ULYSSES

I SIT AND HEAR SENTIMENTAL FOOTSTEPS, THEN A VOICE SAY HI, SO? SO WHAT YOU GOT? WHAT YOU GOT THIS TIME? COME ON, LETS GET HIGH COME ON LEXXO WHAT YOU GOT NEXT-O? WALKING TWENTY FIVE MILES-O? WELL IM BORED, IM BORED, COME ON LETS GET HIGH IVE FOUND A NEW WAY COME ON DONT AMUSE ME I DONT NEED YOUR SYMPATHY LA LA LA ULYSSES IVE FOUND A NEW WAY AM I ULYSSES? AM I ULYSSES? NO, BUT YOU ARE NOW, BOY SO SINISTER, SO SINISTER BUT LAST NIGHT WAS WILD WHATS THE MATTER THERE? FEELING KIND OF ANXIOUS? FEELING THAT HOT BLOOD GROW COLD? YEAH EVERYONE EVERYBODY KNOWS IT EVERYBODY KNOWS I LA LA LA ULYSSES IVE FOUND A NEW WAY OH THEN SUDDENLY YOU KNOW YOURE NEVER GOING HOME NO YOURE NOT ULYSSES

TURN IT ON
IT AINT EASY BEING THIS KIND OF LOVER WHEN YOU NEVER CALL IT AINT EASY BEING THIS KIND OF LOVER WHY DONT YOU EVER CALL ME? BUT IM DEDICATED AND IM A FORGIVER IM DEDICATED SURE IM A GIVER IM DEDICATED YES IM A FORGIVER ILL FORGIVE YOU ALWAYS ALTHOUGH I KNOW YOU TURN IT ON YEAH TURN IT ON YOU DONT WANT TO KNOW HOW I MANAGE ALONE YOU DONT WANT TO KNOW WHAT GOES ON WHEN IM ON MY OWN YOU DONT WANT TO KNOW HOW I PLAN ON MY OWN YOU DONT WANT TO KNOW HOW I KNOW WHEN YOURE ON YOUR OWN ILL NEVER BE ALONE TURN IT ON YOU KNOW ID FOLLOW YOU TO ROME TURN IT ON I KNOW THE PLACES YOU CALL HOME TURN IT ON YOU KNOW ILL GET YOU ON YOUR OWN TURN IT ON YOU KNOW I KNOW WHERE YOU ARE YOU KNOW I CANT HAVE ANOTHER YOU TURN IT ON I CANT STOP THINKING OF YOU YOU TURN IT ON IF I CANT HAVE YOU THEN NOBODY CAN YEAH YEAH YEAH YOU TURN IT ON YOU TURN IT ON YOU TURN IT ON YOU TURN IT ON YOU TURN IT ON YOU TURN IT ON YOU TURN IT ON

NO YOU GIRLS
KISS ME FLICK YOUR CIGARETTE AND THEN KISS ME KISS ME WHERE YOUR EYE WONT MEET ME MEET ME WHERE YOUR MIND WONT KISS ME FLICK YOUR EYES AT MINE THEN HIT ME HIT ME WITH YOUR EYES SO SWEETLY YOU KNOW YOU KNOW YOU KNOW THAT YES I LOVE YOU I MEAN ID LOVE TO GET TO KNOW YOU BUT DO YOU NEVER WONDER? NO? NO YOU GIRLS NEVER KNOW HOW YOU MAKE A BOY FEEL HOW YOU MAKE A BOY OH KISS ME YEAH OH FLICK YOUR CIGARETTE N THEN KISS ME KISS ME WHERE YOUR EYE WONT MEET ME MEET ME WHERE YOUR EYE WONT FLICK ME FLICK YOUR MIND AT MINE SO BRIEFLY OH YOU KNOW YOU KNOW YOURE SO SWEETLY OOH YOU KNOW I KNOW YOU KNOW THAT I LOVE YOU I MEAN I I MEAN I NEED TO LOVE BUT DO YOU EVER WONDER? NO? NO YOU GIRLS NEVER KNOW HOW YOU MAKE A BOY FEEL HOW YOU MAKE A BOY SOMETIMES I SAY THE STUPID THINGS I THINK I MEAN I SOMETIMES I THINK THE STUPIDEST THINGS BECAUSE I NEVER WONDER HOW THE GIRL FEELS NO YOU BOYS NEVER CARE YOU DIRTY BOYSLL NEVER CARE HOW THE GIRL FEELS

