Mercury Rev - The Essential: Stillness Breathes 1991-2006 [compilation] (2006) by Mercury Rev (보컬) on maniadb.com

Look how the sun, captured by the rain
Glimmers and falls, and lands in golden balls
Like a bracelet hung, from a spider's web
For me to show to you, like gifts

That you won't forget...
For as long as you live

See how the rain, captured by the leaves
Shimmers and falls, and lives on in diamonds balls
Like a necklace hung, over limb and branch
For me to show to you, like gifts

That you won't forget...
For as long as you live

Watch how the stars, captured by the sky
Appear to die, before our eyes and live on in other ways
Well tonight they're mine, for me to show
For me to shower you, like gifts

That you won't forget...
For as long as you live
And you will always have
For I will always give them
To you

And so with the explorers on my heels I started t'wheel/Stepped aside stone walls, i was sick of it all/And so I set my sail on yr coattails and yr warm shawl/Up where there's an Everlasting Arm, sends us out alone, moves us out of harm/Ever-reaching always sweeping...And though I struggled t'take my place/there stood my mistake/Standing there like some great big theatre curtain he knew for certain I'd come down on you softly/Up where.../By and by the gates swung wide/Loved ones came in sight/Storming down the street like Puerto-Rican kids in a summer rain/Breaking open the hydrants and going insane/Up where...

On a summer day, you can hear her call
But in a funny way she reminds you of the fall
On a summer day, you can hear her call
But in a funny way she reminds you of the fall

Through the fields and the streams and the lakes and the trees
And the grass and the logs run all my dogs
And I am home again

In the autumn air, you can see her smile
But in a funny way she reminds you of a child
In the autumn air, you feel her soul unfold
And in a funny way you feel your own explode

Through the fields and the streams and the lakes and the trees
And the grass and the logs run all my dogs
And I am home again

On a winter day, you can hear her call
But in a funny way when the snow begins to fall
On a winter day, you can hear her call
And in a funny way, you love her even more

Through the fields and the streams and the lakes and the trees
And the grass and the logs run all my dogs
And I am home again

Through the fields and the streams and the lakes and the trees
And the grass and the logs run all my dogs
And I am home again

On a summer day, you can hear her call
But in a funny way she reminds you of the fall
On a summer day, you can hear her call
But in a funny way she reminds you of the fall

Well i got us on a hiway an' i got us in a car
Got us goin' faster than we've ever gone before
An' i know it ain't gonna last
An' i know it ain't gonna last
When i see yr eyes arive
they explode like two bugs on glass
Far above th' ocean, depp under th' sea
There's a river runnin' dry because of you an' me
She's a goddess on a hiway, a goddess in a car
A goddess goin' faster than she's ever gone before

Those seducers [4x]
bombed out lovers, gallant red flocks of mellow seducers, fine [find?] eager seekers, deep deef down
beautiful lines from above and we're all a-glow
raise her head and things get warm, hold on to its leg, before it flies away
sun lit walks, I feel no harm, my primitive words match my primitive heart [hide?]

it's not as easy as it may seem, remember that yourself is steam

[chorus] and of course it don't mind, chasing a bee inside a jar [x2]

Then like sheep led to sacrifial slaughter, they don't mind, but they oughta, all the time (they oughta)
their pretty shells are so inviting, well protected
their eyes are rivers, they give me shivers

[chorus]

it's not time for the real life [live?] sign, it's not time for these fears of mine [x2]
i'm feeling troubled, i'm feeling trapped, can't shake that bubble off my back



it's not as easy as it may seem, remember that yourself is steam [x2]

it's not time for the real life sign, it's not time for these fears of mine
i'm feeling troubled, i'm feeling trapped, can't shake that bubble off my back
i feel no harm, i feel no harm, ...feel no harm

[chorus]

its not as easy as it may seem, remember that yourself is steam

what once was lost will never be found, keep spinning in circles until you break new ground

I dreamed of you on my farm
I dreamed of you in my arms
But dreams are always wrong

I never dreamed I’d hurt you
I never dreamed I’d lose you
In my dreams I’m always strong

But now th' creek is rising
An’ all my bridges burned

I always dreamed of big crowds
Plumes of smoke and high clouds
But dreams don’t last for long

I have my suspicions
When th’ stars are in position
All will be revealed

But I know that until then
Unless th’ stars surrender
All will be concealed

And now th’ snow is falling
And all my fences torn

I know you need someone
An’ I can hear someone
Somewhere in this song

I dreamed that I was walking
And th' two of us were talking
Of all life's mystery

Th' words that flow between friends
Winding streams without end
I wanted you to see

But it can seem surprising
When you find yourself alone
And now th' dark is rising
And a brand new moon is born

I always dreamed I'd love you
I never dreamed I'd lose you
In my dreams I'm always strong

