The Ortolan

The Deadly Syndrome The Ortolan Lyrics
1.Friends Who Don't Go Out At Night

Why do they stay on
When their work is done?
Why don't they go home?
Home to where they're loved
No one's really home
Until they're in the ground
Rest well tonight with friends
Sleep well tonight with
Friends who don't go out at night
They're friends who stay in
With their lights on
Friends who don't unlock their doors
There's danger here, there's danger here
There's danger!
You're better off inside
It's easier said than done
What's done is never gone
And what's gone ain't coming back
What's gone ain't coming back
No one's really home
The lights just glow alone
They're sleeping in their homes
Of silent, quiet
Friends who don't go out at night
They're friends who stay in
With their lights on
Friends who don't unlock their doors
There's danger here, there's danger here
There's danger!
You're better off inside
Better off inside
Better off inside!
Friends who don't go out at night
They're friends who stay in
With their lights on
Friends who don't unlock their doors
There's danger here, danger here
Danger!
Friends


2.Emily Paints

The moon is not quite bright
The time is not quite now
Your lips are close to mine
I'm leaving, I'm leaving, I'm leaving, I'm...
Our brains are not quite full
So stuffed with half-thought thoughts
Math problems still to solve and
I'm leaving, I'm leaving, I'm leaving, I'm...
Why don't we move ourselves up the road
I don't know which turn was wrong
But the roughest roads are the ones that take us home
Why don't we lay peacefully at night
I can't count the minutes we've lain here
Something ain't right
Something ain't right
Something ain't right
Something ain't, no it ain't, ain't
Something ain't right
Look back at whats behind us
Left home with eyes ahead
The colors run together
They're bleeding
They're bleeding
They're bleeding
Why don't we move ourselves up the road
I don't know which turn was wrong
But the roughest roads are the ones that take us home
Why don't we lay peacefully at night
I can't count the minutes we've lain here
Something ain't right
Something ain't right
Something ain't right
Something ain't, no it ain't, ain't
Something ain't right
Something ain't right
Something ain't right
Something ain't right
Something ain't, something right
Something ain't, something
I'm leaving, I'm leaving, I'm leaving, I'm...
Something, I'm
Leaving, I'm
Something, I'm
Leaving, I'm
Something ain't right
I'm leaving, I'm
Something ain't right
I'm leaving, I'm
Something ain't right
I'm leaving, I'm
Something ain't right
I'm leaving, I'm


3.Eucalyptus

I'll plant a row
Of eucalyptus
And they will grow
Up to protect us
They'll block the rain, oh
With their salty leaves
They'll keep the wind oh
From our short short sleeves
Well if he comes
And tries to find us
We'll just grab hold
Branches above us
And we'll sit up here
We will wait a year
We'll come back, oh
We'll come back when the coast is clear
Oh no.. oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no
It's a row, (a row), a row
A row of stumps surrounding us
It's bright and cold and lonesome
We must have cut them down in our sleep
In our sleep we must have cut down all the trees
Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no
And now the wind, it hits our sleeves
It's freezing we got colder
Older, we got older
Without those trunks surrounding us
I can see for miles tonight
And I think I see a distant light
And I need to find out what those are
Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
Sorry about the stumps
Sorry about the stumps
Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
You're sitting here on bloody knees
Where once were eucalyptus trees
Goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye
See you in the night
Goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye
See you in the night
Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no


4.Winter In You

Winter's in you
It sneaks out your mouth
Like the snake spits poison
You decide what comes out
There's ice on the path
To your dangerous house
Your heart plays the owl
Mine plays the mouse
Your heart beats cold
And holds
The night shines red
Against the light
It's a matter of time
'Til time's not the matter
'Til all of us mad hatters
Decide to wear our hair when we go
Out there...
It's fine in passing
When it comes with the rest
Yours lasts all year
The winds howl in your chest
Frost makes bones brittle
And soon you will break
And hiss your last curse
When there's no love left to take
Your heart beats cold
And holds
The night shines red
Against the light
It's a matter of time
'Til time's not the matter
'Til all of us mad hatters
Decide to wear our hair when we go
Out there...


