The National

Well, my mind's not right, my mind's not right
My mind's not right, my mind's not right
My mind's not right, my mind's not right
My mind's not right, my mind's not right

Abel, come on, give me the keys, man
Everything has all gone down wrong
Abel, come on, give me the keys, man
Everything has all gone down wrong

I see water on the bridge
Well, you better hold my hand through this
Turn around, turn around, take me back, I can't calm down
Turn around, turn around, take me back, I can't calm down

Well, my mind's not right, my mind's not right
My mind's not right, my mind's not right
My mind's not right, my mind's not right
My mind's not right, my mind's not right

Abel, come on, give me a reason
I am not as bright as I could be
Abel, come on, take me with you
Everything has all gone down wrong

You turn me good and God-fearing
Well, tell me what am I supposed to do with that?
I'm missing something
Yeah, I'm missing something

My mind's gone loose inside its shell
My mind's gone loose inside the shell
Well, I'm missing something, yeah I'm missing something
Abel, my mind's gone loose inside the shell

Well, my mind's not right, my mind's not right
My mind's not right, my mind's not right
My mind's not right, my mind's not right
My mind's not right, my mind's not right

Well, my mind's not right, my mind's not right
My mind's not right, my mind's not right
My mind's not right, my mind's not right
My mind's not right, my mind's not right

Abel, come on, give me the keys, man
Everything has all gone down wrong
Abel, come on, give me the keys, man
Everything has all gone down wrong

I see water on the bridge
Well, you better hold my hand through this
Turn around, turn around, take me back, I can't calm down
Turn around, turn around, take me back, I can't calm down

Well, my mind's not right, my mind's not right
My mind's not right, my mind's not right
My mind's not right, my mind's not right
My mind's not right, my mind's not right

Abel, come on, give me a reason
I am not as bright as I could be
Abel, come on, take me with you
Everything has all gone down wrong

You turn me good and God-fearing
Well, tell me what am I supposed to do with that?
I'm missing something
Yeah, I'm missing something

My mind's gone loose inside its shell
My mind's gone loose inside the shell
Well, I'm missing something, yeah I'm missing something
Abel, my mind's gone loose inside the shell

Well, my mind's not right, my mind's not right
My mind's not right, my mind's not right
My mind's not right, my mind's not right
My mind's not right, my mind's not right

I'm put together beautifully, big wet bottle in my fists, big wet rose in my teeth
I'm a perfect piece of ass like every Californian
So tall I take over the street with high-beams shining on my back
A wingspan unbelievable, I'm a festival, I'm a parade

And all the wine is all for me
And all the wine is all for me
And all the wine is all for me

I'm a birthday candle in a circle of black girls
God is on my side 'cause I'm the child bride
I'm so sorry but the motorcade will have to go around me this time
'Cause God is on my side and I'm the child bride

And all the wine is all for me
And all the wine is all for me
And all the wine is all for me

I carry the dollhouse safe on my shoulders
Through the black city, nightlights are on in the corners
And everyone's sleeping upstairs
All safe and sound

All safe and sound
I won't let the psychos around
All safe and sound
I won't let the psychos around

I'm in a state, I'm in a state
Nothing can touch us, my love
I'm in a state, I'm in a state
Nothing can touch us, my love

I was home entertaining guests, when I fell off the chair and cracked open my head
Bees flew out, and they flew up their skirts
Because they wanted to travel the world

I was home entertaining guests, when I fell off the chair and cracked open my head
Bees flew out, and they flew up their skirts
Because they wanted to travel the world

But I keep it upstairs
Keep it upstairs for the grand finale
I keep it upstairs
Gonna be a blank slate
Gonna wear a white cape
But I keep it upstairs
Gonna jump out of a cake with my heart on a string
Keep it upstairs, keep it upstairs, keep it upstairs

I go out looking in parked cars
For somebody famous to kidnap and love
Beat off the army with a tennis racket

I go out looking in parked cars
For somebody famous to kidnap and love
Beat off the army with a tennis racket
That's my whole plan

But I keep it upstairs
Keep it upstairs for the grand finale
I keep it upstairs
Gonna be a blank slate
Gonna wear a white cape
But I keep it upstairs
Gonna tackle young girls off their beautiful bikes
But I keep it upstairs, keep it upstairs, keep it upstairs

I don't know what I thought I'd be by now
My head is a buzzing three star hotel
Oh no
No no no no no no no no

But I keep it upstairs
Keep it upstairs for the grand finale
I keep it upstairs
Gonna be a blank slate
Gonna wear a white cape
But I keep it upstairs
Gonna jump out of a cake with my heart on a string
Keep it upstairs, keep it upstairs, keep it upstairs

I don't know what I thought I'd be by now
My head is a buzzing three star hotel
Oh no
No no no no no no no no

Nowhere that I thought I'd be by now
My head is a buzzing three star hotel
Oh no
No no no no no no no no

Karen, take me to the nearest famous city middle
Where they hang the lights
Where it's random and it's common versus common
la la la
Karen, take me to the nearest famous city middle
Where they hang the lights
Where it's random and it's common versus common
la la la

