Poetry and Lyrics

[Tathagata]

Shore Leave - Tom Waits

Well with buck shot eyes and a purple heart
I rolled down the national stroll
and with a big fat paycheck
strapped to my hip sack
and a shore leave wristwatch underneath
my sleeve
in a Hong Kong drizzle on Cuban heels
I rowed down the gutter to the Blood Bank
and I'd left all my papers on the Ticonderoga
and was in a bad need of a shave
and so I slopped at the corner on cold chow mein
and shot billards with a midget
until the rain stopped
and I bought a long sleeved shirt
with horses on the front
and some gum and a lighter and a knife
and a new deck of cards (with girls on the back)
and I sat down and wrote a letter to my wife

and I said Baby, I'm so far away from home
and I miss my Baby so
I can't make it by myself
I love you so

Well I was pacing myself
trying to make it all last
squeezing all the life
out of a lousy two day pass
and I had a cold one at the Dragon
with some Filipino floor show
and talked baseball with a lieutenant
over a Singapore sling
and I wondered how the same moon outside
over this Chinatown fair
could look down on Illinois
and find you there
and you know I love you Baby

and I'm so far away from home
and I miss my Baby so
I can't make it by myself
I love you so

Shore Leave...
Shore Leave...

 

[RhymeFairy]

I saw this is Tzara siggy. It's beautiful, jus sayin ~


Though I am old with wandering
Through hollow lands and hilly lands,
I will find out where she has gone,
And kiss her lips and take her hands;
And walk among long dappled grass,
And pluck till time and times are done,
The silver apples of the moon,
The golden apples of the sun.

—W.B. Yeats

 

[tungtied2u]

At Last

Lyrics by Etta James

At last, my love has come along
My lonely days are over
And life is like a song
Oh, yeah, at last
The skies above are blue
My heart was wrapped up in clovers
The night I looked at you
I found a dream that I could speak to
A dream that I can call my own
I found a thrill to rest my cheek to
A thrill that I have never known
Oh, yeah when you smile, you smile
Oh, and then the spell was cast
And here we are in heaven
For you are mine
At last

 

[GuiltyPleasure]

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

It was twenty years ago today
Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play
They've been going in and out of style
But they're guaranteed to raise a smile
So may I introduce to you
The act you've known for all these years
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

We're Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
We hope you will enjoy the show
We're Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Sit back and let the evening go
Sgt. Pepper's lonely, Sgt. Pepper's lonely
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
It's wonderful to be here
It's certainly a thrill
You're such a lovely audience
We'd like to take you home with us
We'd love to take you home

I don't really want to stop the show
But I thought that you might like to know
That the singer's going to sing a song
And he wants you all to sing along
So let me introduce to you
The one and only Billy Shears
And Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band​

 

[tungtied2u]

A Little Help From My Friends

The Beatles

Billy Shears

What would you think if I sang out of tune,
Would you stand up and walk out on me.
Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song,
And I'll try not to sing out of key.
Oh I get by with a little help from my friends,
Mmm I get high with a little help from my friends,
Mmm I'm gonna to try with a little help from my friends.

What do I do when my love is away.
(Does it worry you to be alone)
How do I feel by the end of the day
(Are you sad because you're on your own)
No, I get by with a little help from my friends,
Mmm I get high with a little help from my friends,
Mmm I'm gonna to try with a little help from my friends

Do you need anybody?
I need somebody to love.
Could it be anybody?
I want somebody to love.

Would you believe in a love at first sight?
Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time.
What do you see when you turn out the light?
I can't tell you, but I know it's mine.
Oh I get by with a little help from my friends,
Mmm I get high with a little help from my friends,
Oh I'm gonna try with a little help from my friends

Do you need anybody?
I just need someone to love.
Could it be anybody?
I want somebody to love.
Oh I get by with a little help from my friends,
Mmm gonna try with a little help from my friends
Oh I get high with a little help from my friends
Yes I get by with a little help from my friends,
With a little help from my friends!

