Sleeps Like A Curse

The Panics Sleeps Like A Curse Lyrics
1.Like An Unwelcome Guest

Lyricist:Julian Grigor, Justin Ross Laffer, Paul Otway, Drew Malcom
Wootton, Myles Peter Wootton

We're so sure
All before we ever get caught
We ran by
Under your old man's eyes we'd move

I hear a back gate slam and creak as we go through
And the anchor dragging, you will draw out its line
Through every burnt out shipwreck
On the roadside

And like an unwelcome guest
I'll take my time with us

I'll keep you in my mind
My love, don't say sorry, just say, yes
I'll keep you in mind
My love, don't say sorry, just say, yes

As we stared into the dark
The place lit like a spark
And I hear the dogs bark like distant drums
And through the sprinklers in the sun I saw us there

If you're ever that shy, get outside
Get a bruise swinging on a clothesline
I'll end up alone there
I suspect you'll slip by or I'll forget

And like an unwelcome guest
I'll take my time with us

I'll keep you in my mind
My love, don't say sorry, just say yes
I'll keep you in mind
My love, don't say sorry, just say, yes


2.One Too Many Itches

Lyricist:Julian Grigor, Justin Ross Laffer, Paul Otway, Drew Malcom
Wootton, Myles Peter Wootton

I'm staying stubborn in retreat
I was standing on your corner
Pondering defeat

An old lady fixed my collar
Said, her steps were getting steep
I said, 'I live by the top
But not permanently'

I know you follow, I can hear you
And the patter of your feet
I'm looking like I'm still half asleep
And it feels like your standing on me

Why do you ask me?
I don't know my way
Why do you keep me here?
I have no more cards to play

I've got eyelids like concrete
They're too numb to blink
You drain the life out of me
I've forgotten how to think

I was sitting on a fortune
Now I'm staring down a sink
I've got one too many itches
And you're just another sting

You can hope that I might
But I never feel a thing
You can hope that I might
But I never feel a thing

Why do you ask me?
I don't know my way
Why do you keep me here?
I have no more cards to play

A strange thing happened in my mind
All your words turned to scribble
By the time I recognize
I never looked right

In the reflection in your eyes
I'd wait to hear your voice
But I never could reply

Why do you ask me?
I don't know my way
Why do you keep me here?
I have no more cards to play

Why do you ask me?
I have nothing left to say


3.Twin Sisters

Lyricist:Julian Grigor, Justin Ross Laffer, Paul Otway, Drew Malcom
Wootton, Myles Peter Wootton

I will mistake the other
When she acts quite peculiar
I watch them stand together
I cannot wait for the first chance to take

Is all that planned?
Can anyone smile like that?
Look around, my friend
Don't leave her with an open hand

She keeps me pinned forever
There, behind her dresser
She hides like silent letters
She says, I think she's hurting me for the better

With all that said
I'll never get a smile again
I hang around her stairs
Waiting for the sisters there

Is all that planned?
Can anyone smile like that?
Look around, my friend
Don't leave her with an open hand

If one pretends
I'm never gonna get a smile again
I'm waiting for the sisters there


4.Minor A

Lyricist:Julian Grigor, Justin Ross Laffer, Paul Otway, Drew Malcom
Wootton, Myles Peter Wootton

You move slow like the shade
Like litter by the drain
But you cross my path quick
Like the shadow of a plane

In your eyes there is something
That flickers like a flame
Steady as she goes
This'll burn through my brain

I'm looking for a chance to speak
Wake up now and answer me
Sliding through an empty space
Looking back like a minor A

I watch you breathe slow
Through the crowd as it split
And I walk through the hall
Keeping time like a drip

We close every curtain
Give daylight the slip
Steady as she goes
With no sound from her lips

I'm looking for a chance to speak
Wake up now and answer me
Sliding through an empty space
Looking back like a minor A


5.My Best Mistake

Lyricist:Julian Grigor, Justin Ross Laffer, Paul Otway, Drew Malcom
Wootton, Myles Peter Wootton

I ain't so kind to wait
I don't like the idea of it all
You leave me here sighing
Just tryin' to make sense of it all

I guess, I'm scared to watch this get old
So I won't let it start

I think we've half a chance
Judging by all of the people that I've met
But I ain't so sure, I could use one more face to forget
I'm only gonna leave you misled

Let it go my way
Leave me in my place
You know, in a way
You're still my best mistake

I ain't so used to it
I just keep her from thinking out loud
I say nothin' that never could calm her down
I'm just there to watch it go round

Let it go my way
Leave me in my place
You know, in a way
You're still my best mistake


6.The General Calling

Lyricist:Julian Grigor, Justin Ross Laffer, Paul Otway, Drew Malcom
Wootton, Myles Peter Wootton

