Dream Brother
(j. buckley/m. grondahl/m. johnson)
There is a child sleeping near his twin
The pictures go wild in a rush of wind
That dark angel he is shuffling in
Watching over them with his black feather wings unfurled
The love you lost with her skin so fair
Is free with the wind in her butterscotch hair
Her green eyes blew goodbyes
With her head in her hands
And your kiss on the lips of another
Dream brother with your tears scattered round the world.
Don't be like the one who made me so old
Don't be like the one who left behind his name
'cause they're waiting for you like i waited for mine
And nobody ever came...
Don't be like the one who made me so old
Don't be like the one who left behind his name
'cause they're waiting for you like i waited for mine
And nobody ever came...
Don't be like the one who made me so old
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Gunshot Glitter
Dont you wanna let go of your heart
Or you resist the beds of bliss
Fortune makes fools of us all
My dear materialista, silence was insane,
The parting was mutual.
Dont you want the rocket to rock out?
Theres room for us both to fly.
Tell the man Im never coming back again.
Tell the man Im never coming back again.
Why should you notice at all?
Gone again beside you will fall
Down to the sea out of the skies
Of gold cards and casual tears
I have only come to see you shine
Feminine smiles the right side is wise, more than i.
I wanna be your lover,
Lipstick my name across your mirror.
Blood red with flaked gunshot glitter
And be one with all you disowned in your young life.
You paranoia politician diva.
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Faith Salons
(brenda kahn/jeff buckley)
From the 1994 brenda kahn promotional ep king of cairo and the 1996 brenda kahn album destination anywhere.
In the faith salons they do your nails for fifteen dimes a bottle, where
Someone in the darkness waits for your arrival. in the faith salons the
Deals are struck, making heroes out of dust and clay. the man gives you
Sixty seconds on the dollar, and walks away. in the middle of your book
Of ages you write your dreams down to the letter. tired of second
Chances and singles dances. her robes were purple velvet feeling like
The king of cairo. prisoners to fools and slaves to paper gods. in the
Faith salons....the books of massacres and natural disasters, beguiled by
Belligerence learned from the dancing masters. the child on the train
Was a mimic mime of babble. the mother knitted sweaters that the child
Would unravel. in the faith salons....they have medicines for madness,
Madness caused by drugs, something for your headache and a spray to kill
The bugs. you walk the catwalk of polyphony, and your charades of
Destiny. to whose myth of creation will you finally fall upon your knees
And cry for forgiveness denied. in the faith salons....shed appear like
A belligerrent ghost in my dreams, in my living room, all torn apart and
Blue, where the ribbons flew and the sky tore like a sheet of rain, of
Dust. peace is a distant mirage where the only truth is the path and
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I Woke Up In A Strange Place
Ghost calls to visit
With my keys in his pocket
Kisses in my mouth with his
Eyes hanging out of his sockets
My memories crumble
Under still resistance
I was torn out like pages
From the book of existence
I woke up in a strange place
My mind a blur and some blood on my chin
I made a call for a blackened cab
Some destination was moving on in
I remember the words that you told me
How they come down so hard, so plain
Fate is going to find your love in a
Glass of champagne
I lied to my host I told him
I knew how far I could go
When I emptied my guts out
On his brand new stereo
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Madame George
(van morrison)
Originally performed by van morrison. this cover is found on the trash can tape (a bootleg tape).
Down on cyprus avenue
With a child-like vision leaping into view.
The clicking clacking of the high-heeled shoes,
Ford and fitzroy; madame george.
Marching with the soldierboy behind
Hes much older now with hat on, drinking wine
And the smell of sweet perfume comes drifting thru
In the cool night breeze like shalimar
And then your self control lets go
And suddenly youre up against the bathroom door.
The hallway lights are finely getting dim
Youre in the front row touching him
And outside theyre making all the stops
The kinds out in the streets collecting bottle tops,
Going for cigarettes and matches to the shops,
Happy talking, madame george
And thats when you fall, oh,
Oh, thats when you fall
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I Know Its Over
(morrissey/j.marr)
Originally performed by the smiths. jeff performed it several times, usually in medley with hallelujah or with kangaroo.
