Stars

First time, in the backyard
Underneath the plastic sheeting
Outside, it was pouring
And we were drunk as shit

Next time, at a party
When all our friends were there
There's nothing like their mattresses
Underneath the stairs

Third time, in the doorway
With the lights all on around us
And the audience beside us
And the old man watching from the trees

Fourth time, I said that's that
You've agreed to give me everything
Now I've got to ask you one more thing
Keep doing that forever

Fifth time in your bedroom
And finally, we rested
And you leaned upon your elbow
And began to speak to me

But you stopped yourself and kissed me
And I grabbed your wrist and told you
I know, I know, I know
I feel the same as you

And everyday, it's changed since then
In every way, I've changed since then
And everyday, it's changed since then
In every way, I've changed since then

Driven outside
I've driven you
Driven outside
I've driven you

What gives you the right?
To fuck with our lives?
A devil born in paradise
A liar loves to lie
Keep watching your back
Killers always have killers on their track
Keep watching the sky
'cause you might get lucky again
I hope your drunken daughters are gay!
You are the shadow of fear!
Yoou scare the love out of here
Like an ape in a cage
Small white man in a rage
Mellow suit, mellow smile
Limousines down murder mile...
Watch the devil's at play!
Drain the bottle empty
California today
Tomorrow it's you and me...

And so tomorrow there will be another number
For the one who had a name
Desert wind and a perverse desire to win
History buried in shame

(Chorus:)
All the beating drums
Celebration guns
The thunder and the laughter
The last thing they remember

(Chorus)

And then the next day
How will you know your enemy
By their color or your fear
One by one you can cage them
In your freedom
Make them all disappear

Six hundred sixty-six hundred sixty days
Two guards for one uncharged
This morning's papers, ink stains my fingers
My hands grow darker everyday

(Chorus x4)

Goodnight, sleep light, stranger (repeat x3)

We don't want to sleep tonight
Still young like that I count the lines
Beside your mouth that smiles now
My arms reach up as you go down
With buried heads we both forget
All of the past and its regret
Wind picks up, the window shakes
We won't hear the morning break

You will cry
And I will cry
'Cause all the love's
Alive tonight

Neighborhoods will try to dream
While you and me we hold and lean
Onto bodies slick and charged
Together just one beating heart
All around us quiet now
We hear the leaves fall to the ground
Morning light upon our bed
An ally while I catch your breath

You will cry
And I will cry
'Cause all the love's
Alive tonight
You will cry (repeat)

Tomorrow's light hurts my eyes
Still seeing me with you
Loose lies, loyal eyes
Lovers meant to

(Chorus)
Be okay
While we fade
Misbehave
Toxic holiday

We were tight, we were tired
Whatchin' each other sleep
Just your face keeps me awake
And my body beats

(Chorus x2)
Toxic holiday
Toxic holiday

Celebrate carbonate
Lackadaisical love
Cause' it's just us
In all our rust
Beautiful horrible

(Chorus x2)
Toxic holiday
Toxic holiday

It's hard to remember days
Mornings lost in a chronic haze
Breath is fast and the trains are slow,
I barely feel it though
All day long I fantasize
In the dark behind of other people's eyes
And then they disappear
Words get lost in the atmosphere
The truth,
I'll tell, I'll tell the truth
Sixteen on a summer roof
You ask for the facts
Well I'll need proof
Outside on skin
That crimson dress too thin
All winter up her woods
I touched it, it felt good
All I want is my radio [2x]
He speaks in a voice I know
Sounds like sound when the tide is low
We kiss to the voice each night
Bathed in pale reactor light
I cry when the morning comes
Count my blessings and my thumbs
Say: ""Thanks god for whatever comes""
That briefly cross my fingers
All I want is a room somewhere
Run away from the chemoware
And when I go my radio
Will make a melody that lingers
All I want is my radio...
Station ninety-nine point 'O' [99.0]
Tell the DJ: ""DJ keep it slow""
Light to fade before you know
It's hard to remember days
Mornings lost in a chronic haze
Breath is fast and the trains are slow
I barely feel it though
All day long I fantasize
In the dark behind of other people's eyes
And then they disappear
Words get lost in the atmosphere
The truth,
I'll tell, I'll tell the truth
Sixteen on a summer roof
You ask for the facts
Well I give you proof
Here's the truth
It's all I want,
Is my radio
All I want is my radio [...repeat innumerable times]
...tell the DJ:
DJ keep it slow
...light to fade before you know

Going, going, going, going....gone!

