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This Little Dream
04:23
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Cars speed in the night
Torn curtain light on a map that's pinned to the wall
I throw myself down on that motel bed
I can't tell you what I know
Kick the door, reasonable people
Come and take me home
Sing to me, beautiful people
But that's not how it goes
This little dream didn't stand a chance, no no
You keep on tearing my heart
I'm just skin and bones
I'm not the big picture guy that I once was
Lord knows, Ive struggled
You're sitting outside in your car
singing "I am the fly in the ointment"
Come on now, reasonable people
Tell me what to do
Shut your mouths, beautiful people
Because what you sing ain't true
This little dream didn't stand a chance, no no
You keep on tearing my heart
I'm just skin and bones
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2. |
Please let Go of my Hand
04:20
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Well, we narrowed our eyes
and we whitened our smiles
We could have done better
If we'd stayed up later in an idiot trance
Clapping our hands
I keep my fingers crossed
but I'm not convinced
that it should be so difficult
We should just sleep on it
But that's not the truth
No, that's not the truth, no no
Outside, there's feasts and famine
Inside tea for two
Now, I'm back from a kicking
Now that I can stand, please let go of my hand
We don't lie in each other's arms no more
We lost our way, all those sliding doors
I keep a baby tooth in a locket
It snaps at my smile, it bites my heart
Now I don't think I'm anyone's babe
But I had you believe and I'm sorry
But that's not the truth
No, that's not the truth, no no
Outside, there's World War Three
So invite two for tea
I'm hoping one is me
Now that I can stand, please let go of my hand
I tell myself I'll be OK
Good people say I'm making myself unpopular
trying to be so funny, cruel and smart
But that's not the truth
No, that's not the truth, no no
Now I don't think I'm anyone's babe
But I had you believe and I'm sorry
But that's not the truth
No, that's not the truth, no no
Outside, there's World War Three
So invite two for tea
I'm hoping one is me
Now that I can stand, please let go of my hand
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3. |
Hell of a Girl
03:12
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Hell of a girl, we had hell of a time..........
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Is that me down there?
This can't be happening to me
There's a rushing in my ears now
Strange taste in my mouth
White light in my eyes now
Time out, time out
I hope it went well
Cos' I meant well
I'm clumsy
What'll happen to all my things now?
Well I think I'm small
Not the king of the World
What did I conquer
or kill
Did I crash my car?
Like a troubled star?
Uneasy music plays
There's that rushing in my ears now
That taste in my mouth
White light in my eyes now
Black night, time out
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5. |
I'm not a Lion
03:50
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All the cars full of people that speed by me
Splashing rainbow puddles in the oilslick streets
Well, everything's about as bad as it could be
But then of course, things got worse
Blindside, I'm lying in my room
White light fails me, it's so gloomy
I don't know what I am
But I know
I'm not a lion
My better self should paint a bigger picture
My inner monologue shouts me down
I could write an essay 'bout my ego
For World Destruction 101
Don't send me home
its like at tomb
A pinprick of light could pierce the gloom
I think about the things that I could be
But I know
I'm not a lion
I've got a whole lot of love for darkness
My imposter says they'll put me down soon
Better mind my manners in the tearoom
Better put myself on the shelf
I don't want to bathe in the moonlight
The stars seem to have it in for me
I'm half dog and cat, hint of cow and rat
But I'm not, I'm not a lion
(but who is these days)
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6. |
Annabelle
04:13
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Muddy cold body, Annabelle
Screams up from the earth
to the sun and the moon
You should never, ever be seen together
Night and day, stay away
Sun and moon just stay away
You should never ever be seen together
You say that you're gone
but you're not really gone
So get out of my sky, just get out of my sky
She never goes out but in her room
She draws her beasts on the walls
Lets the chalk dust fall
It covers the floor, rainbow tracks to the door
But there's no one there
To stop the rocking chair
Sun and moon just stay away
You should never ever be seen together
You say that you're gone
but you're not really gone
So get out of my sky, just get out of my sky
Annabelle throws her stuff on the floor
She says take anything if you know what it's for
Is there something here you need to keep?
To feed your fears or to help you sleep
Sun and moon just stay away
You should never ever be seen together
You say that you're gone
but you're not really gone
So get out of my sky, just get out of my sky
Annabelle, I'm coming on a bus and a train
I'll scoop you up, we'll go spinning again
With your Pantone palette, we'll paint the sky
We'll leave no room for the sun and the moon
So get out of my sky, just get out of my sky
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7. |
Good Advice
03:48
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There's not much stuff in the fridge tonight
A pizza box and a bottle of wine
Two kinds of people in the house tonight
Two kinds of people in the house tonight
Me and you
Tried it once, as you do
Tried it once, I tried it twice
I don't think that works that well
I don't think that's good advice
Not much room in the sink tonight
Dirty dishes stacked so high
Two kids of people in the house tonight
Two kinds of people in bed tonight
And no-one cares about being nice
Tried it once, as you do
Tried it once, I tried it twice
I don't think that works that well
I don't think that's good advice
It's kinda bleak in the house tonight
We stay at home and start a fight
Two kinds of people in the house tonight
Two kinds of people in the house tonight
And no-one cares about being nice
I don't think that works that well
I don't think that's good advice
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