 

[Bill Dada]

Rocket In My Pocket
-- Lowell George

My baby called me up
She said, "Why don't you ever take me out?
Pick me up in your brand new car
You shake the short change from your old fruit jar"

I put on my dancin' shoes
We headed straight for the rhythm and blues
The music was hot, but my baby was not

I've got a rocket in my pocket, I said rocket
Ya fingers in the socket
Fingers in the socket, fingers in the socket

No way for you to stop it
That rocket c'mon, you get off it oh
Rocket, said rocket, said rocket, said rocket, said rocket, said rocket

Don't understand that girl, I can't explain
She got one foot on the platform, the other on the train
I got a rocket in my pocket, yeah I said rocket
Finger in the socket

 

[Bill Dada]

Night Parade

by J.R.Robertson. Album: Storyville
© 1991 Medicine Hat Music adm. by EMI April Music Inc. ASCAP

You got lost in the crowd
The waves of people in Chinatown
Can't get behind this mystery
Do you believe everything you see

Just a shadow in the streetlight
Just a shadow on the wall
A silhouette, face in the darkness
I've been waiting for the call

Chorus:
We'll go marching in the night parade
We'll be marching in the night parade

I combed the streets like cloak and dagger
I put the word out on the waterfront
We were living hard, living fast
Outrunning ghosts from the past

Just a shadow in the moonlight
Just a shadow on the wall
A silhouette, the kiss of death
Did somebody take the fall

Chorus

Mary, Mary, Mary I'm knocking on your door
Mary, Mary sanctuary can't see you no more
From out of the past a stranger came
And carried you away
I stood on the corner, the scene of the crime
And I could here her say

Chorus

We're living in a street opera
Are we just living in a street opera

Chorus

Walking the night beat
The rhythm of the street
Moving to the heartbeat of the city

Chorus

 

[Bill Dada]

Breakdown"
By Tom Petty
Copyright © 1976 Skyhill Pub. Co., Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission.

It's all right if you love me
It's all right if you don't
I'm not afraid of you running away
Honey, I get the feeling you won't

There is no sense in pretending
Your eyes give you away
Something inside you is feeling like I do
We've said all there is to say

Baby breakdown
Go ahead and give it to me
Breakdown honey take me through the night
Breakdown now I'm standin' here can't you see
Breakdown it's all right
It's all right
It's all right
Breakdown
Go ahead and give it to me
Breakdown honey take me through the night
Breakdown now I'm standin' here can't you see
Breakdown it's all right
It's all right
It's all right

 

[Bill Dada]

Elvis Costello
Accidents Will Happen



oh I just don't know where to begin
love just doesn't wait forever
it's now or never
but she keeps him hanging on
the silly cheering her on
she says she can't go home without a chaperon

chorus
accidents will happen
they're only hit and run
you used to be a victim
now you're not the only one
accidents will happen
they're only hit and run
I don't want to hear it
'cause I know what I've done

there's so many fish in the sea
that only rise up in a sweat of smoke like mercury
but they keep you hanging on
they say you're so young
your mind is made up
but your mouth is undone

chorus

and it's the damage that we do
you'll never know
it's the words that we don't say
that scare me so
there are so many people to see
so many people you can check upon
and add to your collection
but they keep you hanging on
until you're well hung
your mouth is made up
but your mind is undone

chorus

 

[Tzara]

Jesus Mentioned
Warren Zevon

I'm going down to Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee
I'm going down to Graceland
Thinking about the King
Remembering him sing
About those heavenly mansions
Jesus mentioned

Can't you just imagine
Digging up the King
Begging him to sing
About those heavenly mansions
Jesus mentioned

He went walking on the water
He went walking on the water
He went walking on the water
With his pills

Can't you just imagine
Digging up the King
Begging him to sing
About those heavenly mansions
Jesus mentioned

 

[Bill Dada]

Jesus Mentioned
Warren Zevon

I'm going down to Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee
I'm going down to Graceland
Thinking about the King
Remembering him sing
About those heavenly mansions
Jesus mentioned

Can't you just imagine
Digging up the King
Begging him to sing
About those heavenly mansions
Jesus mentioned

He went walking on the water
He went walking on the water
He went walking on the water
With his pills

Can't you just imagine
Digging up the King
Begging him to sing
About those heavenly mansions
Jesus mentioned

Excellent song.

 

[Tathagata]

Father's Day - Harry Ruby

(as performed by Groucho Marx)


Today, father, is father's day,
And we're giving you a tie.
It's not much we know,
It's just our way of showing you
We think you are a regular guy.

You say that it was nice of us to bother.
But it really was a pleasure to fuss,
For according to our mother,
You're our father,
And that's good enough for us.
Yes, that's good enough for us.

