Mark Oliver Everett [Eels]

got a 3 speed and banana seat
sitting back on the sissy bar
went to sev and got got a drink
wish I was driving in daddy’s car

* and I looked up at the sky last night
and I thought I saw a bomb
and why won’t you just tell me what’s going on?

riding down on sprinhill road
meeting alfred out in the woods
dogs bark and mosquito’s bite
scratching the itch that makes it feel good

and I looked into the mirror last night
all I saw was a pretty blonde
and why won’t you just tell me what’s going on?

life is funny
but not ha ha funny
peculiar I guess
you think I got it going my way
then why am I such a fuckin’ mess?

want a pony and a birthday cake
want a party with a scary clown
kneel down and bow to the princess
kneel down for the queen of the town

* Repeat
tell me what’s going on

Wake up the dying,
Dont wake up the dead
Change what your sayin,
Dont change what you've said
Now that its time that
I got out of bed

When i'll walk myself
Down sycamore street
The sun beats down
No shoes on my feet
And i stumble on
A daisy through concrete

Pink and brown babies
In pink stroller cars,
Know that it's good

They dont care where they are
They know that home
Doesn't feel very far

When i'll walk myself
Down sycamore street
The sun beats down
No shoes on my feet
And i stumble on
A daisy through concrete

Airplane is flyin up in the sky
Makin a pattern
With the white lines
Looks like a heart
Or maybe a pie

Am I gonna be alright?
No, I'm not gonna be alright
nothin' is alright now
am i gonna see the sun come up?
or am i goin' down?
'cause everyday i'm here
all i feel is sheer
agony

Friends tellin' me
that maybe i need
some pychiatric help
yeah, they're always so quick to tell you
just how to get on with it

I look into the mirror
and all i see is ancient fear
and agony

If i could just remember what it was like
when i was younger
oh, the joy and happiness
replaced with hunger

and all i've got to show
for the seeds that didn't grow
is agony

When I was born
The doctor said
There's something wrong
Inside that baby head
When I was a boy
In Sunday school
I told them all
That they were fools

All in a day's work
To live and breathe
A sight to see
And so it goes

I went into
The fortune teller's
She wouldn't read
My horoscope
I go into
The laundromat
The people all
Buy extra soap

All in a day's work
To live and breathe
A sight to see
All in a day's work
To live and breathe
A sight to see

every day I wake up and wonder why
I'm alone when i know I'm a lovely guy
birds come down from skies so blue
see all the beautiful things you do
why can't I just get with you
every night I carry out my plan
pray to god that one day I can be your man
birds come down from skies so blue
see all the beautiful things you do
why cant I just get with..
you'd be my only friend in the world
or you could just be
my girl
and if I do run away from this life
it wont be much for me in the afterlife
allthough I know that you don't even care
I'd rather stay in a world where
birds come down from skies so blue
see all the beautiful things you do
why can't I just get with
you

* hate a lot of things
but I love a few things
and you are one of them

hard to believe
after all these years
but you are one of them

walk down the streets
I'm thinking:
everybody move along
I've got a sad-hearted needing
to belong

nevertheless
it's all the mess you made
but I can't let it go

walk down the streets
I'm thinking:
look at all the ants in a farm
I've got a sad-hearted feeling
to harm

* Repeat

baby genius
look how you've grown
where do you go from here?

didn't we have some good times
after all is said and done
small body and small mind
big head and big headaches

my back is broken
baby genius
find a new ride

Record company hates me
The doctor says I'm sick
The bad girls think I'm just too nice
And the nice girls call me 'Dick'
But baby loves me
And she's smarter than you
My baby loves me
Unlikely but true
Policeman flashes the red lights
Coach says that I'm weak
Teacher says I'm not too bright
Bodybuilder calls me pipsqueak
But baby loves me
And she's smarter than you
My baby loves me
Unlikely but true
The neighbors don't like my flowers
The waiter don't like my tip
The librarian shushes me
Travel agent canceled my trip
But baby loves me
And she's smarter than you
My baby loves me
Unlikely but true
Minister says I'm a demon
Dietitian says I'm a pig
Warm hearted say I'm freezin'
Promoter won't give me the gig
But baby loves me
And she's smarter than you
My baby loves me
Unlikely but true
My tired body is breakin' down
The world is endin' soon
It's all crumblin' at my feet
Not sure what to do
But baby loves me
And that's a real good thing
My baby loves me
It's a beautiful thing
But baby loves me
And she's smarter than you
My baby loves me
Unlikely but true
Baby loves me