SEND HIM AWAY

I CANT SEEM TO FEEL THE ENVY I SHOULD FEEL OR MAYBE I DONT NEED THE SOUR SIDE OF LOVE I DONT CARE HIS BREATH IS IN YOUR HAIR I DONT CARE HIS SKIN IS STILL BETWEEN THE STILL-WARM FOLD OF YOUR SHEETS SEND HIM AWAY I DONT NEED TO CLAIM OR OWN YOU OR MAYBE I WOULD LIKE TO BUT I NEED WHATEVER SIDE OF LOVE IS THERE I DONT CARE HIS BREATH IS IN YOUR HAIR I DONT CARE HIS SKIN IS STILL BETWEEN THE STILL-WARM FOLD OF YOUR SHEETS FROM THE FOLD OF YOUR SHEETS SEND HIM AWAY CANT YOU LET ME STAY TONIGHT?

TWILIGHT OMENS
I WROTE YOUR NAME UPON THE BACK OF MY HAND SLEPT UPON IT THEN I WOKE UP WITH IT BACKWARDS ON MY FACE READING FORWARDS FROM MY MIRROR TO MY HEART TWILIGHT OMENS IN MY LIFE THEN I HEAR YOUR NAME HEAR THE RADIO SING YOUR NAME SHOULD I GIVE YOU A CALL WHAT SHOULD I SAY? MAYBE YOU STILL FEEL THE SAME I TYPED YOUR NUMBER INTO MY CALCULATOR WHERE IT SPELLED A DIRTY WORD WHEN YOU TURNED IT UPSIDE DOWN YOU COULD TURN MY DIRTY WORLD THE BRIGHT WAY ROUND TWILIGHT OMENS IN MY LIFE THEN I HEARD YOUR NAME HEAR THE RADIO SING YOUR NAME SHOULD I GIVE YOU A CALL WHAT COULD I SAY? MAYBE I STILL FEEL THE SAME TWILIGHT OMENS IN MY LIFE I KEEP HEARING YOUR NAME I HEAR THE RADIO SING YOUR NAME

BITE HARD
YOU DONT KNOW I SING THESE SONGS ABOUT YOU YOU DONT KNOW THE PSEUDONYMS I ASSUME FOR YOU ARE YOU HAPPIER NOW THAT THE GODS ARE DYING? OR DO YOU DREAM OF HESTON WITH OMNISCIENT BEARD? YOU SHOULD BE HAPPIER NOW WITH NO ONE TO PRAY TO OR WOULD YOU LOVE TO BREAK YOUR KNEES FROM BEGGING AND PRAYING? BITE HARD ITS A BROKEN SMILE THATS BREAKING THEIR HEARTS AND BREAKING THEIR MIND BITE HARD ITS 5.05, YOUR ENGINES ALIVE AND WE RIDE TOGETHER BITE HARD I MAY BE LONELIER NOW BUT IM HAPPY ALONE - HONEST IT AINT LONELY ALONE WHAT WOULD WE TALK ABOUT ANYWAY? NO I NEVER RESORT TO KISSING YOUR PHOTO - HONEST I JUST HAD TO SEE HOW THE CHEMICALS TASTE THERE HONEY BITE HARD WE RIDE TOGETHER WE DIE TOGETHER I NEVER NO I NEVER I JUST HAD TO I JUST HAD TO SEE NOW HONEY BITE HARD ITS A BROKEN SMILE THATS BREAKING THEIR HEARTS AND BREAKING THEIR MIND WE RIDE TOGETHER WE DIE TOGETHER

