"Luscious Jackson: Fever In Fever Out" LUSCIOUS JACKSON: "FEVER IN FEVER OUT"




1) NAKED EYE
Wearing nothing is divine
Naked is a state of mind
I take things off to clear my head
To say the things I haven't said
I live inside the elements
The earth and sky are my best friends
Water is the evidence
That washes me from end to end

With my naked eye I saw the falling rain coming down on me
With my naked eye I saw if I said it all I could see

It's not a choice I tried to make
It's not a thought I couldn't take
Something told me it was time
To give you yours and leave me mine
My vision started to be clear
I watched the sunlight coming near
I knew the day I knew the night
I knew I could regain my sight
And it feels alright

Last night I came into your home
To break some ice and throw some stones
I asked if we could be alone
I had some trouble of my own
Knew I had to say goodbye
To all the old things held inside
And if I let the moment fly
I knew they'd all be magnified
And it feels alright

Came around after dark
You were on nothing but a lark
Thought I suck in like a narc
I knew I had to leave my mark
Wanted to be satisfied
I tried to be dignified
Wearing nothing is divine
Naked is a state of mind
And it feels alright

(Cunniff)
Vocals, guitar, bass: J. CUNNIFF
Mellotron, acoustic guitar, drum fills, drum programming: T. MANGURIAN
Keys: V. TRIMBLE
Drums: K. SCHELLENBACH
Additional drum looping: ALEX YOUNG


2) DON'T LOOK BACK
If it comes... Naturally
That's the way... It oughta be
If it feels brand new
Just let it go... It's up to you

Don't look back... and
Don't look ahead
Stay with me now...
And it'll be alright

And when the time is right
Don't let it slip on by...
Don't let it slip on by...

He was on the verge of knowing her deepest soul...
Something held him back and he could not let go...
Times like this don't come just everyday
Seize the moment and don't you look away

He's falling...

(Glaser)
Vocals, guitar, drum programming: G. GLASER
Keyboard, strings: V. TRIMBLE
Tympanies: T. MANGURIAN


3) DOOR


4) MOOD SWING
You come and get me when I'm all alone
On the corner, just skin and bones
Fever in and fever out
You're the swinger who brings me doubt
Lover boy where you coming from
Down there, out back always on the run
Cool, cool deep blues you're the shine on my shoes
Is it in the damp heat inside of me
Or is it in the fire that we collide
I feed you mood swing but you're never satisfied

Mood swing I can't let you win
You bring me up, you bring me down
Mood swing I can't give in
To your subtle wiles and your endless miles

You love me now but you'll hate me soon
In the light of the dark moon
Smiling faces always turn away
You're the kind that likes to play
Your fun and games take me up and down
With the skill of a circus clown
You see through my truth
I give it up 'cause it's up to you
You stare me down how you scare me
But my eyes are open wide
And I will rise to fight you
My delight won't be denied

(Cunniff, Trimble)
Vocals, bass: J. CUNNIFF
Guitar: G. GLASER
Keys: V. TRIMBLE
Drums: K. SCHELLENBACH


5) UNDER YOUR SKIN
I'm gettin' in under your skin

I got the hungry eye
Of a Northern spy
I watch your smile
My words they float
In and out of the light
I try to make sense
But it's still a past
We got a smokey past
Where minutes last
It took so long to leave so fast
It might not be sweet
Feeling this heat

Lie down in the fire with me
I burn everything frequently
If it don't feel good
When you first get in
Wait till' it gets under your skin

Lie down underneath the breeze
Can't cool down when you're down with me
If it don't feel good
When you first get in
Wait till' it gets under your skin

Some deeds done wrong
Won't scare me long
I've done a few
Maybe one or two
If you want to know
All of my original sins
Ask the virgin
She knows where I've been
If it ain't too far for you to come
And you want to get to know someone
It might be sweet feeling this heat

(Cunniff)
Vocals, guitar, bass: J. CUNNIFF
Keys: V. TRIMBLE
Drums: K. SCHELLENBACH
Drum programming: T. MANGURIAN
Additional drum looping: ALEX YOUNG


6) ELECTRIC
What do you feel when you look into my eyes...
Does it come to you as a surprise?
I don't care what other people say
Just as long as I'm here with you
Won't you come closer...
'Cause I can't seem to find a way to go now

Electric... when we're together
So electric... feelin' like this

All the times we stayed up all thru the night
Laughin' and dancing 'til the sun come out
Then later, when we're lying together
Even our stomachs... they're speaking to each other.
I kiss the ground, run my fingers through the earth
Yes it feels so good to be alive

(Glaser)
Vocals, guitar: G. GLASER
Bass: J. CUNNIFF
Keys: V. TRIMBLE
Percussion: THE GUIRO BROTHERS
Backing vocals, hand drum: DARYL JOHNSON


7) TAKE A RIDE
Stay low, arrows
Echoes of heroes
Follow their go
Borrow halos
Climb high, you might die
Or stick around to see the sights
Take this, drink that
Things will start to look right
Get lost in the cost of living in the deep frost
Take a ride from this life
Can you feel it when it's in the night
Or take it in with the morning light
Everyday underneath the sky
Sing along with the lullaby
Can you feel it when you step outside
In the sun standing in the tide
It's a shame when I'm in the game
I forget about why I came
Hush hush can I stop the rush
Hush hush I'm stuck in the crush
Take a ride from this life
Live slow, die old

(Luscious Jackson)
Vocals, bass: J. CUNNIFF
Guitar: G. GLASER
Keys: V. TRIMBLE
Drums: K. SCHELLENBACH
DJ Whales: ALEX YOUNG
Percussion: THE GUIRO BROTHERS


8) WATER YOUR GARDEN
I'm tired of the rain my love
I'm tired of the waiting
If you watch the sky
With your eyes
You'll see the line I walk
I'm not afraid
That's what I say
Here and now
Can you be brave enough
To risk it all
No matter what?

