Onelinedrawing - The Volunteers lyrics
- New York
- Over It
- A Ghost
- Superhero
- Stay
- We Had A Deal
- Oh, Boys
- Livin' Small
- Believer
- Portland
- As Much To Myself As To You
New York
instrumental, with wordless
vocals.
Over It
Everyones a crowd
No one hear or see me
Better best believe me
Maybe it's a dream
I wonder what would happen if I
Help me get over it
Show me how to smile
Remind me how to mean it
Be cool and make the scene
and
Make me into a sincere mess
dumbkopf hopeless hypocrite
I can lose it, I can cry
I can wise up
I can get so starry-eyed
Help me get over it.
A Ghost
St. Joe, trade-in
I don't want this life
There's too much gold, and
not enough bad guys
So won't you talk to St. Pete
and see what he can do for me
Because, of course, a ghost
could not affect this world
Gimme pale skin, pale eyes
Soft glow, milky white
See through me in the light
Because, of course, a ghost
could not affect this world
I see off my wife at
elderidge and sun
I wait by the corner, the
bus always comes
Always on time
Always the same one
I drift through the doors,
I float above the seats
and hey there's my boy
crossing the street
He's talking with friends
He's looking away
This is not the end
There are never enough days
I scream and I shake and I
sound like the wind
and I miss the pain of our
blood and our skin
Rubies and pearls, our blood
and our skin
Our blood and our skin are
worth everything.
Hey St Joe, I was wrong
About the sea and the sun and my boy
Let me bleed, let me long
The taste of skin is joy
Because, of course, a ghost
could not affect this world.
Superhero
When you mix someone into a superhero
Know that they will fly
And they will see right through you
They will burn so bright
That they will make you blind
Yeah, They will make you blind
If heaven will have you
Then someone will have you
Love will find a way
Love will find a way
And sure as I can see you
There's someone will need you
Love will find a way
Love will find a way
Love will find a way
And did I dream of you
Was it never true
Whatever we'll go through
Did I dream of you
Heaven will have you
And someone will have you
Love will find a way
Love will find a way
And sure as I can see you
There's someone who will need you
Love will find a way
Love will find a way
Love will find a way
Love will find a way
Love will find a way
Love will find a way
Stay
What if we walked all the way
home
What if we said we weren't
alone
What if all this never was
done
What if you said none of us
won.
Honestly I wouldn't say
Stay.
What'd you want? I didn't
hear.
What'd you buy?
What do you fear?
What'd you leave?
and what'll it cost to get it
all back
When youre always lost.
Honestly, I wouldnt say this
again
Stay.
We Had A Deal
We Had A Deal
I had a deal with heaven but it fell through
I had a dream or seven and I'm not sure which one came true
I'm the one that never runs, I'm the one that never stays
I'm the one that disappears, I'm the one that never fades
I am clear and solid truth, I am just one big betray
Tomorrow, tomorrow, I love you, tomorrow
I dream of days that go slow, I dream of someone that won't go
Forget what's coming, forget what's went
Let's make some laws that make some sense
Something stolen or something lent
A preacher or a president
That never lies and never sins
And tells us what a mess we're in
Tomorrow, tomorrow, I love you, tomorrow
I dream of days that go slow, I dream of someone that won't go
I had a deal with heaven but it fell through
I had a dream or seven and I'm not sure which one came true
We had a deal, but now I'm not sure
I dream of days that go slow, I dream of someone at all
Go
Oh, Boys
First it was this guy I was dating (we broke up)
He did something else to it later, and she's still
Bearing the scars
Then there was this nice guy, he liked me, but he did it too
My boyfiend's the third one so far
Boys keep fuckin' up my car
All these boys tryna tell me they're so good
They say they'll fix my carburetor, yea they'll check under the hood
But they can't even get it to start up, much less move
They play and pretend they're so hard
Boys keep fuckin' up my car
Oh, oh, boys will be boys will be boys will be boys will be boys!
Boys keep fuckin' up my car!
Oh, boys.
Livin' Small
These dreams'll raise you up
Some kids wanna be rockstars, and some kids wanna be firemen
But those dreams'll mess you up
If you're in it for the bright lights and the battle scars
It'll turn you into a liar, man
I don't know if I've seen a million faces
I'm not sure if I've rocked them all
All I know is I've met a lot of people
Filled a lot of spaces
Learned to jump and learned to take a fall
And if that's not livin' large, then
I'm happy livin' small
Well, most of us, when we go out looking,
as we do, for our lovers and our friends
Yea, we know it's not just supposed to
be about what looks good
We know it's not really all about the benjamins
Yea, but business is a lot like love and
business is a lot like friendship, isn't it?
Yea, well either way, if you just go out
looking for what's rich and hot
You'll end up with a piece of shit
I don't know if I'll make a million dollars
Yea who knows, maybe if I return those calls...
All I know is when I tune in,
turn on and go out
It's not my radio
It's not my tv show
It's not my rock-n-roll
Looks like one big fashion show
All these punk rock pimps and hoes
Sellin' this and sellin' those
Sodas, cars and phones
I mean, what's the dilly, yo?
This channel isn't clear at all
And if that's what passes these days for livin' large
Then I'm happy livin' small.
Believer
So long, bye bye
Sad, but in a way it feels nice
I understand
I wouldn't have stayed either, believer
You're truly through with me
But it's all right now, you're finding out
It's like I'm drunk
Can't see straight, and this fever
I can't hold food
It's more than I deserve
Believe her, believer
You're truly through with me
But it's all right now, you're finding out
How all these little cruelties
Were just a weight around my neck
You left a wreck
All the ways you didn't know me (truly)
Could fill a hundred homes (truly)
It wasn't love you didn't show me (truly)
It's a perfect day to let you go
You're truly through with me
So long, bye bye
Portland
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As Much To Myself As To You
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