1. |
All The Answers
02:53
|
|||
|
I AIN´T SAYIN´ I CAN COME UP WITH
ALL THE ANSWERS
TICKING BOXES WITH A LURKING DOUBT
UNDERLINE AND CROSS OUT
“A” MEANS TRYING TO WORK IT OUT
NO MORE DENYING
NO MORE FUSS ABOUT; AND “B” MEANS BACK BEING FRIENDS
IF THIS REALLY MAKES SENSE
DON´T LET GO
CONUNDRUMS ARE A CHORE
THEY WILL ONLY HAUNT US
DON´T SAY “WRONG”
I TOLD YOU ALL I KNOW
IN MY SKYWRITING CHORUS
“C” IS KEEPING
THE LUKEWARM FIRE BURNING
UNTIL WE´RE BORED AND “D” IS BIDDING FAREWELL
WISHING WELL
I AIN´T SAYIN´ I CAN COME UP WITH
ALL THE ANSWERS
TICKING BOXES WITH A LURKING DOUBT
THE TERROR OF THE CROSS OUT
DON´T LET GO
CONUNDRUMS ARE A CHORE
THEY WILL ALWAYS HAUNT US
DON´T SAY “WRONG”
I TOLD YOU ALL I KNOW
IN MY SKYWRITING CHORUS
DON´T SAY “WRONG”
NO, NOTHING COULD GO WRONG
IN MY SKYWRITING CHORUS
THE MURDER IS (FINALLY) OUT
|
||||
2. |
Somewhere In Magazines
02:56
|
|||
|
THIS SATURDAY´S ALRIGHT
THE CHEAP FOOD
THE ARTIFICIAL LIGHT
AND PEOPLE IN BASEMENTS MAKING
BEAUTIFUL NOISE
WHEN IT´S GETTING DARK
WE´LL HIT THE TOWN WHERE I GREW UP
FEEL THE LACK OF EXCITEMENT YET?
BUT I WOULDN´T WANT ANYTHING ELSE
THOUGH I´M NOT WHERE I ONCE FELT I SHOULD BE
SOMEWHERE IN MAGAZINES
SOMEWHERE IN MAGAZINES
SOMEWHERE IN MAGAZINES THE WORDS RING
BY THE RIVERSIDE
OF THIS CITY
THAT TOOK ME SO LONG TO LIKE
AFTER I LEFT HER BEHIND
BEHIND
SHE CRIED WITHOUT MAKING A SOUND
NOT FOR ME BUT FOR HER BECAUSE NOTHING WORKS OUT
LIKE SOMEWHERE IN MAGAZINES
SOMEWHERE IN MAGAZINES
SOMEWHERE IN MAGAZINES THE WORDS RING
SOMEWHERE IN MAGAZINES
SOMEWHERE IN MAGAZINES
I STILL TALK AT GREAT LENGTH
BUT HER SILENCE KILLS
ALL MY SMALL WORDS AT GREAT LENGTH
HER SILENCE FEELS
LIKE A HIATUS
LIKA A NUISANCE
LIKE A BLANK PAGE
AN ADVERT FOR RAIN
SOMEWHERE IN MAGAZINES
SOMEWHERE IN MAGAZINES
SOMEWHERE IN MAGAZINES THE WORDS RING
|
||||
3. |
Low Season
03:58
|
|||
|
EVERYTIME I LEFT I CAME BACK THE SAME
WENT DOWN TO THE LIFFEY BUT THE LIFFEY FELT COLD AND GREY
JOSHUA TREES, SEAHORE TOWNS
PICTURE PERFECT SEPIA, OUR FACES SEPIA – BROWN
BUT IT FELT BRIGHTER THAN BEFORE
WHEN WE WERE WIDE AWAKE, FAR FROM HOME
IT FELT BRIGHTER THAN BEFORE
LET ME WARM YOUR WINTRY HANDS
THE SPOKES WERE MISSING IT HAD STARTED TO RAIN
PICKING SEABERRYS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD
JUMPING PUDDLES IN OUR EVERYTHING SOMEWHERE SHOES
