SIDEWALK ASTRONOMY ALBUM LYRICS
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BOBBY
Bye there Bobby
I guess I never knew you.
Bye there Bobby
Now things are happening to you.
Bye bye Bobby
I guess I'll never know you at all.
'Cause the last leaves on autumn are trembling on your vine.
They're due to drop off in just a few months time.
The last leaves of autumn are trembling on your vine
And do you have regrets at all?
'Cause you threw your seeds out into the wind
But you never did come to check on them again.
You threw your seeds out into the wind
But you never did see them grow.
And now the time has come for me to forgive
'Cause you gave me life but you didn't watch me live.
Bye there Bobby and do you have regrets at all.
Bye there Bobby
I guess I never knew you.
Bye there Bobby
Now things are happening to you.
Bye bye Bobby
I guess I'll never know you at all.
'Cause your whole damn life you've been living for yourself.
Your whole life you never cared about no one else.
Your whole life you've been living for yourself
And do you have regrets at all?
Bye there Bobby
I guess I'll never know you.
Bye there Bobby
There are things I would have shown you.
Bye bye Bobby
I don't know how to feel at all.
DANGER
I am drowning in the darkness.
I am looking for the light.
But it seems everything I thought I knew
Has disappeared from sight.
'Cause in the land of fakes and frauds
If you're real you feel real odd.
Plastic people with plastic hearts
They'll play you like a deck of cards.
You keep calling me insane,
You knew that when you signed up.
But I am not really crazy babe,
I just fight for what I love.
And who wants to rot inside that box
And be just like everyone else?
Being sane is insane babe
It's a danger to your health.
It's a d-d-d-d-d-d danger, danger!
D-d-d-d-d-d danger, danger!
D-d-d-d-d-d danger to your health!
And everyone's afraid of the big wigs
So no one dare speak up against them.
They got that hammer, they will squash you down flat.
They got their power, don't forget about that.
But those pretty puppets they'll put on their lipstick
And say come here baby, I'll give you a big kiss.
I'll do anything you say, just tell me when.
I'll do anything you say just as long as I win.
As long as they win.
'Cause in the land of fakes and frauds
If you're real you feel real odd.
Plastic people with plastic hearts
They'll play you like a deck of cards.
Don't you play that card game baby!
Don't you play those cards!
Don't you play that card game baby!
It'll break your heart.
You keep calling me insane,
You knew that when you signed up.
But I am not really crazy babe,
I just fight for what I love.
And who wants to rot inside that box
And be just like everyone else?
Being sane is insane babe
It's a danger to your health.
It's a d-d-d-d-d-d danger, danger!
D-d-d-d-d-d danger, danger!
D-d-d-d-d-d danger to your health!
FIERY ONE
Maybe I've never loved, it could be true.
But I swear to God that I cared about you.
Maybe I don't know just what love is.
You offer your hand and I give you my fist.
I'm a fiery one, yes it's true,
but I'm not that devil in your church pew.
I'm a fiery one, I know it's true,
but I'm not that devil dancing with you.
You speak of me like I'm the wicked witch
Like making love is just some scratch to itch.
I should be ashamed of my lustful soul,
my desire is burning out of control.
I'm a fiery one, yes it's true,
but I'm not that devil in your church pew.
I'm a fiery one, I know it's true,
but I'm not that devil dancing with you.
Have you ever watched him dance?
All his moves he learned from you.
You gotta take a look deep inside
and see all the demons in you that hide.
I wear mine right on my sleeve
So they don't get the best of me.
But you're always so very stoic,
I know you feel it all but don't dare show it.
One day it's all going to overflow inside
And all the hurt you feel you won't be able to hide.
I'm scared of the day, the day that you snap.
Terrified of the day your lovely mask cracks.
I'm a fiery one, yes it's true,
but I'm not that devil in your church pew.
I'm a fiery one, I admit it's true,
but I'm not that devil dancing with you.
