Radio Free Europe
Decide yourself if radio’s gonna stay Reason: it could polish up the gray Put that, put that, put that up your wall That this isn’t Country at all Radio station: decide yourself Keep me out of Country and the word Wheel of fortune’s leading us: absurd Push that, push that, push that to the floor That this isn’t nothing at all Straight off the boat, where to go Calling out in transit Calling out in transit Radio Free Europe (radio) Decide: defy the media too fast Instead of pushing palaces to fall Put that, put that, put that up your wall That this isn’t fortunate at all Radio station: decide yourself We’re calling out in transit Calling out in transit Radio Free Europe (radio) Decide yourself: come in on a boat Media’s too fast Keep me out of Country and the word Disappointment into us: absurd Straight off the boat, where to go? Calling out in transit Calling out in transit Radio Free Europe Radio Free Europe Calling out in transit Calling out in transit Radio Free Europe Radio Free Europe
Gardening At Night
I see your money on the floor I felt the pocket change though all The feelings that broke through that door just didn’t seem to be too real The yard is nothing but a fence the sun just hurts my eyes somewhere It must be time for penitence gardening at night it’s never worked Gardening at night Gardening at night Gardening at night The neighbors go to bed at ten Call the prayer line for a change The charge is changing every month They said it couldn’t be arranged We echoed up the garbage sound but they were busy in the rows We fell up not to see the sun gardening at night just didn’t grow I see your money on the floor I felt the pocket change though all The feelings that broke through that door just didn’t seem to be too real Gardening at night Gardening at night Gardening at night Your sister said that you’re too young She should know she’s been there twice The call was two and fifty-one They said it couldn’t be arranged We echoed up the garbage sound but they were busy in the rows We fell up not to see the sun gardening at night just didn’t grow The yard is nothing but a fence the sun just hurts my eyes somewhere It must be time for penitence gardening at night it’s never worked Gardening at night Gardening at night Gardening at night
Talk About The Passion
Empty prayer, empty mouths, combien reaction Empty prayer, empty mouths, talk about the passion Not everyone can carry the weight of the world Not everyone can carry the weight of the world Talk about the passion, talk about the passion Empty prayer, empty mouths, combien reaction Empty prayer, empty mouths, talk about the passion Combien, combien, combien de temps Talk about the passion, talk about the passion Not everyone can carry the weight of the world Not everyone can carry the weight of the world Combien, combien, combien de temps Talk about the passion, talk about the passion Talk about the passion, talk about the passion Talk about the passion, talk about the passion
So. Central Rain
Did you never call? I waited for your call These rivers of suggestion are driving me away The trees will bend, the cities wash away The city on the river there is a girl without a dream I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry Eastern to Mountain, third party call, the lines are down The wise man built his words upon the rocks But I’m not bound to follow suit The trees will bend, the conversation’s dimmed Go build yourself another home, this choice isn’t mine I’m sorry, I’m sorry Did you never call? I waited for your call These rivers of suggestion are driving me away The ocean sang, the conversation’s dimmed Go build yourself another dream, this choice isn’t mine I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry
(Don’t Go Back To) Rockville
Looking at your watch a third time Waiting in the station for the bus Going to a place that’s far So far away and if that’s not enough Going where nobody says hello They don’t talk to anybody they don’t know You’ll wind up in some factory That’s full-time filth and nowhere left to go Walk home to an empty house Sit around all by yourself I know it might sound strange but I believe You’ll be coming back before too long Don’t go back to Rockville, don’t go back to Rockville Don’t go back to Rockville and waste another year At night I drink myself to sleep And pretend I don’t care that you’re not here with me 'Cause it’s so much easier to handle All my problems if I’m too far out to sea But something better happen soon Or it’s gonna be too late to bring you back Don’t go back to Rockville, don’t go back to Rockville Don’t go back to Rockville and waste another year It’s not as though I really need you If you were here I’d only bleed you But everybody else in town only wants To bring you down and that’s not how it ought to be I know it might sound strange, but I believe You’ll be coming back before too long Don’t go back to Rockville, don’t go back to Rockville Don’t go back to Rockville and waste another year Don’t go back to Rockville, don’t go back to Rockville Don’t go back to Rockville and waste another year
