All I Really Want
Do I stress you out My sweater is on backwards and
inside out And you say how appropriate I don't want to dissect everything
today I don't mean to pick you apart you see But I can't help it There
I go jumping before the gunshot has gone off Slap me with a splintered
ruler And it would knock me to the floor if I wasn't there already If only
I could hunt the hunter
And all I really want is some patience A way
to calm the angry voice And all I really want is deliverance Do I wear you
out You must wonder why I'm so relentless and all strung out I'm consumed
by the chill of solitary I'm like Estella I like to reel it in and then
spit it out I'm frustrated by your apathy And I am frightened by the
corrupted ways of this land If only I could meet the Maker
And I am
fascinated by the spiritual man I am humbled by his humble nature What I
wouldn't give to find a soulmate Someone else to catch this drift And what
I wouldn't give to meet a kindred Enough about me, let's talk about you for a
minute Enough about you, let's talk about life for a while The conflicts,
the craziness and the sound of pretenses Falling all around...all
around Why are you so petrified of silence Here can you handle
this?
Did you think about your bills, your ex, your deadlines Or when
you think you're gonna die Or did you long for the next distraction And
all I need know is intellectual intercourse A soul to dig the hole much
deeper And I have no concept of time other than it is flying If only I
could kill the killer
All I really want is some peace man a place to
find a common ground And all I really want is a wavelength All I really
want is some comfort A way to get my hands untied And all I really want is
some justice...
You Oughta Know
I want
you to know, that I'm happy for you I wish nothing but the best for you
both An older version of me Is she perverted like me Would she go down
on you in a theatre Does she speak eloquently And would she have your
baby I'm sure she'd make a really excellent mother
Cause the love that
you gave that we made wasn't able To make it enough for you to be open wide,
no And every time you speak her name Does she know how you told me you'd
hold me Until you died, till you died But you're still alive
And
I'm here to remind you Of the mess you left when you went away It's not
fair to deny me Of the cross I bear that you gave to me You, you, you
oughta know
You seem very well, things look peaceful I'm not quite as
well, I thought you should know Did you forget about me Mr. Duplicity I
hate to bug you in the middle of dinner It was a slap in the face how quickly
I was replaced Are you thinking of me when you fuck her
Cause the love
that you gave that we made wasn't able To make it enough for you to be open
wide, no And every time you speak her name Does she know how you told me
you'd hold me Until you died, til you died But you're still
alive
And I'm here to remind you Of the mess you left when you went
away It's not fair to deny me Of the cross I bear that you gave to
me You, you, you oughta know
Cause the joke that you laid on the bed
that was me And I'm not gonna fade As soon as you close your eyes and you
know it And every time I scratch my nails down someone else's back I hope
you feel it...well can you feel it
And I'm here to remind you Of the
mess you left when you went away It's not fair to deny me Of the cross I
bear that you gave to me You, you, you oughta know
Perfect
Sometimes is never quite enough If you're
flawless, then you'll win my love Don't forget to win first place Don't
forget to keep that smile on your face
Be a good boy Try a little
harder You've got to measure up And make me prouder
How long before
you screw it up How many times do I have to tell you to hurry up With
everything I do for you The least you can do is keep quiet
Be a good
girl You've gotta try a little harder That simply wasn't good enough To
make us proud
I'll live through you I'll make you what I never
was If you're the best, then maybe so am I Compared to him compared to
her I'm doing this for your own damn good You'll make up for what I
blew What's the problem...why are you crying
Be a good boy Push a
little farther now That wasn't fast enough To make us happy We'll love
you just the way you are If you're perfect
Hand In My Pocket
I'm broke but I'm happy I'm poor but I'm kind I'm
short but I'm healthy, yeah I'm high but I'm grounded I'm sane but I'm
overwhelmed I'm lost but I'm hopeful baby What it all comes down to Is
that everything's gonna be fine fine fine I've got one hand in my
pocket And the other one is giving a high five I feel drunk but I'm
sober I'm young and I'm underpaid I'm tired but I'm working, yeah I
care but I'm restless I'm here but I'm really gone I'm wrong and I'm sorry
baby
What it all comes down to Is that everything's gonna be quite
alright I've got one hand in my pocket And the other one is flicking a
cigarette And what it all comes down to Is that I haven't got it all
figured out just yet I've got one hand in my pocket And the other one is
giving the peace sign I'm free but I'm focused I'm green but I'm
wise I'm hard but I'm friendly baby I'm sad but I'm laughing I'm brave
but I'm chickenshit I'm sick but I'm pretty baby
And what it all boils
down to Is that no one's really got it figured out just yet I've got one
hand in my pocket And the other one is playing the piano And what it all
comes down to my friends Is that everything's just fine fine fine I've got
one hand in my pocket And the other one is hailing a taxi cab
Right Through You
Wait a minute man You mispronounced my name You
didn't wait for all the information Before you turned me away Wait a
minute sir You kind of hurt my feelings You see me as a sweet back-loaded
puppet And you've got meal ticket taste
I see right through you I
know right through you I feel right through you I walk right through
you
You took me for a joke You took me for a child You took a long
hard look at my ass And then played golf for a while Your shake is like a
fish You pat me on the head You took me out to wine dine 69 me But
