1.We Share the Same Skies
A strange union the other day
It's a dead Russian, the papers say
But it would be nice if they realised
That she thought 'he is mine'
This town has got you down and I know
I was helping you out
While your hope died under northern skies
and it shows
I was helping you to realise
The reason why, it was no surprise
No way
The act will pass by no-one
And I'm sad to say it's no different today
Be comforted by we share the same skies
And for once pay no mind
I have decided it's best that you know
I'm still thinking about
Old ties as north-west skies grow cold
No point in denying
Anxiety was my favourite feeling after jealousy
Yeah, I'll concede
That I could not be as nervous as I was
I could not, no way
2.Men's Needs
Have you noticed
I've never been impressed
By your friends from New York and London？
I'll level, accusations like the press
til you realise that you've dressed yourself in tatters
Because a man's needs, man's needs
Are found on greed, are found on greed
A man's needs, man's needs
Are lost on me
A man's needs, man's needs
Are found on greed, are found on greed
A man's needs
I'm not bothered, what you say or how you dress
I'm a mess, so you've always seemed inviting
But really, this all seems quite meaningless
And I remember, that you never seem to see
The fact that men's needs, men's needs
Are found on greed, are found on greed
A man's needs, man's needs
Are lost on me
A girl's needs, girl's needs
Just don't agree, just don't agree
With a man's needs
Have you noticed, I've never been impressed
By your friends from New York and London？
But really, this all seems quite meaningless
And I remember that you never seem to see
The excuse that men's needs, men's needs
Are found on greed, are found on greed
A man's needs, man's needs
Apply to me
You say your man's needs, man's needs
Apply to me
I don't agree
A man's needs
Oh-oh! Oh-oh!
3.We Can No Longer Cheat You
I lost my heart to a dancer
An easy pick up for chancers
What she saw in me, I don't know
When she said she'd been behaving
I found it hard to stop myself from laughing
I think I'll head off, in fact
You'd better dig me in deep guys
I won't be coming back
What's that you said, my love？
Yes, I know what you've been through
And that's why I can't stay
We can no longer cheat you
I lost my heart to a dancer
An easy pick up for chancers
What she saw in me, I don't know
She became depressed, that's down to boredom
She should have said
I could have scored some things to pass the time
Or took her out
Yeah, turning in at eight
What's that about
What's that you said, my love？
Yes, I know what you've been through
And that's why I can't stay
We can no longer cheat on you
4.The Wrong Way To Be
Because a guy I used to know
Is returning now to show
That the wrong way to be
Is rubbing off on me
I guess we were never going to be friends
I've never really liked people that are too right on
Mind you, I'd love to turn my back on everything I've preached
for years
I bet that's a right laugh
Because a guy I used to know
Is returning now to show
That the wrong way to be
Is rubbing off on me
And no you can't come back to mine
Because I know that you will find
That the wrong way to be
Is rubbing off on me
You were funny the other night
You were just name dropping
Talking about scene hopping
Dreaming of chart topping
I remember, just before I walked away
Wondering to myself
How someone that lives so much of their lives through other
people
Could possible have so much to say
Because a guy I used to know
Is returning now to show
That the wrong way to be
Is rubbing off on me
And no you can't come back to mine
Because I know that you will find
That the wrong way to be
Is rubbing off on me
You know, your scene has got a lot to answer for
Like all these clued up arseholes
Trying to set us and Wakefield at war
You know it's not right but it's something you like
Because a guy I used to know
Is returning now to show
That the wrong way to be
Is rubbing off on me
And no you can't come back to mine
But you will always blow my mind
Yeah the wrong way to be
Is rubbing off on me
5.City of Bugs
It came to me like a voice from above
Or like a message in praise of platonic love
And if you stand in the booth
Then you don't have to sit with a stranger
A perfumed gust drifts to my core
I give you one last look
Through a cross-hatched door
But I'm a messed up baby
Like the Berlin Wall
Tonight
It came to me like a voice from above
Or like a message in praise of platonic love
But I'm a messed up baby
Like the Berlin Wall
Tonight
You feel the rape in the city of bugs
Fill the hole with glass...
