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INTO THE OCEAN Walk with me into the ocean, Plenty more fish in the sea, Fill your tired lungs with the water, Floating in the aquamarine. Watch me as I enter the whirlpool, Sailing on the deep sea swell, Pass the time of day with the pondlife, They have their opinions as well. Swimming through my days in the water, Water pick these old bones clean, Bury me deep in the sea floor, Another making waves machine. Losing track, sinking back So long - I'm gone Swimming with the tide in the gulf stream, Cruise the north Atlantic drift Floating on your back in the starlight, Breathing in the ocean's mist. Falling as the water protects you, Sleeping on your own sea bed, Everything you wanted has left you, And everything you live for is dead. Losing track, sinking back So long - I'm gone I could wait and catch a wave if I wanted to be saved, Ride the southwest wind to shore, or dig my heels in ocean floor, Though I may have lost some strength I could show my face again, But I've made this place my home, and I'm much safer on my own, And no-one's gonna find me here... I could wait and catch a wave if I had wanted to be saved ride the south west wind to shore - I could walk the golden mile with a sorry sort of smile or dig my heels in the ocean floor - Though I may have lost some strength I could have shown my face again but I've made this place my home - And you've broken me in two and I just don't know what I'd do and I'm much safer here on my own... So long - I'm gone WHY CAN'T I SLEEP? Why can't I sleep, am I getting it wrong? Stuck between the sheets, it can't have been that long. Staring at the ceiling, counting off days, Smoke a few seconds past and start it all again. Perhaps if I was face down, my hands on my ears Why, then I could resign myself, lie comatose for years. We all need comfort to cope with outside But it's been three weeks now and this bed still feels too wide And every which way I turn, Gives me more concern, I just want to rant and rave all night... It's all too quiet tonight, too dark out here, What am I doing outside at this time of year? I can do anything, plenty of silence to break, But no-one would notice man, no-one here's awake And every which way I turn, Gives me more concern, I just want to rant and rave all night... But tomorrow's a new day, I won't see it anyway, I'll be passed out cold at five. And I feel trapped behind the glass, Days become mere hours to pass People don't know I'm alive, tonight... SUPERCOOL Sit and complicate the way it all should be Or leave, like you left behind the people you should need And crack a smile like you've Never seen this one before, Never known these times ahead, Never lived this part before... Walking slowly back across the silver sands Cruise down through the eyeball of the sunset on the land The setting sun casting Different shadows on the floor, A little freedom in your hands, A little time to change it all... If I could find it too Be supercool like you I might just get to you, When you don't come through... Head down, as you throw yourself at each and every day, Stuck down, you can stick around and maybe find a way, And crack a smile 'cos you've Surely seen this one before, Surely known these times ahead, Surely lived this part before... Each decision begs the question, Blow your cool or get the right one... I might find it too I've seen the same as you Lived the same days through Supercool like you... KILLER IN A FORMER LIFE I'm a small time player in a big time game And that's really all I'm worth. I think I've trod these boards before, Is it more than I deserve? I must have been a killer in a former life, It makes no sense this punishment you see. It used to be magnificent To be constantly on call. Now I'm nearly twice as glad Just to be alive at all, The real people in these towns, Are kicking off their shoes tonight without me... Oh you are awful but I love it, You are awful but no, no, no, you're the best! And I'm the worst I've ever been, And I'm waiting for my time to leave you far behind. I never cared for anything, I imagine people guessed. They wanted me to play along, It's not something I'd suggest. It doesn't really matter what you achieve, As long as you enjoy yourself, apparently. Oh you are awful but I love it, You are awful but no, no, no, you're the best! And I'm the worst I've ever been, And I'm waiting for my time to leave you far behind. I thought I'd save my life, Save it up till I could find it useful. I thought I'd bide my time, Save it up till I could find it useful. Just another day, just another week, just another month And I'm already halfway out to lunch! HAMMER AND TONGUES I'm still waiting for the sun to come up on the day after the end of the world, I'm still trying to talk myself round, trying to find the words, But it's just another reminder, the straw that'll break my back, I was sent here to find myself and now they're gonna send me back. I'm still thinking that the chance is there, pinch me and I might wake, I've been alternatively threatened and flattered, Laughed so hard I thought I would break But we pick up the pieces and mend ourselves, tell each other it's not so bad, Put your best foot forward boy, take another step back, And we'll sleep tonight, our luck is out of sight And all our strength is miles away, But we take our time to find we're great, just fine, And our mistakes just fly away I've spat venom with the rest of the snakes, going at it hammer and tongues, I've kicked innocent men into shape when my mouth ran away with the song, I've poked fun at the victims, the heroes and villains I've made, I'm still waiting for the sun to arrive so I can find the shade, And we'll sleep tonight, our luck is out of sight And all our strength is miles away... I tried to find you, tried to show you I was wrong, I tried to touch you but you'd gone... And we'll sleep tonight, our luck is out of sight And all our strength is miles away, But we take our time to find we're great, just fine, And our mistakes just fly away... BLACK TAMBOURINE In too deep this morning, remind me of my crime, I'll get the shit kicked out of me for being out of time, I'll sleep this morning, don't wake me till I die. I'm tired this morning, I'm tired an awful lot, I got a good three hours last night, and