5.I Hope I Become A Ghost

I hope I become a ghost.
I hope I can see the end of time.
I hope I become a ghost.
And make sure the future turns out fine
I hope I become a ghost.
Oh, when the world is said and done
The stars will become so close
And there will be nowhere that I can't run
Ooooh
Ahhhh, oh
I hope I become a ghost
And watch all my grandkids growing old
Some will remember me
And others through the stories they've been told
I don't intend to frighten you
Just want to see if what I think comes true
And then and only then we'll know
If it was worth to become a ghost
Ooooh
Ahhhh, oh
There's nothing sad about it
There's nothing sad about it
Now that I've become a ghost
I don't get to laugh with friends like you
It would not have been so bad,
If people like you would have become ghosts too
There's nothing sad about it.
There's nothing sad about it.
Ooooh
Ooooh
Ooooh
Ooooh
There's nothing sad about it.
There's nothing sad about it.
There's nothing sad about it.
There's nothing sad about it.


6.Wolves In The Garden

You say you're going to
The garden, and I should come and play
I feel like I should tell you there,
There were wolves there yesterday
We walked and I said nothing
I didn't want to hurt the mood
I know we can't outrun them
But the flowers smell so good
Those wolves in the garden
Wolves in the garden...
Wolves in the garden...
Ahhhhh
It's a sunny morning
They gave no warning
Those wolves, those wolves
In the garden
I know I could have saved us
But we'd have never known this day
If this is where we had to go
Well then I'm glad we went this way
All that's left to see is
What kind of flowers we'll become
I'm sure we'll be the kind
That bring children out into the sun
Those wolves in the garden
Wolves in the garden...
Wolves in the garden...
Wolves in the garden...
It's a rage storm forming
It gave no warning
Those wolves, those wolves
In the garden
Wolves in the garden...
Wolves in the garden
In the garden...
Wolves in the garden...
Wolves in the garden...
Wolves in the garden...
Wolves in the garden...
Wolves in the garden...
Wolves in the garden...
Wolves in the garden...
In the garden...
Wolves in the garden...


7.Animals Wearing Clothes

This was poorly planned
And executed twice as bad
And now we're swapping stories 'cross the table
Yeah, it's rather sad
That mom would cry 'cause dad got mad
So she locked herself in a burnt out house
While wedding bells were ringing out
This was poorly wrote
It's a shipwreck note for note
Despite it's many flaws it has you smitten
You're blinded by a verse or two
Convinced they're all about you
But I'm drunk and just sittin',
Swingin' on your front porch singing
Keep it to yourself
Make your life a living hell
Die a little every day
Most people die that way
And when it all went wrong
You became a ghost
It's not as hard as you to pose for animals
Wearing clothes
Well now you know my tricks
I oversimplify a bit
And I break things down until they're small and friendly
Well that includes your heart
And like a rundown shopping cart
Goes creaking down the aisle
Throwing sparks and faking smiles
Keep it to yourself
Make your life a living hell
Die a little every day
Most people die that way
And when it all went wrong
You became a ghost
It's not as hard as you to pose for animals
Wearing clothes
Keep it to yourself
Make your life a living hell
Die a little every day
Most people die that way
And when it all went wrong
You became a ghost
It's not as hard as you to pose for animals
Wearing clothes


8.Heart

The boy that lost himself
Can find his own way home
It's just a place you leave
When you finally are grown
Up and away we'll go
To a place we've never been
A place we've never smelt
A place we've never seen
It's easy to (?) done
To feel like we're alone
To feel like we're the only ones
With no place left to go
Out on the open road
It's where we shall roam
It's where we shall roam
It's where we shall roam
Only time will tell
And when it finally does
We'll be (?)
We'll be laying down
(?) never speaking
Every (?) is the end of the world
Of everything (?)
I will see when the sun comes up
On the bed that we built with our own two hands
It makes us take
It makes us take
It makes us take
It makes us take
It makes us take
(It makes us)
It makes us take
(It makes us)
It makes us take
(It makes us)
It makes us take
This is our heart!
This is our heart!
This is our heart!
This is our heart!
This is your heart!
This is your heart!
This is your heart!
This is your heart!
This is your heart!


