THE HORSE LIFE

The horse life, open on the fields
And this boy's life, pocket full of eels
I remember him, I remember him
Muddy boots and, oh, so easy with our sin

And the horse life, he took me to the stable
And this boy's life, to take me when he's able
I remember him
(Woah, woah)
I remember him
(Woah, woah)
In November warm breath against my skin

And the horse life

We were never bored, huddle in the forge
And shoes sputter in the furnace

And the horse life, to smell it on my clothes
And this boy's life, thought of him when I'm alone
I remember him
(Woah, woah)
I remember him
(Woah, woah)
And I'm getting old, woah, woah, woah

And the birch-born wind takes me home again
And he's ready in the breeze, he's, woah, woah, woah

And the horse life, buttons on my jeans
And this boy's life, our parents made a scene
I remember him, I remember him
Rollin' up our sleeves, woah, woah, woah, fifteen

The horse life
Woah, woah, woah and the horse life
The horse life
Woah, woah, woah and the horse life
The horse life

THIS PERFECT DRESS

You send me color
Pulled through the needle of you
Torn up I'm wearing it
What I wouldn't give

To change the weather around you
I'm never cold
I'll never cold

Lost as we spin
I'll sew you in
This perfect dress
Skin of our skin

Woven our hands
Silk is our breath
Wear it for you
This perfect dress

This perfect room
This little death
Birth without womb
What I wouldn't give

To tear riddle from riddle for you
But all I know
It's all I know

Lost as we spin
I'll sew you in
This perfect dress
Skin of our skin

Woven our hands
Silk is our breath
Wear it for you
This perfect dress

Lost as we spin
I'll sew you in
This perfect dress
Skin of our skin

Woven our hands
Silk is our breath
Wear it for you
This perfect dress

THIS PROPERTY IS CONDEMNED



27th wagon, full of cotton
Was parked outside my chicken shack door
I kept my crib covered up in satin
In case my baby came around for more

Now I feel, Daddy, somethin's not the same
'Cause there's weeds and there's rust
And the roof won't hold the rain

I remember better days
Lace in every window and roses 'round the gate
Now they've chased away all my friends
And they've locked me out and hung a sign on the fence
And it says, "This property is condemned"

Take me down the Vieux Carre
Where a little girl can get a bed or a bite
If you should see me coughin' 'round the corner
Won't you mix a little sugar with my tonic tonight?

I can feel like I'm part of the parade
'Cause I feel like there's bourbon
Slappin' around in my veins

I remember better days
Lace in every window and roses 'round the gate
Now they've chased away all my friends
And they've locked me out and hung a sign on the fence
And it says, "This property is condemned"

I got a new tiara, Daddy, take me to the Mardi Gras
Buy me cotton candy, dress me up in flowers
Let me be your baby doll, we can ditch that social worker
In and out the swinging doors on Tchoupitoulas Street
You may call me jail bait but I ain't too little to take the heat

I can feel phantoms blowin' through my brain
And I feel like I need someone to make 'em go away, oh

I remember better days
Lace in every window and roses 'round the gate
Now they've chased away all my friends
And they've locked me out and hung a sign on the fence
And it says, "This property is condemned"

[Incomprehensible]
[Incomprehensible]
[Incomprehensible]

TO MISS SOMEONE

I?ve been keeping busy since we?ve said goodbye
But all I do is think about you
The days are quick, the nights are long
I feel them tick, I watch them crawl
I?m petrified of running out of things to do

Though I?ve never really been in love
I know now what it means to miss someone

I have not been winning since we?ve said goodbye
Nothing fits and everything feels wrong
I guess it?s useless to deny it, I?ll admit that I?ve been crying
Guess I?m not so independent after all

Though I?ve never really been in love
I know now what it means to miss someone
To miss someone

Sometimes I dream we find each other in the night
And pass each other by
But part of me is running through
Every vein inside of you

I know where you?re going, I know where you?ve been
I know everything about you
The walls inside my head will shake the very second that you break
I?d sell my soul to keep yours at my heel

Though I?ve never really been in love
I know now how it feels to miss someone
To miss someone
To miss someone

TURN AWAY

Tell me words, said too much again
You think I would learn by now
And when I heard you, it just tears me all to bits
You think I would learn by now

All my labor is in vain
But I'll beg just the same
If you turn away, if you turn away
If you turn away, oh, honey, please stay

Why am I the one to wear the pain?
I guess I do it with panache
To talk it over now it'll only be a strain
With our hearts lost in all this trash

Where there are fewer stars to burn
Who'll be here when you return?
If you leave me now, if you turn away
If you turn away, oh honey, please stay

Where there are fewer stars to burn
Who'll be here when you return?
If you leave me now, if you turn away
If you turn away, oh, honey please stay

WE PAIR OFF

Bad shape and deadweight
Heavy air, empty space
Lead light and iron waves
Cut through me like a blade

The atmosphere is seeping through
It's crushing me in two
And I'm seeking the heat from you
And we pair off

I'm just a tiny speck, tossed by a finger-flick
Colliding in tiny wrecks and firing little fits
Blown about like a mishap
Shaken off the map
And we're falling into the cracks
And we pair off