Record company hates me
The doctor says I'm sick
The bad girls think I'm just too nice
And the nice girls call me 'Dick'
But baby loves me
And she's smarter than you
My baby loves me
Unlikely but true
Policeman flashes the red lights
Coach says that I'm weak
Teacher says I'm not too bright
Bodybuilder calls me pipsqueak
But baby loves me
And she's smarter than you
My baby loves me
Unlikely but true
The neighbors don't like my flowers
The waiter don't like my tip
The librarian shushes me
Travel agent canceled my trip
But baby loves me
And she's smarter than you
My baby loves me
Unlikely but true
Minister says I'm a demon
Dietitian says I'm a pig
Warm hearted say I'm freezin'
Promoter won't give me the gig
But baby loves me
And she's smarter than you
My baby loves me
Unlikely but true
My tired body is breakin' down
The world is endin' soon
It's all crumblin' at my feet
Not sure what to do
But baby loves me
And that's a real good thing
My baby loves me
It's a beautiful thing
But baby loves me
And she's smarter than you
My baby loves me
Unlikely but true
Baby loves me

Guess I'm doing something wrong
Never feel right in these shoes
Pocket full of matches and a head full of flames
Got to warn you that I'm bad news

She tucks me in and then she screams
"one day you will have to choose
Either take care of me or take care of you
And don't pretend you're not bad news"

Come on now I'll take you home
You don't have a thing to lose
But stick around long enough and you'll find out
I am nothing but bad news

You can never change where you're from
No matter who I will accuse
I'm gonna get on with a better life
And one day I won't be bad news

It's the same everyday when I wake up
It's the same in the way that you
Gave me up
In the middle of a swan dive

And I was soaring down
Perfect and slow

you're such a beautiful freak
i wish there were more just like you
you're not like all of the others

and that is why i love you
beautiful freak, beautiful freak
that is why i love you
beautiful freak, beautiful freak

some people think you have a problem
but that problem lies only with them
just 'cause you are not like the others

but that is why i love you
beautiful freak, beautiful freak
yeah that is why i love you
beautiful freak, beautiful freak

too good for this world
but i hope you will stay
and i'll be here to see that you don't fade away

you're such a beautiful freak
i bet you are flying inside
dart down and then go for cover

and know that i
i love you
beautiful freak,
you know that i
i love you
beautiful freak, beautiful freak

All my life I had this funny little feeling
Came and went time and again in all my daily dealings
Call it a deficit, an emptiness inside
Why is true love hard to find, why does true love hide

But now I found you and I know that we would be
So very happy if you could only see
That I was made for you and you were made for me

The road in front of us is long and it is wide
We've got beginner's luck, we've got it on our side
With you I will and well I think I'm qualified
And with beginner's luck we've got to take the ride

I've got a plan you know I've got it all worked out
And all you gotta do is pack your bags and check your doubts
You come around and you will see just what I am
A true love through the worst of times, a true love to the end

So now you found me and you only gotta see
How complementary we could really be
Cos I was made for you and you were made for me

The road in front of us is long and it is wide
We've got beginner's luck, we've got it on our side
We will be stronger if our forces are aligned
And with beginner's luck we've got to take the ride

We'll take the ride as far as anyone can go
We'll pray hand in hand until the toe
I've got it all worked out don't worry about a thing
Just give your hand to me, and here, put on this ring

The road in front of us is long and it is wide
We've got beginner's luck, we've got it on our side
With you I will and well I think I'm qualified
And with beginner's luck we've got to take the ride

Blinking lights on the airplane wings
Up above the trees
Blinking down a Morse code signal
Especially for me
Ain't no rainbow in the sky
In the middle of the night
But the signal's coming through
One day I will be alright again

Blinking lights on the highway cars
Stopping one by one
Get a look at the accident
Didn't see that one coming

And the doctor in the sky
Gonna bring his chopper down
Gonna bring me out alive
And set me on the ground
Once more again

Blinking lights on the airplane wings
Up above the trees

Blinking lights on the airplane wings
Up above the trees
Blinking down a Morse code signal
Especially for me
Ain't no rainbow in the sky
In the middle of the night
But the signal's coming through
One day I will be alright again

Blinking lights on the highway cars
Stopping one by one
Get a look at the accident
Didn't see that one coming

And the doctor in the sky
Gonna bring his chopper down
Gonna bring me out alive
And set me on the ground
Once more again

Blinking lights on the airplane wings
Up above the trees

I don't miss where I came from
But each night I dream about being back home
When I wake up in the morning
I'm too tired, tired of being alone

So I get up and go downtown
And pick me out a little piece of ground
Where I can prove something to the world
I can prove something to the world

Don't look at me
I'm the bus stop boxer X2

Daddy put us in the truck and
Dropped us off and said good luck, then
One lucky kid waiting for the bus
Made a winner out of one of us

Don't look at me
I'm the bus stop boxer X2

Going down by the railroad tracks, where
People know that they better not relax
I'm the man, baby, I am the man
This is where I can make you understand

I'm the bus stop boxer
Don't look at me X2

I don't miss where I came from
But each night I dream about being back home
When I wake up in the morning
I'm too tired, tired of being alone

So I get up and go downtown
And pick me out a little piece of ground
Where I can prove something to the world
I can prove something to the world

Don't look at me
I'm the bus stop boxer X2

Daddy put us in the truck and
Dropped us off and said good luck, then
One lucky kid waiting for the bus
Made a winner out of one of us