didn't hear a damn word I said
I see right through you I know right
through you I feel right through you I walk right through you
Hello
Mr. Man You didn't think I'd come back You didn't think I'd show up with
my army And this ammunition on my back Now that I'm Miss Thing Now that
I'm a zillionaire You scan the credits for your name And wonder why it's
not there
I see right through you I know right through you I feel
right through you I walk right through you
Forgiven
You know how us Catholic girls can be We make up for
so much time a little too late I never forgot it, confusing as it was No
fun with no guilt feelings The sinners, the saviors, the loverless
priests I'll see you next Sunday
We all had our reasons to be
there We all had a thing or two to learn We all needed something to cling
to So we did
I sang Alleluia in the choir I confessed my darkest
deeds to an envious man My brothers they never went blind for what they
did But I may as well have In the name of the Father, the Skeptic and the
Son I had one more stupid question
We all had our reasons to be
there We all had a thing or two to learn We all needed something to cling
to So we did
What I learned I rejected but I believe again I will
suffer the consequence of this inquisition If I jump in this fountain, will I
be forgiven We all had our reasons to be there We all had a thing or two
to learn We all needed something to cling to So we did
We all had
delusions in our head We all had our minds made up for us We had to
believe in something So we did
You Learn
I recommend getting your heart trampled on to
anyone I recommend walking around naked in your living room Swallow it
down (what a jagged little pill) It feels so good (swimming in your
stomach) Wait until the dust settles
You live you learn You love
you learn You cry you learn You lose you learn You bleed you
learn You scream you learn
I recommend biting off more then you can
chew to anyone I certainly do I recommend sticking your foot in your mouth
at any time Feel free Throw it down (the caution blocks you from the
wind) Hold it up (to the rays) You wait and see when the smoke
clears
You live you learn You love you learn You cry you
learn You lose you learn You bleed you learn You scream you
learn
Wear it out (the way a three-year-old would do) Melt it down
(you're gonna have to eventually anyway) The fire trucks are coming up around
the bend
You live you learn You love you learn You cry you
learn You lose you learn You bleed you learn You scream you
learn
You grieve you learn You choke you learn You laugh you
learn You choose you learn You pray you learn You ask you learn You
live you learn
Head Over Feet
I had no choice but to hear you You stated your case
time and again I thought about it
You treat me like I'm a
princess I'm not used to liking that You ask how my day was
You've
already won me over in spite of me And don't be alarmed if I fall head over
feet Don't be surprised if I love you for all that you are I couldn't help
it It's all your fault
Your love is thick and it swallowed me
whole You're so much braver than I gave you credit for That's not lip
service
You've already won me over in spite of me And don't be alarmed
if I fall head over feet Don't be surprised if I love you for all that you
are I couldn't help it It's all your fault
You are the bearer of
unconditional things You held your breath and the door for me Thanks for
your patience
You're the best listener that I've ever met You're my
best friend Best friend with benefits What took me so long
I've
never felt this healthy before I've never wanted something rational I am
aware now I am aware now
You've already won me over in spite of
me And don't be alarmed if I fall head over feet Don't be surprised if I
love you for all that you are I couldn't help it It's all your fault
Mary Jane
What's the matter Mary Jane, you had a hard day As
you place the don't disturb sign on the door You lost your place in line
again, what a pity You never seem to want to dance anymore
It's a long
way down On this roller coaster The last chance streetcar Went off the
track And you're on it
I hear you're counting sheep again Mary
Jane What's the point of trying to dream anymore I hear you're losing
weight again Mary Jane Do you ever wonder who you're losing it
for
Well it's full speed baby In the wrong direction There's a few
more bruises If that's the way You insist on heading
Please be
honest Mary Jane Are you happy Please don't censor your
tears
You're the sweet crusader And you're on your way You're the
last great innocent And that's why I love you
So take this moment Mary
Jane and be selfish Worry not about the cars that go by All that matters
Mary Jane is your freedom Keep warm my dear, keep dry
Tell me Tell
me What's the matter Mary Jane...
Ironic
An old man turned ninety-eight He won the lottery
and died the next day It's a black fly in your Chardonnay It's a death row
pardon two minutes too late And isn't it ironic...dontcha think
It's
like rain on your wedding day It's a free ride when you've already
paid It's the good advice that you just didn't take Who would've
thought...it figures
Mr. Play It Safe was afraid to fly He packed his
suitcase and kissed his kids goodbye He waited his whole damn life to take
that flight And as the plane crashed down he thought "Well isn't this
nice..." And isn't it ironic...dontcha think
It's like rain on your
wedding day It's a free ride when you've already paid It's the good advice
that you just didn't take Who would've thought...it figures
Well life
has a funny way of sneaking up on you When you think everything's okay and
everything's going right And life has a funny way of helping you out
when You think everything's gone wrong and everything blows up In your
face
A traffic jam when you're already late A no-smoking sign on your
cigarette break It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a
knife It's meeting the man of my dreams And then meeting his beautiful
wife And isn't it ironic...dontcha think A little too ironic...and yeah I
really do think...
