1.Disembodied Voices
Lyricist:Brian Timothy Finn, Neil Mullane Finn
Talking with my brother when the lights went out
Down the hallway forty years ago
And what became much harder was so easy then
Opening up and letting go
Disembodied voices
Floating in the air
This place in the darkness
Could be anywhere
Talking to each other as we wait for sleep
The angel in the detail soon arrives
Spreading her wings over every memory
And keeping all our hopes alive
Disembodied voices
Floating in the air
This place in the darkness
Could be anywhere
We all made our choices
Let's work out what we're going to do
Disembodied voices
Revealing what we know is true
And so much is here
If we all disappear
We could be anywhere
We could be anywhere
We could be anywhere
We could be
We could be anywhere
We could be anywhere
We could
We could be anywhere
2.Nothing Wrong With You
Lyricist:Brian Timothy Finn, Neil Mullane Finn
It's a slow parade
Down a dusty road
We've learned to take abuse
From devils we don't know
People who have lost all heart
Look for someone else to blame
You just keep on walking
When they call you a dirty name
All the mud in this town
All the dirt in this world
None of it sticks on you
You shake it off
'Cause you're better than that
And you don't need it
There's nothing wrong with you
The moment that we dread
It comes all too soon
Voices in your head
Still carry on the tune
Let the sound come in
From the world outside
You just keep on singing
When they tell you filthy lies
All the mud in this town
All the dirt in this world
None of it sticks on you
You shake it off
'Cause you're better than that
And you don't need it
There's nothing wrong with you
Remember how it made you hurt
Even as you fight to go on
Turn it into something else
Turn it into something else
All the mud in this town
All the dirt in this world
None of it sticks on you
You shake it off
'Cause you're better than that
And you don't need it
No, you don't believe it
All the mud in this town
All the dirt in this world
None of it sticks on you
You shake it off
'Cause you're better than that
And you don't need it
There's nothing wrong with you
There's nothing wrong with you
No
I walk along with you
There's nothing wrong with you
There's nothing wrong with you
There's nothing wrong with you
3.Homesick
Lyricist:Brian Timothy Finn, Neil Mullane Finn
At the shopping mall I'm surrounded by a parking lot
Walking down the aisle I was thinking about what I had lost
On a Sunday morning my hometown is feeling strange to me
In the stadium dark forces are gathering
Homesick, for the people that I live with
Homesick, for the spirit I'm missing
Homesick, for the country that I'm living in
First you make me hungry
Then you feed me something I don't want
There's no satisfaction for an aching heart but life goes on
And when I complain I get thrown out of the restaurant
Homesick, for the people that I live with
Homesick, for the spirit I'm missing
Homesick, for the country that I'm living in
Homesick, for the people that I live with
Homesick
Homesick, for the country that I'm living in
4.A Life Between Us
Lyricist:Brian Timothy Finn, Neil Mullane Finn
In so many ways, I'm the same as you
In so many things better left unsaid
From out of the deep well the water flows into the sea
And that's the way it starts
And continues to unfold
But to both of us
That will never change
And we're staring at each other
Like the banks of a river
And we can't get any closer
I won't give control to anyone
Walk around , kiss the ground like I own the place
But in the passage of time the river banks get washed away
And that's the way it starts
And continues to evolve
I reveal myself
You watch over me
And we're staring at each other
Like the banks of a river
And we can't get any closer
But we form a life between us
And brother
Not my way
Must be the different direction we're facing
Not my way
You're still as unknown as ever
Are you still someone
Who'll watch over me?
And we're staring at each other
Like the banks of a river
And we can't get any closer
But we form a life
Yes, we form a life
Between us, between us
5.Way Back Down
Lyricist:Brian Timothy Finn, Neil Mullane Finn
She's on the way back down
Been awake for 48 hours
Standing underneath the shower in her summer dress
On her way back down
Can't remember anything much
Along the way she lost her touch and her happiness
One silence in the midst of chaos
Take comfort in the roar of take off
The street lights have faded
All over town
It looks like you've made it
All the way down
I lower my eyes when I find you
As pale as the midday moon
The creature from the black lagoon made you his queen
Wind is playing in the treetops
A helicopter circles around
Looking for a place to put down this heavy dream
One silence in the midst of chaos
Take comfort in the roar of take off
Street lights have faded all over town
If you can't escape it
Where you are now
It's looks like you've made it
All the way down
The streets light have faded all over town
And you can't escape it
Where you are now
It's look like you've made it?