Don't look at me
I'm the bus stop boxer X2

Going down by the railroad tracks, where
People know that they better not relax
I'm the man, baby, I am the man
This is where I can make you understand

I'm the bus stop boxer
Don't look at me X2

the kids are diggin’ up a brand new hole
where they put their deadbeat mom
grandpa’s happy watching video porn
with the closed caption on
and father knows best
about suicide and smack
well, hee hee hee

cancer for the cure
cancer for the cure
buckle up and endure now baby
cancer for the cure

‘ol blue eyes is back again
but he was never here in the first place
a heart attack may be something to fear
but take a look out back
‘cause courtney needs love
and so do I
well, hee hee hee

cancer for the cure
cancer for the cure
buckle upand endure now sweet thing
the cancer for the cure

I've got something
Maybe I should tell you
I may check out
At any given time

Things won't get better
Until they get much worse
Is the curse stronger than me
Or am I stronger than the curse

Everyone is scared of me
And I'm scared of me too
Never know just what I'm gonna do

Heads up, kittens
Everything is bad
The sky is dark now
But it's the best dark I ever had

Hang on to a little thing
And let it guide the way
Bring it with you to
Another day

I've got something
Maybe I should tell you
I'm hanging on here
And I'm really gonna try

Things won't get better
Until they get much worse
Am I stronger than the curse

so I wrote it all in a letter
but I don't know if it came
the nurse she likes my writings
so she keeps it just like me
so that it won't get away

* I won't be denied this time
'fore I go out of my mind over matters
got my foot on the ladder
and I'm climbing up to the moon

got a sky that looks like heaven
got an earth that looks like shit
and it's getting hard to tell where
what I am ends
and what they're making me begins

* (and) Repeat

Saturday in the yard
they'll bring you by
we'll lay down on the grass
and watch as the sky closes in

* Repeat

Take heart my little friend
And push back your seat
Soon we'll be far away
Far from the street
Where you learned hour to be
Not what you are

Up on the shoulder
There is a town
With a little motel
And an old movie house
We'll go to a movie
Whatever it is

Whatching the movie
The world's gonna end
And there ain't no place for
A boy and his friend to go

I'll pick some daisies
From the flower bed
Of galaxy theater
While you clear your head
I thought some daisies
Might cheer you up

standing in the dark outside the house
breathing the cold and sterile air
well I was thinking how it must feel
to see that little light
and watch it as it disappears
and fades into
and fades into the night

so I know you're going pretty soon
radiation sore throat got your tongue
magic markers tattoo you
and show it whare to aim
and strangers break their promises
you won't feel any
you won't feel any pain

and the streets are jammed with cars
rockin' their horns
to race to the wire
of the unfinished line

thought that I'd forget all about the past
but it doesn't let me run too fast
and I just wanna stand outside
and know that this is right
and this is true
and I will not
fade into
fade into the night

standing here in the dark

I like a girl with a dirty mouth
Someone that I can believe
We had a window, not open too long
But that time is good and gone

And if I ever see her again
Just walking by with some new guy
I know that we will need to pretend
And hope our eyes keep telling lies

Sit on the back porch and wonder bout her
What is she doing right now?
Making somebody a happier man
Dying her hair back to brown

Once in a while your life gets so good
Worth all the trouble of the past
That was the case but I think I always knew
Good things don't ever last

And if I ever see her again
Just walking by with some new guy
I know that we will need to pretend
And hope our eyes keep telling lies

I like a girl with a dirty mouth
Know that I can trust her
We had our time but it didn't last too long
And that time is good and gone
That time is good and gone

Coming home from the school today
Crying all along the way
Ain't no way for a boy to be
Begging ma to shave me please

You little punks think you own this town
Well someday someone's gonna bring you down
Life ain't pretty for a dog faced boy
Life ain't pretty for a dog faced boy

You, take back what you said now
That's the last time i cry
You tell me what it is to be a friend, now
'Till i walk beside you on the street now

Ma won't shave me
Jesus can't save me
Dog faced boy

Life ain't pretty for a dog faced boy
Life ain't pretty for a dog faced boy
Life ain't pretty for a dog faced boy
Life ain't pretty for a dog faced boy

Going back to the school tomorrow
Hang my hairy head in sorrow
Ain't no way for a boy to be
Aint' no way to set me free, now

Ma won't shave me
Jesus can't save me
Dog faced boy

Ma won't shave me
Jesus can't save me
Dog faced boy

This is the day
That I give myself up

The dust of ages
Settles on your days
And so you shake your cloak off
And get on your way

Bloodshot and trembling
A new day has begun

The dust of ages
Settles on your days
And you blow it all away
And get on your way

The dust of ages
Settles on your days
But I'm not fuckin' around anymore
I'm on my way

This is the day
That I give myself up

The dust of ages
Settles on your days
And so you shake your cloak off
And get on your way

Bloodshot and trembling
A new day has begun

The dust of ages
Settles on your days
And you blow it all away
And get on your way

