Agenda Suicide lyrics - Bright Eyes
(originally by The Faint)
You could follow logic or contest it all
The work solution makes the common house a home
The element of progress that you mention's gone
It de-evolved to something you were headed toward
As I lay to die, the things I think
Did I waste my time? I think I did
I worked for life
All we want are just pretty little homes
Our work makes pretty little homes
Like a cast shadow, like a fathers dream
Have a cut-out son, what's a worse disease?
To get that pretty little home
As I lay to die, the things I think
I don't want to regret what I did
And work for life
All we want are just pretty little homes
Our work makes pretty little homes
Agenda suicide, the drones work hard before they die
And give up on pretty little homes
Like a cast shadow, like a cast shadow
Like a cast shadow, like a cast shadow
Like a cast shadow, like a cast shadow
Like a cast shadow, like a cast shadow
Our work makes pretty little homes
(Like a cast shadow, like a cast shadow)
Our work makes pretty little homes
(Like a cast shadow, like a cast shadow)
Agenda suicide, the drones work hard before they die
And give up on pretty little homes
Christmas In Prison lyrics - Bright Eyes (feat. John Prine)
It was Christmas in prison, the food was real good
We had turkey and pistols carved out of wood
I dream of her always, even when I don't dream
Her name's on my tongue and her blood's in my stream
Wait awhile, eternity
Old mother nature's got nothing on me
So come to me, run to me, come to me now
We're rolling, my sweetheart, we're flowing, by God
She reminds me of a chess game with someone I admire
Or a picnic in the rain after a prairie fire
Her heart is as big as this whole goddamn jail
And she's sweeter than saccharin at a drug store sale
Wait awhile, eternity
Old mother nature's got nothing on me
Ah, come to me, run to me, come to me now
We're rolling, my sweetheart, we're flowing, by God
The searchlight in the big yard swings 'round like a gun
And the spotlights, the snowflakes, like the dust in the sun
It's Christmas in prison, there'll be music tonight
And I'll probably get homesick, I love you, goodnight
Wait awhile, eternity
Old mother nature's got nothing on me
So come to me, run to me, come to me now
We're rolling, my sweetheart, we're flowing, by God
Coyote Song lyrics - Bright Eyes
Loving you is easy
I can do it in my sleep
I dream of you so often
It's like you never leave
But you're gone below the border
With a nightmare in between
I'm sending the coyote
To bring you back to me
Where there's a fancy hotel waiting
In south San Gabriel
Where the movie madams sunbathe
The playboys para-sail
And I know you think I'm crazy
But most people they can't tell
So I'll meet you there tomorrow
If I can have you to myself
Inside the time I tried to occupy or waste
Since you've been away
It's hard our plans are stalled on calling cards
I can't see your poker face
While your voice is sounding so brave
Our Lady Guadalupe
In plaster on the wall
Joseph Smith saw Jesus in America
Well I don't know much about it
It doesn't matter much at all
Just keep your head down lady
As you travel through the dark
And if I should seem distracted
By the color of the sky
As a copper wire sunset plays a lullaby
It's just to know they've stolen
Another day from you and I
It gets me feeling low down
When the moon is fulling high
They bait the route
To take the place that's safe
That you might wait a day
A lonesome broken dawn
That finally comes
Just as I was losing faith
You keep every promise you make
Loving you is easy
I can do it in my sleep
I dream of you so often
It's like you never leave
But you're gone below the border
With a nightmare in between
So I'm sending the coyote
To bring you back to me
Yes I'm sending the coyote
To bring you back to me
Double Joe lyrics - Bright Eyes
(originally by Simon Joyner)
The light is green, but you're not moving
It's a stoplight, after all
It's not a go light
It ain't your night
You need a bug-light, so you can pop and crawl
Sure, I'll share your ugly duckling alcohol
Surgery's over and you're bouncin' back
So spill your guts, friend
But, hey, not on my pants
You're not out of luck
You still got half a pack of cigarettes
It's anomie, lonely, lonely boy
Why don't you go see a show?
