He held his breath to hold your hand to walk the stairsteps in paris climbing up the slippery slope I'm in love love I hope don't go home angelina stay with me hanging around in the lost and found
Kissed you quick feeling weird lonely leaved and disappeared this is such a simple place passing time can't erase don't go home angelina paint tomorrow blue
Day breaks and every morning when he wakes he thinks of you
I'm alone that's okay I don't mind most of the time I don't feel afraid to die she was here passing by don't go home agelina stay with me hanging around in the lost and found stay with me hanging around in the lost and found
almost forgot started to say rode into the sun past everyone hallelujah pretty mary k i found faith in the infirmary there's a soldier lying in bed with a wound to the head calling out to pretty mary k here's what you get for things that haven't happened yet i happened upon pretty mary k but a soldier's uniform waved you away i walk round the dock and talk to st. james though i'm already done and ask everyone "have you seen her?" pretty mary k have you seen her? pretty mary k
wish you gave me a number wish i could call you today just to hear a voice i got a long way to go getting further away
if i didn't know the difference living alone would probably be ok it wouldn't be lonely i got a long way to go getting further away
a lot of hours to occupy it was easy when i didn't know you yet things i'd have to forget
but i better be quiet now i'm tired of wasting my breath carrying on getting upset
maybe i have a problem but that's not what i wanted to say i prefer to say nothing i got a long way to go getting further away
had a dream as an army man with an order just to march in my place but a dead enemy screams in my face
but i better be quiet now i'm tired of wasting my breath carrying on not over it yet
wish i knew what you were doing why you want to do it this way so i can't go the distance i got a long way to go i'm getting further away i got a long way to go getting further away
i'll tell you why i don't want to know where you are i got a joke i been dying to tell you a silent kid is looking down the barrel to make the noise that i kept so quiet i kept it from you, pitseleh i'm not what's missing from your life now i could never be the puzzle pieces they say that god makes problems just to see what you can stand before you do as the devil pleases and give up the thing you love but no one deserves it the first time i saw you i knew it would never last i'm not half what i wish i was i'm so angry i don't think it'll ever pass and i was bad news for you just because i never meant to hurt you
your hand on his arm the haystack charm around your neck strung out and thin calling some friend trying to cash some check he's acting dumb that's what you've come to expect
needle in the hay needle in the hay needle in the hay needle in the hay
he's wearing your clothes head down to toes a reaction to you you say you know what he did but you idiot kid you don't have a clue sometimes they just get caught in the eye you're pulling him through
needle in the hay needle in the hay needle in the hay needle in the hay
now on the bus nearly touching this dirty retreat falling out 6th and Powell a dead sweat in my teeth gonna walk walk walk four more blocks plus the one in my brain down downstairs to the man he's gonna make it all OK I can't beat myself I can't beat myself and i don't want to talk I'm taking the cure so i can be quiet whenever I want so leave me alone you ought to be proud that I'm getting good marks
needle in the hay needle in the hay needle in the hay needle in the hay
Here's the silhouette the face always turned away The bleeding color gone to black, dying like a day Couldn't figure out what made you so unhappy Shook your head to say no no no And stopped for a spell And stayed that way Oh well, okay I got pictures, i just don't see it anymore Climbing hour upon hour through a total bore With the one i keep where it never fades In the safety of a pitch black mind An airless cell that blocks the day Oh well, okay If you a get a feeling the next time you see me Do me a favor and let me know 'cos it's hard to tell It's hard to say Oh well, okay Oh well, okay Oh well, okay
He's pleased to meet you underneath the horse In the cathedral with the glass stained black Singing sweet high notes that echo back To destroy their master May be a long time til you get the call-up But it's sure as fate and hard as your luck No one'll know where you are It's just a brief smile crossing your face Running speed trials still standing in place When the socket's not a shock enough You little child what makes you think you're tough When all the people you think you're above They all know what's the matter You're such a pinball yeah you know it's true There's always something you come back running to To follow the path of no resistance It's just a brief smile crossing your face Running speed trials standing in place It's just a brief smile crossing your face Running speed trials all over the place