 

[Tathagata]

You Looked So Pretty When - Willie "Loco" Alexander

You looked so pretty when
I finally spied you
If I let you in
honey where would I hide you?

I'm gettin' wary again
paranoia peeks through
and it's a long long long long way
to get around you
yeah you

Love me tender
treat me raw
I never really wanted
what I saw
but I bought you, baby
a brand new car
and it's as pretty
it's as beautiful
it's as gorgeous
as you are
as you are
you are
you are

 

[tungtied2u]

The Horses

Rickie Lee Jones

We will fly way up high
Where the cold wind blows
Or in the sun, laughing and having fun
With the people that she knows
And if the situation should keep us separated
You know the world won't fall apart
And you will free the beautiful bird
That's caught inside your heart

Can't you hear her?
Oh she cries so loud
Casts her wild note
Over water and cloud

That's the way it's gonna be, little darlin'
We'll be riding on the horses, yeah
Way up in the sky, little darlin'
And if you fall I'll pick you up, pick you up

You will grow, and until you go
I'll be right there by your side
And even then, whisper the wind
And she will carry up your ride
I hear all the people of the world
In a little bird's lonely cry
See them trying every way they know how
To make their spirits fly

Can't you see him?
He's down on the ground
He has a broken wing
Looking all around

That's the way it's gonna be, little darlin'
You'll be riding on the horses, yeah
Way up in the sky, little darlin'
And if you fall I'll pick you up, pick you up

Don't worry 'bout a thing little girl
Because I was young myself not so long ago
And when I was young, when I was young
And when I was young, oh I was a wild, wild one.

 

[tungtied2u]

Satellites

Rickie lee Jones

We were born forever
We are twinned in a fugitive mind
Friends should stay together and
Light the world with the fugitive kind.

So you keep talking in many languages
Telling us the wav you feel
Don't stop confiding in the road you're on
Don't quit, you're walking Satellites

I just saw you walking
lce was reading fortunes in the moonlight
Things he could not tell you
You'll never read it more than you will tonight

So you keep talking in many languages
Telling us the way you feel
Don't stop confiding in the road you're on
Don't quit, you're walking Satellites

Walking Satellites
She laughs Satellites
A room filled with Satellites
Ahh, walking Satellites

We were born forever
Tunneled into the fugitive night
Friends must stay together
Code the world with the fugitive light

I just saw you walking
lce was reading fortunes by the moonlight
Casting runes on the rooftops and alleys
You'll never read it more than you will tonight

So you keep talking in many languages
Telling us the way you feel
Don't stop confiding in the road you're on
Don't quit, you're walking Satellites

Walking Satellites
She laughs Satellites
A room filled with Satellites
Ahhh, walking Satellites

 

[RhymeFairy]

It's fitting that you were th last to post,
while I sit, pondering, re-living our memories :

Artist : Clay Walker
Song : Fall


Hold up there you go again
Puttin on that smile again
Even though I know you've had a bad day
Doin this and doin that
Always puttin' yourself last
A whole lotta give and not enough take

But you can only be strong so long before you break.

So fall go on and fall apart
Fall into these arms of mine
I'll catch you every time you fall
Go on and lose it all
Every doubt every fear every worry every tear
I'm right here
Baby fall

Forget about the world tonight
All that's wrong and all that's right
Lay your head on my shoulder let it fade away

And if you wanna let go baby its okay

Fall go on and fall apart
Fall into these arms of mine
I'll catch you every time you fall
Go on and lose it all
Every doubt, every fear, every worry, every tear
I'm right here
Baby fall

Hold on hold on hold on to me...

Fall go on and fall apart
Fall into these arms of mine
I'll catch you every time you fall
Go on and lose it all
Every doubt, every fear, every worry, every tear
I'm right here
Baby fall


~~>

 

[tungtied2u]

The Pretenders

Back on the Chain Gang

I FOUND A PICTURE OF YOU, OH OH OH OH
WHAT HIJACKED MY WORLD THAT NIGHT
TO A PLACE IN THE PAST
WE'VE BEEN CAST OUT OF? OH OH OH OH
NOW WE'RE BACK IN THE FIGHT
WE'RE BACK ON THE TRAIN
OH, BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG

