Top Ophelia was a bride of god,
a novice Carmelite
in sister cells
the cloister bells
told on a wedding night
ophelia was the rebel girl
a blue stocking suffragette
who remedied society
between her cigarettes
and ophelia was the sweetheart to,
a nation overnight
curvaceous thighs
vivacious eyes
love was at first sight
Love was at first sight
Love
Ophelia was a demi-goddess
in pre- war Babylon
so statuesque
a silhouette
in black satin evening gowns
Ophelia was the mistress to
a Vegas Gambling Man
Signora Ophelia Maraschina,
mafia courtesan
Ophelia was the circus queen
the female cannonball
projected thru five flaming hoops
to wild and shocked applause
to wild and shocked applause
hey
Ophelia was a tempest, cyclone
a god damn hurricane
your common sense
your best defense
wasted and in vain
For ophelia'd know
your every woe
and every pain you'd ever have
she'd sympathize
dry your eyes
help you to forget
and help you to forget
and help you to forget
Ophelia's mind went wandering,
you'd wonder where'd she gone
to secret doors
down corridors
she'd wander evermore
all alone
*Life Is Sweet*
Top It's a pity
it's a crying shame
who pulled you down again?
How painful it must be
to bruise so easily
inside
It's a pity
it's a downright crime
it happens all the time
you wanna stay little Daddy's Girl
you wanna hide from the vicious world,
outside
Don't cry
you know the tears will do no good,
so dry your eyes
oh your daddy, he's the iron man
battleship wrecked on dry land
your mama she's a bitter bride
she'll never be satisfied, you know
and that's not righ
don't cry
know the tears will do no good
so dry your eyes
Well, they told you life was hard
misery from the start
it's dull, it's slow, it's painful
But I tell you life is sweet
inspite of the misery
there's so much more
be grateful
well, whom do you believe?
who will you listen to
who will it be?
because it's high time you decide
in your own mind
I've tried to comfort you
I've tried to tell you to be patient
They are blind and they can't see
fortune gonna come one day
all gonna fade away
your daddy- the war machine
and your mama- the long and suffering
Praise now, of what she cannot see
Well, they told you life was hard
misery from the start
it's dull, it's slow, it's painful
But I tell you life is sweet
inspite of the misery
there's so much more
Be grateful
well, whom will you believe?
who will you listen to
who will it be?
because it's high time that you decide
it's time to make up, your own, your own sweet mind
They told you life was long,
be thankful when it's done
don't ask for more
Be grateful
But I tell you life is short
be thankful because before you know
it will be over
because life is sweet
Life is oh so very short
life is sweet
and life is oh so very short
life is sweet
You've been so kind and generous,
I don't know how you keep on giving
For your kindness I'm in debt to you
For your selflessness, my admiration
For everything you've done,
you know I'm bound, I'm bound to thank you for it
You've been so kind and generous,
I don't know how you keep on giving
For your kindness I'm in debt to you
And I never could have come this far without you
For everything you've done,
you know I'm bound, I'm bound to thank you for it
I want to thank you for so many gifts you gave,
the love and tenderness,
I wanna thank you
I want to thank you for your generosity,
the love and the honesty that you gave me
I want to thank you, show my gratitude,
my love and my respect for you,
I wanna thank you
Oh I want to thank you, thank you,
thank you, thank you, thank you,
thank you
Frozen Charlotte
Top Frozen Charlotte
Blue, like the winter snow in the full moon
Black like the silhouettes of the trees
Late blooming flowers lie frozen underneath the storms
I want you to remember me that way (Faraway)
I'll be gone, will you wait for me here (how long)
I don't know, will you wait for me here
Still as the river grows in December
Silent and perfect blinding ice
Spring keeps her promises
No cold can keep her back
I want you to remember me that way (Faraway)
I'll be gone, will you wait for me here (how long)
I don't know, but wait for me here (follow)
don't follow me to where, where I go (Faraway)
I'll be gone, will you wait for me here (how long)
I don't know, will you wait for me here (follow)
don't follow me to where I've gone (follow)
don't follow me to where I've gone (someday, you'll take my place)
And I'll wait for you here
My Skin
Top My Skin
Take a look at my body
Look at my hands
There's so much here that I don't understand
Your face-saving promises
Whispered like prayers
I don't need them
'cause I've been treated so wrong,
I've been treated so long
As if I'm becoming untouchable well,
contempt loves the silence, it thrives in the dark
The fine-winding tendrils that strangle the heart
They say that promises sweeten the blow
but I don't need them, no I don't need them
I've been treated so wrong,
I've been treated so long
As if I'm becoming untouchable
I'm a slow-dying flower
In the frost-killing hour
Sweet turning sour and untouchable
I need the darkness, the sweetness, the sadness, the weakness
Oh I need this
I need a lullaby, a kiss goodnight, angel, sweet love of my life
Oh I need this
I'm a slow-dying flower
Frost-killing hour
The sweet turning sour and untouchable
Who you remember the way that you touched me before
All the trembling sweetness I loved and adored
Your face-saving promises
Whispered liked prayers
I don't need them
I need the darkness, the sweetness, the sadness, the weakness
Oh, I need this
I need a lullaby, a kiss goodnight, angel, sweet love of my life
Oh, I need this
Well is it dark enough
Can you see me
Do you want me
Can you reach me
Oh, I'm leaving
Better shut your mouth, and hold your breath
You kiss me now, you catch your death
Oh, I mean this
Oh, I mean this