IT FELT BRIGHTER THAN BEFORE
WHEN WE WERE WIDE AWAKE, FAR FROM HOME
AND WE´D DISSIPATE THE MORNING
WATCH THE SUNLIGHT
AS IT WAS CRAWLING THROUGH THE ROOM
IT FELT BRIGHTER THAN BEFORE
DAILY EXCURSIONISTS HAVE COME AND GONE
AND WE´D DISSIPATE THE MORNING
WATCH THE SUNLIGHT
AS IT WAS CRAWLING THROUGH THE ROOM
MAIN SEASON ENDED CALMLY
YOUR TIRED ARMS AROUND ME
IT´S PERFECT FROM NOW ON
|
||||
4. |
After The Bloodletting
04:24
|
|||
|
IN FEVER AND COLD HEADACHE
WE PULL EACH OTHER CLOSE
YOU´RE LOST AND I´M PHLEGMATIC
WE´VE OVERDOSED
YET I STILL RAISE MY CUP TO YOU
THE BILE THAT I SAVED UP FOR YOU
AFTER THE BLOODLETTING
THE FEAR RETURNS
AFTER THE BLOODLETTING
THE FEAR RETURNS
WE MEET EACH OTHER HALFWAY
IN AVENUES AND ALLEYWAYS
SKETCHY GHOSTS WE CAN´T SAVE
THE TIME ON THE RAILS
I WILL RAISE MY CUP TO YOU
THE BILE THAT I SAVED UP FOR YOU
AFTER THE BLOODLETTING
THE FEAR RETURNS
AFTER THE BLOODLETTING
COME HEAVY SLEEP
COME ON COME SOON
THOUGH I KNOW IN THE MORNING
THE DAYS WILL CRASH ON ME
LIKE CARTOON PIANOS
COME HEAVY SLEEP
I LONG FOR YOU
THOUGH I KNOW IN THE MORNING
THE DAYS WILL CRASH ON ME
WHEN THE FEAR RETURNS
WHEN THE FEAR RETURNS
|
||||
5. |
||||
|
I FEAR THE RADIO KNOWS MY NAME
ONE SIGNAL SAVANNA PLAIN
SANG THROUGH THE WIRES
IT SINGS THROUGH THE WIRES
I FEAR THE TELEPHONE CALLS ME UP
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND I
WANT TO GO START A FIRE
IN THE WILD, A REMINDER
THAT MEN COME
AND MEN GO
THEY´RE PRETENDING LIKE THEY´RE PASSING BUT THEY WANT TO KNOW
EVERYTHING
ABOUT YOU
THEY HIRED THE BEST ACTOR TO find THE TRUTH
NICHOLAS CAGE IN A BEAR SUIT
I HAVE NEVER REALLY BEEN A FAN
BUT I´VE SEEN HIM IN THE “WICKER MAN”
HE WAS SO INTENSE
COULDN´T BEAR THE SUSPENSE
I FEAR THE TV TAUNTS MY DESCENT
EVEN NOW CRUSHED ON THE PAVEMENT
THE SAVANNA IS BROKEN
ALL THE PICTURES ARE STOLEN
NIC CAME
NEVER WENT
SIDEWINDER YOU CLEPTO, YOU WERE NO FRIEND
I UNPLUG
I LOCK DOORS
THIS IS GETTIN´ RIDICULOUS
NICHOLAS CAGE IN A BEAR SUIT
|
||||
6. |
Let The Great World Spin
02:20
|
|||
|
OH BROTHER LET ME SLEEP
I´M IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STRANGEST DREAM
I HOLD ON TO TRAPEZES
WHILE THE TENT SINKS IN
LET THE GREAT WORLD SPIN
CAN´T YOU ALL JUST GO AWAY
I´M NOT GOING TO GO ANYWHERE TODAY
YOU ASK ME WHAT I´M DOING?