MASTER MANIPULATOR MAGNET
I'm a Master Manipulator Magnet.
They want what they want and I have it.
I'm a Master Manipulator Magnet
And they're hunting me down today!
They say we love you girl!
Now let us in!
We're going to take everything!
And don't you dare, dare complain!
We'll convince you that it's you to blame.
I'm a Master Manipulator Magnet.
They want what they want and I have it.
I'm a Master Manipulator Magnet
And they're hunting me down today!
Bang, bang! They're coming for me.
Bang, bang! With words so sweet.
Bang, bang! They're coming for me.
Bang, bang! They won't let me be!
I'm a Master Manipulator Magnet.
They want what they want and I have it.
I'm a Master Manipulator Magnet
And they're hunting me down today!
They're hunting me down today!
But I am just a little stepping stone.
Very soon they'll be moving on.
I am just their little stepping stone
Very soon they'll be moving on.
I'm a Master Manipulator Magnet.
They want what they want and I have it.
I'm a Master Manipulator Magnet
And they're hunting me down today!
They're hunting me down today!
They're hunting me down today!
SIDEWALK ASTRONOMER
He stands on the corner with a scope of it all.
A sidewalk astronomer, lanky and tall,
Telescope between skyscrapers,
it's a moon party, come look at the craters!
Come see the imperfect beauty of the moon,
shining in the sky like a dented spoon.
See Jupiter and Saturn!
From the heavens there's so much to learn.
He does his show and they throw him dollars,
Come see the secrets of the sky he hollers.
He's magnetic in a strange way,
he's the moon and I am the waves.
He came to my place, he doesn't have one of his own.
Well he sort of does but there's only space for one.
He lives in a van in my neighborhood,
I say he needs a place, he says he's all good.
I tell him it's friendly, there's no chance of romance.
But in my sly smile he knows he has a chance.
And deep down I know the way that I feel
But I know this must not be revealed.
He does his show and they throw him dollars,
Come see the secrets of the sky he hollers.
He's magnetic in a strange way,
he's the moon and I am the waves.
Well after that, well I fell fast
but a romance with the astronomer can never last
Cause there's a whole universe or two out there
And who knows more than he who stares
at the sky all night through his magic telescope
But I'm a falling star so I hold onto hope.
He does his show and they throw him dollars,
Come see the secrets of the sky he hollers.
He's magnetic in a strange way,
he's the moon and I am the waves.
He does his show and they throw him dollars,
Come see the secrets of the sky he hollers.
He's magnetic in a strange way,
he's the moon and I am the waves.
Well it's been a year since he's been gone
Yeah like that tide he's rolling on.
Lord knows I'm rolling on too
but I think of him every time I see that moon.
GUTS
Well a month passed and you didn't call and you didn't write
And I was so torn up for those 30 nights.
Then I saw you at the bar, down at UBG.
Oh we tried not to look at each other, I could feel the heat.
It came out of my chest and flew straight to you.
I couldn't hold back no, I couldn't hold back, no.
I couldn't hold back no more.
I couldn't hold back no, I couldn't hold back, no.
I couldn't hold back anymore.
And you always said that I weaken your will.
Well you weaken mine.
But that's the last time.
'Cause I loved you like a lover and I loved you like a friend.
I'll love you forever but this has got to end.
Yeah I loved you like a lover, you were my best friend
I'll love you forever but this has got to end.
Cause a love never felt so good and a love never hurt so much.
I'll always love you baby,
Even when I hate your guts.
So I won't go around to places where you might be.
Yeah I'll try to never see you, I hope you never see me.
I won't drive down, I won't drive down your street
To see if your light's on and wonder what's going on.
'Cause I loved you like a lover and I loved you like a friend.
I'll love you forever but this has got to end.
Yeah I loved you like a lover, you were my best friend
I'll love you forever but this has got to end.
Cause a love never felt so good and a love never hurt so much.
I'll always love you baby,
Even when I hate your guts.
SHEEPOCRISY
Do you ever feel like the world is full of BS?