It's like rain on your wedding day It's a free ride
when you've already paid It's the good advice that you just didn't
take Who would've thought...it figures
Life has a funny way of
sneaking up on you Life has a funny, funny way of helping you out Helping
you out
Not The Doctor
I don't want to be the filler if the void is solely
yours I don't want to be your glass of single malt whiskey Hidden in the
bottom drawer I don't want to be a bandage if the wound is not mine Lend
me some fresh air I don't want to be adored for what I merely represent to
you I don't want to be your babysitter You're a very big boy now I
don't want to be your mother I didn't carry you in my womb for nine
months Show me the back door
Visiting hours are 9 to 5 and if I show
up at 10 past 6 Well I already know that you'd find some way to sneak me in
and oh Mind the empty bottle with the holes along the bottom You see it's
too much to ask for and I am not the doctor
I don't want to be the
sweeper of the egg shells that you walk upon And I don't want to be your
other half, I believe that 1 and 1 make 2 I don't want to be your food or the
light from the fridge on your face At midnight, hey What are you hungry
for I don't want to be the glue that holds your pieces together I don't
want to be your idol See this pedestal is high and I'm afraid of heights I
don't want to be lived through A vicarious occasion Please open the
window
Visiting hours are 9 to 5 and if I show up at 10 past 6 Well I
already know that you'd find some way to sneak me in and oh Mind the empty
bottle with the holes along the bottom You see it's too much to ask for and I
am not the doctor
I don't want to live on someday when my motto is last
week I don't want to be responsible for your fractured heart And it's
wounded beat I don't want to be a substitute for the smoke you've been
inhaling What do you thank me What do you thank me for
Visiting
hours are 9 to 5 and if I show up at 10 past 6 Well I already know that you'd
find some way to sneak me in and oh Mind the empty bottle with the holes
along the bottom You see it's too much to ask for and I am not the doctor
Wake Up
You like snow but only if it's warm You like rain
but only if it's dry No sentimental value to the rose that fell on your
floor No fundamental excuse for the granted I'm taken for
'Cause it's
easy not to So much easier not to And what goes around never comes around
to you
You like pain but only if it doesn't hurt too much And you
sit...and you wait...to receive There's an abvious attraction To the path
of least resistance in your life There's an obvious aversion no amount of my
insistance Could make you try tonight
'Cause it's easy not to So
much easier not to And what goes around never comes around to you To you
to you to you to you to you... There's no love no money no thrill
anymore
There's an apprehensive naked little trembling boy With his
head in his hands There's an underestimated and impatient little
girl Raising her hand
But it's easy not to So much easier not
to And what goes around never comes around to you To you, to
you
get up get up get up off of it get up get up get up off of
it get out get outta here enough already get up get up get up off of
it wake up
Your House
I went to your house Walked up the stairs I
opened your door without ringing the bell I walked down the hall Into your
room Where I could smell you And I shouldn't be here, without
permission I shouldn't be here
Would you forgive me love If I
danced in your shower Would you forgive me love If I laid in your
bed Would you forgive me love If I stay all afternoon
I took off my
clothes Put on your robe I went through your drawers And found your
cologne Went down to the den Found your CD's And I played your
Joni And I shouldn't stay long, you might be home soon I shouldn't stay
long
Would you forgive me love If I danced in your shower Would you
forgive me love If I laid in your bed Would you forgive me love If I
stay all afternoon
I burned your incense I ran a bath I noticed a
letter that sat on your desk It said "Hello love, I love you so love, meet me
at midnight" And no, it wasn't my writing I'd better go soon It wasn't
my writing
So forgive me love If I cry in your shower So forgive me
love For the salt in your bed So forgive me love If I cry all
afternoon
Thank U
how bout getting off these
antibiotics how bout stopping eating when I'm full up how bout them
transparent dangling carrots how bout that ever elusive kudo
thank you
india thank you terror thank you disillusionment thank you
frailty thank you consequence thank you thank you silence
how bout
me not blaming you for everything how bout me enjoying the moment for
once how bout how good it feels to finally forgive you how bout grieving
it all one at a time
thank you india thank you terror thank you
disillusionment thank you frailty thank you consequence thank you thank
you silence
the moment I let go of it was the moment I got more than I
could handle the moment I jumped off of it was the moment I touched
down
how bout no longer being masochistic how bout remembering your
divinity how bout unabashedly bawling your eyes out how bout not equating
death with stopping
thank you india thank you providence thank you
disillusionment thank you nothingness thank you clarity thank you thank
you silence
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