It's a sure-fire cure
Pretend the drumbeat is your heart
Double Joe
Double Joe
He ain't afraid of his cymbals
All those jumpin' jacks
They're just heart attacks
The sugar smacks you every time
You wanna be anonymous, well
You could be like parallel lines
If you wanna be untouchable, well
You could be a hologram
But home is where you hang out
Not where you hang yourself
Life is just a fleetin' opportunity
To do a belly-dance on an atomic particle
Existence is essence and love is just a silly aftertaste
It's anomie, lonely, lonely, boy
Why don't you go see a show?
It's a sure-fire cure
Pretend the drumbeat is your heart
Double Joe
Double Joe
He ain't afraid of his cymbals
Double Joe
He ain't afraid of his cymbals
Fare Thee Well, Miss Carousel lyrics - Bright Eyes
(originally by Townes Van Zandt)
Well the drunken clown's still hanging round
But it's plain the laughter's all died down
The tears you tried so hard to hide are flowing
And a blind man with his knife in hand
Has convinced himself that he understands
I wish him well, Miss Carousel
But I got to be a-goin'
Won't you come and get me when
You're sure that you don't need me then?
I'll stand outside your window
And proudly call your name
Well, the lady's been told that all the gold
Is worth so much it can't be sold
No time to weep, she'll need her sleep tomorrow
When she carries her face to the market place
And bets it on the opening race
She can ring her bells, Miss Carousel
But her singing brings me sorrow
Won't you come and get me when
You're sure that you don't need me then?
I'll stand outside your window
And I'll proudly call your name
Well, it's always done, every mother's son
Is shown that grown men never run
So they fight with all the might they have inside them
When the battle's been fought and they've all been taught
That the trick is just not being caught
Will you give 'em hell, Miss Carousel
When they're begging you to hide them?
Won't you come and get me when
You're sure that you don't need me then?
I'll stand outside your window
And proudly call your name
When the need arose, your eyes fell closed
You clamped your fingers 'round your nose
Would you say that's any way to judge him?
Well, you haven't got the authority
To kill him in the first degree
But would you feel compelled, Miss Carousel
If you had something to begrudge him?
On a velvet beach far beneath the reach
Of those that come to pry and preach
The natural man that tried to stand is fallin'
How long will it be before he sees
You own his legs, but his mind is free?
Only you can tell, Miss Carousel
How long will he be crawling?
Won't you come and get me when
You're sure that you don't need me then?
I'll stand outside your window
And proudly call your name
Ah the castle wall has grown so tall
Seems there ain't no hope at all to reach the top
Even though you stop for breathing
But I ain't gonna try to make you cry
The tear drops couldn't find your eyes
It's all been swell, Miss Carousel
But the time has come for leaving
Won't you come and get me when
You're sure that you don't need me then?
I'll stand outside your window
And proudly call your name
Won't you come and get me when
You're sure that you don't need me then?
I'll stand outside your window
And proudly call your name
Won't you come and get me when
You're sure that you don't need me then?
I'll stand outside your window
And I proudly call your name
Flirted With You All My Life lyrics - Bright Eyes
(originally by Vic Chesnutt)
I am a man
I am self-aware
Everywhere I go
You're always right there with me
I flirted with you all my life
Even kissed you once or twice
And to this day I swear it was nice
But, clearly, I was not ready
When you touched a friend of mine
I thought that I would lose my mind
But I found out with time
That, really, I was not ready (No, no)
Oh death, oh death
Oh death, really, I'm not ready
Oh death, you hector me
And decimate those dear to me
You tease me with your sweet relief
You are cruel and you are constant
When my mom was cancer sick
She fought but then succumbed to it
But you made her beg for it
"Lord Jesus, please, I'm ready"
Oh death, oh death
Oh death, really, I'm not ready (No, no, no)
Oh death, oh death
Oh death, clearly, I'm not ready (No)
Oh death, oh death
Oh death, clearly, I'm not ready
Hypnotist (Song For Daniel H) lyrics - Bright Eyes
(originally by Lullaby for the Working Class)
I dreamt I was an astronaut