The dust of ages
Settles on your days
But I'm not fuckin' around anymore
I'm on my way

efil’s good and the time is right
I’ll bundle up and slip away
the count is down and the drip is up
it’s time to split this hunk of clay

now you can bring my suitcase
but you can’t bring me
and you can have all the money
‘cause you say that you must
but if you think that it matters
take a look at me
and don’t close your eyes as I turn into dust

efil’s good
don’t tell me that I can’t do this
as if you knew
but you don’t know
how efil’s good

feeling scared today
write down 'i am ok'
a hundred times the doctors say

I am ok
I am ok
I'm not ok

skin is crawling off
mopping the sweaty drops
sticking around for this shit

another day
another day
not another day

pink pill feels good
finally understood
take me in your warm, embrace
I am trying
I am trying

Laying on the bathroom floor
Kitty licks my cheek once more
And I could try
But waking up is harder
when you wanna die

Walter's on the telephone
Tell him I am not at home
'Cause I think that I am going
To a place where I am always high

My name's Elizabeth
My life is shit and piss

These are the sounds
of the days that are past
A miracle was about to happen

FASHION AWARDS


Let’s go down to the fashion show
With all the pretty people that you don’t know
We’ll sit down in the velvet chairs
They’ll hand awards out for best hair
And if we don’t win one, well, then
We’ll blow off our heads in despair
We’ll blow off our heads in despair

I smell magic in the room
Flashing lights and sonic booms
Lovely saps all without a care
Nobody said that the world was fair
And if they did say so, well, then
We’ll blow off our heads in despair
We’ll blow off our heads in despair
..

Let’s go down to the fashion show
With all the pretty people and piles of blow
We’ll sit down in the velvet chairs
And hang on tight to our bus fare
And if it falls between the seats
We’ll blow off our heads in despair
We’ll blow off our heads in despair
..

Dear Ma
You might find it hard to believe
But I think I've finally found a home
The weather is lovely there's so much to see
And people who know what I know

Now I've got friends that do want me
And take me as I am
Now I've got friends that do love me
I'm all right with them
Fitting in with the misfitts
Living in the lost and found
And I will never be afraid
For lost dogs don't know where they're bound

Dear Ma
I know this is hard for you too
But some things are better off said
I've always found it so hard to adjust

I'd rather stay in bed


Now I've got friends that do want me
And take me as I am
Now I've got friends that do love me
I'm all right with them
Fitting in with the misfitts
Living in the lost and found
And I will never be afraid

For lost dogs don't know where they're bound

Don't know where they're bound

I don't know where I'm bound


Fitting in with the misfitts
Living in the lost and found
Fitting in with the misfitts
Living in the lost and found

Turn the ugly light off, God
Wanna feel the night
Every day it shines down on me
Don't you think that I see
Don't you think that I see
What it's all about

Hard to look the other way
While the world passes me by
And everyone is trying to bum me out

It's a pretty big world, God
And I am awful small
Every day they rain down on me
Flower in a hailstorm
Flower in a hailstorm
I'm livin' for the drought

I could throw it back at them
But then I'd play their game
Everyone is trying to bum me out

When I came into this world they slapped me
And every day since then I'm slapped again
Tomorrow's king, an unsightly coward
You see, I know I'm gonna win

Turn the ugly light off, God
Don't wanna see my face
Every day it will betray me
Don't you think that I know
Don't you think that I know
What they're talking about

If they step on me tonight
they're gonna pay someday
Everyone is trying to bum me out

Mmmmmmmm
Mmmmmmmmmmm

Little field mice
Living under the house
Never eating much
Tough life for a mouse
And if you think you're gonna be spared you're wrong

Field mice, head lice
Spiders in the kitchen
Don't think twice 'bout
Whatever keeps you itchin
Ice water, flyswatter
Gonna get you trough
The day

Heat is rolling in like
Hell's red rug
Stinking like the breath of beelzebub
And if you think you won't walk on coals you will

Field mice, head lice
Spiders in the kitchen
Don't think twice 'bout
Whatever keeps you itchin
Ice water, flyswatter
Gonna get you trough
The day

Where do you go when
The day is done
But you are not?
You look for a friend, but
Maybe I'm
All you got

Hard to pretend that I've always been here
Ready to be your man

And I heard sounds
Comin' through
The bedroom wall
Somebody cryin'
Echoin'
Down the hall

Never knew what it is to be a man
But now I know that I can

It's all here for you
It's all here for you

And when you need me
You know that I'm
Always here
It's not gonna be like
It ever was
Before, my dear

Hard to believe the dyin' words of a lyin' man
But that's not me
Here I am

It's all here for you
It's all here for you

Sun down on the sorry day
By nightlights the children pray
I know you´re prob´ly gettin´ ready for bed
Beautiful woman get out of my head

I´m so tired of the same old crud
Sweet baby I need fresh blood

Whoo!
Howl

The moon shines on the autumn sky
Growin´ cold the leaves all die
I´m more alone than I´ve ever been
Help me out of the shape I´m in

After the fires before the flood
My sweet baby I need fresh blood

Whoo!
Howl

Whatever trepidation you may feel
In your heart you know it´s not real
In a moment of clarity
Some little act of charity