But we've got the wool over our eyes so we can't see it.
And we're wearing that wool 'cause we're taught to be sheep.
If you're the same you're praised, if you're different you're laughed at.
Don't know why I wanted so hard to win you over
'Cause you are just another sheep.
Well I am not a sheep, I'm a lion who's been sleeping
And I'm waking now, so you best be running.
Run little sheepies, run little sheepies,
run little sheepies...run, run run!!
Run little sheepies, run little sheepies,
run little sheepies...run, run, run!!
Cause you biting sheep, you don't scare me
you've only got them nubs for teeth
You biting sheep, you don't scare me
You've only got them nubs so you better run!
Well I know that I'm strange and I'm proud of that
Born from a strange momma, born from a strange pa
So what did they expect when I popped into this world
I'm no ordinary sheepy girl
But your insecurities make you pretend
that you're better, better, better,
so much better than me when you're just another sheep.
You keep singing that same old sheep song
Going ba, ba, ba, all night long!
Ba, ba, ba all night long!
Well I am not a sheep, I'm a lion who's been sleeping
And I'm waking now, so you best be running.
Did you know that your snobbery is born from your sheepocrisy??
So you better run little sheepies, run little sheepies,
run little sheepies...run, run run!!
Run little sheepies, run little sheepies,
run little sheepies...run, run, run!!
Cause you biting sheep, you don't scare me
you've only got them nubs for teeth.
You biting sheep you don't scare me, you've only got them nubs...
So you better run!
CIRCLES
You've got circles 'round your eyes I know you're tired,
I can hear it through the phone.
And your son talks a mile a minute like his mom
And the dad he's never known,
The dad he's never known.
And he talks well beyond his years of two.
He speaks of airplanes and tractors too.
And he paints a picture in his room,
Red and green and blue and turquoise too.
But you've got circles 'round your eyes I know you're tired
I can hear it through the phone.
And your son talks a mile a minute like his mom
And the dad he's never known.
The dad he's never known.
I know you're scared I would be too
Doing this all on your own.
I know you're scared I would be too
But you're raising the sweetest son.
But you've got circles 'round your eyes I know you're tired
I can hear it through the phone
And your son talks a mile a minute like his mom
And the dad he's never known.
The dad he's never known.
HOLLYWOOD ZOO
He told you to wear your leather dress, leather dress, while you sang to him.
He told you to wear your leather dress, leather dress, while you sang to him.
Come here baby, play this here guitar. Do what I say, I'll take you really far.
Come here baby, take this here guitar. Do what I say, I'll make you a star.
I'm just an animal in this Hollywood zoo
Stuck like a corpse in this Hollywood tomb
Dig me up, dig me up, dig me up and take me out.
Dig me up, dig me up, dig me up and take me out.
Dig me up, dig me up, dig me up and take me out.
Dig me up, dig me up, dig me up and take me out now.
Take me out now.
Put on your pretty bow and do a show for me.
Put on your pretty bow and do a show for me.
Put on your bow and do a show, show!
Put on your bow and do a show, show!
I'm just an animal in this Hollywood zoo
Stuck like a corpse in this Hollywood tomb
Dig me up, dig me up, dig me up and take me out.
Dig me up, dig me up, dig me up and take me out.
Dig me up, dig me up, dig me up and take me out.
Dig me up, dig me up, dig me up and take me out now.
Take me out now.
I can't take it much longer, this feeling's only getting stronger.
I'm just an animal in this Hollywood zoo
Stuck like a corpse in this Hollywood tomb
Dig me up, dig me up, dig me up and take me out.
Dig me up, dig me up, dig me up and take me out.
Dig me up, dig me up, dig me up and take me out.
Dig me up, dig me up, dig me up and take me out now.
Take me out now.
BURIED IN YOUR DREAMS
You'll never know how much I loved you.
How I'd watch you as you'd sleep.
How I hoped that I was buried,
buried there in your dreams.