Safely orbiting the womb
I came across my wife and baby
Already clinging to this singularity
Dear wife, please forgive me
If I sometimes forget what
Blessings I should be rejoicing
The prophet is a shipwrecked son
Keeps waking up here
The kingdom still is a hoax
Gotta build your own, son
The prophet is a shipwrecked son
Keeps waking up here
The kingdom still is a hoax
Gotta build your own, son
I dreamt I was a firefighter
But the flames were never real
I dreamt I was an engineer
I designed it, dear
The world's perfect treadmill
I dreamt I was a hypnotist
A farmer and an architect
A poet and an acrobat
I dreamt the flames were real
The prophet is a shipwrecked son
Keeps waking up here
The kingdom still is a hoax
Gotta build your own, son
The prophet is a shipwrecked son
Keeps waking up here
The kingdom still is a hoax
Gotta build your own, son
I dreamt I was an astronaut
Miracle Of Life lyrics - Bright Eyes (feat. Phoebe Bridgers)
Wrapped herself around him like a tourniquet
Cold October nights she'd wear his leather jacket
Ahhh, now she's scared of taking a piss
Can't be sure she's positive
Made her an appointment, she was two months late
The car they borrowed broke down 'fore they got out of state
Towed back into town, what a drag
She's feeling sick, he's feeling bad
Such is the miracle of life
The essence of family is to sacrifice
We could be done with it tonight
The neighborhood doctor says it's sanitized
Lay down on the hard cold ground
Crying's such a soothing sound
Get cured with a coat hanger
Girl, you're in America now
Woke up in the morning in a cousin's bed
Something don't look right, septic, infected and red
Hot forehead like a frying pan
From fever dreams of sweaty men
Lay down on the hard cold ground
Crying's such a soothing sound
Get cured with a coat hanger
Girl, you're in America now
Such is the miracle of life
The essence of love is to sacrifice
We could be done with it tonight
The neighborhood doctor says it's sanitized
Lay down on the hard cold ground
Crying's such a soothing sound
Get cured with a coat hanger
Girl, you're in America now
Expired on a Sunday
She was young and blonde
Went right up to heaven
We're all children of god
November lyrics - Bright Eyes
(originally by Azure Ray)
So I'm waiting for this test to end
So these lighter days can soon begin
I'll be alone, but maybe more carefree
Like a kite that floats so effortlessly
I was afraid to be alone
But now I'm scared that's how I'd like to be
All the faces none the same
How can there be so many personalities?
So many lifeless, empty hands
So many hearts in great demand
And now my sorrow seems so far away
Until I'm taken by these bolts of pain
But I turn them off and tuck them away
Until these rainy days that make them stay
And then I'll cry so hard to these sad songs
And the words still ring, once here, now gone
And they echo through my head everyday
I don't think they'll ever go away
Just like thinking of your childhood home
But we can't go back, we're on our own
Oh...
But I'm about to give this one more shot
I'll find it in myself, I'll find it in myself
So we're speeding towards that time of year
To the day that marks that you're not here
And I think I'll want to be alone
So please understand if I don't answer the phone
I'll just sit and stare at my deep blue walls
Until I can see nothing at all
Only particles, some fast, some slow
All my eyes can see is all I know
Oh...
But I'm about to give this one more shot
Gotta find it in myself, I gotta find it in myself
(Do, do, do, do-do-do...)
Nunca Seré Feliz Otra Vez (Companion Version) lyrics - Bright Eyes
La mañana llegó y vistió el cielo
De vestido amarillo
Las tiendas todas han abierto
En el centro de la ciudad
Llenas de gente que compran regalos
Para sus amigos y amantes
Ya si para que no están solos nunca más
Un bosque cercado se convierte en jardín
Como una canción nace del sonido
La manzana cayó y nos enseñó
Que estamos encadenados
Así que, ¡Aquí vamos, no escape!
No es sólida en estas calles
Así que nunca seré feliz otra vez
Parece ser que tú también
Ves llorar al cielo azul
Y nunca entenderás el movimiento
De una mano diciendo adiós
Pero cómo la historia va, o cómo la cuentan
Un nuevo día surgirá
En los salones de baile se llenarán de esqueletos
Que vuelven a la vida
Y en la colina, el cordero y el león se acostarán
Así que nunca estarán solos otra vez
No, no, no, no
¡No, imposible!