You gotta pull me out of this mud
Sweet baby I need fresh blood

Whoo!
Howl

Whoo!
Howl

Sun down on the sorry day
By nightlights the children pray
I know you´re prob´ly gettin´ ready for bed
Beautiful woman get out of my head

I´m so tired of the same old crud
Sweet baby I need fresh blood

Whoo!
Howl

The moon shines on the autumn sky
Growin´ cold the leaves all die
I´m more alone than I´ve ever been
Help me out of the shape I´m in

After the fires before the flood
My sweet baby I need fresh blood

Whoo!
Howl

Whatever trepidation you may feel
In your heart you know it´s not real
In a moment of clarity
Some little act of charity

You gotta pull me out of this mud
Sweet baby I need fresh blood

Whoo!
Howl

Whoo!
Howl

you don't have a clue
what it is like to be next to you
i'm here to tell you
that it is good
that it is true

birds singing a song
old paint is peeling
that is that fresh
that fresh feeling

words can't be that strong
my heart is realing
this is that fresh
that fresh feeling

try
try to forget what's in th past
tomorrow is here
love,
orange sky above lighting your way
there's nothing to fear

birds singing a song
old paint is peeling
that is that fresh
that fresh feeling

words can't be that strong
my heart is realing
this is that fresh
that fresh feeling

some people are good
babe in the 'hood
so pure and so free
i'd make a safe bet
you're gonna get whatever you need

If you're scared of dying you better
not be scared to live.
I've been spending all my days
giving all I can give.

Last night I heard someone walking
through my bedroom door.
What they want I'm not exactly sure.

Chorus:
A friendly ghost,
is all I need. (x2)

Working time on a broken watch,
countin' days till the the old shop sells me
back my saxophone
and everyone's gonna leave me alone.

Two times I thought I heard someone
knocking on the glass.
I hit my head and prayed that it would last.

Chorus

If you're scared of dying you better
not be scared to live.
I've been carrying round a grudge,
I think I better forgive

Last night I heard footsteps walking
on the attic floor.
Got up and I opened up the door.

Chorus

If you're scared of dying you better
not be scared to live.
I've been spending all my days
giving all I can give.

Ten pounds and a head of hair
Came into without a care
What they thought were cries
Were little laughs
Only looking forward and moving fast
The little bundle had arrived
And i was happy to be alive
In a magic world

Long days and dreaming nights
Wide eyes take in all the sights
A little wonder goes a long, long way
Learning where to go and what to say
Say hello to your new son
Well he sure is having fun
In a magic world

Every moment's built to last
When you're living without a past
In a magic world

Everyone is going fetal
It's the dance the kids all feel
Just get down under your desk
Feels like your mama's nest
Alright

Everyone is going fetal
It's the one that's really real
You're gonna love it if you give it a try
You just lay down like you're gonna die
Alright

Everyone is going fetal
If you feel like your fate is sealed
Then just get down and curl on up
Just like a little helpless pup
Alright

Everyone is going fetal

going to your funeral and feeling I could scream
everything goes away
driving down the highway through the perfect sunny dream
a perfect day for perfect pain

look at all the people with the flowers in their hands
they put the flower on the box
that’s holding all the sand that was...
that was once...
that was once you

Honolulu hurricane I knew that you were not insane
living in the insane world
smiling like it’s no big deal
scrabby wounds that never heal
the woman was only a girl

look at all the people with their heads down in their hands
when everything I’m feeling makes it hard to understand
that, uh
what I need to miss...
It’s what I need to miss...
is you

going to your funeral and I’m feeling like a fool
no one’s gonna take the blame
thinking about the days of hanging out behind the school
everything goes away

The cut-rate mime
Walking through the dirty streets
Of Paris in the hot August heat
Sun melting the fake smile away
Just looking for a place to stay

The actress gave up all her old dreams
And traded up now she is a queen
Royal families don't have time for that shit
Your crystal ball you keep it hid

The tractor trailer driver radios:
Help me someone I'm out here all alone
Truck driving the black night away
Prayin' for the light of day

The kid in the mall works at Hawt Dawg on a
stick
His hat is a funny shape his heart is a brick
Taking your order he will look away
He doesn't have a thing to say

But me I'm feeling pretty good as of now
I'm not so sure when I got here or how
Sun melting the fake smile away
I think, you know, I'll be okay

Are you one of the beautiful people?
Is my name on the list?
Wanna be of the beautiful people,
Wanna feel like I'm missed

Hey you with the walkie-talkie,
I know my clothes are not right.
I wish I had my own walkie talkie
That reached to God every night
Everyone needs to be somebody,
Everyone needs to find someone who cares.
But I don't know if you know what I mean
'Cause I'm never on your list
Are you one of the beautiful people?
Am I on the wrong track?
Sometimes it feels like I'm made of eggshell
And it feels like I'm gonna crack
Everyone needs to be somebody
Everyone needs to find someone who cares.
But I don't know if you know what I mean
'CauseI'm never on your list.
I'm never on your list.
I'm never on your list.