WHAT A FRIGHTENING THING
I LET THE GREAT WORLD SPIN
LET THE GREAT WORLD SPIN
ALL THESE HOURS
LONG CRUEL HOURS
NOT KNOWING WHAT YOU WANT
EVERYTHING IS NUMB AND STAINED
I PICK UP THE GUITAR JUST TO PUT IT DOWN AGAIN
BUT IN MY DREAMS I STILL FEEL
I STILL HEAR MYSELF SING
LET THE GREAT WORLD SPIN
LET THE GREAT WORLD SPIN
IF THE GREAT WORLD SPINS
I´LL BE GLAD TO JOIN IN
JUST GIVE ME TIME
TIME AND A CURE
|
||||
7. |
Nonsense & False Alarms
03:15
|
|||
|
SHE SAID „PRETTY GOES WITH PRETTY,
THERE´S SHOEGAZE IN THE CLUB TODAY”
AND HE DROVE UP TO HER CITY
AND DRANK HER GINGER LEMONADE
THEY HAD DIMMED THE LIGHTS FOR THE INDIE POP CROWD
HE TOUCHED HER HIPS ON THE WAY OUT
AND COVERED HER IN KISSES
COVERED HER WITH WEIGHTLESS ARMS
WITH THE GRACE OF A MAN
BETRAYED LIKE A SENSITIVE SON
DAMN THE LIGHTS THEY NEVER WENT OUT
THE COOL ASIDES OF A KNOWING CROWD
EVERYBODY LOOKED TIRED, FAKED PROFOUND
SHE SAID “ALCOHOL BEFORE COINCIDENCES PASS”
THE EUPHORIA WON´T LAST VERY LONG
I HOPE THAT EVERY OTHER WORD I SAY
WON´T SOUND LIKE NONSENSE AND FALSE ALARMS
OH EUPHORIA
THE BANDS THEY WERE SO CLEVER
THE LOOPS WENT ON FOR HOURS
AND THEY DANCED AND STARED AT THEIR SHOES
LIKE THERE WERE SECRETS ON THE GROUND
HE MARKED THE TIME TO TAKE HER HOME
TO THE SOUND OF AVALANCHES, THE MOAN
OF HER UPSET STOMACH, HE DROVE ON
SHE SAID “ALCOHOL BEFORE COINCIDENCES PASS”
THE EUPHORIA WON´T LAST VERY LONG
I HOPE THAT EVERY OTHER WORD I SAY
WON´T SOUND LIKE NONSENSE AND FALSE ALARMS
THE EUPHORIA IS GONE?
|
||||
8. |
Loose Ends Unraveling
03:50
|
|||
|
YOU WAKE ME UP AT DAWN
“GET UP!
THE CONTEST IS OVER,
THE PRIZES ARE GONE”
YOU TIRED SEMAPHORE
ART WORKS
AND CURSE WORDS
ALL BLEED INTO ONE
NOTHING LEFT TO DO
THAN TO DRIVE AROUND
WITH SUNSET NEWS
THIS AIMLESS MEANDERING
LOOSE ENDS UNRAVELING
LOOSE ENDS
ARE THESE MEMORIES WORTH SAVING?
LOOSE ENDS UNRAVELING
TWO LAME SUPPORTING ACTORS
HIDING FROM THE CAMERAS
TILL THE BASTARDS REWARD US WITH DIRE
DIALOGUE AND APPLAUSE
EXIT SIGN APPLAUSE
THE PLOT NEVER FELT QUITE RIGHT
THIS AIMLESS MEANDERING
LOOSE ENDS UNRAVELING
LOOSE ENDS
ARE THESE MEMORIES WORTH SAVING?
LOOSE ENDS UNRAVELING
LET´S SKIP THE PART ABOUT LOVE
NOT REGRET WHAT WE´VE DONE
YOUR HEAD FEELS HEAVY LIKE A GUN
|
||||
9. |
||||
|
FRAIL HEARTS OF WEARY BOYS
SAD LAUGHTER ON EVERY FLOOR
“ALL OF THIS COULD BE YOURS”
“BUT I DON´T WANT IT ANYMORE”
THE TERRIBLE REST IS NOISE
AND FACES THEY CAN´T IGNORE
“ALL OF THIS COULD BE YOURS”
“BUT I DON´T WANT IT ANYMORE”
|
||||
10. |
||||
|
IT WEARS ME OUT
FROM THE BACKSEATS
THEIR CALLOW SHOUTS
FUCK THE PROTOCOL WE´RE LEAVING
IS IT TIME TO DARE
WHEN EVERYTHING IS STILL UP IN THE AIR?
NO FUCK THE PROTOCOL WE´RE LEAVING
SENTIMENTAL FEELINGS ASIDE
SOMETHING BIGGER WILL ABIDE
YOU EITHER STAND, FALL OR HIDE
IN YOUR PAPERWORK PILES
I´M NEVER GOING TO LEAVE THIS PLACE
WRITE DOWN MEMORIZE ERASE
NEVER GOING TO LEAVE THIS PLACE
FOR YOU
IT SICKENS ME
HAVE YOU NEVER
LOST ANY SLEEP?
FUCK THE PROTOCOL YOU´RE LEAVING?
GROW UP NEW TIMES
SHRED THE NUMBERS
SHRED THE FILES
FUCK THE PROTOCOL WE´RE LEAVING
SENTIMENTAL FEELINGS ASIDE
SOMETHING BIGGER WILL ABIDE
YOU EITHER STAND, FALL OR HIDE
IN YOUR PAPERWORK PILES
I´M NEVER GOING TO LEAVE THIS PLACE
WRITE DOWN MEMORIZE ERASE
NEVER GOING TO LEAVE THIS PLACE
FOR YOU
|
||||
11. |
Ties
04:20
|
|||
|
I ALWAYS LIKED YOUR HANDS
ALWAYS LIKED THE WAY YOU SING
MY FIREFLY HEROINE
CAN YOU EXPECT TO STAY THE SAME
WHEN YOU CHANGE YOUR NAME
FROM THE NAME OF A QUEEN TO AN ORDINARY NAME?