A CIRCUMSTANCE BEYOND OUR CONTROL, OH OH OH OH
THE PHONE, THE TV AND THE NEWS OF THE WORLD
GOT IN THE HOUSE LIKE A PIGEON FROM HELL, OH OH OH OH
THREW SAND IN OUR EYES AND DESCENDED LIKE FLIES
PUT US BACK ON THE TRAIN
OH, BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG

THE POWERS THAT BE
THAT FORCE US TO LIVE LIKE WE DO
BRING ME TO MY KNEES
WHEN I SEE WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO YOU
BUT I'LL DIE AS I STAND HERE TODAY
KNOWING THAT DEEP IN MY HEART
THEY'LL FALL TO RUIN ONE DAY
FOR MAKING US PART

I FOUND A PICTURE OF YOU, OH OH OH OH
THOSE WERE THE HAPPIEST DAYS OF MY LIFE
LIKE A BREAK IN THE BATTLE WAS YOUR PART, OH OH OH OH
IN THE WRETCHED LIFE OF A LONELY HEART
NOW WE'RE BACK ON THE TRAIN
OH, BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG

 

[darkerdreamer]

Hold Me Down by Motion City Soundtrack

Just the last bit:

You're the echoes of my everything,
you're the emptiness the whole world sings at night.

You're the laziness of afternoon,
you're the reason why I burst and why I bloom.

You're the leaky sink of sentiment,
you're the failed attempts I never could forget.

You're the metaphors I can't create
to comprehend this curse that I call love.

 

[bluerains]

Crosby & Nash Half Your Angels Lyrics

written by Graham Nash



somewhere in heaven wings are taking flight
flying over a worldly weight of hatred
hanging over a building in the rain

you got to heaven blown across the sky
crying out for the angels to help you
to rise up out of the ashes and the flames

send me half your angels
we're running out of time
send me half your angels
I'll send you half of mine
hope they get there in time

and far below your heaven
hearts are wondering why
why would anyone hurt gods children?
how could anyone harm them at all?

send me half your angels
we're running out of time
send me half your angels
I'll send you half of mine
hope they get there in time

and while you're in heaven sleeping on the wind
ask your heart to forgive this evil
ask your soul to forgive us all

send me half your angels
we're running out of time
send me half your angels
I'll send you half of mine

send me half your angels
we're running out of time
send me half your angels
I'll send you half of mine
hope they got there in time

half your angels , goodbye

 

[RhymeFairy]

Thunder only happens
Written by Stevie Nicks.

Now here you go again
You say you want your freedom
Well who am I to keep you down
Its only right that you should
Play the way you feel it
But listen carefully to the sound
Of your loneliness
Like a heartbeat.. drives you mad
In the stillness of remembering what you had
And what you lost...
And what you had...
And what you lost

Thunder only happens when its raining
Players only love you when theyre playing
Say... women... they will come and they will go
When the rain washes you clean... youll know

Now here I go again, I see the crystal visions
I keep my visions to myself
Its only me
Who wants to wrap around your dreams and...
Have you any dreams you'd like to sell?
Dreams of loneliness...
Like a heartbeat... drives you mad...
In the stillness of remembering what you had...
And what you lost...
And what you had...
And what you lost

Thunder only happens when its raining
Players only love you when theyre playing
Say... women... they will come and they will go
When the rain washes you clean... youll know


...

 

[Rybka]

[SIZE=3][U][B]The Outlaw's Prayer Lyrics[/B][/U][/SIZE]
[SIZE=1]by Johnny Paycheck [/SIZE] 

You know, I worked the Big Packet show in Fort Worth, Saturday night, 
We had all day Sunday to rest and relax, before I caught another flight. 
So I decided to walk down town an' get myself a little fresh air. 
Before long, I found myself in front of a big church on the corner of the square. 

Boy, I could hear that singin' way out in the street, sure was a beautiful sound. 
So I just walked up the steps an' opened the door an' started to go inside an' sit down. 
But before I could, a young man walked over to me an said: "Excuse me, Sir, 
"But I can't let you in with that big black hat, those jeans, that beard an' long hair. 

So I just left, went back outside, sat down on that kerbing, an I thought to myself: 
That's the house of the Lord. That guy's got the hell of a nerve. 
Tellin' me I can't worship anywhere I please. 
So right there, in front of that Church, I just knelt down on my knees. 