Still hooked on cellophane
Still hanging 'round the mall and all
Each penny numbs the pain
Sends you gently for the fall
I followed you last night
I saw you turn your lights out
I knew it wasn't right
I watched in fear and doubt
It gotten to be that way
(going going gone)
What did you do today
(going going gone)

Look good in that red dress
I bet the boyfriend's happy
Your face is scarred with age
You're twenty three
But how can that be
You're still hooked on cellophane
Killing time with gin and lime
Each second numbs the pain
Love's just another rhyme
It's gotten to be that way
(going going gone)
I'm scared but I'm okay
(going going gone)

There's no where to move on
There's no where to move on
All I see again
All I see
All I see again
All I see
All I see again
All I see
All I see again
Is me everywhere
It's me...
Dah da dah da do dut dah
Dah da dah da do dut dah
Dah da dah da do dut dah
Dah da dah da do dut dah
Dah da dah da do dut dah
Dah da dah da do dut dah

Punctured bicycle on a hillside desolate
Will nature make a man of me yet?
When in this charming car
This charming man

Why pamper life's complexities
When the leather runs smooth on the passenger seat?

I would go out tonight
But I haven't got a stitch to wear
This man said, "It's gruesome
That someone so handsome should care"

A jumped-up pantry boy who never knew his place
He said, "Return the ring"
He knows so much about
He knows so much about these things

And I would go out tonight
But I haven't got a stitch to wear
Oh, yeah
This man said, "It's gruesome
That someone so handsome should care"

the rain fell hard on the roofs that day
you telephone from far away
I see the ocean from my room
all I could say was "are you coming home soon?"

the static whisper in my ear
but in a moment your voice was clear
"I need some time," you said to me
that's when I knew you were gonna make me lonely

you were gonna make me wish for the time right before I was born
when every living breath was another new dawn
like the time I was 5 at the top of Peak Hill
and the wind almost took me away

you're gonna make me wish for the time right before I was born
when every living breath was another new dawn
like the time I was 5 at the top of Peak Hill
and the wind almost took me away

I walk awhile before I sleep, count the secrets that I keep
I hope for more, I know for sure I fall apart before I weep
I disconnect the telephone 'cause I can choose to be alone
I'll get more done, I'll have some fun, pretend you're not the only one

and I'm never gonna wish for the time right before I was born
when every living breath was another new dawn
like the time I was 5 at the top of Peak Hill
and the wind almost took me away

you're gonna make me wish for a time right before I was born
when every living breath was another new dawn
like the time I was 5 at the top of Peak Hill
and the wind almost took me away

"The whole of England must be searching for me. Well, sooner or later, they're going to find me."
"Never. Because, you see...they're looking for you, alright. But nobody's looking for me."

International rock star
That would make the day go down easy
Crucified in my sports car
I've got high hopes that things end famously

And then there's love
To keep keeping you down
You find release
In the big time

International rock star
That would make the pain go away
The last one standing at the bar
Is the dream that'll have to do for today

And then there's love
To keep keeping you down
You find some peace
In the big time

(It's funny...)
Until then
Until then
Until then
(This is getting easy...)
I'll keep you
Locked up tight
In my collection

"How long are you going to keep me here?"
"I don't know. It depends."
"On what? On my falling in love with you? If that's what you think, I'll be here 'til I die. Now go away. Go away! Take it over..."