...Vessels burst after love
But don't go too long without letting them know
That you're there
A perfumed gust drifts to my core
I give it one last look
It was a cross-hatched door
But I'm a messed up
Baby I'm the Berlin Wall
Tonight
You came into reach
Like the Serpent and Peach
Came to me in the dream
That contractions set free
But it's never too late to admit to me
That you're worried
Never a choice
Don't remember your voice
I was born out of glass
I'll return there at last
In a shattering climax
The wall falls
It came to me like a voice from above
Or like a message in praise of platonic love
And if you stand in the booth
Then you don't have to sit with a stranger
You feel the rape of the city of bugs
So fill the hole with glass...
...Vessels burst after love
But don't go too long without letting them know
That you're there
Never a choice
Don't remember your voice
I was born out of glass
I'll return there at last
In a shattering climax
For left out children to carry
A world without sin is a laughable thing
So go out on a limb
Take a stone for a swim
In a shattering climax
The wall falls
6.Leather Jacket Love Song
10 years on and 2001 is long gone
So I didn't wanna write another leather jacket love song
But you were a drug I couldn't have more
And I know, it's not the same for you
In truth you're a saving grace
But you never knew what
If I was born at all, I knew I was always born to lose.
But you were a drug I couldn't have more
And I hope, it's not the same for you
In the dark of your city
I wonder if you ever call my name
And in boxes and drawers, I'll hide our memories
In case I need to live my life again
Of all the things I could've been spending time on
I didn't wanna write another leather jacket love song
But you were a drug I couldn't have more
And I hope it's not the same for you
7.Another Number
'm alone and I'm cold
Just another number on another row
I'm alone and I'm cold
Just another number on another row
And I never knew my name
And I never knew my name
I'm alone and I'm cold
Just another number on another row
I'm alone and I'm cold
Just another number on another row
I dissapear for hours
Over the smallest things, yeah
I dissapear for hours
Bah dah, bah dah dah
Bah bah bah dah dah dah
Bah dah, bah dah dah
Bah bah dah dah dah dah
And I never knew my name
And I never knew my name
8.I'm a Realist
I'm a realist
I'm a romantic
I'm an indecisive piece of shit
I'm a realist
I'm a romantic
I am indecisive and that's about it
And you dream that's the same thing
That's the same life you lead
I don't agree and so you drink
Don't wanna think
That's 'cause your mind is already made up
I'm a realist
I'm a romantic
I'm an indecisive piece of shit
I admit it
I'm up to my old tricks
Did you see her eyes (Oh no I tried)
She looked surprised
And you dream that's the same thing
that's the same life you lead
I don't agree and so you drink
Don't wanna think
That's 'cause your mind is already made up
How you dream that's the same thing
That's the same life you lead
I don't agree and so you drink
Don't wanna think
That's 'cause your mind is already made up
No
I know that it's only a matter of time
Before you know it
I'll be leaving town, see it in my eyes
That no one will do
No one will ever do
I know that it's only a matter of time
Before you know it
I'll be leaving town, seen it in your eyes
That no one will ever do
No one will ever do for you
9.Hey Scenesters!
Hey scenesters, hey hey scenesters!
Hey scenesters, hey hey scenesters!
Hey scenesters, hey hey scenesters!
You lot are in trouble now
(Someone's gonna cop it now)
Someone's gonna cop it now
Hey darling, hey hey darling!
Hey darling, hey hey darling!
Hey darling, hey hey darling!
Everybody's happy now
(Nobody ain't laughing now)
Nobody ain't laughing now
She was the glamourous type
There were times when you'd never have guessed it
Did you see her clothes？
Everyone said she looked like a mess, yeah!
Okay alright (you think you're the leader)
About last night (we won't ever)
I was feeling strange (one last fling)
Slightly ashamed (don't worry it's alright)
Casual looks (when we were steaming)
Have said enough (don't worry it's alright)
You're changing scenes
Different scenes
Hey scenesters, hey hey scenesters!