WHAT SHE CAME FOR

I GOT A QUESTION FOR YOU WHERED YOU GET YOUR NAME FROM? WHERED YOU GET YOUR NAME FROM? WHERED YOU GET YOUR NAME FROM? I GOT A QUESTION FOR YOU WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN FIVE MINUTES TIME? WITH A LAUGH LIKE THAT OR A LOOK LIKE THAT YOU MAKE US ALL FEEL GAUCHE LIKE ITS A SMUTTY JOKE WITH A LAUGH LIKE THAT WITH A LOOK LIKE THAT MAKE US ALL JUST GO LA LA LA LA WHOAH LOOK OUT YOURE WHAT SHE CAME FOR YOURE WHAT SHE CAME FOR NO QUESTION NO DOUBT WHOAH LOOK OUT YOURE WHAT SHE CAME FOR SHE KNOWS WHAT SHE CAME FOR YOUR QUESTION? NO DOUBT YOURE WHAT SHE CAME FOR I GOT A QUESTION FOR YOU ANOTHER QUESTION FOR YOU DO YOU FEEL THE DO YOU FEEL THE PRESSURE? WHY YOU WEARING WHAT YOU WEARING? WHERE WILL YOUR LIFE BEGONE IN FIVE MINUTES TIME? SO SAY SOMETHING STUPID YOU KNOW THAT YOUD LOVE TO WITH A LAUGH LIKE THAT WITH A LOOK LIKE THAT MAKE US ALL JUST GO LA LA LA LA WHOAH LOOK OUT YOURE WHAT SHE CAME FOR YOURE WHAT SHE CAME FOR NO QUESTION NO DOUBT

LIVE ALONE
I WANT TO LIVE ALONE BECAUSE THE GREATEST LOVE IS ALWAYS RUINED BY THE BICKERING THE ARGUMENT OF LIVING SO I WANT TO LIVE ALONE I COULD BE HAPPY ON MY OWN LIVE THE REST OF MY LIFE WITH THE VAGUEST OF FEELING WHEREVER YOU ARE WHOEVER IS THERE YOU KNOW THAT ILL BE HERE WISHING I COULD BE THERE SO IM GOING TO LIVE ALONE IM NOT SAYING THAT OUR LOVE IS THE GREATEST BUT IM IN LOVE WITH YOU WANT TO STAY IN LOVE WITH YOU SO IM GOING TO LIVE ALONE YEAH ILL BE HAPPY ON MY OWN LIVE THE REST OF A LIFE IN THE VAGUEST OF FEELING WHEREVER YOU ARE IN NYC WHEN I GET IN A TAXI I SAY MAN TO THE DRIVER SO HELL THINK MAN! I CAN IMAGINE HAVING A DRINK WITH THAT GUY HES ALRIGHT WHEREVER YOU ARE

CANT STOP FEELING

THE SALT STARTS STINGING AGAIN I CANT STOP FEELING NO I WONT STOP FEELING THE FUNS NOT FUN ANYMORE I CANT STOP FEELING NO I WONT STOP FEELING YOU LEAVE ME HERE ON MY OWN YOU LEAVE ME HERE ON THE FLOOR YOU CANT FEEL IT YOU CANT FEEL IT YOU CANT FEEL ANYMORE FEEL ANYMORE FEEL ANYMORE THE SALT STARTS STINGING AGAIN I CANT STOP FEELING NO I WONT STOP FEELING ALTHOUGH WERE NOT US ANYMORE I CANT STOP NO I WONT STOP YOU LEAVE ME DANCING ALONE YOU LEAVE ME TO DIE ON THE FLOOR YOU CANT FEEL IT YOU CANT FEEL IT YOU CANT FEEL ANYMORE FEEL ANYMORE FEEL ANYMORE FEEL ANYMORE SO BOY YOURE DOWN AND ALONE YOUR SOUL IS BROKEN AGAIN BUT YOU CANT STOP MOVING NO YOU WONT STOP MOVING ALONG YOU CANT FEEL IT YOU CANT FEEL IT YOU CANT FEEL IT YOU CANT ANYMORE ANYMORE ANYMORE ANYMORE YOU CANT ANYMORE