The bar closes early on the Sabbath day
So me and my kid we hit the park to play
Then it'd start to rain so we'd walk home again
He asked why he was born
I don't know what to say

I don't feel guilty and I don't feel sad
This mother fucking life is the best he's had
I said I've been there sonny and it ain't that bad
I took my hits from the shits back when I was a lad

So long ago and even though I tried
I couldn't make him see the life he had cast in front of me
And even though I cried I couldn't make him be the very thing I needed

His mother'd make a scene when I come home late
She look like she's dying but she's twenty eight
I never loved that whore I never will no more
Except for a month back in '84
The jam was playing and my heart stood still gazing at a shadow on the window sill

So long ago and even though I tried I couldn't make her see I wasn't quite the man she thought I'd be
And even though I cried I couldn't make her be the very thing I needed

And even though I tried I couldn't make her see I wasn't quite the man she thought I'd be
And even though I cried I couldn't make her be the very thing I needed

Could she be the very thing I needed?
Could she be the very thing
the very thing

Push yourself away from your one best friend
Who's going to love you when you reach the end?
Who will?
Who will?
Who will?

Write what you know
Keep the story funny
Have a happy ending
Make the female sexy
Sing it for the people
Hope they sing along
Yeah, they're gonna love it
And I will think it's strong
Fall into a corner, writer
Watch your favorite show
Pray to God to see her
Write what you know
Write what you know
Write what you know
Write what you know

Go and be a pony
In the pony show
Dance with other ponies
Got your fuckin' dope
Time entwines around you
Leads you through the door
Telephone is silent
We don't like calls anymore

Forget how to cry
The future is the dark
The future is the dark
Write what you know
Write what you know
Write what you know
Write what you know
Write what you know
Write what you know
Write what you know
Write what you know
Write what you know
Write what you know

Write what you know
Keep that story funny
Have a happy ending
Make the female sexy
This ending is so sexy
This ending is so sexy
This ending is so
This ending is so
This ending is so
This ending is so sexy
This ending is so
This ending is so sexy

True
What the man say is true
All he's been telling you
Vapor trails align at evening time

We flew
In from the Cote D'Azur
Wearing our shades and sure
We were good to go in our Peugeot

We die
Each day and every night
Follow the swallows' flight
And we drank champagne like it was rain

We try
Try to outlast the day
Let that lone drummer play
Hell, I ain't afraid of the choice I made

It's true
All of this is true
All I've been telling you
From this rhyme it's the killing time, it's true

It's true, it's true, it's true...
True, true, true...

Helped by navigation so we went to the map
Half the way to China and we never came back

Helped by navigation so we went to the map
Half the way to China and we never came back

That night
Under the vineyard sky
We kissed and the world cried
As we hit descend and reached the end

So young
Deep in our hearts we knew
All I've been telling you is true

It's true
All of this is true
All I've been telling you
From this rhyme it's the killing time, it's true
All of this is true!

This is the seventh time,
And I've got seven reasons.
And almost everytime,
It ends up with you leaving.
Just give it one more chance,
It's all about the truth.
Don't close your eyes at night,
Till our mouths have kissed.

I'll count the the steps to happiness,
I've missed,
Recall,
One is the touch,
Two is the feeling,
Three is the answer,
Four the meaning,
Five and six are the devil's kicks,
So seven better be heaven.

I saw you turn to him,
As the last guests were leaving.
And then you caught my eyes,
Bowed your head in grieving,
And said,

One is the touch,
Two is the feeling,
Three is the answer,
Four the meaning,
Five and six are the devil's kicks,
So seven better be heaven.
One is the touch,
Two is the feeling,
Three is the answer,
Four the meaning,
Five and six are the devil's kicks,
So seven better be heaven.

And even though I told her of the danger
She went ahead and did it anyway
Ended up in the dark seat strained diet
Looking pretty on a Saturday
Call 911, there's a girl in trouble
She's raped and broken, it was done by my double
Ohhhhhhh...
Ba ba ba ba
Ohhhhhhh...
Mmmmmmmmm

A kid I blew in Central Park called
I met him in a local cafe
He told me hard luck stories of his childhood
I took his life in the light of day
Call 911, there's a boy in trouble
He's raped and broken, it was done by my double

Ohhhhhhh...
Ba ba ba ba
Ohhhhhhh...
Mmmmmmmmm

I can romanticize or I can realize
That my whole life's been living as a liar
But when I walked away with their blood on mine hands
I knew I reached for something higher