I said: "Lord, I know I don't look like much, but I didn't think you'd mind. 
"I just wanted to be with your people, Lord: it's been a long time. 
"A while ago, a saw a wino over there in the alley, all bent over in tears, 
"An' I thought how one stained glass window, from this Church, would feed his family for years." 

"Then there's those fine cars parked outside: too many for me to count. 
"Made me think how people walked for days to hear your sermon on the mount. 
"Then there's those fine ladies in the choir, Lord, singin' like they really love it. 
"Hell, last night, they were dancin' on the front row of my show: drinkin' beer, screamin: 'Sing Shove It.' 

"You know, even John the Baptist wouldn't be welcome in this place, 
"With his coat made of Camel hair an' sandals on his feet an' a long beard on his face. 
"You know, Lord, when you come back to get your children, an' take 'em beyond the clouds, 
"To live forever in Heaven with you: well, I'd sure hate to be in this crowd. 

"You know, Lord, I'm not perfect; some even call me no count. 
"But I'll tell you: I believe a man is judged by what's in his heart, not what's in his bank account. 
"So if this is what religion is: a big car, a suit an' a tie, 
"Then I might as well forget it Lord, 'cause I can't qualify. 

"Oh, by the way, Lord, right before they kicked me out, didn't I see a picture of you? 
"With sandals an' a beard. Believe you had long hair too." 
"Well, this is Paycheck, signing off. 
"I'll be seein' you Lord, I hope."

 

[manipulatrix]

Patty Griffin snipets

......

 

[RhymeFairy]

Song : Bring On The Rain
Artist : Jo Dee Messina


Another day has almost come and gone
Cant imagine what else could wrong
Sometimes Id like to hide away somewhere and lock the door
A single battle lost but not the war (cause)

Tomorrows another day
And Im thirsty anyway
So bring on the rain

Its almost like the hard times circle round
A couple drops and they all start coming down
Yeah, I might feel defeated,
I might hang my head
I might be barely breathing - but Im not dead

Tomorrows another day
And Im thirsty anyway
So bring on the rain

Im not gonna let it get me down
Im not gonna cry
And Im not gonna lose any sleep tonight

Tomorrows another day
And Im thirsty anyway
So bring on the rain


~

 

[Rumpleteazer]

Rumple says:

um
i dunno bout anyone else
but i typically see lyrics as the poetry of today, not the musty tomes at the back of the library

After Shel Silverstein as a gateway drug,
we were sat down in grade 7 english and given a copy of 'SUPERMAN'S DEAD' by 'Our lady of Peace' to interpret over something by the so called masters
not the dense flowery ponderous shit i can't stand and never could (no offense to anyone thats just not me) thats just not effective to me, there are no teeth, all i feel is scholarly pretension

i guess i always took that lesson to heart

maybe that makes me hoplessly juvenile, restricted ,bad poet, MTV addled, i dunno, probably
but i like to the point, im not going to fool myself into thinking i can even leave a dent in our entertainmet overdosed pysches, its all pop & go as far as i'm concerned

We can't truly compete unless we play the Game in some way

i mean feel alot of people (my age anyhow) just don't read poetry, its pop songs and the like that grab theyre atttention with a clever turn of phrase or (occasional) deep thought
thats always been the case with this feline *shrugs*

songs have been my inspration more than 'poetry' ever has been, for good or ill
in this hyper short atention span civilization how could it not be

Of course i'm aware of the slight problem that you can't exactly divorce some lyrics from their parent tune or they fall apart and be ineffective
its a fine balancing act
so i guess im tecnically a bad poet in any official sense, going after scaps and crumbs like i do, trying to tell stories in paragraphs at others,
listening to Radiohead or Pink Floyd or even....American Idiot (!!)
& wetting myself in joy, but its a helluvalot more fun this way

 

[Rumpleteazer]

and oh yeah
a song that i absoloutely adore, the closest music has ever gotten to the system crash of a disasscoiative mind in my opinion, the devastating and chillling



HOW TO DISAPEAR COMPLETELY From KID A by Radiohead

'That there -thats not me

I go where I please

I walk through walls

I float down the liffy

I'm not here
this isn't happening

I'n a little while, I'll be gone

The moments already passeed, yeah yeah. its gone

And i'm not here, this isnt happpening....

STROBE LGHTS & BLOWN SPEAKERS
FIREWORKS & HURICANES

I'm not here
this isn't happening
I'm not here
I'm not HEREEEEEEE'