And you'd mumble words of no meaning but they seemed to mean the world to you.
And I could only hope that I was the one you were mumbling to.
And your fist would clench and release as you fell deeper in sleep,
And I could only hope that I was the one you were grabbing.
You'll never know how much I loved you.
How I'd watch you as you'd sleep.
How I hoped that I was buried,
buried there in your dreams.
Oh you'll never know how much I loved you.
How I'd watch you as you'd sleep.
How I hoped that I was buried,
buried there in your dreams.
And you'd be sleeping so heavily
And then I'd reach for you
And you'd do everything
That I wanted you to.
You'll never know how much I loved you.
How I'd watch you as you'd sleep.
How I hoped that I was buried,
buried there in your dreams.
Oh you'll never know how much I loved you.
How I'd watch you as you'd sleep.
How I hoped that I was buried,
buried there in your dreams.
ALWAYS WITH ME
It was August when you left, almost September.
There are things I'll try to forget but one I'll always remember.
I never knew you, you never knew me
But somehow you're always with me.
I never knew you, you never knew me
But somehow you're always with me.
And we can't choose how we come to be
But we can choose what we take
You might be someone's accident
Someone else's mistake.
And I ain't going to claim that you were a good man.
That wouldn't be the whole truth.
But there are things that I've gained,
Lessons I've learned from you.
I never knew you, you never knew me
But somehow you're always with me.
I never knew you, you never knew me
But somehow you're always with me.
And I'm sorry for the hell that you went through
When you were just a little boy
I know that you didn't have it good
Madness you had to endure.
And I'm sorry for the hell that you caused
when you grew to be a man.
But I hope you're in a better place,
And I want you to understand.
I never knew you, you never knew me
But somehow you're always with me.
I never knew you, you never knew me
But somehow you're always with me.
WAR FOR LOVE ALBUM LYRICS
PINS AND NEEDLES
by Clare Means
Pins and needles in our bed
Held together by a thread
Sticks and stones in our bath
Skin bruised; skin scratched
Spread sand on my toast
Mix salt in your tea
I'll poison you if you'll poison me
We've changed for the worse
We're strange, we're perverse
And there is no stopping us
We've changed for the worse
We're strange, we're perverse
And there is no stopping us now
I'm a tiger in your eyes
And you're a compromise
Until I find another
And we will pounce on our prey
Til we have all decayed
Til there is nothing left but bones of us
We've changed for the worse
We're strange, we're perverse
And there is no stopping us
We've changed for the worse
We're strange, we're perverse
And there is no stopping us now
Pins and needles in our bed
Held together by a thread
Sticks and stones in our bath
Skin bruised; skin scratched
Spread sand on my toast
Mix salt in your tea
I'll poison you if you'll poison me
We've changed for the worse
We're strange, we're perverse
And there is no stopping us
We've changed for the worse
We're strange, we're perverse
And there is no stopping us now
No stopping us now
No stopping us now
TIMBER
by Clare Means
Into the woods of Virginia
Through tall pines she led you
And you fell like timber
She wasn't there to catch you
And I fell like timber at your feet
And you fell like timber
But never for me
Never for me
And isn't it just my luck
To fall in the quiet of the snow
And I was hoping you would hear me
But I didn't make a sound
When I fell like timber at your feet
And you fell like timber
But never for me
Yeah I fell like timber at your feet
And you fell like timber
But never for me
Never for me
by Clare Means
You're dragging a suitcase the size of a coffin
They offer you rides, you insist on walking
You'll have it your way
or nothing at all
You're smiling through a broken grin
You never did want those spaces filled
You'll have it your way
or nothing at all
Oh Georgette
Make me brave, make me brave
Brave like you
Cause I'm just doing what they tell me
Yeah I'm just doing what they tell me to
You throw your dollar down on the table
Telling me take it; exclaiming you hate it
You'll have it your way
Or nothing at all
Dreaming with your head in hand