WE SHARE A CHAIR AND A GLASS
IN A DRUNK PUB CORNER
YOU SAY YOU WANT SOMETHING ELSE
WITH YOUR HEAD ON MY SHOULDERS
TIES WON´T BIND US
TIES WILL DRIVE US
OUT OF OUR READYMADE HOMES
YOU WANT A LOVER
YOU DON´T WANT A LOVER
YOU DON´T KNOW
WHAT YOU WANT
I ALWAYS LIKED YOUR HANDS
ALWAYS LIKED THE WAY YOU SING
MY FIREFLY HEROINE
BUT WILL HANDS AND A VOICE BE ENOUGH
WHEN ROUTINE GETS THE BEST OF US?
IS ANYTHING A SURE THING?
YOU SAY IT´S ALL MY FAULT
AND I SAY I´M SORRY
BUT SOMETIMES YOU KNOW ALL ALONG
WHEN YOU´RE MAKING A MISTAKE
TIES WON´T BIND US
TIES WILL DRIVE US
OUT OF OUR READYMADE HOMES
YOU WANT A LOVER
YOU DON´T WANT A LOVER
YOU DON´T KNOW
WHAT YOU WANT
TIES WON´T BIND US
TIES WILL DRIVE US
OUT OF OUR READYMADE HOMES
I WANT A LOVER
I DON´T WANT TO LOVE HER
I DON´T KNOW
WHAT I WANT
|
||||
12. |
||||
|
I ALWAYS DREAM OF STRANGERS
THAT NIGHT WAS JUST THE SAME
FACES ON A HILLSIDE
NOT A CLUE, NOT A NAME
A SUNSET PANORAMA
PICTURES FOR HOME
IN MY LENS THE CHILDREN´S FACES
HAD TURNED WHITE AS GHOSTS
A BEAR HAD JUMPED OUT OF NOWHERE
KILLING ONE MAN WITH A STROKE
THERE WAS PUSHING THERE WAS SHOVING
THERE WAS NO PLACE LEFT TO GO
AMIDST ALL OF THIS CHAOS
SURVIVAL KIT MEAT
I BROKE THE GLASS AND THREW THE MEAT AT HIM
BUT THE BEAR REFUSED TO EAT
WHEN I AROSE FROM MY DREAM
YOU WERE ALREADY AWAKE
I CAN SEE YOU HAD BEEN CRYING
YOUR SIDE OF THE BED´S BEEN MADE
I SAID SOMETHING ABOUT CAMUS
AND THE ABSURDITY IN LIFE
AND ROLLED BACK THE SHEETS
FOR THE VERY LAST TIME
AND YOU NEVER LOOKED MORE LOVELY
THAN IN THAT MOMENT WHEN YOU TOLD ME
YOU WOULD NEVER LEARN TO LOVE ME
NO YOU NEVER LOOKED MORE LOVELY
THAN IN THAT MOMENT WHEN YOU TOLD ME
YOUR DREAMS THEY ONLY COME AND GO TO FADE AWAY
YOUR DREAMS THEY NEVER STAY TO SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY
|
||||
If you like Nixon In China, you may also like:
The Power Of The Heart: A Tribute To Lou Reed
by Various Artists
Keith Richards, Rosanne Cash, Lucinda Williams, Joan Jett, and more pay tribute to the enduring and visionary music of Lou Reed.
go to album
This Could Be Texas
by English Teacher
The UK upstarts' debut veers from sunny, psychedelic folk to bristling post-punk with reckless abandon without ever missing a beat.
go to album
Notebook Fantasy
by Chicano Batman
Chicano Batman expand their sweet sound and push the boundaries of Latin indie on their latest LP.
go to album
Echo Dancing
by Alejandro Escovedo
The legendary Alejandro Escovedo returns with another country-rock scorcher.
go to album
Life on the Lawn
by A Country Western
The Philadelphia group sharpen their hooks and internal dyanmics for a fun and non-dorky take on power pop anyone can get behind.
go to album
Sweet-and-sour pop hooks cozy up to massive grunge riffs on the Irish indie rockers' impassioned third LP.
go to album
Back Into The Dream
by Elephant Stone
Montreal psych-pop veterans sound as infectious and hypnotic as ever on their seventh LP, slinging jangly riffs and bright vocal harmonies.
go to album
