Comanche
you need to straighten your posture and suck in your gutyou need to pull back your shoulders and tighten your butt
come comanche, comanche, comanche, come oh
if you want to have cities, you've got to build roads
you need to find some new feathers and buy some new clothes
just get rid of the antlers and lighten your load
come comanche, comanche, comanche, come oh
if you want to have cities, you've got to build roads
you need to straighten your posture and suck in your gut
you need to pull back your shoulders and tighten your butt
come comanche, comanche, comanche, come oh
if you want to have cities
if you want to have cities
if you want to have cities, you've got to build roads
Ruby Sees All
do you think she's swimming in your lies?
do you think it's all just murky green?
don't you think that she would realize?
do you think that she has never seen?
'cause when the seaweed sinks and the sun gets low
and the waves retire to the darkness below
I know, I know ruby sees all
I know, I know ruby sees
I can feel the pressure building high
you should see you're headed for a storm
don't you see it building in the sky?
don't you think it's time to swim to shore?
'cause when the seaweed sinks and the sun gets low
when the waves retire to the darkness below
I know, I know ruby sees all
I know, I know ruby sees all
I know, I know ruby sees
Up So Close
up so close - I never get to see your face
microscope - I might as well be out in space
up so close - I never get to see the view
down your throat - I'm never sure if it's still you
up your nose - down to your toes
in your mouth - way down south
up so close - it seems I only think of you
up so close - I never see the sky so blue
I only wanted to be sure
that what it was was really pure
I put my face down in the cake
my feet were flailing in a lake
up so close - I never get to see your face
microscope - I might as well be out in space
up so close - I never get to see you
microscope - I'm never sure if it's still you
Pentagram
your pentagram is down below our floor
your naked body shimmers in the night
dancing and chanting in a sacrificial rite
your feet are dry with the ashes from dead babies
who have passed the test just like all the rest
but never really understood the reasons
why they took it in the first place
ah, in the first place
your feasty eyes won't make me fall apart
your turquoise and silver won't weaken this old heart
yeah, dancing and chanting in a sacrificial rite
I fell to the ground on a windy, windy night
well I have passed the test just like all the rest
but never really understood the reasons
why I took it in the first place
ah, in the first place
well I have passed the test just like all the rest
but never really understood the reasons
why I took it in the first place
ah, in the first place
Jolene
well Jolene unlocked the thick breezeway door
like she'd done one hundred times before
Jolene smoothed her dark hair in the mirror
she folded the towel carefully and put it back in place
yeah I want to pull you down into bed
I want to cast your face in lead
well every time I pull you close
push my face into your hair
cream rinse and tobacco smoke
that sickly scent is always, always there
yeah yeah
Jolene heard her father's uneven snores
right then she knew there must be something more
Jolene heard the singing in the forest
she opened the door quietly and stepped into the night
yeah I want to throw you out into space
I want to do whatever it takes, takes, takes
well every time I pull you close
push my face into your hair
cream rinse and tobacco smoke
that sickly scent is always, always there
Haze of Love
it's three o'clock in the morning or maybe it's four
I am thinking of you wondering what I should do
but I'm finally cutting through this haze
it's four o'clock in the morning or maybe it's five
I think I'm alive and I think I'll survive
I'm finally cutting through this haze of love
haze of love
for days and days and days
I'm in a haze of love
yeah you don't love me like I love you
all though you pretend I can see this will end
I'm finally cutting through this haze of love
haze of love
for days and days and days
I'm in a haze of love
it's five o'clock in the morning or maybe it's six
I am sick of your lies I am sick of your tricks
I'm finally cutting through this haze of love
haze of love
for days and days and days
for days and days and days
for days and days and days
I'm your haze of love
You Part the Waters
you part the waters
the same ones that I'm drowning in
you lead your casual slaughters
and I'm the one who helps you win
you've got your grand piano
you don't even play piano
I'm the one who plays piano
you don't even play piano
you part the waters
the same ones that I'm thirsty for
you invite your friends to tea
but when it's me you lock the door
you've got your credit cards
and you thank your lucky stars
but don't forget the ones who foot the bill
you've got your grand piano
and you don't even play piano
I'm the one who plays piano
you don't even play piano
but you part the waters
Is This Love?
I can't believe it's true
I can't believe that you
don't want me anymore
you're with him
and you don't even know
that I've been dying all day long
and singing sad, sad songs
and wishing you were gone
is this love? Is this love? Is this love?
or should I close the door?
my eyes are burning in my head
and seeing only red
and wishing you were dead
is this love? is this love? is this love?
is this love? is this love?
or should I, or should I, should I
should I close the door? should I close the door? ah, I fooled myself.
is this love? is this love? is this love?
but if I had to choose a number
if Jesus saw me dying
still I build my towers high
now tickets to concerts and drinking at clubs
how do you afford your rock'n'roll lifestyle?
how much did you pay for the chunk of his guitar
aging black leather and hospital bills
how do you afford your rock'n'roll lifestyle?
excess ain't rebellion
I bombed Korea every night
and so I sit here at this bar
you see birds fall from the window ledge above mine
now due to a construct in my mind
Mr. Mastodon farm - Mr. Mastodon farm
birds fall from the window ledge above mine
now due to a construct in my mind
but when you speak to her - her eyes light up
he's gonna spin like the tractor pull
she'd like to put you in her zoo
is this love? is this love?
or should I, or should I
or should I, should I
should I close the door?
