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Mr. Lemons 1. Everything
But You |
I don’t know
what to say, don’t know what to do
Everything gets lost, everything but you
I’m not sure what it takes, fuzzy on the rules
Everything’s so dark, everything but you
I’ve forgotten
how to pray, forgotten what was true
Everything feels bought, everything but you
The battle of the bands, the rattle of the news
Everything’s too much, everything but you
Break me on the wheel
of fortune
Take me to the town for torture
All this entertainment’s no good
It just leaves me hungry for you
I’m messing
up the words, murdering the tune
Everything’s so slack, everything but you
Something’s got to change, someone’s got to choose
Everything’s sewn up, everything but you
Take me dancing,
pale and knock-kneed
Spin me through the crowd and drop me
Dizzy in the middle of the floor
Oh my god you terrify me
Oblivious you breeze right by me
Spilling wine and melting ice cream
Random, warm and mesmerizing
You terrify me
You are everything
You terrify me
You are everything
Well I’ll just
stick to what I know, I’m proud to be your fool
Everything’s a crutch
Everything but you
too much too soon
try to find the patterns
what the mind wants matters most
pour into me
but who knows what we're missing
so much more is happening i’m sure
and i can't see you
now
but i still know you're here
i can reach out
and feel you near
blindsight
be here with me
let me hear you breathing
feel your heart beating
i remember
back when we were younger
filled me up like water
it's different now but it's stronger
and i can't see you
now
but i still know you're here
i can reach out
and feel you near
blindsight
blindsighted
blow this candle
out
quiet, quiet
blow this candle out
quiet, quiet
operator
no one there to listen
like it never happened
never existed
you made this world
you made this world
you made this world
thank you, thank you
you gave me life
you gave me life
you gave me life
thank you, thank you
your love is everywhere
your love is everywhere
open me, open me
you sowed these seeds
you sowed these seeds
you sowed these seeds
thank you, thank you
you brought this peace
you brought this peace
you brought this peace
thank you, thank you
your love is everywhere
your love is everywhere
your love is everywhere
open me, open me
you kept me warm
you kept me warm
you kept me warm
thank you, thank you
when i was in the desert
when i was in the war
when i was all alone
thank you thank you
your love is everywhere
your love is everywhere
your love is everywhere
open me, open me
Let it come through
me now
Let it come through me now
Let it come through me now
Open me
Open me
Open me
I’ve seen the
dark spot on your soul
I had you cruel I’ve felt you cold
I know the parts of you that you don’t think you show
But I still love you, oh
I’ve seen you looking at yourself
And wishing you were someone else
Wondering if I might go and leave you all alone
But I still love you, oh
You shake me, you
leave no room to hide
You saved me, you didn't have to
How I love you, how I love you
You know how selfish
I can be
You've seen my pettiness and greed
But I would give you anything
For you to love me
You saw me curled up and crying
You saw me hopeless and blind
Well I was weak and wretched then
But still you took me in
You make me turn
towards the light
You saved me, you didn't have to
Oh, I thank God
I’ve seen the
worst of you, it’s true
But it’s the smallest part of you
Yeah, it’s the smallest part of you
And I still love you, I do
I still love you, I do
one thread we hang
swinging, dangling
it breaks, we fall
bye bye, that's all
a balance fine
a sweep of time
nodding as the day
ends
take it slow as we can
you never know it might be
the last sunset we'll ever see
all i possess blows
away in this wind
as i came in so i'm leaving
unadorned
as i was born
nodding as the day
ends
take it slow as we can
you never know it might be
the last sunset we'll ever see
bleary eyed kids
we won't come in
nodding as the day
ends
take it slow as we can
you never know it might be
the last sunset we'll ever see
the last sunset we'll ever see
6.