Ohhhhhhh...
(Call me)
(I reached)
Ohhhhhhh...
Ba ba ba ba
(call me)
(I reached)
(Call me)
(A liar)

The cabarets of Liverpool and Luxembourg
Have closed for marrow reconstruction
I'm leaving Sunday on a boat
For Alta Mesa junction

I've got a friend there, he'll take care of me
I've got a friend there, he'll take care of me
I've got a friend there, he'll take care of me
I've got a friend there, he'll take care of me

Come around and say you love me
Hang your heart and lights above me
Is that too much to ask for
When the night descends upon us
Take a shower, dry your hair by the furnace
I'll watch you from the corner
Telephones and old typewriters
Words of love along the wires
Lets make it work tonight
Telegraphs and birds that fly
Through air so still you hear me sigh
Lets make it work tonight
Tonight
Tonight
Then furious you threw the picture
I cap in hand, an awful mixture
That kind of hard love is the worst
I try to speak
But you don't hear me
When your gone
You still feel near me
For awhile
For a little while
I try telephones and old typewriters
Words of love along the wires
But nothing is working tonight
I try telegraphs and birds that fly
Through air so still you hear me sigh
But nothing is working tonight
Tonight
Please let's make it work tonight
Please let's make it work tonight
Tonight

Les soleils couchants
Revetent les champs
Les canaux, la ville entiere
D'hyacinthe et d'or
Le monde s'endort
Dans une chaude lumiere
La, tout n'est qu'ordre et beaute
Luxe, calme et volupte
Took a taxi with Jean last night
It was late and it was raining
We live far away from each other
And there was no desire
I think it was more the dark night
Or some lonely feeling

When we got home, we were alone
We fell in love with that feeling
When we got home, we were alone
We fell in love with that feeling

Rain since Tuesday
Barely found my way to the shop
For the milk in the morning
And the news of the world had turned around
Then I heard you calling
Saw you turn the darkened corner
Then you were gone

When I've got home, I was alone
I fell in love with that feeling
When I've got home, I was alone
And I counted stars on the ceiling

When I've got home, I was alone
And I fell in love with that feeling
When I've got home, I was alone
And I counted stars on the ceiling
I fell in love with that feeling

When I've got home, I was alone
I counted stars on the ceiling
I fell in love with that feeling
I fell in love with that feeling

The setting suns
Adorn the fields
The canals, the whole city
With hyacinth and gold
The world falls asleep
In a warm glow of light
There all is order and beauty
Luxury, peace, and pleasure

It's hard to remember days
Mornings lost in a chronic haze
Breath is fast and the trains are slow,
I barely feel it though
All day long I fantasize
In the dark behind of other people's eyes
And then they disappear
Words get lost in the atmosphere
The truth,
I'll tell, I'll tell the truth
Sixteen on a summer roof
You ask for the facts
Well I'll need proof
Outside on skin
That crimson dress too thin
All winter up her woods
I touched it, it felt good
All I want is my radio [2x]
He speaks in a voice I know
Sounds like sound when the tide is low
We kiss to the voice each night
Bathed in pale reactor light
I cry when the morning comes
Count my blessings and my thumbs
Say: ""Thanks god for whatever comes""
That briefly cross my fingers
All I want is a room somewhere
Run away from the chemoware
And when I go my radio
Will make a melody that lingers
All I want is my radio...
Station ninety-nine point 'O' [99.0]
Tell the DJ: ""DJ keep it slow""
Light to fade before you know
It's hard to remember days
Mornings lost in a chronic haze
Breath is fast and the trains are slow
I barely feel it though
All day long I fantasize
In the dark behind of other people's eyes
And then they disappear
Words get lost in the atmosphere
The truth,
I'll tell, I'll tell the truth
Sixteen on a summer roof
You ask for the facts
Well I give you proof
Here's the truth
It's all I want,
Is my radio
All I want is my radio [...repeat innumerable times]
...tell the DJ:
DJ keep it slow
...light to fade before you know