Lackluster Me

Lackluster me
Stands before you
What can I be
To make you want me

All I have
I give to you
It's all I need
To pull me through

And we will get out while we can
Yeah we will walk out across the land
We'll let the birds feed from our hands
Out of our hands

Lackluster me
There I said it.
Mmm you could break me
Mmm don't you get it now

All I have
I give to you
All I wrote
To get me through

And we will get out while we can
We'll pull our heads up from the sand
Two movie lovers with a band
Yeah, with a band

All I have
I give to you
All I want
You want it too
Don't you?

And we will get out while we can
Yeah we will walk out across the land
We'll let the birds feed from our hands
Out of our hands
Out of our hands
It's out of our hands
It's out of our hands

Unsound

You say you fly
At times right under me
You say you think you know
What's wrong with me
Well, well mmm

When I don't know what to say
I'd rather walk away
No point asking me to stay
I'd rather walk away

You say that you see
Winter wants me empty

When I don't know what to say
I'd rather walk away
No point asking me to stay
I'd rather walk away
I'd rather walk away

'Cos I'm
Unsafe
Unsound
Unwise to be around

You say you fly
At times right over me
You say you think you've got
The best of me
Well, well mmm

When I don't know what to say
I'd rather walk away
No point asking me to stay
I'd rather walk away
I'd rather walk away

'Cos I'm
Unsafe
Unsound
Unwise to be around

Yes I'm
Unsafe
Unsound
Unwise to be around
Unwise to be around
Unwise to be around
Unwise to be around
Unwise to be around
Yeah

Winter wants me empty
Well

You Should've Told Me

In the morning
And the air so still
Cars are passing
By my window sill

Dusty sidewalks, in the afternoon
Coastal mountains, I will be there soon

You should have told me
Should have told you

I should have told you, that the dam won't hold
I should have called you, but the line went cold
I should have held you in my arms each night
I should've told you when the time was right

Should have told me
Should have told you

Seasons will turn
Never will I learn
Moments will pass
I always think they'll last

You should have told me

I should have told you, when I had the chance
I should have told you, just the way I planned

Dusty sidewalk in the afternoon,
Coastal mountains, I will be there soon.
You should have told me

Seasons will turn
Never will I learn
Moments will pass
You always think they'll last

You should have told me
Moments will pass
Moments will pass

You should have told me
I should have told you
You should have told me
I should have told you
You should have told me
I should have told you

Foreign Film

Life should be a film
One of those foreign films
Where people are always talking
And you just can't understand
But it means a lot

Life should be a book
A really, really good book
That you take when you travel
And hope it never ends
And you read again

Life should be a poetry,
A pretty, pretty tree
Words have their meanings
To help you understand
And say what you mean

You're giving me a stomach ache
When you negotiate
You're giving me a stomach ache
When you try and set me straight

Life should be a song
One of those sixties songs
With lots of catchy phrases
That everybody knows
So you can sing along

Life should be a poetry
A pretty, pretty tree
Words have their meanings
To help you understand
And say what you mean

You're giving me a stomach ache
When you negotiate
You're giving me a stomach ache
When you try and set me straight

You're giving me a stomach ache
When you negotiate
And when you set me straight
You're giving me a stomach ache

Life should be a tree
A poetry tree

Flowers For Sylvia

(I'll get on this one...)

I Still Cry

Now the leaves have turned and blown away
Everything is washed in shades of grey
Ask me how I know that I'm alive

Well, I still cry, oh yeah
Well, I still cry, oh yeah
But I don't know why

Now the leaves have turned and blown away
Everything is washed in shades of grey
Ask me how I know that I'll survive

Well, I still cry, oh yeah
I still cry, oh yeah
I still cry, oh yeah
I still cry, oh yeah
But I don't know why

The pain, when it goes away
It's almost worth it just to feel it fade away
Ask me how I know that I'm alive

Well, I still cry, oh yeah
Well, I still cry, oh yeah
Well, I still cry, oh yeah
Well, I still cry, oh yeah
But I don't know why
I don't know why
I don't know why
Don't know why
Don't know why
I don't know why
I don't know why
Don't know why

Sycamore Leaves

Can't stop thinking 'bout it
It fills me with unease
Out there by the roadside
Someone's lying
Covered by sycamore leaves
Hey hey

Wet grounds, late September ...
The foliage of the trees
I came upon this feeling that
Someones's buried
Under sycamore leaves
Hey hey

And I could never face it
And I could never see
And I could never break out
And shake its grip on me

And I could never face it
And I could never see
And I could never break out
And shake it's grip on me