Hey scenesters, hey hey scenesters!
Hey scenesters, hey hey scenesters!
You all are in trouble now
(Someone's gonna cop it now)
Someone's gonna cop it now
Hey darling, hey hey darling!
Hey darling, hey hey darling!
Hey darling, hey hey darling!
Everybody's happy now
(Nobody ain't laughing now)
Nobody ain't laughing now
Did you see his clothes？
Everyone said he looked like a mess, yeah
Okay alright (you think you're the leader)
About last night (we won't ever)
I was feeling strange (one last fling)
Slightly ashamed (don't worry it's alright)
Casual looks (when we were steaming)
Have said enough (don't worry it's alright)
You're changing scenes
Changing scenes
Hey scenesters, hey hey scenesters!
Hey scenesters, hey hey scenesters!
Hey scenesters, hey hey scenesters!
You all are in trouble now
(Someone's gonna cop it now)
Someone's gonna cop it now
Hey darling, hey hey darling!
Hey darling, hey hey darling!
Hey darling, hey hey darling!
Everybody loves you now
(Just don't go and let us down)
Just don't go and let us down
10.Direction
I may be leaving, but it's okay
To say what you're feeling, but baby not for free
It's called direction
So many times I can see
That the way that you are is rubbing off on me
It's called direction
Did you realize it's not quite time
You look out the window, the trains keep rolling by
It's called direction
You're still in but then comes the evening
It's the best time of day, cause that's
When you're on your own
It's called direction
Finding you face down I heard you say
No one needs to know anyway
The reasons why we're late
Finding you face down I heard you say
No one needs to know anyway
The things we did today
Holding on, but is that right？
You take me home but only on a night
It's called direction
Don't forget, we'll wait and see
They only ask because you are with me
Although we've got no direction
Finding you face down I heard you say
No-one needs to know anyway
The reasons why we're late
Finding you face down I heard you say
No-one needs to know anyway
11.You Were Always The One
I get the feeling they got you believing
It's better to be loved than left out
But it's like you told me
It's nothing to do with acceptance
It's all about escaping
Then you heard that there's always someone
Forget the wrong one, disregard your past
But she came with feelings too complex to be amusing
You're gonna get in trouble with that
You're gonna get in trouble with that
You're gonna struggle with that
And I know I said I needed some time alone
And I know I never seem to pick up the phone
And though you will see me with someone else
You were always the one
And I know I said I needed some time alone
And I know I never seem to pick up the phone
And though you will see me with someone else
Yeah, you were always the one
I get the feeling they got you believing
It's better to be loved than left out
But yeah, like you told me
It's nothing to do with acceptance
It's all about escaping
I sentenced myself now a long long time ago
And I hope to be free
But I guess that you've heard that before
So will you try and look surprised
When you find out I lied？
And I know I said I needed some time alone
And I know I never seem to pick up the phone
And though you will see me with someone else
You were always the one
And I know I said I needed some time alone
And I know I never seem to pick up the phone
And though you will see me with someone else
You were always the one
12.Cheat On Me
I could be someone else if you'd rather
Try to win you over like a new step father
smart but still a sucker for whoever asks you
i pictured the scene
so you wont have to spell it out for me
cause things go together
better than others
like manic depression
and active sexuality
that's another, that's another
cheat on me, cheat on me yeah
that's another, that's another
cheat on me, cheat on me yeah
Giving up, without a thought
And then you'll be the chosen one
Through which your friends live vicariously
cause things go together
better than others
like manic depression
and active sexuality
That's another, that's another
Cheat on me, cheat on me yeah
that's another, that's another
cheat on me, cheat on me yeah
13.We Were Aborted
In the grey of yesterday
A breeze blew over exposing
A memory so small
What is it here for
Your virility, makes me forget empathy
Dig your hole
That's what we're here for
To make you feel important
cause you knew we were aborted
It's the same things that we're saying all the time
And they have have everything
They kept there ribs, i'm sure of it
It's what they're all about
But getting inside counts
Mass virility, has made me forget empathy
Dig your hole
