River To The Sea
you gotta have a rhythm
you gotta have a song
a 12, 123
to try and keep your balance on
when i move with you
the whole world moves with me
feel it closing its eyes
like a river that's reaching the sea
out of the way
lets get out of the way
I wanna see the lights
that hide behind the day
timing is everything
for a simple melody
where the word becomes a song
like a river that's reaching the sea
i dont know if it gets paid forward
but without trust its all for show
maybe you will take me
where i want to go
where I'm never lost
where nothing touches me
just put me in your arms
like a river that reaches the sea
The Blood On My Hands
to maintain a look like this - i spent many happy hours
on my face and my nails and my hair
you see I believe that beauty is like a secret power
like love it don't play fair
the blood on my hands
the timeless treasure
the blood on my hands
makes me weaker than water
you don't know it but were moving in a dance
my beaded slippers brushing the floor
at my glory your afraid to even glance
its like the shadow that falls across your door
the blood on my hands
a blessing beyond measure
the blood on my hands
makes me weaker than water
i keep my life in a seashell box
with my knife and my pictures and my pills
my friends maybelline and max know
all about the truth
it can set you free - but it also kills
so take your courage and let me be
is a gutless grin all you brought
my beauty is bound for eternity
while your guts are just destined to rot
the blood on my hands
such a princely pleasure
the blood on my hands
makes me weaker than water
the blood on my hands
ripples on a golden river
the blood on my hands
makes me weaker than water
I Miss You
they still haven't seen us
it's as free as you can get
a blind spot is forgiveness
the kindness of a stranger
I know that nothings gonna stay
see life's mist gently rise
pennies and minutes blow away
from heavens empty pockets
slip through cracks and laugh
at those caught in the storm
i miss you your heart was warm
I'm a sentimental old queen
I cry for all airplane movies
but i started having the dreams of a lonely man
your the one I'll wish goodbye
when they snatch away my kazoo
your arm in mine was the reason why
we made the lonely stars lonely
if the world slips through your hands
you don't even deserve its scorn
i miss you your heart was warm x2
we fall in love with mysteries
love comes from somewhere else
not the mountains or the seas
not the churches or the bars
not in gold paint or golden rules
they always peel off
they're worn by faces made cruel
by vanity or luck
but this is just a finger snap
you only pretend to mourn
i miss you x 2 your heart was warm
if your haunted by your regrets
you cant find no peace
if your haunted by your debts
you won't find no peace
to bring love into this world
thats why we are born
i miss you x 3 your heart was warm
There's Someone Waiting For Me
the wind holds us like ears of corn
we listen with our eyes closed
all we know is the sun
with the wind we grow to the sun
we keep our our place in line
we move inch by inch
we stare at the gate
we show papers to the guard
i pray the harvest comes
cause when the harvest comes
I know there's someone waiting for me
there's someone waiting for me
give the blind their Victory
their toxic eyes their empty lives
let em go lets set them free
because when the harvest comes
I know there's someone waiting for me
there's someone waiting for me x
What Do You Got For Me
what do you got for me
what the broken sidewalks say
all night I'm dodging glass
trying to out walk the day
what do you got for me
do you know how hold on to a dream
it makes you a fool
it makes you cruel
but I'm so sick and tired
of acting dumb and
playing fair
i wanna be the
one that writes history
and doesn't care
hey hey hey
did you throw me away
you know how i see you
your the kind who always pay
but I'm so sick and tired
of acting dumb and
playing fair
i wanna be the
one that writes history
and doesn't care
what do you got for me
say the ghosts of my eyes
like moths trying to find a flame
hoping the wind will rise
The White Of Gold
she was always afraid
her joy was something to mourn
she had this radio
that only broadcast thunderstorms
she took pills for the planes
they made her fun for a while
but for her the friendly skies
were like being put on trial
everything here moves
towards the invisible
you trust people when you know
what kind of sinners they'll be
but the broken ones who give you love
are the ones you never see
and she prayed all the time
it was the only thing she owned
the 1000 and one strings
that said she wasn't alone
but everything here moves
fades in the gleam
towards the invisible
flowing down the stream
i never thought id become a whore
spare change was too hard
nothing left but who you are
and the millions you have scarred
but everything here moves
fades into the gleam
towards the invisible
flowing down the stream
I Live In This Place
I live in this place
and I wont be leaving anytime soon
I'll be doing this
the rest of my live
give me back the last couple 20 years
it melted away like ice on my tongue
melted away like all the fun
melted away like all those who love me
melted away like all those i put above me
but everything gets old - though I like the money
every night I stumble home to a room
just in time to watch the countdown spin
spinning like a rare butterfly whose heart holds the pin
like a gambler who bet everything on a win