Can’t Get There
When the world is a monster bad to swallow you whole Kick the clay that holds the teeth in, throw your trolls out the door If you’re needing inspiration, Philomath is where I go by dawn Lawyer Jeff, he knows the lowdown, he’s mighty bad to visit home (I’ve been there I know the way) Can’t get there from here (I’ve been there I know the way) Can’t get there from here (I’ve been there I know the way) Can’t get there from here When your hands are feeling empty, stick head jumpin' off the ground round Tris is sure to shirr the deer out, Brother Ray can sing my song (I’ve been there I know the way) Can’t get there from here (I’ve been there I know the way) Can’t get there from here (I’ve been there I know the way) Can’t get there from here Hands down, Calechee bound, landlocked, kiss the ground Dirt of seven continents going round and round Go on ahead, Mr. Citywide, hypnotized, suit-and-tied Gentlemen, testify If your world is a monster bad to swallow you whole Philomath, they know the lowdown, throw your trolls out the door (I’ve been there I know the way) Can’t get there from here (I’ve been there I know the way) Can’t get there from here (I’ve been there I know the way) Can’t get there from here (I’ve been there I know the way) Can’t get there from here (I’ve been there I know the way) Can’t get there from here (I’ve been there I know the way) Can’t get there from here (I’ve been there I know the way) Can’t get there from here
Driver 8
The walls are built up, stone by stone; the fields divided one by one. And the train conductor says, "Take a break Driver 8, Driver 8 take a break we’ve been on this shift too long" And the train conductor says, "Take a break Driver 8, Driver 8 take a break We can reach our destination, but we’re still a ways away" I saw a treehouse on the outskirts of the farm. The power lines have floaters so the airplanes won’t get snagged. Bells are ringing through the town again, Children look up, all they hear is sky-blue, bells ringing And the train conductor says "Take a break Driver 8, Driver 8 take a break We can reach our destination, but we’re still a ways away" Way to shield the hated heat. Way to put myself to sleep. Way to shield the hated heat. Way to put myself, my children to sleep. He piloted this song in a plane like that one. She is selling faith on the Go Tell crusade. Locomotive 8, Southern Crescent, hear the bells ring again. Field to weed is lookin' thin And the train conductor says "Take a break Driver 8, Driver 8 take a break We’ve been on this shift too long." And the train conductor says, "Take a break Driver 8, Driver 8 take a break. We can reach our destination, but we’re still a ways away"
Romance
Nations call Par-parallels Neighbors call All in all in all in all in all That’s worth saving up for Put our heads down on the chest Mustn’t even race for rest Easy come, easy go Easy come Easy go Easy come Easy go Stares conceal Par-parallels Neigh-neighbors call All in all in all in all in all That’s worth saving up for Put our heads down on the chest Mustn’t even race for rest Easy come, easy go Easy come Easy go Easy come Easy go Chance is yours And call the shot Even in a parking lot With one romance One romance Easy come Easy go Easy come Easy go Neighbors call Par-parallel Late at night nations fall All in all in all in all in all That’s worth saving up for Put our heads down on the chest Mustn’t even race for rest Easy come, easy go Easy come Easy go Easy come Easy go
Fall On Me
There’s the problem, feathers, iron Bargain buildings, weights and pulleys Feathers hit the ground Before the weight can leave the air Buy the sky and sell the sky And tell the sky, and tell the sky Don’t fall on me (what is it up in the air for) Fall on me (if it’s there for long) Fall on me (it’s over, it’s over me) There’s the progress We have found a way to talk around the problem Building towered Foresight isn’t anything at all Buy the sky and sell the sky And bleed the sky and tell the sky Don’t fall on me (what is it up in the air for) Fall on me (if it’s there for long) Fall on me (it’s over, it’s over me) Don’t fall on me (Well I would keep it above but then it wouldn’t be sky any more) (So if I send it to you you’ve got to promise to keep it home) Buy the sky and sell the sky And lift your arms up to the sky And ask the sky, and ask the sky Don’t fall on me (what is it up in the air for) Fall on me (if it’s there for long) Fall on me (it’s over, it’s over me)
