My Morning Jacket

Hey
The Christmas curtain falls on lawbreakers who pave the way
For thoughtless folks like me and J. who'd pay
But can't afford the finer things in life
So we heist them all
We're criminals that never break the law

So
To all you frowns, go down to town square and get some action
From the Christmas girl that lives inside your womb
She's always there, I think that I'm certain
You pay to get behind her Christmas curtain
You're the criminal that never breaks the law

Hey
The Christmas curtain falls on lawbreakers who pave the way
For thoughtless folks like me and J. who'd pay
But can't afford the finer things in life
So we heist them all
We're criminals that never break the law

So
To all you frowns, go down to town square and get some action
From the Christmas girl that lives inside your womb
She's always there, I think that I'm certain
You pay to get behind her Christmas curtain
You're the criminal that never breaks the law

So Much Goin On These Days - Forget About Instinct - It's Not What Pays.
Pleasure - Up And Down My Smile:
1. A Carton Of Eggs Think. 2. It's All Worthwhile.
Tell Me Spirit - What Has Not Been Done? I'll Rush Out And Do It. Or Are We Doin It Now?
Wordlesschorus.
Fissure Is The Thrill Of The Day - Forget About Feeling - That's Not What Pays.
But You Know - All Of This Can Change. Remember The Promise As A Kid You Made.
Wordlesschorus.
We Are The Innovators. They Are The Imitators.
Come On - Hey Don't You Know How We Started...
We Forgot About Love - But Weren't Brokenhearted.
Wordlesschorus.

so much goin on these days
forget about instinct it's not what pays.
pleasure up and down my smile
a carton of eggs think it's all worthwhile.

tell me spirit what has not been done
i'll rush out and do it or are we doin it now?

wordlesschorus.

fissure is the thrill of the day
forget about feeling that's not what pays.
but you know all of this can change
remember the promise as a kid you made.

wordlesschorus.

we are the innovators. they are the imitators.
come on - hey don't you know how we started
we forgot about love, but weren't brokenhearted.

wordlesschorus.

It matters to me
Took a long time to get here
If it would have been easy
I would not have cared

Like a tropical forest
Like a cop on the beat
When all is in order
You get lost in the heat

I feel so wonderful, wonderful,
Wonderful the way I feel
I feel so wonderful, wonderful,
Wonderful the way I feel

Doesn't matter to me
I could take it or leave it
I can learn from way back when
And still live right now

With the sun on my shoulders
And the wind at my back
I will never grow older
At least not in my mind

I feel so wonderful, wonderful,
Wonderful the way I feel
I feel so wonderful, wonderful,
Wonderful the way I feel

So wonderful
Wonderful the way I feel
I feel so wonderful, wonderful,
Wonderful the way I feel

I'm going where there ain't no fear
I'm going where the spirit is real
I'm going where the living is easy and the people are kind
A new state of mind

I'm going where there ain't no police
I'm going where there ain't no disease
I'm going where there ain't no need to escape from what is
Only spirits at ease

He was leading us thru the dark.
He was sayin that "love goes on."
I was wanting some "ice cream."
He knew exactly what I meant.
From the driver's seat in the dark.
He popped a tape in the dash of his car.
And when the singer started to scream.
I knew exactly what he meant.
I never knew for sure, what a wonderful man he was.
What a sensible man he was.
What a marvelous man he was.
Why do we love what is wrong? big devil told us to sing along.
And like a loving flock we obey, except 4 him, he went his own way.
I never knew for sure, what a wonderful man he was.
Till the day I found out his cause, was to do it for all of us

He was leading us thru the dark.
He was sayin that "love goes on."
I was wanting some "ice cream."
He knew exactly what I meant.
From the driver's seat in the dark.
He popped a tape in the dash of his car.
And when the singer started to scream.
I knew exactly what he meant.
I never knew for sure, what a wonderful man he was.
What a sensible man he was.
What a marvelous man he was.
Why do we love what is wrong? big devil told us to sing along.
And like a loving flock we obey, except 4 him, he went his own way.
I never knew for sure, what a wonderful man he was.
Till the day I found out his cause, was to do it for all of us

Stolen as the war begun, this time your soul is my one.
I belong to a race of robots, drownin out my one.
Anytime your war gets out
of hand I'll take it on.
Stolen as the wars begun, this time your soul is my one.
I'D MOVE ON, but I know you'll need me some day.
I'D roll ON, but I know you'll need me some day