I knew I'd be doing this the rest of my life
I knew I'd be doing this the rest of my life
I knew I'd be in this place the rest of my life
Why I'm Bullshit
your looking good
all the ropes that held you down unravel
like mission district pigeons
and now your god's servant the one
with a holy knife to a holy throat
in you leather head band
with feathers - your so handsome
you can translate the sidewalk cracks
you can hear the wailing of the ghosts
all i know is I betrayed you
by not dragging hell to find you
boom your eyes are open
you're no ones dog - you cant be pet
you've got awesome weapons from the future
pity is not one of them
your flashing secret pirate maps
abracadabra is in the air
your the rainbow made of skulls
made from fire held by wire
all i know is I betrayed you
by not dragging hell to find you
but beautiful you're always there x2
I'm bullshit because I like sleep
and I like social drinking
and I don't like going past the point
of no return
all i know is I betrayed you
by not dragging hell to find you
but beautiful you're always there
Remember
remember
what made you hold on
you were the rock
the whole mountain balanced on
remember
carol doda's flashing lights bourbon and coke till it was time to fuck or fight
now I got
your old tape machine
that kept you high
on the beam
remember
you knew what was right but never wrong
a crazy hope
my life depended on
remember
when you loved it was always
like a queen dismiss
hearts that were phonies
now I got
your old tape machine
that kept you high
up on the beam
an 8 year old heart
with a heartless dream
an 8 year old heart
with a heartless dream
remember
the bums used to call your name
you can feel the sun
even from the palest flame
so beautiful and so world weary
i met he was just nineteen
around him I just felt so dreary
he was just a living dream
once I said once he was far too Bowie
he said oh baby your so tired
he always had a better story
but you know he was always wired
Ronald Koal was a rock star
in 81 he was the king
Ronald Koal was a rock star
In Columbus he was the thing
a nervous angel inside him waiting
and saw the world through its eyes
saw the world is not worth hating
all it offers are goodbyes
Ronald Koal Was A Rock Star
Ronald Koal was a rock star
he was too big for this town
Ronald Koal was a rock star
its the small pools where you
really drown
were all going to be forgotten
lets face it - its all we have in store
the end is always gonna be rotten
and i hear its knock on my door
Ronald Koal was a rock star
now he's in the sky getting blown
Ronald Koal was a rock star
its a life you live alone
Ronald Koal was a rock star
he was a true believer
Ronald Koal was a rock star
he was a true believer
you gotta have a rhythm
you gotta have a song
a 12, 123
to try and keep your balance on
when i move with you
the whole world moves with me
feel it closing its eyes
like a river that's reaching the sea
out of the way
lets get out of the way
I wanna see the lights
that hide behind the day
timing is everything
for a simple melody
where the word becomes a song
like a river that's reaching the sea
i dont know if it gets paid forward
but without trust its all for show
maybe you will take me
where i want to go
where I'm never lost
where nothing touches me
just put me in your arms
like a river that reaches the sea
The Blood On My Hands
to maintain a look like this - i spent many happy hours
on my face and my nails and my hair
you see I believe that beauty is like a secret power
like love it don't play fair
the blood on my hands
the timeless treasure
the blood on my hands
makes me weaker than water
you don't know it but were moving in a dance
my beaded slippers brushing the floor
at my glory your afraid to even glance
its like the shadow that falls across your door
the blood on my hands
a blessing beyond measure
the blood on my hands
makes me weaker than water
i keep my life in a seashell box
with my knife and my pictures and my pills
my friends maybelline and max know
all about the truth
it can set you free - but it also kills
so take your courage and let me be
is a gutless grin all you brought
my beauty is bound for eternity
while your guts are just destined to rot
the blood on my hands
such a princely pleasure
the blood on my hands
makes me weaker than water
the blood on my hands
ripples on a golden river
the blood on my hands
makes me weaker than water
I Miss You
they still haven't seen us
it's as free as you can get
a blind spot is forgiveness
the kindness of a stranger
I know that nothings gonna stay
see life's mist gently rise
pennies and minutes blow away
from heavens empty pockets
slip through cracks and laugh
at those caught in the storm
i miss you your heart was warm
I'm a sentimental old queen
I cry for all airplane movies
but i started having the dreams of a lonely man
your the one I'll wish goodbye
when they snatch away my kazoo
your arm in mine was the reason why
we made the lonely stars lonely
if the world slips through your hands
you don't even deserve its scorn
i miss you your heart was warm x2
we fall in love with mysteries
love comes from somewhere else
not the mountains or the seas
not the churches or the bars
not in gold paint or golden rules
they always peel off
they're worn by faces made cruel
by vanity or luck
but this is just a finger snap
you only pretend to mourn
i miss you x 2 your heart was warm
if your haunted by your regrets
you cant find no peace