On the way back down
She's all over town
On her way back down
She's on her way back down
6.All God's Children
Lyricist:Brian Timothy Finn, Neil Mullane Finn
We're all God's children
And God is a woman
But we still don't know
Who the father is
I can't help thinking
There's a fortune riding
On the answer
To that question
We stop for a moment
And forget the enemy
There's something
You're not telling us
Got to make you less lonely
Time to make you less lonely
We're globalizing
But we don't like competition
And we still don't know
Who the father is
But you're so damn pretty
And don't you know it
There's a kiss and then
We all make up
Got to make you less lonely
Got to make you less lonely
All sides
Die happy
This is the last chance
You've got to do it now
People are waiting
For him to come around
All his attention
We've got to stick around
You might be less lonely
Got to make you less lonely
Some people now
Help me
Don't make me less lonely
Don't you drive me out
7.Won't Give In
Lyricist:Brian Timothy Finn, Neil Mullane Finn
You call me up, I'll say a few words
But I'll try not to speak too long
Please to be kind and I'll try to explain
I'll probably get it all wrong
What does it mean when you promise someone?
That no matter how hard or whatever may come
It means that I won't give in
Won't give in, won't give in
'Cause everyone I love is here
Play it once, disappear
Once in a while I return to the fold
With people I call my own
Even if time is just a flicker of light
And we all have to die alone
What does it mean when you belong to someone?
When you're born with a name, when you carry it on
It means that I won't give in
Won't give in, won't give in
'Cause everyone I love is here
All at once, and I'll show you how to get me there
Come on now, come on now, can you feel it, I can see it in ya
Come on now, come on now, reveal it, turn around won't ya
The right time, the right place, right now, turn around
A chance is made, a chance is lost
I carry myself to the edge of the earth
It means that I won't give in
Won't give in, won't give in
'Cause everyone I love is here
Say it once, just say it and disappear
8.Part Of Me, Part Of You
Lyricist:Brian Timothy Finn, Neil Mullane Finn
Over these green hills, blue electric light
Always in my blood, forever in my eyes
Black window space a basket made of flax
Broken mirror view, let your eyes relax
Mist on my glass
Watch it all come to pass
Once again, we'll breathe in the view
It's part of me, part of you
Now my voice won't sing and my tears won't cry
Your disciple waits for any good advice
Our place in time, it's not set in stone
And we'll still be here where the cows come home
Mist on my glass
Watch it all come to pass
Once again, we'll breathe in the view
It's part of me, part of you
And it has to be clear, inside my head
And I'm still in a dream, in a dream that won't end
Once again, we'll breathe in the view
It's part of me, part of you
Mist on my glass
Watch it all come to pass
Once again, we'll breathe in the view
It's part of me, part of you
And it has to be clear
It has to be clear, inside my head
9.Eyes Of The World
Lyricist:Brian Timothy Finn, Neil Mullane Finn
You're nothing in the eyes of the world
But you're riding up and down in the elevator still
Feeling just a little surprised
Like you discovered Englebert Humperdink or something
Inside the fairy light, it's often hard to tell
The way you see yourself will lead you to despair
The eyes of the world will look right through your scene
It's nothing new to me, that's what I used to be
Someone in the eyes of the world
You look into the eyes of the world
Hoping to catch your reflection again
Missing all the real life action
So calm and dignified you rise up from the chair
Put the powder on and climb the slippery stairs
Inside a sleazy room with a bible for companion
Bleeding fingernail, you'll never know yourself
The eyes of the world they look right through you
You're nothing in the eyes of the world
The hint of a smile appears on your face
When you realize there's nothing in the eyes of the world
10.Only Talking Sense
Lyricist:Brian Timothy Finn, Neil Mullane Finn
There's a wild thing in the wool shed and it's keeping me awake
at night
A devil in the closet and a feeling I'd prefer to hide
He is religion, he won't hear me when I cry for help
He has a vision of me but I am somebody else
We talk the pillow
There are times when I'm tied up to the fence
Only talking sense
There's a mirror lake before me but I'm frozen when it's time to
jump
It's like maybe I'm afraid of what I'll find
When independence comes
You steel my shadow, you make my blood run dry
We are true only when we talk the pillow
There are times when I'm tied up to the fence
Only talking sense
Did you suffer like a child
That's why you want to make me cry
You are afraid of me
That's why you're so unkind
You won't deny it when your child is tied up to the fence
And I'm only talking sense
Lonely when we talk the pillow
And your child is messed up in the head, I'm only talking sense
11.Angels Heap