If I was a white horse
And offered you a ride
Through a black forest

If we took a strange course
Promised you a danger
For a while

Ooh, ooh
(If I was a white horse)
Lorelei

Ooh, ooh
(If I was a white horse)
Lorelei

There's no way around the forest
The only way is through
And there's no way I'll ever make it on my own
Without you

But if you are persuaded
By all those dragon flies, offerin' you a ride
I'll know why

Ooh, ooh
(If I was a white horse)
Lorelei

Ooh, ooh
(If I was a white horse)
I'll know why
I'll know why

Forests come in all size
Danger many shapes
Well, who's to say

If I was a white horse
Offered you a ride
Through a black forest

Time, all the long red lines, that take
Control, of all th smokelike streams that flow into yr
Dreams, that big blue open sea, that can't be
Crossed, that can't be climbed, just born
Between, oh th' two white lines, distant gods an' faded
Signs, of all those blinking lites, you had t' pick the one tonite...
Holes, dug by little moles, angry jealous
Spies, got telephones for eyes, come t' you as
Friends, all those endless ends, that can't be
Tied, oh they make me laugh, an' always make me
Cry, til they drop like flies, an' sink like polished
Stones, of all th' stones i throw, how does that ol' song go
how does that ol' song go...
Bands, those funny little plans, that never work quite right.

wanna ask but I just stare
can I run my hands through your car wash hair [2x]

drillin' a hole with my soul
in the sand
diggin' for gold
for the hole [whore?], in the bed
catchin' a ride from a band
I sat in the back of the van
they tried to make me understand
'cause if I'm not in a band, don't mean I'm square
and if I am, well then I don't care

wanna ask but I just stare
can I run my hands through your car wash hair

number two has got me confused
hope I'll always be numbers one and three [2x]

wanna ask but I just stare
can I run my hands through your car wash hair [2x]

drillin' a hole with my soul
in the sand
diggin' for gold
for the ho, in the bed
catchin' a ride from a band


I sat in the back of the van
they tried to make me understand
that if I'm not in a band, doesn't mean I'm square
and if I am, well then I don't care

wanna ask but I just stare
can I run my hands through your car wash hair [2x]

you said, hell, well I don't care
if you run your hands through my car wash hair
wanna ask but I just stare
can I run my hands through your car wash hair
you said, hell, well I don't care
if you run your hands through my car wash hair
wanna ask but I just stare
can I run my hands through your car wash hair
you said, hell, well I don't care
if you run your hands through my car wash hair
wanna ask but I just stare
can I run my hands through your car wash hair

Hard as the kick in a young man's stride
I stabbed myself back into the night
One heel in front, one heel behind
Life in the Empire State...

Angels and devils before my eyes
The palms of my hands hung by my side
Helpless I watched them destroy and divide
Life in the Empire State...

Cold were my bones, warm was the fire
White was your face cast to my mind
Bright as ever any light that shined
On Life in the Empire State

Into the Void I roared in vain
What if the South's gonna do it again
Promise you'll b by my side for the end
Of Life in the Empire State...

Shrug off the shifting weight of home
And hope that the Almight Anchor will hold
Was there room in your heart for your weakest son all along
Whistle sirens the Blind comin' on...
No matter how lion-hearted my will I still stray beyond?
I threw up my hands and swore I'd find more in yr arms
Was the Narrow Way there in our midst all along
Sounds like the empire State's comin' on...

crash land in an obscene movie
and find yourself on an outstretched finger
a p/massive heart as a massive hole
you see faces that you did not know
it's exact their (little?) stinger's intact
they're designed (they decide?) to rule (rue?) the day (warmer days?)
their mouths are moving a million miles an hour
it's the only way, hey
you're seeing illusions (I've seen the legions?) in this house
the things we never talk about
so place your lips around the (his?) spout
and slowly blow yourself away

I've seen you eat away
slow as a glacier makes its way down to the Rhine*
I've seen you chisel away
slow as a glacier makes its way down to the Rhine

and you wonder why I leave so soon
how I get so high sink to the bottom of your room

I've seen you fritter away
slow as a glacier makes its way down to the Rhine
I've seen you whittle away
slow as a glacier makes its way down to the spine

And you wonder why I leave so soon
how I get so high sink to the bottom of your room

I wonder why I stay
slow as a glacier makes its way down to the Rhine
I've seen you eat away
slow as a glacier makes its way down to the Rhine

I wonder what to do


slow as a glacier takes to move on through the world

And you wonder why I leave so soon
how I get so high sink to the bottom of your room

And you wonder why I leave so soon
how I get so high sink to the bottom of your room

I've seen you chisel away
Hammer in place always in time
I've seen you chisel away
slow as a glacier makes its way down to the Rhine

And you wonder why I leave so soon
how I get so high sink to the bottom of your room

A year is just a drop in time,
it cannot touch th’ female form in my bed
She is just a friend of mine,
In th’ dark she knows th’ touch of my hand