You walk down alameda shuffling your deck of trick cards over everyone Like some precious only son Face down, bow to the champion You walk down alameda looking at the cracks in the sidewalk Thinking about your friends How you maintain all them in a constant state of suspense For your own protection over their affection Nobody broke your heart You broke your own because you can't finish what you start Walk down alameda brushing off the nightmare you wish Could plague me when i'm awake And now you see your first mistake was thinking that you could relate For one or two minutes she liked you But the fix is in You're all pretension I never pay attention Nobody broke your heart You broke your own because you can't finish what you start Nobody broke your heart You broke your own because you can't finish what you start Nobody broke your heart You broke your own because you can't finish what you start Nobody broke your heart If you're alone it must be you that wants to be apart"
Throwing candy out to the crowd Dragging down the main The helpless little thing with the dirty mouth who's always got something To say you're sitting at home now waiting for your brother to call I saw him down at the alley Having had enough of it all Said you can do what you want to whenever you want to You can do what you want to there's no one to stop you All spit and spite you're up all night and down every day A tired man with only hours to go just waiting to be taken away Getting in to the back of a car for candy from some stranger Watching the parade with pinpoint eyes full of smoldering anger You can do what you want to whenever you want to You can do what you want to there's no one to stop you Now you can do what you want to whenever you want to Do what you want to whenever you want to Do what you want to whenever you want to though it doesn't mean a thing Big nothing
Drink up, baby, stay up all night The things you could do, you won't but you might The potential you'll be that you'll never see The promises you'll only make Drink up with me now and forget all about the pressure of days Do what i say and i'll make you okay and drive them away The images stuck in your head People you've been before that you don't want around anymore That push and shove and won't bend to your will I'll keep them still Drink up, baby, look at the stars, i'll kiss you again Between the bars where i'm seeing you There with your hands in the air waiting to finally be caught Drink up one more time and i'll make you mine Keep you apart deep in my heart separate from the rest Where i like you the best And keep the things you forgot The people you've been before that you don't want around anymore That push and shove and won't bend to your will I'll keep them still
Start stop and start Stupid acting smart Flirting with the flicks You say it's just for kicks You'll be the victim of your own dirty tricks You got yourself to tease and displease Doors swinging wide You walked in to hide Looking at your feet Failure's complete Saw you and me on the coin-op tv Frozen in fear every time we appear I'm not surprised and really, why should i be? See nothing wrong See nothing wrong So sick and tired of all these pictures of me Completely wrong Totally wrong Go walking by Here come another guy Jailer who sells personal hells Who'd like to see me down on my fucking knees Everybody's dying just to get the disease Hey hey hey hey I'm not surprised and really, why should i be? See nothing wrong See nothing wrong So sick and tired of all these pictures of me Completely wrong Totally wrong I'm not surprised and really, why should i be? See nothing wrong See nothing wrong So sick and tired of all these pictures of me Oh everybody's dying just to get the disease Everybody's dying just to get the disease Everybody's dying just to get the disease
Got bitten fingernails and a head full of the past And everybody's gone at last A sweet sweet smile that's fading fast Cause everybody's gone at last And you don't get upset about it No not anymore There's nothing wrong That wasn't wrong before Had a second alone with a chance let pass And everybody's gone at last Well i hope you're not waiting Waiting around for me Because i'm not going anywhere Obviously Got a broken heart and your name on my cast And everybody's gone at last Everybody's gone at last
They asked me to come down and watch the parade And to march down the street like the duracell bunny With a wink and a wave from the cavalcade Throwing out candy that looks like money To people passing by that all seem to be going the other way Said won't you follow me down to the rose parade? Tripped over a dog in a choke-chain collar People were shouting and pushing and saying And when i traded a smoke for a food stamp dollar A ridiculous marching band started playing And got me singing along with some half-hearted victory song Won't you follow me down to the rose parade? Won't you follow me down to the rose parade? Won't you follow me down to the rose parade? The trumpet has obviously been drinking Because he's fucking up even the simplest lines I'd say it's a sight that's quite worth seeing It's just that everyone's interest is stronger than mine And when they clean the street I'll be the only shit that's left behind Won't you follow me down to the rose parade? Won't you follow me down to the rose parade? Won't you follow me down to the rose parade?