Hello cruel world so this is you
A broken heart a withered view
I'm looking out to face another day

The angry mob, the happy mass
This birthday cake may be the last
I'm looking out to find another way

Norman Rockwell colors fade
All my favorite things have changed
What the hell,
Hello cruel world

I thought I heard an opera star
Who had no home under the stars
She sang and sang and sang the night away

And mother nature changed her name
She doesn't want to play the game
I don't believe she'll ever be the same

So big brother never came
Howdy-doodie gets the blame
But what the hell
Hello cruel world

Fat and beautiful and strange
Monkeys dancing in a cage
But what the hell
Hello cruel world

Venus de Milo grew an arm
And old McDonald bought the farm
Say goodbye
Hello cruel world

Norman Rockwell colors fade
All my favorite things have changed
But what the hell, hello cruel world

Fat and beautiful and strange
Monkeys dancing in a cage
But what the hell
Hello cruel world

Say goodbye, hello cruel world

But what the hell
Hello cruel world
Hello hello
Ooooh ooooh
Hello cruel world

Do you know what it's like to fall on the floor
And cry your guts out 'til you got no more
Hey man now you're really living

Have you ever made love to a beautiful girl
Made you feel like it's not such a bad world
Hey man now you're really living

Now you're really giving everything
And you're really getting all you gave
Now you're really living what
This life is all about

Well i just saw the sun rise over the hill
Never used to give me much of a thrill
But hey man now you're really living

Do you know what it's like to care too much
'bout someone that you're never gonna get to touch
Hey man now you're really living

Have you ever sat down in the fresh cut grass
And thought about the moment and when it will pass
Hey man now you're really living

Now you're really giving everything
And you're really getting all you gave
Now you're really living what
This life is all about

Now what would you say if i told you that
Everyone thinks you're a crazy old cat
Hey man now you're really living

Do you know what it's like to fall on the floor
And cry your guts out 'til you got no more
Hey man now you're really living

Have you ever made love to a beautiful girl
Made you feel like it's not such a bad world
Hey man now you're really living

People sing
Do you know what it's like to fall on the floor
And cry your guts out 'til you got no more
Hey man now you're really living

Just saw the sun rise over the hill
Never used to give me much of a thrill
But hey man now i'm really living

Do you know what it's like to fall on the floor
And cry your guts out 'til you got no more
Hey man now you're really living

Have you ever made love to a beautiful girl
Made you feel like it's not such a bad world
Hey man now you're really living

Now you're really giving everything
And you're really getting all you gave
Now you're really living what
This life is all about

Well i just saw the sun rise over the hill
Never used to give me much of a thrill
But hey man now you're really living

Do you know what it's like to care too much
'bout someone that you're never gonna get to touch
Hey man now you're really living

Have you ever sat down in the fresh cut grass
And thought about the moment and when it will pass
Hey man now you're really living

Now you're really giving everything
And you're really getting all you gave
Now you're really living what
This life is all about

Now what would you say if i told you that
Everyone thinks you're a crazy old cat
Hey man now you're really living

Do you know what it's like to fall on the floor
And cry your guts out 'til you got no more
Hey man now you're really living

Have you ever made love to a beautiful girl
Made you feel like it's not such a bad world
Hey man now you're really living

People sing
Do you know what it's like to fall on the floor
And cry your guts out 'til you got no more
Hey man now you're really living

Just saw the sun rise over the hill
Never used to give me much of a thrill
But hey man now i'm really living

So you've got balls now
Murray on the run
Down on Newberry Street
Seventeen seconds of fun
Apes are overrated blocky
A kinky batch of pudding, yay
Garbage dump, pumpkin rot
And candy apple gray
Werewolf in the flowerbed
Perfect day for lucky guy
This song was never meant to be released
What's that flaming ball in the sky?
The crackhead from Texas
He can read my feet
A bruised pinata
And a liquid pixie
If friends were flowers
Nothing gold can stay
Gun-sexual sense
And squeegee tails
Bees in the cookie jar
Symphonic despair
Reinventing the manifesto
Are you? We don't care
Jacuzzis and bunnies
A broken fondue set
Koool G is in the outhouse
You can be my Mr. French
This old Frisbee
Is shitting in the alley
I saw a naked picture of me on the Internet
Wearing Jesus' new snowshoes
Golly gee
If Hell is crowded, then we shall sing
A hip song for the kids in the back
For Michelle and the dripping of a faucet
Ride the vicious bicycle on the tracks
Olympic mayonnaise
Doctor Thunder
Low occupancy vehicle stops and starts
With Hollywood suspicion
The doctor had snake hearts

coming down through the alley
trying to walk without a sound
it doesn’t really matter
‘cause there ain’t no one around
tip toe through the alley and
tip toe through your life
you still got it coming
be it gun be it knife
next thing you know
you’re eating hospital food

karaoke castration
take the wasp alive
he’s gonna sting you anyway
and take you to the hive
yesterday was suckin’ and
tomorrow’s looking bad
who knew that today
was the only thing I had

hospital food
want some hospital food
hospital food
delicious hospital food

in your tribute album to the world
you must never forget
to sing the one about the cat
who’s always getting wet
he always got a problem
he’s a very bitter dude
and now he’s complaining
about his hospital food

hospital food
it’s gonna help the medicine go down
want some hospital food
gonna take a walk without a sound
a little hospital food
helps the spoonful of sugar come up
I want some hospital food
in your blender and in my cup

hospital food

I can't look at the rocket launch
The trophy wives of the astrnauts
And I won't listen to their words
'Cause I like Birds