It's what we're here for
To make you feel important
cause you knew we were aborted
It's the same things that were saying all the time
(they may be views , but they'll never be mine)
The mid-shelf masturbation
Leaves a smear on half the nation
Its the same things that they're saying all the time
Oh your virility, has made me forget empathy
dig your hole
its what they're here for
To make you feel important
cause you knew we were aborted
its the same things that we're saying all the time
The mid-shelf masturbation
Leaves a smear on half the nation
It's the same things that they're saying all the time
14.Our Bovine Public
Didn't think I'd have to choose
didn't think I'd wear brown shoes
didn't think that I'd ever have to read about this in the news
you gonna have a go
well I don't want to know
I just thought that I should try and say hello to those who'd
never exist without being generic
you have to impress our bovine public
you'd never exist if you wasn't generic
you have to impress our bovine public
I'll never forget how all this begun
and I will never regret a thing I have done but
you would never exist without us
so maybe I do not have the time
fair-weather friends of mine
a year's a long time
you're doing nothing with your life
I heard you felt alert
well I'm hoping that it hurt
cos we've spent too much time in groundwork
to be ground in to the dirt by those who'd
never exist without being generic
you'll have to impress our bovine public
you'd never exist if you wasn't generic
you'll have to impress our bovine public
I'll never forget how all this begun
and I will never regret a thing I have done
but you would never exist without us
so maybe I do
well you say nothing
so you'll always mean nothing to me
and if what you say means nothing
then what you say will always mean nothing to me
d'you think I have the time fair-weather friends of mine
a year's a long time to be doing nothing with your life
I heard you felt alert
well I'm hoping that it hurt
cos we've spent too much time in groundwork
to be ground into the dirt by those
who'd never exist without being generic
you have to impress our bovine public
you'd never exist if you wasn't generic
you'll have to impress our bovine public
I'll never forget how all this begun
and I will never regret the one thing I've done
but you would never exist without us
so maybe I do
15.I've Tried Everything
I was born in 'The Merrie City'
I've been trying to get out of it
Nothing's changed since the 1950's
I'm surprised all the time what I find out
There must be something more
Can't figure it out
Still missing something
and I've tried everything
Love is a lie
Attraction, an instinct
Believe what you like, you decide
But I still think that
There must be something more
Can't figure it out
Still missing something
and I've tried everything
Three months ago
I ran to Brighton
It didn't solve anything... no
I thought it would not be a problem
But I found out the night we rode the Circle Line
It had to happen sometime
I thought it would not be a problem
But I found out the night we rode the Circle Line
It had to happen sometime
And though you knew nowt about it
You could pick up on signs
Like being too polite
And unassertive 'cos I'm
Still missing something
and I've tried everything
16.Be Safe
One of those fucking awful black days
When nothing is pleasing and everything that happens
Is an excuse for anger
An outlet for emotions stockpiled, an arsenal, an armour
These are the days when I hate the world
Hate the rich, hate the happy
Hate the complacent, the TV watchers
Beer drinkers, the satisfied ones
Because I know I can be all of those little hateful things
And then I hate myself for realizing that
There's no preventative, directive or safe approach for living
We each know our own fate
We know from our youth how to be treated
How we'll be received, how we shall end
These things don't change
You can change your clothes
Change your hairstyle, your friends, cities, continents
But sooner or later your own self will always catch up
Always it waits in the wings
Ideas swirl but don't stick
They appear but then run off like rain on the windshield
One of those rainy day car rides, my head implodes
The atmosphere in this car, a mirror of my skull
Wet, damp, windows dripping and misted with cold
Walls of grey, nothing good on the radio, not a thought in my
head
I know a place we can go where you'll fall in love so hard that
You'll wish you were dead
Let's take life and slow it down incredibly slow
Frame by frame
With two minutes that take ten years to live out
Yeah, let's do that
Telephone poles like praying mantis against the sky