Pero hasta entonces creo que debo encontrar
Incredulidad para suspender
Porque no quiero sentirme así otra vez
Running Back lyrics - Bright Eyes
(originally by Thin Lizzy)
I'm a fool now that it's over
Can you guess my name?
I make my money singing songs about you
It's my claim to fame
When they say it's over
It's not all over, there's still the pain
I'd come running
I'd come running back to you again
Oh I'd come running
I'd come running back to you again
If I said I was sorry
Would you still leave me?
I never thought you'd go 'till you did
Believe me
When they say it's over
It's not all over completely
'Cause I'd come running
I'd come running back to you again
Yes I'd come running
I'd come running back to you again
I miss that girl
The show is over
We must all go home
Just leave me by myself
I'll be alright here on my own
If it's all over, if it's all over
And I'm all alone
I'd come running
I'd come running back to you again
Don't you know I'd come running
I'd come running back to you again
St. Ides Heaven lyrics - Bright Eyes
(originally by Elliott Smith)
Everything is exactly right
When I walk around here drunk every night
With an open container from 7-Eleven
In St. Ides Heaven
I've been out hauntin' the neighborhood
Everyone can see I'm no good
When I'm walkin' out between parked cars
With a head full of stars
High on amphetamines
The moon is a light bulb breakin'
It'll go around with anyone
But it won't come down for anyone
You think you know what brings me down
That I want those things you could never allow
You see me smilin', you think it's a frown
Turned upside down
'Cause everyone is a fuckin' pro
They all got answers from trouble they've known
They all got to say what you should and shouldn't do
Though they don't have a clue
High on amphetamines
The moon is a light bulb, it's breaking
It'll go around with anyone
But it won't come down for anyone
And I won't come down for anyone
When You Were Mine lyrics - Bright Eyes
(originally by Prince)
When you were mine
I gave you all of my money
Time after time
You done me wrong
Just like a train
You let all of my friends come over and meet
You were so strange
You didn't have the decency to change the sheets
Oh, when you were mine
I used to let you wear all of my clothes
You were so fine
Maybe that's the reason that it hurt me so
I know (I know)
That you're going with another guy
I don't care (Don't care)
'Cause I love you, baby, that's no lie
I love you more than I did
When you were mine
When you were mine
You were kinda sorta my best friend
I was so blind
I let you fool around
I never cared
I never was the kind to make a fuss
When he was there
Sleeping in between the two of us
I know (I know)
That you're going with another guy
I don't care (Don't care)
'Cause I love you, baby, that's no lie
I love you more than I did
When you were mine
When you were mine
You were all I ever wanted to do
Now I spend my time
Following him whenever he's with you
I know (I know)
That you're going with another guy
I don't care (Don't care)
'Cause I love you, baby, that's no lie
I love you more than I did
When you were mine
I love you more, I love you more
I love you more than I did
When you were mine
I love you more, I love you more, I love you more
I love you more, I love you more
Wrecking Ball lyrics - Bright Eyes
(originally by Gillian Welch)
Look out boys, 'cause I'm a rollin' stone
That's the way it's been since I first left home
Took every secret I'd ever known
And headed for the wall
Like a wrecking ball
Started down this road to sin
Playin' bass under a pseudonym
The days were rough it was all quite dim
But my mind cuts through it all
Like a wrecking ball
I was just a little Deadhead
Who is watching, who is watching?
I was just a little Deadhead
A darling daughter on a scholarship
Well I got tired and let my average slip
Then I was a farmer in the pogonip
Where the weed that I recall
Was like a wrecking ball
I met a lovesick daughter of the San Joaquin
She showed me colors that I'd never seen
And drank the bottom out of my canteen
Then left me in the fall
Like a wrecking ball
Standin' there in the morning mist
A Jack & Coke at the end my wrist
Yes, I remember when first we kissed
Though it was nothing at all
Like a wrecking ball
Hey boys, was just little Deadhead
Who is watching, who is watching?
I was just a little Deadhead
With too much trouble for me to shake
Oh, the weather and the blinding ache
Was riding high until the '89 quake
Hit the Santa Cruz Garden Mall
Like a wrecking ball
I was just a little Deadhead
Who is watching, who is watching?
I was just a little Deadhead
Who is watching, who is watching?
Who is watching, who is watching?
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