Jesus Wrote a Blank Check
Jesus wrote a blank check
one I haven't cashed quite yet
I hope I've got a little more time
I hope it's not the end of the line
yeah, Jesus wrote a blank check
one I haven't cashed yet, all right
I'd want it to be number one
I don't want to be number two
yeah, I don't want to be number four
but I can hear a knock on the door
Jesus wrote a blank check, all right
would angels come a flying down?
I hope I've got a little more time
I hope somebody lends me a dime
now, Jesus wrote a blank check
ah, one I haven't cashed yet
I watch them pierce the blue, blue sky
still I wallow in the mire
still I burn this earthen fire
still I build my towers high
I watch them pierce the blue, blue sky
still I wallow in the mire
still I burn this earthen fire
still I burn this earthen fire
still I burn this earthen fire
still I burn this earthen fire
still I burn this earthen fire
still I burn this earthen fire
still I burn this earthen fire
still I burn this earthen fire
Rock'N'Roll Lifestyle
well, your CD collection looks shiny and costly
how much did you pay for your bad Moto Guzi?
and how much did you spend on your black leather jacket?
is it you or your parents in this income tax bracket?
sometimes for music that you haven't even heard of
and how much did you pay for your rock'n'roll t-shirt
that proves you were there, that you heard of them first?
how do you afford your rock'n'roll lifestyle?
how do you afford your rock'n'roll lifestyle?
oh, tell me.
the one he ruthlessly smashed at the end of the show?
and how much will he pay for a brand new guitar
one which he'll ruthlessly smash at the end of another show?
and how long will the workers keep building him new ones?
as long as their soda cans are red, white, and blue ones
and how long will the workers keep building him new ones?
as long as their soda cans are red, white, and blue ones
tattoo removal and dozens of pills
your liver pays dearly now for youthful magic moments
but rock on completely with some brand new components.
how do you afford your rock'n'roll lifestyle?
how do you afford your rock'n'roll lifestyle?
you're drinking what they're selling
your self-destruction doesn't hurt them
your chaos won't convert them
they're so happy to rebuild it
you'll never really kill it
yeah, excess ain't rebellion
you're drinking what they're selling
excess ain't rebellion
you're drinking
you're drinking
you're drinking what they're selling
I Bombed Korea
I bombed Korea every night
my engines sang into the salty sky
I didn't know if I would live or die
I bombed Korea every night
I bombed Korea every night
red flowers bursting down below us
those people didn't even know us
we didn't know if we would live or die
we didn't know if it was wrong or right
I bombed Korea every night
I'm not a hero I'm not a movie star
I've got my beer I've got my stories to tell
but they won't tell you what it's like in hell
red flowers bursting down below us
those people didn't even know us
we didn't know if we would live or die
we didn't know if it was wrong or right
we didn't know if we would live or die
I bombed Korea every night
Mr. Mastadon Farm
birds fall from the window ledge above mine
then they flap their wings at the last second
then they flap their wings at the last second
I can see their dead weight just dropping like stones
or small loaves of bread past my window all the time
but unless I get up and walk across the room
and peer down below
I don't see their last-second curves
toward a horizontal flight
all these birds just falling from the ledge like stones
that makes their falling and their flight
symbolic of my entire existence
it becomes important for me to get up and see
their last second curves toward flight
it's almost as if my life will fall
unless I see their ascent
cut swatches out of all materials
Mr. Mastodon farm - Mr. Mastodon farm
cut swatches out of all materials
then they flap their wings at the last second
I said birds fall from the window ledge above mine
then they flap their wings at the last second
but unless I get up and walk across the room
and peer down below
I won't see their last-second curves
toward a horizontal flight
all these birds just falling from the ledge like stones
that makes their falling and their flight
symbolic of my entire existence
it becomes important for me to get up and see
their last second curves toward flight
it's almost like my life will fall
my life will fall - unless I see their ascent
Mr. Mastodon farm - Mr. Mastodon farm
cut swatches out of all materials
Mr. Mastodon farm - Mr. Mastodon farm
cut swatches out of all materials
Mr. Mastodon farm - Mr. Mastodon farm
cut swatches out of all materials
Ain't No Good
she's gonna hand you a red-headed Gabriel
coming from the bar in a plastic tie
he's gonna swing from the Tree of Life
he's gonna try to sell you on a great big lie
the music spills right into your cup
the minstrels play and the waitress brings ice
there are pies on a carousel - have a slice
but watch out - she ain't no good for you.
she'll sit back when he tells his tale
he's gonna yell when he drinks his beer
she'll sit back and drink ginger ale
but when you speak to her - her eyes light up
the music spills right into your cup
it's so abrupt and it's so concise
there are pies on a carousel - have a slice
but watch out - she ain't no good for you
I say watch out - she ain't no good for you
right between the canaries and the cockatoos
she'll pull out your feathers for her brand new hat
and when she's done that she'll feed you to her cat
so watch out - she ain't no good for you
watch out - she ain't no good for you
watch out - she ain't no good for you