Lyrics
The NOISE TO KEEP ep
Track Listing:
- Stole Your Thunder
- Wouldn't You Like To Know
- Wait
- Mercury
- Badly Behaved
- Let Me Fall
- Tumbleweed
STOLE YOUR THUNDER
(M. Johnson/O.Hadar)
V1
You called me completely obscene
Dancing up on the bar like a B movie queen
You can blame it on me
Cuz like the weather Im changing
Throw a tantrum, its free
You know that later youll be paying
PC1
You used to get everyones attention
Just by walking through the door
CH
You dont have a lot to say
Cuz I stole your thunder right from underneath you
I got in rejections way
When I stole your thunder right from underneath you
V2
You lashed out, tried to leave me the tab
But that barfly gone an grabbed you
And now youre lookin pretty bad
I hate to knock you when youre down
Aw hell, you know you deserve it
And even if you think you dont
You know Im still gonna serve it
PC2
You used to get everyones endorsement
Now Im the one who has the floor
CH(2x)
Solo
CH(2x)
WOULDNT YOU LIKE TO KNOW
(M.Johnson/O.Hadar/A.England)
V1
I was having a perfectly good dream
Getting my first good sleep in weeks
I used to like the way youd turn me on
But now all I want is to turn you off
PC1
Cuz 4 a.m. is a little too late for you to dial my number
For you to suddenly wonder what Im up to
CH
Wouldnt you, wouldnt you like to know
Wouldnt you, wouldnt you like to know
Some things are better left alone
Wouldnt you like to know?
V2
We were moving in perfectly good time
Just staying up late and drinking wine
Then you had to spill your five-year plan
It was the last thing I wanted to hear just then
PC2
Bet you wonder how it woulda worked out
If you could take it slow
CH
Instrumental
BR
Me and just a few of my favorite things
Havin some fun of our own- I said-
Me and just a few of my favorite things
Havin some fun of our own
CH
Some things are better left alone
Some things are better left alone
Well some things are better left alone-
WAIT
(M.Johnson)
V1
You curve and wake beyond the sounds
Slow, pale, breathing in the ground
You turn and never break your pulse, break your pulse
Pale, low, Im fading with the town in the distance
PC
Come around around around
CH
Wait, unfold when youre ready
Wait, oh, the bridge ahead is breaking
Never run away, ever run away
You need patience
Wait, Oh, Im not too far behind
V2
You squirm, now tainted by the heat from crashing
Red, tarred, crawling on the street
You yell, calling for my help
And the words I can discern-
PC
CH
BR
Cool now, unheard and alone
Cruel now, submerged and unknown
Instrumental
CH
MERCURY
(M.Johnson/R.Loy)
V1
Mercury is acting strange tonight
Got her face between her hands
Shes talking at the moon tonight
She says, Youre screwing up my plans!
An I said, Sit back girl and watch the stars on fire
PC1
Almost put your finger on the sky
But you got stuck there afraid of the height
I think you know it-
Youre just scared
CH
Halfway to the sun, its too late to run
Jump headfirst and scream out loud
Scream out loud, scream out loud
Halfway round the world
Hey, Mercury girl
Jump headfirst and scream out loud
V2
Mercury is talking loud tonight
Shes got it all figured out
Shes got a foolproof plan and a spreadsheet typed
Her feet are wearing out the ground
Suddenly the wind just knocks her down
PC2
You wanna put your finger on the sky
But you got stuck here, afraid of the height
God, you know it-
Youre just scared
Ch
BR
Scream out
Scream out loud
Scream out
Sc ream out loud
CH
Outtro (instrumental)
BADLY BEHAVED
(B.Scheuer)
V1
Not again, please put your hands down
Brooding and gazing, here with my pants down
Your effigys rhythm is dragging me back
To cover up my nakedness so I can relax
CH
You get so angry cuz Im badly behaved
Im sucking in until I asphyxiate
With my pathetic fantasies alone on a page
Thats when I hear the echoes-
In silent desperation I am saved
V2
On your knees, I want you to beg
Or maybe I will turn you on with torture instead
Or maybe Ill love you slowly and then make you wait
I only piss you off cuz you get hot when you hate
CH
BR
Watch me cut you down
Watch me cut you down
Cut you down
Watch me cut you down
Solo
CH (2x)
LET ME FALL
(M.Johnson/A.Milford)
V1
Baby, I was reckless
I need my space
Even when you carry me over the ocean wake
But youre keeling over
Barely keeping up with the waves
I cant help it, that theyre pulling me away
PC
Do you feel overwhelmed?
Cuz I do
CH
Baby let me fall
Fall away from you
You gotta let me, let me fall
And when you feel that pull cascading from your view
Promise that youll let me, let me fall
V2
You left me at the boardwalk
To go grab a drink
It gave me some extra time
Some time to think
Why you gotta toss your change
Like its gonna rearrange your life
Gotta realize
Theres nothing left to do but watch it sink
PC
CH
Instrumental
BR
North left up west
Smooth time climbing fire
Heart-shaped rock, fix the dock
Lick the time off the clock
You miss the links
Lift the box, flip the top, knock the face off the top
Youre on the brink
Solo
CH (2x)
TUMBLEWEED
(M.Johnson)
V1
Plainly spoken tumbleweed
Mildly drifting on the breeze
Rolling in your own direction-
Sail the sea of green
Gentle as the road unfolds
Cutting through an ocean grove
When solitude is sanctified
You breathe a path of gold
PC1 instrumental
CH
I sing for the wind one line at a time
Hoping to scale the mountain inside
When Im on my own with you on my mind
I live for the tumbleweed riding the light
Ride on
Ride on
Ride on
Ride on tumbleweed
V2
Afternoon of rolling hills
Lengthening the land untilled
Breaking down the land unwoven
Heal my tired guilt
Silently will dusk arrive
Warmly passing on the drive
Feed the pigeons at the park
Lead the evening height
PC2
Lead on
Lead on
Lead on
CH
Solo
V3
Ever cold the evening grows
As even spring must settle low
Fervently the stars collide
And make luminary gold
Softly spoken tumbleweed
Drifting past the redwood trees
Never may your ties erode
Paint by letting go your leaves
PC3
Let go
Let go
Let go
CH
Outtro
Ohhh..I reach for the tumbleweed
And kiss him goodnight
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