I've got $500 in twenties
And I've got a ton of great ideas
I'm really worked up
I'm on a good mixture
I don't want to waste it
I'm on a good mixture
I do not want to waste it
I want to go gator around the warm beds of beginners
I'm really worked up

Karen, take me to the nearest famous city middle
Where they hang the lights
Where it's random and it's common versus common
la la la
Karen, take me to the nearest famous city middle
Where they hang the lights
Where it's random and it's common versus common
la la la

I have weird memories of you
Wearing long red socks and red shoes
I have weird memories
I have weird memories of you
Pissing in a sink, I think
I have weird memories of you

I want to go gator around the warm beds of beginners
I'm really worked up
I want to go gator around the warm beds of beginners
I'm really worked up

Karen, take me to the nearest famous city middle
Where they hang the lights
Where it's random and it's common versus common
la la la
Karen, take me to the nearest famous city middle
Where they hang the lights
Where it's random and it's common versus common
la la la

I have weird memories of you
Wearing long red socks and red shoes
I have weird memories
I have weird memories of you
Pissing in a sink, I think
I have weird memories of you

Parking you car
You said, "I'm overwhelmed"
You were thinking out loud
You said, "I'm overwhelmed"
You were parking your car
You said, "I'm overwhelmed"
You were thinking out loud
You said, "I'm overwhelmed"

You said, "I think I'm like Tennessee Williams"
I wait for the click
I wait but it doesn't kick in
I think I'm like Tennessee Williams
I wait for the click
I wait but it doesn't kick in

I have weird memories of you
Wearing long red socks and red shoes
I have weird memories
I have weird memories of you
Pissing in a sink, I think
I have weird memories of you

I have weird memories of you

I have your good clothes in the car
So cut your hair so no one knows
I have your dreams and your teethmarks
And all my fingernails are painted

I'm here to take you now

You were right about the end
It didn't make a difference
Everything I can remember
I remember wrong

How can anybody know
How they got to be this way?
You must have known
I'd do this someday

Break my arms around the one I love and be forgiven by the time my lover comes
Break my arms around my love
Break my arms around the one I love and be forgiven by the time my lover comes
Break my arms around my love

I don't have any questions
I don't think it's gonna rain
You were right about the end
It didn't make a difference

I'm here to take you now
Out among the missing sons and daughters of the Soho riots
Out among the missing sons and daughters of the Soho riots
I'm here to take you now

How can anybody know
How they got to be this way?
You must have known
I'd do this someday

Break my arms around the one I love and be forgiven by the time my lover comes
Break my arms around my love
Break my arms around the one I love and be forgiven by the time my lover comes
Break my arms around my love

Break my arms around the one I love

Put the pervert in a suit, take him out and light him up.
Get him out of your system, and warm your brand new bones.
Sweep him in a shopping bag, call a car and take him slow through NoLIta, driver surprise me.

Any rose red whore, with impeccable taste.
We'll take the place over, and let him go.

Driver surprise me. Whatever works for you.
I'm brand new and reinvented. Without a scratch, daisy fresh and arrow straight.

That's a beautiful name. Can I take it because I don't remember anyone? And nothing reminds me.

I'm a brand new house, red girl swings somewhere else.
Driver surprise me.
Any rose red whore, with impeccable taste. We'll take the place over, let him go.
We'll let him blow in the eyes, we'll let him float in the drinks of the beautiful boys and the beautiful girls.

I'll find her jewelry in my room, I'll find her voice in my mouth.
I'll wear her clothes until she comes home. I'll find her number in my phone.

Driver, darling, driver. Driver, darling, driver. Driver, darling, driver. Let her take me home.

I'll find her jewelry in my room, I'll find her voice in my mouth.
I'll wear her clothes until she comes home.

Hey, where the hell are you?
You don't call me back, John
Won't you come here and stay with me?
Why don't you come here and stay with me?

Hey, where the hell are you?
You don't call me back, John
Won't you come here and stay with me?
Why don't you come here and stay with me?

Show up here loaded with bells on your toes
I don't care what you're into
I'll put velvet ropes around you
If that's what you need

Why did you listen to that man?
That man's a balloon
Oh, you gotta get out and get back to me
John, you gotta get out and get back to me

Why did you listen to that man?
That man's a balloon
Oh, you gotta get out and get back to me
Take his limousine, you gotta get back to me

I'm getting nervous
No sign of a friend of mine
Red hair and blue eyes
I'm getting nervous
No sign of a friend of mine

I was in a train under a river when I remembered what
What I wanted to tell you, man, what I wanted to tell you, man
I got two sets of headphones, I miss you like hell
Won't you come here and stay with me, why don't you come here and stay with me?

I'm getting nervous
No sign of a friend of mine
Red hair and blue eyes
I'm getting nervous
No sign of a friend of mine

Why did you listen to that man, that man's a balloon
Oh, you gotta get out and get back to me
Why did you listen to that man, that man's a balloon
John, you gotta get it out and get back to me

Why did you listen to that man, that man's a balloon
Fake a heart attack, you gotta get back to me
Why did you listen to that man, that man's a balloon
John, you gotta get out and get back to me