LUCID DREAMS
IM GOING TO GIVE MY AIMLESS LOVE MY ANGRY HEART AND MY DESIRE I WOKE WITH WINGS FROM LUCID DREAMS KNEW THE REASON I FELT HOLLOW WAS THAT I NO LONGER CARED IF THERE IS SOME GREAT TRUTH OR NOT ILL DREAM A NATION OF YOU A NEW UTOPIA FOR YOU TO LIVE IN ILL DREAM A NATION OF ME A NEW AMBROSIA THAT WE COULD LIVE IN LUCID DREAMS IM LIVING IN LUCID DREAMS THE SWEEP SLIDES ON MY STEREO SHORT WAVE RIDE MY RODEO BEAT CAME FROM ADDIS ABYLON IM FLYING TO ISTANBUL OH SO WHY DONT YOU MEET ME THERE? ILL DREAM A NATION OF YOU A NEW UTOPIA FOR YOU TO LIVE IN ILL DREAM A NATION OF ME ANOTHER NARNIA WHERE WE CAN LIVE IT LUCID DREAMS IM LIVING IN LUCID DREAMS LUCID DREAMS IM LIVING IN LUCID DREAMS IM LIVING ON SHORTWAVE STREAMS TONIGHT AAAH! LUCID DREAMS IM LIVING IN LUCID DREAMS IM LIVING ON SHORTWAVE STREAMS TONIGHT AAH IM LIVING IN LUCID DREAMS UH HUH YEAH

DREAM AGAIN
DONT BE AFRAID IF YOU HEAR VOICES OR FEEL THE SWEET AIR SPOKEN UPON YOU SOMETIMES THE SOUND OF A THOUSAND WHISPERING WORDS OF HOPE WILL REASSURE SHOW ME THE FUTURE WILL SEE US JOIN TOGETHER IF THE OCEANS SPLIT OR THE MOUNTAINS SIGH THEN I WILL KEEP ON DREAMING I LIVE TO DREAM AGAIN DONT BE AFRAID IF YOURE DESCENDING THE DEEPEST DESPAIRS WITHOUT A HANDRAIL TO GUIDE YOU SOMETIMES THE SOUND OF A THOUSAND WHISPERING WORDS CAN CONFUSE BUT WHEN YOURE SLEEPING THEY SHIFT AND SLIDE TOGETHER BRING MEANING TO THE CANYONS CRY SO I I KEEP ON DREAMING I LIVE TO DREAM AGAIN SOMETIMES THE SOUND OF A THOUSAND WHISPERS ARE WHERE YOU LIVE A LITTLE FEAR BUT FEEL THE FUTURE I FEEL US DREAM TOGETHER I FEEL NO FEAR I FEEL NO FIRE OH I I KEEP ON DREAMING I LIVE TO DREAM AGAIN

KATHERINE KISS ME
KATHERINE KISS ME SLIPPY LITTLE LIPS WILL SPLIT ME SPLIT ME WHERE YOUR EYE WONT HIT ME YES I LOVE YOU I MEAN I ID LOVE TO GET TO KNOW YOU SOMETIMES I SAY THE STUPID THINGS I THINK I MEAN I SOMETIMES I THINK THE STUPIDEST THINGS OH AND DO YOU EVER WONDER HOW THE BOY FEELS? KATHERINE KISS ME IN THE ALLEYWAY BY JAKEYS JACKING IN THE SODIUM LIGHT YES I LOVE YOU I MEAN I I MEAN I NEED TO LOVE AND THOUGH YOUR OPEN EYES STARE BORED UPON THE OVERFLOWING PIPES ABOVE ME TONIGHT I DONT MIND BECAUSE I NEVER WONDER HOW THE GIRL FEELS

KATHERINE KISS ME FLICK YOUR CIGARETTE THEN KISS ME FLICK YOUR EYES AT MINE SO BRIEFLY YOUR LEATHER JACKET LIES IN STICKY POOLS OF CIDER BLACKBERRY YOU GLANCE A RICOCHET FROM EVERY ALPHA MALE BEHIND ME EYES LIKE MARBLES ON A WASHING MACHINE OH AND DO YOU EVER WONDER HOW THE BOY FEELS?

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