Break Your Heart
Top oh people downcast in despair
see the dissolution everywhere
hoping their bad luck will change
gets a little harder everyday
people struggle
people fight for the simple pleasures in their life
the trouble comes from everywhere
it's a little more than you can bare
i know that it will hurt
i know that it will break your heart the way things are
and the way they've been
and the way they've always been
people shallow
self-absorbed
see the push and shove for their rewards
with nothin' nice on their minds
you can read about it in their eyes
people ruthless
people cruel
the damage that some people do
full of hatred
full of pride
it's enough to make you lose your mind
i know that it will hurt
i know that it will break your heart the way things are
and the way they've been
yah i know that it will hurt
i know that it will break your heart the way things are
and the way they've been
don't spread the discontent
don't spread the lies
don't make the same mistakes with your own life
you know a little love [ survive]
yah i know that it will hurt
i know that it will break your heart the way things are
and the way they've been
don't spread the discontent
don't spread the lies
don't make the same mistakes with your own life
and don't disrespect yourself
don't lose your pride
and don't think everybody's going to choose your side
oh no
oh no
oh no
*King Of May*
Top Farewell today
travel on now
be on your way
go safely there
and never worry, never fear
beyond this day
Farewell tonight
to all joy and (all your life)
go on, go peacefully
we can keep your majesty
be on your way
Make way for the last King of May
Make a cardboard crown for him
and make your voices one
praise a crazy mother's son
who loved his life
Farewell today
travel on now
be on your way
can bear the very thought that we, )
that we could keep your majesty
be on your way
Make way for the last King of May
Make a hole in the crowd for him
raise your voices up
drink your loving cup
to his long life
to his long life
oooohhh
Make way for the last King of May
Make a hole in the sky for him
and raise your voices up
lift your loving cup
to his long life
his long life
and raise your voices up
lift your loving cup
to his long life
to his long life
(sing it, Natalie!)
his long life
his long life
to his long life
Thick As Thieves
Top Remember how it all began
the apple and the fall of man
the price we pay
so the people say
Down the path of shame it led us
dare to bite the hand that fed us
fairy tale the moral end
wheel of fortune never turns again
Never turns again
The worst it is come and gone in the chaos of millenium
in the falling out of the doomsday crowd
their last retreat is moving slow
they burn their bridges as the go
the heretic is beautified
teach the harlot's child to smile
Wracked again by indecision
should we make that small incision
testify to the bleeding heart inside
we cart we scratched we ran we slashed
and we he opened up at last
found a cul-de-sac deep and black
smoke and ash
The wicked king of parody
is kissing all his enemies
on the seventh day of the seventh week
the tyrant's voice is softer now
but just for one forgiving hour
before the rise of him
I am faced again
I've to come tonight
I've come to know
The way we are
the way we'll go
and to measure this
with the wide abyss
I come to you in restless sleep
where all your dreams turn bittersweet
with voodoo doll philosophies
day glo holy trinities
the crooked raft that leaves the shore
ferries drunken souls aboard
pilgrims march to compestelo
visions of their saint in yellow
all follow deep in trance
all lost in a catatonic dance
know no future
damn the past
all blind, war, ecstatic
safe at last
Effigy
Top I'm an effigy
A parody of
Who I appear to be
Put your flaming torches under me
I'm an effigy
A parody of
Who I appear to be
Put your flaming torches under me
I'm an effigy
A parody of
Who I appear to be
Put your flaming torches under me
Endless so far in myself, follow me
*The Living*
Top What's it like there outside
With the living, with the living
He'd found a place I can hide
From the living, from the living
Because I don't care to stay with the living
Oh, the bottle has been to me
My closest friend, my worst enemy
For a flavor I walked a fine life
Squandered it all and wasted my time
And I don't stand a chance among the living
For the lovers I've gambled and lost
Count my mistakes whatever the cost
I'll go off, I'll make myself scarce
Oh, come tomorrow
You won't find me here
Because I don't care to stay with the living
I don't think I'll remain with the living
And I don't care to stay with the living
No, I don't care to stay
*When They Ring The Golden Bells*
Top There's a land beyond the river
That they call the sweet forever
And we only reach that shore by faith's decree
One by one we'll gain the portals
There to dwell with the immortals
When they ring the golden bells for you and me
Don't you hear the bells now ringing
Don't you hear the angels singing
'Tis the glory hallelujah Jubilee
In that far off sweet forever,
Just beyond the shining river
When they ring the golden bells for you and me
We shall know no sin or sorrow
In that heaven of tomorrow
When our hearts shall sail beyond the silvery sea
We shall only know the blessing
Of our Father's sweet caressing
When they ring the golden bells for you and me
Don't you hear the bells now ringing
Don't you hear the angels singing
'Tis the glory hallelujah Jubilee
In that far off sweet forever
Just beyond the shining river
When they ring the golden bells for you and me
When our days shall know their number
When in death we sweetly slumber
When the King commands the spirit to be free
Nevermore with anguish laden
We shall reach that lovely Eden
When they ring the golden bells for you and me
When they ring the golden bells for you and me