Should I close my eyes and
prophesize
Hoping maybe some day come
Should I wet the ground with my
own tears
Crying over what`s been done
Should I lift the dirt and plant
the seed
Even though I`ve never grown
Should I wet the ground with the
sweat from my brow
And believe in my good work
My good work
My good work
My good work
Hey there, I`m flying up above
Looking down on the tired earth
I can see I can see potential
Speaking through you
speaking to you
From all of heaven`s possibility
Power hey do you know how it works
Hey do you know that the meek
They shall inherit the earth
You should work you should work
Yeah for yourself and the family
Should I hit the water or stay
on dry land
Even though I`ve never swam
Take machete into the brush
Though at first there is no path
Taste the warpaint on my tongue
As it`s dripping with my sweat
Place my gaze in the future`s path
Seeing things that ain`t come yet
Hope to watch the victory dance
After whole days work is done
Hope to watch the victory dance
In the evening`s setting sun
Hope to watch the victory dance
Over many lives to come
Hope to watch the victory dance
In the evening`s setting sun
Setting sun
Setting sun setting sun
Hope to dance the victory dance
After the days work is done
Hope to dance the victory dance
In the evenings setting sun
Hope to dance the victory dance
Over many lives to come
Hope to dance the victory dance
In the evenings setting sun
Setting sun

Remember when you were seventeen
You's goin' crazy, you know what I mean
It wasn't that long ago
In the grand scheme of things
It wasn't that long ago
You think you're so much smarter now

Twenty one everything stays in place
Forty one some things start to fade
Well, when you're so young (so young), you wanna be older (so young)
And when you're older, you want the body you have now

I believe in a perfect world
You rule your own universe
The only gun you'll ever need will be in your brain
The only gun you'll need is in your hands

You want this now you want that
Can't have it all you should enjoy what you have
But I know what you want (what you want)
Well I know what you want (what you want)
Well I know what you want, you want the better of two halves

Well I know what you want (what you want)
Well I know what you want (what you want)
Well I know what you want, you want the better of two halves

...if you touch me, well i just think i'll scream
Cuz it's been so long, since someone challenged me.
And made me think... about the way things are...
Made me think...about the way they could be.
I believe it- why? oh my...
Ooh my lord...ooh my lord...i don't even know why...but...

Oh! this feeling it is wonderful! don't you ever turn it off!
Oh! this feeling it is wonderful! don't you ever turn it off!

Feelings...why? oh my: human needs. heartbeats.

I can see it...all. by the way you smile.
I'm smiling too! i see myself in you.
I am with it! ooh man i am wired!
Ooh my lord! ooh my lord- yeah...now i really know why!

Oh! this feeling it is wonderful! don't you ever turn it off!
Oh! this feeling it is wonderful! don't you ever turn it off!

Touch me I?m going to scream if you don?t
Inside I ( ?) have the feeling that you wont

I know it sounds confusing
But it makes a lot of sense
Row a boat across the ocean
Dig a hole under the fence

Touch me I?m going to scream if you don?t
Inside I (?) have the feeling that you wont

I can tell by the way you smile
I?m smiling too, I can see myself in you

I can tell by the sounds you make

When you are pleased, you see yourself in me

Touch me I?m going to scream if you don?t
Inside I (?) have the feeling that you wont

How many nights can a soul so full of life remain untouched?
How could a soul make the most of what is whole and what is here?

I need a human right by my side
Untied, untied (maybe 'i'm tired, untied' - not clear)
(repeat and fade out)

somebody stole my lighter.
and where it go'd is higher.
i was another boy, down in another town.
armed with casino bars, tight
whores and tinseltown. but i stayed. oooo. oh but i stayed.
she had a cigarette and asked if i had a light.
out it came, and i gave it
to her, and off into the night.....
his arms were thin, and off into the
night, they ran. oooo they ran. oooo they ran.

Why's it so strange when they say that the world's movin' upwards?
Why's it surreal when my hands feel they can't roll the dice?
Why's it so great just to wake every day alive and by your side?

It's a mystery, I guess
There's lots of things that I can't find
Not the way that you look
But your move that catches my eye

Why's it so soft when the cannons unload on the others?
Why are we so loud when we say it won't happen to us?
Why does my mind blow to bits every time they play that song?