I don't care for walkin' downtown
Crazy auto-car gonna mow me down
Look at all people like cows in a herd
well, I like Birds

If you're smallㅣand on a search
I've got a feeder for you to perch on

I can't stand in line at the store
The mean little people are such a bore
But It's alright if you act like a turd
'Cause I like Birds

If you're small and on a search
I've got a feeder for you to perch on

I like your toothy smile,
it never fails to beguile.
Whichever way the wind is blowing
I like the way this is going.

I like the color of your hair,
I think we make a handsome pair.
I can only see my love growing
I like the way this is going

I like to watch TV with you,
there's really nothing i would rather do.
Then maybe we can go to bed,
get up and do it all again.

I like the way your pants fit,
how you stand and how you sit,
whatever seeds that you're sowing,
I like the way this is going.

I don't care about the past,
none of it was made to last,
it's not what who you've known,
but who you're knowing,

I like the way this is going
I like the way this is going.

I like your toothy smile,
it never fails to beguile.
Whichever way the wind is blowing
I like the way this is going.

I like the color of your hair,
I think we make a handsome pair.
I can only see my love growing
I like the way this is going

I like to watch TV with you,
there's really nothing i would rather do.
Then maybe we can go to bed,
get up and do it all again.

I like the way your pants fit,
how you stand and how you sit,
whatever seeds that you're sowing,
I like the way this is going.

I don't care about the past,
none of it was made to last,
it's not what who you've known,
but who you're knowing,

I like the way this is going
I like the way this is going.

I need some sleep
You can't go home like this
I try counting sheep
But there's one I always miss

Everyone says I'm getting down to low
Everyone says, "You just gotta let it go"
You just gotta let it go
You just gotta let it go

I need some sleep time to put the old horse down
I'm in too deep and the wheels keep spinning round

Everyone says I'm getting down to low
Everyone says, "You just gotta let it go"
You just gotta let it go
You just gotta let it go

You just gotta let it go
You just gotta let it go
You just gotta let it go

I need some sleep
You can't go home like this
I try counting sheep
But there's one I always miss

Everyone says I'm getting down to low
Everyone says, "You just gotta let it go"
You just gotta let it go
You just gotta let it go

I need some sleep time to put the old horse down
I'm in too deep and the wheels keep spinning round

Everyone says I'm getting down to low
Everyone says, "You just gotta let it go"
You just gotta let it go
You just gotta let it go

You just gotta let it go
You just gotta let it go
You just gotta let it go

I write the b-sides
That make a small portion of the world cry
I like the sea-side
And singing songs that make you not wanna die
Throw a stone into the sea
And wait for it to come back to me
Better get out on the boat
Cos' someone told me that stones don't float

I like to sit out back
And look up at the squirrels in the trees
They don't like radio tracks
And they don't ever talk down to me
Throw a nut up in the tree
Gonna fall right back on me
Well these guys know who they are
And what they needs in their own backyard

Whoo-ooh
Whoo-ooh

I like to play in the snow
I stick my hand in, now where did it go?
It might be mighty cold
But that's all part of not doing what you're told

The old oak tree had roots so far down in the ground
I fell from it and hit the dirt without a sound
I dreamt at night of growing wings so I could fly
A caterpillar to a moth before I die

I plodded through, ordinarily earthbound
I knew my feet could never leave the ground
I went about my way, unsteady and afraid
How could I know I was headed for this day?
All the seconds
And the minutes
And the hours
And the days
And the weeks
And the months
And the years of my life

It was all worth it
To be here now

I'm a hummingbird
Floatin' tree to tree
I'm a hummingbird
Beautiful and free

The old oak tree was dead; I had to cut it down
The sapling roots were new and sprouting through the ground
New worlds were taking shape, unseen and unknown
A branch to rest upon
A place to call my own

Something had changed, and I'm not sure how or why
I wasn't dreaming; I was awake, I was alive
Gave up the ghost; he had nothing left to say
But it was him who brought me to this day
All the seconds
And the minutes
And the hours
And the days
And the weeks
And the months
And the years of my life

It was all worth it
To be here now

I'm a hummingbird
Floatin' tree to tree
I'm a hummingbird
Beautiful and free

The old oak tree had roots so far down in the ground
I fell from it and hit the dirt without a sound
I dreamt at night of growing wings so I could fly
A caterpillar to a moth before I die