9.I Release You

She left a book for him to read
About the man she thought they could be
But I'm not all that, my sins, all my friends
Have been done in the name of fun
The price they've paid for the trouble I've made
It's been swift and it's been everyone
Don't let me in
Don't let me out
Don't set me free
Don't blame yourself
Don't let me in
Don't let me out
Don't let me in
Don't let me out
The honour I felt as the (?)
His toys loved back and they're easily craft
In the attic in the afternoon sun
I am like that, my sins 'gainst my loves
And my loving I turn alone
The price that they paid for the nights that they stayed
It's been swift and it's been everyone
I won't let you in
I won't let you in
I won't let you in
So don't blame yourself
I won't let you in
I won't let you in
I won't let you in
I won't let you out
Out...
Soon, oh so soon, you'll be gone
I'll release you
If numbers on the phones disappear
Not an issue
My voice in your ear disappears;
Not an issue
Your eyes fade green to gray
I release you
I release you
I release you
Don't let me in
Don't let me out
Don't set me free
Don't blame yourself
Don't let me in
Don't let me out
Don't let me in
Don't let me out
Soon, oh so soon, you'll be gone
I release you


10.Creature, Creature

Your flowing garments are a flare
Dragging waves into the shore
I know you're stuck out on the island
Yeah, we've all been there before
For those who carin' when you wept
They're only trying hard to help
They say you're really nice and dandy
Though it's not that hard to tell
Your body waving like a flag
Feeding waves into the shore
Your skin is getting red and sandy
But you keep going there for more
I know you're still out on the yacht
Better wait, I'll be a while
I'm finding you are not protected
You're still a pretty little child
Are you a (?) child (?)
The buried treasure, the pirate never (?) to find
She's going back
She's going back
She's going back
She's going back
Are you a (?) child (?)
The buried treasure, the pirate never (?) to find
Are you a (?) child (?)
The buried treasure, the pirate never (?) to find


11.The Ship That Shot Its Selef

Please don't describe the way it feels to you
The way it feels
In other words
In other words

The human race it wishes to relate
Its thoughts and rhymes
To other worlds
In other words

Some things we push away, the thoughts of you
Without me
They seem to stay
And play with me

And when I listen to someone else
It makes me think
That I can kill myself
And somehow save myself

I'll catch you next time that I fall
If you promise that you'll call again
I'll call you back again

There comes a time when the lights are on
And no one's home
Because you left
You left them on

It feels good to know that someone's out of mind
Out of time
Only to think of you

And when I listen to someone else
It makes me feel like I should kill myself
And maybe save myself

And when I listen to myself
I think that everyone else should kill themselves
And maybe, save themselves

Please don't describe the way it feels to you
The way it feels
In other words
In other words

The human race it wishes to relate
Its thoughts and rhymes
To other worlds
In other words

Some things we push away, the thoughts of you
Without me
They seem to stay
And play with me

And when I listen to someone else
It makes me think
That I can kill myself
And somehow save myself


12.This Old Home

This old home
Won't let me out
People come and
Some children leave
This hole is deepening
It's going to swallow me
I'm just like
Just like the mics
The plot's the same as
The same as mine
Tearing down this house
One piece at a time
Where there is nothing left
But small town charm
There's really nothing left
And it seems so far
Dust gathers round us
This house was built to fall
I'll be your compass
If you'll be my wrecking back
Come back home...
Come back home...
Come back home...
Come back home...
Come back home...
Come back home...
Come back home...
Come back home...
(I'll never go)
Come back home...
(I'll never go)
Come back home...
(I'll never go)
Come back home...
(Back home)
Come back home...


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