Let th’ music play like you want it to
Let th’ sunshine lite in yr hair
Let th’ moonlite play at your feet like a babe
An’ softly linger there

Her words profane, her mouth divine,
I tried to sympathize with both sides
But I was caught, like a fleeting thought,
stuck inside of Leonard Cohen’s mind

We met on a beach in Greece,
an’ parted on a rusty Spanish stair
Two birds in th’ distance fly,
they landed an’ they settle down somewhere

Let th’ music play like you want it to
Let th’ sunlite glide thru yr hair
Let th’ moonlite play at your feet like a babe
An’ softly linger there

A year is just a drop in time,
it cannot touch her female form in my head
She was just a friend of mine,
in th’ dark she knew th’ touch of my hand

Well she tossed all night like a ragin' sea
woke up an' climbed from th' suicide machine
with her spanish candles an' her persian poems
stuck on th' rocks insude opus 40 stoned
an' scratchin' he wrists in the pourin' rain
she collapses down upon th' ocean floor again
Tears in waves minds on fire
Nights alone by yr side
Catskill mansions buried screams
i'm alive she cried but i don't know what it means
somewhere out there across th' moonlit sands
there's a line drawn like th' lines on her own shand
an' slammin' her eyes lockin' th' door
she collapses down upon th' ocean floor again
Tears in waves minds on fire
Nights alone by yr side

He was friend of mine
He was friend of mine
Everytime I think about him
Not I just can't keep from cryin'
And he was friend of mine

He died on the road
He died on the road

He never had enough momey
To pay his room or board
And he was friend of mine

I stole away and cried
I stole away and cried
Cause I never had too much money
And I never been satisfied.

He never done no wrong
He never done no wrong
A thousand miles from home
And he never harmed no one
And he was friend of mine

He was friend of mine
Everytime I hear his name
Not I just can't keep from cryin'
Cause he was friend of mine -

Sea t' corporal sea atlantic's too specific
haven't time t'settle sharks infest th' water
kickin' up th' dust constructin' new ideals
old ones laid t' rust nothin' seems so real
Slidin' away in a washed out delta sun
Missionaries flood my favorite AM stations
flowing in their futures washed out in this delta rag
look th' other way pocket all th' pieces
tripping up th' strawhat tumble inta th' wind
Slidin' away in washed out delta sun
Slidin' away in washed out delta sun
Wavin' goodbye i'm not sayin' hello

Picture yourself in a boat on a river,
With tangerine trees and marmalade skies
Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly,
A girl with kaleidoscope eyes

Cellophane flowers of yellow and green,
Towering over your head
Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes,
And she's gone

Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds

(Ha-ah)

Follow her down to a bridge by a fountain
Where rocking horse people eat marshmellow pies,
Everyone smiles as you drift past the flowers,
That grow so incredibly high

Newpaper taxis appear on the shore,
Waiting to take you away
Climb in the back with your head in the clouds,
And you're gone

Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds

(Ha-ah)

Picture yourself on a train in a station,
With plasticine porters with looking glass ties,
Suddenly someone is there at the turnstyle,
The girl with the kaleidoscope eyes


Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds (Ha-ah)
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds (Oh-oh)

No, I won't chicken out
Hey, wait, babe
Wait up now
Hey babe, wait up now
If we could find a space

Where we could both stretch out
Roll like Coney island cyclones
No, I won't chicken out
No, I won't chicken out

No doubt babe
No doubt now
No doubt babe
No doubt now

I spend all day
On your mom's couch
Spend all night
And I won't chicken out

No, I won't chicken out
Let's go out tonight
Find a sunny space
Picking up the skylab

Throw it back in space
No, I won't chicken out (I'm not messing with you)
No, I won't chicken out (I'm not messing with you)
No, I won't chicken out (I'm not messing with you)
No, I won't chicken out (I'm not messing with you)

The first hint of morning, someone's snoring
The cat upstairs is yawning and calling her name
She's in a playful way and a venomous mood
When she bites my ear, it's just for fun

And I believe her when she says, "I'm glad we never wed"
Better off with the butter than the bread
Then quick, before she breathes, so gently I'm seized
My ear to her belly, whoa, nelly

It's just like she said
Better off with the butter than the bread
Now take it as a warning, the first hint of morning
There's good times ahead

Open the dawning, cars are crawling
Their rides outside are snoring, and it's pouring with rain
And in the strangest way the night behaves
In patterns and shapes that suggest that I escaped

And I believe her when she says, "I'm glad you never left"
Better off with a lover than a friend
Than quick before she speaks
So quickly I ease my lips to her cheek and thank Jesus

It's just like she said
Better off with the butter than the bread
Now take it as a warning, the first hint of morning
Oh, there's good times ahead

(Just like she said)
Oh, there's good times ahead
(Just like she said)
There's good times ahead

(Just like she said, good times ahead)
There's good times ahead
Yeah, there's good times ahead