Wasted (what tough way we learn)
Wasted (even the space we leave is barren)
Wasted, shapeless
And we pair off, and we pair off

Ill fitting inside the day
Still stuffing your life away
Find each other like rains of dust
Find each other because we must

Our colors running together
Are turning shades of rust
And to cry's only natural
And we pair off

Wasted (what tough way we learn)
Wasted (even the space we leave is barren)
Wasted, shapeless
And we pair off, and we pair off

Wasted (what tough way we learn)
Wasted (even the space we leave is barren)
Wasted, shapeless
And we pair off, and we pair off

Wasted
Shapeless
Wasted
Shapeless

WHY WASN'T I MORE GRATEFUL (WHEN LIFE WAS SWEET)

I had angels, a gang of angels by my side
Livin' lucky, golden girl with an easy ride
Little worry, loads of time, yeah
Wasn't it enough, wasn't it, wasn't it enough?

Tell me why wasn't I more grateful?
Why wasn't I more grateful?
Why wasn't I, why wasn't I more grateful
When life was sweet, when life was sweet?

Some people want and want and want what they don't have
'Til it keeps 'em awake at night in their bed just twitchin'
Some people like to complain about every little thing
Some folks just never stop bitchin'

I had a good man I took him for granted
And now I surely, surely, surely, surely miss him
Wasn't it enough? wasn't it, wasn't it enough?

Tell me why wasn't I more grateful?
Why wasn't I more grateful?
Why wasn't I, why wasn't I more grateful
When life was sweet, when life was sweet?

Why wasn't I, why wasn't I?
And it keeps me wonderin' what might've been
Keeps me wonderin' what might've been, yeah
To the Lord more grateful

BREATHE

At first I was scared when I opened up my head
And the motor that was running was the mind of you
I was scared when I looked at my reflection
And the shine I saw were the eyes of you

I was scared when you touched my lips
And the breath I took was the breath
That shook me with a shock
Like a flame as eternal as the song and the song is you

I will let you breathe through me
I will let you be with me

Whenever I'm alone and you're lost out there
I can feel you breathe 'cause our lungs we share
When I'm alone anytime, anywhere
I can feel your heart beat, 'cause our blood we share

I was scared when you came into my room
The walls became the sea, your voice was the moon
Oh, when you rocked me in your arms
Like a song, a wave on the tide of you

I will let you breathe through me
I will let you be with me

My heart beats your blood
Your breath fills my lungs
Your heart beats my blood
My breath fills your lungs

I was scared when you came into my room
The walls became the sea, your voice the moon
Oh, when you rocked me in your arms
Be with me

I will let you breathe through me
I will let you
I will let you
I will let you
I

CAN'T PULL THE WOOL DOWN (OVER THE LITTLE LAMB'S EYES)

I can feel you, I can feel you, baby
Smirkin? in the shadows and hopin? that I fall
I remember when you loved me, baby
I let you play the brave, you made me feel so small

We?re still fightin? through the same world
You can tempt and try to coax me, I will never be your girl again
Walk that walk till you drop, cock your head and wear a crown
But you can?t pull the wool down over the little lamb?s eyes

You have no fear of failure
You got the mirror, baby, you got a good tailor
You have no fear, you?re not like everyone
You?re not afraid of losin? or of being left alone

That suit you?re stuck in fits you to a tee
But you?re waltzin? ?round a land mine if you think you?re bluffin? me
Mumble through your cigarette, sympathize with every breath
But you can?t pull the wool down over the little lamb?s eyes

Listen you say you know how it feels, baby
But you don?t know what it?s like
And you can?t pull the wool down over the little lamb?s eyes
Yeah

I?ve learned a little bit about being hard
I can see you, I can see you, baby
Ever poised for some eternal snapshot
Well, I know you, you needn?t worry, baby
I won?t blow your cover, I?ll tell ?em what you got

Well, I know you, I know you, baby
I won?t blow your cover, don?t sweat it out
You can?t pull the wool down, can?t pull the wool down
Can?t pull the wool down over the little lamb?s eyes
You can?t pull the wool down, can?t pull the wool down
Can?t, no [Incomprehensible] pull it down

You wanna watch me bleed
You?ve come to pick the bones clean, baby
No, but you can?t bully me, no, no you can't

Yeah, you wanna watch me bleed
You?ve come to pick the bones clean
You better watch what you do, yeah

EVERYONE'S GOT A STORY

Dragged myself out of the house last night
Some friends of mine played a gig in town
Chill so cold, crackin' up my spine
It was just the thing to bring me down

They got me a table in a public spot
The crowd was sparse and preoccupied
It was smoky, loud and hot
And I was dull with thoughts of suicide

Everyone's got a story
Everyone's got a tune
I've never felt so lonely
I've never felt so doomed

Never thought I'd lose the feeling
I'm jaded now and unimpressed
What am I doing spinning my wheels
To end up playing, I don't like this

Everyone's got a story
Everyone's got a tune
I've never felt so lonely
I've never felt so doomed

Everyone's got a story
Everyone's got a tune
How 'bout a little glory
When there's a crowded room

Someone had to get on the stage
Someone had to get on the stage
Someone had to get on the stage
Someone had to get on the stage