I plodded through, ordinarily earthbound
I knew my feet could never leave the ground
I went about my way, unsteady and afraid
How could I know I was headed for this day?
All the seconds
And the minutes
And the hours
And the days
And the weeks
And the months
And the years of my life

It was all worth it
To be here now

I'm a hummingbird
Floatin' tree to tree
I'm a hummingbird
Beautiful and free

The old oak tree was dead; I had to cut it down
The sapling roots were new and sprouting through the ground
New worlds were taking shape, unseen and unknown
A branch to rest upon
A place to call my own

Something had changed, and I'm not sure how or why
I wasn't dreaming; I was awake, I was alive
Gave up the ghost; he had nothing left to say
But it was him who brought me to this day
All the seconds
And the minutes
And the hours
And the days
And the weeks
And the months
And the years of my life

It was all worth it
To be here now

I'm a hummingbird
Floatin' tree to tree
I'm a hummingbird
Beautiful and free

I'm gonna tell you what you need to hear
And i'm a little too late
By three or four years
And it may not make much sense
Now that we are apart
But i'm going to stop pretending
That i didn't break your heart

You see i never thought enough of myself
To realize that losing me could mean
Something like the tears in your eyes
And i want to tell you i'm sorry
And it's too late to start
But i'm going to stop pretending
That i didn't break your heart

And it's christmas eve
Years down the line
Sitting here wishing i'd treated you better
When you were mine
And i have no way of knowing where you are
But i'm going to stop pretending
That i didn't break your heart

I didn't mean to hurt you
I didn't know what i was doing
But i know what i have done

I'm gonna tell you what you need to hear
And i'm a little too late
By three or four years
And it may not make much sense
Now that we are apart
But i'm going to stop pretending
That i didn't break your heart

You see i never thought enough of myself
To realize that losing me could mean
Something like the tears in your eyes
And i want to tell you i'm sorry
And it's too late to start
But i'm going to stop pretending
That i didn't break your heart

And it's christmas eve
Years down the line
Sitting here wishing i'd treated you better
When you were mine
And i have no way of knowing where you are
But i'm going to stop pretending
That i didn't break your heart

I didn't mean to hurt you
I didn't know what i was doing
But i know what i have done

If you see natalie
Send along this message
I know that you've been through
An awful lot of late

Girl,
Steady the trembling hand
That's what you do
Girl,
Steady your trembling hands
Then see what's in front of you

Friends and fortunetellers
They all say you're gonna die
If you don't brighten up
You know you gotta try

Girl,
Steady the trembling hand
That's what you do
Girl,
Steady your trembling hands
Then see what's in front of you

If you see natalie
Send along this message
You may not need this world
But this world needs you here

Girl,
Steady the trembling hand
That's what you do
Girl,
Steady your trembling hands
Then see what's in front of you

You might not feel it now
But you're gonna get there
And see it somehow
Youre gonna be alright, girl

If you see natalie
Send along this message
I know that you've been through
An awful lot of late

Girl,
Steady the trembling hand
That's what you do
Girl,
Steady your trembling hands
Then see what's in front of you

Friends and fortunetellers
They all say you're gonna die
If you don't brighten up
You know you gotta try

Girl,
Steady the trembling hand
That's what you do
Girl,
Steady your trembling hands
Then see what's in front of you

If you see natalie
Send along this message
You may not need this world
But this world needs you here

Girl,
Steady the trembling hand
That's what you do
Girl,
Steady your trembling hands
Then see what's in front of you

You might not feel it now
But you're gonna get there
And see it somehow
Youre gonna be alright, girl

My love is always just as she seems
A force of nature all her own
To be reckoned with
Whatever's wrong with me
Her kiss redeems
And it's all there
In my dreams

My love is soaring
She glides through the sky
Hardly a warning
She takes my hand
Says "Open your eyes"
We look down on the earth
And all its schemes
We laugh
And it's all there
In my dreams

We swoop down below the clouds
Destination unknown
And then she says
"Let's go home"

My love is resting under a tree
She whispers softly in my ear
As she lay next to me
"That was the funnest day"
Her sad eyes beam
And it's all there
In my dreams

In the yard, behind the church where
Butterflies and blackbirds search for
A safe place to rest the night away
We will go down to the brook and
Sit upon the overlook then
Forget about the troubles of the day

We will walk among the graves of
Men long dead with presidents' names and
Listen to the water flow softly by
I will kiss you on the lips now
And as the sky grows dark we'll strip down
And let the water wash away all lies

In the yard, behind the church where
Butterflies and blackbirds perch on
Grey stones as the garden's growing dim
We will lay down on the ground and
Put our cheeks against the dirt down
Where it no longer matters
Where you've been

It's a mother fucker
Being here without you
Thinking 'bout the good times
Thinking 'bout the bad
And I won't ever be the same

It's a motherfucker
Getting through a sunday
Talking to the walls
Just me again
But I won't ever be the same
I won't ever be the same

It's a motherfucker
How much I understand
The feeling that you need someone
To take you by the hand
And you won't ever be the same
You won't ever be the same