I Want a New Drug
(originally
performed by Huey Lewis & The News)
I want a new drug
One that won't make me sick
That won't make me crash my car
Or feel three feet thick
I want a new drug
That won't hurt my head
Won't make my mouth too dry
Or my eyes too red
It won't make me
nervous
Wondering what to do
One that makes me feel like I feel when I'm with you
When I'm alone with you
I want a new drug
One that won't spill
One that don't cost too much
Or come in a pill
A new drug
One that won't go away
That won't keep me up all night
Or make me sleep all day
It won't make me
nervous
Wondering what to do
One that makes me feel like I feel when I'm with you
When I'm alone
I'm alone with you
I want a new drug
One that does what it should
That won't make me feel too bad
Or feel too good
A new drug
One with no doubt
It won't make me talk too much
Or just freak out
It won't make me
nervous
Wondering what to do
One that makes me feel like I feel when I'm with you
I'm alone with you
I'm alone with you
I sit on your bed
watching evening descend
With a fistful of marigolds
And the dim light is traced on your skeleton face
Your hands are impossibly cold
I close my eyes to
see if I can feel you in the air
I want to breathe you in me
It makes me dizzy, but there’s nobody there
Now I’m washing
my feet, I pull on your clothes
And I hide all the pills away
But my criminal mind is on women and wine
As they finally take you away
I want to write you
letters, all apology and praise
I could’ve loved you better
But now I’ll never have any chance again
And though you would
forgive me
You are nowhere near me
So I sit on my bed
watching morning come in
Holding poppies and marigolds
If I'd been sleeping
Wouldn't you just wake me
Senseless dreaming
You were always waiting
Doubt comes slowly
But surely overtakes me
Am I among the lowly
You were always waiting
Is it falling apart
should I believe
You could be thinking that about me
Is this your faith, is this your trust
Have you just given up
All our friends are
retreating
Thinking of escaping
Hurry up, they're leaving
You were always waiting
Is it falling apart
should I believe
You could be thinking that about me
Is this your faith, is this your trust
Have you just given up
We have all been
here before
I'm sure you wanted more
I'm sure I could've given it
And whatever your intention was
We made it this far because
You were always waiting, waiting
Well I like to think
I'd help you
If you needed saving
But I'm drowning here not waving
Still you're only waiting
Is it falling apart
should I believe
You could be thinking that about me
Is this your faith, is this your trust
Have you just given up on me
Have you just given up
Have you just given up on me
Have you just given up
You were always waiting
i came here unexpected
came here as a friend
this time that we've invested
we had no place to spend
and your mouth was hanging open
you look like hell i said
didn't know how to take it
then you just up and left
i didn't think you
cared
i didn't think you'd care
i did not think you cared
you talk just like
a doctor
spare me all the grief
but if you saw somebody dying
you'd take off like a thief
there's so little here between us
there's so little we can touch
maybe that's why I'm surprised
i could hurt you so much
i didn't think you
cared
i did not think
i did not think you cared
hey man, hey lord
a forget-me-not forgotten
and a shell without a soul
they've got my number
down
they know how tight to twist
one day they'll claim me
'till then i'll be here
tic tock the hour goes
junk food junk tv shows
i can't remember
one thing i took in
every day i promise
i will change the next day
new years came
and everybody took the same vow
we'd do it better starting now
awakened by degrees
information as disease
the march of progress
is kicking me lifeless
goddamn look what we've lost
built on a holocaust
gave beads and blankets
for what was priceless
every day i promise
i will change the next day
new years came
and everybody took the same vow
we'd do it better starting now
better starting now
things are gonna
change this time
things are gonna change
every empire has its day then fades away
things are gonna change today
how come it got so
bent
the noble experiment
maybe it's all done
we'll start a new one
heavy
birdless sky
breath hanging like
your silence, you close your eyes
heart pounding
like shoes in a dryer
i want a cigarette now
thought i’d quit years ago
i will make a joyful
noise
i will make a joyful noise
i will make a joyful noise
mouth open
lies pour out
you’ve chosen
you can’t go back now
raging
screaming, oh
you know we’re not leaving you
we’re not leaving you alone now
you will make a joyful
noise
you will make a joyful noise
you will make a joyful noise
hallelujah, hallelujah
you’re still there
beneath the snow
frozen
waiting to be let go, let it go
you will make a joyful
noise
some day
All songs by Glen Phillips, Umami Music (ASCAP) except Last Sunset by Glen Phillips and Kim Richey, Waiting and Everything But You by Glen Phillips and Neilson Hubbard, and I Want a New Drug by Hugh Gregg and Christopher Hayes