if your haunted by your debts
you won't find no peace
to bring love into this world
thats why we are born
i miss you x 3 your heart was warm
There's Someone Waiting For Me
the wind holds us like ears of corn
we listen with our eyes closed
all we know is the sun
with the wind we grow to the sun
we keep our our place in line
we move inch by inch
we stare at the gate
we show papers to the guard
i pray the harvest comes
cause when the harvest comes
I know there's someone waiting for me
there's someone waiting for me
give the blind their Victory
their toxic eyes their empty lives
let em go lets set them free
because when the harvest comes
I know there's someone waiting for me
there's someone waiting for me x
What Do You Got For Me
what do you got for me
what the broken sidewalks say
all night I'm dodging glass
trying to out walk the day
what do you got for me
do you know how hold on to a dream
it makes you a fool
it makes you cruel
but I'm so sick and tired
of acting dumb and
playing fair
i wanna be the
one that writes history
and doesn't care
hey hey hey
did you throw me away
you know how i see you
your the kind who always pay
but I'm so sick and tired
of acting dumb and
playing fair
i wanna be the
one that writes history
and doesn't care
what do you got for me
say the ghosts of my eyes
like moths trying to find a flame
hoping the wind will rise
The White Of Gold
she was always afraid
her joy was something to mourn
she had this radio
that only broadcast thunderstorms
she took pills for the planes
they made her fun for a while
but for her the friendly skies
were like being put on trial
everything here moves
towards the invisible
you trust people when you know
what kind of sinners they'll be
but the broken ones who give you love
are the ones you never see
and she prayed all the time
it was the only thing she owned
the 1000 and one strings
that said she wasn't alone
but everything here moves
fades in the gleam
towards the invisible
flowing down the stream
i never thought id become a whore
spare change was too hard
nothing left but who you are
and the millions you have scarred
but everything here moves
fades into the gleam
towards the invisible
flowing down the stream
I Live In This Place
I live in this place
and I wont be leaving anytime soon
I'll be doing this
the rest of my live
give me back the last couple 20 years
it melted away like ice on my tongue
melted away like all the fun
melted away like all those who love me
melted away like all those i put above me
but everything gets old - though I like the money
every night I stumble home to a room
just in time to watch the countdown spin
spinning like a rare butterfly whose heart holds the pin
like a gambler who bet everything on a win
I knew I'd be doing this the rest of my life
I knew I'd be doing this the rest of my life
I knew I'd be in this place the rest of my life
Why I'm Bullshit
your looking good
all the ropes that held you down unravel
like mission district pigeons
and now your god's servant the one
with a holy knife to a holy throat
in you leather head band
with feathers - your so handsome
you can translate the sidewalk cracks
you can hear the wailing of the ghosts
all i know is I betrayed you
by not dragging hell to find you
boom your eyes are open
you're no ones dog - you cant be pet
you've got awesome weapons from the future
pity is not one of them
your flashing secret pirate maps
abracadabra is in the air
your the rainbow made of skulls
made from fire held by wire
all i know is I betrayed you
by not dragging hell to find you
but beautiful you're always there x2
I'm bullshit because I like sleep
and I like social drinking
and I don't like going past the point
of no return
all i know is I betrayed you
by not dragging hell to find you
but beautiful you're always there
Remember
remember
what made you hold on
you were the rock
the whole mountain balanced on
remember
carol doda's flashing lights bourbon and coke till it was time to fuck or fight
now I got
your old tape machine
that kept you high
on the beam
remember
you knew what was right but never wrong
a crazy hope
my life depended on
remember
when you loved it was always
like a queen dismiss
hearts that were phonies
now I got
your old tape machine
that kept you high
up on the beam
an 8 year old heart
with a heartless dream
an 8 year old heart
with a heartless dream
remember
the bums used to call your name
you can feel the sun
even from the palest flame
so beautiful and so world weary
i met he was just nineteen
around him I just felt so dreary
he was just a living dream
once I said once he was far too Bowie
he said oh baby your so tired
he always had a better story
but you know he was always wired
Ronald Koal was a rock star
in 81 he was the king
Ronald Koal was a rock star
In Columbus he was the thing
a nervous angel inside him waiting
and saw the world through its eyes
saw the world is not worth hating
all it offers are goodbyes
Ronald Koal Was A Rock Star
Ronald Koal was a rock star
he was too big for this town
Ronald Koal was a rock star
its the small pools where you
really drown
were all going to be forgotten
lets face it - its all we have in store
the end is always gonna be rotten
and i hear its knock on my door
Ronald Koal was a rock star
now he's in the sky getting blown
Ronald Koal was a rock star
its a life you live alone
Ronald Koal was a rock star
he was a true believer
Ronald Koal was a rock star
he was a true believer