Lyricist:Brian Timothy Finn, Neil Mullane Finn
News travels fast, there's an old wreck in the underpass
Wine in a glass and a well traveled bed, down the length
And breadth of the motorway, down the information highway
I took a ride in an angels heap
Yeah, I took a ride and she took me away
To where the hills are steep, yeah I took a ride
In the still mind of a child, there's a live bird on her
shoulder
She could swallow a lie like she's drinking a flagon of beer
I'll never be the same again, let the black wheels fly over
I took a ride in an angels heap and she took me away
To where the air was sweet and she made me come alive
In a red vinyl seat, yeah I took a ride, let the black wheels
fly over
12.Suffer Never
Lyricist:Brian Timothy Finn, Neil Mullane Finn
Has she fallen from the sky
So heavy of heart
The sigh was on her tongue
The grief was in her arms
She will suffer never
I mean her no harm
She'll come slowly rising
On the air
Lift her weightless
On the air, on the air
And the silence was enough
To shed my guilt
She will always know my wishes
'Cause I remember how it felt
Kisses slowly rising
On the air
Lift her weightless
On the air, on the air
She will suffer never
I mean her no harm
13.Mood Swinging Man
Lyricist:Brian Timothy Finn, Neil Mullane Finn
He's a mood swinging man with his bag of tricks
Never know where he's at
The life of a party when he's doing his flips
A drag when he's flat on his back
This town feels empty now he's gone away
Please understand
Something new to discover everyday
The wheels in his hand he takes me up
He brings me back down again
Flash in the pan
Mood swinging man can't pretend
Tall dark stranger of the restless kind
Shadow of a shadow
I'd like to wander through his mind
He's hard to get to know
He wakes you up in the dead of night
To tell you he's in love
He can give a heavy sleeper a terrible fright
And no one can keep up
With the mood swinging man
He'll be back down again
He lights up
He's a flash in the pan
Mood swinging man
No idea who I am
I'm the mood swinging man
You know where he's at
He will crave your attention still
All too familiar
Mood swinging man
14.Paradise (Wherever You Are)
Lyricist:Brian Timothy Finn, Neil Mullane Finn
Endless travels
Can't remember where I've been
Lying in this hammock, feeling tragic
Like the ones you hear so much about
Can't wait to tell you what I've seen
Skim the water, South Atlantic ocean gray
Always searching for his mate
Lonely albatross, cannot find them
The ones you care so much about
They're lost and you're losing your way
Too much pressure, gin and tonic water
They'll forget you, the ones
You care so much about
They'll surrender to the need
Paradise, wherever you are
15.Bullets In My Hairdo
Lyricist:Brian Timothy Finn, Neil Mullane Finn
There's junk mail in my letterbox and all the catalogs
I can't wait to buy it, no matter what it costs
The whistle of the sniper, the crashing of the bombs
Put a spring back in my step, keeps me feeling young
And this shopping is a curse, every time it's getting worse
I got bullets in my hairdo, the hairs on my shirt
Many ways to spend your money, there's not a lot to choose
The tanks are rolling over my hundred dollar shoes
You can never find a taxi to drive you into town
I'm always in a hurry, I won't go underground
And this shopping is a curse, every time it's getting worse
I got bullets in my hairdo and holes in my purse
All quiet on the street, silence breathing down
Bullets in my hairdo, jewels in my crown
And this shopping is a curse, every time it's getting worse
I got bullets in my hairdo and holes in my shirt
16.Where Is My Soul
Lyricist:Brian Timothy Finn, Neil Mullane Finn
Wick in the candle
What lies beneath
Look in the shadows
And the spaces in between
A vision ghosted
Appearing on my screen
Soul, where is my soul
Where is my soul
I seek contentment
I'm acting still
All airs and graces
With a smile before you kill
Hold back the hostile crowd
Before they trample you down
Soul, where is my soul
Where is my soul
I'll go up
With my conscience clean
Down below
They're looking for me
And I know
You've got my soul
Oh, holy ancient
I'll smoke you up
I'll take your wisdom
And I'll turn it into dust
You fill my ashtray
The one I've come to trust
Soul, where is my soul
Where is my soul
Soul, where is my soul
Where is my soul
Soul, you've lost control
Of all you've had
Soul, where is my soul
Your will so bad
17.Niwhai
Lyricist:Brian Timothy Finn, Neil Mullane Finn
Niwhai, she's so fly
Making it happen
Niwhai, be my witness
Five satellites in just one night
Niwhai, pacific sister
Her father's son
She was something precious
And we all love what she's become
Strange attractor
Something wicked
Paint her golden Buddha
You're a blinding flash across the sky
Niwhai, sequined slipper
Fly by radiating light
Grant her secret wishes
Five satellites in just one night
Niwhai, she's so fly
Making it happen
Grant her secret wishes
Five satellites in just one night
18.Kiss The Road Of Rarotonga
Lyricist:Brian Timothy Finn, Neil Mullane Finn
Speed through the night, my gritty eyes