It's just the way that he sings
Not the words that he says or the band
I'm in love with this soul
It's a meaning that I understand

Why's it so strange when they say that the world's movin' upwards?
Why's it surreal when my hands feel they can't roll the dice?
Why's it so great just to wake every day alive and by your side?

It's a mystery, I guess
There's lots of things that I can't find
Not the way that you look
But your move that catches my eye

Why's it so soft when the cannons unload on the others?
Why are we so loud when we say it won't happen to us?
Why does my mind blow to bits every time they play that song?

It's just the way that he sings
Not the words that he says or the band
I'm in love with this soul
It's a meaning that I understand

trapped in gasoline, a lizard on a string, no one ever screams any more.
its called THE DARK. its not a sunny day for the dark.
let in the dark, then you you can sleep and fuck and park.
let in the dark, it's not another day for the dark.
let in the dark, then you can sleep and move and park.
so tight, i can't breathe, gods fingers chokin me,
like a prisoner on his knees,
beggin won't do a thing for me so c'mon (you can't fight it)
people, oh they're my thing these days,
they like to swim, and catch them rays.
MONEY, dont do a thing for me, im happy now, thats how i be.
it's called the dark.

It's a bad idea, to go down to the pier by yourself after dark.
It's a bad idea, cause they're down on their luck
and they've lost touch with their bleeding hearts.

Bad idea, cause I've felt that way and I know I shouldn't have gone.
The time is near, to come forward with whatever killed your spark.

There's still time, for you,
to change your mind or whatever else you do.
There's still time.

Ooh...

It's a bad idea, to go down to the pier by yourself after dark.
It's a bad idea, cause they're down on their luck
and they've lost touch with their bleeding hearts.

Bad idea, cause I've felt that way and I know I shouldn't have gone.
The time is near, to come forward with whatever killed your spark.

There's still time, for you,
to change your mind or whatever else you do.
There's still time.

Ooh...

Forever

Really didn't think us gonna make it
Really didn't think us gonna make it this way
Put on my robot face
Had my emotions way far away from me

Oh, you really saw my naked heart
You really brought out the naked part
I don?t know what you were doing
I know I just want to thank you for thinking of me

I want to take you for all that you are
I know our worlds seem far apart
I want to see you for all that you do
I want to thank you

It was strange and it was soothing
And you could even say amusing, the way it came to me
You devised a simple plan that would change the fate of man
You thought of everything

Oh, you really saw my naked heart
You really brought out the naked part
I don?t know what you were doing
I know I just want to thank you for thinking of me

I want to take you for all that you are
I know our worlds seem far apart
I want to see you for all that you do
I want to thank you

I want to take you for all that you are
I know our worlds seem far apart
I want to see you for all that you do
I want to thank you

Slowly, you stroll over where I sit,
you strain crystals but now im one within.
Sweetheart, lover, words you use for me,
I yearn to get you forever, to melt you into me.

(Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh)

(Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh)

(Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh-Ahhhhhhhh)

(Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh-Ahhhhhhhhhhhh)

(Ahhhhhhhhhh)

Slowly, I stroll, over where you sit,
it took so long, now im into it.

Sweetheart, lover, I wanted you before,
but when the heart beats next to me I want it even more.

strangulation
I don't wanna feel a thing.
When your hands close tight around my neck,
and force the air that I breathe.
I don't wanna feel a thing.
Yes she was a young girl.
Bout the age of 23.
but somehow the lord never smiled down upon her,
so she flew out on a breeze.
Said: "I don't wanna feel a thing, I don't want to feel a thing."
Sure he was a good kid. But his phone it'd never ring.
He got tired of walkin a tightrope,
needin too much to drink.
So he got on a knee.
"I don't want to feel a thing"
but I know there's someone that loves up above
and want to fix you a dream.
He wants to sit down and think.
He wants to pour you a drink.
And you wont feel a thing. You wont feel a thing.

So I do believe, none of this is physical
At least not to me
So, I do believe
That anywhere it goes
It's always with me
It's not the dream
That makes you weak
It's not the night that makes you sleep
But it's a voice, and it's a choice
To call you out, or stay at home
So, I do believe
None of this is physical
At least not to me
So I do believe
That anywhere it goes
It's always with me
It's not the beast, it's not the sheets
So soft and warm, all over me
But it's the touch, you need so much
To move around on this green earth
Take your money and your drugs
Take your money and your drugs
To anyone who wondered
What old jebus meant to me
Take him out to go diving
In red patoka sea
The brain melts in the twilight
With the boar and moving trees
Your skin looks good in moonlight
And Goddamn those shaky knees
The fact that my heart's beating
Is all the proof you need