Who'll water your garden when
You descend
Flowers can never grow
In the snow

We all want a crowd
By our side
Yelling loud
Telling us
We should be proud
Of what we done
But it takes guts
To give it up
One on one
And if you run
When you are young
When you are old
You'll remember when
You had the chance
To have it all

(Cunniff)
Vocals, guitar, bass: J. CUNNIFF
Lead guitar: G. GLASER
Slide guitar: D. LANOIS
Mellotron, piano: V. TRIMBLE
Drums: K. SCHELLENBACH
Programming: T. MANGURIAN


9) SOOTHE YOURSELF
I've been soother
And I've been wife
Tried to solve your life
Stuck with you through
Your rainy days
Thought that it was just a phase
When the sun came out I tried
To get away and fly
But the needs we had
Did not subside
What a way for our love to die

I've been hiding behind my gifts
I give until it starts to rip
The skin is torn where I begin
The thread is worn
And might give in
Underneath it all I feel the eyes
Of all the things that I despise
Can I fight them off
With sticks and stones?
Can I fight them off alone?

Soothe yourself

Now I'm thinking about
My own advice
If I could soothe myself
It might be nice
Callin' names ain't the same
No more
Took a look
And locked that door
Memories and cold hard fact
Watched it all come rushing back
All the times I told you what to do
All the times I thought I knew

(Cunniff, Trimble)
Vocals, bass: J. CUNNIFF
Backing and outro vocals, mellotron, keys: V. TRIMBLE
Guitar: G.GLASER
Drums: K. SCHELLENBACH
DJ Whales: ALEX YOUNG
Backing vocals: EMMYLOU HARRIS
Bongos: T. MANGURIAN


10) WHY DO I LIE?
I would love to be better
I would love to be free
I would love to be perfect
When you look at me
But instead I'm still crying
Yes instead I'm still lying
Sad to say I'm still trying
Not to be me
When I see all the weakness
That I turned into sickness
I still think I can slide
Just fine on the ice
It's not easy to be honest
Sometimes I'm just astonished
How hard it can be to be true

Why do I lie?
Is it just to get by
If I give up my lines
Will I die?

If fortunes are favored
Then I am in labor
And I'm trying so hard
To leave lying behind

I don't want to be hazy
I don't think that I'm crazy
But I've had some moments
Where I am not sure
And if you can forgive me
For just being human
Then I will try harder
To keep my words pure

I could be on the border
It could be a disorder
But honestly I think
That I can come clean
And all of my stories
Might even be boring
If I can tell you
What they all mean

(Cunniff)
Vocals, guitar, bass: J. CUNNIFF
Slide and mando-guitar: D. LANOIS
Backing vocals, keys: V. TRIMBLE
Drums: K. SCHELLENBACH
Backing vocals: EMMYLOU HARRIS


11) ONE THING
Something wrong's goin' on today...
People with nothing getting thrown away.
Too much blood spilled by diseased minds
Filled with fear, yeah they're all filled with fear
So many broken faces everywhere I look.
Killing of spirits by people who hold the power
Lights in their eyes have been turned off so long

Everybody, everybody's trying to make a dollar
Made Marvin scream, made him wanna holler
This ain't livin'... it's just surviving
Don't you know, this ain't livin' it's just surviving

One thing I know for sure is that...
Something just ain't right

(Luscious Jackson)
Vocals, guitar, G.GLASER
Bass: J. CUNNIFF/D. LANOIS
Keys: V. TRIMBLE
Drums: K. SCHELLENBACH
Percussion: THE GUIRO BROTHERS
Backing vocals: N'DEA DAVENPORT/EMMYLOU HARRIS


12) FAITH
I cry for the love in your eyes
I try to let you be free
If you're blue
Don't let it worry you
You'll make it through
And if you don't believe me
Faith will come
Humbly down
Fear will come
Tumbling down

Cynics may fill the books
Critics may give you looks
But I'll stand by you
'Til you die
And I'll be wise
In the afterlife

(Cunniff)
Vocals, guitar, bass: J. CUNNIFF
Hammond organ: V. TRIMBLE
Drums: K. SCHELLENBACH
Artistic record scratches: ALEX YOUNG


13) STARDUST
One day I was telling you
All about coming from dust
Cashed it in to buy a few
Locks I knew wouldn't rust
If I lock you up
Will the edges fade
Will you understand
How simple I am
I can walk for many miles
Thinking that I'll never comprehend
I can't argue worth a damn
'Cause I know my questions never end

If I walk away
Will the phrases play
Or will they all become one
Under the sun

And when the pleasure is done
Why don't I want to know it all
And when the measuring's done
Somehow I already know it all

Answers never satisfy
I wear them out
As soon as they come
I lie in between the sides
And I'm happy when
The fighting is done
So I'll read the news
And I'll get the blues
And I'll make it matter
For a minute or two

(Cunniff)
Vocals, guitar, bass: J. CUNNIFF
Piano: V. TRIMBLE
Drums: K. SCHELLENBACH
Drum programming, bass pedals: T. MANGURIAN


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