The One I Love
This one goes out to the one I love This one goes out to the one I’ve left behind A simple prop to occupy my time This one goes out to the one I love Fire Fire This one goes out to the one I love This one goes out to the one I’ve left behind A simple prop to occupy my time This one goes out to the one I love Fire (she’s comin' down on her own, now) Fire (she’s comin' down on her own, now) This one goes out to the one I love This one goes out to the one I’ve left behind Another prop has occupied my time This one goes out to the one I love Fire (she’s comin' down on her own, now) Fire (she’s comin' down on her own, now) Fire (she’s comin' down on her own, now) Fire (she’s comin' down on her own, now)
Finest Worksong
The time to rise has been engaged You’d better best to rearrange I’m talking here to me alone I listen to the finest worksong Your finest hour Your finest hour Another chance has been engaged To throw Thoreau and rearrange You are following this time I beg you not beg to rhyme (Oh), Your finest hour (Oh), Your finest hour Take your instinct by the reins You’d better best to rearrange What we want and what we need Has been confused, been confused (Oh) Your finest hour (Oh) Your finest hour Take your instinct by the reins Better best to rearrange What we want and what we need Has been confused, been confused (Oh) Your finest hour (Oh) Your finest hour (Oh) Your finest hour (Oh) Your finest hour
It’s The End Of The World
That’s great! It starts with an earthquake, Birds and snakes, an aeroplane; Lenny Bruce is not afraid. Eye of a hurricane, listen to yourself churn. World serves its own needs, don’t mis-serve your own needs. Speed it up a notch, speed, grunt, no strength. The ladder starts to clatter with fear of fight, down height. Wire in a fire, represent the seven games In a government for hire and a combat site. Left her, wasn’t coming in a hurry With the furies breathing down your neck. Team by team reporters baffled, trump, tethered crop. Look at that low plane! Fine, then. Uh oh, overflow, population, common group, But it’ll do. Save yourself, serve yourself. World serves its own needs, listen to your heart bleed. Tell me with the rapture and the rev-'rent in the right, right. You vitriolic, patriotic, slam, fight, bright light; Feeling pretty psyched. It’s the end of the world as we know it. It’s the end of the world as we know it. It’s the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine. Six o’clock. TV hour. Don’t get caught in foreign tower. Slash and burn, return, Listen to yourself churn. Lock him in uniform and book burning, bloodletting. Ev’ry motive escalate. Automotive incinerate. Light a candle, light a motive. Step down, step down. Watch a heel crush, crush. Uh oh, this means no fear; cavalier. Renegade and steer clear! A tournament, a tournament, A tournament of lies. Offer me solutions, offer me alternatives And I decline. It’s the end of the world as we know it It’s the end of the world as we know it (It’s time I had some time alone) It’s the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine (It’s time I had some time alone) I feel fine It’s the end of the world as we know it (It’s time I had some time alone) It’s the end of the world as we know it (It’s time I had some time alone) It’s the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine (It’s time I had some time alone) The other night I tripped a nice Continental drift divide. Mountains sit in a line. Leonard Bernstein, Leonid Brezhnev, Lenny Bruce, and Lester Banks Birthday party, cheesecake, jelly beans, boom! You symbiotic, patriotic, slam, but neck, right? (Right!) It’s the end of the world as we know it (It’s time I had some time alone) It’s the end of the world as we know it (It’s time I had some time alone) It’s the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine (It’s time I had some time alone) It’s the end of the world as we know it It’s the end of the world as we know it It’s the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine (It’s time I had some time alone) It’s the end of the world as we know it (It’s time I had some time alone) It’s the end of the world as we know it (It’s time I had some time alone) It’s the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine (It’s time I had some time alone) It’s the end of the world as we know it (It’s time I had some time alone) It’s the end of the world as we know it (It’s time I had some time alone) It’s the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine (It’s time I had some time alone)