Wet grounds, late September ...
The foliage of the trees
I came upon this feeling
That someone's lying
Covered by sycamore leaves
Covered by sycamore leaves
Out there by the roadside
Under
Sycamore leaves
Sycamore leaves
Sycamore leaves
Sycamore leaves
Sycamore leaves

Rain

Rain ... rain ... comes down
Empty streets
And I'm falling
Through the trees
And they're calling
Out for rain ... rain

Rain ... and it's plain to see
Rain ... what it does to me

Yeah, rain ... rain ... falls down
Endlessly, here I'm falling
Through the trees
And they're calling out
For rain ...
Rain

Rain ... what is rain
Rain ... is rain
Rain ... is god's own lydocaine
Rain ... is good
That's understood
Rain ...
Oh yeah
Rain ... and it's plain to see
Rain ... what it does to me

Yeah rain ... rain falls down
Endlessly, here I'm falling
Through the trees
And they're calling
Out for rain ... rain ... rain ... rain ... rain ... rain ... rain ... rain ...

Butt Out

I know what's good for me, yes I do
I know what's best for me, yes I do
I know what's right for me, yes I do
Butt out

I can be by myself, yes I can
I can do what I want, you know I can
I can do things myself, I have two hands
Butt out

You, only listen to you, don't care what the others say ... anyway

You're talking all the time please go away
You just like hearing all the things you say
You just can't stop until you get your way
Butt out

You tell me what to think and what to wear
You tell me how to dress and do my hair
You tell me all the things that I should do
Does that include the hope of leaving you
Butt out

You, only listen to you don't care what the others say ... anyway
You, only listen to you don't care what the others say ... anyway

I can be by myself, yes I can
I can begin again, you know I can
I can move in with friends, yes I can
Butt out

I know what's best for me, yes I do
I know what's right for me, you know I do
I know what's good for me, yes I do
Butt out

This, That And The Other

Nobody feels right
But everyone's all right, yeah
Everything's sadder
But what does it matter, yeah

Tell me, tell me, tell me
This, that and the other

There's nothing around us
Left to astound us, yeah
Everyone's younger
I can't do that any longer, no

Tell me, tell me, tell me
This, that and the other
{You live an impossible dream
You think that you know what it means}
Yeah, tell me, tell me
{You think that you know what it means
You know that it's not what it seems}
Tell me, tell me

Tell me, tell me, tell me
This, that and the other

All of the worry
Get old in a hurry
All of the sadness
I know all the signs
All your compassion
I've seen how you ration it out
Why?

Tell me, tell me, tell me
This, that and the other
{You live an impossible dream
You think that you know what it means}
Tell me, tell me, tell me
This, that and the other
{You think that you know what it means
You know that it's not what it seems}
Tell me, tell me
{You live an impossible dream
You think that you know what it means}
Tell me, tell mev {You think that you know what it means
You know that it's not what it seems}

Hey Luchie

Hey Luchie
Your day will come soon
Hey Luchie
Your talents in bloom

Say can you see
How good it will be
If you want me
I'll never go far
Hey Luchie
The way that you are

Say can you see
How good it will be
Bad things ain't gonna happen twice now
I wouldn't tell you lies

Sad things ain't gonna happen twice
Let nobody tell you otherwise

Hey Luchie
You'll make out allright
Hey Luchie
Your star shining bright
Say can you see
How good it will be

Easy

I'll take you down, down
And then you'll be with me
Here, where things are not so easy

I've been trying all day long
To get it right, it comes out wrong
Then you go, and make it easy

It's not so bad, I tell myself
Don't try too hard, things could go wrong

Do you really have to work
We could take the away
And I'll try and make it easy

We could go out for a drive
Though I'd rather stay inside
And you know we'll take it easy

Don't say too much,
Don't speak at all
It's not so bad, I tell myself

I'll take you down, down
And then you'll be with me.
Here where things are not so easy

If You Tell

If you tell your momma
She will look away
If you tell your daddy
He won't listen when you say

Ah, how could it come to this
But now, this is
The way it is

If you tell your brother
Boy will he get mad
If you tell your sister
The one you never had

Ah, how could it go this far
But now, this is
The way things are
Yeah
Come on

Ah, how could it go this far
And now, this is
The way things are

If you tell your teacher
You'll be made aware
If you tell your preacher
You haven't got a prayer

Ah, how could it come to this
And now, this is
The way it is

If you tell your momma
Laying it on the line
Tell it to your daddy
Life has been unkind
Oh yeah
Mmm
If you tell your momma
Laying it on the line
Tell it to your daddy
Life has been unkind
If you tell your momma
If you tell your momma
If you tell your momma

Music and lyrics by Paul and Lauren Waaktaar-Savoy.

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