A wallflower punch talks to judy In a crowded corner where anybody can listen in But they don't read page to page or speak easy Now they're gonna go say the words In the wrong order again They walk in a circle Through all the sidewalk scenes they used to be apart of one time Now everybody just stares and whispers Driving around up and down division street I used to like it here It just bums me out to remember Can't you ever treat anyone nice? I think i'm gonna make the same mistake twice They draw the curtain Wait for a call Pretty lucky if they get any kind of response at all Can't you ever treat anyone nice? I think i'm gonna make the same mistake twice I'm gonna make the same mistake twice
Someone's always coming around here trailing some new kill Says i seen your picture on a hundred dollar bill And what's a game of chance to you, to him is one of real skill So glad to meet you Angeles Picking up the ticket shows there's money to be made Go on and lose the gamble that's the history of the trade That you add up all he cards left to play to zero And sign up with evil Angeles Don't start me trying now Cos i'm all over it Angeles I could make you satisfied in everything you do All your 'secret wishes' could right now be coming true And be forever with my poison arms around you No one's gonna fool around with us No one's gonna fool around with us So glad to meet you Angeles
I'm going out sleepwalking Where mute memories start talking The boss that couldn't help but hurt you And the pretty thing he made desert you I'm going out now like a baby A naïve unsatisfiable baby Grabbing onto whatever's around For the soaring high or the crushing down With hidden cracks that don't show But that constantly just grow I'm looking for the man that attacked me While everybody was laughing at me You beat it in me that part of you But i'm gonna split us back in two Tired of living in a cloud If you're gonna say shit now you'll do it out loud It's 2:45 in the morning And i'm putting myself on warning For waking up in an unknown place With a recollection you've half erased Looking for somebody's arms to Wave away past harms I'm walking out on center circle The both of you can just fade to black I'm walking out on center circle Been pushed away and i'll never go back
I'm in love with the world through the eyes of a girl Who's still around the morning after We broke up a month ago and i grew up i didn't know I'd be around the morning after It's always been wait and see A happy day and then you pay And feel like shit the morning after But now i feel changed around and instead falling down I'm standing up the morning after Situations get fucked up and turned around sooner or later And i could be another fool or an exception to the rule You tell me the morning after Crooked spin can't come to rest I'm damaged bad at best She'll decide what she wants I'll probably be the last to know No one says until it shows and you see how it is They want you or they don't Say yes I'm in love with the world through the eyes of a girl Who's still around the morning after
Drink up baby, stay up all night With the things you could do, you won't but you might The potential you'll be that you'll never see The promises you'll only make
Drink up with me now and forget all about the pressure of days Do what I say and I'll make you okay and dive them away The images stuck in your head
People you've been before that you don't want around anymore That push and shove and won't bend to your will I'll keep them still
Drink up baby, look at the stars, I'll kiss you again Between the bars where I'm seeing you There with your hands in the air waiting to finally be caught
Drink up one more time and I'll make you mine Keep you apart deep in my heart seperate from the rest Where I like you the best And keep the things you forgot
The people you've been before that you don't want around anymore That push and shove and won't bend to your will I'll Keep them still
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한 남자가 있다. 등을 돌린 채 외로이 서 있는 사람. 생을 너무 사랑했기에 고통받았던 남자. 행복과 기쁨 대신 고독과 슬픔을 노래했던 한 사람. 엘리엇 스미스.
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