Oh mother, I can feel the soil falling over my head
And as I climb into an empty bed - oh well, enough said
I know its over still I cling, I dont know where else I can go
Over and over.....
Oh mother, I can feel the soil falling over my head
See the sea wants to take me, the knife wants to slit (cut) me
Do you think you can help me
Sad veiled bride please be happy - handsome groom give her room
Loud loutish lover treat her kindly though she needs you
More than she loves you - and I know its over - still I cling
I dont know where else I can go - over and over.....
I know its over and it never really began but in my heart it was so real
And she even spoke to me and said
If youre so funny, then why are you on your own tonight?
And if youre so clever then why are you on your own tonight?
And if youre so very entertaining then why are you on your own tonight?
And if youre so very good looking, then why do you sleep alone tonight?
I know - cos tonight is just like any other night - thats why youre on
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Lover, You Shouldve Come Over
Looking out the door I see the rain fall upon the funeral mourners
Parading in a wake of sad relations as their shoes fill up with water
And maybe Im too young to keep good love from going wrong
But tonight youre on my mind so you never know
When Im broken down and hungry for your love with no way to feed it
Where are you tonight, child you know how much I need it
Too young to hold on and too old to just break free and run
Sometimes a man gets carried away, when he feels like he should be having his fun
And much too blind to see the damage hes done
Sometimes a man must awake to find that really, he has no-one
So Ill wait for you... and Ill burn
Will I ever see your sweet return
Oh will I ever learn
Oh lover, you shouldve come over
cause its not too late
Lonely is the room, the bed is made, the open window lets the rain in
Burning in the corner is the only one who dreams he had you with him
My body turns and yearns for a sleep that will never come
Its never over, my kingdom for a kiss upon her shoulder
Its never over, all my riches for her smiles when I slept so soft against her
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Hallelujah / I Know It's Over (medley)
I heard there was a secret chord
That david played and it pleased the lord
But you don't really care for music, do you
Well it goes like this the fourth, the fifth
The minor fall and the major lift
The baffled king composing hallelujah
Hallelujah...
Well your faith was strong but you needed proof
You saw her bathing on the roof
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you
She tied you to her kitchen chair
She broke your throne and she cut your hair
And from your lips she drew the hallelujah
Hallelujah...
Baby i've been here before
I've seen this room and i've walked this floor
I used to live alone before i knew you
I've seen your flag on the marble arch
But love is not a victory march
It's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah
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Demon John
(j.buckley/m.tighe)
Say farewell, gnight, sonny-jim,
In your defenseless, winning smile.
What do you hope to win?
And bliss face down, defended.
Well, now stoned demon john
Theres no town the boy cannot belong
Why did you come here?
Is it to excavate all your sins? boil within?
Slaughter like the daughter of the devil you send me.
I have to deal, you called me here.
You couldnt say that you were juiced
The night that you were introduced
To demon john
Gonna take him with you when you go?
Dance down slow. oh, way down.
You cannot escape the bar-side angel dissector
You undo you life with too much cocoon,
Whos your protector?
Dark is the city where the white girls walk by,
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The Sky Is A Landfill
(j.buckley/m.tighe)
Circle around the park, joining hands in silence
Watch the evil black the sky
The storm has ripped the shelter of illusion from our brow
This power is no mistery to us now.
Leave your genocide, the cancer you wont
Remove.
We cast our funeral rose inside and bury the need to prove.
Our mutilation is to gain from the system.
Turn your head away from the screen, oh people,
It will tell you nothing more.
Dont suck the milk of flaccid bill k. puclics empty promise
To the people that the public can ignore.
This way of life is so devised tu snuff out
The mind that moves,
Moving with grace the men despise,
And women have learned to lose.
Throw off your shame of being slave to the system.
I see you take another drag,
One more lost soul to raise your flag.
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