’n’roll dancing scene
Papa says leave the girl alone, mother
She’s looking like a movie queen

Mama thinks she spoilt me
Papa knows somehow he set me free
Mama thinks she spoilt me rotten
She blames herself
But papa he blesses me
It’s a rough road to travel
Mama let go now
It’s always called for me
Sometimes I get that feeling
And I want to settle
And raise a child up with somebody
I get that strong longing
And I want to settle
And raise a child up with somebody
But it passes like the summer
I’m a wild seed again
Let the wind carry me

 

[Angeline]

The Last Time I Saw Richard
Joni Mitchell

The last time I saw richard was detroit in ’68,
And he told me all romantics meet the same fate someday
Cynical and drunk and boring someone in some dark cafe
You laugh, he said you think you’re immune, go look at your eyes
They’re full of moon
You like roses and kisses and pretty men to tell you
All those pretty lies, pretty lies
When you gonna realise they’re only pretty lies
Only pretty lies, just pretty lies

He put a quarter in the wurlitzer, and he pushed
Three buttons and the thing began to whirr
And a bar maid came by in fishnet stockings and a bow tie
And she said drink up now it’s gettin’ on time to close.
Richard, you haven’t really changed, I said
It’s just that now you’re romanticizing some pain that’s in your head
You got tombs in your eyes, but the songs
You punched are dreaming
Listen, they sing of love so sweet, love so sweet
When you gonna get yourself back on your feet?
Oh and love can be so sweet, love so sweet

Richard got married to a figure skater
And he bought her a dishwasher and a coffee percolator
And he drinks at home now most nights with the tv on
And all the house lights left up bright
I’m gonna blow this damn candle out
I don’t want nobody comin’ over to my table
I got nothing to talk to anybody about
All good dreamers pass this way some day
Hidin’ behind bottles in dark cafes
Dark cafes
Only a dark cocoon before I get my gorgeous wings
And fly away
Only a phase, these dark cafe days

 

[Tathagata]

I'm not gonna post the lyrics....but if you ever get a chance to hear The Dead Kennedy's version of " Viva Las Vegas"...don't pass it up



the strangest things amuse me.....