So fever bright, scars on my hand
A gravel stone, I took a bite
I kiss the road of Rarotonga
Taste some gravel
I kiss the road of Rarotonga
My barefoot nurse whisper sorry
When it hurts black sea slug sand
A velvet sky and the roosters cry
Bird flapped its wing
Man I rode like a king
I kiss the road of Rarotonga
Taste some gravel
I kiss the road of Rarotonga
Stand up and flow, push it on, push it on
Stand up and flow, push it on push it on
Island girl I'll stay with you
I give thanks to Rarotonga
I kiss the road of Rarotonga
19.All The Colours
Lyricist:Brian Timothy Finn
I can never forget
The day we said goodbye
Holding your hands
A rainbow low in the sky
And all the colours there
To gather you up and carry you up
All the colours there
To gather you up
Now, we're left here
To get on with our things
Writing it down
And working with wood and strings
And all the colours there
To open us up and bring us luck
All the colours there
To open us up
You went walking through that door
Leaving it ajar
Whenever things come to an end
It takes a while to close it again
And all the colours gently
Pushing it shut, they're pushing it shut
All the colours there
To open us up and bring us luck
All the colours there
To gather us up, to gather us up
To gather us up, to gather you up again
20.Anything Can Happen
Lyricist:Brian Timothy Finn, Neil Mullane Finn
The day has begun
And I stumble to the front
There's no real control
Of a random event
And I will take my chances
Just anything can happen
I don't believe it's over
'Cos anything can happen
I could never give it up
I could never relent
And I can't wait to see
What will happen to me next
I will take my chances
'Cos anything can happen
I don't believe it's over
'Cos anything can happen
It doesn't matter what we did wrong
Makes no difference to me
I see the light in your eyes
And you're dancing free
And I'm coming down today
To gather in the pieces
Give in to the mystery
And I will take my chances
'Cos anything can happen
Don't believe it's over
'Cos anything can happen
One day, I
Someday, I
Anything can happen
Yeah, anything can happen
I will make it shine
I will make it rain sometime
21.Luckiest Man Alive
Lyricist:Brian Timothy Finn, Neil Mullane Finn
I know that it's you behind
Everything that I do
And I wouldn't try to hide
Who I am from you
It's all me that you see
I was ready for another try
But I needed you to set me free
Must be the luckiest man alive
Man finds love in his life
He's the luckiest man alive
Someone true by his side
He's the luckiest man alive
Once you cut right through
His foolish pride
He's the luckiest man alive
I've never had the time before
Leaving things where they fell
I was going door to door
Always thinking I was somewhere else
You saw me and what I could be
And now I know what love is for
It's the only thing sets you free
Must be the luckiest man alive
Man finds love in his life
He's the luckiest man alive
Someone true by his side
He's the luckiest man alive
She cut right through
His foolish pride
He's the luckiest man alive
Feel the motion, it's an endless ocean
Rocking gently and moving deeply
Feels like always been knocked sideways
Over and over by the strength of your love
Man finds love
Man finds love in his eyes
He's the luckiest man alive
Someone true
Man finds love
He's the luckiest man alive
Someone true
22.Gentle Hum
Lyricist:Brian Timothy Finn, Neil Mullane Finn
This bird has to sing
My heart has to follow
A man with no soul
Is wooden and hollow
This gentle hum
Is just begun
This gentle hum
Make us one
My wish is for you
An end to your sorrow
And if it comes true
You'll wake up tomorrow alone
With a gentle hum
Is just begun
This gentle hum
Will make us one
There, for anyone who cares
Solemn faces in the courtroom stare
And this gentle hum
We'll wake up tomorrow
With a gentle hum
This gentle hum
This gentle hum
(This gentle hum, coming up from before)
Will make us one
(Find a loving feeling, inside)
This gentle hum
(This gentle hum, bringing it back to me)
Is just begun
(Find a loving feeling in your life)
23.Edible Flowers
Lyricist:Brian Timothy Finn, Neil Mullane Finn
Everybody wants the same thing
Everybody wants the same thing
To see another birthday
Look at all the pretty numbers
Look at all the pretty numbers
Scattered on the calendars
I can see my reflection
I can see my reflection
In the shop window
Who owns that space
Declare it if you dare tonight
Don't let the moment pass
Until another day
Bright lights dissolve
Like sugar deep inside you now
It all ends up the same somehow
I'm hardly here at all
All the trash and the treasure
All the trash and the treasure
All the pain and the pleasure
Taste the edible flowers
Taste the edible flowers
Scattered in the salad days
Who owns that space
Declare it if you dare tonight
Don't let the moment pass
Until another day
Bright lights dissolve
Like sugar deep inside you now
And still the rain keeps coming down
I'm hardly here at all
And everything's gone quiet now
I'm hardly here at all
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