Someday, I hear him calling
The broken sound, it slow us down
It's gently spoken, it stares us down
It opens the ground, the general calling

It's, oh, so late to try recalling
A staring crowd, overbearing sound
Struck in motion

A silent stand
Recurring plans
Keep gently calling

A stolen glance
A blown chance
The general calling

I'll give you a word to hold
'Cos it covers my whole damn world
Any weight left to load
Its history on the road

Someday, I hear him calling
The broken sound, it slow us down
It's gently spoken, it stares us down
It opens the ground, the general calling


7.Speak It

Lyricist:Julian Grigor, Justin Ross Laffer, Paul Otway, Drew Malcom
Wootton, Myles Peter Wootton

If you speak it under your breath
You give me every reason darlin'
For giving in close to the end
I won't be left here waiting again

If holding on to me makes you sad
Loosen any ties you have
I'll be moving on as best as I can

Time may show us yet
When to learn
But in between
Its not of our concern

So stand straight
I tried to lose you
You didn't take my bait

Instead you left me
Feeling much the same
I tipped my hat
You sent me on my way

I guess were a bit like a face
More than a name
That never read well
But it looked good on the page
Just a lie

I may surprise you yet
If you prefer
I guess I'm glad we met
But I ain't sure

All I ever did
Was make you feel further
I'm just cradling some thought
I could murder, I don't lie

Time may show us yet
When to learn
I guess I'm glad we met
But I ain't sure


8.Someone Somewhere Somehow

Lyricist:Julian Grigor, Justin Ross Laffer, Paul Otway, Drew Malcom
Wootton, Myles Peter Wootton

I'll take a page and try to read it to you
'Cause I write the stuff I find it hard to speak
I echo all the words you leave
I only dress them up in mystery

On any morning you can tell the story
'Cause I only ever give myself a fright
But if you're feeling just alright
Please don't dress it all up in love
You think that this will do for now
Someone somewhere somehow

On Friday morning in the court
Of petty sessions
Under Bail Act of 1982
I took a pledge to understand
Agreeing to comply with demands

At any moment you will hear her calling
Like no one ever spoke to her before
But I only ever tried my luck
I hardly need to dress it up at all
You think that this will do for now
Someone somewhere somehow

Early morning without any warning
I heard some words I hoped you'd never say
And I wrestle with the thought of it
And bit me lip each time I hear her name
You think that this will do for now
Someone somewhere somehow


9.Keep An Eye On Me

Lyricist:Julian Grigor, Justin Ross Laffer, Paul Otway, Drew Malcom
Wootton, Myles Peter Wootton

I looked through your room
And I saw where you lay
As the light shone through it
Through a lead lamp shade

And I looked for a clue
And for some remains
And the dust blew through it
And the words just came

Keep an eye on me
Keep an eye on me
Keep an eye on me
Keep an eye on me

I tap to a tune
And my thoughts would stray
Your voice rang through it
And the ground would sway

The blinds would slap at your window at night
Over the fence and down under the wire
I'd follow you're steps as you'd slip from my sight
I was always afraid you'd leave me behind

Just keep your mind on me

I'll make it worth it if you wait for me
I'll make it worth it if you wait for me
Is god my witness there for all to see
And keep an eye on me
Keep an eye on me

Wait for me
Wait for me
Wait for me
Wait for me


10.Sleeps Like A Curse

I'm worried I aint got the nerve to play
I'm told my problem's I act to late
That even though I know what I say
It may not translate
I only ever try to avoid these games
If I lose my baby then I lose my way
Who never could wait

I aint competing just to hold you back
I'm never hiding you just follow my tracks
I have the kind of thoughts you gotta distract
I wouldn't lean on that

I get no feeling the ordinary way
I'm only guessing, guess I like it that way
You see that habit still remains
Of hiding from change

The only voice that answers me

Is the voice of mine at age thirteen?
Who learnt you never get no place
With the weakest handshake

I lie under and hide the worst
I prepare for the end of the first
I have the kind of thoughts
That sleeps like a curse
And it leans on her

I aint competing just to to hold you back
I'm never hiding you just follow my tracks
I have the kind of thoughts you just gotta distract
I wouldn't lean on that


11.It's Not A Thing

The strangest thing is happening
It sounds a little funny I know
I met a girl and I ain't sure
If she's leaving or she's ready to go

I lose my mind seeking signs

We sit on beaches
Drink like leaches
The only kiss I gets from the sun
She goes her way
I go my way
Though we heading in the same direction

I lose my mind seeking signs

She takes me out and shows me round
Aint going no place I wanna go
There comes a time you realize
You're better off just leaving alone

I waste my time seeking signs
I'll see her later goodbye