1.The Unlucky Ones
The clocks of the world are evil in their design
Our days of wine and song never came
And calendars map the places we've never been
So call us the unlucky ones
We walk under ladders as a matter of course
Jump on every crack we can find
Thirteen a day if we get half a chance
So call us the unlucky ones
Come out and dance awhile
Out in the black cat infested night
We dance on ledges and spires
With losers and liars
We don't have a thing to fear
So say a prayer for us when you go to bed
The unlucky ones
2.Another Day
She wears her anger like a sweater
And it keeps her warm at night
You know i'd love to undress her
But we'd only fight
I stumbled into her picture
It's all in black and white
And the heroine's the villain
We'll never get it right
She gets me tied to the track in seconds
Train whistle blows but i'm flat on my back
She pretends that it's not me
I sift through her words for answers
And it all snaps into place
But she denies all allegations--
Throws them back in my face
She gets me tied to the track in seconds
Train whistle blows but i'm flat on my back
She pretends that she can't see me lying here
It's just another day
Just another day
It's just another day
Just another day
A critical word's a betrayal
But the judge won't state my crime
When i find myself on trial
I always end up doing time
Another day on the track
Another day on my back
The sky looks blue and all but i'm tied to the track
She pretends that she can't hear me falling apart
Listen to me now,
'cause all i need is you to let me off my bed of nails
It's just another day, it's just another day
It's just another day, it's just another day
3.Better Than Nothing At All
I'm a bitter pill on your tongue, but i tell you
I'm better than nothing at all
I go down as smooth as a nail or a memory
Drowning in alcohol
You're afraid of the outside
You're afraid of the outside creeping in
You don't really want me, but you'd better believe
I'm the ghost in your closet when you turn the lights out
I'm rattling ¡®round through your bones
I know all your secret designs and amusements
I'm listening on the phone
You're afraid of the outside
You're afraid of the outside creeping in
You don't really want me, but you'd better believe
I'm better than nothing at all
I'm better than nothing at all
I'm the rock at the bottom of where you are falling
And when we kiss you'll be there
I'm the thorn in your side when you're trying to be cool
(but nobody really cares¡)
You're afraid of the outside
You're afraid of the outside creeping in
You don't really want me, but you'd better believe
I'm better than nothing at all
I'm better than nothing at all
I'm better than nothing at all
Does it matter much that i'm such a pariah？
You're tired and bored with yourself
We could be a royal couple of nothings
¡®cause nothing suits you well
You're afraid of the outside
You're afraid of the outside creeping in
You don't really want me, but you'd better believe
I'm better than nothing at all
I'm better than nothing at all
I'm better than nothing at all
I'm better than nothing at all
4.No.1 Fan
I know, i know...
You've come to take me down.
I knew this would happen.
Relax,
Could it be you were meant for this？
Did you ever doubt it？
But if i cease to be,
What of all those lonely, lonely nights？
Your darkroom and your 8x10's？
And if i cease to be,
Who will you believe in anymore？
This world is such a bore.
Some lives
Have a way of colliding and blurring into headlines.
I've had
Dreams about this for years, you know.
(thought you would be taller.)
But if i cease to be,
What of all those lonely, lonely nights？
Your darkroom and your 8x10's？
And if i cease to be,
Who will you believe in anymore？
This world is such a bore.
Such a beautiful world,
What a beautiful lie.
Such a beautiful world,
What a beautiful lie.
Such a beautiful world,
What a beautiful,
A beautiful lie.
Maybe i'm amazed at how real this is.
That's why i¹m not frightened.
Oh no, guess my time's coming to an end.
You've taken your mask off.
Such a beautiful world,
What a beautiful lie.
Such a beautiful world,
What a beautiful lie.
Such a beautiful world,
What a beautiful,
A beautiful lie.
5.Veterans' Day
The doctor said with joy：＂a healthy baby boy＂
October 4th of 1925
His parents had a plan
He'd live a better life
Be a man of means
Who knows, he might go really far
And then the days slipped by
And turned into years
And many pages turned in the story of his life
Took a detour through a war
Cast a shadow across his soul
October 4th of 1944
Stories he would never tell
So he had to write them down to keep them captive
On veteran's day he pulls them out
It's a cleansing of the soul
And a freeing of his mind
He didn't change the world
But he eventually met a girl
Their child would be his only legacy
And so he cried to god
＂it's not what i had planned!
And there's one more thing i'll never understand：
How did the days slip by
When did they turn into years？＂
How many pages did you get for the story of your life？
Call it what you will
Name it tragedy
But in the end he just looks back and smiles
It's just his life
6.When I Hit The Brakes
(lyrics：becker)
I should have known by the look on your face when you climbed in
the car where you wanted to go.
Rumors i'd heard
No longer ignored
You opened your mouth but before you could speak
I said no, i really don't think i want to know
I really don't think i want to go that far now
Let's just stay right where we are now
Leave well enough alone
I squint at the road but i can still see
Windshield reflections; you're staring at me.
You've something to say that i don't want to hear
And it gets hard to drive when i'm covering my ears.
So i say no, i really don't think i want to know
I really don't think i want to go that far down
I'd rather stay uninvolved now
These fevered confessions frighten me and though you're my
friend
I swear if you don't stop soon it's a long walk home again.
You just won't quit
What made you believe i wanted to hear the secrets you keep？
Now i see what it takes
Your head hits the windshield when i hit the brakes
Cause i said no, i really don't think i want to know
I really don't think i want to go that far now
Let's just stay right where we are now
I said no, i really don't think i want to know
I really don't think i want to go that far down
You've gotten me involved now
Now look what you've done
7.Half A World Away
You don't have to say you need me
We've been down that road before
Need always leads to trust, you know,
And trust is a game we don't play well.