slowly lost the plot, Some quick submission, but what else have you got? In too deep, in between, Kick me in and break me clean, Laying in, let off steam, Don't use your black tambourine... Too calm this evening, too big a hill to climb, I've had it all knocked out of me, I didn't have the time, But in the morning we'll wake up feeling fine. In too deep, in between, Kick me in and break me clean, Laying in, let off steam, Don't use your black tambourine... And if communication killed, we'd all be disconnected, And if boredom was a crime we'd all have been arrested... In too deep, in between, Kick me in and break me clean, Laying in, let off steam, Don't use your black tambourine... THE MODERN MAN Tell me I'm your everything, all that you could need, A saviour and a hero, lie to me at least, Tell me I need challenges, a life full to the brim, And a chorus line of motivators kicking my head in I could do with a break, a holiday, a stretch of yellow sun, I need to feel the ocean - it keeps me safe from harm And I'd love to really feel the earth beneath my feet, To feel that I am being swept along with it. Give me all your troubles, I can take the strain, I'm another Samson, I can feel no pain, Watch me from a distance, see me buckle and break, Knowing it would happen, knowing your escape But I'm bang up to date, the modern man, an icon for my times, I've nothing to declare except this fallacy of mine And it may be too late to save myself, to stop the awful rot, To kill the killer instinct, and suffocate the lot Give me everything, give me everything you've got... Can't get through, mouth open and mind closed I still have tomorrow, I can wait that long, I don't have to say another word, I'll run out of breath before long... I have heard the angels speak, crawling on all fours, I don't listen to myself, I can't hear me anymore, I have seen the darkened skies crashing to the floor, I don't look much to myself, I can't stand it anymore... MONEYSPIN Poison in my veins, early in the day, Poison in my thinking, Give me chance to feed, It's everything I need, Try to give me something, please Just for me Taking it in hand, making few demands, It's not as if I could, Still reeling, still drawing blood, Still pushing softer than I should, Still bouncing off the walls, The marks, though, undetectable And still no good So I save my skin, And lose control while my soul grows thin They keep me tied, And suck the poison out, but leave me dry... Don't stop to think of you, you're selfish if you do, People just aren't made that way Nothing on this earth, like nurturing from birth, A chance to win, a moneyspin, A little might, So hang on tight... So I save my skin, And lose control while my soul grows thin They keep me tied, And suck the poison out, but leave me dry... A little give and take, while we're on the make, We take it's true, but after all it's all for you... ACCIDENT EN ROUTE And I'd drive it to the end, and jack-knife I'd drive it to the end and so Take it straight with you, but in the head it's slow Drive it to the end and go... Every mistake I could escape And I'd feel okay. Every mistake I could escape And I'd feel okay... And I'd drive it to the end, and jack-knife I'd drive it to the end and so Take it straight with you, but in the head it's slow Drive it to the end and go... Time after time I'd be waiting Frozen dead in beams, Another time, I'd be wasting my day And I know how that seems... And I'd drive it to the end, and jack-knife I'd drive it to the end and so Take it straight with you, but in the head it's slow Drive it to the end and go... Did you notice any change When the blackness hit? In stasis we would sit, I know. Did you finally recognise When it flashed before your eyes? I only saw you, you know. I had a little accident... ABANDON SHIP I was there on the morning of the birth, Waiting to catch the first breath, And I have seen more than I would have chosen, I was present at the first sign of the death. Some would say you should have seen it coming, The poison seas were tearing at the shore, And our island home was invaded, not our own, And we dug our trenches deeper, even more Could I leave you, when I asked you, Would you be dismayed? Scrape you from my skin, pick another victim, Could you take that straight? No-one talked about the times that we had missed, And the chances we'd ignored, because who cares? We were young, it didn't matter, and we knew that on our side We had time, we had everything to spare. I would while away the seconds and the days, Waiting for the phone to bring some news, Read the papers, try to find my name in print, Anything to keep myself amused. Could I leave you, when I asked you, Would you be dismayed? Scrape you from my skin, pick another victim, Could you take that straight? Maybe I could find some daylight, Maybe I could use you as a friend, Maybe I could find some comfort, A phrase that I could follow to the end Could I leave you, when I asked you, Would you be dismayed? Scrape you from my skin, pick another victim, Could you take that straight? GREEN AS GREEN I'm green as green, never been so in debt to something, I can't wake up next to you, I'm jealousy, I will creep up beneath you, Swallow every seed produced by you It can't be down, it can't be down, Down to you You're my hero, I can tell that I'm not your sort... Sad, troubled man, won't you stand up to greet me, I am happiness, can you tell? Cover your eyes, and I'll show you the secret Cover your escape just as well It can't be down, it can't be down, Down to you You're my hero, I can tell that I'm not your sort... Well if I could take you, I could surely break you, Like you surely break my heart... You're my hero, I can tell that I'm not your sort... ME AND THE STARS It's me and the stars and the evening just fading away, I'm waiting for you to return, I've been waiting all day, Wanting to talk to you, hoping for something to say, With me and the stars and the evening just fading away. Wasting my time and I'm wasting your time too, Waiting for someone to wish me away from you, But nobody I know will ever really come through, So I'm wasting my time and I'm wasting your time too. Save the soothing lies you'll say, It's just me and the stars and the evening, just fading away.
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