Sleepless in the Santa Monica sand
You'll have it your way
Or nothing at all
Oh Georgette
Make me strong, make me strong
Strong like you
Cause I'm just doing what they tell me
Yeah I'm just doing what they tell me to
And left alone when you were young
You learned it all on your own
You made it your way
You had no one at all
Oh Georgette
Make me brave, make me brave
Brave like you
Cause I'm just doing what they tell me
Yeah I'm just doing what they tell me to
Oh Georgette
I'll be brave, I'll be brave
Brave like you
by Clare Means
I'm in love with a man that I'm not supposed to love
Because we've tried so many times that we just have to give it up
But the love is always the easiest part
It's just the battle grounds that tear us apart
We go to war, to war, to love, to love, to war, to war
Once more we go around
We go to war, to war, to love, to love, to war, to war
Once more we go around
But when he holds me it's like no other lover
And when he kisses me how those lips make me quiver
But from those lips spew these words that
Slice like swords
And they stab me straight through the heart
We go to war, to war, to love, to love, to war, to war
Once more we go around
We go to war, to war, to love, to love, to war, to war
Once more we go around
Watch the blood rain down from our thunderclouds
Watch my guts spill out as you dig your knife in deeper
Help! I plead, but you're the help I seek
You're my strength, you're my weakness
So dig your knife in deeper....
We go to war, to war, to love, to love, to war, to war
Once more we go around
We go to war, to war, to love, to love, to war, to war
Once more we go around
by Clare Means
I've waited for you to come around
But you come in waves
In and out and away you go
I keep waiting for you but you never return
I've been waiting for you since the day we were born
But then again we were never here
I keep waiting for you but in vain I fear
In vain...
But you're my lovely sin, lovely sin
Your lovely skin so filled with sin
So I will wait for you
I will wait for you
But now the night is pushing on
The clock says that it's two in the morn
And you still haven't called
Must I always call you?
Always chase your tail, pin you up and stare
As you wiggle on my wall
Watch your shadow rise and fall again
But you're my lovely sin, lovely sin
Your lovely skin so filled with sin
So I will wait for you
I will wait for you
Cause I've never known a touch like yours
And I doubt I will again
Few have your skills
And few know your sin
But you're my lovely sin, lovely sin
Your lovely skin so filled with sin
So I will wait for you
I will wait for you
I will wait for you
by Clare Means & Michael Starr
You ran me 'round and deceived me
You knocked me to my knees
You held me down and kept me bound
But now I'm finally free
I can feel a change a comin'
It's the dawn of a brand new day
And like that sun that's rising
I'll burn those clouds away
Look who's lucky now, look who's lucky now
Look who's lucky now, look who's lucky now
Drowning in shallow waters
The sand, it scraped my skin
But I fought your storm
I got to shore
And now the light seeps in
I can feel a change a comin'
It's the dawn of a brand new day
And like that sun that's rising
I'll burn those clouds away
Look who's lucky now, look who's lucky now
Look who's lucky now, look who's lucky now
Scorched by your fire
Surrounded by your flames
But I've risen from the ashes
And I'll never be the same
I can feel a change a comin'
It's the dawn of a brand new day
And like that sun that's rising
I'll burn those clouds away
Look who's lucky now, look who's lucky now
Look who's lucky now, look who's lucky now
by Clare Means
I've got a voodoo doll
She looks a lot like you
I've got a voodoo doll
She's a bleach blonde too
I've got a voodoo doll
She looks a lot like you
I've got a voodoo doll
She's a bleach blonde too
Once my friend but now my foe
The pain you caused...well now you'll know
Cause I've got a voodoo doll
She looks a lot like you
I've got a voodoo doll
She's a bleach blonde too
Stick the pins in and you'll feel my sting
Push them in further and they'll make you scream
AHHHHHH!!!!!
'Cause I've got a voodoo doll
She looks a lot like you
I've got a voodoo doll
She's a bleach blonde too
I've got a voodoo doll
She's a bleach blonde too