Metal arms outstretched
So much land travelled, so little sense made of it
It doesn't mean a thing, all this land laid out behind us
I'd like to take off into these woods and get good and lost for
a while
I'm disgusted with petty concerns
Parking tickets, breakfast specials
Does someone just have to carry this weight？
Abstract typography, methane covenant
Linear gospel, Nashville sales lady, stocky emissary
Torturous lice, mad Elizabeth
Chemotherapy bullshit
I know a place we can go where you'll fall in love so hard that
You'll wish you were dead
The light within you shines like a diamond mine
Like an unarmed walrus, like a dead man face down on the highway
Like a snake eating its own tail
A steam turbine, frog pond
Two full closets burst open in disarray, soap bubbles in the sun
Hospital death bed, red convertible, shopping list, blowjob
Deaths head, devils dancing, bleached white buildings, memory
Movements, the movie unpeeling, unreeling, about to begin
I know a place we can go where you'll fall in love so hard that
You'll wish you were dead
I've seen your hallway, you're a darn call away
I've hear your stairs creak, I can fix my mind on your yes
And your no, I'll film your face today in the sparkling canals
All red, yellow, blue, green brilliance and silver Dutch
reflection
Racing thoughts, racing thoughts, all too real
You're moving so fast now, I can't hold your image
This image I have of your face by the window
Me standing beside you, arm on your shoulder
A catalogue of images, flashing glimpses, then gone again
I'm tethered to this post you've sunk in me
And every clear afternoon now I'll think of you, up in the air
Twisting your heel, your knees up around me, my face in your
hair
You scream so well, your smile so loud, it still rings in my
ears
I know a place we can go where you'll fall in love so hard that
You'll wish you were dead
Inhibition, distant, tired of longing
Clean my teeth, stay the course
Hold the wheel, steer on to freedom
Open all the boxes, open all the boxes
Open all the boxes, open all the boxes
Times Square midday, newspaper buildings, news headlines going
around
You watch as they go and hope for some good ones
Those tree shadows in the park they're all whispering, chasing
leaves
Around six PM, shadows across the cobblestones
Girl in front of bathroom mirror
As she slowly and carefully and paints her face green, mask-like
Like Matisse, 'Portrait with Green Stripe'
Long shot through apartment window
A monologue on top but no girl in shot
The light within me shines like a diamond mine
Like an unarmed walrus, like a dead man face down on the highway
Like a snake eating its own tail
A steam turbine, frog pond
Two full closets burst open in disarray, soap bubbles in the sun
Hospital death bed, red convertible, shopping list, blowjob
Deaths head, devils dancing, bleached white buildings, memory
Movements, the movie unreeling, about to begin
That was great by me
Yeah？ Mine were alright. Wasn't my best one but who cares？
That's the spirit
17.Mirror Kissers
You aren't allowed to say that you're better
You aren't allowed to say that cause you're the hipster type,
the type (whoa oh)
You've got a lot to say, but don't mention
The mirror kissing ways of the hipster type, the type (whoa oh)
You aren't allowed to say anything
We kicked around down water lane
But you're not all, all there
You aren't allowed to say anything
You left me on the street, talking to drains
Cause you're not all, all there
You aren't allowed to say that you're better
You aren't allowed to say that cause you're the hipster type,
the type (whoa oh)
You've got a lot to say, but don't mention
The mirror kissing ways of the hipster type, the type (whoa oh)
You aren't allowed to say anything
We kicked around down water lane
But you're not all, all there
You aren't allowed to say anything
You left me on the street, talking to drains
Cause you're not all, all there
You aren't allowed to say that you're better
You aren't allowed to say that cause you're the hipster type,
the type (whoa oh)
You've got a lot to say, but don't mention
The mirror kissing ways of the hipster type, the type (whoa oh)
You like to tell yourself that I'm nobody
I think you must have known I'd make you sorry
You like to tell yourself that I'm nobody
I think you must have known I'd make you sorry
You aren't allowed to say that you're better
You aren't allowed to say that cause you're the hipster type,
the type (whoa oh)
You've got a lot to say, but don't mention
The mirror kissing ways of the hipster type, the type (whoa oh)
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