And you don't have to say you want me
Wanting makes you weak and pale
Blink once if you want to be near me
Twice if you'd rather i live in hell.
I would beg you not to leave me but you're here
I would tell you to walk out on me today
But you're half a world away.
You don't have to say you forgive me
I don't wanna make you a liar
You've said it so many times before
Thus quoth the raven ＂nevermore.＂
And you don't have to say you love me
That's a fire you've come to hate
It used to warm your throat like wine
But now you're burning my valentines.
I would beg you not to leave me but you're here
I would tell you to walk out on me today
But you're half a world away.
Oh you're half a world
You're half a world away
Oh you're half a world
You're half a world away
I would beg you not to leave me but you're still here.
I would tell you to walk out on me today
But you're half a world away.
Oh you're half a world
You're half a world away
Oh you're half a world
You're half a world away
8.Blessed Imperial
When it's late at night
Safe in bed, eyes open wide
The world's a giant place
And you just wonder on and on
Because it's free.
Like christmas eve
Every night you've wishful dreams
Outside your window-pane
There's sounds and city lights
But all your sight is gleaned
On something else.
And it's intangible
This feeling in your soul
Some strange, enchanted inspiration
You are the special one
Blessed imperial
Your world is out of sight...
And it's intangible
This feeling in your soul
Some strange, enchanted inspiration
You are the special one
Blessed imperial
Your world is out of sight...
When it's late at night
Silver stardust in your eyes
Your dreams are shimmering
And golden sparkles light the way
Imagining...
9.Such A Saint
(gollihare)
She digs holes in heaven and then laughs
When i catch a glimpse from way down here
I'm crawling up the lamp post like a worm
She flips the switch and leaves me blind.
I've known evil, mean, bad people
Kinder than that
If you're such a saint reprieve me
And i've known traitors and deceivers
Kinder than that
If you're such a saint don't leave me
I have been an ornament for hoods
And i've been the driver of a car
Now i've left the driving up to her
And she does not know or care where we are.
She and joan of arc were having lunch
Today down at the blue room
She told joan she'd like to barbecue
Then laughed as joan began to cry.
10.Aeroplane
Once upon a time...
I was rattling around
Like a songbird that you prized
But it never made a sound
Someone told me not to come
They told me not to look
But you know i never take advice
And one time is all it took
I thought hey, i'd treat you like an aeroplane
I'd feed you clouds and vapor trails
We'd go for walks on everest
We would sleep underneath the watchful eye of the crescent moon.
It might seem ludicrous
I know it sounds cliche´
But when she walks into the room
She brings a brighter day
Can't help but watch her every move
While i pretend to look away
Smitten, bound and gagged
But if i got the chance i'd say
I'd say hey, i'll treat you like an aeroplane
Ill catch you like a falling star
I'll be your hero astronaut
And wel'l sleep underneath the waterfall of the milky way
But if i wait a little while
I might find the nerve to find the words to say to her
I find the timing's right to wait a little while
A little while
Perfect is a number
That you're not allowed to say
So when she put me on the spot
I quickly coined a phrase
I said hey, i'll treat you like an aeroplane
I'll feed you clouds and vapor trails
We'l go for walks on everest
And we'll sleep underneath the waterfall
Yeah, we'll sleep underneath the watchful eye of the crescent
moon.
11.Eustice ＆ Isadore
Scene i：
A dull and dreary day.
What else can you say？
＂eustice, you're always such a bore.＂
Why, thank you, isadore.＂
＂they say a door is nothing on its own;
It must lead somewhere.
I'd like to go somewhere.
We could go for a look-about in the attics and the closed rooms
Find diaries and letters of long-dead distant lovers.
It'd be just like when we were children sneaking all around
We wouldn't make a sound;
They'd beat us black and blue if we were found,
But they can't touch us now!
＂izzy, don't mean to be a bore
But really isadore.
You know these grey days make me blue.
I don't know what to do.
No...there's nothing i want to do.＂
Scene ii
The dull and dreary day becomes a dark and stormy night.
＂eustice, we could go outside and bottle fireflies.
Fairy lamps burn bright
In the face of stormy night
And the old black umbrella
Could keep us from all harm.
We could go to the lichyard and see what there's to see.
Maybe a cabal meets underneath the banyan trees.
It'd be just like when we were children sneaking all around
We wouldn't make a sound;
We thought they'd reach out from their graves and drag us down,
But they don't scare us now!＂
＂izzy, don't mean to be a drag
But i'll do no such thing;
I'm staying in this chair.
I'd probably break my neck
Falling in an open grave
Or catch some horrid, fatal ache.＂
＂oh eustice, come with me; come outside.
It'll be all right.＂
12.One Solitary Life
Daylight falls too hard.
I can't believe my eyes, what...what have i done？
Should've never lost control.
I smashed away the good old days, and i can never go home.
I wish that i could
Tear out a page...
Take back the words that got away.
I'll take the blame
For one solitary life.
Cold fright, something's wrong.
I thought it was my right, what...what have i done？
I can't mend what i've torn apart.
I cut the line one last time,
And now i've fallen too far.
I wish that i could
Tear out a page...
Take back the words that got away.
I'll take the blame for one solitary life.
No excuse. no surprise.
Morning has broken me down and cut me to size.
I wish that i could tear out a page...
Take back the words that got away.
I'll take the blame for one solitary life.
One solitary life.
No place left to hide
One solitary life？
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