So I do believe, none of this is physical
At least not to me
So, I do believe
That anywhere it goes
It's always with me
It's not the dream
That makes you weak
It's not the night that makes you sleep
But it's a voice, and it's a choice
To call you out, or stay at home
So, I do believe
None of this is physical
At least not to me
So I do believe
That anywhere it goes
It's always with me
It's not the beast, it's not the sheets
So soft and warm, all over me
But it's the touch, you need so much
To move around on this green earth
Take your money and your drugs
Take your money and your drugs
To anyone who wondered
What old jebus meant to me
Take him out to go diving
In red patoka sea
The brain melts in the twilight
With the boar and moving trees
Your skin looks good in moonlight
And Goddamn those shaky knees
The fact that my heart's beating
Is all the proof you need

So I do believe, none of this is physical
At least not to me
So, I do believe
That anywhere it goes
It's always with me
It's not the dream
That makes you weak
It's not the night that makes you sleep
But it's a voice, and it's a choice
To call you out, or stay at home
So, I do believe
None of this is physical
At least not to me
So I do believe
That anywhere it goes
It's always with me
It's not the beast, it's not the sheets
So soft and warm, all over me
But it's the touch, you need so much
To move around on this green earth
Take your money and your drugs
Take your money and your drugs
To anyone who wondered
What old jebus meant to me
Take him out to go diving
In red patoka sea
The brain melts in the twilight
With the boar and moving trees
Your skin looks good in moonlight
And Goddamn those shaky knees
The fact that my heart's beating
Is all the proof you need

start out early in the mornin
they get up way before the sun
with flowin lights the city bustles
it truly grins for everyone

take their little Jim to Xavier
take him to slowly to the show
and in my eyes they show the loveliness
that brings me back to you so much

Sooner or later they come to see you
feed you power in the yellow sun
for all your days they keep you movin
quick as lightnin they'll be gone

i know the soul needs wine and kindness
i know the eye needs lots of fun
i know these things will come to see you
to prove it's true i'll tell everyone

Sooner or later I'll come to see you
and feel your power in the yellow sun
to all your days I wish you blindness
from all the evils in the world

Sooner or later I'll come to see you
feel your power in the yellow sun

[Laughter]
[Bells Ringing]

Have you had enough excitement now
more than you ever did
You never wanted to be treated like a woman
You maintained you was just a kid

Well at least you were of age my dear
these days kids they grow so fast
You never wanted to be committed to the present
You're too busy believing in the past, oh

Who then was your savior
Who then was your friend
Who is now committed to the present
Is it someone that exists

What is life in God?
A perfect vision of the self?
I always thought we was dealing with one thing
Now we are dealing with something else, oh

[Chorus]
Do you see my smoking guns
they're smoking from a shootin'
smoking from shootin'
smokin' from shootin at nothing here

Do you live your life on the road?
Yeah loosing that I'm loving
Asking for nothing
Runnin' from something that isn't there, oh

Slow, not the meter of today
But I'm not singing
for night anyway
This slow, slow tune
You, somewhere
in the future listening
I hope the present for you is
glistening
With notes that ring so true
This slow, slow tune
Slow, slow tune
Slow, daddy's playing just for you
The tempo's right, I'm in a
mellow mood
Ooh, this slow, slow tune
Gotta radiate the gold
Gotta radiate the gold
Gotta radiate the gold
True, daddy is singing
just for you
Do you hear 'em baby anymore
Now that you've outgrown this
slow, slow tune
Cold, wear for me that all you own
You decide the pace,
you set the tone
Your future now your own
This slow, slow tune
Slow, slow tune

Left leg, right leg, one leg at a time
I keep on walking, I keep on walking
Red light, green light, first light I see tonight
I am walking, oh, yeah I am walking

Fever, breathe in your own cool, blue air
Look for eyes that hypnotize and sparkle
Look for eyes that hypnotize and sparkle everywhere
Brother, brother, don't you care?
Brother, brother, don't you care?

Left leg, right leg, one leg at a time
I keep on walking, I keep on walking
Red light, green light, first light I see tonight
I am walking, oh, yeah I am walking

Fever, breathe in your own cool, blue air
Demon eyes, demon eyes are watching
Demon eyes, demon eyes are watching everywhere
Brother, brother, don't you care?
Brother, brother, don't you care?